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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James F. Jackson and Minnie (Blankenship) Jackson; married, October
3, 1921, to Zela Mooring. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of McClellan Jarrell and Gladys (Clarkson) Jarrell; married to Dr.
Betty Joan Morris. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas P. Jeffrey and Sarah (Crossfield) Jeffrey; married, November
13, 1919, to Ray Rose. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of J. J. Jeffries and Laura M. (Beller) Jeffries; married to
Geraldine Fisher; married, August
19, 1946, to Eveline Rosalind Mitchell. |
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Johnston and Jennie (Dotson) Johnston; married, September
17, 1913, to Mildred L. Henderson. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Elmus Jolliffe and Easter Belle (Simmons)
Jolliffe. |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married, August
24, 1929, to Helen Lake Bottimore. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Felix Jones and Emeline (Young) Jones; married, June 15,
1921, to H. Preston Mills. |
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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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.
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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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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William Jasper Kelly and Katie Catherine (Day) Kelly; married, September
7, 1907, to Della C. Amick. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William P. King and Belle (Powell) King; married, April
25, 1910, to Abbie Abbott. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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