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Harriet C. Babbitt (b. 1947) —
also known as Hattie Babbitt; Harriet
Coons —
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
13, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Arrangements Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 1984 ; U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American
States, 1993-97.
Female.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Garda Bachtel —
of Bethany, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Secretary of
West Virginia Democratic Party, 1937.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Peggy Bahnsen —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Betty Chadwick Baker —
also known as Betty C. Baker; Betty
Chadwick —
of Cabell
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1963-64;
appointed 1963.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Betty H. Baker (1919-2011) —
also known as Betty Head —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Thomas, Tucker
County, W.Va., September
18, 1919.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1965-68; appointed 1965;
defeated, 1968.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Association of University Women; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Grant Memorial Hospital,
Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va., November
12, 2011 (age 92 years, 55
days).
Interment at Olivet
Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
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Mrs. Gordon A. Baker —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1941.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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America M. Baldwin (1835-1929) —
also known as America M. Grant —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kentucky, November
9, 1835.
Republican. Postmaster at St.
Albans, W.Va., 1874-1910.
Female.
Died in St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 22,
1929 (age 93 years, 255
days).
Interment at Bangor Cemetery, St. Albans, W.Va.
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Valeria J. Ballard (1931-2010) —
also known as Val J. Ballard; Valeria
Jancso —
of Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
26, 1931.
Republican. Insurance
agent; chair of
Monroe County Republican Party, 1972-73; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 19th District, 1974.
Female.
Missionary
Baptist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va., May 30,
2010 (age 78 years, 155
days).
Interment at Peterstown
Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
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Icie Barbe —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961.
Female.
Still living as of 1961.
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Pearl Barker —
of Pecks Mill, Logan
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Alice Barlow —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Postmaster at Buckhannon,
W.Va., 1939-40.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
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Mrs. J. Walter Barnes —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1928.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Mary A. Barnes —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Republican. Postmaster at Weston,
W.Va., 1873-81.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
|
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Mrs. William D. Barnes —
of Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1966.
Female.
Still living as of 1966.
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Barbara K. Barnett —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 2012.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
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| |
Doretha Barns —
of Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1968.
Female.
Still living as of 1968.
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Laura Diane Bartley —
also known as Diana Bartley —
of Lumberport, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates, 2010 (41st District), 2012
(48th District).
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
|
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Faustine Bauman —
of Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Chair of
Wirt County Democratic Party, 1975.
Female.
Still living as of 1975.
|
| |
Ruth Baxter —
of Chester, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
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Madalyn Bazzle (1904-1971) —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born December
26, 1904.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937, 1949, 1967.
Female.
Died November
10, 1971 (age 66 years, 319
days).
Interment at Queen's Meadow Point Cemetery, Keyser, W.Va.
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Emily Peed Beacom —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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M. Susan Beard —
of Amma, Roane
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 11th District, 1992.
Female.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Mrs. Frederick P. Becker —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
|
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Grace L. Beckner —
of Chester, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-53.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Margaret Kerr Beckwith —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 2012.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
|
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Mae Shumate Belcher (1904-1999) —
also known as Mae S. Belcher —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Saulsville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., April
14, 1904.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1959-60,
1963-64.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; National
Education Association.
Died August
8, 1999 (age 95 years, 116
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bessie Boyd Bell —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Sophia Benedum —
of Bridgeport, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1936;
vice-chair
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1943.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Mrs. George Beneke, Sr. —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1955.
Female.
Still living as of 1955.
|
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Mrs. Lewis Bennett —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1924.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Kathryn S. Benson —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 27th District, 1974.
Female.
Still living as of 1974.
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Irene Cornelia Berger (b. 1954) —
Born in Richlands, Tazewell
County, Va., 1954.
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, 2009-.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Rebecca A. Betts —
of West Virginia.
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1994-.
Female.
Still living as of 1998.
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Belinda Biafore —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 2004,
2008;
vice-chair
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Gladys Bingham —
of McDowell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1928.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Stella M. Bivins —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Acting postmaster at Bluefield,
W.Va., 1933-35.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Thais Shuler Blatnik (b. 1919) —
also known as Thais Blatnik; Thais
O'Donnell —
of Triadelphia, Ohio
County, W.Va.; Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Treveskyn, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
20, 1919.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1977-78, 1981-86;
defeated, 1968; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1989-96; defeated, 1978;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 2004.
Female.
