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Mabel Aeschliman (1891-1980) —
also known as Mabel Zela Crump —
of Lancaster, Schuyler
County, Mo.
Born in San Juan
County, N.M., December
24, 1891.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Schuyler County, 1943-44;
defeated, 1940, 1944, 1946.
Female.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion Auxiliary; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in 1980
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Arni Memorial Cemetery, Lancaster, Mo.
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Thomas Peter Akers (1828-1877) —
of Missouri.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
4, 1828.
School
teacher; college
professor; pastor; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1856-57.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., April 3,
1877 (age 48 years, 181
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
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George Augustus Allen Jr. (1868-1932) —
also known as George A. Allen, Jr. —
of Frankfort, Marshall
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., June 30,
1868.
Republican. School
teacher; school
principal; Kansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-32; died in office
1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Killed in an automobile
accident, when the Chevrolet in which he was riding collided with
another car and overturned, on Highway 71 in Jasper
County, Mo., December
7, 1932 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of George Augustus Allen and Anna Maria (Ellis) Allen; married, July 3,
1897, to Emma Maude McComas. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Frankfort (Kan.) Daily
Index, December 8, 1932 |
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Omer H. Avery (1900-1988) —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo., June 15,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Lincoln County Democratic Party, 1926-30; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34, 1940-42, 1946-48; major in
the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Lincoln County; elected 1950;
member of Missouri
state senate 21st District; elected unopposed 1956, 1960; elected
1964, 1968.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo., September
3, 1988 (age 88 years, 80
days).
Interment at Troy Cemetery, Troy, Mo.
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Jacob Leonard Babler (1871-1945) —
also known as Jacob L. Babler —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in New Glarus, Green
County, Wis., May 3,
1871.
Republican. Life
insurance business; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1916-24; philanthropist; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District,
1943-44.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died, from heart
disease, in St. Mary's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., May 31,
1945 (age 74 years, 28
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry John Babler and Sarah Salome (Lucksinger)
Babler. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
June 1, 1945 |
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Walter Davis Back (1904-1985) —
also known as Walter D. Back —
of Marble Hill, Bollinger
County, Mo.
Born in Bollinger
County, Mo., June 2,
1904.
Democrat. Farmer; chair of
Bollinger County Democratic Party, 1943-45; Bollinger
County Treasurer; Bollinger
County Sheriff.
Methodist.
Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., June 3,
1985 (age 81 years, 1
days).
Interment at Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery, Marble Hill, Mo.
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Harry H. Baker (b. 1888) —
of Norwood, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
1, 1888.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Norwood, Ohio, 1927-.
Methodist. Member, Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Christian Edward Baker and Mary Catherine (Opp) Baker; married to
Edna Haas. |
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Parke Monroe Banta (1891-1970) —
also known as Parke M. Banta —
of Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.; Arcadia, Iron
County, Mo.
Born in Berryman, Crawford
County, Mo., November
21, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; Washington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; chair of
Washington County Republican Party, 1925-27; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1926-28; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1940, 1948, 1950; general counsel, U.S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, 1953-61.
Methodist or Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., May 12,
1970 (age 78 years, 172
days).
Interment at New
Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
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James Alexander Barks (1879-1936) —
also known as James A. Barks —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Millheim, Perry
County, Mo., August
7, 1879.
School
teacher and principal; lawyer; mayor
of Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1921-30.
Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from septicemia
and acute
nephritis, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., February
10, 1936 (age 56 years, 187
days).
Interment at Cape
County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Canton, Lewis
County, Mo., March
17, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
Missouri Republican Party, 1919; Missouri
state attorney general, 1921-25; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1936.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Suffered a heart
attack, and was dead on arrival at St. Louis City Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
12, 1953 (age 69 years, 240
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett;
married, June 19,
1912, to Ethelyn Louthan; married, February
21, 1925, to Mary Louise Church. |
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Orville Samuel Basford (1848-1926) —
also known as Orville S. Basford —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Linneus, Linn
County, Mo.
Born in Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
29, 1848.
Republican. Methodist
minister; postmaster;
South
Dakota Republican state chair, 1894-95; newspaper
editor and publisher; South Dakota State Insurance Commissioner,
1907.
Methodist.
Died in Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak., October
27, 1926 (age 78 years, 59
days).
Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Redfield, S.Dak.
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Robert Bays (1904-1977) —
of Caledonia, Washington
County, Mo.
Born in Munger, Reynolds
County, Mo., April
11, 1904.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1935-36,
1941-42; defeated, 1936; chair of
Washington County Republican Party, 1949; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1956.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died January
28, 1977 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Interment at Caledonia Methodist Cemetery, Caledonia, Mo.
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Dwight Beals (b. 1889) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born near Hale, Carroll
County, Mo., September
7, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 10th District,
1947-54, 1957-62.
Methodist; later Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 17,
1916, to Mabel Rearden; married 1959 to Pearl
(Brocaw) Bauersfeld. |
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Frank Thomas Bell (1883-1970) —
also known as Frank Bell —
of Ephrata, Grant
County, Wash.
Born in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., September
21, 1883.
Democrat. Grant
County Treasurer, 1919-23; private secretary, U.S. Sen. C.
C. Dill, 1923-33; U.S. Fish Commissioner, 1933-40; hotel
and restaurant
owner and operator; promoter of Grand Coulee Dam and other federal
dam projects; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Washington, 1948,
1952.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Ephrata, Grant
County, Wash., October, 1970
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Interment at Ephrata
Cemetery, Ephrata, Wash.
