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Index to Locations
Camden Camden Friends Meeting House
Cemetery
Camden Odd Fellows Cemetery
Dover Christ Church Cemetery
Dover Lakeside Cemetery
Dover Methodist Cemetery
Dover Old Methodist or Whatcoat
Cemetery
Dover Old Presbyterian Cemetery
Dover Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Dover Presbyterian Churchyard
Farmington Todds Chapel Cemetery
Felton Hopkins Cemetery
Near Frederica Barratt's Chapel
Cemetery
Harrington Hollywood Cemetery
Hartly Hartly Methodist Church
Cemetery
Little Ceek Little Creek Friends
Meetinghouse Cemetery
Milford Christ Episcopal Churchyard
Milford Milford Community Cemetery
Milford Odd Fellows Cemetery
Smyrna Duck Creek Presbyterian
Churchyard
Smyrna Episcopal Cemetery
Smyrna Glenwood Cemetery
Smyrna Odd Fellows Cemetery
Smyrna Presbyterian Cemetery
Smyrna St. Peter's Cemetery
Camden Friends
Meeting House Cemetery
Camden, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
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John Hunn (1849-1926) —
also known as "Honest John" —
of Camden, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Middletown, New Castle
County, Del., June 29,
1849.
Republican. Governor of
Delaware, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1904.
Quaker.
Died in Camden, Kent
County, Del., September
1, 1926 (age 77 years, 64
days).
Interment at Camden Friends Meeting House Cemetery.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1892-1963) —
also known as Ralph W. Emerson —
of Wyoming, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Wyoming, Kent
County, Del., March 6,
1892.
Republican. Fruit
broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1940
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Delaware
state treasurer; elected 1950.
Quaker.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Delaware, February
10, 1963 (age 70 years, 341
days).
Interment at Camden Friends Meeting House Cemetery.
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Charles du Pont Ridgely (1878-1966) —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born in Kent
County, Del., January
19, 1878.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 3rd District, 1923-26.
Died in Wyoming, Kent
County, Del., 1966
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Camden Friends Meeting House Cemetery.
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Odd Fellows
Cemetery
Camden, Kent County, Delaware
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Joseph Allen Frear Jr. (1903-1993) —
also known as J. Allen Frear, Jr. —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Rising Sun, Kent
County, Del., March 7,
1903.
Democrat. Banker;
president, Kent General Hospital,
1947-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1949-61; member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1961-63; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Delaware.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary;
Sigma
Nu.
Died January
15, 1993 (age 89 years, 314
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Walton H. Simpson (1912-1993) —
of Camden, Kent
County, Del.
Born February
20, 1912.
Republican. Construction
business; lumber
dealer; member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 3rd District, 1959-64; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1971-72.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died, in Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Kent
County, Del., May 6,
1993 (age 81 years, 75
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Thomas Webber Jakes (1867-1945) —
also known as Thomas W. Jakes —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wyoming, Kent
County, Del., April 1,
1867.
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Delaware, 1944.
Died, from chronic
interstitial nephritis, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
18, 1945 (age 78 years, 231
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Thomas Jakes and Mary B. (Townsend) Jakes; married to
Elizabeth Mary Saxton. |
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memorial |
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Roger Alfred Davis (1889-1967) —
also known as Roger A. Davis —
of Hartly, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, March 2,
1889.
Grocer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 4th District,
1931-32, 1953-54; arrested,
in April 1954, by Maryland State Police, on U.S. Route 50, and charged
with drunk
and reckless driving,
as well as disorderly
conduct; jailed
overnight, pleaded
guilty, and fined.
Died in Hartly, Kent
County, Del., December
6, 1967 (age 78 years, 279
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Reynolds Clough (1875-1918) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, May 10,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Died, from pneumonia
and influenza,
in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
15, 1918 (age 43 years, 158
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Henry Johnson Ridgely (1913-1990) —
also known as Henry J. Ridgely —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Camden, Kent
County, Del., November
17, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(alternate).
Member, Sigma
Nu; American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from kidney
failure, in Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Kent
County, Del., September
10, 1990 (age 76 years, 297
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Stanley C. Mikell (1915-1997) —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born March
23, 1915.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 5th District,
1947-48.
