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Harry C. Raiffie (1908-1968) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April
12, 1908.
Democrat. Vending
machine business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,
1953-67.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1968
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Chesed
Shel Emeth Cemetery, University City, Mo.
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John Edward Ramer (1869-1926) —
also known as John E. Ramer —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Bethany, Harrison
County, Mo., October
27, 1869.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Colorado, 1915-17; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1921-25.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
In May, 1922, he halted a revolution in Nicaragua by threatening to
bring in the U.S. Marines.
Died, of heart
disease, in Denver,
Colo., July 2,
1926 (age 56 years, 248
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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William Joseph Randall (1909-2000) —
also known as William J. Randall; Bill
Randall —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 16,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; county judge in
Missouri, 1946-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1959-77.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Optimist
Club; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, at Independence Regional Health
Center, Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 7,
2000 (age 90 years, 357
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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Charles E. Rearick —
of Garden City, Cass
County, Mo.; Pleasant Hill, Cass
County, Mo.
Born in Beavertown, Snyder
County, Pa.
Republican. Mail
carrier; produce
merchant; postmaster;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1947-48;
defeated, 1944, 1948, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Simone Reece (1871-1953) —
also known as Charles S. Reece —
of Simeon, Cherry
County, Neb.
Born in Andrew
County, Mo., March
12, 1871.
Republican. Rancher; Cherry
County Clerk, 1902; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 11,
1953 (age 82 years, 60
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Valentine, Neb.
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Albert Lee Reeves (1873-1971) —
also known as Albert L. Reeves; Alburdah Lee
Reeves —
of Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo., December
21, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1901-02;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1918; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1923-54;
took senior status 1954; senior judge, 1954-71.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Morton F. Plant Hospital,
Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1971 (age 97 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Marion Edwards Rhodes (1868-1928) —
also known as Marion E. Rhodes —
of Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.
Born near Glenallen, Bollinger
County, Mo., January
4, 1868.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Washington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1900-04; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1902-04; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1905-07, 1919-23;
defeated, 1906, 1916, 1922; mayor of Potosi, Mo., 1908-09; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1909-10.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
25, 1928 (age 60 years, 356
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
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Samuel Richeson (1904-1976) —
of Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.
Born in Potosi, Washington
County, Mo., September
20, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hillsboro, Jefferson
County, Mo., May 5,
1976 (age 71 years, 228
days).
Interment at New
Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
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John Clarence Riggen (1882-1946) —
also known as J. Clarence Riggen —
of Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born near Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo., December
16, 1882.
Republican. School
teacher; livestock
raiser; funeral
director; member of Missouri
state senate 6th District, 1943-46; died in office 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in the University of Kansas Hospital,
Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., August
18, 1946 (age 63 years, 245
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Milan, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Arnold Douglas Riggen and Elizabeth (Cochran) Riggen;
married 1905 to
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Montgomery. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Roach (c.1857-1909) —
of Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born about 1857.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County 3rd District,
1905-09; died in office 1909.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from typhoid
fever and pneumonia,
in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., May 16,
1909 (age about 52
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles O. Roberson (1877-1948) —
of near Rock Port, Atchison
County, Mo.
Born in Rock Port, Atchison
County, Mo., March 2,
1877.
Democrat. Farmer; stockman;
member of Missouri
state senate 1st District, 1933-40; defeated, 1940.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died December
6, 1948 (age 71 years, 279
days).
Interment at Grange Hall Cemetery, Rock Port, Mo.
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Clarence A. Roberts (b. 1900) —
of Rea, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born in Rea, Andrew
County, Mo., March 3,
1900.
Democrat. Farmer; mail
carrier; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Andrew County; elected 1958,
1960, 1962.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Theron Eads Roberts (1907-1968) —
also known as Theron E. Roberts; Tex
Roberts —
of Diamond, Newton
County, Mo.
Born in Wheeler, Wheeler
County, Tex., March
22, 1907.
Democrat. Telegrapher;
railway
station agent; newspaper
publisher; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Newton County, 1935-38;
member of Missouri
state senate 18th District, 1939-42; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order
of Railroad Telegraphers.
Died November
12, 1968 (age 61 years, 235
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Henry Robinett (1898-1971) —
also known as W. H. Robinett —
of Mountain Grove, Wright
County, Mo.
