Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsCaliforniaHighland CemeteryCanonsburgOak Spring CemeteryClaysvilleClaysville CemeteryCross CreekCross Creek CemeteryFlorenceChestnut Ridge CemeteryMonongahelaCity CemeteryMonongahelaMonongahela CemeteryNear MonongahelaMingo CemeteryWashingtonUnknown locationWashingtonCity CemeteryWashingtonOld GraveyardWashingtonWashington CemeteryWest AlexanderWest Alexander MemorialCemeteryWest BrownsvilleWest LandCemeteryWest MiddletownWest MiddletownCemetery
Private or familygraveyard
Washington County, Pennsylvania
HighlandCemetery
California, Washington County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: |  |  Archibald W. Powell (1871-1940) — ofAlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in California,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,August21, 1871.Republican.Buildingcontractor;schoolprincipal; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-AmericanWar;lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 44th District, 1911-13; resigned 1913;Pennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1913-17.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.DiedMay 27,1940 (age68 years, 280days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof John R. Powell and Harriet O. (Weaver) Powell. | | | | Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913) |
Oak SpringCemetery
Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Ralph Wilson Peacock (1902-1972) — also known asRalph W. Peacock — of Chartiers Township,WashingtonCounty, Pa.; Canonsburg,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Greensburg,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,February9, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1948,1952;chairof Washington County Republican Party, 1948, 1953.Presbyterian.Member,Rotary;Freemasons.Died inWashingtonCounty, Pa.,May 4,1972 (age70 years, 85days).Interment at Oak Spring Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Vance David Peacock and Luella (Wilson) Peacock; married toMargaret Milligan. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
ClaysvilleCemetery
Claysville, Washington County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Alexander Kerr Craig (1828-1892) — also known asAlexander K. Craig — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Buffalo Township,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,February21, 1828.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1891-92; died inoffice 1892.Died in Claysville,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,July 29,1892 (age64 years, 159days).Interment at Claysville Cemetery.
Cross CreekCemetery
Cross Creek, Washington County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Aaron Lyle (1759-1825) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Mt. Bethel,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,November17, 1759.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1797-1801; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1802-04;WashingtonCounty Commissioner, 1806-09;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1809-17 (10th District 1809-13,12th District 1813-17).Died in Cross Creek,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,September24, 1825 (age65 years, 311days).Interment at Cross Creek Cemetery.
Chestnut RidgeCemetery
Florence, Washington County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) — also known asThomas E. Millsop — of Weirton,HancockCounty, W.Va.Born in Sharon,MercerCounty, Pa.,December4, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;steelexecutive;mayorof Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for West Virginia,1948;delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1952.Scottishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Jesters;Lions;Moose;Eagles;Rotary;SigmaPhi Epsilon.Died, following aheartattack, in Weirton,HancockCounty, W.Va.,September12, 1967 (age68 years, 282days).Interment at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery.
CityCemetery
Monongahela, Washington County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Van Eman Lawrence (1818-1904) — also known asGeorge V. Lawrence — of Monongahela,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born inWashingtonCounty, Pa.,November13, 1818.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Washington County, 1844,1859-60, 1893-96; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1849-51, 1861-63, 1876-82 (23rd District 1849-51,1861-63, 46th District 1876-82);U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1865-69, 1883-85;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1872.DiedOctober2, 1904 (age85 years, 324days).Interment at City Cemetery.