Died October
18, 1997 (age 82 years, 209
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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William Richbell Allaband (1847-1926) —
also known as William R. Allaband —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born in 1847.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County, 1887-88.
Died in 1926
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.; cenotaph at Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
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Christ Church
Cemetery
State & Water Sts.
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
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Caesar Rodney (1728-1784) —
of Delaware.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
7, 1728.
Member of Delaware state legislature, 1762; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1769; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; President
of Delaware, 1778-81.
Died June 26,
1784 (age 55 years, 263
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at
Christ Church Cemetery; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely (1762-1830) —
also known as Nicholas Ridgely —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born in Anne
Arundel County, Md., September
30, 1762.
Delaware
state attorney general, 1790-1801; chancellor
of Delaware court of chancery, 1801-30; died in office 1830.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., April 1,
1830 (age 67 years, 183
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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Willard Saulsbury Sr. (1820-1892) —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Kent
County, Del., June 2,
1820.
Democrat. Delaware
state attorney general, 1850-55; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1859-71; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1860,
1864;
chancellor
of Delaware court of chancery, 1873-92; died in office 1892.
Slaveowner.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., April 6,
1892 (age 71 years, 309
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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John Middleton Vining (1758-1802) —
also known as John Vining; Jack Vining —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., December
23, 1758.
Member of Delaware state legislature, 1780; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1780; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1789-93; member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County, 1793, 1800-02; died in office
1802; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1793-98.
Slaveowner.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February, 1802
(age 43
years, 0 days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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Charles Laymen Terry Jr. (1900-1970) —
also known as Charles L. Terry, Jr. —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Camden, Kent
County, Del., September
17, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1936,
1968;
secretary
of state of Delaware, 1937-38; superior court judge in Delaware,
1938-62; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1962-64; chief
justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1963-64; Governor of
Delaware, 1965-69; defeated, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., February
6, 1970 (age 69 years, 142
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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Henry Moore Ridgely (1779-1847) —
also known as Henry M. Ridgely —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., August
6, 1779.
Lawyer;
banker;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1811-15; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1817-27; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1827-29.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., August
6, 1847 (age 68 years, 0
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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Willard Saulsbury Jr. (1861-1927) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., April
17, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1900-06; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1908,
1912;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1908-20; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1913-19; defeated, 1918.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
20, 1927 (age 65 years, 309
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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William Du Hamel Denney (1873-1953) —
also known as William D. Denney —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Dover, Kent
County, Del., March
31, 1873.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1905-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1908
(alternate), 1924,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); served in the U.S. Army during World
War I; Governor of
Delaware, 1921-25; Delaware
Republican state chair, 1926-28.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Elsmere, New Castle
County, Del., November
21, 1953 (age 80 years, 235
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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Richard Rolland Kenney (1856-1931) —
also known as Richard R. Kenney —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., September
9, 1856.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1892,
1900,
1904
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1897-1901.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., August
14, 1931 (age 74 years, 339
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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James Frank Allee (1857-1938) —
also known as J. Frank Allee —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., December
2, 1857.
Republican. Jeweler;
president, Bay State Gas
Company of Delaware; president, Staten Island Brick
Company; Delaware
Republican state chair, 1886-96; member of Delaware
state senate, 1899-1903 (Kent County 1st District 1899-1900, Kent
County 2nd District 1901-02, Kent County 3rd District 1903); resigned
1903; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1903-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
12, 1938 (age 80 years, 314
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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James Sykes (1725-1792) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in New Castle
County, Del., 1725.
Delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Delaware
state legislative council from Kent County, 1776-77; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1777.
Episcopalian.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., April 4,
1792 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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James Sykes Jr. (1761-1822) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., March
27, 1761.
Member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County, 1794-96, 1798-1808; Governor of
Delaware, 1801-02.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
18, 1822 (age 61 years, 205
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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William Henry Boyce (1855-1942) —
also known as William H. Boyce —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.; Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., November
28, 1855.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; Sussex
County Recorder of Deeds, 1881-86; chair of
Sussex County Democratic Party, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1896,
1924;
secretary
of state of Delaware, 1897; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1897-1921; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1923-25; defeated, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., February
6, 1942 (age 86 years, 70
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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James Frank Allee Jr. (1884-1956) —
also known as James F. Allee, Jr. —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., December
14, 1884.
Member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 3rd District, 1919-22.
