The Political Graveyard: Pennybacker-Umstead-Samuels-Pennypacker family of Virginia

Pennybacker-Umstead-Samuels-Pennypacker family of Virginia

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Isaac Samuels Pennybacker (1805-1847) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, 1805. Brother of Joel Pennybacker; first cousin of Green Berry Samuels; first cousin once removed of Benjamin M. Samuels; uncle of Benjamin Pennybacker Douglass; father of John D. Pennybacker; third cousin once removed of Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker; distant cousin of William Bradley Umstead. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Virginia 16th District, 1837-39; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1845-47; died in office 1847. Died in 1847. Interment at Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Va.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.
Joel Pennybacker — of Virginia. Brother of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker; uncle of Benjamin Pennybacker Douglass and John D. Pennybacker. Member of Virginia state senate. Burial location unknown.
Green Berry Samuels (1806-1859) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, February 1, 1806. First cousin of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker; uncle of Benjamin M. Samuels; second cousin once removed of Benjamin Pennybacker Douglass; third cousin once removed of Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker; distant cousin of William Bradley Umstead. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Virginia 18th District, 1839-41. Died January 5, 1859. Interment at Old Lutheran Graveyard, Woodstock, Va.
- See also: congressional biography.
Benjamin M. Samuels — also known as Ben M. Samuels — of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. First cousin once removed of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker; nephew of Green Berry Samuels; distant cousin of Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker and William Bradley Umstead. Democrat. Candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1857 (Democratic), 1861; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860. Burial location unknown.
Benjamin Pennybacker Douglass (b. 1820) — of Harrison County, Ind. Born in New Market, Shenandoah County, Va., July 22, 1820. Nephew of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker and Joel Pennybacker; second cousin once removed of Green Berry Samuels; first cousin of John D. Pennybacker. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1857; common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1864. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
John D. Pennybacker — of Virginia. Son of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker; nephew of Joel Pennybacker; first cousin of Benjamin Pennybacker Douglass. Member of Virginia state senate; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Burial location unknown.
Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker (1843-1916) — also known as Samuel W. Pennypacker — of Pennsylvania. Born April 9, 1843. Third cousin once removed of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker and Green Berry Samuels; distant cousin of Benjamin M. Samuels and William Bradley Umstead. Republican. Governor of Pennsylvania, 1903-07; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died September 2, 1916. Interment at Morris Cemetery, Phoenixville, Pa.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
John W. Umstead — of Durham County, N.C. Father of William Bradley Umstead. Member of North Carolina state legislature. Burial location unknown.
William Bradley Umstead (1895-1954) — also known as William B. Umstead — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C., May 13, 1895. Distant cousin of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker, Green Berry Samuels, Benjamin M. Samuels and Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker; son of John W. Umstead and Lulie (Lunsford) Umstead; married 1929 to Merle Davis. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1933-39; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1945; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948; Governor of North Carolina, 1953-54; died in office 1954. Methodist. Suffered a heart attack in January 1953; continued in office despite failing health; died November 7, 1954. Interment at Mt. Tabor Church Cemetery, Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C.
- See also: congressional biography.

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