The Political Graveyard: Madison County, N.Y.

Milton De Lano (1844-1922) — of Canastota, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Wampsville, Madison County, N.Y., August 11, 1844. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884; U.S. Representative from New York 26th District, 1887-91. Died in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., January 2, 1922 (age 77 years, 144 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Judson Field (1839-1916) — of Canastota, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Durhamville, Oneida County, N.Y., March 17, 1839. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; grain dealer; postmaster at Canastota, N.Y., 1893-94, 1901-15. Died February 26, 1916 (age 76 years, 346 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Hiram Field and Belinda Field; married to Alice May Chadwick.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

St. Agatha's Cemetery
Canastota, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Wheeler Milmoe (1898-1972) — of Canastota, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Canastota, Madison County, N.Y., April 18, 1898. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1934-52; chair of Madison County Republican Party, 1939; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1944-50; member of New York state senate, 1953-58 (44th District 1953-54, 46th District 1955-58); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956. Catholic. Member, Elks; Rotary; Grange; Knights of Columbus; Farm Bureau. Died in 1972 (age about 74 years). Interment at St. Agatha's Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Patrick F. Milmoe.
		Image source: New York Red Book 1936

Evergreen Cemetery
Cazenovia, Madison County, New York
Founded 1799
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Charles Stebbins Fairchild (1842-1924) — also known as Charles S. Fairchild — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y.; Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y., April 30, 1842. Lawyer; New York state attorney general, 1876-77; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1887-89; president, New York Security and Trust Company, 1889-1904; president, Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railroad; director, Erie and Pittsburgh Railroad. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Alpha Delta Phi. Died in Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y., November 24, 1924 (age 82 years, 208 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Sidney Thompson Fairchild and Helen (Childs) Fairchild; married, June 1, 1871, to Helen Lincklaen (niece of Horatio Seymour; granddaughter of Henry Seymour).
		Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, November 1897

Justin Dwinell (1785-1850) — of Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vt., October 28, 1785. Member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1820-22; U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1823-25. Died in Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y., September 17, 1850 (age 64 years, 324 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Charles Stebbins (1789-1873) — of Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y. Born in 1789. Member of New York state senate 5th District, 1826-29; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1829-30. Died in 1873 (age about 84 years). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

