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Henry County
Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Henry County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Axton Carroll United Methodist Church Cemetery Bassett Henry Memorial Park Private or family graveyard Henry County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Benjamin Dyer (1778-1823) — of Virginia. Born in Pittsylvania County, Va., 1778. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1819-22. Died in 1823 (age about 45 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Brother of David Dalton Dyer; father of Benjamin F. Dyer Jr.; uncle of David Patterson Dyer.   Political family: Dyer family of Henry County, Virginia. Carroll United Methodist Church Cemetery Axton, Henry County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Benjamin F. Dyer Jr. (1821-1914) — of Virginia. Born in Henry County, Va., December 21, 1821. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1876-79. Died March 11, 1914 (age 92 years, 80 days). Interment at Carroll United Methodist Church Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Benjamin Dyer; nephew of David Dalton Dyer; first cousin of David Patterson Dyer.   Political family: Dyer family of Henry County, Virginia. Henry Memorial Park Bassett, Henry County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Otis M. Dyer (1899-1989) — of Bassett, Henry County, Va. Born in 1899. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1964. Died July 10, 1989 (age about 90 years). Entombed at Henry Memorial Park.   Relatives: Relative *** of David Patterson Dyer and Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer.   Political family: Dyer family of Henry County, Virginia.

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