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Stone ChurchCemetery
Elm Grove, Ohio County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Lewis Steenrod (1810-1862) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia,1810.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1839-45 (19th District 1839-41,21st District 1841-43, 15th District 1843-45); member of Virginiastate legislature, 1850.Slaveowner. Died in1862(ageabout52 years).Interment at Stone Church Cemetery. | | James Paull (1818-1875) — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Ohio,July 6,1818.Democrat.Mayorof Wheeling, Va., 1855;judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1873-75; died in office1875.DiedMay 11,1875 (age56 years, 309days).Interment at Stone Church Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof George Paull and Elizabeth (Woods) Paull; married to Jane Ann Fryand Eliza Jane Ott. | | | | Epitaph: "He giveth his belovedsleep." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Daniel Cruger (1780-1843) — of Bath,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Sunbury,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,December22, 1780.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher;lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1813-16, 1826 (Allegany and Steuben counties1813-16, Steuben County 1826);Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1816; postmaster atBath,N.Y., 1815-17, 1821-22;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1817-19;SteubenCounty District Attorney, 1818-21.Slaveowner. Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, Va (now W.Va.),July 12,1843 (age62 years, 202days).Interment at Stone Church Cemetery.  | John Thomas Carter (1878-1946) — also known asJohn T. Carter — of Elm Grove,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born near Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,April24, 1878.Republican.Deputysheriff;banker;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1929-32;justice of the peace.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,December30, 1946 (age68 years, 250days).Interment at Stone Church Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur Emery Carter and Sara Alma (Hervey) Carter; married,February28, 1907, to Laura Hand; married to Sara MayDimmack. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
Short CreekMethodist Church Cemetery
West Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Milton McColloch (1874-1972) — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born inOhioCounty, W.Va.,June 29,1874.Republican.Farmer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1921-22,1925-30.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Order of theEastern Star.Died inOhioCounty, W.Va.,1972(ageabout98 years).Interment at Short Creek Methodist Church Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Abram Innskeep McColloch and Rebecca Jane (North) McColloch;married1896 toLillian M. Emsley. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
UnknownLocation
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Lee Spillers (b. 1901) — also known asC. Lee Spillers — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Russellville,PopeCounty, Ark.,August6, 1901.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1935-36; resigned 1936;OhioCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1937;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1947-51;candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1956.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Interment somewhere.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Henry Franklin Spillers and Lula (Shinn) Spillers; married,December2, 1933, to Elizabeth Reymann. |
Elm GroveCemetery
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
GreenwoodCemetery
1526 National Road
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lewis Baker (1832-1899) — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born inBelmontCounty, Ohio,November11, 1832.Democrat.Newspapereditor; member ofWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1871-72;Presidentof the West Virginia State Senate, 1872;West VirginiaDemocratic state chair, 1872-76; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from West Virginia, 1884-88;MinnesotaDemocratic state chair, 1892; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Minnesota,1892(member,ResolutionsCommittee); U.S. Minister toCosta Rica, 1893-97;Salvador, 1893-97;Nicaragua, 1893-97.Died, fromperniciousanemia, inWashington,D.C.,April30, 1899 (age66 years, 170days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Alexander Hillyard Caldwell (1774-1839) — also known asAlexander Caldwell — of Westville,JeffersonCounty, Pa.; Wheeling,OhioCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born in New Jersey,November1, 1774.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1825-39;died in office 1839.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, Va (now W.Va.),April 1,1839 (age64 years, 151days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Carl George Bachmann (1890-1980) — also known asCarl G. Bachmann — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,May 14,1890.Republican.Lawyer;OhioCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1925-33;defeated, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1932(alternate),1936,1944,1948,1952,1956(delegation chair);chair ofOhio County Republican Party, 1940; candidate forU.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1940;mayorof Wheeling, W.Va., 1947-51; member ofWest VirginiaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1949-51.Presbyterian.Member,Elks.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,January22, 1980 (age89 years, 253days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Benjamin Stanton (1809-1872) — ofLoganCounty, Ohio.Born in Mt. Pleasant,JeffersonCounty, Ohio,June 4,1809.Republican. Member ofOhiostate senate, 1841-43;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Logan County,1850-51;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1851-53, 1855-61 (4th District 1851-53,8th District 1855-61);LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1862-64; Republican Presidential Elector forWest Virginia,1868(voted forUlyssesS. Grant andSchuylerColfax).Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,June 2,1872 (age62 years, 364days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Aquilla Bolton Caldwell (1814-1893) — also known asAquilla B. Caldwell — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born inOhioCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),February11, 1814.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, 1861-62;WestVirginia state attorney general, 1863-64, 1869-70.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,June 18,1893 (age79 years, 127days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | John Overton Pendleton (1851-1916) — also known asJohn O. Pendleton — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wellsburg,BrookeCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),July 4,1851.Democrat. Candidate forWestVirginia state senate, 1886;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1889-90, 1891-95;defeated, 1895.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,December24, 1916 (age65 years, 173days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Alfred Caldwell Jr. (1847-1925) — Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),July 14,1847.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1875-77;WestVirginia state attorney general, 1885-93.Presbyterian.Member,Elks.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,March11, 1925 (age77 years, 240days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Chester Dorman Hubbard (1814-1891) — also known asChester D. Hubbard — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Hamden,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November25, 1814.Republican. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1852-53;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Ohio County, 1861; memberofWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1863-64;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1865-69; delegateto Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1880.