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DeKalb County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in DeKalb County

Index to Locations AuburnWoodlawn Cemetery GarrettChristian Union Cemetery St. JoeRiverview Cemetery WaterlooWaterloo Cemetery WoodlawnCemetery Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana James Indus Farley (1871-1948) — also known asJames I. Farley — of Auburn,DeKalbCounty, Ind.Born near Hamilton,SteubenCounty, Ind.,February24, 1871.Democrat.Schoolteacher;automobiledealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1928;U.S.Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Moose.Died in Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,June 16,1948 (age77 years, 113days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof Franklin Farley and Nancy Jane (McCurdy) Farley; married,April15, 1893, to Charlotte Gramling.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Henry Clark Springer (1894-1980) — also known asHenry C. Springer — of Butler,DeKalbCounty, Ind.Born in Huntington,HuntingtonCounty, Ind.,January24, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1940(member,CredentialsCommittee),1944,1948,1952(alternate),1960(alternate).DiedJune 30,1980 (age86 years, 158days).Interment at Christian Union Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Elizabeth Springer and Samuel C. Springer; married to MadolinSpringer; second great-grandnephew ofThomasGlasby Waterman; third great-grandson ofDavidWaterman; third cousin once removed ofJoshuaMilton Fiero Jr..
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Jacob D. Leighty (1839-1912) — of St. Joe,DeKalbCounty, Ind.Born near Greensburg,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,November15, 1839.Republican. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1886;U.S.Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1895-97.DiedOctober18, 1912 (age72 years, 338days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery.

Charles A. O. McClellan (1835-1898) — of Auburn,DeKalbCounty, Ind.Born in Ashland,AshlandCounty, Ohio,May 25,1835.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;circuit judge in Indiana, 1879-81;U.S.Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1889-93.Died in Auburn,DeKalbCounty, Ind.,January31, 1898 (age62 years, 251days).Interment at Waterloo Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William McClellan and Eliza (Wiggins) McClellan; married toElizabeth A. Long.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

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