Died April
25, 1956 (age 71 years, 133
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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Isabel Hope Jackson (1905-1977) —
also known as Isabel Jackson; Isabel Hope
Hughes —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 17,
1905.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1964.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died December
16, 1977 (age 72 years, 152
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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Lakeside
Cemetery
558 North State Street
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Josiah Oliver Wolcott (1877-1938) —
also known as Josiah O. Wolcott —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
31, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1917-21; resigned 1921; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1920-21; chancellor
of Delaware court of chancery, 1921-38; died in office 1938.
Methodist.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., November
11, 1938 (age 61 years, 11
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
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Eli May Saulsbury (1817-1893) —
also known as Eli Saulsbury —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Kent
County, Del., December
29, 1817.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1853-54; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1864;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1871-89.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., March
22, 1893 (age 75 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
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James Hurd Hughes (1867-1953) —
also known as James H. Hughes —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Felton, Kent
County, Del., January
14, 1867.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1937-43; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1940.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., August
29, 1953 (age 86 years, 227
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
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Harry Alden Richardson (1853-1928) —
also known as Harry A. Richardson —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Camden, Kent
County, Del., January
1, 1853.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state senate, 1888; candidate for Governor of
Delaware, 1890; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1908,
1912.
Baptist.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., June 16,
1928 (age 75 years, 167
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
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James Lister Wolcott (1840-1898) —
also known as James L. Wolcott —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, February
5, 1840.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1884;
chancellor
of Delaware court of chancery, 1892-95.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., March
31, 1898 (age 58 years, 54
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
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William Comegys Paradee (1883-1957) —
also known as William C. Paradee —
of Magnolia, Kent
County, Del.
Born July 9,
1883.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 8th District,
1927-28, 1951-52; member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1955-57; died in
office 1957.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, the day after an emergency appendectomy,
in Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Kent
County, Del., January
11, 1957 (age 73 years, 186
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
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Wilson L. Cannon (d. 1905) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state senate; elected 1858; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1868
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Died, of pneumonia,
in Dover, Kent
County, Del., February
9, 1905.
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Father of Annie Jump Cannon. |
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Douglass C. Allee (1859-1937) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
7, 1859.
Republican. Cannery
foreman; postmaster at Dover,
Del., 1903-11; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 5th District,
1923-24.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 22,
1937 (age 77 years, 288
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
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Daniel M. Ridgely (1854-1937) —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, October
3, 1854.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County, 1891-92.
Died near Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 20,
1937 (age 82 years, 290
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
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John Mitchell Moore Houston (1879-1941) —
also known as John M. Houston —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, July 15,
1879.
Democrat. Grocer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 5th District,
1913-14.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., September
9, 1941 (age 62 years, 56
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
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Methodist
Cemetery
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
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George Purnell Fisher (1817-1899) —
also known as George P. Fisher —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., October
13, 1817.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1843-44; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1846; Delaware
state attorney general, 1855-60; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1861-63; defeated, 1862;
justice
of District of Columbia supreme court, 1863-70; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1870-76; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1880.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
10, 1899 (age 81 years, 120
days).
Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Methodist
Cemetery.
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Old Methodist or
Whatcoat Cemetery
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
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Gove Saulsbury (1815-1881) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born May 29,
1815.
Democrat. Physician;
Governor
of Delaware, 1865-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1876,
1880.
Methodist.
Died July 31,
1881 (age 66 years, 63
days).
Interment at Old Methodist or Whatcoat Cemetery.
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Cornelius Parsons Comegys (1780-1851) —
also known as Cornelius P. Comegys —
of Delaware.
Born January
15, 1780.
Delaware
state treasurer, 1818-23, 1830-35; Governor of
Delaware, 1837-41.
Died January
27, 1851 (age 71 years, 12
days).
Interment at Old Methodist or Whatcoat Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Barratt Smithers (1818-1896) —
also known as Nathaniel B. Smithers —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
8, 1818.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1860,
1868
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1880;
secretary
of state of Delaware, 1863; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1863-65; member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1866-68.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., January
16, 1896 (age 77 years, 100
days).
Interment at Old Methodist or Whatcoat Cemetery.
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Old Presbyterian
Cemetery
316 South Governor's Avenue
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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John Middleton Clayton (1796-1856) —
also known as John M. Clayton —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.; New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Dagsboro, Sussex
County, Del., July 24,
1796.
