| |  Allen Clark Adsit (1837-1912) — also known asAllen C. Adsit — of Adams,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Spring Lake,OttawaCounty, Mich.; Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Rutland,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1837.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,1871-72;OttawaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76;circuitjudge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1891-99; defeated, 1899, 1908;law partner ofPeterJ. Danhof, 1901-12; candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1901, 1904.Universalist.EnglishandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,Grand Army of the Republic;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,January3, 1912 (age74 years, 317days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | De Alva Stanwood Alexander (1846-1925) — also known asDe Alva S. Alexander — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Richmond,SagadahocCounty, Maine,July 17,1846.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1872;secretaryof Indiana Republican Party, 1874-78;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1889-93;U.S.Representative from New York, 1897-1911 (33rd District 1897-1903,36th District 1903-11); defeated, 1910.Presbyterian.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1925 (age78 years, 197days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | Cassius McDonald Barnes (1845-1925) — of Guthrie,LoganCounty, Okla.Born near Greigsville,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1845.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofOklahomaterritorial House of Representatives, 1895-97; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Oklahoma, 1896;Governorof Oklahoma Territory, 1897-1901;mayorof Guthrie, Okla., 1903-05, 1907-09.Episcopalian.Member,Grand Army of the Republic.Died in Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.,February18, 1925 (age79 years, 177days).Interment atSummitView Cemetery, Guthrie, Okla.| |  Relatives: Sonof Henry Hogan Barnes and Cemantha (Boyd) Barnes; married to Mary E.Bartlett. |
 | Adam Beattie (1833-1893) — of Ovid,ClintonCounty, Mich.Born inSenecaCounty, N.Y.,November26, 1833.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;sawmillowner; member ofMichiganstate senate 17th District, 1873-74;postmaster.Congregationalist.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Grand Army of the Republic.DiedJune 26,1893 (age59 years, 212days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.| | Relatives:Married to Mary E. Hand. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Past and Present ofWashtenaw County (1906) |
| | | Spencer Hezekiah Beecher (1840-1926) — also known asSpencer H. Beecher — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Knowlesville,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1840.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;hardwarebusiness; candidate formayor ofMason, Mich., 1885.Presbyterian.Member,Grand Army of the Republic.Died in Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.,January2, 1926 (age85 years, 97days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.  | Charles Bennett (1838-1903) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Waterloo,SenecaCounty, N.Y., October,1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;furnituremanufacturer;banker;mayorof Charlotte, Mich., 1880.Methodist.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.,November21, 1903 (age65 years, 0days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married,December7, 1865, to Mary Myers. | | | | Image source: Past and Present of EatonCounty, Michigan (1906) |
 | Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) — also known asAaron T. Bliss — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Peterboro,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1837.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lumberbusiness; member ofMichiganstate senate 24th District, 1883-84;U.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated,1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1892;Governorof Michigan, 1901-04.Methodist.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,September16, 1906 (age69 years, 117days).Entombed atForestLawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich. | | Henry Bristow (1840-1906) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in St. Michaels,Azores,June5, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1901-03; defeated,1902.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;Freemasons.Died, fromhearttrouble, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1906 (age66 years, 128days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (1837-1922) — also known asMorgan G. Bulkeley — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,December26, 1837.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president,AetnaLifeInsurance Company, 1870-1922;mayorof Hartford, Conn., 1880-88; defeated, 1878; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1884(alternate),1892,1896;Governorof Connecticut, 1889-93; candidate for Republican nomination forVice President,1896;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1905-11.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;LoyalLegion;Grand Army of the Republic;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;Societyof the War of 1812.Firstpresident of the National League of ProfessionalBaseBall Clubs in 1876.Died in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,November6, 1922 (age84 years, 315days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn. | | Frank Noyes Burdick (1839-1917) — also known asF. N. Burdick — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.; East Guilford, Guilford,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Guilford,WindhamCounty, Vt.,September14, 1839.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;newspapereditor;memberDakota territorial council, 1883-84.Member,Grand Army of the Republic. Died, fromarteriosclerosisandinterstitialnephritis, in Guilford,WindhamCounty, Vt.,February22, 1917 (age77 years, 161days).Interment atChristChurch Cemetery, Manhasset, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Thompson Edwin Burdick and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Noyes) Burdick;married,September2, 1862, to Amelia Bowker; married to Nina Davis. | | | | Epitaph: "Physician andFriend." