Index to Locations CamdenCamden Friends Meeting HouseCemeteryCamdenOdd Fellows CemeteryDoverChrist Church CemeteryDoverLakeside CemeteryDoverMethodist CemeteryDoverOld Methodist or WhatcoatCemeteryDoverOld Presbyterian CemeteryDoverPresbyterian Church CemeteryDoverPresbyterian ChurchyardFarmingtonTodds Chapel CemeteryFeltonHopkins CemeteryNear FredericaBarratt's ChapelCemeteryHarringtonHollywood CemeteryHartlyHartly Methodist ChurchCemeteryLittle CeekLittle Creek FriendsMeetinghouse CemeteryMilfordChrist EpiscopalChurchyardMilfordMilford Community CemeteryMilfordOdd Fellows CemeterySmyrnaDuck Creek PresbyterianChurchyardSmyrnaEpiscopal CemeterySmyrnaGlenwood CemeterySmyrnaOdd Fellows CemeterySmyrnaPresbyterian CemeterySmyrnaSt. Peter's Cemetery
Camden FriendsMeeting House Cemetery
Camden, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buriedhere: |  |  John Hunn (1849-1926) — also known as"Honest John" — of Camden,KentCounty, Del.Born near Middletown,New CastleCounty, Del.,June 29,1849.Republican.Merchant;Governorof Delaware, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Delaware,1904.Quaker.Died in Camden,KentCounty, Del.,September1, 1926 (age77 years, 64days).Interment at Camden Friends Meeting House Cemetery. | | | Ralph Waldo Emerson (1892-1963) — also known asRalph W. Emerson — of Wyoming,KentCounty, Del.Born in Wyoming,KentCounty, Del.,March 6,1892.Republican.Fruitbroker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1940(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);Delawarestate treasurer; elected 1950.Quaker. Member,OddFellows.Died in Delaware,February10, 1963 (age70 years, 341days).Interment at Camden Friends Meeting House Cemetery. | | Charles du Pont Ridgely (1878-1966) — ofKentCounty, Del.Born inKentCounty, Del.,January19, 1878.Republican. Member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 3rd District, 1923-26.Died in Wyoming,KentCounty, Del.,1966(ageabout88 years).Interment at Camden Friends Meeting House Cemetery.
Odd FellowsCemetery
Camden, Kent County, Delaware
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Allen Frear Jr. (1903-1993) — also known asJ. Allen Frear, Jr. — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Rising Sun,KentCounty, Del.,March 7,1903.Democrat.Banker;president, Kent GeneralHospital,1947-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1956,1960;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1949-61; member, U.S. Securities andExchange Commission, 1961-63; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for Delaware,1972.Member,AmericanLegion;FarmBureau;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Rotary;SigmaNu.DiedJanuary15, 1993 (age89 years, 314days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Walton H. Simpson (1912-1993) — of Camden,KentCounty, Del.BornFebruary20, 1912.Republican.Constructionbusiness;lumberdealer; member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 3rd District, 1959-64;secretaryof state of Delaware, 1971-72.Methodist.Member,Rotary;Elks;OddFellows.Died, in Kent GeneralHospital,Dover,KentCounty, Del.,May 6,1993 (age81 years, 75days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Thomas Webber Jakes (1867-1945) — also known asThomas W. Jakes — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wyoming,KentCounty, Del.,April 1,1867.Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofDelaware, 1944.Died, fromchronicinterstitial nephritis, in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,November18, 1945 (age78 years, 231days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.  | Roger Alfred Davis (1889-1967) — also known asRoger A. Davis — of Hartly,KentCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,March 2,1889.Grocer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 4th District,1931-32, 1953-54;arrested,in April 1954, by Maryland State Police, on U.S. Route 50, andchargedwithdrunkand recklessdriving,as well asdisorderlyconduct;jailedovernight,pleadedguilty, andfined.Died in Hartly,KentCounty, Del.,December6, 1967 (age78 years, 279days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | | John Thomas Jakes (1833-1899) — also known asJohn T. Jakes — of Wyoming,KentCounty, Del.Born inKentCounty, Del.,November28, 1833.Republican.Merchant;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1876.Died in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,July 25,1899 (age65 years, 239days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Reynolds Clough (1875-1918) — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,May 10,1875.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1912(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Died, frompneumoniaandinfluenza,in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,October15, 1918 (age43 years, 158days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Henry Johnson Ridgely (1913-1990) — also known asHenry J. Ridgely — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Camden,KentCounty, Del.,November17, 1913.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Delaware,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956(alternate).Member,SigmaNu;AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;OddFellows;Grange;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, fromkidneyfailure, in Kent GeneralHospital,Dover,KentCounty, Del.,September10, 1990 (age76 years, 297days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Stanley C. Mikell (1915-1997) — ofKentCounty, Del.BornMarch23, 1915.Republican. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 5th District,1947-48.DiedOctober18, 1997 (age82 years, 209days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | William Richbell Allaband (1847-1926) — also known asWilliam R. Allaband — ofKentCounty, Del.Born in1847.Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County, 1887-88.Died in1926(ageabout79 years).Interment atFortLincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.; cenotaph at Odd FellowsCemetery.
