The Political Graveyard: Sussex County, Del. (original) (raw)

Index to Locations

Private or family graveyards
Sussex County, Delaware
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| | John Collins (1776-1822) — of Delaware. Born March 1, 1776.Governor of Delaware, 1821-22; died in office 1822. Died April 16, 1822 (age 46 years, 46 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard. |
| | Thomas Cooper (1764-1829) — of Delaware. Born in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Del., 1764.Lawyer; member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1803-08; member of Delaware state senate, 1808; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1813-17. Died in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., 1829(age about 65 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard. |
| | John Mitchell Houston (1832-1893) — also known as John M. Houston — Born in Sussex County, Del., April 26, 1832.Delaware state treasurer, 1883-87. Died in Sussex County, Del., December 25, 1893 (age 61 years, 243 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard. |

Conleys Chapel Cemetery
Angola, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | Joseph W. Prettyman (1917-1995) — of Lewes, Sussex County, Del. Born in Delaware, August 7, 1917.Grain farmer; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District, 1953-54.Methodist. Died, in Lee Memorial Health Park medical center, Fort Myers, Lee County, Fla., April 9, 1995 (age 77 years, 245 days). Interment at Conleys Chapel Cemetery. |

Bridgeville Cemetery
Bridgeville, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | William Cannon (1809-1865) — of Bridgeville, Sussex County, Del. Born near Bridgeville, Sussex County, Del., March 15, 1809.Delaware state treasurer, 1851-55; Governor of Delaware, 1863-65; died in office 1865.Methodist. Became ill helping to put out a fire, and subsequently died, in Bridgeville, Sussex County, Del., March 1, 1865 (age 55 years, 351 days). Interment at Bridgeville Cemetery. |
| | Simeon Selby Pennewill (1867-1935) — also known as Simeon S. Pennewill — of Greenwood, Sussex County, Del.; Dover, Kent County, Del. Born near Greenwood, Sussex County, Del., July 23, 1867. Republican. Farmer; member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County 1st District, 1899-1906; Governor of Delaware, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1912,1916,1920(member, Credentials Committee).Methodistor Presbyterian. Died in Dover, Kent County, Del., September 9, 1935 (age 68 years, 48 days). Interment at Bridgeville Cemetery. |
| | Harry West Viven (1854-1944) — also known as Harry W. Viven — of Bridgeville, Sussex County, Del. Born May 14, 1854. Republican. Member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County 1st District, 1923-26; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1924(member, Credentials Committee). Died January 14, 1944 (age 89 years, 245 days). Interment at Bridgeville Cemetery. |
| | Ralph M. Collison (1908-1975) — of Bridgeville, Sussex County, Del. Born May 2, 1908. Democrat. Fertilizer dealer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District, 1949-50.Episcopalian. Died in Bridgeville, Sussex County, Del., February 8, 1975 (age 66 years, 282 days). Interment at Bridgeville Cemetery. |

Unknown Location
Cedar Creek, Sussex County, Delaware

Blackwater Church Cemetery
highway DE 54
Near Clarksville, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | James Miller Tunnell (1879-1957) — also known as James M. Tunnell — of Georgetown, Sussex County, Del. Born in Clarksville, Sussex County, Del., August 2, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1916(member, Credentials Committee), 1940,1944(member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1948,1952(member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1956;Delaware Democratic state chair, 1929-30; member of Democratic National Committee from Delaware, 1937-47; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1941-47; defeated, 1924, 1946. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 14, 1957 (age 78 years, 104 days). Interment at Blackwater Church Cemetery. |

