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Jonah Adkins (1894-1956) —
of Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va., January
7, 1894.
Democrat. Mine electrician;
justice of the peace; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1945-50.
Church
of Christ.
Died in Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va., December
14, 1956 (age 62 years, 342
days).
Interment at Wayne Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va.
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Arch Johnson Alexander (1898-1976) —
also known as Arch J. Alexander —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., August
22, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; coal mining
executive; chief, West Virginia Department of Mines; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Freemasons.
Died September
11, 1976 (age 78 years, 20
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Elmwood, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Alexander and Ida E. (Cline) Alexander; married to Lucille
Ferguson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Jeter R. Aliff (1892-1974) —
also known as J. R. Aliff —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.; St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Seth, Boone
County, W.Va., November
4, 1892.
Democrat. School
teacher; miner; bookkeeper;
Fayette
County Sheriff; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1940-42; Clerk, West Virginia
House of Delegates, 1941-51.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
12, 1974 (age 81 years, 312
days).
Interment at Huse
Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Elmer Aliff and Edna S. Aliff; married 1931 to Hallie
Irene Maynor. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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George Calvert Andes (1891-1985) —
also known as George C. Andes —
of Timberville, Rockingham
County, Va.; Fayette
County, W.Va.; Harrisonburg,
Va.
Born in Shenandoah
County, Va., January
25, 1891.
Republican. Physician;
worked for a coal mining company; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1934, 1936.
Died in October, 1985
(age 94
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Andes and Rebecca Andes. |
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Frank C. Baker (b. 1882) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Preston
County, W.Va., 1882.
Democrat. School
teacher; insurance
business; general
land agent for the West Virginia Coal and Coke Company,
and for its railway;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1921-22,
1929-32; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937, 1945.
Member, Humane
Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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James Wilson Bartlett (1894-1965) —
also known as James W. Bartlett —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Taylor
County, W.Va., June 14,
1894.
Republican. Superintendent, Dawson Coal Company; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1929-30.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
7, 1965 (age 71 years, 85
days).
Interment at Bridgeport
Cemetery, Bridgeport, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Philander F. Bartlett and Ida Rebecca (Swindler)
Bartlett. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Donald L. Blankenship (b. 1950) —
also known as Don Blankenship —
of Sprigg, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Stopover, Pike
County, Ky., March
14, 1950.
Accountant;
coal mining executive; chairman and CEO of Massey Energy,
2000-10; in April 2010, an explosion at the company's Upper Big
Branch coal mine killed 29 miners; convicted
on a charge
of conspiring to violate
mine safety standards; served one year in prison;
Constitution candidate for President
of the United States, 2020.
Still living as of 2020.
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Joseph Gardner Bradley (b. 1881) —
also known as J. G. Bradley —
of Dundon, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
12, 1881.
Republican. Coal mining magnate; organizer of Elk River
Coal and Lumber Co.;
organizer of the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad;
director, Central Iron and
Steel Co.; created the town of Widen, W.Va.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1916,
1928;
chair
of Clay County Republican Party, 1917.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Beuhring Brown (b. 1893) —
also known as Ben B. Brown —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March
14, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-26;
defeated, 1928; president, Lewis Land
and Coal Company; director, Kanawha Valley Bank;
director, Slab Fork Coal Company; director, Scotia Coal and
Coke Company; director, Eagle Land
Company.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Acacia;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Frederick Brown and Jennie Morgan (Woodbridge) Brown;
married, August
22, 1917, to Hester Moulton Newhall. |
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Vernon Quincy Callaway (1907-1988) —
also known as Vernon Q. Callaway;
"Coach" —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va., November
29, 1907.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; small mine owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1953-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
15, 1988 (age 81 years, 16
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John F. Callaway and Vita (Totten) Callaway; married, October
10, 1932, to Evelyn Hall. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Floyd Sanford Chapman (1871-1932) —
also known as Floyd S. Chapman —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, W.Va., February
17, 1871.
