Index to Locations
Dearborn Davis Chapel Cemetery
Platte City Marshall Cemetery
Platte City Platte City Cemetery
Weston Graceland Cemetery
Davis Chapel
Cemetery
Dearborn, Platte County, Missouri
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Julian Pleasant Bretz (1876-1951) —
also known as Julian P. Bretz —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
29, 1876.
Democrat. University
professor; historian;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1930 (Democratic, 37th District),
1932 (Democratic, 37th District), 1934 (Democratic, 37th District),
1944 (American Labor, 39th District); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1936;
chair
of Tompkins County Democratic Party, 1936; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1942.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died June 15,
1951 (age 74 years, 168
days).
Interment at Davis Chapel Cemetery.
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Marshall
Cemetery
Platte City, Platte County, Missouri
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Robert Patterson Clark Wilson (1834-1916) —
also known as Robert P. C. Wilson —
of Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., August
8, 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1861; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Platte County 1st District,
1871-72; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1871-72; member of
Missouri
state senate 3rd District, 1877-80; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1888
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1889-93.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
21, 1916 (age 82 years, 135
days).
Interment at Marshall Cemetery.
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Platte City
Cemetery
Platte City, Platte County, Missouri
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Guy Brasfield Park (1872-1946) —
also known as Guy B. Park —
of Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Platte City, Platte
County, Mo., June 10,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Platte
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1922;
resigned 1922; circuit judge in Missouri 5th Circuit, 1923-32; Governor of
Missouri, 1933-37; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1943-44.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Missouri Hotel,
Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., October
1, 1946 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment at Platte City Cemetery.
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Francis M. Wilson (1867-1932) —
of Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 3rd District, 1899-1900, 1909-14; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1904; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1913-20; candidate
for Governor of
Missouri, 1928.
Died, from stomach
ulcers, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
12, 1932 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Platte City Cemetery.
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Elijah Hise Norton (1821-1914) —
of Missouri.
Born in Kentucky, 1821.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1861-63; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1875.
Slaveowner.
Died in 1914
(age about
93 years).
Interment at Platte City Cemetery.
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William Collins Wells (1834-1898) —
also known as William C. Wells —
of Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., September
12, 1834.
Democrat. Banker;
member of Missouri
state senate 3rd District, 1897-98; died in office 1898.
Died in Platte City, Platte
County, Mo., March
26, 1898 (age 63 years, 195
days).
Interment at Platte City Cemetery.
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John Walter Farley (1871-1945) —
also known as J. W. Farley;
"Pop" —
of Farley, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Platte City, Platte
County, Mo., June 1,
1871.
Democrat. Banker;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Platte County, 1901-04,
1939-45; died in office 1945; member of Missouri
Democratic State Committee, 1906-10.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in a hospital
at Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., February
16, 1945 (age 73 years, 260
days).
Interment at Platte City Cemetery.
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Andrew Dean Gresham (1868-1950) —
also known as A. D. Gresham —
of Parkville, Platte
County, Mo.; Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Lebanon, Boone
County, Ind., January
5, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; Platte
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-15; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Platte County, 1921-22.
Died in Platte City, Platte
County, Mo., January
27, 1950 (age 82 years, 22
days).
Interment at Platte City Cemetery.
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Graceland
Cemetery
Weston, Platte County, Missouri
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William Raleigh Hull Jr. (1906-1977) —
also known as William R. Hull, Jr.; Bill
Hull —
of Weston, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Weston, Platte
County, Mo., April
17, 1906.
Democrat. Mayor of Weston, Mo., 1939-40; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1955-73.
Christian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August
15, 1977 (age 71 years, 120
days).
Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
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