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Marion Tinsley Bennett (1914-2000) —
also known as Marion T. Bennett —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo., June 6,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1943-49; defeated,
1948; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1972-82; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; took
senior status 1986.
Methodist. Member, Exchange
Club; Delta
Theta Phi.
Co-author of the G.I. Bill of Rights.
Died, of complications from a stroke,
in Inova Mount Vernon Hospital,
Alexandria,
Va., September
6, 2000 (age 86 years, 92
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Fred McLean Betz (1896-1982) —
also known as Fred M. Betz —
of Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.
Born in Liberal, Barton
County, Mo., June 2,
1896.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1952,
1956,
1968;
Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1958.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died in December, 1982
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Allen Bowsher (1899-1956) —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Lee, White
County, Ind., June 22,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; road and
bridge contractor; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Henry County, 1945-48;
defeated, 1950; member of Missouri
state senate 31st District; elected 1952.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Clinton, Henry
County, Mo., April 2,
1956 (age 56 years, 285
days).
Interment at Englewood
Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
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Nancy E. Boyda (b. 1955) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
2, 1955.
Democrat. Chemist;
school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 2007-; defeated, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 2008.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Petit Brooks (1826-1915) —
also known as John P. Brooks —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.; Lewistown, Fulton
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Sangamon
County, Ill.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.; College Mound, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 24,
1826.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; newspaper
editor and publisher; preacher;
Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1863-65.
Methodist; later Pentecostal.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 16,
1915 (age 88 years, 327
days).
Interment at College
Mound Cemetery, College Mound, Mo.
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Charles Henry Bryant (1879-1951) —
also known as Charles H. Bryant —
of Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo.
Born in Caldwell
County, Mo., January
7, 1879.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; dairy farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Daviess County, 1945-48.
Methodist.
Died in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., April
25, 1951 (age 72 years, 108
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Gallatin, Mo.
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Pascal Griffin Bryant (1895-1979) —
also known as Pascal G. Bryant —
of Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo.
Born near Girard, Macoupin
County, Ill., March
12, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; flour and feed
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Vernon County, 1943-48,
1953-54; defeated, 1938, 1948, 1964.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion.
Died in Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo., December, 1979
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Interment at Newton Burial Park, Nevada, Mo.
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Newton Dexter Burch (1871-1931) —
also known as N. D. Burch —
of Boyd
County, Neb.; Dallas, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Stewartsville, DeKalb
County, Mo., June 17,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Boyd
County Attorney, 1903-07; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1921-26;
judge
of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1926-31; died
in office 1931.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died March
18, 1931 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch; married, March
15, 1899, to Sadie E. Jarman. |
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Hilary Ashby Bush (1905-1966) —
also known as Hilary A. Bush —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., June 21,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1961-65.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died May 11,
1966 (age 60 years, 324
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aubrey Charles Bush and Clair (Grantham) Bush; married, July 16,
1932, to Frances Kromberg. |
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William Dyer Byrd (1884-1970) —
also known as W. Dyer Byrd —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Clay
County, Ky., August
24, 1884.
Democrat. Insurance
business; mayor
of Caruthersville, Mo., 1915-22, 1942-58.
Methodist.
Broke his hip in a fall, and
died a few days later, in Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital,
Hayti, Pemiscot
County, Mo., September
29, 1970 (age 86 years, 36
days).
Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Jasper Byrd and Alice (Pullam) Byrd; married to Sally
White. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Agustus Calvird Jr. (1884-1979) —
also known as Charles A. Calvird —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Clinton, Henry
County, Mo., October
28, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; circuit judge in Missouri
29th Circuit, 1935-37.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Elks; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died December
19, 1979 (age 95 years, 52
days).
Interment at Englewood
Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
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Luster Carter —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.
Republican. Feed
business; candidate for mayor
of Chillicothe, Mo., 1945.
Methodist. Member, Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Frederick Causey (1833-1902) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., November
28, 1833.
Lawyer;
member of Delaware state legislature, 1864-66; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1884-87.
Methodist.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., October
12, 1902 (age 68 years, 318
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Henry Christopher (1888-1959) —
also known as George H. Christopher —
of near Amoret, Bates
County, Mo.; Butler, Bates
County, Mo.
Born near Butler, Bates
County, Mo., December
9, 1888.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1949-51, 1955-59 (6th District
1949-51, 4th District 1955-59); defeated, 1950; died in office 1959.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., January
23, 1959 (age 70 years, 45
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.
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Michael Harold Coffman (b. 1955) —
also known as Mike Coffman —
of Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski
County, Mo., March
19, 1955.
Republican. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1989-94; member of Colorado
state senate, 1994-98; Colorado
state treasurer, 1999-2007; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 2004;
secretary
of state of Colorado, 2007-08; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 6th District, 2009-19.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2019.
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John H. Cox (1833-1902) —
of Missouri.
Born in Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
10, 1833.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Missouri
state senate 5th District, 1864-66.
Methodist.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Trenton, Grundy
County, Mo., August
2, 1902 (age 68 years, 265
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Mo.
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Vincil Penny Crowe (1897-1974) —
also known as V. P. Crowe —
of Garfield
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Braymer, Caldwell
County, Mo., July 7,
1897.
