Index to Locations East MolineSt. Mary's CemeteryMolineRiverside CemeteryRock IslandChippiannock Cemetery
St. Mary'sCemetery
East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Charles Francis Carpentier (1896-1964) — also known asCharles F. Carpentier — of East Moline,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Moline,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,September19, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;movietheater operator;mayorof East Moline, Ill., 1929-39; defeated (Citizens), 1927; memberofIllinoisstate senate 33rd District, 1939-53; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1940(alternate),1956,1960;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1953-64; died in office 1964.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Forty andEight;Eagles;Moose;Elks;Rotary;CatholicOrder of Foresters.Died, whileseekingthe Republican nomination for Governor,April 3,1964 (age67 years, 197days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Gregoir Carpentier and Louise (De Connick) Carpentier; married,June 22,1920, to Alta Sarginson. |
 | Edward Andries (1884-1958) — also known asEd Andries — of Moline,RockIsland County, Ill.Born inBelgium,January24, 1884.Naturalized U.S. citizen;cabinetmaker;buildingcontractor;banker;HonoraryVice-Consul for Belgium inMoline,Ill., 1929-46;HonoraryConsul for Belgium inMoline,Ill., 1946-54.Catholic.Belgianancestry. Member,CatholicOrder of Foresters;Eagles;Moose.Died in Moline,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,April16, 1958 (age74 years, 82days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. |
RiversideCemetery
Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Peter Henry Wessel (1838-1924) — also known asPeter H. Wessel — of Moline,RockIsland County, Ill.Born inGermany,January4, 1838.Republican.Physician;banker;mayorof Moline, Ill., 1889-93, 1899-1903.Died, fromasthmaand astroke,in Moline,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,December10, 1924 (age86 years, 341days).Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside Cemetery.  | August Henry Arp (1893-1963) — also known asA. Henry Arp — of Moline,RockIsland County, Ill.Born inRock IslandCounty, Ill.,September22, 1893.Democrat.Physician;mayorof Moline, Ill., 1933-45.Died in Moline,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,December20, 1963 (age70 years, 89days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof August Heinrich Arp and Matilda (Hardy) Arp; married to ElsaMauritzson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Daily Times (Davenport,Iowa), April 13, 1933 |
| | | John Deere (1804-1886) — of Moline,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.,February7, 1804.Blacksmith;inventorof the first successful steel plow; founder of John Deere &Company, manufacturers offarmimplements; president, NationalBank ofMoline;mayor ofMoline, Ill., 1873-75.Died in Moline,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,May 17,1886 (age82 years, 99days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery; statue atJohnDeere Historic Site, Grand Detour, Ill.  | George Fredrick Johnson (1873-1955) — also known asGeorge F. Johnson — of Green River,HenryCounty, Ill.; East Moline,RockIsland County, Ill.; Montalvo,VenturaCounty, Calif.Born in Cobden,UnionCounty, Ill.,March25, 1873.Democrat.Physician;mayorof East Moline, Ill., 1907-13, 1917-23, 1925-27; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1920.Died in Montalvo,VenturaCounty, Calif.,August6, 1955 (age82 years, 134days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof George W. Johnson and Emma Alice (Armstrong) Johnson; married,November14, 1896, to Anna Martha Schulze. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Daily Times(Davenport, Iowa), July 11, 1936 |
| | Thomas William Crawford (1863-1928) — also known asTom Crawford — of Silvis,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Montreal,Quebec,March15, 1863.Railroadshop foreman;mayor ofSilvis, Ill., 1911-13.Struckby a train and killed, in Silvis,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,June 18,1928 (age65 years, 95days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Frank Gates Allen (1858-1940) — also known asFrank G. Allen — of Moline,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.,February14, 1858.Republican. Secretary and vice-president, MolinePlowCompany; president, Moline State Trust & SavingsBank;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1908,1912.Member,Freemasons.Died in Moline,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,August30, 1940 (age82 years, 198days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Paul Harold Andreen (1881-1957) — also known asPaul H. Andreen — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa; Cokato,WrightCounty, Minn.Born in Lindsborg,McPhersonCounty, Kan.,November19, 1881.Republican.Pastor;delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1936(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1940.Lutheran.Swedishancestry.Died inHennepinCounty, Minn.,October23, 1957 (age75 years, 338days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
ChippiannockCemetery
12th Street and 31st Avenue
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois
Founded 1855
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Chester Charles Thompson (1893-1971) — also known asChester Thompson — of Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Rock Island,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,September19, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;plasteringcontractor;RockIsland County Treasurer;mayorof Rock Island, Ill., 1927-32; defeated, 1964;U.S.Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1933-39; defeated,1938.Methodist.Member,Moose;Eagles.Died in Rock Island,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,January30, 1971 (age77 years, 133days).Interment at Chippiannock Cemetery. | | William Harrison Gest (1838-1912) — also known asWilliam H. Gest — of Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,January7, 1838.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1887-91; circuitjudge in Illinois 14th Circuit, 1897-1912; died in office 1912.Died in Rock Island,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,August9, 1912 (age74 years, 215days).Interment at Chippiannock Cemetery.  | Ben Taylor Cable (1853-1923) — also known asBen T. Cable — of Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.,August11, 1853.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1884,1892(speaker),1900,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1908;U.S.Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1891-93; delegate toGold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896.Died in Rock Island,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,December13, 1923 (age70 years, 124days).Interment at Chippiannock Cemetery. | | Gustav Albert Andreen (1864-1940) — also known asGustav Andreen — of Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Porter,PorterCounty, Ind.,March13, 1864.Republican.Pastor;president,Augustana College, 1901-35; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1932.Lutheran.Swedishancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October1, 1940 (age76 years, 202days).Interment at Chippiannock Cemetery. | | John Buford, Sr. (1779-1848) — of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.; Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.Born inBarrenCounty, Ky.,1779.Farmer;merchant;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1824-27; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1843-47; postmaster atRockIsland, Ill., 1843-47.Presbyterian.FrenchandEnglishancestry.Died in Rock Island,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,March25, 1848 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Chippiannock Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Margaret (Kirtley) Buford andSimeonBuford, Sr.; married,September6, 1799, to Nancy Hickman; married,January4, 1825, to Ann Bannister (Howe) Watson; father of John Buford,Jr., Napoleon Bonaparte Buford,ThomasJefferson Buford andJamesMonroe Buford. | | | | Political family:Bufordfamily of Rock Island, Illinois. |
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