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counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places
according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find
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page, or the Gazetteer.
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(not intended to be complete)
John
McKinly (Sheriff, 1757)
Caleb
Prew Bennett (County Treasurer, 1807-33)
John
E. Babiarz (Register in Chancery, 1949-53)
Leo
J. Dugan, Jr. (Recorder of Deeds)
- Centerville:
Horace
L. Dilworth
- Daniel
O. Hastings
- William
S. Potter
- Claymont:
Beulah
Talpey
- Delaware City:
Herbert
Barnes
- George
R. Clark
- John
C. Clark
- T.
Bayard Heisel
- Harry
Rose
- Henry
P. Scott
- Elsmere:
Patricia
Blevins
- Faulkland:
L.
Heisler Ball
- Greenville:
Mrs.
C. Douglass Buck, Jr.
- Mrs.
Edmund N. Carpenter II
- Lamot
duPont Copeland
- Bert
DiClemente
- Francis
V. du Pont
- Henry
B. du Pont
- Reynolds
du Pont
- Josiah
Marvel, Jr.
- J.
H. Tyler McConnell
- John
W. Rollins, Sr.
- Harold
S. Schutt
- George
T. Weymouth
- Hockessin:
David
B. Bolen
- William
P. Naudain
- Kirkwood:
Mrs.
Richard T. Cann
- Marshallton:
L.
Heisler Ball
- Middletown:
Benjamin
Thomas Biggs
- G.
Lester Cleaver
- G.
Lester Daniels
- Dorothy
A. Elston
- Patty
Finlayson
- Chipman
Flowers, Jr.
- Marie
T. Lockwood
- Harris
B. McDowell, Jr.
- Helen
Shallcross
- Claude
B. Voshell
- Near Middletown:
John
P. Cochran
- Montchanin:
W.
Laird Stabler, Jr.
- New Castle:
C.
Douglass Buck
- Thomas
R. Carper
- John
M. Clayton
- Thomas
Clayton
- Robert
T. Connor
- Emily
Falcon
- George
Gray
- Francis
deH. Janvier
- Kensey
Johns, Jr.
- Anna B.
King
- Preston
Lea
- Estelle
Lee
- Barbara
Madden
- Thomas
McKean
- Joseph
Pinkett
- George
Read II
- George
Read
- Nicholas
Van Dyke
- William
G. Whiteley
- Daniel
F. Wolcott
- Newark:
Frank
Collins
- Mrs.
Edward W. Cooch
- Leah
Evans
- Henry
Folsom, Jr.
- Gregory
Gross
- L.
Irving Handy
- Earl
Henderson
- Patricia
Howard
- Wallace
M. Johnson
- John
K. Johnston
- Jack
Markell
- Elizabeth
Z. McKelvey
- Michael
Ramone
- John
Viola
- Newport:
Robert
P. Maclary
- Odessa:
E.
Sherman Webb
- Pleasant Hill:
Lewis
Thompson
- Rockland:
Alexis
I. du Pont Bayard
- Pierre
S. du Pont IV
- Roselle:
John
C. Hazzard
- St. Georges:
W.
Bowman
- S.
V. B. Carty
- Levi
G. Clarke
- Claude
N. Lester
- Johanna
Wolfe
- Townsend:
G.
Lester Daniels
- Wilmington:
- Lived in Wilmington, year not specified:
Charles
Miller
- John
R. Nicholson
- Lived in Wilmington, 1750-1759:
John
McKinly
- Lived in Wilmington, 1760-1769:
John
McKinly
- Lived in Wilmington, 1770-1779:
John
McKinly
- Lived in Wilmington, 1790-1799:
Eleazer
McComb
- Lived in Wilmington, 1800-1809:
James
Asheton Bayard, Sr.
