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Somerset County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Somerset County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards BerlinReformed Church Cemetery Greenville TownshipHochstetlerCemetery JennersJenners Baptist ChurchCemetery MeyersdaleUnion Cemetery New CentervilleGreat Valley BaptistChurch Cemetery SomersetAukeny Square Cemetery SomersetHusband Cemetery SomersetUnion Cemetery Private or familygraveyard Somerset County, Pennsylvania Henry Black (1783-1841) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,February25, 1783.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1816-18; county judge inPennsylvania, 1820-40;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1841; died inoffice 1841.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,November28, 1841 (age58 years, 276days).Interment in a private or family graveyard; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof James Black and Jane (McDonough) Black; married1809 to MarySullivan; father ofJeremiahSullivan Black; grandfather ofChaunceyForward Black.   Political family:Forward-Blackfamily of Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Robert Philson (1759-1831) — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born inIreland,1759.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1819-21.Died in1831(ageabout72 years).Interment at Reformed Church Cemetery.

Samuel Austin Kendall (1859-1933) — also known asSamuel A. Kendall — of Jefferson,GreeneCounty, Iowa; Myersdale,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Greenville Township,SomersetCounty, Pa.,November1, 1859.Republican.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; officer inlumbermanufacturing companies; president of two smallrailroads;vice-president of Citizens NationalBank ofMyersdale, Pa.; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1904,1908,1912;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1919-33 (23rd District 1919-23,24th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died of aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in the HouseOfficeBuilding,Washington,D.C.,January8, 1933 (age73 years, 68days).Interment at Hochstetler Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married,September22, 1883, to Minnie Edith Wiley.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier

Joseph S. Cauffiel (1870-1932) — also known as"Fighting Joe" — of Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born, in aloghouse in Jenner Township,SomersetCounty, Pa.,October8, 1870.Realestate loan business;mayorof Johnstown, Pa., 1912-16, 1920-24, 1928-29.Died in Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.,July 9,1932 (age61 years, 275days).Interment at Jenners Baptist Church Cemetery.

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	Relatives: Sonof Daniel Maddox Cauffiel and Mary (Hammer) Cauffiel; married,June 15,1898, to Rebecca Brinton Sellers.
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		Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913)

Frederick Groff (1841-1896) — ofSomersetCounty, Pa.BornJune 24,1841.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 36th District, 1879-82.Died in Meyersdale,SomersetCounty, Pa.,February19, 1896 (age54 years, 240days).Interment at Union Cemetery.

Joshua Evans Jr. (1777-1846) — of Paoli,ChesterCounty, Pa.Born in Paoli,ChesterCounty, Pa.,January20, 1777.Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1810;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1829-33.Died in Paoli,ChesterCounty, Pa.,October2, 1846 (age69 years, 255days).Interment at Great Valley Baptist Church Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Chauncey Forward (1793-1839) — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Granby,HartfordCounty, Conn.,February4, 1793.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1820-22; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 22nd District, 1824-25;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1826-31;SomersetCounty Prothonotary and Recorder, 1831.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromtyphoidfever, in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,October19, 1839 (age46 years, 257days).Interment at Aukeny Square Cemetery.   Relatives: Sonof Samuel Forward and Susannah (Holcombe) Forward; brother ofOliverOwen Forward andWalterForward; married to Rebecca Blair; father of Mary Forward (whomarriedJeremiahSullivan Black); grandfather ofChaunceyForward Black; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephWells Holcomb,BanksonTaylor Holcomb andThomasHolcomb Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofEdmondAlfred Holcomb; second cousin twice removed ofMarcusHensey Holcomb andBurtonEverett Hoskins; third cousin twice removed ofOliverEllsworth,JohnAllen,CharlesOgden Tappan,MartinHarris Holcomb andOrloErland Wadhams; third cousin thrice removed ofDanielChapin andLyleDonald Holcomb; fourth cousin ofHezekiahCase,OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,AbielCase,EdmundHolcomb,JairusCase,AnsonLevi Holcomb andWilliamGleason Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofGaylordGriswold,JeremiahMason,ParmenioAdams,ElishaPhelps,LutherWalter Badger,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,AbijahBlodget,JohnWilliam Allen,OliverDwight Filley,FarrandFassett Merrill,NoahWebster Holcomb andLafayetteBlanchard Gleason.   Political family:Forward-Blackfamily of Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage   Image source: Twentieth-Century Benchand Bar of Pennsylvania (1903)

Carl Henry Hoffman (1896-1980) — also known asCarl H. Hoffman — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Bangor,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,August12, 1896.Republican.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach;lumberbusiness;oilbusiness;banker;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1946-47;defeated, 1944.DiedNovember30, 1980 (age84 years, 110days).Interment at Husband Cemetery.

