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Babb (Bird), Mary (Mary Alice) Alice b. May 8, 1850 d. November 21, 1926
Alice Bird Babb was one of the seven founders of P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization), one of the pioneer societies for women, that was founded on January 21, 1869, at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Today, P.E.O. has grown to almost a quarter of a million members in chapters in the United States and Canada. The P.E.O. Sisterhood, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, is a philanthropic educational organization that promotes and funds educational opportunities for women.<...[Read More] (Bio by: Anonymous (inactive))
Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Gillis, James Lisle b. October 2, 1792 d. July 8, 1881
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 24th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1857 to 1859. He also served as a Member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature in 1840, State Court Judge in Pennsylvania in 1842, and as a Member of the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1845. (Bio by: K)
Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Harlan, James b. August 26, 1820 d. October 5, 1899
Republican Congressman from Iowa. He served in the US Senate from 1855-1865. He resigned from the Senate when he was appointed as Secretary of the Interior by President Andrew Johnson and served until 1866. He was reelected to the Senate in 1867 and served until 1873. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Kopp, William Frederick b. June 20, 1869 d. August 24, 1938
US Congressman. Elected to represent Iowa's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1921 to 1933. He was elected unopposed in 1928. He also served as a Member of the Iowa State House of Representatives in 1915. (Bio by: K)
Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Mansfield, Arabella b. August 23, 1846 d. August 1, 1911
Lawyer, Suffragist. Born Belle Aurelia Babb at Sperry Station in Des Moines County, Iowa, she became the first female lawyer in the United States. She graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1866 and taught at Simpson College for a year before returning to her home in Mount Pleasant to study law with her brother, Washington Babb. She married natural history professor John Mansfield in 1868, and both she and her husband passed the bar exam in June of 1869. They both accepted teaching positions...[Read More] (Bio by: Dustin Oliver)
Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Newbold, Joshua G. b. May 12, 1830 d. June 10, 1903
Iowa Governor. A native of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, he served as the Governor of his home state from 1877 to 1878. He also served as a Member of the Iowa State House of Representatives, and Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1876 to 1877. During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army. He died in 1903. (Bio by: K)
Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Stone, George Augustus b. October 13, 1834 d. May 16, 1901
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War first as a 1st Lieutenant in the 1st Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He was then commissionedd first as Major of the 4th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, then as Colonel and commander of the 25th Iowa Volunteer Infantry regiment. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "faithful and meritorious services". (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Plot: Section 9, Lot 71
Swan, Charles A. b. May 29, 1838 d. January 19, 1914
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private, in Company K, 4th Iowa Cavalry. In a conflict with Confederates at Selma, Alabama, on April 2, 1865, Private Swan captured the flag and color bearer of the 11th Mississippi, Infantry. For bravery in action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in June, 1865. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA

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