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Washington County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Washington County

Index to Locations Abingdon Knollkreg Memorial Park Abingdon Sinking Spring Cemetery Glade Spring Old Glade Spring Presbyterian Cemetery Knollkreg Memorial Park Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   George Madison Crumpler Jr. (1920-1995) — also known as George M. Crumpler — of Abingdon, Washington County, Va. Born September 2, 1920. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; postmaster at Abingdon, Va., 1965-66. Died March 7, 1995 (age 74 years, 186 days). Interment at Knollkreg Memorial Park.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Sinking Spring Cemetery Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   John Buchanan Floyd (1806-1863) — also known as John B. Floyd — of Virginia. Born in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Va., June 1, 1806. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1847-48; Governor of Virginia, 1849-52; U.S. Secretary of War, 1857-60; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died near Abingdon, Washington County, Va., August 26, 1863 (age 57 years, 86 days). Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Letitia (Preston) Floyd and John Floyd; brother of George Rogers Clark Floyd and Nicketti Buchanan Floyd (who married John Warfield Johnston); married to Sarah 'Sally' Preston; adoptive father of Eliza M. Johnston (who married Robert William Hughes); nephew of Francis Smith Preston, James Patton Preston and James Douglas Breckinridge; grandson of William Preston; first cousin of William Campbell Preston, James McDowell and John Smith Preston; first cousin once removed of John Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; second cousin of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; second cousin once removed of John Cabell Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864) and Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1844-1906), Clifton Rodes Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925).   Political family: Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardson family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   The World War II Liberty ship SS John B. Floyd (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1965) was named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   David Campbell (1779-1859) — of Virginia. Born August 2, 1779. Governor of Virginia, 1837-40. Died March 19, 1859 (age 79 years, 229 days). Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography   Connally Findlay Trigg (1810-1880) — of Abingdon, Washington County, Va.; Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., March 8, 1810. Whig. Lawyer; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1855; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1862-78; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1862-80; died in office 1880; U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1862-80; died in office 1880. Died in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tenn., April 25, 1880 (age 70 years, 48 days). Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Trigg and Rachel (Findlay) Trigg; married, May 23, 1833, to Mary Trigg Campbell; married 1868 to Seraphina Deery (widow of Randal William McGavock; who later married Augustus Herman Pettibone); uncle of Connally Findlay Trigg (1847-1907).   Political family: Four Thousand Related Politicians..   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   George Washington Hopkins (1804-1861) — also known as George W. Hopkins — of Virginia. Born in Goochland County, Va., February 22, 1804. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1833-35, 1850-51, 1859-61; died in office 1861; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1835-47, 1857-59 (8th District 1835-37, 7th District 1837-39, 11th District 1839-41, 18th District 1841-43, 13th District 1843-47, 1857-59); U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Portugal, 1847-49; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51. Slaveowner. Died in Richmond, Va., March 1, 1861 (age 57 years, 7 days). Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.   Presumably named for: George Washington   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary   Robert William Hughes (1821-1901) — of Virginia. Born in Powhatan County, Va., January 16, 1821. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, 1871-73; candidate for Governor of Virginia, 1873; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1874-98; retired 1898. In a duel in 1869, he shot and wounded William E. Cameron. Died near Abingdon, Washington County, Va., December 10, 1901 (age 80 years, 328 days). Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1850 to Eliza M. Johnston (adoptive daughter of John Buchanan Floyd; niece of Joseph Eggleston Johnston); father of Robert Morton Hughes.   Political family: Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardson family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article   John Hall Fulton (c.1792-1836) — of Virginia. Born in Augusta County, Va., about 1792. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1823-24; member of Virginia state senate, 1829-31; U.S. Representative from Virginia 18th District, 1833-35. Died in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., January 28, 1836 (age about 44 years). Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother of Andrew S. Fulton.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Connally Findlay Trigg (1847-1907) — also known as Connally F. Trigg — of Abingdon, Washington County, Va. Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., September 18, 1847. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Washington County Commonwealth Attorney, 1872-84; U.S. Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1885-87. Died in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., April 23, 1907 (age 59 years, 217 days). Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Dr. Daniel Trigg and Anna Munford (Tompkins) Trigg; married to Pocahontas Anne Robertson; nephew of Connally Findlay Trigg (1810-1880); great-grandnephew of Charles Willing Byrd; second great-grandson of William Byrd III; first cousin four times removed of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791), Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780), William Fitzhugh and Beverley Randolph; second cousin of Thomas Lawton Davis; second cousin twice removed of John Robertson; second cousin thrice removed of George Nicholas, Carter Bassett Harrison, Wilson Cary Nicholas, John Nicholas, John Wayles Eppes and William Henry Harrison; second cousin four times removed of Theodorick Bland; third cousin of Richard Evelyn Byrd; third cousin once removed of Harry Flood Byrd; third cousin twice removed of Peyton Randolph, Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857), Francis Wayles Eppes, John Scott Harrison (1804-1878) and Harry Flood Byrd Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Burwell Bassett, Martha Jefferson Randolph, John Randolph of Roanoke and Henry St. George Tucker; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Marshall, James Keith Marshall, Peter Myndert Dox, Edmund Randolph, Carter Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, John Breckinridge Castleman, John Scott Harrison (1844-1926) and Douglass Townshend Bolling.   Political family: Four Thousand Related Politicians..   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   James King Gibson (1812-1879) — also known as James K. Gibson — of Abingdon, Washington County, Va. Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., February 18, 1812. Democrat. Deputy sheriff; postmaster at Abingdon, Va., 1837-49; U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1870-71. Slaveowner. Died in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., March 30, 1879 (age 67 years, 40 days). Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Old Glade Spring Presbyterian Cemetery Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   John Alexander Buchanan (1843-1921) — of Virginia. Born near Groseclose, Smyth County, Va., October 7, 1843. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1885-87; U.S. Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1889-93; justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1895-1903. Died near Emory, Washington County, Va., September 2, 1921 (age 77 years, 330 days). Interment at Old Glade Spring Presbyterian Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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