MonongahelaCemetery
Monongahela, Washington County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Grant Furlong (1886-1973) — also known asGrant Furlong — of Donora,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Roscoe,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,January4, 1886.Democrat.Physician;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;burgessof Donora, Pennsylvania, 1922-26, 1941-42; postmaster atDonora,Pa., 1933-38;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1943-45;defeated, 1924;WashingtonCounty Sheriff.Died in Donora,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,March19, 1973 (age87 years, 74days).Interment at Monongahela Cemetery. | | Solomon Chester Stahlman (1898-1936) — also known asS. C. Stahlman — of Monongahela,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Zollarsville,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,August9, 1898.Republican.Dentist;restaurantowner;mayorof Monongahela, Pa., 1928-35; defeated in primary, 1935.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died, following aheartattack, in Monongahela,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,July 25,1936 (age37 years, 351days).Interment at Monongahela Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Frederick C. Stahlman and Mary Martha (Church) Stahlman;married,June 3,1922, to Gladys Ann Yohe. |
MingoCemetery
Near Monongahela, Washington County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Hamilton (1754-1837) — of Pennsylvania. Born in York County (part now inAdamsCounty), Pa.,November25, 1754.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1796; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1802;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1805-07.Died near Ginger Hill,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,August22, 1837 (age82 years, 270days).Interment at Mingo Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William McKennan (1816-1893) — Born in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,September27, 1816.Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 3rd Circuit, 1869-91; retired1891.Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October27, 1893 (age77 years, 30days).Interment somewhere.
CityCemetery
Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Hoge (1760-1824) — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born near Hogestown,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,September10, 1760.Democrat.Delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1790; acting postmaster atWashington,Pa., 1798;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1804-05.Slaveowner. DiedAugust4, 1824 (age63 years, 329days).Interment at City Cemetery. | | David Glenn Moore (1873-1937) — also known asD. Glenn Moore — of Pennsylvania. Born in Lawrence,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,November1, 1873.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1924-30; Dry candidate fordelegateto Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Presbyterian.Died of aheartattack orstrokewhen he went down to check the furnace on a chilly morning, inWashington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,April 5,1937 (age63 years, 155days).Interment at City Cemetery.
OldGraveyard
Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1795
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | William Hoge (1762-1814) — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born near Hogestown,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,1762.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1796-97;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1801-04, 1807-09 (12th District1801-03, 10th District 1803-04, 1807-09).Died near Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,September25, 1814 (ageabout 52years).Original interment at Old Graveyard; reinterment atWashington Cemetery. | | Thomas Scott (1739-1796) — of Pennsylvania. Born inChesterCounty, Pa.,1739.Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1776; state court judge inPennsylvania, 1786;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-91, 1793-95 (at-large1789-91, 8th District 1793-95).DiedMarch 2,1796 (ageabout 56years).Original interment at Old Graveyard; reinterment atWashington Cemetery.
WashingtonCemetery
Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan (1794-1852) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.,March31, 1794.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1831-39, 1842-43 (15th District1831-33, 21st District 1833-39, 1842-43);U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1850.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,July 9,1852 (age58 years, 100days).Interment at Washington Cemetery. | | Henry Willson Temple (1864-1955) — also known asHenry W. Temple — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Belle Center,LoganCounty, Ohio,March31, 1864.Republican.Pastor;collegeprofessor;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1913-15, 1915-33 (24th District1913-15, 1915-23, 25th District 1923-33).Presbyterian.Member,AmericanHistorical Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanSociety for International Law.Died in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,January11, 1955 (age90 years, 286days).Interment at Washington Cemetery. | | William Hoge (1762-1814) — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born near Hogestown,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,1762.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1796-97;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1801-04, 1807-09 (12th District1801-03, 10th District 1803-04, 1807-09).Died near Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,September25, 1814 (ageabout 52years).Original interment atOld Graveyard;reinterment at Washington Cemetery. | | Thomas Scott (1739-1796) — of Pennsylvania. Born inChesterCounty, Pa.,1739.Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1776; state court judge inPennsylvania, 1786;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-91, 1793-95 (at-large1789-91, 8th District 1793-95).DiedMarch 2,1796 (ageabout 56years).Original interment atOld Graveyard;reinterment at Washington Cemetery. | | Ernest Francis Acheson (1855-1917) — also known asErnest F. Acheson — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,September19, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1884,1896;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1895-1909.Presbyterian.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,May 16,1917 (age61 years, 239days).Interment at Washington Cemetery. | | William Montgomery (1818-1870) — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,1818.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1857-61; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1860.Died in1870(ageabout52 years).Interment at Washington Cemetery. | | Robert Rentoul Reed (1807-1864) — also known asRobert R. Reed — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,March12, 1807.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1849-51; memberofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Washington County, 1864.DiedDecember14, 1864 (age57 years, 277days).Interment at Washington Cemetery. | | William Sutton Moore (1822-1877) — also known asWilliam S. Moore — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,1822.Republican.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1873-75.Died in1877(ageabout55 years).Interment at Washington Cemetery. | | John Hoge Ewing (1796-1887) — also known asJohn H. Ewing — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born near Brownsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.,October5, 1796.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1835-36; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 17th District, 1838-42;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1845-47; delegateto Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1860.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,June 9,1887 (age90 years, 247days).Interment at Washington Cemetery. | | John Valcoulon LeMoyne (1828-1918) — of Illinois. Born in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,November17, 1828.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1876-77.DiedJuly 27,1918 (age89 years, 252days).Interment at Washington Cemetery.  | James Elder Barnett (1856-1940) — also known asJames E. Barnett — of East Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Elders Ridge,IndianaCounty, Pa.,August1, 1856.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1900-02; law partner ofRichardB. Scandrett.Died, fromcerebralthrombosis, in East Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,June 10,1940 (age83 years, 314days).Interment at Washington Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Morrison Barnett and Martha R. (Elder)Barnett. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913) |
| | Joseph A. Yablonski (1910-1969) — also known asJock Yablonski — of East Bethlehem Township,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,March 3,1910.Democrat.Coal miner;districtleader for the United Mine Workers, and candidate for unionpresident in 1969; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1956,1960,1964,1968.Shotandkilled,along with his wife and daughter, by three hit men hired by UnitedMine Workers President Tony Boyle, in East Bethlehem Township,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,December31, 1969 (age59 years, 303days).Interment at Washington Cemetery.  | James Murdoch Clark (1863-1947) — also known asJames M. Clark — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,December15, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;bankdirector; Pittsburgh director of public safety, 1926-33; delegateto Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1932.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;BetaTheta Pi.Died, in PresbyterianHospital,Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,February12, 1947 (age83 years, 59days).Interment at Washington Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Clark and Margaret Donaldson (Mevey) Clark; married,May 3,1893, to Jean McClane Swan; married1929 toVirginia J. Peters. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Book of ProminentPennsylvanians (1913) |
| | Charles Louis Valcoulon Acheson (1873-1951) — also known asCharles L. V. Acheson — of Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,October21, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1916(alternate),1920,1932.Died, fromcarcinomaof colon, in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,June 12,1951 (age77 years, 234days).Interment at Washington Cemetery.
West AlexanderMemorial Cemetery
West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Waddell Atkinson (1839-1925) — also known asSamuel W. Atkinson — of Wellsburg,BrookeCounty, W.Va.Born inBrookeCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April28, 1839.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;farmer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1893-94.Died, ofintestinalcancer, in Wellsburg,BrookeCounty, W.Va.,July 22,1925 (age86 years, 85days).Interment at West Alexander Memorial Cemetery.
West LandCemetery
West Brownsville, Washington County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jonathan Knight (1787-1858) — of Pennsylvania. Born inBucksCounty, Pa.,November22, 1787.Civilengineer; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives 20th District, 1822; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 20th District, 1824-28; chief engineer, Baltimore &OhioRailroad,1830-42;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1855-57.DiedNovember22, 1858 (age71 years, 0days).Interment at West Land Cemetery.
West MiddletownCemetery
West Middletown, Washington County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Patterson (1764-1841) — of West Middletown,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born in Little Britain Township,LancasterCounty, Pa.,October1, 1764.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1817-25 (12th District 1817-23,15th District 1823-25).Died in Cross Creek Township,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,November16, 1841 (age77 years, 46days).Interment at West Middletown Cemetery.
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