Democrat. Lawyer; Garfield
County Attorney, 1923-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1924.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in December, 1974
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas William Crowe and Laura Belle (Penny) Crowe; married, November
19, 1925, to Katherine Francis Latimer. |
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William Clifton Culbertson (b. 1874) —
also known as William C. Culbertson —
of Oregon.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., September
12, 1874.
Democrat. Hotel
proprietor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1928.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Sidna Poage Dalton (1892-1965) —
also known as S. P. Dalton —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Vernon
County, Mo., November
16, 1892.
Lawyer;
Cape
Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28, 1931-34; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1950-65; appointed 1950; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1956-58.
Methodist. Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Acacia.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., April
26, 1965 (age 72 years, 161
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Mark Lindsey De Motte (1832-1908) —
also known as Mark L. De Motte —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.; Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.
Born in Rockville, Parke
County, Ind., December
28, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor and publisher; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1872, 1876; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1881-83; member of Indiana
state senate, 1887-89; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1888;
postmaster at Valparaiso,
Ind., 1890-94.
Methodist. French
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind., September
23, 1908 (age 75 years, 270
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
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Harris Edward Denman (1874-1951) —
also known as Harry Denman —
of Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born in Marquand, Madison
County, Mo., March
23, 1874.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Francois County, 1945-48,
1951; defeated, 1948; died in office 1951.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, following surgery for stomach
cancer, in Barnes Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., December
29, 1951 (age 77 years, 281
days).
Interment at Parkview Cemetery, Farmington, Mo.
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Charles S. Dickson (b. 1891) —
of Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born in Monticello, Lewis
County, Mo., March
24, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printer;
farm
operator; drug store
operator; postmaster;
member of Missouri
state senate 14th District, 1952-54.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) —
also known as James I. Dolliver —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Webster
County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Delta
Chi.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., December
10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Jesse Monroe Donaldson (1885-1970) —
also known as Jesse M. Donaldson —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born near Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ill., August
17, 1885.
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1947-53.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March
25, 1970 (age 84 years, 220
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Truman Library |
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Forrest C. Donnell (1884-1980) —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Quitman, Nodaway
County, Mo., August
20, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Missouri, 1941-45; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1945-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March 3,
1980 (age 95 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Clyne Ward Durst Jr. (b. 1930) —
also known as Clyne W. Durst, Jr. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
27, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Lenawee County,
1961-62.
Methodist. Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives: Son
of Dorothy (Bichmann) Durst and Clyne Ward Durst, Sr.; married to
Jean M. Luethjohan. |
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Edward Norman Fadeley (b. 1929) —
also known as Edward N. Fadeley —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Williamsville, Wayne
County, Mo., December
13, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1961-62; member of Oregon
state senate, 1963-67; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1966-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1968.
Methodist. Member, Order of
the Coif; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Sylvester Fadeley and Nellie (Norman) Fadeley; married, June 11,
1953, to Nancie Newell Peacocke. |
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Mabel Louise Fain (1904-1997) —
also known as Louise Fain —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo., October
22, 1904.
Republican. School
teacher; real estate
agent; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1944.
Female.
Methodist. Member, American
Association of University Women.
Died December
2, 1997 (age 93 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alva Clark Forney (1871-1956) —
also known as A. Clark Forney —
of Oelrichs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Holt
County, Mo., February
25, 1871.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
rancher;
banker;
mining
business; Fall
River County Treasurer, 1905-08; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 43rd District, 1921-24; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1925-27.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died April
11, 1956 (age 85 years, 46
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Memorial Park, Eugene, Ore.
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Relatives: Son
of Christian W. Forney and Mary Ellen (Iddings) Forney; married, December
29, 1903, to Nellie Hartman. |
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Frederick Dozier Gardner (1869-1933) —
also known as Frederick D. Gardner —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Hickman, Fulton
County, Ky., November
6, 1869.
Democrat. Owner, St. Louis Coffin
Company; Governor of
Missouri, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1924,
1928.
Methodist.
Died December
18, 1933 (age 64 years, 42
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Harl A. Garner (b. 1895) —
of Winston, Daviess
County, Mo.
Born in Winston, Daviess
County, Mo., December
8, 1895.
Democrat. Chair of
Daviess County Democratic Party, 1943; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Daviess County, 1959-62,
1965-66.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Ivan P. Goodman (1901-1950) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Rich Hill, Bates
County, Mo., September
23, 1901.
Welder
for the Burlington Railroad;
insurance
agent; used car
dealer; finance
company operator; candidate in primary for mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1947.
Methodist.
Died in Denver,
Colo., November
11, 1950 (age 49 years, 49
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.
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John Cowper Granberry (1829-1907) —
also known as John C. Granberry —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., December
5, 1829.
Democrat. Methodist minister;
chaplain
in the Confederate States Army; bishop of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1888.
Methodist.
Died in Ashland, Hanover
County, Va., April 1,
1907 (age 77 years, 117
days).
Interment somewhere
in Richmond, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Leslie) Granberry and Richard Granberry; married 1858 to Jennie
Massie; married 1862 to Ella
Fayette Winston. |
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John Andrew Gregg (1877-1953) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Eureka, Greenwood
County, Kan., February
18, 1877.
