Index to Locations ChurchtownBangor EpiscopalChurchyardChurchtownCaernarvon PresbyterianChurchyardColumbiaMt. Bethel CemeteryDenverFairview CemeteryElizabethtownMt. Tunnel CemeteryEphrataCedar Hill CemeteryEphrataHibshman CemeteryFulton TownshipPenn Hill QuakerMeeting House CemeteryIntercourseOld Leacock ChurchCemeteryLancasterUnknown locationLancasterDonegal Presbyterian ChurchCemeteryLancasterEvangelical TrinityChurchLancasterGreenwood CemeteryLancasterLancaster CemeteryLancasterMellinger MennoniteCemeteryLancasterMoravian CemeteryLancasterPresbyterian CemeteryLancasterSt. James' EpiscopalChurchyardLancasterSt. Mary's Roman CatholicCemeteryLancasterShreiner-ConcordCemeteryLancasterTrinity LutheranChurchyardLancasterWoodward Hill CemeteryLeacockPresbyterian ChurchCemeteryLititzMoravian CemeteryMillersville, Manor TownshipMillersville Mennonite CemeteryMariettaMarietta CemeteryMt. JoyMount Joy CemeteryParadiseCarpenter's GraveyardParadiseLeacock PresbyterianCemeteryRockfordSt. James's EpiscopalCemeterySalisbury TownshipHershey MennoniteChurch CemeterySalisbury TownshipPequea PresbyterianChurch CemeteryStrasburgStrasburg CemeteryStrasburgStrasburg MennoniteCemetery
Bangor EpiscopalChurchyard
Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Edward Davies (1779-1853) — of Churchtown,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Churchtown,LancasterCounty, Pa.,1779.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1834-35;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1837-41.Died in Churchtown,LancasterCounty, Pa.,May 17,1853 (ageabout 73years).Interment at Bangor Episcopal Churchyard.
CaernarvonPresbyterian Churchyard
Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Jenkins (1769-1848) — of Churchtown,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born inLancasterCounty, Pa.,July 10,1769.Ironmaster;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1804-05;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1807-11.Died inLancasterCounty, Pa.,April18, 1848 (age78 years, 283days).Interment at Caernarvon Presbyterian Churchyard.
Mt. BethelCemetery
Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Boude (1752-1822) — of Columbia,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,May 17,1752.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lumberdealer; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1794-96;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1801-03.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Columbia,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October24, 1822 (age70 years, 160days).Interment at Mt. Bethel Cemetery. | | William Pitt Beatty (1766-1848) — also known asWilliam P. Beatty — of Columbia,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Neshaminy,BucksCounty, Pa.,March31, 1766.Postmaster atColumbia,Pa., 1803-07, 1826-37;chiefburgess of Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1817.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 28,1848 (age82 years, 119days).Interment at Mt. Bethel Cemetery.
FairviewCemetery
Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Guy Kurtz Bard (1895-1953) — also known asGuy K. Bard — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.; Denver,LancasterCounty, Pa.; Ephrata,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October24, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;chair ofLancaster County Democratic Party, 1925-34; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1930; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1932;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1938-39;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1939-52;resigned 1952; candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1952.Lutheran.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiKappa Tau;DeltaTheta Phi.Collapsed, probably from aheartattack, in hislawoffice, and died en route to JeffersonHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November23, 1953 (age58 years, 30days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
Mt. TunnelCemetery
Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jacob H. Redsecker — of Lebanon,LebanonCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1900.Interment at Mt. Tunnel Cemetery.
