Index to Locations KnoxvilleGraceland CemeteryPellaFirst Dutch Reform ChurchCemeteryPellaOakwood Cemetery GracelandCemetery Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Milo Stone (1827-1893) — also known asWilliam M. Stone — of Knoxville,MarionCounty, Iowa; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born inJeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1827.Republican.Newspapereditor; district judge in Iowa, 1857-61 (11th District 1857-58,6th District 1859-61); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Iowa,1860;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;Governor ofIowa, 1864-68; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1878-79; Commissioner of theGeneral Land Office, 1892-93.A friend of PresidentAbrahamLincoln, he was present at Ford's Theater when Lincoln was shot,and helped carry the injured president across the street.Died ofpneumonia,andBright'sdisease, in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,July 18,1893 (age65 years, 277days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | James Mathews (1805-1887) — of Ohio. Born in Ohio,1805.Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1840;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1841-45 (13th District 1841-43, 16thDistrict 1843-45).Died in1887(ageabout82 years).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | Edward Retilla Hays (1847-1896) — of Iowa. Born near Fostoria,SenecaCounty, Ohio,May 26,1847.Republican.U.S.Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1890-91.DiedFebruary28, 1896 (age48 years, 278days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery. | | N. D. Shinn (1884-1959) — of Knoxville,MarionCounty, Iowa.BornJanuary26, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;MarionCounty Attorney; mayor of Knoxville; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Iowa,1948.DiedJune 1,1959 (age75 years, 126days).Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
First DutchReform Church Cemetery Pella, Marion County, Iowa
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Cyrenus Cole (1863-1939) — of Cedar Rapids,LinnCounty, Iowa.Born near Pella,MarionCounty, Iowa,January13, 1863.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;U.S.Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1921-33.Dutchancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,November14, 1939 (age76 years, 305days).Interment at First Dutch Reform Church Cemetery.
OakwoodCemetery Pella, Marion County, Iowa
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Bert Andrew Bandstra (1922-1995) — also known asBert Bandstra — ofMarionCounty, Iowa.Born inMonroeCounty, Iowa,January25, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;MarionCounty Attorney, 1955-59;U.S.Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966,1968.ChristianReformed.Dutchancestry. Member,AmericanLegion.Died in Pella,MarionCounty, Iowa,October23, 1995 (age73 years, 271days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Henry P. Scholte (1805-1868) — of Pella,MarionCounty, Iowa.Born in Amsterdam,Netherlands,September25, 1805.Republican.Preacher;joined the dissenters from the national church of the Netherlands;tried in1834 forteachingheresy,expelledfrom the church,fined,andimprisoned;helped organize a group which emigrated to Iowa in 1847;lawyer;postmaster;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1860.Dutchancestry.DiedAugust25, 1868 (age62 years, 335days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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