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Des Moines County
Iowa

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Des Moines County

John Henry Gear (1825-1900) — also known asJohn H. Gear — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born in Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1825.Republican.Mayorof Burlington, Iowa, 1863; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1871-77;Speaker ofthe Iowa State House of Representatives, 1874-77;Governor ofIowa, 1878-82;U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1887-91, 1893-95; delegateto Republican National Convention from Iowa,1892,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee);U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1895-1900; died in office 1900.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 14,1900 (age75 years, 98days).Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.

Index to Locations

  • BurlingtonAspen Grove Cemetery
  • BurlingtonCrapo Park
  • DanvilleJagger Cemetery

    Aspen GroveCemetery
    Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
    Henry Dodge (1782-1867) — ofSte.Genevieve County, Mo.; Michigan; Dodgeville,IowaCounty, Wis.Born near Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.,October12, 1782.Democrat. General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention from Ste. GenevieveCounty, 1820;memberMichigan territorial council 7th District, 1832-33;Governorof Wisconsin Territory, 1836-41, 1845-48;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1841-45;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1848-57.Slaveowner. Died in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,June 19,1867 (age84 years, 250days).Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Israel Dodge and Nancy Ann (Hunter) Dodge; half-brother ofLewisFields Linn; married1800 toChristiana McDonald; father-in-law ofJamesClarke; father ofAugustusCaesar Dodge; third cousin once removed ofAugustusSabin Chase (1828-1896); third cousin twice removed ofIrvingHall Chase; third cousin thrice removed ofAugustusSabin Chase (1897-1970); fourth cousin once removed ofDavidLane Dodge.
     Political family:Dodgefamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Dodge counties inMinn. andWis., andHenry County,Iowa, are named for him.
     FortDodge (military installation, 1850-53), and thecityofFortDodge, Iowa, werenamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry Dodge (built 1943 atRichmond,California; sold and renamedSS Alheli; sank during astorm in theNorthAtlantic Ocean, 1968) was originallynamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
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     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle
     James Wilson Grimes (1816-1872) — also known asJames W. Grimes — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born in Deering,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,October20, 1816.Member ofIowaterritorial legislature, 1838-43; member of Iowa statelegislature, 1852-54;Governor ofIowa, 1854-58;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1859-69.Congregationalist.Died in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,February7, 1872 (age55 years, 110days).Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Grimes and Betsey (Wilson) Grimes; married1846 toElizabeth Sarah Neally.
     ThecityofGrimes,Iowa, isnamed forhim.  — GrimesElementarySchool, inBurlington,Iowa, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS James W. Grimes (built 1943 atPortland,Oregon; scrapped 1972) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Augustus Caesar Dodge (1812-1883) — also known asAugustus C. Dodge — of Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.; Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born in Ste. Genevieve,Ste.Genevieve County, Mo.,January2, 1812.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War;registerof U.S. Land Office at Burlington, Iowa, 1838-40;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1840-46;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1848-55; resigned 1855;firstU.S. Senator who was born west of the Mississippi River; U.S.Minister toSpain, 1855-59; candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1859; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1860,1864;mayorof Burlington, Iowa, 1874-75.Scottishancestry.Died in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,November20, 1883 (age71 years, 322days).Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:AugustusCaesar
     Relatives: Son ofHenryDodge and Christiana (McDonald) Dodge; nephew ofLewisFields Linn; third cousin once removed ofJamesKnox Polk andWilliamHawkins Polk; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesPolk; fourth cousin ofAugustusSabin Chase,MarshallTate Polk,TaskerPolk,RichardTyler Polk andEdwinFitzhugh Polk; fourth cousin once removed ofTrustenPolk,IrvingHall Chase,RufusKing Polk andFrankLyon Polk.
     Political family:Dodgefamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Dodge County,Neb. is named for him.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
     James Clarke (1812-1850) — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born in Greensburg,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,July 5,1812.Secretaryof Iowa Territory, 1839-41;mayorof Burlington, Iowa, 1844-45;delegateto Iowa state constitutional convention from Des Moines County,1844;Governorof Iowa Territory, 1845-46.Died in acholeraepidemic, in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,July 28,1850 (age38 years, 23days).Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Son-in-law ofHenryDodge.
     Political family:Dodgefamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Clarke County,Iowa is named for him.
     Shepherd Leffler (1811-1879) — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born inWashingtonCounty, Pa.,April24, 1811.Democrat. Member ofIowaterritorial House of Representatives, 1839;delegateto Iowa state constitutional convention from Des Moines County,1844;delegateto Iowa state constitutional convention from Des Moines County,1846;U.S.Representative from Iowa, 1846-51 (at-large 1846-47, 2nd District1847-51); candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1875.DiedSeptember7, 1879 (age68 years, 136days).Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Brother ofIsaacLeffler.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     John Murray Corse (1835-1893) — also known asJohn M. Corse — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April27, 1835.Democrat.Book andstationery business; candidate forsecretaryof state of Iowa, 1860; general in the Union Army during theCivil War;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1868-69;postmaster atBoston,Mass., 1886-91.Died in Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April27, 1893 (age58 years, 0days).Entombed at Aspen Grove Cemetery; statue atCrapoPark.
     Relatives: SonofJohnLockwood Corse and Sarah (Murray) Corse; married,December23, 1856, to Ellen Edwards Prince; married,June 23,1882, to Frances McNeil (grandniece ofFranklinPierce; great-granddaughter ofBenjaminPierce).
     Political family:Appleton#2 family of New Hampshire (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     CorseElementarySchool, inBurlington,Iowa, isnamedpartly for him.  — The John CorseMemorialBridge, which carries U.S. Highway 6 over the Iowa River, atIowa City,Iowa, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Thomas Hedge (1844-1920) — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,June 24,1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1899-1907.Member,Skulland Bones.Died in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,November28, 1920 (age76 years, 157days).Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Hedge (1815-1885) and Eliza B. (Eldridge) Hedge; married,January8, 1873, to Mary Frances Cook.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Isaac Leffler (1788-1866) — Born inWashingtonCounty, Pa.,November17, 1788.Member of Virginia state legislature, 1817;U.S.Representative from Virginia 18th District, 1827-29; member ofWisconsinterritorial legislature, 1836; member ofIowaterritorial House of Representatives, 1841.Slaveowner. DiedMarch 8,1866 (age77 years, 111days).Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Brother ofShepherdLeffler.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Benton Jay Hall (1835-1894) — also known asBenton J. Hall — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born in Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio,January13, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1872-73; member ofIowastate senate, 1882-85;U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1885-87; defeated, 1886.Died in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,January5, 1894 (age58 years, 357days).Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Joseph Champlin Stone (1829-1902) — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born in Westport,EssexCounty, N.Y.,July 30,1829.Republican.Iowasuperintendent of public instruction, 1857; served in the UnionArmy during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1877-79.Died in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,December3, 1902 (age73 years, 126days).Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     John Joseph Seerley (1852-1931) — also known asJohn J. Seerley — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born near Toulon,StarkCounty, Ill.,March13, 1852.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1891-93; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Iowa,1920.Died in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,February23, 1931 (age78 years, 347days).Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Seerley and Louisa Ann (Smith) Seerley; married toElizabeth L. Clark and Caroline Keeler.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     John Flournoy Henry (1793-1873) — of Kentucky; Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born inScottCounty, Ky.,January17, 1793.Physician;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 12th District, 1826-27;medical schoolprofessor.Slaveowner. Died in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,November12, 1873 (age80 years, 299days).Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Henry and Elizabeth Julia (Flournoy) Henry; brother ofRobertPryor Henry andGustavusAdolphus Henry; married,May 7,1818, to Mary Wilson Duke; married,January1, 1828, to Lucy Stringer Ridgely; second cousin ofThomasStanhope Flournoy; second cousin once removed ofJohnSpeed Smith andJamesSpeed; second cousin twice removed ofSpeedSmith Fry andGreenClay Smith; second cousin thrice removed ofLetitiaStevenson; second cousin four times removed ofLewisGreen Stevenson; second cousin five times removed ofAdlaiEwing Stevenson II; third cousin once removed ofRichardAylett Buckner,LukePryor Blackburn andJosephClay Stiles Blackburn; third cousin twice removed ofJamesMadison andWilliamTaylor Madison; third cousin thrice removed ofSmithAlford Blackburn; fourth cousin ofAyletteBuckner; fourth cousin once removed ofAylettHawes Buckner andJamesFrancis Buckner Jr..
     Political family:Henryfamily of Scott County, Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     John Lockwood Corse (1813-1868) — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa.Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,March 5,1813.Carriagebuilder;book andstationery business;mayorof Burlington, Iowa, 1845-46, 1856-57; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1848-50, 1854-56.Member,Freemasons.Died in Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa,March20, 1868 (age55 years, 15days).Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Hansen Corse and Gertrude (Lockwood) Corse; married to SarahMurray; father ofJohnMurray Corse.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     CorseElementarySchool, inBurlington,Iowa, isnamedpartly for him.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Dale Ray Andre (1889-1950) — of Iowa. Born in1889.Member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1917.Wasindictedin 1931 formisusinginvestment funds; found not guilty, but his career was wrecked.Died in1950(ageabout61 years).Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
    CrapoPark
    Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa

