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Charles Ferris Booher (1848-1921) —
also known as Charles F. Booher —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.; Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born in East Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y., January
31, 1848.
Son of Henry Booher and Catharine (Updegraft) Booher.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1880;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1889, 1907-21; died in
office 1921.
German
and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo., January
21, 1921 (age 72 years, 356
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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David Rea (1831-1901) —
of Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born in Indiana, 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1875-79.
Died in Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo., June 13,
1901 (age about 69
years).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings (1816-1897) —
also known as Napoleon B. Giddings —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.; Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.; Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born near Boonsborough, Clark
County, Ky., January
2, 1816.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Nebraska Territory, 1855; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo., August 3,
1897 (age 81 years, 213
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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