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Glenn R. Jackson Glenn R. Jackson (1900-1978) — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., September 9, 1900. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1941-44; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1945-60. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis. Died in October, 1978 (age 78 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James F. Jackson and Minnie (Blankenship) Jackson; married, October 3, 1921, to Zela Mooring.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  John Jay Jackson (1800-1877) — also known as John J. Jackson — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (now W.Va.), February 13, 1800. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1838-44; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Wood County, 1861. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., January 1, 1877 (age 76 years, 323 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
  Presumably named for: John Jay
  Relatives: Son of John George Jackson; married 1823 to Emma G. Beeson; married 1843 to Jane Gardner; father of John Jay Jackson Jr., James Monroe Jackson and Jacob Beeson Jackson.
  Political family: Jackson-Lee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
Lloyd G. Jackson Lloyd G. Jackson (b. 1918) — of Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va. Born in Yawkey, Lincoln County, W.Va., May 30, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; drilling contractor; natural gas producer; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1947-70; defeated in primary, 1970. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Guy H. Jackson and Ella (Johnson) Jackson; married, December 16, 1948, to Pauline Adkins; father of Lloyd G. Jackson II.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Lloyd G. Jackson II (b. 1952) — of Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., July 23, 1952. Democrat. Lawyer; Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney, 1981-86; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1987-90, 1995-; West Virginia Democratic state chair, 1988-90. Methodist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Still living as of 1997.
  Relatives: Son of Lloyd G. Jackson and Pauline Jackson; married, June 30, 1984, to Trina A. Powell.
  Mack C. Jarrell (b. 1926) — of Ceredo, Wayne County, W.Va. Born in Ceredo, Wayne County, W.Va., April 11, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; school teacher; podiatrist; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1985-88. Protestant. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; National Education Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 1988.
  Relatives: Son of McClellan Jarrell and Gladys (Clarkson) Jarrell; married to Dr. Betty Joan Morris.
  C. A. Jarvis (b. 1877) — of Grantsville, Calhoun County, W.Va. Born in Minnora, Calhoun County, W.Va., May 2, 1877. Democrat. Calhoun County Sheriff, 1909-12; chair of Calhoun County Democratic Party, 1929; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1933-34, 1939-40. Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  William Nicholas Jasper (1867-1939) — also known as William N. Jasper — of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born in England, August 10, 1867. Democrat. Banker; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1937-38; appointed 1937; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937; member of West Virginia state senate 11th District, 1939; died in office 1939. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died April 26, 1939 (age 71 years, 259 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of William N. Jasper Jr..
  Frank Rumer Jeffrey (b. 1889) — also known as Frank R. Jeffrey — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., October 22, 1889. Republican. Newspaper reporter; private secretary to U.S. Sen. Wesley L. Jones; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1921-25. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Delta Sigma Rho; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas P. Jeffrey and Sarah (Crossfield) Jeffrey; married, November 13, 1919, to Ray Rose.
  L. Opie Jeffries (b. 1909) — of Putnam County, W.Va. Born in Liberty, Putnam County, W.Va., January 13, 1909. Republican. School teacher; athletic coach; farmer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Putnam County, 1945-48; defeated, 1948. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of J. J. Jeffries and Laura M. (Beller) Jeffries; married to Geraldine Fisher; married, August 19, 1946, to Eveline Rosalind Mitchell.
  William Scott John (b. 1878) — also known as William S. John — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va., January 10, 1878. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1917-20. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George Dallas Johnson and Ann Elizabeth (Henry) Johnson; married to Mary A. McKendree.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Louis A. Johnson Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) — also known as Louis A. Johnson — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., January 10, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924; National Commander, American Legion, 1932-33; Assistant Secretary of War, 1937-40; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1949-50. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Chi; Delta Sigma Rho; Tau Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., April 24, 1966 (age 75 years, 104 days). Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Marcellus A. Johnson and Katherine Leftwich (Arthur) Johnson; married, February 7, 1920, to Ruth F. Maxwell.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. Army Center of Military History
Vernon E. Johnson Vernon E. Johnson (b. 1880) — of Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W.Va., May 22, 1880. Republican. Banker; insurance business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1911-16, 1927-28; Speaker of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1915-16, 1927-28; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1928 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1932. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
G. T. Johnston G. T. Johnston (1887-1970) — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Giles County, Va., July 24, 1887. Democrat. Plumbing and heating contractor; deputy sheriff; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1951-56. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in August, 1970 (age 83 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Johnston and Annie W. (Moore) Johnston; married, February 4, 1914, to Sina Bagby.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Rolla A. Johnston Sr. (1893-1965) — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., May 10, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; deputy sheriff; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; chair of Wood County Democratic Party, 1949-50; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949-64. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Died in 1965 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Johnston and Jennie (Dotson) Johnston; married, September 17, 1913, to Mildred L. Henderson.
