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Alois Bahlmann Abbot (1885-1951) —
also known as A. B. Abbot —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington Court House, Fayette
County, Ohio, November
2, 1885.
Democrat. Banker; railroad
builder; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1927-34.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Fayette, Fayette
County, W.Va., February
5, 1951 (age 65 years, 95
days).
Interment at Abbot Cemetery, Fayette County, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joel Houghton Abbot and Almira (Straugh) Abbot; married, October
1, 1913, to Nona C. Reynolds. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Fred Clay Allen (1888-1969) —
also known as Fred C. Allen —
of Marlinton, Pocahontas
County, W.Va.
Born in Lima, Tyler
County, W.Va., April
18, 1888.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
banker; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Marlinton, W.Va., 1928-32; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-56 (10th District 1937-38, 12th
District 1939-56); chair of
Pocahontas County Democratic Party, 1940-55.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in December, 1969
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen A. Allen and Dorcas R. (Stoneking) Allen; married 1926 to Mary
Jo Berry. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Ernest L. Bailey —
of Matoaka, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Dott, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; banker; coal
business; West Virginia State Road Commissioner; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944,
1948,
1952;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1948-52; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-53.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Winton E. Bailey and Josephine (Mastin) Bailey; married, September
16, 1914, to Minniebelle Atkins. |
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Robert D. Bailey (1912-2001) —
also known as Bob Bailey —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., January
12, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
represented railroads
and timber
companies; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1964;
vice-chair
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67; secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1965-67; appointed 1965; president,
Castle Rock Bank of Pineville, Radio
Station WWYO, Independent Herald newspaper,
and Pineville Gas
Company.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died in 2001
(age about
89 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George W. Ball (b. 1848) —
of Jefferson
County, Iowa.
Born in Brooke
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 6,
1848.
Farmer;
bank director; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1888-90, 1915-16; member of Iowa
state senate 2nd District, 1917-18.
Christian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel P. Bell III (b. 1939) —
also known as Sam Bell —
of Florida.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 21,
1939.
Lawyer;
banker; member of Florida
state house of representatives 28th District, 1980.
Still living as of 2001.
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John Biddle (1792-1859) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 2,
1792.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1827-28; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1829-31; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1835; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1841; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1841; banker;
president, Michigan Central Railroad.
Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, Va (now W.Va.), August
25, 1859 (age 67 years, 176
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Reese Blizzard (1863-1941) —
of Calhoun
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., October
17, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; banker; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1901-10;
circuit judge in West Virginia, 1920.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
10, 1941 (age 78 years, 24
days).
Interment at Parkersburg
Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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George Meade Bowers (1863-1925) —
also known as George M. Bowers —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Gerrardstown, Berkeley
County, W.Va., September
13, 1863.
Republican. Farmer;
banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1887;
candidate for West
Virginia state auditor, 1888; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1892;
U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries, 1898-1913; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1916-23;
defeated, 1922.
Died in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., December
7, 1925 (age 62 years, 85
days).
Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va.
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Benjamin Beuhring Brown (b. 1893) —
also known as Ben B. Brown —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March
14, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-26;
defeated, 1928; president, Lewis Land
and Coal
Company; director, Kanawha Valley Bank; director, Slab Fork Coal
Company; director, Scotia Coal and
Coke Company; director, Eagle Land
Company.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Acacia;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Frederick Brown and Jennie Morgan (Woodbridge) Brown;
married, August
22, 1917, to Hester Moulton Newhall. |
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Martin L. Brown (1867-1947) —
also known as M. L. Brown —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.; Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongalia
County, W.Va., March
20, 1867.
Republican. Monongalia
County Superintendent of Schools; warden, West Virginia
Penitentiary, 1911-15; banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1929-30.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., May 1,
1947 (age 80 years, 42
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Jabez A. Brown and Mary Virginia (Galliher) Brown; married to Cora
Duncan. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Milton Williamson Burr (1863-1954) —
also known as Milton Burr —
of Bardane, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Jefferson
County, W.Va., February
23, 1863.
Democrat. Fruit
grower;
bank director; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1915-18;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1919-22.
Died in Jefferson
County, W.Va., January
13, 1954 (age 90 years, 324
days).
Interment at Burr-McGarry Cemetery, Near Bardane, Jefferson County, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses William Burr and Mary Ann (Porterfield)
Burr. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1919 |
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Edward Calderwood (1884-1946) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Malden, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
27, 1884.
