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Leighton W. Abel (1900-1975) —
of Guttenberg, Clayton
County, Iowa.
Born in Monona, Clayton
County, Iowa, February
22, 1900.
Republican. Shoe
merchant; farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Clayton County, 1951.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in April, 1975
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of E. H. Abel and Mathilda Abel. |
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Lot Abraham (1838-1920) —
of Center Township, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Butler
County, Ohio, April
18, 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of Iowa
state senate, 1881-84; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1912.
United
Brethren.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, July 23,
1920 (age 82 years, 96
days).
Interment at Abraham
Cemetery, Center Township, Henry County, Iowa.
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R. D. Albaugh (1882-1958) —
of Winner, Tripp
County, S.Dak.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, February
2, 1882.
Republican. Livestock raiser; automobile
dealer; member of South
Dakota state senate 25th District, 1941-46.
Died March
12, 1958 (age 76 years, 38
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909 to Mabel
Gilmore. |
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Byron Gilchrist Allen (1901-1988) —
also known as Byron G. Allen; Barney Allen —
of Pocahontas, Pocahontas
County, Iowa; Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn.
Born in Laurens, Pocahontas
County, Iowa, September
13, 1901.
Democrat. Farmer; newspaper
editor; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1927-32; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944
(speaker),
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Democratic-Farmer-Labor
candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1944; candidate for Minnesota
state senate, 1946, 1950; member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 1948-55; Minnesota
Commissioner of Agriculture, 1955-61; assistant U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture, 1961-69.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn., June 10,
1988 (age 86 years, 271
days).
Interment at Summit Hill Cemetery, Pocahontas, Iowa.
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C. E. Anderson (1886-1973) —
of Henry, Codington
County, S.Dak.; White, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Stratford, Hamilton
County, Iowa, June 24,
1886.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1910; member of Iowa
state senate, 1920; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 32nd District, 1939-46;
member of South
Dakota state senate 13th District, 1957-58.
Died in Codington
County, S.Dak., December
18, 1973 (age 87 years, 177
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph H. Anderson (b. 1871) —
of Thompson, Winnebago
County, Iowa.
Born in Forest City, Winnebago
County, Iowa, April
12, 1871.
Farmer; superintendent
of schools; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1915-25; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1923-24.
Lutheran.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anders Anderson and Christina (Hausdaughter) Anderson; married, December
26, 1898, to Matilda Kiel. |
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Joseph H. Anderson (b. 1871) —
also known as Joe H. Anderson —
of Thompson, Winnebago
County, Iowa.
Born in Forest City, Winnebago
County, Iowa, April
12, 1871.
Republican. Farmer; superintendent
of schools; Winnebago
County District Court Clerk, 1905-13; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1915-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1932.
Lutheran.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anders Anderson and Christina (Hausdaughter) Anderson; married, December
26, 1898, to Matilda Kiel. |
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L. V. Anderson (1900-1987) —
of Clearfield, Tripp
County, S.Dak.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
14, 1900.
Democrat. Farmer; rancher; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 41st District, 1959-60.
Lutheran.
Member, Farmers
Union.
Died in Tripp
County, S.Dak., August
26, 1987 (age 87 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence Vauser. |
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John William Armstrong (1854-1950) —
also known as John W. Armstrong —
of South Auburn (now part of Auburn), Nemaha
County, Neb.
Born in Des Moines
County, Iowa, November
15, 1854.
Farmer; hardware
and furniture
business; funeral
director; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1899-1901, 1907, 1921.
Methodist.
Died in 1950
(age about
95 years).
Interment at Sheridan Cemetery, Auburn, Neb.
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Albert Earl Augustine (1890-1975) —
also known as A. Earl Augustine —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Mahaska
County, Iowa, February
10, 1890.
