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John H. Ahrens (1860-1934) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
13, 1860.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 4th District,
1927-28.
Died September
29, 1934 (age 74 years, 47
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery, Normandy, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Anna (Drees) Ahrens and John Ahrens; married 1885 to Martha
Mary Grossenheider. |
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memorial |
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John Albus Jr. (1860-1940) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas, October
4, 1860.
Republican. Insurance business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1888;
U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1909-10.
German
ancestry.
Died October
22, 1940 (age 80 years, 18
days).
Interment at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Albus and Elizabeth Albus; married to Clara
Hanssen. |
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memorial |
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James B. Allen (1875-1919) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
13, 1875.
Democrat. Insurance business; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 6th District,
1909.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia due to influenza,
in Bonaventure Hotel,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., February
15, 1919 (age 44 years, 33
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Leo V. Anderson (b. 1889) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., April 2,
1889.
Republican. Postmaster at St.
Joseph, Mo., 1932-36; insurance business.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Victor Anderson and Augusta (Sall) Anderson; married to Beryl V.
Byers. |
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Frank Andrews (1894-1966) —
of Hillman, Montmorency
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 17,
1894.
Republican. Insurance business; village president of Hillman,
Mich.; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1949-60.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
Eagles.
Died in March, 1966
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921 to Mabel
R. Weese. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Jacob Leonard Babler (1871-1945) —
also known as Jacob L. Babler —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in New Glarus, Green
County, Wis., May 3,
1871.
Republican. Life insurance business; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1916-24; philanthropist; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District,
1943-44.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died, from heart
disease, in St. Mary's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., May 31,
1945 (age 74 years, 28
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry John Babler and Sarah Salome (Lucksinger)
Babler. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
June 1, 1945 |
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Western Bascome (1834-1922) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bermuda,
March, 1834.
Insurance business; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in St.
Louis, Mo., 1887-1903.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
19, 1922 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Horace Grant Beedle (1868-1959) —
also known as Horace G. Beedle —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Caseyville, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
20, 1868.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1925-28 (St. Louis
City 3rd District 1899-1900, St. Louis City 2nd District 1925-28).
Died in Normandy, St. Louis
County, Mo., December
9, 1959 (age 91 years, 50
days).
Interment at Lake Charles Park Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
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William Arvis Blakley (1898-1976) —
also known as William A. Blakley —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Miami Station, Carroll
County, Mo., November
17, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; real estate
developer; insurance business; banker; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1957, 1961; defeated, 1958, 1961.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., January
5, 1976 (age 77 years, 49
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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George Emil Bohrer (1907-1960) —
also known as George E. Bohrer —
of Affton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson
County, Mo., February
22, 1907.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
broker; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 6th
District, 1947-52.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Died November
16, 1960 (age 53 years, 268
days).
Interment at Jefferson
Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Mo.
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Laurence Powers Bonfoey (1884-1948) —
also known as Laurence P. Bonfoey —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Unionville, Putnam
County, Mo., June 29,
1884.
Democrat. Insurance business; vice-president, Monroe Drug
Company; president, Monroe Color and
Chemical Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1944;
delegate
to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman,
Illinois Aeronautics
Commission, 1933-37.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 12,
1948 (age 64 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Beverly Holcumb Bonfoey and Anna May (Webb) Bonfoey; married, June 17,
1908, to Octavia Rebecca Monroe. |
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Harry Webster Bridges (b. 1871) —
also known as Harry W. Bridges —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., March 4,
1871.
Republican. Railway
mail
clerk; real
estate and insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cape Girardeau County,
1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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William Dyer Byrd (1884-1970) —
also known as W. Dyer Byrd —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Clay
County, Ky., August
24, 1884.
Democrat. Insurance business; mayor
of Caruthersville, Mo., 1915-22, 1942-58.
Methodist.
Broke his hip in a fall, and
died a few days later, in Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital,
Hayti, Pemiscot
County, Mo., September
29, 1970 (age 86 years, 36
days).
Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Jasper Byrd and Alice (Pullam) Byrd; married to Sally
White. |
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memorial |
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Sotiris Carapateas (b. 1880) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Kalamata, Greece,
August
6, 1880.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; bookkeeper;
insurance agent; U.S. Consular Agent in Kalamata, 1914-32.
