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Alois Bahlmann Abbot (1885-1951) —
also known as A. B. Abbot —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington Court House, Fayette
County, Ohio, November
2, 1885.
Democrat. Banker; railroad
builder; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1927-34.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Fayette, Fayette
County, W.Va., February
5, 1951 (age 65 years, 95
days).
Interment at Abbot Cemetery, Fayette County, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joel Houghton Abbot and Almira (Straugh) Abbot; married, October
1, 1913, to Nona C. Reynolds. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Houghton R. Abbott (b. 1891) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckwith, Fayette
County, W.Va., January
26, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1959-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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John Richard Adams (1895-1975) —
also known as Jack R. Adams —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
10, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36,
1941-42, 1955-56, 1965-66; resigned 1936; defeated, 1942, 1956, 1960,
1966; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1946; mayor
of Wheeling, W.Va., 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in November, 1975
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Effie Russell (Updegraff) Adams and Archibald Lynn 'Archie' Adams;
married, April
18, 1928, to Helen McCoid; married to Frances
Grant. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Fleming Newman Alderson (1884-1964) —
also known as Fleming N. Alderson —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va., January
8, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1911-12;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1916; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for West
Virginia state attorney general, 1924.
Southern
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Delta
Chi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Moose;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., April 2,
1964 (age 80 years, 85
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Nicholas County, W.Va.
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Arch Johnson Alexander (1898-1976) —
also known as Arch J. Alexander —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., August
22, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; coal mining
executive; chief, West Virginia Department of Mines; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks;
Freemasons.
Died September
11, 1976 (age 78 years, 20
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Elmwood, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Alexander and Ida E. (Cline) Alexander; married to Lucille
Ferguson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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William Fontaine Alexander (1873-1941) —
also known as W. F. Alexander —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Duffields (now Darke), Jefferson
County, W.Va., March
19, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1939-41;
died in office 1941.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died in 1941
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fontaine Alexander and Ann Catherine (Henkle) Alexander;
married, November
29, 1898, to Cicely deG. Woolley. |
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Jeter R. Aliff (1892-1974) —
also known as J. R. Aliff —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.; St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Seth, Boone
County, W.Va., November
4, 1892.
Democrat. School
teacher; miner; bookkeeper;
Fayette
County Sheriff; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1940-42; Clerk, West Virginia
House of Delegates, 1941-51.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
12, 1974 (age 81 years, 312
days).
Interment at Huse
Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Elmer Aliff and Edna S. Aliff; married 1931 to Hallie
Irene Maynor. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Charles Edgar Allen (1916-1989) —
also known as Charles E. Allen; C. E. Allen;
"Blackie" —
of Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Windom, Wyoming
County, W.Va., February
16, 1916.
Democrat. Railway
conductor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1965-68, 1973-76 (Wyoming
County 1965-68, 1973-74, 15th District 1975-76).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Died July 26,
1989 (age 73 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Allen and Martha (Browning) Allen; married, March
27, 1937, to Pearl Caldwell. |
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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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Charles H. Ambler (b. 1876) —
of Pleasants
County, W.Va.; Ashland, Hanover
County, Va.; Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio, August
12, 1876.
Democrat. School
teacher; Pleasants
County Sheriff, 1900-01; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1951-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Sigma
Nu; Phi
Beta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lutellis Ambler and Ella Rebecca (Wells) Ambler; married, September
4, 1920, to Helen Mary Carle. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Daniel Webster Ambrose Jr. (1896-1992) —
also known as Daniel W. Ambrose, Jr. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Pickens, Holmes
County, Miss., September
8, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Elks; National
Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in February, 1992
(age 95
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Daniel
Webster |
| | | Relatives: Son of Daniel Webster
Ambrose and Mary Elizabeth (Ambrose) Ambrose; married to Irene N.
Miller. |
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Alva Henry Anderson (b. 1907) —
also known as Alva H. Anderson —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Bergoo, Webster
County, W.Va., July 29,
1907.
Democrat. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Webster County Democratic Party, 1944-48; Webster
County Superintendent of Schools, 1945-47.
Methodist.
Member, Lions;
Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of R. J. Anderson and Rettie Mae (Hamrick) Anderson; married to Hazel
Kessler. |
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J. Robert Anderson (b. 1887) —
of Northfork, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Shanklin's Ferry, Monroe
County, W.Va., July 27,
1887.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County; elected
1934; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1939-40.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
United
Mine Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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William Franklin Anderson (1860-1944) —
also known as William F. Anderson —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born near Morgantown, Monongalia
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April
22, 1860.
Republican. Minister;
Methodist bishop of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1908-12, Cincinnati, Ohio,
1912-24, and Boston, Mass., 1924-32; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1924 ; acting
president, Boston University, 1925-26.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Buzzards Bay, Bourne, Barnstable
County, Mass., July 22,
1944 (age 84 years, 91
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Larry Wilson Andrews (b. 1921) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Clay, Clay
County, W.Va., August
1, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1951-52,
1955-56; defeated, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses Carden Andrews and Lillie (Wilson) Andrews; married, November
26, 1944, to Beatrice Kathryn Bailey. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Merrill F. Arbogast (1921-1980) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Follansbee, Brooke
County, W.Va., April
29, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1947-48.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Eagles;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in September, 1980
(age 59
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clyde D. Arbogast and Anna Mae (Brady) Arbogast. |
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George E. Arnold (1914-2007) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Upshur
County, W.Va., March
25, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 24th District, 1975-80.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died January
29, 2007 (age 92 years, 310
days).
Interment at Broad
Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Lightburn, W.Va.
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Malcolm R. Arnold (1909-1979) —
also known as Mack Arnold —
of Bloomingrose, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Racine, Boone
County, W.Va., April 7,
1909.
Democrat. School
principal; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1941-42; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Redmen;
United
Mine Workers.
Died in October, 1979
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of John Arnold and Evaline (McCutcheon) Arnold; married, January
13, 1935, to Reba Thompson. |
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Gene M. Ashley (b. 1920) —
of Amma, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Amma, Roane
County, W.Va., November
3, 1920.
Republican. Chemical
plant worker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1961-68.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ben H. Ashworth (b. 1888) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Rocky Gap, Bland
County, Va., July 9,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1925-28; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 10th Judicial Circuit, 1945.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Johnson Ashworth (1909-2008) —
also known as Robert J. Ashworth —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in McDowell
County, W.Va., May 8,
1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
Raleigh County Republican Party, 1949-54; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1956;
president and part owner, Richmond Cleaners and
Laundry; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Beaver, Raleigh
County, W.Va., October
2, 2008 (age 99 years, 147
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Robert A. Ashworth and Darthula (Johnson) Ashworth; married to
Virginia Isabel Hill and Blanche Woods. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Wesley Atkinson (1845-1925) —
also known as George W. Atkinson —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Charleston, Kanawha
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 29,
1845.
Republican. Postmaster;
lawyer;
West
Virginia Republican state chair, 1884-88; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1890-91; Governor of
West Virginia, 1897-1901; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1901-05;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1904;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1905-16.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April 4,
1925 (age 79 years, 279
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Carl E. Augustine (1905-1974) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., July 25,
1905.
Democrat. Automobile
salesman; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1941-42.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in June, 1974
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest F. Augustine and Sarah Emma (Spencer) Augustine; married,
July
4, 1936, to Ruth Bodie. |
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