Johnson County
Illinois
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Johnson County
Illinois
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Johnson County
Index to Locations Zion ChurchCemetery Near Ozark, Johnson County, Illinois
FraternalCemetery Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois
|  Andrew Jackson Kuykendall (1815-1891) — also known asAndrew J. Kuykendall — of Vienna,JohnsonCounty, Ill.Born inGallatinCounty, Ill.,March 3,1815.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives from Johnson County, 1842-46;member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1851-54, 1879-82 (1st District 1851-54, 51stDistrict 1879-82);U.S.Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1865-67; state courtjudge in Illinois, 1873.DiedMay 11,1891 (age76 years, 69days).Interment at Fraternal Cemetery.
| Paul Taylor Powell (1902-1970) — also known asPaul Powell — of Vienna,JohnsonCounty, Ill.Born in Vienna,JohnsonCounty, Ill.,January21, 1902.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;chairof Johnson County Democratic Party, 1950;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1959-63;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1965-70; died in office 1970; in 1966, hisoffice wasinvestigatedfor corruption; he was exonerated, but his chief investigator wasindicted for theft of state funds.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,October10, 1970 (age68 years, 262days). About $800,000 cash was found in shoeboxes in his room atthe St. Nicholas Hotel, Springfield, Ill.Interment at Fraternal Cemetery.
Vienna FraternalCemetery Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois
| C. L. McCormick (b. 1919) — of Vienna,JohnsonCounty, Ill.Born in McCormick,PopeCounty, Ill.,December1, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;merchant;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1957-65, 1965-67, 1967-75,1981-83 (59th District 1957-65, at-large 1965-67, 59th District1967-75, 1981-83).Baptist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Interment at Vienna Fraternal Cemetery.West EdenCemetery West Eden, Johnson County, Illinois
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