Born in Mountain Grove, Wright
County, Mo., November
18, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1943-54 (22nd District 1943-46, 26th District
1947-54).
Member, Freemasons; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Mountain Grove, Wright
County, Mo., December
27, 1971 (age 73 years, 39
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Mountain Grove, Mo.
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Charles Silas Roe (1897-1959) —
also known as Silas Roe —
of El Dorado Springs, Cedar
County, Mo.
Born in West Ridge, Douglas
County, Ill., July 12,
1897.
Republican. Milliner;
merchant;
newspaper
editor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cedar County, 1935-38.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., June 15,
1959 (age 61 years, 338
days).
Interment at El Dorado Springs Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
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Milton Andrew Romjue (1874-1968) —
also known as Milton A. Romjue —
of Macon, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Love Lake, Macon
County, Mo., December
5, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Missouri, 1907-15; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1917-21, 1923-43 (1st District
1917-21, 1923-33, at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-43); defeated,
1920, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Macon, Macon
County, Mo., January
23, 1968 (age 93 years, 49
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Macon, Mo.
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Virgil Casey Rose (b. 1902) —
also known as V. C. Rose —
of Unionville, Putnam
County, Mo.
Born near Glenwood, Schuyler
County, Mo., July 6,
1902.
Republican. Lawyer; Putnam
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28, 1935-38; circuit judge in
Missouri 3rd Circuit, 1939-55.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Kenneth Joel Rothman (b. 1935) —
also known as Kenneth J. Rothman —
of University City, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
11, 1935.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1963-80; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1981-85.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Sigma
Alpha Mu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 1993.
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Owen Thomas Rouse (1843-1919) —
also known as Owen T. Rouse —
of Paris, Monroe
County, Mo.; Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Florence, Boone
County, Ky., January
4, 1843.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Missouri
state senate 7th District, 1881-84; U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1885-89.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Suffered a stroke of
apoplexy in his law
office, was found unconscious, and died a few hours later, in
Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., September
9, 1919 (age 76 years, 248
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Rouse and Tulitha (Souther) Rouse; married to Louise
Mosely. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Isaac Thomas St. Clair (1876-1950) —
also known as I. T. St. Clair —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.
Born near Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., March
13, 1876.
Democrat. School
teacher; banker; chair of
Howard County Democratic Party, 1904-08; Howard
County Court Clerk, 1915-23; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1923-26.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., April 2,
1950 (age 74 years, 20
days).
Interment at Walnut
Ridge Cemetery, Fayette, Mo.
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Samuel Sale (1854-1937) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
29, 1854.
Rabbi;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1896 ; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1904.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons.
Died in University City, St. Louis
County, Mo., May 19,
1937 (age 82 years, 202
days).
Interment at New
Mt. Sinai Cemetery, Affton, Mo.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezekiel Alexander Sample and Ada Caroline (Smith) Sample; married
to Della Berry. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Archibald Johnson Sampson (1839-1921) —
also known as Archibald J. Sampson; A. J.
Sampson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Colorado; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born near Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, June 21,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Colorado
state attorney general, 1877-79; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1897-1905.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, from acute
nephritis and pneumonia,
in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
24, 1921 (age 82 years, 186
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Robert Chancellor Saunders Jr. (1864-1922) —
also known as Robert C. Saunders —
of Pine
County, Minn.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Campbell
County, Va., December
24, 1864.
Pine
County Attorney, 1893-95, 1897-99; candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1898; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1918-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., January
31, 1922 (age 57 years, 38
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Roy Scantlin (b. 1894) —
of Neosho, Newton
County, Mo.
Born near St. James, Phelps
County, Mo., August
11, 1894.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Newton
County Superintendent of Schools, 1927-43; Missouri
superintendent of schools, 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Kappa; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1924 to Leah
Neal. |
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Maurice Schechter (1904-2001) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; University City, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Creve Coeur, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 27,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 5th District,
1935-40; member of Missouri
state senate 13th District, 1961-76; defeated, 1956.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Missouri Baptist Medical
Center, Town and Country, St. Louis
County, Mo., January
31, 2001 (age 96 years, 218
days).
Interment at Chesed
Shel Emeth Cemetery No. 2, Creve Coeur, Mo.
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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) —
also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn —
of Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Channahon, Will
County, Ill., November
19, 1851.
Organizer, Citizens Bank of
Galena; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board
of Control, 1905-11.