Greek
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William Clark (b. 1893) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 3,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
broker; real estate
business; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 34th District,
1943-44.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Green Crow (1883-1942) —
also known as Robert G. Crow; Bob Crow —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Scott
County, Mo., December
24, 1883.
Republican. Insurance agent; postmaster at Caruthersville,
Mo., 1909-14; indicted
in October 1915 on federal charges of revealing
information from the federal civil service examination, to help his
half-brother, James L. Crow; pleaded
guilty in April 1916, and was fined
$500.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Modern
Woodmen.
On December 21, 1914, he mysteriously disappeared from the Pontiac
Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., leaving behind all of his clothes, and the
room disordered as if a scuffle had taken place; he was thought to
have been kidnapped and murdered by a gang, but a few months later,
he was found to be serving in the U.S. Army.
Died in Harlingen, Cameron
County, Tex., September
16, 1942 (age 58 years, 266
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dick Bland Dale (1893-1944) —
also known as Dick B. Dale —
of Richmond, Ray
County, Mo.
Born in Richmond, Ray
County, Mo., October
1, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; abstractor;
insurance broker; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Ray County, 1921-24, 1933-38;
member of Missouri
state senate 8th District, 1939-42; defeated, 1942.
Died December
8, 1944 (age 51 years, 68
days).
Interment at Sunny
Slope Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
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Edward G. Davidson (b. 1884) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in White Hall, Greene
County, Ill., February
11, 1884.
Republican. Insurance broker; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 4th District,
1919-22, 1925-26.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis J. Drury (b. 1884) —
of Bloomsdale, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo.
Born in Bloomsdale, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo., February
19, 1884.
Democrat. School
teacher; life insurance agent; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Ste. Genevieve County,
1923-24, 1929-38; defeated, 1938.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Clement Drury and Clotilda (Calliott) Drury; married, February
8, 1909, to Louise Boehle. |
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John Wesley Farris (1846-1915) —
also known as John W. Farris —
of Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born in Marion
County, Ill., January
20, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
business; lawyer;
insurance agent; member of Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1883-86; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1897-98.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died April
23, 1915 (age 69 years, 93
days).
Interment at Lebanon
Cemetery, Lebanon, Mo.
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Jay Elmer Fox (b. 1886) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
18, 1886.
Democrat. Newspaper
work; insurance business; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 30th District,
1922-23.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Ivan P. Goodman (1901-1950) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Rich Hill, Bates
County, Mo., September
23, 1901.
Welder
for the Burlington Railroad;
insurance agent; used car
dealer; finance
company operator; candidate in primary for mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1947.
Methodist.
Died in Denver,
Colo., November
11, 1950 (age 49 years, 49
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.
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Melton D. Hancock (1929-2011) —
also known as Mel Hancock —
of Missouri.
Born in Cape Fair, Stone
County, Mo., September
14, 1929.
Republican. Insurance business; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1982; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1984; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1989-97.
Church
of Christ.
Died November
6, 2011 (age 82 years, 53
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Sanford Hannah (b. 1870) —
also known as Frank S. Hannah —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo., April
10, 1870.
Telegraph
operator; insurance business; U.S. Consul in Magdeburg, 1904-10; Kehl, 1910-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Folwell Hart (1862-1929) —
also known as Louis F. Hart —
of Washington.
Born in High Point, Moniteau
County, Mo., January
4, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
fire insurance business; Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1913-19; Governor of
Washington, 1919-25.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died December
5, 1929 (age 67 years, 335
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Park, Tumwater, Wash.
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William Edward Hilsman (1900-1964) —
also known as William E. Hilsman —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 22,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Missouri
state senate 3rd District, 1949-64; died in office 1964.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Lordsburg, Hidalgo
County, N.M., March
24, 1964 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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David Franklin Houston (1866-1940) —
also known as David F. Houston —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., February
17, 1866.
Superintendent
of schools; university
professor; president,
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1902-05; president,
University of Texas, 1905-08; chancellor,
Washington University, St. Louis, 1908-16; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1913-20; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1920-21; vice president, American Telephone
and Telegraph
Co. and president, Bell Telephone
Securities Co.; president, Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York, 1930-1940; director, United States Steel
Corporation.
