Bloomer, Amelia Jenks b. May 27, 1818 d. December 30, 1894 Women's rights activist, social reformer. Born in New York and raised in a Presbyterian home, Bloomer received minimal formal education. At the age of 22, she married Quaker lawyer Dexter Bloomer, who was co-owner of the Seneca Falls County Courier. He encouraged Amelia to become active in social issues and to write articles in the paper. She attended, but had no part in the Women's Rights Convention of 1848 where she met Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Within a year, she began...[Read More] (Bio by: Anonymous) Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Dodge, Ruth Ann [cenotaph] [memorial] b. May 23, 1833 d. September, 1916 Folk Figure. Ruth Dodge was the wife of General Grenville Dodge, the Chief Engineer and Surveyor of the Union Pacific Railroad in its infancy, and a major figure in Omaha/Council Bluffs history. She is best known for the memorial sculpture of her in Council Bluff's Fairview Cemetery. It was created in 1917 by Daniel Chester French, who was responsible for famous statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Kinsman, William Henry b. July 11, 1832 d. May 16, 1863 Civil War Union Army Officer. Born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Canada, he came to Iowa in 1854 and worked as a lawyer in Council Bluffs until the Civil War broke out in April 1861. Enlisting in the Union Army, he was appointed as Major of the 23rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and by 1862 had been promoted to Colonel and commander of the regiment. He was killed in action near Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Vicksburg Campaign while leading his regiment in an assault on Confederate positions along...[Read More] Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Limerick, Thomas b. January 7, 1903 d. May 23, 1938 Criminal. Arrested in 1935 and sentenced to life in prison for bank robberies in several states and kidnapping, Limerick spent some time at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary before being transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. On May 23, 1938, he took part in the third escape attempt at the prison with fellow inmates Rufus Franklin and James Lucas. After attacking and mortally injuring Officer Royal Cline in the prison's wood working shop, the three prisoners made their way to the roof and...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer) Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA Plot: Sec. J
Lyman, Joseph b. September 18, 1840 d. July 5, 1890 US Congressman. At the start of the Civil War he enlisted in the Union Army with the 4th Iowa Cavalry, and later served as a Major in the 29th Regiment, Iowa Infantry. He concluded his service as acting adjutant general on the staff of Major General Frederick Steele. After the war, he was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced law practice in Council Bluffs, Iowa. From 1867 to 1870 he was deputy collector of internal revenue of the fifth district of Iowa, and judge of the circuit court in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Smith, Walter Inglewood b. July 10, 1862 d. January 27, 1922 US Congressman. Elected to represent Iowa's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1900 to 1911. He also served as a State Court Judge in Iowa in 1890, and as a Federal Judge in 1911. Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA Plot: Section C, Lot 67
b. May 27, 1818 d. December 30, 1894