Lawyer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County, 1824; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1826-28; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1829-36, 1845-49, 1853-56; resigned 1836,
1849; died in office 1856; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1837-39; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1849-50.
Slaveowner.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., November
9, 1856 (age 60 years, 108
days).
Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Thomas Clayton (1777-1854) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Massey, Kent
County, Md., July, 1777.
Lawyer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1802-06, 1810, 1812-13; member of
Delaware
state senate, 1808, 1808, 1821; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1808-10; Delaware
state attorney general, 1810-15; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1815-17; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1824-27, 1837-47; common pleas court judge
in Delaware, 1828; superior court judge in Delaware, 1832.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., August
21, 1854 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Joseph Parsons Comegys (1813-1893) —
also known as Joseph P. Comegys —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Dover, Kent
County, Del., December
29, 1813.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1842, 1848; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1856-57; chief
justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1876-93.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., February
1, 1893 (age 79 years, 34
days).
Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery.
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James Caleb Boggs (1909-1993) —
also known as J. Caleb Boggs —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Cheswold, Kent
County, Del., May 15,
1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1947-53; Governor of
Delaware, 1953-60; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1960;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1961-73; defeated, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
26, 1993 (age 83 years, 315
days).
Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Charles Polk (1788-1857) —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born in Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., November
15, 1788.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County, 1824; Governor of
Delaware, 1827-30, 1836-37.
Died in Milford, Kent
County, Del., October
27, 1857 (age 68 years, 346
days).
Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Martin Waltham Bates (1786-1869) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., February
24, 1786.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1826; delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1852; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1857-59.
Slaveowner.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., January
1, 1869 (age 82 years, 312
days).
Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Jacob Stout (1764-1855) —
of Delaware.
Born in 1764.
Governor
of Delaware, 1820-21.
Died in 1855
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery.
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John Brown Penington (1825-1902) —
also known as John B. Penington —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born near New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., December
20, 1825.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1857; Delaware
state attorney general, 1874-79; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1887-91.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., June 1,
1902 (age 76 years, 163
days).
Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Joshua Clayton (1744-1798) —
of Delaware.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., July 20,
1744.
Physician;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delaware
state treasurer, 1786-89; 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 (age 54 years, 22
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, New Castle County, Del.; reinterment
at Bethel
Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.; cenotaph at Old Presbyterian
Cemetery.
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Presbyterian
Church Cemetery
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
Presbyterian
Churchyard
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
here: |
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John Patten (1746-1800) —
of Delaware.
Born in Kent
County, Del., April
26, 1746.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1780; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1793-94, 1795-97.
Died near Dover, Kent
County, Del., December
26, 1800 (age 54 years, 244
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Churchyard.
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Todds Chapel
Cemetery
Farmington, Kent County, Delaware
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Hopkins
Cemetery
Felton, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Samuel Carl Hughes (1860-1936) —
also known as Samuel C. Hughes —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born in Harrington, Kent
County, Del., November
28, 1860.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 6th District,
1903-04, 1929-30.
Died in Felton, Kent
County, Del., August
29, 1936 (age 75 years, 275
days).
Interment at Hopkins Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Ebenezer Reed Hughes Hughes and Rebecca (Hurd) Hughes; married to
Amy Ellender Longfellow. |
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memorial |
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Barratt's Chapel
Cemetery
6416 Bay Road
Near Frederica, Kent County, Delaware
Founded 1780
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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George Truitt (1756-1818) —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born in Felton, Kent
County, Del., 1756.
Member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County, 1803-07; Governor of
Delaware, 1808-11.
Died in Felton, Kent
County, Del., October
8, 1818 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
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John Wood Hall (1817-1892) —
also known as John W. Hall —
of Frederica, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Frederica, Kent
County, Del., January
1, 1817.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1864
(alternate), 1876;
Governor
of Delaware, 1879-83.
Methodist.
Died in Frederica, Kent
County, Del., January
23, 1892 (age 75 years, 22
days).
Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
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Jonathan Spencer Willis (1830-1903) —
also known as Jonathan S. Willis —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Oxford, Talbot
County, Md., April 5,
1830.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1895-97; defeated, 1892.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., November
24, 1903 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
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James Hall Anderson (1878-1936) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., November
12, 1878.
