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Index to Locations
Lynchburg Humbles Family Cemetery
Lynchburg Old City Cemetery
Lynchburg Presbyterian Cemetery
Lynchburg Spring Hill Cemetery
Liberty University, Lynchburg Montview
Grounds
Humbles Family
Cemetery
744 Winston Ridge Road
Lynchburg, Virginia
Founded 1883
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Adolphus Humbles (1840-1926) —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Campbell
County, Va., October
17, 1840.
Republican. Merchant;
operated a toll road between Lynchburg and Rustberg; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1896,
1904.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Died, from endocarditis,
in Lynchburg,
Va., October
4, 1926 (age 85 years, 352
days).
Interment at Humbles Family Cemetery.
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Old City
Cemetery
Lynchburg, Virginia
Presbyterian
Cemetery
Lynchburg, Virginia
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Peter Johnston Otey (1840-1902) —
also known as Peter J. Otey —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., December
22, 1840.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; railroad
executive; banker; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1895-1902; died in
office 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1896.
Died in Lynchburg,
Va., May 4,
1902 (age 61 years, 133
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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James Philemon Holcombe (1820-1873) —
also known as James P. Holcombe —
of Virginia.
Born in Powhatan
County, Va., September
20, 1820.
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Albemarle County, 1861; Representative
from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.
Died in Capon Springs, Hampshire
County, W.Va., August
22, 1873 (age 52 years, 336
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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David Bell Macgowan (1870-1960) —
also known as David B. Macgowan —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 5,
1870.
Reporter and correspondent for the Chicago Tribune newspaper,
and for the Associated Press; editor of the Knoxville, Tenn.
Sentinel newspaper,
1908-14; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Moscow, 1915-17; U.S. Consul in Moscow, 1917-18; Vladivostok, 1918-22; Riga, 1922-25; Kovno, 1927.
Unitarian.
Died in Lynchburg,
Va., November
30, 1960 (age 90 years, 178
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Collin Buckner (1768-1836) —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Caroline
County, Va., 1768.
Postmaster at Lynchburg,
Va., 1815-18.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lynchburg,
Va., February
29, 1836 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Charles Rice Slaughter (1819-1862) —
also known as Charles R. Slaughter —
of Campbell
County, Va.
Born in Virginia, September
29, 1819.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Campbell County, 1861.
Died in Lynchburg,
Va., February
10, 1862 (age 42 years, 134
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Spring Hill
Cemetery
401 Taylor Street
Lynchburg, Virginia
Founded 1806
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Carter Glass (1858-1946) —
also known as George Carter Glass; "Father of the
Federal Reserve"; "Pluck" —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., January
4, 1858.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Virginia
state senate, 1899-1902; delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention from Lynchburg city,
1901-02; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1902-18; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1916-28; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1918-20; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1920-46; died in office 1946; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in his room at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1946 (age 88 years, 144
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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John Warwick Daniel (1842-1910) —
also known as John W. Daniel; "The Lame Lion of
Lynchburg" —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., September
5, 1842.
Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; permanently
disabled by a war injury; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1869-72; member of Virginia
state senate, 1875-81; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Virginia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1880
(Convention
Vice-President), 1888,
1896
(Permanent
Chair), 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for Governor of
Virginia, 1881; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1885-87; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1887-1910; died in office 1910; delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention from Campbell County,
1901-02.
Died in Lynchburg,
Va., June 29,
1910 (age 67 years, 297
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Latham Owen (1856-1947) —
also known as Robert L. Owen —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., February
2, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1892-96; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-25; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and Cherokee
Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Modern
Woodmen of America; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died July 19,
1947 (age 91 years, 167
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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James Rives Childs (1893-1987) —
also known as J. Rives Childs —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., February
6, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
correspondent; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Jerusalem, 1923-25; Bucharest, 1925-30; Cairo, as of 1931; Tangier, as of 1943; U.S. Minister to Saudi Arabia, 1946-49; Yemen, 1946; U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1949-50; Ethiopia, 1951.
Died in Richmond,
Va., July 15,
1987 (age 94 years, 159
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Philip Wallace Hiden (1872-1936) —
also known as Philip W. Hiden —
of Newport
News, Va.
Born in Orange
County, Va., April 5,
1872.
Mayor
of Newport News, Va., 1920-24.
Died in Newport
News, Va., October
25, 1936 (age 64 years, 203
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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James Garland (1791-1885) —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Ivy Depot, Albemarle
County, Va., June 6,
1791.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1829-31; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1835-41 (7th District 1835-37, 6th
District 1837-39, 7th District 1839-41).
Slaveowner.
Died in Lynchburg,
Va., August
8, 1885 (age 94 years, 63
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Alfred Dickinson Barksdale (1892-1972) —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Houston (now Halifax), Halifax
County, Va., July 17,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
state senate 12th District, 1924-27; circuit judge in Virginia
6th Circuit, 1938-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1939-57;
took senior status 1957.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Lynchburg,
Va., August
16, 1972 (age 80 years, 30
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Clarence Godber Burton (1886-1982) —
also known as Clarence G. Burton —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
14, 1886.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lynchburg, Va., 1946; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1948-53.
Died in Lynchburg,
Va., January
18, 1982 (age 95 years, 35
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Thomas Whitehead (1825-1901) —
of Amherst, Amherst
County, Va.
Born in Virginia, 1825.
U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1873-75.
Slaveowner.
Died in 1901
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Samuel Isaac Hopkins (1843-1914) —
also known as Samuel I. Hopkins —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., December
12, 1843.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1887-89.
Died in Lynchburg,
Va., January
15, 1914 (age 70 years, 34
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Henry Glass (1822-1896) —
also known as Robert H. Glass —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Rockbridge
County, Va., December
27, 1822.
Democrat. Postmaster at Lynchburg,
Va., 1853-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1860.
Died in Lynchburg,
Va., May 7,
1896 (age 73 years, 132
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Sidney Burruss Jr. (1914-1978) —
also known as Robert S. Burruss, Jr. —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., November
9, 1914.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1964;
member of Virginia
state senate 23rd District, 1964-76.
Died in Lynchburg,
Va., June 21,
1978 (age 63 years, 224
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Jubal Anderson Early (1813-1894) —
also known as Jubal A. Early —
of Franklin
County, Va.
Born in 1813.
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Franklin County, 1861.
Died in 1894
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Sidney Burruss (1882-1942) —
also known as Robert S. Burruss —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Campbell
County, Va., August
6, 1882.
Republican. Lumber
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Virginia, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Dillwyn, Buckingham
County, Va., July 31,
1942 (age 59 years, 359
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Montview
Grounds
Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia
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Jerry Lamon Falwell (1933-2007) —
also known as Jerry Falwell —
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., August
11, 1933.
Republican. Pastor; television
evangelist; founder
(1971) of Liberty Baptist College, now Liberty University; also
served as its chancellor;
founder of the Moral Majority, political group advocating
conservative Christian views; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1996.
Baptist.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Suffered cardiac
arrythmia, collapsed in his office
at Liberty University, and died soon after at Lynchburg General Hospital,
Lynchburg,
Va., May 15,
2007 (age 73 years, 277
days).
Interment at Montview Grounds.
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