Republican. Coal and timber
business; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1912-15; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1919-22.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
6, 1932 (age 60 years, 323
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Van Buren Chapman and Emily (Booth) Chapman; married to
Fannie DeLabar. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1919 |
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Eugene Claypole (b. 1938) —
of Granville, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongalia
County, W.Va., August
20, 1938.
Coal miner; president,
United Mine Workers Local 31; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1991-94; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 44th District, 1997-.
Methodist.
Member, United
Mine Workers; Moose.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives: Son
of James Claypole and Martha Claypole; married, December
21, 1959, to Leota Wilson. |
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Edward Cooper (1873-1928) —
of Bramwell, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Trevorton, Northumberland
County, Pa., February
26, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
coal mining business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1915-19.
Presbyterian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., March 1,
1928 (age 55 years, 4
days).
Entombed at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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John Cooper (1848-1898) —
of Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
1848.
Republican. Coal mine operator; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1898
(age about
50 years).
Interment somewhere in Coopers, W.Va.
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Fred E. Counts (b. 1912) —
of Bartley, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Counts, Dickenson
County, Va., August
26, 1912.
Democrat. Coal miner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1959-62;
appointed 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
United
Mine Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezra V. Counts and Chloe (Grizzle) Counts; married, December
24, 1937, to Gertrude Withrow. |
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J. M. Cyphers (b. 1874) —
of Gary, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Smyth
County, Va., January
19, 1874.
Democrat. Farmer;
coal miner; timber
contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1941-42,
1949-50.
Second
Adventist. Member, Junior
Order; United
Mine Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of G. W. Cyphers and Marildy (Christian) Cyphers; married, November
10, 1897, to Victoria Murphy. |
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Guy Farmer (1912-1995) —
of West Virginia; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wythe
County, Va., September
13, 1912.
Republican. Miner; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
member, National Labor Relations Board, 1953-55; chair, National
Labor Relations Board, 1953-55.
Died October
4, 1995 (age 83 years, 21
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Franklin Foxx (b. 1916) —
also known as Edward Foxx —
of Lundale, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Amherstdale, Logan
County, W.Va., June 24,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; coal
miner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1957-58.
Protestant.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Samuel Gay Jr. (1889-1953) —
also known as Harry S. Gay, Jr. —
of Mt. Gay, Logan
County, W.Va.; Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Lykens, Dauphin
County, Pa., April 7,
1889.
Republican. Coal mining superintendent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1927-30.
Died, in Logan General Hospital,
Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., March 4,
1953 (age 63 years, 331
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va.
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Perle T. Harman (b. 1900) —
also known as Mrs. Sayers Harman —
of Yukon, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., November
26, 1900.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1933-34;
defeated, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from West Virginia, 1960-63; president of
several coal mining companies.
Female.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Burial location unknown.
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Greenway W. Hatfield (1868-1943) —
also known as G. W. Hatfield —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., November
17, 1868.
Republican. Coal mine operator; postmaster at Williamson,
W.Va., 1909-12 (acting, 1909); chair of
Mingo County Republican Party, 1917, 1940-41.
Died in Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va., February
14, 1943 (age 74 years, 89
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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Abraham Lincoln Helmick (1864-1945) —
also known as A. L. Helmick —
of Thomas, Tucker
County, W.Va.
Born near Circleville, Pendleton
County, W.Va., August
31, 1864.
Republican. Banker;
mining business; postmaster;
Tucker
County Sheriff, 1904; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1921-44 (14th District 1921-38, 15th
District 1939-44).
Died in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., October
31, 1945 (age 81 years, 61
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Thomas, W.Va.
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Presumably named
for: Abraham
Lincoln |
| | | Relatives: Son of Abraham Byron Helmick
and Catherine (Mullenax) Helmick; married, May 17,
1890, to Catherine 'Kate' Flynn; married 1904 to
Francis Elizabeth 'Fannie' Liller. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Tracy W. Hylton (b. 1922) —
of Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.; Daniels, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Crab Orchard, Raleigh
County, W.Va., July 4,
1922.
