Find A Grave - Harrison County

Bailey, Cleveland Monroe b. July 15, 1885 d. July 13, 1965
US Congressman. Elected to represent West Virginia's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1945 to 1947, and 1949 to 1963. He was defeated in the Democratic Primary in 1934. (Bio by: K)
Greenlawn Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Carlile, John Snyder b. December 16, 1817 d. October 24, 1878
US Congressman, US Senator. Elected to represent Virginia's 11th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1855 to 1857, and 1861. Also served as a Member of the Virginia State Senate from 1847 to 1851, Delegate to the Virginia State Constitutional Convention in 1850, Delegate to the Virginia Secession in 1861, and United States Senator from Virginia from 1861 to 1865.
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Davis, John James b. May 5, 1835 d. March 19, 1916
US Congressman. He was elected to represent West Virginia's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1871 to 1875. He also served as a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates in 1861, as a member of the West Virginia State House of Delegates from 1869 to 1870, as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from West Virginia in 1876, and as a Presidential Elector from West Virginia in 1884.
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Goff, Nathan b. February 9, 1843 d. April 24, 1920
Civil War Veteran US Congressman, Presidential Cabinet Secretary, US Senator. Served during the Civil War as Major of the 3rd Virginia (Union) Volunteer Cavalry, which was made of of soldiers from the counties that eventually became West Virginia. In 1881 he was appointed as United States Secretary of the Navy by President President Rutherford B. Hayes, but resigned less then a year later. He was elected to represent West Virgnia's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Gore, Howard Mason b. October 12, 1877 d. June 20, 1947
Governor of West Virginia, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Born and raised on his mother's family Harrison County, West Virginia farm this Republican politician was successful in the banking and hotel industry, but his first love was agriculture. After graduating from West Virginia University he spent his life in helping the plight of the West Virginia farmer. During WWI He was the assistant food administrator for his home state. From 1924 to 1925 he served as the Secretary of Agriculture in...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Hamilton, John M. b. March 16, 1855 d. December 27, 1916
US Congressman. Elected to represent West Virginia's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1911 to 1913. Member of Virginia State Legislature in 1887.
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Bethlehem, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Hornor, Lynn Sedwick b. November 3, 1874 d. September 23, 1933
US Congressman. Elected to represent West Virginia's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1931 until his death in 1933.
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Jackson, John George b. September 22, 1777 d. March 28, 1825
US Congressman. Elected to represent Virginia's 1st District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1803 to 1810, and 1813 to 1817. Also served as a Member of the Virginia State House of Delegates from 1798 to 1801, and 1811 to 1812, and Judge of the United States District Court from 1819 until his death in 1825. While in Congress, he fought in a duel with Joseph Pearson of North Carolina, and on the second fire, he was wounded in the hip. He died on March...[Read More]
Jackson Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Johnson, Joseph b. December 19, 1785 d. February 27, 1877
Colonial Politician and US Congressman. Johnson was a United States Representative and was Governor of Virginia from 1852 to 1855. Born in New York, he moved with his mother to Belvidere, New Jersey in 1791 and thence to Bridgeport, Virginia (now part of West Virginia) in 1801. There he engaged in agricultural pursuits, served in the War of 1812 as captain of a company of Virginia riflemen, and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1815, 1816, and 1818-1822. Johnson was elected...[Read More] (Bio by: Rick Sharpe)
Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Johnson, Louis A. b. January 10, 1891 d. April 29, 1966
Lawyer, Politician. Served in the United States Army during World War I (1914-1918). Johnson was a Member of the Democratic National Convention from West Virginia in 1917 and a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from West Virginia in 1924. From 1949 to 1950 he served as President Harry S. Truman's U.S. Secretary of Defense. (Bio by: K)
Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Lewis, Charles Swearinger b. February 26, 1821 d. January 22, 1878
US Congressman. Elected to represent Virginia's 11th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1854 to 1855. Also served as a Member of the Virginia State Legislature in 1849, Member of the West Virginia State House of Delegates in 1871, West Virginia Superintendent of Schools from 1871 to 1872, and State Court Judge in 1873. (Bio by: K)
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Northcott, Robert Sanders b. September 30, 1818 d. January 21, 1906
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War as Lieutenant Colonel and commander of the 12th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "meritorious services". (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Plot: Lot 106
Pindall, James b. 1783 d. November 22, 1825
US Congressman. Elected to represent Virginia's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1817 to 1820. Also served as a Member of the Virginia State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Daniel Davisson Burial Ground, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Post, Melville b. April 19, 1871 d. June 23, 1930
Author. Born Melville Davisson Post in Raccoon Creek, West Virginia, the son of Ira and Florence Davisson Post. He earned a law degree from the University West Virginia in 1892 and practiced law for 11 years. He then began writing short mystery stories that were picked up by magazines such as 'The Saturday Evening Post,' 'The Ladies Home Journal,' and 'Hearst's.' His early success � he was the most commercially successful magazine writer of his time - led him to leave his law practice in order...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Fall from a horse
Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Randolph, Jennings b. March 8, 1902 d. May 8, 1998
US Senator, US Congressman. After graduation from Salem College, he was employed by a Clarksburg, West Virginia newspaper. The following year he became an editor for the West Virginia �Review� in Charleston. He then served as a public speaking and journalism professor at Davis and Elkins College from 1926 through 1932, and later became a trustee for Salem and Davis and Elkins Colleges. He failed in his 1930 effort to win election to Congress. However, he was successful in getting elected as a...[Read More] (Bio by: Steve Corley)
Seventh-Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Reed, Stuart Felix b. January 8, 1866 d. July 4, 1935
US Congressman. Elected to represent West Virginia's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1917 to 1925. Also served as a Member of the West Virginia State Senate in 1895, and Secretary of the State of West Virginia from 1909 to 1917. (Bio by: K)
Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Reeder, Charles A. b. November 20, 1843 d. September 28, 1902
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery while a Private in Company G, 12th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry for action at Battery Gregg, near Petersburg, Virgina on April 2, 1865. His citation reads simply "Capture of flag." He was one of five 12th West Virginia soldiers to be awarded the Medal of Honor for their bravery during the war (the others being [Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Shinnston Masonic Cemetery, Shinnston, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Rosier, Joseph b. January 24, 1870 d. October 7, 1951
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from West Virginia from 1941 to 1942. Also served as a Member of the West Virginia State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Stydahar, Joe b. March 17, 1912 d. March 23, 1977
Hall of Fame Professional Football Player, Coach. For nine seasons (1936 to 1942, 1945 to 1946), he played at the tackle position in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears. Born Joseph Lee Stydahar, he was raised in West Virginia where he attended Shinnston High School and following his transfer from the University of Pittsburgh to the University of West Virginia, he concluded his collegiate football career. With the latter, he earned All-Eastern honors and was a participant of the...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Shinnston Masonic Cemetery, Shinnston, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Wilson, Benjamin b. April 30, 1825 d. April 26, 1901
US Congressman. Elected to represent West Virginia's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1875 to 1883. Also served as a Delegate to the Virginia Secession Convention in 1861. (Bio by: K)
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

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