Index to Locations Falls CitySteele CemeteryHumboldtHumboldt Cemetery SteeleCemetery Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Henry Morehead (1861-1942) — also known asJohn H. Morehead — of Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.Born near Columbia,LucasCounty, Iowa,December3, 1861.Democrat.Merchant;farmer;banker;RichardsonCounty Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; memberofNebraskastate senate, 1911;Governor ofNebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1916(alternate),1940;candidate forU.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1918;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35.Presbyterian.Died in ahospitalat St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,May 31,1942 (age80 years, 179days).Interment at Steele Cemetery. | | Arthur J. Weaver (1873-1945) — of Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.Born in Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.,November18, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;fruitgrower;member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1899;delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Nebraska,1921;Governorof Nebraska, 1929-31; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1932;chairof Richardson County Republican Party, 1940.Died in Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.,October17, 1945 (age71 years, 333days).Interment at Steele Cemetery. | | Charles Frank Reavis (1870-1932) — also known asC. Frank Reavis — of Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.; Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.,September5, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;RichardsonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1894-96; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for Nebraska,1912;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1915-22; resigned1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,1924,1932.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Elks.Died in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,May 26,1932 (age61 years, 264days).Interment at Steele Cemetery. | | Archibald Jerard Weaver (1843-1887) — also known asArchibald J. Weaver — of Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.Born in Dundaff,SusquehannaCounty, Pa.,April15, 1843.Republican.Delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871;delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; district judgein Nebraska 1st District, 1876-82;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1883-87.Died in Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.,April18, 1887 (age44 years, 3days).Interment at Steele Cemetery. | | Phillip Hart Weaver (1919-1989) — also known asPhil Weaver — of Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.Born in Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.,April 9,1919.Republican.Radioannouncer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;insurancebusiness;automobiledealer;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1955-63; defeated,1962.Presbyterian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;AlphaTau Omega;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in1989(ageabout70 years).Interment at Steele Cemetery. | | Aaron Wesley Loucks (1864-1920) — also known asAaron W. Loucks — of Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.Born in Wakarusa,ElkhartCounty, Ind.,November19, 1864.Republican.Farmer;farmimplement dealer; postmaster atFallsCity, Neb., 1911-15 (acting, 1911).Died in Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.,June 22,1920 (age55 years, 216days).Interment at Steele Cemetery. | | August Earl Elam (1889-1987) — also known asAugust E. Elam — of Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.Born in Barada,RichardsonCounty, Neb.,October16, 1889.Democrat. Postmaster atFallsCity, Neb., 1944-59 (acting, 1944).Died in Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.,September27, 1987 (age97 years, 346days).Interment at Steele Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Manford R. Elam and Flora Esabelle (Brannan) Elam; married1909 to MabelMary Pearson; married to Emma Leona (Bean) Kieffer. | | |  | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Arthur J. Weaver Jr. (1912-1996) — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.,November19, 1912.Republican.Insuranceexecutive; delegate to Republican National Convention fromNebraska,1944,1948(delegation chair),1952(member,CredentialsCommittee),1956,1960(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Presbyterian.Died in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,February15, 1996 (age83 years, 88days).Cremated;ashes interred at Steele Cemetery.
HumboldtCemetery Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Morris Nelson Hughes (1901-1987) — also known asMorris N. Hughes — Born in Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,January13, 1901.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inMontevideo, as of 1926-29;Naples, as of 1932; U.S. Consul inTirana, as of 1938; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toTunisia, 1956.DiedNovember4, 1987 (age86 years, 295days).Interment at Humboldt Cemetery.
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