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Index to Locations
Private or family graveyards
Angola Conleys Chapel Cemetery
Bridgeville Bridgeville Cemetery
Cedar Creek Unknown location
Near Clarksville Blackwater Church
Cemetery
Concord Concord Church Cemetery
Near Dagsboro Prince Georges
Churchyard
Georgetown Old Cemetery of St. George's
Chapel
Georgetown St. Paul's Episcopal
Churchyard
Georgetown Union Cemetery
Greenwood St. Johnstown Cemetery
Laurel Unknown location
Laurel Laurel Hill Cemetery
Laurel Odd Fellows Cemetery
Laurel Old Methodist Cemetery
Near Laurel Broad Creek Episcopal
Graveyard
Lewes Bethel Methodist Cemetery
Lewes Presbyterian Cemetery
Lewes Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Lewes Presbyterian Churchyard
Lewes St. Peter's Churchyard
Near Lewes Cool Spring Presbyterian
Churchyard
Millsboro Millsboro Cemetery
Milton Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
Ocean View Mariners Bethel United
Methodist Church Cemetery
Quakertown Old Ebenezer Church M.E.
Cemetery
Roxana Roxana Cemetery
Seaford Odd Fellows Cemetery
Seaford St. Luke's Episcopal
Churchyard
Selbyville Selbyville Redmens
Cemetery
Whitesville Oliphant Family
Cemetery
Private or family
graveyards
Sussex County, Delaware
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John Collins (1776-1822) —
of Delaware.
Born March 1,
1776.
Governor
of Delaware, 1821-22; died in office 1822.
Died April
16, 1822 (age 46 years, 46
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Thomas Cooper (1764-1829) —
of Delaware.
Born in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex
County, Del., 1764.
Lawyer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1803-08; member of Delaware
state senate, 1808; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1813-17.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., 1829
(age about
65 years).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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John Mitchell Houston (1832-1893) —
also known as John M. Houston —
Born in Sussex
County, Del., April
26, 1832.
Delaware
state treasurer, 1883-87.
Died in Sussex
County, Del., December
25, 1893 (age 61 years, 243
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Conleys Chapel
Cemetery
Angola, Sussex County, Delaware
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Joseph W. Prettyman (1917-1995) —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, August
7, 1917.
Grain farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District,
1953-54.
Methodist.
Died, in Lee Memorial Health Park medical
center, Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., April 9,
1995 (age 77 years, 245
days).
Interment at Conleys Chapel Cemetery.
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Bridgeville
Cemetery
Bridgeville, Sussex County, Delaware
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William Cannon (1809-1865) —
of Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., March
15, 1809.
Delaware
state treasurer, 1851-55; Governor of
Delaware, 1863-65; died in office 1865.
Methodist.
Became ill helping to put out a fire, and
subsequently died, in Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., March 1,
1865 (age 55 years, 351
days).
Interment at Bridgeville Cemetery.
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Simeon Selby Pennewill (1867-1935) —
also known as Simeon S. Pennewill —
of Greenwood, Sussex
County, Del.; Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Greenwood, Sussex
County, Del., July 23,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 1st District, 1899-1906; Governor of
Delaware, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Methodist
or Presbyterian.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., September
9, 1935 (age 68 years, 48
days).
Interment at Bridgeville Cemetery.
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Harry West Viven (1854-1944) —
also known as Harry W. Viven —
of Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born May 14,
1854.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 1st District, 1923-26; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died January
14, 1944 (age 89 years, 245
days).
Interment at Bridgeville Cemetery.
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Ralph M. Collison (1908-1975) —
of Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born May 2,
1908.
Democrat. Fertilizer
dealer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District,
1949-50.
Episcopalian.
Died in Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., February
8, 1975 (age 66 years, 282
days).
Interment at Bridgeville Cemetery.
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Unknown
Location
Cedar Creek, Sussex County, Delaware
Blackwater Church
Cemetery
highway DE 54
Near Clarksville, Sussex County, Delaware
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James Miller Tunnell (1879-1957) —
also known as James M. Tunnell —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Clarksville, Sussex
County, Del., August
2, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956;
Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1929-30; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1937-47; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1941-47; defeated, 1924, 1946.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
14, 1957 (age 78 years, 104
days).
