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Rockingham County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Rockingham County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Near Harrisonburg Eastlawn Memorial Gardens McGaheysville Mt. Olivet Cemetery Timberville Church of the Brethren Cemetery Private or family graveyard Rockingham County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   John Francis Lewis (1818-1895) — also known as John F. Lewis — of Port Republic, Rockingham County, Va. Born in Lynnwood, Rockingham County, Va., March 1, 1818. Republican. Delegate to Virginia secession convention from Rockingham County, 1861; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1869-70, 1882; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1870-75. Slaveowner. Died, from cancer, in Lynnwood, Rockingham County, Va., September 2, 1895 (age 77 years, 185 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of Gen. Samuel Hance Lewis and Nancy (Lewis) Lewis; half-brother of Lunsford Lomax Lewis; married to Serena Helen Sheffey.   Political family: Lewis family of Richmond, Virginia.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial Eastlawn Memorial Gardens 3289 Spotswood Trail Near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   George Statton Aldhizer II (1907-1986) — also known as George S. Aldhizer II — of Broadway, Rockingham County, Va. Born in Broadway, Rockingham County, Va., June 15, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Rockingham County & Harrisonburg city, 1950-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); member of Virginia state senate, 1954-75 (24th District 1954-55, 23rd District 1956-63, 22nd District 1964-65, 20th District 1966-71, 26th District 1972-75). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Lions; Elks. Died May 20, 1986 (age 78 years, 339 days). Interment at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens.   Relatives: Son of Sidney McNeill (Pugh) Aldhizer and Henry Hamilton Aldhizer.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Mt. Olivet Cemetery McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Ralph Hedrick Bader (1888-1939) — also known as Ralph H. Bader — of McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Va. Born in McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Va., June 8, 1888. Democrat. Interpreter; U.S. Vice Consul in Teheran, 1912-18; U.S. Consul in Teheran, 1918-20; Cairo, 1920-22; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1928-30. Evangelical and Reformed Church. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order. Died in Harrisonburg, Va., June 7, 1939 (age 50 years, 364 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Arthur Samuel Bader and Margaret Elizabeth (Hedrick) Bader; married 1920 to Pearle Malvina Bacon.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Church of the Brethren Cemetery Timberville, Rockingham County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Jacob Aaron Garber (1879-1953) — also known as Jacob A. Garber — of Harrisonburg, Va. Born near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Va., January 25, 1879. Republican. U.S. Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1929-31; defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1932, 1948; member of Virginia state senate 24th District, 1945-47. Died in Harrisonburg, Va., December 2, 1953 (age 74 years, 311 days). Interment at Church of the Brethren Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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