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James Franklin Atwood (1883-1965) —
also known as J. F. Atwood —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Preston
County, W.Va., May 8,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state senate 10th District, 1921-22; defeated, 1918; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1924.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, July 14,
1965 (age 82 years, 67
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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Cleveland Monroe Bailey (1885-1965) —
also known as Cleveland M. Bailey —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va., July 15,
1885.
Democrat. School
principal; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1945-47, 1949-63;
defeated, 1934, 1946.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 13,
1965 (age 79 years, 363
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Robert D. Bailey (1883-1963) —
also known as R. D. Bailey —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., July 26,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
represented railroads
and timber
companies; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1920-29; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1943-44; appointed 1943;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1944, 1952; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1947-48; candidate for Presidential
Elector for West Virginia; chair of
Wyoming County Democratic Party, 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Moose.
Died in 1963
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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R. Harry Ball (b. 1890) —
of Seth, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in West Virginia, February
9, 1890.
Republican. School
teacher; assistant
postmaster; bookkeeper;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1924-50; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. A. Ball and Nannie (Roberts) Ball; married, August
4, 1920, to Hattie White. |
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George Loran Bambrick (1869-1951) —
also known as George L. Bambrick —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, Iowa, September
4, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1945-48; defeated, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Died in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., February
11, 1951 (age 81 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Edward Barger (b. 1918) —
also known as George E. Barger —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., October
9, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
manager; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Moose; Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. H. Barger and Nellie (Rine) Barger; married, February
11, 1938, to Maxine Timbrook. |
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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as W. Wallace Barron; Wally
Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Elkins, W.Va., 1949-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Civitan;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) —
also known as William T. Bland —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., January
15, 1928 (age 66 years, 359
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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William T. Blankenship (b. 1904) —
also known as Bill Blankenship —
of Eckman, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Raven, Tazewell
County, Va., July 23,
1904.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1941-44.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patton Blankenship and Ida (Davis) Blankenship; married, June 3,
1939, to Helen Louise Aldish. |
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John W. Bosworth (b. 1908) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Huttonsville, Randolph
County, W.Va., August
3, 1908.
Journalist;
radio
announcer; author; newspaper
publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1937-38.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. J. L. Bosworth and Rachel (Hutton-Crouch)
Bosworth. |
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Ralph Norman Brown (b. 1915) —
also known as Ralph N. Brown —
of Arthurdale, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Preston
County, W.Va., May 13,
1915.
Democrat. Farmer; real estate
agent; chair of
Preston County Democratic Party, 1954-55; Preston
County Sheriff, 1961-65; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 27th District, 1975-80.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Moose; Sons of
the Revolution; Farm
Bureau; United
Mine Workers.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alonzo G. Brown and Laura (Richardson) Brown; married, February
16, 1938, to Eleanor Collins. |
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Simeon Strother Buzzerd (1869-1959) —
also known as S. S. Buzzerd —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., July 23,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1929-30.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Morgan
County, W.Va., May 3,
1959 (age 89 years, 284
days).
Interment at Greenway
Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Buzzerd and Mary Elizabeth (Tritipoe) Buzzerd; married,
April
26, 1893, to Addie H. Hedding. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Robert Carlyle Byrd (1917-2010) —
also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale
Jr.; "King of Pork" —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1917.
Democrat. Grocer; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Lions;
Farm
Bureau; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan.
Died in Fairfax,
Va., June 28,
2010 (age 92 years, 220
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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A. Carl Carey (b. 1895) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Acme, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
1, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1955-58; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Lions; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Mike C. Casey (1899-1978) —
also known as Mike Casey —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ona, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 29,
1899.
Democrat. Railway
shipping and receiving clerk; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-52,
1959-68; defeated, 1952, 1956, 1968; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Junior
Order; Knights of Pythias; Moose.
