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Bistline family of Pocatello, Idaho

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  Joseph Bistline — also known as Joe Bistline — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Mayor of Pocatello, Idaho, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of John M. Bistline; uncle of Francis Marion Bistline; granduncle of Beverly Barbara Bistline.
  Political family: Bistline family of Pocatello, Idaho.
  John M. Bistline — also known as J. M. Bistline — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Mayor of Pocatello, Idaho, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Joseph Bistline; father of Francis Marion Bistline; grandfather of Beverly Barbara Bistline.
  Political family: Bistline family of Pocatello, Idaho.
  Francis Marion Bistline (1896-1969) — also known as Francis M. Bistline; F. M. Bistline — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Ransom, Ness County, Kan., March 25, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1941-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1944-48. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Elks; Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta. While defending a client in a murder case, he suddenly collapsed and died from a heart attack, in the courtroom at the Bingham County Courthouse, Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho, January 20, 1969 (age 72 years, 301 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
  Presumably named for: Francis Marion
  Relatives: Son of John M. Bistline and Martha (Shellenberger) Bistline; married, August 16, 1921, to Anne Glindemann; father of Beverly Barbara Bistline; nephew of Joseph Bistline.
  Political family: Bistline family of Pocatello, Idaho.
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  Stephen Bistline (1921-2001) — of Idaho; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, March 12, 1921. Justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1976-94; appointed 1976; resigned 1994. Died, from Alzheimer's disease, November 19, 2001 (age 80 years, 252 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of Beverly Barbara Bistline.
  Political family: Bistline family of Pocatello, Idaho.
  Beverly Barbara Bistline (b. 1922) — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, August 28, 1922. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives 33rd District, 1975-76. Female. United Church of Christ. Member, Soroptimists; American Bar Association. Still living as of 2004.
  Relatives: Daughter of Francis Marion Bistline and Anne (Glindemann) Bistline; married 1948 to Arland Robert Spaulding; granddaughter of John M. Bistline; grandniece of Joseph Bistline; cousin *** of Stephen Bistline.
  Political family: Bistline family of Pocatello, Idaho.
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