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James Harrison Ashcraft (1840-1920) — also known as James H. Ashcraft — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Born in Brandenburg, Meade County, Ky., May 4, 1840. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster at Paducah, Ky., 1876-86. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Knights of Honor; Rotary; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Paducah, McCracken County, Ky., January 19, 1920 (age 79 years, 260 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.   Relatives: Son of Absalom Ashcraft and Delilah (Allen) Ashcraft; married 1865 to Mary Emerine Brown.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Edward Hopley (1850-1927) — also known as John E. Hopley — of Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. Born in Elkton, Todd County, Ky., August 25, 1850. Republican. Newspaper editor; lawyer; campaign manager and then private secretary to U.S. Rep. Stephen R. Harris, 1895-97; U.S. Consul in Southampton, 1898-1903; Montevideo, 1903-05; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1912; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1914. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Royal and Select Masters; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights Templar; Elks. As a bedridden invalid, smoking a pipe, he accidentally dropped the pipe, his clothes caught fire, and he was badly burned; his burns became infected, leading to his death a few days later, in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, July 10, 1927 (age 76 years, 319 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of John Prat Hopley and Georgianna (Rochester) Hopley; brother of Thomas Prat Hopley and James Richard Hopley.   Political family: Hopley family of Bucyrus, Ohio.   Hopley Avenue, in Bucyrus, Ohio, is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Albert Gallatin Rhea (1822-1884) — Born February 3, 1822. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1860; member of Kentucky state senate, 1870; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1870. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons. Died November 25, 1884 (age 62 years, 296 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky.   Presumably named for: Albert Gallatin   Relatives: Son of Charles Rhea and Clarissa (Roberts) Rhea; married to Jane Stockdale; father of John Stockdale Rhea and Thomas Stockdale Rhea.   Political family: Rhea family of Russellville, Kentucky.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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