Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsJim ThorpeCity CemeteryJim ThorpeEvergreen CemeteryJim ThorpeMauch Chunk CemeteryLehightonLehighton CemeteryPalmertonUnknown locationSummit HillSt. Joseph's Cemetery Private or familygraveyard Carbon County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Douglas Heaton (1873-1933) — also known asRobert D. Heaton — of Ashland,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.Born in Ravenrun,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,July 1,1873.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1915-19;defeated, 1910; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 29th District, 1919-32.Died in Ashland,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,June 11,1933 (age59 years, 345days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
CityCemetery Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Lilly (1821-1893) — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.Born in Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1821.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1850;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1888;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1893; died in office1893.Died in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.,December1, 1893 (age72 years, 181days).Interment at City Cemetery. | | Robert Klotz (1819-1895) — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.Born inCarbonCounty, Pa.,October27, 1819.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1848;delegateto Kansas state constitutional convention, 1855;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1879-83.DiedMay 1,1895 (age75 years, 186days).Interment at City Cemetery. | | John Leisenring (1853-1901) — of Upper Lehigh,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Ashton (now Lansford),CarbonCounty, Pa.,June 3,1853.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1894;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1895-97; delegateto Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1896,1900.DiedJanuary19, 1901 (age47 years, 230days).Interment at City Cemetery.
EvergreenCemetery Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Laird Howard Barber (1848-1928) — also known asLaird H. Barber — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.Born in Mifflinburg,UnionCounty, Pa.,October25, 1848.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1899-1901.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.,February16, 1928 (age79 years, 114days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | James Monroe Driesbach (1847-1922) — also known asJ. Monroe Driesbach — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.Born in Lockport,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,January4, 1847.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1896,1900.Died in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.,August15, 1922 (age75 years, 223days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
Mauch ChunkCemetery Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Asa Packer (1805-1879) — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.Born in Mystic, Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December20, 1805.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1842-43; state court judge inPennsylvania, 1843-48;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1853-57; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1860,1864;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1868;candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1869.Episcopalian.Founder, Lehigh ValleyRailroad;founder,in 1865, of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. By some accounts, hehad the largest fortune in Pennsylvania at the time.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 17,1879 (age73 years, 148days).Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery. | | Milo Melankthon Dimmick (1811-1872) — also known asMilo M. Dimmick — of Stroudsburg,MonroeCounty, Pa.Born in Milford, Wayne County (nowPikeCounty), Pa.,October30, 1811.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1849-53.Died in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.,November22, 1872 (age61 years, 23days).Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery. | | Charles Albright (1830-1880) — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.Born inBucksCounty, Pa.,December13, 1830.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1860,1872;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1873-75.Died, of "paralysis" (probablystroke),in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.,September28, 1880 (age49 years, 290days).Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery. | | Robert Asa Packer (1842-1883) — also known asR. A. Packer — of Wysox,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born in Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.,November18, 1842.Democrat. President, Northern Division, Lehigh ValleyRailroad;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1876,1880.Died, ofBright'sdisease, in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,February20, 1883 (age40 years, 94days).Original interment atTiogaPoint Cemetery, Near Sayre, Bradford County, Pa.; reinterment in1884 at Mauch Chunk Cemetery. | | Albert Gallatin Brodhead Jr. (1815-1891) — also known asAlbert G. Brodhead, Jr. — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe),CarbonCounty, Pa.BornAugust13, 1815.Democrat.Railroadsuperintendent;banker;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1870-72 (10th District 1870-71, 13th District1872); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1876(member,CredentialsCommittee).DiedJanuary18, 1891 (age75 years, 158days).Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery. | | James Irwin Blakslee (1835-1921) — also known asJames I. Blakslee — of Lehighton,CarbonCounty, Pa.Born in1835.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1912,1920.DiedApril 1,1921 (ageabout 85years).Interment at Mauch Chunk Cemetery.
LehightonCemetery Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Andrew Jackson Balliet (1863-1960) — also known asAndrew J. Balliet — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inCarbonCounty, Pa.,January8, 1863.Lawyer;HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inSeattle,Wash., 1903-07.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,March27, 1960 (age97 years, 79days).Interment at Lehighton Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Thomas Meinhard Balliet (1852-1942) — also known asThomas M. Balliet — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Mahoning,CarbonCounty, Pa.,March 1,1852.Republican.Superintendentof schools;universityprofessor; dean, School of Education, New York University,1904-19; Law Preservation candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1932; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1942 (age89 years, 354days).Cremated;ashes interred atSpringfieldCemetery, Springfield, Mass.; cenotaph at Lehighton Cemetery.
UnknownLocation Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Albert Prutzman — of Pennsylvania. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1940.Interment somewhere.
St. Joseph'sCemetery Summit Hill, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Hilary Gildea (1890-1988) — also known asJames H. Gildea — of Pennsylvania. Born in Coaldale,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,October21, 1890.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1935-39;defeated, 1940; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forPennsylvania,1956.Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,June 5,1988 (age97 years, 228days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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