| |  John S. Bender (b. 1827) — of Plymouth,MarshallCounty, Ind.Born near Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,January26, 1827.Schoolteacher;miller;surveyor;StarkeCounty Clerk and Auditor;lawyer;newspaperpublisher.Methodist.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender; married1855 to MaggieBowers; married1858 to RachelHoughton. |
| | Henry Goode Blasdel (1825-1900) — also known asHenry G. Blasdel — of Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born near Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.,January29, 1825.Republican.Farmer;merchant;riverboatcaptain;miller;miningbusiness;Governor ofNevada, 1864-71.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,July 22,1900 (age75 years, 174days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | Fred B. Cohee (b. 1894) — of Frankfort,ClintonCounty, Ind.Born in Bringhurst,CarrollCounty, Ind.,July 21,1894.Republican.Grain dealer;chair ofClinton County Republican Party, 1942-44.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. | | William Wade Dudley (b. 1842) — of Richmond,WayneCounty, Ind.;Washington,D.C.Born in Weathersfield Bow, Weathersfield,WindsorCounty, Vt.,August27, 1842.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; woundedat the battle of Gettysburg, 1863, andlost hisright leg;WayneCounty Clerk of Courts, 1866-74;milling business;lawyer;banker;U.S. Marshal, District of Indiana, 1879-81; U.S. Commissioner ofPensions, 1881-85;Treasurerof Republican National Committee, 1888.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1864 toTheresa Fiske. |
| | James La Fayette Evans (1825-1903) — also known asJames L. Evans — of Noblesville,HamiltonCounty, Ind.Born in Clayville,HarrisonCounty, Ky.,March27, 1825.Republican.Merchant;grain elevator business;meat packingbusiness;U.S.Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1875-79; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1880.Died in Noblesville,HamiltonCounty, Ind.,May 28,1903 (age78 years, 62days).Interment atCrownlandCemetery, Noblesville, Ind. | | Warren Terry McCray (1865-1938) — also known asWarren T. McCray — of Kentland,NewtonCounty, Ind.Born inNewtonCounty, Ind.,February4, 1865.Republican.Farmer;grain shipper;banker;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1900;Governorof Indiana, 1921-24.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.DiedDecember19, 1938 (age73 years, 318days).Interment atFairlawnCemetery, Kentland, Ind. | | Noah Noble (1794-1844) — ofFranklinCounty, Ind.; Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Berryville,ClarkeCounty, Va.,January14, 1794.Lawyer;farmer;merchant;miller; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1825;Governor ofIndiana, 1831-37.Methodist.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,February8, 1844 (age50 years, 25days).Original interment atGreenlawnCemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.;reinterment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Abijah O'Neall (1798-1874) — ofMontgomeryCounty, Ind.Born in Newberry District (nowNewberryCounty), S.C.,December9, 1798.Miller;merchant;surveyor;farmer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1839-40; candidate forIndianastate senate, 1849.Quaker;laterUniversalist.Irishancestry.Sheltered escaping slaves as part of the "UndergroundRailroad" before the Civil War.Died in1874(ageabout75 years).Original interment atYountsvilleCemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.; reinterment atOakHill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind. | | Ezra Perin Savage (1842-1920) — also known asEzra P. Savage — of Sargent,CusterCounty, Neb.Born in Connersville,FayetteCounty, Ind.,April 3,1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;stock,grain, andimplementbusiness;LieutenantGovernor of Nebraska, 1901-03;Governor ofNebraska, 1901-03.DiedJanuary8, 1920 (age77 years, 280days).Interment atTacomaCemetery, Tacoma, Wash. | | John Dillon Seaman (1840-1911) — also known asJohn D. Seaman — of Kearney,BuffaloCounty, Neb.; Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.Born in Benton Township,ElkhartCounty, Ind.,February15, 1840.Republican.Grain dealer; member ofNebraskastate senate, 1879; postmaster atTulsa,Indian Territory, 1898-1907.Died in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,May 30,1911 (age71 years, 104days).Interment atOaklawnCemetery, Tulsa, Okla.| | Relatives: Sonof Rueben D. Seaman and Elizabeth Dillon Seaman; married,June 16,1858, to Hadasah J. Grant. |
| | John Smith Simonson (1796-1881) — of Charlestown,ClarkCounty, Ind.Born inFayetteCounty, Pa.,June 2,1796.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;farmer;miller;merchant;member ofIndianastate senate, 1826-29; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1837; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1841-46; defeated, 1838;Speaker ofthe Indiana State House of Representatives, 1845-46; served inthe U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Armyduring the Civil War.Member,Freemasons.Died in New Albany,FloydCounty, Ind.,December5, 1881 (age85 years, 186days).Burial location unknown. | | Dan Voorhees Stephens (1868-1939) — also known asDan V. Stephens — of Fremont,DodgeCounty, Neb.Born in Bloomington,MonroeCounty, Ind.,November4, 1868.Democrat.Farmer;DodgeCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1890-94; president, Hammond &Stephens, educationalpublishers;director, Fremont Trust and SavingsBank;director, Goose LakeGrain andLumber Co.;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,1904,1908(delegation chair),1920,1924,1932;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1911-19.Died in Fremont,DodgeCounty, Neb.,January13, 1939 (age70 years, 70days).Cremated. | | Simon Wile (1830-1907) — of LaPorte,LaPorteCounty, Ind.Born near Munich (München),Germany,August22, 1830.Democrat.Grocer;miller; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1869.Jewish.Germanancestry.Died in LaPorte,LaPorteCounty, Ind.,September10, 1907 (age77 years, 19days).Burial location unknown.
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