Index to Locations BridgeportBridgeport CemeteryClarksburgDaniel Davisson BurialGroundClarksburgElkview MasonicCemeteryClarksburgGreenlawn CemeteryClarksburgOdd Fellows CemeteryClarksburgOld Jackson CemeterySalemOdd Fellows CemeterySalemSeventh-Day Baptist CemeteryShinnstonShinnston MasonicCemeteryWest MilfordRose Hill Cemetery andMausoleum
BridgeportCemetery
Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Joseph Johnson (1785-1877) — of Bridgeport,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.);Staunton,Va.Born inOrangeCounty, N.Y.,December19, 1785.Democrat.Farmer;grain millingbusiness; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1815-16, 1818-22;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1823-27, 1833, 1835-41, 1845-47(18th District 1823-27, 1833, 10th District 1835-37, 9th District1837-39, 13th District 1839-41, 14th District 1845-47); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1844;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850;Governor ofVirginia, 1852-55; Democratic Presidential Elector for Virginia,1860.Baptist.Slaveowner. Died in Bridgeport,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,February27, 1877 (age91 years, 70days).Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery. | | Karl Byron Kyle (1897-1982) — also known asKarl B. Kyle — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,May 29,1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;chair ofHarrison County Republican Party, 1926, 1942; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County; elected1928; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 15th Judicial Circuit,1952-75.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;PhiKappa Psi;Lions.DiedMarch 6,1982 (age84 years, 281days).Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery. | | Ralph Allen Gawthrop (1885-1959) — also known asRalph A. Gawthrop — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Salem,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,November27, 1885.Democrat.Safetyengineer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County; elected1952.Protestant.Member,Elks.Died in Lumberport,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,June 19,1959 (age73 years, 204days).Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery.  | James Wilson Bartlett (1894-1965) — also known asJames W. Bartlett — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born inTaylorCounty, W.Va.,June 14,1894.Republican. Superintendent, DawsonCoalCompany; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1929-30.Member,PhiKappa Sigma;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,September7, 1965 (age71 years, 85days).Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Philander F. Bartlett and Ida Rebecca (Swindler)Bartlett. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
| | Stanley C. Butler — ofHarrisonCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County; elected1934.Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Berda Lynch. |
Daniel DavissonBurial Ground
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Pindall (c.1783-1825) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, about 1783. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1810;U.S.Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1817-20.Slaveowner. Died in1825(ageabout42 years).Interment at Daniel Davisson Burial Ground.
Elkview MasonicCemetery
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Howard Mason Gore (1887-1947) — also known asHoward M. Gore — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born near Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,October12, 1887.Republican.Farmer;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1925-29;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1924-25; candidate for nomination forU.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1928;WestVirginia commissioner of agriculture, 1931-33; appointed 1931;defeated, 1932, 1940.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;PhiSigma Kappa;BetaTheta Pi.Died in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,June 20,1947 (age59 years, 251days).Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery.  | Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) — also known asLouis A. Johnson — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born inRoanoke,Va.,January10, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1924;National Commander, American Legion, 1932-33; Assistant Secretary ofWar, 1937-40;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1949-50.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Sons ofthe American Revolution;DeltaChi;DeltaSigma Rho;TauKappa Alpha;Freemasons;Elks;Rotary.Died inWashington,D.C.,April24, 1966 (age75 years, 104days).Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery.  | Haymond Maxwell (1879-1958) — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,October24, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1905-06;criminal court judge in West Virginia, 1909-12; circuit judge in WestVirginia for the 15th Judicial Circuit, 1913-25;judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1928-40; appointed 1928;defeated, 1940, 1944.Methodist.Member,PhiSigma Kappa;PhiAlpha Delta;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Rotary;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,December18, 1958 (age79 years, 55days).Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery.  | Charles Wesley Lynch (1851-1932) — also known asCharles W. Lynch — ofHarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born inHarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),March11, 1851.Republican.Superintendentof schools;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1882-83, 1891-92;HarrisonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-89, 1893-97; circuit judge inWest Virginia for the 13th Judicial Circuit, 1905-12;judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1913-21; resigned 1921.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,September9, 1932 (age81 years, 182days).Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Lynch and Catherine (Stout) Lynch. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1917 |
| | Stuart Felix Reed (1866-1935) — also known asStuart F. Reed — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born near Philippi,BarbourCounty, W.Va.,January8, 1866.Republican.Newspapereditor; member ofWestVirginia state senate 3rd District, 1895-98; postmaster atClarksburg,W.Va., 1897-1901;secretaryof state of West Virginia, 1909-17;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1917-25.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Woodmen.DiedJuly 4,1935 (age69 years, 177days).Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery.
