Index to Locations HannibalMt. Olivet CemeteryHannibalRiverside CemeteryPalmyraCity CemeteryPalmyraGreenwood CemeteryNear PalmyraMassey Mill Cemetery
Mt. OlivetCemetery
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Orion Clemens (1825-1897) — of Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.; Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa;CarsonCity, Nev.Born in Missouri,October6, 1825.Newspaperpublisher;lawyer;secretaryof Nevada Territory, 1861-64; member ofNevadastate house of representatives, 1865.Died in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,December11, 1897 (age72 years, 66days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Charles E. Rendlen (1878-1957) — of Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.Born in1878.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1912,1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee);chair ofMarion County Republican Party, 1916; candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 1944.Died in1957(ageabout79 years).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Charles Moulton Alger (1845-1924) — also known asCharles M. Alger — of Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.Born in Lafayette Township,MedinaCounty, Ohio, April,1845.Republican. Postmaster atHannibal,Mo., 1898-1907;sawmillowner;lumberbusiness.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February14, 1924 (age78 years, 0days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Charles Earnest Rendlen Jr. (1919-2006) — also known asCharles E. Rendlen, Jr. — of Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.Born in Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.,August9, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;real estatebusiness;chair ofMarion County Republican Party, 1949; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Missouri,1976.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Lions;Freemasons;SigmaNu.Died, in Hannibal RegionalHospital,Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.,May 6,2006 (age86 years, 270days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
RiversideCemetery
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Henry Hatch (1833-1896) — also known asWilliam H. Hatch — of Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.Born near Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.,September11, 1833.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1879-95 (12th District 1879-83, 1stDistrict 1883-95); defeated, 1894.Died near Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.,December23, 1896 (age63 years, 103days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Gilchrist Porter (1817-1894) — of Bowling Green,PikeCounty, Mo.Born near Fredericksburg,SpotsylvaniaCounty, Va.,November1, 1817.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1851-53, 1855-57;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1864;circuit judge in Missouri, 1866-80.Slaveowner. Died in Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.,November1, 1894 (age77 years, 0days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Alfred William Lamb (1824-1888) — also known asAlfred W. Lamb — of Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.Born in Stamford,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1824.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1853-55; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Missouri,1876.Slaveowner. DiedApril29, 1888 (age64 years, 42days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | George Howell Shields (1842-1924) — of Missouri. Born in Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.,June 19,1842.Republican. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1871; candidate forjustice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1872;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 29th District, 1875;MissouriRepublican state chair, 1876-80; circuit judge in Missouri,1907-13, 1915-20.DiedApril27, 1924 (age81 years, 313days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
CityCemetery
Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Lilbourne Anderson (1808-1885) — also known asThomas L. Anderson — of Palmyra,MarionCounty, Mo.Born near Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.,December8, 1808.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1840-44; candidate forPresidential Elector for Missouri,1844;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District,1845-46; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri,1848;candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri,1852;U.S.Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1857-61.Slaveowner. Died in Palmyra,MarionCounty, Mo.,March 6,1885 (age76 years, 88days).Interment at City Cemetery.
GreenwoodCemetery
Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Henry Clay Heather (1866-1932) — also known asH. Clay Heather — of Palmyra,MarionCounty, Mo.Born in Liberty Township,MarionCounty, Mo.,February8, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;MarionCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-1900, 1911-12; member ofMissouristate senate 13th District, 1901-04; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Missouri,1912;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Marion County, 1917-18.Died in Palmyra,MarionCounty, Mo.,December1, 1932 (age66 years, 297days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Floyd E. Robison (1891-1959) — of Palmyra,MarionCounty, Mo.Born in1891.Republican.Chair ofMarion County Republican Party, 1930;mayorof Palmyra, Mo., 1941-45.Member,Freemasons.Died in1959(ageabout68 years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
Massey MillCemetery
Near Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George F. Shannon (c.1785-1836) — also known as"Peg Leg" — of St. Charles,St.Charles County, Mo.Born in alogcabin inWashingtonCounty, Pa., about 1785.Youngest member of theLewisandClarkexpedition, 1804-06; wounded in a skirmish with Indians in 1807 andlost aleg;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1820-24; circuit judge inKentucky, 1820;U.S.Attorney for Missouri, 1829-34.Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, in ahotel atPalmyra,MarionCounty, Mo.,August30, 1836 (ageabout 51years).Interment at Massey Mill Cemetery.
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