Very incomplete list! | |  William J. Abrams (1829-1900) — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.Born in Cambridge,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1829.Democrat.Surveyor; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1864-67; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1868-69;mayorof Green Bay, Wis., 1881-82, 1883-85.Died in Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.,September12, 1900 (age71 years, 177days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Allouez, Wis. | | James Alexander (1691-1756) — Born in Muthill, Perthshire,Scotland,May27,1691.In Scotland, he joined the Jacobite Rising of 1715, arevoltthat attempted to install James Francis Edward Stuart (the "OldPretender") as king; to avoidprosecutionfortreason,hefledto New York;surveyor;lawyer;member New York governor's council, 1721-32, 1737;ColonialAttorney-General of New York, 1721-23.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died in New York,April 2,1756 (age64 years, 311days).Interment atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y. | | John E. Allen (1866-1915) — of Westford,ChittendenCounty, Vt.Born in Westford,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,1866.Republican.Farmer;surveyor;superintendentof schools; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Westford, 1910.Congregationalist.Died in1915(ageabout49 years).Interment atPleasant View Cemetery, Westford, Vt.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Allen and Ellen M. Allen; married to Jennie M.Macomber. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Marshall Anderson (1807-1881) — also known asW. Marshall Anderson — of Chillicothe,RossCounty, Ohio; Circleville,PickawayCounty, Ohio.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,January24, 1807.Lawyer;explorer;surveyor; candidate for Congress from Ohio.Catholic.Died in Ohio,January7, 1881 (age73 years, 349days).Interment atOakDale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio. | | Samuel Shaw Arentz (1879-1934) — also known asSamuel S. Arentz;UlyssesArentz —of Simpson,LyonCounty, Nev.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January8, 1879.Republican.Surveyor;engineer;miningsuperintendent; chief engineer for several Westernrailroads;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Nevada at-large, 1921-23, 1925-33; defeated,1932; candidate forU.S.Senator from Nevada, 1922; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Nevada,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1932.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.,June 17,1934 (age55 years, 160days).Interment atMasonicMemorial Gardens, Reno, Nev. | | John Armstrong (1717-1795) — also known as"Hero of Kittanny" — of Pennsylvania. Born in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),October13, 1717.Civilengineer;surveyor; general in the Continental Army duringthe Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1778-80.Died in Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,March 9,1795 (age77 years, 147days).Interment atOldCarlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa. | | Edwin Prosper Augur (1847-1925) — also known asEdwin P. Augur — of Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in Middlefield,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,January31, 1847.Schoolteacher and principal;surveyor;MiddlesexCounty Surveyor, 1870; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1886, 1888, 1896;engineer.Died in Middlefield,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,January29, 1925 (age77 years, 364days).Interment atMiddlefield Cemetery, Middlefield, Conn. | | Horace J. Austin (1837-1891) — of Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.Born inWashingtonCounty, N.Y.,July 11,1837.Republican.Surveyor; served in the Union Army during theCivil War; member ofDakotaterritorial House of Representatives, 1865-67;memberDakota territorial council, 1867-69, 1874-76;Presidentof the Dakota Territorial Council, 1867-68; member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1891; died inoffice 1891.Member,Freemasons.Died in Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.,February27, 1891 (age53 years, 231days).Interment atBluffView Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak. | | Edward Fitzgerald Beale (1822-1893) — Born inWashington,D.C.,February4, 1822.Surveyor;explorer;served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; led the experiment touse camels in the U.S. Army; during the Mexican War, made six tripsbetween Washington, D.C. and the Pacific coast, relaying militaryinformation; thought to be the courier who brought news to Washingtonof the discovery of gold in California; Superintendent of IndianAffairs for California and Nevada, 1853-56; U.S. Minister toAustria-Hungary, 1876-77.Died inWashington,D.C.,April22, 1893 (age71 years, 77days).Interment atChesterRural Cemetery, Chester, Pa. | | John S. Bender (b. 1827) — of Plymouth,MarshallCounty, Ind.Born near Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,January26, 1827.Schoolteacher;miller;surveyor;StarkeCounty Clerk and Auditor;lawyer;newspaperpublisher.Methodist.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender; married1855 to MaggieBowers; married1858 to RachelHoughton. |
| | Harlan Page Bird (born c.1843) — also known asHarlan P. Bird — of Wausaukee,MarinetteCounty, Wis.Born inBradfordCounty, Pa., about 1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher;surveyor;bookkeeper;lumberbusiness;merchant;member ofWisconsinstate senate 1st District, 1903-10.Burial location unknown. | | Henry Williams Blodgett (1821-1905) — of Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Amherst,HampshireCounty, Mass.,July 21,1821.Surveyor;lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1852-54; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1858-62;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1870-92.Died in Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.,February9, 1905 (age83 years, 203days).Burial location unknown. | | Gail Borden Jr. (1801-1874) — Born in Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1801.Schoolteacher;surveyor;delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Austin, 1833;newspaperpublisher; Collector of Customs at Galveston for the TexasRepublic, 1837-38 and 1841-43; in 1849, heinventeda dehydrated beef product called a "meat biscuit", but it failedcommercially; in 1853, heinventeda process to make sweetenedcondensedmilk, which could be transported without refrigeration, anddeveloped sanitation practices to to prevent contamination.Died in Borden,ColoradoCounty, Tex.,January11, 1874 (age72 years, 63days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Robert L. Bowser (born c.1936) — of East Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born about 1936. Democrat.Cityplanner;surveyor;engineer;mayorof East Orange, N.J., 1998-2013; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Jersey,2000.Africanancestry. Member,Lions;Kiwanis.Still living as of 2014. | | James D. Brackenrich (b. 1936) — also known asJ. D. Brackenrich — of Lewisburg,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.Born inGreenbrierCounty, W.Va.,January23, 1936.Democrat.Engineer;surveyor; member ofWestVirginia state senate 11th District, 1987-93; resigned 1993.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;National RifleAssociation.Pleadedguilty on May 1, 1996 to a misdemeanorchargeoffillingwetlands without a Clean Water Act permit.Still living as of 1996.| | Relatives: Sonof James Brackenrich and Helen Brackenrich; married1958 toPatricia Griffith. |