Aaron F. Dickey (1840-1925) — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.BornJuly 22,1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1908.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.DiedDecember16, 1925 (age85 years, 147days).Interment at Husband Cemetery. John Albert Berkey (1861-1946) — ofSomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Jefferson Township,SomersetCounty, Pa.,January31, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 16th District, 1920-29.DiedMay 14,1946 (age85 years, 103days).Interment at Husband Cemetery.

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Edward Scull (1818-1900) — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February5, 1818.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Somerset, Pennsylvania, 1863-66,1873-83; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1864,1876,1884;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1887-93 (17th District 1887-89,20th District 1889-93).Died in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,July 10,1900 (age82 years, 155days).Interment at Union Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:
	Charles Ogle (1798-1841) — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,1798.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1837-41; died inoffice 1841.Noted for the "Gold Spoon Oration" which satirized PresidentMartinVan Buren's expensive tastes; though little of it was true, thespeech was widely reprinted and helped defeat Van Buren.Died, fromtuberculosis,in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,May 10,1841 (ageabout 42years).Interment at Union Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: SonofAlexanderOgle; uncle ofAndrewJackson Ogle.   Political family:Oglefamily of Somerset, Pennsylvania.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial   Image source: Twentieth-Century Benchand Bar of Pennsylvania (1903)

	Relatives: Sonof John Scull (1790-1827) and Anna (Spencer) Scull; married1841 to SarahJane Marchand; married,February16, 1848, to Louise Ogle; father ofGeorgeRoss Scull andRobertSpencer Scull; grandson ofJohnScull (1765-1828); first cousin twice removed ofEdwardBiddle andCharlesBiddle; second cousin once removed ofJamesBiddle,JohnBiddle (1792-1859) andRichardBiddle; third cousin ofEdwardMacFunn Biddle,JamesStokes Biddle andCharlesJohn Biddle; third cousin once removed ofJohnBiddle (1859-1936); third cousin twice removed ofBoiesPenrose,SpencerPenrose andEdwardMacFunn Biddle Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofAnthonyJoseph Drexel Biddle Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelScull andCharlesElam Scull.
		Political family:Scull-Biddlefamily of Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail

 Alexander Hamilton Coffroth (1828-1906) — also known asAlexander H. Coffroth — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,May 18,1828.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1860;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1863-65, 1866-67, 1879-81 (16thDistrict 1863-65, 1866-67, 17th District 1879-81); Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1896;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1900.Died in Markleton,SomersetCounty, Pa.,September2, 1906 (age78 years, 107days).Interment at Union Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:AlexanderHamilton
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 Alexander Ogle (1766-1832) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Maryland,1766.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1817-19; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 22nd District, 1825-29.Slaveowner. Died in1832(ageabout66 years).Interment at Union Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofCharlesOgle; grandfather ofAndrewJackson Ogle.
		Political family:Oglefamily of Somerset, Pennsylvania.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 John Rufus Edie (1814-1888) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,January14, 1814.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1855-59.Died in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,August27, 1888 (age74 years, 226days).Interment at Union Cemetery.

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William Henry Koontz (1830-1911) — also known asWilliam H. Koontz — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,July 15,1830.Republican.Lawyer;SomersetCounty District Attorney, 1853-56; candidate forPennsylvaniastate senate, 1857; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1860,1872(alternate);SomersetCounty Prothonotary, 1861-63;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1866-69; memberofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1902;vice-president, Somerset County NationalBank;corporate director for severalrailroads;counsel forcoalcompanies.Died in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,July 4,1911 (age80 years, 354days).Interment at Union Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Jacob Koontz and Rosanna (Snyder) Koontz; married1859 toMatilda S. Johnson.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Twentieth-Century Benchand Bar of Pennsylvania (1903)

 Andrew Jackson Ogle (1822-1852) — also known asAndrew J. Ogle — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,1822.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1849-51.Died in1852(ageabout30 years).Interment at Union Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:AndrewJackson
		Relatives: Nephew ofCharlesOgle; grandson ofAlexanderOgle.
		Political family:Oglefamily of Somerset, Pennsylvania.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 Robert Spencer Scull (1860-1945) — also known asRobert S. Scull — of Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.Born in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,March 4,1860.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1916.Died in Somerset,SomersetCounty, Pa.,January16, 1945 (age84 years, 318days).Interment at Union Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofEdwardScull and Louise (Ogle) Scull; brother ofGeorgeRoss Scull; married,October9, 1890, to Clara Butler Brubaker; great-grandson ofJohnScull; first cousin thrice removed ofEdwardBiddle andCharlesBiddle; second cousin twice removed ofJamesBiddle,JohnBiddle (1792-1859) andRichardBiddle; third cousin once removed ofEdwardMacFunn Biddle,JamesStokes Biddle andCharlesJohn Biddle; fourth cousin ofJohnBiddle (1859-1936); fourth cousin once removed ofBoiesPenrose,SpencerPenrose andEdwardMacFunn Biddle Jr..
		Political family:Scull-Biddlefamily of Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).

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