Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsNew ConcordNew Concord CemeteryZanesvilleGreenwood CemeteryZanesvilleMt. Olive CemeteryZanesvilleSt. Thomas' CemeteryZanesvilleWoodlawn Cemetery Private or familygraveyard Muskingum County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Jackson (1757-1831) — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.); Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio.Born inCecilCounty, Md.,January9, 1757.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1785-91, 1794;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1795-97, 1799-1803 (3rd District1795-97, at-large 1799-1803); member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1809-12.Died in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,May 17,1831 (age74 years, 128days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
New ConcordCemetery New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | J. Knox Montgomery (d. 1931) — Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1908.Died in1931.Interment at New Concord Cemetery.
GreenwoodCemetery Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Herrick (1779-1852) — of Ohio. Born in Amenia,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1779.Democrat.U.S.Attorney for Ohio, 1810-18, 1829-30;U.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1817-21; PresidentialElector for Ohio,1828(voted forAndrewJackson andJohnC. Calhoun).DiedJune 4,1852 (age73 years, 51days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Alexander Harper (1786-1860) — of Ohio. Born near Belfast, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),February5, 1786.Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1820; state court judge in Ohio,1822;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1837-39, 1843-47, 1851-53 (12thDistrict 1837-39, 14th District 1843-47, 1851-53).DiedDecember1, 1860 (age74 years, 300days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Robert Burns Brown (1844-1916) — also known asRobert B. Brown — of Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio.Born in New Concord,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,October2, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor and publisher; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1912; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Ohio,1916.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Received theMedalof Honor in 1890 for actions at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee,November 25, 1863.Died in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,July 30,1916 (age71 years, 302days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Henry Clay Van Voorhis (1852-1927) — also known asH. Clay Van Voorhis — of Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio.Born in Licking Township,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,May 11,1852.Republican.Lawyer;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1884,1916;U.S.Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1893-1905.DiedDecember12, 1927 (age75 years, 215days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Edward Ball (1811-1872) — of Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio.Born near Falls Church,FairfaxCounty, Va.,November6, 1811.Farmer;lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives from Muskingum County, 1845-49,1868-71;U.S.Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1853-57.Methodist.Accidentally killed by arailroadtrain near Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,November22, 1872 (age61 years, 16days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Robert Mitchell (1778-1848) — of Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania,1778.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1833-35.Died in1848(ageabout70 years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | David Chambers (1780-1864) — ofMuskingumCounty, Ohio.Born in Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.,November25, 1780.Mayorof Zanesville, Ohio, 1810; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1814;U.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1821-23; member ofOhiostate senate, 1843;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Muskingum County,1850-51.Died in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,August8, 1864 (age83 years, 257days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Tom Van Horn Moorehead (1898-1979) — of Ohio. Born in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,April12, 1898.Republican.Mayorof Zanesville, Ohio, 1930; member ofOhiostate senate, 1940;U.S.Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1961-63.Died in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,October21, 1979 (age81 years, 192days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
Mt. OliveCemetery Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Clara Trost Sheehy (d. 1960) — of Grandview Heights,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1944.Female.DiedJanuary5, 1960.Interment at Mt. Olive Cemetery.
St. Thomas'Cemetery Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio
WoodlawnCemetery Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hugh Judge Jewett (1817-1898) — also known asHugh Jewett — of Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inHarfordCounty, Md.,July 1,1817.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate senate, 1853;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1855-56; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1855, 1868-69;railroadpresident; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1861;U.S.Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1873-74; defeated, 1860(16th District), 1870 (7th District); resigned 1874; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1880.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,March 6,1898 (age80 years, 248days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Isaac Van Horne (1754-1834) — of Solebury,BucksCounty, Pa.; Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio.Born in Solebury Township,BucksCounty, Pa.,January18, 1754.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar; justice of the peace;BucksCounty Coroner; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1796-97;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1801-05 (4th District 1801-03,2nd District 1803-05);receiverof U.S. Land Office at Zanesville, Ohio, 1805-26.Died in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,February2, 1834 (age80 years, 15days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Milton Isaiah Southard (1836-1905) — also known asMilton I. Southard — of Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio.Born in Hanover,LickingCounty, Ohio,October30, 1836.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1873-79.Died in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,May 4,1905 (age68 years, 186days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Harvey C. Smith (1874-1929) — of Ohio. Born in1874.Secretaryof state of Ohio, 1919-23.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,1929(ageabout55 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Wyllys Silliman (1777-1842) — of Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio.Born in Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October8, 1777.Lawyer;newspapereditor; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1803-04;registerof U.S. Land Office at Zanesville, Ohio, 1816-23; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1828-29.Died in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,October13, 1842 (age65 years, 5days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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