Find A Grave - Sussex County

Paynter, Samuel b. August 24, 1768 d. October 2, 1845
27th Delaware Governor. He served as Governor of Delaware from January 20, 1824 to January 16, 1827.
Saint Peters Episcopal Churchyard, Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Peery, William b. 1743 d. December 17, 1800
Continental Congressman. Member of the Delaware Militia and served during the Revolutionary War. Appointed to represent Delaware in the Continental Congress in 1786. Served in the Delaware State House of Representatives in 1782, 1784, 1787, and from 1793 to 1794. Elected as the Treasurer of Sussex County, Delaware and served from 1785 to 1796. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Cool Springs Presbyterian Cemetery, Cool Spring, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Pennewill, Simeon Selby b. July 23, 1867 d. September 10, 1935
Politition. Served in the Delaware General Assembly. Was elected as Delaware's 55th Governor and served from January 19, 1909 through January 21, 1913. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Polk, Albert Fawcett b. October 11, 1869 d. February 14, 1955
US Congressman. Elected to represent Delaware as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1917 to 1919. (Bio by: K)
Union Cemetery, Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Ponder, James b. October 31, 1819 d. November 5, 1897
Politician. Elected as Delaware's 44th Governor and served from January 17, 1871 to January 19, 1875. Served a number of years in the Delaware General Assembly and held the office of Speaker of the Senate. Served as Sheriff of New Castle County and also as the Delaware State Treasurer. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Goshen Cemetery, Milton, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Robinson Jr., Thomas b. 1800 d. October 28, 1843
U.S. Congressman. Served as Treasurer of Sussex County Delaware in 1825. Also served as a Levy Court Commissioner in Sussex County Delaware from 1831 to 1832. Elected to represent Delaware in the U.S. Congress and served from 1839 to 1841. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Saint Georges Chapel Cemetery, Harbeson, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Rodney, Caleb b. April 29, 1767 d. April 29, 1840
24th Delaware Governor. He became Delaware's Governor after being sworn into the office upon the death of Governor John Collins, and served from April 23, 1822 to January 21, 1823. His brother, Daniel Rodney, also served as Delaware's 20th Governor and his distant cousin, Caesar Rodney, served as Delaware's 4th Governor. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Saint Peters Episcopal Churchyard, Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Rodney, Daniel b. September 10, 1764 d. September 2, 1846
US Congressman, US Senator, Delaware Governor. He served as Delaware's Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas from 1793 to 1806 before being elected as Governor of Delaware, an office he served in from 1814 to 1817. He was elected as a Federalist to represent Delaware as an At-Large delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1822 to 1823. He was then appointed as a Senator from Delaware to the United States Senate to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Senator...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Saint Peters Episcopal Churchyard, Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Rogers, Daniel b. January 3, 1754 d. February 2, 1806
Served in Delaware's State Senate as the Speaker of the Senate and as Delaware's 13th Governor from September 28, 1797 to January 15, 1799. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Ross, William Henry b. June 2, 1814 d. June 30, 1887
38th Delaware Governor. He served as Governor of Delaware from January 21,1851 to January 16, 1855.
Saint Lukes Cemetery, Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Short, Chris b. September 19, 1937 d. August 1, 1991
Major League Baseball Player. A lefthanded pitcher, he played in fifteen seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers. He was a member of the 1964 and 1967 National League All Star Teams, and won 17+ games four times in a five year span. When won 20 games in 1966, he was the first Phillies lefthander to win that many since Hall of Famer Eppa Rixey achieved it in 1916. In 1964 he was part of a pitching rotation that included Hall of Famer Jim Bunning. The Phillies were six games...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Union Cemetery, Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Stockley, Charles Clark b. November 6, 1819 d. April 20, 1901
47th Delaware Governor. He served as Governor of Delaware from January 16, 1883 to January 18, 1887. He also served a number of years in the Delaware General Assembly and held the office of Speaker of the Senate.
Saint Pauls Episcopal Cemetery, Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Torbert, Alfred Thomas Archimedes b. July 1, 1833 d. September 30, 1880
Civil War Union Brigadier General. He held both cavalry and infantry commands in the eastern theatre of the Civil War. In the beginning of the conflict Confederate officials, believing him loyal to their cause, had commissioned him as a Lieutenant in the Confederate Army. However, Torbert, a regular army officer and a West Point graduate, declined their offer and served whole-heartedly and courageously for the Union (he is the only documented officer to hold commissions in both Union and...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Milford, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Townsend Jr., John Gillis b. May 31, 1871 d. April 10, 1964
Served as Delaware's 57th Governor from January 16, 1917 to January 18, 1921. He represented Delaware for two terms as a U.S. Senator from March 4, 1929 to January 3, 1941. Also served in the Delaware State House of Representatives from 1901 to 1903. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Red Men Cemetery, Selbyville, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Tunnell, Ebe Walter b. December 31, 1844 d. December 18, 1917
52nd Delaware Governor. He served as Governor of Delaware 1896 to 1900. After his term expired he served as Sussex County Clerk of the Peace in 1906. He was also owner of the "Delaware Pilot" newspaper, served as treasurer of Henlopen Manufacturing, and as a Trustee of Delaware State College. (Bio by: Izzebella)
Lewes Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Tunnell, James Miller b. August 2, 1879 d. November 14, 1957
US Senator from Delaware. He served in the Senate from 1941-1947. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Blackwater Church Cemetery, Clarksville, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Wells, William Hill b. January 7, 1769 d. March 11, 1829
U.S. Senator. Served in the Delaware General Assembly from 1794 to 1798. Elected to represent Delaware to two terms as a United State Senator. He was elected to his first term as a Senator upon the death of Senator Joshua clayton and served from 1799 to 1804. He served for his second term from 1813 to 1817. It is believed that the town of Wellsboro, Pa. was named in his honor. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Prince Georges Cemetery, Dagsboro, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Willey, Earle Dukes b. July 21, 1889 d. March 17, 1950
US Congressman. Elected to represent Delaware as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1943 to 1945. He also served as a State Court Judge.
Saint Johnstown Cemetery, Greenwood, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Williams, George Short b. October 21, 1877 d. November 22, 1961
US Congressman. Elected to represent Delaware as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1939 to 1941. He also served as Delaware State Treasurer from 1929 to 1933. (Bio by: K)
Union Cemetery, Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Williams, John James b. May 17, 1904 d. January 11, 1988
John J. Williams, a longtime resident of Millsboro, was born May 17, 1904, in Frankford, DE. Before entering public service he established the Millsboro Feed Company. In 1924, he married Elsie Steele. In 1946, he served on the Millsboro Town Council. He had a passion for Delaware and American History, which he passed on through his family.

John was elected to the US Senate in 1946, defeating incumbent US Senator James M. Tunnell. During his terms, he served a Republican US Senator...[Read More]
Millsboro Cemetery, Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware, USA

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