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Alois Bahlmann Abbot (1885-1951) —
also known as A. B. Abbot —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington Court House, Fayette
County, Ohio, November
2, 1885.
Democrat. Banker;
railroad builder; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1927-34.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Fayette, Fayette
County, W.Va., February
5, 1951 (age 65 years, 95
days).
Interment at Abbot Cemetery, Fayette County, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joel Houghton Abbot and Almira (Straugh) Abbot; married, October
1, 1913, to Nona C. Reynolds. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Charles Edgar Allen (1916-1989) —
also known as Charles E. Allen; C. E. Allen;
"Blackie" —
of Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Windom, Wyoming
County, W.Va., February
16, 1916.
Democrat. Railway conductor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1965-68, 1973-76 (Wyoming
County 1965-68, 1973-74, 15th District 1975-76).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Died July 26,
1989 (age 73 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Allen and Martha (Browning) Allen; married, March
27, 1937, to Pearl Caldwell. |
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Haymond Alpheus Alltop (1892-1979) —
also known as Haymond A. Alltop —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Cedarville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., June 14,
1892.
Democrat. Machinist;
employed by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; president,
Monongahela Valley Trades and Labor Council; vice
president, West Virginia Federation of Labor; vice
president, West Virginia Industrial Union Council; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1939-44.
Member, Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., April, 1979
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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Robert D. Bailey (1883-1963) —
also known as R. D. Bailey —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., July 26,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
represented railroads and timber
companies; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1920-29; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1943-44; appointed 1943;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1944, 1952; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1947-48; candidate for Presidential
Elector for West Virginia; chair of
Wyoming County Democratic Party, 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in 1963
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert D. Bailey (1912-2001) —
also known as Bob Bailey —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., January
12, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
represented railroads and timber
companies; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1964;
vice-chair
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67; secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1965-67; appointed 1965; president,
Castle Rock Bank of
Pineville, Radio
Station WWYO, Independent Herald newspaper,
and Pineville Gas
Company.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died in 2001
(age about
89 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank C. Baker (b. 1882) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Preston
County, W.Va., 1882.
Democrat. School
teacher; insurance
business; general
land agent for the West Virginia Coal and
Coke Company, and for its railway; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1921-22,
1929-32; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937, 1945.
Member, Humane
Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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John Biddle (1792-1859) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 2,
1792.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1827-28; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1829-31; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1835; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1841; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1841; banker;
president, Michigan Central Railroad.
Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, Va (now W.Va.), August
25, 1859 (age 67 years, 176
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Thomas L. Black (b. 1934) —
of East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born March
14, 1934.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
railway clerk; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-66.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; American
Legion; Lions.
Still living as of 1966.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin F. Black and Margaret (Estep) Black; married, March 4,
1954, to Ethel Kluge. |
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Joseph Gardner Bradley (b. 1881) —
also known as J. G. Bradley —
of Dundon, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
12, 1881.
Republican. Coal mining
magnate; organizer of Elk River Coal and Lumber Co.;
organizer of the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad; director,
Central Iron
and Steel Co.; created the town of Widen, W.Va.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1916,
1928;
chair
of Clay County Republican Party, 1917.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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John Carey (1792-1875) —
of Ohio.
Born in Monongalia
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 5,
1792.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1828, 1836, 1843; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Ohio; promoter and first president, Mad
River Railroad; founder of the town of Carey, Ohio; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1859-61.
Died in Carey, Wyandot
County, Ohio, March
17, 1875 (age 82 years, 346
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in
1919 at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Carey, Ohio.
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Mike C. Casey (1899-1978) —
also known as Mike Casey —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ona, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 29,
1899.
Democrat. Railway shipping and receiving clerk; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-52,
1959-68; defeated, 1952, 1956, 1968; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died October
29, 1978 (age 79 years, 92
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Sinclair Casey and Sidna Angeline (Lewis) Casey; married,
July
1, 1920, to Sadie Louise Coffman. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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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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Joseph Shelby Christian (1913-1974) —
also known as J. Shelby Christian —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., March 8,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; railway
conductor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1947-48,
1953-54, 1957-58; defeated, 1948, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1970;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1950.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., August
17, 1974 (age 61 years, 162
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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John Jacob Cornwell (1867-1953) —
also known as John J. Cornwell —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 11,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
owner and editor of The Hampshire Review newspaper;
financed and built Hampshire Southern Railroad; president, Bank of
Romney; director and general counsel, Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1896,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1932,
1940;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1899-1906 (12th District 1899-1902, 15th
District 1903-06); Governor of
West Virginia, 1917-21; defeated, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., September
8, 1953 (age 86 years, 59
days).
Interment at Indian
Mound Cemetery, Romney, W.Va.
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Lee Cusack (1885-1951) —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born in Uniontown, Wetzel
County, W.Va., August
26, 1885.