Democrat. Farmer; real estate
agent; member of Iowa
state senate 14th District, 1936-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in November, 1975
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael G. Augustine and Emma C. (Thatcher) Augustine; married, December
6, 1911, to Ruth Hull. |
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John T. Baker (b. 1845) —
of Monroe Township, Linn
County, Iowa; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Huron
County, Ohio, March 7,
1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; carpenter;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1897-1900.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Uriah Baker and Catherine (Tyndall) Baker; married, November
19, 1866, to Clara M. Nead. |
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David Lee Bales (1873-1952) —
also known as David L. Bales —
of Eminence, Shannon
County, Mo.
Born near Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, April
14, 1873.
Democrat. Printer;
merchant;
farmer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1917-30;
member of Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1931-34; candidate for delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1943.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Eminence, Shannon
County, Mo., October
31, 1952 (age 79 years, 200
days).
Interment at New Eminence Cemetery, Eminence, Mo.
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George W. Ball (b. 1848) —
of Jefferson
County, Iowa.
Born in Brooke
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 6,
1848.
Farmer; bank
director; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1888-90, 1915-16; member of Iowa
state senate 2nd District, 1917-18.
Christian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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George Sherman Banta (1884-1952) —
also known as George S. Banta —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa; Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, July 2,
1884.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
farmer; member of Iowa
state senate, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1924.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of a heart
attack, August
1, 1952 (age 68 years, 30
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Manchester, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of M. S. Banta and Briget (Hickey) Banta; married, January
1, 1907, to Elizabeth Davis; married, July 15,
1936, to Stella T. Mutschler. |
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William Bartling (1880-1951) —
of Clayton, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Iowa, 1880.
Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1919-22;
member of South
Dakota state senate 7th District, 1923-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1924.
Died in 1951
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Andrew Bass (1887-1965) —
also known as Elmer A. Bass —
of Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa.
Born near Oakland, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, November
26, 1887.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1945-51.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha
Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Rotary.
Died January
10, 1965 (age 77 years, 45
days).
Interment at Emerson Cemetery, Emerson, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of George Cary Bass and Mary Ellen (Wenner) Bass; married to Nellie
M. Smith. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William S. Beardsley (1901-1954) —
also known as Bill Beardsley —
of New Virginia, Warren
County, Iowa.
Born in Beacon, Mahaska
County, Iowa, May 13,
1901.
Republican. Pharmacist;
farmer; member of Iowa
state senate, 1933-41; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1947-48; Governor of
Iowa, 1949-54; died in office 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Methodist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Farm
Bureau; Rotary;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Killed in an automobile
accident, November
21, 1954 (age 53 years, 192
days).
Interment at New
Virginia Cemetery, New Virginia, Iowa.
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James F. Benson (b. 1872) —
of Harding, Harding
County, S.Dak.; Redig, Harding
County, S.Dak.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Iowa, April 6,
1872.
Republican. Rancher; Harding
County Commissioner, 1923-26; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 53rd District, 1927-30.
Interment at Pine
Slope Cemetery, Belle Fourche, S.Dak.
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H. Paul Bestor (b. 1882) —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Ringgold
County, Iowa, September
27, 1882.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Gustave A. Boehmke (1876-1939) —
also known as Gus Boehmke —
of Holland, Pipestone
County, Minn.
Born in Benton
County, Iowa, 1876.
Farmer; grain and livestock
buyer; banker;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 12, 1915-16.
Died in Pipestone, Pipestone
County, Minn., July 13,
1939 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Pipestone, Minn.
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Laurence Montgomery Boothby (1896-1981) —
also known as Laurence M. Boothby —
of Cleghorn, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Born November
24, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
farmer; elected Iowa
state house of representatives from Cherokee County 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died September
11, 1981 (age 84 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
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John H. Brockmeyer (1890-1984) —
of Lime Springs, Howard
County, Iowa; Pleasantville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Colesburg, Delaware
County, Iowa, September
14, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1951.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in July, 1984
(age 93
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. H. Brockmeyer and Anna (Woeste) Brockmeyer; married 1920 to Clara
L. Kuntz. |
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James Edward Bromwell (1920-2009) —
also known as James E. Bromwell —
of Center Point, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, March
26, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
farmer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1961-65; defeated, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1968.