Lawyer;
Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1925-29.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1936
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
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Elwood Franklin Melson Sr. (1890-1980) —
also known as Elwood F. Melson, Sr. —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del., November
25, 1890.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 6th District,
1923-24; family court judge in Delaware, 1946-64.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
20, 1980 (age 89 years, 361
days).
Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
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John Boone Jester (1895-1938) —
also known as John B. Jester —
of High Point, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Felton, Kent
County, Del., April
12, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1936.
Died August
22, 1938 (age 43 years, 132
days).
Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
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Hollywood
Cemetery
Harrington, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Wilbur E. Jacobs (1882-1956) —
of Harrington, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Harrington, Kent
County, Del., September
2, 1882.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 4th District, 1929-32; Delaware
state auditor; elected 1944.
Methodist.
Died July 12,
1956 (age 73 years, 314
days).
Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.
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Jehu Fleming Camper (1897-1989) —
also known as Jehu F. Camper —
of Harrington, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Harrington, Kent
County, Del., October
10, 1897.
Democrat. Mail
carrier; service
station owner; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 9th District,
1949-50; member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 4th District, 1953-56.
Died in Delaware, January
14, 1989 (age 91 years, 96
days).
Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of William T. Camper and Elma (Morris) Camper; married 1918 to
Lillian Marie Short. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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J. Will Powell (1853-1934) —
of Harrington, Kent
County, Del.
Born in 1853.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 9th District,
1903-04; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1920.
Died in 1934
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.
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Hartly Methodist
Church Cemetery
Hartly, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Roger Elmer Davis (1920-1993) —
also known as Roger E. Davis —
of Hartly, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., March
20, 1920.
Republican. Candidate for Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 4th District,
1946.
Died in Hartly, Kent
County, Del., November
4, 1993 (age 73 years, 229
days).
Interment at Hartly Methodist Church Cemetery.
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Little Creek
Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
Little Ceek, Kent County, Delaware
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Daniel Mifflin Wilson (1856-1943) —
also known as D. Mifflin Wilson —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born October
4, 1856.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1916
(alternate), 1924
(alternate), 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1932.
Died February
14, 1943 (age 86 years, 133
days).
Interment at Little Creek Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery.
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Christ Episcopal
Churchyard
Milford, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
here: |
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William Tharp (1803-1865) —
of Delaware.
Born November
27, 1803.
Governor
of Delaware, 1847-51; defeated, 1844.
Died January
1, 1865 (age 61 years, 35
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Churchyard.
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William Burton (1789-1866) —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., October
16, 1789.
Democrat. Physician;
Sussex
County Sheriff, 1830-34; Governor of
Delaware, 1859-63; defeated, 1854.
Episcopalian.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., August
5, 1866 (age 76 years, 293
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Churchyard.
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Peter Foster Causey (1801-1871) —
also known as Peter F. Causey —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., January
11, 1801.
Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from Delaware, 1839; Governor of
Delaware, 1855-59; defeated, 1846, 1850.
Methodist.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., February
15, 1871 (age 70 years, 35
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Churchyard.
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Milford Community
Cemetery
Milford, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Walter J. Hoey (1903-1981) —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born July 12,
1903.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 1st District,
1951-54; member of Delaware
state senate, 1955-66 (Sussex County 1st District 1955-64, 16th
District 1965-66); alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1956,
1968.
Died June 26,
1981 (age 77 years, 349
days).
Interment at Milford Community Cemetery.
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Odd Fellows
Cemetery
Walnut Street
Milford, Kent County, Delaware
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Joseph Haslet (c.1769-1823) —
of Delaware.
Born about 1769.
Governor
of Delaware, 1811-14, 1823; died in office 1823.
Died June 20,
1823 (age about 54
years).
Original interment somewhere
in Cedar Creek, Del.; reinterment in 1916 at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Daniel Rogers (1754-1806) —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Accomack
County, Va., January
3, 1754.
Member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County, 1793-97, 1802-06; died in office
1806; Governor of
Delaware, 1797-99.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., February
2, 1806 (age 52 years, 30
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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William Tharp Watson (1849-1917) —
also known as William T. Watson —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., June 22,
1849.
Democrat. Banker;
member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County, 1893-95; Governor of
Delaware, 1895-97.
