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Index to Locations
Bethlehem Cemetery
Private or family graveyards
Lincoln Calvary Cemetery
Lincoln Evergreen Cemetery
Lincoln Lincoln Memorial Park
Lincoln Wyuka Cemetery
Panama Panama Cemetery
Waverly Rosehill Cemetery
Bethlehem
Cemetery
Lancaster County, Nebraska
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Charles Joseph Warner (1875-1955) —
also known as Charles J. Warner —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Neb.; Waverly, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lancaster
County, Neb., March
29, 1875.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1901-06; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1944,
1952;
Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1949-55; died in office 1955.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
24, 1955 (age 80 years, 179
days).
Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery.
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Esther Warner (1891-1980) —
also known as Esther P. Anderson; Mrs. Charles J.
Warner —
of Waverly, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Virginia, Cass
County, Ill., January
12, 1891.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Female.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; Grange.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, while in an ambulance
en route to a hospital, in Lancaster
County, Neb., April
18, 1980 (age 89 years, 97
days).
Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery.
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Private or family
graveyard
Lancaster County, Nebraska
| Politicians buried
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Charles Wilson Pierce (1823-1907) —
of Demopolis, Marengo
County, Ala.; Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Benton, Yates
County, N.Y., October
7, 1823.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1868-69; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1881.
Died in Hastings, St. Johns
County, Fla., February
18, 1907 (age 83 years, 134
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Calvary
Cemetery
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Victor Vifquain (1836-1907) —
of Saline
County, Neb.
Born in Brussels, Belgium,
May
20, 1836.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; involved in
unsuccessful effort to kidnap Confederate president Jefferson
Davis; received the Medal
of Honor for his actions in the assault of Fort Blakely, Alabama,
April 9, 1865; newspaper
publisher; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; Saline
County Surveyor, 1871; U.S. Consul in Barranquilla, 1886-87; Colón, 1887-90; Adjutant
General of Nebraska, 1890-92; U.S. Consul General in Panama, 1893-97; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Died January
7, 1907 (age 70 years, 232
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Arthur Maguire (1870-1939) —
also known as John A. Maguire —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Jo Daviess
County, Ill., November
29, 1870.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1909-15; defeated,
1914; municipal judge in Nebraska, 1938-39.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., July 1,
1939 (age 68 years, 214
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Evergreen
Cemetery
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
| Politicians buried
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Amasa Cobb (1823-1905) —
of Mineral Point, Iowa
County, Wis.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Palestine, Crawford
County, Ill., September
27, 1823.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1855-56; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1860-61; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1863-71; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1875-76; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1878-92; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-86, 1890-92.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 5,
1905 (age 81 years, 281
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Lincoln Memorial
Park
6700 S. 14th Street
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Clifford Morris Hardin (1915-2010) —
also known as Clifford M. Hardin —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind., October
9, 1915.
University
professor; chancellor,
University of Nebraska, 1954-68; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1969-71.
Quaker.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 4,
2010 (age 94 years, 177
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Robert LeRoy Cochran (1886-1963) —
also known as Roy Cochran —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Avoca, Cass
County, Neb., January
28, 1886.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Nebraska, 1935-41; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1940; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Society of Civil Engineers.
Died February
23, 1963 (age 77 years, 26
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Clark Jeary (1892-1959) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April
25, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1920; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1920; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1953-56; resigned 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
27, 1959 (age 67 years, 124
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Bartlett E. Boyles (d. 1972) —
also known as Pat Boyles —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Terry, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1959-63.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis;
United
Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in McAuley Lake Resort, Atikolam, Ontario,
June
7, 1972.
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Ralph Gilmour Brooks (1898-1960) —
also known as Ralph G. Brooks —
of Wymore, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Eustis, Frontier
County, Neb., July 6,
1898.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1942; Governor of
Nebraska, 1959-60; died in office 1960.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died September
9, 1960 (age 62 years, 65
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Fenton B. Fleming (1882-1953) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Athol, Smith
County, Kan., July 17,
1882.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1928,
1932;
mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1933-35.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 4,
1953 (age 70 years, 261
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Dean H. Petersen (1904-1989) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Hampton, Hamilton
County, Neb., January
26, 1904.
Republican. Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1963-67.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., July 21,
1989 (age 85 years, 176
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Richard O. Johnson (1894-1971) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Weston, Saunders
County, Neb., April
24, 1894.
Republican. Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1941-43.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., October
14, 1971 (age 77 years, 173
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Robert Berkey Crosby (1911-2000) —
also known as Robert B. Crosby; "The Boy Governor from
North Platte" —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., March
26, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1941-45; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1947-49; Governor of
Nebraska, 1953-55; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1956
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964,
1972,
1976.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease and prostate
cancer, in Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital,
Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
7, 2000 (age 88 years, 287
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Edward Francis Carter (1897-1981) —
also known as Edward F. Carter —
of Gering, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in Middlebranch, Holt
County, Neb., March
11, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 17th District, 1927-34; appointed 1927; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1935-71.
