Culpeper County
Virginia
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Culpeper County
Virginia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Culpeper County
Index to Locations Private or familygraveyard Culpeper County, Virginia FairviewCemetery Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia
|  John Franklin Rixey (1854-1907) — also known asJohn F. Rixey — of Brandy,CulpeperCounty, Va.Born in Virginia,1854.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1897-1907; died inoffice 1907.DiedFebruary8, 1907 (ageabout 52years).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
| Alfred Madison Barbour (1829-1866) — also known asAlfred M. Barbour — ofJeffersonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born inCulpeperCounty, Va.,April17, 1829.Delegateto Virginia secession convention from Jefferson County, 1861;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.DiedApril 4,1866 (age36 years, 352days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
| James Barbour (1828-1895) — of Brandy Station,CulpeperCounty, Va.Born in Catalpa,CulpeperCounty, Va.,February26, 1828.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1860,1880(member,ResolutionsCommittee);delegateto Virginia secession convention from Culpeper County, 1861;major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Died in Jeffersonton,CulpeperCounty, Va.,October29, 1895 (age67 years, 245days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
| John Strode Barbour (1866-1952) — also known asJohn S. Barbour — ofCulpeperCounty, Va.Born inCulpeperCounty, Va.,August10, 1866.Democrat.Delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention from Culpeper County,1901-02.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 6,1952 (age85 years, 270days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
MasonicCemetery Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia
| Elizabeth Oliver Leavell (1871-1952) — also known asElizabeth Bacon Oliver;Mrs. B. AshbyLeavell —of Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,December15, 1871.Democrat. Activist in woman suffrage movement; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Maryland,1928.Female.Member,League of WomenVoters.DiedJune 2,1952 (age80 years, 170days).Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
MitchellsPresbyterian Church Cemetery Mitchell Road Mitchells, Culpeper County, Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Daniel French Slaughter (1900-1963) — also known asD. French Slaughter — of Mitchells,CulpeperCounty, Va.Born in Mitchells,CulpeperCounty, Va.,February20, 1900.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1950.DiedJune 2,1963 (age63 years, 102days).Interment at Mitchells Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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