Index to Locations Dale CemeteryBerlinSt. Paul's EpiscopalChurchyardSnow HillAll Hallows CemeterySnow HillMakemie MemorialCemetery
DaleCemetery
Worcester County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Nutter Jerome Wimbrow (1867-1957) — also known asN. Jerome Wimbrow — of Whaleyville,WorcesterCounty, Md.Born in Salisbury,WicomicoCounty, Md.,October5, 1867.Republican.Merchant;sawmillbusiness;banker;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1916-18; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Maryland,1920,1936.Died in Whaleyville,WorcesterCounty, Md.,September15, 1957 (age89 years, 345days).Interment at Dale Cemetery.
St. Paul'sEpiscopal Churchyard
Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Selby Spence (1788-1840) — also known asJohn S. Spence — of Poplartown (now Ironshire),WorcesterCounty, Md.; Berlin,WorcesterCounty, Md.Born near Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.,February29, 1788.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1819-21, 1830;U.S.Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1823-25, 1831-33;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1836-40; died in office 1840.Slaveowner. Died near Berlin,WorcesterCounty, Md.,October24, 1840 (age52 years, 239days).Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
All HallowsCemetery
Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Washington Covington (1838-1911) — also known asGeorge W. Covington — of Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.Born in Berlin,WorcesterCounty, Md.,September12, 1838.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; attorney forPennsylvaniaRailroad;director, DelawareRailwayCompany;U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1881-85.Presbyterian.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 6,1911 (age72 years, 206days).Interment at All Hallows Cemetery. | | Thomas Francis Johnson (1909-1988) — also known asThomas F. Johnson — of Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.Born in Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.,June 26,1909.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1936,1940(alternate); member ofMarylandstate senate, 1939-50;U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1959-63; defeated,1950.Episcopalian.Convictedof conspiracy andconflictof interest, 1968.Died in Seaford,SussexCounty, Del.,February1, 1988 (age78 years, 220days).Interment at All Hallows Cemetery.
Makemie MemorialCemetery
Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Walter Smith (1845-1925) — of Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.Born in Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.,February5, 1845.Democrat.Lumberbusiness;banker;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1890-98;MarylandDemocratic state chair, 1895;U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1899-1900;Governor ofMaryland, 1900-04; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Maryland,1900,1904,1912(speaker),1916;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1908-21; defeated, 1920; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Maryland, 1920-21.Presbyterian.DiedApril19, 1925 (age80 years, 73days).Interment at Makemie Memorial Cemetery. | | Ephraim King Wilson (1821-1891) — also known asEphraim K. Wilson — of Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.Born in Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.,December22, 1821.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1847; Democratic Presidential Electorfor Maryland,1852(voted forFranklinPierce andWilliamR. King);U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1873-75; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maryland,1876;circuit judge in Maryland, 1878-85;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1885-91; died in office 1891.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,February24, 1891 (age69 years, 64days).Interment at Makemie Memorial Cemetery. | | Ephraim King Wilson (1771-1834) — also known asEphraim K. Wilson — of Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.Born near Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.,September15, 1771.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1794, 1796-98, 1800, 1802-03, 1808-15,1817-18, 1820; Presidential Elector for Maryland,1804;U.S.Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1827-31.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died in Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.,January2, 1834 (age62 years, 109days).Interment at Makemie Memorial Cemetery. | | Thomas Ara Spence (1810-1877) — also known asThomas A. Spence — of Maryland. Born near Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.,February20, 1810.Whig. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1835-36, 1838-39; Whig PresidentialElector for Maryland,1840(voted forWilliamHenry Harrison andJohnTyler);U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1843-45; circuit judgein Maryland, 1855-65, 1866-67.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,November10, 1877 (age67 years, 263days).Interment at Makemie Memorial Cemetery. | | John Rankin Franklin (1820-1878) — also known asJohn R. Franklin — of Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.Born near Berlin,WorcesterCounty, Md.,May 6,1820.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1843, 1849;U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1853-55; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maryland,1864(member,CredentialsCommittee); circuit judge in Maryland, 1867-78; died in office1878.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died in Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.,January11, 1878 (age57 years, 250days).Interment at Makemie Memorial Cemetery. | | William Sydney Wilson (1816-1862) — of Port Gibson,ClaiborneCounty, Miss.Born in Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.,November7, 1816.Democrat. Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1858-59, 1860-61;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi,1860;Delegatefrom Mississippi to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861;major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Mortallywounded at the battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, and diedin Sharpsburg,WashingtonCounty, Md.,November3, 1862 (age45 years, 361days).Interment at Makemie Memorial Cemetery. | | George Martin Upshur (1847-1924) — also known asGeorge M. Upshur — of Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.Born in Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.,December14, 1847.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1892.Died in Snow Hill,WorcesterCounty, Md.,May 26,1924 (age76 years, 164days).Interment at Makemie Memorial Cemetery.
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