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Adolph Abeles (1817-1855) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Petchau, Bohemia (now Czechia),
April
3, 1817.
Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives; elected 1850.
Jewish.
On the inaugural run of the Pacific Railroad, from St. Louis to
Jefferson City, Mo., he was drowned
when the bridge over the Gasconade River collapsed,
sending the train into
the water, near Hermann, Gasconade
County, Mo., November
1, 1855 (age 38 years, 212
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Arvil Vernell Adams (1913-1999) —
also known as Arvil V. Adams —
of Portageville, New Madrid
County, Mo.
Born in Pemiscot
County, Mo., January
18, 1913.
Merchant; mayor
of Portageville, Mo., 1981-91.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
failure, in Portageville, New Madrid
County, Mo., August
12, 1999 (age 86 years, 206
days).
Interment at Portageville Cemetery, Portageville, Mo.
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George D. Addison —
of Salem, Dent
County, Mo.
Born in Richmond,
Va.
Democrat. Farmer;
merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dent County, 1927-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Jasper Akins (b. 1852) —
also known as Thomas J. Akins —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Cedar
County, Mo., August
14, 1852.
Republican. Merchant; banker; Missouri
Republican state chair, 1898-1902; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1904-12; postmaster at St.
Louis, Mo., 1909-13; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Akins and Mary J. (Halbert) Akins; married, November
23, 1871, to Sarah Elizabeth Green. |
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Henry C. Asel —
of Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Republican. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cole County, 1927-28.
Burial location unknown.
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T. J. Ayres (b. 1845) —
of Bowling Green, Pike
County, Mo.
Born in Pike
County, Mo., March
15, 1845.
Democrat. Merchant; chair of
Pike County Democratic Party, 1903; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pike County, 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April
29, 1869, to Mary E. Briddell; married 1913 to Dora
Lee Ogden. |
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1921-22 |
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John M. Bailey (1859-1946) —
of Langdon, Atchison
County, Mo.
Born in Baileyton, Greene
County, Tenn., April 9,
1859.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Atchison County, 1911-12.
Died August
1, 1946 (age 87 years, 114
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Rock Port, Mo.
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David Lee Bales (1873-1952) —
also known as David L. Bales —
of Eminence, Shannon
County, Mo.
Born near Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, April
14, 1873.
Democrat. Printer;
merchant; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1917-30;
member of Missouri
state senate 22nd District, 1931-34; candidate for delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1943.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Eminence, Shannon
County, Mo., October
31, 1952 (age 79 years, 200
days).
Interment at New Eminence Cemetery, Eminence, Mo.
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Robert Bays (1904-1977) —
of Caledonia, Washington
County, Mo.
Born in Munger, Reynolds
County, Mo., April
11, 1904.
Republican. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1935-36,
1941-42; defeated, 1936; chair of
Washington County Republican Party, 1949; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died January
28, 1977 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Interment at Caledonia Methodist Cemetery, Caledonia, Mo.
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Joshua C. Bradley (b. 1854) —
of Goldsberry, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Kentucky, March 9,
1854.
Democrat. Farmer;
merchant; postmaster;
lawyer;
justice of the peace; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Macon County, 1913-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward M. Brady —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 4th District,
1935-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas A. Brown (b. 1876) —
also known as Tom A. Brown —
of Melbourne, Harrison
County, Mo.; Gilman City, Harrison
County, Mo.
Born in Grundy
County, Mo., March
18, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster;
merchant; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Harrison County, 1919-20,
1935-44, 1949-50; Assistant State Dairy Commissioner, 1920-33.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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John Terry Buckley (1870-1951) —
also known as John T. Buckley —
of Hayti, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Henderson
County, Tenn., May 29,
1870.
Democrat. Merchant; mayor of
Hayti, Mo., 1930; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1941-51;
died in office 1951.
Member, Lions.
Died in Hayti, Pemiscot
County, Mo., September
3, 1951 (age 81 years, 97
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Hayti, Mo.
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Thomas Brockway Bullene (1828-1894) —
also known as Thomas B. Bullene —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., August
10, 1828.
Republican. Merchant; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1882-83; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1888.
