Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. This specific family group is a subset of themuch largerFour ThousandRelated Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset. These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist. | | John Fryatt Snodgrass (1804-1854) — also known asJohn F. Snodgrass — of Parkersburg,WoodCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born inBerkeleyCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),March 2,1804.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51;U.S.Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1853-54; died inoffice 1854.Slaveowner. Died suddenly, whilearguing acase in court, in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, Va (now W.Va.),June 5,1854 (age50 years, 95days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Isaac Breathed Snodgrass (1841-1890) — also known asIsaac B. Snodgrass — ofBerkeleyCounty, W.Va.Born inBerkeleyCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),December24, 1841.Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1885.Episcopalian.Died inBerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,October3, 1890 (age48 years, 283days).Burial location unknown. | | Marion Lee Henshaw (1845-1929) — also known asMarion L. Henshaw — ofBerkeleyCounty, W.Va.Born inBerkeleyCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),June 25,1845.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1883.Died in Kansas,November13, 1929 (age84 years, 141days).Interment atPleasant Ridge Cemetery, Goddard, Kan. | | Edgar Craven Henshaw (1859-1924) — also known asEdgar C. Henshaw — of Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.Born near Bunker Hill,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,November9, 1859.Republican.Fruitfarmer;postmaster atMartinsburg,W.Va., 1910-14.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromBright'sdisease, in CityHospital,Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,August17, 1924 (age64 years, 282days).Interment atHedgesville Cemetery, Hedgesville, W.Va.  | William Thornton Henshaw (1868-1949) — of Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.; South Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,March20, 1868.Physician;mayorof Martinsburg, W.Va., 1896-1902; major in the U.S. Army duringthe Spanish-American War; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1901-02;West Virginia State Health Commissioner, 1921.Member,KappaSigma.Died, fromcoloncancer, in St. FrancisHospital,Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,April13, 1949 (age81 years, 24days).Cremated;ashes interred atNorborneParish Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va. | | John Snodgrass Henshaw (1869-1957) — also known asJohn Henshaw — ofBerkeleyCounty, W.Va.Born in Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,October8, 1869.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1897-98.Died in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,January29, 1957 (age87 years, 113days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.  | Harry Preston Henshaw (1886-1961) — also known asHarry P. Henshaw — of Inwood,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.; Bunker Hill,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.; Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Bunker Hill,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,December21, 1886.Democrat.Fruitgrower;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1917-18;member ofWestVirginia state senate 15th District, 1921-31; resigned 1931.Died in Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.,February4, 1961 (age74 years, 45days).Interment atGerrardstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gerrardstown, W.Va.
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