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EvergreenCemetery
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1854
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  John Stanley Rice (1899-1985) — also known asJohn S. Rice — of Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.Born in Brysonia,AdamsCounty, Pa.,January28, 1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;manufacturer;fruitgrower;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 33rd District, 1933-40; served in the U.S. Army AirForce in World War II; candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1948,1952,1956,1960(delegation chair),1964,1968;secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1958-61;PennsylvaniaDemocratic state chair, 1959-61, 1965-66; U.S. Ambassador toNetherlands, 1961-64.Lutheran.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Elks.Died in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,August2, 1985 (age86 years, 186days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | William Crawford (1760-1823) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire,Scotland,1760.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1809-17 (6th District 1809-13,5th District 1813-17).Scottishancestry.Slaveowner. Died in Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,October23, 1823 (ageabout 63years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Franklin Menges (1858-1956) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1858.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1925-31.Died in1956(ageabout98 years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | James Wilson (1779-1868) — of Fairfield,AdamsCounty, Pa.Born in Millerstown, York County (now Fairfield,AdamsCounty), Pa.,April28, 1779.Democrat.Cabinetmaker;merchant;justice of the peace;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1823-29;real estatebusiness.Died in Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,July 19,1868 (age89 years, 82days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | William Addison Duncan (1836-1884) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Cashtown,AdamsCounty, Pa.,February2, 1836.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1883-84; died inoffice 1884.Died in Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,November14, 1884 (age48 years, 286days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | John Augustus Swope (1827-1910) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1827.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1884-85, 1885-87.Died in1910(ageabout83 years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Edward McPherson (1830-1895) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1830.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1859-63.Died in1895(ageabout65 years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Moses McClean (1804-1870) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1804.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1845-47; memberof Pennsylvania state legislature, 1840.Died in1870(ageabout66 years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Cyrus William Beales (1877-1927) — also known asC. William Beales — of Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.Born near York Springs,AdamsCounty, Pa.,December16, 1877.Republican.Pharmacist;director, Gettysburg NationalBank;director, GettysburgIceandStorageCo.; postmaster atGettysburg,Pa., 1910-14;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1915-17; memberofPennsylvaniastate senate 33rd District, 1917-20.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,November14, 1927 (age49 years, 333days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | George Jacob Benner (1859-1930) — also known asGeorge J. Benner — of Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.Born in Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,April13, 1859.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1897-99.Died in Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,December30, 1930 (age71 years, 261days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Joel Buchanan Danner (1804-1885) — also known asJoel B. Danner — of Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.Born in Liberty (now Libertytown),FrederickCounty, Md.,1804.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1850-51.Died in Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,July 29,1885 (ageabout 81years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Robert C. Miller (1872-1930) — of Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.BornDecember31, 1872.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1916;postmaster atGettysburg,Pa., 1923-27 (acting, 1923-24).DiedMay 14,1930 (age57 years, 134days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | James Luther Albert Burrell (1880-1940) — also known asJames L. A. Burrell — Born in Williamsport,LycomingCounty, Pa.,August9, 1880.U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inMagdeburg, as of 1905; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inDresden, as of 1912-14; U.S. Vice Consul inFiume, 1916;St. Gall, 1916-17.DiedMay 1,1940 (age59 years, 266days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof James Luther Albert Burrell (1847-1891; physician) and Margaret(Swope) Burrell. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Della B. Hershey (1886-1969) — also known asDella Elizabeth Baird — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.; Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,June 12,1886.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1936.Female.Died in Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,June 27,1969 (age83 years, 15days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | William G. Weaver — of Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.Republican. Mayor of Gettysburg, Pa., 1951-71. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
GettysburgNational Military Park
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Andrew Gregg Curtin (1815-1894) — also known asAndrew G. Curtin;"War Governor ofPennsylvania" —of Bellefonte,CentreCounty, Pa.Born in Bellefonte,CentreCounty, Pa.,April22, 1815.Lawyer;Whig Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1848;Whig Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1852;secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1855-58;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1861-67; candidate for Republican nomination forVice President,1868;U.S. Minister toRussia, 1869-72;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872-73;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1881-87.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Bellefonte,CentreCounty, Pa.,October7, 1894 (age79 years, 168days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Bellefonte, Pa.; statue at Gettysburg National MilitaryPark; statue atCentreCounty Courthouse Square, Bellefonte, Pa. | | John Cleveland Robinson (1817-1897) — also known asJohn C. Robinson — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1817.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; generalin the Union Army during the Civil War; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1872;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1873-74.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Received theMedalof Honor in 1894 for action at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864.DiedFebruary18, 1897 (age79 years, 314days).Interment atSpringForest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.; statue at Gettysburg NationalMilitary Park. | | David McMurtrie Gregg (1833-1916) — also known asDavid M. Gregg — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Huntingdon,HuntingdonCounty, Pa.,April10, 1833.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.Consul inPrague, 1874;Pennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1892-95.Member,LoyalLegion.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,August7, 1916 (age83 years, 119days).Interment atCharlesEvans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.; statue at Gettysburg NationalMilitary Park.
Great ConewagoPresbyterian Cemetery
Hunterstown, Adams County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles E. Deatrick (1868-1940) — of Hunterstown,AdamsCounty, Pa.Born in1868.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1904.DiedMay 1,1940 (ageabout 71years).Interment at Great Conewago Presbyterian Cemetery.
St. Aloysius'Catholic Cemetery
Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Old LutheranCemetery
York Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Sheffer (1783-1880) — of Pennsylvania. Born in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,May 24,1783.Democrat. State court judge in Pennsylvania, 1813-37;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1837-39.Died in York Springs,AdamsCounty, Pa.,February16, 1880 (age96 years, 268days).Interment at Old Lutheran Cemetery.
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