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Independence County
Arkansas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Independence County

Index to Locations

  • Private or family graveyards
  • BatesvilleOaklawn Cemetery

    Private or familygraveyard
    Independence County, Arkansas
    Leonard Henly Sims (1807-1886) — also known asLeonard H. Sims — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in North Carolina,1807.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County, 1842-43;U.S.Representative from Missouri at-large, 1845-47.Slaveowner. Died in1886(ageabout79 years).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

    • OaklawnCemetery
    Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Robert Emmett Jeffery (1875-1935) — also known asBoyse Jeffery — of Newport,JacksonCounty, Ark.Born in Mt. Olive,IzardCounty, Ark.,January30, 1875.Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1900; state court judge inArkansas, 1910-15; U.S. Minister toUruguay, 1915-21.DiedMay 19,1935 (age60 years, 109days).Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary
     William Allan Oldfield (1874-1928) — also known asWilliam A. Oldfield — of Batesville,IndependenceCounty, Ark.Born in Franklin,IzardCounty, Ark.,February4, 1874.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1909-28; died inoffice 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromArkansas,1928.Methodist.Died inWashington,D.C.,November19, 1928 (age54 years, 289days).Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Milton T. Oldfield and Anne (Matheny) Oldfield; married,June 1,1901, toFrancesPearl Peden.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Elisha Baxter (1827-1899) — of Batesville,IndependenceCounty, Ark.Born inRutherfordCounty, N.C.,September1, 1827.Republican. Mayor of Batesville, Ark., 1853; member of Arkansas statelegislature, 1854; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;justice ofArkansas state supreme court, 1864; district judge in Arkansas3rd District, 1868-73; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Arkansas,1872;Governorof Arkansas, 1873-74.Died in Batesville,IndependenceCounty, Ark.,May 31,1899 (age71 years, 272days).Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
     Cross-reference:EnochH. Vance
     Baxter County,Ark. is named for him.
     See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Robert Neill (1838-1907) — of Batesville,IndependenceCounty, Ark.Born near Desha,IndependenceCounty, Ark.,November12, 1838.Democrat.IndependenceCounty Surveyor, 1860-61; served in the Confederate Army duringthe Civil War;IndependenceCounty Circuit Court Clerk, 1866-68;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,1888(HonoraryVice-President);U.S.Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1893-97; chairman,Arkansas Railroad Commission, 1899.Died in Batesville,IndependenceCounty, Ark.,February16, 1907 (age68 years, 96days).Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Mary Adelia Byers.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Pearl Peden Oldfield (1876-1962) — also known asPearl P. Oldfield;Frances PearlPeden —of Batesville,IndependenceCounty, Ark.Born in Cotton Plant,WoodruffCounty, Ark.,December2, 1876.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1929-31.Female.Died inWashington,D.C.,April12, 1962 (age85 years, 131days).Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married,June 1,1901, toWilliamAllan Oldfield.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Samuel Marcus Bone (1887-1969) — also known asS. M. Bone — of Batesville,IndependenceCounty, Ark.Born in Mt. Pleasant,IzardCounty, Ark.,June 29,1887.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofArkansasstate senate 6th District, 1919-22; district judge in Arkansas3rd District, 1926-40; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Arkansas,1940.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in1969(ageabout82 years).Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof James P. Bone and Mary A. (Screws) Bone; married1911 toRebecca Bost.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Hubert Jennings Meachum (1920-2001) — ofIndependenceCounty, Ark.Born in Lake City,CraigheadCounty, Ark.,November3, 1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1951-57; municipal judge inArkansas, 1959-79.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Civitan.Died in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,September15, 2001 (age80 years, 316days).Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery. James C. Grubbs (1838-1893) — of Newport,JacksonCounty, Ark.Born in Alabama,January16, 1838.Republican. Postmaster atNewport,Ark., 1891-93.DiedNovember1, 1893 (age55 years, 289days).Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
     Relatives:Father ofJamesW. Grubbs.
     Political family:Grubbs-Armourfamily of Newport, Arkansas.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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