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Index to Locations
Dayton Dayton Memorial Park
Dayton Woodland Cemetery
Germantown Germantown Cemetery
Miamisburg Hill Grove Cemetery
Moraine Calvary Cemetery
Vandalia Poplar Hill Cemetery
Dayton Memorial
Park
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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Harry Nelson Routzohn (1881-1953) —
also known as Harry N. Routzohn —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Ohio, 1881.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1939-41; defeated, 1940.
Died in 1953
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Dayton Memorial Park.
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Walter Hugh Albaugh (1890-1942) —
also known as Walter H. Albaugh —
of Troy, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Phoneton, Miami
County, Ohio, January
2, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1921-25; president, Shelby Oil and Gas
Company; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1938-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, January
21, 1942 (age 52 years, 19
days).
Interment at Dayton Memorial Park.
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Woodland
Cemetery
118 Woodland Avenue
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Founded 1841
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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James Middleton Cox (1870-1957) —
also known as James M. Cox —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Jacksonburgh, Butler
County, Ohio, March
31, 1870.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1909-13; Governor of
Ohio, 1913-15, 1917-21; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1916;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1920.
Episcopalian
or Brethren.
Member, Moose.
Suffered a stroke,
and died three days later, in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 15,
1957 (age 87 years, 106
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Robert Cumming Schenck (1809-1890) —
also known as Robert C. Schenck —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Warren
County, Ohio, October
4, 1809.
Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1839-43; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1843-51, 1863-71 (3rd District 1843-51,
1863-67, 5th District 1867-69, 3rd District 1869-71); U.S. Minister
to Brazil, 1851-53; Great Britain, 1870-76; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War.
While U.S. minister to Great Britain in 1871, he promoted the sale of
shares in the Emma Silver Mine Company, of which was a director;
quietly sold his own shares before news about the mine's depletion
caused their value to collapse. His diplomatic immunity enabled him
to avoid facing fraud charges
in a British court.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
23, 1890 (age 80 years, 170
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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David Ziegler (1748-1811) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Heidelberg, Germany,
1748.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1802-03.
Died in 1811
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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John Allen Shauck (1841-1918) —
also known as John A. Shauck —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born near Johnsville, Morrow
County, Ohio, March
26, 1841.
Republican. Circuit judge in Ohio 2nd Circuit, 1885-95; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1895-1913.
Swiss,
English,
and German
ancestry.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, January
3, 1918 (age 76 years, 283
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Robert Murphy Nevin (1850-1912) —
also known as Robert M. Nevin —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Danville, Highland
County, Ohio, May 5,
1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Montgomery
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1887-90; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1901-07.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, December
17, 1912 (age 62 years, 226
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (1875-1962) —
also known as Roy G. Fitzgerald —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
25, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Merchants National Bank;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1921-31.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1962 (age 87 years, 83
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Clement Laird Vallandigham (1820-1871) —
also known as Clement L. Vallandigham —
of Ohio.
Born in New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana
County, Ohio, July 29,
1820.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1845-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1856,
1864,
1868;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1858-63; defeated, 1852,
1854, 1862; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1863.
Leader of the pro-Southern "Copperheads" during the Civil War; arrested
by the Union military authorities in 1863 for treasonable
utterances, and banished
to the Confederate States; returned to the North by way of Canada.
Accidentally
shot
himself, while practicing a courtroom
demonstration he planned as part of a defense in a murder trial (not
actually in court at the time, contrary to legend), and died of his
wound the next day, in the Lebanon House hotel,
Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, June 17,
1871 (age 50 years, 323
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Byron Berry Harlan (1886-1949) —
also known as Byron B. Harlan —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio, October
22, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1931-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1944-46; federal
judge, 1946.
Member, Humane
Society; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., November
11, 1949 (age 63 years, 20
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Joseph Halsey Crane (1782-1851) —
also known as Joseph H. Crane —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union
County), N.J., August
31, 1782.
Member of Ohio state legislature, 1820; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1829-37.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
13, 1851 (age 69 years, 74
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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John A. McMahon (1833-1923) —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., February
13, 1833.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1872,
1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1875-81 (4th District 1875-79, 3rd
District 1879-81); defeated, 1880.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, March 8,
1923 (age 90 years, 23
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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George Washington Houk (1825-1894) —
also known as George W. Houk —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born near Mt. Holly Springs, Cumberland
County, Pa., September
25, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1851-52;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1876;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1891-94; died in office
1894.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1894 (age 68 years, 137
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Paul Fornshell Schenck (1899-1968) —
also known as Paul F. Schenck —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Miamisburg, Montgomery
County, Ohio, April
19, 1899.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1951-65; defeated, 1950.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
30, 1968 (age 69 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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John Lewis Brenner (1832-1906) —
also known as John L. Brenner —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Wayne Township, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
2, 1832.
