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Blair County
Pennsylvania

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Blair County


Index to Locations

  • Altoona Alto Reste Burial Park
  • Altoona Fairview Cemetery
  • Arch Spring Sinking Valley Cemetery
  • Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Martinsburg Fairview Cemetery
  • Royer Mountain Cemetery


    Alto Reste Burial Park
    Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
    Politicians buried here:
      Jacob Banks Kurtz (1867-1960) — also known as J. Banks Kurtz — of Altoona, Blair County, Pa. Born in Delaware Township, Juniata County, Pa., October 31, 1867. Republican. Lawyer; Blair County District Attorney; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1923-35 (21st District 1923-33, 23rd District 1933-35); delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940, 1948. Died September 18, 1960 (age 92 years, 323 days). Interment at Alto Reste Burial Park.
      Relatives: Married to Jennie Stockton (died 1932).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Fairview Cemetery
    Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
    Politicians buried here:
      Josiah Duane Hicks (1844-1923) — also known as Josiah D. Hicks — of Altoona, Blair County, Pa. Born in Wales, August 1, 1844. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1893-99. Died May 9, 1923 (age 78 years, 281 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Enos M. Jones (1873-1933) — of Altoona, Blair County, Pa. Born in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., 1873. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state senate 30th District, 1911-14; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932. Presbyterian. Died in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., October 31, 1933 (age about 60 years). Interment at Fairview Cemetery.


    Sinking Valley Cemetery
    Arch Spring, Blair County, Pennsylvania
    Politicians buried here:
      David Bard (1744-1815) — of Frankstown, Blair County, Pa. Born in Adams County, Pa., 1744. Presbyterian minister; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1795-99, 1803-15 (10th District 1795-99, 4th District 1803-05, 5th District 1805-07, 4th District 1807-13, 9th District 1813-15); died in office 1815. Presbyterian. Died in Alexandria, Huntingdon County, Pa., March 12, 1815 (age about 70 years). Interment at Sinking Valley Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Presbyterian Cemetery
    Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania
    Politicians buried here:
      Samuel Steel Blair (1821-1890) — also known as S. Steel Blair — of Pennsylvania. Born in Indiana, Indiana County, Pa., December 5, 1821. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856 (member, Credentials Committee); U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1859-63. Died in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., December 8, 1890 (age 69 years, 3 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Samuel Calvin (1811-1890) — of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa. Born in Washingtonville, Montour County, Pa., July 30, 1811. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1849-51. Died in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., March 12, 1890 (age 78 years, 225 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Jesse Lee Hartman (1853-1930) — also known as Jesse L. Hartman — of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa. Born in Cottage, Huntingdon County, Pa., June 18, 1853. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900 (alternate), 1904 (alternate), 1908, 1924, 1928; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1911-13. Died February 17, 1930 (age 76 years, 244 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Lovell Baldrige (1869-1947) — also known as W. Lovell Baldrige — of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa. Born in Bennington, Blair County, Pa., May 28, 1869. Son of Emma Virginia (Lovell) Baldirge and Edward Rockefeller Baldrige (1848-1913). Republican. Manager of a limestone quarry; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912. Died in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., January 3, 1947 (age 77 years, 220 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Emma Virginia (Lovell) Baldirge and Edward Rockefeller Baldrige (1848-1913); first cousin of Howard Hammond Baldrige; married to Ione Condron (1870-1935). See Baldrige family.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Fairview Cemetery
    Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania
    Politicians buried here:
      David Emmert Brumbaugh (1894-1977) — also known as D. Emmert Brumbaugh — of Claysburg, Blair County, Pa. Born in Henrietta, Blair County, Pa., October 8, 1894. Son of Moses R. Brumbaugh and Sarah Florence (Stuard) Brumbaugh. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; insurance business; partner, Queen Lumber Company; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-47 (23rd District 1943-45, 22nd District 1945-47); delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952, 1956, 1960; member of Pennsylvania state senate 30th District, 1963-68. United Church of Christ. Member, Rotary; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters. Died in Claysburg, Blair County, Pa., April 22, 1977 (age 82 years, 196 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, October 29, 1919, to Carolyn L. Acker.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Mountain Cemetery
    Royer, Blair County, Pennsylvania
    Politicians buried here:
      Archibald McAllister (1813-1883) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Rockville, Dauphin County, Pa., October 12, 1813. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1863-65. Died July 18, 1883 (age 69 years, 279 days). Interment at Mountain Cemetery.
      Relatives: Grandson of John Andre Hanna.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


     

     


     
       
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