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Charles Duncan Baker (1901-1972) —
also known as Charles D. Baker; C. D.
Baker —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., February
26, 1901.
Democrat. Civil and mining engineer;
member of Nevada
Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-48; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1941-43; member of Nevada
state senate, 1947-50; mayor
of Las Vegas, Nev., 1951-59; defeated, 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1956.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
Eagles.
Died in 1972
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Sidney E. Baker (1887-1966) —
of New Castle, Henry
County, Ind.
Born in Rushville, Rush
County, Ind., August
23, 1887.
Democrat. Insurance
business; mayor
of New Castle, Ind., 1930-39, 1943-44, 1956-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Eagles; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in 1966
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Southmound
Cemetery, New Castle, Ind.
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John J. Beckman (b. 1886) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 4,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1933-35; chair of
Multnomah County Democratic Party, 1934-40; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Woodmen;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Bell (b. 1898) —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Gas City, Grant
County, Ind., August
23, 1898.
Republican. Oil and gas
distributor; chair of
Fayette County Republican Party, 1942-44.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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James R. Boland (b. 1903) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
3, 1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Moose;
Eagles; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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John Brademas (1927-2016) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind., March 2,
1927.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Patrick
McNamara; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep Thomas
L. Ashley; executive assistant to presidential candidate Adlai
E. Stevenson; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1959-81; defeated,
1954, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1964,
1968,
1972;
president,
New York University, 1981-92.
Methodist.
Greek
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Order
of Ahepa; Eagles; Moose; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 11,
2016 (age 89 years, 131
days).
Entombed at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Joe A. Brady (b. 1911) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind., September
5, 1911.
Republican. Shoe store
manager; mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1943-44.
Baptist.
Member, Lions;
Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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William Gilmer Bray (1903-1979) —
also known as William G. Bray —
of Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind.
Born near Mooresville, Morgan
County, Ind., June 17,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Morgan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-31; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1951-75 (7th District 1951-67, 6th
District 1967-75).
Quaker.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Kiwanis;
Tau
Kappa Alpha; Acacia.
Died in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., June 4,
1979 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at White
Lick Cemetery, Mooresville, Ind.
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John Robert Britten (1898-1955) —
also known as John R. Britten —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Reading, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
16, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; mayor
of Richmond, Ind., 1939-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Eagles; Moose; Junior
Order; Elks; Kiwanis.
Suffered severe
burns to his feet and toes from overnight application of an
electric pad, leading to a pulmonary
embolism and ultimately death, in Reid Hospital,
Spring Grove, Wayne
County, Ind., February
25, 1955 (age 56 years, 71
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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Gordon Hubert Butler (1889-1964) —
also known as Gordon H. Butler —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Scipio, Jennings
County, Ind., February
10, 1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; general
contractor; president, Polaris Concrete
Products Company; bank
director; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1951-64 (57th District 1951-62, 61st District
1963-64); died in office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Rotary;
Elks;
Eagles.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
1, 1964 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Alexander Morton Campbell (1907-1968) —
also known as Alexander M. Campbell; Alex
Campbell —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Coesse, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Coldwater, Mercer
County, Ohio, April
14, 1907.
Democrat. Chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1934-36, 1958-63; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 1941-49; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Indiana, 1960-64.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Delta
Chi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Kiwanis.
Died in 1968
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Coesse
Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Coesse, Ind.
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Harry Clifford Canfield (1875-1945) —
also known as Harry C. Canfield —
of Batesville, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born near Moores Hill, Dearborn
County, Ind., November
22, 1875.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; chairman, Batesville State Bank; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1923-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Batesville, Ripley
County, Ind., February
9, 1945 (age 69 years, 79
days).
Interment at First
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Batesville, Ind.
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Homer Earl Capehart (1897-1979) —
also known as Homer E. Capehart —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born in Algiers, Pike
County, Ind., June 6,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer;
farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1945-63; defeated, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
3, 1979 (age 82 years, 89
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Chase Addison Clark (1883-1966) —
also known as Chase A. Clark —
of Idaho Falls, Bonneville
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Amo, Hendricks
County, Ind., August
20, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1913-16; served in the U.S. Army
on the Mexican border; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1928; member of Idaho
state senate, 1933-36; mayor
of Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1937-38; Governor of
Idaho, 1941-43; U.S.
District Judge for Idaho, 1943.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Eagles; Freemasons.
Died in a hospital
at Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, December
30, 1966 (age 83 years, 132
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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Thomas L. Cooksey (b. 1870) —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., November
9, 1870.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Crawfordsville, Ind., 1929-33, 1939-44.
Christian.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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William R. Copeland (1909-1992) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Washington, Daviess
County, Ind., May 8,
1909.
Democrat. Rigger;
president,
United Mine Workers Local 12100; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-74 (Wayne County 6th
District 1953-54, Wayne County 18th District 1955-64, 27th District
1965-74); defeated in primary, 1974, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles; United
Mine Workers; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., April
22, 1992 (age 82 years, 350
days).
Interment at Michigan
Memorial Park, Huron Township, Wayne County, Mich.