| | Jacob Broom (1752-1810) — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,October17, 1752.Surveyor; postmaster atWilmington,Del., 1776-92; member of Delaware state legislature, 1784-88;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;banker;cotton millbusiness.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April25, 1810 (age57 years, 190days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa. | | James Curns Brown (1848-1921) — also known asJames C. Brown — of Bloomsburg,ColumbiaCounty, Pa.Born in Mifflinville,ColumbiaCounty, Pa.,April29, 1848.Republican.Surveyor; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1884,1900,1920;postmaster atBloomsburg,Pa., 1902-14.Died, fromheartdisease, in Black Creek Township,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,January8, 1921 (age72 years, 254days).Interment atBrown Cemetery, Mifflinville, Pa. | | Edward Cole Bryan (1919-1997) — also known asEdward C. Bryan;Ed Bryan — of Ewa, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii; Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,August22, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;surveyor;electricalengineer;businessexecutive;delegateto Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950, 1968;HawaiiTerritory Republican Party chair, 1957-58; housing director, EwaSugarCompany; board member, St. FrancisHospital.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;HumaneSociety.Died in Johnson City,WashingtonCounty, Tenn.,May 27,1997 (age77 years, 278days).Cremated;ashes scattered in Pacific Ocean.| | Relatives: Sonof Kenneth Cole Bryan and Mary (Hayes) Bryan; married to Shada I.Pflueger. |
| | William H. Cadwell (b. 1863) — of New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Connecticut,1863.Democrat.Civilengineer;surveyor;architect;plumbingsupplies manufacturer; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Britain, 1904, 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Horace Carpenter (b. 1805) — of Pittsfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Locke,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1805.Carpenter;surveyor;supervisorof Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1848-50;WashtenawCounty Treasurer, 1863-64.Presbyterian.Burial location unknown. | | Richard Caswell (1729-1789) — of Dobbs County (part now inLenoirCounty), N.C.Born in Harford County (part now inBaltimoreCounty), Md.,August3, 1729.Lawyer;surveyor;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1776-80, 1785-87;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; memberofNorthCarolina state senate from Dobbs County, 1780-84, 1788-89; diedin office 1789.Died in Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.,November10, 1789 (age60 years, 99days).Interment atCaswellMemorial Cemetery, Kinston, N.C. | | Barzillai J. Chambers (1817-1895) — of Cleburne,JohnsonCounty, Tex.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Ky.,December5, 1817.Surveyor;lawyer;Greenback candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1880.Christian.Member,Freemasons.DiedSeptember16, 1895 (age77 years, 285days).Interment atCleburneMemorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof Walker Chambers and Talitha Cumi (Mothershead) Chambers; married1852 toSusan Wood; married1854 to EmmaMontgomery; married1861 toHarriet A. Killough. |
| | Green Clay (1757-1826) — Born inPowhatanCounty, Va.,August14, 1757.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;surveyor; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1788-89; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1793-94; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1795-98, 1807;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; general in theU.S. Army during the War of 1812.Member,Freemasons.Died in White Hall,MadisonCounty, Ky.,October31, 1826 (age69 years, 78days).Interment atWhiteHall Family Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.  | Powell Clayton (1833-1914) — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.; Eureka Springs,CarrollCounty, Ark.Born in Bethel,DelawareCounty, Pa.,August7, 1833.Republican.Engineer;surveyor; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;planter;president and general manager, Eureka SpringsRailway;Governorof Arkansas, 1868-71;U.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1871-77; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Arkansas,1872(delegation chair),1876,1880,1884,1888,1892,1896(speaker),1908,1912;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Arkansas, 1872-74, 1896-1912; U.S.Minister toMexico, 1897-98; U.S. Ambassador toMexico, 1898-1905.Died inWashington,D.C.,August25, 1914 (age81 years, 18days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Verplanck Colvin (1847-1920) — also known as"Savior of theAdirondacks" —Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1847.Republican.Lawyer;surveyor;engineer;candidate forNew Yorkstate engineer and surveyor, 1891.Superintendent of the Adirondack Survey; successfully advocated forthe creation of the Adirondack Forest Preserve.Died in1920(ageabout73 years).Burial location unknown. | | Franklin Pierce Combest (1853-1909) — also known asF. P. Combest — of Phil,CaseyCounty, Ky.Born inCaseyCounty, Ky.,October10, 1853.Republican.Surveyor;schoolteacher;banker;merchant;president, Green RiverWoolen Mills;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives; elected 1892; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Kentucky,1908.Member,Freemasons.He and his brother Liberty Madison Combest incorporated the GreenRiverTelephoneCompany.Died in Phil,CaseyCounty, Ky.,October22, 1909 (age56 years, 12days).Interment atAntiochChristian Church Cemetery, Phil, Ky. | | Elias Mulford Condit (1841-1932) — also known asElias M. Condit — of West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,May 22,1841.Republican.Surveyor;real estatebusiness; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1886-87;candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1890; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Jersey,1892.Died in West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,March13, 1932 (age90 years, 296days).Burial location unknown. | | Ira Cook (1821-1902) — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Union Center,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1821.Republican.Surveyor;banker;insuranceandrealestate business;mayorof Des Moines, Iowa, 1861.Died in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,March11, 1902 (age80 years, 156days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Des Moines, Iowa. | | George Whitney Cooke (b. 1856) — of Bowman's Creek,WyomingCounty, Pa.; Johnson City,WashingtonCounty, Tenn.Born inWyomingCounty, Pa.,October3, 1856.Engineer;surveyor; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1891.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.| | Relatives:Married to Emma Florence Clark. |
