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David B. Ealy (b. 1888) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., August
14, 1888.
Republican. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Marshall
County Coroner, 1919-37; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1939-42; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy; married, June 12,
1913, to Lennis Irwin. |
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David Milton Easley (b. 1875) —
also known as D. M. Easley —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Pearisburg, Giles
County, Va., March
10, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1920;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 9th Judicial Circuit, 1937-45.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Freemasons; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John White Easley and Minerva Boyd (Pack) Easley; married, October
16, 1907, to Maude Ella Oliver. |
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Leonard Sidney Echols (1871-1946) —
also known as Leonard S. Echols —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Madison, Boone
County, W.Va., October
30, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-09; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1919-23;
defeated, 1922, 1924; postmaster at Charleston,
W.Va., 1925-29.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 9,
1946 (age 74 years, 191
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Andrew Edmiston (1892-1966) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., November
13, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; director, Weston National Bank;
mayor of Weston, W.Va., 1924-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1928,
1952,
1956;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1928-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1933-43;
defeated, 1942; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Rotary;
Delta
Tau Delta; Moose.
Died in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., August
28, 1966 (age 73 years, 288
days).
Interment at Macpelah
Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.
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Levi Arthur Edwards (b. 1884) —
also known as L. A. Edwards —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Mason
County, W.Va., July 16,
1884.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-26.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles S. Edwards and Jennet A. (Roush) Edwards; married, November
28, 1912, to Carrie C. White. |
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Henry S. Ellison Sr. (b. 1888) —
of Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Willow Bend, Monroe
County, W.Va., December
2, 1888.
Democrat. Postmaster;
banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1941-46; appointed 1941; chair of
Monroe County Democratic Party, 1946-49.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Wesley Ellison and Emeline (Brown) Ellison; married 1918 to Nannie
Blanton. |
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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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Homer A. Erwin (1892-1961) —
of Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in 1892.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Putnam County, 1939-40.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1961
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Ridgelawn
Memorial Park, Barboursville, W.Va.
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George Evans (b. 1882) —
of Iaeger, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Blossburg, Tioga
County, Pa., September
7, 1882.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1937-38,
1941-46.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Evan F. Evans and Mary Jane (Phillips) Evans; married 1916 to
Virginia Burke. |
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Richard Hugh Everson (1945-1999) —
also known as Rick Everson —
of West Virginia.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., August
19, 1945.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1992-99; died in office 1999.
Church
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Broaddus Hospital,
Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va., September
1, 1999 (age 54 years, 13
days).
Interment at Barbour
Memorial Cemetery, Philippi, W.Va.
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Cuyler E. Ewing (b. 1908) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., June 13,
1908.
Republican. Purchasing
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1939-42; mayor
of Wheeling, W.Va., 1979-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of I. E. Ewing and Minnie E. (Zuver) Ewing; married, September
19, 1936, to Hazel M. Borck. |
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John Pat Fanning (b. 1934) —
of Iaeger, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born August
14, 1934.
Democrat. Mortician;
mayor of Iaeger, W.Va.; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1968-80, 1985-88, 1997-;
appointed 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Alpha
Sigma Phi; Rotary.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives: Son
of James P. Fanning and Gertrude (Neal) Fanning; married, February
4, 1956, to Marianna Young. |
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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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Charles B. Felton Jr. (b. 1936) —
of Rowlesburg, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Rowlesburg, Preston
County, W.Va., September
7, 1936.
Democrat. Purchasing
agent; public
relations business; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1987-93 (15th District 1987-92, 14th
District 1993); appointed 1987; resigned 1993.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Eagles;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1993.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles B. Felton, Sr. and Evelyn (Miller) Felton; married, November
2, 1958, to Doris J. Butler. |
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Aubrey E. Ferguson (1907-1977) —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Harding, Randolph
County, W.Va., May 10,
1907.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1953-54.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in November, 1977
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gurnett Edinburgh Ferguson (1888-1982) —
also known as G. E. Ferguson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va., October
17, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; real estate
business; hotelier;
director, West Virginia Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1940,
1948;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died December
26, 1982 (age 94 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel F. Ferguson and Elizabeth (Eddens) Ferguson; married, August
27, 1914, to Lilly A. Foster. |
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1929 |
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John E. Fitzgerald (b. 1915) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, May 30,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
wholesale florist
supplier; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970; defeated, 1972
(Jackson County); elected 1974, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Fitzgerald and Myrtle (Roberts) Fitzgerald; married, May 7,
1937, to Edna Thomas. |
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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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Gordon Pressley Fought (1877-1964) —
also known as Gordon P. Fought —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Newark, Wirt
County, W.Va., June 27,
1877.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; druggist; newspaper
publisher; insurance
and real
estate business; mayor
of Wheeling, W.Va., 1932-35; city
manager of Wheeling, West Virginia, 1932-35; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
5, 1964 (age 87 years, 39
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Harrisville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Paschal Fought and Mary Jane (Foutty) Fought; married to Grace
Musgrave. |
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memorial |
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Fred Lee Fox (1876-1952) —
also known as Fred L. Fox —
of Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va.
Born in Braxton
County, W.Va., October
24, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1913-20; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1924-36; chair of
Braxton County Democratic Party, 1929; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1937-52; died in office
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August
8, 1952 (age 75 years, 289
days).
Interment at Sutton
Cemetery, Sutton, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Camden Fox and Caroline (McMorrow) Fox; married to Annie Lee
Frame. |
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D. R. Frazer (b. 1921) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Tioga, Nicholas
County, W.Va., November
22, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1957-70.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; American
Legion; Moose.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives: Son
of James Frazer and Loretta (Cummins) Frazer. |
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Harry Friedman (b. 1883) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, February
4, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Taylor County Democratic Party, 1940-41; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941.
Jewish.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons; Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Faibel Friedman and Fannie Friedman; married, January
17, 1923, to Florence Greensfelder. |
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