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Edward Calderwood Edward Calderwood (1884-1946) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born near Malden, Kanawha County, W.Va., December 27, 1884. Republican. Banker; oil and gas business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1929-30. Presbyterian. Scottish and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., January 7, 1946 (age 61 years, 11 days). Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park, Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of William B. Calderwood and Anna (Wilkinson) Calderwood.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
  Harlan Mayberry Calhoun (1903-1977) — also known as Harlan M. Calhoun — of Moorefield, Hardy County, W.Va. Born in Franklin, Pendleton County, W.Va., October 25, 1903. Democrat. Circuit judge in West Virginia for the 22nd Judicial Circuit, 1937-58; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1959-72; resigned 1972. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Died April 17, 1977 (age 73 years, 174 days). Interment at Olivet Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Harrison Mayberry Calhoun and Virginia (Mullenax) Calhoun; married to Alberta Dorsey (daughter of Albert Alan Dorsey).
  Cross-reference: Thomas E. McHugh
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Vernon Q. Callaway Vernon Quincy Callaway (1907-1988) — also known as Vernon Q. Callaway; "Coach" — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Welch, McDowell County, W.Va., November 29, 1907. Democrat. School teacher; athletic coach; small mine owner; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1953-60. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died December 15, 1988 (age 81 years, 16 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John F. Callaway and Vita (Totten) Callaway; married, October 10, 1932, to Evelyn Hall.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  J. R. Campbell (b. 1921) — also known as Dick Campbell — of Rupert, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born in Dawson, Greenbrier County, W.Va., August 10, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1959-60. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Ruritan. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Harry Green Camper Jr. (b. 1924) — also known as Harry G. Camper, Jr. — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., January 22, 1924. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; McDowell County Prosecuting Attorney, 1958-61; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1961-64. Member, Jaycees; American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Green Camper and Lena (Harrell) Camper; married, April 1, 1945, to Mary Elizabeth Bankhead.
  O. C. Canterbury (b. 1893) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Red Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, W.Va., July 8, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate business; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1935-38. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of T. J. Canterbury and Lou Canterbury; married 1923 to Ruby Mae Blaker.
  Walter W. Carey (b. 1926) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., December 22, 1926. Republican. Advertising business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58, 1963-64, 1967-68; defeated, 1958, 1960, 1964. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kappa Alpha Order. Still living as of 1968.
  Paul J. Carr Sr. (1893-1957) — of Hinton, Summers County, W.Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., April 4, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of Hinton, W.Va., 1947-48; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Summers County, 1957; died in office 1957. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Pi Gamma Mu; Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Blue Key. Died March 24, 1957 (age 63 years, 354 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Paul John Carr Jr..
  Charles E. Carrigan (b. 1871) — of Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Sherrard, Marshall County, W.Va., April 9, 1871. Republican. Marshall County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1903-06; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1910; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; West Virginia Republican state chair, 1928-32. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Carrigan and Amanda Ellen Carrigan; married, August 22, 1907, to Harriet Rebecca Davis; father of John E. Carrigan.
John E. Carrigan John E. Carrigan (1910-1984) — of Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va.; Sherrard, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Glen Dale, Marshall County, W.Va., August 25, 1910. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1951-70; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1971-72; appointed 1971; defeated, 1972; candidate for circuit judge in West Virginia for the 2nd Judicial Circuit, 1974. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kappa Alpha Order; American Legion. Died February 21, 1984 (age 73 years, 180 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles E. Carrigan and Harriet (Davis) Carrigan; married to Norma L. Schliff.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
O. J. Carroll O. J. Carroll (b. 1899) — also known as Shorty Carroll — of Summersville, Nicholas County, W.Va. Born in Tesla, Braxton County, W.Va., August 14, 1899. Democrat. Merchant; farmer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1945-52. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Carroll and Minnie (Kitts) Carroll; married, May 15, 1926, to Lucy Myers.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Howard W. Carson (b. 1910) — of Fayetteville, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va., April 30, 1910. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Fayette County Democratic Party, 1945-46; Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West Virginia state senate 11th District, 1957-68; President of the West Virginia State Senate, 1961-63; Clerk of the West Virginia Senate, 1972-73. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Lions; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lawrence W. Carson and Alice (Montgomery) Carson; married, November 22, 1939, to Sunny N. Hill.
John T. Carter 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.