 | Caudy George Davis (1886-1985) — also known asCaudy G. Davis — of Yellow Spring,HampshireCounty, W.Va.Born in Yellow Spring,HampshireCounty, W.Va.,April30, 1886.Democrat.Schoolteacher;surveyor; justice of the peace;deputysheriff; electedWestVirginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County 1928.Died in Yellow Spring,HampshireCounty, W.Va.,September18, 1985 (age99 years, 141days).Interment atTimber Ridge Christian Church Cemetery, High View, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof George Franklin Davis and Hannah Caroline (Spaid) Davis; married,June6, 1912, to Ada E. Spaid. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
| | John Webster Davis (b. 1861) — also known asJohn W. Davis — of Fairlee,OrangeCounty, Vt.Born in Fairlee,OrangeCounty, Vt.,July 17,1861.Republican.Farmer;surveyor; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Fairlee, 1906, 1910.Protestant.Burial location unknown. | | Edward James Dennis (1844-1904) — ofCharlestonCounty, S.C.;BerkeleyCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston District (part now inBerkeleyCounty), S.C.,March23, 1844.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;surveyor;cottonplanter;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1880-82, 1884-85,1892-93 (Charleston County 1880-82, Berkeley County 1884-85,1892-93); member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Berkeley County, 1894-1904; defeated,1886, 1890; died in office 1904;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from BerkeleyCounty, 1895.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died in Macbeth,BerkeleyCounty, S.C.,May 24,1904 (age60 years, 62days).Interment atMt. Olivet Cemetery, Cross, S.C. | | Charles Doty (1824-1918) — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.; Godfrey,MadisonCounty, Ill.Born in Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.,August17, 1824.Whig.Surveyor; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1848; served in the Union Army during the CivilWar.Died inBayCounty, Fla.,1918(ageabout93 years).Interment atGreenwood Cemetery, Panama City, Fla. | | Isaac Alger Fancher (b. 1833) — also known asIsaac A. Fancher — of Mt. Pleasant,IsabellaCounty, Mich.Born in Florida,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1833.Republican.Lawyer;surveyor;postmaster;railroadpromoter;IsabellaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1865-66, 1871-72; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Midland District, 1873-74;member ofMichiganstate senate 26th District, 1875-76; law partner ofPeterF. Dodds, 1875-82; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1878-80; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1899.Member,OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Schuyler Fancher and Eunice (Alger) Fancher; married,June 6,1860, to Althea May Preston. |
| | John Fay (1773-1855) — ofMontgomeryCounty, N.Y.;JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Hardwick,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,February10, 1773.Democrat.Surveyor;miller;postmaster;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County, 1808-09, 1811-12;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1819-21;JeffersonCounty Sheriff, 1828-31; Presidential Elector for New York,1844.Died in Northampton,FultonCounty, N.Y.,June 21,1855 (age82 years, 131days).Interment atOldPresbyterian Church Cemetery, Northampton, N.Y. | | Leland Merritt Ford (1893-1965) — also known asLeland M. Ford — of Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Eureka,EurekaCounty, Nev.,March 8,1893.Republican.Surveyor;rancher;real estatebroker;U.S.Representative from California 16th District, 1939-43; defeated,1942.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Kiwanis;Elks;Eagles.Died, of aheartattack, at Santa MonicaHospital,Santa Monica,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November27, 1965 (age72 years, 264days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Santa Monica, Calif. | | Carl Gunderson (1864-1933) — of Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.; Mitchell,DavisonCounty, S.Dak.Born near Vermillion,ClayCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.),June 20,1864.Republican.Engineer;surveyor;farmer;member ofSouthDakota state senate 2nd District, 1893-94, 1897-1902, 1917-18;Presidentpro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1899-1900;LieutenantGovernor of South Dakota, 1921-25;Governor ofSouth Dakota, 1925-27; defeated, 1926; candidate in inconclusiveprimary 1930.Baptist.Norwegianancestry. Member,OddFellows;Elks;Freemasons;Kiwanis.Died in Mitchell,DavisonCounty, S.Dak.,February26, 1933 (age68 years, 251days).Interment atBluffView Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak. | | Philip Hager Jr. (1872-1966) — of Hamlin,LincolnCounty, W.Va.Born in Hamlin,LincolnCounty, W.Va.,February23, 1872.Republican.Surveyor;engineer;lumberbusiness; director, Farmers and MerchantsBank;member ofWestVirginia state senate 5th District, 1921-24;chair ofLincoln County Republican Party, 1922-24.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows.Died in Hamlin,LincolnCounty, W.Va.,1966(ageabout94 years).Interment atLincolnMemorial Cemetery, Hamlin, W.Va.  | Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891) — of Hampden,PenobscotCounty, Maine; Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Born in Paris,OxfordCounty, Maine,August27, 1809.Farmer;surveyor;compositor;lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1836-41, 1847;Speaker ofthe Maine State House of Representatives, 1837, 1839-40; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Maine,1840;U.S.Representative from Maine 6th District, 1843-47;U.S.Senator from Maine, 1848-57, 1857-61, 1869-81;Governor ofMaine, 1857;VicePresident of the United States, 1861-65; candidate for Republicannomination for Vice President,1864,1868;U.S.Collector of Customs at Boston, Mass., Massachusetts, 1865-66;U.S. Minister toSpain, 1881-82.Died in Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine,July 4,1891 (age81 years, 311days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine; statue atKenduskeag Parkway, Bangor, Maine.| | Relatives: Sonof Cyrus Hamlin and Anna (Livermore) Hamlin; brother ofElijahLivermore Hamlin; married,December10, 1833, to Sarah Jane Emery (daughter ofStephenEmery (1790-1863)); married,September25, 1856, toEllenVesta Emery (daughter ofStephenEmery (1790-1863)); father ofCharlesHamlin andHannibalEmery Hamlin; granduncle ofIsaiahKidder Stetson; great-granduncle ofClarenceCutting Stetson; first cousin once removed ofJohnAppleton; first cousin twice removed ofCharlesSumner Hamlin; third cousin once removed ofDavidSears; fourth cousin ofGeorgePickering Bemis; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryFisk Janes,JohnMason Jr.,WilliamHenry Harrison Stowell,WalterS. Bemis andEldredC. Pitkin. | | | | Political family:Kidderfamily of Bangor, Maine (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Hamlin County,S.Dak. is named for him. | | | | ThetownofHamlin,Maine, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofHamlin,New York, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofHamlin,Kansas, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Hannibal Hamlin (built 1942-43 atSouthPortland, Maine; scrapped 1971) wasnamed forhim. — Hannibal HamlinHall,at theUniversityof Maine,Orono,Maine, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Hannibal Hamlin: CharlesEugene Hamlin,TheLife and Times of Hannibal Hamlin — Mark Scroggins,Hannibal | | | | Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
