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Margaret A. Afflis —
of Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1932,
1940;
member of Indiana
Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-44; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1946.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maysel Louise Alford (d. 1957) —
also known as Nell Alford; Maysel Louise
Flournoy —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla.
Daughter of Benjamin Harvey Flournoy and Alice (Sheppard) Flournoy.
Democrat. Owner and operator of millinery
and greeting card business; member of Florida
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1936; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1944-50; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League
of Women Voters; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; American Legion Auxiliary.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., 1957.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mary Eldridge Alger (1876-1956) —
also known as Mary E. Alger; Mary Eldridge Swift;
Mrs. Frederick M. Alger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 21,
1876.
Daughter of Edward Young Swift (1827-1913) and Irene (Battell) Swift
(1840-1913).
Republican. Delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933; member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1933,
1935.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
9, 1956 (age 80 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sarah A. Anderson —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Daughter of Dr. Henry A. Anderson and Maude (Smith) Anderson.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1954-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Female.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives:
Married to Dr. A. W. Anderson, Sr. |
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Margaret Bringgold Andrews (1901-1990) —
also known as Margaret Andrews; Margaret Susanna
Bringgold; Mrs. R. C. Andrews —
of Lindstrom, Chisago
County, Minn.
Born in Pine Island, Goodhue
County, Minn., April 28,
1901.
Daughter of Jacob A. Bringgold, Jr. and Mary Alice (Finn) Bringgold.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
Minnesota Republican Party, 1945-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Died October
1, 1990 (age 89 years, 156
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Lindstrom, Minn.
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Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery (1889-1977) —
also known as Julia Hoge Spencer; Mrs. W. B.
Ardery —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond,
Va., September
16, 1889.
Daughter of Rev. Isaac J. Spencer (1851-1922) and Sally Louise
(Pendleton) Spencer (1853-1932).
Democrat. Kentucky historian;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936
(alternate), 1956;
Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1956-60.
Female.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Delta
Delta Delta; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial
Dames; American Legion Auxiliary.
Died in 1977
(age about
87 years).
Interment somewhere
in Paris, Ky.
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Sylvia Lula Ashworth (b. 1874) —
also known as Sylvia L. Ashworth —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Peru, Nemaha
County, Neb., November
27, 1874.
Democrat. Chiropractor;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1924.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; League of Women
Voters; American Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Agnes Beahn Baggett (1905-1992) —
also known as Agnes Baggett; Agnes Beahn —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., April 9,
1905.
Daughter of John Richard Beahn and Leila Belle (Thomason) Beahn.
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Alabama, 1951-55, 1963-67, 1975-79; Alabama
state auditor, 1955-59; Alabama
state treasurer, 1959-63, 1967-75; Presidential Elector for
Alabama, 1968.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary; Order of the
Eastern Star; Altrusa.
Died December
15, 1992 (age 87 years, 250
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rose Agnes Barnes (b. 1910) —
also known as Rose Agnes Langford; Mrs. Ernest A.
Barnes —
of Albany, Clinton
County, Ky.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., August 5,
1910.
Daughter of Edward Langford and Alma (Coleman) Langford.
Republican. School
teacher; model;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1936.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1936.
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Frances Richmond Bickert (1887-1987) —
also known as Frances Bickert; Frances
Richmond —
of Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa.
Born in Albia, Monroe
County, Iowa, October
14, 1887.
Daughter of Levi Tiltson Richmond and Elizabeth Winifred (Malone)
Richmond.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1952
(alternate).
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Died in October, 1987
(age about
99 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carol Newberry Brooks (b. 1888) —
also known as Carol Newberry; Mrs. Frank W. Brooks,
Jr. —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
7, 1888.
Daughter of Harriet (Barnes) Newberry and Truman
Handy Newberry.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Junior
League; American Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Estella Cline Brumbaugh (1891-1978) —
also known as Estella Brumbaugh; Estella Cline; Mrs.