Congregationalist
or Methodist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., December
21, 1981 (age 84 years, 285
days).
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Thomas R. Pansing (d. 1973) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Morenci, Greenlee
County, Ariz.
Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1950.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April
13, 1973.
Interment at Lincoln Memorial Park.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Wyuka
Cemetery
3600 O Street
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1982
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945) —
also known as Charles W. Bryan —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
10, 1867.
Democrat. Coal
business; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1915-17, 1935-37; Governor of
Nebraska, 1923-25, 1931-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1938; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 4,
1945 (age 78 years, 22
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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John Milton Thayer (1820-1906) —
also known as John M. Thayer —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Bellingham, Norfolk
County, Mass., January
24, 1820.
Republican. Member
Nebraska territorial council, 1860; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1867-71; Governor
of Wyoming Territory, 1875-78; Governor of
Nebraska, 1887-91, 1891-92.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March
19, 1906 (age 86 years, 54
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Elias Nelson Thayer and Ruth (Staples) Thayer; married, December
17, 1842, to Mary Laura Albee; granduncle of Arthur
Laban Bates; second cousin twice removed of Samuel
Adams, John
Adams and Almur
Stiles Whiting; third cousin once removed of Joseph
Allen, John
Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Peter
Rawson Taft; third cousin twice removed of Daniel
Chapin (1761-1821) and Wilson
Henry Fairbank; fourth cousin of Willard
J. Chapin, George
Washington Adams, Charles
Francis Adams, Alphonso
Taft and Eli
Thayer; fourth cousin once removed of Jonathan
Elmer, Ebenezer
Elmer, Eli
Elmer, Elijah
Boardman, John
Allen, William
Bostwick, Elijah
Hunt Mills, Daniel
Warner Bostwick, Daniel
Chapin (1791-1878), Chester
William Chapin, Graham
Hurd Chapin, Alexander
Wheelock Thayer, William
Aldrich, William
Vincent Wells, Staley
N. Wood, Edward
M. Chapin, John
Quincy Adams (1833-1894), Charles
Phelps Taft, William
Nelson Taft, Brooks
Adams, John
Alden Thayer, William
Howard Taft and Henry
Waters Taft. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Fairbanks-Adams
family; Saltonstall-Weeks
family of Massachusetts; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan
family of Dexter, Michigan; Pike
family of Lubec, Maine; Adams-Rusling
family (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Thayer County,
Neb. is named for him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography |
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John James Exon (1921-2005) —
also known as J. James Exon; Jim Exon —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Geddes, Charles Mix
County, S.Dak., August
9, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1964,
1972,
1976,
1988,
1992,
1996
(delegation chair), 2000,
2004;
member of Nebraska
Democratic State Central Committee, 1964-68; member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1968-70, 1981-83; Governor of
Nebraska, 1971-79; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1979-97.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Optimist
Club; Eagles;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., June 10,
2005 (age 83 years, 305
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Frank Connell Zehrung (1858-1942) —
also known as Frank C. Zehrung; F. C.
Zehrung —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, October
7, 1858.
Republican. Druggist; theater
business; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1913-15, 1921-27, 1931-33.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
8, 1942 (age 83 years, 336
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Zehrung and Mary (Connell) Zehrung; married, March
15, 1911, to Jessie L. Voris. |
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Lincoln |
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Albinus Nance (1848-1911) —
of Osceola, Polk
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in La Fayette, Stark
County, Ill., March
30, 1848.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1875-78; Speaker of
the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1877-78; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1876;
Governor
of Nebraska, 1879-83; president, Osceola Bank and
Stromsburg Bank,
1879-88.
Congregationalist.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
6, 1911 (age 63 years, 251
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Victor Emanuel Anderson (1902-1962) —
also known as Victor E. Anderson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Havelock (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster
County, Neb., March
30, 1902.
Republican. Hardware
business; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1949-50; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1950-53; Governor of
Nebraska, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
15, 1962 (age 60 years, 138
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Elmer Jacob Burkett (1867-1935) —
also known as Elmer J. Burkett —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, December
1, 1867.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1897-98; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1899-1905; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1916;
director, First National Bank;
director, State Oil Company.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 23,
1935 (age 67 years, 173
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Austin H. Weir (1842-1907) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born January
10, 1842.
Republican. Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1891-95.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 8,
1907 (age 65 years, 88
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Francis W. Brown (1854-1915) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Maryland, June 16,
1854.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1905-09; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1905; postmaster at Lincoln,
Neb., 1914-15.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., July 7,
1915 (age 61 years, 21
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Hudson J. Winnett (1846-1918) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., April
19, 1846.