| | Merton Ray Hodge (1892-1967) — also known asMerton R. Hodge — of Burlington,HartfordCounty, Conn.; Simsbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Burlington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,January20, 1892.Democrat.Engineer;surveyor; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Burlington; defeated, 1922,1924; elected 1934; defeated, 1936.DiedMay 7,1967 (age75 years, 107days).Interment atBurlington Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn. | | Thomas A. Holmes (1804-1888) — of Sauk Rapids,BentonCounty, Minn.; Shakopee,ScottCounty, Minn.Born in Pennsylvania,1804.Democrat.Surveyor; member ofMinnesotaterritorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1849-50;postmaster atShakopee,Minn., 1853.Died in Cullman,CullmanCounty, Ala.,1888(ageabout84 years).Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Clarence Hyde (1842-1922) — also known asSamuel C. Hyde — of Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.Born in Fort Ticonderoga,EssexCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1842.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;surveyor;lawyer;SpokaneCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1880-86;U.S.Representative from Washington at-large, 1895-97; defeated, 1896.Died in Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.,March 7,1922 (age79 years, 319days).Interment atFairmountMemorial Park, Spokane, Wash. | | John Jackson (1809-1887) — of Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Born in County Monaghan,Ireland,1809.Surveyor;merchant;mayorof Tampa, Fla., 1862.DiedNovember4, 1887 (ageabout 78years).Burial location unknown. | | William Terry Jackson (1794-1882) — of Havana, Chemung County (now Montour Falls,SchuylerCounty), N.Y.Born in Chester,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,December29, 1794.Schoolteacher;surveyor;merchant;justice of the peace;U.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1849-51.Died in Havana (now Montour Falls),SchuylerCounty, N.Y.,September15, 1882 (age87 years, 260days).Interment atMontourCemetery, Montour Falls, N.Y.  | Edmund Baker Jenks (1863-1953) — also known asEdmund B. Jenks — of Whitney Point,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Upper Lisle,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1863.Republican.Surveyor;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1917-32 (Broome County 1917, Broome County 1stDistrict 1918-32); defeated, 1932;chair ofBroome County Republican Party, 1927-32; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Member,Freemasons.Died in Whitney Point,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1953 (age89 years, 331days).Interment atUpper Lisle Cemetery, Triangle, N.Y.  | Burt Zelotes Kasson (1877-1943) — also known asBurt Z. Kasson — of Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.Born in Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1877.Republican.Surveyor;civilengineer;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1916-18; memberofNewYork state senate 35th District, 1919-20;chair ofFulton County Republican Party, 1929;bankdirector.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;FarmBureau.Died in Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1943 (age66 years, 33days).Interment atProspect Hill Cemetery, Gloversville, N.Y. | | Silas Dewey Kellogg (b. 1786) — also known asSilas D. Kellogg — of Hampton,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.Born in Hampton,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,June 23,1786.Surveyor; justice of the peace; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1821-22, 1824 (Washington and Warren counties1821-22, Washington County 1824).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: SonofJasonKellogg and Mariam (Dewey) Kellogg; married to Polly E. French;granduncle ofCharlesCollins Kellogg; first cousin once removed ofCharlesAdams Jr.; second cousin once removed ofOrsamusCook Merrill andTimothyMerrill; second cousin twice removed ofAaronKellogg; third cousin ofFarrandFassett Merrill; third cousin once removed ofCharlesKellogg (1773-1842),DanielFiske Kellogg andWilliamPitt Kellogg; third cousin twice removed ofHenryTheodore Kellogg; fourth cousin ofLutherWalter Badger,GreeneCarrier Bronson,ChesterAshley,DanielKellogg (1791-1875),AlvanKellogg,AlvahNash,JohnRussell Kellogg,DayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg,GeorgeSmith Catlin,AlbertGallatin Kellogg,FrancisWilliam Kellogg,EnsignHosmer Kellogg andCharlesKellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed ofGaylordGriswold,JeremiahMason,StephenDaniel Tilden,ElishaPhelps,OrlandoKellogg,WilliamDean Kellogg,StephenWright Kellogg,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,ArthurTappan Kellogg,DanielKellogg (1835-1918) andSelahMerrill. | | | | Political families:Kelloggfamily of New York;Kelloggfamily of Vermont and New York;Kelloggfamily of New York;Kelloggfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Ephraim Kibbey (1756-1809) — of Deerfield, Hamilton County (now South Lebanon,WarrenCounty), Ohio.Born in Somers,TollandCounty, Conn.,November20, 1756.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;surveyor; member ofNorthwestTerritory legislature, 1802; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1803-04.Died in Deerfield, Hamilton County (now South Lebanon,WarrenCounty), Ohio,April22, 1809 (age52 years, 153days).Interment atDeerfieldCemetery, South Lebanon, Ohio. | | James Kilbourne (1770-1850) — of Worthington,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born in New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.,October19, 1770.Democrat.Surveyor;merchant;U.S.Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1813-17; PresidentialElector for Ohio,1820(voted forJamesMonroe andDanielD. Tompkins); member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1823.Episcopalian.DiedApril 9,1850 (age79 years, 172days).Interment atSt.John's Episcopal Church Burying Ground, Worthington, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Josiah Kilbourne and Anna (Neal) Kilbourne; married,November8, 1789, to Lucy Fitch; married1808 toCynthia Goodale; father ofByronH. Kilbourn; grandfather ofJamesKilbourne (1842-1919); second cousin once removed ofCharlesH. Eastman; second cousin twice removed ofRobertCleveland Usher; second cousin four times removed ofJamesWarren Driver; third cousin ofJohnTaintor,RogerTaintor,SolomonTaintor andJonathanStratton; third cousin once removed ofJohnAdams Taintor andHenryG. Taintor; third cousin twice removed ofLemuelStetson,SamuelLount Kilbourne andGeorgeEastman; third cousin thrice removed ofWarrenWalter Rich andCharlesDudley Kilbourn; fourth cousin ofJonathanBrace,SamuelClesson Allen andGreeneCarrier Bronson; fourth cousin once removed ofGoldSelleck Silliman,BenjaminSilliman,ThomasKimberly Brace,TheodoreDavenport,MillardFillmore,EliphaletAdams Bulkeley,ElishaHunt Allen andWilliamAlfred Buckingham. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
