Greene County
Ohio
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Greene County
Ohio
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Greene County
Index to Locations FairfieldCemetery 730 Clover Street Fairborn, Greene County, Ohio Founded 1844 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
WilberforceCemetery Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio
WoodlandCemetery Xenia, Greene County, Ohio
|  John Alexander (1777-1848) — of Ohio. Born in Crowsville, Spartanburg District (nowSpartanburgCounty), S.C.,April16, 1777.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1813-17; defeated, 1816;member ofOhiostate senate, 1822-23; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1830.Died in Xenia,GreeneCounty, Ohio,June 28,1848 (age71 years, 73days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
| Thomas Edmund Scroggy (1843-1915) — also known asThomas E. Scroggy — of Xenia,GreeneCounty, Ohio.Born in Ohio,1843.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1905-07.Died in1915(ageabout72 years).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
| James January Winans (1818-1879) — of Ohio. Born in Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.,June 7,1818.Republican. Member ofOhiostate senate, 1857; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1863; common pleas court judge inOhio, 1864-71;U.S.Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1869-71.Died in Xenia,GreeneCounty, Ohio,April28, 1879 (age60 years, 325days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
| Leroy Tate Marshall (1883-1950) — also known asLeroy T. Marshall — of Xenia,GreeneCounty, Ohio.Born near Bellbrook,GreeneCounty, Ohio,November8, 1883.Republican.Schoolteacher;GreeneCounty Clerk of Courts, 1909-13;lawyer;chair ofGreene County Republican Party, 1920-32; member ofOhiostate senate, 1925-28;U.S.Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1933-37.Died in Xenia,GreeneCounty, Ohio,November20, 1950 (age67 years, 12days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
| Linden Crise Weimer (1880-1949) — also known asLinden C. Weimer — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born inStarkCounty, Ohio,May 5,1880.Republican. Postmaster atDayton,Ohio, 1921-35 (acting, 1921-23); alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Ohio,1936;officebuilding manager.Died inMontgomeryCounty, Ohio,October22, 1949 (age69 years, 170days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
| James Andrew Chew (1882-1964) — also known asJames A. Chew — of Xenia,GreeneCounty, Ohio.Born inGreeneCounty, Ohio,July 10,1882.Republican.Printingbusiness;newspaperpublisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Ohio,1932.Died in Kettering,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,July 26,1964 (age82 years, 16days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
UnknownLocation Yellow Springs, Greene County, Ohio
Glen ForestCemetery Yellow Springs, Greene County, Ohio
| Hamilton Lehr Fess (1891-1965) — also known asLehr Fess — of Ohio. Born in Ada,HardinCounty, Ohio,November13, 1891.Republican.Schoolprincipal; Parliamentarian, U.S. House of Representatives,1919-27; Parliamentarian, Republican National Convention,1920,1944;common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1943-45; Judge, Ohio Court ofAppeals 6th District, 1945-65.Died in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,August15, 1965 (age73 years, 275days).Interment at Glen Forest Cemetery.
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