Episcopalian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died, of heart
failure, in Galena, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
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Omar Schnatmeier (b. 1908) —
of St. Charles, St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., July 21,
1908.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; sheriff;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1944-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Lemuel Newland Searcy (1882-1944) —
also known as L. N. Searcy —
of Birch Tree, Shannon
County, Mo.; Eminence, Shannon
County, Mo.
Born in Audrain
County, Mo., May 8,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1927-30, 1935-42; defeated, 1942; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1943-44; died in office 1944; candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from heart
disease, in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., September
25, 1944 (age 62 years, 140
days).
Interment at Oak Forest Cemetery, Birch Tree, Mo.
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Lee D. Seelig (b. 1894) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., April 9,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 7th District, 1937-40.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris Seelig and Rose Seelig; married, October
14, 1933, to Minna Grossman. |
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Samuel E. Semple (b. 1913) —
of Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo.
Born in Moberly, Randolph
County, Mo., June 7,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; circuit judge in Missouri
9th Circuit; appointed 1955; elected unopposed 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Sexton and Launa E. (Creek) Sexton; married 1910 to Eva A.
Albright. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George F. Shannon (c.1785-1836) —
also known as "Peg Leg" —
of St. Charles, St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born in a log
cabin in Washington
County, Pa., about 1785.
Youngest member of the Lewis
and Clark
expedition, 1804-06; wounded in a skirmish with Indians in 1807 and
lost a
leg; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1820-24; circuit judge in
Kentucky, 1820; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1829-34.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in a hotel at
Palmyra, Marion
County, Mo., August
30, 1836 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Massey
Mill Cemetery, Near Palmyra, Marion County, Mo.
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Stratton Shartel (1895-1956) —
of Missouri.
Born in Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo., 1895.
Republican. Lawyer; Missouri
state attorney general, 1928-33.
Southern
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died February
2, 1956 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
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Hugh Shepherd (1873-1957) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lee's Summit, Jackson
County, Mo., June 1,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1911; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died December
9, 1957 (age 84 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh McClure Shepherd and Nina (Bears) Shepherd. |
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Dewey Jackson Short (1898-1979) —
also known as Dewey Short; "The Ozark
Orator" —
of Galena, Stone
County, Mo.
Born in Galena, Stone
County, Mo., April 7,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1929-31, 1935-57 (14th District
1929-31, 7th District 1935-57); defeated, 1930 (14th District), 1956
(7th District); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1932; candidate for Republican nomination
for Vice President, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Delta
Tau Delta; Pi Gamma
Mu; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
19, 1979 (age 81 years, 226
days).
Interment at Galena
Cemetery, Galena, Mo.
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Isaac Newton Skelton IV (1931-2013) —
also known as Ike Skelton —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.; Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., December
20, 1931.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1971-77; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1977-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Chi; Lions; Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., October
28, 2013 (age 81 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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DuVal Smith (b. 1887) —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Agency, Buchanan
County, Mo., March
29, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Buchanan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; circuit judge in Missouri
6th Circuit, 1946-47; appointed 1946.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Forrest Smith (1886-1962) —
of Richmond, Ray
County, Mo.
Born in Ray
County, Mo., February
14, 1886.
Democrat. Missouri
state auditor, 1933-49; defeated, 1928; Governor of
Missouri, 1949-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1952,
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Eagles;
Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died March 8,
1962 (age 76 years, 22
days).
Interment at Sunny
Slope Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
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Israel C. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1838.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; hotel
proprietor; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 4th
Michigan District, 1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in 1899
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Talbot Smith (1899-1978) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., October
11, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955-61; defeated, 1953; appointed
1955; resigned 1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-71;
took senior status 1971.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died, of heart
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
21, 1978 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Cremated.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1920 to Eunice
Hustler. |
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Alfred Alten Speer (1858-1935) —
also known as A. A. Speer —
of Chamois, Osage
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Carroll
County, Ind., October
8, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
mayor of Chamois, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Osage County, 1901-10;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1912;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died November
20, 1935 (age 77 years, 43
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Albert Marion Spradling Jr. (1920-2004) —
also known as Albert M. Spradling, Jr. —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., March
13, 1920.
Democrat. Lawyer; FBI
special agent; member of Missouri
state senate 27th District, 1952-76; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Kiwanis.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., October
20, 2004 (age 84 years, 221
days).