Died December
4, 1894 (age 66 years, 116
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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William Warren Burke (b. 1897) —
also known as William W. Burke —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 13,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1933-42.
Burial location unknown.
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T. A. Caldwell —
of Lutesville (now part of Marble Hill), Bollinger
County, Mo.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Bollinger County, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Pierre Chouteau Jr. (1789-1865) —
also known as Pierre Cadet Chouteau —
of St.
Louis County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
19, 1789.
Merchant; lead mining
business; fur trader; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention from St. Louis
County, 1820.
Died September
6, 1865 (age 76 years, 230
days).
Burial location unknown.
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R. L. Chuning (b. 1863) —
of Camp Crook, Butte County (now Harding
County), S.Dak.
Born in Bigelow, Holt
County, Mo., September
22, 1863.
Democrat. Merchant; banker; rancher;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 47th District, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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James S. Clapper (b. 1863) —
of Greentop, Schuyler
County, Mo.
Born in Lima, Adams
County, Ill., November
21, 1863.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Schuyler County, 1909-12,
1917-20.
Burial location unknown.
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L. M. Cordry (b. 1855) —
of Otterville, Cooper
County, Mo.
Born in Cooper
County, Mo., January
18, 1855.
Republican. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cooper County, 1915-20.
Burial location unknown.
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W. D. Craig —
of Galena, Stone
County, Mo.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Stone County, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Herman Rudolph Dietrich (1862-1938) —
also known as Herman R. Dietrich —
of Utica, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born in Utica, Livingston
County, Mo., January
6, 1862.
Farmer;
merchant; postmaster;
newspaper
editor; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1903-04;
U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1903-12.
German
ancestry.
Died in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., January
21, 1938 (age 76 years, 15
days).
Interment at Catholic
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Anthony Dietrich and Wilhelmina M. (Kurth) Dietrich;
married to Cora Helena Boschert. |
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Richard Charles Dillon (1877-1966) —
also known as Richard C. Dillon —
of Encino, Torrance
County, N.M.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 24,
1877.
Republican. Merchant; member of New
Mexico state senate, 1925-26; Governor of
New Mexico, 1927-31; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Mexico, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died January
4, 1966 (age 88 years, 194
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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William D'Oench (born c.1817) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Prussia,
about 1817.
Merchant; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 29th District, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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J. F. Dunwoody (b. 1847) —
of Kansas; Lamar, Barton
County, Mo.; Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., March
26, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
merchant; miller;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1880; member of Missouri
state senate 28th District, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Milton Francis Duvall (1896-1990) —
also known as Milton F. Duvall —
of Clarksville, Pike
County, Mo.
Born in Clarksville, Pike
County, Mo., August
23, 1896.
Democrat. Farmer;
merchant; mayor of Clarksville, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pike County, 1945-52.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died March
23, 1990 (age 93 years, 212
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Mo.
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Harry V. English —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph A. Eppstein (1824-1886) —
of Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo.
Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany,
January
1, 1824.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1868;
postmaster at Boonville,
Mo., 1878-86.
German
ancestry.
Slaveowner.
Died in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., March 4,
1886 (age 62 years, 62
days).
Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.
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Chauncey Ives Filley (1829-1923) —
also known as Chauncey I. Filley —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y., October
17, 1829.
Republican. Merchant; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1863-64; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 29th District, 1865;
postmaster at St.
Louis, Mo., 1873-78; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1884,
1888,
1896
(member, Arrangements
Committee); Missouri
Republican state chair, 1896.
Died in Overland, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
24, 1923 (age 93 years, 342
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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George Baird Fisher (1889-1953) —
also known as G. Baird Fisher —
of Osgood, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born in Sullivan
County, Mo., March
20, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
merchant; chair of
Sullivan County Republican Party, 1940; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1953; died
in office 1953.
Christian.
Died May 25,
1953 (age 64 years, 66
days).
Interment at Berry Cemetery, Myers Township, Grundy County, Mo.
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Nicholas Ford (1833-1897) —
of Rochester, Andrew
County, Mo.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Miltonvale, Cloud
County, Kan.
Born in Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ireland,
June
21, 1833.
