Index to Locations FairmontDoolittle CemeteryFairmontFairmont CemeteryFairmontMaple Grove CemeteryFairmontMt. Zion CemeteryFairmontWoodlawn CemeteryFarmingtonOdd Fellows CemeterySeven PinesShaver FamilyGraveyard
DoolittleCemetery
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Ephraim Doolittle (1834-1918) — ofMarshallCounty, W.Va.Born in Monongalia County, Va. (part now inMarionCounty, W.Va.),November7, 1834.Dentist;minister;member ofWestVirginia state senate 2nd District, 1869-70.Died inMarionCounty, W.Va.,February28, 1918 (age83 years, 113days).Interment at Doolittle Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Thomas Doolittle and Sarah (McCausland) Doolittle; married,October20, 1870, to Kizziah Echols. |
FairmontCemetery
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Zedekiah Kidwell (1814-1872) — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born inFairfax,Va.,January4, 1814.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1842-45, 1849-52;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1849;U.S.Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1853-57.Died in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,April27, 1872 (age58 years, 114days).Interment at Fairmont Cemetery.
Maple GroveCemetery
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia
Mt. ZionCemetery
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Haymond Alpheus Alltop (1892-1979) — also known asHaymond A. Alltop — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Cedarville,GilmerCounty, W.Va.,June 14,1892.Democrat.Machinist;employed by Baltimore and OhioRailroad;president,Monongahela Valley Trades and Labor Council;vicepresident, West Virginia Federation of Labor;vicepresident, West Virginia Industrial Union Council; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1939-44.Member,Woodmen;Moose.Died in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va., April,1979(age86years, 0 days).Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.  | W. Ellsworth Morgan (1864-1938) — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born inMarionCounty, W.Va.,April17, 1864.Republican.Schoolteacher;notarypublic; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1927-30;defeated, 1934.Died in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,August24, 1938 (age74 years, 129days).Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William C. Morgan and Louisa A. (Spicer) Morgan; married to SarahBrown. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
WoodlawnCemetery
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) — also known asMatthew M. Neely — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Grove,DoddridgeCounty, W.Va.,November9, 1874.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;mayorof Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47;defeated, 1920, 1946;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated,1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1932,1936,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee; member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1952,1956;Governorof West Virginia, 1941-45.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Eagles;DeltaChi;PhiSigma Kappa;PhiBeta Kappa;Americansfor Democratic Action;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died, fromcancer,in theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January18, 1958 (age83 years, 70days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | | Francis Harrison Pierpoint (1814-1899) — of Virginia. BornJanuary25, 1814.Governorof Virginia, 1865-68.DiedMarch24, 1899 (age85 years, 58days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923) — ofMarionCounty, W.Va.Born inHarrisonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),October15, 1839.Democrat. Circuit judge in West Virginia, 1878;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1890-93.Presbyterian.Died in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,October13, 1923 (age83 years, 363days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Clarence Wayland Watson (1864-1940) — also known asClarence W. Watson — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,May 8,1864.Democrat.Coal miningbusiness; trustee or director ofrailroadsandbanks;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1908,1920;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1911-13; defeated, 1918; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from West Virginia, 1916-18.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in1940(ageabout76 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Frank Cruise Haymond (1887-1972) — also known asFrank C. Haymond — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,April13, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1917-18;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1934, 1938;circuit judge in West Virginia for the 16th Judicial Circuit,1939-45; appointed 1939;judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1945-72; appointed 1945;died in office 1972.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Moose.DiedJune 10,1972 (age85 years, 58days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Alpheus Forest Haymond (1823-1893) — also known asAlpheus F. Haymond — ofMarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Palatine, Va. (now part of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.),December15, 1823.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1853-54, 1857-58;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Marion County, 1861;judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1873-82.Died in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,December15, 1893 (age70 years, 0days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Herschel Hampton Rose (1877-1945) — also known asHerschel H. Rose — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Mannington,MarionCounty, W.Va.,April20, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1933(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andJohnNance Garner);judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1941-45; died in office1945.