Episcopalian.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., April
14, 1917 (age 67 years, 296
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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John Williams Causey (1841-1908) —
also known as John W. Causey —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Kent
County, Del., September
19, 1841.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state senate, 1875-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1884,
1892;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Delaware, 1885-87; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1891-95.
Died in Milford, Kent
County, Del., October
1, 1908 (age 67 years, 12
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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James Rush Lofland (1823-1894) —
also known as James R. Lofland —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Kent
County, Del., November
2, 1823.
Republican. Delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1853; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1868
(alternate), 1872
(delegation chair), 1876,
1880;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1873-75; defeated, 1874.
Slaveowner.
Died in Milford, Kent
County, Del., February
10, 1894 (age 70 years, 100
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Harry Ennis Mayhew (1906-1972) —
also known as Harry E. Mayhew —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., April
16, 1906.
Democrat. Trucking
business; coal and
ice dealer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 10th District,
1955-58; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1957-58; member of
Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1959-62; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Shriners;
Rotary.
Suffered a heart
attack while he and his wife were driving
home from Wilmington, and was dead on arrival at Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 21,
1972 (age 66 years, 96
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Willard Francis Deputy (1877-1938) —
also known as Willard F. Deputy —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., April
28, 1877.
Member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 3rd District, 1927-30; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for Delaware, 1936.
Died in Sussex
County, Del., September
9, 1938 (age 61 years, 134
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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George William Marshall (1854-1915) —
also known as George W. Marshall —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., August
31, 1854.
Republican. Physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1912;
member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1911-14.
Died, from diabetes
and interstitial
nephritis, in Milford, Kent
County, Del., April
18, 1915 (age 60 years, 230
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of William Marshall and Hester Angelina (McColley) Marshall; married
to Mary Louise Donnell. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Sylvester John Abbott (1852-1923) —
also known as S. John Abbott —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Kent
County, Del., March
23, 1852.
Republican. Fruit
grower;
organizer of the C. D. Abbott & Company department
store; banker;
member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1899-1902.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died, from chronic
nephritis and uremia,
in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., August
24, 1923 (age 71 years, 154
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Harry Marshall Deputy (1876-1962) —
also known as Harry M. Deputy —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., January
18, 1876.
Member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 1st District, 1927-30.
Died in Delaware, August
24, 1962 (age 86 years, 218
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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William Virden Sipple (1847-1926) —
also known as William V. Sipple —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, October
22, 1847.
Republican. Stonecutter;
marble
dealer; postmaster at Milford,
Del., 1898-1903.
Methodist.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., March
17, 1926 (age 78 years, 146
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Lavinus Austin (1855-1936) —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born in 1855.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 10th District,
1903-04.
Died in 1936
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Blanche Reed Bennett (1895-1977) —
also known as Blanche R. Bennett; Blanche May
Reed —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., May 19,
1895.
Republican. Candidate for Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 1st District,
1950.
Female.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., July 9,
1977 (age 82 years, 51
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Charles Erasmus Reed and Lillie May (Dodd) Reed; married
1917 to
Elmer Crerar Bennett. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Duck Creek
Presbyterian Churchyard
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
Episcopal
Cemetery
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
Glenwood
Cemetery
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
Founded 1861
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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John Henry Hoffecker (1827-1900) —
also known as John H. Hoffecker —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., September
12, 1827.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1876,
1884,
1888
(alternate); member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County, 1889-90; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1889; candidate for
Governor
of Delaware, 1896; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1899-1900; died in office
1900.
Slaveowner.
