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Joseph Clemence Arts (1878-1935) —
also known as Joseph C. Arts —
of Carroll, Carroll
County, Iowa.
Born in Carroll, Carroll
County, Iowa, September
17, 1878.
Son of William Arts (1840-1910) and Christina (Manemann) Arts
(1849-1924).
Democrat. Banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Catholic.
German ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Carroll, Carroll
County, Iowa, April 8,
1935 (age 56 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April 27,
1904, to Caroline B. 'Carrie' Meyers (1879-1957). |
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Arthur William Bartels (1878-1939) —
also known as Arthur W. Bartels —
of Hamlin
County, S.Dak.; Gary, Deuel
County, S.Dak.
Born in Iowa, November
29, 1878.
Son of Frederick Anthony Bartels and Mary Theresa (Geopfert) Bartels.
Republican. Real estate
agent; merchant;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 59th District, 1915-18;
member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1919-22.
German ancestry.
Died in Gary, Deuel
County, S.Dak., December
3, 1939 (age 61 years, 4
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Gary, S.Dak.
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Charles August Ficke (1850-1931) —
also known as Charles A. Ficke —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Beitzenburg, Germany,
April
21, 1850.
Son of Christoph Ficke and Elisabeth (Praesent) Ficke.
Democrat. Lawyer; Scott
County Attorney, 1886-88; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1890-91.
German ancestry.
Died in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, December
10, 1931 (age 81 years, 233
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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Ralph Earl Harrington (b. 1881) —
of University Place (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Delmar, Clinton
County, Iowa, February
6, 1881.
Business
executive; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1923-26.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank William Howbert (b. 1858) —
also known as Frank W. Howbert; William Frank
Howbert —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Clarinda, Page
County, Iowa, October
26, 1858.
Son of Rev. William Howbert (1820-1871) and Martha (Marshall) Howbert
(1826-1863).
Republican. El Paso
County Clerk, 1888; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for Colorado, 1897-1913, 1921-32;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1928.
German ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. William Howbert (1820-1871) and Martha (Marshall) Howbert
(1826-1863); brother of Irving
Howbert; married, February
25, 1879, to Leona Blood (died 1932). |
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August Koenig —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Hardin
County, Iowa; Tyndall, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mainz, Germany.
Democrat. Bricklayer;
farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1891-94, 1903-04 (4th
District 1891-92, 7th District 1893-94, 1903-04).
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Frederick William Lehmann (1853-1931) —
also known as Frederick W. Lehmann —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Prussia,
February
28, 1853.
Son of Friedrich Wilhelm Lehmann and Sophia Lehman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for Wabash Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Solicitor General, 1910-12.
German ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died September
12, 1931 (age 78 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.; cenotaph at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Rudolph Rohlfs (1856-1926) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa, February, 1856.
Son of M. J. Rohlfs and Eliza (Rohde) Rohlfs.
Republican. Insurance
agent; button
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1912.
Lutheran.
German ancestry.
Died April 8,
1926 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.
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William Garner Waddel (1870-1937) —
also known as W. G. Waddel —
of Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Grant
County, Wis., June 29,
1870.
Son of William Warren Waddle (1843-1912) and Elizabeth Ann (Garner)
Waddle (1850-1935).
Republican. Lawyer; Day
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; member of South
Dakota state senate 34th District, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Scottish
and German ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Day
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1937 (age 66 years, 209
days).
Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Adaville, Iowa.
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Fred Waddle (b. 1881) —
of Roslyn, Day
County, S.Dak.; Nutley Township, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Liberty Township, Plymouth
County, Iowa, May 27,
1881.
Son of William Warren Waddle (1843-1912) and Elizabeth Ann (Garner)
Waddle (1850-1935).
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1927-28.
Scottish
and German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward E. Wagner (b. 1874) —
of Alexandria, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lyon
County, Iowa, October
22, 1874.
Son of James H. Wagner (died 1884) and Louisa E. (Conklin) Wagner.
Republican. Lawyer; Hanson
County State's Attorney, 1901-02; member of South
Dakota state senate 11th District, 1905-06; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1907-13.
Presbyterian.
German ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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