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Charles E. Allen (b. 1865) —
of Cozad, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in Lucas
County, Iowa, January
8, 1865.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1923, 1931, 1935.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Tandy Allen and Joan (Van Nuys) Allen; married, August
29, 1889, to Sue L. Morrow; married, June 14,
1925, to Katherine Worley. |
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Victor Emanuel Anderson (1902-1962) —
also known as Victor E. Anderson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Havelock (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster
County, Neb., March
30, 1902.
Republican. Hardware
business; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1949-50; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1950-53; Governor of
Nebraska, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Moose.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
15, 1962 (age 60 years, 138
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945) —
also known as Charles W. Bryan —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
10, 1867.
Democrat. Coal
business; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1915-17, 1935-37; Governor of
Nebraska, 1923-25, 1931-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1938; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 4,
1945 (age 78 years, 22
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Newton Dexter Burch (1871-1931) —
also known as N. D. Burch —
of Boyd
County, Neb.; Dallas, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Stewartsville, DeKalb
County, Mo., June 17,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Boyd
County Attorney, 1903-07; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1921-26;
judge
of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1926-31; died
in office 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died March
18, 1931 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch; married, March
15, 1899, to Sadie E. Jarman. |
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Hugh Alfred Butler (1878-1954) —
also known as Hugh A. Butler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison
County, Iowa, February
28, 1878.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1936, 1947; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 1,
1954 (age 76 years, 123
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Clair Armstrong Callan (1920-2005) —
also known as Clair A. Callan —
of Odell, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Odell, Gage
County, Neb., March
20, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb., May 28,
2005 (age 85 years, 69
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alonzo Monroe Clark (1868-1952) —
also known as Alonzo M. Clark —
of Gillette, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Born in Flint, Steuben
County, Ind., August
13, 1868.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Campbell
County Clerk; secretary
of state of Wyoming, 1927-35; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1928;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1931-33; defeated, 1934.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Thermopolis, Hot Springs
County, Wyo., October
12, 1952 (age 84 years, 60
days).
Interment at Carleton
Cemetery, Carleton, Neb.
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Carl Thomas Curtis (1905-2000) —
also known as Carl T. Curtis —
of Minden, Kearney
County, Neb.
Born near Minden, Kearney
County, Neb., March
15, 1905.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Kearney
County Attorney, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1939-55 (4th District 1939-43, 1st
District 1943-55); U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1955-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1964,
1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Rotary;
Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at Bryan-LGH Medical
Center West, Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
24, 2000 (age 94 years, 315
days).
Interment at Minden
Cemetery, Minden, Neb.
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Clarence M. Davis (b. 1894) —
of Ord, Valley
County, Neb.
Born in Harrison, Sioux
County, Neb., July 12,
1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924
(alternate), 1932,
1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa C. Davis and Sarah Amanda (Gifford) Davis; married to Ida A.
Bakker. |
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James Renwick Dean (1862-1936) —
also known as James R. Dean —
of Broken Bow, Custer
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
15, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; Custer
County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-10, 1917-35; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Nebraska.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd Fellows.
Died January
5, 1936 (age 73 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Dean and Ellen Margaret (Armour) Dean; married, January
14, 1892, to Jennie E. Sutton. |
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George Washington Emery Dorsey (1842-1911) —
also known as George W. E. Dorsey —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Waterford, Loudoun
County, Va., January
25, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; banker; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1882-84; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1885-91.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 12,
1911 (age 69 years, 138
days).
Interment at Ridge
Cemetery, Fremont, Neb.
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Leonard A. Flansburg —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Alma, Harlan
County, Neb.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1917; district judge in Nebraska
3rd District, 1918-20; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1920-23.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph E. Frick (1848-1927) —
of Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa; Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, August
6, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1906-27; died in office 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1910-12, 1917-19.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
2, 1927 (age 78 years, 180
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Robert Wilkinson Furnas (1824-1905) —
also known as Robert W. Furnas —
of Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb.
Born in Miami
County, Ohio, May 5,
1824.
Republican. Printer;
farmer;
member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1856; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1869-75; Governor of
Nebraska, 1873-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died June 1,
1905 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Brownville
Cemetery, Brownville, Neb.
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L. G. Gillespie (b. 1875) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Canton, Lincoln
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), April
10, 1875.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bennet S. Gillespie and Nellie A. (Van Fleet) Gillespie; married,
November
20, 1902, to Bertha E. Fawkes. |
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Ralph Earl Harrington (b. 1881) —
of University Place (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Delmar, Clinton
County, Iowa, February
6, 1881.
Business
executive; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1923-26.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Burial location unknown.
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John T. Hedrick (1836-1896) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lewisville, Henry
County, Ind., April
20, 1836.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1873.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Tecumseh, Johnson
County, Neb., October
9, 1896 (age 60 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Howard (1858-1951) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, September
16, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-35; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Columbus, Platte
County, Neb., July 19,
1951 (age 92 years, 306
days).
Interment at Columbus
Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
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Ernest Eugene Jackman (b. 1884) —
also known as E. E. Jackman —
of Grant, Perkins
County, Neb.
Born in Lowpoint, Woodford
County, Ill., March 4,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Farmers State Bank;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 88th District, 1927-31; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American
Bankers Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ameal Jackman and Kate (Dunn) Jackman; married, April
24, 1912, to Ruth Waggner. |
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Lyle E. Jackson (b. 1885) —
of Neligh, Antelope
County, Neb.
