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Bailey Frye Adams (1825-1894) —
also known as Bailey F. Adams —
of Randolph, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Brookfield, Orange
County, Vt., April
11, 1825.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
horse breeder; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Randolph, 1874.
Died in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., July 27,
1894 (age 69 years, 107
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Adams (1791-1872) and Lydia (Read) Adams (1795-1881);
married, May 1,
1855, to Lucinda S. Bullard; third cousin of Edward
Green Bradford; third cousin once removed of Chauncey
Fitch Cleveland and Edward
Green Bradford II; third cousin twice removed of Samuel
Adams, John
Adams, Ephraim
Safford, Isaiah
Kidder, Edward
Green Bradford, Jr. and Elizabeth
Bradford du Pont Bayard; third cousin thrice removed of Henry
Belin du Pont, Jr., Thomas
Francis Bayard III and Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard; fourth cousin of Ira
Chandler Backus, Joshua
Perkins, Henry
Sabin and Lee
Randall Sanborn; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph
Allen, Joshua
Coit, John
Quincy Adams, Augustus
Seymour Porter, Jonathan
Usher, Samuel
Lathrop, Peter
Buell Porter, Charles
Stetson, James
Safford, Luther
Kidder, Isaiah
Stetson (1812-1880), James
L. Sanborn and Carl
Edgar Mapes. |
| | | Political families: Kidder
family of Connecticut; Greene
family of Providence, Rhode Island; DuPont
family of Wilmington, Delaware; Thayer-Capron-Aldrich-Stetson
family; Kellogg-Seymour-Chapin-Adams
family of Connecticut and New York; Stetson
family of New York and Massachusetts (subsets of the Three
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Image source: Men of Vermont
(1894) |
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Thomas T. Aldwell (b. 1868) —
of Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
1868.
Republican. Banker;
livery stable owner; real estate
investor; newspaper
editor; Clallam
County Auditor, 1897-1900; chair of
Clallam County Republican Party, 1900-01.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathaniel Allen (1780-1832) —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in East Bloomfield, Ontario
County, N.Y., 1780.
Blacksmith; postmaster;
member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1811-12; Ontario
County Sheriff, 1815-19; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1819-21.
Died in the Gault House hotel,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
22, 1832 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Allens
Hill Cemetery, Richmond, N.Y.
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Wilbert Nelson Austin (1859-1943) —
also known as Wilbert N. Austin —
of Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Plymouth, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Goshen, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 23,
1859.
Democrat. Livery business; trucking
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plymouth, 1891, 1899-1900,
1931-36, 1941-42; defeated, 1906, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Died in Plymouth, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 20,
1943 (age 83 years, 331
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Plymouth, Conn.
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Louis Victor Baughman (1845-1906) —
also known as L. Victor Baughman; "Little Napoleon of
Western Maryland" —
of Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., April
11, 1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
editor; farmer;
horseman; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1880
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1888;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1886; Maryland
state comptroller, 1888-92; president, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company; president, Frederick, Northern & Gettysburg Electric
Railway Company.
Died near Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., November
30, 1906 (age 61 years, 233
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of John William Baughman and Mary Jane (Jamison) Baughman; married 1881 to Helen
Abell (1856-1940). |
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memorial |
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Charles R. Beard (1879-1965) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, W.Va., November
30, 1879.
Republican. Blacksmith; United Brethren
Church minister; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1915-16,
1925-30, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1943-48; defeated, 1916, 1936, 1940, 1948,
1950, 1952.
United
Brethren. Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Died in Berkeley
County, W.Va., April
20, 1965 (age 85 years, 141
days).
Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va.
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Frederick Allen Beckwith (1865-1952) —
also known as Fred A. Beckwith —
of Niantic, East Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, January
7, 1865.
Republican. Coal
and wood
yard; livery business; first
selectman of East Lyme, Connecticut, 1901-07, 1909, 1911-19,
1921-27; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Lyme, 1907-08, 1927-30,
1939-42; defeated, 1930; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1925-26.
Died in New London, New London
County, Conn., March
24, 1952 (age 87 years, 77
days).
Interment at East Lyme Cemetery, Flanders, East Lyme, Conn.
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James E. Beebe (born c.1845) —
of Hamburg, Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Lyme, New London
County, Conn., about 1845.
