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New Salem BaptistChurch Cemetery
Ashland, Boone County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  John Thomas Morris Johnston Jr. (1856-1930) — also known asJohn T. M. Johnston — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.;Washington,D.C.Born in Ashland,BooneCounty, Mo.,March17, 1856.Democrat.Merchant;banker;minister;pastor, First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Mo., 1887-97; chaplainof Missouri Senate and Missouri State Prison; pastor, Delmar AvenueBaptist Church, St. Louis, Mo., 1897-1907;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1904 ;collegeprofessor; president, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City,1910-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1916.Baptist.Died, frompneumonia,inWashington,D.C.,September9, 1930 (age74 years, 176days).Interment at New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery.
ColumbiaCemetery
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri
Founded 1820
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Abraham Jude Williams (1781-1839) — also known asAbraham J. Williams — of Missouri. Born inHardyCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),February26, 1781.Governorof Missouri, 1825-26.Died inBooneCounty, Mo.,December30, 1839 (age58 years, 307days).Interment at Columbia Cemetery. | | William Lester Nelson (1875-1946) — also known asWilliam L. Nelson;Will L.Nelson —of Bunceton,CooperCounty, Mo.; Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born near Bunceton,CooperCounty, Mo.,August4, 1875.Democrat.Schoolteacher;newspaperwriter;farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cooper County, 1901-02,1907-08;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1919-21, 1925-33, 1935-43 (8thDistrict 1919-21, 1925-33, 2nd District 1935-43); defeated, 1920 (8thDistrict), 1942 (2nd District), 1946 (2nd District); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Missouri,1928.Baptist.Member,GammaSigma Delta;Veterans ofForeign Wars;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Kiwanis.Died in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,December31, 1946 (age71 years, 149days).Interment at Columbia Cemetery. | | James Sidney Rollins (1812-1888) — also known asJames S. Rollins — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.,April19, 1812.Whig. Major in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War;lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1838-40, 1854, 1867-68; delegateto Whig National Convention from Missouri, 1844; member ofMissouristate senate, 1846-48, 1869-72; candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1848, 1857;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1861-65 (2nd District 1861-63, 9thDistrict 1863-65).Slaveowner. Died in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,January9, 1888 (age75 years, 265days).Interment at Columbia Cemetery. | | Philemon Bliss (1813-1889) — Born in Canton,HartfordCounty, Conn.,July 28,1813.Republican.Lawyer;circuit judge in Ohio, 1848-51;U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1855-59;justice ofDakota territorial supreme court, 1861-65;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1868-72;lawprofessor.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,August25, 1889 (age76 years, 28days).Interment at Columbia Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Asahel Bliss and Lydia Adams (Griswold) Bliss; brother ofAlbertAsahel Bliss; married,November16, 1843, to Martha W. Thorpe; third great-grandnephew ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin four times removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; second cousin twice removed ofGaylordGriswold andSamuelClesson Allen; second cousin thrice removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin once removed ofElishaHunt Allen andJudsonH. Warner; third cousin twice removed ofJonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer,EliElmer,JohnAllen,ElishaPhelps,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth andWilliamWolcott Ellsworth; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799),OliverEllsworth,DanielChapin,AugustusSeymour Porter,DanielPitkin andPeterBuell Porter; fourth cousin ofEdmundHolcomb,WilliamFessenden Allen andFrederickHobbes Allen; fourth cousin once removed ofAmaziahBrainard,LutherWalter Badger,DanielKellogg,LuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer,ChesterWilliam Chapin,JohnWilliam Allen,NormanA. Phelps,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,GeorgeSmith Catlin,HenryTitus Backus,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,JohnSmith Phelps,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,MatthewGriswold (1833-1919) andRogerWolcott (1847-1900). | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Willard Duncan Vandiver (1854-1932) — also known asWillard D. Vandiver — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born inHardyCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),March30, 1854.Democrat.Collegeteacher;president,State Normal School (now Southeast Missouri State University),1893-97;U.S.Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1897-1905; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1904(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker);Missouri Insurance Commissioner, 1905-09; vice-president, CentralStatesLifeInsurance Co., 1911-12; Assistant Treasurer of the United States,1913-21.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.The phrase, "I'm from Missouri, you've got to show me" is attributedto him.DiedMay 30,1932 (age78 years, 61days).Interment at Columbia Cemetery. | | Leonard Max Schwabe (1905-1983) — also known asMax Schwabe — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born near Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,December6, 1905.Republican.Insuranceagent;farmer;U.S.Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1943-49; defeated,1948 (2nd District), 1950 (2nd District), 1952 (11th District);delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1972.Christian.Member,OptimistClub.Died in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,July 31,1983 (age77 years, 237days).Interment at Columbia Cemetery. | | North Todd Gentry (1866-1944) — also known asNorth T. Gentry — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,March 2,1866.Republican.Lawyer;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri,1912;candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1914, 1916, 1918;Missouristate attorney general, 1925-28; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1928(ConventionVice-President);justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1929; circuit judge in Missouri,1932.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Pythias;Kiwanis.Died in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,September18, 1944 (age78 years, 200days).Interment at Columbia Cemetery. | | James Gordon (1858-1933) — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,February26, 1858.Physician;mayorof Columbia, Mo., 1919-23, 1931-33.Died, frompneumonia,in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,September29, 1933 (age75 years, 215days).Interment at Columbia Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Watson Gordon and Mary (Samuels) Gordon; married to Mary RussellGarth. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Ann Gentry (1791-1870) — also known asAnn Hawkins — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born inMadisonCounty, Ky.,January21, 1791.Democrat. Postmaster atColumbia,Mo., 1838-65.Female.Died inBooneCounty, Mo.,January18, 1870 (age78 years, 362days).Interment at Columbia Cemetery. | | Samuel H. Elkins (1847-1909) — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in1847.Republican. Postmaster atColumbia,Mo., 1889-93, 1898-1909.Died in1909(ageabout62 years).Interment at Columbia Cemetery. | | Edgar Augustus Remley (1859-1917) — also known asEdgar A. Remley — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Ohio,February9, 1859.Republican.Cigarmanufacturer; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1900;postmaster atColumbia,Mo., 1909-13.Died in1917(ageabout58 years).Interment at Columbia Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Edgar Augustus Remley and Sarah (Evert) Remley; married to MaryMadeline Polly Hogan. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Helen Guthrie Miller (1862-1949) — also known asHelen Guthrie;Mrs. Walter McNabMiller —of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,September2, 1862.Republican. Woman suffrage activist;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.Female.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis due toarteriosclerosis,in UniversityHospital,Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,June 22,1949 (age86 years, 293days).Interment at Columbia Cemetery. | | George Bert Sapp (1876-1952) — also known asG. Bert Sapp — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born inBooneCounty, Mo.,August22, 1876.Democrat.Shoemerchant;BooneCounty Sheriff, 1915;chair ofBoone County Democratic Party, 1921.Died in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,April 6,1952 (age75 years, 228days).Interment at Columbia Cemetery. | | Elbert Spencer Miner (1885-1970) — also known asElbert S. Miner — of Ridgeway,HarrisonCounty, Mo.; Chillicothe,LivingstonCounty, Mo.; Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Ridgeway,HarrisonCounty, Mo.,September11, 1885.Republican.Lumberbusiness;automobiledealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1924;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Livingston County, 1935-36;defeated, 1936.Died in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,November4, 1970 (age85 years, 54days).Interment at Columbia Cemetery. | | Tyra Marshall Green (1884-1974) — also known asTyra M. Green — of Centralia,BooneCounty, Mo.; Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Missouri,March23, 1884.Democrat. Acting postmaster atColumbia,Mo., 1934-35.Died in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,January2, 1974 (age89 years, 285days).Interment at Columbia Cemetery. | | Harry T. Limerick Jr. (1906-1989) — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Hallsville,BooneCounty, Mo.,July 11,1906.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Boone County, 1943-46.DiedSeptember27, 1989 (age83 years, 78days).Interment at Columbia Cemetery.
