Find A Grave - Marion County

Alvord, Clarence Walworth b. May 21, 1868 d. January 27, 1928
International historian and author. Clarence Walworth Alvord studied at Williams College, the University of Berlin, and the University of Chicago before earning his PhD in 1908 from the University of Illinois, where he continued as a professor until 1920. During his time there, he became the founder of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, was the editor of a number of history periodicals, and was director of the Illinois Historical Survey, Illinois University. He left his position to...[Read More] (Bio by: K. Quentin Bremmer)
Greenwood Cemetery, Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 34 Lot 3
Anderson, Thomas Lilbourne b. December 8, 1808 d. March 6, 1885
US Congressman. Elected to represent Missouri's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1857 to 1861. Also served as a Member of the Missouri State House of Representatives from 1840 to 1844, Candidate for Presidential Elector from Missouri in 1844, 1848, and 1852, and Delegate to the Missouri State Constitutional Convention in 1845. (Bio by: K)
Greenwood Cemetery, Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Beckley, Jake (Jacob Peter) b. August 4, 1867 d. June 25, 1918
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. A hard-hitting first baseman, he joined the Pittsburgh Alleghenies (later called the Pirates) of the National League in 1888, and also played for the Giants, Reds, and Cardinals before he left the majors in 1907. Beckley was a master of the hidden-ball trick, and caught many runners napping off first base. He amassed 2,930 hits and batted .308 in his 20-year major league career, and held the record for games played by a first baseman until 1994, when...[Read More] (Bio by: anonymous)
Cause of death: Heart Disease
Riverside Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Coontz, Robert E. b. June 11, 1864 d. January 26, 1935
United States Navy Admiral. He graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1885, served at the US Navy Department and on several ships in the Pacific during the Spanish-American War. From 1907 to 1909, he was a Lieutenant Commander Executive Officer on the battleship USS Nebraska. In late 1909, he was promoted Commander and appointed Commandant of Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, serving until 1911. From 1912 to 1914, he was Governor of Guam, served as Captain of the battleship USS Georgia and...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Douglass, Joe 'Indian Joe' b. 1821 d. September 29, 1923
Folk Figure. Found as an infant in an abandoned Indian camp by a man named Douglass who raised him. He denied that he was the 'Injun Joe' in Mark Twain's writings as he had always lived an honorable life. He was buried from A.M.E. Church.
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Hatch, William Henry b. September 11, 1833 d. December 23, 1896
US Congressman. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Elected to represent Missouri's 1st and 12th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1879 to 1895. (Bio by: K)
Riverside Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Higgins, Thomas J. b. June 8, 1831 d. August 15, 1917
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War as a Sergeant in Company D, 99th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. His citation reads "When his regiment fell back in the assault, repulsed, this soldier continued to advance and planted the flag on the parapet, where he was captured by the enemy". His Medal was awarded to him on April 1, 1898.
Holy Family Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Lamb, Alfred William b. March 18, 1822 d. April 29, 1888
US Congressman. Elected to represent Missouri's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1853 to 1855. Also served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876. (Bio by: K)
Riverside Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Lyle, James M. b. June 10, 1834 d. June 29, 1857
Probably the first states rights martyr, christian gentlemen, brillant lawyer, leader, officer, hero, and martyr to his convictions. Assasinated June 29, 1857, while in defense of constitutional and states rights, during the Kansas border trouble, prior to the war-between the states.
Greenwood Cemetery, Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Porter, Gilchrist b. November 1, 1817 d. 1894
US Congressman. Elected to represent Missouri's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1851 to 1853, and 1855 to 1857. Also served as a State Court Judge. (Bio by: K)
Riverside Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Russell, William Hepburn b. January 31, 1812 d. September 10, 1872
Western Figure. Born in Burlington, Vermont, he was made manager in 1830, of the Western Missouri Steamboats in Lexington, conducting various trades on the Santa Fe trail, with the Army at Fort Leavenworth and Kansas Indian Reserves. In the 1850s, with partners Alexander Majors and William Waddell, Russell founded a freight company used for selling rifles, stores and agricultural implements seized from Free-State immigrants. In 1859, Russell went to Washington concerning a fast pony express...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Greenwood Cemetery, Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Shannon, George b. 1787 d. August 30, 1836
Served on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He was the youngest member of the corps.
Massey Mill Cemetery, Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Volkmer, Harold Lee b. April 4, 1931 d. April 16, 2011
US Congressman. A member of the Democratic Party, he served Missouri's 9th District from 1977 to 1997. He graduated from Jefferson City Junior College, St. Louis University, and the University of Missouri School of Law before serving in the US Army from 1955 to 1957. From 1960 to 1966, he served as Marion County, Missouri, prosecuting attorney, an elected position. He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1966; he was re-elected four times. During his time as a US Congressman...[Read More] (Bio by: AMB)
Holy Family Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA

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