Avery, William Henry b. August 11, 1911 d. November 4, 2009 US Congressman, Kansas Governor. A Republican, he was elected to five terms in the US House of Representatives, serving from 1955 to 1965. He declined to seek a sixth term so he could successfully run for the Kansas governorship, and held that office from 1965 to 1967. Avery is probably best remembered as the governor who sanctioned the executions of Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, the murderers of the Clutter family. Born in Wakefield, he graduated from the University of Kansas at...[Read More] Highland Cemetery, Wakefield, Clay County, Kansas, USA
Taylor, Henry b. July 4, 1841 d. May 3, 1909 Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Galena, Illinois, he served as a Sergeant in Company C, 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Union Army. During the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on June 25, 1863, Sergeant Taylor was the first to plant the colors of the Union Army on the Confederate fortifications at Fort Hill. For this heroic action in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Medal of Honor on September 1, 1893. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, Clay County, Kansas, USA
b. July 4, 1841 d. May 3, 1909