Index to Locations BrandonBrandon CemeteryFond du LacUnknown locationFond du LacCalvary CemeteryFond du LacEstabrooks CemeteryFond du LacRienzi CemeteryRiponHillside Cemetery
BrandonCemetery
Brandon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: |  |  Lester Roland Johnson (1901-1975) — also known asLester Johnson — of Black River Falls,JacksonCounty, Wis.Born in Brandon,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,June 16,1901.Democrat.Lumber,feed,andcoalbusiness;lawyer;JacksonCounty District Attorney, 1943-46, 1953; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wisconsin,1952;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1953-65; member ofWisconsinDemocratic State Central Committee, 1954.Died in Augusta,Eau ClaireCounty, Wis.,July 24,1975 (age74 years, 38days).Interment at Brandon Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Isaac Smith Tallmadge (1824-1882) — also known asIsaac S. Tallmadge — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born inDutchessCounty, N.Y.,May 31,1824.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1853-54.Injured when he was run over by ahorsedrawncart; the wound in his back became aninfectedabscess, and he died as a result, in BellevueHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 27,1882 (age57 years, 361days).Interment somewhere.
CalvaryCemetery
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Francis Ryan Duffy (1888-1979) — also known asF. Ryan Duffy — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,June 23,1888.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wisconsin,1932,1936(alternate);U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1933-39; defeated, 1938;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1939-49;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1949.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;PhiAlpha Delta;DeltaSigma Rho.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August16, 1979 (age91 years, 54days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Thomas Cale (1848-1941) — of Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska.Born in Underhill,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,September17, 1848.Delegateto U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1907-09.Died in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,February3, 1941 (age92 years, 139days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
EstabrooksCemetery
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Abner Race (1914-1983) — also known asJohn A. Race — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,May 12,1914.Democrat. Candidate forWisconsinstate assembly, 1958 (Democratic), 1960 (Democratic), 1970;chair ofFond du Lac County Democratic Party, 1961-65;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1965-67; defeated,1962, 1966, 1968.Lutheran.Member,InternationalAssociation of Machinists.Died in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,November9, 1983 (age69 years, 181days).Interment at Estabrooks Cemetery.
RienziCemetery
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827-1912) — also known asEdward S. Bragg — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Unadilla,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1827.Democrat.Lawyer;Fonddu Lac County District Attorney, 1854-56; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wisconsin,1860,1872,1884,1892(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1896;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;postmaster;member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1868-69;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1877-83, 1885-87 (5th District1877-83, 2nd District 1885-87); U.S. Minister toMexico, 1888-89; U.S. Consul General inHavana, 1902-03;Hong Kong, 1903-06.Member,KappaAlpha Society.In 1884, he made a famous speech supportingGroverCleveland, in which he declared: "We love him for the enemies hehas made," meaning the Tammany Hall organization in New York.Died in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,June 20,1912 (age85 years, 121days).Interment at Rienzi Cemetery. | | Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (1795-1864) — also known asNathaniel P. Tallmadge — of Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Chatham,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,February8, 1795.Democrat. Postmaster atPoughkeepsie,N.Y., 1821-25; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1828; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 2nd District, 1830-33;U.S.Senator from New York, 1833-44;Governorof Wisconsin Territory, 1844-45.Died in Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,November2, 1864 (age69 years, 268days).Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.  | William Kaiser Van Pelt (1905-1996) — also known asWilliam K. Van Pelt — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Glenbeulah,SheboyganCounty, Wis.,March10, 1905.Republican.Retailfuel business; delegate to Republican National Convention fromWisconsin,1944,1948(alternate);U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1951-65; defeated,1964.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Kiwanis.DiedJune 2,1996 (age91 years, 84days).Interment at Rienzi Cemetery. | | Charles Augustus Eldredge (1820-1896) — also known asCharles A. Eldredge — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Bridport,AddisonCounty, Vt.,February27, 1820.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1854-56;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1863-75 (4th District 1863-73, 5thDistrict 1873-75); defeated, 1874.Died in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,October26, 1896 (age76 years, 242days).Interment at Rienzi Cemetery. | | Mason Cook Darling (1801-1866) — of Wisconsin. Born in Amherst,HampshireCounty, Mass.,May 18,1801.Democrat.Physician;member ofWisconsinterritorial legislature, 1840-46;memberWisconsin territorial council, 1847-48;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1848-49;mayorof Fond du Lac, Wis., 1852.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March12, 1866 (age64 years, 298days).Interment at Rienzi Cemetery. | | Owen Augustine Wells (1844-1935) — also known asOwen A. Wells — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Catskill,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1844.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1888;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1893-95; delegate toGold Democrat National Convention from Wisconsin, 1896.Died in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,January29, 1935 (age90 years, 359days).Interment at Rienzi Cemetery. | | Curtis Daniel MacDougall (1903-1985) — also known asCurtis D. MacDougall — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,February11, 1903.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;newspapereditor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1944.Member,SigmaDelta Chi;PiDelta Epsilon;PiKappa Delta;Acacia.Died in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,November10, 1985 (age82 years, 272days).Cremated;ashes interred at Rienzi Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Gilbert Thomas MacDougall and Isabella (McCollum) MacDougall;married to Genevieve Rockwood. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Louis John Fellenz Jr. (1915-1993) — also known asLouis J. Fellenz, Jr. — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,March27, 1915.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate senate 18th District, 1941-48.Died in1993(ageabout78 years).Interment at Rienzi Cemetery. | | Joel Tallmadge Jr. (1788-1867) — of Candor,TiogaCounty, N.Y.Born inColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1788.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Tioga County, 1832.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April21, 1867 (age78 years, 206days).Interment at Rienzi Cemetery.
HillsideCemetery
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | David Parshall Mapes (1798-1890) — also known asDavid P. Mapes — of Roxbury,DelawareCounty, N.Y.; Ripon,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Coxsackie,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1798.Steamboatbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Delaware County, 1831;merchant;Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1848.Principalfounderof Ripon College, 1850.Died in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,May 18,1890 (age92 years, 128days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Timothy Mapes and Hannah (Brown) Mapes; married,April14, 1822, to Ruth Frisbee; married,January26, 1855, to Mary C. Frisbee; married,November9, 1864, to Emeline (Huntsinger) Wilson; married,September15, 1883, to Augusta R. Miles; father ofFannieMapes (who marriedOttoChristian Neuman); first cousin once removed ofJonasMapes; third cousin once removed ofGeorgeHammond Parshall; third cousin thrice removed ofIrvingAnthony Jennings andRenzL. Jennings; fourth cousin once removed ofDavidGardiner andBerthaMapes. | | | | Political family:Mapes-Neumanfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Mapes Hall (built 1959), at RiponCollege,Ripon,Wisconsin, isnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "In grateful recognition ofDavid P, Mapes, for his vision and valuable services as pioneer,founder, benefactor and promoter of the City of Ripon and itsCollege, the citizens of Ripon dedicate this marker." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Calvin Hoadley Upham (1828-1892) — also known asCalvin H. Upham — of Racine,RacineCounty, Wis.; Shawano,ShawanoCounty, Wis.; Ripon,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Westminster,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,February28, 1828.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmasteratRipon,Wis., 1882-85.Suffered astroke,and died soon after, in Ripon,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,February26, 1892 (age63 years, 363days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
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