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Albert Franklin Alder (1896-1977) —
also known as Bert Alder —
of Taylor, Loup
County, Neb.
Born in Stockton, Cedar
County, Mo., August
8, 1896.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; postmaster; lawyer; Loup
County Judge, 1929-34; Loup
County Attorney; chair of
Loup County Republican Party, 1940.
Died in June, 1977
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Simon Alder and Nancy (Leeper) Alder; married, February
13, 1916, to Roxie Campbell. |
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Pleasant Hart Barris (1867-1940) —
also known as P. H. Barris —
of Verona, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born in Billings, Christian
County, Mo., November
15, 1867.
Republican. Real estate
business; lawyer; newspaper
editor; postmaster; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Lawrence County, 1915-18.
Died in Verona, Lawrence
County, Mo., August
26, 1940 (age 72 years, 285
days).
Interment at Spring River Cemetery, Verona, Mo.
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William Alonzo Barris (1882-1966) —
also known as Lon Barris —
of Marionville, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born January
11, 1882.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
newspaper
editor and publisher; school
teacher; mayor of Marionville, Mo.; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1952;
postmaster.
Christian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Died, in Aurora Hospital,
Aurora, Lawrence
County, Mo., June 9,
1966 (age 84 years, 149
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Marionville, Mo.
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Orville Samuel Basford (1848-1926) —
also known as Orville S. Basford —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Linneus, Linn
County, Mo.
Born in Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
29, 1848.
Republican. Methodist
minister; postmaster; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1894-95; newspaper
editor and publisher; South Dakota State Insurance Commissioner,
1907.
Methodist.
Died in Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak., October
27, 1926 (age 78 years, 59
days).
Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Redfield, S.Dak.
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Homer Franklin Bedford (1880-1968) —
also known as Homer F. Bedford —
of Weld
County, Colo.; Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Born in Balltown, Vernon
County, Mo., March
16, 1880.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster; Weld
County Assessor, 1922-32; Colorado
state treasurer, 1933-34, 1937-38, 1941-42, 1945-46, 1949-50,
1953-54, 1957-58, 1963-66; defeated, 1966; Colorado
state auditor, 1935-37, 1939-41, 1947-49, 1951-53, 1955-57,
1959-63; candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1942.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo., March
26, 1968 (age 88 years, 10
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Henry Clay Bentley (1904-1970) —
also known as H. Clay Bentley —
of Glasgow, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Chariton
County, Mo., June 12,
1904.
Democrat. Farmer;
mail carrier; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Howard County, 1939-40.
Died March 8,
1970 (age 65 years, 269
days).
Interment at Forest Green Cemetery, Chariton Township, Chariton County, 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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Harry Webster Bridges (b. 1871) —
also known as Harry W. Bridges —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., March 4,
1871.
Republican. Railway
mail clerk; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cape Girardeau County,
1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Hilary Brogan (1880-1940) —
also known as Joseph H. Brogan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March
30, 1880.
Democrat. Postal clerk; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 33rd District, 1909-40; died in office 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1912
(alternate), 1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1940.
Died in Richmond Heights, St. Louis
County, Mo., July 22,
1940 (age 60 years, 114
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives:
Married to Anna Nemov. |
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memorial |
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1917 |
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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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George Washington Calkin (1871-1960) —
also known as George W. Calkin —
of Camden
County, Mo.
Born in Montreal, Camden
County, Mo., September
30, 1871.
Postmaster; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Camden County, 1913-14.
Died in Kaiser, Miller
County, Mo., January
28, 1960 (age 88 years, 120
days).
Interment at Conway Cemetery, Osage Beach, Mo.
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Monroe Case (b. 1871) —
of Elkland, Webster
County, Mo.
Born in Webster
County, Mo., March 8,
1871.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster; hardware
business; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Webster County, 1923-24,
1927-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Lucas Childress (1809-1885) —
also known as Robert L. Childress —
of Marshfield, Webster
County, Mo.; Hazlewood, Webster
County, Mo.
Born in Knox
County, Tenn., August
7, 1809.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 19th District, 1865;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1867-68; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Webster
County, Mo., January
30, 1885 (age 75 years, 176
days).
Interment at Childress Cemetery, Diggins, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Polly (Lucas) Childress and Robert Lindsay Childress; married to
Hannah Lacey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles S. Dickson (b. 1891) —
of Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born in Monticello, Lewis
County, Mo., March
24, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printer;
farm
operator; drug store
operator; postmaster; member of Missouri
state senate 14th District, 1952-54.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Freemasons.
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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Ollis B. Ferguson (b. 1887) —
Born in Willow Springs, Howell
County, Mo., November
2, 1887.