F. A. Brumbaugh —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Warsaw, Kosciusko
County, Ind., November
2, 1891.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1944
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Female.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Died in June, 1978
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marguerite Allen Campbell (b. 1895) —
also known as Marguerite Campbell; Marguerite
Allen —
of New Meadows, Adams
County, Idaho.
Born in Lafayette, Yamhill
County, Ore., February
25, 1895.
Daughter of Orien Allen and Emma (Wright) Allen.
Republican. Member of Idaho
state senate, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1948.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grange; Order of the
Eastern Star; American Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marguerite Stitt Church (1892-1990) —
also known as Marguerite S. Church; Marguerite Stitt;
Mrs. Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1892.
Daughter of William James Stitt and Adelaide (Forsythe) Stitt.
Republican. Psychologist;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1951-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Association of University Women; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Zonta; Beta
Sigma Phi; American Legion Auxiliary.
Died May 26,
1990 (age 97 years, 255
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Daughter of Leslie C. Stallings and Agnes (Huther) Stallings.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Florence G. Danforth (b. 1892) —
also known as Florence Jarvis —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August
17, 1892.
Daughter of John Henry Jarvis and Mary Winifred (O'Leary) Jarvis.
School
teacher; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1947; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
4th Ward, 1948.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Flora Cotton Etter —
also known as Flora Cotton —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Born in Scott
County, Iowa.
Daughter of Dr. Newton B. Cotton and Ellen (Crane) Cotton.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1936;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1928-29; candidate for secretary of
state of Iowa, 1930.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; American Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alice Elizabeth Figg (b. 1882) —
also known as Alice E. Figg —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
21, 1882.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1940,
1948;
member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1949.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Samuel S. Figg. |
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Joan Finney (1925-2001) —
also known as Joan McInroy —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., February
12, 1925.
Candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1972; Kansas
state treasurer, 1975-91; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1984,
2000;
Governor
of Kansas, 1991-95; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1996.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
First
woman governor of Kansas.
Died, from complications of liver
cancer, in St. Francis Hospital
and Medical Center, Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., July 28,
2001 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Viva Gaunt (1892-1974) —
also known as Viva Huntley —
of Grandville, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
7, 1892.
Republican. Nurse;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Died in Grandville, Kent
County, Mich., April 5,
1974 (age 81 years, 149
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Plainwell, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Robert C. Gaunt (c.1891-1974). |
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Rosemary Lucas Ginn (1912-2003) —
also known as Rosemary L. Ginn; Rosemary Bewick Lucas;
Mrs. M. Stanley Ginn —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., August
28, 1912.
Daughter of Reuben E. Lucas and Mary (Bewick) Lucas.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1956
(alternate), 1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1960-79; U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1976-77.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Delta
Delta Delta; American Legion Auxiliary.
Died in Osage Beach Health
Care Center, Osage Beach, Camden
County, Mo., January
3, 2003 (age 90 years, 128
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Janet Hill Gordon (1915-1990) —
also known as Janet Hill —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
11, 1915.
Daughter of James
P. Hill and Florine Hill.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1942-46; Chenango
County Attorney, 1944-45; first
woman county attorney in New York State; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1947-58; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948;
member of New York
state senate 46th District, 1959-62.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Grange; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Order of the
Eastern Star; American Legion Auxiliary.
Died September
17, 1990 (age 75 years, 249
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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Cecil Murray Harden (1894-1984) —
also known as Cecil M. Harden; Cecil Murray; Mrs. F.
R. Harden —
of Covington, Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Covington, Fountain
County, Ind., November
21, 1894.
Daughter of Timothy James Murray and Jennie (Clotfelter) Murray.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1944-59; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1949-59; defeated, 1958.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; American Legion Auxiliary; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., December
5, 1984 (age 90 years, 14
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Amy Georgia MacHale (b. 1892) —
also known as Amy MacHale —
of Shelby, Toole
County, Mont.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., February
22, 1892.
Republican. School
teacher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,
1948.
Female.
Protestant.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Patrick Richard MacHale. |
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Leone Friday Matson (b. 1901) —
also known as Leone F. Matson; Mrs. Henrik L.