Republican. Banker; oil and gas
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1929-30.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
7, 1946 (age 61 years, 11
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Charleston, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William B. Calderwood and Anna (Wilkinson)
Calderwood. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Alfred M. Caldwell (1872-1948) —
of Bellevue, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Lesage, Cabell
County, W.Va., May 16,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Died, following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Speers Hospital,
Dayton, Campbell
County, Ky., August
7, 1948 (age 76 years, 83
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Caldwell and Elizabeth (Schlaegel) Caldwell; married 1897 to Beulah
Rich. |
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James Caldwell (1770-1838) —
of Belmont
County, Ohio.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
30, 1770.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Belmont County,
1802; Belmont
County Clerk of the Court, 1806-10; member of Ohio
state senate from Belmont County, 1809-13; served in the U.S.
Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1813-17; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va (now W.Va.), May 5,
1838 (age 67 years, 156
days).
Interment at Methodist
Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio.
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Samuel J. Cann (b. 1954) —
also known as Sam Cann —
of Bridgeport, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born January
26, 1954.
Democrat. Businessman;
bank director; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1995-2013 (41st District
1995-2012, 48th District 2013); member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 2013-; appointed 2013.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Florence (Chico) Cann and Carmine
J. Cann; married to Phyllis Mazza. |
| | | Campaign slogan (2012): "Who Can? Who
Has? Who Will? SAM CANN!" |
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James Capehart (1847-1921) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.; Cocoa, Brevard
County, Fla.; Cocoa, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 7,
1847.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1891-95;
president, Point Pleasant National Bank.
Died April
28, 1921 (age 74 years, 52
days).
Interment at Lone
Oak Cemetery, Point Pleasant, W.Va.
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William Gaston Caperton (b. 1940) —
also known as Gaston Caperton —
of West Virginia.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
21, 1940.
Democrat. Insurance
business; banker; Governor of
West Virginia, 1989-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1996.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Thomas Carter (1878-1946) —
also known as John T. Carter —
of Elm Grove, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born near Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., April
24, 1878.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1929-32;
justice of the peace.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., December
30, 1946 (age 68 years, 250
days).
Interment at Stone
Church Cemetery, Elm Grove, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Emery Carter and Sara Alma (Hervey) Carter; married, February
28, 1907, to Laura Hand; married to Sara May
Dimmack. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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John Dixon Chipley (1866-1959) —
also known as J. D. Chipley —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va., June 4,
1866.
Democrat. Farmer; deputy
sheriff; bank director; mayor of Moorefield, W.Va.; member
of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hardy County, 1917-18,
1929-30.
Died March
25, 1959 (age 92 years, 294
days).
Interment at Olivet
Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
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John Cooper (1848-1898) —
of Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
1848.
Republican. Coal mine
operator; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for
West Virginia.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1898
(age about
50 years).
Interment somewhere in Coopers, W.Va.
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John Jacob Cornwell (1867-1953) —
also known as John J. Cornwell —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 11,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
owner and editor of The Hampshire Review newspaper;
financed and built Hampshire Southern Railroad;
president, Bank of Romney; director and general counsel,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1896,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1932,
1940;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1899-1906 (12th District 1899-1902, 15th
District 1903-06); Governor of
West Virginia, 1917-21; defeated, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., September
8, 1953 (age 86 years, 59
days).
Interment at Indian
Mound Cemetery, Romney, W.Va.
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John R. Davis (b. 1877) —
of Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Ursina, Somerset
County, Pa., July 7,
1877.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; bank director; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1929-32.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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B. A. Dotson (b. 1889) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Waverly, Wood
County, W.Va., December
20, 1889.
Democrat. Banker; chair of
Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1917; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pleasants County, 1935-36;
defeated, 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William C. Dotson and Fannie O. Dotson; married, June 1,
1916, to Frances Lucille Stanley. |
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Andrew Edmiston (1892-1966) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., November
13, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; director, Weston National Bank; mayor of Weston,
W.Va., 1924-26; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1928,
1952,
1956;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1928-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1933-43;
defeated, 1942; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Delta
Tau Delta; Moose.
Died in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., August
28, 1966 (age 73 years, 288
days).
Interment at Macpelah
Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.
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Davis Elkins (1876-1959) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
24, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
banker; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1911, 1919-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1916;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, cardio-renal
disease, and senility,
in Westbrook Sanatorium,
Richmond,
Va., January
5, 1959 (age 82 years, 346
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Henry S. Ellison Sr. (b. 1888) —
of Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Willow Bend, Monroe
County, W.Va., December
2, 1888.