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,June 17,1945 (age68 years, 58days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Benjamin Franklin Martin (1828-1895) — also known asBenjamin F. Martin — ofTaylorCounty, W.Va.Born near Farmington,MarionCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),October2, 1828.Democrat.Delegateto West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1872; delegateto Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1872,1892;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1877-81;Democratic Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1884(voted forGroverCleveland andThomasA. Hendricks).Died in Grafton,TaylorCounty, W.Va.,January20, 1895 (age66 years, 110days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Jesse Harper Meredith (1902-1984) — also known asJ. Harper Meredith — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,December6, 1902.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWest Virginia,1940;circuit judge in West Virginia for the 16th Judicial Circuit, 1945-69.Died in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,December1, 1984 (age81 years, 361days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | William Stanley Haymond (1852-1928) — also known asWilliam S. Haymond — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,August26, 1852.Lawyer;circuit judge in West Virginia for the 14th Judicial Circuit, 1913-21.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Elks.Died in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,March 3,1928 (age75 years, 190days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Ellery Robinson Hall (1834-1868) — also known asEllery R. Hall — ofMarionCounty, W.Va.Born inMonongaliaCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),February27, 1834.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1864,1868(speaker;member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); Republican Presidential Elector forWest Virginia,1864(voted forAbrahamLincoln andAndrewJohnson).Methodist.Died in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,September23, 1868 (age34 years, 209days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Owen Sullivan McKinney (1849-1926) — also known asOwen S. McKinney — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in1849.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1904(member,CredentialsCommittee),1916.Died in1926(ageabout77 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Martin L. Brown (1867-1947) — also known asM. L. Brown — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.; Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born inMonongaliaCounty, W.Va.,March20, 1867.Republican.MonongaliaCounty Superintendent of Schools; warden, West VirginiaPenitentiary, 1911-15;banker;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1929-30.Methodist.Member,OddFellows;Rotary;Freemasons.Died in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,May 1,1947 (age80 years, 42days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Jabez A. Brown and Mary Virginia (Galliher) Brown; married to CoraDuncan. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
| | | Gillian J. Meredith (1877-1956) — also known asGillian J. Jamison;Mrs. James A.Meredith —of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in West Virginia, May,1877.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1929(voted forHerbertHoover andCharlesCurtis).Female.Died in1956(ageabout79 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | John Snodgrass Henshaw (1869-1957) — also known asJohn Henshaw — ofBerkeleyCounty, W.Va.Born in Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,October8, 1869.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1897-98.Died in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,January29, 1957 (age87 years, 113days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Odd FellowsCemetery
Farmington, Marion County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Antonio James Manchin (1927-2003) — also known asA. James Manchin — of Farmington,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born in Farmington,MarionCounty, W.Va.,April 7,1927.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1949-50, 1999-2003; defeated,1950; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1952;secretaryof state of West Virginia, 1976-84;WestVirginia state treasurer, 1985-89; resigned 1989.Catholic.Italianancestry.Following the disclosure of losses from the State ConsolidatedInvestment Fund and accusations ofmismanagementin the State Treasurer's office, the House of Delegates, in 1989,broughtimpeachmentcharges against him, but heresignedas State Treasurer before a trial could be held.Died, following aheartattack, in Fairmont GeneralHospital,Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,November3, 2003 (age76 years, 210days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Shaver FamilyGraveyard
Seven Pines, Marion County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Clement Lawrence Shaver (1867-1954) — also known asClem L. Shaver — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.Born inMarionCounty, W.Va.,January22, 1867.Democrat.West VirginiaDemocratic state chair, 1913-16, 1916-20;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1924-28; candidate forU.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1934.SouthernMethodist.Died in Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.,September1, 1954 (age87 years, 222days).Interment at Shaver Family Graveyard.| | Relatives:Married to Katherine Upshur Neale. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Who's Who in UnitedStates Politics (1950) |
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