Hampshire County
West Virginia
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Hampshire County
West Virginia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Hampshire County
Index to Locations UnknownLocation Capon Springs, Hampshire County, West Virginia Timber RidgeChristian Church Cemetery High View, Hampshire County, West Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Indian MoundCemetery Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia
  John Jacob Cornwell (1867-1953) — also known asJohn J. Cornwell — of Romney,HampshireCounty, W.Va.Born inRitchieCounty, W.Va.,July 11,1867.Democrat.Lawyer;owner and editor of The Hampshire Reviewnewspaper;financed and built Hampshire SouthernRailroad;president,Bank ofRomney; director and general counsel, Baltimore and OhioRailroad;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1896,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1932,1940;member ofWestVirginia state senate, 1899-1906 (12th District 1899-1902, 15thDistrict 1903-06);Governor ofWest Virginia, 1917-21; defeated, 1904.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks.Died in Cumberland,AlleganyCounty, Md.,September8, 1953 (age86 years, 59days).Interment at Indian Mound Cemetery.
| William Armstrong (1782-1865) — of Virginia. Born in County Antrim, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),December23, 1782.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1822-23;U.S.Representative from Virginia 16th District, 1825-33.Slaveowner. Died in Keyser,MineralCounty, W.Va.,May 10,1865 (age82 years, 138days).Interment at Indian Mound Cemetery.
| Garnett Kerr Kump (1875-1957) — also known asG. K. Kump — of Romney,HampshireCounty, W.Va.Born in Capon Springs,HampshireCounty, W.Va.,December9, 1875.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1905-06;member ofWestVirginia state senate 15th District, 1913-20.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis, in Romney,HampshireCounty, W.Va.,June 28,1957 (age81 years, 201days).Interment at Indian Mound Cemetery.
| John Rinehart Blue (1905-1965) — also known asJohn R. Blue — of Romney,HampshireCounty, W.Va.Born in Romney,HampshireCounty, W.Va.,October13, 1905.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;schoolteacher;merchant;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1953-58;appointed 1953.Presbyterian.Member,Moose;Lions;AmericanLegion.Died in Romney,HampshireCounty, W.Va.,1965(ageabout59 years).Interment at Indian Mound Cemetery.
| James Sloan Kuykendall (1878-1928) — also known asJ. Sloan Kuykendall — of Romney,HampshireCounty, W.Va.Born inHampshireCounty, W.Va.,December9, 1878.Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall).DiedFebruary28, 1928 (age49 years, 81days).Interment at Indian Mound Cemetery.
Springfield HillCemetery Springfield, Hampshire County, West Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Branch MountainUnited Methodist Church Cemetery Three Churches, Hampshire County, West Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
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