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Beall, John Yates b. January 1, 1835 d. December 24, 1864
Civil War Confederate Guerrilla. After receiving a law degree from the University of Virginia, he existed as a farmer in Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia) until the outbreak of the Civil War. He enlisted in Company G. 2nd Virginia Infantry after the fall of Fort Sumter, and was wounded at the Battle of First Manassas. Upon recovery he went west and later moved to Canada. In Canada, he developed a plan to liberate the Confederate prisoners on Johnson's Island. He returned south and...[Read More] (Bio by: Steve Corley)
Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Chew, Roger Preston b. April 9, 1843 d. March 16, 1921
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Graduating in 1861 from the Virginia Military Institute due to an accelerated graduation program because of the war, he served as Captain of the "Ashby" battery of Horse Artillery in 1861. In the early stages of the war his service was mainly in the Shenandoah Valley. His unit was eventually incorporated into the Stuart Horse Artillery of the cavalry corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. He was promoted to Major and given command of that unit in 1864...[Read More] (Bio by: Steve Dunn)
Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Craighill, William Price b. July 1, 1833 d. January 18, 1909
Civil War Union Army Officer. A classmate of future Civil War Generals Philip Sheridan, John Bell Hood, and James B. McPherson, he ranked second in the United States Military Academy class of 1853 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers. After working on several Atlantic coast forts, he taught engineering at the Military Academy from 1859 to 1862. A Virginian who stood for the Union, he was division and department engineer during the Civil War and worked on the defenses of Pittsburgh...[Read More] (Bio by: George Seitz)
Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
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King, Andrea b. February 1, 1919 d. April 22, 2003
Actress. She appeared in the films, "The Color Of Evening" (1994), "Blackenstein" (1973), "Daddy's Gone A Hunting" (1969), "Silent Fear" (1954), "The World In His Arms" (1952), "The Lemon Drop Kid" (1951), "Dial 1119" (1950), "Buccaneer's Girl" (1950), ""Shadow Of A Woman" (1946), "Navy Nurse" (1945), ""God Is My Co-Pilot" (1945), "Roughly Speaking" (1945), and "The Ramparts We Watch" (1940). She also appeared in the television shows "Murder She Wrote," "Dragnet," "Family Affair," "Perry Mason...[Read More]
Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Plot: Willis lot
Lucas, William b. November 30, 1800 d. August 29, 1877
Lawyer, Congressman, Delegate and Horticulturist. William was the third son of Sarah Rion and Robert Lucas. He was born on November 30th at "Cold Spring" a Stone house on the original Lucas grant, located near Duffields in Jefferson County, WV. He studied law under Judge Henry St. George Tucker in Winchester, Virginia and practiced law in...[Read More] (Bio by: stars&bars)
Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Washington, John Augustine b. May 3, 1821 d. September 13, 1861
Confederate States Army Officer. Great grandnephew of George Washington and the last Washington to own "Mount Vernon". In 1840 he graduated from the University of Virginia. Three years later he married Eleanor Love Seldon. He purchased a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia called "Waveland" where he made...[Read More] (Bio by: stars&bars)
Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA

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