Index to Locations DeLongHaynes CemeteryGalesburgEast Linwood CemeteryGalesburgHope CemeteryGalesburgLinwood CemeteryGalesburgMemorial Park CemeteryGalesburgSt. Joseph's CemeteryKnoxvilleCity CemeteryKnoxvilleKnoxville CemeteryOntarioOntario CemeteryWatagaWataga CemeteryYates CityYates City Cemetery
HaynesCemetery
DeLong, Knox County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  George M. Clark (1872-1939) — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born inKnoxCounty, Ill.,April24, 1872.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1912;postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1921-35 (acting, 1921-22).Died in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,April 6,1939 (age66 years, 347days).Interment at Haynes Cemetery. | | Dale Harper Bragg (1906-1971) — also known asDale H. Bragg — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born inKnoxCounty, Ill.,October12, 1906.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1968.Died in Sebring,HighlandsCounty, Fla.,December1, 1971 (age65 years, 50days).Interment at Haynes Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Harry Eugene Bragg and Harriet Pearl (Keys) Bragg; married toGenevieve P. Murdock. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
East LinwoodCemetery
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph E. Anderson (1884-1941) — also known asJoe E. Anderson — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Wester, Gottland,Sweden,April14, 1884.Republican.Grocer;mayorof Galesburg, Ill., 1931-41; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1936.Swedishancestry. Member,Kiwanis.Died in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,November28, 1941 (age57 years, 228days).Interment at East Linwood Cemetery. | | Craig Lovitt (1932-1993) — ofKnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Terre Haute,HendersonCounty, Ill.,February18, 1932.Democrat. Public Relations Director, Knox College, 1959-64;chair ofKnox County Democratic Party, 1964-78; administrative assistantand campaign manager for U.S. Rep.GaleSchisler, 1965-67; aide to Gov.SamuelShapiro, 1967-69; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1968; assistant toLt. Gov. and later U.S. Rep.PaulSimon, 1973-77; aide to Illinois Secretary of State and laterU.S. SenatorAlanDixon, 1977-93; aide to U.S. Sen.CarolMoseley Braun; aide to Illinois Attorney GeneralRolandBurris.Died, in St. John'sHospital,Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,October11, 1993 (age61 years, 235days).Interment at East Linwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Preston Lovitt and Mildred (Pence) Lovitt. |
HopeCemetery
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edgar Addison Bancroft (1857-1925) — also known asEdgar A. Bancroft — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,November20, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;solicitor in Illinois for Atchison, Topeka and Santa FeRailroad;vice-president and general solicitor for Chicago and Western IndianaRailroadand the BeltRailwayCompany; general counsel, International Harvester Company,farmequipment andtruckmanufacturer; Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1889;U.S. Ambassador toJapan, 1924-25, died in office 1925.Died, from anintestinalhemorrhage, in Karuizawa,Japan,July27, 1925 (age67 years, 249days).Interment at Hope Cemetery. | | Clark Ezra Carr (1836-1919) — also known asClark E. Carr — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Boston Corners,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 20,1836.Republican.Lawyer;postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1861-85; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1864,1884;U.S. Minister toDenmark, 1889-93.Died, in MitchellSanitarium,Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.,February28, 1919 (age82 years, 284days).Interment at Hope Cemetery. | | Philip Sidney Post (1833-1895) — also known asP. Sidney Post — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Florida,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1833.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Consul inVienna, 1866-74; U.S. Consul General inVienna, 1874-79;U.S.Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1887-95; died inoffice 1895.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Received theMedalof Honor in 1893 for action at the Battle of Nashville.Died inWashington,D.C.,January6, 1895 (age61 years, 293days).Interment at Hope Cemetery. | | Edward John King (1867-1929) — also known asEdward J. King — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,July 1,1867.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1907;U.S.Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1915-29; died inoffice 1929.Died inWashington,D.C.,February17, 1929 (age61 years, 231days).Entombed in mausoleum at Hope Cemetery. | | Alfred Marion Craig (1831-1911) — also known asAlfred M. Craig — ofKnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Paris,EdgarCounty, Ill.,January15, 1831.Lawyer;banker;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 34th District,1869-70;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1873-1900.Member,Freemasons.Died in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,September6, 1911 (age80 years, 234days).Interment at Hope Cemetery. | | Alfred Babcock (1805-1871) — of Gaines,OrleansCounty, N.Y.; Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Hamilton,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,April15, 1805.Whig.Physician;U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1841-43.DiedMay 16,1871 (age66 years, 31days).Interment at Hope Cemetery. | | Charles Curtis Craig (1865-1944) — also known asCharles C. Craig — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Ill.,June 16,1865.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1899-1903; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee);justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1913-18; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1922.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,August25, 1944 (age79 years, 70days).Interment at Hope Cemetery. | | Omer Nixon Custer (1873-1942) — also known asOmer N. Custer — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born inFayetteCounty, Pa.,December25, 1873.Republican.Banker;president, PuringtonPavingBrickCompany; president, Intra-StateTelephoneCompany; postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1909-13;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1925-27, 1929-31;newspaperpublisher; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1928(member,CredentialsCommittee),1932,1936,1940;candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1932.Died in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,October17, 1942 (age68 years, 296days).Entombed in mausoleum at Hope Cemetery. | | Walter C. Frank (1869-1929) — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born inAppanooseCounty, Iowa,August24, 1869.Circuit judge in Illinois 9th Circuit, 1925. Died in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,August11, 1929 (age59 years, 352days).Entombed at Hope Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John