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A. David Abrams (b. 1919) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
19, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; furniture merchant; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961-64;
appointed 1961.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Civitan;
Jaycees;
Moose;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel I. Abrams and Esther (Block) Abrams; married, August
11, 1943, to Ruth R. Levy. |
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Joseph Paul Albright (1938-2009) —
also known as Joseph P. Albright —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
8, 1938.
Democrat. Lawyer;
furniture business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1971-72, 1975-86 (Wood County
1971-72, 8th District 1975-86); defeated, 1972; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1985-86; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1995-96, 2001-; appointed
1995.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
20, 2009 (age 70 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Melvin Paul 'Jinks' Albright and Catherine Alberta (Rathbone)
Albright; married, August
16, 1958, to Patricia Ann Deem; married 1995 to Nancie
(Gensert) Divvens. |
| | | Epitaph: "He stood for justice / Lived
his faith / and loved his family." |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John H. Bowling (1894-1968) —
of White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., November
21, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; hardware
and furniture business; Greenbrier
County Sheriff, 1929-32; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1939-40; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1941-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died April
14, 1968 (age 73 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Bowling and Sara Ann (Brewster) Bowling; married, May 8,
1920, to Urzula Coffman; father of John
Harrison Bowling Jr.. |
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1951 |
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Roy A. Chambers (b. 1913) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Matewan, Mingo
County, W.Va., October
9, 1913.
Democrat. Manager of furniture and appliance store; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1951-52.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thurman Chambers and Josie (Price) Chambers; married, October
22, 1949, to Helen Gentile. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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William Erskine Stevenson (1820-1883) —
also known as William E. Stevenson —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., March
18, 1820.
Republican. Cabinetmaker; farmer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1857; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1860;
delegate
to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1863; member of
West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1863-68; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1865-68; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia; Governor of
West Virginia, 1869-71; defeated, 1870.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
29, 1883 (age 63 years, 256
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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