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Olmsted County
Minnesota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Olmsted County

Allen John Furlow (1890-1954) — also known asAllen J. Furlow — of Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.Born in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,November9, 1890.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;newspaperpublisher; member ofMinnesotastate senate 4th District, 1923-25;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1925-29.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;ThetaDelta Chi;PhiDelta Phi;AmericanLegion.DiedJanuary29, 1954 (age63 years, 81days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

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RochesterOakwood Cemetery

OakwoodCemetery
Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota

William Worrall Mayo (1819-1911) — of Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.Born in Eccles, Lancashire (now Greater Manchester),England,May31, 1819.Democrat.Physician;founder of the medical practice andhospitalwhich became the Mayo Clinic;mayorof Rochester, Minn., 1882-83; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Minnesota,1888(member,CredentialsCommittee),1904(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee); member ofMinnesotastate senate 14th District, 1891-94.Episcopalian.Englishancestry.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,March 6,1911 (age91 years, 279days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Married1851 to LouiseAbigail Wright.
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	Relatives: Sonof Samuel C. Furlow and Lillie (Jones) Furlow; married,October20, 1920, to Ruth Irish.
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John V. Daniels (1809-1881) — of Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.Born inSchoharieCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1809.Lawyer;postmaster atRochester,Minn., 1858-59; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1862-68, 1876-77 (12th District 1862-68, 10thDistrict 1876-77);mayorof Rochester, Minn., 1865-66; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 10, 1875, 1881; died inoffice 1881.Baptist.DiedSeptember24, 1881 (age72 years, 19days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Hester Ann Wheeler; father ofMiltonJohn Daniels.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —MinnesotaLegislator record

Andrew Nelson (1837-1901) — of Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.Born inNorway,May18, 1837.Mayorof Rochester, Minn., 1887-89.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,July 15,1901 (age64 years, 58days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

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Paul A. Grassle (1896-1979) — of Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.Born in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,May 5,1896.Hotelbusiness;mayorof Rochester, Minn., 1939-47; candidate forMinnesotastate senate 4th District, 1946.Episcopalian.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Eagles;Rotary;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Jesters.Suffered aheartattack, and died two weeks later, in Rochester MethodistHospital,Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,October10, 1979 (age83 years, 158days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Charles Otto Grassle and Laura (Lubitz) Grassle; married,September19, 1917, to Evangeline Linstrom; married,February15, 1956, to Gudrun Christenson.
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Joseph H. Wagoner (1844-1908) — of Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.Born inBradfordCounty, Pa.,July 31,1844.Republican. Postmaster atRochester,Minn., 1883-85.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,May 3,1908 (age63 years, 277days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Emily G. 'Emma' Aldrich.
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