| | William Lenoir (1751-1839) — Born inBrunswickCounty, Va.,May 8,1751.Schoolteacher;surveyor; served in the Continental Army duringthe Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina state legislature,1781-95;delegateto North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1789.FrenchHuguenot ancestry.Slaveowner. DiedMay 6,1839 (age87 years, 363days).Intermenta private or family graveyard, Caldwell County, N.C. | | Samuel Lord (1831-1880) — also known asSam Lord — of Marion Township,OlmstedCounty, Minn.; Mantorville,DodgeCounty, Minn.Born in Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,July 26,1831.Republican.Lawyer;surveyor;schoolteacher; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 8, 1857-58; member ofMinnesotastate senate 15th District, 1866-67, 1870-71; district judge inMinnesota 5th District, 1872-80.DiedFebruary12, 1880 (age48 years, 201days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Mantorville, Minn. | | Nehemiah Homand Losey (1804-1875) — also known asNehemiah H. Losey — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Montgomery,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1804.Democrat.Schoolteacher;surveyor;collegeprofessor; postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1837-40.Died in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,June 1,1875 (age71 years, 89days).Interment atHopeCemetery, Galesburg, Ill. | | Norman H. Macdonald (b. 1863) — Born inNewZealand,1863.Not U.S. citizen;surveyor;landagent; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inApia, 1910-14.Burial location unknown. | | J. Hugh Malone (1944-2001) — of Kenai,KenaiPeninsula Borough, Alaska; Douglas,Juneau,Alaska.Born in Catskill,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1944.Democrat.Surveyor; member ofAlaskastate house of representatives 11th District, 1973-84;Speaker ofthe Alaska State House of Representatives, 1977-78; AlaskaCommissioner of Revenue, 1986-90.Main author of the Alaska Permanent Fund. Hit by a large wave on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea,fell, andkilled when his head struck rocks, near Riomaggiore,Italy,March7, 2001 (age57 years, 44days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof F. J. Malone and Cate Malone. |
| | Robert P. Marren (1918-1990) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,March10, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;civilengineer;surveyor; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 48th District, 1954; member of city council, Auburn,N.Y., 1957-63.Died, from complications ofdiabetes,in ahospitalat Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1990 (age71 years, 322days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y. | | Thomas Frank Marshall (1854-1921) — also known asThomas F. Marshall — of Yankton,YanktonCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Oakes,DickeyCounty, N.Dak.Born in Hannibal,MarionCounty, Mo.,March 7,1854.Republican.Surveyor;banker;mayor of Oakes, N.D., 1888-92; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from North Dakota,1892;member ofNorthDakota state senate, 1896-1900;U.S.Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1901-09; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from North Dakota, 1912.Died in Detroit (now Detroit Lakes),BeckerCounty, Minn.,August20, 1921 (age67 years, 166days).Interment atOakesView Cemetery, Oakes, N.Dak. | | John Mathews (1768-1849) — of Lewisburg,GreenbrierCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born inRockbridgeCounty, Va.,October30, 1768.Surveyor;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1798-1802,1803-05, 1813-15, 1816-17.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Lewisburg,GreenbrierCounty, Va (now W.Va.),November10, 1849 (age81 years, 11days).Interment atOldStone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lewisburg, W.Va. | | Lewis Maxwell (1790-1862) — of Virginia. Born inChesterCounty, Pa.,April17, 1790.Lawyer;surveyor; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1821-24;U.S.Representative from Virginia 21st District, 1827-33.Slaveowner. Died in West Union,DoddridgeCounty, Va (now W.Va.),February13, 1862 (age71 years, 302days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, West Union, W.Va. | | Charles McClung (1761-1835) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inLancasterCounty, Pa.,May 13,1761.Surveyor;merchant;lawyer;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796.Died in Harrodsburg,MercerCounty, Ky.,August9, 1835 (age74 years, 88days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Mercer County, Ky.; reinterment in1904 atOldGray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. | | William McFarland (1774-1840) — of San Augustine,SanAugustine County, Tex.; Belgrade,NewtonCounty, Tex.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,May 8,1774.Surveyor;delegateto Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Ayish Bayou, 1832;served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence.Member,Freemasons.Died in Belgrade,NewtonCounty, Tex.,August16, 1840 (age66 years, 100days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas McFarland and Hannah (Stuart) McFarland; married to AnnSinger; father ofThomasStuart McFarland. |
| | John J. McMahon (d. 1995) — of Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican.Surveyor; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1952.DiedNovember25, 1995.Interment atResurrectionCemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich. | | Archibald M. McPherson (born c.1802) — of Altenburg,PerryCounty, Mo.Born in North Carolina, about 1802.Surveyor;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 26th District, 1865.Burial location unknown. | | Edwin Leard Mechem (1912-2002) — also known asEdwin L. Mechem;"BigEd" —of Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.Born in Alamogordo,OteroCounty, N.M.,July 2,1912.Republican.Surveyor;FBIagent;lawyer;member ofNewMexico state house of representatives, 1947-48;Governor ofNew Mexico, 1951-55, 1957-59, 1961-62; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Mexico,1952,1956(delegation chair);U.S.Senator from New Mexico, 1962-64; defeated, 1964;U.S.District Judge for New Mexico, 1970-82; took senior status 1982.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, in Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.,November27, 2002 (age90 years, 148days).Interment atFairviewMemorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M. | | Edwin Atkins Merritt (1828-1916) — also known asEdwin A. Merritt — of Potsdam,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Sudbury,RutlandCounty, Vt.,February26, 1828.Republican.Surveyor;engineer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1860-61;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; candidateforNewYork state treasurer, 1875;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1878-81; U.S.Consul General inLondon, 1882-85.DiedDecember26, 1916 (age88 years, 304days).Burial location unknown. | | John Mitchell (1781-1849) — of Bellefonte,CentreCounty, Pa.Born near Newport,PerryCounty, Pa.,March 8,1781.Democrat.Engineer;surveyor;CentreCounty Sheriff, 1818; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1822-23;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1825-29.Died in Bridgewater,BeaverCounty, Pa.,August3, 1849 (age68 years, 148days).Interment atOldBeaver Cemetery, Bridgewater, Pa. | | William Ellis Niblack (1822-1893) — also known asWilliam E. Niblack — ofMartinCounty, Ind.; Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.Born in Portersville,DuboisCounty, Ind.,May 18,1822.Democrat.Surveyor;lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1849-50, 1863; member ofIndianastate senate, 1850-52; circuit judge in Indiana, 1854-57;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1857-61, 1865-75;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1864,1868,1880(member,CredentialsCommittee); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Indiana, 