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Carl Adolphus Gottlieb Adae (1839-1915) —
also known as Carl A. G. Adae —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Möckmühl, Germany,
June
9, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Vice-Consul
for Germany in Cincinnati,
Ohio, 1871-77; president of the C. F. Adae & Co. bank;
after the bank became insolvent in December 1878, he was arrested
and charged
with bank
fraud, that is, accepting deposits knowing that the bank was
about to fail; the case was referred to the grand jury, but no
indictments resulted; insurance
agent.
German ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
26, 1915 (age 75 years, 231
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Otto Phillipp Max Adae (1840-1907) —
also known as Otto M. Adae —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Möckmühl, Germany,
September
26, 1840.
Consul
for Austria-Hungary in Cincinnati,
Ohio, 1873-77.
German ancestry.
Took his
own life by drowning,
in San
Diego Bay, August
8, 1907 (age 66 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Jacob Leo Bachman (1861-1920) —
also known as Jacob L. Bachman —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Canal Winchester, Franklin
County, Ohio, October
11, 1861.
Socialist. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1910; delegate to
Socialist National Convention from Ohio, 1920.
German ancestry.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, July 7,
1920 (age 58 years, 270
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Adolphus Baker —
of Amherst, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Germany.
Postmaster at Amherst,
Ohio, 1911.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Gustave Beutelspacher —
of Ohio.
Born in Germany.
Not U.S. citizen; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Moncton, 1897-1905.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John P. Biehn (born c.1876) —
of Gregory, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ohio, about 1876.
Democrat. Banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1924.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Ray Charles Bliss (1907-1981) —
also known as Ray C. Bliss —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
16, 1907.
Republican. Insurance
business; chair of
Summit County Republican Party, 1942-60; member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1944-65; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1949-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1952-80; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1965-69; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1960-64.
Episcopalian.
German ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart
attack at his office,
and died soon after at Akron City Hospital,
Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, August
6, 1981 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Interment at Mt.
Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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Gustave Gottlieb Brenda Jr. (1920-1988) —
also known as Gust G. Brenda, Jr. —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Bush Run, Jefferson
County, Ohio, September
4, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1969-70, 1973-82 (Hancock
County 1969-70, 1973-74, 1st District 1975-82).
Protestant.
German ancestry. Member, Moose; National Rifle
Association; American
Legion.
Died in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., May 1,
1988 (age 67 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gust G. Brenda, Sr. and Ella (Ellis) Brenda; married, July 28,
1940, to Marietta Lewis. |
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Henry G. Brunner (c.1885-1963) —
also known as Heinie Brunner; "Mr.
Mansfield" —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born about 1885.
Democrat. Insurance
business; newspaper
manager; banker; mayor
of Mansfield, Ohio, 1918-24; Ohio
Democratic state chair, 1927-31; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1928,
1932;
delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Lutheran.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died January
2, 1963 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Mansfield
Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
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Stephen Buhrer (1825-1907) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born near Zoar, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
25, 1825.
Democrat. Cooper; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1867-70; defeated, 1871; candidate for Ohio
treasurer of state, 1870.
German ancestry.
Died December
9, 1907 (age 81 years, 349
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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John Fletcher Caples (1832-1908) —
also known as John F. Caples —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Ashland
County, Ohio, January
12, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1873; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Oregon; U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, as of 1898.
Methodist.
English
and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 17,
1908 (age 76 years, 187
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Charles P. Cary (b. 1856) —
of Delavan, Walworth
County, Wis.
Born in Ohio, January
28, 1856.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; Brown
County Superintendent of Schools, 1886; Wisconsin
superintendent of public instruction, 1903-21.
German and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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DeWitt Clinton Coolman (1828-1917) —
also known as D. C. Coolman —
Born in Portage
County, Ohio, February
16, 1828.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1880,
1888.
German ancestry.
Died in Portage
County, Ohio, October
4, 1917 (age 89 years, 230
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Ohio.