Interment at Cape
County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
8, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died March
12, 1950 (age 84 years, 185
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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William Stuart Symington (1901-1988) —
also known as Stuart Symington —
of Creve Coeur, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., June 26,
1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
the Air Force, 1947-50; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1953-76; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1956,
1960;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956,
1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died December
14, 1988 (age 87 years, 171
days).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Joseph M. Tanner (1894-1976) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Macon
County, Mo., January
6, 1894.
Democrat. Traveling
salesman; druggist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1943-58 (Jackson County 3rd
District 1943-46, Jackson County 2nd District 1947-58).
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in August, 1976
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Interment at Americus Cemetery, Americus, Kan.
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Gene Taylor (1928-1998) —
also known as "Sage of the Ozarks" —
of Sarcoxie, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Sarcoxie, Jasper
County, Mo., February
10, 1928.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; chair of
Jasper County Republican Party, 1958; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1960,
1968
(delegation chair); member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1968-71; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1973-89.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died October
27, 1998 (age 70 years, 259
days).
Interment at Sarcoxie
Cemetery, Sarcoxie, Mo.
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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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John Gayer Terry (b. 1897) —
also known as John G. Terry —
of Pixley, Tulare
County, Calif.
Born in Rockville, Bates
County, Mo., July 12,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1946; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Dewey Porter Thatch (1898-1954) —
also known as Dewey P. Thatch —
of Hickory
County, Mo.; Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Wheatland, Hickory
County, Mo., August
6, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Hickory County, 1925-26;
circuit judge in Missouri 29th Circuit, 1941-47.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in Clinton, Henry
County, Mo., November
6, 1954 (age 56 years, 92
days).
Interment at Englewood
Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
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Allison Garnett Thompson (b. 1892) —
also known as A. Garnett Thompson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lawson, Ray
County, Mo., August
11, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, Bank of
Dunbar; director, radio
station WTIP; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1950-53;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960;
chair
of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1968-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson; married, November
6, 1924, to Elizabeth Louise Brown Barber. |
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Lorenzo Dow Thompson (1873-1951) —
also known as L. D. Thompson —
of New Bloomfield, Callaway
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born near Vandalia, Ralls
County, Mo., November
22, 1873.
Republican. Postmaster;
merchant;
Missouri
state treasurer, 1921-25; defeated, 1916; Missouri
state auditor, 1925-33; Republican candidate for secretary
of state of Missouri, 1936, 1944 (primary).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Lions; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., October
1, 1951 (age 77 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Lewis Thompson and Drusilla (Branstetter) Thompson; married
1901 to
Ellen Rebecca Bryan. |
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Louis E. Trieseler (b. 1886) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
12, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District,
1915-20; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 30th District,
1922-23.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) —
also known as "Give 'Em Hell Harry" —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Lamar, Barton
County, Mo., May 8,
1884.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in
Missouri, 1922-24, 1926-34; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1935-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1952,
1960;
Vice
President of the United States, 1945; President
of the United States, 1945-53; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; American
Legion; Eagles;
Elks; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresola
and Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House,
temporary residence of the President, as part of an attempted
assassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, Leslie
Coffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, and
convicted of murder.
Died at Research Hospital
and Medical Center, Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
26, 1972 (age 88 years, 232
days).
Interment at Truman
Presidential Library and Museum, Independence, Mo.; statue at Independence
Square, Independence, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman; married, June 28,
1919, to Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace and Elizabeth
Virginia Wallace (granddaughter of Benjamin
Franklin Wallace); grandnephew of James
C. Chiles. |
| | | Political family: Truman-Wallace
family of Independence, Missouri. |
| | | Cross-reference: Andrew
J. May — Milton
Lipson — Samuel
I. Rosenman — Stephen
J. Spingarn — James
M. Curley — George
E. Allen — George
E. Allen — Jonathan
Daniels |
| | | Truman State
University, Kirksville,
Missouri, is named for
him. — Truman College,
Chicago,
Illinois, is named for
him. — Harry S. Truman High
School, in Levittown,
Pennsylvania, is named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: H.
Truman Chafin
— Harry
Truman Moore
|
| | | Personal motto: "The Buck Stops
Here." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Harry S. Truman: The
Autobiography of Harry S. Truman |
| | | Books about Harry S. Truman: David
McCullough, Truman —
Alonzo L. Hamby, Man
of the People : A Life of Harry S. Truman — Sean J.
