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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Cooper County

Index to Locations Boonville City Cemetery Boonville Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery Boonville Walnut Grove Cemetery Pilot Grove Pilot Grove City Cemetery City Cemetery Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri Politicians formerly buried here:   David Barton (1783-1837) — also known as "Little Red" — of St. Louis, Mo. Born near Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., December 14, 1783. Missouri territory attorney general, 1813; circuit judge in Missouri, 1815-17; member of Missouri territorial House of Representatives, 1818; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from St. Louis County, 1820; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1821-31; member of Missouri state senate 7th District, 1834-35. Died in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., September 28, 1837 (age 53 years, 288 days). Original interment at City Cemetery; reinterment in 1858 at Walnut Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Isaac Barton and Keziah (Murphy) Barton.   Barton County, Mo. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   Joseph A. Eppstein (1824-1886) — of Boonville, Cooper County, Mo. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, January 1, 1824. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868; postmaster at Boonville, Mo., 1878-86. German ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., March 4, 1886 (age 62 years, 62 days). Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John L. Esser (1885-1972) — of Boonville, Cooper County, Mo. Born November 12, 1885. Republican. Postmaster at Boonville, Mo., 1923-36 (acting, 1923-24); member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cooper County, 1941-42. Died February 13, 1972 (age 86 years, 93 days). Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, September 30, 1920, to Elizabeth C. Fischer.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Walnut Grove Cemetery 1006 Locust Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri Founded 1852 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   David Barton (1783-1837) — also known as "Little Red" — of St. Louis, Mo. Born near Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., December 14, 1783. Missouri territory attorney general, 1813; circuit judge in Missouri, 1815-17; member of Missouri territorial House of Representatives, 1818; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from St. Louis County, 1820; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1821-31; member of Missouri state senate 7th District, 1834-35. Died in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., September 28, 1837 (age 53 years, 288 days). Original interment at City Cemetery; reinterment in 1858 at Walnut Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Isaac Barton and Keziah (Murphy) Barton.   Barton County, Mo. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Lawrence Vest Stephens (1858-1923) — also known as Lon Vest Stephens — of Cooper County, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., December 21, 1858. Democrat. Newspaper editor; banker; director, St. Louis and Southern Railroad; Missouri state treasurer, 1890-97; Governor of Missouri, 1897-1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904 (alternate), 1912, 1916 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Died in St. Louis, Mo., January 10, 1923 (age 64 years, 20 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Joseph L. Stephens and Martha (Gibson) Stephens; brother of Margaret B. Stephens (who married Paul B. Moore); married, October 5, 1880, to Margaret Nelson.   Cross-reference: Paul B. Moore — Peter R. Morrissey   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Souvenir of the Missouri Legislature 1897 Dorsey William Shackleford (1853-1936) — also known as Dorsey W. Shackleford — of Boonville, Cooper County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born near Sweet Springs, Saline County, Mo., August 27, 1853. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; Cooper County Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-86, 1890-92; circuit judge in Missouri 14th Circuit, 1892-99; U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1899-1919. Died in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., July 15, 1936 (age 82 years, 323 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Florida Lee Hall.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917   John Cosgrove (1839-1925) — of Boonville, Cooper County, Mo. Born near Alexandria, Jefferson County, N.Y., September 12, 1839. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1880 (speaker); U.S. Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1883-85. Died, from acute nephritis and influenza, in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., August 15, 1925 (age 85 years, 337 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Cosgrove; married to Georgia Augusta Bliss.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Jacob Friedrich Gmelich (1839-1914) — also known as Jacob F. Gmelich — of Boonville, Cooper County, Mo. Born in Wurttemberg, Germany, July 23, 1839. Republican. Jeweler; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cooper County, 1895-96; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1900; Missouri state treasurer, 1905-09; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1909-13. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., February 21, 1914 (age 74 years, 213 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.   Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1907   Elston Joseph Melton — also known as E. J. Melton — of Missouri. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1930. Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.   Cullen Steger Duncan (1889-1964) — also known as Cullen S. Duncan — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo.; New Franklin, Howard County, Mo. Born in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., March 22, 1889. Democrat. Funeral director; mayor of New Franklin, Mo.; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Howard County, 1937-38; member of Missouri state senate 14th District, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 14th District, 1943-44; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1944. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., July 5, 1964 (age 75 years, 105 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Henry Clay Duncan and Melissa (Steger) Duncan; married, August 25, 1910, to Merry Berry.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Owen Winn Cochran (1860-1937) — also known as O. W. Cochran — of Gooch Mill, Cooper County, Mo. Born March 5, 1860. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904. Died August 29, 1937 (age 77 years, 177 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Davis Cochran and Amanda (Wheeler) Cochran; married to Octavia Victoria Quarles.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Pilot Grove City Cemetery Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   Caleb Clayton Jones (1871-1953) — also known as C. C. Jones — of Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Mo. Born in Blackwater, Cooper County, Mo., October 28, 1871. Democrat. Farmer; auctioneer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cooper County, 1931-34; defeated, 1934. Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., May 13, 1953 (age 81 years, 197 days). Interment at Pilot Grove City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George C. Jones and Anna (Trent) Jones; married 1901 to Lavinia F. Burns.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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