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Baer, Paul Frank b. January 29, 1894 d. December 9, 1930
World War I Aviator. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he is noted for being the first flying ace in US Military aviation history. In February 1917, he joined the Lafayette Flying Corps France and was assigned to Spa80 Flying Squadron. By the time the US Army Air Service entered the war, he was a 1st Lieutenant when he transferred to the 103rd Pursuit Squadron. He scored his first air victory in March 11, 1918 and alone attacked a group of seven enemy pursuit planes, destroying one which crashed to...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Killed in aircraft crash in Shanghai, China
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Bass, Sion b. January 6, 1827 d. April 14, 1862
Civil War Union Army Officer. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 30th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was mortally wounded while leading the 30th at the Battle of Shiloh on April 7, 1862. (Bio by: Eric Lowman)
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Brenton, Samuel S b. November 22, 1810 d. March 29, 1857
US Congressman. Admitted to the Illinois (M. E. Conference) as a traveling Minister, and appointed to the Paoli Circuit in 1830. Assigned to the Crawfordsville Circuit, 1831, assigned to the Bloomington Circuit 1832, located on account of ill health 1834, continued as a local preacher till 1841. During that time he studied law, was admitted to practice, and during the winter of 1841 served as Representative in the Indiana Legislature. His health improved, he returned to the ministry, and was...[Read More]
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Plot: Section J, plot 13
Colerick, Walpole Gillespie b. August 1, 1845 d. January 11, 1911
US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1879 to 1883.
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Cowan, Bob b. January 2, 1923 d. January 20, 2004
Professional football player. After graduating from North Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Robert George Cowan went to Indiana University. He lettered in basketball in 1943 and football in 1942 and 1946 with time off in between to join the Air Force. During the war he played football for the Salt Lake Army Air Base Wings (1943) and the Lincoln Army Air Field Wings (1944). After college, he played halfback and defensive back with the Cleveland Browns in 1947 and 1948 before being traded...[Read More] (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Dawson, John W b. October 21, 1820 d. September 10, 1877
US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana in the United States House of Representatives in 1858. Also served as a Candidate for Indiana State House of Representatives in 1854, Candidate for Secretary of State of Indiana in 1856, and Governor of Utah Territory in 1861. In December 1861, after less than a month as Territorial Governor he fled Utah amid controversy and scandal. Later he was caught by three men near Salt Lake City and was badly injured. (Bio by: K)
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Edgerton, Alfred Peck b. January 11, 1813 d. May 14, 1897
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1851 to 1855. Also served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Indiana in 1864, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1868, and Member of the Ohio State Senate from 1845 to 1846. (Bio by: K)
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Edgerton, Joseph Ketchum b. February 16, 1818 d. August 25, 1893
US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 10th District in the Thirty-eighth Congress, he served from 1863 to 1865. The Vermont native studied law at the Plattsburg Academy in New York, was admitted to the bar in 1839 and commenced practice in Manhattan. In 1844 he settled in Fort Wayne, Indiana. During the 1850s and early 1860s Edgerton served as director of several Indiana railroad companies and acquired land and industrial interests that extended to the East Coast. A member of the Whig...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobb Edwards)
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Gillie, George W. b. August 15, 1880 d. July 3, 1963
US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1939 to 1949. (Bio by: K)
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Hamilton, Andrew Holman b. June 7, 1824 d. May 9, 1895
US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1875 to 1879. (Bio by: K)
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Heilbroner, Louis b. 1861 d. 1933
Founder of Heibroner's Baseball Bureau Service and publisher of the annual baseball "Blue Book," of major and minor league statistics. Was a good friend of major league commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis and also served as a manager of the St. Louis Cardinal baseball club.
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Hogg, David b. August 21, 1886 d. October 23, 1973
US Congressman.
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Samuel Dillon b. May 28, 1895 d. March 8, 1951
Captain of Infantry during WW I . Indiana Attorney General 1940 - 1941. U.S. Senator 1944.
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Lowry, Robert b. April 2, 1824 d. January 27, 1904
US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1883 to 1887. Also served as a State Court Judge in 1852. (Bio by: K)
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Madrid, Salvator "Sal" b. June 9, 1920 d. February 24, 1977
Major League Baseball Player. He was a backup shortstop for the Chicago Cubs in 1947. The 5-foot-9, 165-pound right-handed hitter batted .125 (3 for 25) with one double and one run batted in. (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Robertson, Robert S. b. April 16, 1839 d. August 25, 1906
US Politician. Served as a Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War (1861-1865). Served as the Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1887 to 1889. He received the Medal of Honor in 1897 for action at Corbins Bridge, Virginia, on May 8, 1864. (Bio by: K)
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Robinson, James McClellan b. May 31, 1861 d. January 16, 1942
US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1897 to 1905.
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Rockhill, William b. February 10, 1793 d. January 15, 1865
US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 10th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1847 to 1849. Also served as a Member of the Indiana State House of Representatives from 1834 to 1836, and 1836 to 1837, Candidate for Presidential Elector from Indiana 1836, and Member of the Indiana State Senate from 1844 to 1847. (Bio by: K)
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Stahl, Charles Sylvester b. January 10, 1873 d. March 28, 1907
Major League Baseball Player. Known to fans and the baseball world as "Chick" Stahl, he was a star outfielder with the Boston Red Sox, and is considered by baseball historians to be one of the most feared and reliable hitters in the "dead ball" era. He batted .354 his rookie 1897 season with the Boston Beaneaters and averaged over .300 his first six seasons. He also had six hits in one game in 1899, and hit three triples in the 1903 World Series. Stahl was named manager of the Red Sox in 1906...[Read More] (Bio by: John Andrew Prime)
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Van Meter, Homer b. December 3, 1905 d. August 23, 1934
Bank robber. Member of John Dillinger's gang, he was shot and killed by police officers.
Cause of death: gunshot
Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Plot: Section 4, Block 4, Row 2, Space 10

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