Index to Locations Crown PointMaplewood HistoricCemeteryCrown PointMaplewood MemorialCemeteryGaryRidgelawn CemeteryHammondConcordia CemeteryHammondElmwood CemeteryHammondOak Hill CemeteryHammondSt. John-St. JosephCemeteryHammondSt. Joseph's CemeteryLowellPlum Grove CemeteryMerrillvilleCalumet Park Cemetery
MaplewoodHistoric Cemetery
Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Alfred Augustus Winslow (1854-1929) — also known asAlfred A. Winslow — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.,June 20,1854.Schoolteacher;newspaperpublisher; Hammond city treasurer; U.S. Consul inLiège, 1898-1902;Valparaiso, 1906-15; U.S. Consul General inGuatemala City, 1902-06;Auckland, 1915-20;Cape Town, 1920-22;Windsor, 1922-23;St. John's, 1923-24.Died in Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.,August16, 1929 (age75 years, 57days).Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery. | | John Barney Peterson (1850-1944) — also known asJohn B. Peterson — of Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.Born near Lowell,LakeCounty, Ind.,July 4,1850.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1913-15; defeated,1910.Died in Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.,July 16,1944 (age94 years, 12days).Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery. | | Charles Fremont Griffin (1857-1902) — also known asCharles F. Griffin — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.,June 10,1857.Republican.Lawyer;secretaryof state of Indiana, 1887-91; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Indiana,1892.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Royaland Select Masters;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Sonsof Veterans.Died in Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.,December21, 1902 (age45 years, 194days).Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery. | | Elihu Griffin (1830-1887) — of Indiana. Born in Spiceland,HenryCounty, Ind.,March23, 1830.Republican. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1859; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Indiana,1860;Presidential Elector for Indiana,1860.QuakerorDisciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.,December14, 1887 (age57 years, 266days).Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery. | | Bartlett Woods (1818-1903) — also known as"Grand Old Man of LakeCounty" —of Ross,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Winchelsea, Sussex,England,July10, 1818.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1861, 1865.Member,Grange.Died, ofpleurisy,in Merrillville,LakeCounty, Ind.,May 1,1903 (age84 years, 295days).Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery.
MaplewoodMemorial Cemetery
555 South Indiana
Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana
Founded 1871
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Jefferson Wood (1844-1908) — of Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.Born inAthensCounty, Ohio,September30, 1844.Democrat.Lawyer;LakeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1872-76; member ofIndianastate senate, 1878-82;U.S.Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1883-85.Died in Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.,October15, 1908 (age64 years, 15days).Interment at Maplewood Memorial Cemetery. | | Otto Glen Fifield (1885-1963) — also known asOtto G. Fifield — of Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.Born near Hebron,LakeCounty, Ind.,November9, 1885.Republican.Farmer;real estatebusiness; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1919-21;secretaryof state of Indiana, 1928-30; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1944; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Indiana,1956,1960.Died in Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,January7, 1963 (age77 years, 59days).Interment at Maplewood Memorial Cemetery.
RidgelawnCemetery
4401 West Ridge Road
Gary, Lake County, Indiana
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Rudolph M. Clay (1935-2013) — also known asRudy Clay — of Gary,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Courtland,LawrenceCounty, Ala.,July 16,1935.Democrat.Insuranceagent; member ofIndianastate senate 3rd District, 1972-76;LakeCounty Recorder, 1984; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,2004,2008;chairof Lake County Democratic Party, 2005-09;mayor ofGary, Ind., 2006-11; defeated in primary, 2011.Africanancestry.Survived anassassinationattempt in 1986.Died in Gary,LakeCounty, Ind.,June 4,2013 (age77 years, 323days).Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery.
