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Jackson County
West Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Jackson County

Index to Locations CottagevilleCottageville Cemetery KennaGrasslick Baptist Cemetery KennaPleasant Valley Cemetery Parchment ValleyPleasant HillCemetery RavenswoodRavenswood Cemetery RipleyPine Hill Cemetery Near Rock CastleMt. OliveCemetery CottagevilleCemetery Cottageville, Jackson County, West Virginia Warren Miller (1847-1920) — of Ripley,JacksonCounty, W.Va.; Jackson,BooneCounty, W.Va.Born in Apple Grove,MeigsCounty, Ohio,April 2,1847.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1891-92,1911-12;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1895-99; circuitjudge in West Virginia for the 5th Judicial Circuit, 1900-03;judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1903-04; member ofWestVirginia state senate 4th District, 1915-18.Died in Ripley,JacksonCounty, W.Va.,December29, 1920 (age73 years, 271days).Interment at Cottageville Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof Lewis M. Miller and Elizabeth Miller.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

Boyd Cleo Casto (1892-1951) — also known asB. Cleo Casto — of Kenna,JacksonCounty, W.Va.Born in Kenna,JacksonCounty, W.Va.,May 9,1892.Democrat.Merchant;farmer;postmaster;member ofWestVirginia state senate 4th District, 1939-42;chair ofJackson County Democratic Party, 1940.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;JuniorOrder.Died in Kenna,JacksonCounty, W.Va.,September25, 1951 (age59 years, 139days).Interment at Grasslick Baptist Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Dr. Frederick Sattis Casto and Dora Bell (Simmons) Casto; brotherofRonaldH. Casto; married,June 22,1913, to Verna Valeria Polsley; second cousin ofDaleGeorge Casto; second cousin twice removed ofA.Dale Casto; third cousin ofDorrClayton Casto II; third cousin once removed ofCarrollW. Casto.
		Political family:Castofamily of West Virginia.

Hiram Oliver Faber (1878-1961) — of Kenna,JacksonCounty, W.Va.; Cross Lanes,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Kenna,JacksonCounty, W.Va.,March20, 1878.Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1931.Methodist.Member,OddFellows.Died in Cross Lanes,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,April15, 1961 (age83 years, 26days).Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

Oliver Dennis Kessel (1901-1992) — also known asOliver D. Kessel — of Ripley,JacksonCounty, W.Va.Born in Given,JacksonCounty, W.Va.,January12, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forWestVirginia state senate 4th District, 1938;chair ofJackson County Republican Party, 1942-50; circuit judge in WestVirginia for the 5th Judicial Circuit, 1960-69;judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1972; appointed 1972.Died in Ripley,JacksonCounty, W.Va.,November5, 1992 (age91 years, 298days).Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Flora Ella (Corbin) Kessel and Edward Dennis Kessel; married toKatharyn 'Katie' Hartman; father ofDeeCaperton.
		Political family:Caperton-Kesselfamily of Ripley and Parchment Valley, WestVirginia.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Dee Caperton (1943-2000) — also known asElla Dee Kessel — ofKanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Ripley,JacksonCounty, W.Va.,February26, 1943.As a beauty queen, she was Miss West Virginia in 1964, and was2nd-runner-up in the Miss America competition; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1987-88;First Lady of West Virginia, 1989; candidate forWestVirginia state treasurer, 1990.Female.Died inFrance,September1, 2000 (age57 years, 188days).Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Daughter ofOliverDennis Kessel and Katharyn 'Katie' (Hartman) Kessel; married1965 toWilliamGaston Caperton.
		Political family:Caperton-Kesselfamily of Ripley and Parchment Valley, WestVirginia.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

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RavenswoodCemetery
Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia
Robert S. Brown (1827-1891) — ofJacksonCounty, W.Va.BornApril 6,1827.Lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1864(voted forAbrahamLincoln andAndrewJohnson); alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom West Virginia,1868;Republican Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1868(voted forUlyssesS. Grant andSchuylerColfax); circuit judge in West Virginia for the 10th JudicialCircuit, 1869; member ofWestVirginia state senate 5th District, 1879-82; DemocraticPresidential Elector for West Virginia,1889(voted forGroverCleveland andAllenG. Thurman).DiedFebruary16, 1891 (age63 years, 316days).Interment at Ravenswood Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Relatives:Married,October2, 1849, to Anna Wells.

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Pine HillCemetery
Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia
George Burton Crow (1846-1942) — also known asGeorge B. Crow — of Ripley,JacksonCounty, W.Va.Born in Monroe County (part now inNobleCounty), Ohio,November9, 1846.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1887-88;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1920,1924(alternate).Died in Ripley,JacksonCounty, W.Va.,February1, 1942 (age95 years, 84days).Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

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Mt. OliveCemetery
Near Rock Castle, Jackson County, West Virginia
A. Dale Casto (1923-1990) — of Given,JacksonCounty, W.Va.BornApril25, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;chair ofJackson County Republican Party, 1983.DiedJuly 6,1990 (age67 years, 72days).Interment at Mt. Olive Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Okey H. Casto and Elva (Battrell) Casto; second cousin twiceremoved ofBoydCleo Casto,DaleGeorge Casto andRonaldH. Casto; third cousin ofCarrollW. Casto; third cousin once removed ofDorrClayton Casto II.
		Political family:Castofamily of West Virginia.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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