Index to Locations
Falls City Steele Cemetery
Humboldt Humboldt Cemetery
Steele
Cemetery
Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska
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John Henry Morehead (1861-1942) —
also known as John H. Morehead —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born near Columbia, Lucas
County, Iowa, December
3, 1861.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
banker;
Richardson
County Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; member
of Nebraska
state senate, 1911; Governor of
Nebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35.
Presbyterian.
Died in a hospital
at St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 31,
1942 (age 80 years, 179
days).
Interment at Steele Cemetery.
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Arthur J. Weaver (1873-1945) —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., November
18, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; fruit
grower;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1899; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Nebraska; Governor of
Nebraska, 1929-31; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1932;
chair
of Richardson County Republican Party, 1940.
Died in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., October
17, 1945 (age 71 years, 333
days).
Interment at Steele Cemetery.
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Charles Frank Reavis (1870-1932) —
also known as C. Frank Reavis —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., September
5, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Richardson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1894-96; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Nebraska; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1915-22; resigned
1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 26,
1932 (age 61 years, 264
days).
Interment at Steele Cemetery.
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Archibald Jerard Weaver (1843-1887) —
also known as Archibald J. Weaver —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Dundaff, Susquehanna
County, Pa., April
15, 1843.
Republican. Delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; district judge
in Nebraska 1st District, 1876-82; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1883-87.
Died in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., April
18, 1887 (age 44 years, 3
days).
Interment at Steele Cemetery.
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Phillip Hart Weaver (1919-1989) —
also known as Phil Weaver —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., April 9,
1919.
Republican. Radio
announcer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; automobile
dealer; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1955-63; defeated,
1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in 1989
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Steele Cemetery.
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Aaron Wesley Loucks (1864-1920) —
also known as Aaron W. Loucks —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Wakarusa, Elkhart
County, Ind., November
19, 1864.
Republican. Farmer; farm
implement dealer; postmaster at Falls
City, Neb., 1911-15 (acting, 1911).
Died in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., June 22,
1920 (age 55 years, 216
days).
Interment at Steele Cemetery.
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August Earl Elam (1889-1987) —
also known as August E. Elam —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Barada, Richardson
County, Neb., October
16, 1889.
Democrat. Postmaster at Falls
City, Neb., 1944-59 (acting, 1944).
Died in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., September
27, 1987 (age 97 years, 346
days).
Interment at Steele Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Manford R. Elam and Flora Esabelle (Brannan) Elam; married 1909 to Mabel
Mary Pearson; married to Emma Leona (Bean) Kieffer. |
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Arthur J. Weaver Jr. (1912-1996) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb., November
19, 1912.
Republican. Insurance
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nebraska, 1944,
1948
(delegation chair), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956,
1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presbyterian.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., February
15, 1996 (age 83 years, 88
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Steele Cemetery.
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Humboldt
Cemetery
Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska
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Morris Nelson Hughes (1901-1987) —
also known as Morris N. Hughes —
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., January
13, 1901.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Montevideo, as of 1926-29; Naples, as of 1932; U.S. Consul in Tirana, as of 1938; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Tunisia, 1956.
Died November
4, 1987 (age 86 years, 295
days).
Interment at Humboldt Cemetery.
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