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Will H. Acord (1896-1977) —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio.
Born in Jackson Township, Pike
County, Ohio, March
14, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; probate judge in Ohio, 1924-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Odd
Fellows.
Died in the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital,
Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
16, 1977 (age 81 years, 186
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Union
Cemetery, Waverly, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph G. Acord and Edna (Overly) Acord. |
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William Lysander Adams (1821-1906) —
also known as William L. Adams; Will Adams —
of Yamhill
County, Ore.; Forest Grove, Washington
County, Ore.; Hood River, Hood River
County, Ore.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, February
5, 1821.
Republican. School teacher; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; preacher;
newspaper
editor; probate judge in Oregon, 1850; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1860; physician.
Died in Hood River, Hood River
County, Ore., April
26, 1906 (age 85 years, 80
days).
Interment at Idlewild
Cemetery, Hood River, Ore.
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Thomas Peter Akers (1828-1877) —
of Missouri.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
4, 1828.
School teacher; college
professor; pastor; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1856-57.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., April 3,
1877 (age 48 years, 181
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
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Maurice Willard Altaffer (1893-1974) —
also known as Maurice W. Altaffer —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in West Unity, Williams
County, Ohio, May 10,
1893.
School teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
U.S. Vice Consul in Stuttgart, 1923; Frankfort, 1923-24; Aleppo, 1924-26; Nogales, 1926; Agua Prieta, 1926-27; U.S. Consul in Nogales, 1927-29; Dresden, 1931-33; Zurich, 1933-43.
Died in Zurich, Switzerland,
July
11, 1974 (age 81 years, 62
days).
Interment at Friedhof Nordheim, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Charles H. Ambler (b. 1876) —
of Pleasants
County, W.Va.; Ashland, Hanover
County, Va.; Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio, August
12, 1876.
Democrat. School teacher; Pleasants
County Sheriff, 1900-01; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1951-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Sigma
Nu; Phi
Beta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lutellis Ambler and Ella Rebecca (Wells) Ambler; married, September
4, 1920, to Helen Mary Carle. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Harlan Page Amen (1853-1913) —
also known as Harlan P. Amen —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Sinking Spring, Highland
County, Ohio, April
14, 1853.
Republican. School teacher; principal, Phillips Exeter
Academy, Exeter, N.H., from 1895; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1912.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; American
Historical Association.
Died November
9, 1913 (age 60 years, 209
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Amen and Sarah J. (Barber) Amen. |
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Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) —
also known as Benjamin W. Arnett —
of Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born in Brownsville, Fayette
County, Pa., March
16, 1838.
Republican. School teacher and principal; ordained
minister; member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first
Black state legislator elected to represent a majority white
constituency; bishop; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1896.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African,
Scottish,
American
Indian, and Irish
ancestry.
Lost a
leg due to a tumor in 1858.
Died, of uremia,
in Wilberforce, Greene
County, Ohio, October
7, 1906 (age 68 years, 205
days).
Interment at Wilberforce
Cemetery, Wilberforce, Ohio.
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De Witt Clinton Badger (1858-1926) —
also known as De Witt C. Badger —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born near London, Madison
County, Ohio, August
7, 1858.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1903-05; defeated, 1904;
mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1906-07.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 20,
1926 (age 67 years, 286
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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William E. Baker (b. 1902) —
of Mesick, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Marengo, Morrow
County, Ohio, December
20, 1902.
Democrat. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture; elected 1955; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1956.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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James R. Barr (1854-1934) —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio.
Born near Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio, April
15, 1854.
Republican. School teacher; druggist; Guernsey
County Clerk of Courts, 1881-87; mayor
of Cambridge, Ohio, 1890-94; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1896;
postmaster at Cambridge,
Ohio, 1897-1910; insurance
and real
estate business; member of Ohio
state senate 18th-19th District, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar.
Injured in a fall on
slippery pavement, broke his hip, and died several weeks later, in
Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio, January
2, 1934 (age 79 years, 262
days).
Interment at Northwood
Cemetery, Cambridge, Ohio.
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Donald G. Batchelor (1895-1971) —
also known as Don G. Batchelor —
of Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Hicksville, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 13,
1895.
Republican. School teacher; athletic
coach; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
National
Education Association.
Died in Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich., September
25, 1971 (age 76 years, 104
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Hudson, Mich.
