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Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) —
also known as Frank P. Bohn —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.
Born in Charlottesville, Hancock
County, Ind., July 14,
1866.
Physician;
banker;
Democratic candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896;
candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated
(Republican), 1932.
Episcopalian.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., June 1,
1944 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
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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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Dorothy Elmore (b. 1905) —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ind., November
29, 1905.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Indiana, 1964-; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1968.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Catharine Gibson (1907-1997) —
also known as Catharine Coffman; Mrs. Peter
Gibson —
of Woodland Beach, Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., September
29, 1907.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956;
vice-chair
of Michigan Republican Party, 1953-57.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the Eastern Star.
Died August
24, 1997 (age 89 years, 329
days).
Interment at Center
Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
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Cecil Murray Harden (1894-1984) —
also known as Cecil M. Harden; Cecil Murray; Mrs. F.
R. Harden —
of Covington, Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Covington, Fountain
County, Ind., November
21, 1894.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1944-59; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1952
(speaker),
1956,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1949-59; defeated, 1958.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Legion Auxiliary; Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., December
5, 1984 (age 90 years, 14
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Covington, Ind.
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Raymond L. Jaegers (1903-1946) —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., June 23,
1903.
Republican. Floyd
County Sheriff, 1939-42; mayor
of New Albany, Ind., 1943-46; died in office 1946.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in his City
Hall office,
New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., September
5, 1946 (age 43 years, 74
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, New Albany, Ind.
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Mrs. Katherine M. Martin (1871-1934) —
also known as Katherine Mavity; Mrs. W. W.
Martin —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Paoli, Orange
County, Ind., November
20, 1871.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1920;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Female.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
26, 1934 (age 62 years, 67
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Mabel M. Metzner (b. 1890) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Warsaw, Kosciusko
County, Ind., June 14,
1890.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1948.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Howard R. Metzner. |
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George W. Snow (1842-1927) —
of Springfield, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Indiana, December, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate
business; banker; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1885; member of
South
Dakota state senate 4th District, 1889-90, 1899-1900; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1901-05.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Springfield, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak., November
8, 1927 (age 84 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Minnie Fried Watson —
also known as Minnie Fried; Mrs. Curry W.
Watson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1937-40.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of David Hamilton Fried and Rachel Catherine (Lockhart)
Fried; married, April 8,
1903, to Curry Watham Watson. |
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