- James
Madison Broom
- Samuel
White
- Lived in Wilmington, 1810-1819:
Outerbridge
Horsey
- Louis
McLane
- James
Tilton
- Lived in Wilmington, 1820-1829:
Louis
McLane
- Lived in Wilmington, 1830-1839:
Richard
H. Bayard
- John
J. Milligan
- Arnold
Naudain
- Lived in Wilmington, 1840-1849:
Arnold
Naudain
- Lived in Wilmington, 1850-1859:
Samuel
Barr
- James
A. Bayard
- Edward
G. Bradford
- Benjamin
T. Bye
- Alexander
H. Dixon
- James
C. Jackson
- Samuel
N. Pusey
- T.
Walters
- Pusey
Wilson
- Lived in Wilmington, 1860-1869:
Joshua
T. Heald
- George
R. Riddle
- Lived in Wilmington, 1870-1879:
Thomas
F. Bayard, Sr.
- William
G. Whiteley
- Lived in Wilmington, 1880-1889:
George
Handy Bates
- Thomas
F. Bayard, Sr.
- Christian
Febiger
- Samuel
Silver
- Lived in Wilmington, 1890-1899:
George
Handy Bates
- George
Gray
- Lived in Wilmington, 1900-1909:
John
Edward Addicks
- George
Gray
- William
Henry Heald
- Eliza
N. Corbit Lea
- Preston
Lea
- Lived in Wilmington, 1910-1919:
Thomas
F. Bayard
- Edward
G. Bradford II
- Alfred
I. du Pont
- T.
Coleman du Pont
- William
J. Gibbons
- George
Gray
- Horace
G. Knowles
- Preston
Lea
- Thomas
W. Miller
- Edmund
Mitchell
- Willard
Saulsbury, Jr.
- Charles
Warner
- Lived in Wilmington, 1920-1929:
Julia
A. Ashbrook
- Conwell
Banton
- Thomas
F. Bayard
- Charles
F. Curley
- Alice
Halleck du Pont
- Ethel
H. du Pont
- Pierre
S. du Pont
- T.
Coleman du Pont
- Samuel
G. Elbert
- George
A. Elliott
- J.
Austin Ellison
- Andrew
C. Gray
- George
Gray
- Daniel
O. Hastings
- Josiah
H. Marvel
- Thomas
W. Miller
- Edmund
Mitchell
- Mary
A. Morris
- Robert
P. Robinson
- Martha
J. Schofield
- Charles
Warner
- Lived in Wilmington, 1930-1939:
Wilbur
L. Adams
- Walter
W. Bacon
- Joseph
Bancroft
- Thomas
F. Bayard
- John
Biggs, Jr.
- Marguerite
Bodziak
- C.
Douglass Buck
- Charles
H. Colburn
- William
M. Duffy
- Pierre
S. du Pont
- T.
Coleman du Pont
- Samuel
G. Elbert
- J.
Austin Ellison
- Daniel
O. Hastings
- Macmillan
Hoopes
- John
B. Jester
- Smiley
King
- John
G. Leach
- John
F. Lynn
- J.
Warren Marshall
- Richard
C. McMullen
- Edmund
Mitchell
- James
R. Morford
- Anne
C. Mullins
- Carrie
M. S. Pipes
- Robert
P. Robinson
- Sybil
Shannon
- J.
George Stewart
- Mrs.
Frank G. Tallman
- Charles
Warner
- Lived in Wilmington, 1940-1949:
Walter
W. Bacon
- Elizabeth
Bradford du Pont Bayard
- E.
Ennalls Berl
- J.
Caleb Boggs
- Isaac
R. Brown, Jr.
- C.
Douglass Buck
- Mary
B. Cahalan
- C.
Edward Duffy
- Pierre
S. du Pont
- Clarence
E. Grace
- Anne
B. Gray
- Daniel
O. Hastings
- John
C. Hazzard
- George
C. Hering, Jr.
- John
O. Hopkins, Sr.
- Clair
J. Killoran
- Anne
Maher
- Sue
P. Maston
- William
J. McClafferty
- Allan
F. McLean, Jr.
- A.