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James Adam Bede (1856-1942) —
also known as J. Adam Bede —
of Pine City, Pine
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Eaton Township, Lorain
County, Ohio, January
13, 1856.
Republican. School teacher; printer;
newspaper
reporter; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1903-09; newspaper
editor; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 58, 1931-32.
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., April
11, 1942 (age 86 years, 88
days).
Interment at Birchwood
Cemetery, Pine City, Minn.
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James Thomas Begg (1877-1963) —
also known as James T. Begg —
of Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio.
Born near Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, February
16, 1877.
Republican. School principal; superintendent of
schools; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1919-29; defeated, 1942;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died March
26, 1963 (age 86 years, 38
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Lewis D. Bonebrake (b. 1859) —
of Ohio.
Born in Westerville, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
23, 1859.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
Ohio
commissioner of common schools, 1898-1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Daniel Bonebrake and Hester Ann (Bishop)
Bonebrake. |
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Benjamin F. Bowles (1869-1928) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, April 3,
1869.
Republican. School teacher and principal; lecturer;
musician;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 32nd District,
1922-23.
African
ancestry.
Died September
29, 1928 (age 59 years, 179
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery, Normandy, Mo.
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Relatives:
Married to Annie R. Anderson and Caroline 'Carrie'
Johnson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1923 |
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Richard Franklin Brammer (1856-1931) —
also known as R. F. Brammer —
of Milton, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Millville (now Willow Wood), Lawrence
County, Ohio, July 2,
1856.
Republican. School teacher and principal; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1901-02,
1907-10, 1919-20, 1929-30.
Methodist.
Died, from pernicious
anemia, in Milton, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 29,
1931 (age 75 years, 27
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. Brammer and Elizabeth (Pinkerman) Brammer; married, November
28, 1880, to Nancy V. Blake. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Virgil O. Braun (1896-1980) —
also known as V. O. Braun —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Rising Sun, Wood
County, Ohio, June 7,
1896.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-38; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1939-44;
defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Alpha
Gamma Rho; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
3, 1980 (age 84 years, 179
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. H. Braun and Emma (Roush) Braun; married, September
7, 1935, to Grace Downing. |
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William Alexander Calderhead (1844-1928) —
also known as William A. Calderhead —
of Marysville, Marshall
County, Kan.; Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born near New Lexington, Perry
County, Ohio, September
26, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; farmer; lawyer; Marshall
County Attorney, 1889-91; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1895-97, 1899-1911.
Died in Enid, Garfield
County, Okla., December
18, 1928 (age 84 years, 83
days).
Interment at Marysville
Cemetery, Marysville, Kan.
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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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William Wallace Chalmers (1861-1944) —
also known as William W. Chalmers —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Strathroy, Ontario,
November
1, 1861.
Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; farmer; lumber
business; real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1921-23, 1925-31;
defeated, 1922.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
1, 1944 (age 82 years, 335
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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John Crawford Chaney (1853-1940) —
also known as John C. Chaney —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born near New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana
County, Ohio, February
1, 1853.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer;
member of Indiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1884-85; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1905-09; defeated,
1902, 1908.
Presbyterian.
Died in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., April
26, 1940 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Center
Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
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Jacob Ezekiel Chew (1863-1945) —
also known as Jacob E. Chew —
of East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, September
25, 1863.
Republican. School teacher; flour and grain
business; restaurant
keeper; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1917-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich., June 8,
1945 (age 81 years, 256
days).
Interment at Sunset Hill Cemetery, East Jordan, Mich.
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Julius Alonzo Churchill (b. 1862) —
also known as J. A. Churchill —
of Ashland, Jackson
County, Ore.; Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, October
14, 1862.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1913-26; appointed 1913;
resigned 1926.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Maccabees;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius R. Churchill and Lou (Saint) Churchill; married, October
18, 1887, to Florence B. Jennings; married, March 5,
1922, to Inez Depew. |
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Frank Clague (1865-1952) —
of Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in Warrensville (now Warrensville Heights), Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 13,
1865.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Redwood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1902; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 19, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1905; member of Minnesota
state senate 19th District, 1907-14; district judge in Minnesota
9th District, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1921-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn., March
25, 1952 (age 86 years, 256
days).
Interment at Redwood
Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.
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Joseph H. Close (b. 1858) —
of White Lake, Aurora
County, S.Dak.