Savage, Truman
and the Democratic Party — Ken Hechler, Working
With Truman : A Personal Memoir of the White House
Years — Alan Axelrod, When
the Buck Stops With You: Harry S. Truman on
Leadership — Ralph Keyes, The
Wit and Wisdom of Harry S. Truman — William Lee
Miller, Two
Americans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World —
Matthew Algeo, Harry
Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road
Trip — David Pietrusza, 1948:
Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed
America |
| | | Image source: Who's Who in United
States Politics (1950) |
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Carlisle Payton Turley (1894-1976) —
also known as C. P. Turley —
of Van Buren, Carter
County, Mo.
Born near Fremont, Carter
County, Mo., November
1, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Carter
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24, 1931-34; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Carter County, 1927-30,
1935-40, 1943-50.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Van Buren, Carter
County, Mo., December
15, 1976 (age 82 years, 44
days).
Interment at Pleasant Site Cemetery, Fremont, Mo.
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George P. Utter (b. 1897) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
14, 1897.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,
1943-44; defeated, 1964; member of Missouri
state senate 29th District, 1947-48; defeated, 1944 (29th
District), 1948 (1st District), 1952 (1st District).
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1916 to Adele
C. Lohmeyer. |
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Levi J. Wagner (c.1818-1882) —
of Missouri.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., about 1818.
Member of Missouri state legislature; elected 1858, 1872; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 12th District, 1875.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo., September
4, 1882 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Memphis
Cemetery, Memphis, Mo.
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Cyrus Packard Walbridge (1849-1921) —
also known as Cyrus P. Walbridge —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Madrid, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., July 20,
1849.
Republican. Carpenter;
lawyer;
druggist;
mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1893-97; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1896 ; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1904.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 1,
1921 (age 71 years, 285
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Ernest Lynn Waldorf (1876-1943) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in South Valley, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 14,
1876.
Republican. Pastor; chaplain;
bishop;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1928,
1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Noble Foundation Hospital,
Alexandria Bay, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 27,
1943 (age 67 years, 74
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Randolph H. Weber (b. 1909) —
of Poplar Bluff, Butler
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., November
26, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; Butler
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-38; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Butler County, 1939-40; chair of
Butler County Republican Party, 1938-42; circuit judge in
Missouri 33rd Circuit, 1943-49.
Christian.
Member, Jaycees;
Lions;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto;
Sigma
Phi Epsilon; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry P. Weber and Lillian (Boelling) Weber; married, September
8, 1934, to Lila Everts. |
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Ray Weightman (b. 1898) —
of Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo.
Born in Mound City, Holt
County, Mo., August
26, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Holt
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-29; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; circuit judge in Missouri 4th Circuit, 1947-55.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Philip James Welch (1895-1963) —
also known as Phil J. Welch —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., April 4,
1895.
Democrat. Sales manager for a furniture
company; mayor
of St. Joseph, Mo., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1949-53; candidate for
Governor
of Missouri, 1952.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Methodist Hospital,
St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., April
26, 1963 (age 68 years, 22
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Clyde W. Whaley (b. 1910) —
of Sedgewickville, Bollinger
County, Mo.
Born in Bonne Terre, St.
Francois County, Mo., March 8,
1910.
Republican. Farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1944,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1954; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Bollinger County; elected
1955, 1956; defeated, 1962, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934 to Myrtle
Barks. |
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Walter William Whinrey (b. 1905) —
also known as Walter W. Whinrey —
of Mt. Vernon, Lawrence
County, Mo.; Halltown, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born in Halltown, Lawrence
County, Mo., September
5, 1905.
Republican. School
principal; farm
equipment salesman; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Lawrence County, 1939-48.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Frank Lee Wilkinson (1888-1958) —
also known as Frank L. Wilkinson; Frank Courtney
Wilkinson —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., August
30, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1915-20; defeated, 1942; real estate
business; member of Missouri
state senate, 1945-48, 1953-56 (7th District 1945-48, 11th
District 1953-56).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Sons
of the Revolution.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
3, 1958 (age 70 years, 95
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Lee Wilkinson and Myrtle (Fuqua) Wilkinson; married 1916 to
Frances Catherine Shryock. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John H. Wilkinson (b. 1897) —
of Seneca, Newton
County, Mo.
