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Chesterfield County
Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Chesterfield County

George William Crump (1786-1848) — of Virginia. Born inPowhatanCounty, Va.,September26, 1786.Member of Virginia state legislature, 1820;U.S.Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1826-27.Died inPowhatanCounty, Va.,October1, 1848 (age62 years, 5days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.

Index to Locations Clover Hill Cemetery Private or family graveyards Near ChesterBolling Family Cemeteryat Cobbs MidlothianBethel BaptistChurchyard Clover HillCemetery Chesterfield County, Virginia James Henry Cox (1810-1877) — also known asJames H. Cox — ofChesterfieldCounty, Va.BornFebruary16, 1810.Delegateto Virginia secession convention from Chesterfield County, 1861.DiedFebruary18, 1877 (age67 years, 2days).Interment at Clover Hill Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:   Private or familygraveyards Chesterfield County, Virginia William Fleming (1736-1824) — of Virginia. Born inCumberlandCounty, Va.,July 6,1736.Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1779;justice ofVirginia state supreme court, 1789-1824.Died inChesterfieldCounty, Va.,February15, 1824 (age87 years, 224days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. Politicians buriedhere:     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Wyndham Robertson (1803-1888) — of Virginia. BornJanuary26, 1803.Governorof Virginia, 1836-37.DiedFebruary11, 1888 (age85 years, 16days).Interment at Bolling Family Cemetery at Cobbs.

	Relatives:Brother ofThomasBolling Robertson andJohnRobertson.
		Political family:Robertsonfamily of Dinwiddie County, Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography

John Benjamin Watkins (1855-1931) — also known asJohn B. Watkins — BornJune 14,1855.Member ofVirginiastate senate, 1908-15, 1928-31 (16th District 1908-15, 35thDistrict 1928-31).DiedNovember30, 1931 (age76 years, 169days).Interment at Bethel Baptist Churchyard.

	Relatives: Sonof Benjamin C. Watkins and Fannie M. (Fussell) Watkins; married1879 to LeliaNeville Michaux.
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