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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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Frank G. Bland —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Druggist; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Julian Baker Chipley (1895-1957) —
also known as Julian Chipley —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Hardy
County, W.Va., November
6, 1895.
Democrat. Pharmacist; chair of
Hardy County Democratic Party, 1945.
Died in Harrisonburg,
Va., March
28, 1957 (age 61 years, 142
days).
Interment at Olivet
Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
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Gordon Pressley Fought (1877-1964) —
also known as Gordon P. Fought —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Newark, Wirt
County, W.Va., June 27,
1877.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; druggist; newspaper
publisher; insurance
and real
estate business; mayor
of Wheeling, W.Va., 1932-35; city
manager of Wheeling, West Virginia, 1932-35; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
5, 1964 (age 87 years, 39
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Harrisville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Paschal Fought and Mary Jane (Foutty) Fought; married to Grace
Musgrave. |
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memorial |
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P. Henderson Kelly (b. 1881) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Thurmond, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Whitesburg, Letcher
County, Ky., October
6, 1881.
Democrat. Druggist; postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1947-48,
1953-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Jasper Kelly and Katie Catherine (Day) Kelly; married, September
7, 1907, to Della C. Amick. |
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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 Miller McCreary (1837-1916) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Brooke
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
13, 1837.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
druggist; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1904-06.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
6, 1916 (age 79 years, 24
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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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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Emmett O. Wiseman (1903-1989) —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va., April 9,
1903.
Democrat. Pharmacist; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (9th District 1937-38, 11th
District 1939-40).
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., September
21, 1989 (age 86 years, 165
days).
Interment at Huse
Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of W. E. Wiseman and Lena Wiseman; married, August
9, 1928, to W. Clarissa Winslow. |
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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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