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Robert Porter Bush (1842-1923) — also known asRobert P. Bush — of Horseheads,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Branchport,YatesCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1842.Democrat. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher;physician;ChemungCounty School Commissioner, 1875-78;ChemungCounty Coroner, 1883; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1886-92, 1894, 1911-13,1916-17; defeated, 1918;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1892; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1896;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 41st District, 1914.Member,Grand Army of the Republic. Died, frompneumonia,in a Arnot-OgdenHospital,Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,January8, 1923 (age80 years, 283days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Horseheads, N.Y. | | Robert Bushby (b. 1843) — of Little York,CortlandCounty, N.Y.; Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.Born in Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;CortlandCounty Treasurer, 1876-84; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1884(alternate),1888;traveling passenger agent, Grand TrunkRailway;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1901(voted forWilliamMcKinley andTheodoreRoosevelt).Englishancestry. Member,Grand Army of the Republic;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Bushby and Ann (Patterson) Bushby; married to Mary A.Miller. |
| | Asa Smith Bushnell (1834-1904) — also known asAsa S. Bushnell — of Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1834.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president,Warder, Bushnell & Glassner Company, manufacturers ofmowers andreapers; Republican Presidential Elector for Ohio,1884(voted forJamesG. Blaine andJohnA. Logan);OhioRepublican state chair, 1885;Governor ofOhio, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,1896(speaker).Member,Grand Army of the Republic;Freemasons.DiedJanuary15, 1904 (age69 years, 121days).Interment atFerncliffCemetery, Springfield, Ohio. | | Maro Spaulding Chapman (1839-1907) — also known asMaro S. Chapman — of Manchester,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,February13, 1839.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postalenvelope manufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1882; member ofConnecticutstate senate 2nd District, 1885-86; Republican PresidentialElector for Connecticut,1901.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Grand Army of the Republic.Instrumental in the establishment of the Hartford, Manchester,RockvilleTramwayCo. in 1895.Died in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March 2,1907 (age68 years, 17days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Chapman and Hannah (Percival) Chapman; married1861 to LucyWoodbridge; married1871 to HelenRobbins. |
| | Leopold Charrier (c.1835-1906) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born inFrance,about 1835.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; in 1861, he was thefirstman to receive a pension from the U.S. government for wounds receivedin military service during the Civil War;cottonbroker;liquormerchant;Consulfor Belgium inSavannah,Ga., 1878-1905.Frenchancestry. Member,Grand Army of the Republic.Died, fromapoplexy,in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,January16, 1906 (ageabout 71years).Interment atBonaventureCemetery, Savannah, Ga. | | Rodney W. Choate (b. 1834) — of Delta Township,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Somerset,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1834.Republican.Schoolteacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War;farmer;supervisorof Delta Township, Michigan, 1869-74.Methodist.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Silas C. Choate and Saloma (Seymour) Choate; married,November4, 1857, to Ursula M. Brown. |
| | John Henry Colvin (b. 1839) — also known asJohn H. Colvin — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,October25, 1839.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Chicagoalderman, 1882-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1904.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Foresters;RoyalArcanum;Knightsof Honor.Burial location unknown. | | Charles Gerard Conn (1844-1931) — of Elkhart,ElkhartCounty, Ind.Born in Manchester,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1844.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Elkhart, Ind., 1880-83; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1889;U.S.Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1893-95.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;Freemasons.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January5, 1931 (age86 years, 341days).Interment atGraceLawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Ind. | | Charles Henry Cotton (1845-1938) — also known asCharles H. Cotton — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1845.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofNewYork state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1899-1902,1905; defeated, 1902.Member,Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1938 (ageabout 92years).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William H. Cotton. |
| | Milton John Daniels (1838-1914) — also known asMilton J. Daniels — of Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.; Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.Born in Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1838.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;banker;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 14, 1883-86; member ofMinnesotastate senate 14th District, 1887-90;U.S.Representative from California 8th District, 1903-05.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;LoyalLegion.Died in Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.,December1, 1914 (age76 years, 227days).Interment atEvergreenMemorial Park, Riverside, Calif.  | Henry Stewart Dean (1830-1915) — also known asHenry S. Dean — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Lima,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1830.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;grocer;miller;postmaster atAnnArbor, Mich., 1870-72; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1894-1907; appointed 1894;Progressive Presidential Elector for Michigan,1913.