Interment at Blackwater Church Cemetery.
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Concord Church
Cemetery
Concord, Sussex County, Delaware
Prince Georges
Churchyard
highway DE 26
Near Dagsboro, Sussex County, Delaware
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William Hill Wells (1769-1829) —
of Delaware.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., January
7, 1769.
Lawyer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1795-99, 1811-12; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1799-1804, 1813-17; member of Delaware
state senate, 1819.
Slaveowner.
Died near Dagsboro, Sussex
County, Del., March
11, 1829 (age 60 years, 63
days).
Interment at Prince Georges Churchyard.
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Curtis Washington Steen (1908-1977) —
also known as Curtis W. Steen —
of Dagsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Dagsboro, Sussex
County, Del., December
3, 1908.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
member of Delaware
state senate, 1951-68 (Sussex County 3rd District 1951-64, 17th
District 1965-68); defeated, 1970.
Died December
8, 1977 (age 69 years, 5
days).
Interment at Prince Georges Churchyard.
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Old Cemetery of
St. George's Chapel
Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware
St. Paul's
Episcopal Churchyard
Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware
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Charles Clark Stockley (1819-1901) —
also known as Charles C. Stockley —
of near Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., November
6, 1819.
Democrat. Farmer; Governor of
Delaware, 1883-87; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention
from Delaware, 1896.
Methodist.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., April
20, 1901 (age 81 years, 165
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Caleb Rodney Layton (1851-1930) —
also known as Caleb R. Layton —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., September
8, 1851.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Delaware, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1904
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1919-23; defeated, 1922.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., November
11, 1930 (age 79 years, 64
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Hiram Rodney Burton (1841-1927) —
also known as Hiram R. Burton —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., November
13, 1841.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1884
(alternate), 1900,
1908;
candidate for Delaware
state senate, 1898; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1905-09.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., June 17,
1927 (age 85 years, 216
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
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John Moore Richardson (1858-1930) —
also known as John M. Richardson —
of Delaware.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., February
10, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., August
4, 1930 (age 72 years, 175
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Charles Henry Richards (1827-1899) —
also known as Charles H. Richards —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., November
22, 1827.
Democrat. Physician;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1876
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in Delaware, January
10, 1899 (age 71 years, 49
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Relatives: Son
of John Richards and Martha (Hammond) Richards; married 1875 to
Elizabeth Anderson. |
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memorial |
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Union
Cemetery
Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware
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Wilbur Louis Adams (1884-1937) —
also known as Wilbur L. Adams —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., October
23, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Delaware
state attorney general, 1924; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1933-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1934.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died in Beebe Hospital,
Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
4, 1937 (age 53 years, 42
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Howard Wellington Bramhall (1895-1962) —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., November
18, 1895.
Lawyer;
justice
of Delaware state supreme court, 1954-57.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., July 7,
1962 (age 66 years, 231
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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George Short Williams (1877-1961) —
also known as George S. Williams —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Ocean View, Sussex
County, Del., October
21, 1877.
Republican. Delaware
state treasurer, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1939-41; defeated, 1940;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del., November
22, 1961 (age 84 years, 32
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Albert Fawcett Polk (1869-1955) —
of Delaware.
Born in Frederica, Kent
County, Del., October
11, 1869.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1917-19.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
14, 1955 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Charles Fleming Richards (1846-1905) —
also known as Charles F. Richards —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, 1846.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1872
(delegation secretary).
Died in 1905
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Eli P. Pepper (1848-1939) —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born September
25, 1848.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 9th District,
1901-02.
Died, in Beebe Hospital,
Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., November
20, 1939 (age 91 years, 56
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of David Pepper and Naomi (Warrington) Pepper; married 1892 to Mary
Eugenia Burton. |
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memorial |
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Nutter David Marvel, Sr. (1902-1988) —
also known as Nutter D. Marvel —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., June 30,
1902.
Democrat. Oil supply
business; owner of
gas stations; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 9th District,
1949-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960;
member, Delaware Public Service Commission, 1961-73.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Shriners.
Famed for his collection of horsedrawn carriages, which participated
in parades and were displayed in his private museum.