Memorial ParkCemetery
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Sidna Poage Dalton (1892-1965) — also known asS. P. Dalton — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born inVernonCounty, Mo.,November16, 1892.Lawyer;CapeGirardeau County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28, 1931-34;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1950-65; appointed 1950;chiefjustice of Missouri state supreme court, 1956-58.Methodist.Member,Order ofthe Coif;PhiAlpha Delta;PhiDelta Kappa;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Freemasons;OddFellows;Acacia.Died in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,April26, 1965 (age72 years, 161days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Rosemary Lucas Ginn (1912-2003) — also known asRosemary L. Ginn;Rosemary Bewick Lucas;Mrs. M. Stanley Ginn —of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,August28, 1912.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1956(alternate),1968,1972;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Missouri, 1960-79; U.S. Ambassador toLuxembourg, 1976-77.Female.Baptist.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women;League of WomenVoters;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;AlphaPi Zeta;DeltaDelta Delta;AmericanLegion Auxiliary.Died in Osage BeachHealthCare Center, Osage Beach,CamdenCounty, Mo.,January3, 2003 (age90 years, 128days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Marvin P. Blackmore (1894-1974) — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.BornJanuary15, 1894.Democrat.Mayorof Columbia, Mo., 1947-49.DiedAugust9, 1974 (age80 years, 206days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Otto W. Buescher (1891-1969) — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Missouri,September1, 1891.Republican.Chiropractor;candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Boone County, 1926;chair ofBoone County Republican Party, 1928-30; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Missouri,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); postmaster atColumbia,Mo., 1954-64 (acting, 1954-57).Died in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,July 10,1969 (age77 years, 312days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Rudolph Buescher and Wilhelmina Christina (Hasenjaeger) Buescher;married to Emily A. Hafner. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Allen Wiseman Sapp (1886-1964) — also known asAllen W. Sapp — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Ashland,BooneCounty, Mo.,April13, 1886.Democrat. Postmaster atColumbia,Mo., 1935-54.Died in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,March 2,1964 (age77 years, 324days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.  | William Hollis Sapp (1888-1957) — also known asWilliam H. Sapp — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born in Ashland,BooneCounty, Mo.,October15, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Boone County, 1915-20.DiedOctober11, 1957 (age68 years, 361days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | James Robert Clay Schwabe (1884-1959) — also known asJ. R. C. Schwabe — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.Born inBooneCounty, Mo.,October6, 1884.Republican.Real estateagent;chair ofBoone County Republican Party, 1943.Died, fromheartdisease, in Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.,May 27,1959 (age74 years, 233days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Lloyd Y. Spragg (1887-1969) — of Ridgeway,HarrisonCounty, Mo.BornFebruary20, 1887.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Harrison County, 1933-34;defeated, 1934.DiedNovember14, 1969 (age82 years, 267days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. | | Murl Glen Powell (1901-1984) — also known asM. Glen Powell — of Columbia,BooneCounty, Mo.BornSeptember9, 1901.Democrat. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Boone County 1st District,1964; acting postmaster atColumbia,Mo., 1965-68.DiedJuly 24,1984 (age82 years, 319days).Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
University ofMissouri Quadrangle
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: |  | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) — also known as"Apostle of Liberty";"Sage ofMonticello";"Friend of the People";"Father of the University of Virginia" —ofAlbemarleCounty, Va.Born inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,April13, 1743.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-76, 1783-84;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;Governor ofVirginia, 1779-81; member of Virginia state legislature, 1782;U.S. Minister toFrance, 1785-89;U.S.Secretary of State, 1790-93;VicePresident of the United States, 1797-1801;Presidentof the United States, 1801-09; defeated (Democratic-Republican),1796.Deist.Englishancestry. Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.He was elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Slaveowner. Died near Charlottesville,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,July 4,1826 (age83 years, 82days).Interment atMonticelloGraveyard, Near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va.; cenotaphat University of Missouri Quadrangle; memorial monument atWestPotomac Park, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Jefferson and Jane (Randolph) Jefferson; married,January1, 1772, to Martha Wayles Skelton; father ofMarthaJefferson (who marriedThomasMann Randolph Jr.) and Maria Jefferson (who marriedJohnWayles Eppes); uncle ofDabneyCarr; grandfather ofThomasJefferson Randolph,FrancisWayles Eppes, Virginia Jefferson Randolph (who marriedNicholasPhilip Trist),BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; granduncle ofDabneySmith Carr; great-grandfather ofThomasJefferson Coolidge andFrederickMadison Roberts; second great-grandfather ofJohnGardner Coolidge; second great-granduncle ofEdithWilson; first cousin once removed ofRichardBland andPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); first cousin twice removed ofJohnJordan Crittenden,ThomasTurpin Crittenden,RobertCrittenden,CarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderParker Crittenden,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,ThomasTheodore Crittenden,ArchelausMarius Woodson andCarterHenry Harrison II; first cousin four times removed ofThomasTheodore Crittenden Jr.; second cousin ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph andJohnRandolph of Roanoke; second cousin once removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),HenrySt. George Tucker andWilliamSegar Archer; second cousin twice removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,NathanielBeverly Tucker andEdmundRandolph; second cousin thrice removed ofFitzhughLee,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,EdmundRandolph Cocke andJohnAugustine Marshall; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamMarshall Bullitt,AlexanderScott Bullitt andFrancisBeverley Biddle; second cousin five times removed ofWilliamWelby Beverley; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamHenry Robertson. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JeffersonM. Levy —JoshuaFry | | | | Jefferson counties inAla.,Ark.,Colo.,Fla.,Ga.,Idaho,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Miss.,Mo.,Mont.,Neb.,N.Y.,Ohio,Okla.,Ore.,Pa.,Tenn.,Tex.,Wash.,W.Va. andWis. arenamed for him. | | | | MountJefferson (third highest peak in the Northeast), inCoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:ThomasJefferson Kennard—ThomasJ. Randolph—ThomasJefferson Campbell—ThomasJ. Gazley—ThomasJ. Drake—ThomasJefferson Heard—ThomasJefferson Green—ThomasJ. Rusk—ThomasJefferson Withers—ThomasJ. Parsons—ThomasJ. Word—ThomasJ. Henley—ThomasJ. Dryer—ThomasJ. Foster—ThomasJ. Barr—ThomasJefferson Jennings—ThomasJ. Stewart—ThomasJ. Henderson—ThomasJ. Van Alstyne—ThomasJefferson Cason—T.J. Coghlan—ThomasJefferson Buford—T.Jefferson Coolidge—ThomasJ. Megibben—ThomasJ. Bunn—ThomasJ. Hardin—ThomasJ. McLain, Jr.—ThomasJ. Brown—ThomasJefferson Speer—ThomasJefferson Counts—ThomasJ. Boynton—ThomasJ. Hudson—ThomasJ. Brady—ThomasJ. Selby—ThomasJefferson Deavitt—ThomasJefferson Majors—ThomasJefferson Wood—T.J. Jarratt—ThomasJefferson Nunn—ThomasJ. Douglas—ThomasJ. Strait—ThomasJ. Humes—T.J. Appleyard—ThomasJ. Clunie—ThomasJ. Steele—ThomasJ. Boynton—ThomasJ. O'Donnell—ThomasJ. Shaw—ThomasJ. Halsey—ThomasJ. Graham—T.J. Martin—ThomasJefferson Lilly—ThomasJ. Randolph—TomJ. Terral—T.Jeff Busby—ThomasJefferson Murphy—ThomasJ. Hamilton—TomMangan—ThomasJ. Ryan—TomJ. Murray—ThomasJ. Tydings—ThomasJ. Tubb—TomSteed—ThomasJefferson Edmonds, Jr.—ThomasJ. Anderson—ThomasJefferson Roberts—ThomasJ. Barlow III | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraithas appeared on the U.S. nickel (five cent coin) since 1938, andon the $2 bill since the 1860s. | | | | Personal motto: "Rebellion to tyrantsis obedience to God." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Thomas Jefferson: Joseph J.Ellis,AmericanSphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson — WillardSterne Randall,ThomasJefferson : A Life — R. B. Bernstein,ThomasJefferson — Joyce Appleby,ThomasJefferson — Gore Vidal,InventingA Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling,Adamsvs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — SusanDunn,Jefferson'sSecond Revolution : The Election Crisis of 1800 —Andrew Burstein,Jefferson'sSecret: Death and Desire at Monticello — ChristopherHitchens,ThomasJefferson : Author of America — David Barton,TheJefferson Lies: Exposing the myths you've always believed aboutThomas Jefferson — David Barton,TheJefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed AboutThomas Jefferson — Donald Barr Chidsey,Mr.Hamilton and Mr. Jefferson — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about Thomas Jefferson:Joseph Wheelan,Jefferson'sVendetta : The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and theJudiciary | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
JewellCemetery
Near Columbia, Boone County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Henry Hardin (1820-1892) — also known asCharles H. Hardin — of Missouri. Born inTrimbleCounty, Ky.,July 15,1820.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate senate 9th District, 1873-74;Governor ofMissouri, 1875-77; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Missouri,1876(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Member,BetaTheta Pi.Died in Mexico,AudrainCounty, Mo.,July 29,1892 (age72 years, 14days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Audrain County, Mo.; reinterment atJewell Cemetery.
Mt. PleasantCemetery
Hartsburg, Boone County, Missouri
Founded 1838
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
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