Born in Columbiana
County, Ohio, April 8,
1858.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 13th District, 1901-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1887 to Marion
Hoobler. |
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James Lockwood Conger (1805-1876) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
18, 1805.
Whig. School teacher; lawyer; merchant;
banker;
patent
medicine manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1851-53.
Died in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., April
10, 1876 (age 71 years, 52
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; cenotaph at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of David Beeman Conger and Hannah (Lockwood) Conger; married, December
23, 1824, to Paulina Belvedere Clark; second cousin once removed
of Hanford
Nichols Lockwood; second cousin thrice removed of John
Hart; third cousin of Homer
Nichols Lockwood and Charles
Franklin Conger; third cousin once removed of Daniel
Lockwood and Hugh
Conger; third cousin twice removed of Ebenezer
Lockwood, Alfred
Collins Lockwood and Daniel
Clark Joyce; third cousin thrice removed of John
Alsop, William
Henry Rossell and Asbury
Elliott Kellogg; fourth cousin of Thaddeus
Betts, Anson
Griffith Conger, Harmon
Sweatland Conger, Omar
Dwight Conger, Moore
Conger, Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1838-1916) and Frederick
Ward Conger; fourth cousin once removed of Horatio
Lockwood, Walter
Booth, Abiel
Case, Abraham
Bogart Conger, Edwin
Hurd Conger, James
W. Conger, Franklin
Barker Conger, Benn
Conger, Frank
Elisha Reed and Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1882-1963). |
| | | Political families: Conger
family of New York; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Oscar Taylor Corson (1857-1928) —
also known as Oscar T. Corson —
of Ohio.
Born near Camden, Preble
County, Ohio, May 3,
1857.
Republican. School teacher and principal; Ohio
commissioner of common schools, 1892-98.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died suddenly while addressing
a conference at Ohio State University, Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April
14, 1928 (age 70 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Corson and Elizabeth (McBurney) Corson; married, August
2, 1881, to Ella M. Jacoby. |
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John King Cowen (1844-1904) —
also known as John K. Cowen —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio; Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Millersburg, Holmes
County, Ohio, October
28, 1844.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
counsel, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
1872-76; general counsel, 1876-96; president, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1895-97.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
26, 1904 (age 59 years, 181
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Ohio.
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James Earl Cox (1890-1969) —
also known as J. Earl Cox —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Mason, Warren
County, Ohio, January
11, 1890.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer;
candidate for mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1929 (primary), 1931, 1933.
Died in Pinellas
County, Fla., April
17, 1969 (age 79 years, 96
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Mason, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Mount Cox and Lucy (Perrine) Cox; married to Jennie Irene
Moody; first cousin twice removed of Martha A. Cox (who married Eli
Bowyer). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Washington Crouse (1832-1912) —
also known as George W. Crouse —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Tallmadge, Summit
County, Ohio, November
23, 1832.
Republican. School teacher; Summit
County Auditor, 1858-63; Summit
County Treasurer, 1863; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Summit
County Commissioner, 1874-75; member of Ohio
state senate, 1885-87; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1887-89.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, January
5, 1912 (age 79 years, 43
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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Edwin W. Cunningham (b. 1842) —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born in Clarksfield Township, Huron
County, Ohio, August
31, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
superintendent of schools; lawyer; Lyon
County Probate Judge, 1872-78; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram W. Cunningham and Eunice Cunningham; married, March
12, 1867, to Debbie A. Rowland. |
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William Raymond Davis (b. 1877) —
also known as W. R. Davis —
of Chardon, Geauga
County, Ohio.
Born in Edinburg, Portage
County, Ohio, June 6,
1877.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1912;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1913-14.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dexter D. Davis and Frances Ellen (Turner) Davis; married, July 17,
1907, to Jennie E. Turner. |
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Clarence Cleveland Dill (1884-1978) —
also known as C. C. Dill; "Father of the Grand Coulee
Dam"; "Father of the Radio Act" —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born near Fredericktown, Knox
County, Ohio, September
21, 1884.
Democrat. School teacher; newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1915-19; defeated,
1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1920,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1923-35.
Methodist
or Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Instrumental in developing Grand Coulee Dam.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., January
14, 1978 (age 93 years, 115
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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Luther Thomas Ellsworth (1853-1914) —
also known as Luther T. Ellsworth —
of East Richfield, Summit
County, Ohio; Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in West Richfield, Summit
County, Ohio, November
13, 1853.
