Very incomplete list!in chronological order  |  Thomas Lyon Hamer (1800-1846) — also known asThomas L. Hamer — of Georgetown,BrownCounty, Ohio.Born inNorthumberlandCounty, Pa., July,1800.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1825, 1828-29;Speaker ofthe Ohio State House of Representatives, 1829; PresidentialElector for Ohio,1828(voted forAndrewJackson andJohnC. Calhoun);U.S.Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1833-39; general in theU.S. Army during the Mexican War.NominatedUlyssesS. Grant to be a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.Died in the military service, probably fromdysentery,at Monterrey,NuevoLeón,December2, 1846 (age46 years, 0days).Original intermentsomewherein near Monterrey, Nuevo León; reinterment atOldGeorgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Ohio; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Archibald Yell (1797-1847) — of Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.Born in North Carolina,August9, 1797.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;federaljudge, 1832-35;U.S.Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1836-39, 1845-46; resigned1846;Governor ofArkansas, 1840-44; colonel in the U.S. Army during the MexicanWar.Slaveowner. Killed in theMexican War Battle of Buena Vista,Coahuila,February22, 1847 (age49 years, 197days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Fayetteville, Ark. | | John Jay Hardin (1810-1847) — also known asJohn J. Hardin — of Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.; Illinois.Born in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,January6, 1810.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1836-42;U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1843-45; served in theU.S. Army during the Mexican War.Killed in battle, at Buena Vista,Coahuila,February23, 1847 (age37 years, 48days).Interment atJacksonvilleEast Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill. | | Henry Clay Jr. (1811-1847) — of Kentucky. Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,April10, 1811.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1835-37; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring the Mexican War.Episcopalian.Killed in action at the Battle of Buena Vista, Buena Vista,Coahuila,February23, 1847 (age35 years, 319days).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky. | | Robert Hanna Hammond (1791-1847) — also known asRobert H. Hammond — of Milton,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.Born in Milton,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,April28, 1791.NorthumberlandCounty Register and Recorder;postmaster;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1837-41; servedin the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.Wounded during theMexican War; ordered home on sick leave,but died of his wounds en route,aboard thesteamshipOrleans, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,June 2,1847 (age56 years, 35days).Interment atMiltonCemetery, Milton, Pa. | | Louis Dicken Wilson (1789-1847) — also known asLouis D. Wilson — ofEdgecombeCounty, N.C.Born inEdgecombeCounty, N.C.,May 12,1789.Democrat.Notarypublic; justice of the peace;merchant;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Edgecombe County, 1815-19; memberofNorthCarolina state senate, 1820, 1824-32, 1838-47 (Edgecombe County1820, 1824-32, 15th District 1838-43, 10th District 1844-47); died inoffice 1847;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; delegateto Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1835;colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromyellowfever, while serving in the U.S. Army in theMexican War,in Veracruz,Veracruz,August12, 1847 (age58 years, 92days).Original interment atRocky Mount Memorial Park, Rocky Mount, N.C.; reinterment in1904 atTarboro Town Common, Tarboro, N.C. | | Pierce Mason Butler (1798-1847) — also known asPierce M. Butler — of South Carolina. Born in Fairfield District (nowFairfieldCounty), S.C.,April11, 1798.Governorof South Carolina, 1836-38; colonel in the U.S. Army during theMexican War.Killed in action at Battle of Churubusco,DistritoFederal,August20, 1847 (age49 years, 131days).Interment atButlerUnited Methodist Church Cemetery, Saluda, S.C. | | Robert Milner Echols (1798-1847) — also known asRobert M. Echols — ofWaltonCounty, Ga.Born near Washington,WilkesCounty, Ga.,1798.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1824-29; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1830-44; general in the U.S. Army during theMexican War.Killed in action when hefell fromhis horse during battle, at National Bridge (Puente Nacional), nearVeracruz,Veracruz,December3, 1847 (ageabout 49years).Original intermentsomewherein Mexico; reinterment ataprivate or family graveyard, Walton County, Ga.
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