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John Huy Addams (1822-1881) —
also known as John H. Addams —
of Cedarville, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Sinking Spring, Berks
County, Pa., July 12,
1822.
Republican. Owner of Cedar Creek Mill, which produced lumber
and flour;
dirctor, Illinois Central Railroad;
president, Second National Bank of
Freeport, Illinois; member of Illinois
state senate, 1855-61, 1863-71 (4th District 1855-61, 22nd
District 1863-71); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker).
Died, of appendicitis,
in a hotel at
Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
17, 1881 (age 59 years, 36
days).
Interment at Cedarville
Cemetery, Cedarville, Ill.
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Lucius K. Baker (1855-1929) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kelloggsville, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, August
16, 1855.
Republican. Lumber business; mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1892.
Episcopalian.
Died February
5, 1929 (age 73 years, 173
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward P. Baker and Paulina (Bloss) Baker; married 1882 to May C.
Foster. |
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Albert N. Barber (1858-1940) —
of Esmond, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Davis Junction, Ogle
County, Ill., May 16,
1858.
Republican. Grain elevator
business; druggist; banker;
lumber merchant; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1911-12.
Died in Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif., August
29, 1940 (age 82 years, 105
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.
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Floyd William Bartling (1896-1984) —
also known as F. W. Bartling —
of Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Posey, Clinton
County, Ill., December
12, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
work; lumber dealer; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1938-42; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1942-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died June 18,
1984 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Interment at Douglas
Park Cemetery, Douglas, Wyo.
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Webster Everett Brown (1851-1929) —
also known as Webster E. Brown —
of Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born near Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., July 16,
1851.
Republican. Lumber business; mayor
of Rhinelander, Wis., 1894-95; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1901-07 (9th District 1901-03,
10th District 1903-07).
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
14, 1929 (age 78 years, 151
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Rhinelander, Wis.
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Henry May Dawes (1877-1952) —
also known as Henry M. Dawes —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, April
22, 1877.
Lumber business; president, Southwestern Gas &
Electric Company; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1923-24;
president, Pure Oil
Company; vice-president, American Petroleum
Institute.
Member, Sons
of Union Veterans.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Evanston Hospital,
Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
29, 1952 (age 75 years, 160
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Fred A. Diggins (c.1862-1914) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born near Harvard, McHenry
County, Ill., about 1862.
Republican. Lumber business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1892,
1912;
mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1892-94, 1896-1900.
Died in Wexford
County, Mich., July 7,
1914 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin Diggins and Ellen (Blodgett) Diggins. |
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Asa E. Fickling (1877-1963) —
also known as "Earthquake Mayor" —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., July 12,
1877.
Lumber dealer; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1930-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Toastmasters.
Died November
14, 1963 (age 86 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward A. Fickling and Mary I. (Shannon) Fickling; married, February
26, 1931, to Marguerite Johnson. |
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Henry Harrison Getty (1836-1919) —
also known as Henry H. Getty —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., September
20, 1836.
Lumber business; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1873-74.
Died in Paris, France,
March
28, 1919 (age 82 years, 189
days).
Entombed at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Jacob L. Kehm (b. 1864) —
of Harrisburg, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Shannon, Carroll
County, Ill., 1864.
Republican. Lumber and hardware
merchant; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 4th District, 1903-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Elijah Sells (1814-1897) —
of Scott
County, Ill.; Sweetland, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.; Palmyra, Douglas
County, Kan.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Franklin
County, Ohio, February
5, 1814.
Republican. Stoneware
manufacturer; lumber business; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Muscatine County,
1844; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1856-63; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1870; secretary
of Utah Territory, 1889-93.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March
13, 1897 (age 83 years, 36
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Sells and Elizabeth (Ebey) Sells; married, March
10, 1835, to Isabella Watt; married to Harriet Jacques Wetmore;
father of Elijah Watt Sells. |
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Henry Christian Senne (1826-1911) —
also known as Henry C. Senne —
of Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Norde Branke, Hessen, Germany,
October
26, 1826.
Merchant;
banker;
lumber business; village
president of Des Plaines, Illinois, 1870-71, 1875-77, 1881-83,
1888-91, 1892-93; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1871-75.
Died in Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill., February
8, 1911 (age 84 years, 105
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Lutheran Church Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married 1848 to
Dorothea Linnemann. |
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Fred W. Upham (1861-1925) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., January
29, 1861.
Republican. Lumber business; president, City Fuel Company, coal
dealers; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1892,
1912,
1916,
1920
(chair, Arrangements
Committee), 1924;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1919; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1920-24; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1924.
Member, Union
League; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
15, 1925 (age 64 years, 17
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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O. Lloyd Welsh (1899-1968) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born near Sciota, McDonough
County, Ill., June 29,
1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
president and general manager of Prairie Lumber and Fuel
Company, which sells feed and
fertilizer, coal,
and building materials; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1953-57.
Christian.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., December
17, 1968 (age 69 years, 171
days).
Interment at Park
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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George Elon White (1848-1935) —
also known as George E. White —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Millbury, Worcester
County, Mass., March 7,
1848.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; banker;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1878-86; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1895-99.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 17,
1935 (age 87 years, 71
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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