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;LoyalLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanHistorical Association.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October18, 1915 (age85 years, 126days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | | Roscoe D. Dix (1839-1912) — of Berrien Springs,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born inJeffersonCounty, N.Y.,June 11,1839.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;permanentlydisabled by injuries suffered in the battle at Knoxville,November 24, 1863;barber;real estatebusiness;banker;Michiganland commissioner, 1887-90;Michiganstate auditor general, 1897-1900.Member,Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Berrien Springs,BerrienCounty, Mich.,September5, 1912 (age73 years, 86days).Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Berrien Springs, Mich. | | Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) — also known asRichard A. Donnelly — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1841.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;clothingmerchant; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1880-81;mayorof Trenton, N.J., 1884-86;New Jerseystate treasurer, 1895-1901.IrishandScottishancestry. Member,Grand Army of the Republic;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.DiedFebruary27, 1905 (age63 years, 360days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.Davidson and Susie Isabel Gold. |
| | Ferdinand Eidman (c.1842-1910) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Worms,Germany,about 1842.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofNewYork state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1879;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1880-81; defeated, 1895;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at New York City, New York,1890-94, 1897-98; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1894, 1896; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1902.Germanancestry. Member,Grand Army of the Republic.Died, fromdiabetes,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 5,1910 (ageabout 68years).Interment atLutheranAll Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married1865 to MaryGermann. |
| | Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) — also known asAndrew J. Felt — of Nashua,ChickasawCounty, Iowa; Seneca,NemahaCounty, Kan.Born in East Victor,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,December27, 1833.Republican.Schoolteacher;newspapereditor;lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Iowa,1868,1872;postmaster;banker;Republican Presidential Elector for Kansas,1884;LieutenantGovernor of Kansas, 1889-93.Member,Grand Army of the Republic. DiedJune 27,1912 (age78 years, 183days).Interment atSenecaCity Cemetery, Seneca, Kan. | | Winsor Brown French (1832-1910) — also known asWinsor B. French — of Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Cavendish,WindsorCounty, Vt.,July 28,1832.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New York,1896;postmaster atSaratogaSprings, N.Y., 1899-1903.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;LoyalLegion.Died in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1910 (age77 years, 239days).Interment atGreenridgeCemetery, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. | | Asa Bird Gardiner (1839-1919) — also known asAsa Bird Gardner — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1839.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; received theMedalof Honor for actions in Civil War War battles, but it was revokedin 1917 when no evidence was found to support his award;lawprofessor;NewYork County District Attorney, 1898-1900; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1900;removedfrom office as District Attorney in December 1900, by Gov.TheodoreRoosevelt, overchargesthat he hadinterferedwith the prosecution of election cases against Tammany Hall.Member,TammanyHall;Societyof the Cincinnati;LoyalLegion;Grand Army of the Republic;Societyof the War of 1812;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,May 24,1919 (age79 years, 236days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Charles J. Gardner (1843-1901) — of Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Attica,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded inthe war, andlost hisright leg; postmaster atWarsaw,N.Y., 1884-88;WyomingCounty Sheriff, 1888-90; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1900-01; died in office 1901.Member,Grand Army of the Republic. Died, fromuremicpoisoning, in Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1901 (age57 years, 360days).Interment atWarsawCemetery, Warsaw, N.Y. | | Oscar Sherman Gifford (1842-1913) — also known asOscar S. Gifford — of Canton,LincolnCounty, S.Dak.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1842.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegateto South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1883;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1885;U.S.Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1889-91.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Grand Army of the Republic.Died inLincolnCounty, S.Dak.,January16, 1913 (age70 years, 88days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Canton, S.Dak.  | Henry Alger Gildersleeve (1840-1923) — also known asHenry A. Gildersleeve — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Clinton town,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August1, 1840.Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;general sessions court judge in New York, 1876-89; New York Citysuperior court judge, 1891-95; appointed 1891;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1909; resigned 1909.Member,National RifleAssociation;Grand Army of the Republic.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1923 (age82 years, 210days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Henry Baldwin Harshaw (1842-1900) — also known asHenry B. Harshaw — of Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.Born in Argyle,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1842.