Wythe County
Virginia
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Wythe County
Virginia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Wythe County
Index to Locations Private or familygraveyard Wythe County, TriggCemetery Austinville Road Austinville, Wythe County, Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Crockett FamilyCemetery Crockett's Cove, Wythe County, Virginia
OglesbyCemetery Fort Chiswell, Wythe County, Virginia
Methodist ChurchCemetery Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia Black LickCemetery Near Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia
|  Emma M. Doak (1883-1951) — also known asEmma Marie Cricher;Mrs. W. N.Doak —ofRoanoke,Va.;Washington,D.C.; McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Ironton,LawrenceCounty, Ohio,December27, 1883.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirginia,1936.Female.Germanancestry.Died in Virginia,November12, 1951 (age67 years, 320days).Entombed at Black Lick Cemetery.
East EndCemetery Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia
| Elbert Lee Trinkle (1876-1939) — also known asE. Lee Trinkle — of Virginia. Born in Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.,March12, 1876.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate senate 5th District, 1916-21;Governor ofVirginia, 1922-26; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Virginia,1924,1928.Died inRichmond,Va.,November25, 1939 (age63 years, 258days).Interment at East End Cemetery.
| William Terry (1824-1888) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia,August14, 1824.Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1871-73, 1875-77 (8th District1871-73, 9th District 1875-77); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Virginia,1880(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Slaveowner.Drownedwhile trying to ford Reed Creek, near Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.,September5, 1888 (age64 years, 22days).Interment at East End Cemetery.
 William Patton Kent (1857-1936) — also known asWilliam P. Kent — of Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.;Staunton,Va.;Washington,D.C.Born in Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.,March 8,1857.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor;livestockraiser; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirginia,1896;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. ConsulGeneral inGuatemala City, 1906-09; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1906; candidate forGovernor ofVirginia, 1909; U.S. Consul inNewchwang, 1910-14;Leipzig, as of 1916-17;Berne, as of 1919;Belfast, 1920-23;Hamilton, 1923-24.Protestant.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died, frompneumonia,in the Mount Alto VeteransHospital,Washington,D.C.,March 3,1936 (age78 years, 361days).Interment at East End Cemetery.
| James Alexander Walker (1832-1901) — also known asJames A. Walker — of Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.Born inAugustaCounty, Va.,August27, 1832.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1871-72;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1877-78;U.S.Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1895-99; candidate forRepublican nomination for Vice President,1896;delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1896(speaker).Member,PhiKappa Psi.Slaveowner. Died in Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.,October21, 1901 (age69 years, 55days).Interment at East End Cemetery.
| Robert Craig Kent (1828-1905) — also known asRobert C. Kent — ofWytheCounty, Va.Born in Virginia,November28, 1828.Lawyer;banker;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Wythe County, 1861;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1894-98.Died in Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.,April30, 1905 (age76 years, 153days).Interment at East End Cemetery.
| Mary Jane Barnitz (1837-1920) — also known asMary Jane Douthat — of Christiansburg,MontgomeryCounty, Va.Born in Christiansburg,MontgomeryCounty, Va.,February7, 1837.Postmaster atChristiansburg,Va., 1877.Female.Died in Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.,January9, 1920 (age82 years, 336days).Interment at East End Cemetery.
Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | Edith Wilson (1872-1961) — also known asEdith Bolling;Edith BollingGalt —Born in Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.,October15, 1872.FirstLady of the United States, 1915-21.Female.Died inWashington,D.C.,December28, 1961 (age89 years, 74days).Entombed atWashingtonNational Cathedral, Washington, D.C.; cenotaph at East EndCemetery.St. John's ChurchCemetery Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia
St. Mary'sCemetery Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia
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