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Barbara S. Abbott (b. 1930) —
also known as Barbara Straight —
of Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Mannington, Marion
County, W.Va., November
30, 1930.
Republican. School
teacher; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1965; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1968.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Federation of Teachers; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Ardas Leo Straight and Nellie (Starkey) Straight; married
1961 to
George Norman Abbott IV. |
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John Richard Adams (1895-1975) —
also known as Jack R. Adams —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
10, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36,
1941-42, 1955-56, 1965-66; resigned 1936; defeated, 1942, 1956, 1960,
1966; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1946; mayor
of Wheeling, W.Va., 1955-59.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in November, 1975
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Effie Russell (Updegraff) Adams and Archibald Lynn 'Archie' Adams;
married, April
18, 1928, to Helen McCoid; married to Frances
Grant. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Arch Johnson Alexander (1898-1976) —
also known as Arch J. Alexander —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., August
22, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; coal mining
executive; chief, West Virginia Department of Mines; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Freemasons.
Died September
11, 1976 (age 78 years, 20
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Elmwood, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Alexander and Ida E. (Cline) Alexander; married to Lucille
Ferguson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Everette W. Anderson Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Bill Anderson, Jr. —
of Williamstown, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., August
9, 1948.
Republican. Educator;
farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 8th District, 1993-.
Presbyterian. Member, National
Education Association; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives: Son
of Everette W. Anderson and Imogene I. Anderson. |
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Malcolm R. Arnold (1909-1979) —
also known as Mack Arnold —
of Bloomingrose, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Racine, Boone
County, W.Va., April 7,
1909.
Democrat. School
principal; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1941-42; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1941.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Redmen;
United
Mine Workers.
Died in October, 1979
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of John Arnold and Evaline (McCutcheon) Arnold; married, January
13, 1935, to Reba Thompson. |
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Carl George Bachmann (1890-1980) —
also known as Carl G. Bachmann —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., May 14,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer; Ohio
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1925-33;
defeated, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
chair
of Ohio County Republican Party, 1940; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1940; mayor
of Wheeling, W.Va., 1947-51; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1949-51.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., January
22, 1980 (age 89 years, 253
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Charles F. Bachmann (1915-1983) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., November
26, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1957-60;
defeated, 1954.
Presbyterian. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Delta
Psi; Sigma
Nu Phi; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners.
Died in December, 1983
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gilbert E. Bailey (b. 1933) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born February
14, 1933.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; mayor
of Princeton, W.Va., 1978-80; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 20th District; elected 1982,
1984.
Presbyterian. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1985.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Brock. |
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Andrew Jackson Baker (1832-1911) —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa; Lancaster, Schuyler
County, Mo.; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Bakers Station, Marshall
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 6,
1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Missouri; member of Missouri state
legislature, 1869-70; Missouri
state attorney general, 1871-73; Iowa
state attorney general, 1885-89.
Presbyterian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April
23, 1911 (age 78 years, 321
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Presumably named
for: Andrew
Jackson |
| | | Relatives: Son of George Baker and
Margaret (Reager) Baker. |
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Betty H. Baker (1919-2011) —
also known as Betty Head —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Thomas, Tucker
County, W.Va., September
18, 1919.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1965-68; appointed 1965;
defeated, 1968.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Association of University Women; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Grant Memorial Hospital,
Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va., November
12, 2011 (age 92 years, 55
days).
Interment at Olivet
Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
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Donald Jefferson Baker (1917-1964) —
also known as Donald J. Baker —
of Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va.; Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va., February
24, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; chair of
Grant County Democratic Party, 1949; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-53; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hardy County, 1959-60;
defeated, 1946; elected West
Virginia state senate 16th District 1964, but died before taking
office.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va., December
22, 1964 (age 47 years, 302
days).
Interment at Olivet
Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
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Tom Taylor Baker (1908-1963) —
also known as Tom T. Baker —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., March
31, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Cabell County Democratic Party, 1950; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1954; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1963;
defeated, 1956; died in office 1963.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
Died in 1963
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Eli Baker (1873-1954) —
also known as William E. Baker —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Beverly, Randolph
County, W.Va., February
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1918-20; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia,
1921-54; took senior status 1954.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Beverly, Randolph
County, W.Va., June 4,
1954 (age 81 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eli Baker and Margaret Ellen (Sexton) Baker; married 1906 to Martha
Ruston Davidson. |
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Sherman Hart Ballard (1894-1963) —
also known as Sherman H. Ballard —
of Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va., July 22,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monroe County, 1941-44,
1947-50, 1953-54; defeated, 1938, 1950, 1954.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va., December
25, 1963 (age 69 years, 156
days).