Stockholder, directtor, and secretary of a gold mining
company; school teacher; foreman of railway
coaling station; U.S. Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1898-1903; Cartagena, 1903-07; Chihuahua, 1907; Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, 1907-13.
Died in Summit
County, Ohio, July 2,
1914 (age 60 years, 231
days).
Interment at West Richfield Cemetery, Richfield, Ohio.
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Lucien Jerome Fenton (1844-1922) —
also known as Lucien J. Fenton —
of Winchester, Adams
County, Ohio.
Born in Winchester, Adams
County, Ohio, May 7,
1844.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; banker; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1895-99.
Died in Winchester, Adams
County, Ohio, June 28,
1922 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Winchester
Cemetery, Winchester, Ohio.
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Hamilton Lehr Fess (1891-1965) —
also known as Lehr Fess —
of Ohio.
Born in Ada, Hardin
County, Ohio, November
13, 1891.
Republican. School principal; Parliamentarian, U.S. House of
Representatives, 1919-27; Parliamentarian, Republican National
Convention, 1920,
1944;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1943-45; Judge, Ohio Court of
Appeals 6th District, 1945-65.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August
15, 1965 (age 73 years, 275
days).
Interment at Glen
Forest Cemetery, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
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William Thomas Fitzgerald (1858-1939) —
also known as William T. Fitzgerald —
of Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio.
Born in Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio, October
13, 1858.
Republican. School teacher; physician;
mayor
of Greenville, Ohio, 1921-25; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1925-29.
Member, Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Kiwanis.
Died in Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio, January
12, 1939 (age 80 years, 91
days).
Interment at Greenville
Cemetery, Greenville, Ohio.
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Aaron O. Fox (1852-1932) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Summit
County, Ohio, February
18, 1852.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1917-18.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., March
20, 1932 (age 80 years, 31
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Bohdan Futey (b. 1939) —
of Parma, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Buchach, Ukraine,
June
28, 1939.
School teacher; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1974.
Ukrainian
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Still living as of 1975.
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Relatives: Son
of Petro Futey and Maria (Woroszczuk) Futey. |
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Alonzo B. Garrett (1847-1938) —
of Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Lavalette, Wayne
County, W.Va., January
21, 1847.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher;
physician;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1897-1900; U.S. Consul in Nuevo Laredo, 1901-17; St. Stephen, 1917-24.
Died November
1, 1938 (age 91 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mound
Hill Cemetery, Gallipolis, Ohio.
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James Malcolm Gleaves (1852-1901) —
also known as James M. Gleaves —
of Shasta, Shasta
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Guernsey
County, Ohio, September
10, 1852.
Republican. School teacher; mining engineer;
Shasta
County Surveyor; member of California
state senate 2nd District, 1895; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1896;
U.S. Surveyor-General for California, 1898-1901; died in office 1901.
Died, in Waldeck Sanatorium,
San
Francisco, Calif., November
27, 1901 (age 49 years, 78
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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W. C. Graybill (b. 1851) —
of Chamberlain, Brule
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fairfield
County, Ohio, January
24, 1851.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; real estate
business; Brule
County Register of Deeds, 1891-92; receiver, U.S. Land Office at
Chamberlain, S.D., 1894-98; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 17th District, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Warren Armstrong Haggott (1864-1958) —
also known as Warren A. Haggott —
of Idaho Springs, Clear
Creek County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Sidney, Shelby
County, Ohio, May 18,
1864.
Republican. School teacher; mining engineer;
lawyer;
Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1902-03; member of Colorado
state senate, 1903-05; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1907-09; defeated,
1908; district judge in Colorado 2nd District, 1921-23.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Denver,
Colo., April
29, 1958 (age 93 years, 346
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Thomas Lyon Hamer (1800-1846) —
also known as Thomas L. Hamer —
of Georgetown, Brown
County, Ohio.
Born in Northumberland
County, Pa., July, 1800.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1825, 1828-29; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1829; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1833-39; general in the
U.S. Army during the Mexican War.
Nominated Ulysses
S. Grant to be a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Died
in the military service, probably from dysentery,
at Monterrey, Nuevo
León, December
2, 1846 (age 46 years, 0
days).