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmasteratOshkosh,Wis., 1877-86;Wisconsinstate treasurer, 1887-91.Member,Elks;Grand Army of the Republic;LoyalLegion;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Wounded at the battle of Laurel Hill, Va., 1864, andlost hisleft arm as a result.Died, oftonguecancer, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December25, 1900 (age58 years, 194days).Cremated;ashes interred atRiversideCemetery, Oshkosh, Wis. | | Charles H. Houghton — of Metuchen,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New York. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lost aleg in a Civil War battle;U.S.Collector of Customs at Perth Amboy, N.J., New Jersey, 1875-82.Member,Grand Army of the Republic.Arrestedin May 1882, andchargedwithembezzlement,fraud,andforgery;tried,convicted,andfined.Burial location unknown. | | Lucius Frederick Hubbard (1836-1913) — also known asLucius F. Hubbard — of Red Wing,GoodhueCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1836.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;grainbusiness;railroadbuilder; member ofMinnesotastate senate 16th District, 1872-75;Governor ofMinnesota, 1882-87; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Minnesota,1896;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Minnesota, 1896; general in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;LoyalLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,February5, 1913 (age77 years, 10days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Red Wing, Minn. | | Gideon Sprague Ives (1846-1927) — also known asGideon S. Ives;Gid S. Ives — of St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Dickinson,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,January19, 1846.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;mayorof St. Peter, Minn., 1885; member ofMinnesotastate senate 17th District, 1887-90;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1891-93.Member,Freemasons;Grand Army of the Republic;Sons ofthe American Revolution;OddFellows.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,December20, 1927 (age81 years, 335days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, St. Paul, Minn. | | Rowland Case Kellogg (1843-1911) — also known asRowland C. Kellogg — of Elizabethtown,EssexCounty, N.Y.Born in Elizabethtown,EssexCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1843.Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1886-89.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Grand Army of the Republic.Died in Elizabethtown,EssexCounty, N.Y.,1911(ageabout67 years).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Elizabethtown, N.Y. | | Horatio Collins King (1837-1918) — also known asHoratio C. King — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,December22, 1837.Lawyer;major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidateforsecretaryof state of New York, 1895; Independent Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1897; Progressivecandidate forNew Yorkstate comptroller, 1912.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;LoyalLegion;Grand Army of the Republic;Sons ofthe American Revolution;PhiBeta Kappa.ReceivedMedalof Honor for action near Dinwiddie Court House, Va., March 29,1865.DiedNovember15, 1918 (age80 years, 328days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Henry W. Knight (c.1846-1917) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Maine, about 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;publishingbusiness; president, Young Men's Republican Club of Brooklyn,1884.Member,Grand Army of the Republic. Died, in PilcherHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 2,1917 (ageabout 71years).Burial location unknown. | | Silas Wright Lamoreux (1843-1909) — also known asSilas W. Lamoreux — of Beaver Dam,DodgeCounty, Wis.Born in Lenox,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1843.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1872;DodgeCounty Judge, 1878-93; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1888(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1892;Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1893-97.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;Freemasons.Died, fromdiabetesandinfection,in Beaver Dam,DodgeCounty, Wis.,August5, 1909 (age66 years, 150days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Beaver Dam, Wis. | | Lansing Edgar Lincoln (1842-1916) — also known asLansing E. Lincoln — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.; Harbor Beach,HuronCounty, Mich.; Omer,ArenacCounty, Mich.Born in Groton,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1842.Progressive. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;farmer;livestockdealer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Huron County, 1885-88;defeated, 1914.Member,Grand Army of the Republic. While entering acountrystore, he slipped andfell,never regained consciousness, and died soon after, in Omer,ArenacCounty, Mich.,November4, 1916 (age73 years, 347days).Interment atEvergreen Cemetery, Omer, Mich.  | Joseph James Little (1841-1913) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bristol,England,June5, 1841.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;printer;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1891-93.Member,Freemasons;Grand Army of the Republic.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1913 (age71 years, 251days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. | | Henry Champney Loomis (1834-1905) — also known asHenry C. Loomis — of Winfield,CowleyCounty, Kan.Born in Otto Township,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1834.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Winfield, Kan., 1896-98.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;Freemasons;Elks;Redmen.Died in St. Mary'sHospital,Winfield,CowleyCounty, Kan.,October14, 1905 (age71 years, 212days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Winfield, Kan. | | Perry Mayo (1829-1921) — of Michigan. Born in Hancock,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1829.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1887-88; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1894.Member,Grange;Grand Army of the Republic.Mayo Hall at Michigan State University, originally a women'sdormitory, was named for his wife, Mary Mayo.Died in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,January5, 1921 (age91 years, 205days).Interment atAustinCemetery, Convis Township, Calhoun County, Mich.  | William McKinley Jr. (1843-1901) — also known as"Idol of Ohio" — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Niles,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,January29, 1843.