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Index to Locations
Adamsville Rocky Glen Cemetery
Blooming Valley Blooming Valley
Cemetery
Conneaut Lake Lakeview Cemetery
Conneautville Conneautville
Cemetery
Linesville Penn Line Cemetery
Meadville Greendale Cemetery
Meadville Old Meadville Cemetery
(now gone)
Titusville Woodlawn Cemetery
Union Township St. John's Cemetery
Rocky Glen
Cemetery
Adamsville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Blooming Valley
Cemetery
Blooming Valley, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
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Robert Budd Dwyer (1939-1987) —
also known as R. Budd Dwyer —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., November
21, 1939.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1965-70; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1971-81; resigned 1981; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1981-87; died in office 1987.
Baptist.
Member, National
Education Association; Eagles;
Theta
Chi; Jaycees.
Convicted
in December 1986 of bribery
and conspiracy in federal court.
About to be sentenced,
and widely expected to resign from office, he called a press
conference; there, in front of spectators and television cameras,
he insisted he was not guilty, and then shot and
killed
himself, in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., January
22, 1987 (age 47 years, 62
days).
Interment at Blooming Valley Cemetery.
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Lakeview
Cemetery
Conneaut Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
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Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) —
also known as Carroll D. Kearns —
of Farrell, Mercer
County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, May 7,
1900.
Republican. Concert
musician; orchestral
conductor; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53,
24th District 1953-63); defeated in primary, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions;
Phi
Mu Alpha.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 11,
1976 (age 76 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Conneautville
Cemetery
Conneautville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Penn Line
Cemetery
Phelps Road
Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Judson B. Phelps (1836-1906) —
of Conneaut, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
12, 1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dairy farmer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1897-98.
Died June 16,
1906 (age 69 years, 186
days).
Interment at Penn Line Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Sarah (Greenfield) Phelps and Benjamin Phelps; married, February
22, 1866, to Lucy Allen; second cousin twice removed of Noyes
Barber; second cousin thrice removed of Waightstill
Avery; third cousin once removed of William
Whiting Boardman, Edwin
Barber Morgan and Christopher
Morgan; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Trumbull and Lancelot
Phelps; third cousin thrice removed of Noah
Phelps, Augustus
Seymour Porter and Peter
Buell Porter; fourth cousin of Calvin
Tilden Hulburd and Erskine
Mason Phelps; fourth cousin once removed of Charles
Wentworth Upham, Lorenzo
Burrows, George
Smith Catlin, Henry
Titus Backus, Lyman
Trumbull, William
Waigstill Avery, James
Phelps, Mabel
Thorp Boardman and Spencer
Gale Frink. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Greendale
Cemetery
700 Randolph Street
Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1852
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Solomon Newton Pettis (1827-1900) —
also known as S. Newton Pettis —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Lenox, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, October
10, 1827.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860;
justice
of Colorado territorial supreme court, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1868-69; U.S.
Minister to Bolivia, 1878-79.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., September
18, 1900 (age 72 years, 343
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Henry Baldwin (1780-1844) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
14, 1780.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1817-22; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-44; died in office 1844.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
21, 1844 (age 64 years, 98
days).
Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Greendale
Cemetery.
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Patrick Farrelly (1770-1826) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Ireland,
1770.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1811-12; major in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-26 (15th District 1821-23,
18th District 1823-26); died in office 1826.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., January
12, 1826 (age about 55
years).
Original interment at Old Meadville Cemetery
(which no longer exists); reinterment at Greendale Cemetery; cenotaph
at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Dick (1794-1872) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 17,
1794.
Merchant;
banker;
burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1830, 1834, 1850-51; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1853-59 (24th District 1853-55,
25th District 1855-59); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1856.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., May 29,
1872 (age 77 years, 347
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Arthur Laban Bates (1859-1934) —
also known as Arthur L. Bates —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 6,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888
(alternate), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-13 (26th District 1901-03,
25th District 1903-13).
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., August
26, 1934 (age 75 years, 81
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Darwin Abel Finney (1814-1868) —
also known as Darwin A. Finney —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Shrewsbury, Rutland
County, Vt., August
11, 1814.
Republican. Lawyer; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1848; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1856-61 (20th District 1856-57, 27th District
1858-61); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1867-68; died in
office 1868.
Died in Brussels, Belgium,
August
25, 1868 (age 54 years, 14
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John W. Howe (1801-1873) —
of Franklin, Venango
County, Pa.; Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Maine, 1801.
Lawyer;
justice of the peace; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1849-53.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
1, 1873 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Stephen Barlow (1779-1845) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn., June 13,
1779.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1827-29; member
of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1830.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., August
24, 1845 (age 66 years, 72
days).
Original interment at Old Meadville Cemetery
(which no longer exists); reinterment at Greendale Cemetery.
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John Wilson Farrelly (1809-1860) —
also known as John W. Farrelly —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., July 7,
1809.
