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Upshur County
West Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Upshur County

William Smithe O'Brien (1862-1948) — also known asWilliam S. O'Brien — of Buckhannon,UpshurCounty, W.Va.Born in Audra,BarbourCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),January8, 1862.Democrat.Schoolteacher;newspapereditor;lawyer;circuit judge in West Virginia for the 12th Judicial Circuit,1913-20;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1927-29;defeated, 1928;secretaryof state of West Virginia, 1933-48; died in office 1948.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias;American BarAssociation.Died in Buckhannon,UpshurCounty, W.Va.,August10, 1948 (age86 years, 215days).Interment at Heavner Cemetery.

Index to Locations

BuckhannonHeavner Cemetery

BuckhannonOld Baptist Cemetery

HeavnerCemetery
Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia

Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth (1819-1892) — also known asDaniel D. T. Farnsworth — of Buckhannon,UpshurCounty, W.Va.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1819.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state senate 6th District, 1863-65, 1867-70;Presidentof the West Virginia State Senate, 1869-70; delegate toRepublican National Convention from West Virginia,1868,1872;Governorof West Virginia, 1869.Died in Buckhannon,UpshurCounty, W.Va.,December5, 1892 (age72 years, 348days).Interment at Heavner Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Presumably namedfor:DanielD. Tompkins
		Relatives: Son of Abigail (Wilcox)Farnsworth and James Stout Farnsworth; married,November30, 1841, to Ann M. Gibson; married,November15, 1853, to Mary Theresa Ireland; first cousin once removed ofFloydForney Farnsworth.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial

	Relatives: Sonof Col. Emmet J. O'Brien and Martha Ann (Hall) O'Brien; married,October14, 1896, to Emma White; father ofDanielPitt O'Brien.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Homer Roy Waugh (1879-1945) — also known asH. Roy Waugh — of Buckhannon,UpshurCounty, W.Va.Born inUpshurCounty, W.Va.,January4, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;UpshurCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Upshur County, 1909-10;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1910-14;circuit judge in West Virginia, 1921-28; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from West Virginia,1936;candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1938, 1940.Methodist.Member,SigmaChi;Freemasons.Died in1945(ageabout66 years).Original interment atOld Baptist Cemetery;reinterment in 1979 at Heavner Cemetery.

Relatives: Sonof Homer M. Waugh and Malissa (Jane) Waugh; married,October17, 1905, to Eliza P. Newlon.

George Robert Latham (1832-1917) — of West Virginia. Born near Haymarket,PrinceWilliam County, Va.,March 9,1832.Republican.U.S.Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1865-67.DiedDecember16, 1917 (age85 years, 282days).Interment at Heavner Cemetery.

Gohen Clarke Arnold (1885-1939) — also known asGohen C. Arnold — of Buckhannon,UpshurCounty, W.Va.Born inUpshurCounty, W.Va.,January5, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 13th District, 1917-24;Presidentof the West Virginia State Senate, 1921.Died in1939(ageabout54 years).Interment at Heavner Cemetery.

	See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1919

James Douglas Hinkle Jr. (1922-1986) — also known asJ. D. Hinkle, Jr. — of Buckhannon,UpshurCounty, W.Va.Born in Buckhannon,UpshurCounty, W.Va.,July 8,1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;merchant;oil and gasjobber;bankdirector; mayor of Buckhannon, W.Va.;mayorof Buckhannon, W.Va., 1965-67; member ofWestVirginia state senate 15th District, 1970, 1973-80; appointed1970; defeated, 1970, 1980; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from West Virginia,1984;Republican Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1984.Methodist.Member,UnitedCommercial Travelers;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Elks;Lions;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Died in Buckhannon,UpshurCounty, W.Va.,September22, 1986 (age64 years, 76days).Interment at Heavner Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James Douglas Hinkle and Byrd Savilla (Ashworth) Hinkle; married,July8, 1947, to Maxine Nellie Fleming.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Leonard Weaver Deeds (1880-1953) — also known asL. W. Deeds — of Buckhannon,UpshurCounty, W.Va.Born in Sutton,BraxtonCounty, W.Va.,December14, 1880.Democrat.Physician;candidate forWestVirginia state senate 13th District, 1934;chair ofUpshur County Democratic Party, 1940-46.Died in Buckhannon,UpshurCounty, W.Va.,November2, 1953 (age72 years, 323days).Interment at Heavner Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Milton Deeds and Mary Jane (Hellems) Deeds; married,February22, 1912, to Nannie Gladys 'Nan' Sparks.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Old BaptistCemetery
Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia

Homer Roy Waugh (1879-1945) — also known asH. Roy Waugh — of Buckhannon,UpshurCounty, W.Va.Born inUpshurCounty, W.Va.,January4, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;UpshurCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Upshur County, 1909-10;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1910-14;circuit judge in West Virginia, 1921-28; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from West Virginia,1936;candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1938, 1940.Methodist.Member,SigmaChi;Freemasons.Died in1945(ageabout66 years).Original interment at Old Baptist Cemetery; reinterment in 1979 atHeavner Cemetery.

Politicians formerlyburied here:

Relatives: Sonof Homer M. Waugh and Malissa (Jane) Waugh; married,October17, 1905, to Eliza P. Newlon.

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