Mining
business; merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Andrew County, 1875-76; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1879-83; defeated
(Republican), 1890; Republican candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1884.
Died, from typhoid
fever, in Miltonvale, Cloud
County, Kan., June 18,
1897 (age 63 years, 362
days).
Interment at Catholic
Cemetery, Aurora, Kan.
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Charles Forster (b. 1861) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., December
18, 1861.
Republican. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District,
1921-22, 1925-26.
Burial location unknown.
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Garfield Abram Goodwin (1880-1944) —
also known as Garfield A. Goodwin —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ralls
County, Mo., December
9, 1880.
Express
agent; curio dealer; mayor of
Tempe, Ariz., 1924-26.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April 2,
1944 (age 63 years, 115
days).
Interment at Double
Butte Cemetery, Tempe, Ariz.
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Roy W. Gould —
of Morrisville, Polk
County, Mo.
Republican. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Polk County, 1927-28.
Burial location unknown.
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Joel M. Grammer (born c.1825) —
of Cassville, Barry
County, Mo.
Born in Tennessee, about 1825.
Merchant; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 18th District, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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Ham Grigg —
of Bellflower, Montgomery
County, Mo.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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William Hirsch (1866-1939) —
also known as Will Hirsch —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in 1866.
Merchant; banker; mayor
of Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1917-18.
Died in 1939
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ethan Allen Hitchcock (1835-1909) —
also known as Ethan A. Hitchcock —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., September
19, 1835.
Republican. Merchant; partner in China trade; president of manufacturing,
mining,
and railroad
companies; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1897-98; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1898-99; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1899-1907.
Died April 9,
1909 (age 73 years, 202
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Hogan (1805-1892) —
of Madison, Madison
County, Ill.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland,
January
2, 1805.
Preacher;
merchant; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1836; Whig candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1838; postmaster at St.
Louis, Mo., 1858-61; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1865-67; defeated
(Greenback), 1878.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., February
5, 1892 (age 87 years, 34
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Albert Howard (b. 1850) —
of Kingston, Caldwell
County, Mo.
Born in Fort Ann, Washington
County, N.Y., May 9,
1850.
Republican. Merchant; Caldwell
County Treasurer, 1907-12; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Caldwell County, 1921-26.
Burial location unknown.
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James T. Hughes —
of Salem, Dent
County, Mo.
Born in Dent
County, Mo.
Republican. Merchant; livestock
shipper; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dent County, 1943-44;
defeated, 1944, 1946.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of T. D. Hughes; married 1914 to Hazel
Hoskins. |
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George Wylie Paul Hunt (1859-1934) —
also known as George W. P. Hunt —
of Globe, Gila
County, Ariz.
Born in Huntsville, Randolph
County, Mo., November
1, 1859.
Democrat. Rancher;
merchant; member of Arizona
territorial legislature, 1892-1900, 1904-10; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1900;
delegate
to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1910; Governor of
Arizona, 1912-17, 1917-19, 1923-29, 1931-33; defeated in primary,
1932, 1934; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1920-21.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
24, 1934 (age 75 years, 53
days).
Interment at Papago
Park, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Wiley Huston —
of Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Lincoln County, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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John Thomas Morris Johnston Jr. (1856-1930) —
also known as John T. M. Johnston —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ashland, Boone
County, Mo., March
17, 1856.
Democrat. Merchant; banker; minister;
pastor, First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Mo., 1887-97; chaplain
of Missouri Senate and Missouri State Prison; pastor, Delmar Avenue
Baptist Church, St. Louis, Mo., 1897-1907; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1904 ; college
professor; president, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City,
1910-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1916.
Baptist.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Washington,
D.C., September
9, 1930 (age 74 years, 176
days).
Interment at New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashland, Mo.
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Joseph C. Julien —
of Marshfield, Webster
County, Mo.
Democrat. Merchant; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Webster County, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Winfield Killam (1874-1959) —
also known as O. W. Killam; "King
Petrol" —
of Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.; Grove, Delaware
County, Okla.; Laredo, Webb
County, Tex.
Born in Lincoln
County, Mo., April
27, 1874.
Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1896;
merchant; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1911-14; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1915-18; oil
producer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas.