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Arthur Stanley Coutant (b. 1854) —
also known as A. S. Coutant —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Greenwich, Huron
County, Ohio, December
11, 1854.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1896-1900; postmaster at Mt.
Pleasant, Mich., 1897-1902.
French,
Dutch,
Scotch-Irish,
and German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Newton Coutant and Anne (Oglevee) Coutant; married, December
29, 1881, to Anna M. Saterlee. |
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Daniel Richard Crissinger (1860-1942) —
also known as Daniel R. Crissinger —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Tully Township, Marion
County, Ohio, December
10, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marion
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-94; Marion city solicitor,
1895-1900; one of the organizers of the Marion County Telephone
Company; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1904, 1906; banker;
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1921-23; member, board of
governors, Federal Reserve, 1923-27; in December 1929, he, along with
U.S. Rep. Frederick
N. Zihlman, and five others, officers of the F. H. Smith Company,
which had promoted and sold apparently worthless securities, were indicted
on federal charges
of using the mails to commit fraud;
most of those indicted went to prison, but Crissinger and Zihlman
were never tried, and charges against them were dismissed in 1932.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Died in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, July 12,
1942 (age 81 years, 214
days).
Interment at Marion
Cemetery, Marion, Ohio.
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Caro Dawes (1866-1957) —
also known as Caroline Dana Blymyer —
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
6, 1866.
Second
Lady of the United States, 1925-29.
Female.
German ancestry.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., October
3, 1957 (age 91 years, 270
days).
Entombed at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Hubert Anton Casimir Dilger (1836-1911) —
also known as Hubert Dilger —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Sangamon
County, Ill.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Sulgen, Germany,
March
5, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Adjutant
General of Illinois, 1869-73; appointed 1869.
German ancestry.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1893 for action in the Battle of Chancellorsville,
May 2, 1863.
Died in Front Royal, Warren
County, Va., May 4,
1911 (age 75 years, 60
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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George A. Dix (1885-1959) —
of near Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio.
Born in Delaware
County, Ohio, September
27, 1885.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1940.
Welsh,
English,
and German ancestry.
Died, in Marion General Hospital,
Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, August
10, 1959 (age 73 years, 317
days).
Interment at Radnor Cemetery, Radnor, Ohio.
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Emma M. Doak (1883-1951) —
also known as Emma Marie Cricher; Mrs. W. N.
Doak —
of Roanoke,
Va.; Washington,
D.C.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, December
27, 1883.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1936.
Female.
German ancestry.
Died in Virginia, November
12, 1951 (age 67 years, 320
days).
Entombed at Black Lick Cemetery, Near Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Va.
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Albert Joseph Engel (1888-1959) —
also known as Albert J. Engel —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.; Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in New Washington, Crawford
County, Ohio, January
1, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; Missaukee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-20, 1925-26; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1921-22, 1927-32; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1935-51; defeated in
primary, 1922, 1924, 1932, 1954; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1950.
Alsatian ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
2, 1959 (age 71 years, 335
days).
Interment at Lake
City Cemetery, Lake City, Mich.
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Michael Luther Essick (1834-1913) —
also known as M. L. Essick; "Old Man
Eloquent" —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind.
Born in Ohio, February
20, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1861-62; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1880;
candidate for circuit judge in Indiana 41st District, 1896.
Scottish,
German, and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., September
19, 1913 (age 79 years, 211
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.
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John Harrington Farley (1846-1922) —
also known as John H. Farley; "Honest
John" —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
5, 1846.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; brass foundry
business; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1880;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1883-84, 1899-1900.
Irish
and German ancestry.
Suffered a stroke
while riding in a
streetcar, and died soon after in an
ambulance en route to a hospital, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
9, 1922 (age 76 years, 4
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Joseph Flesheim (1848-1900) —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 8,
1848.
Republican. Insurance
business; president, Menominee Electric Company, manufacturer
of telephone
switchboards and equipment; mayor
of Menominee, Mich., 1888; member of Michigan
state senate, 1891-94 (31st District 1891-92, 30th District
1893-94).
