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Elizabeth Preston Anderson (b. 1861) —
also known as Elizabeth P. Anderson; Elizabeth
Preston —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.; Park River, Walsh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Decatur, Adams
County, Ind., April 27,
1861.
Daughter of Rev. Elam S. Preston and Maria (Shepley) Preston.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Dakota, 1924.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Rev. James Anderson. |
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Mary Elizabeth Harris Armor (1863-1950) —
also known as Mary H. Armor —
of Eastman, Dodge
County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Penfield, Greene
County, Ga., March 9,
1863.
Daughter of William Lindsay Manning Harris and Sarah Fanny (Johnson)
Harris.
Democrat. Orator;
evangelist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union; League of Women
Voters; United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Died November
6, 1950 (age 87 years, 242
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Eastman, Ga.
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Relatives:
Married to Walter Florence Armor. |
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Ella Alexander Boole (1858-1952) —
also known as Ella A. Boole; Ella
Alexander —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, July 26,
1858.
Daughter of Col. Isaac N. Alexander and Rebecca (Alban) Alexander.
President, Women's Christian Temperance Union; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1920 (Republican primary), 1920
(Prohibition); Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Died, of a stroke, in
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 13,
1952 (age 93 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, July 3,
1883, to Rev. William H. Boole (died 1896). |
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Marie Caroline Brehm (1859-1926) —
also known as Marie C. Brehm —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio, June 30,
1859.
Daughter of William Henry Brehm and Elizabeth (Rhode) Brehm.
Lecturer;
Prohibition candidate for University
of Illinois trustee, 1902, 1904, 1908; Prohibition candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Died January
26, 1926 (age 66 years, 210
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Emor L. Calkins (b. 1855) —
also known as Emor Luther Capron —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Springville, Erie
County, N.Y., 1855.
Daughter of Joseph Capron (1820-1900) and Mary (Frank) Capron
(c.1825-1899).
Prohibition candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1909; member of Michigan
Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1919.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Joseph Capron (1820-1900) and Mary (Frank) Capron
(c.1825-1899); fourth cousin once removed of Adin
Ballou Capron; married, December
28, 1876, to Earl H. Calkins (1853-1901). |
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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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Fanny Root Danser —
of Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dixie Bibb Graves (1882-1965) —
also known as Dixie Bilele —
of Alabama.
Born near Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., July 26,
1882.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1937-38; resigned 1938.
Female.
Member, United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Women's Christian Temperance
Union.
Active in the women's suffrage movement.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., January
21, 1965 (age 82 years, 179
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Sadie Alice Hall (c.1880-1960) —
also known as Sadie A. Hall; Sadie Alice
Beaver —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born about 1880.
Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Died in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., December
13, 1960 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Moravian
Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to George C. Hall. |
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Dora Hall Stockman (1872-1948) —
also known as Dora H. Stockman; Dora Hall; Dora
Weinkauf —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin at Marilla, Manistee
County, Mich., August 4,
1872.
Daughter of Leander Hall and Lucy Jane (Bennet) Hall.
Republican. School
teacher; lecturer of the Michigan State Grange, and editor of the
Grange paper, the Michigan Patron; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1920-31; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Ingham County
2nd District, 1933; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1939-46.
Female.
Member, Grange;
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
First
woman to hold statewide elective office in Michigan.
Died in California, 1948
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Hurd
Cemetery, DeWitt Township, Clinton County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Leander Hall and Lucy Jane (Bennet) Hall; married, August 8,
1889, to Francis M. Stockman (died 1932); married 1947 to Gustof
Weinkauf. |
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