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Index to Locations
Near Bardane Burr-McGarry Cemetery
Charles Town Edge Hill Cemetery
Charles Town Zion Episcopal
Churchyard
Harpers Ferry Harper Cemetery
Shenandoah Junction Darke-Engle-Ronemous Cemetery
Shepherdstown Elmwood Cemetery
Shepherdstown Old Episcopal Church
Cemetery
Burr-McGarry
Cemetery
Near Bardane, Jefferson County, West Virginia
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Milton Williamson Burr (1863-1954) —
also known as Milton Burr —
of Bardane, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Jefferson
County, W.Va., February
23, 1863.
Democrat. Fruit
grower;
bank
director; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1915-18;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1919-22.
Died in Jefferson
County, W.Va., January
13, 1954 (age 90 years, 324
days).
Interment at Burr-McGarry Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses William Burr and Mary Ann (Porterfield)
Burr. |
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memorial |
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1919 |
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Edge Hill
Cemetery
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
| Politicians buried
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William Lyne Wilson (1843-1900) —
also known as William L. Wilson —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born near Charles Town, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 3,
1843.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1880
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1883-95; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1895-97; president,
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., 1897-1900.
Died in Lexington,
Va., October
17, 1900 (age 57 years, 167
days).
Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
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George William Johnson (1869-1944) —
also known as George W. Johnson —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born near Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., November
10, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1923-25, 1933-43;
defeated, 1924, 1942.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died February
24, 1944 (age 74 years, 106
days).
Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
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Harvey Lee Milbourne (1895-1966) —
also known as Harvey L. Milbourne —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., May 10,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Amoy, 1919-20, 1927-28; Swatow, 1920; Tsinan, 1920-24; Tientsin, 1925-26; U.S. Consul in Hankow, 1928-29; Cologne, 1930-32; Quebec City, 1932; Windsor, 1936-41; Calcutta, 1941; St. Lucia, 1941; Chungking, 1943-46.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died March
16, 1966 (age 70 years, 310
days).
Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Lodowic Ralph Milbourne and Virginia (Strickler) Milbourne;
married, May 31,
1932, to Helen Victoria Pasderin. |
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Frank Beckwith (1848-1937) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), July 26,
1848.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1881-82,
1887-88; member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1915-18.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died July 25,
1937 (age 88 years, 364
days).
Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
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Clayton L. Haines (1875-1941) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., December
7, 1875.
Democrat. Owner and publisher of the Spirit of Jefferson newspaper,
1914-30; mayor of Charles Town, W.Va, 1914-18; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1937-38; appointed 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1941
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
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James McIhany Thomson (1924-2001) —
also known as James Thomson; "Landslide
Jim" —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., August
9, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1956-78; defeated, 1977.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., July 22,
2001 (age 76 years, 347
days).
Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
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Angus William McDonald (1829-1914) —
of Berryville, Clarke
County, Va.; Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.; Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Romney, Hampshire
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 16,
1829.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1861; served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1895-96.
Died in Jefferson
County, W.Va., October
24, 1914 (age 85 years, 161
days).
Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
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Francis Jennings Beckwith Jr. (1892-1966) —
also known as Frank J. Beckwith, Jr. —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born May 19,
1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1921-22.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Kappa Sigma; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Jefferson
County, W.Va., March 5,
1966 (age 73 years, 290
days).
Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
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Raymond Walker Riddleberger (1910-1975) —
also known as Raymond Riddleberger —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Jefferson
County, W.Va., March
24, 1910.
Republican. Chair of
Jefferson County Republican Party, 1961-63.
Died in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., February
4, 1975 (age 64 years, 317
days).
Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
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Zion Episcopal
Churchyard
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
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William Lucas (1800-1877) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born near Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
30, 1800.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1838-39; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1839-41, 1843-45 (15th District
1839-41, 10th District 1843-45); delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51.
Slaveowner.
Died in Jefferson
County, W.Va., August
29, 1877 (age 76 years, 272
days).
Interment at Zion Episcopal Churchyard.
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Harper
Cemetery
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia
| Politicians buried
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Edward Lucas (1780-1858) —
of Virginia.
Born near Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
20, 1780.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; merchant;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1819-22, 1830-31; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1833-37 (15th District 1833-35,
12th District 1835-37).
Slaveowner.
Died in Harpers Ferry, Jefferson
County, Va (now W.Va.), March 4,
1858 (age 77 years, 135
days).
Interment at Harper Cemetery.
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Darke-Engle-Ronemous Cemetery
Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County, West Virginia
Elmwood
Cemetery
Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia
| Politicians buried
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Cornelius Decator Scully (1878-1952) —
also known as Cornelius D. Scully —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
30, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in Hillcrest Nursing
Home, Winchester,
Va., September
23, 1952 (age 73 years, 298
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sullivan Scully and Mary E. (Negley) Scully; married, June 10,
1905, to Rosalie Pendleton. |
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Henry Bedinger (1812-1858) —
of Virginia.
Born near Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
3, 1812.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1845-49; U.S. Charge
d'Affaires to Denmark, 1853-54; U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1854-58.
Slaveowner.
Died in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va (now W.Va.), November
26, 1858 (age 46 years, 296
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Thomas Van Swearingen (1784-1822) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1784.
Member of Virginia state legislature, 1810; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1819-22 (2nd District 1819-21, 16th
District 1821-22); died in office 1822.
Slaveowner.
Died in 1822
(age about
38 years).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Alexander Robinson Boteler (1815-1892) —
of Virginia.
Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 16,
1815.
U.S.
Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1859-61; Delegate
from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; colonel in
the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Slaveowner.
Died in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, W.Va., May 8,
1892 (age 76 years, 358
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Old Episcopal
Church Cemetery
Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia
Founded 1745
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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