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,August23, 1891 (age76 years, 271days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | William Pallister Hubbard (1843-1921) — also known asWilliam P. Hubbard — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),December24, 1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1881-82; candidate forWestVirginia state attorney general, 1888;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1907-11;defeated, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1912.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,December5, 1921 (age77 years, 346days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Robert White (1833-1915) — of Romney,HampshireCounty, W.Va.; Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Romney,HampshireCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),February7, 1833.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;WestVirginia state attorney general, 1877-81; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1885, 1891.Presbyterian.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,December12, 1915 (age82 years, 308days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | John Richard Adams (1895-1975) — also known asJack R. Adams — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,August10, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36,1941-42, 1955-56, 1965-66; resigned 1936; defeated, 1942, 1956, 1960,1966; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate forWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1946;mayorof Wheeling, W.Va., 1955-59.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;FarmBureau;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in November,1975(age80years, 0 days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Effie Russell (Updegraff) Adams and Archibald Lynn 'Archie' Adams;married,April18, 1928, to Helen McCoid; married to FrancesGrant. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Jesse Aaron Bloch (1879-1951) — also known asJesse A. Bloch — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,November2, 1879.Republican. Vice-president, Bloch BrothersTobaccoCo.; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1913-16;member ofWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1919-22; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1944,1948.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,January17, 1951 (age71 years, 76days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Simon Bloch and Bertha (Prager) Bloch; married1905 to JessieThornton Moffat. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1919 |
| | | James Ballentyne Taney (1839-1915) — also known asJames B. Taney — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,December11, 1839.Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War;newspapereditor; U.S. Consul inBelfast, 1893-96.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,May 20,1915 (age75 years, 160days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.  | George F. Beneke (1914-2001) — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,January9, 1914.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1947-56,1967-68, 1971-74; defeated, 1940; resigned 1974;chair ofOhio County Republican Party, 1961-63.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters;Elks;Moose;LambdaChi Alpha;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion.DiedSeptember11, 2001 (age87 years, 245days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Joseph Henry Pendleton (1827-1881) — also known asJoseph H. Pendleton — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born inLouisaCounty, Va.,January16, 1827.Delegateto Virginia secession convention from Ohio County, 1861; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1863-65; major in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,February2, 1881 (age54 years, 17days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Winston Pendleton and Elizabeth Hawse (Goodwin) Pendleton;married to Margaret Campbell Ewing; father ofJohnOverton Pendleton; grandnephew ofJohnPendleton Jr.; great-grandnephew ofEdmundPendleton; first cousin once removed ofWilliamBarret Pendleton andBickertonLyle Winston; first cousin twice removed ofNathanielPendleton; first cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeMadison; second cousin once removed ofPhilipClayton Pendleton,EdmundHenry Pendleton andNathanaelGreene Pendleton; second cousin twice removed ofJohnPenn,JamesMadison andWilliamTaylor Madison; third cousin ofHenryGaines Johnson,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,PhilipColeman Pendleton andGeorgeHunt Pendleton; third cousin once removed ofZacharyTaylor,FrancisKey Pendleton andCharlesRittenhouse Pendleton; third cousin twice removed ofClementF. Dorsey andSidneyFletcher Taliaferro; fourth cousin ofColebyChew; fourth cousin once removed ofWilliamByrd III,AndrewDorsey,GeorgeCassety Pendleton,JamesBenjamin Garnett,WilliamNelson Brown,HubbardT. Smith,CharlesM. Pendleton,JohnHolmes Overton andDanielMicajah Pendleton. | | | | Political families:Pendleton#1 family of Maryland;Pendleton#3 family of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Ulrich (1871-1943) — also known asHonus Ulrich — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Sharon,MercerCounty, Pa.,June 14,1871.Republican.Steelworker;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1927-32;defeated, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom West Virginia,1932.Member,UnitedSteelworkers of America.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,May 20,1943 (age71 years, 340days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Malcolm Taney Brice (1876-1971) — also known asMalcolm T. Brice — of Woodsdale (now part of Wheeling),OhioCounty, W.Va.; Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,December28, 1876.Democrat. U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inBelfast, 1895-99;newspapereditor and publisher; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1937-38.Episcopalian.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,April27, 1971 (age94 years, 120days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Eleanor Steber (1914-1990) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,July 17,1914.Democrat.Operasinger;performed, Democratic National Convention, 1944.Female.Presbyterian.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in the AttleboroNursingHome, Langhorne,BucksCounty, Pa.,October3, 1990 (age76 years, 78days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
Mt. CalvaryCemetery
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Andrew Charles Schiffler (1889-1970) — also known asA. C. Schiffler — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,August10, 1889.Republican.Lawyer;OhioCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-33;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45;defeated, 1940, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from West Virginia,1952.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Eagles.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,March27, 1970 (age80 years, 229days).Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. | | John Joseph Mathison (1892-1973) — also known asJohn J. Mathison — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in West Virginia,March18, 1892.Democrat.Mayorof Wheeling, W.Va., 1938-43; postmaster atWheeling,W.Va., 1944-62.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,March10, 1973 (age80 years, 357days).Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  | John William Cummins (1881-1965) — also known asJ. William Cummins — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,July 24,1881.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1927-32,1939-40; defeated, 1940.Member,Elks;AmericanLegion;PhiKappa Sigma.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,December27, 1965 (age84 years, 156days).Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John William Cummins (1849-1931) and Annie (Campbell) Cummins;married1912 to JeanWelty. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
Mt. WoodCemetery
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Owen Edwards (1810-1876) — of Ohio. Born in Williamsburg,WayneCounty, Ind.,March29, 1810.U.S.Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1847-49.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,February5, 1876 (age65 years, 313days).Interment at Mt. Wood Cemetery.
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