Blakiston, Thomas Wright b. December 27, 1832 d. October 15, 1891 Naturalist, Explorer. Born in Lymington, Hants County, England, he graduated from the Royal Military Academy and served as a artillery officer in the British Army during the Crimea War in 1854. After leaving the military, he went to Canada, joined the Palliser expeditionary party which engaged in surveying and studied the wild birds. From Canada, he went east exploring in China and Japan, where he was the first person to establish that animals in Hokkaido as an important border in the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Cause of death: Pneumonia Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Plot: James Dun Lot, Lot S 1/2 of 179, Section M
Bond, Charles b. February 3, 1873 d. January 5, 1943 Businessman, Columbus Mayor. Founder and Owner of Bond Clothing, recognized as one of the first chain stores catering to men. Served as Mayor of Columbus, Ohio from 1908 to 1909. He was said to have made three fountunes during his lifetime and was the consumate salesperson. His first wife, Blanche Leona Hull, died as a result of childbirth shortly after the November 1907 election in which her husband was elected Mayor of Columbus. (Bio by: SJ Monnette) Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Plot: Sec 66. No. 30 W.pt.82449
Bricker, John W. b. September 6, 1893 d. March 22, 1986 US Senator, Governor of Ohio, Vice Presidential Candidate. From his Madison County Ohio farm, he completed law school at Ohio State University and used his Columbus law practice to launch a successful career in public service. After serving as a lieutenant and army chaplain during World War I, the young attorney began his political career as a local solicitor, member of Ohio’s public utilities commission, and state attorney general before being elected governor, serving from 1939 to 1945. In...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo) Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Plot: Section 100, lot 174, grave 4
Campbell, James E. b. July 7, 1843 d. December 17, 1924 Governor of Ohio, U.S. Congressman, Lawyer, Union Civil War Veteran. Born in Middletown, Ohio, James Edwin Campbell attended Miami University at Oxford, Ohio until he volunteered to serve for the Union during the Civil War. He entered the service with the U.S. Navy on November 29, 1863 and was assigned to the Mississippi Squadron. He participated in the Red River Campaign in 1864 until he was taken ill with fever and was honorably discharged on September 24, 1864. He returned to Ohio and...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy) Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Plot: Section 56, behind the chapel.
Campbell, John Wilson b. February 23, 1782 d. September 24, 1833 US Congressman. A native of Virginia, he moved to Ohio and became an apprentice to a carpenter in Cincinnati. He then moved to Morgantown, West Virginia to study law and returned to Ohio to practice as an attorney after he was admitted to the bar. He became the prosecuting attorney of Adams County and served as a justice of the peace. He also served for the United States in the War of 1812. Campbell was a member of the Ohio Legislature until he was elected as a Jacksonian Democrat to represent...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy) Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Comly, James Monroe b. March 6, 1832 d. July 26, 1887 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. At the outbreak of the Civil he was editor and proprietor of the Ohio State Journal, in Columbus, Ohio. In December 1861, Ohio Governor Dennison, appointed him to fill the vacancy for a Major in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. At the Anietam campaign, Sharpsburg Maryland, he took command of the regiment after his commander was wounded at South Mountain on September 14, 1862. As Colonel of 23rd Regiment, he led his men in successive charges...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Converse, George Leroy b. June 4, 1827 d. March 30, 1897 US Congressman. He graduated from Denison University in 1849 and became an attorney in 1852. He became Prosecuting Attorney of Franklin County in 1857. Converse was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1860 to 1863. From 1864 to 1865 he served in the Ohio Senate. From 1873 to 1876 he served again in the Ohio House, and was Speaker from 1873 to 1874. In 1878 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat. He was reelected twice and served from 1879 to 1885...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Dennison Jr., William b. November 23, 1815 d. June 15, 1882 Ohio Governor, United States Postmaster General. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he graduated from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) in 1835, and practiced as a lawyer in Cincinnati and Columbus. A supporter of the Whig party, he became a Republican in 1856, and became known for raising and supporting issues against slavery and discrimination. He was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1848, served one term, and demonstrated against the "Black Laws". Elected as Ohio's 24th Governor, he served from 1860...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy) Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Plot: Section C, close to road
Earl, Merie b. May 13, 1889 d. November 4, 1984 Actress who took up her craft late in life, moving to hollywood from Ohio in 1952. She did commercials in her 80s and 90s, but was best known as Maude Gormsley on the TV series The Waltons in the 1970s. Cause of death: Uremic poisoning Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Plot: Sec 74, lot 222
Galloway, Samuel b. March 20, 1811 d. April 5, 1872 U.S. Congressman, Judge. A native of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, he moved to Highland County, Ohio in 1830. He studied law and theology and graduated from Miami University of Oxford, Ohio in 1833. After attending the Princeton Theology Seminary, he became a school teacher in Hamilton, Ohio and then a professor at Miami University in 1837. He taught Greek and classical languages at his alma mater and then at Hanover College in Indiana. He was admitted to the bar in Ohio in 1843 and practiced as an...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy) Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Plot: Section C, Lot 17
Greaves, Clinton b. August 12, 1855 d. August 18, 1906 Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was serving as a Corporal in Company C, 9th United States Cavalry, at Florida Mountains, New Mexico, on January 24, 1877, when he earned the CMOH. He was born into slavery in Madison County, Virginia. He enlisted in the Army for the first time on November 21, 1872. His citation reads:While part of a small detachment to persuade a band of renegade Apache Indians to surrender, his group was surrounded. Cpl. Greaves in the center of the savage...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway) Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Jones, Theodore b. February 4, 1832 d. April 13, 1916 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services". (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Plot: Section G, Lot 29
Lazarus, Simon b. 1807 d. 1887 He founded the Lazarus department store chain. Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Plot: Section M, in the middle overlooking the war memorial GPS coordinates: 39.9392014, -83.0338974 (hddd.dddd)