Index to Locations AuburnAuburn CemeteryBerrytonPleasant Hill CemeteryTopekaUnknown locationTopekaMemorial Park CemeteryTopekaMt. Calvary CemeteryTopekaMt. Hope CemeteryTopekaTopeka Cemetery
AuburnCemetery
Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Norman Bushnell Willey (1838-1921) — also known asNorman B. Willey — ofAdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Guilford,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1838.Republican. Member ofIdahoterritorial House of Representatives, 1872-78;LieutenantGovernor of Idaho, 1890;Governor ofIdaho, 1890-93.Died near Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,October20, 1921 (age83 years, 209days).Interment at Auburn Cemetery.
Pleasant HillCemetery
Ratner Road
Berryton, Shawnee County, Kansas
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Georgia Neese Gray (1898-1995) — also known asGeorgia Neese;Georgia NeeseClark —of Richland,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Richland,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,January27, 1898.Democrat.Actress;banker;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kansas, 1936-64; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kansas,1960.Female.Presbyterian.Member,AlphaPhi.Treasurer of the United States, 1949-53. DiedOctober26, 1995 (age97 years, 272days).Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.| |  Relatives:Daughter of Albert Neese and Ella (O'Sullivan) Neese; married1929 to GeorgeM. Clark; married1953 to AndrewJ. Gray. | | | | Epitaph: "First Woman Treasurer of theUnited States of America; Beloved Wife of Andy Gray" | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
UnknownLocation
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Memorial ParkCemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Walter Augustus Huxman (1887-1972) — also known asWalter Huxman — of Hutchinson,RenoCounty, Kan.Born near Pretty Prairie,RenoCounty, Kan.,February16, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forjustice ofKansas state supreme court, 1928;Governor ofKansas, 1937-39; defeated, 1938;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1939-57; tooksenior status 1957.Disciplesof Christ.Suffered an apparentstrokeand died in ahospitalat Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,June 25,1972 (age85 years, 130days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mt. CalvaryCemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joan Finney (1925-2001) — also known asJoan McInroy — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,February12, 1925.Candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Representative from Kansas, 1972;Kansasstate treasurer, 1975-91; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kansas,1984,2000;Governorof Kansas, 1991-95; candidate in Democratic primary forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1996.Female.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion Auxiliary.Firstwoman governor of Kansas.Died, from complications oflivercancer, in St. FrancisHospitaland Medical Center, Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,July 28,2001 (age76 years, 166days).Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Mt. HopeCemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Harry Hines Woodring (1890-1967) — also known asHarry H. Woodring — of Neodesha,WilsonCounty, Kan.; Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Elk City,MontgomeryCounty, Kan.,May 31,1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Governor ofKansas, 1931-33; defeated, 1932, 1946; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kansas,1936,1940,1948;U.S.Secretary of War, 1936-40.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion.Suffered astrokewhile recovering fromburns, anddied in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,September9, 1967 (age77 years, 101days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.  | Alfred Mossman Landon (1887-1987) — also known asAlf M. Landon — of Independence,MontgomeryCounty, Kan.; Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in West Middlesex,MercerCounty, Pa.,September9, 1887.Republican.Oilproducer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;KansasRepublican state chair, 1928;Governor ofKansas, 1933-37; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1936; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Kansas,1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1944,1948.Methodist.EnglishandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi;AmericanLegion.Died in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,October12, 1987 (age100 years,33 days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. | | | William Howard Thompson (1871-1928) — also known asWilliam H. Thompson — of Garden City,FinneyCounty, Kan.Born in Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.,October14, 1871.Democrat. District judge in Kansas, 1906-13;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1913-19; defeated, 1918; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kansas,1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); candidate forU.S.Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1922.Died, fromheartdisease, inWashington,D.C.,February9, 1928 (age56 years, 118days).Original interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1928 at Mt. HopeCemetery. | | William S. Bergundthal (1855-1926) — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Powhattan,ChampaignCounty, Ohio,June 24,1855.Republican.Lumberbusiness;real estatedealer;mayor ofTopeka, Kan., 1903-05.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromnephritisandbronchialpneumonia, in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,March23, 1926 (age70 years, 272days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Sarah (Powell) Bergundthal and Benedict Bergundthal; married toLeonora Neely. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | George Augustus Allen Jr. (1868-1932) — also known asGeorge A. Allen, Jr. — of Frankfort,MarshallCounty, Kan.; Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Rolla,PhelpsCounty, Mo.,June 30,1868.Republican.Schoolteacher;schoolprincipal;Kansassuperintendent of public instruction, 1927-32; died in office1932.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Killed in anautomobileaccident, when the Chevrolet in which he was riding collided withanother car and overturned, on Highway 71 inJasperCounty, Mo.,December7, 1932 (age64 years, 160days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof George Augustus Allen and Anna Maria (Ellis) Allen; married,July 3,1897, to Emma Maude McComas. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Frankfort (Kan.) DailyIndex, December 8, 1932 |
| | Margaret Hill McCarter (1860-1938) — also known asMargaret Hill — of Kansas. Born in Carthage,RushCounty, Ind.,May 2,1860.Republican.Novelist;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1920.Female.Died in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,August31, 1938 (age78 years, 121days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. | | Harry W. Colmery (1890-1979) — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in1890.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,1936;drafter the G.I. Bill of Rights in 1943.Member,AmericanLegion.Died in1979(ageabout89 years).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
TopekaCemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Curtis (1860-1936) — also known as"Square Shooter";"TheWhisperer" —of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in alogcabin at Eugene (now part of Topeka),ShawneeCounty, Kan.,January25, 1860; his mother was one-quarter blood Kansa/Osage Indian.Republican.Lawyer;ShawneeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1884-88;U.S.Representative from Kansas, 1893-1907 (4th District 1893-99, 1stDistrict 1899-1907); resigned 1907;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1907-13, 1915-29; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kansas,1908;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1924,1928;VicePresident of the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932.Protestant.English,French, andKansa/OsageIndian ancestry.Died of aheartattack, inWashington,D.C.,February8, 1936 (age76 years, 14days).Interment at Topeka Cemetery. | | Thomas Ryan (1837-1914) — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Oxford,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1837.Republican.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;ShawneeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1865-73;U.S.Representative from Kansas, 1877-89 (3rd District 1877-85, 4thDistrict 1885-89); resigned 1889; U.S. Minister toMexico, 1889-93.Died in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,April 5,1914 (age76 years, 131days).Interment at Topeka Cemetery.  | Arthur Capper (1865-1951) — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Garnett,AndersonCounty, Kan.,July 14,1865.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; delegate to Republican National Convention fromKansas,1908,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1936;Governorof Kansas, 1915-19; defeated, 1912;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1919-49.Quaker. Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;OddFellows;Elks;AncientOrder of United Workmen;Anti-SaloonLeague.Died in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,December19, 1951 (age86 years, 158days).Interment at Topeka Cemetery. | | Thomas Andrew Osborn (1836-1898) — also known asThomas A. Osborn — of Elwood,DoniphanCounty, Kan.; Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.; Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born near Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,October26, 1836.Republican. Member ofKansasstate senate, 1861;LieutenantGovernor of Kansas, 1863-65;Governor ofKansas, 1873-77; U.S. Minister toChile, 1877-81;Brazil, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Kansas,1888(speaker).Died in Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,February4, 1898 (age61 years, 101days).Interment at Topeka Cemetery. | | Samuel Johnson Crawford (1835-1913) — of Garnett,AndersonCounty, Kan.Born near Bedford,LawrenceCounty, Ind.,April10, 1835.Republican. Member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Armyduring the Civil War;Governor ofKansas, 1865-68; resigned 1868; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Kansas, 1866-68.Died in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,October21, 1913 (age78 years, 194days).Interment at Topeka Cemetery. | | William Alfred Peffer (1831-1912) — also known asWilliam A. Peffer — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born inCumberlandCounty, Pa.,September10, 1831.Farmer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;newspaperpublisher; member ofKansasstate senate, 1874; Republican Presidential Elector for Kansas,1880;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1891-97; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofKansas, 1898.DiedOctober7, 1912 (age81 years, 27days).Interment at Topeka Cemetery. | | Noah C. McFarland (1822-1897) — of Hamilton,ButlerCounty, Ohio; Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,April23, 1822.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate senate, 1865; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Ohio,1868;member ofKansasstate senate, 1870; Commissioner of the General Land Office,1881-85.Died, in the CopelandHotel,Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,April26, 1897 (age75 years, 3days).Interment at Topeka Cemetery. | | John Martin (1833-1913) — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born near Hartsville,WilsonCounty, Tenn.,November12, 1833.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofKansasDemocratic State Central Committee, 1864-84; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1871-75;KansasDemocratic state chair, 1874-83; candidate forGovernor ofKansas, 1876, 1888; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kansas,1880;district judge in Kansas, 1883-85; candidate forU.S.Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1886;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1893-95.Died in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,September3, 1913 (age79 years, 295days).Interment at Topeka Cemetery. | | George Tobey Anthony (1824-1896) — of Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.Born in Mayfield,FultonCounty, N.Y.,June 9,1824.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;Governor ofKansas, 1877-79; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1885.Died, ofpneumonia,Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,August5, 1896 (age72 years, 57days).Interment at Topeka Cemetery. | | Cyrus Kurtz Holliday (1826-1900) — also known asCyrus K. Holliday — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born inCumberlandCounty, Pa.,April 3,1826.Republican.Mayor ofTopeka, Kan., 1859-60, 1867-68, 1869-70; first president of theAtchison, Topeka and Santa FeRailway,1860-63; member ofKansasstate senate, 1861;AdjutantGeneral of Kansas, 1864-65; candidate forU.S.Representative from Kansas, 1874.Member,Freemasons.Died in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,March29, 1900 (age73 years, 360days).Interment at Topeka Cemetery. | | Lewis Hanback (1839-1897) — of Salina,SalineCounty, Kan.Born in Winchester,ScottCounty, Ill.,March27, 1839.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; statecourt judge in Kansas, 1868-72;U.S.Representative from Kansas, 1883-87 (at-large 1883-85, 6thDistrict 1885-87).Died in Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,September7, 1897 (age58 years, 164days).Interment at Topeka Cemetery. | | John Davis (1826-1901) — of Junction City,GearyCounty, Kan.Born near Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,August9, 1826.U.S.Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1891-95.Died in Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.,August1, 1901 (age74 years, 357days).Interment at Topeka Cemetery. | | Cassius Gaius Foster (1837-1899) — of Kansas. Born in Webster,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,June 22,1837.Member ofKansasstate senate, 1863-64;mayorof Atchison, Kan., 1867;U.S.District Judge for Kansas, 1874.DiedJune 21,1899 (age61 years, 364days).Interment at Topeka Cemetery. | | John Grant Otis (1838-1916) — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.Born in Danby,RutlandCounty, Vt.,1838.U.S.Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1891-93.Died in1916(ageabout78 years).Interment at Topeka Cemetery. | | Frank Elwood Grimes (1859-1921) — also known asFrank E. Grimes — of Leoti,WichitaCounty, Kan.; Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.BornApril 9,1859.Republican.Kansasstate treasurer, 1899-1903; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kansas,1920.DiedNovember1, 1921 (age62 years, 206days).Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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