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Highland County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Highland County

Index to Locations Hulitt Cemetery Greenfield Greenfield Cemetery Highland Highland Cemetery Hillsboro Hillsboro Cemetery New Market Presbyterian Cemetery Sinking Spring Byrd Cemetery Hulitt Cemetery Highland County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   John Wesley Upp (1831-1903) — also known as John W. Upp — of Highland County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, February 17, 1831. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; People's candidate for Ohio state house of representatives from Highland County, 1897. Died March 13, 1903 (age 72 years, 24 days). Interment at Hulitt Cemetery.   Presumably named for: John Wesley   Relatives: Son of Susannah (Ault) Upp and Nicholas Upp; married, February 17, 1859, to Orpha W. Spargur.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Greenfield Cemetery Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   Henry Luther Dickey (1832-1910) — of Ohio. Born in South Salem, Ross County, Ohio, October 29, 1832. Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1870; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1877-81 (7th District 1877-79, 11th District 1879-81). Died in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio, May 23, 1910 (age 77 years, 206 days). Interment at Greenfield Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Highland Cemetery Highland, Highland County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   James Gould Polk (1896-1959) — also known as James G. Polk — of Highland, Highland County, Ohio. Born in Penn Township, Highland County, Ohio, October 6, 1896. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1931-41, 1949-59; died in office 1959. Died in the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., April 28, 1959 (age 62 years, 204 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Hillsboro Cemetery Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   Allen Trimble (1783-1870) — of Ohio. Born in Augusta County, Va., November 24, 1783. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1816-17; member of Ohio state senate, 1818-26; Governor of Ohio, 1822, 1826-30; defeated, 1822, 1824, 1855. Died February 3, 1870 (age 86 years, 71 days). Interment at Hillsboro Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother of William Allen Trimble.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Joseph Jefferson McDowell (1800-1877) — of Ohio. Born in Burke County (part now in McDowell County), N.C., November 13, 1800. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1832; member of Ohio state senate, 1833; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1843-47. Died January 17, 1877 (age 76 years, 65 days). Interment at Hillsboro Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Joseph McDowell Jr..   Political family: McDowell family of McDowell County, North Carolina.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Armstrong Smith (1814-1892) — also known as John A. Smith — of Highland County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1814. Republican. Delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Highland County, 1850-51; member of Ohio state legislature, 1850; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1869-73; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Highland County, 1873. Died in 1892 (age about 78 years). Interment at Hillsboro Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Jacob Joseph Pugsley (1838-1920) — also known as Jacob J. Pugsley — of Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. Born in New York, 1838. Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1870; U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1887-91. Died in 1920 (age about 82 years). Interment at Hillsboro Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Wilbur McKee White (1890-1973) — also known as Wilbur M. White — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born near Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, February 22, 1890. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1931-33; defeated, 1932, 1940. Died in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, December 31, 1973 (age 83 years, 312 days). Interment at Hillsboro Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Mills Barrere (1800-1880) — also known as John M. Barrere — of New Market, Highland County, Ohio. Born in Fleming County, Ky., July 11, 1800. Republican. Member of Ohio state senate 6th District, 1854-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1860. Died in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, July 30, 1880 (age 80 years, 19 days). Interment at Hillsboro Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Washington Barrere and Abigail (Mills) Barrere; brother of Nelson Barrere; married, July 30, 1822, to Margaret Morrow; father of Granville Barrere (1829-1889); grandfather of Granville Barrere (1878-1954).   Political family: Barrere family of Hillsboro and New Market, Ohio.   George Buckingham Beecher (1841-1925) — also known as George B. Beecher — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. Born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, September 7, 1841. Republican. Minister; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1876. Presbyterian. Died in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, April 1, 1925 (age 83 years, 206 days). Interment at Hillsboro Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Beecher and Sarah Sturges (Buckingham) Beecher; married, November 20, 1873, to Ann Price 'Nannie' O'Hara; nephew of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher; second cousin thrice removed of Jonathan Elmer, Ebenezer Elmer and Eli Elmer; second cousin four times removed of Erastus Wolcott and Oliver Wolcott Sr.; third cousin once removed of Leveret Brainard; third cousin twice removed of Amaziah Brainard and Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer; third cousin thrice removed of Oliver Wolcott Jr., Roger Griswold, John Allen and Frederick Wolcott; fourth cousin once removed of Ambrose Tuttle, Joseph H. Elmer, George Frederick Stone, Walter Keene Linscott, Sidney Smythe Linscott and Frances Payne Bolton.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York; Bolton-Whitney-Brainard-Wolcott family of Ohio and New York; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Granville Barrere (1878-1954) — of Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. Born in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, September 10, 1878. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936. Died in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, February 21, 1954 (age 75 years, 164 days). Interment at Hillsboro Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Washington Barrere and Armida Jane 'Jennie' (Brown) Barrere; married to Sara Larkin Walker; nephew of Granville Barrere (1829-1889); grandson of John Mills Barrere; grandnephew of Nelson Barrere.   Political family: Barrere family of Hillsboro and New Market, Ohio.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Presbyterian Cemetery New Market, Highland County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   Nelson Barrere (1808-1883) — of Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. Born in New Market, Highland County, Ohio, April 1, 1808. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1837-38; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1851-53; defeated, 1852 (Whig), 1868 (Democratic); Whig candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1853. Died in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, August 20, 1883 (age 75 years, 141 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Washington Barrere and Abigail (Mills) Barrere; brother of John Mills Barrere; uncle of Granville Barrere (1829-1889); granduncle of Granville Barrere (1878-1954).   Political family: Barrere family of Hillsboro and New Market, Ohio.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail Byrd Cemetery Sinking Spring, Highland County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   Charles Willing Byrd (1770-1828) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Charles City County, Va., July 26, 1770. Lawyer; secretary of Northwest Territory, 1800-03; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County, 1802; Governor of Northwest Territory, 1802-03; U.S. District Judge for Ohio, 1803-28; died in office 1828. Died in Sinking Spring, Highland County, Ohio, August 25, 1828 (age 58 years, 30 days). Interment at Byrd Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Evelyn Byrd and Mary Shippen (Willing) Byrd; married, April 6, 1797, to Sarah Waters Meade; married, October 8, 1818, to Hannah Miles; nephew of Thomas Willing; grandson of Charles Willing; grandnephew of Edward Shippen (1703-1781) and William Shippen; great-granduncle of Connally Findlay Trigg and Richard Evelyn Byrd; second great-grandson of Edward Shippen (1639-1712); second great-granduncle of Harry Flood Byrd; third great-granduncle of Harry Flood Byrd Jr.; first cousin once removed of Edward Shippen (1729-1806) and John Brown Francis; first cousin twice removed of Edward Overton Jr.; first cousin thrice removed of James Rieman Macfarlane and Francis Fisher Kane; first cousin five times removed of William Welby Beverley; second cousin once removed of Edward Shippen (1823-1904); second cousin twice removed of Bertha Shippen Irving; second cousin thrice removed of Edmund Pendleton; second cousin five times removed of William Bradley Umstead and Angier Biddle Duke; third cousin twice removed of John Penn, John Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of James Madison, William Taylor Madison, Philip Clayton Pendleton, Zachary Taylor, Edmund Henry Pendleton and Nathanael Greene Pendleton.   Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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