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Williamson County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Williamson County


Index to Locations

  • Carterville Oakwood Cemetery
  • Marion Maplewood Cemetery
  • Marion Marion Cemetery
  • Marion Rose Hill Cemetery


    Oakwood Cemetery
    Carterville, Williamson County, Illinois
    Politicians buried here:
      Cecil William Bishop (1890-1971) — also known as C. W. 'Runt' Bishop — of Carterville, Williamson County, Ill. Born near West Vienna, Johnson County, Ill., June 29, 1890. Son of William C. Bishop and Belle Z. (Ragsdale) Bishop. Republican. Tailor; laundry business; coal miner; professional football and baseball player and manager; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1941-55 (25th District 1941-49, 26th District 1949-53, 25th District 1953-55); defeated, 1954. Christian. Member, Lions; Elks; Eagles; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Knights of Pythias. Died in Marion, Williamson County, Ill., September 21, 1971 (age 81 years, 84 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, December 25, 1913, to Elizabeth Hutton.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Maplewood Cemetery
    Marion, Williamson County, Illinois
    Politicians buried here:
      Edward Everett Denison (1873-1953) — also known as Edward E. Denison — of Marion, Williamson County, Ill. Born in Marion, Williamson County, Ill., August 28, 1873. Son of Charles H. Denison and Mary E. (Bundy) Denison. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1915-31; defeated, 1930, 1932. Died in Carbondale, Jackson County, Ill., June 17, 1953 (age 79 years, 293 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: Edward Everett
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Marion Cemetery
    Marion, Williamson County, Illinois
    Politicians buried here:
      Willis Allen (1806-1859) — of Illinois. Born near Roanoke, Roanoke County, Va., December 15, 1806. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1838-40; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1844; member of Illinois state senate, 1845-49; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention Williamson, Franklin and Jackson counties, 1847; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1851-55 (2nd District 1851-53, 9th District 1853-55); circuit judge in Illinois, 1859; died in office 1859. Member, Freemasons. Died while holding court in Harrisburg, Saline County, Ill., April 15, 1859 (age 52 years, 121 days). Interment at Marion Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of William Joshua Allen.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Rose Hill Cemetery
    Marion, Williamson County, Illinois
    Politicians buried here:
      Otis Herman Burnett (1872-1909) — also known as Herman Burnett — of Illinois. Born in Marion, Williamson County, Ill., January 7, 1872. Son of John Houston Burnett. Member of Illinois state senate 50th District, 1901-07. Died in Marion, Williamson County, Ill., August 10, 1909 (age 37 years, 215 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
      John Houston Burnett (1844-1934) — of Marion, Williamson County, Ill. Born in Marion, Williamson County, Ill., September 19, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Marion, Ill., 1895-97, 1911-13. Baptist. Died, following a fall which broke his hip, in Marion, Williamson County, Ill., July 13, 1934 (age 89 years, 297 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of Otis Herman Burnett.


     

     


     
       
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