Concord Church Cemetery
Concord, Sussex County, Delaware

Prince Georges Churchyard
highway DE 26
Near Dagsboro, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | William Hill Wells (1769-1829) — of Delaware. Born in Burlington, Burlington County, N.J., January 7, 1769.Lawyer; member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1795-99, 1811-12; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1799-1804, 1813-17; member of Delaware state senate, 1819. Slaveowner. Died near Dagsboro, Sussex County, Del., March 11, 1829 (age 60 years, 63 days). Interment at Prince Georges Churchyard. |
| | Curtis Washington Steen (1908-1977) — also known as Curtis W. Steen — of Dagsboro, Sussex County, Del. Born in Dagsboro, Sussex County, Del., December 3, 1908. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1948(alternate), 1956,1960; member of Delaware state senate, 1951-68 (Sussex County 3rd District 1951-64, 17th District 1965-68); defeated, 1970. Died December 8, 1977 (age 69 years, 5 days). Interment at Prince Georges Churchyard. |

Old Cemetery of St. George's Chapel
Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware

St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard
Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | Charles Clark Stockley (1819-1901) — also known as Charles C. Stockley — of near Georgetown, Sussex County, Del. Born near Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., November 6, 1819. Democrat. Farmer; Governor of Delaware, 1883-87; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Delaware, 1896.Methodist. Died in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., April 20, 1901 (age 81 years, 165 days). Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard. |
| | Caleb Rodney Layton (1851-1930) — also known as Caleb R. Layton — of Georgetown, Sussex County, Del. Born near Frankford, Sussex County, Del., September 8, 1851. Republican. Secretary of state of Delaware, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1904(member, Resolutions Committee); U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1919-23; defeated, 1922. Died in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., November 11, 1930 (age 79 years, 64 days). Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard. |
| | Hiram Rodney Burton (1841-1927) — also known as Hiram R. Burton — of Lewes, Sussex County, Del. Born in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., November 13, 1841. Republican. Dry goods merchant; physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1884(alternate), 1900,1908; candidate for Delaware state senate, 1898; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1905-09. Died in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., June 17, 1927 (age 85 years, 216 days). Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard. |
| | John Moore Richardson (1858-1930) — also known as John M. Richardson — of Delaware. Born in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., February 10, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1928.Episcopalian. Died in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., August 4, 1930 (age 72 years, 175 days). Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard. |
| | Charles Henry Richards (1827-1899) — also known as Charles H. Richards — of Georgetown, Sussex County, Del. Born in Sussex County, Del., November 22, 1827. Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1876(member, Credentials Committee). Died in Delaware, January 10, 1899 (age 71 years, 49 days). Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard. |

Union Cemetery
Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | Wilbur Louis Adams (1884-1937) — also known as Wilbur L. Adams — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del.; Georgetown, Sussex County, Del. Born in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., October 23, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Delaware state attorney general, 1924; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1933-35; candidate for U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1934. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Freemasons. Died in Beebe Hospital, Lewes, Sussex County, Del., December 4, 1937 (age 53 years, 42 days). Interment at Union Cemetery. |
| | Howard Wellington Bramhall (1895-1962) — of Georgetown, Sussex County, Del. Born in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., November 18, 1895.Lawyer;justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1954-57.Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., July 7, 1962 (age 66 years, 231 days). Interment at Union Cemetery. |
| | George Short Williams (1877-1961) — also known as George S. Williams — of Millsboro, Sussex County, Del. Born in Ocean View, Sussex County, Del., October 21, 1877. Republican. Delaware state treasurer, 1929-33; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1939-41; defeated, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1940(member, Credentials Committee). Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Millsboro, Sussex County, Del., November 22, 1961 (age 84 years, 32 days). Interment at Union Cemetery. |
| | Albert Fawcett Polk (1869-1955) — of Delaware. Born in Frederica, Kent County, Del., October 11, 1869. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1917-19. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., February 14, 1955 (age 85 years, 126 days). Interment at Union Cemetery. |
| | Charles Fleming Richards (1846-1905) — also known as Charles F. Richards — of Georgetown, Sussex County, Del. Born in Delaware, 1846. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1872(delegation secretary). Died in 1905(age about 59 years). Interment at Union Cemetery. |
| | Eli P. Pepper (1848-1939) — of Sussex County, Del. Born September 25, 1848. Democrat. Farmer; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 9th District, 1901-02. Died, in Beebe Hospital, Lewes, Sussex County, Del., November 20, 1939 (age 91 years, 56 days). Interment at Union Cemetery. |
| | Nutter David Marvel, Sr. (1902-1988) — also known as Nutter D. Marvel — of Georgetown, Sussex County, Del. Born in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., June 30, 1902. Democrat. Oil supply business; owner of gas stations; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 9th District, 1949-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960; member, Delaware Public Service Commission, 1961-73.Methodist. Member, Rotary;Freemasons;Tall Cedars of Lebanon; Shriners. Famed for his collection of horsedrawn carriages, which participated in parades and were displayed in his private museum. Died, following a stroke, in Beebe Hospital, Lewes, Sussex County, Del., July 22, 1988 (age 86 years, 22 days). Interment at Union Cemetery. |

