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Index to Locations Concord Township Barbee Cemetery Covington Highland Cemetery Lost Creek Lost Creek Baptist Cemetery Piqua Forest Hill Cemetery Tipp City Maple Hill Cemetery Troy Riverside Cemetery Troy Rose Hill Cemetery Barbee Cemetery Concord Township, Miami County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   William Barbee — also known as Billy Barbee — of Miami County, Ohio. Delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Miami County, 1850-51. Interment at Barbee Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Highland Cemetery Covington, Miami County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   Alva Curtis Cable (1849-1908) — also known as A. C. Cable — of Covington, Miami County, Ohio. Born in Pleasant Hill, Miami County, Ohio, March 19, 1849. Democrat. Banker; member of Ohio state senate 12th District, 1884. Died in Covington, Miami County, Ohio, November 1, 1908 (age 59 years, 227 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Rowland Ellis Cable and Elizabeth (Hill) Cable; married, June 5, 1879, to Elizabeth Estella Shuman; second cousin once removed of Joseph Henry Ake.   Political family: Ake family of Canton, Ohio.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Lost Creek Baptist Cemetery Lost Creek, Miami County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   John Wilson (1739-1823) — of Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in New Jersey, 1739. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County, 1802; candidate for Ohio state legislature, 1802. Died in 1823 (age about 84 years). Interment at Lost Creek Baptist Cemetery. Forest Hill Cemetery Piqua, Miami County, Ohio Founded 1868 Politicians buried here:   John Franklin McKinney (1827-1903) — of Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1827. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1863-65, 1871-73. Died in 1903 (age about 76 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Joseph Walker McCorkle (1819-1884) — also known as Joseph W. McCorkle; J. W. McCorkle — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; Sutter County, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev.; Washington, D.C. Born in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, June 24, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Dayton, Ohio, 1845-49; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California state assembly 14th District, 1851-52; U.S. Representative from California 2nd District, 1851-53. Engaged in a duel with U.S. Senator W. M. Gwin, June 1, 1853; there were no injuries. Died in Branchville, Prince George's County, Md., March 18, 1884 (age 64 years, 268 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Godwin Volney Dorsey (b. 1812) — also known as G. Volney Dorsey — of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. Born in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, November 17, 1812. Physician; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Miami County, 1850-51; Democratic candidate for Ohio auditor of state, 1857, 1859; Ohio treasurer of state, 1862-65; Ohio Republican state chair, 1863-64; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Miami County, 1873. Member, Freemasons. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Maxwell Dorsey; married 1837 to N. M. McCorkle; married 1856 to Laura P. Morrow.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Wilson Wood III (1878-1954) — also known as William W. Wood III — of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, March 19, 1878. Republican. Tool manufacturer; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916, 1920 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; delegate to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Sons of the American Revolution. Died, in the Miami Heart Institute hospital, Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., February 18, 1954 (age 75 years, 336 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Harley Kirk Wood; married to Aileen Boal. Maple Hill Cemetery Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   Abraham Reuben Garver (1860-1944) — of Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio. Born in Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio, December 20, 1860. Republican. Member of Ohio state senate, 1915-17. Methodist. German ancestry. Owned the Garver Furniture Factory in Tipp City, Ohio. Died, of pneumonia, in Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio, October 30, 1944 (age 83 years, 315 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Granduncle of George G. Garver. Riverside Cemetery Troy, Miami County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   Thomas Barton Kyle (1856-1915) — also known as Thomas B. Kyle — of Troy, Miami County, Ohio. Born in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, March 10, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; Miami County Prosecuting Attorney, 1891; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896; mayor of Troy, Ohio, 1890; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1901-05. Died in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, August 13, 1915 (age 59 years, 156 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Barton Samuel Kyle and Margaret Jane 'Maggie' (McNabb) Kyle; married, December 26, 1883, to Letitia Eva 'Lettie' Benedict.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Elihu Stephen Williams (1835-1903) — also known as Elihu S. Williams — of New Middleton, Smith County, Tenn.; Troy, Miami County, Ohio. Born in New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio, January 24, 1835. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1867-69; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1887-91; newspaper editor. Died in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, December 1, 1903 (age 68 years, 311 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Henry Williams and Elisabeth (Pettigrew) Williams; married, May 31, 1866, to Alice Gordon.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Martin Kissinger Gantz (1862-1916) — of Troy, Miami County, Ohio. Born in Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio, January 28, 1862. Democrat. Mayor of Troy, Ohio, 1889; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1891-93; defeated, 1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1908. Died in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, February 10, 1916 (age 54 years, 13 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John A. McCurdy (1841-1925) — of Miami County, Ohio. Born in Staunton Township, Miami County, Ohio, March 26, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio state house of representatives from Miami County, 1897. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Junior Order. Died, of cardiac decompensation, in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, August 26, 1925 (age 84 years, 153 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery. Rose Hill Cemetery Troy, Miami County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   Barton Samuel Kyle (1825-1862) — also known as Barton S. Kyle — of Troy, Miami County, Ohio. Born in Miami County, Ohio, April 7, 1825. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856; served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Member, Freemasons. Killed at the battle of Shiloh, Hardin County, Tenn., April 6, 1862 (age 36 years, 364 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Thomas Kyle and Mary Kay (Bell) Kyle; married, May 8, 1851, to Margaret Jane McNabb; father of Thomas Barton Kyle.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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