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  John Smith Sample (1895-1963) — also known as John S. Sample — of Saco, Madison County, Mo.; Jewett, Madison County, Mo.; Mineral Point, Washington County, Mo. Born in Fredericktown, Madison County, Mo., June 14, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; stockman; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1941-48, 1954-58 (Madison County 1941-48, Washington County 1954-58); defeated, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Died, from cor pulmonale, due to chronic emphysema and asthma, in Bonne Terre Hospital, Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Mo., May 31, 1963 (age 67 years, 351 days). Interment at Marcus Memorial Cemetery, Fredericktown, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Ezekiel Alexander Sample and Ada Caroline (Smith) Sample; married to Della Berry.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Bronk Sayre (1869-1934) — also known as Dan B. Sayre — of McDonald County, Mo. Born in Wabash County, Ind., February 6, 1869. Republican. Farmer; resort owner; member of Missouri state house of representatives from McDonald County, 1929-30. Died, following a series of strokes, in Noel, McDonald County, Mo., July 28, 1934 (age 65 years, 172 days). Interment at Southwest City Cemetery, South West City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Warren Grover Sayre and Martha Jane (Bronk) Sayre; married 1920 to Caroline Elizabeth Fisher.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles H. Schindler (1883-1972) — of Cosby, Andrew County, Mo. Born near Cosby, Andrew County, Mo., May 19, 1883. Republican. Farmer; Andrew County Judge, 1941-47; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Andrew County, 1947-58. Evangelical United Brethren. Died March 14, 1972 (age 88 years, 300 days). Interment at St. Joseph Memorial Park, St. Joseph, Mo.
  Relatives: Married 1913 to Clara E. Bermond.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John H. Schnuck — of Boonville, Cooper County, Mo. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cooper County, 1921-24. Burial location unknown.
  Dietrich R. Schroer — of Warrenton, Warren County, Mo. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Warren County, 1909-12. Burial location unknown.
  Leonard Max Schwabe (1905-1983) — also known as Max Schwabe — of Columbia, Boone County, Mo. Born near Columbia, Boone County, Mo., December 6, 1905. Republican. Insurance agent; farmer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1943-49; defeated, 1948 (2nd District), 1950 (2nd District), 1952 (11th District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1972. Christian. Member, Optimist Club. Died in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., July 31, 1983 (age 77 years, 237 days). Interment at Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. George Washington Schwabe and Lulu Margaret (Stotts) Schwabe; half-brother of George Blaine Schwabe; married, July 12, 1930, to Georgia May Ashlock; first cousin of James Robert Clay Schwabe.
  Political family: Schwabe family of Columbia, Missouri.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Rice Homer Scott (b. 1813) — also known as John R. Homer Scott — of Arkansas. Born in Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., October 16, 1813. Democrat. Farmer; merchant; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Arkansas state senate, 1873; delegate to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874; Arkansas Democratic state chair, 1878. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Scott; brother-in-law of Joseph Russel Jones; nephew of John Scott, John Rice Jones (1792-1845) and George Wallace Jones; grandson of John Rice Jones (1759-1824).
  Political family: Jones family of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
  Jesse Dewitt Sexton (b. 1885) — also known as Jess D. Sexton — of near Lawson, Clinton County, Mo. Born near Paradise, Clay County, Mo., September 6, 1885. Democrat. Farmer; livestock raiser; member of Missouri state senate 3rd District, 1937-48. Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Interment at Lawson Cemetery, Lawson, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Sexton and Launa E. (Creek) Sexton; married 1910 to Eva A. Albright.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
James N. Sharp James N. Sharp (b. 1860) — of Butler, Bates County, Mo. Born in Bedford County, Tenn., November 27, 1860. Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Bates County, 1915-18. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 26, 1885, to Kate L. Clark.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  Charles J. Sharrock (b. 1866) — of Patton, Bollinger County, Mo. Born near Fredericktown, Madison County, Mo., August 2, 1866. Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Bollinger County, 1913-16. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 4, 1894, to Fredricka M. Schneider.
  Cassius McLean Shartel (1860-1943) — also known as Cassius M. Shartel — of Neosho, Newton County, Mo. Born in Crawford County, Pa., April 27, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; farm loans business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1900, 1936; U.S. Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1905-07; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23. Died in Neosho, Newton County, Mo., September 27, 1943 (age 83 years, 153 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
  Relatives: Father of Stratton Shartel.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  C. E. Shelman — of Cameron, DeKalb County, Mo. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1921-24. Burial location unknown.
W. T. Shepard W. T. Shepard (b. 1868) — of Houston, Texas County, Mo. Born near Ellijay, Gilmer County, Ga., June 6, 1868. Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Texas County, 1917-20. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 17, 1898, to Ermi Milton.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  E. L. Shoemaker — of Plattsburg, Clinton County, Mo. Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1919-24. Burial location unknown.
