The Political Graveyard: Morgan County, Ohio

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Morgan County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Morgan County

Index to Locations

McConnelsville McConnelsville Cemetery

McConnelsville Cemetery
McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Cydnor Bailey Tompkins (1810-1862) — of Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1810. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1857-61. Died in 1862 (age about 52 years). Interment at McConnelsville Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Emmett Tompkins. See Tompkins family of Ohio.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Perley Brown Johnson (1798-1870) — also known as Perley B. Johnson — of Ohio. Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, September 8, 1798. Whig. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1833; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1840; U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1843-45. Died February 9, 1870 (age 71 years, 154 days). Interment at McConnelsville Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

James Madison Gaylord (1811-1874) — of Ohio. Born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, May 29, 1811. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1851-53. Died in McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio, June 14, 1874 (age 63 years, 16 days). Interment at McConnelsville Cemetery.

		Presumably named for: James Madison
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Riverview Cemetery
McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

William Peter Sprague (1827-1899) — of Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1827. Republican. Member of Ohio state senate 14th District, 1860-63; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1871-75. Died in 1899 (age about 72 years). Interment at Riverview Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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