The Political Graveyard: Randolph County, W.Va. (original) (raw)
Index to Locations
- Beverly Beverly Cemetery
- Elkins Unknown location
- Elkins Maplewood Cemetery
- Kingsville St. Vincent's Catholic Cemetery
- Midland Elkins Memorial Gardens
- Valley Bend Phares/Pritt Cemetery
Beverly Cemetery
Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia
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| | John N. Hughes (1831-1861) — of Randolph County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in 1831.Lawyer;delegate to Virginia secession convention from Randolph & Tucker counties, 1861. While serving as a civilian volunteer messenger for Confederate troops, he was mistakenly shot and killed during the Battle of Rich Mountain, Randolph County, Va (now W.Va.), July 11, 1861 (age about 30 years). Interment at Beverly Cemetery. |
| | Lemuel Chenoweth (1811-1887) — of Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Beverly, Randolph County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 25, 1811. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1871. Died in Beverly, Randolph County, W.Va., August 26, 1887 (age 76 years, 62 days). Interment at Beverly Cemetery. Relatives: Son of John I. Chenoweth; married, June 22, 1836, to Nancy Ann Hart. |
Unknown Location
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
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| | James Buhl Shahan (1908-1987) — also known as J. Buhl Shahan — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Randolph County, W.Va., October 23, 1908. Democrat. School teacher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1933-36; member of West Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (13th District 1937-38, 12th District 1939-40); candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1940, 1946.United Brethren. Member, Alpha Sigma Phi; Moose. Died in February, 1987(age 78 years, 0 days). Interment somewhere. Relatives: Son of Charles Shahan and Katherine (Scott) Shahan. |
Maplewood Cemetery
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
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| | Stephen Benton Elkins (1841-1911) — also known as Stephen B. Elkins — of Messilla, Dona Ana County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M.; Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born near New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, September 26, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of New Mexico territorial House of Representatives, 1864-65; New Mexico territory attorney general, 1867; U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, 1867-70; Delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1873-77; U.S. Secretary of War, 1891-93; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1895-1911; died in office 1911. Died in Washington, D.C., January 4, 1911 (age 69 years, 100 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. Relatives: Son of Philip Duncan Elkins and Sarah Pickett (Withers) Elkins; married,June 10, 1866, to Sarah Simms "Sallie" Jacobs; married, April 14, 1875, to Hallie Davis (daughter of Henry Gassaway Davis; niece of Thomas Beall Davis); father of Davis Elkins. Political family: Elkins-Davis family of Elkins, West Virginia. The cityof Elkins, West Virginia, is named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896) |
| | Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) — also known as Henry G. Davis — of Piedmont, Mineral County, W.Va. Born near Woodstock, Howard County, Md., November 16, 1823. Democrat. Railroad promoter; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1866; member of West Virginia state senate 10th District, 1869-71; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1871-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1872,1880,1904(member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1912; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1904. Died in Washington, D.C., March 11, 1916 (age 92 years, 116 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery; statue at Davis Park, Charleston, W.Va. Relatives: Son of Caleb Davis and Louisa Warfield (Brown) Davis; brother of Thomas Beall Davis; married 1853 to Katherine Ann Salome 'Kate' Bantz; father of Hallie D. Davis (who married Stephen Benton Elkins); grandfather of Davis Elkins. Political family: Elkins-Davis family of Elkins, West Virginia. The townof Davis, West Virginia, is named for him. See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier | |
| | Davis Elkins (1876-1959) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Washington, D.C., January 24, 1876. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;banker;U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1911, 1919-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1916; major in the U.S. Army during World War I. Died, from bronchial pneumonia, cardio-renaldisease, and senility, in Westbrook Sanatorium,Richmond, Va., January 5, 1959 (age 82 years, 346 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | |
| | Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo., September 8, 1865. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of West Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S. Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,1928,1932,1936(member, Committee on Permanent Organization).Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Freemasons;Knights Templar; Shriners;Ancient Order of United Workmen; Royal Arcanum. Died March 12, 1950 (age 84 years, 185 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | |
| | William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) — also known as W. Wallace Barron; Wally Barron — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va., December 8, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Elkins, W.Va., 1949-50; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53; resigned 1953; West Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of West Virginia, 1961-65.Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;Shriners;Elks; Moose; Civitan;Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight.Convictedof jury tampering in 1971, and sentencedto five years in prison. Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. Relatives: Son of Rev. Frederick H. Barron and Mary (Butler) Barron; married, February 15, 1936, to Opal B. Wilcox. Cross-reference: Curtis B. Trent, Jr. See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951 |
| | Thomas Beall Davis (1828-1911) — also known as Thomas B. Davis — of Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va. Born in Baltimore, Md., April 25, 1828. Democrat. Member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1876-1907; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1899-1900;U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1905-07. Died in Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va., November 26, 1911 (age 83 years, 215 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | |
| | Cyrus Scott Kump (1908-1964) — also known as Cyrus S. Kump — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va., October 26, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; bank director; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; chair of Randolph County Democratic Party, 1949-50; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1952; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1956.Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Rotary. Died, from suffocationcaused by angioedema,in a car en route to a hospital, in Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va., February 25, 1964 (age 55 years, 122 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | |
| | Levi Wade Coberly (1888-1977) — also known as L. Wade Coberly — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va., January 29, 1888. Democrat. Mayor of Elkins, W.Va., 1934, 1947-48. Died in Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va., October 6, 1977 (age 89 years, 250 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | |
| | Lummie J. Earle (1852-1906) — also known as Columbia J. Coberly — of Leadsville (now Elkins), Randolph County, W.Va. Born in 1852. Democrat. Postmaster at Leadsville, W.Va., 1885-89; Elkins, W.Va., 1889.Female. Died in West Virginia, June 6, 1906 (age about 53 years). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | |
| | Daniel S. Haymond (1838-1908) — of Leadsville (now Elkins), Randolph County, W.Va. Born in West Virginia, May 31, 1838. Republican. Postmaster at Leadsville, W.Va., 1883-85. Died in Taylor County, W.Va., April 21, 1908 (age 69 years, 326 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | |
| | Joseph French Harding — also known as French Harding — of Randolph County, W.Va. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1872; member ofWest Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1887-88, 1895-96. Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | |
| | Hazel T. Kump (1914-2002) — also known as Hazel Vorus Turner — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in LaGrange, Troup County, Ga., July 8, 1914. Democrat. Member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949.Female.Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; United Daughters of the Confederacy; American Association of University Women. Died, in Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va., March 14, 2002 (age 87 years, 249 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | |
St. Vincent's Catholic Cemetery
Kingsville, Randolph County, West Virginia
See also Findagrave page for this location.
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| | James Coberly (1863-1932) — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Belington, Barbour County, W.Va., March 14, 1863. Democrat. Lawyer; justice of the peace; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1919-20. Died in Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va., March 2, 1932 (age 68 years, 354 days). Interment at St. Vincent's Catholic Cemetery. |
Elkins Memorial Gardens
Midland, Randolph County, West Virginia
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| | John Bartlett Chenoweth (1914-1966) — also known as John B. Chenoweth — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va., March 28, 1914. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Randolph County Sheriff, 1948-52; member of West Virginia state senate 12th District, 1955-58.Presbyterian. Member, Eagles;Elks; Moose; Freemasons;Redmen;American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died April 28, 1966 (age 52 years, 31 days). Interment at Elkins Memorial Gardens. |
Phares/Pritt Cemetery
Valley Bend, Randolph County, West Virginia
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