Christ ChurchCemetery
State & Water Sts.
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Caesar Rodney (1728-1784) — of Delaware. Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,October7, 1728.Member of Delaware state legislature, 1762;justice ofDelaware state supreme court, 1769;Delegateto Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;Presidentof Delaware, 1778-81.DiedJune 26,1784 (age55 years, 263days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment atChrist Church Cemetery; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C. | | Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely (1762-1830) — also known asNicholas Ridgely — ofKentCounty, Del.Born inAnneArundel County, Md.,September30, 1762.Delawarestate attorney general, 1790-1801;chancellorof Delaware court of chancery, 1801-30; died in office 1830.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,April 1,1830 (age67 years, 183days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.  | Willard Saulsbury Sr. (1820-1892) — of Georgetown,SussexCounty, Del.Born inKentCounty, Del.,June 2,1820.Democrat.Delawarestate attorney general, 1850-55;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1859-71; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Delaware,1860,1864;chancellorof Delaware court of chancery, 1873-92; died in office 1892.Slaveowner. Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,April 6,1892 (age71 years, 309days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery. | | John Middleton Vining (1758-1802) — also known asJohn Vining;Jack Vining — ofKentCounty, Del.Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,December23, 1758.Member of Delaware state legislature, 1780;Delegateto Continental Congress from Delaware, 1780;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1789-93; member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County, 1793, 1800-02; died in office1802;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1793-98.Slaveowner. Died in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del., February,1802(age43years, 0 days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery. | | Charles Laymen Terry Jr. (1900-1970) — also known asCharles L. Terry, Jr. — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Camden,KentCounty, Del.,September17, 1900.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1936,1968;secretaryof state of Delaware, 1937-38; superior court judge in Delaware,1938-62;justice ofDelaware state supreme court, 1962-64;chiefjustice of Delaware state supreme court, 1963-64;Governor ofDelaware, 1965-69; defeated, 1968.Episcopalian.Member,PhiSigma Kappa.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,February6, 1970 (age69 years, 142days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery. | | Henry Moore Ridgely (1779-1847) — also known asHenry M. Ridgely — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,August6, 1779.Lawyer;banker;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1811-15;secretaryof state of Delaware, 1817-27;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1827-29.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,August6, 1847 (age68 years, 0days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery. | | Willard Saulsbury Jr. (1861-1927) — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Georgetown,SussexCounty, Del.,April17, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;DelawareDemocratic state chair, 1900-06; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Delaware,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee; member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1908,1912;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Delaware, 1908-20;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1913-19; defeated, 1918.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,February20, 1927 (age65 years, 309days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery. | | William Du Hamel Denney (1873-1953) — also known asWilliam D. Denney — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born near Dover,KentCounty, Del.,March31, 1873.Republican.Insurancebusiness; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,1905-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1908(alternate),1924,1928(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); served in the U.S. Army during WorldWar I;Governor ofDelaware, 1921-25;DelawareRepublican state chair, 1926-28.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Died in the Veterans AdministrationHospital,Elsmere,New CastleCounty, Del.,November21, 1953 (age80 years, 235days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery. | | Richard Rolland Kenney (1856-1931) — also known asRichard R. Kenney — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Laurel,SussexCounty, Del.,September9, 1856.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1892(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1900,1904(HonoraryVice-President; member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee);U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1897-1901.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,August14, 1931 (age74 years, 339days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery. | | James Frank Allee (1857-1938) — also known asJ. Frank Allee — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,December2, 1857.Republican.Jeweler;president, Bay StateGasCompany of Delaware; president, Staten IslandBrickCompany;DelawareRepublican state chair, 1886-96; member ofDelawarestate senate, 1899-1903 (Kent County 1st District 1899-1900, KentCounty 2nd District 1901-02, Kent County 3rd District 1903); resigned1903;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1903-07; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Delaware,1904(member,CredentialsCommittee).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,October12, 1938 (age80 years, 314days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery. | | James Sykes (1725-1792) — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born inNew CastleCounty, Del.,1725.Delegateto Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member ofDelawarestate legislative council from Kent County, 1776-77;Delegateto Continental Congress from Delaware, 1777.Episcopalian.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,April 4,1792 (ageabout 66years).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery. | | James Sykes Jr. (1761-1822) — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,March27, 1761.Member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County, 1794-96, 1798-1808;Governor ofDelaware, 1801-02.