Roland Milburn
- Carrie
M. S. Pipes
- William
S. Potter
- Harold
S. Schutt
- James
Sewell
- Bayard
Sharp
- May E.
Stout
- Mrs.
Frank G. Tallman
- Isaac
A. Thornton
- Mildred
H. Tomlinson
- Philip
A. Traynor
- Lived in Wilmington, 1950-1959:
John
E. Babiarz
- Walter
W. Bacon
- E.
Ennalls Berl
- J.
Caleb Boggs
- Hannah
S. Buckley
- William
H. Burton
- Harry
P. Corson
- Eleuthere
I. du Pont
- John
J. Hartnett
- Carl
W. Harvell
- Harry
G. Haskell, Jr.
- James
F. Hearn
- Edward
R. Hensel
- Pearl
G. Herlihy
- John
O. Hopkins, Sr.
- John
O. Hopkins, Jr.
- Clair
J. Killoran
- Garrett
E. Lyons
- Anne
McCormick
- Thomas
E. Peeney
- Michael
A. Poppiti
- W.
Glasgow Reynolds
- Robert
H. Richards, Jr.
- Walter
J. Scott
- Albert
F. Smith
- May E.
Stout
- August
Walz
- Ernest
S. Wilson, Jr.
- Evelyn
G. Young
- Lived in Wilmington, 1960-1969:
John
E. Babiarz
- Alexis
I. du Pont Bayard
- J.
Caleb Boggs
- Lydia
R. Boyer
- William
H. Burton
- Sidney
Clark
- Louis
S. Cohen
- John
M. Conway
- Leo
J. Dugan, Jr.
- Harry
G. Haskell, Jr.
- Inez
Hassenstein
- George
C. Hering III
- John
O. Hopkins, Sr.
- John
O. Hopkins, Jr.
- Clair
J. Killoran
- Eugene
Lammot
- James
L. Latchum
- Ellwood
S. Leach
- Thomas
C. Maloney
- William
J. McClafferty, Jr.
- Alan
F. McClelland
- J.
H. Tyler McConnell
- Frank
O'Donnell
- Russell
W. Peterson
- Michael
A. Poppiti
- William
S. Potter
- William
V. Roth, Jr.
- Mary
Sims
- Albert
F. Smith
- Mrs.
Marion Smith
- George
Anna Theobald
- Herbert
Birchby Warburton
- Ernest
S. Wilson, Sr.
- Lived in Wilmington, 1970-1979:
John
E. Babiarz
- Alexis
I. du Pont Bayard
- J.
Caleb Boggs
- Harvey
Brown
- Pierre
S. du Pont IV
- Thomas
B. Evans, Jr.
- Harry
G. Haskell, Jr.
- George
C. Hering III
- John
O. Hopkins, Sr.
- Charlotte
Joslin
- Thomas
C. Maloney
- Peggy
Ann Nolte
- Russell
W. Peterson
- William
V. Roth, Jr.
- Mary
Wheeler
- Lived in Wilmington, 1980-1989:
Joseph
R. Biden, Jr.
- Russell
W. Peterson
- William
V. Roth, Jr.
- Lived in Wilmington, 1990-1999:
Joseph
R. Biden, Jr.
- Michael
N. Castle
- Russell
W. Peterson
- William
V. Roth, Jr.
- Lived in Wilmington, 2000-2008:
Richard
Bayard
- Theodore
Blunt
- Michael
N. Castle
- Gregory
Chambers
- Diane
Clarke-Streett
- Margaret
Conner
- Jeffrey
Cragg
- Marilyn
Doto
- Elizabeth
Walker Field
- James
Hussey
- Ruth
Joyce
- John
Matlusky
- Judith
O'Brien
- Norman
Oliver
- Russell
W. Peterson
- Samuel
Prado
- Priscilla
Rakestraw
- Michele
Rollins
- Denise
Rosen
- Lawrence
Smith
- Terry
A. Strine
- Near Wilmington:
Dale
E. Wolf
- Winterthur:
Henry
A. du Pont
- Yorklyn:
J.