Original interment somewhere
in near Monterrey, Nuevo León; reinterment at Old
Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Wilfred Eugene Harmon (1856-1933) —
also known as Wilfred E. Harmon —
of Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont.
Born in Fayette, Fulton
County, Ohio, February
7, 1856.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; school teacher; superintendent of
schools; Montana
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-13; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1920; Montana
state treasurer, 1925-29; secretary
of state of Montana, 1929-32.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Bozeman, Gallatin
County, Mont., August
15, 1933 (age 77 years, 189
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Mont.
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Alvesto S. Hogue (b. 1852) —
Born in Belmont, Belmont
County, Ohio, 1852.
School teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Frankfort, 1882-85; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Frankfort, 1885-95; Vienna, 1898-1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Ross Edgar Holaday (1869-1929) —
also known as Ross E. Holaday —
of Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Westboro, Clinton
County, Ohio, July 14,
1869.
School teacher; lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1900; U.S. Consul in Santiago de Cuba, 1902-15; Manchester, 1915-29, died in office 1929.
Died in Manchester, England,
November
27, 1929 (age 60 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Prat Hopley (1821-1904) —
also known as John Hopley —
of Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio.
Born in Whitstable, Kent, England,
May
21, 1821.
School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; bank
examiner; newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Bucyrus,
Ohio, 1870-79, 1890-94.
Died in Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio, June 3,
1904 (age 83 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio.
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Dan Horrigan (b. 1963) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in 1963.
Democrat. School teacher; mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 2016-.
Still living as of 2019.
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James W. Humphrey (1846-1905) —
of Wayland, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Powell, Delaware
County, Ohio, August
19, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; superintendent of schools; ordained
minister; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1899-1902.
Disciples
of Christ.
Died May 11,
1905 (age 58 years, 265
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Core Serena Ireland (1874-1943) —
also known as Core S. Ireland —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Terre Haute, Champaign
County, Ohio, September
24, 1874.
Republican. School teacher; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1932,
1936.
Died, from bladder
cancer and uremia,
in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, August
19, 1943 (age 68 years, 329
days).
Interment at Oak
Dale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio.
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Frederick Albert Jeffers (1869-1966) —
also known as Fred A. Jeffers —
of Painesdale, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Farmington, Belmont
County, Ohio, July 24,
1869.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1915-33; defeated, 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died August
15, 1966 (age 97 years, 22
days).
Interment at Pease Cemetery, Wheatland Township, Hillsdale County, Mich.
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Averill G. Johnson (b. 1888) —
of Las Animas, Bent
County, Colo.; Wheat Ridge, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Mercerville, Gallia
County, Ohio, August
15, 1888.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Minor Karshner (b. 1897) —
of Napoleon, Henry
County, Ohio.
Born in Liberty Center, Henry
County, Ohio, September
16, 1897.
Democrat. School principal; athletic
coach; chair of
Henry County Democratic Party, 1933, 1948.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles B. Karshner and Ella (Steedman) Karshner; married to
Gertrude Yaney. |
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Carroll Dudley Kearns (1900-1976) —
also known as Carroll D. Kearns —
of Farrell, Mercer
County, Pa.; Conneaut Lake, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, May 7,
1900.
Republican. Concert
musician; orchestral
conductor; superintendent of schools; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-63 (28th District 1947-53,
24th District 1953-63); defeated in primary, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions;
Phi
Mu Alpha.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 11,
1976 (age 76 years, 35
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Pa.
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Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) —
also known as Charles C. Kearns —
of Batavia, Clermont
County, Ohio; Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M.; Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio.
Born in Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill., February
11, 1869.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Clermont
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio, December
17, 1931 (age 62 years, 309
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Ohio.
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Sue W. Kelly (b. 1936) —
of Katonah, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
26, 1936.
Republican. School teacher; staff for U.S. Rep. Hamilton
Fish; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1995-.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph William Kessel (b. 1925) —
also known as Joseph W. Kessel; Joe Bill
Kessel —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, November
22, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1955-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Moose; National
Education Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Clark Ketcham (1873-1941) —
also known as John C. Ketcham —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
1, 1873.
Republican. School teacher; Barry
County School Commissioner, 1899-1907; postmaster at Hastings,
Mich., 1907-13; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
English
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., December
4, 1941 (age 68 years, 337
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Samuel S. Knabenshue (b. 1845) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; South Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, November
1, 1845.