Republican. Pastor; missionary;
president,
Edward Waters College, 1913-20; president,
Wilberforce University, 1920-24; bishop; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1940.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
17, 1953 (age 75 years, 365
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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John M. Grimes (b. 1873) —
of Missouri; Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born near Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., February
1, 1873.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Missouri
state senate 18th District, 1907-10; Iowa state
treasurer, 1943-51.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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James Henry Gunn (b. 1875) —
also known as J. H. Gunn —
of Otterville, Cooper
County, Mo.
Born in Morgan
County, Mo., November
1, 1875.
Democrat. Banker; farmer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 14th District,
1922-23; member of Missouri
state senate 14th District, 1927-34.
Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Everett Harris (b. 1906) —
of Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born in Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo., January
9, 1906.
Democrat. Farmer; chair of
Sullivan County Democratic Party, 1952-54; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1955-56.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Folwell Hart (1862-1929) —
also known as Louis F. Hart —
of Washington.
Born in High Point, Moniteau
County, Mo., January
4, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; fire
insurance business; Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1913-19; Governor of
Washington, 1919-25.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died December
5, 1929 (age 67 years, 335
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Park, Tumwater, Wash.
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Austin Hill (b. 1917) —
of Franklin, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Franklin, Howard
County, Mo., October
15, 1917.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1947-54.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar G. Hinde Jr. (1920-2010) —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., August
19, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
postmaster at Independence,
Mo., 1961-75 (acting, 1961).
Methodist.
Died in Pittsburg, Crawford
County, Kan., June 22,
2010 (age 89 years, 307
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Hoerr (b. 1907) —
of Wheeling, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born October
17, 1907.
Democrat. Farmer; farm
implement business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1951-52.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Optimist
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Alfred Houts (b. 1868) —
also known as Charles A. Houts —
of Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo.; Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo., December
13, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1910-14.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George William Houts and Annie (Duffield) Houts; married, April 8,
1896, to Eleanor Wright. |
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Arthur Mastick Hyde (1877-1947) —
also known as Arthur M. Hyde —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo.; Trenton, Grundy
County, Mo.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo., July 12,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
mayor of Princeton, Mo., 1908-10; Progressive candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1912; Governor of
Missouri, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1924,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1932;
president, Sentinel Life
Insurance Company of Kansas City; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1929-33.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, following cancer
surgery, in Memorial Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1947 (age 70 years, 97
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Trenton, Mo.
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James Montgomery Johnston (b. 1867) —
also known as James M. Johnston —
of Garden City, Clark
County, S.Dak.; Bradley, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born in High Point, Moniteau
County, Mo., June 14,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1909-10 (27th
District 1901-04, 32nd District 1909-10); member of South
Dakota state senate 29th District, 1919-22.
Methodist. Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Caleb Clayton Jones (1871-1953) —
also known as C. C. Jones —
of Pilot Grove, Cooper
County, Mo.
Born in Blackwater, Cooper
County, Mo., October
28, 1871.
Democrat. Farmer; auctioneer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cooper County, 1931-34;
defeated, 1934.
Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., May 13,
1953 (age 81 years, 197
days).
Interment at Pilot Grove City Cemetery, Pilot Grove, Mo.
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Ebenezer Madden Kerr (1841-1909) —
also known as E. M. Kerr —
of Elkton, Hickory
County, Mo.
Born in Marion
County, Ohio, August
30, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Missouri
state house of representatives from Hickory County, 1891-94,
1909; died in office 1909.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from pneumonia,
in St. Mary's Hospital,
Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., February
27, 1909 (age 67 years, 181
days).
Interment at Lehman Cemetery, Elkton, Mo.
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James C. Kirkpatrick (1905-1997) —
of Windsor, Henry
County, Mo.; Barton
County, Mo.; Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Braymer, Caldwell
County, Mo., June 15,
1905.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; secretary
of state of Missouri, 1965-85.
Methodist.
Died December
26, 1997 (age 92 years, 194
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Wideman Lee (1849-1919) —
also known as James W. Lee —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Rockbridge, Gwinnett
County, Ga., November
28, 1849.
Democrat. Minister;
writer;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1916.
Southern Methodist.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., October
4, 1919 (age 69 years, 310
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Zachery James Lee and Emily Harris (Wideman) Lee; married to Emma
Eufaula Ledbetter. |
| | | Epitaph: "Servant of God and Lover of
Man. Forty-Five Years a Methodist Preacher Who Lived and Died to Make
Earth and Heaven One." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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McMillan Lewis (1903-1978) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 15,
1903.
Democrat. Insurance
broker; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1933-34; member of Missouri
state senate 32nd District, 1935-38.
Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1978
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Rush Hudson Limbaugh (1891-1996) —
also known as Rush H. Limbaugh —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born near Sedgewickville, Bollinger
County, Mo., September
27, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cape Girardeau County,
1931-32; chair of
Cape Girardeau County Republican Party, 1934; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1936.
Methodist. Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., April 8,
1996 (age 104 years,
194 days).
Interment at New Lorimier Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Hadley Limbaugh and Susan Frances (Presnell) Limbaugh;
married, August
24, 1914, to Beulah Maude 'Bee' Seabaugh; grandfather of Rush
Limbaugh. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas Bell Love (1870-1948) —
also known as Thomas B. Love —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Webster
County, Mo., June 23,
1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Missouri Democratic Party, 1896-98; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1902-07; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1906-07; Texas
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking, 1907-10; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 1920-24; member of Texas
state senate, 1927-30; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1930.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen.