Cedar HillCemetery
Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Eberly Paul Burkholder (1898-1950) — also known asE. Paul Burkholder — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in West Earl Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,February5, 1898.Republican.Superintendentof schools; member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 1st District, 1947-50; died inoffice 1950.Methodist.Member,Rotary;OddFellows.Died, from acoronaryocclusion, in hisparkedcar, in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,September18, 1950 (age52 years, 225days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Jacob L. Burkholder and Delia B. (Eberly)Burkholder. |
HibshmanCemetery
Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jacob Hibshman (1772-1852) — of Ephrata,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born near Ephrata,LancasterCounty, Pa.,January31, 1772.Republican. County judge in Pennsylvania, 1810;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1819-21.DiedMay 19,1852 (age80 years, 109days).Interment at Hibshman Cemetery. | | George Hibshman (1852-1918) — of Ephrata,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Ephrata Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,August29, 1852.Republican.Machinist;tobaccogrower;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1907-09.DiedMarch16, 1918 (age65 years, 199days).Interment at Hibshman Cemetery.
Penn Hill QuakerMeeting House Cemetery
Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jeremiah Brown (1785-1858) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Fulton Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,April14, 1785.Whig. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1826;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1836;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1841-45 (4th District 1841-43,8th District 1843-45); county judge in Pennsylvania, 1851-56.Died in Goshen, Fulton Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,March 2,1858 (age72 years, 322days).Interment at Penn Hill Quaker Meeting House Cemetery.
Old LeacockChurch Cemetery
Old Leacock Road
Intercourse, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Amos Slaymaker (1755-1837) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1755.Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1790;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1814-15.Slaveowner. Died in1837(ageabout82 years).Interment at Old Leacock Church Cemetery.
UnknownLocations
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Bayard McPherson (1846-1919) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,November5, 1846.Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1882-99;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,1899-1912;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1912-19; died inoffice 1919.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January20, 1919 (age72 years, 76days).Interment somewhere. | | John J. Okray — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Candidate in Republican primary forMichiganstate senate 2nd District, 1926; candidate in Democratic primaryforU.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932.Interment somewhere.
DonegalPresbyterian Church Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Alexander Lowry (d. 1805) — of Pennsylvania. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1775, 1778-80, 1785-88;served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.Died in1805.Interment at Donegal Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
EvangelicalTrinity Church
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
GreenwoodCemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Henry (1729-1786) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Downingtown,ChesterCounty, Pa.,May 19,1729.Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1770, 1773, 1777;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1784-85.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,December15, 1786 (age57 years, 210days).Original interment atMoravian Cemetery;reinterment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Marriott Brosius (1843-1901) — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Colerain Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,March 7,1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1889-1901;defeated, 1882; died in office 1901.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,March16, 1901 (age58 years, 9days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Milton C. Heidelbaugh (1843-1908) — ofLancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Bartville,LancasterCounty, Pa.,April19, 1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1885-86,1893-1900; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 13th District, 1901-08; died in office 1908.DiedFebruary10, 1908 (age64 years, 297days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
LancasterCemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Hiester (1790-1853) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Berne Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,October10, 1790.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; justice of the peace;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1831-37;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 6th District, 1841-43.Died in New Holland,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October13, 1853 (age63 years, 3days).Interment at Lancaster Cemetery. | | John Whiteside (1773-1830) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1773.Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1810;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1815-19.Died in1830(ageabout57 years).Interment at Lancaster Cemetery. | | Anthony Ellmaker Roberts (1803-1885) — also known asAnthony Roberts — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania,1803.Merchant;LancasterCounty Sheriff, 1839-42;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1855-59.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,1885(ageabout82 years).Interment at Lancaster Cemetery. | | Isaac Ellmaker Hiester (1824-1871) — also known asIsaac E. Hiester — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in New Holland,LancasterCounty, Pa.,May 29,1824.Lawyer;LancasterCounty District Attorney, 1848-51;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1853-55; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1868.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,February6, 1871 (age46 years, 253days).Interment at Lancaster Cemetery. | | John B. Warfel (1830-1908) — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.BornSeptember19, 1830.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1870-76 (17th District 1870-71, 9th District1872-74, 13th District 1875-76); Republican Presidential Elector forPennsylvania,1876(voted forRutherfordB. Hayes andWilliamA. Wheeler).DiedApril18, 1908 (age77 years, 212days).Interment at Lancaster Cemetery. | | Adam Cyrus Reinoehl (1840-1900) — also known asAdam C. Reinoehl — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Lebanon,LebanonCounty, Pa.,November14, 1840.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1868,1870-71; postmaster atLancaster,Pa., 1900.Died bysuicide,withilluminatinggas, in hisofficeat the Lancasterpostoffice, Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,December14, 1900 (age60 years, 30days).Interment at Lancaster Cemetery.