Died, following a stroke,
in Beebe Hospital,
Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., July 22,
1988 (age 86 years, 22
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles H. Marvel and Martha Rebecca (Hopkins) Marvel; married to
Willie F. Barr. |
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memorial |
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St. Johnstown
Cemetery
Greenwood, Sussex County, Delaware
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Earle Dukes Willey (1889-1950) —
also known as Earle D. Willey —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, 1889.
Republican. Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1940; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1943-45; defeated, 1944;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1944.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in 1950
(age about
61 years).
Interment at St. Johnstown Cemetery.
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Ralph Emory Willey (1888-1951) —
also known as Ralph E. Willey —
of Greenwood, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Greenwood, Sussex
County, Del., December
21, 1888.
Democrat. Merchant;
insurance
business; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District,
1937-38.
Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Milford Memorial Hospital,
Milford, Sussex
County, Del., July 20,
1951 (age 62 years, 211
days).
Interment at St. Johnstown Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Nancy Russell. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Wilmington (Del.) Morning
News, December 12, 1936 |
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John Henry Annett (1903-1976) —
also known as John Annett —
of Staytonville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born December
15, 1903.
Republican. Merchant;
school and
charter bus contractor; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District,
1961-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1972.
Member, Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Suffered a heart
attack, and was dead on arrival at Milford Memorial Hospital,
Milford, Sussex
County, Del., August
26, 1976 (age 72 years, 255
days).
Interment at St. Johnstown Cemetery.
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Unknown
Location
Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware
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Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert (1833-1880) —
Born in 1833.
U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1869.
Died in 1880
(age about
47 years).
Interment somewhere.
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Laurel Hill
Cemetery
Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware
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Joshua Hopkins Marvil (1825-1895) —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., September
3, 1825.
Governor
of Delaware, 1895; died in office 1895.
Methodist.
English
and French
ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease and erysipelas,
in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., April 8,
1895 (age 69 years, 217
days).
Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Odd Fellows
Cemetery
Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware
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Howard Hamilton Dickerson (1884-1966) —
also known as Howard H. Dickerson —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in 1884.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 5th District,
1925-26; member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 3rd District, 1947-50; Delaware
state treasurer, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Grange.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died soon after, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital,
Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., October
20, 1966 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Levin Newton Dickerson and Levica Ann (Owens) Dickerson; married
to Mary Alice Phillips. |
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memorial |
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Manford Latimer Hudson (1924-2012) —
also known as Manford L. Hudson —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., April
14, 1924.
Republican. Farmer;
candidate for Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 4th District,
1950.
Church
of Christ.
Died, in Peninsula Regional Medical
Center, Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., September
23, 2012 (age 88 years, 162
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Old Methodist
Cemetery
Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware
Broad Creek
Episcopal Graveyard
Near Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware
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Nathaniel Mitchell (1753-1814) —
of Delaware.
Born near Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., 1753.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1787-88; Governor of
Delaware, 1805-08; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1808; member of Delaware
state senate, 1810-12.
Died in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., February
21, 1814 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Broad Creek Episcopal Graveyard.
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Bethel Methodist
Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware
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Eugene Donald Bookhammer (1918-2013) —
also known as Eugene D. Bookhammer —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Lingo Landing, Sussex
County, Del., June 14,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lumber mill
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1952,
1956,
1960
(alternate); member of Delaware
state senate, 1963-68 (Sussex County 5th District 1963-64, 18th
District 1965-68); Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1969-77.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., February
23, 2013 (age 94 years, 254
days).
Interment at Bethel Methodist Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hayes Bookhammer and Winifred Hopkins (Jenkins)
Bookhammer; married 1942 to Mary
Catherine 'Kitty' Williams. |
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memorial |
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H. Edward Maull Sr. (1914-1982) —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born January
3, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1968.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March
26, 1982 (age 68 years, 82
days).
Interment at Bethel Methodist Cemetery.
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Presbyterian
Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware
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Robert Griffith Houston (1867-1946) —
also known as Robert G. Houston —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Milton, Sussex
County, Del., October
13, 1867.
Republican. Candidate for Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County, 1892; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1925-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee); Independent Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1936.