Matson —
of Avoca, Murray
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 31,
1901.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; Farm
Bureau; American Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marguerite A. Mattis —
also known as Marguerite Hart —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Daughter of Albert D. Hart and Julia (Schmitt) Hart.
Democrat. Erie
County Register and Recorder of Deeds; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1960.
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Relatives:
Married to Carl A. Mattis. |
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Rose Gorr Mayes (b. 1898) —
also known as Rose Mayes; Mrs. Gilford
Mayes —
of Kellogg, Shoshone
County, Idaho.
Born in Anaconda, Deer Lodge
County, Mont., May 16,
1898.
Republican. Vice-chair of
Idaho Republican Party, 1942-48; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1944;
member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho, 1948-56.
Female.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; American Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Minnie Freeman Penney (b. 1868) —
also known as Minnie Mae Freeman; Mrs. Edgar B.
Penney —
of Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb.
Born in Raymonds Corners, Potter
County, Pa., February
25, 1868.
Daughter of Sarah Lovica (Cushing) Freeman (1833-1904) and William
Elder Freeman (died 1912).
Republican. School
teacher; during a sudden, fierce blizzard on January 12, 1888,
saved the lives of seventeen children by leading them from her
schoolhouse to the nearest farm, a mile away; member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1922-28.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Pi Beta
Phi; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star; American Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jane Wall Purcell —
also known as Mrs. Richard Purcell —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Swanton, Franklin
County, Vt.
Democrat. School
teacher; accountant;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1940.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sylvia Havre Raihle —
also known as Sylvia H. Raihle —
of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Chippewa County; defeated, 1942; elected 1948.
Female.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edith Nourse Rogers (1881-1960) —
also known as Edith Frances Nourse —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, 1881.
Daughter of Franklin Nourse and Edith Francis (Riversmith) Nourse.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1925-60; died in
office 1960.
Female.
Congregationalist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Died September
10, 1960 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Lowell
Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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Agnes M. Samuelson (1887-1963) —
of Page
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa, April 4,
1887.
Daughter of August Samuelson and Alvida (Johnson) Samuelson.
Republican. School
teacher; Iowa
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-39.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Legion Auxiliary; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 12,
1963 (age 76 years, 38
days).
Interment somewhere
in Shenandoah, Iowa.
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Marion Margery Scranton (b. 1884) —
also known as Marion M. Scranton; Marion Margery
Warren; Mrs. Worthington Scranton —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., April 2,
1884.
Daughter of Everett Warren and Ellen (Willard) Warren.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1922-34; vice-chair of
Pennsylvania Republican Party, 1926-28; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1932,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of Republican
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1928-51; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1936-38.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial
Dames; American Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jae Spears —
also known as Jae Marshall —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Kenton
County, Ky.
Daughter of James Marshall and Sylvia (Fox) Marshall.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
work; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District; elected 1974,
1976, 1978; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1981-92.
Female.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Theta
Sigma Phi; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Married to Lawrence E. Spears. |
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Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (1902-1988) —
also known as Leonor Sullivan; Leonor A. Kretzer;
Mrs. John B. Sullivan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
21, 1902.
Daughter of Frederick William Kretzer and Nora (Jostrand) Kretzer.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1953-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956,
1960.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, League
of Women Voters; American Legion Auxiliary.
Died September
1, 1988 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louise R. Tatosian —
also known as Louise Rohlfing —
of Ridgewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1948.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1950.
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Relatives:
Married to Alexander K. Tatosian. |
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Bernice M. Watson (1901-1980) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Breckenridge, Gratiot
County, Mich., August
16, 1901.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1947-48.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, National
Education Association; American Legion Auxiliary.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jackie Withrow —
also known as Jackie Neubert; Mrs. W. W.
Withrow —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Mabscott, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Daughter of Charles Frank Neubert and Willie Lee (Flanagan) Neubert.
Democrat. Real estate
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1961-78 (Raleigh County
1961-74, 18th District 1975-78).
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; American Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1978.
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