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Lincoln County
West Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lincoln County

Index to Locations Alum Creek Forks of Coal Community Cemetery Hamlin Fairview Memory Gardens Hamlin Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Near Hamlin Long Rest Cemetery Forks of Coal Community Cemetery Coal River Road Alum Creek, Lincoln County, West Virginia See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here: George D. Williams (1909-1960) — of near Alum Creek, Lincoln County, W.Va. Born in Lincoln County, W.Va., June 26, 1909. Democrat. Coal miner; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Lincoln County, 1951-52. Baptist. Member, Moose; American Legion. Died in South Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., May 18, 1960 (age 50 years, 327 days). Interment at Forks of Coal Community Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Elvin Williams and Nettie (McClure) Williams; married, November 24, 1927, to Lillian Jane Brogan.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951 Fairview Memory Gardens Hamlin, Lincoln County, West Virginia See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Joseph White Holt (1825-1898) — of New Castle, Craig County, Va.; Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va. Born in Campbell County, Va., December 6, 1825. Lawyer; Craig County Commonwealth Attorney; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Lincoln County, 1881-84. Presbyterian. Died in Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va., January 21, 1898 (age 72 years, 46 days). Interment at Fairview Memory Gardens.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Holt and Nancy (Howard) Holt; married 1847 to Nancy D. 'Nannie' Hanes; grandfather of William Sidney Wysong; first cousin of Joseph Holt.   Political family: Wickliffe-Holt family of Bardstown, Kentucky.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Hamlin, Lincoln County, West Virginia See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here: Jacob David Smith (1870-1945) — also known as Jacob D. Smith — of Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va. Born in Scott Town, Lawrence County, Ohio, April 28, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-25; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1929-32. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Modern Woodmen of America; Knights of Pythias. Died March 24, 1945 (age 74 years, 330 days). Interment at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jacob D. Smith and Barbara J. (Lewis) Smith; married to Rose A. Smith.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929   Philip Hager Jr. (1872-1966) — of Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va. Born in Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va., February 23, 1872. Republican. Surveyor; engineer; lumber business; director, Farmers and Merchants Bank; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1921-24; chair of Lincoln County Republican Party, 1922-24. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died in Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va., 1966 (age about 94 years). Interment at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Philip Hager and Elizabeth Jane (Dalton) Hager; married, July 12, 1894, to Sarah J. Ferrell; married, September 1, 1923, to Yantus Johnson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Andrew J. Belcher (1906-1985) — also known as A. J. Belcher; "Doc" — of Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va. Born in Madison, Boone County, W.Va., December 16, 1906. Democrat. Automobile dealer; oil and gas producer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Lincoln County, 1959-65; resigned 1965. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Died in July, 1985 (age 78 years, 0 days). Interment at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Edward W. Belcher and Mary Ella (Woodrum) Belcher; married, November 6, 1933, to Lillian Jane Priestly.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Long Rest Cemetery Near Hamlin, Lincoln County, West Virginia Politicians buried here:   William Addison Carroll — also known as William A. Carroll — of Lincoln County, W.Va. Methodist minister; school teacher; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1907-10. Methodist. Interment at Long Rest Cemetery.

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