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William Baker (1813-1872) —
of Loudon (now Fort Loudon), Franklin
County, Pa.; Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton, Franklin
County, Pa., February
11, 1813.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1847-49; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1859-68, 1870-72; defeated, 1868; died in
office 1872.
Lutheran;
later Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish ancestry.
Died May 23,
1872 (age 59 years, 102
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Abraham Lincoln Brick (1860-1908) —
also known as Abraham L. Brick —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born near South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., May 27,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1892; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1899-1908; died in
office 1908.
Scotch-Irish and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 7,
1908 (age 47 years, 316
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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Emil Wiley Hanley (1896-1982) —
also known as Emil W. Hanley —
of Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind.
Born in Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind., March 4,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist;
mayor
of Rensselaer, Ind., 1950-63; defeated, 1963.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish and English
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind., May 18,
1982 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Interment at Weston
Cemetery, Rensselaer, Ind.
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Robert Scott Justice (1912-1992) —
of Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., March 8,
1912.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1945-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1948;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1957-60; defeated, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Toastmasters;
United
Commercial Travelers; Delta
Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died December
9, 1992 (age 80 years, 276
days).
Interment at Keeps Creek Cemetery, Clymers, 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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Dewey William Loomis (1892-1986) —
also known as Dewey W. Loomis —
of Wellston, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., August
9, 1892.
Republican. Musician;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1939-42;
defeated in primary, 1942.
Scotch-Irish ancestry.
Died in 1986
(age about
93 years).
Burial location unknown.
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H. L. Shannon (b. 1860) —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Carlisle, Sullivan
County, Ind., March
16, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; Jasper
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1894-96, 1899-1900; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 1st District,
1915-16.
Scotch-Irish and German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Polk Thomson (1854-1942) —
also known as John P. Thomson —
of Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., September
5, 1854.
Republican. Road and
bridge contractor; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1900
(alternate), 1928.
Scotch-Irish ancestry.
Died in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., April
13, 1942 (age 87 years, 220
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind.
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John Wilson (1796-1864) —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., November
29, 1796.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840-41.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish ancestry.
Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., March
25, 1864 (age 67 years, 117
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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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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