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Pittsylvania County
Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Pittsylvania County

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    Pittsylvania County, Virginia
    Champe Terrell Barksdale (1853-1933) — also known asChamp T. Barksdale — ofDanville,Va.Born inHalifaxCounty, Va.,December2, 1853.Republican.Attackedand seriously hurt, in August 1895, when Buford Wimbish struck himover the head with an iron bar; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Virginia,1896;postmaster atDanville,Va., 1898-1908.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis andlungabscess, in MemorialHospital,Danville,Va.,February12, 1933 (age79 years, 72days).Interment somewhere.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Dr. Randolph Vaughn Barksdale and Frances Clapton 'Fannie'(Wimbish) Barksdale; first cousin ofWilliamRandolph Barksdale; first cousin once removed ofAlfredDickinson Barksdale; second cousin ofHowellEdmunds Jackson; second cousin once removed ofWilliamBarksdale,EthelbertBarksdale andGeorgeAnnesley Barksdale; fourth cousin once removed ofAllenArnold Barksdale andRandolphHunter Barksdale.
     Political family:Barksdalefamily of Virginia.

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    Pittsylvania County, Virginia
    Matthew Clay (1754-1815) — of Halifax,HalifaxCounty, Va.Born inHalifaxCounty, Va.,March25, 1754.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1790-94;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1797-1813, 1815 (at-large1797-1807, 14th District 1807-13, 15th District 1815); died in office1815.Slaveowner. Died suddenlywhilemaking a speech at Halifax Court House,HalifaxCounty, Va.,May 27,1815 (age61 years, 63days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Charles Clay and Martha 'Patsy' (Green) Clay; brother ofGreenClay; father ofMatthewClay (c.1795-1827); uncle ofBrutusJunius Clay (1808-1878) andCassiusMarcellus Clay; granduncle ofThomasClay McCreery,GreenClay Smith andBrutusJunius Clay (1847-1932); first cousin by marriage ofJohnWilliams andLewisWilliams; first cousin once removed ofHenryClay (1777-1852) andPorterClay; first cousin twice removed ofThomasHart Clay,HenryClay Jr. andJamesBrown Clay; first cousin thrice removed ofHenryClay (1849-1884); first cousin four times removed ofOliverCarroll Clay; first cousin five times removed ofArcherWoodford; second cousin by marriage ofArchibaldHenderson,LeonardHenderson,RobertOverton Williams andMarmadukeWilliams; second cousin once removed ofClementComer Clay; second cousin twice removed ofClementClaiborne Clay Jr..
     Political families:Clayfamily of Kentucky;Williams#1 family of North Carolina (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Walter Coles (1790-1857) — of Virginia. Born in Coles Ferry,HalifaxCounty, Va.,December8, 1790.Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1830;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1835-45 (4th District 1835-37, 3rdDistrict 1837-39, 4th District 1839-41, 6th District 1841-43, 3rdDistrict 1843-45).Slaveowner. Died near Chatham,PittsylvaniaCounty, Va.,November9, 1857 (age66 years, 336days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
     Relatives: SonofIsaacColes.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Isaac Coles (1747-1813) — ofHalifaxCounty, Va.;PittsylvaniaCounty, Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,March 2,1747.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;planter;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Halifax County, 1780-81, 1783-88;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from HalifaxCounty, 1788;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1789-91, 1793-97 (at-large 1789-91,6th District 1793-97).Slaveowner. Died near Chatham,PittsylvaniaCounty, Va.,June 3,1813 (age66 years, 93days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
     Relatives: Sonof John Coles and Mary Ann (Winston) Coles; married1771 toElizabeth Lightfoot; father ofWalterColes; cousin *** ofPatrickHenry.
     Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     The World War IILibertyshipSS Isaac Coles (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

    ChathamCemetery
    Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
    Joseph Whitehead (1867-1938) — of Chatham,PittsylvaniaCounty, Va.Born inPittsylvaniaCounty, Va.,October31, 1867.Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1900;U.S.Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1925-31.Died in1938(ageabout70 years).Interment at Chatham Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Richard Whitehead and Sallie Hunt (Graves)Whitehead.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     William Marshall Tredway (1807-1891) — ofPittsylvaniaCounty, Va.Born in Virginia,1807.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1845-47;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Pittsylvania County, 1861.Slaveowner. Died in1891(ageabout84 years).Interment at Chatham Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

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