Democrat. Postmaster;
banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1941-46; appointed 1941; chair of
Monroe County Democratic Party, 1946-49.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Wesley Ellison and Emeline (Brown) Ellison; married 1918 to Nannie
Blanton. |
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Dan B. Fleming (b. 1885) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va., November
15, 1885.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944; chair of
Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1942-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry C. Fleming and Lillian (Rhodes) Fleming; married, August
2, 1914, to Katherine Ruth Sayre. |
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T. V. Foster (b. 1898) —
of Kyger, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born near Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., January
19, 1898.
Democrat. Farmer;
banker; oil and gas
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1941-42.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. B. Foster and Mary (Vanverth) Foster; married, April 9,
1919, to Opal C. Riddel. |
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Carl Edwin Gainer, Sr. (1915-2006) —
also known as Carl E. Gainer —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., January
19, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
principal; oil
distributor; president, WVAR radio
station; owner, Richwood Television
Cable Co.; director, Farmers and Merchants Bank; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1959-82; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1964,
1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Richwood Area Medical
Center, Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va., August
16, 2006 (age 91 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Richwood, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Marvin James Gainer and Pearle (Poling) Gainer; married, May 23,
1948, to Clarise Smith; third cousin once removed of Glenn
Walter Gainer. |
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Wells Goodykoontz (1872-1944) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born near Newbern, Pulaski
County, Va., June 3,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1911-12;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1915-18; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1917; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1919-23;
defeated, 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 2,
1944 (age 71 years, 273
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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John H. Greene —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born near Fairplain, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1935-42.
Southern
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Scarlet F. Greene and Minerva (Foglesong) Greene; married, September
21, 1904, to Adelia Belle Pfost. |
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Philip Hager Jr. (1872-1966) —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., February
23, 1872.
Republican. Surveyor;
engineer;
lumber
business; director, Farmers and Merchants Bank; member of
West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1921-24; chair of
Lincoln County Republican Party, 1922-24.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., 1966
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Hamlin, W.Va.
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Thomas J. Hawse III (b. 1945) —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va., February
17, 1945.
Democrat. Farmer;
banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 35th District, 1985-88; member
of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1989-92.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Moose;
National
Rifle Association.
Still living as of 1992.
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Jack L. Hellems (b. 1930) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va., August
31, 1930.
Democrat. Merchant;
bank director; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1975-76; appointed 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives: Son
of Earl Leonard Hellems and Mary E. (Wallace) Hellems; married, July 26,
1957, to Glenda E. Hamm. |
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Abraham Lincoln Helmick (1864-1945) —
also known as A. L. Helmick —
of Thomas, Tucker
County, W.Va.
Born near Circleville, Pendleton
County, W.Va., August
31, 1864.
Republican. Banker; mining
business; postmaster;
Tucker
County Sheriff, 1904; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1921-44 (14th District 1921-38, 15th
District 1939-44).
Died in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., October
31, 1945 (age 81 years, 61
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Thomas, W.Va.
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Presumably named
for: Abraham
Lincoln |
| | | Relatives: Son of Abraham Byron Helmick
and Catherine (Mullenax) Helmick; married, May 17,
1890, to Catherine 'Kate' Flynn; married 1904 to
Francis Elizabeth 'Fannie' Liller. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Anderson Claughton Herold (1886-1979) —
also known as Anderson C. Herold —
of Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., June 4,
1886.
Democrat. Farmer;
banker; candidate for West
Virginia state treasurer, 1920; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1923-34; defeated in
primary, 1934; chair of
Wood County Democratic Party, 1941-42; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 28,
1979 (age 92 years, 358
days).
Interment at Sutton
Cemetery, Sutton, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Lanty William Herold and Laura Belle (McNutt) Herold; married, December
19, 1911, to Phoebe Genevieve Lee. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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James Douglas Hinkle Jr. (1922-1986) —
also known as J. D. Hinkle, Jr. —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va., July 8,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant;
oil and gas
jobber; bank director; mayor of Buckhannon, W.Va.; mayor
of Buckhannon, W.Va., 1965-67; member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1970, 1973-80; appointed
1970; defeated, 1970, 1980; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1984;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Methodist.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Elks; Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va., September
22, 1986 (age 64 years, 76
days).
