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Preston County
West Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Preston County

Index to Locations

  • Kingwood Maplewood Cemetery
  • Masontown Masontown Cemetery


    Maplewood Cemetery
    Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      William Mercer Owens Dawson (1853-1916) — also known as William M. O. Dawson — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va. Born in Bloomington, Garrett County, Md., May 21, 1853. Republican. Newspaper editor; lawyer; chair of Preston County Republican Party, 1875-88; member of West Virginia state senate, 1881-88 (10th District 1881-82, 11th District 1883-88); mayor of Kingwood, W.Va., 1890-91; West Virginia Republican state chair, 1892-1904; secretary of state of West Virginia, 1897-1905; Governor of West Virginia, 1905-09. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 12, 1916 (age 62 years, 296 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Francis Dawson and Leah (Knight) Dawson; married 1879 to Luda Neff; married 1899 to Maude Brown.
      See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
      William Gay Brown (1800-1884) — also known as William G. Brown — of Kingwood, Preston County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Kingwood, Preston County, Va. (now W.Va.), September 25, 1800. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1832, 1840-43; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1845-49, 1861-63 (15th District 1845-49, 10th District 1861-63); delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1860; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Preston County, 1861; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1863-65; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1872-73. Slaveowner. Died in Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va., April 19, 1884 (age 83 years, 207 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Juliet Ann Roberts Byrne; father of William Gay Brown Jr..
      Political family: Dolliver-Brown family of Kingwood, West Virginia.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      William Gay Brown Jr. (1856-1916) — also known as William G. Brown, Jr. — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va. Born in Kingwood, Preston County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 7, 1856. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1911-16; defeated, 1896; died in office 1916. Died in Washington, D.C., March 9, 1916 (age 59 years, 337 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of William Gay Brown; cousin *** of Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver.
      Political family: Dolliver-Brown family of Kingwood, West Virginia.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      James Clark McGrew (1813-1910) — also known as James C. McGrew — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va. Born near Brandonville, Monongalia County, Va. (now W.Va.), September 14, 1813. Republican. Delegate to Virginia secession convention from Preston County, 1861; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1863-65; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1869-73; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1880. Died in Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va., September 18, 1910 (age 97 years, 4 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Robert Edward Lee Allen (1865-1951) — also known as Robert E. Lee Allen — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Lima, Tyler County, W.Va., November 28, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1923-25; defeated, 1924, 1926. Baptist. Died in Mountain Lake Park, Garrett County, Md., January 28, 1951 (age 85 years, 61 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: Robert E. Lee
      Relatives: Son of Osborne Allen and Jane (Langfitta) Allen; married, July 19, 1892, to Katherine Protzmen.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Melvin Claude Snyder (1898-1972) — also known as Melvin C. Snyder — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va. Born in Albright, Preston County, W.Va., October 29, 1898. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Kingwood, W.Va., 1926; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1947-49; defeated, 1938, 1948, 1950; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 18th Judicial Circuit, 1953-71. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary. Died in Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va., August 5, 1972 (age 73 years, 281 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Allison Wirt Snyder and Laura (Jenkins) Snyder; married, July 13, 1925, to Mabel Price.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
    A. L. Reed Archie L. Reed (b. 1898) — also known as A. L. Reed — of Newburg, Preston County, W.Va. Born in Fellowsville, Preston County, W.Va., October 6, 1898. Republican. Automobile dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1941-44; member of West Virginia state senate 15th District, 1945-60. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of J. Q. Reed and Virginia (Ridgeway) Reed; married, June 15, 1919, to Madge Marie Morrow.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
      Charles James Pindall Cresap (1836-1886) — also known as C. J. P. Cresap — of Preston County, Va. (now W.Va.); Beverly, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Preston County, Va. (now W.Va.), August 17, 1836. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Preston County, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1876; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1881. Died in Beverly, Randolph County, W.Va., October 21, 1886 (age 50 years, 65 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Gustavus Jacob Cresap and Ruhama (Pindall) Cresap; married, January 25, 1870, to Agnes C. Crawford.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      P. J. Crogan — of Preston County, W.Va. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia. Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.


    Masontown Cemetery
    Masontown, Preston County, West Virginia
    Politicians buried here:
      Sanford L. Cobun — of Masontown, Preston County, W.Va. Republican. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1911-14; member of West Virginia state senate 14th District, 1917-20. Interment at Masontown Cemetery.

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