Index to Locations MishawakaMishawaka City CemeteryNotre DameHoly Cross CemeterySouth BendHighland CemeterySouth BendRiverview CemeterySouth BendSouth Bend CityCemetery
Mishawaka CityCemetery
Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Holy CrossCemetery
Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Theodore Martin Hesburgh (1917-2015) — also known asTheodore Hesburgh;"FatherTed" —of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1917.Catholicpriest;president,Notre Dame University, 1952-87; member, U.S. Civil Rights Commission,1957-72.Catholic.Recipient,Medalof Freedom, 1964.Died in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,February26, 2015 (age97 years, 277days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
HighlandCemetery
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
RiverviewCemetery
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Abraham Lincoln Brick (1860-1908) — also known asAbraham L. Brick — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born near South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,May 27,1860.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianaRepublican State Central Committee, 1892; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Indiana,1896(member,CredentialsCommittee);U.S.Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1899-1908; died inoffice 1908.Scotch-IrishandEnglishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,April 7,1908 (age47 years, 316days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | Robert Allen Grant (1905-1998) — also known asRobert A. Grant — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.; Mishawaka,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born near Bourbon,MarshallCounty, Ind.,July 31,1905.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1939-49; defeated,1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1956;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, 1957-72;took senior status 1972.DiedMarch 2,1998 (age92 years, 214days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | Shepard J. Crumpacker Jr. (1917-1986) — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,February13, 1917.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1951-57; superior courtjudge in Indiana, 1977-85.Died, in St. Joseph'sMedicalCenter, South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,October14, 1986 (age69 years, 243days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | F. Jay Nimtz (1915-1990) — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,December1, 1915.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1957-59; defeated,1958, 1960.Died in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,December6, 1990 (age75 years, 5days).Entombed in mausoleum at Riverview Cemetery. | | George Ford (1846-1917) — ofSt.Joseph County, Ind.Born in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,January11, 1846.Democrat.Lawyer;St.Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-84;U.S.Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1885-87; superiorcourt judge in Indiana, 1914.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,August30, 1917 (age71 years, 231days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | Francis Eddy Lambert (1860-1924) — also known asFrancis E. Lambert — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born inSt. JosephCounty, Ind.,June 4,1860.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1894-98; candidate formayorof South Bend, Ind., 1905; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Indiana,1908.Member,OddFellows;Elks.Died, frominfluenzaandpneumonia,in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,June 19,1924 (age64 years, 15days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | Joseph Doty Oliver (1850-1933) — also known asJoseph D. Oliver;J. D.Oliver —of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in Mishawaka,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,August20, 1850.Republican. Chairman, OliverFarmEquipment Company; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Indiana,1884,1912.Presbyterian.ScottishandEnglishancestry.DiedAugust6, 1933 (age82 years, 351days).Entombed at Riverview Cemetery. | | James Oliver II (1885-1944) — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,November3, 1885.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1936(alternate),1940.Suffered aheartattack and died, at the ClaypoolHotel,Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,May 19,1944 (age58 years, 198days).Entombed at Riverview Cemetery. | | James Francis Connaughton (1914-1977) — also known asJames F. Connaughton — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in Hamilton,ButlerCounty, Ohio,December22, 1914.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1968,1972.Died in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,August4, 1977 (age62 years, 225days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
South Bend CityCemetery
214 Elm Street
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Founded 1832
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Schuyler Colfax Jr. (1823-1885) — also known as"The Christian Statesman";"Smiler" —of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1823.Delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; delegate toWhig National Convention from Indiana, 1852;U.S.Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1855-69;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1863-69;VicePresident of the United States, 1869-73; candidate for Republicannomination for Vice President,1872.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons.Died in Mankato,Blue EarthCounty, Minn.,January13, 1885 (age61 years, 296days).Interment at South Bend City Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Schuyler Washington Colfax and Hannah (Stryker) Colfax; married1844 to EvelynClark; married,November18, 1868, toEllenMaria Wade (niece ofBenjaminFranklin Wade andEdwardWade; first cousin ofDeciusSpear Wade); father ofSchuylerColfax III. | | | | Political family:Wade-Colfaxfamily of Andover and Jefferson, Ohio. | | | | Colfax counties inNeb. andN.M. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofSchuyler,Nebraska, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Schuyler Colfax: Willard H.Smith,SchuylerColfax : The changing fortunes of a political idol —James S. Brisbin,Thecampaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and SchuylerColfax — Willard H. Smith,SchuylerColfax and the political upheaval of 1854-1855 —Willard H. Smith,SchuylerColfax: a reappraisal | | | | Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
| | Ellen Maria Colfax (1836-1911) — also known asEllen Maria Wade — Born in Andover,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,July 26,1836.SecondLady of the United States, 1869-73.Female.Died in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,March 4,1911 (age74 years, 221days).Interment at South Bend City Cemetery. | | Norman Eddy (1810-1872) — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in Scipio,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1810.Democrat.Physician;lawyer; candidate forIndianastate house of representatives, 1847; member ofIndianastate senate, 1849-52;U.S.Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1853-55;U.S.Attorney for Minnesota, 1855-57; colonel in the Union Army duringthe Civil War;secretaryof state of Indiana, 1871-72.Episcopalian.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,January28, 1872 (age61 years, 49days).Interment at South Bend City Cemetery. | | Samuel Caldwell Sample (1796-1855) — also known asSamuel C. Sample — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in Elkton,CecilCounty, Md.,August15, 1796.Whig.Carpenter;lawyer;circuit judge in Indiana, 1836-43;U.S.Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1843-45;banker.Died in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,December2, 1855 (age59 years, 109days).Interment at South Bend City Cemetery. | | Schuyler Colfax III (1870-1925) — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born inWashington,D.C.,April11, 1870.Mayorof South Bend, Ind., 1898-1901.Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1925 (age54 years, 352days).Interment at South Bend City Cemetery. | | Elisha Egbert (1806-1870) — of Indiana. Born in Readington,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,November4, 1806.Schoolteacher;lawyer;probate judge in Indiana, 1834-38, 1848-52; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1832; commonpleas court judge in Indiana, 1852-70.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,November4, 1870 (age64 years, 0days).Interment at South Bend City Cemetery.
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