Warren Marshall
- See also Del. areas
not assigned to counties.
Private or family graveyard
New Castle County,
Politicians formerly buried here:
- Joshua Clayton (1744-1798) — of Delaware. Born in Cecil
County, Md., July 20,
1744. Son of James Clayton and Eleanor (Edinfield) Clayton;
married to Rachel (McCleary) Bassett (adoptive daughter of Richard
Bassett); father of Thomas
Clayton; uncle of John
Middleton Clayton. Physician;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delaware
state treasurer, 1786; President
of Delaware, 1789-92; Governor of
Delaware, 1793-96; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1798; died in office 1798. Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
11, 1798. Original interment at at a private or family graveyard;
reinterment at Bethel
Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.
Lower Brandywine Cemetery
Centerville, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
- John George Stewart (1890-1970) — also known as
J. George Stewart — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 2,
1890. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1935-37; defeated, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1936.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 24,
1970. Interment at Lower Brandywine Cemetery.
du Pont Cemetery
Christiana, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
- Thomas Coleman du Pont (1863-1930) — also known as
T. Coleman du Pont — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
11, 1863. Son of Antoine Bidermann du Pont (1837-1923) and Ellen
Susan (Coleman) du Pont; first cousin once removed of Henry
Algernon du Pont, Henry
Belin du Pont, Jr. and Reynolds
du Pont; married, January
17, 1889, to Alice du Pont (1863-1937); first cousin of Alfred
Irénée du Pont and Pierre
Samuel du Pont; father of Alice Hounsfield du Pont (1891-1967)
(who married Clayton
Douglass Buck) and Francis
Victor du Pont; first cousin twice removed of Pierre
Samuel du Pont IV. Republican. Engineer;
president, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours Powder
Co., 1902-15; president, Central Coal and Iron Co., and
other mining firms; director, Union National Bank; owner
of hotels;
Delaware
Republican state chair, 1904-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1908-30; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1916;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1921-22, 1925-28; appointed 1921;
defeated, 1922; resigned 1928. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League. Died, from cancer of the
larynx, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
11, 1930. Cremated; ashes
interred at du Pont Cemetery.
- Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1926) — also known as
Henry A. du Pont — of Winterthur, New Castle
County, Del. Born in Eleutherian Mills, New Castle
County, Del., July 30,
1838. Son of Henry du Pont (1812-1889) and Louisa (Gerhard) du
Pont; married 1874 to Mary
Pauline Foster; first cousin once removed of Thomas
Coleman du Pont, Alfred
Irénée du Pont and Pierre
Samuel du Pont; first cousin twice removed of Francis
Victor du Pont, Henry
Belin du Pont, Jr., Ethel du Pont (1916-1965) (who married Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, Jr.) and Reynolds
du Pont; first cousin thrice removed of Pierre
Samuel du Pont IV. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; received the Medal
of Honor in 1898 for his handling of the retreat at the Battle of
Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; president, Wilmington and
Northern Railroad,
1879-1899; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1906-17; defeated, 1916; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1908.
Episcopalian.
Died in Winterthur, New Castle
County, Del., December
31, 1926. Interment at du Pont Cemetery.
Masonic Home Cemetery
Christiana, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
- Gunning Bedford, Jr. (1747-1812) — of Delaware. Born
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1747.
Son of Gunning Bedford and Susannah (Jacquett) Bedford; cousin of Gunning
Bedford (1742-1797); married to Jane Parker. Lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-85; Delaware
state attorney general, 1784-90; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Delaware
state senate, 1788; Presidential Elector for Delaware, 1789;
U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1789-1812; died in office 1812. Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 30,
1812. Original interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Masonic
Home Cemetery.
Forest Cemetery
Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
- John Polk Cochran (1809-1898) — also known as
John P. Cochran — of near Middletown, New Castle
County, Del. Born near Middletown, New Castle
County, Del., February
7, 1809. Governor of
Delaware, 1875-79. Presbyterian.