Republican. Blacksmith; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Lyme, 1901-02.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Bemer —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Progressive. Blacksmith; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1914; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles D. Bent (born c.1851) —
of Thompsonville, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1851.
Livery business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Enfield, 1899-1902; defeated
(Democratic), 1922; first
selectman of Enfield, Connecticut, 1904-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Breuer (1835-1916) —
of Gasconade
County, Mo.
Born in Germany,
October
25, 1835.
Farmer;
blacksmith; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Gasconade County, 1897-98.
Died in Red Bird, Gasconade
County, Mo., October
4, 1916 (age 80 years, 345
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. James, Mo.
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Earle Brown (1879-1963) —
of Brooklyn Center, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
6, 1879.
Republican. Horse breeder; Hennepin
County Sheriff, 1920-29, 1942-46; Chief, Minnesota Highway
Patrol, 1929-32; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1932.
Died in Brooklyn Center, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
12, 1963 (age 83 years, 157
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Relatives:
Married 1921 to Gwen
Foster. |
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Samuel Brown (b. 1852) —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 23,
1852.
Blacksmith; saloon
owner; mayor of
Tempe, Ariz., 1902-03; resigned 1903.
Mexican
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeffrey Brown and Bertha (Braza) Brown; married 1878 to Bertha
Gallardo. |
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Tempe |
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Noah Whittier Burdick (b. 1855) —
also known as Noah W. Burdick —
of Milbrook, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.; Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine, September
6, 1855.
Republican. Harness manufacturer; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1907-10 (Antrim
District 1899-1900, Antrim County 1907-10).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Joseph Butler (1862-1917) —
also known as James J. Butler —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
29, 1862.
Democrat. Blacksmith; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1901-03, 1903-05;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904,
1908.
Died, from acute
nephritis and diabetes,
in St.
Louis, Mo., May 31,
1917 (age 54 years, 275
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Daniel Campau —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Blacksmith; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1892-93.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sandra Duncan Campbell (born c.1957) —
of Lincoln, Placer
County, Calif.
Born about 1957.
Republican. Horse breeder; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Casper Capser (1828-1912) —
of St. Joseph, Stearns
County, Minn.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
April
22, 1828.
Blacksmith; wagon
maker; mechanic;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 40, 1883-86.
Catholic.
German
ancestry.
Died in St. Joseph, Stearns
County, Minn., June 21,
1912 (age 84 years, 60
days).
Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph, Minn.
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Leonard Evans Carson (1900-1972) —
also known as Leonard Carson —
of Crab Orchard, Lincoln
County, Ky.
Born in Turnersville, Lincoln
County, Ky., July 4,
1900.
Democrat. Farmer;
horseman; state
government employee; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1938-39.
Died, in Haggin Memorial Hospital,
Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky., February
9, 1972 (age 71 years, 220
days).
Interment at Buffalo
Springs Cemetery, Stanford, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of James Thomas Carson and Susie Belle (Carter)
Carson. |
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Charles Franklin Conger (1867-1947) —
also known as Charles F. Conger —
of Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Monroe, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
15, 1867.
Democrat. Blacksmith; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Newtown; elected 1912.
Died in Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn., November
21, 1947 (age 79 years, 341
days).
Interment at Zoar Cemetery, Newtown, Conn.
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William Lewis Couch (1850-1890) —
also known as William L. Couch —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1850.
Grocer; hardware
business; horse and mule dealer; mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1889; resigned 1889.
Shot
in the leg in dispute over a land claim; the wound probably became infected,
and he subsequently died, in
Oklahoma, April
21, 1890 (age 39 years, 152
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Meshach H. Couch (1828-1895) and Mary 'Polly' (Bryan) Couch
(1828-1908); married to Cynthia Gordon (1843-1918). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: City of Oklahoma
City |
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Stephen A. Davis (b. 1946) —
also known as Stephen Davis —
of Tumacacori, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.; Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, S.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
28, 1946.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; airline
pilot; member of Arizona
state senate 9th District, 1975-76; Commodore's Staff Aide to
Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard; Libertarian candidate
for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1984; horse trainer; ranch
manager; in his writings, he argues that HIV "cannot" cause AIDS,
that AIDS is not contagious, that people tested as positive are
perfectly healthy, and that the epidemic was caused by drug companies.
