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William B. Banning (b. 1869) —
of Union, Cass
County, Neb.
Born in Wyoming, Otoe
County, Neb., September
18, 1869.
Farmer;
grain and farm
implement dealer; banker; Cass
County Commissioner, 1903-05; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1909-11, 1923-32.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Banning and Elizabeth A. (Wilson) Banning; married, September
6, 1899, to Jennie E. Roush. |
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James E. Boyd (1834-1906) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), September
9, 1834.
Democrat. Grain commission merchant; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1866; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1881-83, 1885-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1888,
1892;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1888; Governor of
Nebraska, 1891, 1892-93.
Died April
30, 1906 (age 71 years, 233
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Frank John Brady (1894-1964) —
also known as Frank J. Brady —
of Atkinson, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Atkinson, Holt
County, Neb., September
15, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hay and
grain dealer; member of Nebraska
state senate 22nd District, 1935-37; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 28th District, 1937-40; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1944,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in 1964
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Atkinson, Neb.
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Patrick F. Egan (1841-1919) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in County Longford, Ireland,
August
13, 1841.
Republican. Irish home rule advocate; prosecuted
in Dublin, 1880, for sedition;
grain elevator business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1888;
U.S. Minister to Chile, 1889-93.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
30, 1919 (age 78 years, 48
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Nathan Merriam (b. 1849) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Merrimack
County, N.H., November
24, 1849.
Grain merchant; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1912;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Marshall Merriam and Sarah (Shook) Merriam. |
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Alonzo E. Salisbury (d. 1858) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Vermont.
Stagecoach
driver; miller; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856.
First burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Died October
4, 1858.
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Ezra Perin Savage (1842-1920) —
also known as Ezra P. Savage —
of Sargent, Custer
County, Neb.
Born in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., April 3,
1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; stock,
grain, and implement
business; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1901-03; Governor of
Nebraska, 1901-03.
Died January
8, 1920 (age 77 years, 280
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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John Dillon Seaman (1840-1911) —
also known as John D. Seaman —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Benton Township, Elkhart
County, Ind., February
15, 1840.
Republican. Grain dealer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1879; postmaster at Tulsa,
Indian Territory, 1898-1907.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., May 30,
1911 (age 71 years, 104
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Rueben D. Seaman and Elizabeth Dillon Seaman; married, June 16,
1858, to Hadasah J. Grant. |
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Dan Voorhees Stephens (1868-1939) —
also known as Dan V. Stephens —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., November
4, 1868.
Democrat. Farmer; Dodge
County Superintendent of Schools, 1890-94; president, Hammond &
Stephens, educational publishers;
director, Fremont Trust and Savings Bank;
director, Goose Lake Grain and Lumber Co.;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1904,
1908
(delegation chair), 1920,
1924,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1911-19.
Died in Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb., January
13, 1939 (age 70 years, 70
days).
Cremated.
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Dee Acy Wort (1861-1948) —
also known as D. Wort —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Woodstock, Ontario,
December
18, 1861.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; sheriff;
grain dealer; automobile
dealer; banker; mayor
of Kearney, Neb., 1921-22, 1929-33, 1937-39.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., April 3,
1948 (age 86 years, 107
days).
Entombed at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wort and Martha (Teeple) Wort; married 1891 to Emma
Jane Cheasbrough. |
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