Find A Grave - Fauquier County

Barr, Joseph Walker b. January 17, 1918 d. February 23, 1996
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1963. He was Under Secretary of the Treasury from 1965 to 1968. He was Secretary of the Treasury from 1968 to 1969. (Bio by: Hope)
Leeds Episcopal Church Cemetery, Markham (Fauquier County), Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Chilton, Samuel b. September 7, 1804 d. January 14, 1867
US Congressman. Elected to represent Virginia's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1845 to 1847.
Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Colony, Pleasant b. 1977 d. December 31, 2002
Winner of the 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He came with in one and a half links of winning the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown. In 2 years of racing his career earnings totaled $965,000. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Buckland Farm, New Baltimore, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Cooke, Jack Kent b. October 25, 1912 d. April 6, 1997
Business Magnate. Sole owner of the NFL Washington Redskins from 1985-97. His teams won 3 Super Bowls (1982, 1987, 1991). He also owned the NBA Lakers and NHL Kings in Los Angeles. Built the Los Angeles Forum for $12 million in 1967. (Bio by: Kenneth S.)
Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Cronin, Elizabeth Ann b. 1940 d. May 7, 2004
Iranian Hostage. Employee of the United States Department of State. She was the Deputy Political Officer at the US Embassy In Tehran Iran when it was seized by Islamic militants on November 4, 1979. She and 51 others were held hostage for 444 days until they were finally released on January 20, 1981. She was one of only two women who were held for the entire 444 days. Her assignment in Tehran was a part of a long dipomatic career that spanned from 1963 to 1995 and included assignments in...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Davis, William G. M. b. May 9, 1812 d. May 11, 1898
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He was a prominent Florida lawyer when the Civil War began in 1861 and was commissioned Colonel in command of the 1st Florida Cavalry. In January 1862, he was promoted Brigadier General in commanded of a brigade of three Florida regiments and saw action in East Florida. In November 1862, he was assigned to command all the Confederate forces at Knoxville, Tennessee. After engagements with Union troops in Tennessee Campaign, he retired from the Confederate...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Lee, Charles b. 1758 d. June 24, 1815
US Attorney General under President George Washington. Appointed on December 10, 1795.
Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Lomax, Lunsford L. b. November 4, 1835 d. May 28, 1913
Civil War Confederate Major General. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, he graduated from West Point in 1856 and served as an officer in the 2nd Calavry. After the start of the Civil War, he resigned his commission and was appointed a Captain on the staff of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. He later was promoted Colonel serving as Inspector General the staff of General Benjamin McCulloch and led 11th Virginia Cavalry at the Battle of Gettysburg. Promoted Brigadier General in late July 1863...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Marr, John Quincy b. May 27, 1825 d. June 1, 1861
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Born in Warrenton, Virginia, he graduated 2nd in the 1846 class of the Virginia Military Institute, later, for a time he taught there, then took over management of family land holdings. In the years before the Civil War he was county treasurer, sheriff, and presiding justice of county courts. Following John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, he organized the Warrenton Rifles militia for home defense and in 1861 sat as a delegate in the Virginia secession...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Mellon, Andrew William b. March 24, 1855 d. August 26, 1937
49th Secretary of the Treasury (1921-1932), serving under Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover. In 1937, he gave to the Nation his magnificent art collection, plus $10 million, to build the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Upon leaving the Treasury Department and President Hoover's Cabinet in February 1932, Mellon accepted the post of U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, serving for one year and then retiring to private life. (Bio by: Ryan Gleason)
Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Mellon, Paul b. June 11, 1907 d. February 1, 1999
Philanthropist, Art Collector, and Horse Breeder. Son of Andrew Mellon, the financier and industrialist, & Nora Mellon. He established the Yale Center for British Art and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. His horses won three Triple Crown races and one Kentucky Derby - Sea Hero in 1992 and two Belmont Stakes - Quadrangle in 1964 and Arts and Letters in 1969. He donated land and funds to construct the Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center, the Middleburg Training Track, the...[Read More] (Bio by: Janet Greentree)
Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Mellon Family Plot behind Trinity Episcopal Church
Moore, Thomas Love b. 1789 d. 1862
US Congressman. Elected to represent Virginia's 10th and 15th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1820 to 1823. (Bio by: K)
Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Mosby, John Singleton b. December 6, 1833 d. May 30, 1916
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Organized Mosby's Rangers, 43rd VA Cavalry, was JEB Stuart's chief scout, and paved the way for Stuart's Ride around McClellan in the Peninsula campaign. Kidnapped Union General Edwin H. Stoughton at Fairfax Courthouse, VA on 3/9/1863 by slipping through enemy lines with 29 men. He disbanded his rangers on 4/20/1865 rather than surrender. He wasn't pardoned until 1866.
Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Take your first right after turning in the gate. Grave is on the left near the Confederate Memorial
Payne, William Henry Fitzhugh b. January 27, 1830 d. March 29, 1904
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. At the start of the Civil War, he was a lawyer in practice when he enlisted in the Confederate Army and was commissioned a Major in the 4th Virginia Cavalry. In actions at Williamsburg, he was severely wounded, captured, prisoner exchanged and returned to duty as Lieutenat Colonel of the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry, He led the 2nd North Carolina at Chancellorsville, was captured again and imprisoned at Johnson's Island. After being exchanged, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Payne, William Winter b. January 2, 1807 d. September 2, 1874
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1841 to 1847. (Bio by: George Seitz)
Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Russell, Harvey Holmes b. January 10, 1887 d. January 8, 1980
Professional Baseball Player. He was primarily a catcher for the Baltimore Terrapins of the Federal League in 1914-1915. He batted .241 in his brief career, with four double and four triples of his 58 hits and 24 runs batted in. He also played one game in the outfield and one game at shortstop. (Bio by: Robert)
Ivy Hill Cemetery, Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Smith, Howard Worth b. February 2, 1883 d. October 3, 1976
US Congressman. Elected to represent Virginia's 8th District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1931 to 1967. Also served as a Circuit Judge from 1928 to 1930. (Bio by: K)
Little Georgetown Cemetery, Broad Run (Fauquier County), Fauquier County, Virginia, USA

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