Scientologist.
Still living as of 2012.
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John Deere (1804-1886) —
of Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., February
7, 1804.
Blacksmith; inventor
of the first successful steel plow; founder of John Deere &
Company, manufacturers of farm
implements; president, National Bank of
Moline; mayor of
Moline, Ill., 1873-75.
Died in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 17,
1886 (age 82 years, 99
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Moline, Ill.; statue at John
Deere Historic Site, Grand Detour, Ill.
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Robert F. Devine (1860-1928) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Schuylkill
County, Pa., September
17, 1860.
Democrat. Coal miner;
blacksmith; president, Erie Forge
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912;
candidate for mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1912.
Died January
3, 1928 (age 67 years, 108
days).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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F. N. Dexter —
of Canova, Miner
County, S.Dak.
Republican. Livery business; grain buyer;
Miner
County Commissioner; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 18th District, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Arcus L. Douglas —
of Clarksburg, Moniteau
County, Mo.
Democrat. Blacksmith; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Moniteau County, 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Dows (1885-1966) —
also known as "Big Dave" —
of Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Bradley, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born in Irvington, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
12, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in iron and steel
mills; supervised construction
of steel
mills overseas; studied foreign industries as representative of a
steamship
line; horse breeder; bank
director; Nassau
County Sheriff, 1932-34; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1944;
member, New York State Racing Commission, 1944-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1956;
South
Carolina Republican state chair, 1956-58; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1956.
Convicted
of assault
in 1913, over his treatment of a New York Times reporter who was
attempting to interview him.
Died in Hot Springs, Bath
County, Va., August
13, 1966 (age 81 years, 1
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Charles C. Dunham (1845-1917) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, 1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; livery
business; furniture
and undertaking
business; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1902-04, 1911-12; defeated, 1910.
Died in 1917
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Edgar G. Edgerton —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Republican. Livery business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1889-90;
member of South
Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1899-1902; postmaster at Yankton,
S.Dak., 1903-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hermann Eisner (b. 1898) —
of Cross Plains, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Austria,
December
29, 1898.
Blacksmith; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 3rd District, 1949-52; defeated
(Republican), 1952 (Dane County 3rd District), 1958 (Dane County 5th
District); Republican candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 16th District, 1956.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Elmendorf (c.1867-1948) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1867.
Democrat. Blacksmith; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1922-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1924.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., May 12,
1948 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Locust
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Relatives:
Married to Lillie Jourdan. |
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Evansville |
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Thomas H. Estes —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Blacksmith; mayor
of Texarkana, Tex., 1900-02.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Gerry Fairbanks (1822-1896) —
also known as Alfred G. Fairbanks —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Francestown, Hillsborough
County, N.H., January
16, 1822.
Republican. Blacksmith; grocer; deputy
sheriff; undertaker;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Manchester,
1881-82; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1883-89; member of New
Hampshire state senate 17th District, 1893-94.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., May 28,
1896 (age 74 years, 133
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Walter Kellogg Farnsworth (1870-1929) —
also known as Walter K. Farnsworth —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., November
17, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
horse breeder; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1923; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1925-27; candidate in primary for Governor of
Vermont, 1926.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Grange.
Died in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., August
2, 1929 (age 58 years, 258
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Farnsworth and Maria Augusta (Hatch)
Farnsworth. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Augustus F. Fey (1861-1944) —
also known as Gus Fey —
of Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Hawley, Wayne
County, Pa., February
3, 1861.
Blacksmith; mayor
of Carbondale, Pa., 1928-32.
Presbyterian.
Died, in Moses Taylor Hospital,
Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., July 2,
1944 (age 83 years, 150
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Carbondale, Pa.
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David A. Fisher (1840-1911) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Clearfield
County, Pa., August
14, 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
operator; ice
business; builder;
livery stable owner; railway
conductor; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1889-92.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., January
19, 1911 (age 70 years, 158
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ky.
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Frank J. Flynn (1879-1961) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., April 3,
1879.
Democrat. Livery stable owner; grain mill and
elevator business; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1952.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
1, 1961 (age 81 years, 273
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carlos French (1835-1903) —
of Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Humphreysville (now Seymour), New Haven
County, Conn., August
6, 1835.