Died near Middletown, New Castle
County, Del., December
27, 1898. Interment at Forest Cemetery.
Immanuel Churchyard
New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
- George Read (1733-1798) — of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del. Born near North East, Cecil
County, Md., September
18, 1733. Son of John Read and Mary (Howell) Read; married 1763 to
Gertrude (Ross) Till (sister of George
Ross); father of Mary Read (who married Gunning
Bedford), George
Read II and John
Read (1769-1854); grandfather of John
Meredith Read; great-grandfather of John
Meredith Read, Jr.. Lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-77; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to
Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; President
of Delaware, 1777-78; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1779-80; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1793-98. Episcopalian.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., September
21, 1798. Interment at Immanuel Churchyard.
- Nicholas Van Dyke (1738-1789) — of Delaware. Born in
New
Castle County, Del., September
25, 1738. Father of Nicholas
Van Dyke (1770-1826). Delegate to
Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1777; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1777; President
of Delaware, 1783. Died February
19, 1789. Interment at Immanuel Churchyard.
- Nicholas Van Dyke (1770-1826) — of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del. Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., December
20, 1770. Son of Nicholas
Van Dyke (1738-1789). Member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1799; Delaware
state attorney general, 1801-06; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1807-11; member of Delaware
state senate, 1815-16; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1817-26; died in office 1826. Died in New
Castle, New Castle
County, Del., May 21,
1826. Interment at Immanuel Churchyard.
- Clayton Douglass Buck (1890-1965) — also known as
C. Douglass Buck — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; New Castle, New Castle
County, Del. Born near New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., March 21,
1890. Great-grandnephew of John
Middleton Clayton; son of Francis N. Buck and Margaret (Douglass)
Buck; married to Alice Hounsfield (du Pont) Wilson (1891-1967)
(daughter of Thomas
Coleman du Pont). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; engineer;
Governor
of Delaware, 1929-37; member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1943-49; defeated, 1948. Episcopalian.
Died near New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., January
27, 1965. Interment at Immanuel Churchyard.
- Gunning Bedford (1742-1797) — of Delaware. Born in
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 7,
1742. Son of William Bedford; married 1796 to Mary
Read (daughter of George
Read); cousin of Gunning
Bedford, Jr.. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of Delaware state legislature, 1784; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1786; Presidential Elector
for Delaware, 1789;
Governor
of Delaware, 1796-97; died in office 1797. Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., September
30, 1797. Interment at Immanuel Churchyard.
- Thomas Stockton (1781-1846) — of Delaware. Born in
New
Castle County, Del., April 1,
1781. Second cousin of John
Stockton. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of
Delaware, 1845-46; died in office 1846. Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati. Died, of heart
disease, in New Castle
County, Del., March 1,
1846. Interment at Immanuel Churchyard.
- George Brydges Rodney (1803-1883) — of Delaware.
Born in Delaware, 1803.
Cousin of Caesar
Rodney, Thomas
Rodney and Caesar
Augustus Rodney. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1841-45. Died in 1883.
Interment at Immanuel Churchyard.
Presbyterian Cemetery
New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
- George Gray (1840-1925) — of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., May 4,
1840. Son of Andrew C. Gray and Elizabeth Gray; married 1870 to Harriet
L. Black; married 1882 to
Margaret J. Black. Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1876;
Delaware
state attorney general, 1879-85; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1885-99; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1899-1914; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1904.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August 7,
1925. Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
- Charles Thomas (1790-1848) — of Delaware. Born June 23,
1790. Governor of
Delaware, 1823-24. Died February
8, 1848. Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
- Kensey Johns, Jr. (1791-1857) — of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del. Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., December
10, 1791. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1827-31. Died March 28,
1857. Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
Welsh Tract Cemetery
Newark, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
Old Drawyer's Presbyterian
Churchyard
Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
- Arnold Naudain (1790-1872) — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born near Dover, Kent
County, Del., January
6, 1790. Physician;
surgeon general of the Delaware militia in the War of 1812; member of
Delaware
state house of representatives, 1823-27; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1826; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1830-36; resigned 1836; candidate for Governor of
Delaware, 1832; member of Delaware
state senate, 1836-39; U.S. Collector of Customs for
Wilmington, Del., 1841-45. Died in Odessa, New Castle
County, Del., January
4, 1872. Interment at Old Drawyer's Presbyterian Churchyard.