Died January
1, 1959 (age 84 years, 249
days).
Interment at Laredo
Public Cemetery, Laredo, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Winfield Killam and Katherine (Macgruder) Killam; married 1902 to
Harriet 'Hattie' Smith. |
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Wyllys King (born c.1803) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Connecticut, about 1803.
Merchant; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 29th District, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas E. Kinney (b. 1871) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., 1871.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Missouri
state senate 31st District, 1905-12; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1910.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James J. Kyle (1867-1931) —
of Thornfield, Ozark
County, Mo.
Born in Kyles Ford, Hancock
County, Tenn., December
27, 1867.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
merchant; Ozark
County School Commissioner, 1894-95; Ozark
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-98; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Ozark County, 1909-10,
1913-16, 1921-22.
Died in Ozark
County, Mo., February
1, 1931 (age 63 years, 36
days).
Interment at Thornfield Cemetery, Thornfield, Mo.
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James Findley LaFavor (1869-1930) —
also known as James F. LaFavor —
of Parnell, Nodaway
County, Mo.
Born in Marion
County, Iowa, October
29, 1869.
Republican. Merchant; undertaker;
postmaster;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Nodaway County, 1895-96;
member of Missouri
state senate 1st District, 1921-24.
Died, from pernicious
anemia, in Parnell, Nodaway
County, Mo., September
22, 1930 (age 60 years, 328
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Parnell, Mo.
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Isaac C. Legere —
of Versailles, Morgan
County, Mo.
Republican. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Morgan County, 1909-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Caleb Lipscomb —
of Missouri.
Socialist. Merchant; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1918; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Missouri, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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W. R. Logan —
of De Witt, Carroll
County, Mo.
Republican. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Carroll County, 1927-32.
Burial location unknown.
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James Z. Lopp (1863-1943) —
of Lincoln, Benton
County, Mo.
Born in Benton
County, Mo., January
17, 1863.
Republican. Merchant; Benton
County Associate Judge, 1910-17; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Benton County, 1921-22.
Died in 1943
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Westminster
Memorial Park, Westminster, Calif.
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James C. Lutes —
of Grant City, Worth
County, Mo.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Worth County, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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P. L. Lyles —
of Eminence, Shannon
County, Mo.
Democrat. Merchant; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1904;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Shannon County, 1907-14; chair of
Shannon County Democratic Party, 1921.
Burial location unknown.
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August D. Mattfeldt —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Arthur S. McDaniel (b. 1890) —
of Senath, Dunklin
County, Mo.
Born in Clarkton, Dunklin
County, Mo., July 8,
1890.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dunklin County, 1937-42.
Member, Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Guy Rudolph McHenry (1898-1977) —
also known as Guy R. McHenry —
of Glover, Iron
County, Mo.; Ironton, Iron
County, Mo.
Born in Lemoore, Kings
County, Calif., October
10, 1898.
Democrat. Farmer;
merchant; lumber
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1943-46,
1963-64; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1956.
Died March 5,
1977 (age 78 years, 146
days).
Interment at Arcadia Valley Memorial Park, Arcadia, Mo.
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John F. McKernan (born c.1827) —
of Osage City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Ohio, about 1827.
Merchant; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 27th District, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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Donald C. McVay —
also known as Don C. McVay —
of Trenton, Grundy
County, Mo.
Republican. Merchant; lawyer;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1918 (2nd District), 1942 (primary,
1st District); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1928,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 4th District, 1943-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Ferdinand Meyer (born c.1827) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Prussia,
about 1827.
Merchant; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 29th District, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Benjamin Meyer (1888-1948) —
also known as Frank B. Meyer —
of Swiss, Gasconade
County, Mo.
Born in Bay, Gasconade
County, Mo., July 29,
1888.
Republican. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Gasconade County, 1921-32;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1938, 1940.
Died in Hermann, Gasconade
County, Mo., June 1,
1948 (age 59 years, 308
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Cemetery, Gasconade County, Mo.
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George H. Miller (b. 1884) —
of near Gatewood, Oregon
County, Mo.