Democrat. Inventor;
president and treasurer, Fowler Nail Co.; vice-president, H. A.
Matthews Manufacturing
Co.; director, Union Horse Shoe Nail Co.; director, Second
National Bank of
New Haven; director, New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1860, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1887-89; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1892.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn., April
14, 1903 (age 67 years, 251
days).
Interment at Seymour
Union Cemetery, Seymour, Conn.
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Herman Freygang (1840-1913) —
of Angola, Steuben
County, Ind.
Born in Uniontown, Stark
County, Ohio, March 4,
1840.
Democrat. Harness maker; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1884;
postmaster at Angola,
Ind., 1885-89.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Angola, Steuben
County, Ind., May 22,
1913 (age 73 years, 79
days).
Interment at Old Angola Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
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David Gilman (1812-1885) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Watab, Benton
County, Minn.
Born in New York, April
29, 1812.
Democrat. Livery business; hotelier;
farmer;
Benton
County Sheriff, 1849-51; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1851; postmaster;
delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 5th District, 1857.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Watab, Benton
County, Minn., May 9,
1885 (age 73 years, 10
days).
Interment at Benton
County Cemetery, Sauk Rapids, Minn.
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A. R. Gisslen —
of Minnesota.
Born in Sweden.
Socialist. Blacksmith; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Minnesota, 1920.
Swedish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Russel S. Gladwin (1823-1900) —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Deep River, Middlesex
County, Conn., April, 1823.
Blacksmith; mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1869-70.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., May 15,
1900 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Gladwin and Sarah (Doane) Gladwin; married to Eunice A.
Averill (1823-1895). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Samuel R. Hamilton (b. 1868) —
of Osceola Mills, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in North Point, Huntingdon
County, Pa., February
28, 1868.
Republican. Blacksmith; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Clearfield County, 1909;
member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius C. Harpham (b. 1855) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., February
14, 1855.
Republican. Harness manufacturer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Harpham. |
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Joseph Carroll Harrison (1822-1855) —
also known as J. C. Harrison —
of Cherokee
County, Tex.
Born in Alabama, October
3, 1822.
Newspaper
publisher; insurance
agent; hotel
operator; livery business; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1855; died in office 1855.
Methodist.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., November
9, 1855 (age 33 years, 37
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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J. O. Hays (b. 1882) —
of Phillipsburg, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born January
30, 1882.
Republican. Blacksmith; grocer; hardware
merchant; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1947-48.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Meda Rector. |
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William A. Hopson —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Republican. Harness business; postmaster at Paterson,
N.J., 1891-95.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles R. Hopson. |
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Hamilton Tyler Howe (b. 1849) —
also known as Hamilton T. Howe —
of Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Thetford, Orange
County, Vt., April
19, 1849.
Carpenter;
door, sash, and blind manufacturer;
livery business; member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1907-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Hufty (d. 1814) —
of Salem, Salem
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey.
Democrat. Blacksmith; Salem
County Sheriff, 1801-04; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1809-14 (6th District 1809-11,
at-large 1811-13, 3rd District 1813-14); died in office 1814.
Died in Salem, Salem
County, N.J., May 20,
1814.
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Salem, N.J.
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Alonzo C. Huntington (born c.1836) —
of Poquonock, Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Bozrah, New London
County, Conn., about 1836.
Republican. Blacksmith; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1901-02.
Burial
location unknown.
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Athill E. Irving (1856-1927) —
of Presque Isle, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Woodstock, New
Brunswick, May 1,
1856.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer;
horse dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1912.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., April
26, 1927 (age 70 years, 360
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Lakewood, Wash.
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Christ Jensen —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Drayman; candidate for mayor
of Waukesha, Wis., 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Lincoln Johnson (1870-1925) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., July 27,
1870.
Republican. Blacksmith; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, 1912-16; member of Republican
National Committee from Georgia, 1920-24.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered a stroke of
apoplexy, and died a few days later in Freedmen's Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
10, 1925 (age 55 years, 45
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, September
28, 1903, to Georgia Douglas Camp (1880-1966;
poet). |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Lyman H. Johnson (born c.1846) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1846.
