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Carroll County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Carroll County


Index to Locations

  • Carrollton Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Carrollton St. Mary's Cemetery


    Oak Hill Cemetery
    Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      Ralph Fulton Lozier (1866-1945) — also known as Ralph F. Lozier — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo. Born near Hardin, Ray County, Mo., January 28, 1866. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1923-35 (2nd District 1923-33, at-large 1933-35); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928; state court judge in Missouri, 1936. Died in St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., May 28, 1945 (age 79 years, 120 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Franklin Ely Atwood (1878-1943) — also known as Frank Ely Atwood — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born in Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo., October 5, 1878. Son of Jacob Smith Atwood and Nancy (Goodson) Atwood. Republican. Lawyer; Carroll County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-19; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1925-35. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Atwood Hospital, Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo., March 5, 1943 (age 64 years, 151 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, October 22, 1908, to Agnes Rea Luscombe.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      John Blackwell Hale (1831-1905) — of Missouri. Born in Brooke County, Va. (part now in Hancock County, W.Va.), February 27, 1831. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1856-58; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1860; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 5th District, 1875; U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1885-87; defeated, 1886. Died in Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo., February 1, 1905 (age 73 years, 340 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Rock Painter (1863-1947) — also known as William R. Painter — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo. Born in Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo., August 27, 1863. Son of Samuel Lee Painter and Sallie Ann (Rock) Painter. Democrat. Civil engineer; printing business; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1913-17; member of Missouri state senate 8th District, 1923-30. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo., July 1, 1947 (age 83 years, 308 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Cora Herndon (1865-1944).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    St. Mary's Cemetery
    Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      James Shields (1810-1879) — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill.; Carrollton, Carroll County, Mo. Born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), May 10, 1810. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1836; member of Illinois Democratic State Committee, 1839-41; Illinois state auditor of public accounts, 1841-43; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1843-45; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1849, 1849-55; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1858-59; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1874, 1879; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1879. Catholic. Died in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, June 1, 1879 (age 69 years, 22 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
      Relatives: Nephew of James Shields (1762-1831).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial


     

     


     
       
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