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Ethel Butler Andrews (1898-1989) —
also known as Ethel Andrews; Ethel Butler —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Green Forest, Carroll
County, Ark., June 26,
1898.
Republican. School teacher; member of Oklahoma
Republican State Executive Committee, 1952-56; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1956.
Female.
Baptist.
Died in October, 1989
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Jefferson M. Butler and Walter (Miles) Butler; married,
December
23, 1921, to Delmar J. Andrews. |
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James Hugh Arrington (1904-1979) —
also known as James H. Arrington —
of Stillwater, Payne
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Jethro, Franklin
County, Ark., May 23,
1904.
Democrat. School teacher; athletic
coach; superintendent of schools; oil drilling
business; Oklahoma
Democratic state chair, 1940-46; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1942-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; Sigma
Nu; Lions.
Named to Oklahoma State University Alumni Hall of
Fame.
Died March 8,
1979 (age 74 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Stillwater, Okla.
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Hannah Diggs Atkins (b. 1923) —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., November
2, 1923.
Reporter;
school teacher; librarian;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1969-80; secretary
of state of Oklahoma, 1987-91.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James Thackeray Diggs and Mabel Kennedy Diggs; married to
Charles N. Atkins. |
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Frank Adelbert Balcer Jr. (1889-1965) —
also known as Frank A. Balcer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
9, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1940, 1946, 1950;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,
1962.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
National Alliance.
Died November
26, 1965 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at St. Teresas Catholic Cemetery, Harrah, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Balcerkiewicz and Elizabeth Balcerkiewicz; married to Anna
Pascko. |
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memorial |
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Wayne Winton Bayless (1895-1975) —
also known as Wayne W. Bayless —
of Claremore, Rogers
County, Okla.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., August
27, 1895.
Democrat. School teacher; automobile
dealer; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1924; district judge
in Oklahoma, 1926-29; director, National Bank of
Claremore.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died December
17, 1975 (age 80 years, 112
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Claremore, Okla.
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Lyle H. Boren (1909-1992) —
of Seminole, Seminole
County, Okla.
Born near Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., May 11,
1909.
Democrat. School teacher; merchant;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1937-47; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II.
Church
of Christ. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., July 2,
1992 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Quinn Brisben (1934-2012) —
also known as J. Quinn Brisben —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Enid, Garfield
County, Okla., September
6, 1934.
Socialist. School teacher; poet;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1976; briefly jailed
in Florida as a result of his participation in a disability rights demonstration
in Orlando, Fla., 1992; candidate for President
of the United States, 1992.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
17, 2012 (age 77 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Steven Dale Byas (b. 1954) —
also known as Steve Byas —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in the Patterson Hospital,
Duncan, Stephens
County, Okla., November
6, 1954.
Republican. School teacher; member of Oklahoma
Republican State Committee, 1981-83; candidate for Oklahoma
state house of representatives 45th District, 1992, 1994, 1996;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Oklahoma.
Baptist.
Member, Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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Wilburn Cartwright (1892-1979) —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Georgetown, Meigs
County, Tenn., January
12, 1892.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1915-18; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1927-43; major in the
U.S. Army during World War II; secretary
of state of Oklahoma, 1947-51; Oklahoma
state auditor, 1951-55.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Acacia;
Lions;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., March
14, 1979 (age 87 years, 61
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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William Edgar Chapman (1877-1947) —
also known as William E. Chapman —
of Alluwe, Nowata
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Mt. Pisgah, White
County, Ark., February
1, 1877.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; school
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Mazatlan, 1916, 1917-25; Nogales, 1916-17; Guaymas, 1917; Sault Ste. Marie, 1925-26; Torreon, 1926; Puerto Mexico, 1927; Monterrey, 1927-28; Cali, 1928-30; North Bay, 1930-32; Bilbao, 1932-38; in July 1927, in Puerto Mexico, two intruders
entered his residence, lay in wait, shot
him, and escaped; he recovered from his injuries.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla., March
12, 1947 (age 70 years, 39
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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James Buchanan Cullison (b. 1857) —
also known as James B. Cullison —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in New London, Henry
County, Iowa, September
21, 1857.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
register, U.S. Land Office, Enid, Okla., 1897-1902; district judge in
Oklahoma 21st District, 1911-29; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(alternate), 1932;
justice
of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: James
Buchanan |
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Matilda (McCabe) Cullison; married, July 30,
1882, to May Mary Sharp. |
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Gregory Carter Davidson (b. 1981) —
also known as Gregory Davidson; Greg
Davidson —
of Coalgate, Coal
County, Okla.; Tushka, Atoka
County, Okla.
Born in Ada, Pontotoc
County, Okla., March
25, 1981.
Democrat. School teacher; chair of
Coal County Democratic Party, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Relatives: Son
of Lyndon Bruce Davidson and Sue Ann (Carter)
Davidson. |
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Mabel Louise Fain (1904-1997) —
also known as Louise Fain —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo., October
22, 1904.
Republican. School teacher; real estate
agent; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1944.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American
Association of University Women.
Died December
2, 1997 (age 93 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lorraine Michael Gensman (1878-1954) —
also known as L. M. Gensman —
of Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.
Born near Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., August
26, 1878.
Republican. School principal; lawyer; Comanche
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1918-19; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1924;
oil
business.
Died in Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla., May 27,
1954 (age 75 years, 274
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Lawton, Okla.
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Sally Kern (b. 1946) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark., November
27, 1946.
Republican. School teacher; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives 84th District, 2005-17; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 2008;
in 2008, her statements about homosexuality as worse than
terrorism a furor;
in 2011, her derogatory
comments about African-Americans and women led the Oklahoma House
to reprimand
her by a vote of 76-17.
Female.
Still living as of 2017.
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Clarence Robinson (b. 1875) —
of Tecumseh, Pottawatomie
County, Okla.
Born in De Leon, Comanche
County, Tex., December
11, 1875.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer;
Mayor, Tecumseh, Okla., 1917-18; Pottawatomie
County Probate Judge, 1919-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of M. V. Robinson and Maria L. (Williams) Robinson; married, November
28, 1916, to Irene Buzzard. |
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Fletcher B. Swank (1875-1950) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born near Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, April
24, 1875.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
private secretary to U.S. Rep Scott
Ferris, 1907-08; lawyer; Cleveland
County Judge, 1911-14; district judge in Oklahoma 14th District,
1915-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1921-29, 1931-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Woodmen
Circle.
Died in Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla., March
16, 1950 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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James Marion Tadlock (b. 1866) —
of Logan, Phillips
County, Kan.; Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan.; El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Monroe, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Raymond, Pacific
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Eureka, Humboldt
County, Calif.
Born in Crawford
County, Ind., November
2, 1866.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; newspaper
editor; candidate for secretary
of state of Washington, 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1920;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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William T. Thompson Jr. (b. 1888) —
also known as W. T. Thompson —
of Cozad, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in Gibson Station, Wagoner
County, Okla., June 7,
1888.
Democrat. School teacher; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1940,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Nebraska
state treasurer, 1948.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William T. Thompson, Sr. and Mary (Couch) Thompson; married 1914 to Agnes
Faught; married 1925 to Irene
Brown. |
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Fannie W. Tracy (b. 1879) —
of Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.; Neosho, Newton
County, Mo.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Missouri, June, 1879.
Republican. School teacher; Newton
County Treasurer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1924.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to James E. Tracy. |
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Elizabeth Warren (b. 1949) —
also known as Elizabeth Ann Herring —
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 22,
1949.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 2013-; received 2 electoral votes for
Vice-President, 2016;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2020.
Female.
Still living as of 2021.
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