Republican. Blacksmith; member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1895-96.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Johnston (b. 1854) —
of Howard Lake, Wright
County, Minn.; Bertha, Todd
County, Minn.
Born in Canada,
1854.
Hotelier;
livery business; farmer; livestock
breeder; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1907-18, 1927-30 (53rd District 1907-14, 51st
District 1915-18, 1927-30).
Burial
location unknown.
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William N. Kahler (b. 1849) —
of Perry
County, Pa.
Born in Berrysburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
21, 1849.
Harness maker; carriage
manufacturing business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Perry County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Thomas Kathan (1869-1950) —
also known as Charles T. Kathan —
of Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa.
Born in Guttenberg, Clayton
County, Iowa, February
14, 1869.
Horse trainer; mayor of
Osage, Iowa, 1897-1901, 1907-13.
Died in Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March
10, 1950 (age 81 years, 24
days).
Interment at Osage
Cemetery, Osage, Iowa.
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Nathan Keator (1838-1886) —
of Rosendale, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Rosendale, Ulster
County, N.Y., May 11,
1838.
Blacksmith; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 2nd District, 1877-78.
Died in Rosendale, Ulster
County, N.Y., February
25, 1886 (age 47 years, 290
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George de Benneville Keim (1831-1893) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., January
18, 1831.
Democrat. Harness and saddle business; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1887.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
10, 1893 (age 62 years, 51
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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John Joseph Kelly —
also known as John J. Kelly —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Master horseshoer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Kerwin (1826-1907) —
also known as "Honest Dan" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in County Kildare, Ireland,
August
13, 1826.
Democrat. Blacksmith; manufacturer;
proprietor, Anchor Iron Works and Bolt Factory; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1880;
member of Missouri
state senate 34th District, 1887-90.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., November
3, 1907 (age 81 years, 82
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of James Kerwin and Mary (Reeves) Kerwin; married 1854 to Mary
E. Knight. |
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Samuel Laning (1765-c.1842) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J., 1765.
Builder;
livery business; mayor of
Camden, N.J., 1828-30; resigned 1830.
Died about 1842 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry N. LeFebvre (born c.1862) —
of Avon, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Swanton, Franklin
County, Vt., about 1862.
Democrat. Blacksmith; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Avon, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles I. Libby (1863-1924) —
of Noank, Groton, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, March
14, 1863.
Blacksmith; Prohibition candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Groton, 1906.
Died in Groton, New London
County, Conn., March
17, 1924 (age 61 years, 3
days).
Interment at Noank Valley Cemetery, Noank, Groton, Conn.
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Jerome Manore —
of Newport, Monroe
County, Mich.
Democrat. Blacksmith; supervisor
of Berlin Township, Michigan; elected 1935, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nicholas Mashino (1836-1915) —
of Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.; Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
September, 1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; teamster; mayor
of Cullman, Ala., 1880-81.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1915
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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Henry Mauch —
of Lake Preston, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Harness maker; member of South
Dakota state senate 21st District, 1901-02.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank McQuown (b. 1876) —
of Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., January
6, 1876.
Blacksmith; railroad
clerk; fire
chief; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Luzerne County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Middleton (born c.1856) —
of Broad Brook, East Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., about 1856.
Republican. Livery business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Windsor, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Mills (b. 1861) —
of South Ryegate, Ryegate, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Topsham, Orange
County, Vt., February
20, 1861.
Republican. Blacksmith; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Ryegate, 1910.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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C. A. Neill (b. 1859) —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Westfield, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., April
25, 1859.
Republican. Harness and saddle business; Codington
County Sheriff, 1895-98; member of South
Dakota state senate 28th District, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, February
9, 1887, to Ada D. Harrington. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Peter J. Pefley (1830-1906) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Roanoke, Roanoke
County, Va., 1830.
Hotelier;
harness and saddle business; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1887-89.
Died in 1906
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Image source:
City of Boise |
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Seth Pratt (born c.1846) —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., about 1846.
Republican. Livery business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Litchfield, 1886; member of
Connecticut
state senate 20th District, 1887-88; postmaster at Litchfield,
Conn., 1889-93.
Burial
location unknown.
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Amos Henry Radcliffe (1870-1950) —
also known as Amos H. Radcliffe —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
16, 1870.
