Braxton County
West Virginia
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Braxton County
West Virginia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Braxton County
Index to Locations BurnsvilleCemetery Burnsville, Braxton County, West Virginia
Sugar CreekCemetery Gassaway, Braxton County, West Virginia
Little OtterCemetery Near Gassaway, Braxton County, West Virginia
UnknownLocation Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia SkidmoreCemetery Franklin Avenue Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia
SuttonCemetery Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
  William Matthew Kidd (1918-1998) — also known asWilliam M. Kidd — of Sutton,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.Born in Burnsville,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.,June 15,1918.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1951;candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1966;chair ofBraxton County Democratic Party, 1968-69; circuit judge in WestVirginia for the 14th Judicial Circuit, 1974-79;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia,1979-90.Baptist.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Rotary.Died, ofheart andother problems, at Ruby MemorialHospital,Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.,December20, 1998 (age80 years, 188days).Interment at Sutton Cemetery.
 Anderson Claughton Herold (1886-1979) — also known asAnderson C. Herold — of Sutton,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.; Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.Born inNicholasCounty, W.Va.,June 4,1886.Democrat.Farmer;banker;candidate forWestVirginia state treasurer, 1920; member ofWestVirginia state senate 10th District, 1923-34; defeated inprimary, 1934;chair ofWood County Democratic Party, 1941-42; member ofWest VirginiaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1945.Died in East Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,May 28,1979 (age92 years, 358days).Interment at Sutton Cemetery.
 Paul H. Kidd (1907-1965) — of Glenville,GilmerCounty, W.Va.Born in Glenville,GilmerCounty, W.Va.,March12, 1907.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWest VirginiaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1936-40; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1936, 1939-40, 1947-52,1955-60, 1963-65 (Gilmer County 1936, 1939-40, 1947-52, 1955-60,1963-64, 7th District 1965); appointed 1936; died in office 1965.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;ThetaChi;Rotary;OddFellows.DiedOctober22, 1965 (age58 years, 224days).Interment at Sutton Cemetery.
| Doyle F. McLaughlin (1920-1969) — of Gassaway,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.; Sutton,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.Born in Little Otter,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.,June 28,1920.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1947-50,1953-54; defeated, 1954;chair ofBraxton County Democratic Party, 1954-55, 1961-63.Protestant.Member,Brotherhoodof Locomotive Engineers.DiedJune 6,1969 (age48 years, 343days).Interment at Sutton Cemetery.
| William Edgar Haymond (1855-1931) — also known asWilliam E. Haymond — of Sutton,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.Born inBraxtonCounty, W.Va.,February17, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1912.Died inHarrisonCounty, W.Va.,July 10,1931 (age76 years, 143days).Interment at Sutton Cemetery.
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