- Walter Wolfkiel Bacon (1879-1962) — also known as
Walter W. Bacon — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., January
20, 1879. Son of John G. Bacon and Margaret (Foster) Bacon;
married, November
28, 1906, to Mabel H. McDaniel. Republican. Department head, E.
I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. chemical
firm, 1903-18; treasurer, Buick Motor
Company, 1918-30; mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1935-40; Governor of
Delaware, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 18,
1962. Interment at Old Drawyer's Presbyterian Churchyard.
St. Georges Cemetery
St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Anthony Higgins (1840-1912) — of Delaware. Born in
Red Lion Hundred, New Castle
County, Del., October
1, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1869-76; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1884; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1889-95; one of the attorneys for U.S.
District Judge Charles
Swayne during his impeachment proceedings, 1904-05. Died in New
York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 26,
1912. Interment at St. Georges Cemetery.
St. James Cemetery
Stanton, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
- Lewis Heisler Ball (1861-1932) — also known as L.
Heisler Ball — of Faulkland, New Castle
County, Del.; Marshallton, New Castle
County, Del. Born near Stanton, New Castle
County, Del., September
21, 1861. Son of John Ball and Sarah (Baldwin) Ball; married, November
14, 1893, to Katherine Springer Justis. Republican. Physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1896,
1908
(alternate), 1920;
Delaware
state treasurer, 1898-1900; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1901-03; defeated, 1902;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1903-05, 1919-25. Died in Faulkland, New Castle
County, Del., October
18, 1932. Interment at St. James Cemetery.
Cathedral Cemetery
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
- Philip Andrew Traynor (1874-1962) — also known as
Philip A. Traynor — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 31,
1874. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1941-43, 1945-47;
defeated, 1942, 1946. Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., December
5, 1962. Interment at Cathedral Cemetery.
- Eugene Ennalls Berl (1889-1954) — also known as
E. Ennalls Berl — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., March 2,
1889. Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Delaware convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1940,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1948. Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association. Died April 1,
1954. Interment at Cathedral Cemetery.
First Presbyterian Churchyard
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians formerly buried here:
- Gunning Bedford, Jr. (1747-1812) — of Delaware. Born
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1747.
Son of Gunning Bedford and Susannah (Jacquett) Bedford; cousin of Gunning
Bedford (1742-1797); married to Jane Parker. Lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-85; Delaware
state attorney general, 1784-90; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Delaware
state senate, 1788; Presidential Elector for Delaware, 1789;
U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1789-1812; died in office 1812. Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 30,
1812. Original interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard;
reinterment at Masonic Home Cemetery,
Christiana, Del.
Friends Burial Ground
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
- John Dickinson (1732-1808) — Born near Trappe, Talbot
County, Md., November
8, 1732. Brother of Philemon
Dickinson. Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-76; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1779; President
of Delaware, 1781; President
of Pennsylvania, 1782-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787. Quaker;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
14, 1808. Interment at Friends Burial Ground.