Sidney Thompson Fairchild (1808-1889) — also known as Sidney T. Fairchild — of Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., November 15, 1808. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860, 1864. Died in Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y., February 15, 1889 (age 80 years, 92 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of John Fairchild and Flavia Fairchild; married to Helen Childs; father of Charles Stebbins Fairchild.
		Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Oakwood Cemetery
Chittenango, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William Esselstyne Lansing (1821-1883) — also known as William E. Lansing — of New York. Born in Perryville, Madison County, N.Y., December 29, 1821. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York, 1861-63, 1871-75 (22nd District 1861-63, 1871-73, 23rd District 1873-75). Died July 29, 1883 (age 61 years, 212 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Charles Kellogg (1839-1903) — of Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Minden, Montgomery County, N.Y., December 4, 1839. Member of New York state senate 21st District, 1874-75. Died in 1903 (age about 63 years). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Daniel Fiske Kellogg and Emily (Dunham) Kellogg; married to Ann Elizabeth Moody; first cousin of Albert Gallatin Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of Aaron Kellogg; third cousin of Daniel Kellogg (1791-1875); third cousin once removed of Jason Kellogg, Charles Kellogg (1773-1842), Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill, George Bradley Kellogg and Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918); third cousin twice removed of Edward Stanley Kellogg and Franklin Warren Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Zachary Taylor and Dwight Palmer Griswold; fourth cousin of Luther Walter Badger, Silas Dewey Kellogg, Greene Carrier Bronson, Chester Ashley, John Russell Kellogg, Alvan Kellogg, Alvah Nash, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, George Smith Catlin, Francis William Kellogg, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg and Farrand Fassett Merrill; fourth cousin once removed of John Calhoun Lewis, Orlando Kellogg, William Dean Kellogg, Henry Gould Lewis, Stephen Wright Kellogg, William Pitt Kellogg, Arthur Tappan Kellogg and Selah Merrill.
		Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Daniel Fiske Kellogg (1807-1864) — also known as Daniel F. Kellogg — of Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y. Born in New Salem, Franklin County, Mass., 1807. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Madison County 2nd District, 1864; died in office 1864. Died in Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y., April 11, 1864 (age about 56 years). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Samuel Kellogg and Sarah 'Sally' (Fisk) Kellogg; married, November 13, 1836, to Emily Dunham; father of Charles Kellogg (1839-1903); uncle of Albert Gallatin Kellogg; second cousin once removed of Aaron Kellogg and Daniel Kellogg (1791-1875); second cousin twice removed of George Bradley Kellogg and Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918); second cousin thrice removed of Edward Stanley Kellogg and Franklin Warren Kellogg; second cousin four times removed of Dwight Palmer Griswold; third cousin of Jason Kellogg, Charles Kellogg (1773-1842), Orsamus Cook Merrill and Timothy Merrill; third cousin once removed of Luther Walter Badger, Silas Dewey Kellogg, Greene Carrier Bronson, Chester Ashley, John Russell Kellogg, Alvan Kellogg, Alvah Nash, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, George Smith Catlin, Francis William Kellogg, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg and Farrand Fassett Merrill; third cousin twice removed of Orlando Kellogg, William Dean Kellogg, Stephen Wright Kellogg, William Pitt Kellogg, Arthur Tappan Kellogg and Selah Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of Rowland Case Kellogg, Frank Billings Kellogg, William Lucius Case, Charles Collins Kellogg, Clement Phineas Kellogg, Edward Russell Kellogg and Henry Theodore Kellogg; fourth cousin of John Calhoun Lewis and Henry Gould Lewis; fourth cousin once removed of James Rood Doolittle, Russell Sage and Robert Cleveland Usher.
		Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Walnut Grove Cemetery
Near Chittenango, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Barentse Yates (1784-1836) — also known as John B. Yates — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y.; Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., February 1, 1784. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1815-17; county judge in New York, 1835; member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1836; died in office 1836. Christian Reformed. Slaveowner. Died in Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y., July 10, 1836 (age 52 years, 160 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Erieville Cemetery
Erieville, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Harold O. Whitnall (1877-1945) — of Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y. Born in 1877. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920; member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1927; chair of Madison County Republican Party, 1942. Died in 1945 (age about 68 years). Interment at Erieville Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Unknown Location
Hamilton, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Charles William Stapleton (1851-1935) — also known as Charles W. Stapleton — of Morrisville, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y., November 23, 1851. Lawyer; Madison County Clerk, 1885-91; member of New York state senate 24th District, 1894-95. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., December 6, 1935 (age 84 years, 13 days). Interment somewhere.

Relatives: Married, June 29, 1912, to Genevieve Cameron Bishop.

Madison Street Cemetery
Hamilton, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Henry Charles Goodwin (1824-1860) — of Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y. Born in DeRuyter, Madison County, N.Y., June 25, 1824. Lawyer; Madison County District Attorney, 1847-50; U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1854-55, 1857-59. Died in Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y., November 12, 1860 (age 36 years, 140 days). Interment at Madison Street Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Woodlawn Cemetery
Hamilton, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Mason (1828-1914) — of Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, N.Y., March 30, 1828. Republican. Lawyer; justice of the peace; Madison County Judge and Surrogate, 1864-67; U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1879-83. Died in Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y., May 31, 1914 (age 86 years, 62 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Chaffee or Whitman Cemetery
Whitman Road
Lincoln town, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:
	John Whitman (1780-1862) — of Madison County, N.Y. Born in North Kingstown, Washington County, R.I., April 16, 1780. Member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1831. Died in Lenox, Madison County, N.Y., January 28, 1862 (age 81 years, 287 days). Interment at Chaffee or Whitman Cemetery.

Madison Cemetery
Madison, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Edward Rogers (1787-1857) — of New York. Born in Connecticut, 1787. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1839-41. Died in 1857 (age about 70 years). Interment at Madison Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Indian Opening Cemetery
Madison town, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John W. Lippitt (1822-1896) — of Solsville, Madison County, N.Y. Born in 1822. Member of New York state assembly from Madison County 1st District, 1864, 1872; member of New York state senate 21st District, 1878-79. Died in 1896 (age about 74 years). Interment at Indian Opening Cemetery.