St. Johnstown Cemetery
Greenwood, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | Earle Dukes Willey (1889-1950) — also known as Earle D. Willey — of Dover, Kent County, Del. Born in Delaware, 1889. Republican. Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, 1940; secretary of state of Delaware, 1941-42; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1943-45; defeated, 1944; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1944. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in 1950(age about 61 years). Interment at St. Johnstown Cemetery. | |
| Ralph E. Willey | Ralph Emory Willey (1888-1951) — also known as Ralph E. Willey — of Greenwood, Sussex County, Del. Born in Greenwood, Sussex County, Del., December 21, 1888. Democrat. Merchant;insurance business; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District, 1937-38. Member, Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford, Sussex County, Del., July 20, 1951 (age 62 years, 211 days). Interment at St. Johnstown Cemetery. |
| | John Henry Annett (1903-1976) — also known as John Annett — of Staytonville, Sussex County, Del. Born December 15, 1903. Republican. Merchant;school and charter bus contractor; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District, 1961-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1972. Member, Rotary;Farm Bureau. Suffered a heart attack, and was dead on arrival at Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford, Sussex County, Del., August 26, 1976 (age 72 years, 255 days). Interment at St. Johnstown Cemetery. | |

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Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert (1833-1880) — Born in 1833. U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1869. Died in 1880(age about 47 years). Interment somewhere. |

Laurel Hill Cemetery
Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | Joshua Hopkins Marvil (1825-1895) — of Laurel, Sussex County, Del. Born near Laurel, Sussex County, Del., September 3, 1825.Governor of Delaware, 1895; died in office 1895.Methodist.Englishand Frenchancestry. Died, from heart disease and erysipelas, in Laurel, Sussex County, Del., April 8, 1895 (age 69 years, 217 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery. |

Odd Fellows Cemetery
Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | Howard Hamilton Dickerson (1884-1966) — also known as Howard H. Dickerson — of Laurel, Sussex County, Del. Born in 1884. Democrat. Member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 5th District, 1925-26; member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County 3rd District, 1947-50; Delaware state treasurer, 1955-56.Methodist. Member, Rotary;Odd Fellows; Freemasons;Grange. Suffered a heart attack, and died soon after, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford, Sussex County, Del., October 20, 1966 (age about 82 years). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. |
| | Manford Latimer Hudson (1924-2012) — also known as Manford L. Hudson — of Sussex County, Del. Born in Frankford, Sussex County, Del., April 14, 1924. Republican. Farmer; candidate for Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 4th District, 1950.Church of Christ. Died, in Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md., September 23, 2012 (age 88 years, 162 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. |

Old Methodist Cemetery
Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware

Broad Creek Episcopal Graveyard
Near Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | Nathaniel Mitchell (1753-1814) — of Delaware. Born near Laurel, Sussex County, Del., 1753. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1787-88; Governor of Delaware, 1805-08; member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1808; member of Delaware state senate, 1810-12. Died in Laurel, Sussex County, Del., February 21, 1814 (age about 60 years). Interment at Broad Creek Episcopal Graveyard. |

