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Index to Locations Charleston Odd Fellows Cemetery Odd Fellows Cemetery Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri Politicians buried here: Joseph James Russell (1854-1922) — also known as Joseph J. Russell — of Charleston, Mississippi County, Mo. Born in Mississippi County, Mo., August 23, 1854. Democrat. Member of Missouri state legislature, 1886-90; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1892; U.S. Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1907-09, 1911-19; defeated, 1904, 1908, 1918. Died in 1922 (age about 67 years). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917   Robert Anthony Hatcher (1819-1886) — also known as Robert A. Hatcher — of New Madrid, New Madrid County, Mo.; Charleston, Mississippi County, Mo. Born in Buckingham County, Va., February 24, 1819. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1850; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1873-79. Slaveowner. Died in Charleston, Mississippi County, Mo., December 4, 1886 (age 67 years, 283 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Thomas Joseph Brown (1873-1942) — also known as Thomas J. Brown — of Charleston, Mississippi County, Mo. Born in Hopkins County, Ky., December 15, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1914; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1922-23; resigned 1923. Died in Charleston, Mississippi County, Mo., September 15, 1942 (age 68 years, 274 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Bassett Brown and Sarah (Dever) Brown; married, October 4, 1899, to Mayme H. Gray.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Lewis Danforth Joslyn (1907-1980) — also known as L. Danforth Joslyn — of Charleston, Mississippi County, Mo. Born in Charleston, Mississippi County, Mo., November 14, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Mississippi County, 1935-38; chair of Mississippi County Democratic Party, 1939; member of Missouri state senate 23rd District, 1941-48. Died August 29, 1980 (age 72 years, 289 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of O. W. Joslyn; married 1937 to Margaret Gallup.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Alexander Barry (1860-1934) — also known as Robert A. Barry — of Charleston, Mississippi County, Mo. Born in Mississippi County, Mo., August 7, 1860. Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Mississippi County, 1917-22, 1929-34; died in office 1934. Died in Mississippi County, Mo., November 12, 1934 (age 74 years, 97 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, January 20, 1903, to Laura A. Allen.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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