Died September
17, 1948 (age 78 years, 86
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Calvin Love and Sarah Jane (Rodgers) Love; married, June 11,
1892, to Mattie Roberta Goode. |
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John C. Madget —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Platte
County, Mo.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District,
1947-48.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Elliot Woolfolk Major (1864-1949) —
also known as Elliot W. Major —
of Pike
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.; Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Edgewood, Lincoln
County, Mo., October
20, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 11th District, 1897-1900; Missouri
state attorney general, 1909-13; Governor of
Missouri, 1913-17.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died, from cardiac
insufficiency due to chronic
myocarditis and arteriosclerosis,
aggravated by very hot and
humid weather, in St. Joseph's Hill Infirmary,
near Eureka, Jefferson
County, Mo., July 9,
1949 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at Bowling Green City Cemetery, Bowling Green, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Reed Major and Sarah Taylor (Woolfolk) Major; married, June 14,
1887, to Elizabeth Myers; first cousin of Edgar
Bailey Woolfolk; first cousin thrice removed of Zachary
Taylor; first cousin five times removed of Edmund
Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Coleby
Chew; second cousin thrice removed of James
Madison and William
Taylor Madison; second cousin four times removed of Richard
Henry Lee, Francis
Lightfoot Lee, Arthur
Lee, John
Penn, John
Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel
Pendleton; second cousin five times removed of Peyton
Randolph; third cousin twice removed of Thomas
Leonidas Crittenden; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Sim Lee, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Philip
Clayton Pendleton, Edmund
Henry Pendleton and Nathanael
Greene Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of St.
Clair Ballard and Lewis
Ballard. |
| | | Political families: Lee-Randolph
family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Ballard-Gadsden-Randolph
family of West Virginia and South Carolina; Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Mrs. Katherine M. Martin (1871-1934) —
also known as Katherine Mavity; Mrs. W. W.
Martin —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Paoli, Orange
County, Ind., November
20, 1871.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1920;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Female.
Southern Methodist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star; Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
26, 1934 (age 62 years, 67
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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John Ellis Martineau (1873-1937) —
also known as John E. Martineau —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clay
County, Mo., December
2, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; chancellor, 1st Circuit,
1907-27; Governor of
Arkansas, 1927-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1928-37;
died in office 1937.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died March 6,
1937 (age 63 years, 94
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Enoch Mather Marvin (1823-1877) —
also known as Enoch M. Marvin —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Warren
County, Mo., June 12,
1823.
Democrat. Methodist
bishop; chaplain of the Confederate Army during the Civil War; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1876.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St.
Louis, Mo., November
26, 1877 (age 54 years, 167
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Hugh Maxwell McCauley (1879-1949) —
also known as Hugh M. McCauley —
of Faucett, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Willow Brook, Buchanan
County, Mo., January
14, 1879.
Democrat. Banker; Buchanan
County Recorder of Deeds, 1923-31; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District,
1945-48; defeated in primary, 1948.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Faucett, Buchanan
County, Mo., October
1, 1949 (age 70 years, 260
days).
Interment at Halleck Cemetery, Buchanan County, Mo.
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W. T. McGaugh (b. 1883) —
of Richmond, Ray
County, Mo.
Born near Richmond, Ray
County, Mo., August
16, 1883.
Democrat. Traveling
salesman; Ray
County Superintendent of Schools; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Ray County, 1943-44.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1908 to Mattie
McGinnis. |
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Fred R. McMahon (b. 1899) —
of Fairfax, Atchison
County, Mo.
Born in Fairfax, Atchison
County, Mo., April
22, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hardware
merchant; mayor of Fairfax, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Atchison County, 1951-64;
defeated, 1964.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl C. McVey (b. 1884) —
of Rea, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born near Whitesville, Andrew
County, Mo., November
28, 1884.
Republican. Farmer; stockman;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Andrew County, 1943-46.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Judge T. E. McVey and Nancy Ann McVey; married to Lura
Corbin. |
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Rice William Means (1877-1949) —
also known as Rice W. Means; "Puffed
Rice" —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., November
16, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Adams
County Judge, 1902-04; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1924-27.
Methodist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion; Ku Klux Klan.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
30, 1949 (age 71 years, 75
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John Elvis Miller (1888-1981) —
also known as John E. Miller —
of Searcy, White
County, Ark.; Melbourne, Izard
County, Ark.
Born in Aid, Stoddard
County, Mo., May 15,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1931-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1937-41; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1941-67;
took senior status 1967.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
30, 1981 (age 92 years, 260
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
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Francis Asbury Morris (1817-1881) —
of Texas.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, September
3, 1817.
Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1841.
Methodist.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., September
24, 1881 (age 64 years, 21
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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William S. Morris (1919-1975) —
of Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Higginsville, Lafayette
County, Mo., November
8, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1969-73.
Methodist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March 4,
1975 (age 55 years, 116
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Nathaniel Mosier (1888-1948) —
also known as W. N. Mosier —
of Luray, Clark
County, Mo.; Kahoka, Clark
County, Mo.
Born in Luray, Clark
County, Mo., January
16, 1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
loan business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Clark County, 1937-38,
1939-40; defeated, 1938.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
12, 1948 (age 60 years, 331
days).
Interment at Combs Cemetery, Luray, Mo.
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Arthur Phillips Murphy (1870-1914) —
also known as Arthur P. Murphy; Pat Murphy —
of Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born in Hancock, Pulaski
County, Mo., December
10, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1905-07, 1909-11;
defeated, 1906, 1910.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., February
1, 1914 (age 43 years, 53
days).