Bethel Methodist Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | Eugene Donald Bookhammer (1918-2013) — also known as Eugene D. Bookhammer — of Lewes, Sussex County, Del. Born in Lingo Landing, Sussex County, Del., June 14, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lumber mill business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1952,1956,1960(alternate); member of Delaware state senate, 1963-68 (Sussex County 5th District 1963-64, 18th District 1965-68); Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, 1969-77. Member, Lions; Freemasons;Shriners. Died in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., February 23, 2013 (age 94 years, 254 days). Interment at Bethel Methodist Cemetery. |
| | H. Edward Maull Sr. (1914-1982) — of Lewes, Sussex County, Del. Born January 3, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1968. Member, Freemasons. Died March 26, 1982 (age 68 years, 82 days). Interment at Bethel Methodist Cemetery. Relatives: Son of Harry Marriner Maull and Lida Emerson (Burton) Maull; married to Irene Turner; second great-grandnephew of Joseph Maull; second cousin of Harold Vincent Maull; second cousin twice removed of Charles Henry Maull and Franklin Charles Maull; third cousin once removed of James Miller Tunnell (1879-1957) and George Clifton Maull; fourth cousin of James Miller Tunnell (1910-1986). Political family: Maull family of Lewes, Delaware (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). Epitaph: "I've had a wonderful life." See also Find-A-Grave memorial |

Presbyterian Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | Robert Griffith Houston (1867-1946) — also known as Robert G. Houston — of Georgetown, Sussex County, Del. Born in Milton, Sussex County, Del., October 13, 1867. Republican. Candidate for Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County, 1892; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1925-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1928(member, Resolutions Committee); Independent Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1936. Died in a hospitalat Lewes, Sussex County, Del., January 29, 1946 (age 78 years, 108 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery. |
| | John Wallace Houston (1814-1896) — also known as John W. Houston — of Georgetown, Sussex County, Del. Born in Concord, Sussex County, Del., May 4, 1814.Secretary of state of Delaware, 1841-45; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1845-51; state court judge in Delaware, 1855. Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., April 26, 1896 (age 81 years, 358 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery. |

Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | David Hall (1752-1817) — of Delaware. Born January 4, 1752.Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Governor of Delaware, 1802-05; common pleas court judge in Delaware, 1813-17. Died September 18, 1817 (age 65 years, 257 days). Interment at Presbyterian Church Cemetery. |
| | Ebe Walter Tunnell (1844-1917) — also known as E. W. Tunnell — of Lewes, Sussex County, Del. Born in Clarksville, Sussex County, Del., December 31, 1844. Democrat. Druggist; hardware merchant; banker; member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1871; Governor of Delaware, 1897-1901; defeated, 1894.Presbyterian. Died in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., December 13, 1917 (age 72 years, 347 days). Interment at Presbyterian Church Cemetery. |

Presbyterian Churchyard
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | Elisha Dickerson Cullen (1799-1862) — of Delaware. Born in Millsboro, Sussex County, Del., April 23, 1799.U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1855-57. Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., February 8, 1862 (age 62 years, 291 days). Interment at Presbyterian Churchyard. |

