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Index to Locations
Beverly Beverly Cemetery
Elkins Unknown location
Elkins Maplewood Cemetery
Kingsville St. Vincent's Catholic
Cemetery
Midland Elkins Memorial Gardens
Valley Bend Phares/Pritt Cemetery
Beverly
Cemetery
Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia
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John N. Hughes (1831-1861) —
of Randolph
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in 1831.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Randolph & Tucker counties,
1861.
While serving as a civilian volunteer messenger for Confederate
troops, he was mistakenly shot and
killed during the Battle of
Rich Mountain, Randolph
County, Va (now W.Va.), July 11,
1861 (age about 30
years).
Interment at Beverly Cemetery.
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Lemuel Chenoweth (1811-1887) —
of Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Beverly, Randolph
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 25,
1811.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1871.
Died in Beverly, Randolph
County, W.Va., August
26, 1887 (age 76 years, 62
days).
Interment at Beverly Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John I. Chenoweth; married, June 22,
1836, to Nancy Ann Hart. |
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Unknown
Location
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
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James Buhl Shahan (1908-1987) —
also known as J. Buhl Shahan —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Randolph
County, W.Va., October
23, 1908.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1933-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (13th District 1937-38, 12th
District 1939-40); candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1940, 1946.
United
Brethren. Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Moose.
Died in February, 1987
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Interment somewhere.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Shahan and Katherine (Scott) Shahan. |
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Maplewood
Cemetery
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
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Stephen Benton Elkins (1841-1911) —
also known as Stephen B. Elkins —
of Messilla, Dona Ana
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.; Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near New Lexington, Perry
County, Ohio, September
26, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1864-65; New
Mexico territory attorney general, 1867; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1867-70; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1873-77; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1891-93; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1895-1911; died in office 1911.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
4, 1911 (age 69 years, 100
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) —
also known as Henry G. Davis —
of Piedmont, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born near Woodstock, Howard
County, Md., November
16, 1823.
Democrat. Railroad
promoter; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1866;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1869-71; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1871-83; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1872,
1880,
1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1912;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1904.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
11, 1916 (age 92 years, 116
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery; statue at Davis Park, Charleston, W.Va.
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Davis Elkins (1876-1959) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
24, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
banker;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1911, 1919-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1916;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, cardio-renal
disease, and senility,
in Westbrook Sanatorium,
Richmond,
Va., January
5, 1959 (age 82 years, 346
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
8, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died March
12, 1950 (age 84 years, 185
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as W. Wallace Barron; Wally
Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Elkins, W.Va., 1949-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Civitan;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Thomas Beall Davis (1828-1911) —
also known as Thomas B. Davis —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April
25, 1828.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1876-1907; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1899-1900;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1905-07.
Died in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., November
26, 1911 (age 83 years, 215
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Cyrus Scott Kump (1908-1964) —
also known as Cyrus S. Kump —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., October
26, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; chair of
Randolph County Democratic Party, 1949-50; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died, from suffocation
caused by angioedema,
in a
car en route to a hospital, in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., February
25, 1964 (age 55 years, 122
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Levi Wade Coberly (1888-1977) —
also known as L. Wade Coberly —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., January
29, 1888.
Democrat. Mayor of
Elkins, W.Va., 1934, 1947-48.
Died in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., October
6, 1977 (age 89 years, 250
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Lummie J. Earle (1852-1906) —
also known as Columbia J. Coberly —
of Leadsville (now Elkins), Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in 1852.
Democrat. Postmaster at Leadsville,
W.Va., 1885-89; Elkins,
W.Va., 1889.
Female.
Died in West Virginia, June 6,
1906 (age about 53
years).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Daniel S. Haymond (1838-1908) —
of Leadsville (now Elkins), Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in West Virginia, May 31,
1838.
Republican. Postmaster at Leadsville,
W.Va., 1883-85.
Died in Taylor
County, W.Va., April
21, 1908 (age 69 years, 326
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Joseph French Harding —
also known as French Harding —
of Randolph
County, W.Va.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate
to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1872; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1887-88,
1895-96.
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Hazel T. Kump (1914-2002) —
also known as Hazel Vorus Turner —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in LaGrange, Troup
County, Ga., July 8,
1914.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; American
Association of University Women.
Died, in Elkins Regional Convalescent
Center, Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., March
14, 2002 (age 87 years, 249
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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St. Vincent's
Catholic Cemetery
Kingsville, Randolph County, West Virginia
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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James Coberly (1863-1932) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Belington, Barbour
County, W.Va., March
14, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
justice of the peace; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1919-20.
Died in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., March 2,
1932 (age 68 years, 354
days).
Interment at St. Vincent's Catholic Cemetery.
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Elkins Memorial
Gardens
Midland, Randolph County, West Virginia
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John Bartlett Chenoweth (1914-1966) —
also known as John B. Chenoweth —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., March
28, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Randolph
County Sheriff, 1948-52; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1955-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Redmen;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died April
28, 1966 (age 52 years, 31
days).
Interment at Elkins Memorial Gardens.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Chenoweth and Virginia Dell (Bartlett) Chenoweth; married 1936 to
Elthadora M. Pence. |
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memorial |
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Phares/Pritt
Cemetery
Valley Bend, Randolph County, West Virginia
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