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East Oak GroveCemetery
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Joseph Simpson Farland (1914-2007) — also known asJoseph S. Farland — of West Virginia. Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,August11, 1914.Lawyer;FBIspecial agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.Ambassador toDominican Republic, 1957-60;Panama, 1960-63;Pakistan, 1969-72;Iran, 1972-73.Member,American BarAssociation;BetaTheta Pi.Died inChesterfieldCounty, Va.,January28, 2007 (age92 years, 170days).Interment at East Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Hu Swisher Vandervort (1886-1971) — also known asH. S. Vandervort — ofMonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born near Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.,July 23,1886.Republican.Countyagricultural extension agent; president and general manager,SanitaryMilk andIce CreamCompany; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,1927-32;bankdirector; member, Board of Directors, Monongalia GeneralHospital,1943-71.Methodist.Member,Grange;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Kiwanis;KappaAlpha Order.Died in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,February28, 1971 (age84 years, 220days).Interment at East Oak Grove Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Virgil A. Vandervort and Mary Isabelle (Swisher) Vandervort;married to Lydia Lucille Moore; married1929 to FredaMarie Tutwiler. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Oak GroveCemetery
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Waitman Thomas Willey (1811-1900) — also known asWaitman T. Willey — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born in Monongalia County, Va. (part now inMarionCounty, W.Va.),October18, 1811.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1861;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Monongalia County, 1861;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1863-71;delegateto West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1872.Methodist.Slaveowner. Died in Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.,May 2,1900 (age88 years, 196days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William 'Blint' Willey and Sarah (Barnes) Willey; married,October11, 1834, to Elizabeth Evans Ray; father ofWilliamPatrick Willey; third cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,JoshuaCoit,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),SamuelLathrop andPeterBuell Porter; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryScudder; fourth cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,CalvinWilley,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Ellsworth Glasscock (1862-1925) — also known asWilliam E. Glasscock — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born near Arnettsville,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.,December13, 1862.Republican.MonongaliaCounty Superintendent of Free Schools, 1887-90;lawyer;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Parkersburg, West Virginia,1905-07;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1909-13; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from West Virginia,1912,1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).DiedApril12, 1925 (age62 years, 120days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Ralph Lazier Berkshire (1816-1902) — also known asRalph L. Berkshire — ofMonongaliaCounty, W.Va.BornApril 8,1816.Republican.Judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1863-66, 1868-72; memberofWestVirginia state senate 10th District, 1875-77.DiedNovember8, 1902 (age86 years, 214days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | George Cookman Sturgiss (1842-1925) — also known asGeorge C. Sturgiss — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born in Poland,MahoningCounty, Ohio,August16, 1842.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,1870-72; candidate forGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1880;U.S.Attorney for West Virginia, 1889-93;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1907-11; circuitjudge in West Virginia, 1912-20.DiedFebruary26, 1925 (age82 years, 194days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) — also known asFrank L. Bowman — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born in Masontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,January21, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;postmaster atMorgantown,W.Va., 1911-15;mayorof Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,September15, 1936 (age57 years, 238days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Frank Cox (1862-1940) — ofMonongaliaCounty, W.Va.BornJune 18,1862.Republican.Judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1905-07; resigned 1907.DiedSeptember18, 1940 (age78 years, 92days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Thomas Wilson (1765-1826) — of Virginia. Born inStaunton,Va.,September11, 1765.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1792-95, 1800-04; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1799-1800, 1816-17;U.S.Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1811-13.Died in Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, Va (now W.Va.),January24, 1826 (age60 years, 135days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Edgar Campbell Wilson (1800-1860) — of Virginia. Born in Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),October18, 1800.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Virginia 21st District, 1833-35.Slaveowner. Died in Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, Va (now W.Va.),April24, 1860 (age59 years, 189days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | John Marshall Hagans (1838-1900) — also known asJ. Marshall Hagans — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born in Brandonville,PrestonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),August13, 1838.Republican.Lawyer;MonongaliaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1862-64;mayorof Morgantown, W.Va., 1866-69; Republican Presidential Electorfor West Virginia,1868(voted forUlyssesS. Grant andSchuylerColfax);delegateto West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1871; delegateto Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1872(delegation secretary),1880;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1873-75;defeated, 1874; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1879,1887; district judge in West Virginia, 1888-1900; died in office 1900.Died in Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.,June 17,1900 (age61 years, 308days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Charles S. Armistead (1914-1997) — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born in Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.,July 21,1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,1959-60, 1965-68.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Sons ofthe Revolution;SigmaNu;PhiDelta Phi;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.DiedAugust19, 1997 (age83 years, 29days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | William Patrick Willey (1840-1922) — also known asWilliam P. Willey — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born in Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),May 24,1840.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1872.Died in Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.,December19, 1922 (age82 years, 209days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
WoodlawnCemetery
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia
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