Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsFrederickAll Saints' EpiscopalChurchyardFrederickAll Saints' ParishCemeteryFrederickFrederick County CourthouseGroundsFrederickMt. Olivet CemeteryFrederickSt. John's Catholic ChurchCemeteryJeffersonReformed Church CemeteryMiddletownChrist ReformedCemeteryPetersvilleSt. Mark's ApostolicChurch CemeteryPetersvilleSt. Mary's Cemetery
Private or familygraveyard
Frederick County, Maryland
All Saints'Episcopal Churchyard
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | |  Thomas Johnson (1732-1819) — ofAnneArundel County, Md.Born inCalvertCounty, Md.,November4, 1732.Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-76, 1779-81; generalin the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1776;Governor ofMaryland, 1777-79; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1780-81, 1786-88; state court judge inMaryland, 1790-91;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1791-93.Episcopalian.Died near Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,October26, 1819 (age86 years, 356days).Original interment at All Saints' Episcopal Churchyard; reintermentatMt. Olivet Cemetery.
All Saints'Parish Cemetery
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Richard Potts (1753-1808) — of Maryland. Born in Upper Marlboro,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,July 19,1753.Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1781; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1787;delegateto Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;U.S.Attorney for Maryland, 1789-92; district judge in Maryland,1791-92, 1796-1801; Presidential Elector for Maryland,1792(voted forGeorgeWashington andJohnAdams);U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1793-96; Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals,1801-06.Anglican.Slaveowner. Died in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,November2, 1808 (age55 years, 106days).Original interment at All Saints' Parish Cemetery; reinterment atMt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Roger Nelson (1759-1815) — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Born near Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,1759.Democrat. General in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Frederick County, 1792-93, 1800-02;member ofMarylandstate senate from Western Shore, 1802-04;U.S.Representative from Maryland, 1804-10 (at-large 1804-07, 4thDistrict 1807-10); circuit judge in Maryland, 1810-15.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,June 17,1815 (ageabout 55years).Original interment at All Saints' Parish Cemetery; reinterment atMt. Olivet Cemetery.
Frederick CountyCourthouse Grounds
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | John Hanson (1721-1783) — of Maryland. Born near Port Tobacco,CharlesCounty, Md.,April14, 1721.Planter;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1757-73;Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1779-82;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1781.Swedishancestry.Died in Oxon Hill,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,November22, 1783 (age62 years, 222days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.; statueat Frederick County Courthouse Grounds.
Mt. OlivetCemetery
515 South Market Street
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
Founded 1852
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Johnson (1732-1819) — ofAnneArundel County, Md.Born inCalvertCounty, Md.,November4, 1732.Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-76, 1779-81; generalin the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1776;Governor ofMaryland, 1777-79; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1780-81, 1786-88; state court judge inMaryland, 1790-91;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1791-93.Episcopalian.Died near Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,October26, 1819 (age86 years, 356days).Original interment atAll Saints' EpiscopalChurchyard; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Richard Potts (1753-1808) — of Maryland. Born in Upper Marlboro,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,July 19,1753.Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1781; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1787;delegateto Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;U.S.Attorney for Maryland, 1789-92; district judge in Maryland,1791-92, 1796-1801; Presidential Elector for Maryland,1792(voted forGeorgeWashington andJohnAdams);U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1793-96; Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals,1801-06.Anglican.Slaveowner. Died in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,November2, 1808 (age55 years, 106days).Original interment atAll Saints' ParishCemetery; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (1922-2010) — also known asCharles McC. Mathias;MacMathias —of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.; Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,July 24,1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1956(alternate),1972;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Frederick County, 1959-60;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1961-69;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1969-87.Episcopalian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Societyof the Cincinnati.Died, from complications ofParkinson'sdisease, in Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January25, 2010 (age87 years, 185days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | James Cooper (1810-1863) — of Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.; Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.Born inFrederickCounty, Md.,May 8,1810.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1839-43;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1848; resigned 1848;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1849-55; general in the Union Armyduring the Civil War.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,March28, 1863 (age52 years, 324days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Roger Nelson (1759-1815) — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Born near Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,1759.Democrat. General in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Frederick County, 1792-93, 1800-02;member ofMarylandstate senate from Western Shore, 1802-04;U.S.Representative from Maryland, 1804-10 (at-large 1804-07, 4thDistrict 1807-10); circuit judge in Maryland, 1810-15.