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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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R. Harry Ball (b. 1890) —
of Seth, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in West Virginia, February
9, 1890.
Republican. School
teacher; assistant postmaster; bookkeeper;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1924-50; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. A. Ball and Nannie (Roberts) Ball; married, August
4, 1920, to Hattie White. |
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Henry Nathan Bradley (b. 1874) —
also known as H. N. Bradley —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Page
County, Va., 1874.
Republican. Postmaster; purchasing
agent; hotel
manager; chair of
Jefferson County Republican Party, 1917; vice-chair of
West Virginia Republican Party, 1929; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1938,
1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Simeon Strother Buzzerd (1869-1959) —
also known as S. S. Buzzerd —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., July 23,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1929-30.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Morgan
County, W.Va., May 3,
1959 (age 89 years, 284
days).
Interment at Greenway
Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Buzzerd and Mary Elizabeth (Tritipoe) Buzzerd; married,
April
26, 1893, to Addie H. Hedding. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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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.
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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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Romeo Hoyt Freer (1846-1913) —
also known as Romeo H. Freer —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Bazetta, Trumbull
County, Ohio, November
9, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Kanawha
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-73; candidate for Presidential
Elector for West Virginia; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in San Juan del Norte, 1873-77; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1891-92;
Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-97; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 4th Judicial Circuit, 1897-99; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1899-1901; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1901-05; postmaster.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died May 9,
1913 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Harrisville
Cemetery, Harrisville, W.Va.
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J. C. Hansbarger (b. 1908) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va., August
17, 1908.
Democrat. Accountant;
postmaster; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1939-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Echols Hansbarger and Julia (Clark) Hansbarger; married, March
22, 1930, to Thelma Pilkenton. |
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Abraham Lincoln Helmick (1864-1945) —
also known as A. L. Helmick —
of Thomas, Tucker
County, W.Va.
Born near Circleville, Pendleton
County, W.Va., August
31, 1864.
Republican. Banker; mining
business; postmaster; Tucker
County Sheriff, 1904; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1921-44 (14th District 1921-38, 15th
District 1939-44).
Died in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., October
31, 1945 (age 81 years, 61
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Thomas, W.Va.
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Presumably named
for: Abraham
Lincoln |
| | | Relatives: Son of Abraham Byron Helmick
and Catherine (Mullenax) Helmick; married, May 17,
1890, to Catherine 'Kate' Flynn; married 1904 to
Francis Elizabeth 'Fannie' Liller. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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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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James Hodge Miller (1805-1893) —
of Gauley Bridge, Fayette
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
19, 1805.
Postmaster; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1850.
Died October
23, 1893 (age 88 years, 4
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Manderville Tildon Miller (1879-1943) —
also known as M. T. Miller —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Lowgap, Boone
County, W.Va., December
31, 1879.
Republican. Ordained
minister; school
teacher; Boone
County Superintendent of Schools, 1919-23; postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1929-32.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in Madison, Boone
County, W.Va., December
2, 1943 (age 63 years, 336
days).
Interment at Boone
Memorial Park, Madison, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Susan Ann (Pauley) Miller and Sylvanus Miller; married to Flora
Ann Roberts. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Trealy Vinton Pennington (1898-1981) —
also known as T. V. Pennington —
of Powhatan, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashe
County, N.C., April
22, 1898.
Republican. Coal miner;
postmaster; grocer; bank
director; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1948,
1956.
Methodist.
Died, in Welch Hospital,
Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va., February
22, 1981 (age 82 years, 306
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of James Abraham Pennington and Celia Jane (Haga) Pennington; married
to Wilma Rachel Lowe and Odell Eastep. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source:
Find-A-Grave |
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James C. Shanklin (1884-1958) —
also known as Jim Shanklin —
of Ronceverte, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Willow Bend, Monroe
County, W.Va., August
6, 1884.
Democrat. Manager of hotel
and movie
theaters; postmaster; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1941-42; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1944,
1952.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1958
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Union, W.Va.
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Everett Starcher (1879-1959) —
of Rocksdale, Calhoun
County, W.Va.; Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Rocksdale, Calhoun
County, W.Va., November
3, 1879.
Democrat. Postmaster; farmer; oil and gas
producer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1939-40.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Died in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., March
17, 1959 (age 79 years, 134
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Andy Swearingen (b. 1898) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Walker, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Eatons, Wood
County, W.Va., March 5,
1898.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1951-57; resigned 1957;
postmaster.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen;
United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1951 |
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Austin Creigh Tyree (1901-1972) —
also known as Creigh Tyree —
of Millboro, Bath
County, Va.
Born in Frankford, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., August
19, 1901.
Postmaster.
Died January
4, 1972 (age 70 years, 138
days).
Interment at Windy Cove Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Millboro, Va.
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