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Remmel family of Little Rock, Arkansas

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  William Burdick Empie (1830-1908) — also known as William B. Empie — of Newport, Jackson County, Ark. Born in 1830. Republican. Postmaster at Newport, Ark., 1897-1906. Died November 1, 1908 (age about 78 years). Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
  Relatives: Married to Louesa Remmel (sister of Augustus Caleb Remmel (1847-1883), Harmon Liveright Remmel and Ada E. Remmel; aunt of Augustus Caleb Remmel (1882-1920)).
  Political family: Remmel family of Little Rock, Arkansas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Augustus Caleb Remmel (1847-1883) — also known as Augustus C. Remmel — of Newport, Jackson County, Ark. Born May 31, 1847. Republican. Postmaster at Newport, Ark., 1882-83. Died April 12, 1883 (age 35 years, 316 days). Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Gottlieb 'Godlove' Remmel and Henrietta (Bever) Remmel; brother of Louesa Remmel (who married William Burdick Empie), Harmon Liveright Remmel and Ada E. Remmel; uncle of Augustus Caleb Remmel (1882-1920); granduncle of Pratt Cates Remmel and Roland Rowe Remmel.
  Political family: Remmel family of Little Rock, Arkansas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harmon Liveright Remmel (1852-1927) — also known as H. L. Remmel — of Newport, Jackson County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Stratford, Fulton County, N.Y., January 15, 1852. Republican. Lumber business; postmaster at Newport, Ark., 1877-79; financier; insurance executive; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1884; member of Arkansas Republican State Central Committee, 1884-1927; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1887; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1892, 1896 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924; candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1894, 1896, 1900; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Arkansas, 1897-1902, 1921-27; died in office 1927; Arkansas Republican state chair, 1900-03, 1910-16, 1921-25; member of Republican National Committee from Arkansas, 1912-24; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1916. Died, from pneumonia, while recovering from a stroke, in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., October 14, 1927 (age 75 years, 272 days). Interment at Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Gottlieb 'Godlove' Remmel and Henrietta (Bever) Remmel; brother of Louesa Remmel (who married William Burdick Empie), Augustus Caleb Remmel (1847-1883) and Ada E. Remmel; married, March 13, 1878, to Laura Lee Stafford; married 1915 to Elizabeth I. Cameron; uncle of Augustus Caleb Remmel (1882-1920); granduncle of Pratt Cates Remmel and Roland Rowe Remmel.
  Political family: Remmel family of Little Rock, Arkansas.
  Remmel Dam (built 1924), on the Ouachita River, in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ada E. Remmel (1853-1946) — also known as Ada E. Benson — of Newport, Jackson County, Ark. Born in 1853. Republican. Postmaster at Newport, Ark., 1883-88. Female. Died in 1946 (age about 93 years). Interment at Stratford Cemetery, Salisbury, N.Y.
  Relatives: Daughter of Gottlieb 'Godlove' Remmel and Henrietta (Bever) Remmel; sister of Louesa Remmel (who married William Burdick Empie), Augustus Caleb Remmel (1847-1883) and Harmon Liveright Remmel; married, October 12, 1898, to John George Benson; aunt of Augustus Caleb Remmel (1882-1920); grandaunt of Pratt Cates Remmel and Roland Rowe Remmel.
  Political family: Remmel family of Little Rock, Arkansas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harvey Crowley Couch (1877-1941) — also known as Harvey C. Couch — of Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Ark. Born in Calhoun, Columbia County, Ark., August 21, 1877. Democrat. Founder of a telephone company and of electric utilities; acquired and expanded the Kansas City Southern Railroad; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1924, 1928 (alternate), 1936, 1940. Died in Columbia County, Ark., July 30, 1941 (age 63 years, 343 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Magnolia, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Grantham Couch and Manie Evans (Heard) Couch; married, October 4, 1904, to Jessie Johnson; father of Catherine Couch (who married Pratt Cates Remmel).
  Political family: Remmel family of Little Rock, Arkansas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Augustus Caleb Remmel (1882-1920) — also known as A. C. Remmel — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., June 8, 1882. Republican. Insurance executive; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1910, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1912 (alternate), 1916, 1920. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., December 3, 1920 (age 38 years, 178 days). Interment at Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
  Presumably named for: Augustus Caesar
  Relatives: Son of Caleb Leopold Remmel and Gertrude Laura (Goodwin) Remmel; married, May 30, 1908, to Ellen Cates Remmel; father of Pratt Cates Remmel and Roland Rowe Remmel; nephew of Louesa Remmel (who married William Burdick Empie), Augustus Caleb Remmel (1847-1883), Harmon Liveright Remmel and Ada E. Remmel.
  Political family: Remmel family of Little Rock, Arkansas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ellen Cates Remmel (1888-1961) — also known as Nell Remmel; Ellen Lucy Cates; Mrs. A. C. Remmel — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., January 14, 1888. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Arkansas, 1928-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1928 (alternate), 1932, 1936, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1956; acting postmaster at Little Rock, Ark., 1933. Female. Methodist. Died March 7, 1961 (age 73 years, 52 days). Interment at Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Daughter of Felix Pratt Cates and Carrie (Erwin) Cates; married, May 30, 1908, to Augustus Caleb Remmel; mother of Pratt Cates Remmel and Roland Rowe Remmel.
  Political family: Remmel family of Little Rock, Arkansas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Pratt Cates Remmel (1915-1991) — also known as Pratt C. Remmel — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., October 26, 1915. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1948 (alternate), 1952 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1956 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1960 (alternate); mayor of Little Rock, Ark., 1952-55; candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1954. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Amvets; American Legion. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., May 14, 1991 (age 75 years, 200 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Augustus Caleb Remmel (1882-1920) and Ellen Cates Remmel; brother of Roland Rowe Remmel; married, June 15, 1940, to Catherine Couch (daughter of Harvey Crowley Couch); grandnephew of Augustus Caleb Remmel (1847-1883), Harmon Liveright Remmel and Ada E. Remmel.
  Political family: Remmel family of Little Rock, Arkansas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Roland Rowe Remmel (1917-2006) — also known as Rollie Remmel — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Arkansas, September 26, 1917. Republican. Chair of Pulaski County Republican Party, 1953. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., July 2, 2006 (age 88 years, 279 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Augustus Caleb Remmel (1882-1920) and Ellen Cates Remmel; brother of Pratt Cates Remmel; grandnephew of Augustus Caleb Remmel (1847-1883), Harmon Liveright Remmel and Ada E. Remmel.
  Political family: Remmel family of Little Rock, Arkansas.
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