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Jackson County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Jackson County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards AvaAva Evergreen Cemetery CarbondaleWoodlawn Cemetery MakandaRowan Cemetery MurphysboroMurphysboro CityCemetery Private or familygraveyard Jackson County, Illinois Paul Martin Simon (1928-2003) — also known asPaul Simon — of Makanda,JacksonCounty, Ill.Born in Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.,November29, 1928.Democrat.Universityprofessor; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1955-63; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1963-69;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1969-73; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1972(alternate),1996;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1975-85 (24th District 1975-83,22nd District 1983-85);U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1985-97; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1988,1992.Lutheran.Died, followingheartsurgery, in Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,December9, 2003 (age75 years, 10days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives:Married,April21, 1960, toJeanneC. Hurley; married2001 toPatricia 'Patti' Derge.   Cross-reference:CraigLovitt —DavidChiu   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile   Books about Paul Simon: Robert E.Hartley,PaulSimon: The Political Journey of an IllinoisOriginal

Kent Ellsworth Keller (1867-1954) — also known asKent E. Keller — of Ava,JacksonCounty, Ill.Born near Campbell Hill,JacksonCounty, Ill.,June 4,1867.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;miningbusiness; member ofIllinoisstate senate 44th District, 1913-17; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1916,1952;U.S.Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1931-41; defeated,1940 (25th District), 1942 (25th District), 1944 (25th District),1948 (26th District), 1950 (26th District).Baptist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.DiedSeptember3, 1954 (age87 years, 91days).Interment at Ava Evergreen Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Philip Jacob Keller and Harriet Elizabeth (Bradley) Keller;married to Olive Robinson.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Alexander M. Jenkins (1802-1864) — also known asAlex Jenkins — ofJacksonCounty, Ill.Born in1802.Democrat.LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1834-36; member ofIllinoisDemocratic State Committee, 1837-38;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Jackson County,1847.Died in1864(ageabout62 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Jeanne Hurley Simon (1922-2000) — also known asJeanne C. Hurley — of Wilmette,CookCounty, Ill.; Makanda,JacksonCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 10,1922.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1957-61.Female.Catholic.Died of complications frombraincancer, in Makanda,JacksonCounty, Ill.,February20, 2000 (age77 years, 286days).Interment at Rowan Cemetery.

George Washington Smith (1846-1907) — also known asGeorge W. Smith — of Murphysboro,JacksonCounty, Ill.Born inPutnamCounty, Ohio,August18, 1846.Republican.Blacksmith;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1889-1907 (20th District 1889-95,22nd District 1895-1903, 25th District 1903-07); died in office 1907.Died in Murphysboro,JacksonCounty, Ill.,November30, 1907 (age61 years, 104days).Interment at Murphysboro City Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
		Relatives: Son of James Henry Smith andAgnes (Morton) Smith; married to Mary Alice Dailey.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

John Logan (born c.1800) — of Illinois. Born inIreland,about 1800.Physician;member of Illinois state legislature, 1840.Interment at Murphysboro City Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofJohnAlexander Logan.
		Logan County,Ill. may have been named for him.

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