Died in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., June 16,
1900 (age 72 years, 277
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Levin Irving Handy (1861-1922) —
also known as L. Irving Handy —
of Newark, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Berlin, Worcester
County, Md., December
24, 1861.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; Kent
County Superintendent of Free Schools, 1887-90; lawyer; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1892-96; newspaper
editorial writer; lecturer;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1897-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1900,
1904
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker),
1908;
candidate for Delaware
state attorney general, 1904.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
3, 1922 (age 60 years, 41
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. William Collins Handy and Marie (Breckinridge) Handy;
married, January
25, 1887, to Mary Corbit Bell; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge, William
Campbell Preston and John
Smith Preston; great-grandson of John
Breckinridge and Francis
Smith Preston; great-grandnephew of James
Patton Preston; second great-grandson of William
Preston and William
Campbell; second great-grandnephew of William
Cabell and Patrick
Henry; first cousin of Desha
Breckinridge and Henry
Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed of James
Douglas Breckinridge, Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell, James
McDowell, John
Buchanan Floyd and George
Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed of William
Cabell Jr. and William
Henry Cabell; second cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed of Carter
Henry Harrison, William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin twice removed of Valentine
Wood Southall, Frederick
Mortimer Cabell, Samuel
Meredith Garland (1802-1880) and Edward
Carrington Cabell; third cousin of Benjamin
Earl Cabell and Carter
Henry Harrison II; third cousin once removed of John
William Leftwich, Stephen
Valentine Southall and Earle
Cabell; third cousin thrice removed of Daniel
Carroll and Charles
Carroll of Carrollton; fourth cousin of Samuel
Meredith Garland (1861-1945); fourth cousin once removed of Reuben
Handy Meriwether. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd
family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph
family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Autobiographies and
Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899) |
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Walter Oakley Hoffecker (1854-1934) —
also known as Walter O. Hoffecker —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., September
20, 1854.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1900-01; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1920
(alternate).
Died in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., January
23, 1934 (age 79 years, 125
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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William H. Baggs (1827-1908) —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Maryland, March 3,
1827.
Tailor;
postmaster at Smyrna,
Del., 1852-53, 1875-85; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1905-08; died in office 1908.
Methodist.
Died in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., January
5, 1908 (age 80 years, 308
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Warren Walter Rich (1863-1916) —
also known as Warren W. Rich —
of Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., September
18, 1863.
Lawyer;
U.S. Consular Agent in Salina Cruz, 1907-08; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Salina Cruz, 1908-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Salina Cruz, as of 1916.
Died, from tuberculosis,
in Delaware, August
17, 1916 (age 52 years, 334
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Odd Fellows
Cemetery
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Franklin Brockson (1865-1942) —
of Delaware.
Born in New Castle
County, Del., August
6, 1865.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1909-10; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1913-15; defeated, 1914.
Died in Clayton, Kent
County, Del., March
16, 1942 (age 76 years, 222
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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William Clifford Pryor (1894-1984) —
also known as Clifford Pryor —
of Blackbird, New Castle
County, Del.; Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, September
24, 1894.
Democrat. Carpenter;
farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 15th
District, 1933-34; defeated, 1942; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 7th District, 1955-58.
Died, from heart
disease, in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., May 29,
1984 (age 89 years, 248
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Ernest Victor Blendt (1903-1953) —
also known as Ernest V. Blendt —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, May 18,
1903.
Democrat. Farmer; bank
director; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1941-42, 1953; died in office 1953; candidate for Delaware
state senate from Kent County 1st District, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died, in Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
4, 1953 (age 50 years, 78
days).e.
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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George Michael Blendt (1895-1972) —
also known as George M. Blendt —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., September
18, 1895.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1949-50.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., July 28,
1972 (age 76 years, 314
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Carlton Blendt Jr. (1928-2005) —
of Townsend, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Powell, Park
County, Wyo., November
15, 1928.
Democrat. Dairy farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 15th
District, 1961-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange.
Died in Delaware, January
22, 2005 (age 76 years, 68
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Presbyterian
Cemetery
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Presley Spruance (1785-1863) —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, 1785.
Whig. Member of Delaware state legislature, 1820; delegate to Whig
National Convention from Delaware, 1839; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1847-53.
Slaveowner.
Died in 1863
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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St. Peter's
Cemetery
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
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Thomas Collins (1732-1789) —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born in Duck Creek (now Smyrna), Kent
County, Del., 1732.
Planter;
member of Delaware
state legislative council from Kent County, 1776-82; President
of Delaware, 1786-89; died in office 1789.
Episcopalian.
Died in Duck Creek (now Smyrna), Kent
County, Del., March
29, 1789 (age about 56
years).
Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.
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James Williams (1825-1899) —
of Kenton, Kent
County, Del.; Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
4, 1825.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1856, 1862; member of Delaware
state senate, 1866, 1871, 1891-92; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1872,
1880
(Convention
Vice-President), 1884;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1875-79.
Died April
12, 1899 (age 73 years, 251
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.
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