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Allen, William b. August 13, 1827 d. July 6, 1881
US Congressman. He attended and taught in the Ohio public school system. He was admitted to the bar in 1849 and began to practice law in 1850 in the town of Greenville, Ohio. He was the Darke County prosecuting attorney from 1850 to 1854. He was elected as a Democrat to the thirty-sixth and Thirty-Seventh US Congress from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1863 and declined to run again in 1862. He resumed his law practice and changed his affiliation to the Republican Party after the Civil War. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Greenville Union Cemetery, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA
Anderson, Charles Marley b. January 5, 1845 d. December 28, 1908
US Congressman. During the Civil War he enlisted in the Union Army, and was mustered in as a Private in Company B, 71st Ohio Volunteer Infantry on March 15, 1865. Promoted to Corporal in December 1864, he served through the end of the conflict, and in post-War occupation duty, and was honorably mustered out on November 20, 1865 at San Antonio, Texas. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Ohio's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1885 to 1887.
Greenville Union Cemetery, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA
Bell, Hiram b. April 22, 1808 d. December 21, 1855
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1851 to 1853. He also served as a Member of the Ohio State House of Representatives from 1836 to 1837, and in 1840. (Bio by: K)
Greenville Union Cemetery, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA
Brumbaugh, Clement Laird b. February 28, 1863 d. September 28, 1921
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served frm 1913 until his death in 1921. He also served as a Member of the Ohio State House of Representatives in 1889, and from 1900 to 1904, and as an Alternate Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Ohio in 1900. (Bio by: K)
Greenville Union Cemetery, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA
Butler, Frank E. b. 1850 d. 1926
Western Sharpshooter. Born in Longford, Ireland, he was a marksman in Wild West variety shows and was the husband of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. He moved to the United States at the age of 13 and after a series of odd jobs, he developed shooting skills and toured with variety shows. After meeting Oakley at a shooting competition in Cincinnati, Butler married Oakley on August 23, 1875. Together they developed their shooting act, joined the Sells Brothers Circus in 1884, joined Buffalo Bill's Wild...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Brock Cemetery, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA
Dickey, Douglas Eugene b. December 24, 1946 d. March 26, 1967
Viet Nam Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the war in Viet Nam as a Private First Class in Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Republic of Vietnam on March 26, 1967. His official CMOH citation reads as follows "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty...[Read More]
Brock Cemetery, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA
Fitzgerald, William Thomas b. October 13, 1858 d. January 12, 1939
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1925 to 1929. He also served as the Mayor of Greenville, Ohio, from 1921 to 1925. (Bio by: K)
Greenville Union Cemetery, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA
Garber, Harvey Cable b. July 6, 1866 d. March 23, 1938
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1903 to 1907. He also served as a Member of the Ohio State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Greenville Union Cemetery, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA
Oakley (Mosey), Annie (Phoebe Ann) b. August 13, 1860 d. November 3, 1926
Sharpshooter. She was born Phoebe Mosey in Darke County, Ohio. She never attended a regular school and was introduced and taught to shoot by her father in the woods around the farm where she lived. During hard times, she helped support her family with the game she caught. Her career as a sharpshooter started at age 17, when she defeated the noted marksman, Frank E. Butler at a competition in Cincinnati, Ohio. The two eventually married and traveled with the Buffalo Bill Show for 17 years (...[Read More]
Cause of death: pernicious anemia
Brock Cemetery, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA

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