Mine operator; hotel
owner; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1965-72, 1987-90; defeated
(Republican), 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur M. Hylton and Grace (Snuffer) Hylton; married, December
9, 1947, to Betty Jo Foster. |
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John Joseph Lincoln, Sr. (1865-1948) —
also known as John J. Lincoln —
of McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born near Rising Sun, Lehigh
County, Pa., October
11, 1865.
Republican. Mining engineer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Quaker.
Died in Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
28, 1948 (age 82 years, 109
days).
Interment at Newtown
Cemetery, Newtown, Pa.
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Burrell Kemp Littlepage (b. 1888) —
also known as B. Kemp Littlepage —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 28,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
coal operator; Kanawha
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1916-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Dickenson Littlepage and Mary (Kemp) Littlepage; married,
November
26, 1913, to Madge Robins. |
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Boyd Mathis (1912-1965) —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Kiahsville, Wayne
County, W.Va., July 26,
1912.
Democrat. Mine foreman and superintendent; farmer; merchant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1965; died
in office 1965.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1965
(age about
52 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Willard Lawrence Mills (b. 1905) —
also known as W. L. Mills —
of Kimball, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Camp Creek, Mercer
County, W.Va., July 31,
1905.
Democrat. Coal miner; restauranteur;
pool room
operator; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1947-52,
1955-58.
Baptist;
later Methodist.
Member, Moose.
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Wesley Mills and Mary Lieuvena (Foley) Mills; married, May 20,
1945, to Opaline Gentry. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Cecil Mitchell (b. 1907) —
of Newtown, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Wanda, Logan
County, W.Va., July 19,
1907.
Democrat. Miner; electrician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Redmen;
Rotary;
United
Mine Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Lacy Neely (b. 1910) —
of Cunard, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Mabscott, Raleigh
County, W.Va., April
19, 1910.
Democrat. Coal miner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1941-44.
Baptist.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver Carlisle Neely and Mintie Bell (Kelly) Neely; married, December
24, 1930, to Clara Ingles. |
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Robert R. Nelson (b. 1935) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Boone
County, W.Va., October
9, 1935.
Democrat. Legislative
Director, United Mine Workers of America; administrative
assistant, U.S. Rep. Ken
Hechler; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1965-70;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1971-85; resigned 1985; chair of
Cabell County Democratic Party, 1972-83; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1986-89.
Protestant.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Still living as of 1989.
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Relatives: Son
of Joda Fulton Nelson and Opal W. (Hunter) Nelson; married 1960 to Mary
Lucinda Abruzzino. |
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Joseph Allen Overton Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as J. Allen Overton, Jr. —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., April
17, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1949-50;
member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1959-62; vice-president, American
Mining Congress.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Allen Overton and Edith (Wharton) Overton; married, May 15,
1943, to Bette Crosswhite. |
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Harry R. Pauley (b. 1907) —
of Iaeger, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Keystone, McDowell
County, W.Va., February
19, 1907.
Democrat. Contractor;
real
estate business; coal operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1937-40,
1949-54, 1957-60, 1963-66, 1969-74; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1958-59.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Trealy Vinton Pennington (1898-1981) —
also known as T. V. Pennington —
of Powhatan, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashe
County, N.C., April
22, 1898.
Republican. Coal miner; postmaster;
grocer; bank
director; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1948,
1956.
Methodist.
Died, in Welch Hospital,
Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va., February
22, 1981 (age 82 years, 306
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of James Abraham Pennington and Celia Jane (Haga) Pennington; married
to Wilma Rachel Lowe and Odell Eastep. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source:
Find-A-Grave |
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Hiram Phillips (1894-1972) —
of Sprigg, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Matewan, Mingo
County, W.Va., April
11, 1894.