Died October
29, 1978 (age 79 years, 92
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Sinclair Casey and Sidna Angeline (Lewis) Casey; married,
July
1, 1920, to Sadie Louise Coffman. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) —
also known as William E. Chilton —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Colesmouth, Va. (now St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.), March
17, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kanawha
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1883-84; candidate for West
Virginia state senate, 1886; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1892-96; secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1893-97; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1911-17; defeated, 1916, 1924, 1934.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen;
Knights of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
7, 1939 (age 81 years, 235
days).
Interment at Teay's
Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, W.Va.
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Roy A. Cole (b. 1896) —
of Montcalm, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Shawsville, Montgomery
County, Va., April
21, 1896.
Republican. School
teacher; funeral
director; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1927-30;
defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Rollo J. Conley (b. 1874) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fulton, Whiteside
County, Ill., March
27, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County; elected
1928; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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William Gustavus Conley (1866-1940) —
also known as William G. Conley —
of Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.; Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., January
8, 1866.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Tucker
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1896-1904; mayor, Parsons, W.Va.,
1901-03; mayor, Kingwood, W.Va., 1906-08; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1908-13; Governor of
West Virginia, 1929-33.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary;
Union
League.
Died October
21, 1940 (age 74 years, 287
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Bantz Wooddall Craddock (b. 1887) —
also known as Bantz W. Craddock —
of Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., November
22, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1962.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights of
the Maccabees; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph N. Craddock and Virgie Belle (wooddell)
Craddock. |
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Darius Craven (b. 1920) —
of Tallmansville, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Tallmansville, Upshur
County, W.Va., December
6, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Upshur County, 1958-60;
appointed 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; National
Education Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Johnson Clark Dean (b. 1879) —
also known as Johnson C. Dean —
of Frametown, Braxton
County, W.Va.
Born in Braxton
County, W.Va., February
11, 1879.
Democrat. Farmer; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1929-30.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Don J. Eddy (b. 1911) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairview, Marion
County, W.Va., February
24, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Monongalia County Democratic Party, 1939, 1946-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1941-42; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1943-52; resigned 1952;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 17th Judicial Circuit, 1960-69; defeated, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George G. Eddy and Nancy A. (Headley) Eddy. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Blaine Engle (b. 1887) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Tanner, Gilmer
County, W.Va., February
4, 1887.
Republican. School
principal; insurance
agent and adjuster; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1925-26;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1927-30; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Rush Floyd Farley (b. 1887) —
also known as Rush F. Farley —
of Delbarton, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Birch, Mingo
County, W.Va., March 6,
1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1941-42.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas B. Farley and Nancy (Pinson) Farley. |
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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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James Taliaferro Garrett (1865-1962) —
also known as J. T. Garrett —
of Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Putnam
County, W.Va., October
9, 1865.
School
teacher; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1933-36.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., May 24,
1962 (age 96 years, 227
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hurricane Cemetery, Hurricane, W.Va.
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Robert Lawrence Gibson (1895-1966) —
also known as Robert L. Gibson —
of Bancroft, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 13,
1895.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Putnam County, 1931-32,
1941-42; defeated, 1928.
Church
of God. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bancroft, Putnam
County, W.Va., December
18, 1966 (age 71 years, 188
days).
Interment at New Antioch Cemetery, Red House, W.Va.
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Howard Mason Gore (1887-1947) —
also known as Howard M. Gore —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
12, 1887.
Republican. Farmer; Governor of
West Virginia, 1925-29; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1924-25; candidate for nomination for
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1928; West
Virginia commissioner of agriculture, 1931-33; appointed 1931;
defeated, 1932, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., June 20,
1947 (age 59 years, 251
days).
Interment at Elkview
Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Clayton L. Haines (1875-1941) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., December
7, 1875.
Democrat. Owner and publisher of the Spirit of Jefferson newspaper,
1914-30; mayor of Charles Town, W.Va, 1914-18; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1937-38; appointed 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Redmen;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1941
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Calvin N. Hall (b. 1899) —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Lincoln
County, W.Va., March 5,
1899.