GreenlawnCemetery
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Cleveland Monroe Bailey (1885-1965) — also known asCleveland M. Bailey — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in St. Marys,PleasantsCounty, W.Va.,July 15,1885.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1945-47, 1949-63;defeated, 1934, 1946.Baptist.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,July 13,1965 (age79 years, 363days).Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Odd FellowsCemetery
Chestnut Street
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Nathan Goff Jr. (1843-1920) — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),February9, 1843.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1867-68;U.S.Attorney for West Virginia, 1876-82; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from West Virginia,1876;candidate forGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1876, 1888;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1881;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1883-89;defeated, 1870, 1874;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1892-1913;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1913-19.Episcopalian.Suffered astroke ofparalysis, and died, in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,April24, 1920 (age77 years, 75days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | John Snyder Carlile (1817-1878) — also known asJohn S. Carlile — ofHarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born inWinchester,Va.,December16, 1817.Member ofVirginiastate senate, 1847-51;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850;U.S.Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1855-57, 1861;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Harrison County, 1861;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1861-65.Slaveowner. Died in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,October24, 1878 (age60 years, 312days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Edwin Maxwell (1825-1903) — also known as"Old Honesty" — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Weston,LewisCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),July 16,1825.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state senate, 1863-67, 1887-90 (4th District 1863-67,3rd District 1887-90);WestVirginia state attorney general, 1866;judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1867-72; candidate forGovernorof West Virginia, 1884; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1893-94,1903; died in office 1903.Died, frompneumonia,in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,February5, 1903 (age77 years, 204days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Benjamin Wilson (1825-1901) — of Wilsonburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Wilsonburg,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April30, 1825.Democrat.Delegateto Virginia secession convention from Harrison County, 1861;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1872;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1875-83.Died in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,April26, 1901 (age75 years, 361days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Lynn Sedwick Hornor (1874-1933) — also known asLynn S. Hornor — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,November3, 1874.Democrat.Banker;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1931-33; died inoffice 1933.Died inWashington,D.C.,September23, 1933 (age58 years, 324days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | John James Davis (1835-1916) — also known asJohn J. Davis — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),May 5,1835.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1861; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1870;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1871-75; delegateto Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1876(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1892;Democratic Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1884(voted forGroverCleveland andThomasA. Hendricks).Died in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,March19, 1916 (age80 years, 319days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Charles Swearinger Lewis (1821-1878) — also known asCharles S. Lewis — ofHarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),February26, 1821.Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1849;U.S.Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1854-55; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1871;WestVirginia superintendent of schools, 1871-72; state court judge inWest Virginia, 1873.Slaveowner. Died in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,January22, 1878 (age56 years, 330days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Cyrus Vance (1807-1875) — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).BornOctober18, 1807.Democrat. Postmaster atClarksburg,Va., 1858-63.DiedJuly 10,1875 (age67 years, 265days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Caleb Boggess (1822-1889) — ofLewisCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born in Lumberport,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April19, 1822.Delegateto Virginia secession convention from Lewis County, 1861.Died in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,April14, 1889 (age66 years, 360days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Lee H. Vance (1864-1911) — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in June,1864.Democrat. Postmaster atClarksburg,W.Va., 1893-95; served in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War.Died in1911(ageabout47 years).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | Henry Haymond (1837-1920) — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),January6, 1837.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; RepublicanPresidential Elector for West Virginia,1897(voted forWilliamMcKinley andGarretA. Hobart).Died in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,July 31,1920 (age83 years, 207days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. | | John Carl Vance (1872-1922) — also known asJ. Carl Vance — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born inHarrisonCounty, W.Va.,1872.Democrat.Insuranceadjuster; postmaster atClarksburg,W.Va., 1914-17.Died in1922(ageabout50 years).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Old JacksonCemetery
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John George Jackson (1777-1825) — also known asJohn G. Jackson — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born in Buckhannon, Lewis County, Va. (nowUpshurCounty, W.Va.),September22, 1777.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1798-1801, 1811-12;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1803-10, 1813-17 (at-large 1803-07,1st District 1807-10, 1813-17);U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1819-25;died in office 1825.In November, 1807, leaving the courthouse in Clarksburg, has wasattackedand suffered a skull fracture. While in Congress, fought aduelwithJosephPearson of North Carolina, and on the second fire was wounded inthe hip.Slaveowner. Died in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, Va (now W.Va.),March28, 1825 (age47 years, 187days).Interment at Old Jackson Cemetery.
Odd FellowsCemetery
Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Rosier (1870-1951) — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Wilsonburg,HarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),January24, 1870.Democrat.U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1947.Died in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,October7, 1951 (age81 years, 256days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Seventh-DayBaptist Cemetery
Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jennings Randolph (1902-1998) — of Elkins,RandolphCounty, W.Va.Born in Salem,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,March 8,1902.Democrat.Newspapereditor;universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1933-47;defeated, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1948,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee),1956,1976;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1958-85.Seventh-DayBaptist. Member,Lions;TauKappa Alpha;Rotary.Died in1998(ageabout96 years).Interment at Seventh-Day Baptist Cemetery.
Shinnston MasonicCemetery
Shinnston, Harrison County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Harvey Walker Harmer (1865-1961) — also known asHarvey W. Harmer — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Shinnston,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,July 25,1865.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1895-96,1929-30, 1943-48; defeated, 1940; appointed 1943; defeated, 1948;member ofWestVirginia state senate, 1901-04, 1919-22 (3rd District 1901-02,12th District 1903-04, 1919-22);mayorof Clarksburg, W.Va., 1906-07.Methodist.Member,OddFellows.Died in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,November21, 1961 (age96 years, 119days).Interment at Shinnston Masonic Cemetery. | | Hardin Roads Harmer (1899-1963) — also known asHardin R. Harmer — of Shinnston,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.; Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Shinnston,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,July 12,1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofWest VirginiaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1940-44; member ofWestVirginia state senate 13th District, 1943-48; resigned 1948;delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1944,1952,1956(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1960(alternate).Methodist.Member,Elks;OddFellows;Moose;BetaTheta Pi;PhiAlpha Delta;AmericanLegion.DiedMay 24,1963 (age63 years, 316days).Interment at Shinnston Masonic Cemetery.
Rose HillCemetery and Mausoleum
(formerly West Milford Odd Fellows Cemetery)
West Milford, Harrison County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Grandison Smith (1868-1944) — also known asEdward G. Smith — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in1868.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1920.Died in1944(ageabout76 years).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum.
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