- Caleb Prew Bennett (1758-1836) — of Delaware. Born
in Chester
County, Pa., November
11, 1758. Grandnephew of Daniel Boone; son of Joseph Bennett and
Elizabeth (Prew) Wiley Bennett; married, April 5,
1792, to Catherine Britton. Served in the Continental Army during
the Revolutionary War; New Castle
County Treasurer, 1807-33; Governor of
Delaware, 1833-36; died in office 1836. Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 9,
1836. Interment at Friends Burial Ground.
Lower Brandywine Cemetery
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
- Daniel Oren Hastings (1874-1966) — also known as
Daniel O. Hastings — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Centerville, New Castle
County, Del. Born near Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., March 5,
1874. Son of Daniel H. Hastings and Amelia Ellen (Parsons)
Hastings; married, April 19,
1898, to Garrie L. Saxton (died 1930). Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Delaware, 1909; appointed 1909; resigned 1909; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1909-11; appointed 1909; resigned
1911; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1920
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936,
1944
(alternate), 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated, 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1937-40. Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 9,
1966. Interment at Lower Brandywine Cemetery.
Methodist Church Cemetery
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
- Charles Brown Lore (1831-1911) — of Delaware. Born
in Odessa, New Castle
County, Del., March 16,
1831. Democrat. Delaware
state attorney general, 1869-74; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1883-87; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1893-1909. Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 6,
1911. Cremated; ashes
interred at Methodist Church Cemetery.
Old Swedes Church Cemetery
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Founded 1698
Politicians buried here:
- Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr. (1828-1898) — also known
as Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
29, 1828. Great-grandson of Richard
Bassett; grandson of James
Asheton Bayard, Sr.; nephew of Richard
Henry Bayard; son of James
Asheton Bayard, Jr. and Ann (Francis) Bayard; married 1856 to Louisa
Lee; married, November
7, 1889, to Mary W. Clymer; father of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Jr.; grandfather of Mabel Bayard Warren (who
married Joseph
Gardner Bradley) and Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1853-54; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1869-85; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1880,
1884;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1892;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1893-97. Died in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
28, 1898. Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
- James Asheton Bayard, Jr. (1799-1880) — also known
as James A. Bayard — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
15, 1799. Grandson of Richard
Bassett; son of James
Asheton Bayard, Sr. and Ann (Bassett) Bayard; brother of Richard
Henry Bayard; married, July 8,
1823, to Ann Francis; father of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Sr.; grandfather of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Jr.; great-grandfather of Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1836-43; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1851-64, 1867-69; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1860,
1864.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 13,
1880. Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
- Samuel White (1770-1809) — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in Delaware, 1770.
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1801-09; died in office 1809. Died in 1809.
Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
- Thomas Francis Bayard, Jr. (1868-1942) — also known
as Thomas F. Bayard — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 4,
1868. Great-great-grandson of Richard
Bassett; great-grandson of James
Asheton Bayard, Sr.; grandnephew of Richard
Henry Bayard; grandson of James
Asheton Bayard, Jr.; son of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Sr. and Louisa (Lee) Bayard; married, October
3, 1908, to Elizabeth
Bradford du Pont; father of Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard. Democrat. Lawyer; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1906-16; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1922-29; defeated, 1928, 1930; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., July 12,
1942. Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
- Ignatius C. Grubb (1841-1927) — of Delaware. Born April 12,
1841. Justice of
Delaware state supreme court. Died June 6,
1927. Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
- Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard (1918-1985) — also
known as Alexis I. du Pont Bayard — of Rockland, New Castle
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
11, 1918. Descendant of Richard
Bassett; great-great-great-grandson of James
Asheton Bayard, Sr.; great-grandnephew of Richard
Henry Bayard; great-grandson of James
Asheton Bayard, Jr.; grandson of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Sr.; son of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Jr. and Elizabeth
Bradford du Pont Bayard; married, April 24,
1944, to Jane Brady Hildreth. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine
Corps during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1949-53; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Delaware, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees.
Died September
3, 1985. Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
- Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard (1880-1975) — also
known as Elizabeth Bradford du Pont; Mrs. Thomas Francis
Bayard — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born January
23, 1880. Daughter of Alexis I. du Pont; married, October
3, 1908, to Thomas
Francis Bayard, Jr.; mother of Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1944.
Female.
