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James Abram Althauser (1884-1919) —
also known as James A. Althauser —
of Greenbrier, Robertson
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Tennessee, January
10, 1884.
Republican. Real estate
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1912.
German ancestry.
Died in 1919
(age about
35 years).
Interment at Greenbrier
Cemetery, Greenbrier, Tenn.
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Samuel Gordon Heiskell (1858-1923) —
also known as Samuel G. Heiskell —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Monroe
County, Tenn., August
7, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; historian;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1880; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1892;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1896-97, 1900-01, 1906-07, 1910-12, 1912-15.
Episcopalian.
German and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Sigma
Kappa.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., September
17, 1923 (age 65 years, 41
days).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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William Heiskell (1788-1871) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., 1788.
Whig. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1823; delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; railroad
promoter; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1849-51, 1865-67; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1865-67;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1857.
German ancestry.
Slaveowner.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., September
9, 1871 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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John B. Nees (1804-1882) —
also known as John B. Neese —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., December
8, 1804.
Farmer;
merchant;
sheriff;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1842-44.
Presbyterian.
German ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Poland, Clay
County, Ind., May 19,
1882 (age 77 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Oakes (1861-1931) —
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.
Died October
26, 1931 (age 69 years, 364
days).
Interment at Mt.
Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Eugene Hermann Plumacher (1837-1910) —
also known as Eugene H. Plumacher —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Germany,
1837.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; university
professor; inventor;
U.S. Consul in Maracaibo, 1883-1909.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Founded a leprosy hospital in Venezuela.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
25, 1910 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Louis Reemelin (1852-1911) —
Born in Dent, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
20, 1852.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1892.
German ancestry.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., October
27, 1911 (age 59 years, 280
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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