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Index to Locations
Parkersburg Unknown location
Parkersburg Mt. Carmel Cemetery
Parkersburg Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Parkersburg Odd Fellows Cemetery
Parkersburg Parkersburg Memorial
Gardens
Parkersburg Riverview Cemetery
South Parkersburg Evergreen Cemetery
South
Unknown
Location
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
Mt. Carmel
Cemetery
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
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Joseph Paul Albright (1938-2009) —
also known as Joseph P. Albright —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
8, 1938.
Democrat. Lawyer; furniture
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1971-72, 1975-86 (Wood County
1971-72, 8th District 1975-86); defeated, 1972; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1985-86; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1995-96, 2001-; appointed
1995.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
20, 2009 (age 70 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Melvin Paul 'Jinks' Albright and Catherine Alberta (Rathbone)
Albright; married, August
16, 1958, to Patricia Ann Deem; married 1995 to Nancie
(Gensert) Divvens. |
| | | Epitaph: "He stood for justice / Lived
his faith / and loved his family." |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Mt. Olivet
Cemetery
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) —
also known as Albert B. White —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
22, 1856.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; banker;
vice-president, George Washington Life Insurance
Company; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1891;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896
(speaker),
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President); Governor of
West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner,
1907-08; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 3,
1941 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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John Dempsey Hoblitzell Jr. (1912-1962) —
also known as John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., December
30, 1912.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1956; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1956-58; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1958; defeated, 1958; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Jaycees;
Lions;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died of a heart
attack in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
6, 1962 (age 49 years, 7
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Charles Brooks Smith (1844-1899) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Elizabeth, Wirt
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
24, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1878-80; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1890-91.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., December
7, 1899 (age 55 years, 286
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Glen B. Gainer Jr. (1927-2009) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., July 4,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1968-70; West
Virginia state auditor, 1977-93.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., September
8, 2009 (age 82 years, 66
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Spencer K. Creel (b. 1896) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Freeport, Wirt
County, W.Va., April
27, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1939-40,
1943-64, 1967-70; defeated, 1934, 1940, 1964; resigned 1970; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1952-54.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Farm
Bureau.
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Creel and Isabella (Foutty) Creel; married, November
28, 1918, to Bertha Gillman. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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William Morrill Parker (1889-1970) —
also known as W. M. Parker —
of Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 13,
1889.
Republican. Electrical
insulation manufacturer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1951-54; chair of
Wood County Republican Party, 1952-54.
Episcopalian.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., April 6,
1970 (age 80 years, 297
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Henry Parker and Anna (Cruickshank) Parker; married, October
1, 1913, to Anna Hall Jones. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Gordon Butcher Gibbens (1842-1907) —
also known as Gordon B. Gibbens —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
19, 1842.
Republican. Postmaster at Parkersburg,
W.Va., 1902-07; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1904.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., August
31, 1907 (age 65 years, 193
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Clarence Cecil Woolard (1873-1923) —
also known as Clarence C. Woolard —
of Idaho.
Born in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., January
12, 1873.
U.S. Vice Consul in Cape Hatien, 1915-23, died in office 1923.
Died, from malaria,
in Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
December
22, 1923 (age 50 years, 344
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Odd Fellows
Cemetery
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
Parkersburg
Memorial Gardens
(formerly Odd Fellows Cemetery)
1912 Market Street (zip 26101)
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
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Arthur Inghram Boreman (1823-1896) —
also known as Arthur I. Boreman —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., July 24,
1823.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1855-61; circuit judge in Virginia,
1861-63; Governor of
West Virginia, 1863-69; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1869-75; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1889-96; died in office 1896.
Methodist.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., April
19, 1896 (age 72 years, 270
days).
Interment at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
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Johnson Newlon Camden (1828-1908) —
also known as Johnson N. Camden —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 6,
1828.
Democrat. Candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1868, 1872; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1876,
1888,
1904
(Honorary
Vice-President); U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1881-87, 1893-95; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1888-92.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., April
25, 1908 (age 80 years, 50
days).
Interment at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
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Hunter Holmes Moss Jr. (1874-1916) —
also known as Hunter H. Moss, Jr. —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., May 26,
1874.
Republican. Circuit judge in West Virginia, 1904-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1913-16; died in
office 1916.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in 1916
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
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Reese Blizzard (1863-1941) —
of Calhoun
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., October
17, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; banker; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1901-10;
circuit judge in West Virginia, 1920.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
10, 1941 (age 78 years, 24
days).
