Funston, Edward Hogue b. September 16, 1836 d. September 10, 1911 US Congressman. During the Civil War he served in the Union Army as a 1st Lieutenant in the 16th Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, and participated in the engagements along the Mississippi River. After the war he moved to a prairie farm near Carlyle, Allen County, Kansas in 1867. Involved in Kansas politics, he was a member of the Kansas State House of Representatives from 1873 to 1876 and served as Speaker in 1875. He was later elected as member of the Kansas State Senate, serving from...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Iola Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas, USA
Scott, Charles Frederick b. September 7, 1860 d. September 18, 1938 US Congressman. He was elected to represent Kansas in the United States House of Representatives (first as an At-Large Delegate, then 2nd District), serving from 1901 to 1911. Iola Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas, USA
Stacy, William Bradford b. March 4, 1838 d. May 4, 1921 Peacetime Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Navy as a Seaman on board the side-wheel steam warship "USS Rhode Island". He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery of the coast of Haiti on January 15, 1866. His citation reads "While coaling ship in the harbor of Cape Haiten, one of the crew of the Rhode Island fell overboard, and, after catching a rope, had been forced by exhaustion, to relinquish his hold. Although the sea was running high at the time, Stacy, at...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill Walker) Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas, USA
b. September 16, 1836 d. September 10, 1911