Born in Linn
County, Kan., August
14, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Newton County, 1941-44;
candidate for Missouri
state senate 18th District, 1942.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Roger B. Wilson (b. 1948) —
of Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Boone
County, Mo., October
10, 1948.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; member of Missouri
state senate; elected 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1993-2000; Governor of
Missouri, 2000-01; Missouri
Democratic state chair, 2004-07.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Samuel Winfield (1897-1975) —
also known as Sam Winfield; Samuel
Weinfield —
of Opa-Locka, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
3, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; served in the
U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1959; resigned 1959.
Jewish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., March
30, 1975 (age 77 years, 117
days).
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery, Richland, Mo.
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Lee T. Witty (1859-1931) —
of Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo.
Born in Newmansville, Cass
County, Ill., May 20,
1859.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; real estate
business; immigration agent for Missouri Pacific Railroad;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Scotland County, 1903-06,
1923-24, 1927-31; died in office 1931.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., May 8,
1931 (age 71 years, 353
days).
Interment at Memphis
Cemetery, Memphis, Mo.
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Rolla F. Wood (1888-1978) —
of Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo.
Born in Curtis, Frontier
County, Neb., April
20, 1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; college
professor; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 17th District,
1943-44.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died March
21, 1978 (age 89 years, 335
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg, Mo.
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James Madison Woodard (b. 1881) —
also known as J. M. Woodard —
of Aurora, Hamilton
County, Neb.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
30, 1881.
Democrat. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; medical examiner and
surgeon for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad;
chair
of Hamilton County Democratic Party, 1940.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Medical Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: James
Madison |
| | | Relatives: Son of Daniel S. Woodard and
Sarah Ann (Casteel) Woodard; married, December
8, 1908, to Mabel Edna Biggs. |
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James Merrill Woods (b. 1906) —
also known as J. Merrill Woods —
of Monett, Barry
County, Mo.
Born in Monett, Barry
County, Mo., September
9, 1906.
Republican. Realtor;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1941-50.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Bailey Woolfolk (1865-1956) —
also known as Edgar B. Woolfolk —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Born in Flint Hill, St. Charles
County, Mo., November
22, 1865.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Lincoln County, 1899-1902;
circuit judge in Missouri 35th Circuit, 1912-43.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo., January
2, 1956 (age 90 years, 41
days).
Interment at Troy Cemetery, Troy, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Allen Woolfolk and Mary Elizabeth (Allen) Woolfolk;
married, November
25, 1891, to Mary Norton; first cousin of Elliot
Woolfolk Major; first cousin thrice removed of Zachary
Taylor; first cousin five times removed of Edmund
Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Coleby
Chew; second cousin thrice removed of James
Madison and William
Taylor Madison; second cousin four times removed of Richard
Henry Lee, Francis
Lightfoot Lee, Arthur
Lee, John
Penn, John
Pendleton Jr. and Nathaniel
Pendleton; second cousin five times removed of Peyton
Randolph; third cousin twice removed of Thomas
Leonidas Crittenden; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Sim Lee, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Philip
Clayton Pendleton, Edmund
Henry Pendleton and Nathanael
Greene Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of St.
Clair Ballard and Lewis
Ballard. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph
family; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Jackson-Lee
family; Lincoln-Lee
family; Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Harry Clifton Yates (1878-1953) —
also known as Harry C. Yates —
of Faucett, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Faucett, Buchanan
County, Mo., October
12, 1878.
Democrat. School
teacher; banker; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District,
1909-12, 1923-26; Buchanan
County Recorder of Deeds, 1915-23; Buchanan
County Judge, 1927-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died, from coronary
occlusion, kidney
disease, diverticulitis,
and intestinal
hemorrhage, in Missouri Methodist Hospital,
St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
5, 1953 (age 75 years, 54
days).
Interment at Yates Cemetery, Faucett, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Sarah Jane 'Sallie' (Williams) Yates and Henry R. Yates; married
to Lora Jane Means and Edith M. Arnold; married, March
18, 1915, to Waunetta Bruce. |
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Orville Zimmerman (1880-1948) —
of Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo.
Born near Glenallen, Bollinger
County, Mo., December
31, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1935-48; died in
office 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1948 (age 67 years, 98
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Mo.
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