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Cape Girardeau County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Cape Girardeau County

Index to Locations

  • Houck Cemetery
  • Private or family graveyards
  • Cape GirardeauCape County MemorialPark Cemetery
  • Cape GirardeauCity Cemetery
  • Cape GirardeauNew LorimierCemetery
  • Cape GirardeauOld LorimierCemetery
  • FruitlandPleasant Hill Cemetery
  • JacksonJackson Cemetery

    HouckCemetery
    Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
    Wilson Brown (1804-1855) — ofCapeGirardeau County, Mo.BornAugust27, 1804.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1838-39;Missouristate auditor, 1849-52;LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1853-55; died in office 1855.DiedAugust27, 1855 (age51 years, 0days).Interment at Houck Cemetery.
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    • Private or familygraveyard
    Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
    Alexander Buckner (1785-1833) — of Jackson,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born inJeffersonCounty, Ky.,1785.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention from Cape GirardeauCounty, 1820; member ofMissouristate senate 13th District, 1822-25;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1831-33; died in office 1833.Slaveowner. Died of Asiaticcholeraduring an epidemic, in Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,June 6,1833 (ageabout 47years).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentin 1897 atOld Lorimier Cemetery, CapeGirardeau, Mo.
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    Cape CountyMemorial Park Cemetery
    Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
    James C. McDowell (1890-1972) — of Charleston,MississippiCounty, Mo.Born in Leemon,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,March20, 1890.Democrat.School teacherand principal;lawyer;MississippiCounty Prosecuting Attorney; member ofMissouristate senate 23rd District, 1933-40; circuit judge in Missouri 28th Circuit, 1941-48; Judge, Missouri Springfield Court of Appeals,1948-57; appointed 1948.Member,Freemasons.Died in Glasgow,HowardCounty, Mo.,May 27,1972 (age82 years, 68days).Interment at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery.
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     Relatives: Sonof James McDowell and Nancy (Ervin) McDowell; married1912 toCarolyn E. Snider.
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     James Alexander Barks (1879-1936) — also known asJames A. Barks — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born in Millheim,PerryCounty, Mo.,August7, 1879.Schoolteacher and principal;lawyer;mayorof Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1921-30.SouthernMethodist. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromsepticemiaandacutenephritis, in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,February10, 1936 (age56 years, 187days).Interment at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Margaret Belinda (Blaylock) Barks and Joseph Barks; married,September21, 1915, to Edna H. Kerth.
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     Merit E. Leming (1862-1938) — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born inDearbornCounty, Ind.,March14, 1862.Republican.Lumberbusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMissouri,1900;mayorof Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1909-11.Died, fromcoronaryocclusion andinfluenza,in Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,March 4,1938 (age75 years, 355days).Interment at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Leming and Elizabeth (Rosecrans) Leming; married toEugenia R. Bouchman.
     Leming Hall (built 1905, demolished 1972), oneof the first two dormitory buildings at Southeast Missouri StateUniversityinCapeGirardeau, Missouri, wasnamed forhim.
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     Raymond Ernest Beckman (1896-1971) — also known asRaymond E. Beckman — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born in Hickman,FultonCounty, Ky.,October29, 1896.Mayorof Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1943-48.Died inCapeGirardeau County, Mo.,October2, 1971 (age74 years, 338days).Interment at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Mildred Keane and Selma ElizabethSlinkard.
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     Vernon Herbert Landgraf (1924-1997) — also known asVernon H. Landgraf — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.BornOctober4, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidateforU.S.Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1968; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Missouri,1976.DiedJune 12,1997 (age72 years, 251days).Interment at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Ludwig Herman Landgraf and Hilda Eleanor (Gerler) Landgraf;married1952 to MaryVictoria Williams.
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     Albert Marion Spradling Jr. (1920-2004) — also known asAlbert M. Spradling, Jr. — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born in Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,March13, 1920.Democrat.Lawyer;FBIspecial agent; member ofMissouristate senate 27th District, 1952-76; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Missouri,1956.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Royaland Select Masters;KnightsTemplar;Kiwanis.Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,October20, 2004 (age84 years, 221days).Interment at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Albert Marion Spradling and Alma Marsha (Willer) Spradling;married,July 9,1943, to Margaret Whyman; father ofAlbertMarion Spradling III.
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     Leslie Dalton Lankford (1904-1975) — also known asLes Lankford — of Chaffee,ScottCounty, Mo.Born in Mound City,PulaskiCounty, Ill.,December21, 1904.Democrat.Pharmacist;mayorof Chaffee, Mo., 1947-49; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Missouri,1960.Died in Chaffee,ScottCounty, Mo.,July 9,1975 (age70 years, 200days).Interment at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph P. Lankford and Gertrude Lankford; married,December6, 1928, to Lela Ruth Morton.
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     Elmo Lindley McClintock (1889-1979) — also known asE. L. McClintock — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born in Farmington,St.Francois County, Mo.,December13, 1889.Democrat.Chair ofCape Girardeau County Democratic Party, 1939-45.Died in Manhattan,RileyCounty, Kan.,March26, 1979 (age89 years, 103days).Interment at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Charles Bingley McClintock and Martha Ellen (Hughes) McClintock;married,January15, 1915, to Esther Leona Reardon.
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    CityCemetery
    Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
    Alonzo Bernard Carroll (1841-1887) — also known asAlonzo B. Carroll;BarneyCarroll —of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,June 2,1841.Republican.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 1879;candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1882; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Missouri,1884;CapeGirardeau County Sheriff, 1887.Died, fromsepticemia,in Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,January15, 1887 (age45 years, 227days).Interment at City Cemetery.
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     Relatives: Sonof Richard J. Carroll and Elizabeth (Crowley) Carroll; married,September17, 1866, to Harriet Campbell.