Wilson L. Shouse Wilson L. Shouse (b. 1864) — of Shelbina, Shelby County, Mo. Born near Bethel, Shelby County, Mo., May 29, 1864. Democrat. Farmer; school teacher; insurance business; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Shelby County, 1915-20. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 20, 1891, to Minnie E. Vandiver (daughter of Samuel A. Vandiver).
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  Robert D. Silver — of St. Charles, St. Charles County, Mo. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Charles County, 1905-12. Burial location unknown.
  George Harvey Simmons (1889-1978) — also known as G. H. Simmons — of Buffalo, Dallas County, Mo. Born in Louisburg, Dallas County, Mo., June 2, 1889. Republican. Farmer; auctioneer; livestock dealer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Dallas County, 1955-57. Baptist. Died December 10, 1978 (age 89 years, 191 days). Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Mo.
  Relatives: Married to Effa Mae Lackey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James M. Sliger (1851-1925) — of Rock Port, Atchison County, Mo. Born in Washington County, Tenn., May 21, 1851. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; merchant; bank director; Atchison County Treasurer, 1897-1900; automobile dealer; president, Rock Port Mutual Telephone Company; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Atchison County, 1909-10; defeated, 1910; chair of Atchison County Democratic Party, 1916; mayor of Rock Port, Missouri, 1921-25. Presbyterian; later Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in a hospital at Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., March 21, 1925 (age 73 years, 304 days). Interment at Millsap Cemetery, Rock Port, Mo.
  Relatives: Married 1877 to Mary E. Proudfit.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eli Smith (born c.1817) — of Smithton, Pettis County, Mo. Born in Ohio, about 1817. Farmer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 12th District, 1865. Burial location unknown.
  George Harden Smith — also known as George H. Smith — of Willow Springs, Howell County, Mo. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Howell County, 1895-96, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
  Oscar Smith — of New Bloomfield, Callaway County, Mo. Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Callaway County, 1927-30. Burial location unknown.
  W. H. Smollinger — of Iron Mountain, St. Francois County, Mo. Republican. Farmer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1916. Member, Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Urcil Wilford Smoot (1899-1957) — also known as Urcil W. Smoot — of Lock Springs, Daviess County, Mo. Born in Nelsonville, Marion County, Mo., November 7, 1899. Democrat. Automobile dealer; farmer; candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Daviess County, 1942, 1944, 1948; candidate for Missouri state senate 16th District, 1950. Died May 28, 1957 (age 57 years, 202 days). Interment at Jamesport Masonic Cemetery, Jamesport, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Sobeska Taylor Smoot and Lillian Mae (Samuel) Smoot; married to Ruth Elizabeth Williams.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James H. Somerville (b. 1864) — of Mercer, Mercer County, Mo. Born in Johnsburg, Warren County, N.Y., March 28, 1864. Progressive. School teacher; insurance agent; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Mercer County, 1913-16. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 11, 1886, to Sarah E. Combs.
  Fred Spearman — of Iberia, Miller County, Mo. Born in Iberia, Miller County, Mo. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Miller County, 1925-32, 1937-44. Christian. Member, Freemasons; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1920 to Eunice Hustler.
  Elbert F. Spencer — of DeKalb, Buchanan County, Mo. Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District, 1919-22. Burial location unknown.
  George A. Spencer (b. 1906) — of Columbia, Boone County, Mo. Born in Centralia, Boone County, Mo., February 5, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Boone County, 1947-52; candidate for Missouri state senate 19th District. Member, Odd Fellows; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 1, 1930, to Leta Jones.
David W. Stark David W. Stark (b. 1879) — also known as "Dynamite Dave" — of Freeman, Cass County, Mo.; West Line, Cass County, Mo. Born in West Line, Cass County, Mo., August 12, 1879. Democrat. School teacher; merchant; farmer; livestock raiser; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Cass County, 1911-14; member of Missouri state senate 17th District, 1917-20. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 16, 1910, to Martha Ingels.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  Eugene W. Stark (d. 1909) — of Louisiana, Pike County, Mo. Democrat. Nurseryman; member of Missouri state senate 11th District, 1909; died in office 1909. Died in St. Louis, Mo., June 15, 1909. Burial location unknown.
