Lawrence County
South Dakota
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Lawrence County
South Dakota
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Lawrence County
Index to Locations AndersonCemetery Lawrence County, South Dakota See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Mt. MoriahCemetery Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota Founded 1877 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
  Freeman Tulley Knowles (1846-1910) — also known asFreeman Knowles — of Denison,CrawfordCounty, Iowa; Deadwood,LawrenceCounty, S.Dak.Born in Harmony,SomersetCounty, Maine,October10, 1846.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;newspaperpublisher;U.S.Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1897-99.Died in Deadwood,LawrenceCounty, S.Dak.,June 1,1910 (age63 years, 234days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
| William Randolph Steele (1842-1901) — also known asWilliam R. Steele — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.; Deadwood,LawrenceCounty, S.Dak.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1842.Democrat.Delegateto U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1873; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory,1888(member,ResolutionsCommittee); member of Democratic National Committee from DakotaTerritory, 1888; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromSouth Dakota,1892(member,ResolutionsCommittee);mayorof Deadwood, S.Dak., 1894.DiedNovember30, 1901 (age59 years, 129days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
| John Barnard Fairbank (1839-1908) — also known asJohn B. Fairbank — of Central City,LawrenceCounty, S.Dak.Born in Oakham,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,August8, 1839.Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;gold miner;member ofSouthDakota state senate 38th District, 1897-98.Died in Deadwood,LawrenceCounty, S.Dak.,April28, 1908 (age68 years, 264days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
| Seth Bullock (1847-1919) — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.; Deadwood,LawrenceCounty, S.Dak.Born inOntario,July23, 1847.Republican. Member ofMontanaterritorial senate, 1871-72;Lewisand Clark County Sheriff, 1873;hardwaredealer;hotelowner; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from SouthDakota,1916.Died, in the BullockHotel,Deadwood,LawrenceCounty, S.Dak., September,1919(age72years, 0 days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
| Andrew Rea Zina Dawson (1835-1896) — also known asAndrew R. Z. Dawson — Born in Ohio,May 10,1835.General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Collector ofInternal Revenue at Deadwood.DiedJuly 19,1896 (age61 years, 70days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
| George Vincent Ayres (1852-1939) — also known asGeorge V. Ayres — of Deadwood,LawrenceCounty, S.Dak.Born inLuzerneCounty, Pa.,November1, 1852.Republican.Hardwaredealer; member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 46th District, 1927-30.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners.DiedMay 29,1939 (age86 years, 209days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
| Albro Charles Ayres (1907-1981) — also known asAlbro C. Ayres — of Deadwood,LawrenceCounty, S.Dak.BornJuly 1,1907.Republican.Hardwareandminingsupplies business; member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives, 1951-56 (52nd District1951-52, 49th District 1953-56).Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary2, 1981 (age73 years, 216days).Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
South LeadCemetery Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota
West LeadCemetery Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota Founded 1879 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Rose HillCemetery Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota
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