Democrat. Oil and gas
business; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (5th District 1937-38, 7th
District 1939-40); Sergeant-at-Arms, West Virginia Senate, 1941; chair of
Lincoln County Democratic Party, 1946-50; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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C. Howard Hardesty (b. 1894) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born February
3, 1894.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1941-52; appointed 1941;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Moose;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of T. S. Hardesty and Dora (Hawker) Hardesty; married, February
24, 1915, to Elizabeth Miller. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Henry Drury Hatfield (1875-1962) —
also known as Henry D. Hatfield —
of Eckman, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Sydney, Logan
County, W.Va., September
15, 1875.
Republican. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1909-12; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1911; Governor of
West Virginia, 1913-17; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1916,
1932,
1944,
1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President); major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Central Committee, 1920-24; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1929-35; defeated, 1934; chair of
Cabell County Republican Party, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American Medical
Association.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., October
23, 1962 (age 87 years, 38
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodmere
Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va.
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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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Roy F. Jimison (b. 1900) —
of Kayford, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., April
10, 1900.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1933-38;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1939-44.
Baptist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Order
of Railroad Telegraphers; Knights
of Khorassan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James William Jimison and Ruth Jimison; married, May 2,
1936, to Sybil Gibson. |
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George William Johnson (1869-1944) —
also known as George W. Johnson —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born near Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., November
10, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1923-25, 1933-43;
defeated, 1924, 1942.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died February
24, 1944 (age 74 years, 106
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Howard Harrison Jones (b. 1889) —
also known as Howard H. Jones —
of Smithburg, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in Berea, Ritchie
County, W.Va., January
23, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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John Kee (1874-1951) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., August
22, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1933-51;
defeated, 1928; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 8,
1951 (age 76 years, 259
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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Leonidas Hamman Kelly (b. 1871) —
also known as Leonidas H. Kelly; Lon H.
Kelly —
of Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va., January
28, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Braxton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1900; chair of
Braxton County Democratic Party, 1917; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1917-22;
candidate for judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John McHamilton Kelly and Alzira (Hamman) Kelly; married, March 3,
1897, to Bertha Gorrell; married, June 19,
1907, to Nellie Kiddy. |
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Burrell Kemp Littlepage (b. 1888) —
also known as B. Kemp Littlepage —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 28,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; coal
operator; Kanawha
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1916-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Dickenson Littlepage and Mary (Kemp) Littlepage; married,
November
26, 1913, to Madge Robins. |
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Charles Steven Meredith (1868-1956) —
also known as Charles S. Meredith —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Centerville, Tyler
County, W.Va., July 3,
1868.
Republican. School
teacher; contractor;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1929-30.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Mercer
County, W.Va., January
24, 1956 (age 87 years, 205
days).
Interment at Beechwood
Cemetery, Centerville, W.Va.
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Thomas Franklin Mills —
also known as Frank Mills —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Wolf Summit, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1941-44.
Baptist.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin F. Mills and Sarah Ellen (Maxwell) Mills. |
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Everett F. Moore (b. 1885) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Beelers Station, Marshall
County, W.Va., April
29, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1909-12,
1919-24, 1939-48; defeated, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Eagles;
Moose;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. T. Moore and Eldora (Redd) Moore; married, April
15, 1914, to Gertrude M. Moore. |
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Paul R. Moore (b. 1911) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Milton, Cabell
County, W.Va., October
25, 1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; photographer;
merchant;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1956;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1959-62; defeated, 1962; mayor
of Ravenswood, W.Va., 1965-66.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Lions;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Moore and Hattie (McGhee) Moore; married, February
22, 1936, to Helen Hartley. |
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Ephraim Franklin Morgan (1869-1950) —
also known as Ephraim F. Morgan —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Marion
County, W.Va., January
16, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Marion
County Intermediate Court Judge, 1907-12; member, West Virginia
Public Service Commission, 1915-20; Governor of
West Virginia, 1921-25; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen.
Died January
15, 1950 (age 80 years, 364
days).
Burial location unknown.