Died in a hospital
at Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., January
29, 1946 (age 78 years, 108
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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John Wallace Houston (1814-1896) —
also known as John W. Houston —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Concord, Sussex
County, Del., May 4,
1814.
Secretary
of state of Delaware, 1841-45; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1845-51; state court judge
in Delaware, 1855.
Slaveowner.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., April
26, 1896 (age 81 years, 358
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Presbyterian
Church Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware
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David Hall (1752-1817) —
of Delaware.
Born January
4, 1752.
Lawyer;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Governor of
Delaware, 1802-05; common pleas court judge in Delaware, 1813-17.
Died September
18, 1817 (age 65 years, 257
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Ebe Walter Tunnell (1844-1917) —
also known as E. W. Tunnell —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Clarksville, Sussex
County, Del., December
31, 1844.
Democrat. Druggist; hardware
merchant; banker;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1871; Governor of
Delaware, 1897-1901; defeated, 1894.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
13, 1917 (age 72 years, 347
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Presbyterian
Churchyard
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware
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Elisha Dickerson Cullen (1799-1862) —
of Delaware.
Born in Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del., April
23, 1799.
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1855-57.
Slaveowner.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., February
8, 1862 (age 62 years, 291
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Churchyard.
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St. Peter's
Churchyard
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
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Daniel Rodney (1764-1846) —
of Delaware.
Born in Delaware, September
10, 1764.
Governor
of Delaware, 1814-17; received 4 electoral votes for
Vice-President, 1820;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1822-23; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1826-27.
Slaveowner.
Died September
2, 1846 (age 81 years, 357
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
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Samuel Paynter (1768-1845) —
of Delaware.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., August
24, 1768.
Member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County, 1807-08; Delaware
state treasurer, 1813-18; Governor of
Delaware, 1824-27.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
2, 1845 (age 77 years, 39
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
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Joseph Maull (1781-1846) —
of Delaware.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., September
6, 1781.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; physician;
Governor
of Delaware, 1846; died in office 1846.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., May 3,
1846 (age 64 years, 239
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
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Caleb Rodney (1767-1840) —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., April
29, 1767.
Merchant;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County, 1806-08; Governor of
Delaware, 1822-23.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., April
29, 1840 (age 73 years, 0
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
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Franklin Charles Maull (1844-1912) —
also known as Franklin C. Maull —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., March
15, 1844.
Merchant;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 5th District, 1899-1902.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
5, 1912 (age 68 years, 265
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
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George Clifton Maull (1888-1953) —
also known as G. Clifton Maull —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
27, 1888.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 5th District, 1931-34; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1932,
1948;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware.
Died May 20,
1953 (age 64 years, 144
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
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Henry Virden Lyons (1866-1945) —
also known as Harry V. Lyons —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., April 9,
1866.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 10th District,
1905-06, 1935-36; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(alternate), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Presidential
Elector for Delaware.
Died October
29, 1945 (age 79 years, 203
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
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Charles Henry Maull (1842-1925) —
also known as Charles H. Maull —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, April
16, 1842.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1888;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County, 1889-90.
Died, from chronic
cardiac disease, in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
13, 1925 (age 83 years, 241
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
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Cool Spring
Presbyterian Churchyard
State Route 247
Near Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware
Millsboro
Cemetery
Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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John James Williams (1904-1988) —
also known as John J. Williams —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., May 17,
1904.
Republican. Feed
business; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1947-70; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., January
11, 1988 (age 83 years, 239
days).
Interment at Millsboro Cemetery.
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Henry Aydelotte Houston (1847-1925) —
also known as Henry A. Houston —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Dagsboro, Sussex
County, Del., July 10,
1847.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1903-05.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., April 5,
1925 (age 77 years, 269
days).
Interment at Millsboro Cemetery.
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John Alvin Lingo (1843-1900) —
also known as John A. Lingo —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., June 11,
1843.
Farmer;
merchant;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County, 1889-90; Delaware
state auditor, 1899-1900; died in office 1900.
Died in Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del., January
26, 1900 (age 56 years, 229
days).
Interment at Millsboro Cemetery.
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Harvey Harrison Lawson (1890-1975) —
also known as Harvey H. Lawson —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del., May 10,
1890.