Relatives: Married to Maria Lippitt.

Cedar Street Cemetery
Morrisville, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Sidney Tracy Holmes (1815-1890) — also known as Sidney T. Holmes — of Morrisville, Madison County, N.Y.; Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, N.Y., August 14, 1815. Republican. Canal engineer; lawyer; Madison County Judge and Surrogate, 1851-64; U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1865-67. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., January 16, 1890 (age 74 years, 155 days). Interment at Cedar Street Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Morrisville Rural Cemetery
Morrisville, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Bennet Bicknell (1781-1841) — of Madison County, N.Y. Born in Mansfield, Tolland County, Conn., November 14, 1781. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1811-12; member of New York state senate Western District, 1814-18; Madison County Clerk, 1821-25; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1837-39. Died in Morrisville, Madison County, N.Y., September 15, 1841 (age 59 years, 305 days). Interment at Morrisville Rural Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Huldah (Field) Bicknell and Moses Bicknell; married, April 28, 1802, to Lucinda Crane; grandfather of Herschel Harrison Hatch; second cousin once removed of Simeon W. Spafard; third cousin once removed of Ira Sherwin Hazeltine; third cousin twice removed of David Thayer Bunker; third cousin thrice removed of Jonathan Ingersoll, Jared Ingersoll, Walter Samuel Hine, Frank Clark Woodruff, Watson Stiles Woodruff and John Brown Judson Jr.; fourth cousin of Samuel Clement Fessenden (1784-1869); fourth cousin once removed of Willard J. Chapin, Ira A. Locke, William Pitt Fessenden, Samuel Clement Fessenden (1815-1882), Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden, Joseph Palmer Fessenden, Alvred Bayard Nettleton, Oscar Sherman Gifford and Everett Chamberlin Benton.
		Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Glenwood Cemetery
Oneida, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Otto Pfaff (1864-1948) — of Oneida, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Croghan, Lewis County, N.Y., 1864. Democrat. Physician; mayor of Oneida, N.Y., 1901, 1910-11, 1915, 1920-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916 (alternate), 1928, 1932 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1916; chair of Madison County Democratic Party, 1927. Died in Oneida, Madison County, N.Y., 1948 (age about 84 years). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

Frank M. Williams — of Oneida, Madison County, N.Y. Republican. New York state engineer and surveyor, 1909-10. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

Image source: New York Tribune, September 17, 1908

Henry Benjamin Coman (1858-1912) — also known as Henry B. Coman — of Morrisville, Madison County, N.Y.; Oneida, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Morrisville, Madison County, N.Y., December 8, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; bank director; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904; Justice of New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1907-12; died in office 1912. Member, Elks. Died, from typhoid fever, in Oneida, Madison County, N.Y., January 10, 1912 (age 53 years, 33 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Benjamin F. Coman and Harriet E. (White) Coman; married, September 25, 1888, to Lucy Sanford Dana.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Arthur Judson Abbott (1880-1958) — also known as Arthur J. Abbott — of Oneida, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Oneida, Madison County, N.Y., March 30, 1880. Democrat. School teacher; newspaper editor; mayor of Oneida, N.Y., 1924-25, 1928-29; candidate for New York state assembly from Madison County, 1933. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Sons of Union Veterans. Died May 24, 1958 (age 78 years, 55 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Emery J. Abbott and Nancy S. (MacComb) Abbott; married, May 21, 1916, to Bertha A. Philipp.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Peterboro Cemetery
Peterboro, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Gerrit Smith (1797-1874) — of Peterboro, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., March 6, 1797. Lawyer; hotelier; abolitionist; candidate for Governor of New York, 1840 (Liberty), 1858; candidate for President of the United States, 1848 (Liberty), 1852, 1856; U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1853-54; resigned 1854; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 28, 1874 (age 77 years, 297 days). Interment at Peterboro Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Peter Gerrit Smith and Elizabeth (Livingston) Smith; married 1822 to Ann Carroll Fitzhugh (sister of Henry Fitzhugh); grandson of James Livingston; second great-grandson of Robert Livingston the Younger and Dirck Ten Broeck; third great-grandson of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724); third great-grandnephew of Robert Livingston the Elder and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); fourth great-grandson of Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck; first cousin of Elizabeth Cady Stanton; first cousin twice removed of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer and Robert Van Rensselaer; first cousin thrice removed of Philip P. Schuyler; first cousin four times removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert Livingston, Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746) and Cornelis Cuyler; first cousin five times removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Stephen Van Rensselaer, Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler, Maturin Livingston, Rensselaer Westerlo and Edward Philip Livingston; second cousin twice removed of Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792) and Peter Samuel Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed of Stephanus Bayard, Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre Van Cortlandt, William Livingston, Philip John Schuyler, Matthew Clarkson (1733-1800) and Stephen John Schuyler; third cousin of Philip Schuyler, James Alexander Hamilton, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Edward Livingston (1796-1840), Henry Bell Van Rensselaer and Nicholas Cornelius Blauvelt; third cousin once removed of Henry Walter Livingston, Peter Gansevoort, John Jacob Astor III, John Dewitt Blauvelt, Kiliaen Van Rensselaer and Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; third cousin twice removed of Nicholas Bayard, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Matthew Clarkson (1758-1825), Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., James Parker, William Waldorf Astor, Robert Ray Hamilton, Peter Goelet Gerry, Ogden Livingston Mills and Robert Reginald Livingston; third cousin thrice removed of William Astor Chanler, Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler and John Eliot Thayer Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Peter Augustus Jay, William Alexander Duer, John Duer, William Jay, Charles Ludlow Livingston, Hamilton Fish, George Washington Schuyler, John Cortlandt Parker and Philip N. Schuyler.
		Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: New York Public Library

