The Political Graveyard: Ripley County, Ind.

Ripley County
Indiana

Ripley County information:

Population: 26,523 (2000); 24,616 (1990)
Land area 446 square miles.
County seat: Versailles
Capital Impact: Ripley County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Ripley County -- census data on population, race, economics
Ripley County INGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Ripley County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Franklin County
East: Dearborn County
Southeast: Ohio County; Switzerland County
Southwest: Jefferson County; Jennings County
Northwest: Decatur County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Ripley County
Politicians who were born in Ripley County
Politicians who lived in Ripley County
Politicians who died in Ripley County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Ripley County

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Selected officials of Ripley County

(not intended to be complete)

Amos Wade Jackson (Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-40)

First Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
Batesville, Ripley County, Indiana

Politicians buried here:

Harry Clifford Canfield (1875-1945) — also known as Harry C. Canfield — of Batesville, Ripley County, Ind. Born near Moores Hill, Dearborn County, Ind., November 22, 1875. Son of Elias C. Canfield and Martha E. Canfield; married, October 4, 1899, to Kathryn E. Elder. Democrat. Furniture manufacturer; chairman, Batesville State Bank; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1923-33; defeated, 1920. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Eagles. Died in Batesville, Ripley County, Ind., February 9, 1945. Interment at First Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Benham Church Cemetery
Near Benham, Ripley County, Indiana

Politicians buried here:

John Samuel Benham (1863-1935) — also known as John S. Benham — of Indiana. Born near Benham, Ripley County, Ind., October 24, 1863. Republican. U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1919-23; defeated, 1922. Died in Batesville, Ripley County, Ind., December 11, 1935. Interment at Benham Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Old Milan Cemetery
Near Milan, Ripley County, Indiana

Politicians buried here:

Stephen Selwyn Harding (1808-1891) — Born in Ontario County, N.Y., February 24, 1808. Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1842; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1846; Governor of Utah Territory, 1862-63; justice of Colorado territorial supreme court, 1863-65. Died in Milan, Ripley County, Ind., February 12, 1891. Interment at Old Milan Cemetery.

Cliff Hill Cemetery
Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Smith (1799-1876) — of Versailles, Ripley County, Ind. Born in Fayette County, Pa., May 1, 1799. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1829-30, 1833-36; member of Indiana state senate, 1836-39; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1839-41, 1843-47 (4th District 1839-41, 3rd District 1843-47); defeated, 1841; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51. Died in Versailles, Ripley County, Ind., April 12, 1876. Interment at Cliff Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Versailles Cemetery
Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana

Politicians buried here:

James Harrison Cravens (1802-1876) — of Indiana. Born in Rockingham County, Va., August 12, 1802. Second cousin of James Addison Cravens. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1831-33, 1846-47; member of Indiana state senate, 1839-41; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1840; defeated, 1848, 1852; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1841-43; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1849, 1852; candidate for delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; candidate for Indiana state attorney general, 1856; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in Osgood, Ripley County, Ind., December 4, 1876. Interment at Versailles Cemetery.
- See also Cravens family of Indiana
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Ripley County

Politicians who were born in Ripley County

Politicians who lived in Ripley County

Politicians who died in Ripley County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Ripley County