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Index to Locations
Private or family graveyards
Brownsville Christ Episcopal
Churchyard
Brownsville Methodist Graveyard
Connellsville Millgrove Cemetery
Oliver Sylvan Heights Cemetery
Perryopolis Mt. Washington Cemetery
South Union Township Oak Grove
Cemetery
Uniontown Oak Hill Cemetery
Uniontown Old Methodist Cemetery
Private or family
graveyard
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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Isaac Griffin (1751-1827) —
of Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., February
27, 1751.
Democrat. Justice of the peace; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1808-12; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1813-17.
Died from the effects of a fall from
a wagon, on
his estate in Nicholson Township, Fayette
County, Pa., October
12, 1827 (age 76 years, 227
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Christ Episcopal
Churchyard
Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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John Littleton Dawson (1813-1870) —
also known as John L. Dawson —
of Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa.; Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., February
7, 1813.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1844,
1848,
1860,
1868;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1845-50; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-55, 1863-67 (18th District
1851-53, 20th District 1853-55, 21st District 1863-67).
His home in 1867-70 was "Friendship Hill," formerly the residence of
Albert
Gallatin.
Died in Springfield Township, Fayette
County, Pa., September
18, 1870 (age 57 years, 223
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Churchyard.
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Methodist
Graveyard
Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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Christian Tarr (1765-1833) —
of Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 25,
1765.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1817-21; member
of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1821-22.
Died in Washington Township, Fayette
County, Pa., February
24, 1833 (age 67 years, 275
days).
Interment at Methodist Graveyard.
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Millgrove
Cemetery
Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Sylvan Heights
Cemetery
Oliver, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Anthony Cavalcante (1897-1966) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Vanderbilt, Fayette
County, Pa., February
6, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1932; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1935-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1949-51.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles;
Elks; Delta
Theta Phi; United
Mine Workers.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., October
29, 1966 (age 69 years, 265
days).
Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
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Edward Lewis Sittler Jr. (1908-1978) —
also known as Edward L. Sittler, Jr. —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., April
21, 1908.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; life
insurance business; mayor
of Uniontown, Pa., 1948-51; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1951-53;
defeated, 1952.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
26, 1978 (age 70 years, 249
days).
Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
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Edward Carter Higbee (1869-1938) —
also known as Edward C. Higbee —
of Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Jefferson Township, Fayette
County, Pa., October
28, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Bruce
F. Sterling; bank
director; candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1932.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa., February
12, 1938 (age 68 years, 107
days).
Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
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Thomas J. Kalman (1917-2012) —
of Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Perryopolis, Fayette
County, Pa., December
21, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1957-70.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., June 9,
2012 (age 94 years, 171
days).
Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph A. Kalman and Susan (Danko) Kalman; married to Clare Reagan
and Donna Forrai. |
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memorial |
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William Ewing Duffield (1922-2001) —
also known as William E. Duffield —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana
County, Pa., January
7, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1971-78.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Disbarred
in 1975 for mishandling
cases and client funds; reinstated to the bar in 1978. Convicted
in 1980 on 11 federal counts of mail fraud and one count of perjury;
served six months in federal prison.
Disbarred
again in 1994 for mishandling
a murder case.
Died, of cancer
and strokes,
in Uniontown Hospital,
Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
14, 2001 (age 79 years, 7
days).
Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
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William H. Smart (1868-1963) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.; Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Ellenville, Ulster
County, N.Y., September
4, 1868.
Founder and president, Keystone Bottle
Manufacturing Company; mayor
of Uniontown, Pa., 1919-23.
Member, Elks.
Died, in the Elks National Home retirement
facility, in Bedford, Bedford
County, Va., February
17, 1963 (age 94 years, 166
days).
Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Smart and Jane Smart; married 1890 to Addie
L. Hamilton. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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James Robert Cray (1860-1937) —
also known as James R. Cray —
Born in Darlington, Beaver
County, Pa., March 8,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
counsel for the Baltimore & Ohio and other railroads;
president of coal and coke mining
companies; banker; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1900.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., December
11, 1937 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of James Cray and Margaret (Meehan) Cray; married, June 22,
1893, to Catharine Lynch. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Walter Russell Carr (1885-1959) —
also known as W. R. Carr —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in South Union Township, Fayette
County, Pa., May 3,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1910-11.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., May 15,
1959 (age 74 years, 12
days).
Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
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S. John Morrow —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Republican. Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 14th District,
1925-29; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1952.
Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
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Mt. Washington
Cemetery
Perryopolis, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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John Buell Snyder (1877-1946) —
also known as J. Buell Snyder —
of Perryopolis, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset
County, Pa., July 30,
1877.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lobbyist
at state legislature for Pennsylvania school directors, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933-46 (24th District 1933-45,
23rd District 1945-46); died in office 1946.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1946 (age 68 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery.
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Lewis Clifton Mellinger (1888-1973) —
also known as Lewis C. Mellinger —
of Layton, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Layton, Fayette
County, Pa., July 30,
1888.