Member, American Bar
Association; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
11, 2009 (age 89 years, 169
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Smith Wildman Brookhart (1869-1944) —
also known as Smith W. Brookhart —
of Washington, Washington
County, Iowa.
Born near Arbela, Scotland
County, Mo., February
2, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
school
teacher; lawyer;
farmer; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1922-26, 1927-33.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in the Veterans Administration hospital
in Whipple, Yavapai
County, Ariz., November
15, 1944 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
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Carroll L. Brown (1913-1976) —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in Rose Hill, Mahaska
County, Iowa, March 5,
1913.
Republican. School
teacher; supervisor, seed
corn company; part owner and manager of a pig hatchery;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Mahaska County; elected 1950;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Farm
Bureau; Jaycees.
Died in April, 1976
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Brownlie (1881-1970) —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa.
Born January
19, 1881.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Madison County; elected 1950.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in September, 1970
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Brownlie and Mary (McFarlane) Brownlie; married, December
21, 1910, to Ida M. Dougan. |
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Howard C. Buck (1899-1985) —
of State Center, Marshall
County, Iowa.
Born in Marshall
County, Iowa, October
10, 1899.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Marshall County; elected 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Izaak
Walton League.
Died in March, 1985
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Guy G. Butler (b. 1887) —
of Rolfe, Pocahontas
County, Iowa.
Born in Beattie, Marshall
County, Kan., March 5,
1887.
Republican. Dentist;
farm owner; banker;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Pocahontas County; elected
1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Member, Psi
Omega; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Farm
Bureau; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921 to Summa
Grenova. |
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Frank Michael Byrne (1858-1927) —
also known as Frank M. Byrne —
of Faulkton, Faulk
County, S.Dak.
Born in Volney, Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
23, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1889-90, 1907-10 (35th District 1889-90,
1907-08, 36th District 1909-10); Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1911-13; Governor of
South Dakota, 1913-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
24, 1927 (age 69 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dorr Howard Carroll (1874-1956) —
also known as Dorr H. Carroll —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Village Creek, Allamakee
County, Iowa, November
25, 1874.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; farmer; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 8th District,
1945-48, 1953-54.
Baptist.
Died in Jackson
County, Mo., October
7, 1956 (age 81 years, 317
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Francis Higbee Case (1896-1962) —
also known as Francis Case —
of Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.
Born in Everly, Clay
County, Iowa, December
9, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; rancher; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1937-51; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1951-62; died in office 1962; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956
(speaker).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Elks; Rotary.
Died, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 22,
1962 (age 65 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Morris J. Chaney (1858-1940) —
of Newell, Buena
Vista County, Iowa; Wakonda, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in White Rock, Ogle
County, Ill., October
1, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1903-10; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1905-10.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Palm Springs, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
8, 1940 (age 81 years, 130
days).
Interment at Bluff
View Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Osborn Chaney and Amanda (Rice) Chaney; married 1886 to Helen
McFarline. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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John Chrystal (c.1926-2000) —
of Iowa.
Born about 1926.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1990.
Agricultural advisor for the Soviet Union.
Died of cancer,
in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
19, 2000 (age about 74
years).
Burial location unknown.
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G. T. Clark (b. 1905) —
of Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, March 2,
1905.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Iowa, 1944
(alternate), 1948;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1950.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1927 to Ruth
Burgess. |
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James Edwin Cochran (1848-1919) —
also known as James E. Cochran —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; St. Anthony, Fremont
County, Idaho; Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born near Hillsboro, Lee
County, Iowa, May 15,
1848.
Farmer; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska, 1887-92; appointed 1887; Fremont
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Died in Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash., November
17, 1919 (age 71 years, 186
days).
Interment at Ocean
View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh F. Cochran and Lucy (Hammond) Cochran; married, October
11, 1877, to Mary Louise Beecher. |
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Raymond Cornick (b. 1889) —
of New London, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry
County, Iowa, February
19, 1889.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Henry County; elected 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Cornick and India B. Cornick; married, November
10, 1910, to Ruth Campbell. |
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Louis N. Crill (b. 1867) —
of Richland, Union
County, S.Dak.; Elk Point, Union
County, S.Dak.
