Index to Locations
Brandon Brandon Cemetery
Fond du Lac Unknown location
Fond du Lac Calvary Cemetery
Fond du Lac Estabrooks Cemetery
Fond du Lac Rienzi Cemetery
Ripon Hillside Cemetery
Brandon
Cemetery
Brandon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Politicians buried
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![Lester R. Johnson](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/241/76.04.jpg) |
Lester Roland Johnson (1901-1975) —
also known as Lester Johnson —
of Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis.
Born in Brandon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 16,
1901.
Democrat. Lumber, feed,
and coal
business; lawyer; Jackson
County District Attorney, 1943-46, 1953; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1953-65; member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1954.
Died in Augusta, Eau Claire
County, Wis., July 24,
1975 (age 74 years, 38
days).
Interment at Brandon Cemetery.
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Unknown
Location
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Politicians buried
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Isaac Smith Tallmadge (1824-1882) —
also known as Isaac S. Tallmadge —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 31,
1824.
Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1853-54.
Injured when he was run over by a horsedrawn
cart; the wound in his back became an infected
abscess, and he died as a result, in Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 27,
1882 (age 57 years, 361
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Calvary
Cemetery
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Politicians buried
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Francis Ryan Duffy (1888-1979) —
also known as F. Ryan Duffy —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 23,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932,
1936
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1933-39; defeated, 1938; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1939-49; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1949.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
16, 1979 (age 91 years, 54
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Thomas Cale (1848-1941) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Underhill, Chittenden
County, Vt., September
17, 1848.
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1907-09.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., February
3, 1941 (age 92 years, 139
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Estabrooks
Cemetery
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Politicians buried
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John Abner Race (1914-1983) —
also known as John A. Race —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., May 12,
1914.
Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly, 1958 (Democratic), 1970; chair of
Fond du Lac County Democratic Party, 1961-65; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1965-67; defeated,
1962, 1966, 1968.
Lutheran.
Member, International
Association of Machinists.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., November
9, 1983 (age 69 years, 181
days).
Interment at Estabrooks Cemetery.
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Rienzi
Cemetery
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
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![Edward S. Bragg](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/350/33.14.jpg) |
Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827-1912) —
also known as Edward S. Bragg —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Unadilla, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
20, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fond
du Lac County District Attorney, 1854-56; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1860,
1872,
1884,
1892,
1896;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1868-69; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1877-83, 1885-87 (5th District
1877-83, 2nd District 1885-87); U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1888-89; U.S. Consul General in Havana, 1902-03; Hong Kong, 1903-06.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
In 1884, made a famous speech supporting Grover
Cleveland, in which he declared: "We love him for the enemies he
has made," meaning the Tammany Hall organization in New York.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 20,
1912 (age 85 years, 121
days).
Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (1795-1864) —
also known as Nathaniel P. Tallmadge —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
8, 1795.
Democrat. Postmaster at Poughkeepsie,
N.Y., 1821-25; member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1828; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1830-33; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1833-44; Governor
of Wisconsin Territory, 1844-45.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
2, 1864 (age 69 years, 268
days).
Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
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![William K. Van_Pelt](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/874/34.73.jpg) |
William Kaiser Van Pelt (1905-1996) —
also known as William K. Van Pelt —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Glenbeulah, Sheboygan
County, Wis., March
10, 1905.
Republican. Retail
fuel business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1944,
1948
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1951-65; defeated,
1964.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died June 2,
1996 (age 91 years, 84
days).
Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
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Charles Augustus Eldredge (1820-1896) —
also known as Charles A. Eldredge —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Bridport, Addison
County, Vt., February
27, 1820.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1854-56; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1863-75 (4th District 1863-73, 5th
District 1873-75); defeated, 1874.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
26, 1896 (age 76 years, 242
days).
Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
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Mason Cook Darling (1801-1866) —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., May 18,
1801.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Wisconsin
territorial legislature, 1840-46; member
Wisconsin territorial council, 1847-48; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1848-49; mayor
of Fond du Lac, Wis., 1852.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
12, 1866 (age 64 years, 298
days).
Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
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Owen Augustine Wells (1844-1935) —
also known as Owen A. Wells —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y., February
4, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1893-95; delegate to
Gold Democrat National Convention from Wisconsin, 1896.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., January
29, 1935 (age 90 years, 359
days).
Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
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Curtis Daniel MacDougall (1903-1985) —
also known as Curtis D. MacDougall —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., February
11, 1903.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1944.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Pi
Kappa Delta; Acacia.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., November
10, 1985 (age 82 years, 272
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rienzi Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Gilbert Thomas MacDougall and Isabella (McCollum) MacDougall;
married to Genevieve Rockwood. |
| ![](hand.gif) | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Louis John Fellenz Jr. (1915-1993) —
also known as Louis J. Fellenz, Jr. —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., March
27, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 18th District, 1941-48.
Died in 1993
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
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Joel Tallmadge Jr. (1788-1867) —
of Candor, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia
County, N.Y., September
27, 1788.
Member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1832.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
21, 1867 (age 78 years, 206
days).
Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
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Hillside
Cemetery
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Politicians buried
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David Parshall Mapes (1798-1890) —
also known as David P. Mapes —
of Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y.; Ripon, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., January
10, 1798.
Steamboat
business; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1831; merchant;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin.
Principal founder
of Ripon College, 1850.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., May 18,
1890 (age 92 years, 128
days).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Mapes and Hannah (Brown) Mapes; married, April
14, 1822, to Ruth Frisbee; married, January
26, 1855, to Mary C. Frisbee; married, November
9, 1864, to Emeline (Huntsinger) Wilson; married, September
15, 1883, to Augusta R. Miles; father of Fannie
Mapes (who married Otto
Christian Neuman); first cousin once removed of Jonas
Mapes; third cousin once removed of George
Hammond Parshall; third cousin thrice removed of Irving
Anthony Jennings and Renz
L. Jennings; fourth cousin once removed of David
Gardiner and Bertha
Mapes. |
| ![](hand.gif) | Mapes Hall (built 1959), at Ripon College,
Ripon,
Wisconsin, is named for
him. |
| ![](hand.gif) | Epitaph: "In grateful recognition of
David P, Mapes, for his vision and valuable services as pioneer,
founder, benefactor and promoter of the City of Ripon and its
College, the citizens of Ripon dedicate this marker." |
| ![](hand.gif) | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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