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,October18, 1822 (age61 years, 205days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery. | | William Henry Boyce (1855-1942) — also known asWilliam H. Boyce — of Georgetown,SussexCounty, Del.; Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born inSussexCounty, Del.,November28, 1855.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;SussexCounty Recorder of Deeds, 1881-86;chair ofSussex County Democratic Party, 1893-97; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Delaware,1896,1924;secretaryof state of Delaware, 1897;justice ofDelaware state supreme court, 1897-1921;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1923-25; defeated, 1924.Episcopalian.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,February6, 1942 (age86 years, 70days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery. | | James Frank Allee Jr. (1884-1956) — also known asJames F. Allee, Jr. — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,December14, 1884.Member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 3rd District, 1919-22.DiedApril25, 1956 (age71 years, 133days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery. | | Isabel Hope Jackson (1905-1977) — also known asIsabel Jackson;Isabel HopeHughes —of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,July 17,1905.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1964.Female.Episcopalian.DiedDecember16, 1977 (age72 years, 152days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
LakesideCemetery
558 North State Street
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Josiah Oliver Wolcott (1877-1938) — also known asJosiah O. Wolcott — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,October31, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;Delawarestate attorney general, 1913-17;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1917-21; resigned 1921; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Delaware, 1920-21;chancellorof Delaware court of chancery, 1921-38; died in office 1938.Methodist.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,November11, 1938 (age61 years, 11days).Interment at Lakeside Cemetery. | | Eli May Saulsbury (1817-1893) — also known asEli Saulsbury — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born inKentCounty, Del.,December29, 1817.Democrat. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives, 1853-54; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Delaware,1864;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1871-89.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,March22, 1893 (age75 years, 83days).Interment at Lakeside Cemetery. | | James Hurd Hughes (1867-1953) — also known asJames H. Hughes — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Felton,KentCounty, Del.,January14, 1867.Democrat.U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1937-43; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Delaware,1940.Died in Lewes,SussexCounty, Del.,August29, 1953 (age86 years, 227days).Interment at Lakeside Cemetery. | | Harry Alden Richardson (1853-1928) — also known asHarry A. Richardson — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Camden,KentCounty, Del.,January1, 1853.Republican. Member ofDelawarestate senate, 1888; candidate forGovernor ofDelaware, 1890;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1907-13; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Delaware,1908,1912.Baptist.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,June 16,1928 (age75 years, 167days).Interment at Lakeside Cemetery. | | James Lister Wolcott (1840-1898) — also known asJames L. Wolcott — ofKentCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,February5, 1840.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1884;chancellorof Delaware court of chancery, 1892-95.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,March31, 1898 (age58 years, 54days).Interment at Lakeside Cemetery. | | William Comegys Paradee (1883-1957) — also known asWilliam C. Paradee — of Magnolia,KentCounty, Del.BornJuly 9,1883.Democrat. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 8th District,1927-28, 1951-52; member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 5th District, 1955-57; died inoffice 1957.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheartattack, the day after an emergencyappendectomy,in Kent GeneralHospital,Dover,KentCounty, Del.,January11, 1957 (age73 years, 186days).Interment at Lakeside Cemetery. | | Wilson L. Cannon (d. 1905) — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Member ofDelawarestate senate; elected 1858; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Delaware,1868(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Died, ofpneumonia,in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,February9, 1905.Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.| |  Relatives:Father of Annie Jump Cannon. |
| | Douglass C. Allee (1859-1937) — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,October7, 1859.Republican.Canneryforeman; postmaster atDover,Del., 1903-11; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 5th District,1923-24.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,July 22,1937 (age77 years, 288days).Interment at Lakeside Cemetery. | | Daniel M. Ridgely (1854-1937) — ofKentCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,October3, 1854.Democrat.Farmer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County, 1891-92.Died near Dover,KentCounty, Del.,July 20,1937 (age82 years, 290days).Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.  | John Mitchell Moore Houston (1879-1941) — also known asJohn M. Houston — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,July 15,1879.Democrat.Grocer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 5th District,1913-14.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,September9, 1941 (age62 years, 56days).Interment at Lakeside Cemetery. |
MethodistCemetery
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Purnell Fisher (1817-1899) — also known asGeorge P. Fisher — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.;Washington,D.C.Born in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,October13, 1817.Republican. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives, 1843-44;secretaryof state of Delaware, 1846;Delawarestate attorney general, 1855-60;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1861-63; defeated, 1862;justiceof District of Columbia supreme court, 1863-70;U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1870-76; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1880.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,February10, 1899 (age81 years, 120days).Original interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at MethodistCemetery.