Born in Spragueville, Jackson
County, Iowa, 1867.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of South
Dakota state senate 1st District, 1893-94, 1897-98; President
pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1897-98; candidate
for Governor of
South Dakota, 1904, 1922 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota; South Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1925-27.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward H. Cunningham (1869-1930) —
of Newell, Buena
Vista County, Iowa.
Born in Burlington, Racine
County, Wis., December
14, 1869.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1909-14; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1913-14; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1916;
member, Federal Reserve Board, 1923-30.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1930 (age 60 years, 349
days).
Interment at Newell Cemetery, Newell, Iowa.
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Daniel L. Cushing (b. 1836) —
of Poweshiek
County, Iowa; Quechee, Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt., August
4, 1836.
Republican. Civil
engineer; worked on the Erie
Canal and railroad
projects; farmer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1882-83; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1886.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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William Taylor Daniels (1859-1944) —
of Iowa.
Born in Jackson
County, Ohio, September
23, 1859.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1911-14.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, of apoplexy (stroke),
in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 4,
1944 (age 84 years, 224
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Moulton, Iowa.
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Milton Deatherage (1863-1936) —
of Rio, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Rio, Knox
County, Ill., August
7, 1863.
Democrat. Farmer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1920.
Died in Rio, Knox
County, Ill., February
17, 1936 (age 72 years, 194
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.
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Fred Harper Drury (1890-1963) —
also known as Fred H. Drury —
of Unionville, Putnam
County, Mo.; Seymour, Wayne
County, Iowa.
Born in Unionville, Putnam
County, Mo., November
29, 1890.
Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Putnam County, 1923-24.
Died March 6,
1963 (age 72 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James William Drury and Mary Emma (Harper) Drury; married, June 7,
1914, to Hallie Armstrong. |
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Zales Nelson Ecton (1898-1961) —
also known as Zales N. Ecton —
of Manhattan, Gallatin
County, Mont.; Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Weldon, Decatur
County, Iowa, April 1,
1898.
Republican. Farmer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1933-37; member of Montana
state senate, 1937-46; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1947-53.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont., March 3,
1961 (age 62 years, 336
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont.
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Elgin Enabnit (1901-1995) —
of Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa.
Born in Mingo, Jasper
County, Iowa, September
16, 1901.
Farmer; automobile
dealer; mayor of
Osage, Iowa, 1956-59, 1962-65, 1968-85.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, in Good Shepherd Care
Center, Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa, July 23,
1995 (age 93 years, 310
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Kathryn 'Katie' (Altes) Enabnit and Fred Enabnit; married 1922 to
Clarice Rose Tank; married 1968 to Vera
J. Lang. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas Cooper Evans (1924-2005) —
also known as T. Cooper Evans —
of Grundy Center, Grundy
County, Iowa.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, May 26,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; engineer;
farmer; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1971; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1975-79; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1981-87.
Methodist.
Died in Grundy Center, Grundy
County, Iowa, December
22, 2005 (age 81 years, 210
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center, Iowa.
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John Fields (1871-1934) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, July 29,
1871.
Republican. Chemist;
farmer; banker;
editor, Oklahoma Farmer magazine;
president, Times Co., publisher of Oklahoma Daily Times newspaper;
candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1914, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1916.
Died April
17, 1934 (age 62 years, 262
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Highland
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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Guy Mark Gillette (1879-1973) —
also known as Guy M. Gillette —
of Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, February
3, 1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
farmer; lawyer; Cherokee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-09; member of Iowa
state senate, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1922;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936-45, 1949-55; defeated, 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Actor
in cameo role in the 1962 movie
Advise & Consent.
Died in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, March 3,
1973 (age 94 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
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Thomas M. Goddard (b. 1846) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa; Shiloh, Sully
County, S.Dak.
