Hanover County
Virginia
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Hanover County
Virginia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Hanover County
Index to Locations Private or familygraveyards Hanover County, Virginia
  Williams Carter Wickham (1820-1888) — also known asWilliams C. Wickham — ofHenricoCounty, Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,September21, 1820.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1849; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1859, 1883-88;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Henrico County, 1861;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Representativefrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.Died inRichmond,Va.,July 23,1888 (age67 years, 306days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
| Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780) — Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,January28, 1729.Lawyer;member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1755-61, 1766-75.Died inHanoverCounty, Va., November,1780(age51years, 0 days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.Politicians formerlyburied here: | | William Campbell (1745-1781) — Born inAugustaCounty, Va.,1745.Justice of the peace; general in the Continental Army during theRevolutionary War; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1781.Died inHanoverCounty, Va.,August22, 1781 (ageabout 36years).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentin 1823 atAspenvaleCemetery, Seven Mile Ford, Va.
Bear IslandCemetery Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia
Blenheim WinstonCemetery Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Bickerton Lyle Winston (1857-1904) — also known asB. L. Winston — ofHanoverCounty, Va.Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,February8, 1857.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1892.Died inHanoverCounty, Va.,December11, 1904 (age47 years, 307days).Interment at Blenheim Winston Cemetery.
Church of OurSavior Cemetery Montpelier, Hanover County, Virginia
TaylorsvilleBaptist Church Cemetery Taylorsville, Hanover County, Virginia
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