Interment at Heavner
Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
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William Francis Hite (1867-1930) —
also known as W. F. Hite —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born September
4, 1867.
Republican. Mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1897-98; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1908,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); bank director.
Died August
7, 1930 (age 62 years, 337
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Wesley Hite and Mary F. (Brammer) Hite; married to Anna
Clarinda Ensign. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Gory Hogg (1873-1963) —
of Harvey, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va., June 29,
1873.
Democrat. Physician;
president, Greenbrier Valley Bank; director, New River
Banking and Trust Co.; director, Scotia Coal &
Coke Co.; director, South Side Coal
Co.; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1915-18; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1936-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in March, 1963
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Entombed at Rosewood
Cemetery, Lewisburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Harden Hogg and Elizabeth (McGuffin) Hogg; married, September
9, 1903, to Caroline James Butterfield. |
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Harry Holswade (b. 1885) —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., September
26, 1885.
Democrat. Farmer;
banker; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1935-36;
Sergeant-at-Arms, West Virginia House of Representatives, 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Holswade and Kate (Goff) Holswade; married, November
15, 1920, to Goldie Bly Reed. |
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Lynn Sedwick Hornor (1874-1933) —
also known as Lynn S. Hornor —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., November
3, 1874.
Democrat. Banker; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1931-33; died in
office 1933.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
23, 1933 (age 58 years, 324
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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William Nicholas Jasper (1867-1939) —
also known as William N. Jasper —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in England,
August
10, 1867.
Democrat. Banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1937-38; appointed 1937; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1939; died in office 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April
26, 1939 (age 71 years, 259
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Vernon E. Johnson (b. 1880) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., May 22,
1880.
Republican. Banker; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1911-16,
1927-28; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1915-16, 1927-28;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for West Virginia, 1932.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Cyrus Scott Kump (1908-1964) —
also known as Cyrus S. Kump —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., October
26, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
bank director; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War
II; chair of
Randolph County Democratic Party, 1949-50; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died, from suffocation
caused by angioedema,
in a
car en route to a hospital, in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., February
25, 1964 (age 55 years, 122
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Herman Guy Kump (1877-1962) —
also known as H. G. Kump —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Capon Springs, Hampshire
County, W.Va., October
31, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
president, Citizens National Bank of Elkins; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1920;
mayor
of Elkins, W.Va., 1922-23; circuit judge in West Virginia for the
20th Judicial Circuit, 1929-32; Governor of
West Virginia, 1933-37; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Rotary.
Died February
14, 1962 (age 84 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Sansome Lakin (1864-1935) —
also known as James S. Lakin —
of Terra Alta, Preston
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., March 1,
1864.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber and
timber business; banker; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1905; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1912-16; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 1,
1935 (age 71 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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T. H. Lilly (b. 1868) —
of Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 23,
1868.
Republican. Founder, president, and general manager, Lilly Lumber
Company; banker; hotel
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1927-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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William Thomas Lovins (1887-1957) —
also known as William T. Lovins —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, W.Va., August
27, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1934; president,
First National Bank of Kenova, 1935-40; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1941-57; resigned 1957.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Redmen;
Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; American Bar
Association.
Died December
12, 1957 (age 70 years, 107
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Harvey Lovins and Josephine (Sink) Lovins; married, December
31, 1925, to Grace Huff. |
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Albert G. Mathews (b. 1872) —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Born in Macfarlan, Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 31,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-12; banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1929-35; resigned 1935; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1935; West Virginia
Compensation Commissioner.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Romulus Lee Matthews (1870-1954) —
also known as R. L. Matthews —
of Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Buffalo, Putnam
County, W.Va., September
28, 1870.
Democrat. School
teacher; pharmacist;
banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1929-34,
1937-42, 1945-50; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1934.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., December
16, 1954 (age 84 years, 79
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Red House, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Walter Matthews and Prudence Abigail (Williams)
Matthews. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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William Dennis McClung (b. 1876) —
also known as William D. McClung —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.; Nitro, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Rupert, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., April
17, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; physician;
bank director; mayor
of Richwood, W.Va., 1910; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Edward McClung and Catherine (Haggerty) McClung; brother of
James
McClung; married 1912 to Louese
Kirby. |
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William McCoy Jr. (1921-2008) —
of Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va.
Born in Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va., May 14,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; bank director; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1953-66 (Pendleton County
1953-64, 3rd District 1965-66).
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va., June 2,
2008 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Franklin, W.Va.
