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Index to Locations
Private or family graveyards
Ashland Ashland Cemetery
Ashland Rose Hill Burial Park
Catlettsburg Boyd County Courthouse
Grounds
Catlettsburg Catlettsburg Cemetery
Private or family
graveyard
Boyd County, Kentucky
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William Boggs Whitt (1867-1926) —
also known as William B. Whitt —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Carter
County, Ky., September
17, 1867.
Democrat. Grocer;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1910; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1926; died in office 1926.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., December
19, 1926 (age 59 years, 93
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Ashland
Cemetery
1958 Belmont Street
Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Ben Mitchell Williamson (1864-1941) —
also known as Ben Williamson —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Pike
County, Ky., October
16, 1864.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1930-31.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 23,
1941 (age 76 years, 250
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Ashland Cemetery.
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Laban Theodore Moore (1829-1892) —
also known as Laban T. Moore —
of Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky.
Born in Wayne
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
13, 1829.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1859-61; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1860.
Slaveowner.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Catlettsburg, Boyd
County, Ky., November
9, 1892 (age 63 years, 301
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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William Wirt Culbertson (1835-1911) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born near Lewistown, Mifflin
County, Pa., September
22, 1835.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1870; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1873; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1876,
1880,
1884;
mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1882-83; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1883-85.
Died in Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio, October
31, 1911 (age 76 years, 39
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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Henry Bishop Brodess (1830-1881) —
also known as H. B. Brodess —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Baltimore
County, Md., 1830.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1860;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1876-81; died in office 1881.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., October
20, 1881 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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William Monroe Salisbury (1865-1928) —
also known as W. M. Salisbury —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Carter
County, Ky., December
25, 1865.
Physician;
mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1914-17, 1921-25.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., February
25, 1928 (age 62 years, 62
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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William Arthur Ginn (1859-1932) —
also known as William A. Ginn; W. A. Ginn —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Mercer
County, Ill., April
15, 1859.
Mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1897-1905, 1913-14.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., August
5, 1932 (age 73 years, 112
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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Albert Harrison Moore (1869-1913) —
also known as Albert H. Moore —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in 1869.
Physician;
mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1910-13; died in office 1913.
Member, American Medical
Association.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., September
26, 1913 (age about 44
years).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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William C. Simpson (1888-1965) —
also known as Will C. Simpson —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born March
25, 1888.
Republican. Mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1936-39, 1948-51.
Died November
25, 1965 (age 77 years, 245
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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David Aronberg (1893-1967) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Manchester, England,
April
3, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
real
estate business; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1952-55, 1960-64.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., February
11, 1967 (age 73 years, 314
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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Edgar Browne Hager (1868-1935) —
also known as Edgar B. Hager —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Paintsville, Johnson
County, Ky., December
7, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1932-35; died in office 1935.
Methodist.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., December
19, 1935 (age 67 years, 12
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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John Means (1829-1910) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in West Union, Adams
County, Ohio, September
21, 1829.
Republican. Banker; ferry boat
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1874; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1881-82.
Presbyterian.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., February
14, 1910 (age 80 years, 146
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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Thomas Russell (1826-1905) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Scotland,
1826.
Mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1883-86.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in January, 1905
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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David A. Fisher (1840-1911) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Clearfield
County, Pa., August
14, 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
operator; ice
business; builder;
livery
stable owner; railway
conductor; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1889-92.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., January
19, 1911 (age 70 years, 158
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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Thomas S. Newman (1851-1916) —
also known as Tom Newman —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Spencer
County, Ky., February, 1851.
Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1894-97.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., 1916
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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Clyde Roland Levi (1884-1960) —
also known as Clyde Levi —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., October
9, 1884.
Republican. Mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1944-47.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., September
7, 1960 (age 75 years, 334
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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Henderson Richardson Dysard (1875-1960) —
also known as H. R. Dysard —
of Carter
County, Ky.; Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Carter
County, Ky., October
2, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Carter
County Judge, 1902-05; Carter
County Attorney, 1906-09; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1917-21.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., May 6,
1960 (age 84 years, 217
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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Henry Davis Shanklin (1889-1961) —
also known as Henry Shanklin —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Winchester, Clark
County, Ky., February
19, 1889.
Democrat. Mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1940-43.
Died in Boyd
County, Ky., February
12, 1961 (age 71 years, 359
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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Charles Henry Gartrell (1914-1988) —
also known as Charles H. Gartrell —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., July 28,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1947; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952
(alternate); mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1968-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., July 3,
1988 (age 73 years, 341
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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William Henry Harrison Eba (1831-1911) —
also known as W. H. H. Eba —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Lebanon, Lebanon
County, Pa., November
5, 1831.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1883.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., August
31, 1911 (age 79 years, 299
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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Charles F. Weaver (1858-1932) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind., March
10, 1858.
Republican. Machine shop
operator; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1904;
mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1927.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, while also suffering from chronic
interstital nephritis, in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., October
21, 1932 (age 74 years, 225
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Ashland Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Le Fever Weaver and Avtyra (Davis) Weaver; married to Belle
Coles. |
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article |
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William M. Nicholson (1876-1943) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., March
28, 1876.
Plumber;
mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1925.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., January
10, 1943 (age 66 years, 288
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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Ernest Edgar Ramey (1891-1972) —
also known as Ernest E. Ramey —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Carter
County, Ky., January
1, 1891.
Mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1926-27.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., February
21, 1972 (age 81 years, 51
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Ramey and Ella Lee (Kibbey) Ramey; married to Effie
Farley. |
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memorial |
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Ronald B. Halleck (d. 1995) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1968;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1968-72; Kentucky
railroad commissioner, 1972-74; candidate for Kentucky
state senate 25th District, 1975; candidate for Kentucky
auditor of public accounts, 1983.
Died October
23, 1995.
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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George Philip Ellison (d. 1984) —
also known as George P. Ellison —
of Kentucky.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1932.
Died April
11, 1984.
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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Allan N. Cisco (1866-1955) —
of West Liberty, Morgan
County, Ky.
Born in Morgan
County, Ky., 1866.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1908.
Died in Boyd
County, Ky., September
27, 1955 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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John Thomas Diederich (d. 1974) —
also known as John T. Diederich —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1972
(alternate); Kentucky
Republican state chair, 1955.
Died September
10, 1974.
Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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Rose Hill Burial
Park
Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky
Boyd County
Courthouse Grounds
Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky
| Politicians who have
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John Milton Elliott (1820-1879) —
also known as John M. Elliott —
of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Born in Scott
County, Va., May 20,
1820.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1847, 1860-61; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1853-59; Delegate
from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; circuit judge
in Kentucky, 1868-74; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1876-79; died in office 1879.
Expelled
from the Kentucky legislature in 1861 for supporting
the Confederacy.
Slaveowner.
Shot
and killed by
Col. Thomas Buford, in front of the ladies' entrance to the Capitol
Hotel,
in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March
26, 1879 (age 58 years, 310
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.; statue at Boyd County Courthouse
Grounds.
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Catlettsburg
Cemetery
Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky
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George Brown Martin (1876-1945) —
of Catlettsburg, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky., August
18, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
general counsel and director, Big Sandy and Kentucky River Railway;
director, Standard Elkhorn Coal
Company; director, Clay Gunnell Shoe
Company; Boyd
County Judge, 1904; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1918-19; defeated, 1932; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1945
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Catlettsburg Cemetery.
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