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Worcester County
Maryland

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Worcester County

Index to Locations Dale Cemetery Berlin St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard Snow Hill All Hallows Cemetery Snow Hill Makemie Memorial Cemetery Dale Cemetery Worcester County, Maryland Politicians buried here:   Nutter Jerome Wimbrow (1867-1957) — also known as N. Jerome Wimbrow — of Whaleyville, Worcester County, Md. Born in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md., October 5, 1867. Republican. Merchant; sawmill business; banker; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1916-18; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920, 1936. Died in Whaleyville, Worcester County, Md., September 15, 1957 (age 89 years, 345 days). Interment at Dale Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland Politicians buried here:   John Selby Spence (1788-1840) — also known as John S. Spence — of Poplartown (now Ironshire), Worcester County, Md.; Berlin, Worcester County, Md. Born near Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., February 29, 1788. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1819-21, 1830; U.S. Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1823-25, 1831-33; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1836-40; died in office 1840. Slaveowner. Died near Berlin, Worcester County, Md., October 24, 1840 (age 52 years, 239 days). Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.   Relatives: Uncle of Thomas Ara Spence.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page All Hallows Cemetery Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland Politicians buried here:   George Washington Covington (1838-1911) — also known as George W. Covington — of Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md. Born in Berlin, Worcester County, Md., September 12, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; attorney for Pennsylvania Railroad; director, Delaware Railway Company; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1881-85. Presbyterian. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 6, 1911 (age 72 years, 206 days). Interment at All Hallows Cemetery.   Presumably named for: George Washington   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Thomas Francis Johnson (1909-1988) — also known as Thomas F. Johnson — of Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md. Born in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., June 26, 1909. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1936, 1940 (alternate); member of Maryland state senate, 1939-50; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1959-63; defeated, 1950. Episcopalian. Convicted of conspiracy and conflict of interest, 1968. Died in Seaford, Sussex County, Del., February 1, 1988 (age 78 years, 220 days). Interment at All Hallows Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Makemie Memorial Cemetery Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland Politicians buried here:   John Walter Smith (1845-1925) — of Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md. Born in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., February 5, 1845. Democrat. Lumber business; banker; member of Maryland state senate, 1890-98; Maryland Democratic state chair, 1895; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1899-1900; Governor of Maryland, 1900-04; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1900, 1904, 1912 (speaker), 1916; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1908-21; defeated, 1920; member of Democratic National Committee from Maryland, 1920-21. Presbyterian. Died April 19, 1925 (age 80 years, 73 days). Interment at Makemie Memorial Cemetery.   Relatives: Adoptive son of Ephraim King Wilson; son of John Walter Smith and Charlotte (Whittington) Smith; married 1869 to Mary Frances Richardson.   Political family: Wilson #2 family of Snow Hill, Maryland.   Cross-reference: Samuel K. Dennis   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   Ephraim King Wilson (1821-1891) — also known as Ephraim K. Wilson — of Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md. Born in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., December 22, 1821. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1847; Democratic Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1852 (voted for Franklin Pierce and William R. King); U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1873-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1876; circuit judge in Maryland, 1878-85; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1885-91; died in office 1891. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., February 24, 1891 (age 69 years, 64 days). Interment at Makemie Memorial Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Ephraim King Wilson (1771-1834) and Ann (Gunby) Wilson; brother of William Sydney Wilson; married 1853 to Mary Ann Dickerson; married 1869 to Julia Ann Knox; adoptive father of John Walter Smith.   Political family: Wilson #2 family of Snow Hill, Maryland.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Ephraim King Wilson (1771-1834) — also known as Ephraim K. Wilson — of Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md. Born near Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., September 15, 1771. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1794, 1796-98, 1800, 1802-03, 1808-15, 1817-18, 1820; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1804; U.S. Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1827-31. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., January 2, 1834 (age 62 years, 109 days). Interment at Makemie Memorial Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Ann Gunby; father of William Sydney Wilson and Ephraim King Wilson (1821-1891).   Political family: Wilson #2 family of Snow Hill, Maryland.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Ara Spence (1810-1877) — also known as Thomas A. Spence — of Maryland. Born near Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., February 20, 1810. Whig. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1835-36, 1838-39; Whig Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1840 (voted for William Henry Harrison and John Tyler); U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1843-45; circuit judge in Maryland, 1855-65, 1866-67. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., November 10, 1877 (age 67 years, 263 days). Interment at Makemie Memorial Cemetery.   Relatives: Nephew of John Selby Spence.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Rankin Franklin (1820-1878) — also known as John R. Franklin — of Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md. Born near Berlin, Worcester County, Md., May 6, 1820. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1843, 1849; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1853-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1864 (member, Credentials Committee); circuit judge in Maryland, 1867-78; died in office 1878. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., January 11, 1878 (age 57 years, 250 days). Interment at Makemie Memorial Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Anne Duffield.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Sydney Wilson (1816-1862) — of Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Miss. Born in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., November 7, 1816. Democrat. Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1858-59, 1860-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1860; Delegate from Mississippi to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Mortally wounded at the battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, and died in Sharpsburg, Washington County, Md., November 3, 1862 (age 45 years, 361 days). Interment at Makemie Memorial Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Ephraim King Wilson (1771-1834); brother of Ephraim King Wilson (1821-1891).   Political family: Wilson #2 family of Snow Hill, Maryland.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   George Martin Upshur (1847-1924) — also known as George M. Upshur — of Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md. Born in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., December 14, 1847. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1892. Died in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., May 26, 1924 (age 76 years, 164 days). Interment at Makemie Memorial Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Martin Upshur (1817-1877) and Priscilla Ann (Townsend) Upshur; married to Sarah Emeline 'Emma' (Franklin) Franklin; first cousin twice removed of Littleton Upshur; second cousin once removed of Abel Parker Upshur.   Political family: Upshur family of Virginia.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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