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R. F. Musgrave (b. 1903) —
of Winfield, Putnam
County, W.Va.; Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va., July 31,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1943-46; candidate for
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 29th Judicial Circuit, 1960.
Brethren.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) —
also known as Matthew M. Neely —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Grove, Doddridge
County, W.Va., November
9, 1874.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; mayor
of Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47;
defeated, 1920, 1946; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated,
1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1952,
1956;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1941-45.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Delta
Chi; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, from cancer,
in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 1958 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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William Smithe O'Brien (1862-1948) —
also known as William S. O'Brien —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Audra, Barbour
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
8, 1862.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 12th Judicial Circuit,
1913-20; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1927-29;
defeated, 1928; secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1933-48; died in office 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va., August
10, 1948 (age 86 years, 215
days).
Interment at Heavner
Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
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Everett Bryan Pennybacker (b. 1893) —
also known as E. B. Pennybacker —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Belleville, Wood
County, W.Va., February
13, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-37; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 4th Judicial Circuit, 1937-41; member, West Virginia
Public Service Commission; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1944; candidate
for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1950.
United
Brethren. Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. H. Pennybacker and Jane Pennybacker; married, October
18, 1914, to Florence Smith. |
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Henry Evan Pomroy (1892-1961) —
also known as H. E. Pomroy —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio; Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Kiowa, Barber
County, Kan., February
14, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; police
officer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1949-52;
defeated, 1952, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Lions; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
10, 1961 (age 68 years, 331
days).
Interment at Knights
of Pythias Cemetery, Elizabeth, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Allison Pomroy and Emma Neher (Ballard) Pomroy; married, November
4, 1924, to Vivian Ruth Roberts. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Barrick Samuel Rankin (b. 1872) —
also known as B. S. Rankin —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., July 16,
1872.
Republican. Physician;
surgeon;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1929-32;
resigned 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Junior
Order; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Archie L. Reed (b. 1898) —
also known as A. L. Reed —
of Newburg, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Fellowsville, Preston
County, W.Va., October
6, 1898.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1941-44;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1945-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Rotary.
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Kingwood, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Q. Reed and Virginia (Ridgeway) Reed; married, June 15,
1919, to Madge Marie Morrow. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Edward Bunker Reynolds (1873-1939) —
also known as E. Bunker Reynolds —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., July 18,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; fruit
grower;
member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1923-38.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
7, 1939 (age 66 years, 112
days).
Interment somewhere in Keyser, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Marion Reynolds and Belle Rodgers (Hennen) Reynolds;
married, December
19, 1918, to Mary Warden Russell. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Carl Riggs (b. 1877) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Marion
County, W.Va., September
11, 1877.
Democrat. Accountant;
secretary and production
manager, Cleveland Coal Co., 1923-30; real estate
business; state administrator, Works Progress Administration,
1941-43; member, West Viginia Public Service Commission, 1943; West
Virginia Director of Purchases, 1946-51; chair of
Marion County Democratic Party, 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Z. E. Riggs and Alice (Murray) Riggs; married, October
6, 1906, to sa E. Hawkins. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Grover Cleveland Robertson (1885-1976) —
also known as Grover C. Robertson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kettle, Roane
County, W.Va., August
8, 1885.
Democrat. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
chair
of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1941-49.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died February
15, 1976 (age 90 years, 191
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Presumably named
for: Grover
Cleveland |
| | | Relatives: Son of George W. Robertson
and Delilah Elizabeth (Melton) Robertson; married, May 24,
1908, to Hattie Mae Lytton. |
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Roy H. Rogerson (b. 1929) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio
County, W.Va., January
16, 1929.
Republican. Chemical
engineer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1967-72;
defeated, 1978; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1973-76; defeated, 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Moose.
Still living as of 1978.