Born near Troy, Davis
County, Iowa, November
24, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
stockman; Sully
County State's Attorney; Sully
County Judge; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 25th District, 1897-1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Robert Kingman Goodwin (1905-1983) —
also known as Robert K. Goodwin —
of Redfield, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 23,
1905.
Republican. Farmer; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; bank
director; mayor of Redfield, Iowa, 1938-40; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940-41; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1952;
member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1952-56.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., February
21, 1983 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa.
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Gail Handy (1898-1970) —
of Eau Claire, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Coon Rapids, Carroll
County, Iowa, January
18, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; fruit
farmer; sheriff's
deputy; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1939-42, 1959-64; defeated, 1942 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1944
(Berrien County 2nd District), 1948 (Berrien County 2nd District),
1950 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1952 (Berrien County 2nd
District), 1964 (44th District).
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Grange.
Died in 1970
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank M. Hanna (b. 1856) —
of Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa; Charles
Mix County, S.Dak.
Born in Mercer
County, Pa., October
28, 1856.
School
teacher; farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1903.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert L. Hanson (1854-1938) —
of Hillsboro, Traill
County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Wahpeton, Richland
County, N.Dak.; Ada, Norman
County, Minn.
Born in Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
28, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; banker;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1907-18 (61st District 1907-14, 64th District
1915-18); delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1912.
Died July 23,
1938 (age 83 years, 268
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John A. Heinz —
of Peosta, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Farmer; elected Iowa
state house of representatives from Dubuque County 1950.
Catholic.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Hiatt (1841-1925) —
of Union Township, Poweshiek
County, Iowa; Kimball, Brule
County, S.Dak.; Oleta Township, Ellis
County, Okla.
Born in Fairfield Township, Highland
County, Ohio, December
31, 1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; carpenter;
member of South
Dakota state senate 14th District, 1899-1900.
Died April 1,
1925 (age 83 years, 91
days).
Interment at Fargo Cemetery, Fargo, Okla.
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Samuel Hixson (1832-1907) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Preble
County, Ohio, September
20, 1832.
Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1880.
Christian.
Died, of kidney
trouble, in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 13,
1907 (age 74 years, 235
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Robert W. Hyers (born c.1844) —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.
Born in Iowa, about 1844.
Republican. Farmer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86.
Burial location unknown.
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George J. Jenkins (b. 1856) —
of Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa; Sisseton, Roberts
County, S.Dak.
Born in Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, March
20, 1856.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; hardware
dealer; banker; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 33rd District, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1889 to Arrie
A. Grant. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Charles Fred Jewett (1836-1909) —
also known as C. F. Jewett —
Born in Sidney, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
19, 1836.
Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1880; member of Iowa
state senate, 1890.
Died from a self-inflicted
rifle
shot, in Kensett, Worth
County, Iowa, May 17,
1909 (age 72 years, 271
days).
Interment at Kensett Cemetery, Kensett, Iowa.
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Martin Nelson Johnson (1850-1909) —
also known as Martin N. Johnson —
of Iowa; Petersburg, Nelson
County, N.Dak.
Born in Racine
County, Wis., March 3,
1850.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
farmer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa; member of
Iowa
state house of representatives, 1877; member of Iowa
state senate, 1878-82; delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Nelson
County, 1889; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1891-99; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1909; died in office 1909.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., October
21, 1909 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Petersburg, N.Dak.
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Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert Kersting —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
26, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; test
pilot and executive, Howard Aircraft
Co.; president, Red Rock Ranches and Arizona Aviation
Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, Savage Industries, Inc., Sun
States Land and
Development Co.; director, general counsel, Insurance
Corporation of America; president, general counsel, Yavapai Hotels
Corp.; director, Prescott Utilities
Corp.; member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting; married, February
29, 1968, to Fracine Bassett. |
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August Koenig —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Hardin
County, Iowa; Tyndall, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mainz, Germany.
Democrat. Bricklayer;
farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1891-94, 1903-04 (4th
District 1891-92, 7th District 1893-94, 1903-04).
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Edward Langworthy (1808-1893) —
of Iowa.
