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Knox County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Knox County

Jesse Burgess Thomas (1777-1853) — also known asJesse B. Thomas — of Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.; Kaskaskia,RandolphCounty, Ill.;St. ClairCounty, Ill.; Edwardsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.; Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio.Born in Shepherdstown,JeffersonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),1777.Member ofIndianaterritorial House of Representatives, 1805-08;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Indiana Territory, 1808-09;federaljudge, 1809-18;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from St. ClairCounty, 1818;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1818-29.Slaveowner. Died bysuicide,in Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio,May 3,1853 (ageabout 75years).Interment at Mound View Cemetery.

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Mt. VernonMound View Cemetery

Mound ViewCemetery
Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio

Columbus Delano (1809-1896) — of Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio.Born in Shoreham,AddisonCounty, Vt.,June 4,1809.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1845-47, 1865-67, 1868-69 (10thDistrict 1845-47, 13th District 1865-67, 1868-69); delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1860;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1863;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1870-75.Died in Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio,October23, 1896 (age87 years, 141days).Interment at Mound View Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	ThecityofDelano,California, isnamed forhim. — DelanoPeak,inBeaverandPiutecounties, Utah, isnamed forhim.
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	Relatives:Married1830 toAdeline Clarissa Smith (daughter ofTheophilusWashington Smith); uncle ofJesseBurgess Thomas Jr..
		Political family:Bache-Dallas-Chew-Howardfamily of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
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George Washington Morgan (1820-1893) — also known asGeorge W. Morgan — of Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio.Born in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,September20, 1820.Democrat. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War ofIndependence;lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Consul inMarseille, 1855-58; U.S. Minister toPortugal, 1858-61; general in the Union Army during the CivilWar; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1864,1876;candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1865;U.S.Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1867-68, 1869-73.Died in Fort Monroe, Elizabeth City County (now part ofHampton),Va.,July 26,1893 (age72 years, 309days).Interment at Mound View Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
		Relatives: Father of Harriet DuaneMorgan (who marriedHenryDarling Coffinberry).
		Political family:Coffinberry-Morganfamily of Cleveland, Ohio.
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Frank Hunt Hurd (1840-1896) — also known asFrank H. Hurd — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio,December25, 1840.Democrat.Lawyer;KnoxCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1863; member ofOhiostate senate, 1866;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1875-77, 1879-81, 1883-85 (6th District1875-77, 7th District 1879-81, 10th District 1883-85); defeated,1872, 1876, 1880, 1886.DiedJuly 10,1896 (age55 years, 198days).Interment at Mound View Cemetery.

William Fletcher Sapp (1824-1890) — of Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio; Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.; Council Bluffs,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa.Born in Danville,KnoxCounty, Ohio,November20, 1824.Republican.Lawyer;KnoxCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1855-58;memberNebraska territorial council, 1861; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1865;U.S.Attorney for Iowa, 1869-73;U.S.Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1877-81.Died in Council Bluffs,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa,November22, 1890 (age66 years, 2days).Interment at Mound View Cemetery.

	Relatives:Nephew ofWilliamRobinson Sapp.
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William Craig Cooper (1832-1902) — also known asWilliam C. Cooper — of Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio.Born in Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio,December18, 1832.Republican.Lawyer;KnoxCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1859-63;mayorof Mt. Vernon, Ohio, 1862-64; member ofOhiostate house of representatives from Knox County, 1872-74;U.S.Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1885-91; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1896.Died in Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio,August29, 1902 (age69 years, 254days).Interment at Mound View Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Eliza Russell.
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John Krepps Miller (1819-1863) — also known asJohn K. Miller — of Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio.Born in Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio,May 25,1819.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1844;U.S.Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1847-51; U.S. Consul inBordeaux, 1857.Died in Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio,August11, 1863 (age44 years, 78days).Interment at Mound View Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Eli Miller and Eleanor G. (Krepps) Miller; brother ofThomasEwing Miller; married,May 6,1845, to Elizabeth Christmas Larwill.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
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William Robinson Sapp (1804-1875) — also known asWilliam R. Sapp — of Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio.Born in Ohio,March 4,1804.Whig Presidential Elector for Ohio,1844;U.S.Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1853-57; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1856.DiedJanuary3, 1875 (age70 years, 305days).Interment at Mound View Cemetery.

	Relatives: UncleofWilliamFletcher Sapp.
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Charles Franklin West (1895-1955) — also known asCharles West — of Granville,LickingCounty, Ohio.Born in Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio,January12, 1895.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1931-35; candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1934.Died in Bradenton,ManateeCounty, Fla.,December27, 1955 (age60 years, 349days).Interment at Mound View Cemetery.

Frank V. Owen (1857-1914) — of Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio.BornFebruary17, 1857.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1908;candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1908.Died inKnoxCounty, Ohio,April 3,1914 (age57 years, 45days).Interment at Mound View Cemetery.

L. A. Culbertson — of Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio.Born in Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,1940.Interment at Mound View Cemetery.

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