St. Peter's Churchyard
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | Daniel Rodney (1764-1846) — of Delaware. Born in Delaware, September 10, 1764.Governor of Delaware, 1814-17; received 4 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1820;U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1822-23; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1826-27. Slaveowner. Died September 2, 1846 (age 81 years, 357 days). Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard. |
| | Samuel Paynter (1768-1845) — of Delaware. Born in Sussex County, Del., August 24, 1768. Member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County, 1807-08; Delaware state treasurer, 1813-18; Governor of Delaware, 1824-27.Episcopalian. Died in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., October 2, 1845 (age 77 years, 39 days). Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard. |
| | Joseph Maull (1781-1846) — of Delaware. Born in Sussex County, Del., September 6, 1781. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; physician;Governor of Delaware, 1846; died in office 1846.Episcopalian. Died in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., May 3, 1846 (age 64 years, 239 days). Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard. |
| | Caleb Rodney (1767-1840) — of Lewes, Sussex County, Del. Born in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., April 29, 1767.Merchant; member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County, 1806-08; Governor of Delaware, 1822-23. Died in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., April 29, 1840 (age 73 years, 0 days). Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard. |
| | Franklin Charles Maull (1844-1912) — also known as Franklin C. Maull — of Lewes, Sussex County, Del. Born in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., March 15, 1844.Merchant; member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County 5th District, 1899-1902. Died in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., December 5, 1912 (age 68 years, 265 days). Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard. |
| | George Clifton Maull (1888-1953) — also known as G. Clifton Maull — of Lewes, Sussex County, Del. Born in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., December 27, 1888. Republican. Member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County 5th District, 1931-34; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1932,1948; candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware. Died May 20, 1953 (age 64 years, 144 days). Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard. |
| | Henry Virden Lyons (1866-1945) — also known as Harry V. Lyons — of Lewes, Sussex County, Del. Born in Sussex County, Del., April 9, 1866. Republican. Member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 10th District, 1905-06, 1935-36; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1912(alternate), 1916(alternate), 1924(member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware. Died October 29, 1945 (age 79 years, 203 days). Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard. |
| | Charles Henry Maull (1842-1925) — also known as Charles H. Maull — of Lewes, Sussex County, Del. Born in Delaware, April 16, 1842. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1888; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County, 1889-90. Died, from chronic cardiac disease, in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., December 13, 1925 (age 83 years, 241 days). Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard. |

Cool Spring Presbyterian Churchyard
State Route 247
Near Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware

Millsboro Cemetery
Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware
See also Findagrave page for this location.
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| | John James Williams (1904-1988) — also known as John J. Williams — of Millsboro, Sussex County, Del. Born near Frankford, Sussex County, Del., May 17, 1904. Republican. Feed business; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1947-70; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1948,1956.Methodist. Member, Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary. Died in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., January 11, 1988 (age 83 years, 239 days). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery. |
| | Henry Aydelotte Houston (1847-1925) — also known as Henry A. Houston — of Millsboro, Sussex County, Del. Born in Dagsboro, Sussex County, Del., July 10, 1847. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1903-05. Died in Milford, Sussex County, Del., April 5, 1925 (age 77 years, 269 days). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery. |
| | John Alvin Lingo (1843-1900) — also known as John A. Lingo — of Millsboro, Sussex County, Del. Born in Sussex County, Del., June 11, 1843.Farmer;merchant; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County, 1889-90; Delaware state auditor, 1899-1900; died in office 1900. Died in Millsboro, Sussex County, Del., January 26, 1900 (age 56 years, 229 days). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery. |
| | Harvey Harrison Lawson (1890-1975) — also known as Harvey H. Lawson — of Millsboro, Sussex County, Del. Born in Millsboro, Sussex County, Del., May 10, 1890. Republican. Carpenter; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District, 1943-44, 1949-52; member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County 4th District, 1945-48; candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware. Died, following a heart attack, in Beebe Hospital, Millsboro, Sussex County, Del., March 17, 1975 (age 84 years, 311 days). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery. |
| | Charles Bell Houston (1845-1907) — also known as Charles B. Houston — of Millsboro, Sussex County, Del. Born in Sussex County, Del., December 30, 1845. Democrat. Lumber business; bank director; director, Delaware, Maryland & Virginia Railroad; member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County, 1891-94. Died, from a kidney ailment, in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., June 25, 1907 (age 61 years, 177 days). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery. |
| | Archibald B. Lingo (1871-1912) — also known as Archie B. Lingo — of Sussex County, Del. Born March 6, 1871. Republican. Merchant;postmaster; member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County 4th District, 1905-08. Killed by accidental gunshot, in Trinity, Sussex County, Del., July 13, 1912 (age 41 years, 129 days). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery. |
| | Rufus D. Lingo Jr. (1867-1923) — of Sussex County, Del. Born in Delaware, June 2, 1867. Republican. Poultry farmer; lumber and timber business; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 6th District, 1903-06; bank director. Died, from interstitial nephritis, in Dagsboro, Sussex County, Del., May 11, 1923 (age 55 years, 343 days). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery. |
| | John Alvin Lingo Jr. (1873-1925) — also known as John A. Lingo — of Rehoboth, Sussex County, Del. Born in 1873. Republican. Merchant; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 10th District, 1925; died in office 1925.Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Accidentally swallowed poisonousLysol disinfectant, and died en route to a hospital, in his doctor'scar, near Lewes, Sussex County, Del., December 14, 1925 (age about 52 years). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery. |
| | Asher H. Lingo (1866-1938) — of Sussex County, Del. Born in Delaware, May, 1866.Grocer; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District, 1913-14. Died in Delaware, 1938(age about 72 years). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery. |
| | Charles Dale Lingo (1884-1949) — also known as Charles D. Lingo — Born in Millsboro, Sussex County, Del., June 16, 1884. Member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 6th District, 1915-16. Died in Millsboro, Sussex County, Del., March 24, 1949 (age 64 years, 281 days). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery. |
| | Fred J. Brittingham (1894-1962) — of Millsboro, Sussex County, Del.; Gumboro, Sussex County, Del. Born in Sussex County, Del., July 26, 1894. Democrat. Feed dealer; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 6th District, 1951-52.Methodist. Died, in Maple Grove Convalescent Home, Millsboro, Sussex County, Del., February 5, 1962 (age 67 years, 194 days). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery. |
| | Carlton Leroy Lingo (1894-1980) — also known as Carlton L. Lingo — of Sussex County, Del. Born in Sussex County, Del., January 31, 1894. Member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District, 1929-32. Died in Millsboro, Sussex County, Del., January 25, 1980 (age 85 years, 359 days). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery. |

Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
Milton, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | David Hazzard (1781-1864) — of Milton, Sussex County, Del. Born May 18, 1781. Whig. Governor of Delaware, 1830-33; delegate to Whig National Convention from Delaware, 1839 (Convention Vice-President). Died July 18, 1864 (age 83 years, 61 days). Interment at Methodist Episcopal Cemetery. |
| | James Ponder (1819-1897) — of Milton, Sussex County, Del. Born near Milton, Sussex County, Del., October 31, 1819. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1868;Governor of Delaware, 1871-75.Methodist. Died in Milton, Sussex County, Del., November 5, 1897 (age 78 years, 5 days). Interment at Methodist Episcopal Cemetery. |

Mariners Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery
Ocean View, Sussex County, Delaware
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| David W. Steele | David Wilmer Steele (1899-1940) — also known as David W. Steele — of Ocean View, Sussex County, Del. Born in Sussex County, Del., 1899. Republican. Poultry raiser; banker; member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County 4th District, 1937-40; died in office 1940.Methodist. Member, Freemasons;Shriners;Tall Cedars of Lebanon. While fishingoff the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, he and his wife were killed in an explosion and fire aboard their cruiser, the Lure, in the North Atlantic Ocean, October 7, 1940 (age about 41 years). Interment at Mariners Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery. |

Old Ebenezer Church M.E. Cemetery
Savannah Road
Quakertown, Sussex County, Delaware
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Roxana Cemetery
Roxana, Sussex County, Delaware