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,June 17,1815 (ageabout 55years).Original interment atAll Saints' ParishCemetery; reinterment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | George Baer Jr. (1763-1834) — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Born in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,1763.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1794-95, 1808-09;U.S.Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1797-1801, 1815-17;state court judge in Maryland, 1813;mayorof Frederick, Md., 1820-23.Catholic.Slaveowner. Died in Hyattstown,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April 3,1834 (ageabout 70years).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | John Ritchie (1831-1887) — of Maryland. Born in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,August12, 1831.Democrat.Lawyer;Presidential Elector for Maryland,1860;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1871-73; defeated,1872; circuit judge in Maryland, 1881-87;Judge,Maryland Court of Appeals, 1881-87.Episcopalian.Died in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,October27, 1887 (age56 years, 76days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Jacob Michael Kunkel (1822-1870) — also known asJacob M. Kunkel — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Born in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,July 13,1822.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1852-53;U.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1857-61.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,April 7,1870 (age47 years, 268days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Francis Brengle (1807-1846) — of Maryland. Born in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,November26, 1807.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1834-36;U.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1843-45.Died in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,December10, 1846 (age39 years, 14days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Thomas Contee Worthington (1782-1847) — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Born near Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,November25, 1782.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1818;U.S.Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1825-27; member ofMarylandstate executive council, 1831-33.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,April12, 1847 (age64 years, 138days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Milton George Urner (1839-1926) — also known asMilton G. Urner — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Born inFrederickCounty, Md.,July 29,1839.Republican.Lawyer;FrederickCounty State's Attorney, 1871-75;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1879-83; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1888-90.Methodist.Died in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,February9, 1926 (age86 years, 195days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | William G. Cole (d. 1877) — also known asW. G. Cole — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Mayorof Frederick, Md., 1859-65.DiedJuly 25,1877.Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Joshua Johnson (1744-1802) — of Maryland. Born inCalvertCounty, Md.,June 25,1744.Tobaccodealer; U.S. Consul inLondon, 1790-97.Died inFrederickCounty, Md.,April17, 1802 (age57 years, 296days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Frederick William Harnwell (1869-1939) — also known asFrederick Harnwell — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.; Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Born in Mt. Vernon,KnoxCounty, Ohio,September18, 1869.Lawyer;Consulfor Bolivia inChicago,Ill., 1902-14.Episcopalian.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,November30, 1939 (age70 years, 73days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | John Columbus Motter (1844-1915) — of Maryland. BornDecember4, 1844.Circuit judge in Maryland, 1890. DiedJune 12,1915 (age70 years, 190days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Irving Stanton Biser (1869-1951) — also known asIrving S. Biser — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Born in1869.Republican. Postmaster atFrederick,Md., 1923-35.Died in1951(ageabout82 years).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Philip Thomas (1747-1815) — of Maryland. Born inKentCounty, Md.,June 11,1747.Presidential Elector for Maryland,1789(voted forGeorgeWashington andRobertH. Harrison); Federalist candidate for Presidential Elector forMaryland,1800.Died inFrederickCounty, Md.,April25, 1815 (age67 years, 318days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | George W. F. Vernon (1843-1921) — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.;Baltimore,Md.Born in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,June 14,1843.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;postmaster atFrederick,Md., 1867-69;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Baltimore, Md., Maryland, 1878-82.Member,LoyalLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died inFrederickCounty, Md.,August11, 1921 (age78 years, 58days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Reno Sheffer Harp (1866-1946) — also known asReno S. Harp — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Born inFrederickCounty, Md.,October3, 1866.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1920.Member,Knightsof Pythias.Died inFrederickCounty, Md.,August17, 1946 (age79 years, 318days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: |  | Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) — of District of Columbia. Born inCarrollCounty, Md.,August1, 1779.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1833-41.During the war of 1812, while on a mission to obtain the release of aprisoner from British forces, witnessed the bombardment of FortMcHenry from the deck of the British shipSurprise; thatnight, September 13-14, 1814, he wrote a poem "The Spangled Banner".The poem was published soon afterward, rapidly gained popularity, andbecame the lyrics to the U.S. national anthem.Died, frompleurisy,inBaltimore,Md.,January11, 1843 (age63 years, 163days).Originally entombed atOldSt. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.; later interred in 1866 atMt. Olivet Cemetery; memorial monument atGoldenGate Park, San Francisco, Calif.
