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Marion County
Iowa

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Marion County

Index to Locations Knoxville Graceland Cemetery Pella First Dutch Reform Church Cemetery Pella Oakwood Cemetery Graceland Cemetery Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa Politicians buried here:   William Milo Stone (1827-1893) — also known as William M. Stone — of Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa. Born in Jefferson County, N.Y., October 14, 1827. Republican. District judge in Iowa, 1857-61 (11th District 1857-58, 6th District 1859-61); delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Iowa, 1864-68; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1878-79. A friend of President Abraham Lincoln, he was present at Ford's Theater when Lincoln was shot, and helped carry the injured president across the street. Died of pneumonia, July 8, 1893 (age 65 years, 267 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography   James Mathews (1805-1887) — of Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1805. Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1840; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1841-45 (13th District 1841-43, 16th District 1843-45). Died in 1887 (age about 82 years). Interment at Graceland Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Edward Retilla Hays (1847-1896) — of Iowa. Born near Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio, May 26, 1847. Republican. U.S. Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1890-91. Died February 28, 1896 (age 48 years, 278 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   N. D. Shinn (1884-1959) — of Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa. Born January 26, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; Marion County Attorney; mayor of Knoxville; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948. Died June 1, 1959 (age 75 years, 126 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery. First Dutch Reform Church Cemetery Pella, Marion County, Iowa Politicians buried here:   Cyrenus Cole (1863-1939) — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born near Pella, Marion County, Iowa, January 13, 1863. Republican. Newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1921-33. Dutch ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., November 14, 1939 (age 76 years, 305 days). Interment at First Dutch Reform Church Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Aart Cole and Henrica (deBooy) Cole.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Oakwood Cemetery Pella, Marion County, Iowa Politicians buried here:   Bert Andrew Bandstra (1922-1995) — also known as Bert Bandstra — of Marion County, Iowa. Born in Monroe County, Iowa, January 25, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Marion County Attorney, 1955-59; U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966, 1968. Christian Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Member, American Legion. Died in Pella, Marion County, Iowa, October 23, 1995 (age 73 years, 271 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Bandstra and Adriana 'Jennie' (De Jong) Bandstra.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Henry P. Scholte (1805-1868) — of Pella, Marion County, Iowa. Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 25, 1805. Republican. Preacher; joined the dissenters from the national church of the Netherlands; tried in 1834 for teaching heresy, expelled from the church, fined, and imprisoned; helped organize a group which emigrated to Iowa in 1847; lawyer; postmaster; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860. Dutch ancestry. Died August 25, 1868 (age 62 years, 335 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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