Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsBrownsvilleChrist EpiscopalChurchyardBrownsvilleMethodist GraveyardConnellsvilleMillgrove CemeteryOliverSylvan Heights CemeteryPerryopolisMt. WashingtonCemeterySouth Union TownshipOak GroveCemeteryUniontownOak Hill CemeteryUniontownOld Methodist Cemetery
Private or familygraveyard
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Isaac Griffin (1751-1827) — ofFayetteCounty, Pa.Born inDutchessCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1751.Democrat. Justice of the peace; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1808-12;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1813-17.Died from the effects of afall fromawagon, onhis estate in Nicholson Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,October12, 1827 (age76 years, 227days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
Christ EpiscopalChurchyard
Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Littleton Dawson (1813-1870) — also known asJohn L. Dawson — of Brownsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.; Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,February7, 1813.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1844,1848,1860,1868;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1845-50;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-55, 1863-67 (18th District1851-53, 20th District 1853-55, 21st District 1863-67).His home in 1867-70 was "Friendship Hill," formerly the residence ofAlbertGallatin.Died in Springfield Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,September18, 1870 (age57 years, 223days).Interment at Christ Episcopal Churchyard.
MethodistGraveyard
Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Christian Tarr (1765-1833) — of Brownsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born inBaltimore,Md.,May 25,1765.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1817-21; memberofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1821-22.Died in Washington Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,February24, 1833 (age67 years, 275days).Interment at Methodist Graveyard.
MillgroveCemetery
Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Sylvan HeightsCemetery
Oliver, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Anthony Cavalcante (1897-1966) — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Vanderbilt,FayetteCounty, Pa.,February6, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1932; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 32nd District, 1935-42;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1949-51.Italianancestry. Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Moose;Eagles;Elks;DeltaTheta Phi;UnitedMine Workers.Died in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,October29, 1966 (age69 years, 265days).Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery. | | Edward Lewis Sittler Jr. (1908-1978) — also known asEdward L. Sittler, Jr. — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Greensburg,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,April21, 1908.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lifeinsurance business;mayorof Uniontown, Pa., 1948-51;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1951-53;defeated, 1952.Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December26, 1978 (age70 years, 249days).Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.  | Edward Carter Higbee (1869-1938) — also known asEdward C. Higbee — of Connellsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Jefferson Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,October28, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofBruceF. Sterling;bankdirector; candidate forjustice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1932.Member,Freemasons.Died in Connellsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.,February12, 1938 (age68 years, 107days).Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Eliza Jane Higbee and Israel J. Higbee; married,September22, 1897, to Emma May Lint. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913) |
| | Thomas J. Kalman (1917-2012) — ofFayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Perryopolis,FayetteCounty, Pa.,December21, 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 32nd District, 1957-70.Catholic.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Elks;CatholicWar Veterans;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Greensburg,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,June 9,2012 (age94 years, 171days).Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph A. Kalman and Susan (Danko) Kalman; married to Clare Reaganand Donna Forrai. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Ewing Duffield (1922-2001) — also known asWilliam E. Duffield — of Pennsylvania. Born in Cherry Tree,IndianaCounty, Pa.,January7, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 32nd District, 1971-78.Presbyterian.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks.Disbarredin 1975 formishandlingcases and client funds; reinstated to the bar in 1978.Convictedin 1980 on 11 federal counts of mail fraud and one count ofperjury;served six months in federalprison.Disbarredagain in 1994 formishandlinga murder case.Died, ofcancerandstrokes,in UniontownHospital,Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,January14, 2001 (age79 years, 7days).Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.  | William H. Smart (1868-1963) — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.; Lock Haven,ClintonCounty, Pa.Born in Ellenville,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1868.Founder and president, KeystoneBottleManufacturing Company;mayorof Uniontown, Pa., 1919-23.Member,Elks.Died, in the Elks National Homeretirementfacility, in Bedford,BedfordCounty, Va.,February17, 1963 (age94 years, 166days).Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Smart and Jane Smart; married1890 to AddieL. Hamilton. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913) |
|  | James Robert Cray (1860-1937) — also known asJames R. Cray — Born in Darlington,BeaverCounty, Pa.,March 8,1860.Democrat.Lawyer;counsel for the Baltimore & Ohio and otherrailroads;president of coal and cokeminingcompanies;banker;chair ofFayette County Democratic Party, 1900.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,December11, 1937 (age77 years, 278days).Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Cray and Margaret (Meehan) Cray; married,June 22,1893, to Catharine Lynch. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913) |
|  | Walter Russell Carr (1885-1959) — also known asW. R. Carr — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in South Union Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,May 3,1885.Democrat.Lawyer;chair ofFayette County Democratic Party, 1910-11.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Eagles.Died in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,May 15,1959 (age74 years, 12days).Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery. | | S. John Morrow — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Republican. Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 14th District,1925-29; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1952.Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
Mt. WashingtonCemetery
Perryopolis, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Buell Snyder (1877-1946) — also known asJ. Buell Snyder — of Perryopolis,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Upper Turkeyfoot Township,SomersetCounty, Pa.,July 30,1877.Democrat.School teacherand principal;lobbyistat state legislature for Pennsylvania school directors, 1921-23;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933-46 (24th District 1933-45,23rd District 1945-46); died in office 1946.Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February24, 1946 (age68 years, 209days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. | | Lewis Clifton Mellinger (1888-1973) — also known asLewis C. Mellinger — of Layton,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Layton,FayetteCounty, Pa.,July 30,1888.Socialist.Stonemason;Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1916;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forPennsylvaniastate senate 32nd District, 1922.DiedJanuary3, 1973 (age84 years, 157days).Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery.
