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Bedford County
Pennsylvania

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Bedford County

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BedfordBedford Cemetery

BedfordOld Presbyterian Graveyard

BedfordTrinity Churchyard

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EverettEverett Cemetery

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Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Edward Brake Jackson (1793-1826) — of Virginia. Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),January25, 1793.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1815-18;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1820-23 (1st District 1820-21, 18thDistrict 1821-23).Died in Bedford Springs,BedfordCounty, Pa.,September8, 1826 (age33 years, 226days).Interment somewhere.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: SonofGeorgeJackson; brother ofJohnGeorge Jackson.
		Political family:Jackson#1 family of West Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Private or familygraveyard
Bedford County, Pennsylvania

William Piper (1774-1852) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Bloody Run (now Everett),BedfordCounty, Pa.,January1, 1774.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1811-17 (7th District 1811-13,8th District 1813-17); served in the U.S. Army during the War of1812; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1817-21, 1829-33 (14th District 1817-21, 22ndDistrict 1829-33);AdjutantGeneral of Pennsylvania, 1836-39.Died in Hopewell,BedfordCounty, Pa.,1852(ageabout78 years).Interment in a private or family graveyard.

Politicians buriedhere:

BedfordCemetery
Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

John Tod (1779-1830) — of Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,1779.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1810-13; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 14th District, 1815-17;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-24 (8th District 1821-23,13th District 1823-24); common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 16thDistrict, 1824-27;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1827.Died in Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.,March27, 1830 (ageabout 50years).Interment at Bedford Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Job Mann (1795-1873) — of Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.Born in Bethel Township, Bedford County (nowFultonCounty), Pa.,March31, 1795.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1830;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1835-37, 1847-51 (18th District1835-37, 19th District 1847-51);Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1842-45.Died in Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.,October8, 1873 (age78 years, 191days).Interment at Bedford Cemetery.

John Cessna (1821-1893) — of Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,June 29,1821.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1850-51, 1862-63, 1892;Speaker ofthe Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1863; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1856,1860;PennsylvaniaRepublican state chair, 1865; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1868(member,CredentialsCommittee),1876,1880;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1869-71, 1873-75.Died in Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.,December13, 1893 (age72 years, 167days).Interment at Bedford Cemetery.

George Burd (1793-1844) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1793.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1831-35 (13th District 1831-33,18th District 1833-35).Died in Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.,January13, 1844 (ageabout 50years).Interment at Bedford Cemetery.

John Merriman Reynolds (1848-1933) — also known asJohn M. Reynolds — of Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,May 5,1848.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Bedford County, 1873-74;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1888,1892;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1905-11;LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1911-15.DiedSeptember14, 1933 (age85 years, 132days).Interment at Bedford Cemetery.

James McPherson Russell (1786-1870) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1786.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1841-43.Died in1870(ageabout84 years).Interment at Bedford Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofSamuelLyon Russell.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

John H. Jordan (1848-1932) — of Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.Born in Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.,July 13,1848.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1900;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1909-13.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, frombronchialpneumonia, in Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.,February21, 1932 (age83 years, 223days).Interment at Bedford Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Susan (Zembower) Jordon and John Reamer Jordon; married to DaisyHuzzard.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913)

Samuel Lyon Russell (1816-1891) — also known asSamuel L. Russell — of Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,1816.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1853-55.Died in1891(ageabout75 years).Interment at Bedford Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofJamesMcPherson Russell.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Old PresbyterianGraveyard
Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Leven Powell (1737-1810) — of Virginia. Born inPrinceWilliam County, Va.,1737.Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1779, 1787-88, 1791-92;U.S.Representative from Virginia at-large, 1799-1801.Slaveowner. Died in Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.,August23, 1810 (ageabout 73years).Interment at Old Presbyterian Graveyard.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Father ofCuthbertPowell.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

TrinityChurchyard
Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Joseph Franklin Biddle (1871-1936) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Bedford,BedfordCounty, Pa.,September14, 1871.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1932-33.Died in Huntingdon,HuntingdonCounty, Pa.,December3, 1936 (age65 years, 80days).Interment at Trinity Churchyard.

Politicians buriedhere:

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Breezewood, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Ward M. Dawson Sr. (1893-1974) — of Berkeley Springs,MorganCounty, W.Va.BornSeptember2, 1893.Republican.Hardwaremerchant;farmequipment dealer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1947-56,1959-60; defeated, 1962.UnitedBrethren. Member,JuniorOrder;Lions;FarmBureau.Died in April,1974(age80years, 0 days).Interment somewhere.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Randolph T. Dawson and Emma (Beale) Dawson; married,August2, 1913, to Lola Odessa Beeler.
		Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951

EverettCemetery
Everett, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

James Watson Hughes (1835-1912) — also known asJames W. Hughes — of Everett,BedfordCounty, Pa.Born inJuniataCounty, Pa.,November16, 1835.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Bedford County, 1883-84.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Everett,BedfordCounty, Pa., January,1912(age76years, 0 days).Interment at Everett Cemetery.

William Kelly (1854-1937) — of Vulcan,DickinsonCounty, Mich.; Iron Mountain,DickinsonCounty, Mich.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1854.Republican.Mining engineer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1912(alternate),1916.Presbyterian.Member,Tau BetaPi;PsiUpsilon;Rotary.Slipped andfell while descending steps, and died nine days later from hisinjuries, in Iron Mountain,DickinsonCounty, Mich.,October1, 1937 (age83 years, 167days).Interment at Everett Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Robert Kelly and Arietta A. (Hutton) Kelly; married,June 24,1886, to Annie Ashcom; nephew ofWilliamKelly (1807-1872).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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