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Francis Marion Drake (1830-1903) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., December
30, 1830.
Son of John Adams Drake and Harriet Jane (O'Neal) Drake.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; railroad
builder; philanthropist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1888;
Governor
of Iowa, 1896-98.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa is named for
him.
Died, of diabetes,
in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
20, 1903 (age 72 years, 325
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Andrew Jackson Baker (1832-1911) —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa; Lancaster, Schuyler
County, Mo.; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Bakers Station, Marshall
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 6,
1832.
Son of George Baker and Margaret (Reager) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Presidential Elector
for Missouri, 1868;
member of Missouri state legislature, 1869-70; Missouri
state attorney general, 1871-73; Iowa
state attorney general, 1885-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 23,
1911 (age 78 years, 321
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Charles William Vermilion (1866-1927) —
also known as Charles W. Vermilion —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
6, 1866.
Son of William
F. Vermilion.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 2nd District, 1902-23; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Presbyterian.
Died, in Iowa Methodist Hospital,
Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
2, 1927 (age 60 years, 300
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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John Kalbach Valentine (1904-1950) —
also known as John K. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, February
5, 1904.
Son of Hosford
Edwin Valentine and Annetta (Kalbach) Valentine.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate 3rd District, 1933-35; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1939-40; candidate
for Governor of
Iowa, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
vice-president, Iowa Southern Utilities
Company, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Rotary; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, October
12, 1950 (age 46 years, 249
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Madison Miner Walden (1836-1891) —
also known as Madison M. Walden —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Adams
County, Ohio, October
6, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Iowa state
house of representatives 4th District, 1866-67, 1890; member of
Iowa
state senate 4th District, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1871-73.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., July 24,
1891 (age 54 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Nathan Udell (1817-1903) —
of Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Susquehanna
County, Pa., February
18, 1817.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1854, 1860-66.
Member, Freemasons.
The town of Udell, Iowa, is named for him.
Died in Denver,
Colo., March 6,
1903 (age 86 years, 16
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Lewis Leroy Taylor (1839-1915) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Munfordville, Hart
County, Ky., March 27,
1839.
Democrat. Banker;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1904-11.
Christian.
Died, as the result of injuries sustained in two falls, in
Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
27, 1915 (age 76 years, 275
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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James M. Wilson (1866-1924) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., September
8, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1913-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died, of septicemia
resulting from pulled teeth, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 2,
1924 (age 57 years, 237
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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William F. Vermilion (1830-1894) —
of Iowa.
Born in Kentucky, October
18, 1830.
Republican. Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1869-73.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
28, 1894 (age 64 years, 71
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Ephraim M. Reynolds (1843-1902) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., July 22,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1881, 1886; member of Iowa state
senate, 1892-94.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
8, 1902 (age 58 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Jesse J. Wall (1831-1916) —
of Udell, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rutherford
County, N.C., September
3, 1831.
Farmer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1880-82.
Christian.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
6, 1916 (age 85 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Hugh Gail Guernsey (1892-1992) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, August
10, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate 3rd District, 1937-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, in Calvin Manor nursing
home, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August
18, 1992 (age 100 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Samuel Hixson (1832-1907) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Preble
County, Ohio, September
20, 1832.
Farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1880.
Christian.
Died, of kidney
trouble, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 13,
1907 (age 74 years, 235
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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William Miller McCreary (1837-1916) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Brooke
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
13, 1837.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1904-06.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
6, 1916 (age 79 years, 24
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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David Fulton Rice (1889-1929) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Exline, Appanoose
County, Iowa, September
13, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1925.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Shot
and killed by
a disgruntled law client, George Domyancich, as he was leaving the
Appanoose County
Courthouse, Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, February
28, 1929 (age 39 years, 168
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Frank Smith Payne (1869-1933) —
also known as Frank S. Payne —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, August
16, 1869.
Son of Charles
Wilson Payne and Margaret (Patton) Payne.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
general counsel, Iowa Southern Utilities
Co.; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1900-02; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 13,
1933 (age 63 years, 240
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Dickinson. |
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Hosford Edwin Valentine (1865-1937) —
also known as Hosford E. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Edinburg, Johnson
County, Ind., November
26, 1865.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Centerville, Iowa, 1897-98; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 2,
1937 (age 71 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Edmund Perry Hanson (1889-1953) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Iroquois
County, Ill., August
14, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1935-36.
Presbyterian;
later Christian
Scientist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
11, 1953 (age 63 years, 150
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Stephen Anthony Martin (1871-1957) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
26, 1871.
Republican. Business
owner; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1939-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, February
16, 1957 (age 85 years, 82
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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William Dawkins Dillon (1916-2001) —
of Columbus Junction, Louisa
County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, January
22, 1916.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died, in Iowa Methodist Medical
Center, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 26,
2001 (age 85 years, 124
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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