Old Methodist orWhatcoat Cemetery
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Gove Saulsbury (1815-1881) — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.BornMay 29,1815.Democrat.Physician;Governorof Delaware, 1865-71; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Delaware,1876,1880.Methodist.DiedJuly 31,1881 (age66 years, 63days).Interment at Old Methodist or Whatcoat Cemetery. | | Cornelius Parsons Comegys (1780-1851) — also known asCornelius P. Comegys — of Delaware. BornJanuary15, 1780.Delawarestate treasurer, 1818-23, 1830-35;Governor ofDelaware, 1837-41.DiedJanuary27, 1851 (age71 years, 12days).Interment at Old Methodist or Whatcoat Cemetery. | | Nathaniel Barratt Smithers (1818-1896) — also known asNathaniel B. Smithers — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,October8, 1818.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1860,1868(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1880;secretaryof state of Delaware, 1863;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1863-65; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Delaware, 1866-68.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,January16, 1896 (age77 years, 100days).Interment at Old Methodist or Whatcoat Cemetery.
Old PresbyterianCemetery
316 South Governor's Avenue
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Middleton Clayton (1796-1856) — also known asJohn M. Clayton — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.; New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Dagsboro,SussexCounty, Del.,July 24,1796.Lawyer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County, 1824;secretaryof state of Delaware, 1826-28;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1829-36, 1845-49, 1853-56; resigned 1836,1849; died in office 1856;justice ofDelaware state supreme court, 1837-39;U.S.Secretary of State, 1849-50.Slaveowner. Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,November9, 1856 (age60 years, 108days).Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery. | | Thomas Clayton (1777-1854) — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Massey,KentCounty, Md., July,1777.Lawyer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives, 1802-06, 1810, 1812-13; member ofDelawarestate senate, 1808, 1808, 1821;secretaryof state of Delaware, 1808-10;Delawarestate attorney general, 1810-15;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1815-17;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1824-27, 1837-47; common pleas court judgein Delaware, 1828; superior court judge in Delaware, 1832.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died in New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.,August21, 1854 (age77 years, 0days).Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery. | | Joseph Parsons Comegys (1813-1893) — also known asJoseph P. Comegys — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born near Dover,KentCounty, Del.,December29, 1813.Whig.Lawyer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives, 1842, 1848;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1856-57;chiefjustice of Delaware state supreme court, 1876-93.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,February1, 1893 (age79 years, 34days).Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery. | | James Caleb Boggs (1909-1993) — also known asJ. Caleb Boggs — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Cheswold,KentCounty, Del.,May 15,1909.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1947-53;Governor ofDelaware, 1953-60; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Delaware,1960;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1961-73; defeated, 1972.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Kiwanis;KappaAlpha Order.Died in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,March26, 1993 (age83 years, 315days).Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery. | | Charles Polk (1788-1857) — ofKentCounty, Del.Born in Bridgeville,SussexCounty, Del.,November15, 1788.Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County, 1824;Governor ofDelaware, 1827-30, 1836-37.Died in Milford,KentCounty, Del.,October27, 1857 (age68 years, 346days).Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery. | | Martin Waltham Bates (1786-1869) — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,February24, 1786.Democrat. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives, 1826;delegateto Delaware state constitutional convention, 1852;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1857-59.Slaveowner. Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,January1, 1869 (age82 years, 312days).Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery. | | Jacob Stout (1764-1855) — of Delaware. Born in1764.Governorof Delaware, 1820-21.Died in1855(ageabout91 years).Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery. | | John Brown Penington (1825-1902) — also known asJohn B. Penington — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born near New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.,December20, 1825.Democrat. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives, 1857;Delawarestate attorney general, 1874-79;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1887-91.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,June 1,1902 (age76 years, 163days).Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Joshua Clayton (1744-1798) — of Delaware. Born inCecilCounty, Md.,July 20,1744.Physician;served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delawarestate treasurer, 1786-89;Presidentof Delaware, 1789-92;Governor ofDelaware, 1793-96;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1798; died in office 1798.Presbyterian.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August11, 1798 (age54 years, 22days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, New Castle County, Del.; reintermentatBethelCemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.; cenotaph at Old PresbyterianCemetery.
