Index to Locations DauphinDauphin CemeteryDauphinEnglish PresbyterianCemeteryHarrisburgCapitol ParkHarrisburgCity CemeteryHarrisburgEast HarrisburgCemeteryHarrisburgHarrisburg CemeteryHarrisburgPaxton PresbyterianChurchyardHarrisburgWoodlawn MemorialGardensNear HarrisburgHoly CrossCemeteryHummelstownHummelstown CemeteryMiddletownMiddletown CemeteryPaxtangPaxtang CemeteryShellsvilleOld Hanover Cemetery
DauphinCemetery
Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Innis Green (1776-1839) — of Dauphin,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,February26, 1776.Democrat.Lawyer;county judge in Pennsylvania, 1818-27, 1833-39;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1827-31.Died in Dauphin,DauphinCounty, Pa.,August4, 1839 (age63 years, 159days).Interment at Dauphin Cemetery.
EnglishPresbyterian Cemetery
Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Clark (1774-1851) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Dauphin,DauphinCounty, Pa.,February18, 1774.County judge in Pennsylvania, 1803-18;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1821-27;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1833-37.Died near Dauphin,DauphinCounty, Pa.,March28, 1851 (age77 years, 38days).Interment at English Presbyterian Cemetery.
CapitolPark
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: |  | Boies Penrose (1860-1921) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November1, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Philadelphia County 8thDistrict, 1885-86; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 6th District, 1887-98; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1896(alternate),1900,1904,1908,1916,1920;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1897-1921; died in office 1921;PennsylvaniaRepublican state chair, 1903-04; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1904-21.DiedDecember31, 1921 (age61 years, 60days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue erected 1930 at CapitolPark. |
CityCemetery
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Conrad Bucher (1792-1851) — also known asJohn C. Bucher — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,December28, 1792.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1831-33; countyjudge in Pennsylvania, 1839-51.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,October15, 1851 (age58 years, 291days).Interment at City Cemetery.
East HarrisburgCemetery
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Walter Mann Mumma (1890-1961) — also known asWalter M. Mumma — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Steelton,DauphinCounty, Pa.,November20, 1890.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1951-61 (18th District 1951-53,16th District 1953-61); died in office 1961.Died inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February25, 1961 (age70 years, 97days).Interment at East Harrisburg Cemetery. | | Isaac Hoffer Doutrich (1871-1941) — also known asIsaac H. Doutrich — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born near Middletown,DauphinCounty, Pa.,December19, 1871.Republican.Clothingmerchant;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1927-37.DiedMay 28,1941 (age69 years, 160days).Interment at East Harrisburg Cemetery. | | Frank Crawford Sites (1864-1935) — also known asFrank C. Sites — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Shippensburg,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,December24, 1864.Democrat.Watchmaker;jeweler;postmaster atHarrisburg,Pa., 1913-22;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1923-25;defeated, 1924, 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1924.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,May 23,1935 (age70 years, 150days).Interment at East Harrisburg Cemetery.
HarrisburgCemetery
(formerly Mt. Kalmia Cemetery)
13th & Liberty Streets
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1985
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Simon Cameron (1799-1889) — also known as"The Czar ofPennsylvania" —of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Maytown,LancasterCounty, Pa.,March 8,1799.AdjutantGeneral of Pennsylvania, 1829-30;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1845-49, 1857-61, 1867-77; resigned1861, 1877; candidate for Republican nomination for President,1860;U.S.Secretary of War, 1861-62; U.S. Minister toRussia, 1862.Member,Freemasons.Died near Maytown,LancasterCounty, Pa.,June 26,1889 (age90 years, 110days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.  | James Donald Cameron (1833-1918) — also known asJ. Donald Cameron — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Middletown,DauphinCounty, Pa.,May 14,1833.Republican.Banker;ironmanufacturer; president, Northern CentralRailroad,1863-74; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1868,1880;U.S.Secretary of War, 1876-77;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1877-97;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1879-80.Died inLancasterCounty, Pa.,August30, 1918 (age85 years, 108days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | John White Geary (1819-1873) — also known asJohn W. Geary — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born near Mt. Pleasant,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,December30, 1819.Republican.Civilengineer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster atSanFrancisco, Calif., 1849; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1849;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1850-51;Governorof Kansas Territory, 1856-57; general in the Union Army duringthe Civil War;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1867-73.Methodist.Died after suffering aheartattack, in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,February8, 1873 (age53 years, 40days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | William Findlay (1768-1846) — of Franklintown,YorkCounty, Pa.Born in Mercersburg,FranklinCounty, Pa.,June 20,1768.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1797;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1807-17;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1817-20;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1821-27.Slaveowner. Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,November12, 1846 (age78 years, 145days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | George Wolf (1777-1840) — of Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Allen Township,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,August12, 1777.Democrat.Lawyer;postmaster atEaston,Pa., 1802-03; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1814;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1824-29;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1829-35; defeated, 1835; comptroller of the U.S.Treasury, 1836-38;U.S.Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1838-40;died in office 1840.Germanancestry.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March11, 1840 (age62 years, 212days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Maria Margaretta Wolf and George Wolf (1737-1808). | | | | WolfTownship,inLycomingCounty, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — WolfHall,at Penn StateUniversity,StateCollege, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — Governor WolfElementarySchool (built 1956), inBethlehem,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — George WolfElementarySchool, inBath,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — The Governor WolfBuilding(built 1893, a former school converted to apartments), inEaston,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | David Rittenhouse Porter (1788-1867) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Norristown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,October31, 1788.