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Alonzo P. Beeman (b. 1841) —
of Jones, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Erie
County, Pa., 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1907-10.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Bolard (1837-1912) —
of Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in 1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1903-06.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in 1912
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Conneautville
Cemetery, Conneautville, Pa.
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Theodore Burchfield (b. 1842) —
of Atwood, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Born in Juniata
County, Pa., July 21,
1842.
Son of Robert Burchfield (c.1812-1850) and Martha (Zelner) Burchfield
(c.1813-1876).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1881-84; mayor of
Altoona, Pa., 1890-93.
Methodist.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Grand Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Noyes Burdick (1839-1917) —
also known as F. N. Burdick —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.; East Guilford, Guilford, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Guilford, Windham
County, Vt., September
14, 1839.
Son of Thompson Edwin Burdick (1810-1892) and Elizabeth 'Betsy'
(Noyes) Burdick (1813-1901).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
newspaper
editor; member
Dakota territorial council, 1883-84.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died, from arteriosclerosis
and interstitial
nephritis, in Guilford, Windham
County, Vt., February
22, 1917 (age 77 years, 161
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Thompson Edwin Burdick (1810-1892) and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Noyes)
Burdick (1813-1901); married, September
2, 1862, to Amelia Bowker; married to Nina Davis
(1837-1916). |
| | | Epitaph: "Physician and
Friend." |
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memorial |
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John Brooks Compton (1835-1898) —
also known as John B. Compton —
Born in Mead Township, Crawford
County, Pa., November
17, 1835.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Crawford
County Prothonotary, 1864-65; lawyer; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1872; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1874.
Presbyterian.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Odd
Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in 1898
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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William M. Cuppett (b. 1843) —
of Canton, Lincoln
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Bedford
County, Pa., December
26, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; carriage and
wagon manufacturer; postmaster;
member
Dakota territorial council, 1870-71, 1879-80.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Theodore DeRousse (1844-1921) —
also known as Louis T. DeRousse —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1844.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; accountant;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1895-97; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1896.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
27, 1921 (age 77 years, 90
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Aaron F. Dickey (1840-1925) —
of Somerset, Somerset
County, Pa.
Born July 22,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died December
16, 1925 (age 85 years, 147
days).
Interment at Husband
Cemetery, Somerset, Pa.
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Charles Frank (b. 1842) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., March 18,
1842.
Son of Reinhold Frank and Catherine (Roupp) Frank.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1905-06.
German
ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1868
to Mary A. Buchheit. |
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Josiah Given (1828-1908) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1828.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1876; circuit judge in Iowa 5th
District, 1881-86; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1887-89,
1903; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1889-1901.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
3, 1908 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Samuel Wylie Greer (1826-1882) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., June 2,
1826.
Kansas
Territory superintendent of schools, 1858-61; served in the Union
Army during the Civil War.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died, from consumption
(tuberculosis),
in Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan., September
30, 1882 (age 56 years, 120
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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Samuel Mortier Hench (1846-1932) —
of Indiana.
Born near Port Royal, Juniata
County, Pa., June 22,
1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superior court judge
in Indiana, 1884-86; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891-93.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic; Elks.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March 17,
1932 (age 85 years, 269
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Newcomb Hunt (b. 1843) —
also known as Daniel N. Hunt —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mansfield, Tioga
County, Pa., January
28, 1843.
Son of Daniel N. Hunt (died 1884) and Miranda B. (Allen) Hunt (died
1863).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; real estate
business; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; mayor of
Redfield, S.D.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Adalyn J. Ellis. |
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Charles Frederick Manderson (1837-1911) —
also known as Charles F. Manderson —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
9, 1837.
Son of John Manderson and Katharine Manderson.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Stark
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1883-93; general solicitor, western
region, Burlington Railway
System, 1895.
Member, American Bar
Association; Loyal
Legion; Grand Army of the Republic.
Died on
board the steamship Cedric, in the harbor at Liverpool, England,
September
28, 1911 (age 74 years, 231
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Andrew Ryan McGill (1840-1905) —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Saegertown, Crawford
County, Pa., February
19, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Governor of
Minnesota, 1887-89; member of Minnesota
state senate 37th District, 1899-1905; died in office 1905;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1904.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
31, 1905 (age 65 years, 254
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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James Scott Negley (1826-1901) —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in East Liberty (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., December
22, 1826.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general
in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1869-75, 1885-87;
active in promotion and construction of railroads;
president of several railroad
companies.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., August 7,
1901 (age 74 years, 228
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Edwin Sylvanus Osborne (1839-1900) —
also known as Edwin S. Osborne —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Bethany, Wayne
County, Pa., August 7,
1839.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1885-91 (at-large 1885-89, 12th
District 1889-91); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1888.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died January
1, 1900 (age 60 years, 147
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker (1843-1916) —
also known as Samuel W. Pennypacker —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Phoenixville, Chester
County, Pa., April 9,
1843.
Son of Isaac A. Pennypacker and Anna Marie (Whitaker) Pennypacker.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1903-07; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1904.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Schwenksville, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
2, 1916 (age 73 years, 146
days).
Interment at Morris
Cemetery, Phoenixville, Pa.
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Henry C. Rankin (1843-1915) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., December
1, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent
of schools; land
agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1911-12; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died July 15,
1915 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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John Cleveland Robinson (1817-1897) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., April 10,
1817.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1873-74.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1894 for action at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864.
Died February
18, 1897 (age 79 years, 314
days).
Interment at Spring
Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.; statue at Gettysburg
National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa.
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Hosea Hunt Rockwell (1840-1918) —
also known as Hosea H. Rockwell —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, N.Y., May 31,
1840.
Son of Samuel Rockwell and Johanna (Hunt) Rockwell.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1877; U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1891-93; candidate
for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896.
English
ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in 1918
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Silas Comfort Swallow (1839-1930) —
also known as Silas C. Swallow —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Plains, Luzerne
County, Pa., March 5,
1839.
Son of George Swallow and Sarah Swallow.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Methodist
minister; Prohibition candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1897; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1898, 1902; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1904; Prohibition candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1908,
1916.
Methodist.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., 1930
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Paxtang
Cemetery, Paxtang, Pa.
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