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Halifax County
Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Halifax County

Index to Locations

Berry Hill Family Graveyard

Private or family graveyards

Crystal HillCrystal Hill Cemetery

HalifaxSt. John's Churchyard

South BostonOak Ridge Cemetery

Berry Hill FamilyGraveyard
Halifax County, Virginia

James Coles Bruce (1806-1865) — also known asJames C. Bruce — ofHalifaxCounty, Va.BornJanuary26, 1806.Delegateto Virginia secession convention from Halifax County, 1861.DiedMarch28, 1865 (age59 years, 61days).Interment at Berry Hill Family Graveyard.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof James Bruce and Sarah 'Sally' (Coles) Bruce; married,July 21,1829, to Eliza Douglas Wilkins.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Private or familygraveyards
Halifax County, Virginia

Thomas Hamlet Averett (1800-1855) — of Virginia. Born near Halifax,HalifaxCounty, Va.,July 10,1800.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate senate, 1848-49;U.S.Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1849-53; defeated,1846, 1852.Slaveowner. Died near Halifax,HalifaxCounty, Va.,June 30,1855 (age54 years, 355days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.

Politicians buriedhere:

Thomas Stanhope Flournoy (1811-1883) — also known asThomas S. Flournoy — ofHalifaxCounty, Va.;Danville,Va.Born inPrinceEdward County, Va.,December15, 1811.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1847-49;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Halifax County, 1861;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1876.Slaveowner. Died inHalifaxCounty, Va.,March12, 1883 (age71 years, 87days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.

	Relatives: Sonof John James Flournoy and Anne Carrington (Cabell) Flournoy; secondcousin ofRobertPryor Henry,JohnFlournoy Henry andGustavusAdolphus Henry; second cousin once removed ofJohnSpeed Smith andJamesSpeed; second cousin twice removed ofSpeedSmith Fry andGreenClay Smith; second cousin thrice removed ofLetitiaStevenson; second cousin four times removed ofLewisGreen Stevenson; second cousin five times removed ofAdlaiEwing Stevenson II; third cousin once removed ofRichardAylett Buckner; fourth cousin ofAyletteBuckner; fourth cousin once removed ofAylettHawes Buckner andJamesFrancis Buckner Jr..
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Crystal HillCemetery
Crystal Hill, Halifax County, Virginia

Howard Palmer Anderson (1915-2000) — also known asHoward P. Anderson — Born in Crystal Hill,HalifaxCounty, Va.,May 25,1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;FBIspecial agent;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1958-71; member ofVirginiastate senate 18th District, 1972-91.Member,Ruritan;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;FarmBureau.Died in South Boston,HalifaxCounty, Va.,November1, 2000 (age85 years, 160days).Interment at Crystal Hill Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Howard Putnam Anderson and Mary Elizabeth (Palmer) Anderson;married,February28, 1941, to Mildred Graham Webb.
		The Howard P. AndersonBridge(built 1989, named 1992), which takes US Route 501 over the StauntonRiver, betweenBrooknealandHalifaxCounty, Virginia, isnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

St. John'sChurchyard
Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia

Paul Carrington Edmunds (1836-1899) — also known asPaul C. Edmunds — of Halifax,HalifaxCounty, Va.Born inHalifaxCounty, Va.,November1, 1836.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofVirginiastate senate, 1881-88; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Virginia,1884;U.S.Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1889-95.Slaveowner. Died in Houston (now Halifax),HalifaxCounty, Va.,March12, 1899 (age62 years, 131days).Interment at St. John's Churchyard.

Politicians buriedhere:

Oak RidgeCemetery
South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia

Politicians buriedhere:

William Munford Tuck (1896-1983) — also known asWilliam M. Tuck — of South Boston,HalifaxCounty, Va.Born near High Hill,HalifaxCounty, Va.,September28, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1924-32; member ofVirginiastate senate 10th District, 1932-41; Democratic PresidentialElector for Virginia,1936(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andJohnNance Garner); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1940(alternate),1948,1952;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1942-46;Governor ofVirginia, 1946-50;U.S.Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1953-69.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;OmicronDelta Kappa;SigmaPhi Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Woodmen;Moose;Redmen;Lions;Ruritan.Died in South Boston,HalifaxCounty, Va.,June 9,1983 (age86 years, 254days).Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Virginia Susan (Fitts) Tuck andRobertJames Tuck; married1929 to EvaEllis Lovelace.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
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