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Facing the failure of his business enterprises, he died by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., February
26, 1900 (age 51 years, 324
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Menominee, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Flesheim and Babette (Straus) Flesheim; married, February
25, 1875, to Delia Isabella 'Belle' Stephenson. |
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Herman Freygang (1840-1913) —
of Angola, Steuben
County, Ind.
Born in Uniontown, Stark
County, Ohio, March 4,
1840.
Democrat. Harness
maker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1884;
postmaster at Angola,
Ind., 1885-89.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Angola, Steuben
County, Ind., May 22,
1913 (age 73 years, 79
days).
Interment at Old Angola Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Julius Freygang and Fredericka (Weicht) Freygang; brother
of Elizabeth Freygang (who married George
E. Young); married 1859 to Irene
Wakefield. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joseph James Frost (b. 1881) —
also known as Joseph J. Frost —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio, July 15,
1881.
Democrat. Cigar
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1917-18; defeated, 1908.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Abraham Reuben Garver (1860-1944) —
of Tipp City, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Bethel Township, Clark
County, Ohio, December
20, 1860.
Republican. Member of Ohio
state senate, 1915-17.
Methodist.
German ancestry.
Owned the Garver Furniture
Factory in Tipp City, Ohio.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Tipp City, Miami
County, Ohio, October
30, 1944 (age 83 years, 315
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Tipp City, Ohio.
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Charles Henry Gaus (1840-1909) —
also known as Charles H. Gaus —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, September
1, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1902-08; New York
state comptroller, 1909; died in office 1909.
German ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
in a hunting
lodge on Long Lake, in the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec,
October
31, 1909 (age 69 years, 60
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Philip Henry Hartmann (1838-1904) —
also known as Philipp Heinrich Hartmann —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Heidelberg, Germany,
August
10, 1838.
Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Cincinnati,
Ohio, 1872-97; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Cincinnati,
Ohio, 1872-95; Consul
for Netherlands in Cincinnati,
Ohio, 1873-77, 1888-95; Consul
for Belgium in Cincinnati,
Ohio, 1877-97.
German ancestry.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
11, 1904 (age 66 years, 93
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Benjamin Franklin Heckert (1840-1911) —
also known as Benjamin F. Heckert —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, Ohio, March, 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1880; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1899; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 8th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1909-11;
died in office 1911.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
12, 1911 (age 71 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Benjamin
Franklin |
| | | Relatives: Son of John David Heckert
and Salome (Hirsch) Heckert; married 1868 to Emily
Metcalf Barr. |
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John Elwin Kehl (1870-1936) —
also known as John E. Kehl —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
10, 1870.
Bookkeeper;
printer;
U.S. Consul in Stettin, 1897-1908; Sydney, 1908-11; Salonika, 1911-18; Aarhus, 1918-20; Stuttgart, as of 1926-29; U.S. Consul General in Hamburg, as of 1931-32.
German ancestry.
Died, in Johns Hopkins University Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., April 2,
1936 (age 65 years, 175
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kehl and Louise (Buckley) Kehl. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1921) |
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Craig Olen Klopfleisch (b. 1949) —
also known as Craig O. Klopfleisch —
of Celina, Mercer
County, Ohio.
Born in Celina, Mercer
County, Ohio, March
24, 1949.
Mayor, Celina, Ohio, 1995-99.
Lutheran.
German ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Charles Beary Landis (1858-1922) —
also known as Charles B. Landis —
of Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind.
Born in Millville, Butler
County, Ohio, July 9,
1858.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1897-1909; defeated,
1908.
Swiss
and German ancestry.
Died, from uremia
due to interstital
nephritis, in Meriwether Hospital,
Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., April
24, 1922 (age 63 years, 289
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
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Frederick Daniel Landis (1872-1934) —
also known as Frederick Landis; Fred
Landis —
of Logansport, Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Sevenmile, Butler
County, Ohio, August
18, 1872.
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1903-07; defeated
(Republican), 1906; Progressive candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1912; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of
Indiana, 1928.
Swiss
and German ancestry.
