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Carlotta Townsend Alderman (1882-1967) —
also known as Carlotta Latise Townsend; Mrs. J. D.
Alderman —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Liberty
County, Ga., March 1,
1882.
Daughter of William Columbus Townsend and Susan Elizabeth (Dekle)
Townsend.
Democrat. Realtor;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died June 3,
1967 (age 85 years, 94
days).
Interment at Dekle
Cemetery, Lake Butler, Fla.
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Julia McGehee Alexander (d. 1957) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Daughter of Sydenham
Benoni Alexander.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Died February
23, 1957.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Florence Ellinwood Allen (1884-1966) —
also known as Florence E. Allen —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 23,
1884.
Daughter of Clarence
Emir Allen and Corinne Marie (Tuckerman) Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1921-22; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1922-34; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1926; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1934-59; took senior
status 1959.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Daughters of the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Beta Pi; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
12, 1966 (age 82 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Florence S. Babbitt (1847-1929) —
also known as Florence Lewis Smalley —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Friendship, Allegany
County, N.Y., March 19,
1847.
Daughter of Mortimer C. Smalley (1821-1899) and Nancy Maria (Lewis)
Smalley (1821-1887).
Democrat. Antique
dealer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1919.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
3, 1929 (age 82 years, 229
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Martha S. Barber (b. 1869) —
also known as Martha Stark; Mrs. C. L.
Barber —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., March 3,
1869.
Daughter of John K. Stark and Eliza (Cushing) Stark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936
(alternate); vice-chair of
Michigan Republican Party, 1937; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1940.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mabel C. Batchelder (born c.1874) —
also known as Mabel C. Streeter —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., about 1874.
Daughter of Leonard Streeter and Caroline (Ammidown) Streeter.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1932.
Female.
Unitarian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Daughters of the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anna Child Bird (b. 1855) —
also known as Anna J. Child; Mrs. Charles Sumner
Bird —
of East Walpole, Walpole, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., January
12, 1855.
Daughter of Elisha Norwin Child and Elizabeth Humphrey (Martin)
Child.
Republican. Chair, Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association, 1917-19;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1924.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Interment somewhere
in East Walpole, Walpole, Mass.
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Annie Webb Blanton (1870-1945) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
19, 1870.
Daughter of Thomas Lindsay Blanton and Eugenia (Webb) Blanton.
Democrat. College
professor; Texas
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-23.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the American
Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Delta Pi; Pi
Lambda Theta; Pi Gamma
Mu; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Order of the
Eastern Star; Maccabees.
First
woman to be elected to statewide office in Texas.
Died October
2, 1945 (age 75 years, 44
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Frances Payne Bolton (1885-1977) —
also known as Frances P. Bolton; Frances Payne
Bingham —
of Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March 29,
1885.
Daughter of Charles William Bingham and Mary Perry (Payne) Bingham.
Republican. Member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1938-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1940-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948
(speaker),
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League
of Women Voters; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Daughters of the American
Revolution.
First
woman member of Congress to head a mission abroad, 1955.
Died in Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March 9,
1977 (age 91 years, 345
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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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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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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Annie Candee (1868-1956) —
also known as Annie Chunn —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in 1868.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1928.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Died in 1956
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Norwalk, Conn.
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Edith C. Cheney (b. 1888) —
also known as Edith Madison Costello —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born July 12,
1888.
Daughter of William Cheney (born 1863) and Virginia Cheney (born
1867).
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1940-44.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mamie White Colvin (1883-1955) —
also known as Mamie W. Colvin; Mamie White —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Westview, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 12,
1883.
Daughter of Rev. Levi White and Mary Belle (Hudelson) White.
Prohibition candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1918; Prohibition candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York, 1920;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1922; Dry candidate
for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Women's
Christian Temperance Union; Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Died in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
30, 1955 (age 72 years, 140
days).
Interment at Summit
Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind.
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Janet Weir Creighton (b. 1950) —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born, in Aultman Hospital,
Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, August
22, 1950.
Republican. Stark
County Recorder, 1985-91; Stark
County Auditor, 1991-2003; mayor of
Canton, Ohio, 2004-; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 2004.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Still living as of 2007.
