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Theodore Bodenwein (1864-1939) —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Dusseldorf, Prussia (now Germany),
January
25, 1864.
Son of Anton Bodenwein and Agnes (Bornes) Bodenwein.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1908
(alternate), 1932,
1936
(alternate); member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Lawrence and Memorial Associated Hospitals,
New London, New London
County, Conn., January
12, 1939 (age 74 years, 352
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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John Christensen (1890-1970) —
of Wilson, Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., July 25,
1890.
Son of Lena (Arens) Christensen and Niels Christensen (1867-1947).
Republican. Vegetable
grower; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1933-42; member of
Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1943.
Congregationalist.
Danish
and German ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Exchange
Club.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., January
24, 1970 (age 79 years, 183
days).
Interment at Palisado
Cemetery, Windsor, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Lena (Arens) Christensen and Niels Christensen (1867-1947);
married to Mathilde Lassen (1892-1918); married, November
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Theodore W. Doberrentz —
of Marlborough, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Marlborough; elected 1926.
German ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick David Grave (b. 1889) —
also known as Frederick D. Grave —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., September
13, 1889.
Son of Frederick David Grave and Catherine Elizabeth (Stoffel)
Grave.
Cigar
manufacturer; banker; delegate to
Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.
German ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hohbein (d. 1936) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Germany.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington; elected 1914;
defeated, 1928.
Lutheran.
German ancestry.
Died in 1936.
Burial
location unknown.
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K. Herman Wollman (born c.1872) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hirshfelde, Saxony, Germany,
about 1872.
Son of Karl B. Wollman (1839-1914) and Juliana (Muench) Wollman (born
1842).
Republican. Blacksmith;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1911-12.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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