Index to Locations
Wooster Oak Hill Cemetery
Wooster Wooster Cemetery
Oak Hill
Cemetery
Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio
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George Bliss (1813-1868) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio; Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Jericho, Chittenden
County, Vt., January
1, 1813.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Ohio, 1850; mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1850; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1853-55, 1863-65 (18th District
1853-55, 14th District 1863-65).
Died in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, October
24, 1868 (age 55 years, 297
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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John Sloane (1779-1856) —
of Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., 1779.
Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1803-05, 1807; served in the U.S.
Army during the War of 1812; receiver
of U.S. Land Office at Wooster, Ohio, 1816; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1819-29 (6th District 1819-23, 12th
District 1823-29); secretary
of state of Ohio, 1841-44.
Died in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, May 15,
1856 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Benjamin Jones (1787-1861) —
of Ohio.
Born in Winchester,
Va., April
13, 1787.
Democrat. State court judge in Ohio, 1815; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1821; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio; member of Ohio
state senate, 1829; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1833-37 (19th District 1833-35, 18th
District 1835-37).
Died April
24, 1861 (age 74 years, 11
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Wooster
Cemetery
Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio
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John McSweeney (1890-1969) —
of Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, December
19, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1923-29, 1937-39, 1949-51 (16th
District 1923-29, at-large 1937-39, 16th District 1949-51); defeated,
1920 (16th District), 1938 (at-large), 1950 (16th District);
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1940; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,
1960,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, December
13, 1969 (age 78 years, 359
days).
Interment at Wooster Cemetery.
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Addison S. McClure (1839-1903) —
of Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, October
10, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868,
1876;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1881-83, 1895-97 (18th District
1881-83, 17th District 1895-97).
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, April
17, 1903 (age 63 years, 189
days).
Interment at Wooster Cemetery.
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Martin Luther Smyser (1851-1908) —
also known as Martin L. Smyser —
of Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Plaine Township, Wayne
County, Ohio, April 3,
1851.
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1889-91, 1905-07 (20th District
1889-91, 17th District 1905-07); defeated (Republican), 1906; circuit
judge in Ohio 5th Circuit, 1898; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1904.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, May 6,
1908 (age 57 years, 33
days).
Interment at Wooster Cemetery.
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Cyrus Spink (1793-1859) —
of Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., March
24, 1793.
Register
of U.S. Land Office at Wooster, Ohio, 1825-27; member of Ohio
state legislature, 1830; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1859; died in office 1859.
Died in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, May 31,
1859 (age 66 years, 68
days).
Interment at Wooster Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Martin Welker (1819-1902) —
of Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Ohio, 1819.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1858-60; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1865-71.
Died March
16, 1902 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Wooster Cemetery.
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Reasin Beall (1769-1843) —
of Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Montgomery
County, Md., December
3, 1769.
Whig. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1813-14; register
of U.S. Land Office at Wooster, Ohio, 1816-23; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Died in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, February
20, 1843 (age 73 years, 79
days).
Interment at Wooster Cemetery.
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Lewis Philip Ohliger (1843-1923) —
also known as Lewis P. Ohliger —
of Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio.
Born in Rheinpfalz, Germany,
January
3, 1843.
Democrat. Wholesale
druggist; grocer; Wayne
County Treasurer, 1875-79; trustee, Wooster and Lodi Railway;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1892-93.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., January
9, 1923 (age 80 years, 6
days).
Interment at Wooster Cemetery.
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