Interment at Rolla
Cemetery, Rolla, Mo.
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Dewey Neely (1927-2001) —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo., July 28,
1927.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1972,
1976,
1980.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
10, 2001 (age 74 years, 74
days).
Interment at Mississippi
County Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ark.
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Frederick Gottlieb Niedringhaus (1837-1922) —
also known as Frederick G. Niedringhaus —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Lübbecke, Westphalia, Germany,
October
21, 1837.
Republican. Manufacturer;
real
estate business; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1889-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1896
(member, Arrangements
Committee; member, Resolutions
Committee).
Methodist. German
ancestry.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., November
25, 1922 (age 85 years, 35
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Thomas Key Niedringhaus (1860-1924) —
also known as Thomas K. Niedringhaus —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
21, 1860.
Republican. Vice-president, St. Louis Stamping Company,
vice-president, National Enameling and Stamping Company,
vice-president, Commonwealth Steel
Company; real estate
business; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1912-16; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1916.
Methodist.
Died October
26, 1924 (age 64 years, 5
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Jeremiah Wilson Nixon (b. 1956) —
also known as Jay Nixon —
of De Soto, Jefferson
County, Mo.
Born in De Soto, Jefferson
County, Mo., February
13, 1956.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1988, 1998; Missouri
state attorney general, 1993-2009; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of Missouri, 2009-17.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2017.
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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of
Chicago.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Union
League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr; married, September
10, 1914, to Dorothy Wallace. |
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George H. Pace (1916-2005) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Born in Crystal Lake, McHenry
County, Ill., November
21, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; motel
owner; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1964.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died, in Beth Haven Nursing
Home, Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., September
6, 2005 (age 88 years, 289
days).
Interment at Grandview
Burial Park, Near Hannibal, Ralls County, Mo.
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Emma Follin Parsons —
also known as Emma Parsons; Emma Follin; Mrs.
Clifford W. Parsons —
of Ruby, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Fairport, DeKalb
County, Mo.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Republican
National Committee from Arizona, 1940-48.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Delta Delta; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Association of University Women.
Burial location unknown.
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Roscoe Conkling Patterson (1876-1954) —
also known as Roscoe C. Patterson —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., September
15, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Greene
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-07; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1925-29; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1929-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., October
22, 1954 (age 78 years, 37
days).
Interment at Maple
Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Wallace M. Pearson (b. 1895) —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Born near Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., July 12,
1895.
Republican. Chemist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college
professor; banker; osteophatic
physician; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Adair County, 1947-56;
defeated, 1956.
Methodist. Member, Eagles;
Kiwanis;
Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Abraham Penman (1884-1959) —
also known as T. A. Penman —
of Portageville, New Madrid
County, Mo.
Born in Champaign
County, Ill., December
15, 1884.
Democrat. Farmer; cotton gin
operator; New
Madrid County Judge, 1923-24; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from New Madrid County, 1927-28,
1931-32, 1949-59; died in office 1959.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Missouri, December
7, 1959 (age 74 years, 357
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Penman and Emma Jeanette (Waite) Penman; married, June 30,
1917, to Hazel Mae Cole. |
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William Anderson Pile (1829-1889) —
of Monrovia, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
11, 1829.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1866-68; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1867-69; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1869-71; U.S. Minister to Venezuela, 1871-74.
Methodist.
Died in Monrovia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 7,
1889 (age 60 years, 146
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Monrovia, Calif.
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David Aris Pollard (1866-1952) —
also known as David A. Pollard —
of Calhoun, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Clayton, Adams
County, Ill., May 27,
1866.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
druggist;
mayor of Calhoun, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Henry County, 1925-28,
1935-36.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Calhoun, Henry
County, Mo., October
21, 1952 (age 86 years, 147
days).
Interment at Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Mo.
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William Joseph Randall (1909-2000) —
also known as William J. Randall; Bill
Randall —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 16,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; county judge in
Missouri, 1946-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1959-77.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Optimist
Club; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, at Independence Regional Health
Center, Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 7,
2000 (age 90 years, 357
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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Charles Simone Reece (1871-1953) —
also known as Charles S. Reece —
of Simeon, Cherry
County, Neb.
Born in Andrew
County, Mo., March
12, 1871.
Republican. Rancher; Cherry
County Clerk, 1902; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died May 11,
1953 (age 82 years, 60
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Valentine, Neb.
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John Clarence Riggen (1882-1946) —
also known as J. Clarence Riggen —
of Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born near Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo., December
16, 1882.
Republican. School
teacher; livestock
raiser; funeral
director; member of Missouri
state senate 6th District, 1943-46; died in office 1946.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in the University of Kansas Hospital,
Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., August
18, 1946 (age 63 years, 245
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Milan, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Arnold Douglas Riggen and Elizabeth (Cochran) Riggen;
married 1905 to
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Montgomery. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Edmond Robinson (1920-1992) —
also known as William E. Robinson —
of Missouri.
Born in St.
Francois County, Mo., June 1,
1920.
Democrat. Banker; insurance
executive; Missouri
state treasurer, 1969-73.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Died October
16, 1992 (age 72 years, 137
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Silas Roe (1897-1959) —
also known as Silas Roe —
of El Dorado Springs, Cedar
County, Mo.
Born in West Ridge, Douglas
County, Ill., July 12,
1897.
