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Rock County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Rock County

Index to Locations Beloit Oakwood Cemetery Beloit Protestant Cemetery Edgerton Fassett Cemetery Edgerton Jenson Cemetery Evansville Maple Creek Cemetery Janesville Oak Hill Cemetery Oakwood Cemetery Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   Robert Campbell Strong (1915-1999) — also known as Robert C. Strong — of Beloit, Rock County, Wis. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 29, 1915. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Prague, 1939; Durban, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, 1963-67. Died in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., December 28, 1999 (age 84 years, 90 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Oakwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of Gridley Barstow Strong.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier   Albert N. Bort (1845-1925) — of Bridgewater, Oneida County, N.Y.; Beloit, Rock County, Wis.; Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Hastings, Oswego County, N.Y., May 10, 1845. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods merchant; bank director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1880; investment manager for Modern Woodmen of America. Member, Modern Woodmen of America; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Died in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., January 23, 1925 (age 79 years, 258 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Nicholas N. Bort and Elizabeth (Horton) Bort; married, October 15, 1867, to Flora Marcella Williams.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Protestant Cemetery Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   Clinton Babbitt (1831-1907) — of Beloit, Rock County, Wis. Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, N.H., November 16, 1831. Democrat. Postmaster at Beloit, Wis., 1887; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1891-93. Died in Beloit, Rock County, Wis., March 11, 1907 (age 75 years, 115 days). Interment at Protestant Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Fassett Cemetery Edgerton, Rock County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   George Washington Blanchard (1884-1964) — also known as George W. Blanchard — of Edgerton, Rock County, Wis. Born in Colby, Marathon County, Wis., January 26, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1925-26; member of Wisconsin state senate 15th District, 1927-32; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1933-35. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Edgerton, Rock County, Wis., October 2, 1964 (age 80 years, 250 days). Interment at Fassett Cemetery.   Presumably named for: George Washington   Relatives: Son of Horace Jones Blanchard and Emma (Brinker) Blanchard; married, November 5, 1910, to Helen Sherman.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Jenson Cemetery Edgerton, Rock County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here: Edward Grassman (1882-1952) — of Edgerton, Rock County, Wis. Born in Richland County, Wis., November 16, 1882. Republican. School teacher; tobacco buyer; farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Rock County 1st District, 1933-52. Died in 1952 (age about 69 years). Interment at Jenson Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 Maple Creek Cemetery Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   Oscar Little Dudley (c.1843-1918) — also known as Oscar L. Dudley — of Illinois. Born about 1843. Member of Illinois state house of representatives 2nd District, 1895-97. Died in 1918 (age about 75 years). Interment at Maple Creek Cemetery. Oak Hill Cemetery Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   Charles Grandison Williams (1829-1892) — also known as Charles G. Williams — of Janesville, Rock County, Wis. Born in Royalton, Niagara County, N.Y., October 18, 1829. Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1868; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1869-72; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1873-83. Died in 1892 (age about 62 years). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; Erie, Erie County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock County, Wis. Born in Springboro, Crawford County, Pa., June 25, 1866. Republican. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928; member of Wisconsin Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis; Grange. Died in Washington, D.C., July 8, 1941 (age 75 years, 13 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Nelson Richard Bolles and Malvina Belle (Whitford) Bolles; married, June 29, 1918, to Aimee Carreras Wall.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940   Harmon Sweatland Conger (1816-1882) — of Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y.; Janesville, Rock County, Wis. Born in Freeport, Cortland County, N.Y., April 9, 1816. Whig. Newspaper editor and publisher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1847-51; circuit judge in Wisconsin 12th Circuit, 1871-82; died in office 1882. Died in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., October 22, 1882 (age 66 years, 196 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Conger and Hannah (Chandler) Conger; married 1845 to Lucy Canfield; married 1863 to Adelaide Atkinson; first cousin of Ira Chandler Backus; first cousin once removed of Lyman Averill Chandler; second cousin of Anson Griffith Conger; second cousin once removed of Hugh Conger; second cousin twice removed of Edward Augustus Conger; second cousin thrice removed of Robert John Conger; third cousin of Omar Dwight Conger, Moore Conger, Chauncey Stewart Conger (1838-1916) and Frederick Ward Conger; third cousin once removed of Edwin Hurd Conger, Franklin Barker Conger and Chauncey Stewart Conger (1882-1963); third cousin thrice removed of Ralph Waldo Hungerford; fourth cousin of James Lockwood Conger and Charles Franklin Conger; fourth cousin once removed of Abraham Bogart Conger, James W. Conger and Benn Conger.   Political family: Conger #1 family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Ithamar Conkey Sloan (1822-1898) — of Wisconsin. Born in New York, 1822. Republican. U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1863-67. Died in 1898 (age about 76 years). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother of Andrew Scott Sloan.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Winans (1831-1907) — of Janesville, Rock County, Wis. Born in Vernon, Sussex County, N.J., September 27, 1831. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1864; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1874, 1882, 1887, 1891; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1883-85; mayor of Janesville, Wis., 1885-87. Died January 17, 1907 (age 75 years, 112 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Meek Whitehead (1852-1924) — also known as John M. Whitehead — of Janesville, Rock County, Wis. Born near Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Ill., July 29, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1896-1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1920. Member, American Bar Association; American Economic Association; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., August 31, 1924 (age 72 years, 33 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jacob Whitehead and Elizabeth Ann (Paisley) Whitehead; married, July 12, 1881, to Lavinia Fletcher Barrows; married, May 15, 1919, to Julet Claire Thorp.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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