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Virgil H. Cady (b. 1876) —
of Baraboo, Sauk
County, Wis.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., December
25, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1909-10; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1914; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924;
candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1926.
Member, Woodmen;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William C. Cady and Emogene (Huntington) Cady; married, July 14,
1903, to Margaret Pelley. |
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Arnold J. Cane (b. 1914) —
of Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
11, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1951-60 (Winnebago County 2nd District 1951-54,
Winnebago County 3rd District 1955-60).
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles;
American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond Joseph Cannon (1894-1951) —
also known as Raymond J. Cannon —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich., August
26, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1933-39; defeated,
1938, 1944; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1940, 1942.
Professional baseball
player, 1908-22; attorney for Joe Jackson, winning damages for breach
of contract against the Chicago White Sox baseball
team; legal advisor to boxer
Jack Dempsey.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
25, 1951 (age 57 years, 91
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Matthew Hale Carpenter (1824-1881) —
also known as Matthew H. Carpenter; Decatur Merritt Hammond
Carpenter —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Moretown, Washington
County, Vt., December
22, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1869-75, 1879-81; died in office 1881.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
24, 1881 (age 56 years, 64
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Milton Robert Carr (b. 1943) —
also known as Bob Carr —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March
27, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1975-81, 1983-95 (6th District
1975-81, 1983-93, 8th District 1993-95); defeated, 1972, 1980;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1994.
Baptist.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; Common
Cause; NAACP.
Still living as of 2020.
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Alfred Levi Cary (b. 1835) —
also known as Alfred L. Cary —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sterling, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 23,
1835.
Lawyer; general solicitor, Milwaukee, Lakeshore & Western Railroad;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1874.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel C. Cary and Sophia (Eaton) Cary; married, September
6, 1864, to Harriet M. Van Slyck. |
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Melbert Brinkerhoff Cary (b. 1852) —
also known as Melbert B. Cary —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., July 23,
1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; Connecticut
Democratic state chair, 1898-1900; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Connecticut, 1908.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Watson Cary and Isabel (Brinkerhoff) Cary; married, April
28, 1880, to Julia Metcalf. |
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Charles H. Cashin (1880-1961) —
of Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., November
16, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1944-51.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died in Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis., February
27, 1961 (age 80 years, 103
days).
Interment at St. Stephen Cemetery, Stevens Point, Wis.
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Lucien Bonaparte Caswell (1827-1919) —
also known as Lucien B. Caswell —
of Fort Atkinson, Jefferson
County, Wis.
Born in Swanton, Franklin
County, Vt., November
27, 1827.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1863, 1872-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1868,
1872;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1875-83, 1885-91 (2nd District
1875-83, 1st District 1885-91).
Died in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson
County, Wis., April
26, 1919 (age 91 years, 150
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Fort Atkinson, Wis.
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George Washington Cate (1825-1905) —
also known as George W. Cate —
of Amherst, Portage
County, Wis.; Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.
Born in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., September
17, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1852-53; circuit judge in Wisconsin 7th Circuit,
1854-75; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1875-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1880;
postmaster at Stevens
Point, Wis., 1887.
Died in Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis., March 7,
1905 (age 79 years, 171
days).
Interment at Forest
Cemetery, Stevens Point, Wis.
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Richard L. Cates (b. 1925) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
22, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 3rd District, 1959-60.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Mark S. Catlin Jr. (b. 1910) —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis., October
18, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Outagamie County 1st District, 1937-44,
1949-50, 1953-56; defeated, 1950 (Independent), 1958.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Eugene Wilder Chafin (1852-1920) —
also known as Eugene W. Chafin —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Arizona; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in East Troy, Walworth
County, Wis., November
1, 1852.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1882; Prohibition candidate for Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1886, 1900; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1898; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1902; Prohibition candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1904; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1908, 1912; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1914.
Died November
30, 1920 (age 68 years, 29
days).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel E. Chafin and Betsey (Pollard) Chafin; married, November
24, 1881, to Carrie A. Hunkins. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, September 1908 |
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Fremont C. Chamberlain (b. 1856) —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
6, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic District, 1893-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Gould Chatfield (1810-1875) —
also known as Andrew G. Chatfield —
of Addison, Steuben
County, N.Y.; Racine, Racine
County, Wis.; Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Butternuts, Otsego
County, N.Y., January
27, 1810.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County, 1839-41, 1846; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1853-57.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn., October
3, 1875 (age 65 years, 249
days).
Interment at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Cemetery, Belle Plaine,
Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Enos Chatfield and Hannah (Starr) Chatfield; married, June 27,
1836, to Eunice Electa Clark Beeman; sixth great-grandson of Thomas
Welles; first cousin thrice removed of Almon
Ferdinand Rockwell; second cousin of Philo
Fairchild Barnum and Phineas
Taylor Barnum; third cousin once removed of Charles
Robert Sherman and Truman
Hotchkiss; fourth cousin of Charles
Taylor Sherman, William
Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson
Parker Sherman, John
Sherman, Benjamin
Pulaski Chatfield and Glover
Wheeler Cable; fourth cousin once removed of Asahel
Otis, Nathan
Summers Beardslee and Hobart
Chatfield Chatfield-Taylor. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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of Chatfield, in Fillmore
and Olmsted
counties, Minnesota, is named for
him. |
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memorial |
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Moses Edwin Clapp (1851-1929) —
also known as Moses E. Clapp —
of Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., May 21,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Croix County Attorney, 1878-80; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1887-93; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1901-17; defeated in primary, 1916;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904,
1912.