Born in Neligh, Antelope
County, Neb., July 19,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Neligh National Bank;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee); Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Rotary;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson D. Jackson and Harriet (Bissel) Jackson; married 1917 to Juna
Bowen. |
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Joseph Blanchard LaChapelle (1860-1927) —
of Ashland, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., December
30, 1860.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1927.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Ashland, Saunders
County, Neb., September
6, 1927 (age 66 years, 250
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa.
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Gerald E. Mackie (1910-2000) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April
22, 1910.
Mayor
of Hastings, Neb., 1952-53, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., December
21, 2000 (age 90 years, 243
days).
Interment at Guide
Rock Cemetery, Guide Rock, Neb.
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Samuel Roy McKelvie (1881-1956) —
also known as Sam R. McKelvie —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Fairfield, Clay
County, Neb., April
15, 1881.
Republican. Publisher, The Nebraska Farmer magazine;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1911-13; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1913-15; Governor of
Nebraska, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1928
(speaker),
1932,
1936,
1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in Arizona, October
6, 1956 (age 75 years, 174
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Fred W. Messmore (b. 1890) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Boone, Boone
County, Iowa, July 11,
1890.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 18th District, 1929-37; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1937-.
Methodist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles P. Miller (1853-1892) —
of South Omaha (now part of Omaha), Douglas
County, Neb.
Born January
29, 1853.
Mayor
of South Omaha, Neb., 1891-92; died in office 1892.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Found unconscious from an apparently self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, and died soon after, in Methodist Hospital,
Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., October
5, 1892 (age 39 years, 250
days). Later, two men were arrested and charged with murdering
him, but evidence did not support this, and charges were dismissed.
Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Morell Keith Neville (1884-1959) —
also known as M. Keith Neville —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., February
25, 1884.
Democrat. Banker; rancher; real estate
business; Governor of
Nebraska, 1917-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1920,
1932,
1956
(member, Resolutions
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Moose.
Died in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., December
4, 1959 (age 75 years, 282
days).
Interment at North
Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Neb.
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James Edward Reed (b. 1888) —
also known as James E. Reed —
of Havelock (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
6, 1888.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Reed and Jane (Hornby) Reed; married, December
1, 1910, to Julia Gannon. |
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Perry A. C. Reed (b. 1871) —
of Henderson, York
County, Neb.
Born in Monroe, Green
County, Wis., January
22, 1871.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1917; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1919-33.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Reed and Emma J. (Devereaux) Reed; married, March
11, 1896, to Abbie L. Westcott. |
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Carl Leroy Sackett (b. 1876) —
also known as Carl L. Sackett —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Driftwood, Hitchcock
County, Neb., February
27, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1919-20; first vice-president,
Sheridan Trust & Savings Bank,
1928-34; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1933-49.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Henry Sackett and Martha Ann (Burd) Sackett; married, May 1,
1914, to Margaret Woods. |
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Willis Gratz Sears (1860-1949) —
also known as Willis G. Sears —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Willoughby, Lake
County, Ohio, August
16, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; Burt
County Attorney, 1895-1901; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1901-04; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1905-22, 1933-48; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1923-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died June 1,
1949 (age 88 years, 289
days).
Interment at Tekamah
Cemetery, Tekamah, Neb.
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Harry A. Spencer (b. 1903) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Bishops, Walton, England,
September
16, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1936,
1940
(Honorary
Vice-President); vice-chair of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1936-38; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Elks; Acacia.
Burial location unknown.
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Wayne R. Swanson (b. 1914) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., December
31, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; excavating
business; plumber;
member of Nebraska
railway commission, 1957-67; Nebraska
state treasurer, 1967-75.
Baptist.
Swedish,
German,
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William T. Thompson Jr. (b. 1888) —
also known as W. T. Thompson —
of Cozad, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in Gibson Station, Wagoner
County, Okla., June 7,
1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1940,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Nebraska
state treasurer, 1948.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William T. Thompson, Sr. and Mary (Couch) Thompson; married 1914 to Agnes
Faught; married 1925 to Irene
Brown. |
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Clarence A. Valder (1872-1954) —
also known as C. A. Valder —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Burt
County, Neb., November
30, 1872.
Farmer;
grocer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1929-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died August
7, 1954 (age 81 years, 250
days).
Interment at Tekamah
Cemetery, Tekamah, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin E. Valder and Sarah Ann (Johnson) Valder; married, March 6,
1895, to Ethel Ione McMullin. |
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Harvey L. Webster (b. 1867) —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Troupsburg, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 21,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1920-23; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Webster and Rhoda Delana (Horton) Webster; married, July 15,
1893, to Mary Ann Gilbert. |
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Elmer Fredrick Witte (b. 1896) —
also known as E. F. Witte —
of Pawnee City, Pawnee
County, Neb.
Born in Furnas
County, Neb., July 14,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Pawnee County Republican Party, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi; Odd Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of August F. Witte and Minnie (Ehinger) Witte; married, November
12, 1926, to Marie Folk. |
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John Walter Yeager (b. 1891) —
also known as John W. Yeager —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Richland, Spencer
County, Ind., March 1,
1891.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1933-; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1940-.
Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilhelm Carl Yeager and Laura Elizabeth (Barton) Yeager; married,
June
28, 1922, to Lena E. Deeg. |
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