Interment at Peterstown
Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
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George Loran Bambrick (1869-1951) —
also known as George L. Bambrick —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, Iowa, September
4, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1945-48; defeated, 1928.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Died in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., February
11, 1951 (age 81 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as W. Wallace Barron; Wally
Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Elkins, W.Va., 1949-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Civitan;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Joel Ferree Bedell Jr. (1905-1992) —
also known as J. F. Bedell, Jr.;
"Free" —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 20,
1905.
Democrat. Public affairs representative, Humble Oil and
Refining Company; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-66;
defeated, 1966.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died September
12, 1992 (age 87 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Charleston, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joel Ferree Bedell and Cora W. (Kiger) Bedell; married, September
6, 1924, to Dorothy Jane Courtney. |
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Tom M. Bell (b. 1934) —
also known as Tom Bell —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va., April 4,
1934.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; real estate
developer; Fayette
County Sheriff; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1968-70; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 21st District, 1975-76.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Lions.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Matthew Bell and Hazel Margaret (Wriston) Bell; married, September
9, 1959, to June Ann Knight. |
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Thornton Granville Berry Jr. (1904-1987) —
also known as Thornton G. Berry, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va., December
13, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1946; circuit
judge in West Virginia for the 8th Judicial Circuit, 1952-58; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1959-76.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died November
27, 1987 (age 82 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thornton Granville Berry and Mamie Newton (Kawalska) Berry;
married, June 5,
1934, to Rita Crockett Brewster. |
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Raymond Lee Beuhring (1891-1970) —
also known as R. Lee Beuhring;
"Cannonball" —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., August
1, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1929-30;
defeated, 1950.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., December
30, 1970 (age 79 years, 151
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Walter Roy Blankenship (1892-1966) —
also known as W. R. Blankenship —
of Frankford, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Gap Mills, Monroe
County, W.Va., June 11,
1892.
Democrat. Public
relations business; radio
commentator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Died in March, 1966
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. Blankenship and Jennie Susan (Fleshman) Blankenship;
married, May 2,
1926, to Marion Claflin Cook. |
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William Ferrell Blankenship (1926-2000) —
also known as Bill Blankenship —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va., March
19, 1926.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1963-64.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Moose.
Died in North Carolina, December
22, 2000 (age 74 years, 278
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Rinehart Blue (1905-1965) —
also known as John R. Blue —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va., October
13, 1905.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; merchant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1953-58;
appointed 1953.
Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va., 1965
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Indian
Mound Cemetery, Romney, W.Va.
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Herbert Stephenson Boreman (1897-1982) —
also known as Herbert S. Boreman —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Middlebourne, Tyler
County, W.Va., September
21, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; Wood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1943-50; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1948; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia,
1954-59; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1959-71; took
senior status 1971.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Rotary;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., March
26, 1982 (age 84 years, 186
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) —
also known as Frank L. Bowman —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
21, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
postmaster at Morgantown,
W.Va., 1911-15; mayor
of Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1936 (age 57 years, 238
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
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David Earl Brawley (1895-1980) —
also known as D. Earl Brawley —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
11, 1895.
Democrat. Oil and gas
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-42,
1959-60; defeated, 1942, 1962; Kanawha
County Sheriff, 1944-48.
Presbyterian or Methodist.
Member, Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in September, 1980
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of D. A. Brawley and Laura (Temple) Brawley; married, April 5,
1916, to Ethel Walker. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Benjamin Beuhring Brown (b. 1893) —
also known as Ben B. Brown —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March
14, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-26;
defeated, 1928; president, Lewis Land
and Coal
Company; director, Kanawha Valley Bank;
director, Slab Fork Coal
Company; director, Scotia Coal and
Coke Company; director, Eagle Land
Company.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Acacia;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Frederick Brown and Jennie Morgan (Woodbridge) Brown;
married, August
22, 1917, to Hester Moulton Newhall. |
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J. Scott Brown (b. 1911) —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
19, 1911.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; chair of
Hancock County Republican Party, 1940-42; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County; elected
1942.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Morrow Brown and Leora (Scott) Brown; married, June 15,
1937, to Margaret Virginia Wilson. |
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Ralph Norman Brown (b. 1915) —
also known as Ralph N. Brown —
of Arthurdale, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Preston
County, W.Va., May 13,
1915.
