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Saline County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Saline County

Index to Locations

  • Old Cambridge Cemetery
  • Near Arrow Rock Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site
  • Marshall Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Marshall Ridge Park Cemetery
  • Miami Miami Cemetery
  • Slater Slater City Cemetery


    Old Cambridge Cemetery
    Saline County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      Benjamin Chambers (1764-1850) — of Indiana. Born in 1764. Common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1803-05; member Indiana territorial council, 1805. Died in 1850 (age about 86 years). Interment at Old Cambridge Cemetery.


    Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site
    Near Arrow Rock, Saline County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      Claiborne Fox Jackson (1806-1862) — of Arrow Rock, Saline County, Mo. Born in Fleming County, Ky., April 4, 1806. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1836, 1842-48; Speaker of the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1844; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 10th District, 1845-46; member of Missouri state senate, 1848-51; Governor of Missouri, 1861. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., December 6, 1862 (age 56 years, 246 days). Interment at Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site.
      Relatives: Son of Dempsey Carroll Jackson and Mary (Pickett) Jackson; brother-in-law of Lavinia Sappington (who married Meredith Miles Marmaduke); married, February 17, 1831, to Jane Breathitt Sappington (niece of John Breathitt; aunt of John Sappington Marmaduke; first cousin once removed of James Breathitt); married, September 12, 1833, to Louisa Catherine Sappington; married, November 27, 1838, to Eliza Whitsett Sappington; step-grandfather of Erasmus L. Pearson; second cousin of Hancock Lee Jackson.
      Political family: Breathitt-Sappington-Jackson family of Kentucky and Missouri (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
      Meredith Miles Marmaduke (1791-1864) — also known as Meredith M. Marmaduke — of Saline County, Mo. Born August 25, 1791. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1840-44; Governor of Missouri, 1844; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 26th District, 1845-46. Died March 26, 1864 (age 72 years, 214 days). Interment at Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site.
      Relatives: Son of Vincent Marmaduke and Sarah (Porter) Marmaduke; married, January 24, 1826, to Lavinia Sappington (sister-in-law of Claiborne Fox Jackson; niece of John Breathitt; grandaunt of Erasmus L. Pearson; second cousin of Isaac Breathed Snodgrass); father of John Sappington Marmaduke.
      Political family: Breathitt-Sappington-Jackson family of Kentucky and Missouri (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also National Governors Association biography