Member, American
Economic Association.
Died, from heart
disease, at the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
2, 1940 (age 74 years, 198
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y.
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Noel G. Hughes (1906-1977) —
of Greenfield, Dade
County, Mo.
Born in Arcola, Dade
County, Mo., August
21, 1906.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance agent; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dade County, 1951-57.
Christian.
Died July 3,
1977 (age 70 years, 316
days).
Interment at Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Mo.
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Arthur Mastick Hyde (1877-1947) —
also known as Arthur M. Hyde —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo.; Trenton, Grundy
County, Mo.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo., July 12,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
mayor of Princeton, Mo., 1908-10; Progressive candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1912; Governor of
Missouri, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1924,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1932;
president, Sentinel Life Insurance Company of Kansas City; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1929-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, following cancer
surgery, in Memorial Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1947 (age 70 years, 97
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Trenton, Mo.
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Ralph B. Innis (born c.1893) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born about 1893.
Republican. Insurance business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1942, 1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Lyman Trumball Kinder (1873-1955) —
also known as Lyman T. Kinder —
of Lutesville (now part of Marble Hill), Bollinger
County, Mo.
Born in Marble Hill, Bollinger
County, Mo., November
1, 1873.
Insurance agent; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Bollinger County, 1927-28,
1931-32, 1953-55; died in office 1955.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Lutesville (now part of Marble Hill), Bollinger
County, Mo., July 5,
1955 (age 81 years, 246
days).
Interment at Hahn Chapel Cemetery, Marble Hill, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of William Franklin Kinder and Mary Elizabeth (Clippard) Kinder;
married to Emma Ruth Miles. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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R. J. King Jr. (b. 1913) —
also known as Bus King —
of St. Clair, Franklin
County, Mo.; Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St. Clair, Franklin
County, Mo., September
28, 1913.
Republican. Insurance broker; abstractor;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1943-48, 1959-72 (Franklin County
1943-48, St. Louis County 5th District 1959-62, St. Louis County 10th
District 1963-66, 39th District 1967-72); delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1968.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Herman Kreismann (1869-1944) —
also known as Frederick Kreismann —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., August
7, 1869.
Republican. Civil
engineer; insurance business; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1909-13.
Died in Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo., November
1, 1944 (age 75 years, 86
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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A. T. Lacey —
of Fredericktown, Madison
County, Mo.
Democrat. Insurance agent; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Madison County, 1927-28.
Burial location unknown.
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Pierce Eubanks Lackey (1898-1967) —
also known as Pierce E. Lackey —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., December
21, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
insurance and real
estate business; mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1940-44; defeated, 1963; president, Paducah Broadcasting
Co., operator of radio
station WPAD; founder of six other radio stations in Kentucky,
Illinois and Indiana.
Died, in Barnes Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., February
16, 1967 (age 68 years, 57
days).
Interment at Maplelawn
Park Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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Joseph Edwin Lawton (1845-1916) —
also known as Joseph E. Lawton —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in England,
September
10, 1845.
Republican. Insurance agent; elected Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 6th District
1916, but died before taking office.
Died, from interstitial
nephritis and arteriosclerosis,
in Deaconness Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
10, 1916 (age 71 years, 61
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Elizabeth (Tatterson) Lawton and Joseph Lawton; married, March 7,
1871, to Mary Louise Ficke. |
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McMillan Lewis (1903-1978) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 15,
1903.
Democrat. Insurance broker; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1933-34; member of Missouri
state senate 32nd District, 1935-38.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1978
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Wilbur F. Maring Jr. (b. 1897) —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Schell City, Vernon
County, Mo., April 9,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 1st District,
1939-42; nominated in primary for Missouri
state senate 28th District 1942, but withdrew before election.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank C. Mazzuca (1905-1969) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Italy,
July
11, 1905.
Democrat. Gas and oil
dealer; insurance and real
estate business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1949-69 (Jackson County 1st
District 1949-66, 1st District 1967-69); died in office 1969.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
14, 1969 (age 63 years, 187
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Felix E. McAdams (b. 1874) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 1,
1874.