Republican. Milliner;
merchant;
newspaper
editor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cedar County, 1935-38.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., June 15,
1959 (age 61 years, 338
days).
Interment at El Dorado Springs Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
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Roy Scantlin (b. 1894) —
of Neosho, Newton
County, Mo.
Born near St. James, Phelps
County, Mo., August
11, 1894.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Newton
County Superintendent of Schools, 1927-43; Missouri
superintendent of schools, 1943.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Kappa; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1924 to Leah
Neal. |
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Lemuel Newland Searcy (1882-1944) —
also known as L. N. Searcy —
of Birch Tree, Shannon
County, Mo.; Eminence, Shannon
County, Mo.
Born in Audrain
County, Mo., May 8,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1927-30, 1935-42; defeated, 1942; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1943-44; died in office 1944; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1944.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from heart
disease, in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., September
25, 1944 (age 62 years, 140
days).
Interment at Oak Forest Cemetery, Birch Tree, Mo.
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Samuel E. Semple (b. 1913) —
of Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo.
Born in Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo., June 7,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; circuit judge in Missouri
9th Circuit; appointed 1955; elected unopposed 1956.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Dewitt Sexton (b. 1885) —
also known as Jess D. Sexton —
of near Lawson, Clinton
County, Mo.
Born near Paradise, Clay
County, Mo., September
6, 1885.
Democrat. Farmer; livestock
raiser; member of Missouri
state senate 3rd District, 1937-48.
Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Interment at Lawson Cemetery, Lawson, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Sexton and Launa E. (Creek) Sexton; married 1910 to Eva A.
Albright. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Stratton Shartel (1895-1956) —
of Missouri.
Born in Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo., 1895.
Republican. Lawyer; Missouri
state attorney general, 1928-33.
Southern Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
2, 1956 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
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Dewey Jackson Short (1898-1979) —
also known as Dewey Short; "The Ozark
Orator" —
of Galena, Stone
County, Mo.
Born in Galena, Stone
County, Mo., April 7,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1929-31, 1935-57 (14th District
1929-31, 7th District 1935-57); defeated, 1930 (14th District), 1956
(7th District); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1932; candidate for Republican nomination
for Vice President, 1940.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Tau Delta; Pi Gamma
Mu; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
19, 1979 (age 81 years, 226
days).
Interment at Galena
Cemetery, Galena, Mo.
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Forrest Smith (1886-1962) —
of Richmond, Ray
County, Mo.
Born in Ray
County, Mo., February
14, 1886.
Democrat. Missouri
state auditor, 1933-49; defeated, 1928; Governor of
Missouri, 1949-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1952,
1956.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died March 8,
1962 (age 76 years, 22
days).
Interment at Sunny
Slope Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
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William Jennings Smith (c.1909-2000) —
also known as William J. Smith —
of Arkansas.
Born in Sturgeon, Boone
County, Mo., about 1909.
Lawyer;
advisor to five Arkansas governors; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1958.
Methodist.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 2,
2000 (age about 91
years).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Asier Jacob Speer (1874-1940) —
also known as Asier J. Speer —
of Greenbrier, Bollinger
County, Mo.; Deering, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Martin
County, Ind., December
10, 1874.
Republican. School
teacher; physician;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Bollinger County, 1917-20.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., November
21, 1940 (age 65 years, 347
days).
Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo.
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Lawrence Vest Stephens (1858-1923) —
also known as Lon Vest Stephens —
of Cooper
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., December
21, 1858.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; banker;
director, St. Louis and Southern Railroad;
Missouri
state treasurer, 1890-97; Governor of
Missouri, 1897-1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1904
(alternate), 1912,
1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist. Scottish
ancestry.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., January
10, 1923 (age 64 years, 20
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.
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Joseph Dallas Swiers (1876-1954) —
also known as J. Dal Swiers —
of Sparta, Christian
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Freeman, Cass
County, Mo., December
29, 1876.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; lumber
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1907-08, 1913-14, 1923-24,
1945-50 (Christian County 1907-08, 1913-14, 1923-24, Greene County
1st District 1945-50).
Methodist.
Died in Greene
County, Mo., July 24,
1954 (age 77 years, 207
days).
Interment at Sparta Odd Fellows Cemetery, Sparta, Mo.
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Gene Taylor (1928-1998) —
also known as "Sage of the Ozarks" —
of Sarcoxie, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Sarcoxie, Jasper
County, Mo., February
10, 1928.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; chair of
Jasper County Republican Party, 1958; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1960,
1968
(delegation chair); member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1968-71; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1973-89.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died October
27, 1998 (age 70 years, 259
days).
Interment at Sarcoxie
Cemetery, Sarcoxie, Mo.
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Dewey Porter Thatch (1898-1954) —
also known as Dewey P. Thatch —
of Hickory
County, Mo.; Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Wheatland, Hickory
County, Mo., August
6, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Hickory County, 1925-26;
circuit judge in Missouri 29th Circuit, 1941-47.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in Clinton, Henry
County, Mo., November
6, 1954 (age 56 years, 92
days).
Interment at Englewood
Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
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Elwood Lauren Thomas (1930-1995) —
of Missouri.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, July 24,
1930.
Justice
of Missouri state supreme court, 1991-95.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died July 30,
1995 (age 65 years, 6
days).
Interment at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Gladstone, Mo.