PresbyterianChurch Cemetery
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
PresbyterianChurchyard
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Patten (1746-1800) — of Delaware. Born inKentCounty, Del.,April26, 1746.Delegateto Continental Congress from Delaware, 1780;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1793-94, 1795-97.Died near Dover,KentCounty, Del.,December26, 1800 (age54 years, 244days).Interment at Presbyterian Churchyard.
Todds ChapelCemetery
Farmington, Kent County, Delaware
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
HopkinsCemetery
Felton, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Carl Hughes (1860-1936) — also known asSamuel C. Hughes — ofKentCounty, Del.Born in Harrington,KentCounty, Del.,November28, 1860.Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 6th District,1903-04, 1929-30.Died in Felton,KentCounty, Del.,August29, 1936 (age75 years, 275days).Interment at Hopkins Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Ebenezer Reed Hughes Hughes and Rebecca (Hurd) Hughes; married toAmy Ellender Longfellow. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Barratt's ChapelCemetery
6416 Bay Road
Near Frederica, Kent County, Delaware
Founded 1780
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Wood Hall (1817-1892) — also known asJohn W. Hall — of Frederica,KentCounty, Del.Born in Frederica,KentCounty, Del.,January1, 1817.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1864(alternate),1876;member ofDelawarestate senate, 1867-70, 1891-92; died in office 1892;Governor ofDelaware, 1879-83.Methodist.Died in Frederica,KentCounty, Del.,January23, 1892 (age75 years, 22days).Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery. | | George Truitt (1756-1818) — ofKentCounty, Del.Born in Felton,KentCounty, Del.,1756.Member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County, 1803-07;Governor ofDelaware, 1808-11.Died in Felton,KentCounty, Del.,October8, 1818 (ageabout 62years).Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery. | | Jonathan Spencer Willis (1830-1903) — also known asJonathan S. Willis — of Milford,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Oxford,TalbotCounty, Md.,April 5,1830.Republican.U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1895-97; defeated, 1892.Died in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,November24, 1903 (age73 years, 233days).Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery. | | James Hall Anderson (1878-1936) — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,November12, 1878.Lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of Delaware, 1925-29.Member,Freemasons.Died in1936(ageabout57 years).Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery. | | Elwood Franklin Melson Sr. (1890-1980) — also known asElwood F. Melson, Sr. — ofSussexCounty, Del.Born in Selbyville,SussexCounty, Del.,November25, 1890.Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 6th District,1923-24; family court judge in Delaware, 1946-64.Died in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,November20, 1980 (age89 years, 361days).Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery. | | John Boone Jester (1895-1938) — also known asJohn B. Jester — of High Point,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Felton,KentCounty, Del.,April12, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1936.DiedAugust22, 1938 (age43 years, 132days).Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
HollywoodCemetery
Harrington, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Wilbur E. Jacobs (1882-1956) — of Harrington,KentCounty, Del.Born near Harrington,KentCounty, Del.,September2, 1882.Democrat. Member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 4th District, 1929-32;Delawarestate auditor; elected 1944.Methodist.DiedJuly 12,1956 (age73 years, 314days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Jehu Fleming Camper (1897-1989) — also known asJehu F. Camper — of Harrington,KentCounty, Del.Born in Harrington,KentCounty, Del.,October10, 1897.Democrat.Mailcarrier;servicestation owner; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 9th District,1949-50; member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 4th District, 1953-56.Died in Delaware,January14, 1989 (age91 years, 96days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William T. Camper and Elma (Morris) Camper; married1918 toLillian Marie Short. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | J. Will Powell (1853-1934) — of Harrington,KentCounty, Del.Born in1853.Republican. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 9th District,1903-04; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromDelaware,1920.Died in1934(ageabout81 years).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.