Democrat. Claims adjuster; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1909-10, 1915-16; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District,
1922-23.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Missouri Official Manual 1923 |
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Robert S. McCrum (b. 1857) —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Pike
County, Mo., March
17, 1857.
School
teacher; merchant;
fire insurance business; burgess
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1909-10.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James McCrum and Lydia (Wagner) McCrum; married 1876 to Nannie
Sproul. |
| | | Image source: The Book of Prominent
Pennsylvanians (1913) |
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William N. McDonald —
of Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born near Mt. Vernon, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; life insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 3rd District,
1943-50.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Edwin McPherson (1885-1950) —
also known as Harry E. McPherson —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Tarkio, Atchison
County, Mo., May 31,
1885.
Republican. Farmer;
life insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 1st District,
1921-22; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944.
Died April
10, 1950 (age 64 years, 314
days).
Interment at Tarkio Home Cemetery, Tarkio, Mo.
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Ben S. Meeks (1902-1995) —
of Thayer, Oregon
County, Mo.
Born in Oregon
County, Mo., May 11,
1902.
Democrat. Insurance agent; railroad
worker; mail
carrier; Baptist
minister; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Oregon County, 1937-38,
1945-56, 1961-64.
Baptist.
Died July 18,
1995 (age 93 years, 68
days).
Interment at Thayer Cemetery, Thayer, Mo.; cenotaph at Rose Hill Cemetery, Thayer, Mo.
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Edward Edwin Miller (1880-1946) —
also known as Edward E. Miller —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Creston, Union
County, Iowa, July 22,
1880.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; private secretary to U.S.
Rep. William
A. Rodenberg; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1912;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1923-25.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., August
1, 1946 (age 66 years, 10
days).
Interment at St.
Clair Memorial Park Cemetery, East St. Louis, Ill.
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Stratford Lee Morton (born c.1888) —
of Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born about 1888.
Republican. Insurance agent; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1943-44.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Niedorp (1873-1929) —
of Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb., October
7, 1873.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 1st District,
1923-24.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., July 9,
1929 (age 55 years, 275
days).
Interment at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Lambertus Niedorp and Cornelia M. Niedorp; married to Cora Mae
Poe. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ben W. Oliver (b. 1885) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Cross Timbers, Hickory
County, Mo., February
22, 1885.
Democrat. Insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1945-54 (Jackson County 6th
District 1945-46, Jackson County 3rd District 1947-54).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Reardon Peirsol (1894-1959) —
also known as T. Reardon Peirsol —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe City, Monroe
County, Mo., November
1, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
insurance and real
estate business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died, from an aortic
aneurysm and cardiac
tamponade, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
24, 1959 (age 64 years, 115
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry A. Peirsol and Minnie (Reardon) Peirsol; married to Rea
Covert. |
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Garnett M. Peters —
of Liberty, Clay
County, Mo.
Democrat. Insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Clay County, 1921-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert B. Petts —
of Warsaw, Benton
County, Mo.
Republican. Abstractor;
insurance business; chair of
Benton County Republican Party, 1925-41; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 15th District,
1943-44; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Victor Max Pitney (1888-1965) —
also known as Victor M. Pitney —
of Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo.
Born in Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo., January
18, 1888.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 11th District,
1943-44.
Died March
12, 1965 (age 77 years, 53
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.
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Walter Christian Ploeser (1907-1993) —
also known as Walter C. Ploeser —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
7, 1907.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,
1931-32; candidate for Missouri
state senate 29th District, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1941-49; defeated,
1948; U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, 1957-59; Costa Rica, 1970-72.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Lions.
Died November
17, 1993 (age 86 years, 314
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Edde Ben Pope (1915-1995) —
also known as Edde B. Pope —
of Preston, Hickory
County, Mo.; Hermitage, Hickory
County, Mo.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Preston, Hickory
County, Mo., September
30, 1915.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Hickory County, 1945-50;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
5, 1995 (age 80 years, 5
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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James E. Porter (1857-1946) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Cass
County, Mo., August
23, 1857.
Democrat. Insurance and real
estate business; mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1910-13.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April
26, 1946 (age 88 years, 246
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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William Edmond Robinson (1920-1992) —
also known as William E. Robinson —
of Missouri.
Born in St.
Francois County, Mo., June 1,
1920.
