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Index to Locations
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Cumberland Hillcrest Cemetery
Cumberland Odd Fellows Cemetery
Cumberland Rose Hill Cemetery
Cumberland St. Patrick's Cemetery
Cumberland Sts. Peter and Paul
Cemetery
Frostburg Frostburg Memorial Park
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Allegany County, Maryland
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Joshua Fry (1699-1754) —
of Albemarle
County, Va.
Born in Crewkerne, Somerset, England,
1699.
Member of Virginia
House of Burgesses, 1740.
Surveyor and co-author with Peter Jefferson (Thomas
Jefferson's father) of a famous early map titled "Map of the Most
Inhabited part of Virginia, containing the whole province of Maryland
with Part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina." Upon his
death, the young George
Washington took command of Virginia's military forces.
Died, of injuries received in a fall from
his horse,
near Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., May 31,
1754 (age about 54
years).
Original interment somewhere; reinterment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
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Hillcrest
Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
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David John Lewis (1869-1952) —
also known as David J. Lewis —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Nuttals Bank, Centre
County, Pa., May 1,
1869.
Democrat. Coal miner;
lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1902-04; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1911-17, 1931-39;
defeated, 1908; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1916 (Democratic), 1922, 1938; member,
U.S. Tariff Commission, 1921.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., August
12, 1952 (age 83 years, 103
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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Odd Fellows
Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
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Patrick Hamill (1817-1895) —
of Maryland.
Born near Altamont, Allegany
County, Md., April
28, 1817.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1843-44; state court judge in Maryland,
1854-69; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1869-71.
Methodist.
Died in Oakland, Garrett
County, Md., January
15, 1895 (age 77 years, 262
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Rose Hill
Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
| Politicians buried
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George Louis Wellington (1852-1927) —
also known as George L. Wellington —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., January
28, 1852.
Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1888,
1896
(speaker),
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1895-97; member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1896; Maryland
Republican state chair, 1896-97; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1897-1903; defeated (Progressive), 1913.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., March
20, 1927 (age 75 years, 51
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Lloyd Lowndes Jr. (1845-1905) —
of Maryland.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
21, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1873-75; defeated,
1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1880;
Governor
of Maryland, 1896-1900.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., January
8, 1905 (age 59 years, 322
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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George Alexander Pearre (1860-1923) —
also known as George A. Pearre —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., July 16,
1860.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state senate from Anne Arundel County, 1890-92; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1899-1911; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1908.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., September
19, 1923 (age 63 years, 65
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Michael Cresap Sprigg (1791-1845) —
also known as Michael C. Sprigg —
of Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., July 1,
1791.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; member of
Maryland
state house of delegates, 1821-23, 1837, 1840-41, 1844; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1827-31.
Slaveowner.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., December
18, 1845 (age 54 years, 170
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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William McMahon McKaig (1845-1907) —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., July 29,
1845.
Democrat. Hotelier;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1878; member of Maryland
state senate, 1888; mayor
of Cumberland, Md., 1890; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1891-95.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., June 6,
1907 (age 61 years, 312
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Thomas Johns Perry (1807-1871) —
also known as Thomas J. Perry —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., February
17, 1807.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Allegany County, 1836; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1845-47; circuit judge
in Maryland, 1852-61, 1867-71; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867.
Slaveowner.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., June 27,
1871 (age 64 years, 130
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Henry William Hoffman (1825-1895) —
of Maryland.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., November
10, 1825.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1855-57; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1861-65; circuit judge in Maryland, 1883-95.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., July 28,
1895 (age 69 years, 260
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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John Humbird (1810-1888) —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland
County, Pa., April
23, 1810.
Mayor
of Cumberland, Md., 1860-61, 1866-69, 1874-76.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., June 5,
1888 (age 78 years, 43
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Joshua Fry (1699-1754) —
of Albemarle
County, Va.
Born in Crewkerne, Somerset, England,
1699.
Member of Virginia
House of Burgesses, 1740.
Surveyor and co-author with Peter Jefferson (Thomas
Jefferson's father) of a famous early map titled "Map of the Most
Inhabited part of Virginia, containing the whole province of Maryland
with Part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina." Upon his
death, the young George
Washington took command of Virginia's military forces.
Died, of injuries received in a fall from
his horse,
near Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., May 31,
1754 (age about 54
years).
Original interment somewhere in Allegany
County, Md.; reinterment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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William Bladen Lowndes (1875-1941) —
also known as W. Bladen Lowndes —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., November
25, 1875.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1924.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 30,
1941 (age 65 years, 186
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Lloyd Lowndes (1881-1963) —
also known as Elizabeth L. Lowndes —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Maryland, 1881.
Delegate
to Maryland convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.
Female.
Died November
4, 1963 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Hannah Parker Lowndes (1880-1970) —
also known as Hannah P. Lowndes; Hannah Parker Randall;
Mrs. W. Bladen Lowndes —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Ellicott City, Howard
County, Md.
Born in Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md., July 17,
1880.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1924; delegate
to Maryland convention to ratify 21st amendment 5th District,
1933.
Female.
Died, in College Manor nursing
home, Lutherville, Baltimore
County, Md., August
11, 1970 (age 90 years, 25
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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St. Patrick's
Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
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William Walsh (1828-1892) —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in County Kings (now County Offaly), Ireland,
May
11, 1828.
Democrat. Delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1875-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1884.
Catholic.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., May 17,
1892 (age 64 years, 6
days).
Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
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Sts. Peter and
Paul Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
| Politicians buried
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William Concannon Walsh (1890-1975) —
also known as William C. Walsh —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., April 2,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in
Maryland, 1921-26; chair of
Allegany County Democratic Party, 1922-24; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1964;
Maryland state insurance commissioner, 1931-35; Maryland
state attorney general, 1938-45; member board of directors,
Allegany Hospital.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., June 17,
1975 (age 85 years, 76
days).
Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of William Edward Walsh and Mary C. (Concannon) Walsh; married, June 1,
1929, to Sarah Elizabeth Nee; grandson of William
Walsh. |
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Thomas B. Finan (1914-1972) —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., June 30,
1914.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1956,
1964;
Maryland
state attorney general, 1961-66; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1966.
Catholic.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., May 6,
1972 (age 57 years, 311
days).
Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas B. Finan and Mary M. (Dolan) Finan; married to Isabel Jean
North. |
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Frostburg
Memorial Park
Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland
| Politicians buried
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James Glenn Beall (1894-1971) —
also known as J. Glenn Beall —
of Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., June 5,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
and real
estate business; member of Maryland
state senate, 1931-34; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1936,
1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956,
1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1943-53; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1953-65; defeated, 1964; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967.
Episcopalian.
Died in Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., January
14, 1971 (age 76 years, 223
days).
Interment at Frostburg Memorial Park.
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John Glenn Beall Jr. (1927-2006) —
also known as J. Glenn Beall, Jr. —
of Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., June 19,
1927.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-68; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1969-71; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1971-77; defeated, 1976; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March
24, 2006 (age 78 years, 278
days).
Interment at Frostburg Memorial Park.
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