Allen County
Ohio
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Allen County
Ohio
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Allen County
Index to Locations EbenezerCemetery Bluffton, Allen County, Ohio
GethsemaneCemetery Lima, Allen County, Ohio
Lima MemorialPark Cemetery Lima, Allen County, Ohio
OldCemetery Lima, Allen County, Ohio
WoodlawnCemetery Lima, Allen County, Ohio Founded 1873 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  Matthias H. Nichols (1824-1862) — of Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio.Born in New Jersey,October3, 1824.U.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1853-59.DiedSeptember15, 1862 (age37 years, 347days).Original interment atOld Cemetery;reinterment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
| Charles Nelson Lamison (1826-1896) — also known asCharles N. Lamison — of Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio.Born inColumbiaCounty, Pa.,1826.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1871-75.DiedApril24, 1896 (ageabout 69years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
| Benjamin Franklin Welty (1870-1962) — also known asBenjamin F. Welty — of Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio.Born near Bluffton,AllenCounty, Ohio,August9, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;AllenCounty Prosecuting Attorney;U.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1917-21; defeated, 1920,1926.Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,October23, 1962 (age92 years, 75days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
| Fred C. Becker (1875-1941) — of Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio.Born in Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio,September18, 1875.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor ofLima, Ohio, 1908-10;AllenCounty Probate Judge, 1913-21; common pleas court judge in Ohio,1921.Member,ModernWoodmen of America;Elks;Moose;BetaTheta Pi.Died in1941(ageabout65 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
| James Wood Halfhill (1861-1923) — also known asJames W. Halfhill — of Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio.Born in Mercer,MercerCounty, Ohio,March 1,1861.Republican.Lawyer;director, The Old NationalBank ofLima, Ohio, First NationalBank ofAda, Ohio, AdaHeat, Waterand Light Company, Ohio StateLifeInsurance Company;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention, 1911-12; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1920.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Elks.Died, frominfluenza,in Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio,April15, 1923 (age62 years, 45days).Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery.
RockportCemetery Rockport, Allen County, Ohio
SpencervilleCemetery Spencerville, Allen County, Ohio
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