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1884,1888;Governorof Ohio, 1892-96;Presidentof the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.Methodist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,LoyalLegion;Freemasons;Grand Army of the Republic;Knightsof Pythias;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Shotby theassassinLeon Czolgosz, at areceptionin the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo,N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1901 (age58 years, 228days).Originally entombed atWestLawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio; re-entombed in 1907 atMcKinleyMonument, Canton, Ohio; statue atLucasCounty Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof William McKinley and Nancy Campbell (Allison) McKinley; married toIdaSaxton; first cousin ofWilliamMcKinley Osborne; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryPrather Fletcher. | | | | Political family:McKinleyfamily of Canton, Ohio. | | | | Cross-reference:AlbertHalstead —LoranL. Lewis —GeorgeB. Cortelyou —JohnGoodnow | | | | McKinley County,N.M. is named for him. | | | | MountMcKinley (the highest peak in North America, now known by itstraditional name, Denali), inDenaliBorough, Alaska, wasnamed forhim. — McKinleyHighSchool, inHonolulu,Hawaii, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:WilliamMcKinley Thomas—WilliamMcKinley Thomas—WilliamM. Bell—WilliamM. Branch | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $500 bill in 1928-46. | | | | Campaign slogan (1896): "The FullDinner Pail." | | | | Campaign slogan (1896): "The AdvanceAgent of Prosperity." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about William McKinley: Lewis L.Gould,ThePresidency of William McKinley — Kevin Phillips,WilliamMcKinley — H. Wayne Morgan,WilliamMcKinley and His America — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, October 1901 |
| | Alfred Oakley (1839-1892) — of Rutherford,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1839.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;banker;mayorof Rutherford, N.J., 1881-83.Episcopalian.Member,Grand Army of the Republic.DiedOctober19, 1892 (age53 years, 3days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Oakley and Elizabeth (Travis) Oakley. |
| | Henry Zenas Osborne (1848-1923) — also known asHenry Z. Osborne — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New Lebanon,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1848.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1888(member,ResolutionsCommittee); member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1890-1900;U.S.Collector of Customs at Wilmington, Calif., California, 1890-94;U.S.Representative from California 10th District, 1917-23; defeated,1914; died in office 1923.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Grand Army of the Republic.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February8, 1923 (age74 years, 127days).Interment atAngelus-RosedaleCemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.  | James Owens (b. 1841) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland,1841.Democrat. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1907-08.Irishancestry. Member,Grand Army of the Republic.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1907 |
|  | John Palmer (1842-1905) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Stapleton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,March22, 1842.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;housepainter;secretaryof state of New York, 1894-98.Englishancestry. Member,Grand Army of the Republic.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,April15, 1905 (age63 years, 24days).Burial location unknown. | | | Lewis Gilbert Palmer (1851-1911) — also known asLewis G. Palmer — of Big Rapids,MecostaCounty, Mich.Born inHerkimerCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1851.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate, 1880;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1890-94;circuitjudge in Michigan 27th Circuit, 1899-1911; died in office 1911.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died in1911(ageabout59 years).Burial location unknown.  | John Gibson Parkhurst (1824-1906) — also known asJohn G. Parkhurst — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Oneida Castle,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1824.Democrat.Lawyer;insurancebusiness;BranchCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1852-55; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1860(ConventionSecretary),1888(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker);general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1868; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1872; candidate forMichiganstate treasurer, 1875; U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1888-89; postmaster atColdwater,Mich., 1894-98.Episcopalian.EnglishandScottishancestry. Member,Grand Army of the Republic;LoyalLegion;American BarAssociation.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,May 6,1906 (age82 years, 19days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Stephen Parkhurst and Sally (Gibson) Parkhurst; married1852 to AmeliaNoyes; married1863 to JosieB. Reeves; married1874 toFrances J. (Roberts) Fiske. | | | | See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary | | | | Image source: History and BiographicalRecord of Branch County (1906) |
| | Lewis Baldwin Parsons (b. 1818) — also known asLewis B. Parsons — of Flora,ClayCounty, Ill.Born inGeneseeCounty, N.Y.,April 5,1818.Democrat.Lawyer;treasurer and president, Ohio and MississippiRailroad;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1880; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1884.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Burial location unknown. | | Theodore Lewis Poole (1840-1900) — also known asTheodore L. Poole — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Jordan,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;OnondagaCounty Clerk, 1868-70;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1895-97; defeated,1896.Member,Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1900 (age60 years, 257days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y. | | Philip Sidney Post (1833-1895) — also known asP. Sidney Post — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Florida,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1833.