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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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Katharine Kennedy Brown (1891-1986) —
also known as Katharine Kennedy; Mrs. Kleon Thaw
Brown —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 16,
1891.
Daughter of Grafton Claggett Kennedy (1859-1909) and Louise (Achey)
Kennedy (1860-1945).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972
(alternate); member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-50; member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1932-67; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1944-52.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Junior
League; Colonial Dames.
Died, in the Kettering Convalescent Center nursing
home, Kettering, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
10, 1986 (age 95 years, 117
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Jane Dice —
also known as Jane Price; Mrs. John C.
Dice —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Daughter of John Stuart Price and Sue (McElhenney) Price.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1924
(alternate), 1932;
member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1939-40; appointed 1939.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Colonial Dames.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900
to John C. Dice. |
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Emma Eldredge (1845-1936) —
also known as Emma C. Hayward; Mrs. C. A.
Eldredge —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born November
30, 1845.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1904.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial Dames.
Died February
5, 1936 (age 90 years, 67
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Relatives:
Married to Charles A. Eldredge. |
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Mary Reamey Few (1885-1971) —
also known as Mary Reamey Thomas; Mrs. W. P.
Few —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Martinsville,
Va., 1885.
Daughter of Lyne Starling Thomas and Elizabeth Ann (Sheffield)
Thomas.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1944-54; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1952.
Female.
Methodist.
French
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial Dames.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., January
12, 1971 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Lyne Starling Thomas and Elizabeth Ann (Sheffield)
Thomas; married, August
17, 1911, to William Preston Few (1867-1940; president of Duke
University, 1924-40; second great-grandnephew of William
Few). |
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Fay Webb Gardner (1885-1969) —
also known as Fay Lamar Webb; Mrs. O. Max
Gardner —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., September
7, 1885.
Daughter of James Landrum Webb (1853-1930) and Kansas Love (Andrews)
Webb (1856-1938).
Democrat. Executive and stylist,
Cleveland Cloth
Mills of Shelby, N.C.; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Committee, 1929; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-32; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1952.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Colonial Dames.
Died January
16, 1969 (age 83 years, 131
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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Katherine Graham Howard (1898-1986) —
also known as Katherine G. Howard; Katherine Montague
Graham; Mrs. Charles P. Howard —
of Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Guyton, Effingham
County, Ga., 1898.
Daughter of Joseph Lewis Graham and Margaret (Nowell) Graham.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1945-53; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1948-53.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Colonial Dames.
Died in 1986
(age about
88 years).
Interment somewhere
in Reading, Mass.
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Flora Cameron Kampmann (born c.1926) —
also known as Flora Cameron; Mrs. Ike S. Kampmann,
Jr. —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., about 1926.
Daughter of William Waldo Cameron and Helen Emelyn (Miller) Cameron.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1960,
1964;
member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1960-68.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Junior
League; Colonial Dames.
Still living as of 1968.
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Marie Hilson Katzenbach (1882-1970) —
also known as Marie H. Katzenbach; Marie Louise Hunt
Hilson —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., December
8, 1882.
Daughter of Cleveland Hilson and Matilda Emily (Hunt) Hilson.
Librarian;
member, New Jersey State Board of Education, 1921-64; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County,
1947.
Female.
French
ancestry. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial Dames.
The Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf, in Trenton, N.J., is named for
her.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
4, 1970 (age 87 years, 58
days).
Interment at Ewing
Cemetery, Ewing Township, Mercer County, N.J.
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Hilda Sheets Long —
also known as Hilda S. Long; Mrs. Edward
Long —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1968-72.
Female.
Member, Junior
League; Colonial Dames; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Still living as of 1972.
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Eleanor Hume Offutt (1894-1955) —
also known as Eleanor Marion Hume —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., September
30, 1894.
Daughter of Enoch
Edgar Hume.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1936
(alternate), 1940.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial Dames.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., December
13, 1955 (age 61 years, 74
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Louise Goff Reece (1898-1970) —
also known as Louise G. Reece; Louise Goff; Mrs.
Carroll Reece —
of Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
6, 1898.
Daughter of Guy
Despard Goff.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1961-63; member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1967.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial Dames.
Died in Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., May 14,
1970 (age 71 years, 189
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
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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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Esther Howell Toland (b. 1892) —
also known as Esther H. Toland; Esther Roberts Howell;
Mrs. Edward D. Toland —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
3, 1892.
Daughter of Warner Roberts Howell and Annabel (Fry) Howell.
Republican. Member of New Hampshire
Republican State Committee, 1932-44; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1936-48.
Female.
Member, Colonial Dames.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Warner Roberts Howell and Annabel (Fry) Howell; married,
June
26, 1917, to Edward
Dale Toland; mother of Benjamin Rush Toland (U.S. Marine, killed
in action at Iwo Jima, 1945). |
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