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Anderson, Josephine b. 1849 d. August 13, 1863
Civil War Figure. She was the 14-year-old sister of Confederate partisan "Bloody" Bill Anderson, who was one of William Quantrill's men. In August 1863, shortly after Union General Thomas Ewing issued the infamous Order No. 11, she, her 10-year-old sister, plus [Read More] (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Plot: Corner of East Spruce
Bingham, George Caleb b. March 20, 1811 d. July 7, 1879
American painter of landscapes and realistic genre paintings, concerned with the effects of light. Work includes, "Fur Traders Descending the Missouri" (1845). (Bio by: Bill Walker)
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Calhoun, James Silas b. 1802 d. July 2, 1852
New Mexico Territorial Governor. Served in the Mexican War as a Colonel in the United States Army. Served as Governor of the New Mexico Territory from 1851 to 1852. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Chick, William Miles b. 1794 d. 1847
Colonel in the War of 1812. The first settler and first postmaster of Kansas City, Mo. He came to Westport in 1837 and operated a general store. In 1843, he established himself as a fur trader in Kansas City. He died of pneumonia in 1847.
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Plot: Marker # 15
Ellis, Overton Gentry b. 1860 d. 1940
Chief Justice of Washington State Supreme Court 1917-1918.
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Garner, George S. b. 1820 d. 1884
Lieut Col
MO Militia
Civil War
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Gwynne, Nathaniel b. July 5, 1849 d. January 6, 1883
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War as a Private in Company H, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Petersburg, Virginia on July 30, 1864. His citation reads "When about entering upon the charge, this soldier, then but 15 years old, was cautioned not to go in, as he had not been mustered. He indignantly protected and participated in the charge, his left arm being crushed by a shell and amputated soon afterward." His...[Read More]
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Lea, Luke b. January 21, 1783 d. June 17, 1851
US Congressman. He was elected as a Jacksonian to represent Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1833 to 1837.
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Majors, Alexander b. October 4, 1814 d. January 14, 1900
One of the three operators of the firm Russell, Majors & Waddell, that founded and operated the Pony Express. (Bio by: Bill Walker)
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 52, lot 6.
Manor, John b. September 25, 1827 d. January 29, 1888
Mayor of the City of Toledo, Ohio 1861-1863
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Monument, War with Spain
To Commemorate the Valor and Patriotism of the men who served in the War with Spain, Philippine Insurrection and China Relief Expedition 1898-1902.

This monument is located at 29th and Wyandotte Road, KC, MO. (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Plot: This is near Union Cemetery
Wood, Martin D. b. September 22, 1843 d. April 5, 1904
Civil War Figure. He was the jailer in Lawrence, Kansas when the guerrilla forces of William Quantrill's raided the town and massacred many of the inhabitants. During the raid, he locked himself in the jail for safety, with Quantrill's men threatened to burn down the jail if he didn't come out. The guerrillas failed to come through with their threat, and the jail and Martin Wood survived. (Bio by: Bill Walker)
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA

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