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Davison County
South Dakota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Davison County

Index to Locations Blendon Township Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Mitchell Calvary Cemetery Mitchell Graceland Cemetery Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Blendon Township, Davison County, South Dakota Politicians buried here:   Gustav Holden Helgerson (1875-1965) — also known as Gus H. Helgerson — of Mt. Vernon, Davison County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak. Born in Pontiac, Livingston County, Ill., September 25, 1875. Republican. Hardware business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1909-12; member of South Dakota state senate 13th District, 1913-14; South Dakota state treasurer, 1917-21; insurance business. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., July, 1965 (age 89 years, 0 days). Interment at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Barney Helgerson and Laura Marie (Larson) Helgerson; married to Blanche Fern Hamilton. Calvary Cemetery Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota Politicians buried here:   Robert E. Morgan (d. 2009) — of South Dakota. Justice of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1977-91. Died August 17, 2009. Interment at Calvary Cemetery. Graceland Cemetery Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Herbert Emery Hitchcock (1867-1958) — also known as Herbert E. Hitchcock; H. E. Hitchcock — of Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak. Born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, August 22, 1867. Democrat. Member of South Dakota state senate 13th District, 1909-12, 1929-30; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1928, 1940; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1936-38; defeated in primary, 1938. Died in Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak., February 17, 1958 (age 90 years, 179 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Andrew H. Betts (1850-1921) — of Alexandria, Hanson County, S.Dak. Born October 17, 1850. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of South Dakota state senate 11th District, 1895-96; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1900. Died in Hanson County, S.Dak., November 26, 1921 (age 71 years, 40 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery. Mark Calvin Betts (1865-1940) — also known as Mark C. Betts — of Mt. Vernon, Davison County, S.Dak. Born in Onondaga County, N.Y., December 21, 1865. Republican. Merchant; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1903-06. Died in Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak., October 6, 1940 (age 74 years, 290 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Calvin Betts and Charlotte Louise (Jones) Betts; married to Sarah Ann Samuel.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903

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