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Elmer J. C. Bealer (1845-1928) —
also known as E. J. C. Bealer —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Berne, Switzerland,
May
20, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; stone
dealer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1901; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1908.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
11, 1928 (age 83 years, 114
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Barbara Bealer and John Ellis Bealer; married 1867 to Mary
C. 'Mollie' Stephens. |
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Silas Jack Galvin (b. 1878) —
also known as S. J. Galvin —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Pleasantville, Marion
County, Iowa, August
7, 1878.
Democrat. Brick and tile business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1924; candidate for Iowa
railroad commission, 1928; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948
(alternate), 1952;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1940.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
President, Sheffield Brick and Tile Co.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Allan Galvin and Margaret (Haynes) Galvin; married, June 7,
1899, to Ethel L. Craig. |
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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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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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Stephen Anthony Martin (1871-1957) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
26, 1871.
Republican. Coal miner;
ice
business; brick and clay tile manufacturer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1939-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, February
16, 1957 (age 85 years, 82
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Martin and Harriette (Ellis) Martin; married, May 14,
1893, to Mary A. Brown. |
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John Loomis Stevens (1850-1933) —
also known as John L. Stevens —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Boone, Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Vt., May 29,
1850.
Lawyer;
district attorney 11th District, 1879-86; promoter of early telephone
companies; organizer, Boone Brick and Tile Paving
Company; district judge in Iowa 11th District, 1887-92; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900,
1912;
delegate to Progressive National Convention from Iowa, 1912;
Progressive candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Iowa, October
23, 1933 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Ames
Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Loomis Stevens and Harriet E. (Tucker) Stevens; married, August
10, 1876, to Rowena Estelle Edson. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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