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Roy L. McCulty (b. 1889) —
also known as R. L. McCulty —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Schilling, Roane
County, W.Va., September
6, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; accountant;
Roane
County Court Clerk, 1921-33; bank director;
secretary-treasurer, Spencer Livestock
Exchange Co. and Ritchie County Livestock
Sales Co.; oil and gas
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1943-54;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1957-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. S. McCulty and Elizabeth (Coe) McCulty; married, January
11, 1936, to Elah D. Sinnett. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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June McElwee (b. 1888) —
of Marlinton, Pocahontas
County, W.Va.
Born in Dunmore, Pocahontas
County, W.Va., October
20, 1888.
Democrat. Banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pocahontas County,
1937-53; resigned 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bernard F. McElwee and Mollie (Siple) McElwee; married, November
12, 1913, to Mary Lucile Pritchard. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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John W. Milhoan (1883-1971) —
of Winigan, Sullivan
County, Mo.
Born in Murraysville, Jackson
County, W.Va., April
14, 1883.
Democrat. Farmer; school
teacher; banker; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Sullivan County, 1947-52;
defeated, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Milan, Sullivan
County, Mo., August
4, 1971 (age 88 years, 112
days).
Interment at Price Cemetery, Linn County, Mo.
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James Henry Miller (b. 1856) —
also known as James H. Miller —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), December
29, 1856.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
bank director; Summers
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1896;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1900-04; candidate for West
Virginia state auditor, 1900; circuit judge in West Virginia,
1905.
Burial location unknown.
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William T. Milleson (b. 1907) —
of Springfield, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Springfield, Hampshire
County, W.Va., September
16, 1907.
Democrat. Farmer; aviator;
director, First National Bank of Romney; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1937-42, 1975-80 (Hampshire
County 1937-42, 34th District 1975-80).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Theta
Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Ruritan;
Lions;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas Milleson and Susie French (Taylor) Milleson; married, December
26, 1940, to Avery Heiskel Pancake. |
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Charles Edward Mitchell (1870-1937) —
also known as Charles E. Mitchell —
of Institute, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md., May 30,
1870.
Republican. Business manager, West Virginia State College, 1904-31;
president, Mutual Savings and Loan Company of Charleston,
1920-31; member of West Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1921-29; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1930-33; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1932; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1937.
African
ancestry.
Died, from an embolism
which developed after surgery, in Harlem Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
29, 1937 (age 66 years, 303
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dwight Whitney Morrow (1873-1931) —
also known as Dwight W. Morrow —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
11, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1927-30; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1930-31; died in office 1931.
Suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died soon after, in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
5, 1931 (age 58 years, 267
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Englewood, N.J.
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William Perry Amos Nicely (1922-1991) —
also known as William P. A. Nicely —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
23, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
banker; real estate
developer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-58, 1964-70, 1983-85
(Wood County 1955-58, 1964-70, 8th District 1983-85); resigned 1970;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1968,
1972
(alternate); mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1970-77, 1986-89.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Lions; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died July 26,
1991 (age 68 years, 276
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery South, South Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Trealy Vinton Pennington (1898-1981) —
also known as T. V. Pennington —
of Powhatan, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashe
County, N.C., April
22, 1898.
Republican. Coal miner;
postmaster;
grocer;
bank director; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1948,
1956.
Methodist.
Died, in Welch Hospital,
Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va., February
22, 1981 (age 82 years, 306
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of James Abraham Pennington and Celia Jane (Haga) Pennington; married
to Wilma Rachel Lowe and Odell Eastep. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source:
Find-A-Grave |
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George Edmund Price (b. 1848) —
also known as George E. Price —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.; Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Moorefield, Hardy
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
9, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1883-90; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1885-87; vice-president,
Kanawha Banking & Trust Co.; director, Bouvier-Jaeger Coal Land
Co.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Richard Coale Price and Catharine (Cunningham) Price;
married, June 12,
1878, to Sallie A. Dorsey. |
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John Armfield Proctor (1880-1957) —
also known as John A. Proctor —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Bel Air, Harford
County, Md., October
27, 1880.
Democrat. Banker; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1923-24;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1939-42; chair of
Morgan County Democratic Party, 1940-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., October
28, 1957 (age 77 years, 1
days).
Interment at Greenway
Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Wesley Proctor and Sophia Elizabeth (Spencer) Proctor;
married 1908 to Mary
Edna Brady; married 1914 to Cecil
Alline Speer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Raine (b. 1863) —
of Rainelle, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, April 5,
1863.