Republican. Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1899-1903; member of Nebraska
railway commission, 1907-13.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
19, 1918 (age 72 years, 244
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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John Eschelman Miller (1859-1938) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Cumberland (unknown
county), Pa., August
2, 1859.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1917-20.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March
15, 1938 (age 78 years, 225
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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William Amos Poynter (1848-1909) —
also known as William A. Poynter —
of Albion, Boone
County, Neb.
Born May 29,
1848.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1885; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1891; Governor of
Nebraska, 1899-1901.
While making a
speech, in the Nebraska State
Capitol, was stricken by
apoplexy, and died soon after, in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 5,
1909 (age 60 years, 311
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Robert B. Graham (1842-1912) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1842.
Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1889-91.
Died February
8, 1912 (age 69 years, 267
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Harvey Wesley Hardy (1825-1913) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Gainesville, Wyoming
County, N.Y., October
29, 1825.
Republican. Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1877-79.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
10, 1913 (age 87 years, 73
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Samuel Roy McKelvie (1881-1956) —
also known as Sam R. McKelvie —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Fairfield, Clay
County, Neb., April
15, 1881.
Republican. Publisher, The Nebraska Farmer magazine;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1911-13; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1913-15; Governor of
Nebraska, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1928
(speaker),
1932,
1936,
1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Arizona, October
6, 1956 (age 75 years, 174
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Clarence Gillespie Miles (1887-1959) —
also known as Clarence G. Miles —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Beattie, Marshall
County, Kan., June 12,
1887.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1947-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1950.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., March 7,
1959 (age 71 years, 268
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Bennett S. Martin (1904-1975) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Oregon, Holt
County, Mo., March 6,
1904.
Republican. Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1956-59; defeated, 1959; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1960.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
3, 1975 (age 70 years, 303
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Robert Emmett Moore (1849-1921) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Darwin, Clark
County, Ill., October
22, 1849.
Republican. Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1883-85; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1887, 1891-93.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., December
6, 1921 (age 72 years, 45
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Carlos C. Burr (1846-1927) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in DeKalb, DeKalb
County, Ill., 1846.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1875-76, 1885-86; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1885-87.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
5, 1927 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Oren Sturman Copeland (1887-1958) —
also known as Oren S. Copeland —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak., March
16, 1887.
Republican. Coal and
oil dealer; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1937-39; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1941-43; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Optimist
Club.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April
10, 1958 (age 71 years, 25
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Hazel Hempel Abel (1888-1966) —
also known as Hazel Pearl Hempel; Mrs. George P.
Abel —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb., July 10,
1888.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1954; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1956
(delegation chair).
Female.
German
and English
ancestry.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., July 30,
1966 (age 78 years, 20
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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John Doolittle (1836-1898) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., 1836.
Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1882-83.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
21, 1898 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Erastus E. Brown (1836-1908) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Jordan, Onondaga
County, N.Y., 1836.
Republican. Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1872-73; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1879, 1883.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
15, 1908 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Vern Hedge (1877-1963) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Montezuma, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, September
3, 1877.
Republican. Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1927-29.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
31, 1963 (age 85 years, 362
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Charles Edward Magoon (1861-1920) —
also known as Charles E. Magoon —
of Nebraska.
Born in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., December
5, 1861.
U.S. Minister to Panama, 1905-06.
Congregationalist.
Died, two days after surgery for acute appendicitis,
in Washington,
D.C., January
14, 1920 (age 58 years, 40
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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John H. Wright (1845-1925) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
10, 1845.
Republican. Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1880-81.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
14, 1925 (age 79 years, 35
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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City of Lincoln |
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Robert Erle Campbell (1888-1978) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born March
13, 1888.
Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1939-41.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
22, 1978 (age 89 years, 315
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Dell L. Tyrell (d. 1965) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1963.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., December
8, 1965.
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Thomas Charles Munger (1861-1941) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Fletcher, Miami
County, Ohio, July 7,
1861.
Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1895-97; Lancaster
County Attorney, 1897-1901; U.S.
District Judge for Nebraska, 1907-41; took senior status 1941.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., November
29, 1941 (age 80 years, 145
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Gilbert Lafayette Laws (1838-1907) —
of Nebraska.
Born near Olney, Richland
County, Ill., March
11, 1838.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1887-89; resigned 1889; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1889-91.
Died April
25, 1907 (age 69 years, 45
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Jesse Burr Strode (1845-1924) —
also known as Jesse B. Strode —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Farmers Township, Fulton
County, Ill., February
18, 1845.
Republican. District judge in Nebraska 3rd District, 1892-94; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1895-99.
Died November
10, 1924 (age 79 years, 266
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Eugene Jerome Hainer (1851-1929) —
also known as Eugene J. Hainer —
of Aurora, Hamilton
County, Neb.
Born in Hungary,
August
16, 1851.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1893-97; defeated,
1896.