  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
  Kelly L. Castleberry (1926-2002) — of South Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in South Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., January 17, 1926. Democrat. Realtor; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-66; defeated, 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972, 1976; candidate for mayor of South Charleston, W.Va., 1975. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters. Died in South Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., November 19, 2002 (age 76 years, 306 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Thomas Castleberry and Thelma (Stover) Castleberry; married, October 27, 1945, to Lorena Russe.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Boyd Cleo Casto (1892-1951) — also known as B. Cleo Casto — of Kenna, Jackson County, W.Va. Born in Kenna, Jackson County, W.Va., May 9, 1892. Democrat. Merchant; farmer; postmaster; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1939-42; chair of Jackson County Democratic Party, 1940. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Junior Order. Died in Kenna, Jackson County, W.Va., September 25, 1951 (age 59 years, 139 days). Interment at Grasslick Baptist Cemetery, Kenna, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Frederick Sattis Casto and Dora Bell (Simmons) Casto; brother of Ronald H. Casto; married, June 22, 1913, to Verna Valeria Polsley; second cousin of Dale George Casto; second cousin twice removed of A. Dale Casto; third cousin of Dorr Clayton Casto II; third cousin once removed of Carroll W. Casto.
  Political family: Casto family of West Virginia.
  Carroll W. Casto (1925-1995) — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va. Born in Ripley, Jackson County, W.Va., October 26, 1925. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1961-64; appointed 1960. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Phi Sigma Kappa; Rotary. Died December 9, 1995 (age 70 years, 44 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Denny Lee Casto and Gertha (Tolley) Casto; married, August 20, 1947, to Marilyn Shirley Jones; third cousin of A. Dale Casto; third cousin once removed of Boyd Cleo Casto, Dale George Casto, Ronald H. Casto and Dorr Clayton Casto II.
  Political family: Casto family of West Virginia.
  Gerald L. Chafin (b. 1930) — also known as Jerry Chafin — of Delbarton, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Mingo County, W.Va., April 1, 1930. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; mortician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 13th District, 1975-76. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Moose; Elks; Izaak Walton League; National Rifle Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 1976.
  Relatives: Son of Jeff Chafin and Matilda (Curry) Chafin; married, April 10, 1960, to Marie Savage.
H. Truman Chafin Harry Truman Chafin (b. 1945) — also known as H. Truman Chafin — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born July 10, 1945. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996, 2000, 2004 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Pi Kappa Alpha; Moose; Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Still living as of 2014.
  Presumably named for: Harry S. Truman
  Relatives: Son of Tom C. Chafin and Hazel Marie Chafin; married to Letitia Neese.
  Image source: West Virginia Legislature
  John N. Charnock Jr. (b. 1929) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., September 17, 1929. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58; defeated, 1958, 1960. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Sigma Nu; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; American Legion. Still living as of 1960.
  John Bartlett Chenoweth (1914-1966) — also known as John B. Chenoweth — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va., March 28, 1914. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Randolph County Sheriff, 1948-52; member of West Virginia state senate 12th District, 1955-58. Presbyterian. Member, Eagles; Elks; Moose; Freemasons; Redmen; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died April 28, 1966 (age 52 years, 31 days). Interment at Elkins Memorial Gardens, Midland, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Fred Chenoweth and Virginia Dell (Bartlett) Chenoweth; married 1936 to Elthadora M. Pence.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Lee Childers (b. 1918) — also known as Robert L. Childers — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Cabell County, W.Va., August 9, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972, 1976; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1975-76, 1983-84, 1987-88 (11th District 1975-76, 13th District 1983-84, 1987-88); Adjutant General of West Virginia, 1977-82. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert L. Childers and Effie (Adkins) Childers; married, May 2, 1958, to Billie Faye Nestor.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Edwin Chilton and Mary Elizabeth (Wilson) Chilton; married, December 19, 1892, to Mary Louise Tarr; father of Joseph Eustace Chilton II and William E. Chilton Jr.; grandfather of W. E. Chilton III.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Harvey Cline Harvey Cline (b. 1887) — of Ritchie County, W.Va. Born in Pennsboro, Ritchie County, W.Va., August 8, 1887. Republican. School teacher; construction foreman and bookkeeper for the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas Company; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1929-30. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
Epison A. Cole 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.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Cole and Dicy (Scaggs) Cole; married, October 10, 1918, to Frankie Helen Damron.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
Roy A. Cole 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.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
Rollo J. Conley 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.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
William G. Conley 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.
  Relatives: Son of Maj. William Conley and Mary (Freeburn) Conley; married, July 14, 1892, to Bertie Ison Martin.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
William Cassius Cook William Cassius Cook (1882-1947) — of McDowell County, W.Va.; Princeton, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Windom, Wyoming County, W.Va., November 21, 1882. Republican. School teacher; McDowell County Superintendent of Schools; West Virginia superintendent of schools, 1929-33; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1946. Baptist. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Freemasons. Died in Hinton, Summers County, W.Va., December 31, 1947 (age 65 years, 40 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Harrison Cook and Jane (Cooper) Cook; married 1907 to Lula Stewart.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
Edward Cooper Edward Cooper (1873-1928) — of Bramwell, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Trevorton, Northumberland County, Pa., February 26, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; coal mining business; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1912; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1915-19. Presbyterian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va., March 1, 1928 (age 55 years, 4 days). Entombed at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Maria (Padbury) Cooper and John Cooper; married, October 5, 1895, to Frances Douglas Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia and Its People (1913)
  John Cooper (1848-1898) — of Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Staffordshire, England, 1848. Republican. Coal mine operator; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1898 (age about 50 years). Interment somewhere in Coopers, W.Va.