Democrat. Banker;
insurance executive; Missouri
state treasurer, 1969-73.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died October
16, 1992 (age 72 years, 137
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Booker Hall Rucker (b. 1868) —
also known as B. H. Rucker —
of Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo.
Born in Sturgeon, Boone
County, Mo., August
14, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
insurance agent; postmaster at Rolla,
Mo., 1915-23; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Phelps County, 1925-26,
1931-34, 1945-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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Charles W. Smithpeter (1873-1955) —
of Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo.
Born in Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo., November
13, 1873.
Republican. Lumber mill
business; insurance agent; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dallas County, 1945-52.
Christian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., November
30, 1955 (age 82 years, 17
days).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Mo.
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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.
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Paul W. Stehr —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Insurance business; mayor
of Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1978-81.
Still living as of 1981.
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Gordon S. Summers (b. 1926) —
of Bourbon, Crawford
County, Mo.
Born in Sullivan, Franklin
County, Mo., April
29, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; school
teacher; clothing
merchant; insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1955-56;
defeated, 1956.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Sigma
Nu.
Still living as of 1956.
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James M. Taylor (b. 1920) —
of Raytown, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Pleasant Hill, Cass
County, Mo., November
30, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
insurance agent; member of Missouri
state senate 8th District, 1963-66; defeated, 1966; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1964.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert M. Uxa (1885-1965) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
11, 1885.
Democrat. Business
manager, Local 21, St. Louis Upholsterers' Union; organizer
for the International Union of Upholsterers; insurance
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1939-42, 1945-62 (St. Louis City
3rd District 1939-42, 1945-46, St. Louis City 9th District 1947-62).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in November, 1965
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Willard Duncan Vandiver (1854-1932) —
also known as Willard D. Vandiver —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Hardy
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March
30, 1854.
Democrat. College
teacher; president,
State Normal School (now Southeast Missouri State University),
1893-97; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1897-1905; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker);
Missouri Insurance Commissioner, 1905-09; vice-president, Central
States Life Insurance Co., 1911-12; Assistant Treasurer of the
United States, 1913-21.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
The phrase, "I'm from Missouri, you've got to show me" is attributed
to him.
Died May 30,
1932 (age 78 years, 61
days).
Interment at Columbia
Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Lewis H. Wallace (b. 1909) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Clearmont, Nodaway
County, Mo., August
29, 1909.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 1st District,
1943-48; defeated, 1948; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1952; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Burial location unknown.
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H. H. Washburn —
of Chaffee, Scott
County, Mo.
Democrat. Insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Scott County, 1927-28.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. Whitehead (b. 1865) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Marysville, Marshall
County, Kan., January
1, 1865.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District,
1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917 to Sophia
Burri. |
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Cloy E. Whitney (1910-1979) —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Born in Fort Morgan, Morgan
County, Colo., November
15, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Adair County, 1963-66.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in 1979
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934 to Anne
M. Wood. |
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Adolph C. Wiget (b. 1884) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March
27, 1884.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Missouri
state senate 30th District, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 9,
1908, to Louise Schibig. |
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1917 |
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Horace Raymond Williams (1887-1951) —
of Cassville, Barry
County, Mo.
Born in Purdy, Barry
County, Mo., December
12, 1887.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance executive; member of Missouri
state senate, 1943-50 (18th District 1943-46, 28th District
1947-50).
Christian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died October
30, 1951 (age 63 years, 322
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cassville, Mo.
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Jasper N. Williams (b. 1875) —
of Licking, Texas
County, Mo.
Born in Licking, Texas
County, Mo., July 22,
1875.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; auctioneer;
real
estate and insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Texas County, 1923-26,
1939-40; defeated, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul G. Winans (b. 1908) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born March
16, 1908.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1941-42; member of Missouri
state senate 11th District, 1949-52.
Burial location unknown.
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Amos Herman Zimmerschied (1905-1959) —
also known as A. H. Zimmerschied —
of Cole Camp, Benton
County, Mo.
Born in Mora, Benton
County, Mo., March
23, 1905.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Benton County, 1945-52.
Methodist.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., March 4,
1959 (age 53 years, 346
days).
Interment at Cole Camp Cemetery, Cole Camp, Mo.
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