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Samuel Lake Burroughs (1858-1941) —
also known as Samuel L. Burroughs —
of Portsmouth,
Va.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., February
8, 1858.
Republican. Bookseller; stationer;
postmaster at Portsmouth,
Va., 1898-1902; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1936;
Honorary Vice-President, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Died in Portsmouth,
Va., April
12, 1941 (age 83 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John Henry Burroughs and Georgiana F. (Elliott) Burroughs; married
1885 to
Annie B. Lane; married 1901 to Lally
White. |
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Henry Keeling Ellyson (1823-1890) —
also known as Henry K. Ellyson —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., July 31,
1823.
Printer; lecturer;
newspaper
publisher; director of banks, insurance
companies, and the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad;
president, Virginia Steamboat
Co.; Henrico
County Sheriff, 1857-65; mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1870-71.
Baptist.
Died in Richmond,
Va., November
27, 1890 (age 67 years, 119
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Joe Gregory Gentry (1893-1983) —
also known as Joe G. Gentry —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C., September
23, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printing business;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36,
1941-42, 1947-48, 1955-56; defeated (Democratic), 1928; Republican
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks.
Died September
6, 1983 (age 89 years, 348
days).
Interment at Elks Cemetery, Bedford, Va.
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Robert Lee Tudor (1875-1949) —
also known as Robert L. Tudor —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Critz, Patrick
County, Va., March 4,
1875.
Democrat. Telegrapher;
railway
station agent; publishing business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1913-17.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, from a subdural
hematoma, in Jefferson Hospital,
Roanoke,
Va., May 14,
1949 (age 74 years, 71
days).
Interment at Tudor
Family Cemetery, Critz, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Abraham Tudor and Martha Jane (Lee) Tudor. |
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memorial |
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1917 |
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Jacob Yost (1853-1933) —
of Staunton,
Va.; Palo Alto, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Staunton,
Va., April 1,
1853.
Republican. Printer; civil
engineer; mayor
of Staunton, Va., 1886-87; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1887-89, 1897-99; mining
business.
Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., January
25, 1933 (age 79 years, 299
days).
Interment at Thornrose
Cemetery, Staunton, Va.
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