Republican. School teacher; newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul in Belfast, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General in Tientsin, 1909-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Odell Zera Lamb (1895-1967) —
also known as Odell Z. Lamb —
of Hendricks Township, Mackinac
County, Mich.; Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tippecanoe, Harrison
County, Ohio, March 6,
1895.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1944, 1946.
Died in 1967
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Harrison, Mich.
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Lewis C. Laylin (b. 1848) —
of Ohio.
Born in Norwalk, Huron
County, Ohio, September
28, 1848.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; Huron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1880-86; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1888-93; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1892-93; secretary
of state of Ohio, 1901-07.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Martin Lebus (1834-1905) —
also known as Lewis Lebus —
of Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Lisbon, Columbiana
County, Ohio, 1834.
Republican. School teacher; farmer; Harrison
County Sheriff; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1888.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
31, 1905 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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David Warner Leedy (1856-1937) —
also known as David W. Leedy —
of Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1856.
Republican. School teacher; traveling
salesman; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924.
Dutch,
Swiss,
and English
ancestry.
Died in Riverton Township, Mason
County, Mich., October
2, 1937 (age 80 years, 320
days).
Interment at Germantown Cemetery, Germantown, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Catherine H. (Warner) Leedy and Jacob Hart Leedy; married 1906 to Ida
Jane Hetzler; married 1931 to Martha
Jane Blaine. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Jacob Lentz (1856-1931) —
also known as John J. Lentz —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born near St. Clairsville, Belmont
County, Ohio, January
27, 1856.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1897-1901; defeated, 1900.
Died July 27,
1931 (age 75 years, 181
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Leroy Tate Marshall (1883-1950) —
also known as Leroy T. Marshall —
of Xenia, Greene
County, Ohio.
Born near Bellbrook, Greene
County, Ohio, November
8, 1883.
Republican. School teacher; Greene
County Clerk of Courts, 1909-13; lawyer; chair of
Greene County Republican Party, 1920-32; member of Ohio
state senate, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1933-37.
Died in Xenia, Greene
County, Ohio, November
20, 1950 (age 67 years, 12
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Xenia, 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 Dudley Mayo (1762-1838) —
also known as Daniel Mayo —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk
County), Mass., September
30, 1762.
School teacher; postmaster at Cincinnati,
Ohio, 1797-98; Newport,
Ky., 1800-38.
Died in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., December
25, 1838 (age 76 years, 86
days).
Original interment at Newport Cemetery, Newport, Ky.; reinterment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
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John Anderson McDowell (1853-1927) —
also known as John A. McDowell —
of Millersburg, Holmes
County, Ohio; Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio.
Born in Killibuck, Holmes
County, Ohio, September
25, 1853.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1897-1901.
Died, from a heart
problem and bladder
cancer, in the Cleveland Clinic Hospital,
Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
2, 1927 (age 74 years, 7
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Ohio.
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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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Oscar Winfred Neale (b. 1873) —
also known as Oscar W. Neale —
of Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.
Born in Birmingham, Erie
County, Ohio, December
17, 1873.
Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; member of Wisconsin
state senate 23rd District; elected 1946, 1950.
Interment at McDill
Cemetery, Near Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis.
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John Rockey Park (1833-1900) —
also known as John R. Park —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, May 7,
1833.
Republican. School teacher; president,
University of Deseret (now University of Utah), 1869-92; Utah
superintendent of public instruction, 1895-1900; died in office
1900.
Mormon.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, September
29, 1900 (age 67 years, 145
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Relatives: Son
of John Park and Anna Elizabeth (Waggoner) Park. |
| | | The Park Building
at the University
of Utah, Salt Lake
City, Utah, is named for
him. — Draper Park School
(built 1912; converted to city hall 1972; sold 2017), in Draper,
Utah, was named for
him. — Draper Park Middle
School (built 2013), in Draper,
Utah, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS John R. Park (built 1943 at Richmond,
California; torpedoed and lost in the English
Channel, 1945) was named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Salt Lake Herald,
September 30, 1900 |
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Edwin Jay Pinney (b. 1847) —
also known as E. Jay Pinney —
of Jefferson, Ashtabula
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Hartsgrove, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, May 26,
1847.
School teacher and principal; lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1897; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1902.
Baptist.