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Relatives: Son
of Russell Rogerson and Lilly (Fisher) Rogerson; married, March
23, 1951, to LaVerne Yoho. |
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Andrew Charles Schiffler (1889-1970) —
also known as A. C. Schiffler —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
10, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; Ohio
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-33; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45;
defeated, 1940, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., March
27, 1970 (age 80 years, 229
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Fred L. Shinn (b. 1881) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Adamsville, Harrison
County, W.Va., May 23,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1937-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph M. Shinn and Ellen (Short) Shinn; married, October
20, 1913, to Ruth Hyde. |
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Jacob David Smith (1870-1945) —
also known as Jacob D. Smith —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Scott Town, Lawrence
County, Ohio, April
28, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-25; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1929-32.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights of Pythias.
Died March
24, 1945 (age 74 years, 330
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Hamlin, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob D. Smith and Barbara J. (Lewis) Smith; married to Rose A.
Smith. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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S. Lee Smith (b. 1874) —
of West Union, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in Doddridge
County, W.Va., February
18, 1874.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1937-40;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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L. B. Snyder (1893-1964) —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born in Glovers Gap, Marion
County, W.Va., October
24, 1893.
Democrat. Wetzel
County Sheriff, 1929-32; business
executive; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1937-40; defeated, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., January
16, 1964 (age 70 years, 84
days).
Interment at Memory
Gardens Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of H. C. Snyder and Mary A. (Murray) Snyder. |
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Harlan Staats (b. 1907) —
of Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., January
12, 1907.
Republican. Oil and gas
business; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1941-44;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1945-48.
Protestant.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Staats and Ida Belle (Ryan) Staats; married, July 15,
1933, to Edra Ethel Frame. |
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Harley Orrin Staggers (1907-1991) —
also known as Harley O. Staggers —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., August
3, 1907.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; Mineral
County Sheriff, 1937-41; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1949-81; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1972,
1976.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets;
Farm
Bureau; Moose; Lions; Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, in Sacred Heart Hospital,
Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., August
20, 1991 (age 84 years, 17
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Mineral County, W.Va.
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Edwin M. Starcher (1865-1931) —
of Charles
Mix County, S.Dak.; Fairfax, Gregory
County, S.Dak.; Wood, Mellette
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., December
25, 1865.
Democrat. Charles
Mix County State's Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Dakota, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Mellette
County, S.Dak., June 3,
1931 (age 65 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jerry E. Stidham (b. 1909) —
of Holden, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Breathitt
County, Ky., June 24,
1909.
Democrat. Coal miner;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1947-52.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; United
Mine Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asbury Stidham and Lucinda (Simpkins) Stidham; married, June 25,
1928, to Mary V. Summerville. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
8, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died March
12, 1950 (age 84 years, 185
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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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 Watts (b. 1886) —
of Huntington, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in East Lynn, Wayne
County, W.Va., April
29, 1886.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1927-28,
1935-36.
Christian.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Whetsell (b. 1905) —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., June 26,
1905.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1949-60;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952,
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Sigma
Chi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. S. Whetsell and Mittie (Lantz) Whetsell; married, October
25, 1930, to Lucile Kuhn. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Robert L. Wiedebusch (1936-1997) —
also known as Larry Wiedebusch —
of Glen Dale, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshall
County, W.Va., March 6,
1936.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 4th District, 1975-86; member
of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1989-97; died in office 1997.
Methodist.
Member, Moose; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Civitan;
Knights of Pythias.
Died October
25, 1997 (age 61 years, 233
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Wiedebusch and Clara (Bunner) Wiedebusch; married, February
26, 1959, to Mary Archer. |
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Cecil W. Wilson (b. 1913) —
of Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Pageton, McDowell
County, W.Va., February
19, 1913.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1939;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; McDowell
County Sheriff.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Ward Wylie (b. 1900) —
of Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Gap Mills, Monroe
County, W.Va., March
30, 1900.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1939-42, 1945-64; resigned
1943; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Junior
Order; Elks; Rotary;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Price Wylie and Maggie (Leach) Wylie; married, March
19, 1929, to Anilee Hall. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Don Yoak (b. 1921) —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Born in Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va., September
19, 1921.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1953-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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