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Hardware Business Politicians in South Dakota
Hardware and Building Supply Dealers

Albro Charles Ayres (1907-1981) — also known as Albro C. Ayres — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born July 1, 1907. Republican. Hardware and mining supplies business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1951-56 (52nd District 1951-52, 49th District 1953-56). Member, Freemasons. Died February 2, 1981 (age 73 years, 216 days). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.   Relatives: Son of George Vincent Ayres and Myrtle (Coon) Ayres; married 1948 to Linda Mackey.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   George Vincent Ayres (1852-1939) — also known as George V. Ayres — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Luzerne County, Pa., November 1, 1852. Republican. Hardware dealer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 46th District, 1927-30. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners. Died May 29, 1939 (age 86 years, 209 days). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.   Relatives: Married, April 23, 1885, to Katie Towle; married to Myrtle Coon; father of Albro Charles Ayres.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Seth Bullock (1847-1919) — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont.; Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Ontario, July 23, 1847. Republican. Member of Montana territorial senate, 1871-72; Lewis and Clark County Sheriff, 1873; hardware dealer; hotel owner; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1916. Died, in the Bullock Hotel, Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak., September, 1919 (age 72 years, 0 days). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.   Relatives: Married to Martha Marguerite Eccles.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial B. W. Countryman (b. 1867) — of Spencer, McCook County, S.Dak. Born in Grant County, Wis., February 28, 1867. Republican. Farmer; hardware business; grain dealer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 11th District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1889 to Alice E. Parkhurst.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 A. F. Elliott — of Hurley, Turner County, S.Dak. Republican. Hardware business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 T. A. Fossum (b. 1858) — of Mound City, Campbell County, S.Dak.; Herreid, Campbell County, S.Dak. Born in Allamakee County, Iowa, October 25, 1858. Republican. Hardware business; Campbell County Commissioner; Campbell County Auditor; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 40th District, 1901-04. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1885 to Elisa Froslie.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   Gustav Holden Helgerson (1875-1965) — also known as Gus H. Helgerson — of Mt. Vernon, Davison County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak. Born in Pontiac, Livingston County, Ill., September 25, 1875. Republican. Hardware business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1909-12; member of South Dakota state senate 13th District, 1913-14; South Dakota state treasurer, 1917-21; insurance business. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., July, 1965 (age 89 years, 0 days). Interment at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Blendon Township, Davison County, S.Dak.   Relatives: Son of Barney Helgerson and Laura Marie (Larson) Helgerson; married to Blanche Fern Hamilton.   John Hohenthaner (1875-1954) — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak.; Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Fla. Born in Wisconsin, October 9, 1875. Hardware merchant; mayor of Zephyrhills, Fla., 1928-32. German ancestry. Died in Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Fla., May 11, 1954 (age 78 years, 214 days). Interment at Oakside Cemetery, Zephyrhills, Fla.   Relatives: Son of Johann Baptiste Hohenthaner and Anna (Maier) Hohenthaner; married, March 29, 1902, to Alpha Marcella Osborn.   Epitaph: "In Loving Memory."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — BillionGraves burial record George J. Jenkins (b. 1856) — of Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa; Sisseton, Roberts County, S.Dak. Born in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, March 20, 1856. Republican. Farmer; lumber business; hardware dealer; banker; real estate business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 33rd District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1889 to Arrie A. Grant.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 Jacob L. Kehm (b. 1864) — of Harrisburg, Lincoln County, S.Dak. Born in Shannon, Carroll County, Ill., 1864. Republican. Lumber and hardware merchant; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 4th District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   LeRoy John Laxson (1893-1938) — also known as LeRoy J. Laxson — of Canton, Lincoln County, S.Dak. Born in Canton, Lincoln County, S.Dak., February 3, 1893. Hardware merchant; druggist; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1931-32. English and German ancestry. Died in South Dakota, March 26, 1938 (age 45 years, 51 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John George Laxson and Flora (Gottschalk) Laxson.   Frank M. Rood (b. 1856) — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Ash Creek, Stanley County, S.Dak.; Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak. Born in Lenoxville, Susquehanna County, Pa., October 13, 1856. Republican. Rancher; hardware business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1907-08; secretary of state of South Dakota, 1915-19. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John Rood and Ruby (Rogers) Rood; married, May 28, 1886, to Eva J. Voorhees.   John Stedronsky (b. 1872) — of Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.Dak. Born in Lakeport, Yankton County, S.Dak., May 4, 1872. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; hardware and farm implement business; mayor of Wagner, S.D., 1911-14; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1915-18; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1922. Catholic; later Congregationalist. Bohemian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John Stedronsky and Marie Stedronsky; married, October 30, 1895, to Emanuela Cernik; married, April 17, 1900, to Emily Tepley. John Stoller (b. 1862) — of Eureka, McPherson County, S.Dak. Born in Russia, June 24, 1862. Republican. Hardware business; merchant; member of South Dakota state senate 37th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 John J. Wipf (b. 1870) — of Freeman, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in Russia (part now in Ukraine), November 16, 1870. Republican. Hardware business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-04, 1909-12, 1925-30 (6th District 1903-04, 7th District 1909-12, 1925-30); member of South Dakota state senate 7th District, 1931-32. Volga German ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903

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