  Relatives: Married to Maria Padbury; father of Edward Cooper.
John J. Cornwell John Jacob Cornwell (1867-1953) — also known as John J. Cornwell — of Romney, Hampshire County, W.Va. Born in Ritchie County, W.Va., July 11, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; owner and editor of The Hampshire Review newspaper; financed and built Hampshire Southern Railroad; president, Bank of Romney; director and general counsel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1896, 1912 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1932, 1940; member of West Virginia state senate, 1899-1906 (12th District 1899-1902, 15th District 1903-06); Governor of West Virginia, 1917-21; defeated, 1904. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., September 8, 1953 (age 86 years, 59 days). Interment at Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob H. Cornwell and Mary E. (Taylor) Cornwell; married, June 30, 1891, to Edna Brady.
  Cross-reference: James W. Weir
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1917
  Fred E. Counts (b. 1912) — of Bartley, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Counts, Dickenson County, Va., August 26, 1912. Democrat. Coal miner; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1959-62; appointed 1958. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; United Mine Workers. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ezra V. Counts and Chloe (Grizzle) Counts; married, December 24, 1937, to Gertrude Withrow.
  Burnie Roger Crabtree (b. 1947) — also known as Burnie R. Crabtree — of Genoa, Wayne County, W.Va. Born in Cabell County, W.Va., January 17, 1947. Democrat. Laboratory technician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1975-80, 1983-84 (12th District 1975-80, 14th District 1983-84). Protestant. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 1984.
  Relatives: Son of Burnie Crabtree and Nannie (Asbury) Crabtree; married, March 6, 1965, to Paula Nelson.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph N. Craddock and Virgie Belle (wooddell) Craddock.
  Bernard L. Crawford (b. 1924) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Glen Jean, Fayette County, W.Va., April 15, 1924. Democrat. Theater owner; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1967-70; appointed 1967; defeated, 1970; chair of Raleigh County Democratic Party, 1975. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles D. Crawford and Jane (Brabban) Crawford; married, May 27, 1947, to Nora Ogg.
  Clarence E. Creek (b. 1906) — of St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Va. Born in Kentucky, April 10, 1906. Democrat. Farmer; feed and farm supply dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Pleasants County, 1959-62; defeated, 1956. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas D. Creek and Frances S. (Hale) Creek; married, December 28, 1929, to Edith Patrick.
Spencer K. Creel Spencer K. Creel (b. 1896) — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Freeport, Wirt County, W.Va., April 27, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1939-40, 1943-64, 1967-70; defeated, 1934, 1940, 1964; resigned 1970; West Virginia Republican state chair, 1952-54. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Farm Bureau. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of John A. Creel and Isabella (Foutty) Creel; married, November 28, 1918, to Bertha Gillman.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  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.
  Gustavus Hartwell Crumpecker (1882-1941) — also known as G. H. Crumpecker — of Princeton, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Danville, Va., March 23, 1882. Democrat. Mercer County Sheriff; chair of Mercer County Democratic Party, 1940. Methodist. Member, Elks; Moose; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died April 24, 1941 (age 59 years, 32 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Gustavus Wingfield Crumpecker and Lizzie Ella (Motley) Crumpecker; married to Gladys Day.
  L. O. Curtis (b. 1879) — of Spencer, Roane County, W.Va. Born near Spencer, Roane County, W.Va., 1879. Republican. Roane County Circuit Court Clerk, 1909-21; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1935-38. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Curtis and Samantha Elizabeth Curtis; married 1905 to Virginia Inghram.
W. R. Curtis W. R. Curtis (b. 1895) — of Wellsburg, Brooke County, W.Va. Born in Bethany, Brooke County, W.Va., July 17, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate broker; insurance business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1951-56. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Elks; Eagles; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George C. Curtis and Mary (Rodgers) Curtis; married, October 7, 1937, to Olive G. Woods.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
Lee Cusack Lee Cusack (1885-1951) — of New Martinsville, Wetzel County, W.Va. Born in Uniontown, Wetzel County, W.Va., August 26, 1885. Democrat. Locomotive engineer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wetzel County, 1927-32; candidate for West Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1948. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Died, in Wetzel County Hospital, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, W.Va., March 28, 1951 (age 65 years, 214 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, New Martinsville, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Kinsey Cusack and Jennie (Hunt) Cusack; married to Dora Jane Watson.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
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