1864-72;justice ofIndiana state supreme court, 1877-89.ScottishandEnglishancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,May 7,1893 (age70 years, 354days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Abijah O'Neall (1798-1874) — ofMontgomeryCounty, Ind.Born in Newberry District (nowNewberryCounty), S.C.,December9, 1798.Miller;merchant;surveyor;farmer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1839-40; candidate forIndianastate senate, 1849.Quaker;laterUniversalist.Irishancestry.Sheltered escaping slaves as part of the "UndergroundRailroad" before the Civil War.Died in1874(ageabout75 years).Original interment atYountsvilleCemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.; reinterment atOakHill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind. | | Philo Orton (1778-1856) — of Pomfret town,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.BornSeptember9, 1778.Surveyor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Niagara counties,1818-19.Died in Pomfret town,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,August12, 1856 (age77 years, 338days).Interment atWest Main Street Cemetery, Pomfret town, Chautauqua County, N.Y. | | James N. Paul (1839-1922) — of St. Paul,HowardCounty, Neb.Born inBeaverCounty, Pa.,September23, 1839.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;surveyor;newspapereditor;lawyer;member ofNebraskastate senate, 1885-86; district judge in Nebraska 11th District,1901-17.Member,Freemasons.Died in St. Paul,HowardCounty, Neb.,March 9,1922 (age82 years, 167days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard Franklin Pettigrew (1848-1926) — also known asRichard F. Pettigrew — of Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.Born in Ludlow,WindsorCounty, Vt.,July 23,1848.Lawyer;surveyor;real estatebusiness; member ofDakotaterritorial House of Representatives, 1872;memberDakota territorial council, 1877-79, 1885-86;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1881-83; defeated, 1882;U.S.Senator from South Dakota, 1889-1901; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from South Dakota,1896(speaker);delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1908.Member,Freemasons.Died in Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.,October5, 1926 (age78 years, 74days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak. | | Daniel Longfellow Plumer (1837-1920) — also known asDaniel L. Plumer — of Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.Born in Epping,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,July 3,1837.Surveyor;lumbermanufacturer;banker;mayor ofWausau, Wis., 1878-79, 1882-84.DiedNovember20, 1920 (age83 years, 140days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.| | Relatives: Sonof Abraham Plumer and Sarah (Longfellow) Plumer; married,September13, 1869, to Mary Jane Draper. |
| | William Polke (c.1775-1843) — ofKnoxCounty, Ind.; Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born inBrookeCounty, Va. (now W.Va.), about 1775.Farmer;surveyor; member ofIndianaterritorial House of Representatives, 1814-15;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member ofIndianastate senate, 1816-21; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1822; probate judge in Indiana, 1829-31;registerof U.S. Land Office at Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1841-43; died inoffice 1843.Baptist.Died in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,April26, 1843 (ageabout 68years).Interment atMcCullochPark, Fort Wayne, Ind. | | Augustus Seymour Porter (1769-1849) — also known asAugustus Porter — of Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.; Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,January18, 1769.Surveyor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Genesee and Ontario counties, 1802-03;postmaster atNiagaraFalls, N.Y., 1836.Died in Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1849 (age80 years, 143days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Joshua Porter and Abigail (Buell) Porter; brother of Eunice Porter(who marriedJohnBird) andPeterBuell Porter; married,March10, 1796, to Lavinia Steele; married,January24, 1801, to Jane Howell (sister ofNathanielWoodhull Howell); father ofAugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872) andPeterBuell Porter Jr.; uncle ofWilliamAugustus Bird andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); granduncle ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin twice removed ofUlyssesSimpson Grant; first cousin thrice removed ofFrederickDent Grant andUlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.; second cousin twice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin thrice removed ofAsa H.Otis,AlvredBayard Nettleton andFrancisWatkinson Cole; second cousin four times removed ofDanielFrederick Webster,LovelDavis Parmelee andTheronEphron Catlin; third cousin ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,SamuelLathrop andAbelHuntington; third cousin once removed ofSamuelHuntington,JedediahHuntington,HenryScudder,EbenezerHuntington,GaylordGriswold,BenjaminTrumbull,ParmenioAdams,ElishaPhelps,LancelotPhelps,TheodoreDavenport,AbijahBlodget andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; third cousin twice removed ofJabezWilliams Huntington,AbielCase,SamuelGeorge Andrews,HarrisonBlodget,JohnHall Brockway,JairusCase,LorenzoBurrows,NormanA. Phelps,AnsonLevi Holcomb,GeorgeSmith Catlin,WaitmanThomas Willey,LymanTrumbull,WilliamDean Kellogg,JohnSmith Phelps,WilliamGleason Jr.,AlmonCase,JamesPhelps,RobertCoit Jr.,SamuelLathrop Bronson,AbialLathrop,RogerWolcott andAllenJacob Holcomb; third cousin thrice removed ofCharlesCreighton Stratton,EdmundHolcomb,IraChandler Backus,CalvinTilden Hulburd,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,CharlesJenkins Hayden,JohnLeake Newbold Stratton,BushrodEbenezer Hoppin,JudsonB. Phelps,EdwinCarpenter Pinney,TimothyE. Griswold,ErskineMason Phelps,WilliamWalter Phelps,WilliamPatrick Willey,CharlesA. Hungerford,WalterHarrison Blodget,WilliamBarret Ridgely,GeorgeHarrison Hall,ClaytonHyde Lathrop,PhineasOrange Small,ClementPhineas Kellogg,MonroeMarsh Sweetland,WilliamBrainard Coit,LafayetteBlanchard Gleason,ArthurEugene Parmelee,AustinEugene Lathrop andHiramBingham; fourth cousin ofSamuelH. Huntington; fourth cousin once removed ofLeonardWhite,WilliamWoodbridge,IsaacBackus,EliThacher Hoyt,NathanielHuntington,CalebScudder,JamesHuntington,JosephLyman Huntington,CharlesPhelps Huntington,JohnArnold Rockwell,ElishaMills Huntington,HenryTitus Backus,BaileyFrye Adams andHenryJoel Scudder. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Alford Richards (1849-1912) — also known asWilliam A. Richards — of Wyoming. Born in Hazel Green,GrantCounty, Wis.,March 9,1849.Surveyor; U.S. Surveyor-General for Wyoming, 1889;Governor ofWyoming, 1895-99; Commissioner of the General Land Office,1903-07.Died, from aheartattack, in Melbourne, Victoria,Australia,July25, 1912 (age63 years, 138days).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo. | | Richard Richardson (1704-1780) — Born inJames CityCounty, Va.,1704.Surveyor;planter;justice of the peace; member ofSouthCarolina Legislative Council, 1776; general in the ContinentalArmy during the Revolutionary War; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1779-80, 1779-80; died in office 1780.Died in Clarendon District (nowClarendonCounty), S.C., September,1780(ageabout76 years).Interment atRichardsonCemetery, Near Remini, Clarendon County, S.C. | | David Rittenhouse (1732-1796) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Germantown (now part of Philadelphia),PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April 8,1732.Astronomer;mathematician;financier;clockmaker;surveyor;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1777-89;firstdirector of the U.S. Mint, 1792-95.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 26,1796 (age64 years, 79days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.  | Frank Foster Rogers (b. 1858) — also known asFrank F. Rogers — of Marlette,SanilacCounty, Mich.; Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Raisin Township,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,August30, 1858.Surveyor;civilengineer;Michiganstate highway commissioner, 1913-28.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Ada E. Lee. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1927 |
