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John Bater Drayton (1826-1875) —
also known as John B. Drayton —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, 1826.
Flour and
feed business; rolling mill
overseer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1864.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1875
(age about
49 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Drayton and Mary (Rood) Drayton; married, December
2, 1852, to Adelaide Dennison Wiswall. |
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Emanuel Joshua Evans (1907-1997) —
also known as Emanuel J. Evans; E. J. Evans;
"Mutt" —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., May 2,
1907.
Democrat. President, United Department
Stores; chairman, Cape Fear Feed Products; director,
Wachovia Bank;
trustee, Watts Hospital;
mayor
of Durham, N.C., 1951-63.
Jewish.
Member, Tau
Epsilon Phi.
Died February
8, 1997 (age 89 years, 282
days).
Interment at Durham Hebrew Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Alfred Tilghman Holley (b. 1872) —
also known as Alfred T. Holley —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., February
15, 1872.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
president, Holly & Smith, Inc., coal,
hay, and grain
merchants; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Dr. William Welles Holley and Katherine Summer (Wyse) Holley;
married, April
22, 1914, to Alice Beatrice Herbert. |
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John Rhoderic McPherson (1833-1897) —
also known as John R. McPherson —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 9,
1833.
Democrat. Stockyard business; member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1872-74; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1877-95.
Died, from heart
trouble, in his room at Taylor's Hotel,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., October
8, 1897 (age 64 years, 152
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Van Buren Wicoff (1878-1952) —
also known as John V. B. Wicoff —
of Cranbury, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J., June 9,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Broad Street National Bank of
Trenton; president, Trenton Bone Fertilizer Company; candidate
for New
Jersey state senate, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died February
25, 1952 (age 73 years, 261
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wicoff and Catherine Lucretia (Britton) Wicoff; married, June 8,
1904, to Lavinia Ely Applegate; first cousin of C.
Raymond Wicoff. |
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