Died near Accotink, Fairfax
County, Va., March 6,
1929 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Samuel Wesley Clark (b. 1872) —
also known as S. Wesley Clark —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Platteville, Grant
County, Wis., December
28, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Spink
County State's Attorney, 1900-04; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1907-11; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1921-26.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Pliny Clark and Elizabeth Dennison (Huntington) Clark;
married 1900 to Daisy
Labrie; married 1919 to Essie
Eggler. |
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Paul Drew Clement (b. 1966) —
also known as Paul D. Clement —
Born in Cedarburg, Ozaukee
County, Wis., June 24,
1966.
Lawyer; U.S. Solicitor General, 2005-08; U.S.
Attorney General, 2007.
Still living as of 2020.
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Gerald F. Clifford —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice P. Coakley (b. 1906) —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Beloit, Rock
County, Wis., January
9, 1906.
Republican. College
instructor; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 15th District, 1935-42.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Henry F. Cochems —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sturgeon Bay, Door
County, Wis.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1908
(alternate), 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Brother of Eddie Cochems. |
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Everett Colby (1874-1943) —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
10, 1874.
Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1903-05; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1906-08; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
Progressive candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1913.
Died in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., June 19,
1943 (age 68 years, 191
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Robert A. Collins (b. 1924) —
of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
4, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 21st District, 1959-62.
Member, Eagles;
American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harmon Sweatland Conger (1816-1882) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Freeport, Cortland
County, N.Y., April 9,
1816.
Whig. Newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1847-51; circuit
judge in Wisconsin 12th Circuit, 1871-82; died in office 1882.
Died in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., October
22, 1882 (age 66 years, 196
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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Albert James Connors (b. 1891) —
also known as Albert J. Connors —
of Barron, Barron
County, Wis.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., September
13, 1891.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Barron
County District Attorney, 1929; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1932;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 29th District, 1939-42.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Connors and Mary Connors. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Willis Clifford Cook (1874-1942) —
also known as Willis C. Cook —
of Plankinton, Aurora
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Gratiot, Lafayette
County, Wis., October
5, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Aurora
County Judge, 1900-02; member of South
Dakota state senate 13th District, 1905-08; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1906-12; member of Republican
National Committee from South Dakota, 1916-20; U.S. Minister to
Venezuela, 1921-29.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in 1942
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Allen Cooper (1850-1931) —
also known as Henry A. Cooper —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Spring Prairie, Walworth
County, Wis., September
8, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Racine
County District Attorney, 1880-86; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1884,
1908,
1924;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1887-89; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1893-1919, 1921-31;
defeated, 1890, 1918; died in office 1931.
Died March 1,
1931 (age 80 years, 174
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Racine, Wis.
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Walter Dickson Corrigan Sr. (d. 1951) —
also known as Walter D. Corrigan, Sr. —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Almond, Portage
County, Wis.
Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1924;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1934, 1940.
Defender of Aaron
Burr; delivered over 250 speeches on "A Lawyer's Defense of Aaron
Burr.".
Died in Mequon, Ozaukee
County, Wis., November
24, 1951.
Interment at Lone
Pine Cemetery, Almond, Wis.
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Dighton Corson (1827-1915) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Deadwood, Lawrence
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Canaan, Somerset
County, Maine, October
21, 1827.
Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1858; Milwaukee
County District Attorney, 1859; District Attorney, 1st Judicial
District of Nevada; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1885, 1889; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 1st District, 1889-1913.
Died in Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak., May 7,
1915 (age 87 years, 198
days).
Interment at Mt.
Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kan.
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John S. Crawford (b. 1923) —
of Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Homestead, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
11, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Wood County 1st District, 1955-60.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Timothy T. Cronin (b. 1884) —
of Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1884.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1944-55.
Catholic.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Cronin and Mary (Swanson) Cronin; married, November
9, 1916, to Maud F. Clohisy. |
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Charles Henry Crownhart (1863-1930) —
also known as Charles H. Crownhart —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis.
Born in New Cassel (now part of Campbellsport), Fond du Lac
County, Wis., April
16, 1863.
Lawyer; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1922-30; died in office 1930.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Wisconsin General Hospital,
Madison, Dane
County, Wis., May 2,
1930 (age 67 years, 16
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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John D. Cummins (1791-1849) —
of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1791.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tuscarawas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1836-41; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1845-49.
Died while attending a session of the circuit court,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
11, 1849 (age about 58
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert M. Curley (b. 1922) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
23, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 18th District, 1959-60.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George R. Currie (b. 1900) —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Princeton, Green Lake
County, Wis., January
16, 1900.
Lawyer; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1951-54; appointed 1951.
Member, Order of
the Coif.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1925 to Gladys
E. Bremer. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1954 |
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