Democrat. Farmer; tobacco
merchant; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1897-1901.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
1, 1906 (age 74 years, 272
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Daniel Linn Gooch (1853-1913) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Rumsey, McLean
County, Ky., October
28, 1853.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1901-05.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., April
12, 1913 (age 59 years, 166
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Lewis B. Gunckel (1826-1903) —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Germantown, Montgomery
County, Ohio, October
15, 1826.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Ohio
state senate 3rd District, 1862-66; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1873-75; defeated, 1874.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, October
3, 1903 (age 76 years, 353
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Katharine Kennedy Brown (1891-1986) —
also known as Katharine Kennedy; Mrs. Kleon Thaw
Brown —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 16,
1891.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972
(alternate); member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,
1928;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1940;
speaker, 1952;
member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-50; member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1932-67; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1944-52.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Junior
League; Colonial
Dames.
Died, in the Kettering Convalescent Center nursing
home, Kettering, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
10, 1986 (age 95 years, 117
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Grafton Claggett Kennedy and Louise (Achey) Kennedy;
married, April
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Harry Palmer Jeffrey (1901-1997) —
also known as Harry P. Jeffrey —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, December
26, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1943-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons.
Co-author of G.I. Bill of Rights.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, January
4, 1997 (age 95 years, 9
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Clarence N. Greer (1870-1946) —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, April
29, 1870.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee); postmaster at Dayton,
Ohio, 1935-46 (acting, 1935).
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, December
15, 1946 (age 76 years, 230
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Marcus Junius Parrott (1828-1879) —
also known as Marcus J. Parrott —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Hamburg, Aiken
County, S.C., October
27, 1828.
Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1853-54; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Kansas Territory, 1857-61.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, October
4, 1879 (age 50 years, 342
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Charles W. Bieser (1867-1951) —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born July 11,
1867.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908;
postmaster at Dayton,
Ohio, 1912-13.
Died February
14, 1951 (age 83 years, 218
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Dudley Kircher (c.1935-2000) —
of Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, about 1935.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1978.
Died in Florida, April
18, 2000 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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George Bunce Holt (1790-1871) —
also known as George B. Holt —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 12,
1790.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1824-25; member of Ohio
state senate, 1828-30; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1828-36,
1843-49; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Montgomery County,
1850-51.
Presbyterian.
Died October
30, 1871 (age 81 years, 140
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Loren Murphy Berry (1888-1980) —
also known as Loren M. Berry; "Mr. Yellow
Pages" —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., July 24,
1888.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
salesman who popularized the Yellow Pages business section in telephone
directories nationwide; founded L. M. Berry Co.; director of telephone
companies; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Elected to Telephone
Hall
of Fame in 1982.
Died in Oakwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
10, 1980 (age 91 years, 201
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Joseph Edwin Lowes (1848-1905) —
also known as Joseph E. Lowes —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born near Brantford, Ontario,
July
25, 1848.
Republican. Physician;
president, Dayton Lighting
Company; led the building of streetcar
lines around Dayton; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1896
(alternate), 1900,
1904.
English
ancestry.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 24,
1905 (age 56 years, 303
days).
Entombed at Woodland Cemetery.
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Germantown
Cemetery
Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio
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David Warner Leedy (1856-1937) —
also known as David W. Leedy —
of Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; traveling
salesman; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924.
Dutch,
Swiss,
and English
ancestry.
Died in Riverton Township, Mason
County, Mich., October
2, 1937 (age 80 years, 320
days).
Interment at Germantown Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Catherine H. (Warner) Leedy and Jacob Hart Leedy; married 1906 to Ida
Jane Hetzler; married 1931 to Martha
Jane Blaine. |
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memorial |
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Hill Grove
Cemetery
Miamisburg, Montgomery County, Ohio
Calvary
Cemetery
1625 Calvary Drive
Moraine, Montgomery County, Ohio
Founded 1872
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Edward Grimes Breen (1908-1991) —
also known as Edward G. Breen; Eddie Breen —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, June 10,
1908.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Dayton, Ohio, 1947-48; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1949-51; resigned 1951.
Catholic.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, May 8,
1991 (age 82 years, 332
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Charles William Whalen Jr. (1920-2011) —
of Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 31,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
vice-president, Dayton Dress
Company, 1946-52; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1955-60; member of Ohio
state senate, 1961-66; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1967-79.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 27,
2011 (age 90 years, 331
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Rodney Marvin Love (1908-1996) —
of Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 18,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; Montgomery
County Probate Judge, 1945-60; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1965-67; Montgomery
County Common Pleas Judge, 1969-80.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Sertoma.
Died in Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 5,
1996 (age 87 years, 292
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Joseph H. Dowling (1855-1937) —
also known as "Colonel Joe" —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March
14, 1855.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1900;
delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 19,
1937 (age 82 years, 127
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Dowling and Elizabeth Dowling. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Cincinnati Enquirer, July
20, 1937 |
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Poplar Hill
Cemetery
Vandalia, Montgomery County, Ohio
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Robert S. Bainbridge (1913-1959) —
of St. George, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
21, 1913.
Republican. Insurance
broker; member of New York
state senate, 1943-46 (24th District 1943-44, 17th District
1945-46); defeated, 1947.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Lions; Eagles.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April, 1959
(age 46
years, 0 days).
Interment at Poplar Hill Cemetery.
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