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Alva Adams (1850-1922) —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in a log
cabin in Iowa
County, Wis., May 14,
1850.
Democrat. Hardware merchant; member of Colorado state
legislature, 1876; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1880
(Convention
Vice-President), 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
Governor
of Colorado, 1887-89, 1897-99, 1905; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1908-.
Member, Freemasons.
Died at a sanitarium
in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
1, 1922 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Lloyd R. Baumgart (1908-1985) —
of Lena, Oconto
County, Wis.; Coleman, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., January
29, 1908.
Republican. Dairy farmer; painting
contractor; hardware store owner; auctioneer;
plumber;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Oconto County, 1957-64; defeated
(Independent), 1952.
Died in July, 1985
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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B. W. Countryman (b. 1867) —
of Spencer, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Grant
County, Wis., February
28, 1867.
Republican. Farmer;
hardware business; grain
dealer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 11th District, 1903-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1889 to Alice
E. Parkhurst. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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John Hohenthaner (1875-1954) —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.; Zephyrhills, Pasco
County, Fla.
Born in Wisconsin, October
9, 1875.
Hardware merchant; mayor
of Zephyrhills, Fla., 1928-32.
German
ancestry.
Died in Zephyrhills, Pasco
County, Fla., May 11,
1954 (age 78 years, 214
days).
Interment at Oakside Cemetery, Zephyrhills, Fla.
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August Kickbusch (1828-1901) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Kolberg, Prussia (now Kolobrzeg, Poland),
October
15, 1828.
Fur trader;
brick
manufacturer; hardware merchant; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1872-73, 1874-75.
German
ancestry.
Died May 28,
1901 (age 72 years, 225
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin F. Kickbusch and Katrina (Koahn) Kickbusch; married to
Matilda Schochow. |
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Carl Lovelace (1878-1941) —
of Woodford, Lafayette
County, Wis.
Born near Wiota, Lafayette
County, Wis., November
29, 1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
traveling
salesman; hardware store owner; banker;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 17th District, 1939-41; died in office 1941.
Died February
12, 1941 (age 62 years, 75
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Louis L. Merz (b. 1908) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 20,
1908.
Democrat. Building supplies business; real estate
broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 1st District, 1957-62.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Amvets;
Eagles;
American
Arbitration Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Sloman Minor (1840-1924) —
also known as Edward S. Minor —
of Fish Creek, Door
County, Wis.; Sturgeon Bay, Door
County, Wis.
Born in Point Peninsula, Jefferson
County, N.Y., December
13, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
hardware business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1878, 1880-81; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1883-85; superintendent of Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan Ship
Canal, 1884-91; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1895-1907 (8th District 1895-1903,
9th District 1903-07); postmaster.
Died in Sturgeon Bay, Door
County, Wis., July 26,
1924 (age 83 years, 226
days).
Interment at Bayside
Cemetery, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
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Frank E. Riley (b. 1865) —
of Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire
County, N.H., March 5,
1865.
Republican. Painter
and decorator; postmaster at Two
Rivers, Wis., 1898-1914, 1919-23; hardware business;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Manitowoc County 2nd District, 1939-46.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Herbert Christian Schenk (1880-1972) —
also known as Herbert C. Schenk —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Leeds, Columbia
County, Wis., June 26,
1880.
Progressive. Lumber yard
manager; hardware dealer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 1st District, 1935-40; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1944.
Died in Concord, Contra
Costa County, Calif., April
18, 1972 (age 91 years, 297
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Schenk and Wilhelmina (Kilgust) Schenk; married to Clara
Junette Sater. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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August Siefert (born c.1856) —
also known as August Seifert —
of Reedsburg, Sauk
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
about 1856.
Republican. Hardware merchant; postmaster at Reedsburg,
Wis., 1890-94; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1896,
1916.
Burial location unknown.
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