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1819; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 8th District, 1836-38;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1839-45.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,August6, 1867 (age78 years, 279days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | Jacob Samils Haldeman (1821-1889) — also known asJacob S. Haldeman — of New Cumberland,CumberlandCounty, Pa.BornOctober13, 1821.Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 12th District, 1853-55; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1860;U.S. Minister toSweden, 1861-64.Died in1889(ageabout67 years).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | John Crain Kunkel (1898-1970) — also known asJohn C. Kunkel — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,July 21,1898.Republican.Banker;farmer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1936;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-51, 1961-67 (19th District1939-45, 18th District 1945-51, 16th District 1961-67); candidateforU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1950.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Lions;Elks;Moose;OddFellows.DiedJuly 27,1970 (age72 years, 6days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | John Andre Hanna (1762-1805) — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Flemington,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,1762.Lawyer;delegateto Pennsylvania convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1791;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1797-1805 (6th District1797-1803, 4th District 1803-05); died in office 1805.Slaveowner. Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,July 23,1805 (ageabout 43years).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | Marlin Edgar Olmsted (1847-1913) — also known asMarlin E. Olmsted — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,1847.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1897-1913 (14th District1897-1903, 18th District 1903-13); alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1908.Died in1913(ageabout66 years).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | Jesse Miller (1800-1850) — of Landisburg,PerryCounty, Pa.Born near Landisburg,PerryCounty, Pa.,1800.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1826-28; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 16th District, 1828-33;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1833-36;secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1845-48.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,August20, 1850 (ageabout 50years).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | Robert Harris (1768-1851) — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Harris Ferry (now Harrisburg),DauphinCounty, Pa.,September5, 1768.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1823-27.Slaveowner. DiedSeptember3, 1851 (age82 years, 363days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | Edward Ensinger Beidleman (1873-1929) — also known asEdward E. Beidleman — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,July 8,1873.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1905-08; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 15th District, 1913-19;LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1919-23; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1924,1928;candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1926.DiedApril 9,1929 (age55 years, 275days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.  | Vance Criswell McCormick (1872-1946) — also known asVance C. McCormick — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,June 19,1872.Democrat.Mayorof Harrisburg, Pa., 1902-05; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1912(member,CredentialsCommittee); candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1914;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1916-19;newspaperpublisher.Died, fromcholecystitisandheartdisease, in Lower Allen Township,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,June 16,1946 (age73 years, 362days).Entombed at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | John Christian Kunkel (1816-1870) — also known asJohn C. Kunkel — of Pennsylvania. Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,September18, 1816.Whig. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1844; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 8th District, 1852-54;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1855-59.DiedOctober14, 1870 (age54 years, 26days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | Richard Jacobs Haldeman (1831-1886) — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,May 19,1831.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1860;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1869-73.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,October1, 1886 (age55 years, 135days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | Luther Reily (1794-1854) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,October7, 1794.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1837-39.DiedFebruary20, 1854 (age59 years, 136days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | William Henry Miller (1829-1870) — also known asWilliam Miller — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1829.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1863-65; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1864.Died in1870(ageabout41 years).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | Benjamin Franklin Meyers (1833-1918) — also known asBenjamin F. Meyers — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born near New Centerville,SomersetCounty, Pa.,July 6,1833.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1864; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1864,1880,1884,1896;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1871-73;postmaster atHarrisburg,Pa., 1887-92.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,August11, 1918 (age85 years, 36days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | John James Pearson (1800-1888) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Darby,DelawareCounty, Pa.,October25, 1800.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1836-37; memberofPennsylvaniastate senate 20th District, 1837-41.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,May 30,1888 (age87 years, 218days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | William B. Hart (d. 1889) — of Pennsylvania.Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1888-89; died in office 1889.DiedNovember9, 1889.Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | Edward James Stackpole (1861-1936) — also known asEdward J. Stackpole — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in McVeytown,MifflinCounty, Pa.,January18, 1861.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; postmaster atHarrisburg,Pa., 1901-13; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1920.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,January2, 1936 (age74 years, 349days).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery. | | James Steele (1763-1845) — of Pennsylvania. Born in1763.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1830.DiedSeptember30, 1845 (ageabout 82years).Interment at Harrisburg Cemetery.