Member, Good
Templars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philo Pinney and Delia (Griswold) Pinney; married, December
25, 1869, to Mary E. Gist. |
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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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Christian William Ramseyer (1875-1943) —
also known as C. William Ramseyer —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa.
Born near Collinsville, Butler
County, Ohio, March
13, 1875.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Davis
County Attorney, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1915-33.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
1, 1943 (age 68 years, 233
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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Edwin Darlington Ricketts (1867-1937) —
also known as Edwin D. Ricketts —
of Laurelville, Hocking
County, Ohio; Logan, Hocking
County, Ohio.
Born in Perry
County, Ohio, August
3, 1867.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904
(alternate), 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1915-17, 1919-23;
defeated, 1922, 1924.
Died in 1937
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Logan, Ohio.
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Benjamin Ruggles (1783-1857) —
also known as "Wheel-Horse of the
Senate" —
of St. Clairsville, Belmont
County, Ohio.
Born in Abington, Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn., February
21, 1783.
School teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1815-33; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Ohio.
Died September
2, 1857 (age 74 years, 193
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio.
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Daniel Clinard Rybolt (1869-1937) —
also known as D. C. Rybolt —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Milford, Clermont
County, Ohio, October
30, 1869.
Republican. School principal; mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1922-27; defeated, 1927; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1922.
Methodist.
Died in Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio, August
10, 1937 (age 67 years, 284
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Dew Rybolt and Wineford (Morison) Rybolt; married to Maude
C. Thackara. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Elbert Sater (1854-1937) —
also known as John E. Sater —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in New Haven, Huron
County, Ohio, January
16, 1854.
Superintendent of schools; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 1907-24;
retired 1924; delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Died July 18,
1937 (age 83 years, 183
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Charles Sawyer (b. 1945) —
also known as Thomas C. Sawyer; Tom Sawyer —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, August
15, 1945.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1977-83; mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1984-86; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1987-2003; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000;
member of Ohio
state senate 28th District, 2007-.
Member, Phi
Kappa Tau.
Still living as of 2014.
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John L. Schmitz (1855-1928) —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, June 24,
1855.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; mayor
of Chillicothe, Mo., 1888-89; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1902; postmaster at Chillicothe,
Mo., 1903-15.
Died in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., May 11,
1928 (age 72 years, 322
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
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Robert Thompson Secrest (1904-1994) —
also known as Robert T. Secrest —
of Caldwell, Noble
County, Ohio; Senecaville, Guernsey
County, Ohio.
Born in Senecaville, Guernsey
County, Ohio, January
22, 1904.
Democrat. School principal; superintendent of schools;
member of Ohio state legislature, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1933-42, 1949-54,
1963-67; defeated, 1946; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member, Federal Trade Commission, 1954-61.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died May 15,
1994 (age 90 years, 113
days).
Interment at Senecaville
Cemetery, Senacaville, 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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William Taylor Sheppard (b. 1877) —
also known as W. T. Sheppard —
of Smoot, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, Ohio, April
16, 1877.
Democrat. School teacher; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1927-30.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Robert Walker Tayler (1852-1910) —
also known as Robert W. Tayler —
of Lisbon, Columbiana
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, November
26, 1852.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
newspaper
editor; lawyer; Columbiana
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1895-1903; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1905.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died November
25, 1910 (age 57 years, 364
days).
Interment at Lisbon
Cemetery, Lisbon, Ohio.
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Carl W. Thompson (1879-1958) —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Randolph
County, Ind., October
10, 1879.
School teacher; lawyer; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; mayor
of Winchester, Ind., 1910-14; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1916 (Progressive, 8th District),
1946 (Prohibition, 10th District), 1947 (Prohibition, 10th District),
1950 (Prohibition, 10th District); Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 12,
1958 (age 78 years, 275
days).
Interment at Hollansburg Cemetery, Hollansburg, Ohio.
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Charles Bateman Timberlake (1854-1941) —
also known as Charles B. Timberlake —
of Holyoke, Phillips
County, Colo.; Sterling, Logan
County, Colo.
Born in Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, September
25, 1854.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Colorado
Republican State Committee, 1892-1910; Phillips
County Clerk, 1895-97; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1915-33.
Died in Sterling, Logan
County, Colo., May 31,
1941 (age 86 years, 248
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800-1878) —
also known as Benjamin F. Wade —
of Jefferson, Ashtabula
County, Ohio.
