| | 
T. E. Bibb (1865-1942) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Gatewood, Fayette
County, W.Va., August
12, 1865.
Democrat. Hardware dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1933-38;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1939-42; died in office 1942.
Baptist.
Died January
26, 1942 (age 76 years, 167
days).
Burial location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives: Son
of Benjamine Bibb and Mary Bibb; married, April
10, 1888, to Ella M. Love. |
|
 |
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.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of George W. Bowling and Sara Ann (Brewster) Bowling; married, May 8,
1920, to Urzula Coffman; father of John
Harrison Bowling Jr.. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
|
| |
John Harrison Bowling Jr. (1930-2008) —
also known as John H. Bowling, Jr. —
of White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., August
15, 1930.
Democrat. Hardware business; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1960-64; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 4th District, 1965-66; member
of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1967-70; defeated in
primary, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
Jaycees;
Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died February
9, 2008 (age 77 years, 178
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Billy Brown Burke (b. 1928) —
also known as Billy B. Burke —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Stouts Mills, Gilmer
County, W.Va., March
14, 1928.
Democrat. Hardware merchant; farmer; real estate
developer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1966-78 (7th District 1966-74,
23rd District 1975-78); appointed 1966; resigned 1978.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
United
Commercial Travelers; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1978.
|
 |
Epison Albert Cole (1898-1976) —
also known as Epison A. Cole —
of Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va., February
6, 1898.
Democrat. Hardware dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1939-42,
1951-54; defeated, 1950.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died July 26,
1976 (age 78 years, 171
days).
Interment at Ridgelawn
Memorial Park, Barboursville, W.Va.
|
| |
B. O. Cresap (b. 1879) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshall
County, W.Va., January
21, 1879.
Democrat. General
contractor; building supply dealer; chair of
Brooke County Democratic Party, 1929; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1933-34,
1937-38, 1941-42; appointed 1933; defeated, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Quincy Cresap and Elizabeth T. (Price) Cresap; married, February
12, 1906, to Mary Caldwell Simpson. |
|
 |
Ward M. Dawson Sr. (1893-1974) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born September
2, 1893.
Republican. Hardware merchant; farm
equipment dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1947-56,
1959-60; defeated, 1962.
United
Brethren. Member, Junior
Order; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Died in April, 1974
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Interment somewhere
in Breezewood, Pa.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Randolph T. Dawson and Emma (Beale) Dawson; married, August
2, 1913, to Lola Odessa Beeler. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
|
| |
Julius A. deGruyter —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Insurance
business; hardware business; mayor
of Charleston, W.Va., 1894-98; postmaster at Charleston,
W.Va., 1915-24 (acting, 1915).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of M. F. deGruyter and Julia (Crockett) deGruyter; married 1889 to Mary
Noyes. |
|
 |
James Hamlin Hall (b. 1925) —
also known as James H. Hall —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., January
26, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer;
hardware merchant; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1951-54;
defeated, 1956, 1962.
United
Brethren. Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Harvey Addison Hall and Mable (McGinnis) Hall; married, January
31, 1949, to Patricia Ann Stalnaker. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
|
| |
Clinton L. Howard (b. 1891) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Josephs Mills, Tyler
County, W.Va., November
25, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hardware
merchant; movie
theater business; clothing
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1935-38.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John L. Howard and Thena M. Howard; married, February
18, 1918, to Willa M. Bond. |
|
| |
Roy W. Jolliffe (1895-1961) —
of Cameron, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Wetzel
County, W.Va., May 15,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hardware
dealer; Marshall
County Sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1959-60.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., September
10, 1961 (age 66 years, 118
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Elmus Jolliffe and Easter Belle (Simmons)
Jolliffe. |
|
| |
Paul K. Moats (b. 1923) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Moatsville, Barbour
County, W.Va., January
14, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
building supplies business; chair of
Taylor County Republican Party, 1961; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County; elected
1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Andy B. Moats and Callie L. (Ball) Moats; married, October
28, 1945, to Helen L. Miller. |
|
| |
Richard Neely (b. 1941) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born August
2, 1941.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer;
hardware business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1971-72; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1973-.
Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Still living as of 1987.
|
|
|
![[Amazon.com]](https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/a150X70b.gif)