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Phelps County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Phelps County

Index to Locations Rolla Unknown location Rolla Rolla Cemetery St. James Oak Grove Cemetery St. James St. James Cemetery Unknown Location Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri Rolla Cemetery Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri Founded 1861 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Arthur Phillips Murphy (1870-1914) — also known as Arthur P. Murphy; Pat Murphy — of Rolla, Phelps County, Mo. Born in Hancock, Pulaski County, Mo., December 10, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1905-07, 1909-11; defeated, 1906, 1910. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar. Died in Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., February 1, 1914 (age 43 years, 53 days). Interment at Rolla Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Louis Henry Breuer (1879-1964) — also known as Louis H. Breuer — of Rolla, Phelps County, Mo. Born in Red Bird, Gasconade County, Mo., August 10, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1908-12, 1918-22; mayor of Rolla, Mo., 1914-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1924; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1926-34. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., August 26, 1964 (age 85 years, 16 days). Interment at Rolla Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Breuer and Eda (Matlock) Breuer; brother of Ransom Albert Breuer and William Hayes Breuer; married, March 4, 1919, to Mary Louise Bentley.   Political family: Breuer family of Red Bird, Missouri.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Henry Holmes (1883-1953) — also known as William H. Holmes — of Vienna, Maries County, Mo. Born in Maries County, Mo., April 21, 1883. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Maries County, 1945-48; Missouri state auditor, 1949-53; died in office 1953. Died March 31, 1953 (age 69 years, 344 days). Interment at Rolla Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Oliver Holmes and Sarah Melisa (Sundermier) Holmes.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Frank H. Farris (1867-1926) — of Steelville, Crawford County, Mo.; Rolla, Phelps County, Mo. Born in Lebanon, Laclede County, Mo., August 8, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate 24th District, 1899-1906, 1923-26; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1907-08, 1911-12, 1915-20 (Crawford County 1907-08, 1911-12, Phelps County 1915-20); defeated, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1916 (alternate; member, Credentials Committee), 1924; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 24th District, 1922-23. Died September 1, 1926 (age 59 years, 24 days). Interment at Rolla Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Wesley Farris and Josephine (Lewis) Farris; married, January 28, 1888, to Anna M. Miller.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Emery W. Allison (1894-1977) — of Safe, Maries County, Mo.; Rolla, Phelps County, Mo. Born in Safe, Maries County, Mo., January 18, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Maries County, 1921-26; lawyer; Phelps County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-38; member of Missouri state senate 24th District, 1939-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1948; elected circuit judge in Missouri 25th Circuit 1964. Member, Freemasons. Died September 1, 1977 (age 83 years, 226 days). Interment at Rolla Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Archibald Allison and Rebecca Angeline (Southard) Allison; married, December 26, 1917, to Kathryn Johnson.   Epitaph: "Lawyer, Legislator, Judge."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1921-22   John Oliver Holmes (1858-1939) — also known as John O. Holmes — of Maries County, Mo.; Rolla, Phelps County, Mo. Born in Maries County, Mo., October 24, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; Maries County Probate Judge, 1891-98; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1901-02, 1911-12 (Maries County 1901-02, Phelps County 1911-12). Died April 2, 1939 (age 80 years, 160 days). Interment at Rolla Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Mary Jane Woods and William Wallace Woods; married, September 29, 1878, to Sarah Sundermeyer.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Oak Grove Cemetery St. James, Phelps County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   William Breuer (1835-1916) — of Gasconade County, Mo. Born in Germany, October 25, 1835. Farmer; blacksmith; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Gasconade County, 1897-98. Died in Red Bird, Gasconade County, Mo., October 4, 1916 (age 80 years, 345 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, December 9, 1858, to Eda Matlock; father of Ransom Albert Breuer, William Hayes Breuer and Louis Henry Breuer.   Political family: Breuer family of Red Bird, Missouri.   Epitaph: "Among men he was entitled to be called a man."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial St. James Cemetery St. James, Phelps County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   William Hayes Breuer (1876-1948) — also known as William H. Breuer — of St. James, Phelps County, Mo. Born in Red Bird, Gasconade County, Mo., October 19, 1876. Republican. Physician; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1936. Died July 16, 1948 (age 71 years, 271 days). Interment at St. James Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Breuer and Eda (Matlock) Breuer; brother of Ransom Albert Breuer and Louis Henry Breuer; married to Fannie Hudson McMahan.   Political family: Breuer family of Red Bird, Missouri.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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