Democrat. Locomotive engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wetzel County, 1927-32;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
Died, in Wetzel County Hospital,
New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va., March
28, 1951 (age 65 years, 214
days).
Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, New Martinsville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Kinsey Cusack and Jennie (Hunt) Cusack; married to Dora
Jane Watson. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) —
also known as Henry G. Davis —
of Piedmont, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born near Woodstock, Howard
County, Md., November
16, 1823.
Democrat. Railroad promoter; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1866;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1869-71; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1871-83; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1872,
1880,
1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1912;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1904.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
11, 1916 (age 92 years, 116
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.; statue at Davis Park, Charleston, W.Va.
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N. T. Downs (b. 1874) —
of Mill Creek, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Flintstone, Allegany
County, Md., October
26, 1874.
Democrat. Railway freight and ticket agent; telegraph
operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1941-46.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Order
of Railroad Telegraphers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Downs and Elizabeth (Chisholm) Downs; married, June 14,
1899, to Philomena Patterson. |
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John Smith Hall (1883-1961) —
also known as John S. Hall —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Canterbury, Logan County (now Mingo
County), W.Va., March
26, 1883.
Democrat. School
teacher; railroad worker; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1921-27;
Clerk, West Virginia House of Representatives, 1933-39; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 2,
1961 (age 77 years, 341
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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Charles A. Millar (b. 1915) —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., January
6, 1915.
Democrat. Railway trainman; livestock
dealer; chair of
Mineral County Democratic Party, 1946-50, 1961-63; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1961-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. A. Millar and Ella (Ansel) Millar. |
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John Motley Morehead (1796-1866) —
of Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., July 4,
1796.
Whig. Lawyer;
railroad promoter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1821, 1826-27, 1838; Governor of
North Carolina, 1841-45; Delegate
from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62.
Died in Alum Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., August
27, 1866 (age 70 years, 54
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Greensboro, N.C.
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John Jefferson Mullennex (b. 1905) —
also known as John J. Mullennex —
of Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.
Born in Whitmer, Randolph
County, W.Va., February
16, 1905.
Republican. Farmer;
railroad employee; dry cleaning
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Tucker County; elected
1950; defeated, 1952, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Mullennex and Sallie (Mullennaux) Mullennex; married, April
24, 1929, to Ruth Swartz. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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T. Hugh Paul (b. 1892) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., November
1, 1892.
Democrat. Railway yardmaster; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1935-38,
1941-44.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Allen Paul and Mattie (Shelton) Paul; married to Mary
Harriett Peck. |
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Fisher Bowen Plymale (1886-1953) —
also known as Fisher B. Plymale —
of Handley, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, W.Va., January
24, 1886.
Locomotive engineer; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1924.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
2, 1953 (age 67 years, 221
days).
Interment at Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va.
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Wayman Peter P. St. Clair (b. 1842) —
also known as Wayman P. P. St. Clair —
of Ogallala, Keith
County, Neb.
Born in Monroe
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
30, 1842.
Stationmaster for the Union Pacific Railroad; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1877.
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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J. Alex Tinsley (b. 1892) —
of Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Ansted, Fayette
County, W.Va., August
8, 1892.
Democrat. Locomotive engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1937-40.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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William Edward Walker (b. 1870) —
also known as William E. Walker —
of Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., January
2, 1870.
Republican. Farmer;
railway conductor; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1929-30.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order
of Railway Conductors.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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George Selden Wallace (b. 1871) —
also known as George S. Wallace —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Greenwood, Albemarle
County, Va., September
6, 1871.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator; manager, telegraph
office; train dispatcher for Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; lawyer; Cabell
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1912;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1936;
appointed 1936; president, Union Bank &
Trust Co., Huntington.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Society
of the Cincinnati; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Irving Wallace and Maria Logan (Sclater) Wallace; married,
October
4, 1905, to Frances Bodine Gibson. |
| | | Image source: Huntington Through
Seventy-Five Years (1947) |
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Clarence Wayland Watson (1864-1940) —
also known as Clarence W. Watson —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., May 8,
1864.
Democrat. Coal mining
business; trustee or director of railroads and banks;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1911-13; defeated, 1918; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1916-18.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1940
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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Frank White (1892-1969) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan
County, W.Va., April
20, 1892.
Democrat. Railway brakeman; police
officer; chair of
Logan County Democratic Party, 1945; Logan
County Sheriff, 1945-49; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1951-52;
appointed 1951.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., January
5, 1969 (age 76 years, 260
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Stewart Alton Wright (1904-1963) —
also known as Stewart A. Wright —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, W.Va., August
27, 1904.
Democrat. Railroad carman; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1949-56.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Died February
9, 1963 (age 58 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Wright and Carrie Davis (Hooper) Wright; married, December
23, 1933, to Sybil Armintha Hook. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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