Accountant;
assistant postmaster; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S. Vice Consul in London, 1921-26; Ciudad Juarez, 1926-33.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Claud Forshee (1874-1964) —
also known as Joseph C. Forshee —
of Ironton, Iron
County, Mo.
Born in Washington
County, Mo., November
25, 1874.
Republican. Farmer; automobile
dealer; postmaster; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1936, 1938, 1940.
Died in Bonne Terre, St.
Francois County, Mo., March
19, 1964 (age 89 years, 115
days).
Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Ironton, Mo.
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James Martin Hawkins (1847-1934) —
also known as James M. Hawkins —
of Brumley, Miller
County, Mo.
Born in Brumley, Miller
County, Mo., September
19, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; deputy
sheriff; postmaster; banker; Miller
County Judge, 1889; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Miller County, 1891-92.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Miller
County, Mo., November
21, 1934 (age 87 years, 63
days).
Interment at Hawkins Cemetery, Brumley, Mo.
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William Andrew Hubbard (1854-1940) —
also known as William A. Hubbard —
of Ozark Township, Barry
County, Mo.; Buck Prairie Township, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born in Berryville, Carroll
County, Ark., September
23, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
postmaster; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1919-22 (Barry County
1899-1900, Lawrence County 1919-22).
Died, from endocarditis
and senility,
in Buck Prairie Township, Lawrence
County, Mo., February
13, 1940 (age 85 years, 143
days).
Interment at Osa Cemetery, Osa, 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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Clarence Edward Macy (1886-1984) —
also known as Clarence E. Macy —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., November
9, 1886.
Railway
mail clerk; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Vice Consul in Coblenz, 1921-25; Dakar, 1925-27; Monrovia, 1927-28; U.S. Consul in Port Elizabeth, 1928-30; Tampico, as of 1932; Kabul, as of 1938-40; Karachi, as of 1938-43.
Died April
16, 1984 (age 97 years, 159
days).
Interment at Fort
Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Ben S. Meeks (1902-1995) —
of Thayer, Oregon
County, Mo.
Born in Oregon
County, Mo., May 11,
1902.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; railroad
worker; mail carrier; Baptist
minister; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Oregon County, 1937-38,
1945-56, 1961-64.
Baptist.
Died July 18,
1995 (age 93 years, 68
days).
Interment at Thayer Cemetery, Thayer, Mo.; cenotaph at Rose Hill Cemetery, Thayer, Mo.
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Walthall M. Moore (1881-1960) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Marion, Perry
County, Ala., May 1,
1881.
Republican. Postal clerk; laundry
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1921-22, 1925-30 (St. Louis City
6th District 1921-22, St. Louis City 3rd District 1925-30); defeated,
1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928.
African
ancestry.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April 8,
1960 (age 78 years, 343
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, St. Louis County, Mo.
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George Thomas Myers (1873-1952) —
also known as George T. Myers —
of Macks Creek, Camden
County, Mo.
Born in Quincy, Hickory
County, Mo., March
15, 1873.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
pharmacist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Camden County, 1933-34;
defeated, 1934, 1936; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from acute cardiac
failure following prostate
cancer surgery, in St. John's Hospital,
Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., December
15, 1952 (age 79 years, 275
days).
Interment at Macks Creek Cemetery, Macks Creek, Mo.
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Ada Belle Mills Nale (1882-1947) —
also known as Ada Belle Mills —
of West Plains, Howell
County, Mo.; Atlanta, Macon
County, Mo.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Mo.; Dutch Flat, Placer
County, Calif.
Born in Gallatin
County, Ill., October
6, 1882.
Democrat. School
teacher; postmaster; member of Missouri
Democratic State Central Committee, 1920.
Female.
Died, of liver
cancer, in Sutter Hospital,
Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., March 4,
1947 (age 64 years, 149
days).
Interment at Sierra
View Memorial Patk, Marysville, Calif.
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Charles Hardin Pulis (1889-1963) —
also known as Charles H. Pulis —
of Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo.
Born in Thompson, Audrain
County, Mo., November
12, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postal
worker; tire
business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Audrain County, 1949-60.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Mexico, Audrain
County, Mo., July, 1963
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park, Mexico, 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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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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William Sacks (b. 1874) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March
18, 1874.
Republican. Postal clerk; lawyer; oil producer
and refiner; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922;
resigned 1922; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Benjamin Baker Tout (1867-1941) —
also known as B. B. Tout —
of Archie, Cass
County, Mo.
Born in Hendricks
County, Ind., April 5,
1867.
Republican. Physician;
druggist;
minister;
postmaster; member of Missouri
state senate 17th District, 1921-24.
Died October
29, 1941 (age 74 years, 207
days).
Interment at Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, Mo.
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Lafe Vaughan —
of Linn, Osage
County, Mo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1916;
chair
of Osage County Democratic Party, 1921; postmaster.
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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