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Consul inVienna, 1866-74; U.S. Consul General inVienna, 1874-79;U.S.Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1887-95; died inoffice 1895.Member,Grand Army of the Republic. Received theMedalof Honor in 1893 for action at the Battle of Nashville.Died inWashington,D.C.,January6, 1895 (age61 years, 293days).Interment atHopeCemetery, Galesburg, Ill.  | John Raines (1840-1909) — of Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.Born in Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1840.Republican.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;insuranceagent; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Ontario County, 1881-82, 1885; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1886-89, 1895-1909 (28th District 1886-89, 26thDistrict 1895, 42nd District 1896-1909);U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1889-93; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1896(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business;speaker),1900(alternate),1904,1908(alternate).Member,Grand Army of the Republic;LoyalLegion;Freemasons.Died in Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1909 (age69 years, 224days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y. | | | George Washington Ray (1844-1925) — also known asGeorge W. Ray — of Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.Born in Otselic,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,February3, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;director, NorwichFurnitureCo.;U.S.Representative from New York, 1883-85, 1891-1902 (21st District1883-85, 26th District 1891-1902);U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1902-08.Baptist.Member,AmericanSociety for International Law;Grand Army of the Republic;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Redmen.Died in1925(ageabout81 years).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y. | | James Arthur Roberts (1847-1922) — also known asJames A. Roberts — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Waterboro,YorkCounty, Maine,March 8,1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1879-80 (Erie County 3rd District 1879, ErieCounty 4th District 1880);New Yorkstate comptroller, 1894-98; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1900.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Grand Army of the Republic;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November19, 1922 (age75 years, 256days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Jeremiah Roberts and Alma (Roberts) Roberts; married,June 1,1871, to Minnie Pineo; married,December11, 1884, to Martha Dresser. |
| | John Cleveland Robinson (1817-1897) — also known asJohn C. Robinson — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1817.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; generalin the Union Army during the Civil War; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1872;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1873-74.Member,Grand Army of the Republic. Received theMedalof Honor in 1894 for action at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864.DiedFebruary18, 1897 (age79 years, 314days).Interment atSpringForest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.; statue atGettysburgNational Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa. | | Hosea Hunt Rockwell (1840-1918) — also known asHosea H. Rockwell — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Lawrenceville,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,May 31,1840.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1877;U.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1891-93; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1896;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1900.Englishancestry. Member,Grand Army of the Republic.Died in1918(ageabout78 years).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Elmira, N.Y. | | William Walter Root (1837-1912) — also known asWilliam W. Root — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Cato,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1837.Physician;major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1870;mayor ofMason, Mich., 1882-83, 1904-06; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1884.Methodist.Englishancestry. Member,Grand Army of the Republic.Died in Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.,April20, 1912 (age74 years, 297days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich. | | Thomas McKinzie Saraw (1835-1927) — also known asT. M. Saraw — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1835.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;grocer;Industrial candidate formayor ofMason, Mich., 1891.Member,Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January26, 1927 (age91 years, 349days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich. | | Albert Duane Shaw (1841-1901) — also known asAlbert D. Shaw — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Lyme town,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,December21, 1841.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofNewYork state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1867;U.S. Consul inToronto, as of 1868-78;Manchester, 1878-85;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1900-01; died inoffice 1901.Member,Grand Army of the Republic. Died, probably ofapoplexy,in his room at the Riggs Househotel,Washington,D.C.,February10, 1901 (age59 years, 51days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Isaac Ruth Sherwood (1835-1925) — also known asIsaac R. Sherwood — of Bryan,WilliamsCounty, Ohio; Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Stanford,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August13, 1835.Democrat. Probate judge in Ohio, 1860; general in the Union Armyduring the Civil War;secretaryof state of Ohio, 1869-73;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1873-75, 1907-21, 1923-25 (6th District1873-75, 9th District 1907-21, 1923-25); defeated, 1920, 1924;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio,1900.Member,LoyalLegion;Grand Army of the Republic.Leading advocate of the $1/day pension for Union Civil War veterans. Voted against U.S. entry into World War I.Died in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,October15, 1925 (age90 years, 63days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Toledo, Ohio.  | Daniel Edgar Sickles (1819-1914) — also known asDaniel E. Sickles;"DevilDan" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1819.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1847; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 1856-57;U.S.Representative from New York, 1857-61, 1893-95 (3rd District1857-61, 10th District 1893-95); defeated (Democratic), 1894; generalin the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1868;U.S. Minister toSpain, 1869-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1892.Member,Grand Army of the Republic. Shot andkilledPhilipBarton Key, his wife's lover and the son of the author of thenational anthem, at Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C, 1859;chargedwithmurder,but with the help of his attorneyEdwinM. Stanton, was acquitted after thefirstsuccessful plea of temporary insanity in U.S. legal history. Received theMedalof Honor in 1897 for action at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2,1863;lost aleg in that battle; his amputated leg was displayed at the ArmyMedical Museum, where he frequently visited it in later years.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 3,1914 (age94 years, 195days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Frank D. Sloat (1835-1922) — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.;Washington,D.C.Born in Fishkill,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1835.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president, VictorSewingMachine Company, 1873;Connecticutstate comptroller, 1883-85.Member,Freemasons;Grand Army of the Republic.DiedMarch10, 1922 (age86 years, 163days).Interment atUnion Valley Cemetery, Carmel, N.Y. | | Willard B. Smith (1838-1899) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born inOrleansCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1838.Republican.Physician;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1878-80, 1887-88; defeated, 1888.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Grand Army of the Republic.Died, ofpneumonia,in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,1899(ageabout61 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Ransom S. Smith and Emily B. (Burroughs) Smith; married,November14, 1863, to Sarah F. North; married,October5, 1898, to Jennie Phillips. |
| | John G. Snook (1845-1929) — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Waterloo,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1845.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;harnessmaker;carriagetrimmer; candidate formayor ofMason, Mich., 1889 (Prohibition), 1890 (Prohibition), 1894(Prohibition), 1896 (Prohibition), 1907 (Law and Order).Methodist.Member,Grand Army of the Republic.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,December17, 1929 (age84 years, 197days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich. | | Francis Spies Jr. (1840-1893) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 10,1840.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;commissionmerchant;Portlandcementimporter;Vice-Consulfor Honduras inNewYork, N.Y., 1887-93.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;TammanyHall.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 21,1893 (age53 years, 42days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis Spies and Amanda Maria (Harding) Spies; married1869 to AmeliaL. Schwarzwaelder. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Isaac DeGraff Toll (1818-1908) — also known asIsaac D. Toll;"TheGeneral" —of Fawn River,St. JosephCounty, Mich.; Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in Glenville,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1818.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1846;member ofMichiganstate senate 4th District, 1847; served in the Union Army duringthe Civil War;villagepresident of Petoskey, Michigan, 1881-83; postmaster atPetoskey,Mich., 1887.Dutchancestry. Member,Grand Army of the Republic.Died, frompneumonia,in Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.,March27, 1908 (age89 years, 117days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Petoskey, Mich. | | Charles H. Weygant (b. 1839) — of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Cornwall,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1839.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;OrangeCounty Sheriff, 1870;mayorof Newburgh, N.Y., 1878-80.Methodist.Member,Grand Army of the Republic.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1868 toCharlotte Sackett. |
| | George Wood Wingate (1840-1928) — also known asGeorge W. Wingate — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 1,1840.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer; ledconstruction ofelevatedrailways in Brooklyn; marksmanship promoter; president, NationalRifle Association, 1886-1900; Gold Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1896.Member,Grand Army of the Republic;National RifleAssociation.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March22, 1928 (age87 years, 265days).Interment atFriendsBurying Ground, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Joseph C. Wolff (b. 1849) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Besancon,France,January9, 1849.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 16th District, 1893; memberofNewYork state senate 11th District, 1894-95.Jewish. Member,TammanyHall;Freemasons;OddFellows;Grand Army of the Republic.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York State Legislative Souvenir (1893) |
 | John Blackburne Woodward (1835-1896) — also known asJohn B. Woodward — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 31,1835.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;leatherbusiness;importerand exporter; Independent candidate formayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1885.Unitarian.Englishancestry. Member,National RifleAssociation;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Grand Army of the Republic;LoyalLegion.Died, frompneumonia,in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1896 (age60 years, 281days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Woodward and Mary Barrow (Blackburne) Woodward; married,May 31,1870, to Elizabeth Cook Blackburne. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: John B. Woodward: abiographical memoir (1897) |
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