Find A Grave - Berkeley County

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
Colston, Edward b. December 25, 1786 d. April 23, 1852
US Congressman. After graduating from Princeton University in 1806, he studied law and became a practicing attorney. He served in the War of 1812, was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as high sheriff of Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Elected as a Federalist to Congress from Virginia, Colston served a single term, from 1817 to 1819. He retired to this estate, "Honeywood", in Berkeley County. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Honeywood Cemetery, Hedgesville, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Faulkner, Charles James b. July 6, 1806 d. November 1, 1884
US Congressman, Diplomat. He was the father of US Senator Charles James Faulkner (1847-1929). He graduated from Georgetown University in 1822 and became a lawyer in 1829. West Virginia was then part of Virginia and he served in the Virginia House from 1829 to 1834, as a State Senator from 1838 to 1842, and again in the House from 1848 to 1849. In 1850 he was elected to the US House as a Whig and served four terms, 1851 to 1859. In 1859 he was appointed Minister to France. When he returned...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Norbourne Parish Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Faulkner Jr., Charles James b. September 21, 1847 d. January 13, 1929
Senator. Charles was born in Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) at Boydville, the family estate. He received the best education a child could imagine, attending private schools in Ellicott City, Maryland, Paris, France and Switzerland. All before the age of fifteen. In 1862 he entered the Virginia Military Institute and served in the Cadet Corps at the Battle of New Market. Later in the war he was assigned to the staff of General Breckenridge and ultimately to the staff of General Henry...[Read More] (Bio by: Jon Coulter)
Norbourne Parish Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Hoge, John Blair b. February 2, 1825 d. March 1, 1896
US Congressman. He studied law and became an attorney in Martinsburg in 1845. In 1853 he became President of the Bank of Berkeley. Martinsburg was part of Virginia before the creation of West Virginia during the Civil War, and Hoge served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1855 to 1859. He was a Delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in Charleston, South Carolina and Baltimore in 1860. At the start of the Civil War he joined the Confederate Army and served as both a line and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Norbourne Parish Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Kitchen, Bethuel Middleton b. March 21, 1812 d. December 15, 1895
US Congressman. He attended local schools and became a farmer and stock breeder. His home was part of Virginia before West Virginia was founded during the Civil War, and Kitchen served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1861 to 1862. After West Virginia was formed he was a member of the West Virginia Senate from 1864 to 1865. In 1863 he presented credentials as a Member-elect to the US House of Representatives, but was not seated because Berkeley County's votes were disallowed on the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Presbyterian Churchyard, Shanghai, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Lamon, Ward Hill b. January 6, 1828 d. May 7, 1893
Abraham Lincoln's law partner, later becoming President Lincoln's bodyguard. (Bio by: MiFlor)
Gerrardstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Nadenbousch, John Quincy Adams b. October 31, 1824 d. September 13, 1892
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 2nd Virginia Infantry, which was part of the famous Stonewall Brigade. (Bio by: Ethan F. Bishop)
Norbourne Parish 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
Wilson, Lewis Robert 'Hack' b. April 26, 1900 d. November 23, 1948
Major League Baseball Player. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 1979. Lewis "Hack" Wilson was born in Ellwood City, a Pensylvania steel mill town. Although just 5'6" in height, Wilson had an 18" neck and was described by one sportswriter as being "shaped like a beer barrell and not wholly unfamiliar with its contents." During his major league baseball career, Wilson played for the New York Giants (1923-25), Chicago Cubs (1926-31), Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-34)...[Read More] (Bio by: Daniel Thompson)
Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Plot: Section E, Lot 60

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