Republican. Blacksmith; ironworker;
structural
iron manufacturer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1908-12; Passaic
County Sheriff, 1912-15; mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1916-19; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Baleville, Sussex
County, N.J., December
29, 1950 (age 80 years, 347
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Alonzo E. Salisbury (d. 1858) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Vermont.
Stagecoach driver; miller;
member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856.
First burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Died October
4, 1858.
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Asa Robert Scranton, Jr. (1879-1960) —
also known as Asa R. Scranton, Jr. —
of South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., July 25,
1879.
Democrat. Blacksmith; mechanic;
garage
owner; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodstock, 1912; member of Connecticut
state senate 28th District, 1937-42.
Died in Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., August
13, 1960 (age 81 years, 19
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa R. Scranton, Sr. (1849-1927) and Margaret S. (McNamara)
Scranton (1856-1897); married, February
13, 1906, to Christina R. McGettigan (1881-1963). |
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Lewis Selye (1803-1883) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Chittenango, Madison
County, N.Y., July 11,
1803.
Blacksmith; iron
manufacturer; Monroe
County Treasurer, 1848-51, 1854; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1867-69.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., January
27, 1883 (age 79 years, 200
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Isaac Sherman, Jr. (1800-1849) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in November, 1800.
Whig. Harness and saddle business; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1836-37; postmaster at Bridgeport,
Conn., 1841-45.
Died, from cholera,
in Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., May 22,
1849 (age 48 years, 0
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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John E. Shervin (born c.1837) —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Maryland, about 1837.
Democrat. Harness maker; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-88.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis T. Smith —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Blacksmith; candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Sorensen (1888-1972) —
also known as Vilhelm Sorensen —
of Graceville, Big Stone
County, Minn.
Born in Aarhus (Århus), Denmark,
February
2, 1888.
Farmer;
horse breeder; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 48, 1953-58.
Lutheran.
Danish
ancestry.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., March 2,
1972 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Interment at Graceville Cemetery, Graceville, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Hans Sorensen (1844-1923) and Ane Cathrine (Dihn) Sorensen
(1848-1923); married, June 3,
1915, to Dagmar Olesen (1889-1973). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Isaac R. Srope (c.1802-1862) —
of Kingwood Township, Hunterdon
County, N.J.; Frenchtown, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born about 1802.
Democrat. Blacksmith; deputy
sheriff; farmer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1841-42,
1846-47; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1850.
Died, of typhoid
fever, Frenchtown, Hunterdon
County, N.J., April
14, 1862 (age about 60
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Christ M. Stauffer (b. 1896) —
of Monticello, Green
County, Wis.
Born in Monticello, Green
County, Wis., May 25,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
blacksmith; welder; fire
chief; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Green County, 1957-64.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Zachary Taylor Sutley (1848-1930) —
also known as Zack T. Sutley —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana
County, Pa., May 1,
1848.
Democrat. Farmer; postmaster;
livery business; railroad
builder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1908;
Honorary Vice-President, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1908;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1911-12; author.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., April
17, 1930 (age 81 years, 351
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Albertus Tawney (1855-1919) —
also known as James A. Tawney —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Pleasant Township, Adams
County, Pa., January
3, 1855.
Republican. Blacksmith; machinist;
lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 15th District, 1891-94; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1893-1911.
Died in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., June 12,
1919 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Winona, Minn.
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M. E. Thompson (d. 1906) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Hotelier;
livery stable owner; realtor;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1892-95.
Died in 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ingebert J. Thomsen (b. 1873) —
also known as I. J. Thomsen —
of Minden, Kearney
County, Neb.
Born in North Albid, Denmark,
August
4, 1873.
Republican. Farmer; inventor
of Nu-Matic horse collar; Kearney
County Clerk, 1916-23; postmaster;
real
estate dealer; abstractor;
chair
of Kearney County Republican Party, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Danish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter H. Thomsen and Marie (Johansen) Thomsen; married, November
18, 1903, to Hedvig E. Holstein. |
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Justus Thorington (1848-1927) —
also known as Chet Thorington —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Prattsville, Greene
County, N.Y., February
20, 1848.