Republican. Carpenter;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District,
1943-44, 1949-52; member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 4th District, 1945-48; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Delaware.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Beebe Hospital,
Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del., March
17, 1975 (age 84 years, 311
days).
Interment at Millsboro Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry James Lawson and Annie E. (Coffin) Lawson; married to Blanch
May Phillips. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Bell Houston (1845-1907) —
also known as Charles B. Houston —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., December
30, 1845.
Democrat. Lumber
business; bank
director; director, Delaware, Maryland & Virginia Railroad;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County, 1891-94.
Died, from a kidney
ailment, in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., June 25,
1907 (age 61 years, 177
days).
Interment at Millsboro Cemetery.
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Archibald B. Lingo (1871-1912) —
also known as Archie B. Lingo —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born March 6,
1871.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 4th District, 1905-08.
Killed by accidental gunshot,
in Trinity, Sussex
County, Del., July 13,
1912 (age 41 years, 129
days).
Interment at Millsboro Cemetery.
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Rufus D. Lingo Jr. (1867-1923) —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, June 2,
1867.
Republican. Poultry
farmer; lumber and
timber business; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 6th District,
1903-06; bank
director.
Died, from interstitial
nephritis, in Dagsboro, Sussex
County, Del., May 11,
1923 (age 55 years, 343
days).
Interment at Millsboro Cemetery.
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John Alvin Lingo Jr. (1873-1925) —
also known as John A. Lingo —
of Rehoboth, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in 1873.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 10th District,
1925; died in office 1925.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Accidentally swallowed poisonous
Lysol disinfectant, and died en route to a hospital, in his doctor's
car,
near Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
14, 1925 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Millsboro Cemetery.
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Asher H. Lingo (1866-1938) —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, May, 1866.
Grocer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District,
1913-14.
Died in Delaware, 1938
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Millsboro Cemetery.
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Charles Dale Lingo (1884-1949) —
also known as Charles D. Lingo —
Born in Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del., June 16,
1884.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 6th District,
1915-16.
Died in Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del., March
24, 1949 (age 64 years, 281
days).
Interment at Millsboro Cemetery.
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Fred J. Brittingham (1894-1962) —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.; Gumboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., July 26,
1894.
Democrat. Feed
dealer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 6th District,
1951-52.
Methodist.
Died, in Maple Grove Convalescent
Home, Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del., February
5, 1962 (age 67 years, 194
days).
Interment at Millsboro Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Sylvester O. Brittingham and Mary Elizabeth (Andrews) Brittingham;
married to Ethel M. Parsons. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Carlton Leroy Lingo (1894-1980) —
also known as Carlton L. Lingo —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., January
31, 1894.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District,
1929-32.
Died in Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del., January
25, 1980 (age 85 years, 359
days).
Interment at Millsboro Cemetery.
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Methodist
Episcopal Cemetery
Milton, Sussex County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
here: |
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David Hazzard (1781-1864) —
of Milton, Sussex
County, Del.
Born May 18,
1781.
Whig. Governor of
Delaware, 1830-33; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Delaware, 1839 (Convention Vice-President).
Died July 18,
1864 (age 83 years, 61
days).
Interment at Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
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James Ponder (1819-1897) —
of Milton, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Milton, Sussex
County, Del., October
31, 1819.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1868;
Governor
of Delaware, 1871-75.
Methodist.
Died in Milton, Sussex
County, Del., November
5, 1897 (age 78 years, 5
days).
Interment at Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
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Mariners Bethel
United Methodist Church Cemetery
Ocean View, Sussex County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
here: |
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David Wilmer Steele (1899-1940) —
also known as David W. Steele —
of Ocean View, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., 1899.
Republican. Poultry
raiser; banker;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 4th District, 1937-40; died in
office 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
While fishing
off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, he and his wife were killed in
an explosion
and fire aboard their cruiser,
the Lure, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, October
7, 1940 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Mariners Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
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Old Ebenezer
Church M.E. Cemetery
Savannah Road
Quakertown, Sussex County, Delaware
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Roxana
Cemetery
Roxana, Sussex County, Delaware
Odd Fellows
Cemetery
Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
here: |
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William Franklin Allen (1883-1946) —
also known as William F. Allen; "Lovebird
Allen" —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., January
19, 1883.