Catholic.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas William O'Donnell and Thais O'Donnell; married to
Albert M. Blatnik. |
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June Bledsoe (b. 1920) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Prudence, Fayette
County, W.Va., January
3, 1920.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 17th District, 1981-84;
defeated, 1984.
Female.
Methodist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Everett Bledsoe. |
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Barbara Boiarsky (1925-2008) —
also known as Barbara Faith Polan —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born October
21, 1925.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1971-72;
appointed 1971.
Female.
Died March
18, 2008 (age 82 years, 149
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Donna Jean Boley (b. 1935) —
also known as Donna J. Boley; Donna Jean
Northcraft —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Bens Run, Tyler
County, W.Va., December
9, 1935.
Republican. Chair of
Pleasants County Republican Party, 1983; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1984
(alternate), 2000,
2004,
2012;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1985-; appointed 1985; member
of Republican
National Committee from West Virginia, 1992-2004.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Glen A. Northcraft and Grace (Jones) Northcraft; married,
August
21, 1956, to Jack E. Boley. |
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Mrs. A. S. Booker —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1940-44.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Corinne Booker —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Associate
chair of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1945.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
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Mrs. D. W. Boone —
of Lookout, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1924.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
|
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Anna Border —
of Davisville, Wood
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 9th District; elected 2012.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
|
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Elizabeth Ann Bowen —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1966.
Female.
Still living as of 1966.
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Clara L. Boyd —
also known as Mrs. Herbert Boyd —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1940,
1956;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Florence Bradley (born c.1874) —
also known as Florence Susan Baker; Mrs. H. N.
Bradley —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in New York, about 1874.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Thelma Branch —
of McDowell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
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Mrs. J. B. Brennan, Jr. —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937-41; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1940.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Marianne R. Brewster —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1988, 1990.
Female.
Still living as of 1990.
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Patricia Bright —
of Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Linda Lou Brohard (d. 1989) —
of Brohard, Wirt
County, W.Va.; Davisville, Wood
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 7th District, 1968.
Female.
Died May 6,
1989.
Burial location unknown.
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Bonnie Louise Brown —
also known as Bonnie L. Brown —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1983-88, 1991-94 (23rd
District 1983-88, 1991-92, 30th District 1993-94); defeated, 2012;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
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Marie K. Brown —
also known as Mrs. M. V. Brown —
of Bridgeport, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Postmaster at Bridgeport,
W.Va., 1945-53 (acting, 1945-49).
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Marion E. Brown —
of Lookout, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Mary G. Brown (1881-1962) —
also known as Mary Glidden; Mrs. Douglas W.
Brown —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio, September
25, 1881.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1932,
1936,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1936-40; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1939.
Female.
Died, from arteriosclerotic
heart disease, in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., June 27,
1962 (age 80 years, 275
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Virginia Mae Brown (b. 1923) —
of Pliny, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Pliny, Putnam
County, W.Va., November
13, 1923.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1964-79.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1979.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Felix Melville Brown and Hester Ann Crandall Brown;
married, April 8,
1955, to James Vernon Brown. |
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Mrs. Waitman Brown —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Republican. Chair of
Gilmer County Republican Party, 1973.
Female.
Still living as of 1973.
|
| |
Brenda K. Brum —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 10th District; elected 1992.
Female.
Still living as of 1992.
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Louise Talbot Bullock —
also known as Louise T. Bullock —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1941-55.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Mrs. J. C. Burchinal —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1928-36; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Elizabeth S. Burford —
of Fayette
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1970.
Female.
Still living as of 1970.
|
| |
Rose Ferguson Burford —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937-41.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Marian Wood Burgess —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1955.
Female.
Still living as of 1955.
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Marjorie H. Burke (b. 1932) —
also known as Marge Burke; Marjorie
Hardman —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.; Sand Fork, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Burnsville, Braxton
County, W.Va., November
14, 1932.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1978, 1981-90, 1995-96 (23rd
District 1978, 1981-82, 9th District 1983-90, 34th District 1995-96);
appointed 1978; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1996,
2000
(alternate), 2008.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2008.
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Betty A. Burks —
of West Virginia.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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| |
Sylvia Mathews Burwell (b. 1955) —
also known as Sylvia Mary Mathews —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va., June 23,
1955.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2014-17; president,
American Univrsity, 2017-.
Female.
Greek
ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Anna Byrd —
also known as Mrs. Percy Byrd —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1928.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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