Died September
14, 1975. Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
Presbyterian Cemetery
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
Politicians formerly buried here:
- John McKinly (1721-1796) — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in Northern
Ireland, February
21, 1721. Married 1761 to Jane
'Jenny' Richardson. Physician;
New
Castle County Sheriff, 1757; member of Delaware
colonial Assembly, 1771-76; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1776-77; President
of Delaware, 1777. Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
21, 1796. Original interment at Presbyterian Cemetery;
reinterment in 1922 at Wilmington and Brandywine
Cemetery.
Riverview Cemetery
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
- Richard Cann McMullen (1868-1944) — also known as
Richard C. McMullen — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born near Glasgow, New Castle
County, Del., January
2, 1868. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1936;
Governor
of Delaware, 1937-41. Methodist.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
18, 1944. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Politicians buried here:
- Richard Bassett (1745-1815) — of Delaware. Born in
Cecil
County, Md., April 2,
1745. Son of Michael Bassett and Judith (Thompson) Bassett;
married to Ann Ennals and Miss Bruff; father of Ann Bassett (who
married James
Asheton Bayard, Sr.); adoptive father of Rachel McCleary Bassett
(who married Joshua
Clayton); grandfather of Richard
Henry Bayard and James
Asheton Bayard, Jr.; great-grandfather of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Sr.; great-great-grandfather of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Jr.; ancestor of Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard. Lawyer;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Delaware
state senate, 1782; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1786; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; common pleas court judge in
Delaware, 1793-99; Governor of
Delaware, 1799-1801; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1801-02. Methodist.
Died in Cecil
County, Md., September
15, 1815. Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
- Richard Henry Bayard (1796-1868) — also known as
Richard H. Bayard — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., September
26, 1796. Grandson of Richard
Bassett; son of James
Asheton Bayard, Sr. and Ann (Bassett) Bayard; brother of James
Asheton Bayard, Jr.; uncle of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Sr.; granduncle of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Jr.; great-granduncle of Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard. Mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1832; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1836-39, 1841-45; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1839-41; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to
Belgium, 1851-53. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 4,
1868. Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
- James Asheton Bayard, Sr. (1767-1815) — also known
as "The Chevalier"; "The Goliath of His
Party"; "High Priest of the Constitution"
— of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 28,
1767. Son of James Asheton Bayard and Agnes (Hodge) Bayard;
double nephew and adoptive son of John
Bubenheim Bayard; married, February
11, 1795, to Ann Bassett (daughter of Richard
Bassett); father of Richard
Henry Bayard and James
Asheton Bayard, Jr.; grandfather of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Sr.; great-grandfather of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Jr.; great-great-great-grandfather of Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1797-1803; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1804-13. Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August 6,
1815. Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Cecil County, Md.; reinterment in
1842 at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
- George Read Riddle (1817-1867) — also known as
George R. Riddle — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., 1817.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1851-55; defeated, 1854;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1864-67; died in office 1867. Died in Washington,
D.C., March 29,
1867. Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
- Preston Lea (1841-1916) — of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
12, 1841. Son of William Lea (1805-1876) and Jane Scott (Lovett)
Lea (1817-1888); third cousin once removed of Joseph
Rodman West; second cousin once removed of Charles
Corbit and William
Webb, Jr.; married, October
27, 1870, to Adalaide Moore (1846-1888); married, April 29,
1897, to Eliza
Naudain Corbit; father of Claudia Wright Lea (1872-1955) (who
married Sheffield
Phelps); third cousin twice removed of Elsie
Cryder Woodward. Republican. President, William Lea and Sons milling;
president, Union National Bank,
vice-president, Farmers Mutual Insurance
Company; director, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad;
Governor
of Delaware, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1908.
Quaker.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., December
4, 1916. Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
- Charles Robert Miller (1857-1927) — also known as
Charles Miller — of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del. Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., September
30, 1857. Father of Thomas
Woodnutt Miller; grandfather of Clement
Woodnutt Miller. Republican. Governor of
Delaware, 1913-17. Episcopalian.
Died in Berlin, Camden
County, N.J., September
18, 1927. Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.