Find A Grave - Vanderburgh County

Baker, Conrad b. February 12, 1817 d. April 28, 1885
Indiana Governor. He served as the 15th Governor of Indiana from January 23, 1867 to January 13, 1873.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Boehne, John William b. October 28, 1856 d. December 27, 1946
US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1909 to 1913. Also served as Mayor of Evansville, Indiana, from 1905 to 1909. (Bio by: K)
Lutheran Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Buckner, George Washington b. December 1, 1855 d. February 17, 1943
US Diplomat. Buckner was the first Black American to be appointed a diplomat to a foreign country. He served as the United States Minister to Liberia from 1913 to 1915.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Coleman, Bob b. September 26, 1890 d. July 16, 1959
Major League Baseball Player, Manager. He was a catcher who spent three years in the big leagues and managed the Boston Braves in 1943-45. He is best known as a legendary manager in the minor leagues for 35 years, a record until Stan Wasiak managed for 37 years, all in the Los Angeles Dodgers' system. Coleman broke into majors in 1913 with the Pittsburgh Pirates and had his best season in 1914, when he hit .267 in 73 games and belted his only big-league homer. He also played for the Cleveland...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Denby, Charles Harvey b. June 6, 1830 d. January 13, 1904
Civil War Union Army Officer. He served during the Civil War first as as Lieutenant Colonel of the 42nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was wounded twice in the October 8, 1862 Battle of Perryville, Kentucky. While recouperating, he was appointed as Colonel and commander of the 80th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, being commissioned on October 17, 1862. He served until he resigned on January 17, 1863, being unable to continue field service due to his wounds. He later served as United Minister to...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Denton, George Kirkpatrick b. November 17, 1864 d. January 4, 1926
US Congressman. Elected as a Democrat to represent Indiana's 1st District in the Sixty-fifth Congress, he served from 1917 to 1919. Born near Sebree, Kentucky, he graduated from the law department of Boston University in 1893, was admitted to the bar that year, and settled in Evansville, Indiana. He pursued corporate law as counsel to a major insurance company. Denton's single term in Congress marked his only time in the national political spotlight. He was defeated for reelection in 1918, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Denton, Winfield Kirkpatrick b. October 28, 1896 d. November 2, 1971
US Congressman. He was a successful attorney who was counsel for the Intermediate Life Insurance Company and the son of Congressman George Kirkpatrick Denton. At the outbreak of World War II, he re-enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served in the Judge Advocate General's Department at Wright Field, Ohio. In 1948, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from the 8th Indiana District and served two terms in the 81st and 82nd Congresses as a Democratic. Being defeated in the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Foster, John Watson b. March 2, 1836 d. November 15, 1917
Civil War Union Army Officer, US Diplomat, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Commissioned as Major of the 25th Indiana Volunteer Infantry in 1861. He rose to Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment, and participated in the capture of Fort Donelson before being promoted Colonel and commander of first the 65th Indiana Volunteer Mounted Infantry, then the 136th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Given command of a brigade, his troops were the first to entire Knoxville, Tennessee during General Ambrose Burnside'...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Foster, John Hopkins b. January 31, 1862 d. September 5, 1917
US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1905 to 1909. Also served as a Member of the Indiana State House of Representatives in 1893, and State Court Judge from 1894 to 1905. (Bio by: K)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Gresham, James Bethel b. August 23, 1893 d. November 3, 1917
World War I US Army Soldier. James Bethel Gresham was a factory worker in Evansville, Indiana when on April 23, 1914 he enlisted in the United States Army. In June of 1917, as part of Co F of the 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, he was part of the first group of American troops sent to France for World War I. A few months later he became one of the first three American soldiers killed in the war. In the pre-dawn hours of November 3, 1917, German soldiers attacked the Americans in their...[Read More] (Bio by: Anne Cady)
Locust Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Heilman, William b. October 11, 1824 d. September 22, 1890
US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1879 to 1883. He was defeated in 1872, 1874, and 1882. He also served as a Member of the Indiana State House of Representatives in 1871, and as a Member of the Indiana State Senate from 1877 to 1879. He was the Great-grandfather of United States Congressman Charles Marion LaFollette.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Johnson, Edward Mead b. April 23, 1852 d. March 20, 1934
Businessman. He co-founded the "Johnson and Johnson" Company with his brother James Woods Johnson, later joining them was their brother Robert. Together they made names like "Bandaid" bandages, "Enfamil" baby formula, and sterile gauze bandages household names. Today, "Mead Johnson," named after E. Mead Johnson, is located in Evansville Indiana. Other...[Read More] (Bio by: Familykeeper)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
LaFollette, Charles Marion b. February 27, 1898 d. June 27, 1974
US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1943 to 1947. Also served as a Member of the Indiana State House of Representatives in 1927. (Bio by: K)
Locust Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Lis, Joe b. August 15, 1946 d. October 17, 2010
Major League Baseball Player. For eight seasons (1970 to 1977), he played at the first-base and outfielder positions with the Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners. Born Joseph Anthony Lis, he attended Somerville High School (New Jersey), prior to signing as an amateur free agent by the Phillies in 1964. He would make his Major League debut on September 5th, 1970, and appear in 13 games with the Phillies that year. Lis' most productive season was in 1973...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Plot: Entombment
Lloyd, Russell b. March 29, 1932 d. March 21, 1980
Mayor of Evansville, Indiana, 1972-1980. Mr. Lloyd was shot and killed in his own home by a female assassin. (Bio by: Seth Musselman)
Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Plot: Section 15
Lockhart, James b. February 13, 1806 d. September 7, 1857
US Congressman. Born in Auburn, New York, he ran a small wool mill in Ithaca before moving to Indiana in 1832. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1834, and settled as a lawyer in Evansville. His first public office was as Evansville City Clerk (1836 to 1837), followed by posts as prosecuting attorney for Vanderburg County (1841 to 1845) and as a judge of the Fourth Judicial District (1846 to 1851). During the 1850 State Constitutional Convention, Lockhart emerged as the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
McCutchan, Arad b. July 4, 1912 d. June 16, 1993
College Basketball Hall of Fame Coach. Legendary basketball coach of the University of Evansville. He coached the "Purple Aces" to NCAA Division II National Championships in 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965 and 1971. He was an advocate of high-scoring "fast break" play. An entertaining innovator, he dressed his early teams in robes. His 31-year coaching record at Evansville included 514 victories, and he was twice named NCAA Division II national coach of the year. On December 13, 1977, during the first...[Read More]
Blue Grass Church Cemetery, McCutchanville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Mitchell, Edward Archibald b. December 2, 1910 d. December 11, 1979
US Congressman. Served in the United States Navy during World War II. Elected to represent Indiana's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1947 to 1949. (Bio by: K)
Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Parrett, William Fletcher b. August 10, 1825 d. June 30, 1895
Lawyer, Presidential Elec for Indiana and a Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives (1858), Circuit Judge (1859-1865), (1865-1871) and U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st district (1889-1893). (Bio by: Cinnamonntoast4)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Rowbottom, Harry Emerson b. November 3, 1884 d. 1934
US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1925 to 1931. Also served as a Member of the Indiana State House of Representatives from 1919 to 1924. (Bio by: K)
Locust Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA

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