Democrat. Coal miner; president of
Mine Workers union local; grocer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1935-36,
1949-52.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Redmen;
United
Mine Workers.
Died in Franklin
County, Ohio, September
7, 1972 (age 78 years, 149
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Phillips and Gillian (Whitely) Phillips; married, April 3,
1915, to Pricy Thelma Wells; third cousin once removed of John
T. Crisp. |
| | | Political family: Cockrell-South
family of Kentucky. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Earl Prather (1903-1967) —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va., October
10, 1903.
Democrat. Coal miner; inspector;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1949-52.
Church
of God. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; United
Mine Workers.
Died in September, 1967
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John William Prather and Victoria Florence (Hall) Prather;
married, June 22,
1924, to Elsie B. Hill; married, November
20, 1931, to Lola Maude Richardson. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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George Edmund Price (b. 1848) —
also known as George E. Price —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.; Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Moorefield, Hardy
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
9, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1883-90; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1885-87; vice-president,
Kanawha Banking &
Trust Co.; director, Bouvier-Jaeger Coal Land Co.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Richard Coale Price and Catharine (Cunningham) Price;
married, June 12,
1878, to Sallie A. Dorsey. |
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Carl Riggs (b. 1877) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Marion
County, W.Va., September
11, 1877.
Democrat. Accountant;
secretary and production manager, Cleveland Coal Co., 1923-30;
real
estate business; state administrator, Works Progress
Administration, 1941-43; member, West Viginia Public Service
Commission, 1943; West Virginia Director of Purchases, 1946-51; chair of
Marion County Democratic Party, 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Z. E. Riggs and Alice (Murray) Riggs; married, October
6, 1906, to sa E. Hawkins. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Denzel J. Smith (1914-1966) —
also known as Gus Smith —
of Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., July 29,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; coal
miner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Barbour County, 1955-56,
1959-60; defeated, 1956.
Member, United
Mine Workers; Moose; American
Legion.
Died in 1966
(age about
51 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Stewart (1872-1945) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born near Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky., November
26, 1872.
Coal mine superintendent; mayor
of Bluefield, W.Va., 1924-28.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died, from asthma
and a heart
condition, in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., June 12,
1945 (age 72 years, 198
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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Presumably named
for: Andrew
Jackson |
| | | Relatives: Son of Leander Cox Stewart
and Ellen Frances (Savage) Stewart; married, October
1, 1896, to Lola Montry Boyd. |
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Jerry E. Stidham (b. 1909) —
of Holden, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Breathitt
County, Ky., June 24,
1909.
Democrat. Coal miner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1947-52.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; United
Mine Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asbury Stidham and Lucinda (Simpkins) Stidham; married, June 25,
1928, to Mary V. Summerville. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Rufus Switzer (1855-1947) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Cabell
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
25, 1855.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1909-12; coal mining executive.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., March
25, 1947 (age 91 years, 151
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of Ellen Vara (Doolittle) Switzer and Jonathan Switzer; married 1887 to Emma
E. Merrill. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Huntington Through
Seventy-Five Years (1947) |
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W. Guy Tetrick (b. 1883) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Enterprise, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
3, 1883.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; coal operator; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1917-53; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1945-46,
1949-54; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of L. Elmore Tetrick and Sarah J. (McIntire) Tetrick; married, February
9, 1910, to Virginia Ann Heavner. |
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1951 |
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Clarence Wayland Watson (1864-1940) —
also known as Clarence W. Watson —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., May 8,
1864.
Democrat. Coal mining business; trustee or director of railroads
and banks;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1911-13; defeated, 1918; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1916-18.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1940
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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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, Alum Creek, W.Va.
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Luther Eugene Woods (b. 1883) —
also known as L. E. Woods —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in York
County, Pa., January
24, 1883.
Republican. School
teacher; president of numerous coal mining companies; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1925-30.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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