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Index to Locations Wooster Wooster Cemetery Wooster Cemetery Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   George Bliss (1813-1868) — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio; Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. Born in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vt., January 1, 1813. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Ohio, 1850; mayor of Akron, Ohio, 1850; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1853-55, 1863-65 (18th District 1853-55, 14th District 1863-65). Died in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, October 24, 1868 (age 55 years, 297 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Timothy Bliss and Anne C. (Campbell) Bliss; married, January 16, 1856, to Sarah Jane Fish.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John McSweeney (1890-1969) — of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. Born in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, December 19, 1890. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1923-29, 1937-39, 1949-51 (16th District 1923-29, at-large 1937-39, 16th District 1949-51); defeated, 1920 (16th District), 1938 (at-large), 1950 (16th District); candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1940; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960, 1964. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans. Died in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, December 13, 1969 (age 78 years, 359 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Sloane (1779-1856) — of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. Born in York, York County, Pa., 1779. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1803-05, 1807; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; receiver of U.S. Land Office at Wooster, Ohio, 1816; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1819-29 (6th District 1819-23, 12th District 1823-29); secretary of state of Ohio, 1841-44. Died in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, May 15, 1856 (age about 76 years). Interment at Wooster Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Benjamin Jones (1787-1861) — of Ohio. Born in Winchester, Va., April 13, 1787. Democrat. Justice of the peace; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1821-22; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1828 (voted for Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun); member of Ohio state senate, 1829-32; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1833-37 (19th District 1833-35, 18th District 1835-37). Died in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, April 24, 1861 (age 74 years, 11 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Capt. Samuel Jones; married 1813 to Hannah Straughn Vanemmon; father of Isaac Newton Jones.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Addison S. McClure (1839-1903) — of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. Born in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, October 10, 1839. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868, 1876; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1881-83, 1895-97 (18th District 1881-83, 17th District 1895-97). Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, April 17, 1903 (age 63 years, 189 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, September 26, 1866, to Mary L. Brigham.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Martin Luther Smyser (1851-1908) — also known as Martin L. Smyser — of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. Born in Plaine Township, Wayne County, Ohio, April 3, 1851. U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1889-91, 1905-07 (20th District 1889-91, 17th District 1905-07); defeated (Republican), 1906; circuit judge in Ohio 5th Circuit, 1898; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, May 6, 1908 (age 57 years, 33 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Martin Luther   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Cyrus Spink (1793-1859) — of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. Born in Berkshire County, Mass., March 24, 1793. Register of U.S. Land Office at Wooster, Ohio, 1825-27; member of Ohio state legislature, 1830; Whig Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1844; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1859; died in office 1859. Died in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, May 31, 1859 (age 66 years, 68 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Martin Welker (1819-1902) — of Stark County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1819. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1858-60; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1865-71. Died March 16, 1902 (age about 82 years). Interment at Wooster Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   George K. Rex (1817-1879) — of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, July 25, 1817. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate, 1852-53, 1868-69; mayor of Wooster, Ohio, 1862; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1874-77. Member, Freemasons. Died, from kidney disease, in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, March 27, 1879 (age 61 years, 245 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jacob Rex and Catharine (Wittick) Rex; married to Eleanor J. McCurdy.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Reasin Beall (1769-1843) — of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. Born in Montgomery County, Md., December 3, 1769. Whig. U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1813-14; register of U.S. Land Office at Wooster, Ohio, 1816-23; Whig Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1840. Died in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, February 20, 1843 (age 73 years, 79 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Lewis Philip Ohliger (1843-1923) — also known as Lewis P. Ohliger — of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. Born in Rheinpfalz, Germany, January 3, 1843. Democrat. Wholesale druggist; grocer; Wayne County Treasurer, 1875-79; trustee, Wooster and Lodi Railway; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1884; postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1892; U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1892-93. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., January 9, 1923 (age 80 years, 6 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Isaac Newton Jones (1818-1878) — also known as Isaac N. Jones — of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. Born in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, December 7, 1818. Mayor of Wooster, Ohio, 1856. Died in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, January 1, 1878 (age 59 years, 25 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Isaac Newton   Relatives: Son of Benjamin Jones and Hannah Straughn (Vanemmon) Jones; married, May 23, 1843, to Susan Gillespie.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial John H. Kauke (1817-1904) — of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. Born in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, December 15, 1817. Republican. Hardware merchant; banker; mayor of Wooster, Ohio, 1860-61. Presbyterian. Dutch ancestry. Died in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, March 20, 1904 (age 86 years, 96 days). Interment at Wooster Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1841 to Elizabeth H. Himmelrich.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Wayne County Public Library

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