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Kidd family of West Virginia

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  Robert Franklin Kidd (1853-1930) — also known as Robert F. Kidd — of Buckhannon, Upshur County, W.Va.; Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va. Born in Upshur County, Va. (now W.Va.), February 11, 1853. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County, 1887-88, 1929-30; died in office 1930; member of West Virginia state senate, 1899-1914, 1923-28 (4th District 1899-1902, 10th District 1903-14, 1923-28); chair of Gilmer County Democratic Party, 1917; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1920. Member, Freemasons. Died in Gilmer County, W.Va., June 8, 1930 (age 77 years, 117 days). Interment at Old Glenville Cemetery, Glenville, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Kidd and Margaret (Johnston) Kidd; married, November 12, 1884, to Leila Rosalie Johnson; father of Paul H. Kidd; uncle of John Wesley Kidd and Frank H. Kidd; granduncle of Robert Henry Kidd; great-granduncle of William Matthew Kidd.
  Political family: Kidd family of West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Wesley Kidd (1857-1923) — also known as John W. Kidd — of Braxton County, W.Va. Born in Upshur County, W.Va., 1857. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1895. Died in Braxton County, W.Va., February 2, 1923 (age about 65 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: John Wesley
  Relatives: Son of Matthew J. Kidd and Sarah Jane (Hodges) Kidd; brother of Frank H. Kidd; married 1885 to Mary Bodkins; father of Robert Henry Kidd; nephew of Robert Franklin Kidd; grandfather of William Matthew Kidd; first cousin of Paul H. Kidd.
  Political family: Kidd family of West Virginia.
  Frank H. Kidd (b. 1876) — of Salt Lick, Braxton County, W.Va. Born in West Virginia, 1876. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1911. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew J. Kidd and Sarah Jane (Hodges) Kidd; brother of John Wesley Kidd; nephew of Robert Franklin Kidd; uncle of Robert Henry Kidd; granduncle of William Matthew Kidd; first cousin of Paul H. Kidd.
  Political family: Kidd family of West Virginia.
  Robert Henry Kidd (1888-1982) — also known as Robert H. Kidd — of Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va.; Burnsville, Braxton County, W.Va. Born in Burnsville, Braxton County, W.Va., April 30, 1888. Democrat. Newspaper work; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1924; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1941-42. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Braxton County, W.Va., 1982 (age about 94 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Kidd and Mary (Bodkins) Kidd; married, April 3, 1914, to Henrietta Hornor; father of William Matthew Kidd; nephew of Frank H. Kidd; grandnephew of Robert Franklin Kidd; first cousin once removed of Paul H. Kidd.
  Political family: Kidd family of West Virginia.
Paul H. Kidd Paul H. Kidd (1907-1965) — of Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va. Born in Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va., March 12, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1936-40; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1936, 1939-40, 1947-52, 1955-60, 1963-65 (Gilmer County 1936, 1939-40, 1947-52, 1955-60, 1963-64, 7th District 1965); appointed 1936; died in office 1965. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Theta Chi; Rotary; Odd Fellows. Died October 22, 1965 (age 58 years, 224 days). Interment at Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Franklin Kidd and Lelia Rosalie (Johnson) Kidd; married, June 1, 1932, to Marie Tinney; married, September 14, 1945, to Jeanne Gainer; first cousin of John Wesley Kidd and Frank H. Kidd; first cousin once removed of Robert Henry Kidd; first cousin twice removed of William Matthew Kidd.
  Political family: Kidd family of West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
William M. Kidd William Matthew Kidd (1918-1998) — also known as William M. Kidd — of Sutton, Braxton County, W.Va. Born in Burnsville, Braxton County, W.Va., June 15, 1918. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1951; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1966; chair of Braxton County Democratic Party, 1968-69; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 14th Judicial Circuit, 1974-79; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1979-90. Baptist. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary. Died, of heart and other problems, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va., December 20, 1998 (age 80 years, 188 days). Interment at Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Henry Kidd and Hanrietta (Hornor) Kidd; married, June 28, 1943, to Madelyn Conrad; grandson of John Wesley Kidd; grandnephew of Frank H. Kidd; great-grandnephew of Robert Franklin Kidd; first cousin twice removed of Paul H. Kidd.
  Political family: Kidd family of West Virginia.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
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