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Sylvia Lula Ashworth (b. 1874) —
also known as Sylvia L. Ashworth —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Peru, Nemaha
County, Neb., November
27, 1874.
Democrat. Chiropractor;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1924.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star; League of Women
Voters; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial location unknown.
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Howard E. Brookings (1902-1977) —
of Oakland, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb., January
24, 1902.
Republican. Movie
theater owner; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Pottawattamie County; elected
1950.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Eagles.
Died in May, 1977
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Willard E. Brookings and Lotta J. Brookings; married 1923 to Gretna
M. Charles. |
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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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Calvin F. Carsten (b. 1915) —
of Avoca, Cass
County, Neb.
Born in Avoca, Cass
County, Neb., November
11, 1915.
Farmer;
member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 2nd District, 1971; defeated, 1966.
Congregationalist;
later United
Church of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Lions; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Pauline L. Davis (b. 1917) —
of Portola, Plumas
County, Calif.
Born in Verdigre, Knox
County, Neb., January
3, 1917.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1952-; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California.
Female.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas H. Doran (1848-1925) —
of Burwell, Garfield
County, Neb.
Born in County Carlow, Ireland,
August
15, 1848.
Republican. Banker; hardware
and furniture
business; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1905-08; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
25, 1925 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Interment at Cottonwood
Cemetery, Burwell, Neb.
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Edward Ellsworth Good (1862-1937) —
also known as Edward E. Good —
of Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, May 13,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; Saunders
County Attorney, 1895-96; director, First National Bank of
Wahoo; district judge in Nebraska 5th District, 1912-22; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1923-37; died in office 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Died August
3, 1937 (age 75 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Calvin Good and Mary Anne (McCullough) Good;
married, July 8,
1885, to Orpha J. Gillilan. |
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Charles E. Havens (b. 1858) —
of Atkinson, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, September
21, 1858.
Republican. Implement
dealer; real estate
dealer; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 64th District, 1929-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elisha Havens and Julia (Vincent) Havens; married, December
21, 1881, to Elizabeth Melleb. |
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James Harvey Kemp (1871-1962) —
also known as J. H. Kemp —
of Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb.; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Page
County, Va., October
6, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1913; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in Nebraska, February
19, 1962 (age 90 years, 136
days).
Interment at Fullerton
Cemetery, Fullerton, Neb.
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Claude William Mapes (1887-1959) —
also known as C. W. Mapes —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Elmwood, Cass
County, Neb., April
19, 1887.
Railway
yardmaster; candidate for mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1943, 1945 (primary), 1949 (primary).
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo., May 8,
1959 (age 72 years, 19
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.
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Relatives: Son
of William Oscar Mapes and Emma Frances (Stanley) Mapes; married 1911 to Nelle
Zoa Pickard. |
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memorial |
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Star-Tribune, July 24, 1949 |
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Arthur Lewis Miller (1892-1967) —
also known as Arthur L. Miller; A. L.
Miller —
of Kimball, Kimball
County, Neb.
Born near Plainview, Pierce
County, Neb., May 24,
1892.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1937-41; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1940; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1943-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., March
16, 1967 (age 74 years, 296
days).
Interment at Parklawn
Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
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Ralph Stuart Moseley (b. 1886) —
also known as Ralph S. Moseley —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., December
19, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 30th District, 1915-18, 1921-22;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1928 (primary), 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Bayard Henry Paine (1872-1955) —
also known as Bayard H. Paine —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born near Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, April
27, 1872.
Lawyer;
author;
district judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1916-30; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1931-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., April
19, 1955 (age 82 years, 357
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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Minnie Freeman Penney (b. 1868) —
also known as Minnie Mae Freeman; Mrs. Edgar B.
Penney —
of Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb.
Born in Raymonds Corners, Potter
County, Pa., February
25, 1868.
Republican. School
teacher; during a sudden, fierce blizzard on January 12, 1888,
saved the lives of seventeen children by leading them from her
schoolhouse to the nearest farm, a mile away; member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1922-28.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Pi Beta
Phi; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the Eastern Star; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Sarah Lovica (Cushing) Freeman and William Elder Freeman;
married, April
22, 1891, to Edgar Byron Penney. |
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Alison J. Shumway (1869-1926) —
of Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in New Windsor, Mercer
County, Ill., May 1,
1869.
Newspaper
editor; abstractor.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen.
Died, during gall
bladder surgery, in a hospital
at Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., February
16, 1926 (age 56 years, 291
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.
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Edward Ray Sloan (1883-1964) —
also known as Edward R. Sloan —
of Sheridan
County, Kan.; Holton, Jackson
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Seward
County, Neb., March
12, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Sheridan
County Attorney, 1905-10; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1923-29; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1931-33; appointed 1931.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Optimist
Club.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
29, 1964 (age 80 years, 323
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Sloan and Hannah J. (McCullough) Sloan; married, January
24, 1906, to Julia Luella Wright. |
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Virginia Dodd Smith (1911-2006) —
also known as Virginia Smith; Virginia
Dodd —
of Chappell, Deuel
County, Neb.
Born in Randolph, Fremont
County, Iowa, June 30,
1911.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1975-91.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Association of University Women; Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in Sun City West, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
23, 2006 (age 94 years, 207
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Lawrence A. Trumbo (b. 1882) —
of Holdrege, Phelps
County, Neb.
Born in New Virginia, Warren
County, Iowa, July 13,
1882.
Republican. Carpenter;
contractor
and builder; chair of
Phelps County Republican Party, 1933-40.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. Judson Trumbo and Mary L. (Spencer) Trumbo; married, April
12, 1905, to Nora E. Loving. |
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Boyd Wales (b. 1873) —
of Howard, Miner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb., August
10, 1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Unitarian.
Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Prescutt Wales and Phebe (Cunningham) Wales; married to May
Furman. |
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Esther Warner (1891-1980) —
also known as Esther P. Anderson; Mrs. Charles J.
Warner —
of Waverly, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Virginia, Cass
County, Ill., January
12, 1891.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Female.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Grange.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, while in an ambulance
en route to a hospital, in Lancaster
County, Neb., April
18, 1980 (age 89 years, 97
days).
Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery, Lancaster County, Neb.
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Minnie Fried Watson —
also known as Minnie Fried; Mrs. Curry W.
Watson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1937-40.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of David Hamilton Fried and Rachel Catherine (Lockhart)
Fried; married, April 8,
1903, to Curry Watham Watson. |
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Clara Street Wescott (b. 1876) —
also known as Clara Edna Street —
of Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb.
Born in Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa, June 26,
1876.
Republican. School
teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1936.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Lew Street and Mary (McCullock) Street; married,
September
28, 1904, to Edgar Hilt Wescott. |
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Ernest Franklin Woodard (b. 1887) —
also known as E. F. Woodard —
of Chester, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Edgar, Clay
County, Neb., May 21,
1887.
Republican. Farmer; Thayer
County Commissioner; chair of
Thayer County Republican Party, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin David Woodard and Rebecca (Turner) Woodard; married, December
4, 1917, to Beulah Ethel Olmstead. |
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