Born in Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
31, 1808.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; farmer; lead mining
business; steamboat
owner; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Dubuque, Delaware,
Black Hawk and Fayette counties, 1844.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, January
4, 1893 (age 84 years, 126
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank LeCocq Jr. (b. 1858) —
of Harrison, Douglas
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pella, Marion
County, Iowa, June 19,
1858.
Real
estate business; farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 8th District, 1889-90; South
Dakota railroad commissioner, 1907-13.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Clifford Lofvegren (b. 1903) —
also known as Cliff Lofvegren —
of Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Mitchell
County, Iowa, May 10,
1903.
Farmer; cafe
owner; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1949-66 (47th District 1949-62, 25th District
1963-66).
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Loucks (b. 1844) —
of Floyd
County, Iowa; Trent, Moody
County, S.Dak.
Born in Kenosha
County, Wis., 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1901-04 (16th
District 1889-90, 20th District 1901-04).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Mads Hansen Madsen (1863-1944) —
also known as Mads H. Madsen —
of Kimballton, Audubon
County, Iowa; Solvang, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Denmark,
March
28, 1863.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer; inventor;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1924.
Danish
ancestry.
Patented several farm
implements, including a wagon brake (1894), a corn-husking
machine (1899), a hay-handling mechanism (1909), a manure spreader
(1914), and a corn-planter dropper mechanism (1917).
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
21, 1944 (age 81 years, 24
days).
Interment at Solvang Cemetery, Solvang, Calif.
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Epitaph:
"KÆMP FOR ALT HVAD DU HAR KÆRT" ("Fight for everything
you hold dear", from a Danish hymn) |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James M. Magness (1890-1977) —
also known as Jim Magness —
of St. Lawrence, Hand
County, S.Dak.; Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ute, Monona
County, Iowa, June 27,
1890.
Democrat. Auctioneer;
cattle raiser; member of South
Dakota state senate 22nd District, 1933-34; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1954; South Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1958; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Dakota, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died, in the Good Samaritan Center nursing
home, Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak., November
6, 1977 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery, St. Lawrence, S.Dak.
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Allan Charles McCaughan (b. 1869) —
of Durango, Durango.
Born in Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa, August
15, 1869.
Rancher; mining
business; U.S. Vice Consul in Durango, 1891-93; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Durango, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Ira D. McVicker (1853-1938) —
of Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Henry, Marshall
County, Ill., January
27, 1853.
Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives; elected 1912.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Eagle Grove, Wright
County, Iowa, November
20, 1938 (age 85 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eagle Grove, Iowa.
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Claudius B. Miller (1824-1917) —
also known as "Uncle Claudius" —
of Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Hickman
County, Tenn., December
1, 1824.
Farmer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1870-72.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, March
14, 1917 (age 92 years, 103
days).
Interment at Unionville
Cemetery, Unionville, Iowa.
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Delmont Theodore Moffitt (1911-2001) —
of near Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Woodstock, Pipestone
County, Minn., December
21, 1911.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1961, 1972.
Christian.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died, in Mercy Medical
Center, Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, June 30,
2001 (age 89 years, 191
days).
Interment at Concord
Cemetery, Near Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa.
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John Henry Morehead (1861-1942) —
also known as John H. Morehead —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born near Columbia, Lucas
County, Iowa, December
3, 1861.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer; banker; Richardson
County Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; member
of Nebraska
state senate, 1911; Governor of
Nebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35.
Presbyterian.
Died in a hospital
at St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 31,
1942 (age 80 years, 179
days).
Interment at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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Oliver Perry Morton (b. 1860) —
also known as O. P. Morton —
of Clarion, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Bremer
County, Iowa, August, 1860.
Republican. Farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1912;
Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Cunningham Morton and Sarah Jane (Van Eman) Morton;
married, December
20, 1892, to Anna Hunt Birdsall. |
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William H. Nicholas (b. 1892) —
of Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Butler
County, Iowa, October
10, 1892.