MellingerMennonite Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Strohm (1793-1884) — of New Providence,LancasterCounty, Pa.; Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Fulton Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October16, 1793.Schoolteacher;surveyor;farmer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1831-33; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1834-42 (7th District 1834-37, 6th District1837-42);U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1845-49; delegateto Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1852; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1872.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,September12, 1884 (age90 years, 332days).Interment at Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery.
MoravianCemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | William Henry (1729-1786) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Downingtown,ChesterCounty, Pa.,May 19,1729.Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1770, 1773, 1777;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1784-85.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,December15, 1786 (age57 years, 210days).Original interment at Moravian Cemetery; reinterment atGreenwood Cemetery.
PresbyterianCemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
St. James'Episcopal Churchyard
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Shippen (1703-1781) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 9,1703.Merchant;mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1744-45.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,September25, 1781 (age78 years, 78days).Interment at St. James' Episcopal Churchyard. | | Amos Ellmaker (1787-1851) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Leacock Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,August8, 1787.Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1810;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1815;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1816-19, 1828-29; Anti-Masonic candidateforVicePresident of the United States, 1832.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,November28, 1851 (age64 years, 112days).Interment at St. James' Episcopal Churchyard. | | Thomas Henry Burrowes (1805-1871) — also known asThomas H. Burrowes — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in1805.Secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1835-39;mayorof Lancaster, Pa., 1858;president,Pennsylvania State University, 1868-71.Died in1871(ageabout66 years).Interment at St. James' Episcopal Churchyard.
St. Mary's RomanCatholic Cemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Francis Bernard McClain (1864-1925) — also known asFrank B. McClain;"The Red Rose ofLancaster" —of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,April14, 1864.Republican.Livestockdealer;real estatebusiness; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1895-1910;Speakerof the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1907;mayorof Lancaster, Pa., 1910-15; resigned 1915;LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1915-19.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,UnionLeague;Elks;Moose.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October11, 1925 (age61 years, 180days).Interment at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery.
Shreiner-ConcordCemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1836
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) — of Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.; Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Danville,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,April 4,1792.Republican. Born with aclubfoot, whichimpairedhis walk;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1833-35, 1837, 1841;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1838;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1849-53, 1859-68 (8th District1849-53, 9th District 1859-68); died in office 1868; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1856(speaker),1860.Died inWashington,D.C.,August11, 1868 (age76 years, 129days).Interment at Shreiner-Concord Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.
Trinity LutheranChurchyard
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January10, 1744.Democrat.Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-75, 1782-84;general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1785-88;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;Presidentof Pennsylvania, 1788-90;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1790-99.Lutheran.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,January20, 1800 (age56 years, 10days).Interment at Trinity Lutheran Churchyard.