    John Murray Corse (1835-1893) — also known asJohn M. Corse — of Burlington,Des MoinesCounty, Iowa; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April27, 1835.Democrat.Book andstationery business; candidate forsecretaryof state of Iowa, 1860; general in the Union Army during theCivil War;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1868-69;postmaster atBoston,Mass., 1886-91.Died in Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April27, 1893 (age58 years, 0days).Entombed atAspen Grove Cemetery; statue atCrapo Park.
    Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:
     
     Relatives: SonofJohnLockwood Corse and Sarah (Murray) Corse; married,December23, 1856, to Ellen Edwards Prince; married,June 23,1882, to Frances McNeil (grandniece ofFranklinPierce; great-granddaughter ofBenjaminPierce).
     Political family:Appleton#2 family of New Hampshire (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     CorseElementarySchool, inBurlington,Iowa, isnamedpartly for him.  — The John CorseMemorialBridge, which carries U.S. Highway 6 over the Iowa River, atIowa City,Iowa, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

    JaggerCemetery
    Danville, Des Moines County, Iowa
    Founded 1913
    Howard Alvin Mathews (1866-1945) — also known asHoward A. Mathews — of Iowa. BornSeptember27, 1866.Superintendentof schools; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1922-32;Speaker ofthe Iowa State House of Representatives, 1928.DiedApril23, 1945 (age78 years, 208days).Interment at Jagger Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     

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