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Linn County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Linn County

Index to Locations Albany City Cemetery Albany Masonic Cemetery Lebanon Lebanon Pioneer Cemetery Lebanon Odd Fellows Cemetery City Cemetery Albany, Linn County, Oregon Politicians buried here:   Delazon Smith (1816-1860) — of Linn County, Ore. Born in New Berlin, Chenango County, N.Y., October 5, 1816. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oregon territorial House of Representatives, 1854; delegate to Oregon state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1857; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1859. Died November 19, 1860 (age 44 years, 45 days). Interment at City Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Masonic Cemetery Albany, Linn County, Oregon Politicians buried here: Mark Vern Weatherford (1886-1962) — also known as Mark V. Weatherford — of Albany, Linn County, Ore. Born in Arlington, Gilliam County, Ore., March 5, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; rancher; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; invented a mobile artillery repair unit, which became widely used during the war; mayor of Albany, Ore., 1927-28; Oregon Democratic state chair, 1930. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died, from cancer, in Albany, Linn County, Ore., September 11, 1962 (age 76 years, 190 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Washington Weatherford and Samantha Alice (Sperry) Weatherford; married, September 7, 1911, to Emmaline Joyce 'Emma' Kuhn.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Eminent Americans (1954) Lebanon Pioneer Cemetery Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon Politicians buried here:   David W. Ballard (1824-1883) — Born in Bridgeport, Marion County, Ind., February 21, 1824. Member of Oregon state senate, 1860; Governor of Idaho Territory, 1866-70. Died in Lebanon, Linn County, Ore., September 18, 1883 (age 59 years, 209 days). Interment at Lebanon Pioneer Cemetery.   Luther Elkins (1809-1887) — of Linn County, Ore. Born in Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, May 26, 1809. Democrat. Farmer; member Oregon territorial council, 1840; delegate to Oregon state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1857; member of Oregon state senate, 1860. Died in Lebanon, Linn County, Ore., December 13, 1887 (age 78 years, 201 days). Interment at Lebanon Pioneer Cemetery. Odd Fellows Cemetery Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon Politicians buried here:   Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945) — also known as Samuel M. Garland — of Lebanon, Linn County, Ore. Born in Amherst, Amherst County, Va., January 31, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent, Umatilla reservation Indian schools; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1904 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; Honorary Vice-President); member of Oregon state senate, 1917-25. Suffered an accidental fall in his home, sustained a chest injury, and died a week later from hypostatic pneumonia, in Lebanon General Hospital, Lebanon, Linn County, Ore., November 3, 1945 (age 84 years, 276 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Rev. James Powell Garland and Lucy Virginia (Braxton) Garland; married, October 12, 1892, to Isabella LeRoy Kirkpatrick; grandson of Samuel Meredith Garland (1802-1880); great-grandson of David Shepherd Garland; second great-grandnephew of Patrick Henry; second cousin twice removed of Valentine Wood Southall, William Campbell Preston and John Smith Preston; third cousin of Daniel Micajah Pendleton; third cousin once removed of Stephen Valentine Southall, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; fourth cousin of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge.   Political family: Garland family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The Garland Bridge, which takes Santiam Highway (US-20) over the South Santiam River, in Linn County, Oregon, is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Alice Temple Booth (1873-1922) — also known as Alice Temple; Mrs. Joel C. Booth — of Lebanon, Linn County, Ore. Born in Linn County, Ore., October 31, 1873. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1920. Female. Died in Lebanon, Linn County, Ore., September 7, 1922 (age 48 years, 311 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of William K. Temple and Julia Ann (Pickens) Temple; married to Joel Clarence Booth.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Joel Clarence Booth (1872-1954) — also known as Joel C. Booth — of Lebanon, Linn County, Ore. Born in Ames, Story County, Iowa, July 22, 1872. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1920 (alternate), 1944. Died in Lebanon, Linn County, Ore., July 18, 1954 (age 81 years, 361 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Alice Temple Booth.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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