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Ned Culbertson Abbott (1874-1960) —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb., March 9,
1874.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; lawyer; newspaper
reporter; author;
instructor in U.S. schools in Philippine Islands, 1901-04;
superintendent of schools; candidate for Nebraska
superintendent of public instruction, 1908; superintendent,
Nebraska School for the Blind, from 1913.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
24, 1960 (age 85 years, 352
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Hazel Hempel Abel (1888-1966) —
also known as Hazel Pearl Hempel; Mrs. George P.
Abel —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Plattsmouth, Cass
County, Neb., July 10,
1888.
Republican. School teacher and principal; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1954; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1956
(delegation chair).
Female.
German
and English
ancestry.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., July 30,
1966 (age 78 years, 20
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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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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John Louis Bouchal (b. 1888) —
also known as John L. Bouchal —
of Nebraska.
Born in Wilber, Saline
County, Neb., August
28, 1888.
School teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Prague, 1912-22; U.S. Consul in Prague, 1922-23; Port Said, 1923-30; Helsingfors, 1930-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Bouchal and Anna (Polnicky) Bouchal; married, July 7,
1915, to Marie Kracmer. |
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Bernard Joseph Boyle (1894-1978) —
also known as Bernard J. Boyle; Bernie
Boyle —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Darlington, Lafayette
County, Wis., October
29, 1894.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; an
unknown person put nitroglycerin in his car's gasoline tank in an attempt
to kill him; the engine exploded on November 17, 1936, but no one
was hurt; member of Nebraska
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(delegation chair), 1964
(alternate); member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1952-64.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, in a nursing
home in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March
19, 1978 (age 83 years, 141
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of John Joseph Boyle and Rosa Anna (Gallagher) Boyle; married to
Maude Mae Boyle. |
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memorial |
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Ralph Gilmour Brooks (1898-1960) —
also known as Ralph G. Brooks —
of Wymore, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Eustis, Frontier
County, Neb., July 6,
1898.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1942; Governor of
Nebraska, 1959-60; died in office 1960.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died September
9, 1960 (age 62 years, 65
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) —
also known as A. M. Bryant —
of Fort Branch, Gibson
County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Gettysburg, Graham
County, Kan.; Republican City, Harlan
County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Ohio
County, Ky., March 1,
1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister;
school teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1877; president,
McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of asthma,
in Falls City, Polk
County, Ore., June 4,
1896 (age 58 years, 95
days).
Interment at Falls
City Cemetery, Falls City, Ore.
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Elmer Jacob Burkett (1867-1935) —
also known as Elmer J. Burkett —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, December
1, 1867.
Republican. School principal; lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1897-98; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1899-1905; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1916;
director, First National Bank;
director, State Oil Company.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 23,
1935 (age 67 years, 173
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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William F. Chapin (1831-1885) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Butternuts, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 22,
1831.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; farmer; Speaker
of Nebraska Territory House of Representatives, 1860; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1871-72.
English
ancestry.
Died in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., November
14, 1885 (age 54 years, 176
days).
Interment somewhere
in Greenwood, Neb.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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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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James Edwin Cochran (1848-1919) —
also known as James E. Cochran —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; St. Anthony, Fremont
County, Idaho; Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born near Hillsboro, Lee
County, Iowa, May 15,
1848.
Farmer;
school teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska, 1887-92; appointed 1887; Fremont
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Died in Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash., November
17, 1919 (age 71 years, 186
days).
Interment at Ocean
View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh F. Cochran and Lucy (Hammond) Cochran; married, October
11, 1877, to Mary Louise Beecher. |
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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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Jack Robert Gage (1899-1970) —
also known as Jack R. Gage —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., January
13, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; Wyoming
superintendent of public instruction, 1935-38; postmaster;
secretary
of state of Wyoming, 1959-63; Governor of
Wyoming, 1961-63; defeated, 1962.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Died March
14, 1970 (age 71 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin Orlando McLaughlin (1876-1928) —
also known as Melvin O. McLaughlin —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; York, York
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, August
8, 1876.
Republican. School teacher; minister;
president,
York College, York, Nebraska, 1913-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1919-27.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1928
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, York, 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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Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (1903-1983) —
also known as Val Peterson —
of Elgin, Antelope
County, Neb.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Oakland, Burt
County, Neb., July 18,
1903.
Republican. School teacher; athletic
coach; newspaper
publisher; secretary to Gov. Dwight
Griswold, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War
II; Governor of
Nebraska, 1947-53; member, Commission on Intergovernmental
Relations, 1953-55; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1957-61; Finland, 1969-73; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1960,
1972;
insurance
executive.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease and respiratory
failure, in Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb., October
17, 1983 (age 80 years, 91
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Oakdale, Neb.
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E. Ruth Pyrtle —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1924.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; League of Women
Voters.
Burial location unknown.
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John George Regan (b. 1872) —
also known as John G. Regan —
of Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Platte
County, Neb., June 3,
1872.
Democrat. School teacher; insurance
and real
estate business; abstractor;
lawyer;
mayor of Adel, Iowa, 1920-24, 1928-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene B. Sherman —
of Nebraska; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; California.
School teacher; superintendent of schools; lumber
business; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1921-25.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
City of Boise |
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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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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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Joseph Thomas Votava (b. 1885) —
also known as Joseph T. Votava —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Butler
County, Neb., December
21, 1885.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1935-54.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Votava and Antonia (Kalenda) Votava; married, August
18, 1916, to Anna Louise Dusatko. |
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Timothy James Walz (b. 1964) —
also known as Tim Walz —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in West Point, Cuming
County, Neb., April 6,
1964.
Democrat. School teacher; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2008.
Still living as of 2018.
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William Walter Warner (1879-1980) —
also known as W. W. Warner —
of Onida, Sully
County, S.Dak.
Born in Oakdale, Antelope
County, Neb., November
20, 1879.
Republican. Rancher;
superintendent of schools; banker; Sully
County Auditor, 1933-36; South
Dakota state auditor, 1939-45.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., November
7, 1980 (age 100 years,
353 days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Warner and Mary Elizabeth (Love) Warner; married to Claudia
R. Getchell. |
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memorial |
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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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Victor Westermark (b. 1895) —
also known as Vic Westermark —
of Benkelman, Dundy
County, Neb.
Born in Oakland, Burt
County, Neb., June 16,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; chair of
Dundy County Republican Party, 1940.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nels R. Westermark and Emma S. (Jonson) Westermark; married, September
4, 1926, to Corrinne M. Robidoux. |
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Tilford Albert Willmore (b. 1869) —
also known as T. A. Willmore —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Clinton, DeWitt
County, Ill., November
18, 1869.
Democrat. School teacher; postmaster;
real
estate and insurance
business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1932.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Willmore and Sarah J. (Wright) Willmore; married, September
14, 1893, to Maude Woodward. |
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Everett Pitt Wilson (b. 1868) —
also known as Everett P. Wilson —
of Chadron, Dawes
County, Neb.
Born near Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill., September
2, 1868.
School teacher; superintendent of schools; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; member of
Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1923-29.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Wilson and Mary Elizabeth (Magee) Wilson; married 1897 to Cora
Ellen Young. |
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Rolla F. Wood (1888-1978) —
of Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo.
Born in Curtis, Frontier
County, Neb., April
20, 1888.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; college
professor; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 17th District,
1943-44.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died March
21, 1978 (age 89 years, 335
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg, Mo.
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