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Jackson County
West Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Jackson County


Index to Locations

  • Cottageville Cottageville Cemetery
  • Kenna Grasslick Baptist Cemetery
  • Ravenswood Ravenswood Cemetery
  • Ripley Pine Hill Cemetery


    Cottageville Cemetery
    Cottageville, Jackson County, West Virginia
    Politicians buried here:
      Warren Miller (1847-1920) — of Ripley, Jackson County, W.Va.; Jackson, Boone County, W.Va. Born in Apple Grove, Meigs County, Ohio, April 2, 1847. Republican. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1891-92, 1911-12; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1895-99; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1900-03; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1903-04; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1915-18. Died in Ripley, Jackson County, W.Va., December 29, 1920 (age 73 years, 271 days). Interment at Cottageville Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Grasslick Baptist Cemetery
    Kenna, Jackson County, West Virginia
    Politicians buried here:
      Boyd Cleo Casto (b. 1892) — also known as B. Cleo Casto — of Kenna, Jackson County, W.Va. Born in Kenna, Jackson County, W.Va., May 9, 1892. Son of Dr. Frederick S. Casto and Dora Bell (Simmons) Casto. Democrat. Merchant; farmer; postmaster; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1939-42; chair of Jackson County Democratic Party, 1940. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Junior Order. Interment at Grasslick Baptist Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, June 22, 1913, to Verna Valeria Polsley.


    Ravenswood Cemetery
    Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia
    Politicians buried here:
      Robert S. Brown (1827-1891) — of Jackson County, W.Va. Born April 6, 1827. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1864, 1868; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1868; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 10th Judicial Circuit, 1869; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1879-82; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1888. Died February 16, 1891 (age 63 years, 316 days). Interment at Ravenswood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, October 2, 1849, to Anna Wells.


    Pine Hill Cemetery
    Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia
    Politicians buried here:
      George Burton Crow (1846-1942) — also known as George B. Crow — of Ripley, Jackson County, W.Va. Born in Monroe County (part now in Noble County), Ohio, November 9, 1846. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1887-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1920, 1924 (alternate). Died in Ripley, Jackson County, W.Va., February 1, 1942 (age 95 years, 84 days). Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.


     

     


     
       
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