ConcordiaCemetery
6551 Calumet Avenue
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
ElmwoodCemetery
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Brown (d. 1936) — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Republican.Restaurantowner;mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1918-25; defeated in primary, 1929.DiedApril20, 1936.Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Charles O. Schonert (1887-1963) — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born near Rushville,RushCounty, Ind.,December27, 1887.Republican.Engineer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1930-35; defeated, 1935.DiedAugust11, 1963 (age75 years, 227days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Frank R. Martin (1879-1959) — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,1879.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIndiana,1928(alternate),1932;mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1935-42; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1936.DiedSeptember17, 1959 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Adrian E. Tinkham (1879-1942) — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born near Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.,January22, 1879.Lawyer;mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1925-30.DiedNovember6, 1942 (age63 years, 288days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Vernon C. Anderson (1908-1985) — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Valparaiso,PorterCounty, Ind.,March27, 1908.Republican.Mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1948-56; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Indiana,1952.Baptist.DiedSeptember28, 1985 (age77 years, 185days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
Oak HillCemetery
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Hammond (1843-1909) — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Fitchburg,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,February27, 1843.Democrat. Assistant superintendent of the G. H. Hammondmeat packingplant;real estatebusiness;banker;mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1888-93;U.S.Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1893-95.Died in Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.,September21, 1909 (age66 years, 206days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Lawrence Becker (1869-1947) — of Montana; Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.; East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Finnentrop,Germany,August10, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1904-11; superior court judge in Indiana,1911-14, 1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIndiana,1912(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, following akidneyoperation, in St. Catherine'sHospital,East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.,March12, 1947 (age77 years, 214days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Eberhard Becker and Margaret (Alvers) Becker; married,September8, 1898, to Agnes D. Eaton. |
| | John D. Smalley (1859-1920) — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born near Upper Sandusky,WyandotCounty, Ohio,May 6,1859.Democrat. Hammond city comptroller, 1905-11;mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1911-18.DiedDecember15, 1920 (age61 years, 223days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Marcus M. Towle (1841-1910) — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Danville,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,January12, 1841.Co-founder of the G. H. Hammondmeat packingplant, and of the city of Hammond; financed and builtrailroadsandportfacilities;mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1884-88.Died, in LongcliffeAsylum forthe Insane, Logansport,CassCounty, Ind.,September6, 1910 (age69 years, 237days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Fred Mott (1857-1935) — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 29,1857.Mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1894-99.DiedDecember8, 1935 (age78 years, 132days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married1884 to EmmaHohman. |
| | Raleigh P. Hale (1883-1931) — of East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,June 6,1883.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;physician;mayorof East Chicago, Ind., 1926-30; resigned 1930; in 1929, accusedofprotectingvice as mayor, he and 18 others, including the East Chicagopolice chief and the reputed business agent forgangsterAl Capone werechargedin federal court with conspiracy to violateliquorprohibition laws;convictedin January 1930, andsentencedto two years in prison; on appeal, a new trial was ordered.Member,AmericanLegion.Died suddenly, fromdilatedcardiomyopathy, in East Chicago,LakeCounty, Ind.,December1, 1931 (age48 years, 178days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.  | Walter E. Schrage (1884-1941) — of Whiting,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Whiting,LakeCounty, Ind.,December31, 1884.Republican.Banker;mayorof Whiting, Ind., 1914-29; resigned 1929; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Indiana,1920,1924;chairof Lake County Republican Party, 1928-29.Member,Freemasons;Eagles;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died in1941(ageabout56 years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Nicholas Mashino (1836-1915) — of Cullman,CullmanCounty, Ala.; Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Bavaria,Germany,September,1836.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;teamster;mayorof Cullman, Ala., 1880-81.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in1915(ageabout78 years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
St. John-St.Joseph Cemetery
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Theodore Schulte (1890-1966) — also known asWilliam T. Schulte — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in St. Bernard,PlatteCounty, Neb.,August19, 1890.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1933-43.Died in Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.,December7, 1966 (age76 years, 110days).Interment at St. John-St. Joseph Cemetery.
St. Joseph'sCemetery
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Patrick Reilley (1848-1924) — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Verplanks Point,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1848.Mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1893-94, 1899-1902.DiedFebruary18, 1924 (age76 years, 48days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Mary A. McSweeney. |
Plum GroveCemetery
Lowell, Lake County, Indiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jerome Dinwiddie (1848-1931) — of Lowell,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Crown Point,LakeCounty, Ind.,February8, 1848.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1895-96;bankdirector.Fellfrom a ladder while putting up storm windows, broke his hip, and diedtwo days later in MethodistHospital,Gary,LakeCounty, Ind.,November30, 1931 (age83 years, 295days).Interment at Plum Grove Cemetery.
Calumet ParkCemetery
Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Adam Benjamin Jr. (1935-1982) — of Indiana. Born in Gary,LakeCounty, Ind.,August6, 1935.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1967;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1977-82; died in office1982.EasternOrthodox. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Freemasons;Jaycees;ExchangeClub.Died, fromheartdisease, inWashington,D.C.,September7, 1982 (age47 years, 32days).Interment at Calumet Park Cemetery. | | Joseph E. Klen (1907-1988) — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Whiting,LakeCounty, Ind.,January9, 1907.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1935;mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1968-76; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Indiana,1968,1972(alternate).DiedFebruary19, 1988 (age81 years, 41days).Entombed in mausoleum at Calumet Park Cemetery.
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