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Index to Locations
Bridgeport Bridgeport Cemetery
Clarksburg Daniel Davisson Burial
Ground
Clarksburg Elkview Masonic Cemetery
Clarksburg Greenlawn Cemetery
Clarksburg Odd Fellows Cemetery
Clarksburg Old Jackson Cemetery
Salem Odd Fellows Cemetery
Salem Seventh-Day Baptist Cemetery
Shinnston Shinnston Masonic
Cemetery
West Milford Rose Hill Cemetery and
Mausoleum
Bridgeport
Cemetery
Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Joseph Johnson (1785-1877) —
of Bridgeport, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.); Staunton,
Va.
Born in Orange
County, N.Y., December
19, 1785.
Democrat. Farmer; grain milling
business; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member
of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1815-16, 1818-22; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1823-27, 1833, 1835-41, 1845-47
(18th District 1823-27, 1833, 10th District 1835-37, 9th District
1837-39, 13th District 1839-41, 14th District 1845-47); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1844;
delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; Governor of
Virginia, 1852-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Virginia.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Bridgeport, Harrison
County, W.Va., February
27, 1877 (age 91 years, 70
days).
Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery.
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Karl Byron Kyle (1897-1982) —
also known as Karl B. Kyle —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., May 29,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Harrison County Republican Party, 1926, 1942; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County; elected
1928; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 15th Judicial Circuit,
1952-75.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Psi; Lions.
Died March 6,
1982 (age 84 years, 281
days).
Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery.
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Ralph Allen Gawthrop (1885-1959) —
also known as Ralph A. Gawthrop —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Salem, Harrison
County, W.Va., November
27, 1885.
Democrat. Safety
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County; elected
1952.
Protestant.
Member, Elks.
Died in Lumberport, Harrison
County, W.Va., June 19,
1959 (age 73 years, 204
days).
Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery.
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James Wilson Bartlett (1894-1965) —
also known as James W. Bartlett —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Taylor
County, W.Va., June 14,
1894.
Republican. Superintendent, Dawson Coal
Company; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1929-30.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
7, 1965 (age 71 years, 85
days).
Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Philander F. Bartlett and Ida Rebecca (Swindler)
Bartlett. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Stanley C. Butler —
of Harrison
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County; elected
1934.
Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Berda Lynch. |
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Daniel Davisson
Burial Ground
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
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James Pindall (c.1783-1825) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, about 1783.
Member of Virginia state legislature, 1810; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1817-20.
Slaveowner.
Died in 1825
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Daniel Davisson Burial Ground.
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Elkview Masonic
Cemetery
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Howard Mason Gore (1887-1947) —
also known as Howard M. Gore —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
12, 1887.
Republican. Farmer; Governor of
West Virginia, 1925-29; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1924-25; candidate for nomination for
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1928; West
Virginia commissioner of agriculture, 1931-33; appointed 1931;
defeated, 1932, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., June 20,
1947 (age 59 years, 251
days).
Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery.
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Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) —
also known as Louis A. Johnson —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., January
10, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
National Commander, American Legion, 1932-33; Assistant Secretary of
War, 1937-40; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1949-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
24, 1966 (age 75 years, 104
days).
Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery.
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Haymond Maxwell (1879-1958) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
24, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1905-06;
criminal court judge in West Virginia, 1909-12; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 15th Judicial Circuit, 1913-25; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1928-40; appointed 1928;
defeated, 1940, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Rotary;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., December
18, 1958 (age 79 years, 55
days).
Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery.
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Charles Wesley Lynch (1851-1932) —
also known as Charles W. Lynch —
of Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March
11, 1851.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1882-83, 1891-92; Harrison
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-89, 1893-97; circuit judge in
West Virginia for the 13th Judicial Circuit, 1905-12; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1913-21; resigned 1921.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
9, 1932 (age 81 years, 182
days).
Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of James Lynch and Catherine (Stout) Lynch. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1917 |
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Stuart Felix Reed (1866-1935) —
also known as Stuart F. Reed —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va., January
8, 1866.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1895-98; postmaster at Clarksburg,
W.Va., 1897-1901; secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1909-17; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1917-25.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died July 4,
1935 (age 69 years, 177
days).
Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery.
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Greenlawn
Cemetery
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
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Cleveland Monroe Bailey (1885-1965) —
also known as Cleveland M. Bailey —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va., July 15,
1885.
Democrat. School
principal; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1945-47, 1949-63;
defeated, 1934, 1946.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 13,
1965 (age 79 years, 363
days).
Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Odd Fellows
Cemetery
Chestnut Street
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
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Nathan Goff Jr. (1843-1920) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
9, 1843.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1867-68;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1872,
1876;
U.S.
Attorney for West Virginia, 1876-82; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1876, 1888; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1881; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1883-89;
defeated, 1870, 1874; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1892-1913; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1913-19.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis, and died, in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April
24, 1920 (age 77 years, 75
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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John Snyder Carlile (1817-1878) —
also known as John S. Carlile —
of Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in Winchester,
Va., December
16, 1817.
