Index to Locations PeruUnknown locationPeruMt. Hope Cemetery UnknownLocation Peru, Miami County, Indiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Robert Bearss (1809-1884) — also known asDaniel R. Bearss — of Peru,MiamiCounty, Ind.Born in Geneseo,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1809.Republican. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1840; member ofIndianastate senate, 1840; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Indiana,1856.Died in Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,April18, 1884 (age74 years, 239days).Interment somewhere.
Mt. HopeCemetery Peru, Miami County, Indiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hiram Iddings Bearss (1875-1938) — also known asHiram I. Bearss — of Peru,MiamiCounty, Ind.Born in Peru,MiamiCounty, Ind.,April13, 1875.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Spanish-AmericanWar; received theMedalof Honor for his actions in the Philippine Islands, 1901-02;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Indiana,1920,1936.Died in anautomobileaccident, in Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.,August28, 1938 (age63 years, 137days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. | | Glenn Hasenfratz Griswold (1890-1940) — also known asGlenn Griswold — of Peru,MiamiCounty, Ind.Born in New Haven,FranklinCounty, Mo.,January20, 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;MiamiCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-26;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1931-39 (11th District 1931-33, 5thDistrict 1933-39).Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Peru,MiamiCounty, Ind.,December5, 1940 (age50 years, 320days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. | | Milton Kraus (1866-1942) — of Indiana. Born in Kokomo,HowardCounty, Ind.,June 26,1866.Republican.U.S.Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1917-23; defeated,1922.Jewish.DiedNovember18, 1942 (age76 years, 145days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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