  Roy W. Jolliffe (1895-1961) — of Cameron, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Wetzel County, W.Va., May 15, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hardware dealer; Marshall County Sheriff; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1959-60. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., September 10, 1961 (age 66 years, 118 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elmus Jolliffe and Easter Belle (Simmons) Jolliffe.
Casey M. Jones Clarence Maupin Jones (b. 1890) — also known as Casey M. Jones — of Hinton, Summers County, W.Va. Born in Summers County, W.Va., January 31, 1890. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; West Virginia State Veterans Service Officer, 1926; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1934, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1940. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 24, 1929, to Helen Lake Bottimore.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
  Fleming Adolphus Jones Jr. (b. 1895) — also known as Fleming A. Jones, Jr. — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Gaffney, Cherokee County, S.C., October 10, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1935-42, 1945-48; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Phi Beta Sigma; American Legion. First Black Democratic member of West Virginia House of Delegates. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Felix Jones and Emeline (Young) Jones; married, June 15, 1921, to H. Preston Mills.
  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.
  Sylvester J. Kane (1852-1919) — of Milton, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Pennsylvania, 1852. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1911. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1919 (age about 67 years). Interment at Rece Family Cemetery, Milton, W.Va.
  Orton R. Karickhoff (b. 1905) — of Spencer, Roane County, W.Va. Born in Hodgesville, Upshur County, W.Va., November 6, 1905. Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1942-46; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1947-50; member of West Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1972; defeated, 1974 (9th District), 1976 (9th District). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of D. W. Karickhoff and Constance E. (Merrells) Karickhoff; married, November 30, 1933, to Greta Crislip.
  Wilbur Keblinger (b. 1875) — of Staunton, Va.; Washington, D.C. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., November 8, 1875. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul in Malta, 1914-19; Fiume, 1919-23; Bombay, 1923-30; Melbourne, 1930-31; Sydney, 1931-32; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1932-36; Victoria, 1936; Hamburg, 1938-39. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; American Society for International Law. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Caddis Maupin Keblinger and Mary Annette (Jackson) Keblinger; married, December 20, 1904, to Harriet Louise Dabney; married, November 28, 1940, to Leni Dorothea Wilma Otten.
  Ward Wilbur Keesecker (1898-1975) — also known as Ward W. Keesecker — of Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W.Va. Born in Berkeley County, W.Va., November 30, 1898. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1958; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1969-70; defeated, 1964, 1970. Member, Freemasons. Died in Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W.Va., January 24, 1975 (age 76 years, 55 days). Interment at Providence Church Cemetery, Hedgesville, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Thomas Keesecker and Hannah Emma (Stuckey) Keesecker; married 1922 to Mary Eleanor Mish; married 1960 to Emily Frances (Mish) Mosteller; second cousin once removed of Charles Lee Stuckey; third cousin of Carlton B. Stuckey.
  Political family: Stuckey family of Martinsburg, West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John McHamilton Kelly and Alzira (Hamman) Kelly; married, March 3, 1897, to Bertha Gorrell; married, June 19, 1907, to Nellie Kiddy.
  P. Henderson Kelly (b. 1881) — also known as "Doc" — of Thurmond, Fayette County, W.Va.; Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Ky., October 6, 1881. Democrat. Druggist; postmaster; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1947-48, 1953-58. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Jasper Kelly and Katie Catherine (Day) Kelly; married, September 7, 1907, to Della C. Amick.