Member of Virginia
state senate, 1847-51; delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1855-57, 1861; delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Harrison County, 1861; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1861-65.
Slaveowner.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
24, 1878 (age 60 years, 312
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Edwin Maxwell (1825-1903) —
also known as "Old Honesty" —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.), July 16,
1825.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state senate, 1863-67, 1887-90 (4th District 1863-67,
3rd District 1887-90); West
Virginia state attorney general, 1866; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1867-72; candidate for
Governor
of West Virginia, 1884; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1893-94,
1903; died in office 1903.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., February
5, 1903 (age 77 years, 204
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Benjamin Wilson (1825-1901) —
of Wilsonburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Wilsonburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April
30, 1825.
Democrat. Delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Harrison County, 1861;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1875-83.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April
26, 1901 (age 75 years, 361
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Lynn Sedwick Hornor (1874-1933) —
also known as Lynn S. Hornor —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., November
3, 1874.
Democrat. Banker; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1931-33; died in
office 1933.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
23, 1933 (age 58 years, 324
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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John James Davis (1835-1916) —
also known as John J. Davis —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 5,
1835.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1861; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1870; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1871-75; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., March
19, 1916 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Charles Swearinger Lewis (1821-1878) —
also known as Charles S. Lewis —
of Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
26, 1821.
Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1854-55; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1871; West
Virginia superintendent of schools, 1871-72; state court judge in
West Virginia, 1873.
Slaveowner.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
22, 1878 (age 56 years, 330
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Cyrus Vance (1807-1875) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born October
18, 1807.
Democrat. Postmaster at Clarksburg,
Va., 1858-63.
Died July 10,
1875 (age 67 years, 265
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Caleb Boggess (1822-1889) —
of Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in Lumberport, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April
19, 1822.
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Lewis County, 1861.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April
14, 1889 (age 66 years, 360
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Lee H. Vance (1864-1911) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in June, 1864.
Democrat. Postmaster at Clarksburg,
W.Va., 1893-95; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Died in 1911
(age about
47 years).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Henry Haymond (1837-1920) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
6, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 31,
1920 (age 83 years, 207
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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John Carl Vance (1872-1922) —
also known as J. Carl Vance —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrison
County, W.Va., 1872.
Democrat. Insurance
adjuster; postmaster at Clarksburg,
W.Va., 1914-17.
Died in 1922
(age about
50 years).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Old Jackson
Cemetery
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
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John George Jackson (1777-1825) —
also known as John G. Jackson —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in Buckhannon, Lewis County, Va. (now Upshur
County, W.Va.), September
22, 1777.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1798-1801, 1811-12; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1803-10, 1813-17 (at-large 1803-07,
1st District 1807-10, 1813-17); U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1819-25;
died in office 1825.
In November, 1807, leaving the courthouse in Clarksburg, has was attacked
and suffered a skull fracture. While in Congress, fought a duel
with Joseph
Pearson of North Carolina, and on the second fire was wounded in
the hip.
Slaveowner.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va (now W.Va.), March
28, 1825 (age 47 years, 187
days).
Interment at Old Jackson Cemetery.
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Odd Fellows
Cemetery
Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia
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Joseph Rosier (1870-1951) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Wilsonburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
24, 1870.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1947.
Died in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., October
7, 1951 (age 81 years, 256
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Seventh-Day
Baptist Cemetery
Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia
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Jennings Randolph (1902-1998) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Salem, Harrison
County, W.Va., March 8,
1902.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1933-47;
defeated, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956,
1976;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1958-85.
Seventh-Day
Baptist. Member, Lions; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Rotary.
Died in 1998
(age about
96 years).
Interment at Seventh-Day Baptist Cemetery.
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Shinnston Masonic
Cemetery
Shinnston, Harrison County, West Virginia
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Harvey Walker Harmer (1865-1961) —
also known as Harvey W. Harmer —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Shinnston, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 25,
1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1895-96,
1929-30, 1943-48; defeated, 1940; appointed 1943; defeated, 1948;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1901-04, 1919-22 (3rd District 1901-02,
12th District 1903-04, 1919-22); mayor
of Clarksburg, W.Va., 1906-07.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., November
21, 1961 (age 96 years, 119
days).
Interment at Shinnston Masonic Cemetery.
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Hardin Roads Harmer (1899-1963) —
also known as Hardin R. Harmer —
of Shinnston, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Shinnston, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 12,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1940-44; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1943-48; resigned 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1944,
1952,
1956
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1960
(alternate).
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion.
Died May 24,
1963 (age 63 years, 316
days).
Interment at Shinnston Masonic Cemetery.
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Rose Hill
Cemetery and Mausoleum
(formerly West Milford Odd Fellows Cemetery)
West Milford, Harrison County, West Virginia
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Edward Grandison Smith (1868-1944) —
also known as Edward G. Smith —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in 1868.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1920.
Died in 1944
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum.
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