Dearborn County
Indiana
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Dearborn County
Indiana
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Dearborn County
Index to Locations RiverviewCemetery Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana
|  Charles H. Fehrman (1891-1956) — of near Dillsboro,DearbornCounty, Ind.Born inRipleyCounty, Ind.,October12, 1891.Republican.Farmer;chair ofDearborn County Republican Party, 1926-44.Presbyterian.Member,Lions.DiedApril13, 1956 (age64 years, 184days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
VeraestauCemetery Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana
| Jesse Lynch Holman (1784-1842) — of Indiana. Born near Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,October24, 1784.Member ofIndianaterritorial House of Representatives, 1813;memberIndiana territorial council, 1814; circuit judge in Indiana,1814-16;justice ofIndiana state supreme court, 1816-30;U.S.District Judge for Indiana, 1835-42; died in office 1842.Baptist.DiedMarch28, 1842 (age57 years, 155days).Interment at Veraestau Cemetery.OakdaleCemetery Dillsboro, Dearborn County, Indiana
GreendaleCemetery 886 Nowlin Avenue Greendale, Dearborn County, Indiana Founded 1867 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| George Hedford Dunn (1794-1854) — also known asGeorge H. Dunn — of Indiana. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November15, 1794.Whig.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1828-29, 1832-34; candidate forIndianastate senate, 1831;U.S.Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1837-39;Indianastate treasurer, 1841-44; circuit judge in Indiana, 1847-50;railroadpromoter.Died in Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.,January12, 1854 (age59 years, 58days).Original interment atNewtown Cemetery,Lawrenceburg, Ind.; reinterment at Greendale Cemetery.
| Ezra Ferris (1783-1857) — ofDearbornCounty, Ind.Born in Stanwich, Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April26, 1783.Whig. Member ofIndianaterritorial House of Representatives, 1814-15;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member ofIndianastate senate, 1816-19; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1820-22, 1826-27, 1830-31;defeated, 1831; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1822.Baptist.Died in Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.,April19, 1857 (age73 years, 358days).Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
| William Hunter O'Brien (1855-1933) — also known asWilliam H. O'Brien — of Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.Born in Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.,August22, 1855.Democrat.Banker;newspaperpublisher;mayorof Lawrenceburg, Ind., 1885-94, 1898-1902; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1900,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1916(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1928,1932;Indianastate auditor, 1910-14.Irishancestry.Died in Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.,July 26,1933 (age77 years, 338days).Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
| Abram Ferris (1786-1857) — of Indiana. Born in Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,August20, 1786.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1837-38; defeated, 1838.Baptist.Died near Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.,October8, 1857 (age71 years, 49days).Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
| John Anderegg (1811-1882) — also known asJohannes Anderegg — of Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.Born inSwitzerland,February1, 1811.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1860.Swissancestry.Died in Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.,July 26,1882 (age71 years, 175days).Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
| Francis Adkinson (1831-1912) — also known asFrank Adkinson — of Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.Born in East Enterprise,SwitzerlandCounty, Ind.,March14, 1831.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1880.Died in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,July 2,1912 (age81 years, 110days).Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
UnknownLocation Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana
LawrenceburgCemetery Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana
NewtownCemetery Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana
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