E. Frank and Harriet E. (Price) Frank; married to Irene O.Olson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Francis A. Freer (1843-1908) — also known asFrank A. Freer — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Pennsylvania,April 6,1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher; postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1889-93, 1897-1908.Presbyterian.FrenchHuguenot andScotch-Irishancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;GoodTemplars;Sons ofTemperance;AncientOrder of United Workmen;OddFellows;Freemasons.Died, fromheartdisease, in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,December16, 1908 (age65 years, 254days).Interment at Hope Cemetery. | | William Selden Gale (1822-1900) — also known asW. Selden Gale — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Adams,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1822.Lawyer;postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1849-53;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Knox County,1862; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1869; Republican PresidentialElector for Illinois,1872;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1880.Died, frompleurisy,in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,September1, 1900 (age78 years, 198days).Interment at Hope Cemetery. | | David Edgerton (1815-1853) — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Moriah,EssexCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1815.Democrat. Postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1845-49.Died in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,November1, 1853 (age38 years, 272days).Interment at Hope Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Sarah Mary 'Sally' (Spencer) Edgerton and Jedediah Edgerton;married,January29, 1848, to Abigail Cottle Hurlbut; first cousin twice removedofDavidHough; second cousin once removed ofHowardCurtis Brown; second cousin twice removed ofCurtisPalmer Brown; third cousin once removed ofSamuelTownsend Douglass andSilasHamilton Douglas; third cousin twice removed ofJeremiahMason,BelaEdgerton,CharlesMann Hamilton,ClaudiusVictor Pendleton andHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); third cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeChamplin andHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); fourth cousin ofRobertCoit Jr. andHenryWoolsey Douglas; fourth cousin once removed ofOrvilleHungerford,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,JudsonH. Warner,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,ThomasTheodore Prentis andWilliamBrainard Coit. | | | | Political family:Edgertonfamily of New York and Indiana (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Josiah Gale (1828-1863) — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in1828.Democrat. Postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1858-61.Died in themilitaryservice,1863(ageabout35 years).Interment at Hope Cemetery. | | Nehemiah Homand Losey (1804-1875) — also known asNehemiah H. Losey — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Montgomery,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1804.Democrat.Schoolteacher;surveyor;collegeprofessor; postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1837-40.Died in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,June 1,1875 (age71 years, 89days).Interment at Hope Cemetery. | | George Cromwell Lanphere (1814-1886) — also known asGeorge C. Lanphere — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in New York,June 30,1814.Democrat. Postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1855-58.DiedJuly 6,1886 (age72 years, 6days).Interment at Hope Cemetery. | | George Candee Gale (1873-1927) — also known asGeorge C. Gale — ofKnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,July 12,1873.Lawyer;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 43rd District,1920-22.DiedSeptember1, 1927 (age54 years, 51days).Interment at Hope Cemetery.
LinwoodCemetery
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Estus McVey (1885-1958) — also known asWilliam E. McVey — of Harvey,CookCounty, Ill.Born inClintonCounty, Ohio,December13, 1885.Republican.Universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1951-58; died inoffice 1958.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Kappa;PhiKappa Tau.Died inWashington,D.C.,August10, 1958 (age72 years, 240days).Interment at Linwood Cemetery. | | Frederick Reuben Jelliff (1854-1936) — also known asFred R. Jelliff — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Whitesboro,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1854.Republican.Newspapereditor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1904.Died in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,September17, 1936 (age81 years, 358days).Interment at Linwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Fletcher Gould Jelliff and Mary White (Wilcox) Jelliff; married,February25, 1897, to Lillie C. Bassler. |
Memorial ParkCemetery
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
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St. Joseph'sCemetery
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
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CityCemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Knox (1807-1876) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Canajoharie,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1807.Delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Knox County,1847;U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1853-57.DiedOctober8, 1876 (age69 years, 96days).Interment at City Cemetery.
KnoxvilleCemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Henry Lewis (1830-1929) — also known asJohn H. Lewis — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born near Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,July 21,1830.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1874;U.S.Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1881-83.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Ill.,January6, 1929 (age98 years, 169days).Interment at Knoxville Cemetery.
OntarioCemetery
Ontario, Knox County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Wetmore Crane (1859-1932) — also known asHenry W. Crane — of Oneida,KnoxCounty, Ill.; Woodhull,HenryCounty, Ill.Born in Oneida,KnoxCounty, Ill.,July 7,1859.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1908.Died bysuicide,in Woodhull,HenryCounty, Ill.,October10, 1932 (age73 years, 95days).Interment at Ontario Cemetery.
WatagaCemetery
Wataga, Knox County, Illinois
Yates CityCemetery
Yates City, Knox County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Clinton L. Ewing (1879-1953) — of Douglas,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Yates City,KnoxCounty, Ill.,December7, 1879.Republican.Farmer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 3rd District, 1927-31; member ofIllinoisstate senate 43rd District, 1931-43.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Woodmen;FarmBureau.DiedJanuary23, 1953 (age73 years, 47days).Interment at Yates City Cemetery.
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