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Putnam County
West Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Putnam County

Index to Locations Walnut Grove Cemetery Hurricane Hurricane Cemetery Red House Grandview Cemetery Red House New Antioch Cemetery Winfield Winfield Cemetery Walnut Grove Cemetery Putnam County, West Virginia Politicians buried here:   George William Summers (1804-1868) — also known as George W. Summers — of Kanawha County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Virginia, 1804. Lawyer; member of Virginia state legislature, 1840; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1841-45 (19th District 1841-43, 14th District 1843-45); delegate to Virginia secession convention from Kanawha County, 1861. Slaveowner. Died in 1868 (age about 64 years). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, February 7, 1843, to Amacetta Laidley (daughter of John Osborn Laidley; sister of William Sidney Laidley; aunt of John B. Laidley).   Political family: Laidley family of Cabell County, West Virginia.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Hurricane Cemetery Hurricane, Putnam County, West Virginia See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   James Taliaferro Garrett (1865-1962) — also known as J. T. Garrett — of Hurricane, Putnam County, W.Va. Born in Putnam County, W.Va., October 9, 1865. School teacher; insurance business; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1933-36. Baptist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., May 24, 1962 (age 96 years, 227 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Hurricane Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John H. Garrett and Martha (Hill) Garrett; married, February 26, 1896, to Emma Ottale Dudding.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Grandview Cemetery Red House, Putnam County, West Virginia Politicians buried here: Romulus Lee Matthews (1870-1954) — also known as R. L. Matthews — of Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Buffalo, Putnam County, W.Va., September 28, 1870. Democrat. School teacher; pharmacist; banker; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1929-34, 1937-42, 1945-50; candidate for West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1934. Protestant. Member, Freemasons. Died in Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va., December 16, 1954 (age 84 years, 79 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Levi Walter Matthews and Prudence Abigail (Williams) Matthews.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929 New Antioch Cemetery Red House, Putnam County, West Virginia See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Robert Lawrence Gibson (1895-1966) — also known as Robert L. Gibson — of Bancroft, Putnam County, W.Va. Born in Kanawha County, W.Va., June 13, 1895. Democrat. Merchant; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Putnam County, 1931-32, 1941-42; defeated, 1928. Church of God. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Bancroft, Putnam County, W.Va., December 18, 1966 (age 71 years, 188 days). Interment at New Antioch Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Richard Gibson and Mary Jane (Landers) Gibson; married, December 26, 1914, to Fern Shank.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Winfield Cemetery Winfield, Putnam County, West Virginia See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   William Gray Barnhart (1880-1921) — also known as William G. Barnhart — of Winfield, Putnam County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born near Buffalo, Putnam County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 15, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Putnam County, 1903-04; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1913-17. Died, from septicemia, in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., December 24, 1921 (age 41 years, 253 days). Interment at Winfield Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Lewis Barnhart and Isabel (Hartley) Barnhart; married, January 1, 1908, to Frances Ellen Goodwin.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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