Died in a hospital
at Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., November
6, 1934 (age 62 years, 80
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis (1866-1944) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Millville, Butler
County, Ohio, November
20, 1866.
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1905-22;
resigned 1922; Commissioner of Baseball,
1920-44.
Swiss
and German ancestry.
Elected to National Baseball Hall of
Fame, 1944.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
25, 1944 (age 78 years, 5
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Walter Kumler Landis (1856-1917) —
also known as Walter K. Landis —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Millville, Butler
County, Ohio, April
15, 1856.
Republican. Postmaster at San
Juan, Puerto Rico, 1900-12.
Swiss
and German ancestry.
Died in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., November
5, 1917 (age 61 years, 204
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Lehrer (1860-1924) —
of Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio.
Born in Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio, October
18, 1860.
Republican. Postmaster at Sandusky,
Ohio, 1898-1904.
German ancestry.
Died in Moore
County, N.C., November
4, 1924 (age 64 years, 17
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio.
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George Washington List (1871-1949) —
also known as George W. List —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
22, 1871.
Democrat. Steam laundry
owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1924
(alternate), 1928.
German ancestry.
Died in Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark., December
21, 1949 (age 78 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: George
Washington |
| | | Relatives: Son of Frederick List and
Elizabeth (Biegler) List; married 1895 to Mamie
Beulah Chestnutt. |
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John D. Losekamp (b. 1850) —
of Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Ohio, September, 1850.
Clothier;
mayor
of Billings, Mont., 1893.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Alexander Luetkemeyer (1910-1998) —
also known as John Luetkemeyer —
of Homeland, Baltimore,
Md.; Roland Park, Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
12, 1910.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; banker; Maryland
state treasurer, 1963-73.
German ancestry.
Died in Roland Park, Baltimore,
Md., September
17, 1998 (age 88 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gustave Luetkemeyer and Julie (Lueke) Luetkemeyer; married to Anne
McLanahan. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Baltimore Sun, September
20, 1998 |
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Ernest Louis Marting (1885-1964) —
also known as E. L. Marting —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, February
14, 1885.
Candidate for mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1931.
German ancestry.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, February
21, 1964 (age 79 years, 7
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn, Ohio.
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Henry Adam Marting (1850-1919) —
also known as H. A. Marting —
of Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio.
Born in Greenup
County, Ky., December
15, 1850.
Republican. Iron
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1904.
German ancestry.
Died in Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, September
27, 1919 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Entombed at Woodland
Cemetery, Ironton, Ohio.
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Harold Carlton Mason (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold C. Mason —
of Blissfield, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.
Born in Kunkle, Williams
County, Ohio, November
9, 1888.
School
teacher; minister;
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1914; bishop; college
professor; president,
Huntington College, 1932-39.
Free
Methodist. German, Scottish,
English,
and Welsh
ancestry.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind., June 2,
1964 (age 75 years, 206
days).
Interment at Waldron
Cemetery, Waldron, Mich.
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Daniel Mayer (1837-1910) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Nierstein, Germany,
January
6, 1837.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1889-90;
U.S. Consul in Buenos Aires, 1897-1905.
German ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from uremia,
in the Jewish Hospital,
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 20,
1910 (age 73 years, 134
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Earl Cory Michener (1876-1957) —
also known as Earl C. Michener —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born near Attica, Seneca
County, Ohio, November
30, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Lenawee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1919-33, 1935-51;
defeated, 1932.
English
and German ancestry.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., July 4,
1957 (age 80 years, 216
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Jacob Mueller (1822-1905) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Alsenz, Germany,
March
9, 1822.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1872;
Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1872-74; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Cuyahoga County,
1873; U.S. Consul General in Frankfort, as of 1885-91.
German ancestry.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
31, 1905 (age 83 years, 175
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Francis Swaine Muhlenberg (1795-1831) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.; Pickaway
County, Ohio.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
22, 1795.
Lawyer;
private secretary to Gov. Joseph
Hiester, 1820-23; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1827; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1828-29; real estate
business.