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Marthena Wade Vanlandingham (b. 1891) —
also known as Marthena Wade; Mrs. F. A.
Vanlandingham —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Boone
County, Mo., July 20,
1891.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1948.
Female.
Southern Methodist. Member, United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Walter Lenoir Wade and Sally Ada (Burroughs) Wade;
married to Forrest Albert Vanlandingham. |
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Levi J. Wagner (c.1818-1882) —
of Missouri.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., about 1818.
Member of Missouri state legislature; elected 1858, 1872; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 12th District, 1875.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo., September
4, 1882 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Memphis
Cemetery, Memphis, Mo.
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Ernest Lynn Waldorf (1876-1943) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in South Valley, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 14,
1876.
Republican. Pastor; chaplain;
bishop;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1928,
1936.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Noble Foundation Hospital,
Alexandria Bay, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 27,
1943 (age 67 years, 74
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Ray Weightman (b. 1898) —
of Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo.
Born in Mound City, Holt
County, Mo., August
26, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Holt
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-29; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; circuit judge in Missouri 4th Circuit, 1947-55.
Methodist. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Evans Whittaker (1901-1973) —
Born in Troy, Doniphan
County, Kan., February
22, 1901.
Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1954-56; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1956-57; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1957-62.
Methodist. Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
Died November
26, 1973 (age 72 years, 277
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Xenophon Pierce Wilfley (1871-1931) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Audrain
County, Mo., March
18, 1871.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1918; appointed 1918.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 5,
1931 (age 60 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
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Wilbur G. Williams (1852-1897) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Coshocton
County, Ohio, 1852.
Republican. Pastor; president,
Allegheny College; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1896.
Methodist.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April
16, 1897 (age about 44
years).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James Medford Willis (b. 1881) —
also known as J. M. Willis —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.
Born in Orrick, Ray
County, Mo., January
19, 1881.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of Nebraska
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940.
Methodist. Member, American Medical
Association; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John F. Willis and Nanny (Petty) Willis; married, August
20, 1902, to Ethelyn M. Keaton. |
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Edward Henry Winter (1879-1941) —
also known as Edward H. Winter —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Warren
County, Mo., April 5,
1879.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1912;
probate judge in Missouri, 1921; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Warren County, 1923-28; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1927-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1929-33; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1932.
Methodist. German
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died June 29,
1941 (age 62 years, 85
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Rolla F. Wood (1888-1978) —
of Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo.
Born in Curtis, Frontier
County, Neb., April
20, 1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; college
professor; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 17th District,
1943-44.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died March
21, 1978 (age 89 years, 335
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg, Mo.
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James Merrill Woods (b. 1906) —
also known as J. Merrill Woods —
of Monett, Barry
County, Mo.
Born in Monett, Barry
County, Mo., September
9, 1906.
Republican. Realtor;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1941-50.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Bailey Woolfolk (1865-1956) —
also known as Edgar B. Woolfolk —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Flint Hill, St. Charles
County, Mo., November
22, 1865.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Lincoln County, 1899-1902;
circuit judge in Missouri 35th Circuit, 1912-43.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo., January
2, 1956 (age 90 years, 41
days).
Interment at Troy Cemetery, Troy, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Allen Woolfolk and Mary Elizabeth (Allen) Woolfolk;
married, November
25, 1891, to Mary Norton; first cousin of Elliot
Woolfolk Major; first cousin thrice removed of Zachary
Taylor; first cousin five times removed of Edmund
Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Coleby
Chew; second cousin thrice removed of James
Madison and William
Taylor Madison; second cousin four times removed of Richard
Henry Lee, Francis
Lightfoot Lee, Arthur
Lee, John
Penn, John
Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel
Pendleton; second cousin five times removed of Peyton
Randolph; third cousin twice removed of Thomas
Leonidas Crittenden; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Sim Lee, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Philip
Clayton Pendleton, Edmund
Henry Pendleton and Nathanael
Greene Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of St.
Clair Ballard and Lewis
Ballard. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph
family; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Jackson-Lee
family; Lincoln-Lee
family; Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Harry Clifton Yates (1878-1953) —
also known as Harry C. Yates —
of Faucett, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Faucett, Buchanan
County, Mo., October
12, 1878.
Democrat. School
teacher; banker; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District,
1909-12, 1923-26; Buchanan
County Recorder of Deeds, 1915-23; Buchanan
County Judge, 1927-31.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died, from coronary
occlusion, kidney
disease, diverticulitis,
and intestinal
hemorrhage, in Missouri Methodist Hospital,
St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
5, 1953 (age 75 years, 54
days).
Interment at Yates Cemetery, Faucett, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Sarah Jane 'Sallie' (Williams) Yates and Henry R. Yates; married
to Lora Jane Means and Edith M. Arnold; married, March
18, 1915, to Waunetta Bruce. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Orville Zimmerman (1880-1948) —
of Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo.
Born near Glenallen, Bollinger
County, Mo., December
31, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1935-48; died in
office 1948.
Methodist. Member, Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1948 (age 67 years, 98
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Mo.
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Amos Herman Zimmerschied (1905-1959) —
also known as A. H. Zimmerschied —
of Cole Camp, Benton
County, Mo.
Born in Mora, Benton
County, Mo., March
23, 1905.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Benton County, 1945-52.
Methodist.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., March 4,
1959 (age 53 years, 346
days).
Interment at Cole Camp Cemetery, Cole Camp, Mo.
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