Woodward HillCemetery
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | James Buchanan (1791-1868) — also known as"The Sage of Wheatland";"Buck";"Old Buck" —of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in alogcabin near Mercersburg,FranklinCounty, Pa.,April23, 1791.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1814;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1821-31 (3rd District 1821-23,4th District 1823-31); U.S. Minister toRussia, 1832-33;Great Britain, 1853-56;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1834-45; resigned 1845; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1844,1848,1852;U.S.Secretary of State, 1845-49;Presidentof the United States, 1857-61.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died near Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,June 1,1868 (age77 years, 39days).Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery; memorial monument atMeridianHill Park, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof James Buchanan (c.1761-1821) and Elizabeth (Speer)Buchanan. | | | | Cross-reference:DavidFullerton Robison —JohnA. Quitman —JohnGallagher Montgomery | | | | Buchanan counties inIowa,Mo. andVa. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofBuchanan,Michigan, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS James Buchanan (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1969) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JamesShearer—JamesBuchanan Richmond—JamesB. Duke—JamesB. Cullison—JamesB. Holland—JamesBuchanan Siggins—J.B. Marcum—JamesB. Searcy | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about James Buchanan: Philip S.Klein,PresidentJames Buchanan: A Biography — Jean H. Baker,JamesBuchanan — R. G. Horton,TheLife And Public Services Of James Buchanan: Late Minister To EnglandAnd Formerly Minister To Russia, Senator And Representative InCongress, And Sec. Of State — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about James Buchanan:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (1750-1801) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Trappe,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,January1, 1750.Pastor;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1779-80; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1780-83;Speaker ofthe Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1780-83;delegateto Pennsylvania convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-97 (at-large 1789-93, 3rdDistrict 1793-95, 4th District 1795-97);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1789-91, 1793-95; Federalist candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1793, 1796.Lutheran.Germanancestry.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,June 4,1801 (age51 years, 154days).Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery. | | John Andrew Shulze (1775-1852) — also known asJ. Andrew Shulze — of Montoursville,LycomingCounty, Pa.Born in Tulpehocken,BerksCounty, Pa.,July 19,1775.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1806; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 8th District, 1822-23;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1823-29; delegate to Whig National Convention fromPennsylvania, 1839 (Convention Vice-President; member, Committee onPermanent Organization; member, Committee to Notify Nominees).Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,November18, 1852 (age77 years, 122days).Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery. | | William Walton Griest (1858-1929) — also known asWilliam W. Griest — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Christiana,LancasterCounty, Pa.,September22, 1858.Republican.Newspapereditor; president ofelectricrailways andlightingcompanies; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1896,1900,1904,1908,1912,1916,1920,1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business);secretaryof the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1899-1903;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1909-29 (9th District 1909-23,10th District 1923-29); died in office 1929.Died in Mt. Clemens,MacombCounty, Mich.,December5, 1929 (age71 years, 74days).Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery. | | John Roland Kinzer (1874-1955) — also known asJ. Roland Kinzer — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in East Earl Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,March28, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1928;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1930-47 (10th District 1930-45,9th District 1945-47).Lutheran.Member,Chi Psi.DiedJuly 25,1955 (age81 years, 119days).Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery. | | Abraham Herr Smith (1815-1894) — also known asA. Herr Smith — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Manor Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,March 7,1815.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1843-44; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 7th District, 1846-48;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1873-85.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,February16, 1894 (age78 years, 346days).Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery. | | Oliver James Dickey (1823-1876) — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Old Brighton,BeaverCounty, Pa.,April 6,1823.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1860;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1868-73.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,April21, 1876 (age53 years, 15days).Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery. | | Henry Ernestus Muhlenberg (1850-1907) — also known asHenry E. Muhlenberg — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,January18, 1850.Physician;mayorof Lancaster, Pa., 1899-1902.Died, fromheartdisease, in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,June 17,1907 (age57 years, 150days).Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery.  | William Uhler Hensel (1851-1915) — also known asW. U. Hensel — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Quarryville,LancasterCounty, Pa.,December4, 1851.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher;chair ofLancaster County Democratic Party, 1875-87; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1880,1884,1892(delegation chair); law partner ofJ.Hay Brown, 1887-99;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1891-95; organizer oftrolleylines.Presbyterian.GermanandEnglishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiKappa Sigma.Died, fromlivercirrhosis, in asanitariumat Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,February27, 1915 (age63 years, 85days).Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery. | | | William Wharton Heidelbaugh (1881-1959) — also known asWilliam W. Heidelbaugh — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Nickel Mines,LancasterCounty, Pa.,April16, 1881.Democrat.Coalmerchant; candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1926.Died in1959(ageabout78 years).Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery. | | Frances Baer Atlee (1878-1964) — also known asFrances B. Atlee;Frances RineBaer —of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October17, 1878.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1924.Female.Died in1964(ageabout85 years).Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery. | | Jacob Lieber Steinmetz — also known asJacob L. Steinmetz — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1876;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1877-78.Interment at Woodward Hill Cemetery.