Democrat. Farmer; real estate
agent; chair of
Preston County Democratic Party, 1954-55; Preston
County Sheriff, 1961-65; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 27th District, 1975-80.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Sons of
the Revolution; Farm
Bureau; United
Mine Workers.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alonzo G. Brown and Laura (Richardson) Brown; married, February
16, 1938, to Eleanor Collins. |
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Virginia Mae Brown (b. 1923) —
of Pliny, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Pliny, Putnam
County, W.Va., November
13, 1923.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1964-79.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1979.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Felix Melville Brown and Hester Ann Crandall Brown;
married, April 8,
1955, to James Vernon Brown. |
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Forrest M. Buck (1909-1996) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Aliquippa, Beaver
County, Pa., March 8,
1909.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-72 (Tyler County 1963-64,
5th District 1965-72).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Sigma
Chi.
Died February
13, 1996 (age 86 years, 342
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sistersville, W.Va.
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Joe F. Burdett (1909-1965) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
22, 1909.
Democrat. Farmer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1959-63.
Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Nu.
Died in May, 1965
(age 55
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of P. T. Burdett and Carrie (Conner) Burdett; married to Virginia
Shonk. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Robert W. Burk Jr. (1939-1994) —
of Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., December
16, 1939.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1967-69, 1986-94 (Wood County
1967-69, 8th District 1986-92, 10th District 1993-94); resigned 1969;
defeated, 1984 (8th District); appointed 1986; died in office 1994;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed 1969.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Order of
the Coif; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Died November
20, 1994 (age 54 years, 339
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert W. Burk and Evelyn (Simonton) Burk; married, January
30, 1962, to Susan Coddington. |
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George G. Burnette Jr. (1923-1981) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., October
9, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1959-60.
Presbyterian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees.
Died in August, 1981
(age 57
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice Gwinn Burnside (1902-1991) —
also known as M. G. 'Burnie' Burnside —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
23, 1902.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1949-53, 1955-57;
defeated, 1946, 1952, 1956; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Rotary.
Died in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., February
2, 1991 (age 88 years, 163
days).
Cremated.
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James Clement Cain (b. 1925) —
also known as James C. Cain —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, April
13, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1965-68.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Jaycees.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Emmett Alexander Cain and Wilhelmina (Hessee) Cain; married, September
11, 1950, to Nancy Lee Caldwell. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William B. Calderwood and Anna (Wilkinson)
Calderwood. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Alfred Caldwell Jr. (1847-1925) —
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va. (now W.Va.), July 14,
1847.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1875-77; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1885-93.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., March
11, 1925 (age 77 years, 240
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Homer W. Caldwell (1910-1971) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born June 22,
1910.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian. Member, Lions.
Died March
23, 1971 (age 60 years, 274
days).
Interment at Grandview
Memorial Park, Dunbar, W.Va.
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Thomas Wood Campbell (b. 1961) —
also known as Thomas W. Campbell —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born May 29,
1961.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 28th District, 1997.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary;
Phi
Kappa Phi.
Still living as of 2010.
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Relatives:
Married to Susan Sharp. |
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William Cammack Campbell (b. 1923) —
also known as William C. Campbell —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., May 5,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; life
insurance underwriter; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1949-50;
Republican candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1970, 1974; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rolla D. Campbell and Ruth (Cammack) Campbell. |
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Shelley Moore Capito (b. 1953) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Glen Dale, Marshall
County, W.Va., November
26, 1953.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District, 1997-2000; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 2001-.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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A. Carl Carey (b. 1895) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Acme, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
1, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1955-58; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Lions; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Thomas Richard Carper (b. 1947) —
also known as Thomas R. Carper —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., January
23, 1947.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; Delaware
state treasurer, 1977-82; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1983-93; Governor of
Delaware, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 2001-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2018.
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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.
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Paul John Carr Jr. (b. 1924) —
also known as Paul J. Carr, Jr. —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va., March
23, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Summers County, 1957-60;
appointed 1957.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles
E. Carrigan and Harriet (Davis) Carrigan; married to Norma L.
Schliff. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Chenoweth and Virginia Dell (Bartlett) Chenoweth; married 1936 to
Elthadora M. Pence. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Clarence Carr Christian Jr. (b. 1917) —
also known as Clarence C. Christian, Jr. —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va., November
24, 1917.
Democrat. Locomotive
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-80 (Mercer County
1957-74, 19th District 1975-80).
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence Carr Christian and Lola Mae (Cooke) Christian; married,
May
31, 1938, to Hallie Mae Shupe. |
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Walter Eli Clark (1869-1950) —
also known as Walter E. Clark —
of Washington,
D.C.; Alaska; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashford, Windham
County, Conn., January
7, 1869.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; Governor
of Alaska District, 1909-12; Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1912-13; newspaper
editor.
Presbyterian or Congregationalist.
Member, Chi Psi.
Died of a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
4, 1950 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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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.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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