Monroe County
West Virginia
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Monroe County
West Virginia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Monroe County
Index to Locations Private or familygraveyard Monroe County, West Virginia Ballard ChurchCemetery Ballard, Monroe County, West Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Mt. HeddingMethodist Church Cemetery Lillydale, Monroe County, West Virginia
Lewis FamilyCemetery Sweetsprings, Monroe County, West Virginia
SweetspringsCemetery Sweetsprings, Monroe County, West Virginia Green HillCemetery Union, Monroe County, West Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  Francis Hereford (1825-1891) — also known asFrank Hereford — of Union,MonroeCounty, W.Va.Born in Warrenton,FauquierCounty, Va.,July 4,1825.Democrat.U.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1871-77;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1877-81; Democratic PresidentialElector for West Virginia,1889(voted forGroverCleveland andAllenG. Thurman).Died in Union,MonroeCounty, W.Va.,December21, 1891 (age66 years, 170days).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
| William Porcher Miles (1822-1899) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Walterboro, Colleton District (nowColletonCounty), S.C.,July 4,1822.Democrat.Mayorof Charleston, S.C., 1855-57;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1857-60;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1860-62;Delegatefrom South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,1861-62;Representativefrom South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Died near Burnside,AscensionParish, La.,May 11,1899 (age76 years, 311days).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
| Andrew Beirne (1771-1845) — of Virginia. Born in Dangan, County Roscommon,Ireland,1771.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1807-08; served in the U.S. Army duringthe War of 1812;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1831-36;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1837-41 (1st District 1837-39, 3rdDistrict 1839-41).Slaveowner. Died in Gainesville,SumterCounty, Ala.,March16, 1845 (ageabout 73years).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
| Augustus Alexandria Chapman (1803-1876) — of Virginia. Born in Union,MonroeCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),March 9,1803.Member of Virginia state legislature, 1840;U.S.Representative from Virginia 12th District, 1843-47.Slaveowner. Died in Hinton,SummersCounty, W.Va.,June 7,1876 (age73 years, 90days).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
| Hugh Elmwood Caperton (1781-1847) — also known asHugh Caperton — of Virginia. Born inGreenbrierCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April17, 1781.Member of Virginia state legislature, 1810-18, 1826-30;U.S.Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1813-15.Slaveowner. Died near Union,MonroeCounty, W.Va.,February9, 1847 (age65 years, 298days).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
| James C. Shanklin (1884-1958) — also known asJim Shanklin — of Ronceverte,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.Born in Willow Bend,MonroeCounty, W.Va.,August6, 1884.Democrat. Manager ofhotelandmovietheaters;postmaster;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,1941-42; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWest Virginia,1944,1952.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Died in1958(ageabout73 years).Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
New ZionCemetery Waiteville, Monroe County, West Virginia
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