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John Franklin Rixey (1854-1907) —
also known as John F. Rixey —
of Brandy, Culpeper
County, Va.
Born in Virginia, 1854.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1897-1907; died in
office 1907.
Died February
8, 1907 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Alfred Madison Barbour (1829-1866) —
also known as Alfred M. Barbour —
of Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., April 17,
1829.
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; served in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War.
Died April 4,
1866 (age 36 years, 352
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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James Barbour (1828-1895) —
of Brandy Station, Culpeper
County, Va.
Born in Catalpa, Culpeper
County, Va., February
26, 1828.
Son of John
Strode Barbour and Ella A. (Byrne) Barbour.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1860;
delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; major in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War.
Died in Jeffersonton, Culpeper
County, Va., October
29, 1895 (age 67 years, 245
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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James French Strother (1811-1860) —
of Virginia.
Born in Culpeper, Culpeper
County, Va., September
4, 1811.
Son of George
French Strother.
Member of Virginia state legislature, 1840; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1851-53.
Died September
20, 1860 (age 49 years, 16
days).
Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Oliver Leavell (1871-1952) —
also known as Elizabeth Bacon Oliver; Mrs. B. Ashby
Leavell —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
15, 1871.
Daughter of John Nicholas Oliver and Mary Elizabeth (Towers) Oliver.
Democrat. Activist in woman suffrage movement; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1928.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Died June 2,
1952 (age 80 years, 170
days).
Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
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