| | Adam L. Roof (1810-1885) — of Lyons,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in New York,February22, 1810.Lawyer;surveyor;IoniaCounty Register of Deeds; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ionia District, 1845; memberofMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1849-50.DiedJanuary26, 1885 (age74 years, 339days).Interment atLyonsTownship Cemetery, Lyons, Mich. | | Thomas F. Schweigert (1917-2001) — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September29, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;forester;surveyor; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1961-70 (29th District 1961-64, 37th District1965-70).ChristianScientist. Member,Freemasons;Kiwanis;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, ofrespiratoryfailure, at Northern MichiganHospital,Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.,2001(ageabout83 years).Burial location unknown. | | John B. Shea (b. 1854) — of Fordham, New York, New York County (now Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.Born in Fordham, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,1854.Democrat.Surveyor;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 24th District, 1885-88.Irishancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Robert V. Short (b. 1823) — ofYamhillCounty, Ore.Born in Pennsylvania,1823.Republican.Surveyor;delegateto Oregon state constitutional convention from Yamhill County,1857.Burial location unknown. | | John C. Smallwood (1797-1878) — of Deptford,GloucesterCounty, N.J.; Woodbury,GloucesterCounty, N.J.Born in New Jersey,February2, 1797.Surveyor; member ofNewJersey state senate from Gloucester County, 1845-48.Presbyterian.DiedSeptember18, 1878 (age81 years, 228days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1822 to MaryDunham. |
| | Daniel Smith (1748-1818) — of North Carolina; Hendersonville,SumnerCounty, Tenn.Born inStaffordCounty, Va.,October29, 1748.Democrat.Surveyor; served in the Continental Army during theRevolutionary War;delegateto North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1789;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1798-99, 1805-09; resigned 1809.Slaveowner. Died near Hendersonville,SumnerCounty, Tenn.,June 16,1818 (age69 years, 230days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Sumner County, Tenn. | | John William Smith (1792-1845) — also known asJohn W. Smith;William John Smith;"El Colorado" —ofRallsCounty, Mo.; San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born in Virginia,March 4,1792.RallsCounty Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1823-26;merchant;surveyor; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War ofIndependence;mayorof San Antonio, Tex., 1837-38, 1840-41, 1842-44; member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Bexar, 1842-45; died in office1845.Catholic.In 1836, he was the last messenger from the Alamo, San Antonio Tex.,before it fell to the Mexican Army in the battle there.Died, probably ofpneumonia,in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Tex.,January12, 1845 (age52 years, 314days).Original interment atWashington-on-the-BrazosState Park, Washington, Tex.; reinterment atWashingtonCemetery, Washington, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof John Smith and Isabel Smith; married1821 toHarriet Stone; married1830 to Mariade Jesús Delgado Curbelo. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Edward F. Stahle (1860-1925) — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.; La Jolla,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in California,1860.Republican.Surveyor;civilengineer;mayorof Cheyenne, Wyo., 1893;theatermanager.Died in La Jolla,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,January3, 1925 (ageabout 64years).Interment atGreenwoodMemorial Park, San Diego, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Stahle and Eliza Stahle; married to EmmaGriffith. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Merrill Emmet Stalbaum (1911-1999) — also known asMerrill E. Stalbaum — Born in Norway town,RacineCounty, Wis.,April24, 1911.Republican.Farmer;surveyor; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1961-72; candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1972.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry.Died, in Burlington MemorialHospital,Burlington,RacineCounty, Wis.,August30, 1999 (age88 years, 128days).Interment atNorwayLutheran Cemetery, Wind Lake, Wis. | | John Strohm (1793-1884) — of New Providence,LancasterCounty, Pa.; Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Fulton Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October16, 1793.Schoolteacher;surveyor;farmer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1831-33; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1834-42 (7th District 1834-37, 6th District1837-42);U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1845-49; delegateto Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1852; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1872.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,September12, 1884 (age90 years, 332days).Interment atMellingerMennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa.  | Dave Sypolt (b. 1964) — of Kingwood,PrestonCounty, W.Va.BornSeptember28, 1964.Republican.Surveyor; member ofWestVirginia state senate 14th District, 2007-.Member,LambdaChi Alpha;National RifleAssociation;FarmBureau.Ham radio operator KC8YSO. Still living as of 2014.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles R. Sypolt and Alice Sypolt. | | | | Image source: West VirginiaLegislature |
| | | Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (1738-1810) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Watervliet,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1738.Democrat.Merchant;surveyor; served in the Continental Army during theRevolutionary War; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County, 1788-89;U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1789-91; PresidentialElector for New York,1800;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1801-04.Slaveowner. Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1810 (age71 years, 176days).Original interment atDutchReformed Cemetery, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Engeltie 'Angelica' (Livingston) Van Rensselaer and Johannes VanRensselaer; brother ofRobertVan Rensselaer; married,July 3,1760, to Judith Bayard; married1764 to HelenaLansing; father ofSolomonVan Vechten Van Rensselaer; uncle ofJacobRutsen Van Rensselaer andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; grandson ofRobertLivingston the Younger; granduncle ofJamesAlexander Hamilton andPhilipSchuyler; great-grandson ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); great-grandnephew ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,RobertLivingston the Elder,JacobusVan Cortlandt andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); great-granduncle ofCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer; second great-granduncle ofRobertRay Hamilton; third great-granduncle ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr.; first cousin ofVolkertPetrus Douw,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,JamesLivingston andKillianKillian Van Rensselaer; first cousin once removed ofPhilipP. Schuyler,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),LeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847) andMaturinLivingston; first cousin twice removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746),PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),PeterGansevoort,GerritSmith andElizabethCady Stanton; first cousin thrice removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler andJohnJacob Astor III; first cousin four times removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor,PeterGoelet Gerry andOgdenLivingston Mills; first cousin five times removed ofWilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,HelenRoosevelt Robinson,RobertReginald Livingston andJohnHubner II; second cousin ofPieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andPeterSamuel Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofStephanusBayard,RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PierreVan Cortlandt,WilliamLivingston,JamesJay,PhilipJohn Schuyler,MatthewClarkson (1733-1800),StephenJohn Schuyler,JohnJay,FrederickJay,StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer andHenryWalter Livingston; second cousin twice removed ofEdwardLivingston (1796-1840) andHenryBell Van Rensselaer; second cousin thrice removed ofCharlesPinckney Brown andKiliaenVan Rensselaer; second cousin four times removed ofCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870) andBronsonMurray Cutting; second cousin five times removed ofBrockholstLivingston; third cousin ofNicholasBayard,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,MatthewClarkson (1758-1825),PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,JamesParker,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843) andWilliamJay; third cousin once removed ofRensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873),HamiltonFish,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnJay II,JohnCortlandt Parker andPhilipN. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson,WilliamDuer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,JamesAdams Ekin,EugeneSchuyler,RichardWayne Parker,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936) andCharlesWolcott Parker; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnSluyter Wirt,JohnKean,HamiltonFish Kean,JonathanMayhew Wainwright,KarlCortlandt Schuyler,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933) andHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991). | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (built 1942 atWilmington,North Carolina; torpedoed and sunk in theNorthAtlantic Ocean, 1943) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) — also known as"Mad Anthony" — ofChesterCounty, Pa.;ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Easttown Township,ChesterCounty, Pa.,January1, 1745.Surveyor; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1774-80, 1784; general in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War;delegateto Georgia convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1791-92.Englishancestry. Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Slaveowner. Died in Fort Presque Isle (now Erie),ErieCounty, Pa.,December15, 1796 (age51 years, 349days).Original interment atGarrisonHill, Erie, Pa.; reinterment in 1809 atOldSt. David's Church Cemetery, Radnor, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Wayne (1699-1774) and Elizabeth (Eddings) Wayne; married1766 to MaryPenrose; father ofIsaacWayne (1772-1852). | | | | Wayne counties inGa.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Ky.,Mich.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb.,N.Y.,N.C.,Ohio,Pa. andTenn. arenamed for him. | | | | FortWayne (1794), and the subsequentcityofFortWayne, Indiana, werenamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Great Men and FamousWomen (1894) |
| | Nelson Platt Wheeler (1841-1920) — also known asNelson P. Wheeler — of Endeavor,ForestCounty, Pa.; Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Portville,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1841.Republican.Surveyor;civilengineer;lumberbusiness; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1878-79;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1907-11.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 3,1920 (age78 years, 120days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof William French Wheeler and Flora (Atkins) Wheeler; brother ofWilliamEgbert Wheeler; father ofAlexanderRoyal Wheeler; first cousin thrice removed ofHezekiahCase; first cousin four times removed ofNoahPhelps; first cousin five times removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; second cousin once removed ofAsahelPierson Case; second cousin twice removed ofParmenioAdams andAmosPettibone; second cousin thrice removed ofGaylordGriswold andElishaPhelps; second cousin four times removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; third cousin once removed ofHiramBidwell Case; third cousin twice removed ofNormanA. Phelps,JohnSmith Phelps andAlmonCase; third cousin thrice removed ofAugustusPettibone andRufusPettibone; fourth cousin ofJosephWells Holcomb,WilliamLucius Case andArthurBurnham Woodford; fourth cousin once removed ofCharlesCreighton Stratton,EdmundHolcomb,FrancisWilliam Kellogg,JohnLeake Newbold Stratton,SelahMerrill,WilliamWalter Phelps,EdmondAlfred Holcomb,LeonardLeach Case andDonaldBarr Chidsey. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | H. Laban White Jr. (b. 1916) — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Spencer,RoaneCounty, W.Va.,May 1,1916.Democrat.Schoolteacher;surveyor;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-68;Speakerof the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1965-67.Baptist.Member,Elks;Moose;Lions;American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Amvets;ReserveOfficers Association.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof H. Laban White, Sr. and Nannie Leigh (Cox) White; married,December23, 1943, to Gwendolyn Beall. |
| | Elias Williams (1830-1904) — of Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.,January19, 1830.Republican.Meatbusiness;lumberman;wagonmaster;surveyor;farmer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stonington, 1880, 1896.Congregationalist.Died in Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.,1904(ageabout74 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Stanton Williams and Julia Ann (Gallup) Williams; married1885 toSarah Palmer. |
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