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Clay County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Clay County

Index to Locations

  • GladstoneWhite Chapel MemorialGardens
  • LibertyFairview Cemetery
  • LibertyMount Memorial Cemetery
  • Missouri CityMissouri CityCemetery

    White ChapelMemorial Gardens
    Gladstone, Clay County, Missouri
    Elwood Lauren Thomas (1930-1995) — of Missouri. Born in Council Bluffs,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa,July 24,1930.Justiceof Missouri state supreme court, 1991-95.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation.DiedJuly 30,1995 (age65 years, 6days).Interment at White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    • FairviewCemetery
    Liberty, Clay County, Missouri
    Jacob Le Roy Milligan (1889-1951) — also known asJacob L. Milligan;"Tuck" —of Richmond,RayCounty, Mo.Born in Richmond,RayCounty, Mo.,March 9,1889.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1920-21, 1923-35 (3rd District1920-21, 1923-33, at-large 1933-35); defeated, 1920; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Missouri,1928;candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 1934.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,March 9,1951 (age62 years, 0days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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     Relatives: Sonof William M. Milligan and Mary (Rothrock) Milligan; brother ofMauriceMorton Milligan; married,November24, 1925, to Mary Kate Simmons.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     John Dougherty (1857-1905) — of Liberty,ClayCounty, Mo.Born in Iatan,PlatteCounty, Mo.,February25, 1857.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;ClayCounty Prosecuting Attorney;U.S.Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1899-1905.Died in Liberty,ClayCounty, Mo.,August1, 1905 (age48 years, 157days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Annie Park.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     John Thorton (1786-1847) — of Missouri. BornDecember24, 1786.Member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1824-32, 1836;Speaker ofthe Missouri State House of Representatives, 1828-30.Died inClayCounty, Mo.,October24, 1847 (age60 years, 304days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
     Relatives:Father-in-law ofAlexanderWilliam Doniphan; grandson-in-law ofJohnJohns Trigg.
     Political family:Triggfamily of Virginia.
     Francis Henshaw Trimble (1867-1936) — also known asFrancis H. Trimble;Frank H.Trimble —of Liberty,ClayCounty, Mo.Born inClayCounty, Mo.,December21, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;ClayCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1902; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Clay County, 1905-06; circuitjudge in Missouri 7th Circuit, 1907-12; appointed 1907; Judge,Missouri Kansas City Court of Appeals, 1913-25.Died in Liberty,ClayCounty, Mo.,February11, 1936 (age68 years, 52days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married,September10, 1891, to Lulu Timms.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Alexander William Doniphan (1808-1887) — of Liberty,ClayCounty, Mo.; Richmond,RayCounty, Mo.Born in Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.,July 9,1808.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1836, 1840, 1854; in 1838, herefused to obey an order to execute Joseph Smith and other Mormonleaders, calling it "cold-blooded murder"; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring the Mexican War; led Doniphan's Expedition into Mexico,1846-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1876.Died in Richmond,RayCounty, Mo.,August8, 1887 (age79 years, 30days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery; statue atCountyCourthouse Grounds, Richmond, Mo.
     Relatives:Son-in-law ofJohnThorton; married,December21, 1837, to Elizabeth Jane Thornton.
     Political family:Triggfamily of Virginia.
     Doniphan County,Kan. is named for him.
     ThecityofDoniphan,Missouri, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Alexander W. Doniphan (built 1944 atNewOrleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1964) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Books about Alexander William Doniphan:Roger D. Launius,AlexanderWilliam Doniphan: Portrait of a Missouri Moderate
    Baylis T. GordonBaylis Thornton Gordon (1884-1949) — also known asBaylis T. Gordon;B. T.Gordon —of Liberty,ClayCounty, Mo.Born in Liberty,ClayCounty, Mo.,October16, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Clay County, 1915-18,1943-44; member ofMissouristate senate 3rd District, 1921-36.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,August3, 1949 (age64 years, 291days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Baylis Thornton Gordon (1845-1914) and Mary Ellen (Nelson)Gordon.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917
     Ruth Frances Barnes (1903-1980) — also known asRuth Barnes;Ruth FrancesO'Dell —of Liberty,ClayCounty, Mo.Born inRayCounty, Mo.,September7, 1903.Democrat.Pharmacist;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1960;vice-chairof Missouri Democratic Party, 1968-73.Female.Protestant.DiedFebruary13, 1980 (age76 years, 159days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
     Relatives:Daughter of Francis Marion O'Dell and Ollie Mae (Turner) O'Dell;married,November6, 1926, to James Richard Barnes.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    Mount MemorialCemetery
    Liberty, Clay County, Missouri
    Ernest Lee Capps (1888-1967) — also known asErnest Capps — of Liberty,ClayCounty, Mo.Born inClayCounty, Mo.,August28, 1888.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1956.Died in Liberty,ClayCounty, Mo.,October29, 1967 (age79 years, 62days).Interment at Mount Memorial Cemetery.
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     Relatives: Sonof Ellis Uri Capps and Gertrude Lee (Holt) Capps; married1910 toGeorgia D. Hall; father of Joe Hall Capps (who marriedRobertaCasteel).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Roberta Capps (1919-2008) — also known asBobby Capps;Roberta Casteel;Mrs. JoeH. Capps —of Liberty,ClayCounty, Mo.BornOctober31, 1919.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1968(alternate),1976.Female.DiedSeptember24, 2008 (age88 years, 329days).Interment at Mount Memorial Cemetery.
     Relatives:Daughter of Herbert Cain Casteel and Corah Alice (Brantley) Casteel;married to Joe Hall Capps (son ofErnestLee Capps).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    Missouri CityCemetery
    Missouri City, Clay County, Missouri
    James Allcorn (1770-1851) — of Missouri. Born in1770.Member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1820.Founder of New Franklin, Mo. Died in1851(ageabout81 years).Interment at Missouri City Cemetery.
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