  Lloyd Crow Stark (1886-1972) — also known as Lloyd C. Stark — of Louisiana, Pike County, Mo. Born near Louisiana, Pike County, Mo., November 23, 1886. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; nurseryman; Governor of Missouri, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Rotary; Elks; Sons of the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Clayton, St. Louis County, Mo., September 17, 1972 (age 85 years, 299 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Clarence McDowell Stark and Lily (Crow) Stark; married, November 11, 1908, to Margaret Pearson Stickney; married, November 23, 1931, to Katherine Lemoine Perkins; nephew of James O. Stark.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  W. M. Starling — of Olean, Miller County, Mo. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Miller County, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
  William Louis Steiner (1880-1971) — also known as William L. Steiner — of New Haven, Franklin County, Mo. Born in New Haven, Franklin County, Mo., October 4, 1880. Republican. School teacher; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1923-30. Died in New Haven, Franklin County, Mo., December 3, 1971 (age 91 years, 60 days). Interment at New Haven Cemetery, New Haven, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Steiner and Elisabeth (Wilson) Steiner; married, August 22, 1909, to Gertrude M. Weisser.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William A. Stephens (b. 1856) — of Warrensburg, Johnson County, Mo. Born in Monroe County, Tenn., September 14, 1856. Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Johnson County, 1913-16, 1919-20. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1879 to Alice Scott; married 1912 to Laura Smith.
Frederick A. Sterling Frederick Augustine Sterling (1876-1957) — also known as Frederick A. Sterling — of New York City (unknown county), N.Y.; Texas. Born in St. Louis, Mo., August 13, 1876. Cattle ranch manager; woollen manufacturer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Ireland, 1927-34; Bulgaria, 1933-36; Sweden, 1938-41. Died in Washington, D.C., April 21, 1957 (age 80 years, 251 days). Interment at St. James Cemetery, Falls Church, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Canfield Sterling and Coredlia (Seavey) Sterling; married, May 21, 1921, to Dorothy (Williams) McCombs (widow of William Frank McCombs).
  Epitaph: "GOODNIGHT SWEET PRINCE / AND FLIGHTS OF ANGELS SING THEE / TO THY REstate."
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. Embassy Latvia
  William Everett Stevens (b. 1886) — also known as W. E. Stevens — of Eminence, Shannon County, Mo.; West Eminence, Shannon County, Mo. Born in Vancleve, Maries County, Mo., December 5, 1886. Democrat. Farmer; stockman; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1935-36, 1947-48. Christian. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 8, 1916, to Mary Bay; married, August 8, 1937, to Martha Branson.
  C. E. Stone — of DeKalb, Buchanan County, Mo. Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District, 1927-28; defeated, 1928. Burial location unknown.
  Green C. Stotts (1821-1876) — Born in Adair County, Ky., March 21, 1821. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1872-74. Died in Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Mo., November 5, 1876 (age 55 years, 229 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Lawrence County, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of William C. Stotts and Mary Burns Stotts; grandfather of Keith H. Stotts.
  E. M. Streeter — of Pollock, Sullivan County, Mo. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1927-28. Burial location unknown.
Ben F. Stuart Benjamin Franklin Stuart (1860-1917) — also known as Ben F. Stuart — of Buchanan County, Mo. Born near Rushville, Buchanan County, Mo., July 2, 1860. Democrat. Fruit farmer; school teacher; inventor; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District, 1889-94, 1917; died in office 1917. Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., April 16, 1917 (age 56 years, 288 days). Interment at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, Mo.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin 'Frank' Stuart and Martha Jane (Cox) Stuarty; married to Clara Virginia Gray; married, April 1, 1892, to Mary Louisa Wellman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  George Alfred Sunderwirth — also known as George A. Sunderwirth — of Rockville, Bates County, Mo. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Bates County, 1921-22; defeated, 1922; candidate for Missouri state senate 16th District, 1926. Burial location unknown.
J. O. Sutherland J. O. Sutherland (b. 1871) — of Johnson County, Mo. Born in Johnson County, Mo., December 17, 1871. Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Johnson County, 1917-18. Member, Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 20, 1894, to Etta Elbert.
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  James T. Sutton (born c.1820) — of Coldwater, Wayne County, Mo. Born in Tennessee, about 1820. Farmer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 24th District, 1865. Burial location unknown.
  Joseph Dallas Swiers (1876-1954) — also known as J. Dal Swiers — of Sparta, Christian County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in Freeman, Cass County, Mo., December 29, 1876. Republican. Farmer; school teacher; lumber business; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1907-08, 1913-14, 1923-24, 1945-50 (Christian County 1907-08, 1913-14, 1923-24, Greene County 1st District 1945-50). Methodist. Died in Greene County, Mo., July 24, 1954 (age 77 years, 207 days). Interment at Sparta Odd Fellows Cemetery, Sparta, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph S. Swiers and Rebecca (Clark) Swiers; married, March 3, 1898, to Martha Jane 'Mattie' Adams.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William R. Swope (b. 1878) — of Mound City, Holt County, Mo. Born in Mound City, Holt County, Mo., March 7, 1878. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Holt County, 1913-16. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 14, 1906, to Mary E. Minshall.

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