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Putnam County
West Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Putnam County

Index to Locations Walnut Grove Cemetery HurricaneHurricane Cemetery Red HouseGrandview Cemetery Red HouseNew Antioch Cemetery WinfieldWinfield Cemetery Walnut GroveCemetery Putnam County, West Virginia George William Summers (1804-1868) — also known asGeorge W. Summers — ofKanawhaCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born in Virginia,1804.Lawyer;member of Virginia state legislature, 1840;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1841-45 (19th District 1841-43,14th District 1843-45);delegateto Virginia secession convention from Kanawha County, 1861.Slaveowner. Died in1868(ageabout64 years).Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives:Married,February7, 1843, to Amacetta Laidley (daughter ofJohnOsborn Laidley; sister ofWilliamSidney Laidley; aunt ofJohnB. Laidley).   Political family:Laidleyfamily of Cabell County, West Virginia.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

James Taliaferro Garrett (1865-1962) — also known asJ. T. Garrett — of Hurricane,PutnamCounty, W.Va.Born inPutnamCounty, W.Va.,October9, 1865.Schoolteacher;insurancebusiness; member ofWestVirginia state senate 5th District, 1933-36.Baptist.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,May 24,1962 (age96 years, 227days).Cremated;ashes interred at Hurricane Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John H. Garrett and Martha (Hill) Garrett; married,February26, 1896, to Emma Ottale Dudding.
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Romulus Lee Matthews (1870-1954) — also known asR. L. Matthews — of Montgomery,FayetteCounty, W.Va.Born in Buffalo,PutnamCounty, W.Va.,September28, 1870.Democrat.Schoolteacher;pharmacist;banker;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1929-34,1937-42, 1945-50; candidate forWestVirginia state senate 9th District, 1934.Protestant.Member,Freemasons.Died in Montgomery,FayetteCounty, W.Va.,December16, 1954 (age84 years, 79days).Interment at Grandview Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Levi Walter Matthews and Prudence Abigail (Williams)Matthews.
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		Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929

Robert Lawrence Gibson (1895-1966) — also known asRobert L. Gibson — of Bancroft,PutnamCounty, W.Va.Born inKanawhaCounty, W.Va.,June 13,1895.Democrat.Merchant;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Putnam County, 1931-32,1941-42; defeated, 1928.Churchof God. Member,Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows.Died in Bancroft,PutnamCounty, W.Va.,December18, 1966 (age71 years, 188days).Interment at New Antioch Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Richard Gibson and Mary Jane (Landers) Gibson; married,December26, 1914, to Fern Shank.
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William Gray Barnhart (1880-1921) — also known asWilliam G. Barnhart — of Winfield,PutnamCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born near Buffalo,PutnamCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April15, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Putnam County, 1903-04;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1913-17.Died, fromsepticemia,in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,December24, 1921 (age41 years, 253days).Interment at Winfield Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Lewis Barnhart and Isabel (Hartley) Barnhart; married,January1, 1908, to Frances Ellen Goodwin.
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