Posey County
Indiana
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Posey County
Indiana
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Posey County
Index to Locations Private or familygraveyard Posey County, Indiana
TempletonCemetery Black Township, Posey County, Indiana
StillwellCemetery Harmony Township, Posey County, Indiana
Old BeechCemetery Lynn Township, Posey County, Indiana
BellefontaineCemetery Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Indiana
|  William Paley Edson (1834-1902) — also known asWilliam P. Edson — of Indiana. Born in Mt. Vernon,PoseyCounty, Ind.,May 14,1834.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1857; common pleas court judge inIndiana, 1871-72; candidate forjustice ofIndiana state supreme court, 1876, 1882.Episcopalian.Died in Mt. Vernon,PoseyCounty, Ind.,April30, 1902 (age67 years, 351days).Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
| Gustavus Vasa Menzies (1844-1917) — also known asGustavus V. Menzies — of Mt. Vernon,PoseyCounty, Ind.Born inBooneCounty, Ky.,December24, 1844.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Indiana,1876;member ofIndianastate senate, 1879-81; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,1884,1896,1900(delegation chair),1904(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1912(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker);candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1905, 1906.Died in Mt. Vernon,PoseyCounty, Ind.,December15, 1917 (age72 years, 356days).Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
| Urbin Marrs (1802-1875) — of Indiana. Born inLoganCounty, Ky.,March10, 1802.Circuit judge in Indiana, 1845-51; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1851-52; served in the Union Armyduring the Civil War.Member,Freemasons.Died inPoseyCounty, Ind.,August28, 1875 (age73 years, 171days).Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery. | William Carroll Pitts (1814-1884) — also known asWilliam C. Pitts — ofPoseyCounty, Ind.Born inRobertsonCounty, Tenn.,May 11,1814.Democrat.Farmer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1861.Died in Lynn Township,PoseyCounty, Ind.,September20, 1884 (age70 years, 132days).Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery. | George W. Thomas (1813-1892) — of Mt. Vernon,PoseyCounty, Ind.Born in Tennessee,March22, 1813.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1849-50.Member,Freemasons.Died in Mt. Vernon,PoseyCounty, Ind.,April26, 1892 (age79 years, 35days).Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.Hedges CentralElementary School Playground Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Indiana
Maple HillCemetery New Harmony, Posey County, Indiana
New HarmonyCemetery New Harmony, Posey County, Indiana
PoseyvilleGraveyard Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana
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