PaxtonPresbyterian Churchyard
3500 Sharon Street
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Montgomery (1733-1794) — ofDauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Paxtang,DauphinCounty, Pa.,September23, 1733.Minister;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1780-82;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1780-82;DauphinCounty Recorder of Deeds, 1785-94; common pleas court judge inPennsylvania, 1786-94.Presbyterian.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,October14, 1794 (age61 years, 21days).Interment at Paxton Presbyterian Churchyard. | | William Maclay (1737-1804) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Garden,ChesterCounty, Pa.,June 20,1737.Democrat.U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1789-91; member of Pennsylvania statelegislature, 1780; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1796.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,April16, 1804 (age66 years, 301days).Interment at Paxton Presbyterian Churchyard. | | Edward Crouch (1764-1827) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Walnut Hill,DauphinCounty, Pa.,November9, 1764.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar;merchant;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1804-06;DauphinCounty Associate Judge, 1813;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1813-15.Slaveowner. Died in Walnut Hill,DauphinCounty, Pa.,February2, 1827 (age62 years, 85days).Interment at Paxton Presbyterian Churchyard.
Woodlawn MemorialGardens
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Wayne S. Ewing (1929-2010) — of Mt. Lebanon,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Coraopolis,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February14, 1929.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 37th District, 1967-76.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DeltaSigma Phi;Jaycees.Died in West Chester,ChesterCounty, Pa.,March19, 2010 (age81 years, 33days).Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
Holy CrossCemetery
Near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Genevieve Blatt (1913-1996) — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in East Brady,ClarionCounty, Pa.,June 19,1913.Democrat.Lawyer;secretary ofPennsylvania Democratic Party, 1948; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1948(alternate),1956,1960,1964,1968;candidate forPennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1952;Pennsylvaniasecretary of internal affairs, 1955-66; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1956;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1960; candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1964; Judge, Pennsylvania CommonwealthCourt, 1972-93.Female.Catholic.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women;League of WomenVoters;Americansfor Democratic Action;American BarAssociation;DeltaSigma Rho;PiSigma Alpha.Died in aretirementhome at Hampden Township,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,July 4,1996 (age83 years, 15days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
HummelstownCemetery
Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
MiddletownCemetery
Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
PaxtangCemetery
Paxtang, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1898
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Silas Comfort Swallow (1839-1930) — also known asSilas C. Swallow — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Plains,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,March 5,1839.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Methodistminister; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector forPennsylvania,1896;Prohibition candidate forPennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1897; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1898, 1902; Prohibition candidate for PresidentialElector for Pennsylvania,1900;Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1904; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1908;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1916;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1920.Methodist.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,August13, 1930 (age91 years, 161days).Interment at Paxtang Cemetery. | | Joshua William Swartz (1867-1959) — also known asJoshua W. Swartz — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Lower Swatara Township,DauphinCounty, Pa.,June 9,1867.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1915-17; Republican PresidentialElector for Pennsylvania,1920;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1925-27.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,May 27,1959 (age91 years, 352days).Interment at Paxtang Cemetery. | | M. Harvey Taylor (1876-1982) — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,June 4,1876.Republican.Insurancebusiness;PennsylvaniaRepublican state chair, 1934-37, 1942-54; candidate forPennsylvaniasecretary of internal affairs, 1934; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1936(member,CredentialsCommittee),1944,1948,1952,1956(HonoraryVice-President),1960,1964;chairof Dauphin County Republican Party, 1940; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 15th District, 1941-64.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Susquehanna Township,DauphinCounty, Pa.,May 15,1982 (age105 years,345 days).Interment at Paxtang Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Morris C. Taylor and Catherine A. (Rishel) Taylor; married toBertha May Shertzer. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Old HanoverCemetery
Shellsville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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