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Ripley County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Ripley County

Index to Locations

BatesvilleFirst Methodist EpiscopalCemetery

BatesvilleSt. Louis CatholicCemetery

Near BenhamBenham Church Cemetery

Near MilanOld Milan Cemetery

SunmanSt. Pauls United MethodistCemetery

VersaillesCliff Hill Cemetery

First MethodistEpiscopal Cemetery
Batesville, Ripley County, Indiana

Harry Clifford Canfield (1875-1945) — also known asHarry C. Canfield — of Batesville,RipleyCounty, Ind.Born near Moores Hill,DearbornCounty, Ind.,November22, 1875.Democrat.Furnituremanufacturer; chairman, Batesville StateBank;U.S.Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1923-33; defeated, 1920.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Eagles.Died in Batesville,RipleyCounty, Ind.,February9, 1945 (age69 years, 79days).Interment at First Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Elias C. Canfield and Martha E. Canfield; married,October4, 1899, to Kathryn E. Elder.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

St. LouisCatholic Cemetery
Batesville, Ripley County, Indiana
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.

Urban Harry Blank (1915-2009) — also known asUrban H. Blank — of Batesville,RipleyCounty, Ind.Born in Batesville,RipleyCounty, Ind.,November18, 1915.Democrat. Postmaster atBatesville,Ind., 1961-75 (acting, 1961-62).Died in Batesville,RipleyCounty, Ind.,June 13,2009 (age93 years, 207days).Interment at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Ann S. (Meyer) Blank and Louis Adam Blank; married,October4, 1938, to Verda Elizabeth Zirerer.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Benham ChurchCemetery
Near Benham, Ripley County, Indiana

John Samuel Benham (1863-1935) — also known asJohn S. Benham — of Benham,RipleyCounty, Ind.Born near Benham,RipleyCounty, Ind.,October24, 1863.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1916;U.S.Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1919-23; defeated, 1922.Died in Batesville,RipleyCounty, Ind.,December11, 1935 (age72 years, 48days).Interment at Benham Church Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Old MilanCemetery
1 mile N of Milan, E side Hwy 101.
Near Milan, Ripley County, Indiana

Stephen Selwyn Harding (1808-1891) — Born inOntarioCounty, N.Y.,February24, 1808.Candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1842; candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1846;Governorof Utah Territory, 1862-63;justice ofColorado territorial supreme court, 1863-65.Died in Milan,RipleyCounty, Ind.,February12, 1891 (age82 years, 353days).Interment at Old Milan Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

St. Pauls UnitedMethodist Cemetery
Sunman, Ripley County, Indiana
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.

Benjamin F. Ferris (1815-1904) — of Aurora,DearbornCounty, Ind.; Franklin Township,RipleyCounty, Ind.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,October19, 1815.Democrat. Postmaster atAurora,Ind., 1839-40; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1865.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died inRipleyCounty, Ind.,March23, 1904 (age88 years, 156days).Interment at St. Pauls United Methodist Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: SonofAbramFerris and Rhoda (Wheeler) Ferris; married,June 13,1839, to Martha Jane Taylor; nephew ofEzraFerris.
		Political family:Ferrisfamily of Greendale, Indiana.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Cliff HillCemetery
Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana

James Harrison Cravens (1802-1876) — ofHarrisonburg,Va.; Franklin,VenangoCounty, Pa.; Madison,JeffersonCounty, Ind.;RipleyCounty, Ind.Born inHarrisonburg,Va.,August12, 1802.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1831-33, 1846-47; member ofIndianastate senate, 1839-41; Presidential Elector for Indiana,1840;U.S.Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1841-43; candidate forPresidential Elector for Indiana,1848;candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1849, 1852 (Free Soil); candidate fordelegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; candidate forPresidential Elector for Indiana,1852;candidate forIndianastate attorney general, 1856; colonel in the Union Army duringthe Civil War.Died in Osgood,RipleyCounty, Ind.,December4, 1876 (age74 years, 114days).Interment at Cliff Hill Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Joseph Cravens and Mary (Nickel) Cravens; second cousin ofJamesAddison Cravens.
		Political family:Cravens #2family of Indiana.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

Thomas Smith (1799-1876) — of Versailles,RipleyCounty, Ind.Born inFayetteCounty, Pa.,May 1,1799.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1829-30, 1833-36; member ofIndianastate senate, 1836-39;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1839-41, 1843-47 (4th District1839-41, 3rd District 1843-47); defeated, 1841;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51.Died in Versailles,RipleyCounty, Ind.,April12, 1876 (age76 years, 347days).Interment at Cliff Hill Cemetery.

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