Republican. Lumber mill
business; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for
West Virginia; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1929-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Edward Ray Reed (b. 1891) —
also known as E. Ray Reed —
of Clay, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Clay, Clay
County, W.Va., March
15, 1891.
Republican. Banker; coal
business; oil and gas
operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Clay County, 1933-36;
defeated, 1936; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1941-44, 1951-54; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1946; candidate
for West
Virginia state auditor, 1956; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Reed and Carrie (Wheeler) Reed; married 1917 to Lula
R. Wilson. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Walter Raleigh Reitz (1885-1957) —
also known as Walter R. Reitz —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Barnesville, Belmont
County, Ohio, December
8, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
banker; oil
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1920;
member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in 1957
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Walter
Raleigh |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Ray E. Ritchie (b. 1890) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born July 30,
1890.
Republican. Contractor;
banker; mayor
of Ravenswood, W.Va., 1933-46; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of A. C. Ritchie and Laura V. Ritchie; married, May 8,
1911, to Pearl Huey. |
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Sidney Hampton Robertson (b. 1877) —
also known as Sidney H. Robertson; Sid
Robertson —
of Clendenin, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kettle, Roane
County, W.Va., July 3,
1877.
Democrat. Banker; merchant;
oil and gas
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1937-42; appointed 1937;
defeated, 1942.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Robertson and Delilah E. (Melton) Robertson; married, December
26, 1900, to Gladys M. Grubb. |
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Frank Barnes Robinson (b. 1885) —
also known as Frank B. Robinson —
of Ranson, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., September
20, 1885.
Republican. Farmer, fruit
grower;
manufacturer;
banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Mike Ross (b. 1937) —
of Coalton, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Coalton, Randolph
County, W.Va., November
8, 1937.
Democrat. Oil and gas
business; director, First Community Bank, Buckhannon;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1993-.
Catholic.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Elks; Moose; Lions.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives: Son
of Jessie Ross and Anna Ross; married to Joann
Keller. |
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Richard Laidley Ruffner (1894-1965) —
also known as Richard Ruffner —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
30, 1894.
Lawyer;
president, Alexandria National Bank; mayor
of Alexandria, Va., 1937-40.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., August
11, 1965 (age 70 years, 315
days).
Interment at Ivy
Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Va.
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Ira E. Smith (b. 1873) —
of West Union, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in Doddridge
County, W.Va., April 2,
1873.
Republican. Banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1915-16,
1923-24, 1929-30; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1925-28.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Luther Smith (1880-1962) —
also known as Joe L. Smith —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshes (now Glen Daniel), Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 22,
1880.
Democrat. Printing
business; newspaper
publisher; banker; mayor
of Beckley, W.Va., 1904-09; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1929-45; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1944-47; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died of a heart and
circulatory ailment, in Beckley Hospital,
Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., August
23, 1962 (age 82 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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Jack Vincent Stalnaker (1922-2008) —
also known as Jack V. Stalnaker —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Hardman, Gilmer
County, W.Va., December
6, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant;
banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County; elected
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., July 27,
2008 (age 85 years, 234
days).
Interment at Collins
Community Cemetery, Stumptown, W.Va.
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Robert M. Steptoe (b. 1920) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., May 15,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
bank director; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-68, 1971-72 (Berkeley
County 1963-64, 1st District 1965-68, 1971-72); defeated, 1968;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1975-82.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip P. Steptoe and Mary Lou (Wetherell) Steptoe; married, April 2,
1942, to Sarah Virginia Duff. |
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Alan L. Susman (b. 1930) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April 8,
1930.
Democrat. Farmer;
banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1971-82; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives: Son
of B. L. Susman and Ann (Land) Susman; married, December
29, 1952, to Sally Matz. |
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Richard Edward Talbott —
also known as Richard E. Talbott —
of Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born near Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1915-18; West
Virginia state treasurer, 1933-.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American
Bankers Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard T. Talbott and Margaret (Weber) Talbott; married to Etta
Strickler. |
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Oscar Leslie Teagarden (1896-1987) —
also known as O. L. Teagarden —
of Oak Harbor, Ottawa
County, Ohio.
Born in West Virginia, February
24, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner and
operator of canning
plants; banker; mayor of Oak Harbor, Ohio, 1936-46;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
member of Ohio
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1948-49.