Born in Gatewood, Ripley
County, Mo., November
13, 1884.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Oregon County, 1921-24,
1943-44.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Johnson Mitchell (1869-1955) —
also known as Robert J. Mitchell —
of Verona, Lawrence
County, Mo.; Marionville, Lawrence
County, Mo.; Aurora, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born in New Palestine (now Speed), Cooper
County, Mo., September
24, 1869.
Democrat. School
teacher; merchant; banker; Lawrence
County Recorder, 1899-1902; member of Missouri
state senate 18th District, 1915-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1924.
Died, from arteriosclerotic
heart disease and pulmonary
edema, in Mount Zion Hospital,
San
Francisco, Calif., April
25, 1955 (age 85 years, 213
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Mitchell and Margaret (Parrish) Mitchell; married, August
13, 1899, to Leni L. Smith. |
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1917 |
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John Henry Morehead (1861-1942) —
also known as John H. Morehead —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born near Columbia, Lucas
County, Iowa, December
3, 1861.
Democrat. Merchant; farmer; banker; Richardson
County Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; member
of Nebraska
state senate, 1911; Governor of
Nebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35.
Presbyterian.
Died in a hospital
at St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 31,
1942 (age 80 years, 179
days).
Interment at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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Andrew G. Newgent (born c.1816) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Indiana, about 1816.
Merchant; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 14th District, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen Friel Nuckolls (1825-1879) —
of Linden, Clay
County, Mo.; Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Grayson
County, Va., August
16, 1825.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1859; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1869-71; member
Wyoming territorial council, 1871.
Founder of Nebraska City, Nebraska.
Slaveowner.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, February
14, 1879 (age 53 years, 182
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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John Thomas Opie (b. 1884) —
also known as John T. Opie —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., April 1,
1884.
Republican. Merchant; brush
manufacturer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 7th District,
1943-44; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Jack O'Shea (b. 1895) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Ireland,
April
1, 1895.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,
1937-38, 1941-42.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry C. Praechter —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District,
1927-32; defeated, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Jonathan Thomas Rankin (born c.1822) —
also known as Jonathan T. Rankin —
of Greenfield, Dade
County, Mo.
Born in Tennessee, about 1822.
Merchant; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 17th District, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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John Baptist Rebura (1873-1964) —
also known as John B. Rebura —
of Sullivan, Franklin
County, Mo.
Born in Pennsylvania, November
3, 1873.
Merchant; builder;
mayor
of Sullivan, Mo., 1935-37, 1939-43, 1949-51, 1953-57.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Sullivan, Franklin
County, Mo., May 29,
1964 (age 90 years, 208
days).
Interment at Schmidt Cemetery, Strain, Mo.
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Harry J. Revercomb (b. 1902) —
of Shelbina, Shelby
County, Mo.
Born in Shelbina, Shelby
County, Mo., August
5, 1902.
Democrat. Merchant; farmer; Shelby
County Clerk, 1935-45; candidate for Missouri
state treasurer, 1944, 1952; member of Missouri
state senate, 1945-52 (9th District 1945-48, 17th District
1949-52).
Member, Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Conrad Roach (1871-1932) —
also known as A. C. Roach; Arthur Cyrus
Roach —
of Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born in Reedy, Roane
County, W.Va., November
23, 1871.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1931-32;
died in office 1932.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, while suffering from bronchial
pneumonia and arteriosclerosis,
in Research Hospital,
Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., December
30, 1932 (age 61 years, 37
days).
Interment at Thomas Union Cemetery, Harris, 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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Gustavus St. Gem (born c.1825) —
of Ste. Genevieve, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Missouri, about 1825.
Republican. Merchant; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1865;
U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1879-81; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Val Schlesinger (c.1857-1924) —
of Fredericktown, Madison
County, Mo.
Born about 1857.
Merchant; banker; mayor
of Fredericktown, Mo., 1900.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from heart
disease, in Fredericktown, Madison
County, Mo., May 27,
1924 (age about 67
years).
Interment somewhere
in St. Louis, Mo.
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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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Charles J. Seidler (1875-1943) —
of Kimmswick, Jefferson
County, Mo.
Born August
13, 1875.
Republican. Merchant; banker;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jefferson County, 1943; died
in office 1943.