Died March
17, 1929 (age 77 years, 213
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Roy Henry Thorpe (1874-1951) —
also known as Roy H. Thorpe —
of Nebraska.
Born in Indiana, 1874.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1922-23.
Died in 1951
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Jefferson Hoover Broady (1844-1908) —
also known as Jefferson H. Broady; Jefferson Hunsaker
Broady —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Illinois, April
14, 1844.
Democrat. Delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; district judge
in Nebraska 1st District, 1884-92; candidate for mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1895.
Died October
15, 1908 (age 64 years, 184
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Turner Mastin Marquette (1831-1894) —
also known as Turner M. Marquette —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.
Born near Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, July 19,
1831.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1857-59; member
Nebraska territorial council, 1860-61; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska at-large, 1867.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., December
22, 1894 (age 63 years, 156
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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H. Francis Cunningham Jr. (d. 1999) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
U.S. Vice Consul in Vigo, 1940; Stockholm, 1943-45; Oslo, 1945; U.S. Consul General in Quebec City, 1965-68.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 5,
1999.
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Walter Lincoln Anderson (1868-1959) —
also known as Walter L. Anderson —
of Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa, February
19, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916;
delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; member of
Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1921-22; Speaker of
the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1922; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1922.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in 1959
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Frank Marsh (1924-2001) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb., April
27, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1953-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1971-75; Nebraska
state treasurer, 1975-81, 1987-91; defeated, 1990.
Methodist.
Welsh
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sertoma;
Alpha
Phi Omega.
Died, of pulmonary
fibrosis, Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March
10, 2001 (age 76 years, 317
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Samuel G. Hudson (1856-1920) —
also known as Sam Hudson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Luray, Page
County, Va., February
3, 1856.
Democrat. Traveling
salesman; postmaster at Lincoln,
Neb., 1915-20.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March
12, 1920 (age 64 years, 38
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Joel Alfred Piper (d. 1944) —
also known as Joel A. Piper —
of Nebraska.
Secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1895-97.
Died in 1944.
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Jefferson Hoover Broady (1880-1954) —
also known as Jefferson H. Broady —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born June 2,
1880.
District judge in Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-54; appointed 1923;
died in office 1954.
Died January
1, 1954 (age 73 years, 213
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Gould Cooke Dietz (1868-1948) —
also known as Gould Dietz —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa, May 26,
1868.
Republican. Lumberman;
aviation
pioneer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Groveland (now part of Minnetonka), Hennepin
County, Minn., June 29,
1948 (age 80 years, 34
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Charles A. Lord (1868-1936) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., March
21, 1868.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1920,
1924,
1928.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died November
10, 1936 (age 68 years, 234
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph L. Lord, Sr. and Judidiah Anna (Boyd) Lord; married 1892 to Nellie
M. Malone. |
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memorial |
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Marcus White Woods (1870-1956) —
also known as Mark W. Woods —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Bonus Township, Boone
County, Ill., January
23, 1870.
Republican. Builder;
real
estate developer; telephone
business; financier;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924,
1928
(speaker),
1932.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Woodmen of
the World.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., June 29,
1956 (age 86 years, 158
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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C. Petrus Peterson (1880-1965) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born March
10, 1880.
Republican. Delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1928.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died August
12, 1965 (age 85 years, 155
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Franz Christopher Radke (1889-1966) —
also known as Francis Radke —
of Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb.; Tecumseh, Johnson
County, Neb.
Born near Wynot, Cedar
County, Neb., June 23,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1917; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; private
secretary to Gov. Charles
W. Bryan, 1923-25; Johnson
County Judge, 1925.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Izaak
Walton League; Forty and
Eight; Modern
Woodmen of America; Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 3,
1966 (age 76 years, 284
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Chauncey Edward Barney (1915-1989) —
also known as Chauncey E. Barney —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
10, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died July 2,
1989 (age 73 years, 326
days).
Interment at Wyuka Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of George P. Barney and Nettie (Hillis) Barney; married to Melba
Devoe. |
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memorial |
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Panama
Cemetery
Panama, Lancaster County, Nebraska
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Robert Dinsmore Harrison (1897-1977) —
also known as R. D. Harrison —
of Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb.
Born near Panama, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
26, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1951-59.
Died in Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb., June 11,
1977 (age 80 years, 136
days).
Interment at Panama Cemetery.
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Rosehill
Cemetery
Waverly, Lancaster County, Nebraska
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Andrew Clifford Anderson (1905-1976) —
also known as A. Clifford Anderson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Waverly, Lancaster
County, Neb., April
15, 1905.
Democrat. Real estate
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1948,
1952,
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
17, 1976 (age 71 years, 155
days).
Interment at Rosehill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Christine (Hamlow) Anderson and Albert Pär Anderson;
married to Arlouine Lucille 'Peg' Spooner. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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