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Married to William L. Turnbow. |
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Mary Ella Fenn Crenshaw (1901-1966) —
also known as Mrs. Henry Crenshaw —
of Samson, Geneva
County, Ala.
Born in Dothan, Houston
County, Ala., March 7,
1901.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1936.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Died September
20, 1966 (age 65 years, 197
days).
Interment at Travelers
Rest Cemetery, Samson, Ala.
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Deanna Demuzio —
of Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 49th District, 2004-; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Still living as of 2010.
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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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Willa Blake Eslick (1878-1961) —
also known as Willa B. Eslick; Willa McCord
Blake —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.
Born in Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., September
8, 1878.
Daughter of Washington Blake and Eliza Hansell (McCord) Blake.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1932-33.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the American
Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., February
18, 1961 (age 82 years, 163
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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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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Sue Ramsey Johnston Ferguson (1897-1977) —
also known as Sue Ramsey Johnston; Mrs. R. S.
Ferguson —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 19,
1897.
Daughter of Rufus M. Johnston and Grace W. (Alexander) Johnston.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960;
member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1947-49; Presidential
Elector for North Carolina, 1948,
1952.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Order of the
Eastern Star; Daughters of the American Revolution.
Died in November, 1977
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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
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Mary Louise Foust (b. 1909) —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky.
Born October
15, 1909.
Daughter of David Taylor Foust and Margaret (Rippel) Foust.
Accountant;
lawyer;
Kentucky
auditor of public accounts, 1956; defeated (Republican), 1979;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956;
candidate in Democratic primary for Governor of
Kentucky, 1975; Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1980.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Susa Young Gates (1856-1933) —
also known as Susa Young —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 18,
1856.
Daughter of Brigham
Young and Lucy (Bigelow) Young.
Republican. Writer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1908.
Female.
Mormon.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, May 27,
1933 (age 77 years, 70
days).
Interment at Provo
City Cemetery, Provo, Utah.
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Louise Cuyler Gerry —
also known as Louise C. Gerry —
of Snyder, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Robbinston, Washington
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936,
1940.
Female.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Zonta; Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Catharine Gibson (1907-1997) —
also known as Mrs. Peter Gibson —
of Woodland Beach, Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., September
29, 1907.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1952,
1956;
vice-chair
of Michigan Republican Party, 1953-57.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died August
24, 1997 (age 89 years, 329
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Married to Peter Gibson. |
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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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Mary Owen Graham —
also known as Mary O. Graham —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Daughter of Archibald Graham and Eliza Owen (Barry) Graham.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1920.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; League of Women
Voters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rhoda Fox Graves (1877-1950) —
of Gouverneur, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Fowler town, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., 1877.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1925-32;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
member of New York
state senate, 1935-48 (34th District 1935-44, 39th District
1945-48).
Female.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star.
First
woman elected to the New York State Senate.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., January
25, 1950 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Gouverneur, N.Y.
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Sallie Hailey (b. 1903) —
also known as Mrs. E. E. Hailey —
of Arrow Rock, Saline
County, Mo.
Born in Arrow Rock, Saline
County, Mo., June 20,
1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1956
(delegation vice-chair); county judge in Missouri, 1965-66; member of
Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1966-67.
Female.
Christian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Zonta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stella Bernice Haines (1876-1963) —
also known as Stella B. Haines —
of Augusta, Butler
County, Kan.
Born in Rose Hill, Butler
County, Kan., December
3, 1876.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1926-30; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1928,
1940
(alternate).
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; Daughters of the American Revolution.
Died September
18, 1963 (age 86 years, 289
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Augusta, Kan.
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Jessie Arabel Hall (b. 1868) —
also known as Jessie A. Hall; Jessie Arabel
Morse —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Hubbardston, Worcester
County, Mass., November
7, 1868.
Daughter of Lyman Morse and Hepsibah Augusta (Stone) Morse.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924.
Female.
Unitarian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fern Smith Hammond (b. 1900) —
also known as Fern Smith —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
9, 1900.
Daughter of Louis Smith and Sarah Elizabeth (LeRoy) Smith.
