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Rice County
Minnesota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Rice County

B. W. Taylor — of Stanley,MountrailCounty, N.Dak.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NorthDakota,1924.Sergeant-at-arms at the 1948 Republican National Convention. Interment somewhere.

Index to Locations

FaribaultUnknown location

FaribaultCalvary Cemetery

FaribaultMaple Lawn Cemetery

FaribaultOak Ridge Cemetery

NorthfieldUnknown location

NorthfieldOaklawn Cemetery

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Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Franklin Berry Taylor — also known asFrank B. Taylor — of Stanley,MountrailCounty, N.Dak.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNorth Dakota,1948.Interment somewhere.

Politicians buriedhere:

Relatives: SonofB.W. Taylor.

Relatives:Father ofFranklinBerry Taylor.

CalvaryCemetery
Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Alexander Faribault (1806-1882) — of Mendota,DakotaCounty, Minn.Born in Prairie du Chien,CrawfordCounty, Wis.,June 22,1806.Fur trader;Founderof the city of Faribault, Minnesota; member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 7th District, 1851.FrenchandDakotaIndian ancestry.Died in Faribault,RiceCounty, Minn.,1882(ageabout76 years).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Jean Baptiste Faribault and Elizabeth (Piligle) Faribault; brotherof Lucy Faribault (who marriedAlexisC. Bailly); married to Mary Elizabeth Graham; uncle ofAlexisPhillip Bailly andHenryG. Bailly.
		Political family:Bailly-Faribaultfamily of Mendota, Minnesota.
		See alsoMinnesotaLegislator record

Maple LawnCemetery
Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Ara Barton (1824-1898) — also known asAsa Barton — of Northfield,RiceCounty, Minn.; Faribault,RiceCounty, Minn.BornApril12, 1824.Democrat. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1859, 1871-72 (District 3 1859,District 8 1871, District 18 1872); candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1873.DiedNovember6, 1898 (age74 years, 208days).Interment at Maple Lawn Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Joseph James Rachac (1874-1947) — also known asJoseph J. Rachac — of Faribault,RiceCounty, Minn.Born in Minnesota,December1, 1874.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1912(alternate),1920,1924.Czechancestry.DiedAugust25, 1947 (age72 years, 267days).Interment at Maple Lawn Cemetery.

See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Oak RidgeCemetery
Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

John McDonough Berry (d. 1887) — also known asJohn M. Berry — of Faribault,RiceCounty, Minn.Member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 8th District, 1857; memberofMinnesotastate senate 8th District, 1863-64;justice ofMinnesota state supreme court, 1865-87; died in office 1887.DiedNovember8, 1887.Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

See alsoMinnesotaLegislator record

Levi Nutting — ofRiceCounty, Minn.Member ofMinnesotastate senate 8th District, 1865; U.S. Surveyor-General forMinnesota, 1865-69.Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

See alsoMinnesotaLegislator record

Michael Cook (1828-1864) — ofRiceCounty, Minn.Born inMorrisCounty, N.J.,March17, 1828.Carpenter;member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1857-62 (5th District 1857-60, 8th District1861-62); major in the Union Army during the Civil War.Wounded in theCivilWar battle of Nashville, and died eleven days later in theCumberlandfieldhospital, Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,December27, 1864 (age36 years, 285days).Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Richard Cook and Nellie Louisa (Courter) Cook.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —MinnesotaLegislator record

George Washington Batchelder (1826-1910) — also known asGeorge W. Batchelder — of Faribault,RiceCounty, Minn.Born in Vermont,February18, 1826.Lawyer;merchant;member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1869-70, 1872-73 (8th District 1869-70, 18thDistrict 1872-73);mayorof Faribault, Minn., 1880-81.Englishancestry. Member,SigmaPhi;PhiBeta Kappa.DiedJanuary9, 1910 (age83 years, 325days).Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
		Relatives: Married,July 12,1858, to Kate E. Davis.
		See alsoMinnesotaLegislator record

O. F. Perkins — ofRiceCounty, Minn.Member ofMinnesotastate senate 8th District, 1867-68.Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

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Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota

Henry Mason Wheeler (1854-1930) — of Grand Forks,GrandForks County, N.Dak.Born in1854.Physician;mayorof Grand Forks, N.Dak., 1917-18.Member,Freemasons.He helped stop a bank robbery by the Jesse James gang, in Northfield,Minnesota, September 7, 1876. He owned thefirstautomobile in Grand Forks.DiedApril13, 1930 (ageabout 75years).Interment somewhere.

Politicians buriedhere:

OaklawnCemetery
Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota

Edward John Thye (1896-1969) — also known asEdward J. Thye — of Northfield,RiceCounty, Minn.Born near Frederick,BrownCounty, S.Dak.,April26, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1943;Governor ofMinnesota, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Minnesota,1944,1952,1956(delegation chair),1960;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1947-59; defeated, 1958.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry.Died in Northfield,RiceCounty, Minn.,August28, 1969 (age73 years, 124days).Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Andrew J. Thye; married1921 to HazelRamage; married1942 to MyrtleEnnor Oliver.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

Joel Prescott Heatwole (1856-1910) — also known asJoel P. Heatwole — of Northfield,RiceCounty, Minn.Born in Waterford Mills,ElkhartCounty, Ind.,August22, 1856.Republican.Schoolteacher;printer;newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Minnesota,1888;MinnesotaRepublican state chair, 1890;mayorof Northfield, Minn., 1894;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1895-1903; defeated,1892.Died in Northfield,RiceCounty, Minn.,April 4,1910 (age53 years, 225days).Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.

	See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
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