Interment at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
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Edgar R. Staats (1878-1961) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born January
27, 1878.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1919-22; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1956.
Died December
3, 1961 (age 83 years, 310
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Staats and Dianna (Waugh) Staats; married to
Margaret Elizabeth Jackson. |
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memorial |
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James Miller Boreman (1821-1895) —
also known as James M. Boreman —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Pennsylvania, May 26,
1821.
Republican. Postmaster at Parkersburg,
Va., 1861-63; Parkersburg,
W.Va., 1863-78.
Died in Wood
County, W.Va., June 17,
1895 (age 74 years, 22
days).
Interment at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
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John B. Easton (1880-1961) —
of Williamstown, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., September
28, 1880.
Republican. President,
West Virginia Federation of Labor, 1924; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1927-28;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Died December
20, 1961 (age 81 years, 83
days).
Interment at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
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Williamson S. Blizzard (1865-1941) —
also known as William S. Blizzard —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., 1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 29,
1941 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
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Dorr Clayton Casto II (1915-1958) —
also known as Dorr C. Casto —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., February
19, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1941-42;
defeated, 1942; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1950; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Theta
Chi; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died June 2,
1958 (age 43 years, 103
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
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Riverview
Cemetery
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
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Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872) —
also known as Peter G. Van Winkle —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
7, 1808.
Delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate
to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1863; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1863; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1863-69.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., April
15, 1872 (age 63 years, 221
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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Jacob Beeson Jackson (1829-1893) —
also known as Jacob B. Jackson —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born April 6,
1829.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1875-76; mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1879; Governor of
West Virginia, 1881-85.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., December
11, 1893 (age 64 years, 249
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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William Erskine Stevenson (1820-1883) —
also known as William E. Stevenson —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., March
18, 1820.
Republican. Cabinetmaker;
farmer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1857; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1860;
delegate
to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1863; member of
West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1863-68; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1865-68; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia; Governor of
West Virginia, 1869-71; defeated, 1870.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
29, 1883 (age 63 years, 256
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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John Jay Jackson Jr. (1824-1907) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, Va. (now W.Va.), August
4, 1824.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1851-57; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1861-64; U.S.
District Judge for West Virginia, 1864-1901; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Virginia, 1901-05.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., September
1, 1907 (age 83 years, 28
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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John Fryatt Snodgrass (1804-1854) —
also known as John F. Snodgrass —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 2,
1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1853-54; died in
office 1854.
Slaveowner.
Died suddenly, while arguing a
case in court, in Parkersburg, Wood
County, Va (now W.Va.), June 5,
1854 (age 50 years, 95
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Monroe Jackson (1825-1901) —
also known as James M. Jackson —
of Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, Va. (now W.Va.), December
3, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1870-71; delegate
to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1872; circuit
judge in West Virginia, 1873-88; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1889-90; criminal
court judge in West Virginia, 1891-1901.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., February
14, 1901 (age 75 years, 73
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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Milton P. Amiss (1813-1888) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in 1813.
Mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1861-62.
Died in 1888
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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Allen C. Murdoch —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1929, 1934.
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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John Jay Jackson (1800-1877) —
also known as John J. Jackson —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
13, 1800.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1838-44; delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Wood County, 1861.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., January
1, 1877 (age 76 years, 323
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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John Douglas Ayers Jr. (1917-1981) —
also known as J. Douglas Ayers —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
29, 1917.
Democrat. Building
contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1965-66;
defeated, 1966.
United
Brethren. Member, Elks; Moose.
Died in May, 1981
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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Daniel Rowell Neal —
of Virginia.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1856-60.
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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Evergreen
Cemetery South
South Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
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William Perry Amos Nicely (1922-1991) —
also known as William P. A. Nicely —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
23, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; banker; real estate
developer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-58, 1964-70, 1983-85
(Wood County 1955-58, 1964-70, 8th District 1983-85); resigned 1970;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1968,
1972
(alternate); mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1970-77, 1986-89.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Lions; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died July 26,
1991 (age 68 years, 276
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery South.
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Albert Jennie Nicely (1868-1948) —
also known as A. J. Nicely —
of Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Wood
County, W.Va., January
20, 1868.
Republican. Farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1921-22;
defeated, 1926.
Died in Wood
County, W.Va., May 10,
1948 (age 80 years, 111
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery South.
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