Protestant.
Member, Eagles;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died in 1987
(age about
91 years).
Burial location unknown.
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David N. Thomas (b. 1903) —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, June 23,
1903.
Republican. Bank cashier; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1951-52;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1952.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David N. Thomas and Nona B. (Graf) Thomas; married, May 4,
1934, to Saralou Lippert. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Allison Garnett Thompson (b. 1892) —
also known as A. Garnett Thompson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lawson, Ray
County, Mo., August
11, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, Bank of Dunbar; director, radio
station WTIP; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1950-53;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960;
chair
of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1968-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson; married, November
6, 1924, to Elizabeth Louise Brown Barber. |
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Charles Herbert Traubert (b. 1907) —
also known as Herbert Traubert —
of Follansbee, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va., November
11, 1907.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
Brooke
County Sheriff; bank director; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1949-60.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Leo Traubert and Kathryn (Atwell) Traubert; married, August
8, 1928, to Willie Matthews. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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George Cleveland Trumbo (1886-1948) —
also known as George C. Trumbo —
of Milam, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Fort Seybert, Pendleton
County, W.Va., October
9, 1886.
Democrat. School
teacher; banker; farmer; livestock
raiser; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hardy County, 1943-48.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1948
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Olivet
Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
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Larry A. Tucker (b. 1935) —
of Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va., November
11, 1935.
Democrat. Banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1971-82 (Nicholas County
1971-74, 22nd District 1975-82); alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1972;
member, board of trustees, Summersville Memorial Hospital;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1983-89; resigned 1989; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1989.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 1989.
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William Edward Walker (b. 1870) —
also known as William E. Walker —
of Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., January
2, 1870.
Republican. Farmer; railway
conductor; banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1929-30.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order
of Railway Conductors.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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George Selden Wallace (b. 1871) —
also known as George S. Wallace —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Greenwood, Albemarle
County, Va., September
6, 1871.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator; manager, telegraph
office; train
dispatcher for Chesapeake & Ohio Railway;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Cabell
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1912;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1936;
appointed 1936; president, Union Bank & Trust Co., Huntington.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Society
of the Cincinnati; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Irving Wallace and Maria Logan (Sclater) Wallace; married,
October
4, 1905, to Frances Bodine Gibson. |
| | | Image source: Huntington Through
Seventy-Five Years (1947) |
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Clarence Wayland Watson (1864-1940) —
also known as Clarence W. Watson —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., May 8,
1864.
Democrat. Coal mining
business; trustee or director of railroads
and banks; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1911-13; defeated, 1918; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1916-18.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1940
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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Harry F. Weis (born c.1866) —
of Le Sueur, Le Sueur
County, Minn.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., about 1866.
Democrat. Banker; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1907-18 (27th District 1907-14, 17th District
1915-18); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) —
also known as Albert B. White —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
22, 1856.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; banker; vice-president, George
Washington Life Insurance
Company; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1891;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896
(speaker),
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President); Governor of
West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner,
1907-08; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 3,
1941 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Everett Edison White (b. 1881) —
also known as Everett E. White —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Gordon, Boone
County, W.Va., September
28, 1881.
Democrat. Banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1929-34,
1936-40, 1947-58; appointed 1936.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa White and Amanda (Brown) White; married, December
24, 1912, to Lula Burdette. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Mont Z. White (b. 1872) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Deep Valley, Greene
County, Pa., September
6, 1872.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Williamson, W.Va., 1900; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1911-14, 1923-34; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1925-32; warden, West Virginia
State Penitentiary at Moundsville, 1914-18; ended corporal punishment
in the prison; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1920-24.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1917 |
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Perry N. Wiseman (b. 1869) —
of Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., July 8,
1869.
Democrat. Banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1929-36.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Wiseman and Nancy (McCutchon) Wiseman; married, November
4, 1886, to Mary M. Hedges. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Luther Eugene Woods (b. 1883) —
also known as L. E. Woods —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in York
County, Pa., January
24, 1883.
Republican. School
teacher; president of numerous coal mining
companies; bank director; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1925-30.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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G. O. Young (b. 1873) —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., December
26, 1873.
Republican. Pharmacist;
vice president, Central National Bank; director and state
agent, American Druggists' Fire
Insurance Company; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1935-46 (13th District 1935-38, 15th
District 1939-46).
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. William H. Young and Eleanor (Patton) Young; married, March
28, 1895, to Emma C. Windom. |
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