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Frank Carruthers Allen (b. 1869) —
also known as F. C. Allen —
of Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex.
Born in Rockville, Parke
County, Ind., July 30,
1869.
Republican. Dentist;
postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Alexander Allen and Mary Jane (Ott) Allen; married to Mary
Belle Atkinson. |
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Noble P. Barr (b. 1889) —
of Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind.
Born in Bruceville, Knox
County, Ind., July 23,
1889.
Republican. Banker; Knox
County Auditor, 1935-42; mayor
of Vincennes, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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William C. Bates (1898-1973) —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.
Born in Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., September
10, 1898.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1943-44; chair of
Floyd County Republican Party, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in March, 1973
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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George N. Beamer (1904-1974) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Bowling Green, Clay
County, Ind., October
9, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; St.
Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-38; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1938; Indiana
state attorney general, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, 1962-74;
died in office 1974.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Optimist
Club; American Bar
Association.
Died October
21, 1974 (age 70 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jasper F. Beamer and Frances M. (Roush) Beamer; married, May 14,
1932, to Charlotte L. Hoover. |
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Archie Newton Bobbitt (1895-1978) —
also known as Arch N. Bobbitt —
of English, Crawford
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Eckerty, Crawford
County, Ind., September
3, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Crawford
County Auditor, 1921-24; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1921-25; Indiana
state auditor, 1928-30; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1937-42; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1940;
justice
of Indiana state supreme court, 1951-53.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
24, 1978 (age 82 years, 143
days).
Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery, Crandall, Ind.
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Walter C. Boetcher (1881-1951) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., November
13, 1881.
Democrat. Chair of
Marion County Democratic Party, 1934-36; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1937-38; Marion
County Treasurer, 1940-43.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Moose.
Died October
5, 1951 (age 69 years, 326
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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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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George Agler Eberly (b. 1871) —
also known as George A. Eberly —
of Stanton, Stanton
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., February
9, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Stanton
County Attorney, 1899-1903, 1905-09; director, Stanton National
Bank;
justice
of Nebraska state supreme court, 1925-43.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Woodmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Sons
of Union Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Eberly and Mary (Agler) Eberly; married, August
2, 1899, to Rose E. Psota. |
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Frank S. Ebersole (b. 1875) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Sterling, Whiteside
County, Ill., November
28, 1875.
Republican. School
teacher; director and secretary, Goshen Milk
Condensing Co.; board member, Goshen Hospital;
mayor
of Goshen, Ind., 1943-44.
Mennonite.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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W. H. Gardiner (b. 1889) —
of Hartford City, Blackford
County, Ind.
Born in Fredericksburg, Wayne
County, Ohio, June 21,
1889.
Cleaning,
pressing and tailoring
business; mayor
of Hartford City, Ind., 1935-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Fremont Griffin (1857-1902) —
also known as Charles F. Griffin —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., June 10,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1887-91; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1892.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., December
21, 1902 (age 45 years, 194
days).
Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery, Crown Point, Ind.
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E. Allen Hunter (b. 1911) —
of Beech Grove, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
9, 1911.
Automobile
parts and service business; mayor
of Beech Grove, Ind., 1943-44, 1952-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Dillon Jackson (1895-1951) —
also known as Samuel D. Jackson —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., May 28,
1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1924-28; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1928; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(Permanent
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948;
Indiana
state attorney general, 1940-41; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1944; appointed 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March 8,
1951 (age 55 years, 284
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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G. Hal Manahan (b. 1886) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., February
1, 1886.
Republican. Gas and oil
dealer; chair of
Elkhart County Republican Party, 1942-44.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) —
also known as Thomas R. Marshall —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in North Manchester, Wabash
County, Ind., March
14, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Indiana, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1912,
1920;
Vice
President of the United States, 1913-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Moose; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Coined the saying: "What this country needs is a good five-cent
cigar.".
Died, from the effects of a heart
attack, in his room at the Willard Hotel, Washington,
D.C., June 1,
1925 (age 71 years, 79
days).
Originally entombed at Estates
of Serenity, Marion, Ind.; re-entombed at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Russell Lowell McDaniel (b. 1894) —
also known as R. Lowell McDaniel —
of Greensboro, Henry
County, Ind.; Wilkinson, Hancock
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Wilkinson, Hancock
County, Ind., September
16, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; wholesale grocery
manager; farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1936.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph William McDaniel and Ida Bell (Young) McDaniel; married, August
15, 1920, to Ethel Hittle. |
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Melville W. Mix (b. 1865) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Atlanta, Logan
County, Ill., November
16, 1865.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1902-05.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter W. Mix and Mary E. (Dodge) Mix; married 1887 to Zella
Louise Kenyon. |
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G. Hallett Neale (b. 1896) —
of Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., February
28, 1896.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; mayor
of Elkhart, Ind., 1943-44.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Presley O'Bannon —
also known as Robert P. O'Bannon —
of Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state senate, 1951-71.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Corydon, 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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Carl W. Thompson (1879-1958) —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Randolph
County, Ind., October
10, 1879.
School
teacher; lawyer; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; mayor
of Winchester, Ind., 1910-14; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1916 (Progressive, 8th District),
1946 (Prohibition, 10th District), 1947 (Prohibition, 10th District),
1950 (Prohibition, 10th District); Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 12,
1958 (age 78 years, 275
days).
Interment at Hollansburg Cemetery, Hollansburg, Ohio.
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