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Muskingum County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Muskingum County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards New Concord New Concord Cemetery Zanesville Greenwood Cemetery Zanesville Mt. Olive Cemetery Zanesville St. Thomas' Cemetery Zanesville Woodlawn Cemetery Private or family graveyard Muskingum County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   George Jackson (1757-1831) — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (now W.Va.); Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Born in Cecil County, Md., January 9, 1757. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1785-91, 1794; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1795-97, 1799-1803 (3rd District 1795-97, at-large 1799-1803); member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1809-12. Died in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, May 17, 1831 (age 74 years, 128 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Father of John George Jackson and Edward Brake Jackson.   Political family: Jackson-Lee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page New Concord Cemetery New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   J. Knox Montgomery (d. 1931) — Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1908. Died in 1931. Interment at New Concord Cemetery. Greenwood Cemetery Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   Samuel Herrick (1779-1852) — of Ohio. Born in Amenia, Dutchess County, N.Y., April 14, 1779. Democrat. U.S. Attorney for Ohio, 1810-18, 1829-30; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1817-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Died June 4, 1852 (age 73 years, 51 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Alexander Harper (1786-1860) — of Ohio. Born near Belfast, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), February 5, 1786. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1820; state court judge in Ohio, 1822; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1837-39, 1843-47, 1851-53 (12th District 1837-39, 14th District 1843-47, 1851-53). Died December 1, 1860 (age 74 years, 300 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Robert Burns Brown (1844-1916) — also known as Robert B. Brown — of Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Born in New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio, October 2, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor and publisher; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1912; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Received the Medal of Honor in 1890 for actions at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863. Died in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, July 30, 1916 (age 71 years, 302 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Robert Burns   Relatives: Son of Alexander Brown and Margaret (Lorimer) Brown; married, May 18, 1887, to Evaline Waters.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Henry Clay Van Voorhis (1852-1927) — also known as H. Clay Van Voorhis — of Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Born in Licking Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, May 11, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1884, 1916; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1893-1905. Died December 12, 1927 (age 75 years, 215 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Henry Clay   Relatives: Son of Jane (Roberts) Van Voorhis and Daniel Van Voorhis (born c.1833); married, December 15, 1875, to Mary A. Brown; father of Daniel Van Voorhis (1878-1956; U.S. Army General).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Edward Ball (1811-1872) — of Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Born near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va., November 6, 1811. Farmer; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives from Muskingum County, 1845-49, 1868-71; U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1853-57. Methodist. Accidentally killed by a railroad train near Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, November 22, 1872 (age 61 years, 16 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Lee Ball and Sarah (Cassidy) Ball; married, January 8, 1840, to Margaret Garges.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Robert Mitchell (1778-1848) — of Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania, 1778. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1833-35. Died in 1848 (age about 70 years). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   David Chambers (1780-1864) — of Muskingum County, Ohio. Born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., November 25, 1780. Mayor of Zanesville, Ohio, 1810; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1814; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1821-23; member of Ohio state senate, 1843; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Muskingum County, 1850-51. Died in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, August 8, 1864 (age 83 years, 257 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Tom Van Horn Moorehead (1898-1979) — of Ohio. Born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, April 12, 1898. Republican. Mayor of Zanesville, Ohio, 1930; member of Ohio state senate, 1940; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1961-63. Died in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, October 21, 1979 (age 81 years, 192 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Mt. Olive Cemetery Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   Clara Trost Sheehy (d. 1960) — of Grandview Heights, Franklin County, Ohio. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1944. Female. Died January 5, 1960. Interment at Mt. Olive Cemetery. St. Thomas' Cemetery Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   John O'Neill (1822-1905) — of Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania, 1822. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1863-65; member of Ohio state senate, 1884-87. Died in 1905 (age about 83 years). Interment at St. Thomas' Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Woodlawn Cemetery Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   Hugh Judge Jewett (1817-1898) — also known as Hugh Jewett — of Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Harford County, Md., July 1, 1817. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate, 1853; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1855-56; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1855, 1868-69; railroad president; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1861; U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1873-74; defeated, 1860 (16th District), 1870 (7th District); resigned 1874; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1880. Died in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., March 6, 1898 (age 80 years, 248 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Jewett and Susannah (Judge) Jewett; brother of Joshua Husband Jewett; married 1840 to Sarah Jane Ellis; married 1853 to Sarah Guthrie.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Isaac Van Horne (1754-1834) — of Solebury, Bucks County, Pa.; Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Born in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pa., January 18, 1754. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; justice of the peace; Bucks County Coroner; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1796-97; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1801-05 (4th District 1801-03, 2nd District 1803-05); receiver of U.S. Land Office at Zanesville, Ohio, 1805-26. Died in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, February 2, 1834 (age 80 years, 15 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Dorothy Johns.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Milton Isaiah Southard (1836-1905) — also known as Milton I. Southard — of Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Born in Hanover, Licking County, Ohio, October 30, 1836. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1873-79. Died in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, May 4, 1905 (age 68 years, 186 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Harvey C. Smith (1874-1929) — of Ohio. Born in 1874. Secretary of state of Ohio, 1919-23. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, 1929 (age about 55 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

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