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Lafayette County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Lafayette County

Index to Locations

  • Prairie Church Cemetery
  • ConcordiaEvangelical Cemetery
  • HigginsvilleHigginsville CityCemetery
  • LexingtonMachpelah Cemetery
  • OdessaGreenton Cemetery
  • OdessaOdessa Cemetery

    Prairie ChurchCemetery
    Lafayette County, Missouri
    James Young (1800-1878) — ofLafayetteCounty, Mo.BornMay 11,1800.Democrat.LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1844-48.DiedFebruary9, 1878 (age77 years, 274days).Interment at Prairie Church Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     

    EvangelicalCemetery
    Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri
    Ralph Erdwin (1894-1981) — of near Concordia,JohnsonCounty, Mo.Born in Illinois,June 23,1894.Republican.Real estatebusiness;auctioneer;farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Johnson County, 1941-44;member ofMissouristate senate 17th District, 1945-48; defeated, 1948.DiedApril 2,1981 (age86 years, 283days).Interment at Evangelical Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Married to Fanita S. Burrow.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    • Higginsville CityCemetery
    Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri
    Frank Ballard Fulkerson (1866-1936) — also known asFrank B. Fulkerson — of Warrensburg,JohnsonCounty, Mo.; Holden,JohnsonCounty, Mo.; St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.;LafayetteCounty, Mo.Born near Edinburg,GrundyCounty, Mo.,March 5,1866.Republican.Lawyer;JohnsonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-96;U.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1905-07; defeated,1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1908;candidate forMissouristate attorney general, 1908; candidate formayorof St. Joseph, Mo., 1908;LafayetteCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-25.Died near Higginsville,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,August30, 1936 (age70 years, 178days).Interment at Higginsville City Cemetery.
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     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Daniel Henry Hoefer (1869-1938) — also known asDaniel Hoefer — of Higginsville,LafayetteCounty, Mo.Born inWarrenCounty, Mo.,February18, 1869.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1900;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri,1936(on behalf ofAlfM. Landon andFrankKnox).Germanancestry.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,March29, 1938 (age69 years, 39days).Interment at Higginsville City Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Charles Hoefer and Levine Sophie (Hackmann)Hoefer.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    MachpelahCemetery
    Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri
    Founded 1839
    John Welborn (1857-1907) — of Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.Born near Aullville,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,November20, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Lexington, Mo., 1896-1900;U.S.Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1905-07; defeated,1898 (5th District), 1906 (7th District).Died in Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,October27, 1907 (age49 years, 341days).Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
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     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Alexander Graves (1844-1916) — of Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.Born in Mt. Carmel,CovingtonCounty, Miss.,August25, 1844.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1883-85; defeated,1884.Died in Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,December23, 1916 (age72 years, 120days).Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Thomas Peter Akers (1828-1877) — of Missouri. Born inKnoxCounty, Ohio,October4, 1828.Schoolteacher;collegeprofessor;pastor;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1856-57.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died in Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,April 3,1877 (age48 years, 181days).Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Alonzo William Slayback (1838-1882) — also known asAlonzo W. Slayback;A. W.Slayback —ofSt.Louis, Mo.BornJuly 4,1838.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Missouri,1876;candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1876.Member,Elks.Shotandkilled byJohn Cockerill, editor of thePost-Dispatch newspaper, inSt.Louis, Mo.,October13, 1882 (age44 years, 101days). Cockerill pleaded self-defense and was not indicted by thegrand jury.Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. Joab Early (1791-1870) — Born inFranklinCounty, Va.,September10, 1791.Tobaccogrower;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1824-26.Member,Freemasons.Died in Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,May 1,1870 (age78 years, 233days).Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Jubal Early and Mary (Chatham) Early; married to Ruth Hairston;father ofJubalAnderson Early.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Horace Fulkerson Blackwell (1873-1956) — also known asHorace F. Blackwell — of Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.Born in Wellington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,March 1,1873.Democrat.Chair ofLafayette County Democratic Party, 1903; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Missouri,1908;Democratic Presidential Elector for Missouri,1936(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andJohnNance Garner).Died in Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,August15, 1956 (age83 years, 167days).Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John S. Blackwell and Elizabeth (Rogers) Blackwell; married toBerrien Menefee.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Daniel Warren Sherman (1886-1981) — also known asD. Warren Sherman — of Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.Born in Lexington,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,November28, 1886.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofLafayette County Republican Party, 1930, 1949; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Missouri,1932,1944,1956;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri,1964.DiedJuly 27,1981 (age94 years, 241days).Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married,June 1,1915, to Mary Lillian Atkinson.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    GreentonCemetery
    Odessa, Lafayette County, Missouri
    Roger Caldwell Slaughter (1905-1974) — also known asRoger C. Slaughter — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born near Odessa,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,July 17,1905.Democrat.Lawyer;read law in the office ofHenryL. Jost; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Missouri,1940;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1943-47; county judgein Missouri, 1972.Died near Odessa,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,June 2,1974 (age68 years, 320days).Interment at Greenton Cemetery.
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     Relatives:Married,September23, 1933, to Laura Brown.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Joseph Helon Christy (1839-1916) — also known asJoseph H. Christy — ofLafayetteCounty, Mo.Born inLafayetteCounty, Mo.,October18, 1839.Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Lafayette County, 1897-1900,1907-08.Died inLafayetteCounty, Mo.,July 10,1916 (age76 years, 266days).Interment at Greenton Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Marthena Stapp.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    OdessaCemetery
    Odessa, Lafayette County, Missouri
    Henry Washington McNeel (1859-1938) — also known asHenry W. McNeel — ofLafayetteCounty, Mo.Born inLafayetteCounty, Mo.,August12, 1859.Democrat.Merchant;LafayetteCounty Recorder of Deeds, 1907-15; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Lafayette County, 1917-18.Died in Odessa,LafayetteCounty, Mo.,February3, 1938 (age78 years, 175days).Interment at Odessa Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Henry W. McNeel
     Relatives: Sonof Abraham McNeel and Elizabeth (White) McNeel; married,December27, 1893, to Bessie B. Howe; married,June 7,1908, to Mary L. Goodwin.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917

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