Democrat. Telegrapher;
railway
station agent; fruit
and produce dealer; real estate
business; oil
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Delaware, 1920;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 2nd District, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1937-39; Liberal
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in a hospital
at Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., June 14,
1946 (age 63 years, 146
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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William B. Huston (1879-1948) —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born January
31, 1879.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Delaware, 1936;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 2nd District, 1941-44.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
11, 1948 (age 69 years, 193
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Jennings Hamilton Moore (1897-1969) —
also known as Jennings H. Moore —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., October
28, 1897.
Member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 2nd District, 1937-40; member of
Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 4th District,
1961-62.
Died in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., September
2, 1969 (age 71 years, 309
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Hamilton Moore and Orrellie James (Mills) Moore; married 1919 to Mary
Madelyn McCue. |
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memorial |
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Isaac S. Giles (1853-1933) —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, February
20, 1853.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928.
Died, from heart
disease, in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., September
7, 1933 (age 80 years, 199
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Charles Turpin Wheatley (1868-1933) —
also known as Charles T. Wheatley —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., January
20, 1868.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 4th District,
1923-24.
Died near Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., August
13, 1933 (age 65 years, 205
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Charlie Hitch Wheatley (1888-1953) —
also known as Charles H. Wheatley —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., November
12, 1888.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 3rd District,
1933-34.
Died in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., October
5, 1953 (age 64 years, 327
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Leon F. Trivits (1910-2009) —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Cannon, Sussex
County, Del., March
28, 1910.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District,
1951-52; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., October
16, 2009 (age 99 years, 202
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Ellsworth Trivits and Annie (Priestly) Trivits; married to
Ethel Short. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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St. Luke's
Episcopal Churchyard
Front Street
Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware
Founded 1838
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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William Henry Harrison Ross (1814-1887) —
also known as William H. H. Ross —
of West Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., June 2,
1814.
Democrat. Farmer; Governor of
Delaware, 1851-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1860.
Methodist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 29,
1887 (age 73 years, 27
days).
Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Edward Livingston Martin (1837-1897) —
also known as Edward L. Martin —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., March
29, 1837.
Democrat. Clerk, Delaware State Senate, 1863-65; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1864,
1872,
1876,
1880
(chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1884;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1879-83.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Grange.
Died in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., January
22, 1897 (age 59 years, 299
days).
Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Roy Allen Cannon (1910-1963) —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in 1910.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1959-60 (Sussex County
3rd District 1945-46, Sussex County 4th District 1959-60); member of
Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 2nd District, 1949-52; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1956,
1960
(alternate).
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., April 4,
1963 (age about 52
years).
Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Relatives: Son
of Bessie S. Cannon and John Roy Cannon; married to Mary Catherine
Ricards. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Selbyville
Redmens Cemetery
Selbyville, Sussex County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
here: |
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John Gillis Townsend Jr. (1871-1964) —
also known as John G. Townsend, Jr. —
of Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Bishopville, Worcester
County, Md., May 31,
1871.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 7th District,
1903-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1917-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Delaware; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1929-41; defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Eagles;
Junior
Order.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
10, 1964 (age 92 years, 315
days).
Interment at Selbyville Redmens Cemetery.
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Fred Pepper (1875-1953) —
of Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Fenwick Island, Sussex
County, Del., July 24,
1875.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 7th District,
1939-40.
Died in Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del., September
27, 1953 (age 78 years, 65
days).
Interment at Selbyville Redmens Cemetery.
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Oliphant Family
Cemetery
Whitesville, Sussex County, Delaware
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Elder Franklin LeCates (1876-1947) —
also known as E. Frank LeCates —
of Delmar, Sussex
County, Del.; Pocomoke City, Worcester
County, Md.; Milford, Sussex
County, Del.; Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delmar, Sussex
County, Del., May 31,
1876.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 5th District,
1911-12; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1924;
chair
of Sussex County Democratic Party, 1927-33.
Member, Grange.
Died in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., September
27, 1947 (age 71 years, 119
days).
Interment at Oliphant Family Cemetery.
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