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Randolph County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Randolph County

William Hartzell (1837-1903) — of Chester,RandolphCounty, Ill.Born in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,February20, 1837.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1875-79; state courtjudge in Illinois, 1897.DiedAugust14, 1903 (age66 years, 175days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

Index to Locations ChesterEvergreen Cemetery KaskaskiaUnknown location KaskaskiaFort Kaskaskia KaskaskiaGarrison Hill Cemetery Red BudSt. Peter Cemetery Near SpartaUnion Cemetery EvergreenCemetery Chester, Randolph County, Illinois Elias Kent Kane (1794-1835) — also known asElias K. Kane — of Kaskaskia,RandolphCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 7,1794.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Randolph County,1818;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1818-22; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1824;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1825-35; died in office 1835.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,December12, 1835 (age41 years, 188days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment atEvergreen Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof Elias Kent Kane (1771-1840) and Maria 'Mary' (Leavenworth) Kane;father of Elizabeth Kintzing Kane (who marriedWilliamHenry Bissell).   Political family:Bissell-Thomas-Kanefamily of Belleville, Illinois.   Kane County,Ill. is named for him.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
	Shadrach Bond (1773-1832) — also known asShadrack Bond — of Indiana; Kaskaskia,RandolphCounty, Ill.Born in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,November24, 1773.MemberIndiana territorial council, 1805-08;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Illinois Territory, 1812-13;receiverof U.S. Land Office at Kaskaskia, Illinois, 1816;Governor ofIllinois, 1818-22;registerof U.S. Land Office at Kaskaskia, Illinois, 1823-31; candidateforU.S.Representative from Illinois, 1824.Slaveowner. Died in Kaskaskia,RandolphCounty, Ill.,April12, 1832 (age58 years, 140days).Original intermentsomewhere in Kaskaskia,Ill.; reinterment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Bond County,Ill. is named for him.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography   Image source: Collections of theIllinois State Historical Library (1909)

Politicians formerlyburied here:

Shadrach Bond (1773-1832) — also known asShadrack Bond — of Indiana; Kaskaskia,RandolphCounty, Ill.Born in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,November24, 1773.MemberIndiana territorial council, 1805-08;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Illinois Territory, 1812-13;receiverof U.S. Land Office at Kaskaskia, Illinois, 1816;Governor ofIllinois, 1818-22;registerof U.S. Land Office at Kaskaskia, Illinois, 1823-31; candidateforU.S.Representative from Illinois, 1824.Slaveowner. Died in Kaskaskia,RandolphCounty, Ill.,April12, 1832 (age58 years, 140days).Original interment somewhere; reinterment atEvergreen Cemetery, Chester, Ill.   Bond County,Ill. is named for him.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography   Image source: Collections of theIllinois State Historical Library (1909)

Pierre Menard (1766-1844) — Born in1766.Whig. Member ofIndianaterritorial legislature, 1803-09; member ofIllinoisterritorial legislature, 1812;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1818-22; Whig candidate for PresidentialElector for Illinois,1832.Died in1844(ageabout78 years).Interment at Fort Kaskaskia.

	Relatives: UncleofMichelBrindamour Menard.
		Menard County,Ill. is named for him.

John Edgar (c.1750-1832) — of Fort Kaskaskia (now Kaskaskia),RandolphCounty, Ill.Born inIreland,about 1750.Member ofNorthwestTerritory House of Representatives, 1799-1801; justice of thepeace.Died in1832(ageabout82 years).Cenotaph at Garrison Hill Cemetery.

	Edgar County,Ill. is named for him.
		See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

Conrad F. Becker (1905-1965) — of Red Bud,RandolphCounty, Ill.Born in Red Bud,RandolphCounty, Ill.,November11, 1905.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1940;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1945-47;chair ofRandolph County Republican Party, 1950.ChristianReformed. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows.Died in1965(ageabout59 years).Interment at St. Peter Cemetery.

John A. Wilson — ofRandolphCounty, Ill.Delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Randolph County,1862.Interment at Union Cemetery.

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