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Maysel Louise Alford (d. 1957) —
also known as Nell Alford; Maysel Louise
Flournoy —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla.
Democrat. Owner and operator of millinery and greeting card
business; member of Florida
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1936; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1944-50; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League of Women
Voters; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., 1957.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Benjamin Harvey Flournoy and Alice (Sheppard) Flournoy;
married, January
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Henry Brash (1857-1928) —
of Marianna, Jackson
County, Fla.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Graudenz, Prussia (now Grudziadz, Poland),
March
18, 1857.
Clothing merchant; mayor
of Marianna, Fla., 1880.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., July 11,
1928 (age 71 years, 115
days).
Interment at Rodeph Sholom Cemetery, Tampa, Fla.
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Susie Monroe (b. 1898) —
also known as Susie Wallace —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 4,
1898.
Democrat. Dressmaker; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County 23rd
District, 1949-54; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952.
Female.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Sandy Wallace and Susan Wallace. |
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Abe Stark (1894-1972) —
also known as "Mr. Brooklyn" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1894.
Democrat. Clothier; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1962-70; defeated (Republican),
1949; resigned 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1964.
Jewish.
Russian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Famed among Brooklyn Dodgers fans for his longtime, conspicious
advertising sign (for his clothing business) below the scoreboard at
Ebbets Field, which promised a free suit to players who batted the
ball there: "HIT SIGN, WIN SUIT".
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., July 2,
1972 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Alvin Udell (1906-1987) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born May 15,
1906.
Clothing manufacturer; member of New York American Labor Party
Executive Committee, 1945; treasurer of New York American Labor
Party, 1948; American Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1948.
Jewish.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., February
9, 1987 (age 80 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Acacia
Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Max Udell and Jane (Walcoff) Udell; married to Gertrude
Langsam. |
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