Hartly MethodistChurch Cemetery
Hartly, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Roger Elmer Davis (1920-1993) — also known asRoger E. Davis — of Hartly,KentCounty, Del.Born in Newark,New CastleCounty, Del.,March20, 1920.Republican. Candidate forDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 4th District,1946.Died in Hartly,KentCounty, Del.,November4, 1993 (age73 years, 229days).Interment at Hartly Methodist Church Cemetery.
Little CreekFriends Meetinghouse Cemetery
Little Ceek, Kent County, Delaware
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Mifflin Wilson (1856-1943) — also known asD. Mifflin Wilson — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.BornOctober4, 1856.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forDelaware,1912;delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1916(alternate),1924(alternate),1928(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1932.DiedFebruary14, 1943 (age86 years, 133days).Interment at Little Creek Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery.
Christ EpiscopalChurchyard
Milford, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Tharp (1803-1865) — of Delaware. BornNovember27, 1803.Governorof Delaware, 1847-51; defeated, 1844.DiedJanuary1, 1865 (age61 years, 35days).Interment at Christ Episcopal Churchyard. | | William Burton (1789-1866) — of Milford,SussexCounty, Del.Born inSussexCounty, Del.,October16, 1789.Democrat.Physician;SussexCounty Sheriff, 1830-34;Governor ofDelaware, 1859-63; defeated, 1854.Episcopalian.Died in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,August5, 1866 (age76 years, 293days).Interment at Christ Episcopal Churchyard. | | Peter Foster Causey (1801-1871) — also known asPeter F. Causey — of Milford,SussexCounty, Del.Born near Bridgeville,SussexCounty, Del.,January11, 1801.Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from Delaware, 1839;Governor ofDelaware, 1855-59; defeated, 1846, 1850.Methodist.Died in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,February15, 1871 (age70 years, 35days).Interment at Christ Episcopal Churchyard.
Milford CommunityCemetery
Milford, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Walter J. Hoey (1903-1981) — of Milford,SussexCounty, Del.BornJuly 12,1903.Democrat. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 1st District,1951-54; member ofDelawarestate senate, 1955-66 (Sussex County 1st District 1955-64, 16thDistrict 1965-66); alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Delaware,1956,1968.DiedJune 26,1981 (age77 years, 349days).Interment at Milford Community Cemetery.
Odd FellowsCemetery
Walnut Street
Milford, Kent County, Delaware
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Haslet (c.1769-1823) — of Delaware. Born about 1769.Governorof Delaware, 1811-14, 1823; died in office 1823.DiedJune 20,1823 (ageabout 54years).Original intermentsomewherein Cedar Creek, Del.; reinterment in 1916 at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Daniel Rogers (1754-1806) — ofSussexCounty, Del.Born inAccomackCounty, Va.,January3, 1754.Member ofDelawarestate senate from Sussex County, 1793-97, 1802-06; died in office1806;Governor ofDelaware, 1797-99.Died in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,February2, 1806 (age52 years, 30days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | William Tharp Watson (1849-1917) — also known asWilliam T. Watson — of Milford,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,June 22,1849.Democrat.Banker;member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County, 1893-95;Governor ofDelaware, 1895-97.Episcopalian.Died in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,April14, 1917 (age67 years, 296days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | John Williams Causey (1841-1908) — also known asJohn W. Causey — of Milford,KentCounty, Del.Born in Milford,KentCounty, Del.,September19, 1841.Democrat. Member ofDelawarestate senate, 1875-77; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Delaware,1884,1892(member,CredentialsCommittee); U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Delaware,1885-87;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1891-95.Died in Milford,KentCounty, Del.,October1, 1908 (age67 years, 12days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | James Rush Lofland (1823-1894) — also known asJames R. Lofland — of Milford,KentCounty, Del.Born in Milford,KentCounty, Del.,November2, 1823.Republican.Delegateto Delaware state constitutional convention, 1853;secretaryof state of Delaware, 1855-59; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Delaware,1868(alternate),1872(delegation chair),1876,1880;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1873-75; defeated, 1874.Slaveowner. Died in Milford,KentCounty, Del.,February10, 1894 (age70 years, 100days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Harry Ennis Mayhew (1906-1972) — also known asHarry E. Mayhew — of Milford,KentCounty, Del.Born in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,April16, 1906.Democrat.Truckingbusiness;coal andice dealer; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 10th District,1955-58;Speaker ofthe Delaware State House of Representatives, 1957-58; member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 5th District, 1959-62; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1960.