The Political Graveyard: Wythe County, Va.

Wythe County
Virginia

Named for George Wythe (1726-1806)

Wythe County information:

Population: 27,599 (2000); 25,466 (1990)
Land area 463 square miles.
County seat: Wytheville
Capital Impact: Wythe County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Wythe County -- census data on population, race, economics
Wythe County VAGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).

Neighboring areas:

North: Bland County
Northeast: Pulaski County
Southeast: Carroll County
Southwest: Grayson County
West: Smyth County

The Political Graveyard:

Politicians who were born in Wythe County
Politicians who lived in Wythe County
Politicians who died in Wythe County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Wythe County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Politicians who were born in Wythe County

No city given: Stephen F. Austin 1793 Joseph M. Sanders 1866 John A. Sanders 1866 Toni G. Atkins 1962
Fort Chiswell: John G. Hudson 1906
Old Mt. Airy: Alexander Mathews Davis 1833
Rural Retreat: William N. Doak 1882
Wytheville: Roderick R. Butler 1827 Henry Carter Stuart 1855 E. Lee Trinkle 1876
Near Wytheville: William G. Brownlow 1805
See also Va. birthplaces not assigned to counties.

Politicians who lived in Wythe County

Speedwell: Kay Horney
Wytheville: Barclay Allison - Daniel W. Bird, Jr. - Robert L. Crockett - W. Paul Parsons - Nat W. Pendleton - W. S. Poage - R. Kyle Poole - Joseph C. Shaffer - S. S. Simmerman - D. B. Swecker - W. C. Thomas - V. A. Waggoner - James A. Walker - R. P. 'Bobby' Walters
See also Va. areas not assigned to counties.

Politicians who died in Wythe County

Near Austinville: L. Preston Collins 1952
Crockett's Cove: Joseph M. Crockett 1968
Wytheville: Joseph Draper 1834 LaFayette McMullen 1880
Near Wytheville: William Terry 1888
See also Va. deathplaces not assigned to counties.

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Wythe County

Crockett's Cove Crockett Family Cemetery
Rural Retreat Methodist Church Cemetery
Wytheville East End Cemetery
Wytheville St. John's Church Cemetery
Wytheville St. Mary's Cemetery

Crockett Family Cemetery
Crockett's Cove, Wythe County, Virginia

Politicians buried here:

Joseph M. Crockett (d. 1968) — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937-41, 1955; chair of McDowell County Republican Party, 1945. Died in Crockett's Cove, Wythe County, Va., 1968. Interment at Crockett Family Cemetery.

Methodist Church Cemetery
Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia

Politicians buried here:

William Nuckles Doak (1882-1933) — also known as William N. Doak — of Roanoke, Va.; McLean, Fairfax County, Va. Born in Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Va., December 12, 1882. Son of Canaro Draton Doak and Elizabeth (Dutton) Doak; married, October 15, 1908, to Emma Marie Cricher. Republican. Vice-president, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, 1916-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1916 (alternate), 1932; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1920; candidate for U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1924; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1930-33. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died of heart disease, in McLean, Fairfax County, Va., October 23, 1933. Interment at Methodist Church Cemetery.
- See also: NNDB dossier.

East End Cemetery
Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Robert Enoch Withers (1821-1907) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, 1821. Cousin of Thomas Withers Chinn. Lieutenant Governor of Virginia; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1875-81. Died in 1907. Interment at East End Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Elbert Lee Trinkle (1876-1939) — also known as E. Lee Trinkle — of Virginia. Born in Wytheville, Wythe County, Va., March 12, 1876. Democrat. Governor of Virginia, 1922-26; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924, 1928. Died in Richmond, Va., November 25, 1939. Interment at East End Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
William Terry (1824-1888) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, August 14, 1824. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1871-73, 1875-77 (8th District 1871-73, 9th District 1875-77). Drowned while trying to ford Reed Creek, near Wytheville, Wythe County, Va., September 5, 1888. Interment at East End Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Alexander Walker (1832-1901) — also known as James A. Walker — of Wytheville, Wythe County, Va. Born in Virginia, August 27, 1832. Republican. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia; U.S. Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1895-99; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1896. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died October 20, 1901. Interment at East End Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. John's Church Cemetery
Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Crockett Shaffer (1880-1958) — also known as Joseph C. Shaffer — of Wytheville, Wythe County, Va. Born in Virginia, January 19, 1880. Republican. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, 1924-29, 1932-33; U.S. Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1929-31; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1940. Died October 19, 1958. Interment at St. John's Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Mary's Cemetery
Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia

Politicians buried here:

John Warfield Johnston (1818-1889) — of Virginia. Born near Abingdon, Washington County, Va., September 9, 1818. Nephew of Charles Clement Johnston and Joseph Eggleston Johnston; uncle of Henry Bowen. Member of Virginia state senate, 1846; state court judge in Virginia, 1866; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1870-71, 1871-83. Died February 27, 1889. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
- See also Johnston-Bowen family of Virginia
- See also: congressional biography.

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