  Joseph William Kessel (b. 1925) — also known as Joseph W. Kessel; Joe Bill Kessel — of Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va. Born in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, November 22, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school teacher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1955-60. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Moose; National Education Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Franklin Kidd (1853-1930) — also known as Robert F. Kidd — of Buckhannon, Upshur County, W.Va.; Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va. Born in Upshur County, Va. (now W.Va.), February 11, 1853. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County, 1887-88, 1929-30; died in office 1930; member of West Virginia state senate, 1899-1914, 1923-28 (4th District 1899-1902, 10th District 1903-14, 1923-28); chair of Gilmer County Democratic Party, 1917; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1920. Member, Freemasons. Died in Gilmer County, W.Va., June 8, 1930 (age 77 years, 117 days). Interment at Old Glenville Cemetery, Glenville, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Kidd and Margaret (Johnston) Kidd; married, November 12, 1884, to Leila Rosalie Johnson; father of Paul H. Kidd; uncle of John Wesley Kidd and Frank H. Kidd; granduncle of Robert Henry Kidd; great-granduncle of William Matthew Kidd.
  Political family: Kidd family of West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Henry Kidd (1888-1982) — also known as Robert H. Kidd — of Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va.; Burnsville, Braxton County, W.Va. Born in Burnsville, Braxton County, W.Va., April 30, 1888. Democrat. Newspaper work; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1924; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1941-42. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Braxton County, W.Va., 1982 (age about 94 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Kidd and Mary (Bodkins) Kidd; married, April 3, 1914, to Henrietta Hornor; father of William Matthew Kidd; nephew of Frank H. Kidd; grandnephew of Robert Franklin Kidd; first cousin once removed of Paul H. Kidd.
  Political family: Kidd family of West Virginia.
  Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956) — also known as Harley M. Kilgore — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Brown, Harrison County, W.Va., January 11, 1893. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; criminal court judge in West Virginia, 1933-40; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1941-56; died in office 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944, 1948 (speaker). Christian. Member, American Political Science Association; Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Delta Tau Delta; Freemasons; Elks; Moose. Died February 28, 1956 (age 63 years, 48 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Quimby Kilgore and Laura Jo (Martin) Kilgore; married, May 10, 1921, to Lois Elaine Lilly.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Hugh A. Kincaid (b. 1911) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va., February 2, 1911. Democrat. Mortician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-56, 1959-62, 1965-78 (Cabell County 1955-56, 1959-62, 1965-74, 11th District 1975-78); defeated, 1956 (Cabell County), 1978 (11th District). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Jaycees. Burial location unknown.
  Eddie King (b. 1912) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in War Eagle, Mingo County, W.Va., July 9, 1912. Republican. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  H. V. King (b. 1883) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio, January 10, 1883. Democrat. Physician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Grotto; Order of the Eastern Star; White Shrine of Jerusalem; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William P. King and Belle (Powell) King; married, April 25, 1910, to Abbie Abbott.
  Arthur Burke Koontz (b. 1885) — also known as Arthur B. Koontz — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Nicholas County, W.Va., January 29, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1920; candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1936, 1956; member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1940-59. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Leo G. Kopelman (b. 1917) — of East Bank, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in East Bank, Kanawha County, W.Va., December 4, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates; defeated, 1960 (Kanawha County); elected 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972; defeated, 1974 (17th District). Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Kenneth S. Kurtz (1903-1939) — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Born October 16, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1937-39; died in office 1939. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Theta Chi; Phi Alpha Delta; Rotary. Died July 10, 1939 (age 35 years, 267 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Near Weston, Lewis County, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Harry W. Kurtz and Blanche (Swan) Kurtz; married, August 17, 1928, to Virginia Dent Reay; father of Kenneth Reay Kurtz.
  Political family: Kurtz-Dent family of West Virginia.
  Karl Byron Kyle (1897-1982) — also known as Karl B. Kyle — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., May 29, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of Harrison County Republican Party, 1926, 1942; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County; elected 1928; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 15th Judicial Circuit, 1952-75. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Phi Kappa Psi; Lions. Died March 6, 1982 (age 84 years, 281 days). Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Aquila T. Kyle and Mollie (Boyles) Kyle.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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