Died in Kimmswick, Jefferson
County, Mo., August
27, 1943 (age 68 years, 14
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David A. Sharp —
of Liberty, Clay
County, Mo.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Clay County, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Slay —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Democrat. Merchant; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 30th District,
1943-44.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John William Smith (1792-1845) —
also known as John W. Smith; William John Smith;
"El Colorado" —
of Ralls
County, Mo.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Virginia, March 4,
1792.
Ralls
County Sheriff and Tax Collector, 1823-26; merchant; surveyor;
served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1837-38, 1840-41, 1842-44; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1842-45; died in office
1845.
Catholic.
In 1836, he was the last messenger from the Alamo, San Antonio Tex.,
before it fell to the Mexican Army in the battle there.
Died, probably of pneumonia,
in Washington, Washington
County, Tex., January
12, 1845 (age 52 years, 314
days).
Original interment at Washington-on-the-Brazos
State Park, Washington, Tex.; reinterment at Washington
Cemetery, Washington, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of John Smith and Isabel Smith; married 1821 to
Harriet Stone; married 1830 to Maria
de Jesús Delgado Curbelo. |
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article |
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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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David W. Stark (b. 1879) —
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.
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Relatives:
Married, May 16,
1910, to Martha Ingels. |
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1917 |
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George C. Thilenius (1829-1910) —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Germany,
August
20, 1829.
Republican. Merchant; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 26th District, 1865;
mayor
of Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1867-73; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1868;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cape Girardeau County,
1899-1902.
Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., July 7,
1910 (age 80 years, 321
days).
Interment at Old Lorimier Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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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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Alfred O. Tittmann (b. 1874) —
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 27,
1874.
Merchant; goat
rancher; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Mannheim, 1910-11; U.S. Vice Consul in Bergen, as of 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh Michael Toland —
also known as H. M. Toland —
of Braymer, Caldwell
County, Mo.
Republican. Merchant; banker;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Caldwell County, 1927-30.
Burial location unknown.
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George W. Wackman —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 5th District,
1927-28.
Burial location unknown.
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James S. Wallace (b. 1893) —
of Morehouse, New Madrid
County, Mo.; Sikeston, Scott
County, Mo.
Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., November
4, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
merchant; farmer;
mayor of Morehouse, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1933-36, 1939-48, 1951-60 (New
Madrid County 1933-36, Scott County 1939-48, 1951-60).
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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William Werner Wilder (1857-1930) —
also known as William W. Wilder —
of Ste. Genevieve, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo.
Born in Ste. Genevieve, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo., December
13, 1857.
Republican. Merchant; Ste.
Genevieve County Treasurer, 1887-90; Missouri
state auditor, 1905-09; manufacturer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Ste. Genevieve County,
1927-28.
Died August
26, 1930 (age 72 years, 256
days).
Interment at Valle Spring Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.
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Alvin William Wilhite (1876-1964) —
also known as Alvin W. Wilhite —
of Garden City, Cass
County, Mo.
Born near Drexel, Cass
County, Mo., 1876.
Democrat. Merchant; banker;
mayor of Garden City, Mo., 1914; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1921-26.
Died in 1964
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Garden City Cemetery, Garden City, Mo.
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Eugene Williams (born c.1832) —
of Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo.
Born in Tennessee, about 1832.
Merchant; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 5th District, 1865;
member of Missouri
state senate 12th District, 1867-70.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Elkington Wood (1879-1969) —
also known as Robert E. Wood —
of Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., June 13,
1879.
Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War I;
vice-president (1924-39) and chairman (1939-54), Sears, Roebuck &
Company department stores; one of the founders of the America
First Committee (1940), opposed to U.S. involvement in World War II;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Died November
6, 1969 (age 90 years, 146
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Alexander Young (1870-1943) —
also known as Charles A. Young —
of Cadet, Washington
County, Mo.
Born in Greencastle, Warren
County, Ky., October
7, 1870.
Republican. Merchant; postmaster;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1921-30,
1943; died in office 1943.
While crossing a street, was hit by a
car, badly injured, and died an hour and a half later in a hospital
at Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., May 8,
1943 (age 72 years, 213
days).
Interment at St. Joachim Cemetery, Old Mines, Mo.
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