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Fountain County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Fountain County

Index to Locations

  • AtticaRiverside Cemetery
  • AtticaUnion Cemetery
  • CovingtonMt. Hope Cemetery
  • CovingtonPrescott Grove Cemetery
  • Near VeedersburgRockfieldCemetery

    RiversideCemetery
    Attica, Fountain County, Indiana
    Deon H. Swift II (1947-2009) — also known as"Butch" — of Attica,FountainCounty, Ind.Born in Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.,October22, 1947.Republican. Facilities supervisor for HarrisonSteelCastings Co.;mayor ofAttica, Ind., 2000-09.Died, fromprostatecancer, in a HomeHospital,Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.,December10, 2009 (age62 years, 49days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Betty (Zinsmeister) Swift and Deon Swift, Jr.; married,December18, 1970, to Monica Lynn Parlier.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    • UnionCemetery
    Attica, Fountain County, Indiana
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Jacob E. MeekerJacob Edwin Meeker (1878-1918) — also known asJacob E. Meeker — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born near Attica,FountainCounty, Ind.,October7, 1878.Republican.Minister;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1915-18; died inoffice 1918.Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,October16, 1918 (age40 years, 9days).Interment at Union Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917

    Mt. HopeCemetery
    Covington, Fountain County, Indiana
    John Thomas Myers (1927-2015) — also known asJohn T. Myers — of Covington,FountainCounty, Ind.Born in Covington,FountainCounty, Ind.,February8, 1927.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;banker;farmer;U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1967-97.Episcopalian.Died in Covington,FountainCounty, Ind.,January27, 2015 (age87 years, 353days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Father-in-law ofBrianD. Kerns.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
     Cecil Murray Harden (1894-1984) — also known asCecil M. Harden;Cecil Murray;Mrs. F.R. Harden —of Covington,FountainCounty, Ind.Born in Covington,FountainCounty, Ind.,November21, 1894.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Indiana, 1944-59; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Indiana,1948,1952(speaker),1956(speaker),1968,1972;U.S.Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1949-59; defeated, 1958.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;AmericanLegion Auxiliary;Order of theEastern Star.Died in Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.,December5, 1984 (age90 years, 14days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
     Relatives:Daughter of Timothy James Murray and Sarah Jane 'Jennie' (Clotfelter)Murray; married,December22, 1914, to Frost Revere Harden.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

    Prescott GroveCemetery
    Covington, Fountain County, Indiana
    Elliot Newman Bowman (1826-1900) — also known asElliot N. Bowman — ofFountainCounty, Ind.Born inGreeneCounty, Tenn.,October11, 1826.Democrat.Lawyer;merchant;hotelowner;FountainCounty Circuit Court Clerk, 1871-78; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1891; deputy auditor, U.S. Navy,1893; Sixth Auditor, U.S. Treasury.Died, from aheartattack, in Covington,FountainCounty, Ind.,May 21,1900 (age73 years, 222days).Interment at Prescott Grove Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Bowman and Rebecca (Newman) Bowman; married,May 23,1866, to Harriet A. (Spinning) Jarvis.

    RockfieldCemetery
    Near Veedersburg, Fountain County, Indiana
    Fred Sampson Purnell (1882-1939) — also known asFred S. Purnell — of Attica,FountainCounty, Ind.Born inFountainCounty, Ind.,October25, 1882.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1917-33; defeated, 1914.Disciplesof Christ. Member,DeltaTau Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died in1939(ageabout56 years).Interment at Rockfield Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Samuel J. Purnell and Odessa (Furr) Purnell; married,June 27,1907, to Elizabeth Shoaf.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

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