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Wayne County
Iowa

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Wayne County


Index to Locations

  • Allerton Allerton Cemetery
  • Corydon Corydon Cemetery

    Allerton Cemetery
    Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa
    Politicians buried here:
      Elmer E. Bamford (1864-1939) — of Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa; Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, October 10, 1864. Son of Robert Lewis Bamford (1826-1906) and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Davis) Bamford (1829-1897). Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1912, 1932; delegate to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from Appanoose County, 1933. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, January 6, 1939 (age 74 years, 88 days). Interment at Allerton Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, May 14, 1889, to Susie B. Clark (1866-1922).

    Corydon Cemetery
    Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa
    Politicians buried here:
      Karl Miles LeCompte (1887-1972) — also known as Karl M. LeCompte — of Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa. Born in Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, May 25, 1887. Republican. Member of Iowa state senate, 1917; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1939-59 (5th District 1939-43, 4th District 1943-59). Died September 30, 1972 (age 85 years, 128 days). Interment at Corydon Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Hiram Kinsman Evans (1863-1941) — also known as Hiram K. Evans — of Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa. Born in Walnut Township, Wayne County, Iowa, March 17, 1863. Republican. Member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1896-97; mayor of Corydon, Iowa, 1901-03; district judge in Iowa 3rd District, 1904-23; U.S. Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1923-25. Died in Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, July 9, 1941 (age 78 years, 114 days). Interment at Corydon Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Harry Freeland Garrett (1887-1971) — also known as Harry F. Garrett — of Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa. Born in Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, December 24, 1887. Son of John S. Garrett (1860-1921) and Carrie (Freeland) Garrett (1863-1940). Democrat. Lawyer; Wayne County Attorney, 1914-18, 1929-30; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1931-32; candidate for Iowa state attorney general, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1958-60. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Phi Alpha Delta. Died August 10, 1971 (age 83 years, 229 days). Interment at Corydon Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Louise A. O'Neall (1901-1990).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


     

     


    		 
       
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