German ancestry.
Died in Pickaway
County, Ohio, December
17, 1831 (age 36 years, 239
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio.
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William H. Nusbaum (1856-1928) —
of DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born in Crestline, Crawford
County, Ohio, April
16, 1856.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99.
German ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
8, 1928 (age 71 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Oakes (b. 1861) —
also known as George W. Oakes; George Washington Ochs;
George W. Ochs —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
27, 1861.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1892;
mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1893-97; delegate to Gold Democrat
National Convention from Tennessee, 1896; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I.
Jewish.
German ancestry. Member, Civitan;
American
Historical Association.
Interment at Mt.
Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Gottfried Adolph Prinz (1851-1902) —
also known as G. A. Prinz —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.
Born in Nieder-Ingelheim, Germany,
December
20, 1851.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker;
postmaster;
mayor
of Cullman, Ala., 1876-77; Cullman
County Treasurer, 1882-88; alternate delegate to Gold Democrat
National Convention from Alabama, 1896.
Evangelical
Christian. German and French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala., September
16, 1902 (age 50 years, 270
days).
Interment at Cullman
Cemetery, Cullman, Ala.
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Oscar L. Pulse (1851-1923) —
of Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
14, 1851.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; lumber
business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1883.
Methodist.
Dutch
and German ancestry.
Died in Maryland, March
15, 1923 (age 72 years, 29
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind.
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Lenore B. Quinn (1891-1961) —
also known as Mary Lenore Bookmyer; Mrs. J. R.
Quinn —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky
County, Ohio, January
17, 1891.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Female.
German and Irish
ancestry.
Died in Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich., March
18, 1961 (age 70 years, 60
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas W. Bookmyer and Martha Ann (Murray) Bookmyer;
married, June 14,
1922, to James Rowland Quinn. |
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Richard Raudabaugh (1866-1934) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Celina, Mercer
County, Ohio, February
19, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1911-12; defeated, 1912.
German ancestry.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
25, 1934 (age 68 years, 248
days).
Interment at North
Grove Cemetery, Celina, Ohio.
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Ellsworth Rudesill (b. 1863) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, October
10, 1863.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1903; mayor
of Charleston, W.Va., 1904-05.
Episcopalian.
German and English
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Cromley. |
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Alex Salomon (1865-1935) —
of Plaquemine, Iberville
Parish, La.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
14, 1865.
Republican. Postmaster at Plaquemine,
La., 1901-03; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1908,
1912
(alternate).
Alsatian ancestry.
Died in Plaquemine, Iberville
Parish, La., October
27, 1935 (age 70 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nephtali Salomon and Rachelle (Bloom) Salomon; married to Felicite
Honore. |
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Joseph Schrembs (1866-1945) —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Wutzlhofen (now part of Regensburg), Germany,
March
12, 1866.
Republican. Catholic
priest; bishop of the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, 1911-21; bishop of
the Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, 1921-45; archbishop, 1939-45; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1924.
Catholic.
German ancestry.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
2, 1945 (age 79 years, 235
days).
Entombed at Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Cleveland, Ohio.
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John Allen Shauck (1841-1918) —
also known as John A. Shauck —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born near Johnsville, Morrow
County, Ohio, March
26, 1841.
Republican. Circuit judge in Ohio 2nd Circuit, 1885-95; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1895-1913.
Swiss,
English,
and German ancestry.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, January
3, 1918 (age 76 years, 283
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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John Marion Sheets (1854-1940) —
also known as John M. Sheets —
of Ottawa, Putnam
County, Ohio.
Born near Columbus Grove, Putnam
County, Ohio, May 26,
1854.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1894-99; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1896;
Ohio
state attorney general, 1900-04.
German and English
ancestry.
Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., December
29, 1940 (age 86 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Newel Smith (b. 1852) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Trumbull
County, Ohio, May 1,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
justice of the peace; Gratiot
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-98; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1913-16;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1922.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Stallo (1823-1900) —
also known as Johann Bernhard Stallo —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Rome, Italy.