    Mt. Olive Cemetery
    Marshall, Saline County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      John Gaines Miller (1812-1856) — also known as John G. Miller — of Boonville, Cooper County, Mo. Born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., November 29, 1812. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cooper County, 1840-43; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1851-56 (3rd District 1851-53, 5th District 1853-56); died in office 1856. Slaveowner. Died near Marshall, Saline County, Mo., May 11, 1856 (age 43 years, 164 days). Interment at Mt. Olive Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
      Relatives: Son of Gen. William H. Miller and Elizabeth (Gaines) Miller; married to Margaret McClung Williams (daughter of Thomas Lanier Williams; niece of Robert Overton Williams, John Williams and Lewis Williams).
      Political family: Williams #1 family of North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Ridge Park Cemetery
    Marshall, Saline County, Missouri
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      William Barclay Napton (1808-1883) — also known as William B. Napton — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo.; Saline County, Mo. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., May 23, 1808. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Missouri state senate, 1834; Missouri state attorney general, 1836-39; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1839-51, 1857-61, 1873-80; appointed 1839; defeated, 1851. Died in Saline County, Mo., January 8, 1883 (age 74 years, 230 days). Interment at Ridge Park Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of John Napton and Susan Barclay (Hight) Napton; married, March 27, 1836, to Melinda Williams (daughter of Thomas Lanier Williams; niece of Robert Overton Williams, John Williams and Lewis Williams).
      Political family: Williams #1 family of North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      James Cooney (1848-1904) — of Marshall, Saline County, Mo. Born in Ireland, July 28, 1848. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1897-1903. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Marshall, Saline County, Mo., November 16, 1904 (age 56 years, 111 days). Interment at Ridge Park Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Robert Davis Johnson (1883-1961) — also known as Robert D. Johnson — of Marshall, Saline County, Mo. Born near Slater, Saline County, Mo., August 12, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; Saline County Circuit Court Clerk, 1915-23; Saline County Prosecuting Attorney, 1924-28; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1931-33; candidate for circuit judge in Missouri 15th Circuit, 1946. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died in Marshall, Saline County, Mo., October 23, 1961 (age 78 years, 72 days). Interment at Ridge Park Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of William Harvey Johnson and Sarah Jane (Davis) Johnson; married, January 18, 1905, to Frances F. Speck.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
      Hampden Hyatt Shepperd (1840-1910) — also known as Hampden H. Shepperd — of Marshall, Saline County, Mo.; Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colo. Born in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., June 12, 1840. Railway passenger agent; mayor of Littleton, Colo., 1892-93, 1895-96, 1898-1901, 1906-08. Died June 1, 1910 (age 69 years, 354 days). Interment at Ridge Park Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, May 23, 1865, to M. Louisa Dunica.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      William Henry Black (1854-1930) — also known as William H. Black — of Marshall, Saline County, Mo. Born in Centerville, Wayne County, Ind., March 19, 1854. Republican. Minister; president, Missouri Valley College, 1890-1926; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23. Presbyterian. Died June 22, 1930 (age 76 years, 95 days). Interment at Ridge Park Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Rev. Felix Grundy Black and Lydia Catherine (Frederick) Black; married 1879 to Mary Ella Henderson.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      John Leslie Jones (1889-1961) — also known as J. Leslie Jones — of Blackburn, Saline County, Mo. Born in Saline County, Mo., November 12, 1889. Democrat. Veterinarian; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Saline County, 1933-36. Injured in an automobile accident, and died a few days later, in Fitzgibbon Hospital, Marshall, Saline County, Mo., November 17, 1961 (age 72 years, 5 days). Interment at Ridge Park Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Oscar Jones and Effie Jane (McPherson) Jones; married to Marie Field.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      David Clark Gore (1852-1917) — also known as D. C. Gore — of Marshall, Saline County, Mo. Born in Paris, Monroe County, Mo., May 18, 1852. Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1900. Died in Saline County, Mo., May 26, 1917 (age 65 years, 8 days). Interment at Ridge Park Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Margaret (Clark) Gore and Abner Ellis Gore; married 1880 to Ione Cooper.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Joshua F. Barbee (1874-1945) — of Marshall, Saline County, Mo. Born September 23, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; Saline County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-10; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Saline County, 1911-16. Died January 2, 1945 (age 70 years, 101 days). Interment at Ridge Park Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Paul Groeschel (1865-1951) — of Marshall, Saline County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., October 21, 1865. Republican. Chair of Saline County Republican Party, 1930; candidate for Missouri state senate 15th District, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1940. Died in Marshall, Saline County, Mo., September 6, 1951 (age 85 years, 320 days). Interment at Ridge Park Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Herman Ernst Groeschel; married to Edna Louise Groeschel.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Miami Cemetery
    Miami, Saline County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
    Ed H. Haynie Edwin Henry Haynie (1868-1959) — also known as Ed H. Haynie — of Saline County, Mo. Born in Saline County, Mo., October 13, 1868. Democrat. Saline County Sheriff, 1909-12; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Saline County, 1917-20. Died in Marshall, Saline County, Mo., April 10, 1959 (age 90 years, 179 days). Interment at Miami Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Edwin Moore Haynie and Sarah E. (Grayson) Haynie; married, December 18, 1902, to Ione V. 'Ona' Davis.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917


    Slater City Cemetery
    Slater, Saline County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      James Rodes Saltonstall (1825-1902) — also known as James R. Saltonstall — of Slater, Saline County, Mo. Born near Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., January 28, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate 15th District, 1885-88. Died January 16, 1902 (age 76 years, 353 days). Interment at Slater City Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Gurdon Flower Saltonstall and Mary Ragland (Thomson) Saltonstall; second great-grandnephew of Gurdon Saltonstall (1708-1785); third great-grandson of Gurdon Saltonstall (1666-1724); third cousin once removed of Watson Merrick Rogers; third cousin twice removed of Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845); fourth cousin once removed of Leverett Saltonstall (1825-1895), James Coats Auchincloss, Gordon Auchincloss and Hugh Dudley Auchincloss.
      Political family: Saltonstall family of Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Harrie Esther Cusic (1889-1965) — also known as Harrie Cusic; Hallie Cusic; Harrie Esther Anderson — of Slater, Saline County, Mo. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., March 13, 1889. Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1940 (voted for Franklin D. Roosevelt and Henry A. Wallace). Female. Died in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., December 30, 1965 (age 76 years, 292 days). Interment at Slater City Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Earl Joseph Cusic.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


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