Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsClear SpringMontpelier HillHagerstownRose Hill CemeteryHagerstownSouth Potomac StreetPresbyterian Church CemeteryHagerstownZion Reformed GraveyardSharpsburgAntietam NationalCemeteryWilliamsportRiverview Cemetery
Private or familygraveyards
Washington County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Samuel Ringgold (1770-1829) — of Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.Born in Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.,January15, 1770.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1795; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1801-05; county judge in Maryland, 1806-10,1822-26;U.S.Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1810-15, 1817-21.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,October18, 1829 (age59 years, 276days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | Frisby Tilghman (1773-1847) — ofWashingtonCounty, Mo.Born inQueenAnne's County, Md.,August4, 1773.Presidential Elector for Maryland,1804;colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812.Died inWashingtonCounty, Md.,April14, 1847 (age73 years, 253days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
MontpelierHill
Clear Spring, Washington County, Maryland
Rose HillCemetery
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Thomas Hamilton (1820-1888) — also known asWilliam T. Hamilton — of Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.Born in Boonsboro,WashingtonCounty, Md.,September8, 1820.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1846;U.S.Representative from Maryland, 1849-55 (2nd District 1849-53, 5thDistrict 1853-55); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaryland,1860;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1869-75;Governor ofMaryland, 1880-84.Presbyterian.Died in Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.,October26, 1888 (age68 years, 48days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery. | | Louis Emory McComas (1846-1907) — also known asLouis E. McComas — of Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.; Williamsport,WashingtonCounty, Md.Born near Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.,October28, 1846.Republican.U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1883-91; defeated,1876, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1892,1900;AssociateJustice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,1892-99; resigned 1899;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1899-1905; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Maryland, 1904;AssociateJustice of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1905-07;died in office 1907.Lutheran.Died inWashington,D.C.,November10, 1907 (age61 years, 13days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery. | | Richard Henry Alvey (1826-1906) — also known asRichard H. Alvey — of Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.Born inSt. Mary'sCounty, Md.,March 2,1826.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Maryland,1852(voted forFranklinPierce andWilliamR. King); member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1867;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; circuit judgein Maryland, 1867-83; Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1883-93;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1893-1905;resigned 1905.Died in Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.,September14, 1906 (age80 years, 196days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery. | | William Preston Lane Jr. (1892-1967) — of Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.Born in Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.,May 12,1892.Democrat.Lawyer;attorney for severalrailroads;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Maryland,1928,1940,1944,1948;Marylandstate attorney general, 1930-34; Presidential Elector forMaryland,1936;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Maryland, 1940-50;Governor ofMaryland, 1947-51; defeated, 1950.Episcopalian.Member,PhiKappa Psi;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;Elks;Rotary.Died in Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.,February7, 1967 (age74 years, 271days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery. | | John Thomson Mason Jr. (1815-1873) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born near Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.,May 9,1815.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1838-39;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1841-43;Judge,Maryland Court of Appeals, 1851-57;U.S.Collector of Customs at Baltimore, Md., Maryland, 1857-61;secretaryof state of Maryland, 1872-73.Catholic.Slaveowner. Died in Elkton,CecilCounty, Md.,March28, 1873 (age57 years, 323days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.  | Alexander Armstrong (1877-1939) — of Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.; Ruxton,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Born in Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.,June 28,1877.Republican.Lawyer;WashingtonCounty State's Attorney, 1908-12;Marylandstate attorney general, 1919-23; candidate forGovernor ofMaryland, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaryland,1924(member,CredentialsCommittee); director, Potomac Edisonelectricutility, Chesapeake & PotomacTelephoneCo., Blue RidgeFireInsurance Co.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons.Died, fromheartdisease, in Ruxton,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,November20, 1939 (age62 years, 145days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Alexander Armstrong (1847-1905) and Elizabeth Key (Scott)Armstrong; married,January25, 1911, to Mary Rebekah Woods. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Baltimore Sun, September18, 1923 |
| | Robert Lawson Rose (1804-1877) — of New York. Born in Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1804.Whig.Farmer;papermanufacturer;U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1847-51.Died in Pleasant Grove,WashingtonCounty, Md.,March14, 1877 (age72 years, 163days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery. | | Andrew K. Syester (1828-1891) — ofWashingtonCounty, Md.Born inBerkeleyCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),March11, 1828.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1854, 1868;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867;Marylandstate attorney general, 1871-75; circuit judge in Maryland,1882-89.Methodist.Died in Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.,March25, 1891 (age63 years, 14days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Syester and Sarah (Moudy) Syester; married to Catharine G.Harry. |
| | James Dixon Roman (1809-1867) — of Maryland. Born inChesterCounty, Pa.,August11, 1809.Member ofMarylandstate senate, 1847;U.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1847-49; PresidentialElector for Maryland,1856.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died near Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.,January19, 1867 (age57 years, 161days).Original interment atSouth Potomac StreetPresbyterian Church Cemetery; reinterment at Rose Hill Cemetery. | | George Updegraff (1798-1869) — of Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.BornAugust12, 1798.Whig. Postmaster atHagerstown,Md., 1849-53.DiedAugust10, 1869 (age70 years, 363days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
South PotomacStreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | James Dixon Roman (1809-1867) — of Maryland. Born inChesterCounty, Pa.,August11, 1809.Member ofMarylandstate senate, 1847;U.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1847-49; PresidentialElector for Maryland,1856.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died near Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.,January19, 1867 (age57 years, 161days).Original interment at South Potomac Street Presbyterian ChurchCemetery; reinterment atRose Hill Cemetery.
Zion ReformedGraveyard
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Hiester (1747-1804) — Born in Upper Salford Township,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,June 25,1747.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-96 (at-large 1789-93, 4thDistrict 1793-95, 5th District 1795-96);U.S.Representative from Maryland at-large, 1801-04; died in office1804.ChristianReformed.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,March 7,1804 (age56 years, 256days).Interment at Zion Reformed Graveyard; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.
Antietam NationalCemetery
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Goodloe Edgar Byron (1929-1978) — also known asGoodloe E. Byron — of Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Born in Williamsport,WashingtonCounty, Md.,June 22,1929.Democrat.Lawyer;FrederickCounty Attorney, 1959-62; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1963-66; member ofMarylandstate senate District 2, 1967-70;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1971-78; defeated,1968; died in office 1978.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;Redmen;OptimistClub;Ruritan;KappaAlpha Order.Died near Williamsport,WashingtonCounty, Md.,October11, 1978 (age49 years, 111days).Interment at Antietam National Cemetery.
RiverviewCemetery
Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Otho Holland Williams (1749-1794) — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,1749.Merchant;general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;U.S.Collector of Customs at Baltimore, Md., Maryland, 1789-94.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in1794(ageabout45 years).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | William Devereux Byron (1895-1941) — also known asWilliam D. Byron — of Williamsport,WashingtonCounty, Md.Born inDanville,Va.,May 15,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor ofWilliamsport, Md., 1926-30; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1930-34; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Maryland,1936;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1939-41; died inoffice 1941.Episcopalian.Killed in anairplanecrash at Jonesboro,ClaytonCounty, Ga.,February27, 1941 (age45 years, 288days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | Katharine Edgar Byron (1903-1976) — also known asKatharine E. Byron;KatharineEdgar —of Williamsport,WashingtonCounty, Md.;Washington,D.C.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October25, 1903.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1941-43.Female.Episcopalian.Died inWashington,D.C.,December28, 1976 (age73 years, 64days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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