Oak GroveCemetery
South Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1867
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Sturgeon (1789-1878) — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Mt. Pleasant, York County (nowAdamsCounty), Pa.,October27, 1789.Democrat.Physician;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1818-24; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 19th District, 1826-30;Pennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1830-36;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1836-40;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1840-51; treasurer, U.S. Mint inPhiladelphia, 1853-58.Died in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,July 3,1878 (age88 years, 249days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.  | William Evans Crow (1870-1922) — also known asWilliam E. Crow — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in German Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,March10, 1870.Republican.Newspaperwork;lawyer;FayetteCounty District Attorney, 1899-1901;chair ofFayette County Republican Party, 1899-1901; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 32nd District, 1907-21; resigned 1921;PennsylvaniaRepublican state chair, 1913-21; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1916,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee);U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1921-22; died in office 1922.Died near Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,August2, 1922 (age52 years, 145days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Andrew Stewart (1791-1872) — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in German Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,June 11,1791.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1815-18;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1818-21;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-29, 1831-35, 1843-49 (13thDistrict 1821-23, 14th District 1823-29, 1831-33, 20th District1833-35, 18th District 1843-45, 13th District 1845-47, 18th District1847-49); delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1860.Died in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,July 16,1872 (age81 years, 35days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Charles Edmund Boyle (1836-1888) — also known asCharles E. Boyle — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,February4, 1836.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher;lawyer;FayetteCounty District Attorney, 1863-65; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Fayette County, 1866-67;candidate forPennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1868; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1876,1880,1888;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1883-87;territorial court judge in Washington, 1888; died in office 1888.Episcopalian.Died, ofpneumonia,in the OccidentalHotel,Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,December15, 1888 (age52 years, 315days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Allen Foster Cooper (1862-1917) — also known asAllen F. Cooper — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Franklin Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,June 16,1862.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1903-11; delegateto Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1912;Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1916.Died in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,April20, 1917 (age54 years, 308days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | William Josiah Crow (1902-1974) — also known asWilliam J. Crow — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,January22, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Uniontown, Pa., 1937-41; major in the U.S. Army during WorldWar II;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1947-49;defeated, 1948.Baptist.Member,PhiKappa Psi;Moose;Elks;Eagles;ExchangeClub.Died in Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,October13, 1974 (age72 years, 264days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Andrew Stewart (1836-1903) — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,April 9,1836.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;papermanufacturer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1891-93.Died in Stewarton,FayetteCounty, Pa.,November9, 1903 (age67 years, 214days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Robert Freeman Hopwood (1856-1940) — also known asRobert F. Hopwood — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,July 24,1856.Republican.Lawyer;director, CitizensTitleand Trust Co.; director, UniontownStreetRailway Co.;FayetteCounty Solicitor, 1894-1912; president, UniontownHospital,1905-20;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1915-17;defeated, 1916.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,March 1,1940 (age83 years, 221days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.  | Bruce Foster Sterling (1870-1945) — also known asBruce F. Sterling — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Masontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,September28, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofEdwardC. Higbee; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1912(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1924,1928;member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1910;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1917-19;defeated, 1920;PennsylvaniaDemocratic state chair, 1921.Member,Elks;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar.Died in1945(ageabout74 years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.  | Wooda Nicholas Carr (1871-1953) — also known asWooda N. Carr — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh),AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February6, 1871.Democrat.Newspapereditor;lawyer;chair ofFayette County Democratic Party, 1902-03;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1913-15;defeated, 1900; postmaster atUniontown,Pa., 1934-47 (acting, 1934-35).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, frompyelonephritisanduremia,in UniontownHospital,Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,June 28,1953 (age82 years, 142days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Harry Jacob Bell (1868-1943) — also known asHarry J. Bell — of Dawson,FayetteCounty, Pa.BornMarch11, 1868.Republican.Physician;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 32nd District, 1927-34; defeated, 1934; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1928(alternate),1932.DiedSeptember30, 1943 (age75 years, 203days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.  | James Clark Work (1859-1926) — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Dunbar Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,February8, 1859.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofFayette County Republican Party, 1893-95; orphan's court judge inPennsylvania, 1907-26;bankdirector.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation.Died, frompneumonia,in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,March31, 1926 (age67 years, 51days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Work and Sarah (McLaughlin) Work; married,April16, 1903, to Elwina (Null) Fuller. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913) |
 | Albert Gaddis (1849-1938) — of North Union Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Franklin Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,May 30,1849.Farmer;grocer;miller;coal miningbusiness; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector forPennsylvania,1916;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1918; Prohibitioncandidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1920.Methodist.Died, from anintestinalobstruction while suffering fromsenility,in North Union Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,August24, 1938 (age89 years, 86days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Gaddis and Sarah (Carter) Gaddis; married1871 to EstherJones. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913) |
Oak HillCemetery
Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry White Beeson (1791-1863) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,September14, 1791.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1841-43.Died in North Union Township,FayetteCounty, Pa.,October28, 1863 (age72 years, 44days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Old MethodistCemetery
Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1790
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Harman A. Stidger (1800-1877) — ofStarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,February21, 1800.Delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Stark County,1850-51.Died in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,October4, 1877 (age77 years, 225days).Interment at Old Methodist Cemetery.
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