St. John'sCatholic Church Cemetery
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Roger Brooke Taney (1777-1864) — also known asRoger B. Taney — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inCalvertCounty, Md.,March17, 1777.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1799-1800;bankdirector; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1816-21;Marylandstate attorney general, 1827-31;U.S.Attorney General, 1831-33;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1833-34;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1836-64; died in office 1864.Catholic.FirstCatholic to hold a U.S. cabinet position.Died inWashington,D.C.,October12, 1864 (age87 years, 209days).Interment at St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery; statue atStateHouse Grounds, Annapolis, Md.| |  Relatives: Sonof Michael Taney and Monica (Brooke) Taney; married,January7, 1806, to Anne Phoebe Charlton Key (sister ofFrancisScott Key; niece ofPhilipBarton Key (1757-1815); aunt ofPhilipBarton Key (1818-1859)). | | | | Political family:Pendleton#1 family of Maryland (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JohnMerryman | | | | Taney County,Mo. is named for him. | | | | Epitaph: "He was a profound and ablelawyer, an upright and fearless judge, a pious and exemplaryChristian." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges | | | | Books by Roger Taney:Memoirof Roger Brooke Taney : Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. | | | | Books about Roger Taney: BernardChristian Steiner,Lifeof Roger Brooke Taney, Chief Justice of the United States SupremeCourt — Charles Smith,RogerB. Taney : Jacksonian Jurist — Suzanne Freedman,RogerTaney : The Dred Scott Legacy (for young readers) |
| | Outerbridge Horsey (1777-1842) — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born near Laurel,SussexCounty, Del.,March 5,1777.Lawyer;member ofDelawarestate house of representatives, 1801-04;Delawarestate attorney general, 1806-10;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1810-21.Slaveowner. Died near Petersville,FrederickCounty, Md.,June 9,1842 (age65 years, 96days).Interment at St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery. | | Enoch Louis Lowe (1820-1892) — of Maryland. Born in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,August10, 1820.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1845;Governor ofMaryland, 1851-54; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Maryland,1856;Presidential Elector for Maryland,1860.Catholic.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1892 (age72 years, 13days).Interment at St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery. | | Louis Victor Baughman (1845-1906) — also known asL. Victor Baughman;"Little Napoleon ofWestern Maryland" —ofFrederickCounty, Md.Born in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,April11, 1845.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;newspapereditor;farmer;horseman;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1880(member,CredentialsCommittee),1888,1892;candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1886;Marylandstate comptroller, 1888-92; president, Chesapeake and OhioCanalCompany; president, Frederick, Northern & GettysburgElectricRailway Company.Died near Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,November30, 1906 (age61 years, 233days).Interment at St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John William Baughman and Mary Jane (Jamison) Baughman; married1881 to HelenAbell. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Reformed ChurchCemetery
Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Cost Johnson (1806-1860) — of Maryland. Born near Jefferson,FrederickCounty, Md.,January14, 1806.Whig.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1831-32, 1844;U.S.Representative from Maryland, 1833-35, 1837-43 (16th District1833-35, 5th District 1837-43);delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1836;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,April14, 1860 (age54 years, 91days).Interment at Reformed Church Cemetery.
Christ ReformedCemetery
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
St. Mark'sApostolic Church Cemetery
4135 Saint Marks Road
Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Francis Thomas (1799-1876) — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.; Frankville,GarrettCounty, Md.Born inFrederickCounty, Md.,February3, 1799.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1822, 1827-29;Speaker ofthe Maryland State House of Delegates, 1829;U.S.Representative from Maryland, 1831-41, 1861-69 (4th District1831-33, 7th District 1833-35, 6th District 1835-41, 5th District1861-63, 4th District 1863-69);Governor ofMaryland, 1842-45;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; U.S. MinistertoPeru, 1872-75.Episcopalian.Slaveowner.Killedby a locomotive while walking on railroad tracks near Frankville,GarrettCounty, Md.,January22, 1876 (age76 years, 353days).Interment at St. Mark's Apostolic Church Cemetery. | | Samuel Laurence Gouverneur (1799-1865) — also known asSamuel L. Gouverneur — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1799.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1825; postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1828-36.Died inFrederickCounty, Md.,September29, 1865 (ageabout 66years).Interment at St. Mark's Apostolic Church Cemetery. | | Idamae Garrott (1916-1999) — also known asIdamae Riley — Born inWashington,D.C.,December24, 1916.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1979-87; member ofMarylandstate senate 19th District, 1987-94.Female.Member,League of WomenVoters.Died in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 13,1999 (age82 years, 171days).Interment at St. Mark's Apostolic Church Cemetery.
St. Mary'sCemetery
Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Outerbridge Horsey (1910-1983) — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October1, 1910.U.S. Vice Consul inNaples, 1938-39;Budapest, 1940-41;Madrid, 1942-47; U.S. Consul inRome, 1947-55; U.S. Ambassador toCzechoslovakia, 1962-66.DiedAugust18, 1983 (age72 years, 321days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. | | Outerbridge Horsey (1819-1902) — of Burkittsville,FrederickCounty, Md.Born in Delaware,February28, 1819.Democrat.Lawyer;distiller;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1876;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Maryland, 1880.DiedJanuary5, 1902 (age82 years, 311days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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