    New LorimierCemetery
    Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
    Robert Henry Whitelaw (1854-1937) — also known asRobert H. Whitelaw — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.; Blodgett,ScottCounty, Mo.; Blytheville,MississippiCounty, Ark.Born in Lloyds,EssexCounty, Va.,January30, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;CapeGirardeau County Prosecuting Attorney, 1874-78; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cape Girardeau County,1883-84, 1887-88;U.S.Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1890-91.Died in Blytheville,MississippiCounty, Ark.,July 27,1937 (age83 years, 178days).Interment at New Lorimier Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
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     Rush Hudson Limbaugh (1891-1996) — also known asRush H. Limbaugh — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born near Sedgewickville,BollingerCounty, Mo.,September27, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cape Girardeau County,1931-32;chair ofCape Girardeau County Republican Party, 1934; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Missouri,1936.Methodist.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif;PhiDelta Phi;DeltaSigma Rho;Freemasons;Rotary.Died in Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,April 8,1996 (age104 years,194 days).Interment at New Lorimier Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Hadley Limbaugh and Susan Frances (Presnell) Limbaugh;married,August24, 1914, to Beulah Maude 'Bee' Seabaugh; grandfather of RushLimbaugh.
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    Old LorimierCemetery
    Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Alexander Buckner (1785-1833) — of Jackson,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born inJeffersonCounty, Ky.,1785.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention from Cape GirardeauCounty, 1820; member ofMissouristate senate 13th District, 1822-25;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1831-33; died in office 1833.Slaveowner. Died of Asiaticcholeraduring an epidemic, in Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,June 6,1833 (ageabout 47years).Original interment ata private or familygraveyard, Cape Girardeau County, Mo.; reinterment in 1897 at OldLorimier Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
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     John Dillard Cook (1789-1852) — also known asJohn D. Cook — ofSte.Genevieve County, Mo.Born inOrangeCounty, Va.,June 15,1789.Delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention from Ste. GenevieveCounty, 1820;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1820-23; appointed 1820;U.S.Attorney for Missouri, 1850-52; died in office 1852.Englishancestry.Died inCapeGirardeau County, Mo.,October28, 1852 (age63 years, 135days).Interment at Old Lorimier Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Mary Jane (Mothershead) Cook and John Dillard Cook (1753-1828);brother ofNathanielCook andDanielPope Cook; married1814 to SarahMiddleton Taylor; uncle ofJohnPope Cook.
     Political family:Walker-Edwardsfamily of North Carolina and Georgia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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     George C. Thilenius (1829-1910) — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born inGermany,August20, 1829.Republican.Merchant;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 26th District, 1865;mayorof Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1867-73; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Missouri,1868;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cape Girardeau County,1899-1902.Died in Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,July 7,1910 (age80 years, 321days).Interment at Old Lorimier Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof George Christian Thilenius and Charlotte (Stuhidreher) Thilenius;married,March 8,1857, to Margarethe Fronmann.
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    Pleasant HillCemetery
    Fruitland, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
    Arthur Lee Oliver (1879-1928) — also known asArthur L. Oliver — of Caruthersville,PemiscotCounty, Mo.;St.Louis, Mo.Born in Leemon,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,January5, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1905-08;member ofMissouristate senate 23rd District, 1909-12;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1914-19.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,July 3,1928 (age49 years, 180days).Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Lucius Henry Clay Oliver and Mary Louise (Alexander) Oliver;married,November27, 1907, to Mary Esther Roberts.
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    JacksonCemetery
    Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
    Franklin Cannon (1794-1863) — ofCapeGirardeau County, Mo.BornMarch12, 1794.LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1836-40;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 18th District,1845-46.DiedJune 13,1863 (age69 years, 93days).Interment at Jackson Cemetery.
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     Fred E. Kies (1866-1945) — of Jackson,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born in New Wells,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,October29, 1866.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cape Girardeau County,1905-10;chair ofCape Girardeau County Republican Party, 1916.Died in Jackson,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,July 8,1945 (age78 years, 252days).Interment at Jackson Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married1895 to LouisaJ. Mayr.
     Epitaph: "Editor and Publisher. Thepath of the righteous is as the dawning light that shineth more andmore unto the perfect day."
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