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;TallCedars of Lebanon;Shriners;Rotary.Suffered aheartattack while he and his wife weredrivinghome from Wilmington, and was dead on arrival at Kent GeneralHospital,Dover,KentCounty, Del.,July 21,1972 (age66 years, 96days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Willard Francis Deputy (1877-1938) — also known asWillard F. Deputy — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born inSussexCounty, Del.,April28, 1877.Member ofDelawarestate senate from Sussex County 3rd District, 1927-30;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Wilmington, Delaware, 1936.Died inSussexCounty, Del.,September9, 1938 (age61 years, 134days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | George William Marshall (1854-1915) — also known asGeorge W. Marshall — of Milford,KentCounty, Del.Born inSussexCounty, Del.,August31, 1854.Republican.Physician;delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1904(alternate),1912;member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 5th District, 1911-14.Died, fromdiabetesandinterstitialnephritis, in Milford,KentCounty, Del.,April18, 1915 (age60 years, 230days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Marshall and Hester Angelina (McColley) Marshall; marriedto Mary Louise Donnell. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Sylvester John Abbott (1852-1923) — also known asS. John Abbott — of Milford,KentCounty, Del.Born in Milford,KentCounty, Del.,March23, 1852.Republican.Fruitgrower;organizer of the C. D. Abbott & Companydepartmentstore;banker;member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 5th District, 1899-1902.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;TallCedars of Lebanon.Died, fromchronicnephritis anduremia,in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,August24, 1923 (age71 years, 154days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Harry Marshall Deputy (1876-1962) — also known asHarry M. Deputy — ofSussexCounty, Del.Born inSussexCounty, Del.,January18, 1876.Member ofDelawarestate senate from Sussex County 1st District, 1927-30.Died in Delaware,August24, 1962 (age86 years, 218days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | William Virden Sipple (1847-1926) — also known asWilliam V. Sipple — of Milford,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,October22, 1847.Republican.Stonecutter;marbledealer; postmaster atMilford,Del., 1898-1903.Methodist.Died, frompneumonia,in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,March17, 1926 (age78 years, 146days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Lavinus Austin (1855-1936) — ofKentCounty, Del.Born in1855.Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 10th District,1903-04.Died in1936(ageabout81 years).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Blanche Reed Bennett (1895-1977) — also known asBlanche R. Bennett;Blanche MayReed —ofSussexCounty, Del.Born inSussexCounty, Del.,May 19,1895.Republican. Candidate forDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 1st District,1950.Female.Died in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,July 9,1977 (age82 years, 51days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.| | Relatives:Daughter of Charles Erasmus Reed and Lillie May (Dodd) Reed; married1917 toElmer Crerar Bennett. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Duck CreekPresbyterian Churchyard
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
EpiscopalCemetery
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
GlenwoodCemetery
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
Founded 1861
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Henry Hoffecker (1827-1900) — also known asJohn H. Hoffecker — of Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.Born near Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.,September12, 1827.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1876,1884,1888(alternate); member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County, 1889-90;Speaker ofthe Delaware State House of Representatives, 1889; UnionRepublican candidate forGovernor ofDelaware, 1896;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1899-1900; died in office1900.Slaveowner. Died in Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.,June 16,1900 (age72 years, 277days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.  | Levin Irving Handy (1861-1922) — also known asL. Irving Handy — of Newark,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Berlin,WorcesterCounty, Md.,December24, 1861.Democrat.School teacherand principal;KentCounty Superintendent of Free Schools, 1887-90;lawyer;DelawareDemocratic state chair, 1892-96;newspapereditorialwriter;lecturer;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1897-99; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Delaware,1900,1904(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business;speaker),1908;candidate forDelawarestate attorney general, 1904.Died in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,February3, 1922 (age60 years, 41days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. William Collins Handy and Marie (Breckinridge) Handy;married,January25, 1887, to Mary Corbit Bell; nephew ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; great-grandson ofJohnBreckinridge andFrancisSmith Preston; great-grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; second great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofDeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd andGeorgeRogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin twice removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880) andEdwardCarrington Cabell; third cousin ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich,StephenValentine Southall andEarleCabell; third cousin thrice removed ofDanielCarroll andCharlesCarroll of Carrollton; fourth cousin ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945); fourth cousin once removed ofReubenHandy Meriwether. | | | | Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Autobiographies andPortraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899) |