Republican. Butler
County Recorder, 1916-24; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War I; livestock feeder; turkey raiser; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1947; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1951-53, 1957-59.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William A. Nicholas and Elizabeth H. Nicholas; married 1922 to Viola
Folkers. |
| | | Image source: Iowa Official Register
1951-52 |
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Cyrus Goldsmith Oliver (1864-1929) —
of Onawa, Monona
County, Iowa.
Born in Onawa, Monona
County, Iowa, August
7, 1864.
Engineer;
farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1923-29.
Died in Onawa, Monona
County, Iowa, February
15, 1929 (age 64 years, 192
days).
Interment at Onawa
Cemetery, Onawa, Iowa.
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Charles Wilson Payne —
also known as Charles W. Payne; Wils Payne —
of Henry
County, Iowa.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1880-82.
Interment at Finley
Chapel Cemetery, Henry County, Iowa.
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Charles William Pugsley (1878-1940) —
also known as Charles W. Pugsley —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Woodbine, Harrison
County, Iowa, 1878.
Farmer; editor, Nebraska Farmer weekly
newspaper; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; assistant
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-23; president,
South Dakota State College (later University), 1923-40.
Died, in a hospital
at Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., December
17, 1940 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
American Review of Reviews, February 1922 |
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William T. Robinson (b. 1869) —
of La Plata, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Henry
County, Iowa, April 8,
1869.
Republican. Farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1916;
member of Missouri
state senate 9th District, 1921-24; defeated, 1936; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 9th District, 1943-44.
Burial location unknown.
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John Schechinger (1894-1958) —
of Westphalia Township, Shelby
County, Iowa; Harlan, Shelby
County, Iowa.
Born in Westphalia, Shelby
County, Iowa, December
17, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, January
6, 1958 (age 63 years, 20
days).
Interment at Harlan
Cemetery, Harlan, Iowa.
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William Joseph Scherle (1923-2003) —
also known as William J. Scherle —
of Henderson, Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., March
14, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
farmer; chair of
Mills County Republican Party, 1956-64; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1960-66; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1967-75 (7th District 1967-73, 5th
District 1973-75); defeated, 1974.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, August
27, 2003 (age 80 years, 166
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Lafayette Shaeffer (1849-1932) —
of Iowa.
Born in Bellair Township, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 6,
1849.
Democrat. Farmer; ordained
minister; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1915.
Died January
5, 1932 (age 82 years, 244
days).
Interment at Shaeffer
Cemetery, Walnut Township, Appanoose County, Iowa.
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Clyde Spry (1889-1961) —
of Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born near Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa, March
26, 1889.
Republican. Farmer; Iowa
secretary of agriculture, 1950-61; appointed 1950; died in office
1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Izaak
Walton League; Moose; Freemasons.
Died June 14,
1961 (age 72 years, 80
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Samuel E. Squires (b. 1882) —
also known as S. E. Squires —
of near Mason, Bayfield
County, Wis.
Born in Iowa, September
27, 1882.
Republican. School
teacher; grain
merchant; farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Bayfield County; defeated, 1936; elected
1942, 1948.
Burial location unknown.
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Wesley J. Stearns (1868-1966) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Iowa, May 20,
1868.
Republican. Meat
merchant; farmer; Montcalm
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1917-20.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1966
(age about
98 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James A. Stephenson (born c.1866) —
of Mt. Ayr, Ringgold
County, Iowa.
Born about 1866.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Iowa
state senate 5th District; elected 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Joseph Teachout (1892-1975) —
also known as Harold Teachout —
of Farragut, Fremont
County, Iowa; Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April
24, 1892.
Democrat. Farmer; insurance
agent; candidate for Iowa
state senate, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Iowa, 1940,
1952.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died in 1975
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abram E. Teachout and Amelia E. (Kuntz) Teachout; married, April 5,
1916, to Vera V. Vickers. |
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Jens Thompson (b. 1887) —
of Rolfe, Pocahontas
County, Iowa.
Born in Rolfe, Pocahontas
County, Iowa, October
10, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1934-40; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Thompson and Sophia (Johansen) Thompson; married, September
7, 1921, to Helen Lothen. |
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Harry G. Thorley (b. 1897) —
also known as H. G. Thorley —
of Springview, Keya Paha
County, Neb.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, May 12,
1897.
