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Gibson County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Gibson County

Index to Locations

Fort BranchWalnut Hill Cemetery

PatokaRobb Cemetery

PrincetonOld Cemetery

PrincetonWarnock Cemetery

Walnut HillCemetery
Fort Branch, Gibson County, Indiana
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Silas Mercer Holcomb (1838-1906) — ofGibsonCounty, Ind.Born in Fort Branch,GibsonCounty, Ind.,March27, 1838.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1864;Populist candidate forsecretaryof state of Indiana, 1896.Died in Fort Branch,GibsonCounty, Ind.,June 6,1906 (age68 years, 71days).Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Elihu Holcomb and Nancy (Cook) Holcomb; married,May 26,1862, to Mary Anne Hopkins; father ofOscarRaymond Holcomb andClarenceLeland Holcomb; uncle ofSilasAlexander Holcomb.
		Political family:Holcombfamily of Gibson County, Indiana.
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RobbCemetery
Patoka, Gibson County, Indiana

Smith Miller (1804-1872) — of Patoka,GibsonCounty, Ind.Born near Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,May 30,1804.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1835-40, 1846-47; defeated, 1845;member ofIndianastate senate, 1841-44, 1847-50;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1853-57; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1860.Died near Patoka,GibsonCounty, Ind.,March21, 1872 (age67 years, 296days).Interment at Robb Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

OldCemetery
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana

William Prince (1772-1824) — of Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.; Princeton,GibsonCounty, Ind.Born inIreland,1772.Lawyer;farmer;KnoxCounty Sheriff, 1800-04; postmaster atVincennes,Ind., 1802-03, 1812-13;memberIndiana territorial council, 1809;Indianaterritorial auditor, 1810-13; served in the U.S. Army during theWar of 1812;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member ofIndianastate senate, 1816; circuit judge in Indiana, 1816-18; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1821-22;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1823-24; died in office1824.Member,Freemasons.Died near Princeton,GibsonCounty, Ind.,September8, 1824 (ageabout 52years).Interment at Old Cemetery.

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WarnockCemetery
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana

Elisha Embree (1801-1863) — of Indiana. Born inLincolnCounty, Ky.,September28, 1801.Member ofIndianastate senate, 1833-35; circuit judge in Indiana, 1835-46;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1847-49.Methodist.Died in Princeton,GibsonCounty, Ind.,February28, 1863 (age61 years, 153days).Interment at Warnock Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Samuel Levin Hall (1797-1862) — also known asSamuel Hall — of Indiana. Born inSomersetCounty, Md.,June 1,1797.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1829-31, 1845-46; circuit judgein Indiana, 1832-35;LieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1840-43;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; candidateforU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1854.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Princeton,GibsonCounty, Ind.,May 11,1862 (age64 years, 344days).Interment at Warnock Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Elizabeth Celeste Prince.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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