Whig. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1837; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1837, 1839-41; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1842-44 (21st District 1842-43, 26th District
1844); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1847-49.
Died December
20, 1860 (age 51 years, 166
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Hiram Lawton Richmond (1810-1885) —
also known as Hiram L. Richmond —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Chautauqua, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., May 17,
1810.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1873-75.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., February
19, 1885 (age 74 years, 278
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Samuel Bernard Dick (1836-1907) —
also known as Samuel B. Dick —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., October
26, 1836.
Republican. Banker;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; mayor
of Meadville, Pa., 1870; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1879-81; railroad
builder; railroad
president; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1900,
1904
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., May 10,
1907 (age 70 years, 196
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Athelston Gaston (1838-1907) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Castile, Wyoming
County, N.Y., April
24, 1838.
Democrat. Mayor
of Meadville, Pa., 1891; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1899-1901.
Accidentally
hit by gunshot
while on a hunting
trip at Lake Edward, Quebec,
September
23, 1907 (age 69 years, 152
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Gaylord Church (1811-1869) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Otsego, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
11, 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1840-42; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1842; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1858.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry.
Died September
29, 1869 (age 58 years, 49
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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George Wallace Delamater (1849-1907) —
also known as George W. Delamater —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., March
31, 1849.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor
of Meadville, Pa., 1877; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1878; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1887-90; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1890.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in his office
at the Diamond Banking Building, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
7, 1907 (age 58 years, 129
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Rowland B. Mahany (1904-2000) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
2, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1947-58, 1963-68; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., July 2,
2000 (age 95 years, 243
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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George Benjamin Delamater (1821-1907) —
also known as George B. Delamater —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., January
14, 1821.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; oil
producer; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1871-73.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., 1907
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Frederic Clemson Howe (1867-1940) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Cortlandt town, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., November
21, 1867.
Lawyer;
law
professor; writer;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1906-09; Commissioner of Immigration for the Port
of New York, 1914-19.
Died, in Martha's Vineyard Hospital,
Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., August
3, 1940 (age 72 years, 256
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson Howe and Jane (Clemson) Howe; married 1904 to Marie
H. Jenney. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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David M. Farrelly (1807-1890) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., April
15, 1807.
Lawyer;
Crawford
County Register and Recorder of Deeds, 1830; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1836; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1847.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., December
15, 1890 (age 83 years, 244
days).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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John Brooks Compton (1835-1898) —
also known as John B. Compton —
Born in Mead Township, Crawford
County, Pa., November
17, 1835.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Crawford
County Prothonotary, 1864-65; lawyer; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1872; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1874.
Presbyterian.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1898
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Old Meadville
Cemetery (now gone)
Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians formerly
buried here: |
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Patrick Farrelly (1770-1826) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Ireland,
1770.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1811-12; major in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-26 (15th District 1821-23,
18th District 1823-26); died in office 1826.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., January
12, 1826 (age about 55
years).
Original interment at Old Meadville Cemetery; reinterment at Greendale Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Stephen Barlow (1779-1845) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn., June 13,
1779.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1827-29; member
of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1830.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., August
24, 1845 (age 66 years, 72
days).
Original interment at Old Meadville Cemetery; reinterment at Greendale Cemetery.
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Woodlawn
Cemetery
Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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John Joyce Carter (1842-1917) —
also known as John J. Carter —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in County Mayo, Ireland,
June
16, 1842.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; received
the Medal
of Honor for action at the battle of Antietam, September 17,
1862; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,
1904,
1916.
Died in Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa., January
3, 1917 (age 74 years, 201
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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William Henry Andrews (1846-1919) —
also known as William H. Andrews —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Youngsville, Warren
County, Pa., January
14, 1846.
Republican. Secretary of
Pennsylvania Republican Party, 1887-88; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1893-94, 1901-02; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1889-91; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1895-98; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee); member New
Mexico territorial council, 1903-04; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1905-12; president,
Santa Fe Central Railway.
Died in Carlsbad, Eddy
County, N.M., January
16, 1919 (age 73 years, 2
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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James Henry Caldwell (1839-1912) —
also known as James H. Caldwell —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in 1839.
Democrat. Mayor
of Titusville, Pa., 1882-84; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Died in 1912
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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James Henry Caldwell Jr. (1877-1941) —
also known as James H. Caldwell, Jr. —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Millerstown (now Chicora), Butler
County, Pa., March 7,
1877.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., December
7, 1941 (age 64 years, 275
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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St. John's
Cemetery
Union Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buried
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Raymond Philip Shafer (1917-2006) —
also known as Raymond P. Shafer —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., March 5,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Crawford
County District Attorney, 1948-56; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1959-62; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1963-67; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964;
Governor
of Pennsylvania, 1967-71.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange;
Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, of heart
failure, in Meadville Medical
Center, Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., December
12, 2006 (age 89 years, 282
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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