Born in Sierhausen (now Damme), Germany,
March
16, 1823.
College
teacher; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1852-55; district judge in Ohio,
1850; U.S. Minister to Italy, 1885-89.
Catholic.
German ancestry.
Died in Rome, Italy,
January
6, 1900 (age 76 years, 296
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George John Urban (1906-1978) —
also known as George J. Urban —
of South Euclid, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, May 14,
1906.
Republican. Mayor
of South Euclid, Ohio, 1948-72.
Methodist.
German and Czech
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died, of cancer,
in a nursing
home at Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., March
25, 1978 (age 71 years, 315
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Knollwood
Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
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Gustav R. Wahle (1836-1908) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Burkau, Saxony, Germany,
November
12, 1836.
Republican. Postmaster at Cincinnati,
Ohio, 1874-78.
German ancestry.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
25, 1908 (age 71 years, 348
days).
Interment at Walnut Hills Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Charles William Wendte (1844-1931) —
also known as C. W. Wendte —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Newport, Newport
County, R.I.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 11,
1844.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1880.
Unitarian.
German ancestry.
Injured in a fall, and
died two weeks later in Peralta Hospital,
Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
9, 1931 (age 87 years, 90
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) —
also known as Wendell L. Willkie —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Elwood, Madison
County, Ind., February
18, 1892.
Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924;
Republican candidate for President
of the United States, 1940.
Episcopalian.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of complications from a heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1944 (age 52 years, 233
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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Rudolph Henry Wurlitzer (1873-1948) —
also known as Rudolph H. Wurlitzer; Rodolfo
Wurlitzer —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
30, 1873.
Honorary
Vice-Consul for Bolivia in Cincinnati,
Ohio, 1926-35.
German and French
ancestry.
Died, in Christ Hospital,
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 27,
1948 (age 74 years, 149
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer and Leonie (Farny) Wurlitzer; married to
Marie Henriette Richard. |
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memorial |
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Almer Michael Yealey (1873-1962) —
also known as A. M. Yealey —
of Florence, Boone
County, Ky.
Born in Union
County, Ohio, January
29, 1873.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; mayor
of Florence, Ky., 1908, 1921-23, 1941-43, 1954.
German ancestry.
Died in Boone
County, Ky., November
25, 1962 (age 89 years, 300
days).
Interment at Florence Cemetery, Florence, Ky.
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Martin Washington Yencer (1871-1960) —
of Boston, Wayne
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Greenfield Township, Fairfield
County, Ohio, December
27, 1871.
Republican. Physician;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1903-06; served
in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Protestant.
Swiss
and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., February
22, 1960 (age 88 years, 57
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911 to
Jeanette May Hill. |
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Jonathan Stoltzfus Yoder (1881-1959) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Weilersville, Wayne
County, Ohio, September
13, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives from Elkhart County, 1917-20;
president of two milk
condensing firms.
Methodist.
German and Swiss
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., April
22, 1959 (age 77 years, 221
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911 to Nelle
Catherine Colburn; married 1920 to Mrs.
Laura Ethel Cole. |
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Fred William Yoos (1879-1940) —
also known as Fred W. Yoos —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
20, 1879.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; railroad
flagman; police
officer; rubber tire
worker; after serving as an organizer for the Ku Klux Klan, he
resigned, or was expelled, and announced in January 1923 that he
would expose corruption and "un-American prejudice" in the local Klan
organization; on January 18, police received an anonymous "tip off"
that Yoos was illegally carrying a
concealed weapon; he was searched,
and no weapon was found on his person, but a companion had a gun, and
Yoos was arrested
and held in jail for days until released; he continued to express
opposition to the Ku Klux Klan, but did not make the disclosures he
promised; Independent candidate for mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1923.
German ancestry. Member, Ku Klux
Klan; Freemasons.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, May 31,
1940 (age 61 years, 132
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred B. Yoos and Katie (Hurst) Yoos; married, October
24, 1900, to Hedwig 'Hattie' Wojahn. |
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