Republican. Nurse; Deputy
state welfare director; vice-chair of
Michigan Republican Party, 1939.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Daughters of the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Russel W. Hammond. |
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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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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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Lolita Hilliard (1908-1997) —
also known as Lolita Ruth Collett; Mrs. M. E.
Hilliard —
of Front Royal, Warren
County, Va.; Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.; St. Peters, St. Charles
County, Mo.
Born in West Virginia, September
15, 1908.
Daughter of Maurie Jay Collett (1884-1935) and Hazel (Ferguson)
Collett (1890-1979).
Democrat. Nurse; chair of
Tucker County Democratic Party, 1949-62.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; Daughters of the American Revolution.
Died, in Claywest House nursing
home, St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., May 29,
1997 (age 88 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Parsons Cemetery, Parsons, W.Va.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Milliard Earl Hilliard (1902-1991). |
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Sarah Van Hoosen Jones (1892-1972) —
of Rochester, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Oakland
County, Mich., June 23,
1892.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1944-55; defeated, 1955.
Female.
Member, Zonta;
Daughters of the American Revolution; Sigma
Xi; Pi Beta
Phi.
Died in 1972
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Stoney
Creek Cemetery, Rochester Hills, Mich.
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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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Maude Elizabeth Kee (1895-1975) —
also known as Elizabeth Kee; Maude Etta Simpkins;
Maude Elizabeth Frazier; Mrs. John Kee —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Radford,
Va., June 7,
1895.
Daughter of John Jesse Wade Simpkins and Cora French Hall Simpkins.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1951-65.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Died in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., February
15, 1975 (age 79 years, 253
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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Mary Stella Kelleher (1887-1979) —
also known as Mary S. Kelleher; Mary Stella
Donahoe —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Pocahontas
County, Iowa, October
23, 1887.
Daughter of Edward Andrew Donahoe and Elizabeth Catherine (O'Brien)
Donahoe.
Democrat. Secretary of
Iowa Democratic Party, 1926-36; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940;
vice-chair
of Iowa Democratic Party, 1936-40.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Died in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, January
12, 1979 (age 91 years, 81
days).
Interment at Corpus
Christi Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Helen Connor Laird (b. 1891) —
also known as Helen Connor; Mrs. Melvin R. Laird,
Sr. —
of Marshfield, Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Rapids), Wood
County, Wis., August
22, 1891.
Daughter of William
Duncan Connor.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1948.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julia Ethel Landers (1872-1953) —
also known as Julia E. Landers —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., 1872.
Daughter of Franklin
Landers and Martha (Turner) Landers.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Indiana, 1920; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1924.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 12,
1953 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Ethel Louise Leonard (b. 1919) —
also known as Louise Leonard; Ethel Louise
McVey —
of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
7, 1919.
Daughter of Roy Leslie McVey and Florence Alberta (Bellows) McVey.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1968;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1971-74; defeated, 1974;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1972.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1974.
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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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Lila Dooley Northcutt (b. 1886) —
also known as Mrs. R. L. Northcutt —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Bedford,
Va., September
1, 1886.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1948.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Robert Lee Northcutt. |
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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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Ruth Bryan Owen (1885-1954) —
also known as Ruth Bryan; Ruth Bryan Rohde; Mrs.
Borge Rohde —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., October
2, 1885.
Daughter of William
Jennings Bryan and Mary Elizabeth (Baird) Bryan (1861-1930).
Democrat. Lecturer;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1929-33; U.S. Minister
to Denmark, 1933-36.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Delta
Gamma.
first
woman to be elected to Congress from the South; inducted 1992 into
the Florida Women's Hall of
Fame.
Died in Copenhagen, Denmark,
July
26, 1954 (age 68 years, 297
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Ordrup
Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Emma Follin Parsons —
also known as Emma Parsons; Mrs. Clifford W.
Parsons —
of Ruby, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Fairport, DeKalb
County, Mo.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Republican
National Committee from Arizona, 1940-48.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Delta Delta; Daughters of the American Revolution; American
Association of University Women.
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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Mrs. Samuel W. Price (b. 1879) —
of Scarbro, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Cedar Hill (unknown
county), W.Va., September
5, 1879.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1933-36.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Virginia Polhill Price (b. 1896) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., February
4, 1896.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1936; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1940.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Burial
location unknown.
