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Rock County
Wisconsin

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Rock County

Albert N. Bort (1845-1925) — of Bridgewater,OneidaCounty, N.Y.; Beloit,RockCounty, Wis.; Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Hastings,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,May 10,1845.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;dry goodsmerchant;bankdirector; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1880;investment manager for Modern Woodmen of America.Member,ModernWoodmen of America;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.Died in Rock Island,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,January23, 1925 (age79 years, 258days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

Index to Locations BeloitOakwood Cemetery BeloitProtestant Cemetery EdgertonFassett Cemetery EdgertonJenson Cemetery EvansvilleMaple Creek Cemetery JanesvilleOak Hill Cemetery OakwoodCemetery Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin Robert Campbell Strong (1915-1999) — also known asRobert C. Strong — of Beloit,RockCounty, Wis.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September29, 1915.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inPrague, 1939;Durban, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador toIraq, 1963-67.Died in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,December28, 1999 (age84 years, 90days).Cremated;ashes interred at Oakwood Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives:Father of Gridley Barstow Strong.   See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier

	Relatives: Sonof Nicholas N. Bort and Elizabeth (Horton) Bort; married,October15, 1867, to Flora Marcella Williams.
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Clinton Babbitt (1831-1907) — of Beloit,RockCounty, Wis.Born in Westmoreland,CheshireCounty, N.H.,November16, 1831.Democrat. Postmaster atBeloit,Wis., 1887;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1891-93.Died in Beloit,RockCounty, Wis.,March11, 1907 (age75 years, 115days).Interment at Protestant Cemetery.

George Washington Blanchard (1884-1964) — also known asGeorge W. Blanchard — of Edgerton,RockCounty, Wis.Born in Colby,MarathonCounty, Wis.,January26, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1925-26; member ofWisconsinstate senate 15th District, 1927-32;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1933-35.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Edgerton,RockCounty, Wis.,October2, 1964 (age80 years, 250days).Interment at Fassett Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
		Relatives: Son of Horace JonesBlanchard and Emma (Brinker) Blanchard; married,November5, 1910, to Helen Sherman.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Edward Grassman (1882-1952) — of Edgerton,RockCounty, Wis.Born inRichlandCounty, Wis.,November16, 1882.Republican.Schoolteacher;tobaccobuyer;farmer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Rock County 1st District, 1933-52.Died in1952(ageabout69 years).Interment at Jenson Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

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		Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book1940

Oscar Little Dudley (c.1843-1918) — also known asOscar L. Dudley — of Illinois. Born about 1843. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 2nd District, 1895-97.Died in1918(ageabout75 years).Interment at Maple Creek Cemetery.

Charles Grandison Williams (1829-1892) — also known asCharles G. Williams — of Janesville,RockCounty, Wis.Born in Royalton,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,October18, 1829.Republican.Lawyer;Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1868;member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1869-72;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1873-83.Died in1892(ageabout62 years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio; Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.; Janesville,RockCounty, Wis.Born in Springboro,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,June 25,1866.Republican.Newspaperreporter;newspapereditor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1928;member ofWisconsinRepublican State Central Committee, 1936;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died inoffice 1941.Congregationalist.Member,SigmaDelta Chi;Kiwanis;Grange.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 8,1941 (age75 years, 13days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Nelson Richard Bolles and Malvina Belle (Whitford) Bolles;married,June 29,1918, to Aimee Carreras Wall.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
		Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book1940

 Harmon Sweatland Conger (1816-1882) — of Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.; Janesville,RockCounty, Wis.Born in Freeport,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,April 9,1816.Whig.Newspapereditor and publisher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1847-51; circuitjudge in Wisconsin 12th Circuit, 1871-82; died in office 1882.Died in Janesville,RockCounty, Wis.,October22, 1882 (age66 years, 196days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Conger and Hannah (Chandler) Conger; married1845 to LucyCanfield; married1863 toAdelaide Atkinson; first cousin ofIraChandler Backus; first cousin once removed ofLymanAverill Chandler; second cousin ofAnsonGriffith Conger; second cousin once removed ofHughConger; second cousin twice removed ofEdwardAugustus Conger; second cousin thrice removed ofRobertJohn Conger; third cousin ofOmarDwight Conger,MooreConger,ChaunceyStewart Conger (1838-1916) andFrederickWard Conger; third cousin once removed ofEdwinHurd Conger,FranklinBarker Conger andChaunceyStewart Conger (1882-1963); third cousin thrice removed ofRalphWaldo Hungerford; fourth cousin ofJamesLockwood Conger andCharlesFranklin Conger; fourth cousin once removed ofAbrahamBogart Conger,JamesW. Conger andBennConger.
		Political family:Conger#1 family of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Ithamar Conkey Sloan (1822-1898) — of Wisconsin. Born in New York,1822.Republican.U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1863-67.Died in1898(ageabout76 years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofAndrewScott Sloan.
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 John Winans (1831-1907) — of Janesville,RockCounty, Wis.Born in Vernon,SussexCounty, N.J.,September27, 1831.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1864;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1874, 1882, 1887, 1891;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1883-85;mayorof Janesville, Wis., 1885-87.DiedJanuary17, 1907 (age75 years, 112days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 John Meek Whitehead (1852-1924) — also known asJohn M. Whitehead — of Janesville,RockCounty, Wis.Born near Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,July 29,1852.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1896-1912; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1920.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanEconomic Association;PhiDelta Theta.Died in Janesville,RockCounty, Wis.,August31, 1924 (age72 years, 33days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Jacob Whitehead and Elizabeth Ann (Paisley) Whitehead; married,July 12,1881, to Lavinia Fletcher Barrows; married,May 15,1919, to Julet Claire Thorp.
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