Republican. Banker;
rancher; chair of
Keya Paha County Republican Party, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of G. H. Thorley and Elmina (Marshall) Thorley; married, November
11, 1918, to Phyllis Carr. |
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C. L. Todd (b. 1869) —
of Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Iowa, 1869.
Lawyer;
banker;
farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 7th District; elected 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Webster Turner (1877-1969) —
also known as Dan W. Turner —
of Corning, Adams
County, Iowa.
Born in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, March
17, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
merchant;
farmer; member of Iowa
state senate, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1916
(alternate), 1928
(speaker),
1932,
1936;
Governor
of Iowa, 1931-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died April
15, 1969 (age 92 years, 29
days).
Interment somewhere
in Corning, Iowa.
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G. E. Van Wert (b. 1880) —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Grundy
County, Iowa, August
13, 1880.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1929-39; director, Mutual Telephone
Company.
Church
of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. S. Van Wert and Elizabeth (Rose) Van Wert; married, December
25, 1903, to Mabel Hansell. |
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Fred Waddle (b. 1881) —
of Roslyn, Day
County, S.Dak.; Nutley Township, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Liberty Township, Plymouth
County, Iowa, May 27,
1881.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1927-28.
Scottish
and German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse J. Wall (1831-1916) —
of Udell, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rutherford
County, N.C., September
3, 1831.
Farmer; member of Iowa
state senate, 1880-82.
Christian.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
6, 1916 (age 85 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 11,
1866.
Farmer; college
professor; magazine
editor; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-24; died in office 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
25, 1924 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Paul M. Walter (b. 1904) —
of Union, Hardin
County, Iowa.
Born in Marshall
County, Iowa, December
14, 1904.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Hardin County, 1949-51;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1960.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Warren Walter and Iva Walter; married 1927 to Mary
Brindle. |
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Otha Donner Wearin (1903-1990) —
also known as Otha D. Wearin —
of Hastings, Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Hastings, Mills
County, Iowa, January
10, 1903.
Democrat. Farmer; author; newspaper
editor; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1928-32; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1933-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1952
(alternate); member of Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee, 1948-52; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1950; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1952.
Congregationalist.
Died in 1990
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Everett Ray Wilbur (1883-1959) —
also known as Everett R. Wilbur —
of Gilbert, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Iowa, July 7,
1883.
Farmer; automobile
mechanic; welder; machinist;
banker;
mayor
of Gilbert, Ariz., 1920-21.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
15, 1959 (age 76 years, 70
days).
Interment at Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
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Gordon L. Willford (1919-2006) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., May 7,
1919.
Republican. Farmer; automobile
mechanic; school bus
driver; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Arenac District,
1961.
Died in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., May 7,
2006 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Gordon Willford and Helen (Walker) Willford; married, January
22, 1940, to Geneva Thorington. |
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George W. Wilson (b. 1860) —
of Scotland
County, Mo.
Born in Lee
County, Iowa, July 4,
1860.
Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Scotland County, 1917-18,
1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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James Wilson (1835-1920) —
also known as "Tama Jim" —
of Tama
County, Iowa.
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland,
August
16, 1835.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1867-73; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1872-73; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1873-77, 1883-85; member
of Iowa
railroad commission, 1882-88; director, Iowa Agricultural
Experiment Station, and professor
of agriculture at Iowa Agricultural College, 1891-97; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1897-1913.
Died in Traer, Tama
County, Iowa, August
26, 1920 (age 85 years, 10
days).
Interment at Buckingham
Cemetery, Traer, Iowa.
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Isaac Daniel Young (1849-1927) —
also known as Isaac D. Young —
of Beloit, Mitchell
County, Kan.
Born in Marion
County, Iowa, March
29, 1849.
Republican. Farmer; lawyer;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1884-88, 1904-08; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1911-13.
Died in Beloit, Mitchell
County, Kan., December
10, 1927 (age 78 years, 256
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Beloit, Kan.
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