Find A Grave - Kanawha County

Atkinson, George Wesley b. June 29, 1845 d. April 4, 1925
US Congressman, West Virginia Governor. Elected to represent West Virginia's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1890 to 1891. Also served as Governor of West Virginia from 1897 to 1901, United States District Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1901 to 1905, and Judge of the United States Court of Claims in 1905. (Bio by: K)
Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Avis, Samuel Brashear b. February 19, 1872 d. June 8, 1924
US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. Elected to represent West Virginia's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1913 to 1915. Also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from West Virginia in 1916. He died on June 8, 1924, after being struck by lightning in Charleston, West Virginia.
Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Chilton, William Edwin b. March 17, 1857 d. November 7, 1939
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from West Viginia from 1911 to 1917. He was defeated as Democratic in 1924, and 1934. Also served as a Candidate for the West Virginia State Senate in 1886, and Secretary of the State of West Virginia from 1893 to 1897. (Bio by: K)
Teays Hill Cemetery, Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Conley, William Gustavus b. January 8, 1866 d. October 21, 1940
West Virginia Governor. He worked at a variety of jobs including farm hand and coal miner before becoming a school teacher and serving as the town of Parson's School Superintendent. He then attended West Virginia University, received a law degree in 1893, and became an attorney in Parsons, where he also founded and edited the Parsons Advocate newspaper. He served on the Parsons City Council from 1896 to 1899, and as Mayor from 1896 to 1897. In 1897 Conley became Tucker County Prosecuting...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Echols, Leonard Sidney b. October 30, 1871 d. May 9, 1946
US Congressman. Elected to represent West Virginia's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1919 to 1923. He was defeated as a Republican in 1922, and 1924. (Bio by: K)
Sunset Memorial Cemetery, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
England, Edward Theodore 'E.T.' b. September 28, 1869 d. September 9, 1934
US Congressman. Elected to represent West Virginia's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1927 to 1929. He was defeated as Republican in 1928. Also served as a Member of the West Virginia State Senate from 1908 to 1916, and West Virginia State Attorney General from 1917 to 1925. (Bio by: K)
Sunset Memorial Cemetery, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Gaines, Joseph Holt b. September 3, 1864 d. April 12, 1951
US Congressman. Elected to represent West Virginia's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1901 to 1911. Also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from West Virginia in 1924, and United States District Attorney for West Virginia from 1897 to 1901. (Bio by: K)
Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Huling, James Hall b. March 24, 1844 d. April 23, 1918
US Congressman. Elected to represent West Virginia's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1895 to 1897. Also served as a Mayor of Charleston, West Virginia, from 1884 to 1888.
Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Kenna, John Edward b. April 10, 1848 d. January 11, 1893
US Congressman. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Elected to represent West Virginia's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1877 to 1883. Also served as a United States Senator from Virginia from 1889 until his death in 1893.
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Kyle, Darwin K. b. June 1, 1918 d. February 16, 1951
Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was in the United States Army. He served as a Second Lieutenant in Company K, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on February 16, 1951 near Kamil-ni, Korea. He was killed in action. His citation reads in part "2nd Lt. Kyle immediately charged the hostile emplacement alone, engaged the crew in hand-to-hand combat, killing all three. Continuing on toward the objective, his platoon suddenly...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Sunset Memorial Cemetery, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Plot: Section H, Lot 898
Littlepage, Adam Brown b. April 14, 1859 d. June 29, 1921
US Congressman. Elected to represent West Virginia's 3rd and 6th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1911 to 1913, and 1915 to 1917. He was defeated in 1912. Also served as a Member of the West Virginia State Senate in 1906.
Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
MacCorkle, William Alexander b. May 7, 1857 d. September 24, 1930
West Virginia Governor.
Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 31, Lot 1, Grave 2
Miller, Samuel Augustine b. October 16, 1819 d. November 19, 1890
Confederate Congressman. Served as a Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Served as a Representative from Virginia in the Confederate Congress from 1863 to 1865, and as a Member of the West Virginia State Legislature in 1874. (Bio by: K)
Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Revercomb, William Chapman b. July 20, 1895 d. October 6, 1979
US Senator. Served in the United States Army during World War I. Served as a United States Senator from West Virginia from 1943 to 1949, and Candidate for Governor of West Virginia in 1960. (Bio by: K)
Sunset Memorial Cemetery, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Slack Jr., John Mark b. March 18, 1915 d. March 17, 1980
US Congressman. Elected to represent West Virginia's 3rd and 6th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1959 until his death in 1980. (Bio by: K)
Cunningham Memorial Park, Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Snyder, Charles Philip b. June 9, 1847 d. August 21, 1915
US Congressman. Elected to represent West Virginia's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1883 to 1889. Also served as a State Court Judge.
Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Stuart, Johnny "Stud" b. April 27, 1901 d. May 13, 1970
Major League Baseball Player. As a rookie for the St. Louis Cardinals, the 5-foot-11, 170-pound right-hander pitched complete games in both games of a doubleheader on July 10, 1923 against the Boston Braves, winning 11-1 and 6-3. He had a 9-5 record, a 4.27 earned run average for 149 2/3 innings pitched and seven complete games in 10 starts that season. He had made his debut with the Cardinals the year before with no decisions in two games. In 1924, he was 9-11 with a 4.75 ERA for 159 innings...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Mountain View Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Summers, George William b. March 4, 1804 d. September 19, 1868
US Congressman. Elected to represent Virginia's 14th and 19th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1841 to 1845. He also served as a Member of the Virginia State Legislature, State Court Judge, and as a Delegate to the Virginia Secession Convention in 1861.
Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Summers, James Calvin b. February 14, 1838 d. May 9, 1927
Civil Warm Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company H, 4th West Virginia Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. His citation reads "Gallantry in charge of the "volunteer storming party". (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Summers Cemetery, Elkview, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Thomas, Herbert Joseph b. February 8, 1918 d. November 7, 1943
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. An Ohio native, he was raised in South Charleston, West Virginia, graduating from high school there in 1936. After attended Greenbrier Military School for a year, he went to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute on a football scholarship. Upon America's entry into WWII he joined the Army Air Corps and then transferred to the US Marines. He served as a Sergeant in the 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division. Thomas was awarded the Congressional Medal of...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Sunset Memorial Cemetery, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Plot: Section H, Lot 342

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