Miami County
Ohio
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Miami County
Ohio
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Miami County
Index to Locations BarbeeCemetery Concord Township, Miami County, Ohio
HighlandCemetery Covington, Miami County, Ohio
Lost CreekBaptist Cemetery Lost Creek, Miami County, Ohio
Forest HillCemetery Piqua, Miami County, Ohio Founded 1868
|  Joseph Walker McCorkle (1819-1884) — also known asJoseph W. McCorkle;J. W.McCorkle —of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio;SutterCounty, Calif.; Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.;Washington,D.C.Born in Piqua,MiamiCounty, Ohio,June 24,1819.Democrat.Lawyer;postmaster atDayton,Ohio, 1845-49;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 14th District, 1851-52;U.S.Representative from California 2nd District, 1851-53.Engaged in aduelwith U.S. SenatorW.M. Gwin, June 1, 1853; there were no injuries.Died in Branchville,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,March18, 1884 (age64 years, 268days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
| Godwin Volney Dorsey (b. 1812) — also known asG. Volney Dorsey — of Piqua,MiamiCounty, Ohio.Born in Oxford,ButlerCounty, Ohio,November17, 1812.Physician;Democratic Presidential Elector for Ohio,1848;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Miami County,1850-51; Democratic candidate forOhioauditor of state, 1857, 1859;Ohiotreasurer of state, 1862-65;OhioRepublican state chair, 1863-64; Republican Presidential Electorfor Ohio,1868;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Miami County, 1873.Member,Freemasons.Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
| William Wilson Wood III (1878-1954) — also known asWilliam W. Wood III — of Piqua,MiamiCounty, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Piqua,MiamiCounty, Ohio,March19, 1878.Republican.Toolmanufacturer;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1916,1920(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1928,1932,1936,1940,1944,1948;delegateto Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died, in the Miami Heart Institutehospital,Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,February18, 1954 (age75 years, 336days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
Maple HillCemetery Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio
RiversideCemetery Troy, Miami County, Ohio
| Elihu Stephen Williams (1835-1903) — also known asElihu S. Williams — of New Middleton,SmithCounty, Tenn.; Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio.Born in New Carlisle,ClarkCounty, Ohio,January24, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1867-69;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1887-91;newspapereditor.Died in Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio,December1, 1903 (age68 years, 311days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
| Martin Kissinger Gantz (1862-1916) — of Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio.Born in Bethel Township,MiamiCounty, Ohio,January28, 1862.Democrat.Mayor ofTroy, Ohio, 1889;U.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1891-93; defeated, 1892;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1908.Died in Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio,February10, 1916 (age54 years, 13days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
| John A. McCurdy (1841-1925) — ofMiamiCounty, Ohio.Born in Staunton Township,MiamiCounty, Ohio,March26, 1841.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofOhiostate house of representatives from Miami County, 1897.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;OddFellows;JuniorOrder.Died, ofcardiacdecompensation, in Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio,August26, 1925 (age84 years, 153days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.Rose HillCemetery Troy, Miami County, Ohio
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