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Alexander Stanley Bloedel (b. 1876) —
also known as A. S. Bloedel —
of Tabor, Fremont
County, Iowa.
Born in Papillion, Sarpy
County, Neb., May 8,
1876.
Republican. Hardware
business; president, Tabor and Northern Railroad; bank
director; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Fremont County, 1951.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Bloedel and Caroline Bloedel; married 1904 to Sarah
Weatherhead. |
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John Tannyhill Bressler (1849-1935) —
also known as John T. Bressler —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Neb.
Born in Pennsylvania, January
14, 1849.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1880; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); government director for
Union Pacific Railroad, 1897.
Died in Wayne, Wayne
County, Neb., October
23, 1935 (age 86 years, 282
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Johannes Daniel C. Bressler and Mary Ann (Tannyhill) Bressler;
married 1880 to Julia
Fair. |
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memorial |
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Lot Brown (b. 1855) —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.; Morton Park (now Cicero), Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., December
25, 1855.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; freight agent, later commercial agent, for Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William A. Brown and Abigail Brown; married, September
24, 1889, to Annie Wilcox Payne. |
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Edward Albert Dow (b. 1879) —
also known as Edward A. Dow —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, April
20, 1879.
Railway timekeeper; real
estate and insurance
business; U.S. Consul in St. Stephen, 1915-17; Fort William, 1917; Port Arthur, 1917; Ciudad Juarez, 1917-20; Algiers, 1920-24; Rotterdam, 1924-28; Frankfort, 1928-30; U.S. Consul General in St. John's, 1930-33; Santiago, 1933-38.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Noble Dow and Nora Gertrude Dow; married, October
6, 1909, to Rose C. Rush. |
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Charles G. Irwin (b. 1892) —
of Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Belvidere, Thayer
County, Neb., November
20, 1892.
Republican. Railway station agent; merchant;
banker;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1956
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Wyoming
state senate from Converse County, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul H. King (b. 1879) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Arapahoe, Furnas
County, Neb., August
22, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1910-12; one of three receivers of the
Pere Marquette Railroad, 1914-17; campaign manager for U.S.
Sens. Charles
E. Townsend and Truman
H. Newberry.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Frederick Manderson (1837-1911) —
also known as Charles F. Manderson —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
9, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Stark
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1883-95; general solicitor, western
region, Burlington Railway System, 1895.
Member, American Bar
Association; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died on
board the steamship Cedric, in the harbor at Liverpool, England,
September
28, 1911 (age 74 years, 231
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, 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 |
| | | Image source: Casper (Wyoming)
Star-Tribune, July 24, 1949 |
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Wayman Peter P. St. Clair (b. 1842) —
also known as Wayman P. P. St. Clair —
of Ogallala, Keith
County, Neb.
Born in Monroe
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
30, 1842.
Stationmaster for the Union Pacific Railroad; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1877.
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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P. Emerson Taylor (b. 1871) —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.; Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Dry Run, Franklin
County, Pa., January
18, 1871.
School
principal; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; railway
land agent; Burt
County Attorney, 1903-07; U.S. Consul in Stavanger, 1910-11.
Burial location unknown.
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David Eugene Thompson (1854-1942) —
also known as David E. Thompson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Bethel, Branch
County, Mich., February
28, 1854.
Republican. Railway brakeman; later superintendent and
manager; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1902-05; U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, 1905; Mexico, 1906-09; president, Pan-American Railway, 1909.
Died in 1942
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Mellen Thurston (1847-1916) —
also known as John M. Thurston —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., August
21, 1847.
Republican. Lawyer;
general solicitor for Union Pacific Railroad; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1872,
1888
(Temporary
Chair), 1896
(Permanent
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1875-77; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Nebraska; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1895-1901; member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1896; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1896.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., August
9, 1916 (age 68 years, 354
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Wemmer (1866-1947) —
Born in Jacksonville, Athens
County, Ohio, July 31,
1866.
Socialist. Railroad work; candidate for University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1909, 1911.
Died in San Gabriel, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
5, 1947 (age 80 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary (Learned) Wemmer and Joseph Wemmer; married to Cora Belle
Buell. |
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James Madison Woodard (b. 1881) —
also known as J. M. Woodard —
of Aurora, Hamilton
County, Neb.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
30, 1881.
Democrat. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; medical examiner and
surgeon for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad; chair of
Hamilton County Democratic Party, 1940.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Medical Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: James
Madison |
| | | Relatives: Son of Daniel S. Woodard and
Sarah Ann (Casteel) Woodard; married, December
8, 1908, to Mabel Edna Biggs. |
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