Odd Fellows Cemetery
Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | William Franklin Allen (1883-1946) — also known as William F. Allen; "Lovebird Allen" — of Seaford, Sussex County, Del. Born in Bridgeville, Sussex County, Del., January 19, 1883. Democrat. Telegrapher;railway station agent; fruit and produce dealer; real estate business; oil business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1920; member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County 2nd District, 1925-28; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1937-39; Liberal Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1940.Methodist. Member, Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis. Died in a hospitalat Lewes, Sussex County, Del., June 14, 1946 (age 63 years, 146 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. |
| | William B. Huston (1879-1948) — of Seaford, Sussex County, Del. Born January 31, 1879. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1936; member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County 2nd District, 1941-44. Member, Freemasons. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., August 11, 1948 (age 69 years, 193 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. |
| | Jennings Hamilton Moore (1897-1969) — also known as Jennings H. Moore — of Sussex County, Del. Born in Sussex County, Del., October 28, 1897. Member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County 2nd District, 1937-40; member ofDelaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 4th District, 1961-62. Died in Seaford, Sussex County, Del., September 2, 1969 (age 71 years, 309 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. |
| | Isaac S. Giles (1853-1933) — of Seaford, Sussex County, Del. Born in Delaware, February 20, 1853. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1924(member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1928. Died, from heart disease, in Seaford, Sussex County, Del., September 7, 1933 (age 80 years, 199 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. |
| | Charles Turpin Wheatley (1868-1933) — also known as Charles T. Wheatley — of Sussex County, Del. Born near Seaford, Sussex County, Del., January 20, 1868. Democrat. Farmer; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 4th District, 1923-24. Died near Seaford, Sussex County, Del., August 13, 1933 (age 65 years, 205 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. |
| | Charlie Hitch Wheatley (1888-1953) — also known as Charles H. Wheatley — of Sussex County, Del. Born in Seaford, Sussex County, Del., November 12, 1888. Member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 3rd District, 1933-34. Died in Seaford, Sussex County, Del., October 5, 1953 (age 64 years, 327 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. |
| | Leon F. Trivits (1910-2009) — of Seaford, Sussex County, Del. Born in Cannon, Sussex County, Del., March 28, 1910. Republican. Member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District, 1951-52; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware. Member, Kiwanis. Died in Seaford, Sussex County, Del., October 16, 2009 (age 99 years, 202 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. |

St. Luke's Episcopal Churchyard
Front Street
Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware
Founded 1838
See also Findagrave page for this location.
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| | William Henry Harrison Ross (1814-1887) — also known as William H. H. Ross — of West Seaford, Sussex County, Del. Born in Laurel, Sussex County, Del., June 2, 1814. Democrat. Farmer; Governor of Delaware, 1851-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1860.Methodist. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 29, 1887 (age 73 years, 27 days). Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Churchyard. |
| | Edward Livingston Martin (1837-1897) — also known as Edward L. Martin — of Seaford, Sussex County, Del. Born in Seaford, Sussex County, Del., March 29, 1837. Democrat. Clerk, Delaware State Senate, 1863-65; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1864,1872,1876,1880(chair, Committee on Permanent Organization; speaker),1884;U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1879-83.Episcopalian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Grange. Died in Seaford, Sussex County, Del., January 22, 1897 (age 59 years, 299 days). Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Churchyard. |
| | Roy Allen Cannon (1910-1963) — of Seaford, Sussex County, Del. Born in 1910. Democrat. Member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1959-60 (Sussex County 3rd District 1945-46, Sussex County 4th District 1959-60); member ofDelaware state senate from Sussex County 2nd District, 1949-52; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1956,1960(alternate). Died in Dover, Kent County, Del., April 4, 1963 (age about 52 years). Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Churchyard. |

Selbyville Redmens Cemetery
Selbyville, Sussex County, Delaware
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| | John Gillis Townsend Jr. (1871-1964) — also known as John G. Townsend, Jr. — of Selbyville, Sussex County, Del. Born in Bishopville, Worcester County, Md., May 31, 1871. Republican. Farmer; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 7th District, 1903-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1904(alternate), 1908,1924,1928(Convention Vice-President), 1932,1936(member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1940(member, Resolutions Committee), 1944,1948,1952(member, Resolutions Committee), 1956,1960;Governor of Delaware, 1917-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1929-41; defeated, 1940.Methodist. Member, Freemasons;Odd Fellows; Redmen;Eagles;Junior Order. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 10, 1964 (age 92 years, 315 days). Interment at Selbyville Redmens Cemetery. |
| | Fred Pepper (1875-1953) — of Selbyville, Sussex County, Del. Born in Fenwick Island, Sussex County, Del., July 24, 1875. Republican. Farmer; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 7th District, 1939-40. Died in Selbyville, Sussex County, Del., September 27, 1953 (age 78 years, 65 days). Interment at Selbyville Redmens Cemetery. |

Oliphant Family Cemetery
Whitesville, Sussex County, Delaware

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