Barrat, Robert Harriot b. July 10, 1889 d. January 7, 1970 Actor. Born in New York City, he started his career on the Broadway stage and debuted on the big screen during the silent film era in "Her Own Way" (1915), followed by "The Wonder Man" (1920). Featured as a character performer in over a hundred films, his credits include "The Kennel Murder Case" (1933), "Captain Blood" (1935), "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" (1936), "Charlie Chan in Honolulu" (1938), "Road to Rio" (1947) and "Tall Man Riding" (1955). For television, he appeared in series "Lux...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Bowers, George Meade b. September 13, 1863 d. December 7, 1925 US Congressman. He was a member of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1883 to 1887 and a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892. In 1916, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William G. Brown, Jr. and reelected to the next three seceding Congresses, serving until 1923. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he served as president of the People's Trust Company Bank West Virginia, until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Strother, David Hunter b. September 26, 1816 d. March 8, 1888 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, Artist, Author. Born Martinsburg, Virginia. (now West Virginia), he was a nationally known artist and author before the Civil War, working under the nom de plume "Porte Crayon". He began his Civil War service as an Assistant Adjutant General on the Staff of Maj. General Nathaniel Banks. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, he then served as a Topographical Engineer (where his skills...[Read More] (Bio by: Steve Dunn) Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA Plot: Lot 136
b. July 10, 1889 d. January 7, 1970