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James Abdnor (1923-2012) —
also known as Jim Abdnor; Ellis James
Abdnor —
of Kennebec, Lyman
County, S.Dak.
Born in Kennebec, Lyman
County, S.Dak., February
13, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; rancher; school
teacher; athletic
coach; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1957-68 (29th District 1957-66, 24th
District 1967-68); President
pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1965-66; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1969-71; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1973-81; defeated
in primary, 1970; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1981-87; defeated, 1986;
administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, 1987-89; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1992.
Methodist;
later Lutheran.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Farmers Union; Grange;
Sigma
Chi; Izaak
Walton League.
Died, at Dougherty Hospice
House, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., May 16,
2012 (age 89 years, 93
days).
Interment at Kennebec Cemetery, Kennebec, S.Dak.
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L. V. Anderson (1900-1987) —
of Clearfield, Tripp
County, S.Dak.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
14, 1900.
Democrat. Farmer; rancher;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 41st District, 1959-60.
Lutheran.
Member, Farmers Union.
Died in Tripp
County, S.Dak., August
26, 1987 (age 87 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence Vauser. |
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Edward Backlund (1893-1978) —
also known as Ed Backlund —
of Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., December
11, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; insurance
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1953-56.
Lutheran.
Member, Farmers Union; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in November, 1978
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Gladys Pear Lowrie. |
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George H. Blodgett (b. 1885) —
of Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., 1885.
Farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 27, 1927-30.
Member, Farmers Union.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Thompson Buckler (1865-1950) —
also known as Richard T. Buckler —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born near Oakland, Coles
County, Ill., October
27, 1865.
Farmer;
director, Farmers Elevator
Company (Crookston, Minn.); member of Minnesota
state senate 66th District, 1915-18, 1923-26, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1935-43.
Baptist.
Member, Eagles;
Farmers Union; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., January
23, 1950 (age 84 years, 88
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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Hyatt Elmer Covey (b. 1875) —
also known as H. E. Covey —
of Hamill, Tripp
County, S.Dak.
Born in Le Roy, McLean
County, Ill., September
1, 1875.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 26th District, 1919-26; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1927-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange;
Farmers Union.
Interment at Winner
Cemetery, Winner, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of James R. Covey and Lizzie Fox (Jones) Covey; married to Della Lois
Baldwin. |
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Don Irving (b. 1898) —
of Chambersburg, Pike
County, Ill.
Born in Chambersburg, Pike
County, Ill., September
20, 1898.
Democrat. Farmer; insurance
business; newspaper
columnist;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1944, 1946; chair of
Pike County Democratic Party, 1949-65.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Farmers Union.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wade Hampton Irving and Martha (Hume) Irving; married, November
25, 1920, to Marjorie Lindsey. |
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Herman Jacobs (b. 1897) —
of Alcester, Union
County, S.Dak.
Born in Union
County, S.Dak., November
15, 1897.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 1st District, 1959-62.
Lutheran.
Member, Farmers Union.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elsie Hamilton. |
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Charles Edgar Leafdale (1906-1991) —
also known as C. Edgar Leafdale —
of Potter, Cheyenne
County, Neb.; Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Potter, Cheyenne
County, Neb., November
1, 1906.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1948; wholesale
grocer.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Farmers Union; Lions.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 2,
1991 (age 84 years, 213
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthoney Morris Leafdale and Flora (Johnson) Leafdale; married, August
19, 1934, to Inez Lorraine Davis. |
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March 19, 1948 |
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Leland E. Mulder (b. 1925) —
of Holmen, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., June 9,
1925.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from La Crosse County 2nd District; defeated,
1954, 1956; elected 1958; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1986.
Member, Farmers Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Donald William Naddy (b. 1917) —
also known as Donald Naddy —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.
Born in Kidder, Marshall
County, S.Dak., January
12, 1917.
School
teacher; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1959-60.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Farmers Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Edward Naddy and Anna (Impecoven) Naddy. |
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Elmer C. Peterson (b. 1892) —
of Poplar, Douglas
County, Wis.; Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Martin
County, Minn., November
30, 1892.
Progressive. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Douglas County 2nd District, 1935-42; member
of Wisconsin
state senate, 1943-46.
Member, Farmers Union.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Rolland W. Redlin (1920-2011) —
also known as Rollie Redlin —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Lambert, Richland
County, Mont., February
29, 1920.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1952; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1959-63, 1973-2000; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Farmers Union; Sons of
Norway; Kiwanis.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., September
23, 2011 (age 91 years, 0
days).
Interment at Concordia Cemetery, Crosby, N.Dak.
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Edwin C. Rohl (b. 1908) —
of Prescott, Pierce
County, Wis.
Born in Troy town, St. Croix
County, Wis., July 15,
1908.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Buffalo, Pepin and Pierce counties; elected
1958.
Member, Farmers Union.
Burial location unknown.
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James Drake Weaver (b. 1874) —
also known as James D. Weaver —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.
Born in Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga., September
30, 1874.
Member of Georgia
state senate, 1920-21; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Terrell County, 1926;
vice-president, Dawson State Bank;
general manager and treasurer, Dawson Telephone
Co.
Methodist.
Member, Farmers Union; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Alvah Weaver and Martha Flewellen (Drake) Weaver; married
to Comer Carver. |
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Charles Asbury Whitfield (b. 1859) —
also known as Charles A. Whitfield —
of Person
County, N.C.
Born in Person
County, N.C., 1859.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Person County, 1899,
1913-14.
Member, Farmers Union.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas L. Whitfield and Esperance (Russell)
Whitfield. |
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