Other politicians who have (or had) monuments here:

Aaron Tyler Bliss (1885-1964) — also known as Aaron T. Bliss — of Midland, Midland County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Peterboro, Madison County, N.Y., September 3, 1885. Midland County Clerk, 1919-32; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Midland District, 1935-36; abstract and title business. Died, in a hospital at Midland, Midland County, Mich., April 24, 1964 (age 78 years, 234 days). Interment at Midland Cemetery, Midland, Mich.; cenotaph at Peterboro Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Charles Norton Bliss and Ximena Monroe 'Minnie' (Harrington) Bliss; married to Frances G. Church; grandnephew of Lyman Warren Bliss and Aaron Thomas Bliss; first cousin four times removed of Orville Hungerford; third cousin twice removed of Frank Dickinson Blodgett.
		Political families: Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Brainard-O'Brien-Crimmins-Mackay family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Gates Cemetery
State Route 173 near Cheese Factory Road
Sullivan, Madison County, New York
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

John W. Gates (1872-1966) — of Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y. Born near Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y., August 18, 1872. Republican. Farmer; president, Salt Springs National Bank; vice-president, Madison Onondaga Mutual Fire Insurance Company; director, Globe Malleable Iron and Steel Company; member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1925-26; member of New York state senate 39th District, 1927-32; defeated (Law Preservation), 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932. Member, Freemasons. Died April 8, 1966 (age 93 years, 233 days). Interment at Gates Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Francis H. Gates and Fannie (Everson) Gates; married, January 1, 1896, to Nellie M. Collyer.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Francis H. Gates (1839-1925) — of Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y., July 30, 1839. Republican. Farmer; president, Madison-Onondaga Mutual Fire Insurance Co.; president, Salt Springs National Bank of Syracuse; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900, 1908; member of New York state senate 37th District, 1903-08. Suffered a fall on a street in Syracuse, N.Y., 1923, died from the lingering effects of the injuries, in Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y., July 6, 1925 (age 85 years, 341 days). Interment at Gates Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Daniel Gates and Lany (Ehle) Gates; married, October 28, 1863, to Fannie E. Everson; father of John W. Gates.
		Image source: New York Red Book 1907

Unknown Location
West Eaton, Madison County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Frederick John Henry Kracke (1868-1954) — also known as Frederick J. H. Kracke — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 11, 1868. Republican. Produce merchant; cemetery monument business; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1907, 1930; chair of Kings County Republican Party, 1932; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grange; Union League. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., December 2, 1954 (age 86 years, 144 days). Interment somewhere.

Relatives: Son of Henry Kracke and Henrietta (Hoffman) Kracke; married 1890 to Florence Tayntor.

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