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Alexander, John b. April 18, 1777 d. June 28, 1848
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Ohio's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1813 to 1817.
Woodland Cemetery, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section F
Carroll, Joseph C. b. 1886 d. 1951
Clergyman, Historian. He was the author of "Slave Insurrections in the U.S." At the time of his death, he was affiliated with Wilberforce University, and was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Stevenson Cemetery, Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Jones, Joshua Henry b. 1856 d. 1934
President, Wilberforce University 1900-1908.
Stevenson Cemetery, Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Lee Sr., Benjamin F. b. 1841 d. 1926
Professor and President (1876-1884) of Wilberforce University. His son, B.F. Lee, also became a professor at Wilberforce University and, later, a physician who served the Wilberforce and Xenia, Ohio, communities. The B.F. Lee Health Center in Wilberforce honors this family.
Stevenson Cemetery, Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Lee, Mary E. b. 1860 d. 1952
Wife of Benjamin F. Lee, professor at Wilberforce University and mother of Dr. B. F. Lee, who also became a professor at Wilberforce University and who later became a physician who served the Wilberforce and Xenia, Ohio, communities. The B.F. Lee Health Center in Wilberforce honors this family.
Stevenson Cemetery, Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Lewis, Willa S. b. 1887 d. 1928
Evangelist. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Stevenson Cemetery, Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Little, John b. April 25, 1837 d. October 18, 1900
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1885 to 1887. Also served as Mayor of Xenia, Ohio, in 1864, Member of the Ohio State House of Representatives in 1869, and Ohio State Attorney General from 1872 to 1878. (Bio by: K)
Woodland Cemetery, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Marshall, Leroy Tate b. 1883 d. 1950
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 7th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1933 to 1937. Also served as a Member of the Ohio State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Woodland Cemetery, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Memorial, Xenia, Ohio Tornado Victims [memorial]
A tornado swept through southwestern Ohio on April 3, 1974. At Xenia and nearby Wilberforce, it left 33 people dead and millions of dollars in damage. It was one of a series of storms over two days that killed more than 300 people in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio. It was one of the worst outbreaks of tornadoes in the past 75 years.
Tornado Victims Memorial Plaque, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Scarborough, William S. b. February 16, 1852 d. September 9, 1926
President, Wilberforce University from 1908-1920.
Stevenson Cemetery, Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Scroggy, Thomas Edmund b. 1843 d. 1915
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1905 to 1907. (Bio by: K)
Woodland Cemetery, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Stokes, Rembert E. b. June 16, 1917 d. May 19, 1993
President, Wilberforce University, 1956-1976. Was elected to the Bishopric of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1976. Held AME Church pastorates in Jamestown, RI, Cambridge, MA and Canton, OH. Also served as the Dean of the Payne Theological Seminary. Was also a member of the Board of Directors of the United Negro College Fund and a wide variety of other cultural and civic organizations. The Stokes Learning Resource Center at Wilberforce University is named in his honor.
Stevenson Cemetery, Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Walker, James J. 'Big Jim' b. May 13, 1918 d. October 1, 1975
Head football coach at Central State (Ohio) University during the fifties, sixties and seventies. As a player, he was a Big Ten star at the University of Iowa. Sherlock Knight and Mel Lunsford were among his players to advance to the professional ranks.
Stevenson Cemetery, Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Winans, James January b. June 7, 1818 d. April 28, 1879
US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 7th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1869 to 1871. Also served as a Member of the Ohio State Senate in 1857, Member of the Ohio State House of Representatives in 1863, and Common Pleas Court Judge from 1864 to 1871. (Bio by: K)
Woodland Cemetery, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, USA

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