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E. Ruth Pyrtle —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1924.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the American
Revolution; League of Women
Voters.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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DeeDee Ritchie (b. 1953) —
of Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Leesville, Vernon
Parish, La., September
22, 1953.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1999-.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Still living as of 1999.
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Katharine Price Collier St. George (1894-1983) —
also known as Katharine St. George; Katharine Delano Price
Collier —
of Tuxedo Park, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England,
July
12, 1894.
Daughter of Price Collier and Katharine (Delano) Collier.
Republican. Executive vice-president and treasurer, St. George Coal
Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944;
Parliamentarian, 1960;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1947-65 (29th District 1947-53,
28th District 1953-63, 27th District 1963-65).
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Died in Tuxedo Park, Orange
County, N.Y., May 2,
1983 (age 88 years, 294
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's-in-Tuxedo Church Cemetery, Tuxedo, N.Y.
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Phyllis Stewart Schlafly (b. 1924) —
also known as Phyllis Schlafly; Phyllis McAlpin
Stewart —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.; Ladue, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
15, 1924.
Daughter of John Bruce Stewart.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1952 (24th District), 1970 (23rd
District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1956,
1960
(alternate), 1964;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Female.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Junior
League; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Author
of A Choice Not An Echo and other books; leader of opposition
to the Equal Rights Amendment; founder and president of the Eagle
Forum.
Still living as of 2011.
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Alma Kittredge Schneider (b. 1901) —
also known as Alma K. Schneider; Alma Kittredge;
Mrs. Daniel J. Schneider —
of Morrison, Jefferson
County, Colo.; Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., August
21, 1901.
Daughter of Charles Marble Kittredge and Anna Frederica (Von Myrbach)
Kittredge.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; real estate
agent; vice-chair of
Colorado Republican Party, 1942-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1944;
member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1948-52; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1952; superintendent, United
States Mint at Denver.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 2,
1926, to Daniel Jacob Schneider. |
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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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Virginia Dodd Smith (1911-2006) —
also known as Virginia Smith; Virginia
Dodd —
of Chappell, Deuel
County, Neb.
Born in Randolph, Fremont
County, Iowa, June 30,
1911.
Daughter of Clifton Clark Dodd and Erville (Reeves) Dodd.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1975-91.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Daughters of the American Revolution; American
Association of University Women; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Sun City West, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
23, 2006 (age 94 years, 207
days).
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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Katie Kratz Stine (b. 1956) —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born December
6, 1956.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1995-98; member of Kentucky
state senate 24th District, 1999-.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Junior
League; Daughters of the American Revolution.
Still living as of 2004.
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Della Tovrea Stuart (1888-1969) —
also known as Della Gillespie; Della Tovrea; Mrs. E.
A. Tovrea; Mrs. William P. Stuart —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in Blanco, Blanco
County, Tex., October
8, 1888.
Daughter of James Steele Gillespie and Irene (Anderson) Gillespie.
Democrat. Auditor;
director and vice-president, Tovrea Packing Co.,
1919-46; president, Central Arizona Broadcasting
Co., 1937-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 1936;
member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940; member of Democratic
National Committee from Arizona, 1940-56.
Female.
Quaker.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Died January
17, 1969 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James Steele Gillespie and Irene (Anderson) Gillespie;
married, December
18, 1906, to Edward A. Tovrea (died 1932); married, November
16, 1936, to William P. Stuart. |
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J. Anita Stup (b. 1945) —
of Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1945.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 3, 1991-99.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Daughters of the American Revolution.
Still living as of 1999.
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Effie Ward Talbot (born c.1878) —
also known as Effie W. Talbot; Effie Ward; Mrs. E.
E. Talbot —
of Machias, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Whiting, Washington
County, Maine, about 1878.
Daughter of Silas M. Ward and Lucy (Hudson) Ward.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clara Street Wescott (b. 1876) —
also known as Clara Edna Street —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.
Born in Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa, June 26,
1876.
Daughter of William Lew Street and Mary (McCullock) Street.
Republican. School
teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1936.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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