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Smyth County
Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Smyth County

Robert Lane Anderson (1907-1951) — of Marion,SmythCounty, Va.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,August16, 1907.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; served inthe U.S. Navy during World War II;mayor ofMarion, Va., 1948-51; died in office 1951.Member,Kiwanis.Died, from aheartattack whilegolfing,in Marion,SmythCounty, Va.,June 7,1951 (age43 years, 295days).Interment at Rose Lawn Cemetery.

Index to Locations MarionRose Lawn Cemetery MarionRound Hill Cemetery Seven Mile FordAspenvale Cemetery Rose LawnCemetery Marion, Smyth County, Virginia William Pat Jennings (1919-1994) — also known asW. Pat Jennings — of Marion,SmythCounty, Va.; Vienna,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Camp,SmythCounty, Va.,August20, 1919.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;automobiledealer;farmimplement dealer;SmythCounty Sheriff, 1948-54;U.S.Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1955-67; defeated,1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1968.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;AlphaZeta;SigmaPhi Epsilon;OmicronDelta Kappa.Died, following an accident in which a tractor he was drivingoverturnedand crushed him, in Marion,SmythCounty, Va.,August2, 1994 (age74 years, 347days).Interment at Rose Lawn Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof Grover A. Jennings and Okie Lou (Brewer) Jennings; married to AnnCox.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

	Relatives: Sonof Sherwood Anderson and Cornelia Pratt (Lane) Anderson; married toMary Chryst.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

LaFayette McMullen (1805-1880) — also known asFayette McMullen — of Rye Cove,ScottCounty, Va.Born inBedfordCounty, Va.,May 18,1805.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1832-35; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1836-47;U.S.Representative from Virginia 13th District, 1849-57; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1852,1856;Governorof Washington Territory, 1857-58;Representativefrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; candidateforGovernor ofVirginia, 1878.Slaveowner. Killed in arailroadaccident in Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.,November8, 1880 (age75 years, 174days).Interment at Round Hill Cemetery.

Francis Smith Preston (1765-1836) — also known asFrancis Preston — of Virginia. Born in Greenfield,BotetourtCounty, Va.,August2, 1765.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1788-89, 1816-20;U.S.Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1793-97; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1812-14; general in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812.Slaveowner. Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,May 26,1836 (age70 years, 298days).Interment at Aspenvale Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofWilliamPreston (1729-1783) and Susanna (Smith) Preston; brother ofJamesPatton Preston and Letitia Preston (who marriedJohnFloyd); married,January10, 1793, to Sarah Buchanan Campbell (daughter ofWilliamCampbell; niece ofPatrickHenry); father ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JohnSmith Preston and Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston (who marriedWadeHampton III); uncle ofJamesMcDowell,WilliamBallard Preston,JohnBuchanan Floyd,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd andWilliamPreston (1816-1887); grandfather ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; great-grandfather ofLevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; cousin *** ofJohnBrown,JamesBreckinridge andJamesBrown; first cousin ofJohnBreckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); first cousin twice removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin thrice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge.
		Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Brown-Breckinridgefamily of Lexington, Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

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 ataprivate or family graveyard, Hanover County, Va.; reinterment in1823 at Aspenvale Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Elizabeth Henry (sister ofPatrickHenry; who later marriedWilliamRussell); father of Sarah Buchanan Campbell (who marriedFrancisSmith Preston); grandfather ofWilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; great-grandfather ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; second great-grandfather ofLevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge.
		Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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