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Alva Henry Anderson (b. 1907) —
also known as Alva H. Anderson —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Bergoo, Webster
County, W.Va., July 29,
1907.
Democrat. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Webster County Democratic Party, 1944-48; Webster
County Superintendent of Schools, 1945-47.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of R. J. Anderson and Rettie Mae (Hamrick) Anderson; married to Hazel
Kessler. |
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Frank Beckwith (1848-1937) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), July 26,
1848.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1881-82,
1887-88; member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1915-18.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died July 25,
1937 (age 88 years, 364
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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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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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. |
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memorial |
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1929 |
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Harvey Cline (b. 1887) —
of Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Pennsboro, Ritchie
County, W.Va., August
8, 1887.
Republican. School
teacher; construction
foreman and bookkeeper
for the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas
Company; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1929-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Spencer K. Creel (b. 1896) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Freeport, Wirt
County, W.Va., April
27, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1939-40,
1943-64, 1967-70; defeated, 1934, 1940, 1964; resigned 1970; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1952-54.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Farm
Bureau.
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Creel and Isabella (Foutty) Creel; married, November
28, 1918, to Bertha Gillman. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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John E. Fitzgerald (b. 1915) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, May 30,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
wholesale florist
supplier; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970; defeated, 1972
(Jackson County); elected 1974, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Fitzgerald and Myrtle (Roberts) Fitzgerald; married, May 7,
1937, to Edna Thomas. |
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Wade H. Garrett (b. 1889) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshville, Harrison
County, W.Va., June 7,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; oil and gas
business; postmaster at Clarksburg,
W.Va., 1943-54 (acting, 1943-44); member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-62.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary;
Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Charlton N. Harman (b. 1915) —
also known as C. N. Harman;
"Bud" —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Davis, Tucker
County, W.Va., August
16, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; contractor;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1969-70;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1971-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charlie Newton Harman and Stella May (Kimble) Harman; married, August
11, 1947, to Harriet Jane Dempsey. |
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Paul K. Moats (b. 1923) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Moatsville, Barbour
County, W.Va., January
14, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; building
supplies business; chair of
Taylor County Republican Party, 1961; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County; elected
1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andy B. Moats and Callie L. (Ball) Moats; married, October
28, 1945, to Helen L. Miller. |
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