Democrat. Lumber and
timber business; shingle
manufacturer; livery business; farmer; Midland
County Sheriff, 1891-92; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1903-04; defeated, 1900;
candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1914.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Foresters;
Maccabees.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., September
26, 1927 (age 79 years, 218
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Thorington (1808-1900) and Alvira (Richmond) Thorington
(1809-1882); married, January
26, 1874, to Sarah Jane Crooks (1848-1928). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Jacob Tise (d. 1904) —
of Winston (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Davidson
County, N.C.
Blacksmith; wagon
maker; merchant;
mayor
of Winston, N.C., 1868-71.
Died in 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
City of Winston-Salem |
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Charles Lee Underhill (1867-1946) —
also known as Charles L. Underhill —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Richmond,
Va., July 20,
1867.
Republican. Blacksmith; hardware
merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1921-33.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
28, 1946 (age 78 years, 192
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Harry C. Wheaton (1857-1921) —
also known as "The Blacksmith Orator" —
of Anglesea (now North Wildwood), Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Petersburg, Cape May
County, N.J., November
23, 1857.
Democrat. Blacksmith; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1913-15.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in 1921
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1899-1992) —
also known as Cornelius V. Whitney;
"Sonny" —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
20, 1899.
Democrat. Co-founder and chairman of Pam American Airways;
chairman, Hudson Bay Mining and
Smelting
Company; horse breeder; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1932; along with David
O. Selznick, he helped to finance and produce Hollywood
films in the 1930s and 1940s.
Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., December
13, 1992 (age 93 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Payne Whitney (1872-1930) and Gertrude (Vanderbilt) Whitney
(1875-1942); married, March 5,
1923, to Marie Norton (1903-1970; divorced 1929; who later
married William
Averell Harriman); married, September
29, 1931, to Gladys Crosby Hopkins; married, June 18,
1941, to Eleanor Searle (1908-2002; divorced 1958); married, January
24, 1958, to Mary Lou (Schroeder) Hosford (actress); grandson of
William
Collins Whitney; grandnephew of Henry
Melville Whitney; great-grandson of Henry
B. Payne and James
Scollay Whitney; second great-grandson of Henry
Collins Flagg; first cousin of William
Henry Vanderbilt III and John
Hay Whitney (1904-1982); first cousin once removed of Frances
Payne Bolton; second cousin of William
Armistead Moale Burden and Oliver
Payne Bolton; second cousin once removed of Shirley
Carter Burden, Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Mackie Burgess. |
| | | Political families: Roosevelt
family of New York City, New York; Wolcott-Wadsworth
family of Connecticut and Maryland; Bolton-Whitney-Brainard-Wolcott
family of Cleveland, Ohio; Hay-Morton-Turner-Wadsworth
family of Taunton, Massachusetts; Whitney-Nye
family of Massachusetts and New York (subsets of the Three
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Elias Williams (1830-1904) —
of Stonington, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Stonington, New London
County, Conn., January
19, 1830.
Republican. Meat
business; lumberman;
wagon master; surveyor;
farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stonington, 1880, 1896.
Congregationalist.
Died in Stonington, New London
County, Conn., 1904
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Stanton Williams and Julia Ann (Gallup) Williams; married
1885 to
Sarah Palmer. |
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John Wilson (1849-1918) —
of Henry
County, Ill.; Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., February
21, 1849.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; livery business; Buffalo
County Sheriff, 1889-92; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1893.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., January
13, 1918 (age 68 years, 326
days).
Interment at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Wilson and Mary (Owens) Wilson; married, May 25,
1881, to Rose M. Beecher. |
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K. Herman Wollman (born c.1872) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hirshfelde, Saxony, Germany,
about 1872.
Republican. Blacksmith; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1911-12.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Karl B. Wollman (1839-1914) and Juliana (Muench) Wollman (born
1842). |
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William Henry Workman (1839-1918) —
also known as William H. Workman —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New Franklin, Howard
County, Mo., January
1, 1839.
Democrat. Harness manufacturer; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1886-88.
English
ancestry.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
21, 1918 (age 79 years, 51
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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W. Irving Yeckley (b. 1833) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., May 5,
1833.
Republican. Harness maker; farmer; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1869-79.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Yeckley and Gertrude (Snyder) Yeckley; married 1873 to Nancy
E. Gilbert (died 1890). |
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