PresbyterianChurch Cemetery
Leacock, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
MoravianCemetery
Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Augustus Sutter (1803-1880) — also known asJohn A. Sutter;Johann AugustSutter —of Lititz,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Kandern, Baden (nowGermany),February23, 1803.Established a Swiss settlement in California called New Helvetia, andbuilt Sutter's Fort; became famous following the 1848 discovery ofgold at his mill, which started the California Gold Rush; candidateforGovernor ofCalifornia, 1849.Swissancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 18,1880 (age77 years, 116days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery.
MillersvilleMennonite Cemetery
Millersville, Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edwin Duing Eshleman (1920-1985) — also known asEdwin D. Eshleman — of Pennsylvania. Born in Quarryville,LancasterCounty, Pa.,December4, 1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1954-66;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1967-77.Lutheran.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Kiwanis;Freemasons;Elks.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,January10, 1985 (age64 years, 37days).Interment at Millersville Mennonite Cemetery.
MariettaCemetery
Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Burd Cassel (1855-1926) — of Marietta,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Marietta,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October19, 1855.Republican.Lumberbusiness;chair ofLancaster County Republican Party, 1896; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1896;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1898-1900;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1901-09 (10th District 1901-03,9th District 1903-09).Died in Marietta,LancasterCounty, Pa.,April28, 1926 (age70 years, 191days).Interment at Marietta Cemetery. | | John Andrew Hiestand (1824-1890) — also known asJohn A. Hiestand — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in East Donegal Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October2, 1824.Republican.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1852-53; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 16th District, 1861-63;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1885-89.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,December13, 1890 (age66 years, 72days).Interment at Marietta Cemetery. | | Horace Leander Haldeman (1847-1920) — also known asHorace L. Haldeman — of East Donegal Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born inLancasterCounty, Pa.,September16, 1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 17th District, 1917-20; died in office 1920.Died in Marietta,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October27, 1920 (age73 years, 41days).Interment at Marietta Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Cyrus Summerfield Haldeman and Elizabeth Steman (Brenneman)Haldeman; married to Emma Louisa Jones. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Mount JoyCemetery
Mt. Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry C. Schock (1858-1924) — of Mt. Joy,LancasterCounty, Pa.BornNovember19, 1858.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1920.Died, from aheartattack, in Mt. Joy,LancasterCounty, Pa.,September29, 1924 (age65 years, 315days).Interment at Mount Joy Cemetery.
Carpenter'sGraveyard
Paradise, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
LeacockPresbyterian Cemetery
Paradise, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
St. James'sEpiscopal Cemetery
Rockford, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Hershey MennoniteChurch Cemetery
Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Milton Eby (1850-1920) — also known asPeter Milton Eby — of Paradise Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Paradise Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October16, 1850.Republican.Farmer;livestockdealer; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1891-96; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 13th District, 1897-1900;LancasterCounty Sheriff, 1912-16.Died, fromaorticdilatation, in Paradise Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,January30, 1920 (age69 years, 106days).Interment at Hershey Mennonite Church Cemetery.
PequeaPresbyterian Church Cemetery
Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
StrasburgCemetery
Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John G. Homsher (1859-1938) — of Strasburg,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in East Lampeter Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,July 1,1859.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Lancaster County, 1901-08;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 13th District, 1909-38; died in office 1938.DiedSeptember13, 1938 (age79 years, 74days).Interment at Strasburg Cemetery.
StrasburgMennonite Cemetery
Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frederick L. Homsher (1885-1950) — of Strasburg,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Strasburg,LancasterCounty, Pa.,November19, 1885.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;railroadbusiness; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 13th District, 1939-50; died in office 1950.Died,aboard atrain en roue to sanatorium, near Mansfield,RichlandCounty, Ohio,May 3,1950 (age64 years, 165days).Interment at Strasburg Mennonite Cemetery.
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