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Phil E. Baer (b. 1866) —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.; Paris, Lamar
County, Tex.
Born in Peru, Miami
County, Ind., April
24, 1866.
Republican. Employed by Texas & Pacific Railway,
1882-1912, 1916-21; chair of
Bowie County Republican Party, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1912,
1916,
1920;
U.S. Marshal.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
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Michael E. Bennett —
of Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; fire chief;
state police trooper; mayor
of Aberdeen, Md., 2007-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Image source:
City of Aberdeen |
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Charles G. Covert (c.1863-1953) —
also known as "Mr. Republican" —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1863.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; sheriff; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1901-06; postmaster at Evansville,
Ind., 1906-10, 1923-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died in Deaconess Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
18, 1953 (age about 90
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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City of Evansville |
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Samuel Leeper Devine (1915-1997) —
of Ohio.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., December
21, 1915.
Republican. FBI special agent; member of Ohio state
legislature, 1951-55; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1959-81.
Died June 27,
1997 (age 81 years, 188
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Brad Ellsworth (b. 1958) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Jasper, Dubois
County, Ind., September
11, 1958.
Democrat. Police officer; Vanderburgh
County Sheriff, 1999-2007; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2008.
Still living as of 2014.
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Doris R. Head (b. 1871) —
of Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind.
Born in Indiana, April
17, 1871.
Democrat. Deputy sheriff; mayor
of Princeton, Ind., 1914-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl Lee Hogan (1920-2007) —
also known as Earl Hogan —
of Indiana.
Born in Hope, Bartholomew
County, Ind., March
13, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
deputy sheriff; Bartholomew
County Sheriff, 1950-58; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1959-61.
Died in Hope, Bartholomew
County, Ind., June 3,
2007 (age 87 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank J. Migas (b. 1888) —
of East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
28, 1888.
Democrat. Owner, Sweet Corn Candy Co.,
1921-31; vice-president, American State Bank of
Gary; deputy sheriff; mayor
of East Chicago, Ind., 1939-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1948;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Polish
National Alliance.
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Calumet City, Ill.
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John B. Nees (1804-1882) —
also known as John B. Neese —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., December
8, 1804.
Farmer;
merchant;
sheriff; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1842-44.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Poland, Clay
County, Ind., May 19,
1882 (age 77 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wilbur Frank Pell Jr. (1915-2000) —
also known as Wilbur F. Pell, Jr. —
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind., December
6, 1915.
Lawyer;
FBI special agent; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1970-84; took
senior status 1984.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
25, 2000 (age 84 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Tunis (b. 1872) —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Linn
County, Mo., October
7, 1872.
Democrat. General
contractor; wallpaper
and paint retailer; mayor of
Elwood, Ind., 1917-18, 1943-44, 1950-51; police chief.
Quaker.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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