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Nicholas County
West Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Nicholas County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Richwood Mountain View Memorial Park Richwood Odd Fellows Cemetery Richwood Richwood Cemetery Private or family graveyards Nicholas County, West Virginia Politicians buried here:   John Duffy Alderson (1854-1910) — also known as John D. Alderson — of Nicholas (now Summersville), Nicholas County, W.Va. Born in Nicholas Court House, Va. (now Summersville, Nicholas County, W.Va.), November 29, 1854. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1889-95; defeated, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1900, 1904, 1908; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1901-02. Died in Richwood, Nicholas County, W.Va., December 5, 1910 (age 56 years, 6 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Allen Alderson and Mary Susanna (Duffy) Alderson; married to Eugenia Rader and Mrs. Martha Graham; father of Fleming Newman Alderson; third cousin of John Duffy Alderson (1896-1975).   Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Carroll family of Maryland; Eisenhower-Nixon family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Fleming Newman Alderson (1884-1964) — also known as Fleming N. Alderson — of Richwood, Nicholas County, W.Va. Born in Summersville, Nicholas County, W.Va., January 8, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1911-12; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1912; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for West Virginia state attorney general, 1924. Southern Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Psi; Delta Chi; Theta Nu Epsilon; Moose; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Rotary. Died in Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va., April 2, 1964 (age 80 years, 85 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of Eugenia Adeline (Rader) Alderson and John Duffy Alderson (1854-1910); married, June 8, 1921, to Rebecca Mary Wigton; third cousin once removed of John Duffy Alderson (1896-1975).   Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Carroll family of Maryland; Eisenhower-Nixon family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Mountain View Memorial Park Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia Politicians buried here:   Carl Edwin Gainer, Sr. (1915-2006) — also known as Carl E. Gainer — of Richwood, Nicholas County, W.Va. Born in Barbour County, W.Va., January 19, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school principal; oil distributor; president, WVAR radio station; owner, Richwood Television Cable Co.; director, Farmers and Merchants Bank; member of West Virginia state senate 12th District, 1959-82; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1964, 1968. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Rotary; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, in Richwood Area Medical Center, Richwood, Nicholas County, W.Va., August 16, 2006 (age 91 years, 209 days). Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Marvin James Gainer and Pearle (Poling) Gainer; married, May 23, 1948, to Clarise Smith; third cousin once removed of Glenn Walter Gainer. Odd Fellows Cemetery Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia Politicians buried here:   John Marshall Wolverton (1872-1944) — also known as John M. Wolverton — of Richwood, Nicholas County, W.Va. Born in Bigbend, Calhoun County, W.Va., January 31, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Richwood, W.Va., 1918-19; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1925-27, 1929-31; defeated, 1926, 1936. Died in 1944 (age about 72 years). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.   Presumably named for: John Marshall   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Richwood Cemetery Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia Politicians buried here:   Emerson Ellis Deitz (1869-1944) — also known as Emerson E. Deitz — of Richwood, Nicholas County, W.Va. Born in 1869. Republican. Postmaster at Richwood, W.Va., 1908-16, 1923-32 (acting, 1923); mayor of Richwood, W.Va., 1934. Died in 1944 (age about 75 years). Interment at Richwood Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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