Index to Locations PortsmouthGreenlawn CemeteryRushtownRushtown CemeterySouth WebsterSouth WebsterCemeteryWheelersburgMemorial Burial Park
GreenlawnCemetery
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Albert Clifton Thompson (1842-1910) — also known asAlbert C. Thompson — of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Born in Brookville,JeffersonCounty, Pa.,January23, 1842.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;SciotoCounty Probate Judge, 1870-73; common pleas court judge in Ohio,1881-84;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1885-91 (12th District 1885-87, 11thDistrict 1887-91); delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,1896(member,CredentialsCommittee);U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 1898-1910; diedin office 1910.Died in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,January26, 1910 (age68 years, 3days).Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery. | | Henry Towne Bannon (1867-1950) — also known asHenry T. Bannon — of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Born near Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio,June 5,1867.Republican.Lawyer;SciotoCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1903; legal counsel, Norfolkand WesternRailway;U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1905-09; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1924,1928(ConventionVice-President),1932,1936,1940(member,CredentialsCommittee).Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio,September6, 1950 (age83 years, 93days).Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery. | | William Howard Harsha Jr. (1921-2010) — of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Born in Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio,January1, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;SciotoCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-55;U.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1961-81.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Elks;OddFellows;Freemasons;ExchangeClub;FarmBureau;Grange.Died in Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio,October12, 2010 (age89 years, 284days).Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery. | | Wells Andrews Hutchins (1818-1895) — also known asWells A. Hutchins — of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Born in Hartford,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,October8, 1818.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1852-53; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Ohio,1860;U.S.Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1863-65; defeated, 1880.Died in Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio,January25, 1895 (age76 years, 109days).Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery. | | Oscar Fitzallen Moore (1817-1885) — also known asOscar F. Moore — ofSciotoCounty, Ohio.Born in Ohio,1817.Republican. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives from Scioto County, 1850-51;member ofOhiostate senate 7th District, 1852-53;U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1855-57.Died in1885(ageabout68 years).Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery. | | Ward MacLaughlin Miller (1902-1984) — of Ohio. Born in Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio,November29, 1902.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1960-61.Died in Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio,March11, 1984 (age81 years, 103days).Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery. | | William Nast Gableman (1881-1937) — also known asWilliam N. Gableman — of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Born in Waverly,PikeCounty, Ohio,July 27,1881.Democrat.Mayorof Portsmouth, Ohio; elected 1921; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1922.Died, fromheartdisease, in White CrossHospital,Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,December13, 1937 (age56 years, 139days).Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Philip Gableman and Margaret (Breinig) Gableman; married toGertrude Lovett Baird. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Wirt Newman (d. 1902) — also known asJames W. Newman — of Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1880;secretaryof state of Ohio, 1883-85.Died in1902.Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery. | | Silas Wattles Cole (1797-1875) — also known asSilas W. Cole — of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Born inChenangoCounty, N.Y.,August2, 1797.Wagonmaker;mayorof Portsmouth, Ohio, 1835-36.Methodist.Died inSciotoCounty, Ohio,January6, 1875 (age77 years, 157days).Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery. | | Franklin Emerson Smith (1902-1965) — also known asFranklin E. Smith;Frank E.Smith —of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Born in Livingston,RockcastleCounty, Ky.,1902.Democrat.Printingbusiness; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1946; postmaster atPortsmouth,Ohio, 1949-58, 1961-62 (acting, 1949-50, 1961-62); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1958;chair ofScioto County Democratic Party, 1965.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;Elks;Eagles.Died in Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio,November8, 1965 (ageabout 63years).Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Luther Caldwell Smith and Lockie Virginia (Dillion)Smith. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Howard Harsha (1889-1959) — also known asW. Howard Harsha — of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Born in1889.Republican. Postmaster atPortsmouth,Ohio, 1923-31.DiedNovember22, 1959 (ageabout 70years).Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
RushtownCemetery
Rushtown, Scioto County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Russell (1782-1845) — of West Union,AdamsCounty, Ohio.Born inIreland,1782.Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1809-13; member ofOhiostate senate, 1819-21;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1827-33, 1841-43 (5th District 1827-33,7th District 1841-43).Died inSciotoCounty, Ohio,September28, 1845 (ageabout 63years).Interment at Rushtown Cemetery.
South WebsterCemetery
South Webster, Scioto County, Ohio
Memorial BurialPark
Wheelersburg, Scioto County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Vernal G. Riffe Jr. (1925-1997) — also known asVern Riffe, Jr. — of New Boston,SciotoCounty, Ohio.BornJune 26,1925.Democrat. Mayor of New Boston, Ohio, 1949; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1959-95;Speaker ofthe Ohio State House of Representatives, 1975-94; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Ohio,1996.Died ofcancer,July31, 1997 (age72 years, 35days).Interment at Memorial Burial Park.
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