Born in Feeding Hills, Agawam, Hampden
County, Mass., October
27, 1800.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Ashtabula
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1835-37; member of Ohio
state senate, 1837-38, 1841-42; circuit judge in Ohio, 1847-51;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1851-69; candidate for Republican nomination
for Vice President, 1868.
Died in Jefferson, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March 2,
1878 (age 77 years, 126
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Jefferson, Ohio.
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Madison Miner Walden (1836-1891) —
also known as Madison M. Walden —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Adams
County, Ohio, October
6, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Iowa
state house of representatives 4th District, 1866-67, 1890;
member of Iowa
state senate 4th District, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1871-73.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., July 24,
1891 (age 54 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Adoniram Judson Warner (1834-1910) —
also known as Adoniram J. Warner —
of Ohio.
Born in Wales, Erie
County, N.Y., January
13, 1834.
Democrat. School principal; superintendent of schools;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1879-81, 1883-87 (13th District
1879-81, 15th District 1883-85, 17th District 1885-87); defeated,
1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1896;
engaged in street
railway construction in Washington, D.C., and railroad
construction in Ohio; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Died in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, August
12, 1910 (age 76 years, 211
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
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Aaron Sherman Watkins (1863-1941) —
also known as Aaron S. Watkins —
of Wilmore, Jessamine
County, Ky.; Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio; Columbus Grove, Putnam
County, Ohio; Germantown, Montgomery
County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Rushsylvania, Logan
County, Ohio, November
29, 1863.
School teacher; lawyer; Methodist
minister; university
professor; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1904; Prohibition
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1905, 1922, 1932; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1908, 1912; president,
Asbury College, 1909-10; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1916; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1920.
Methodist.
Died in Rushsylvania, Logan
County, Ohio, February
9, 1941 (age 77 years, 72
days).
Interment at Equality
Cemetery, Rushsylvania, Ohio.
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Chilton Allen White (1826-1900) —
also known as Chilton A. White —
of Georgetown, Brown
County, Ohio.
Born in Georgetown, Brown
County, Ohio, February
6, 1826.
Democrat. School teacher; served in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; lawyer; Brown
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1852-54; member of Ohio
state senate, 1859-60; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1861-65; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864;
delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Brown County, 1873;
candidate for secretary
of state of Ohio, 1896.
Died in Georgetown, Brown
County, Ohio, December
7, 1900 (age 74 years, 304
days).
Interment at Confidence
Cemetery, Georgetown, Ohio.
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Elmer John White (1859-1930) —
also known as E. J. White —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio, November
28, 1859.
Democrat. School teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S. Consular Agent in Whitehorse, 1911; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1919-22; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1919-20.
Died in 1930
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Elisha Whittlesey (1783-1863) —
of Canfield, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
19, 1783.
School teacher; lawyer; Mahoning
County Prosecuting Attorney; served in the U.S. Army during the
War of 1812; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1820-21; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1823-38 (13th District 1823-33, 16th
District 1833-38); resigned 1838; First Comptroller, U.S. Treasury,
1849-57, 1861-63.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
7, 1863 (age 79 years, 80
days).
Interment at Canfield
Village Cemetery, Canfield, Ohio.
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Stephen R. Wise (b. 1941) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, December
11, 1941.
Republican. School teacher; member of Florida
state house of representatives 13th District, 1989-2000; member
of Florida
state senate 5th District, 2001-12.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2012.
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William Penn Wolf (1833-1896) —
also known as William P. Wolf —
of Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa.
Born in Harrisburg, Stark
County, Ohio, December
1, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer;
superintendent of schools; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1863-64, 1881-85; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1884-85; member of Iowa
state senate, 1867-69; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1870-71; district judge in
Iowa 18th District, 1895-96; died in office 1896.
Died in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, September
19, 1896 (age 62 years, 293
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Tipton, Iowa.
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Lemon L. Woods (b. 1871) —
of Killibuck, Holmes
County, Ohio.
Born in 1871.
Republican. School teacher; postal
clerk; candidate for Ohio
state house of representatives from Holmes County, 1897.
Burial location unknown.
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Wallace D. Yaple (b. 1870) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in Eagle Township, Vinton
County, Ohio, May 2,
1870.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; mayor
of Chillicothe, Ohio, 1901-02; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Redmen;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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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