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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1936,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Eagles; Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Reinhart C. Fedder (b. 1879) —
of Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., June 6,
1879.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; mayor
of Michigan City, Ind., 1934-38, 1943-44.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks;
Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Emmett R. Fertig (1888-1956) —
of Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind.
Born in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., August
2, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; Hamilton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-33; mayor
of Noblesville, Ind., 1939-44, 1950-52.
Christian.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in 1956
(age about
67 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crownland
Cemetery, Noblesville, Ind.
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Courtland Craig Gillen (1880-1954) —
also known as Courtland C. Gillen —
of Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind.
Born in Roachdale, Putnam
County, Ind., July 3,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1931-33; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1934-40.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles; Rotary.
Died September
1, 1954 (age 74 years, 60
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Ind.
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William Franklin Justice (1914-1996) —
Born in Clinton Township, Cass
County, Ind., August
2, 1914.
Farmer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1981-84.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., September
5, 1996 (age 82 years, 34
days).
Interment at Keeps Creek Cemetery, Clymers, Ind.
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Charles Marion LaFollette (1898-1974) —
also known as Charles M. LaFollette —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., February
27, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1927; general
counsel, Central Labor Union (AFL) of Evansville, 1934-42; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1943-47.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles.
Died June 27,
1974 (age 76 years, 120
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Locust
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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William Henry Larrabee (1870-1960) —
also known as William H. Larrabee —
of New Palestine, Hancock
County, Ind.
Born near Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., February
21, 1870.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1923; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (6th District 1931-33, 11th
District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (6th District), 1942 (10th
District).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Eagles.
Died November
16, 1960 (age 90 years, 269
days).
Interment at New
Palestine Cemetery, New Palestine, Ind.
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Russell F. Leonard (b. 1892) —
of Logansport, Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., October
1, 1892.
Republican. Clothing
salesman; mayor
of Logansport, Ind., 1939-44.
Methodist.
Member, Eagles; Elks; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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James T. McNamara (1894-1950) —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1894.
Republican. Mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1935-48; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Eagles; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from complications of tuberculosis,
in Whiting, Lake
County, Ind., 1950
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Portage, Ind.
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Joseph G. O'Connor (1904-1967) —
of Lincoln Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 24,
1904.
Democrat. Trained as an engineer;
gold assayer for Yellow Jacket Mining Co.,
Nevada; worked for Chrysler
Corporation in the 1930s; executive board
member, United Auto Workers Local 7, 1938; national
representative to the Congress of Industrial Organizations,
1941-48; advertising
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-62); defeated in
primary, 1962.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Moose; Elks;
Eagles; Maccabees;
Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Married to Velma Eugen Jones. |
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John James O'Grady (1889-1971) —
also known as Jack J. O'Grady —
of Indiana.
Born in Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill., July 6,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; band and
orchestra leader; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1927, 1939-41; member of Indiana
state senate, 1943-53; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1948.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose;
Eagles; Lions.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., June 4,
1971 (age 81 years, 333
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Charles V. Orr (b. 1890) —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Tipton
County, Ind., October
1, 1890.
Democrat. Mayor of
Kokomo, Ind., 1943-47.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Eagles; Moose; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Insle Pavey (b. 1890) —
also known as Jesse I. Pavey —
of Belleair, Pinellas
County, Fla.; South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Boone
County, Ind., April
20, 1890.
Democrat. Lumber
business; mayor of Belleair, Fla., 1926-30; mayor
of South Bend, Ind., 1939-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Manson L. Reichert (1893-1978) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April
11, 1893.
Republican. Road
contractor; real estate
developer; chair of
Vanderburgh County Republican Party, 1942-44; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1943-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Eagles.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., December
27, 1978 (age 85 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Maurice G. Robinson (b. 1905) —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Petersburg, Pike
County, Ind., June 4,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1940; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1942-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Sigma
Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter E. Schrage (1884-1941) —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Whiting, Lake
County, Ind., December
31, 1884.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1914-29; resigned 1929; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1920,
1924;
chair
of Lake County Republican Party, 1928-29.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1941
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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Leland L. Smith (b. 1908) —
of Logansport, Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., June 28,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Cass County Republican Party, 1936-44; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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William L. Springer (b. 1955) —
also known as Bill Springer —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., October
24, 1955.
Republican. Chair of
Sullivan County Republican Party, 1992-; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 2016.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Still living as of 2016.
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John Richard Walsh (1913-1975) —
also known as John R. Walsh —
of Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind.; Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., May 22,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; Morgan
County Attorney, 1935-36; served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950, 1954; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Eagles; Moose; American
Legion.
Died in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., January
23, 1975 (age 61 years, 246
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Martinsville, Ind.
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Clint M. Wilson (b. 1888) —
of Brazil, Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Brazil, Clay
County, Ind., October
10, 1888.
Democrat. Machinist;
garage
business; mayor of
Brazil, Ind., 1943-44.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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John Walter Yeager (b. 1891) —
also known as John W. Yeager —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Richland, Spencer
County, Ind., March 1,
1891.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1933-; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1940-.
Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilhelm Carl Yeager and Laura Elizabeth (Barton) Yeager; married,
June
28, 1922, to Lena E. Deeg. |
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