| | Walter Oakley Hoffecker (1854-1934) — also known asWalter O. Hoffecker — of Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.Born in Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.,September20, 1854.Republican.U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1900-01; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Delaware,1904(alternate),1908,1920(alternate).Died in Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.,January23, 1934 (age79 years, 125days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | William H. Baggs (1827-1908) — of Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.Born in Maryland,March 3,1827.Tailor;postmaster atSmyrna,Del., 1852-53, 1875-85; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,1905-08; died in office 1908.Methodist.Died in Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.,January5, 1908 (age80 years, 308days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Warren Walter Rich (1863-1916) — also known asWarren W. Rich — of Hamilton,MadisonCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Hamilton,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1863.Lawyer;U.S. Consular Agent inSalina Cruz, 1907-08; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inSalina Cruz, 1908-14; U.S. Vice Consul inSalina Cruz, as of 1916.Died, fromtuberculosis,in Delaware,August17, 1916 (age52 years, 334days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
Odd FellowsCemetery
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Franklin Brockson (1865-1942) — of Delaware. Born inNew CastleCounty, Del.,August6, 1865.Democrat.School teacherand principal;lawyer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,1909-10;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1913-15; defeated, 1914.Died in Clayton,KentCounty, Del.,March16, 1942 (age76 years, 222days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | William Clifford Pryor (1894-1984) — also known asClifford Pryor — of Blackbird,New CastleCounty, Del.; Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,September24, 1894.Democrat.Carpenter;farmer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 15thDistrict, 1933-34; defeated, 1942; member ofDelawarestate senate from New Castle County 7th District, 1955-58.Died, fromheartdisease, in Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.,May 29,1984 (age89 years, 248days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Ernest Victor Blendt (1903-1953) — also known asErnest V. Blendt — of Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,May 18,1903.Democrat.Farmer;bankdirector; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,1941-42, 1953; died in office 1953; candidate forDelawarestate senate from Kent County 1st District, 1942.Methodist.Member,Lions;OddFellows;Grange.Died, in DelawareHospital,Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,August4, 1953 (age50 years, 78days).e.Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | George Michael Blendt (1895-1972) — also known asGeorge M. Blendt — of Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.Born in Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.,September18, 1895.Democrat. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,1949-50.Died in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,July 28,1972 (age76 years, 314days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Carlton Blendt Jr. (1928-2005) — of Townsend,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Powell,ParkCounty, Wyo.,November15, 1928.Democrat.Dairyfarmer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives, 1961-66 (New Castle County 15thDistrict 1961-64, 23rd District 1965-66).Presbyterian.Member,Grange.Died in Delaware,January22, 2005 (age76 years, 68days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
PresbyterianCemetery
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Presley Spruance (1785-1863) — of Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.Born in Delaware,1785.Whig. Member of Delaware state legislature, 1820; delegate to WhigNational Convention from Delaware, 1839;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1847-53.Slaveowner. Died in1863(ageabout78 years).Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
St. Peter'sCemetery
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Collins (1732-1789) — ofKentCounty, Del.Born in Duck Creek (now Smyrna),KentCounty, Del.,1732.Planter;member ofDelawarestate legislative council from Kent County, 1776-82;Presidentof Delaware, 1786-89; died in office 1789.Episcopalian.Died in Duck Creek (now Smyrna),KentCounty, Del.,March29, 1789 (ageabout 56years).Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery. | | James Williams (1825-1899) — of Kenton,KentCounty, Del.; Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August4, 1825.Democrat.Farmer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives, 1856, 1862; member ofDelawarestate senate, 1866, 1871, 1891-92; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Delaware,1872,1880(ConventionVice-President),1884;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1875-79.DiedApril12, 1899 (age73 years, 251days).Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.
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