Socialist. Stonemason;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1922.
Died January
3, 1973 (age 84 years, 157
days).
Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery.
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Oak Grove
Cemetery
South Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1867
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Daniel Sturgeon (1789-1878) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, York County (now Adams
County), Pa., October
27, 1789.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1818-24; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1826-30; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1830-36; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1836-40; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1840-51; treasurer, U.S. Mint in
Philadelphia, 1853-58.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., July 3,
1878 (age 88 years, 249
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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William Evans Crow (1870-1922) —
also known as William E. Crow —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in German Township, Fayette
County, Pa., March
10, 1870.
Republican. Newspaper
work; lawyer; Fayette
County District Attorney, 1899-1901; chair of
Fayette County Republican Party, 1899-1901; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1907-21; resigned 1921; Pennsylvania
Republican state chair, 1913-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1921-22; died in office 1922.
Died near Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., August
2, 1922 (age 52 years, 145
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Andrew Stewart (1791-1872) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in German Township, Fayette
County, Pa., June 11,
1791.
Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1815-18; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1818-21; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-29, 1831-35, 1843-49 (13th
District 1821-23, 14th District 1823-29, 1831-33, 20th District
1833-35, 18th District 1843-45, 13th District 1845-47, 18th District
1847-49); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., July 16,
1872 (age 81 years, 35
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Edmund Boyle (1836-1888) —
also known as Charles E. Boyle —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., February
4, 1836.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer; Fayette
County District Attorney, 1863-65; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Fayette County, 1866-67;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1868; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876,
1880,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1883-87;
territorial court judge in Washington, 1888; died in office 1888.
Episcopalian.
Died, of pneumonia,
in the Occidental Hotel,
Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
15, 1888 (age 52 years, 315
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Allen Foster Cooper (1862-1917) —
also known as Allen F. Cooper —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Franklin Township, Fayette
County, Pa., June 16,
1862.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1903-11; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Died in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., April
20, 1917 (age 54 years, 308
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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William Josiah Crow (1902-1974) —
also known as William J. Crow —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
22, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Uniontown, Pa., 1937-41; major in the U.S. Army during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1947-49;
defeated, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Moose; Elks; Eagles;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., October
13, 1974 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Andrew Stewart (1836-1903) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., April 9,
1836.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; paper
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1891-93.
Died in Stewarton, Fayette
County, Pa., November
9, 1903 (age 67 years, 214
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Robert Freeman Hopwood (1856-1940) —
also known as Robert F. Hopwood —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., July 24,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Citizens Title
and Trust Co.; director, Uniontown Street
Railway Co.; Fayette
County Solicitor, 1894-1912; president, Uniontown Hospital,
1905-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1915-17;
defeated, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., March 1,
1940 (age 83 years, 221
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Bruce Foster Sterling (1870-1945) —
also known as Bruce F. Sterling —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., September
28, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Edward
C. Higbee; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1924,
1928;
member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1910; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1917-19;
defeated, 1920; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1921.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in 1945
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Wooda Nicholas Carr (1871-1953) —
also known as Wooda N. Carr —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., February
6, 1871.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1913-15;
defeated, 1900; postmaster at Uniontown,
Pa., 1934-47 (acting, 1934-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from pyelonephritis
and uremia,
in Uniontown Hospital,
Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., June 28,
1953 (age 82 years, 142
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Harry Jacob Bell (1868-1943) —
also known as Harry J. Bell —
of Dawson, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born March
11, 1868.
Republican. Physician;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 32nd District, 1927-34; defeated, 1934; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928
(alternate), 1932.
Died September
30, 1943 (age 75 years, 203
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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James Clark Work (1859-1926) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Dunbar Township, Fayette
County, Pa., February
8, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Fayette County Republican Party, 1893-95; orphan's court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1907-26; bank
director.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., March
31, 1926 (age 67 years, 51
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Work and Sarah (McLaughlin) Work; married, April
16, 1903, to Elwina (Null) Fuller. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Albert Gaddis (1849-1938) —
of North Union Township, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Franklin Township, Fayette
County, Pa., May 30,
1849.
Farmer;
grocer; miller; coal mining
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1918.
Methodist.
Died, from an intestinal
obstruction while suffering from senility,
in North Union Township, Fayette
County, Pa., August
24, 1938 (age 89 years, 86
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Gaddis and Sarah (Carter) Gaddis; married 1871 to Esther
Jones. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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Oak Hill
Cemetery
Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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Henry White Beeson (1791-1863) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., September
14, 1791.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1841-43.
Died in North Union Township, Fayette
County, Pa., October
28, 1863 (age 72 years, 44
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Old Methodist
Cemetery
Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1790
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Harman A. Stidger (1800-1877) —
of Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa., February
21, 1800.
Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Stark County,
1850-51.
Died in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, October
4, 1877 (age 77 years, 225
days).
Interment at Old Methodist Cemetery.
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