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  Elmer Lee Andersen (1909-2004) — also known as Elmer L. Andersen — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 17, 1909. Son of Arne Andersen and Jennie Olivia (Johnson) Andersen. Republican. Glue manufacturing business; dairy farmer; newspaper publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1948, 1964; member of Minnesota state senate, 1949-59; Governor of Minnesota, 1961-63; defeated, 1962. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Member, Rotary. Died, in a hospital at St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., November 15, 2004 (age 95 years, 151 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married to Eleanor Johnson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Elmer L. Andersen: A Man's Reach, with Lori Sturdevant (2000) — I Trust To Be Believed: Speeches And Reflections (2004)
  A. Otis Arnold (1878-1941) — of Quincy, Adams County, Ill. Born near Big Neck, Adams County, Ill., January 24, 1878. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives 36th District, 1919-29; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1938; member of Illinois state senate 36th District, 1941; died in office 1941. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died September 11, 1941 (age 63 years, 230 days). Interment at New Lorraine Cemetery, Adams County, Ill.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John David Ashcroft (b. 1942) — also known as John Ashcroft — of Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 9, 1942. Son of James Robert Ashcroft and Grace Pauline (Larson) Ashcroft. Republican. Lawyer; university professor; Missouri state auditor, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; Missouri state attorney general, 1977-85; Governor of Missouri, 1985-93; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1995-2001; defeated, 2000; U.S. Attorney General, 2001-05. Assembly of God. Norwegian ancestry. Member, Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Rotary; Federalist Society. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married 1967 to Janet Elise Roede.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by John Ashcroft: On My Honor : The Beliefs That Shaped My Life (2001) — Never Again : Securing America and Restoring Justice (2006)
  Critical books about John Ashcroft: Clint Willis, The I Hate Dick Cheney, John Ashcroft, Donald Rumsfeld, Condi Rice. . . Reader: Behind the Bush Cabal's War on America
  Charles Henry Bartlett (1872-1941) — also known as Charles H. Bartlett — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., September 4, 1872. Son of Charles T. Bartlett and Martha (Cronkhite) Bartlett. Lawyer; mayor of Evanston, Ill., 1925-37. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Sigma Chi. Died, of a heart attack, in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., January 21, 1941 (age 68 years, 139 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married 1929 to Gwendolyn Williams.
  Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) — also known as Harry A. Blackmun; "Hip Pocket Harry"; "Minnesota Twin" — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Nashville, Washington County, Ill., November 12, 1908. Son of Corwin Manning Blackmun and Theo H. (Reuter) Blackmun. Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Appeals Court Judge John B. Sanborn, 1932-33; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1959-70; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1970-94; took senior status 1994; actor in the 1997 movie Amistad, as Justice Joseph Story. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., March 4, 1999 (age 90 years, 112 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, June 21, 1941, to Dorothy E. Clark.
  Cross-reference: Richard Blumenthal
  See also federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Harry Blackmun: Linda Greenhouse, Becoming Justice Blackmun : Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey
  John Lester Buford (1898-1999) — also known as J. Lester Buford — of Galatia, Saline County, Ill.; Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill. Born in Union County, Ill., February 25, 1898. Son of John Robert Buford and Susan (Hartline) Buford. Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1934, 1936. Methodist. Member, Rotary. Died March 28, 1999 (age 101 years, 31 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1928 to Dorothy Draper.
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  Donald A. Callahan (b. 1876) — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho. Born in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill., September 8, 1876. Son of Thomas Callahan and Mary Jennings (Rowe) Callahan. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Idaho state senate, 1923-33; president, Callahan Consolidated Mines, 1937; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1938; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1940. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 10, 1905, to Agnes Kelly.
  Charles Francis Carpentier (1896-1964) — also known as Charles F. Carpentier — of East Moline, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Moline, Rock Island County, Ill., September 19, 1896. Son of Gregoir Carpentier and Louise (De Connick) Carpentier. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; movie theater operator; mayor of East Moline, Ill., 1929-39; member of Illinois state senate 33rd District, 1939-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940 (alternate), 1956, 1960; secretary of state of Illinois, 1953-64; died in office 1964. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Forty and Eight; Eagles; Moose; Elks; Rotary; Catholic Order of Foresters. Died, while seeking the Republican nomination for Governor, April 3, 1964 (age 67 years, 197 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, June 22, 1920, to Alta Sarginson.
  John William Chapman (1894-1978) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Crete, Saline County, Neb., September 8, 1894. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1953-61; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1978 (age about 83 years). Cremated.
  W. E. C. Clifford — of Champaign, Champaign County, Ill. Born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill. Democrat. Candidate for Illinois state treasurer, 1914; member of Illinois state senate 24th District, 1933-41; candidate for University of Illinois trustee, 1940. Member, American Legion; Rotary; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Timothy T. Cronin (b. 1884) — of Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wis. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 27, 1884. Son of Timothy Cronin and Mary (Swanson) Cronin. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1944-55. Catholic. Member, Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi Delta Phi; Rotary; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 9, 1916, to Maud F. Clohisy.
  John T. Culbertson (b. 1891) — of Delavan, Tazewell County, Ill. Born in Delavan, Tazewell County, Ill., August 7, 1891. Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1930-34; circuit judge in Illinois, 1934-68; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1939-69; justice of Illinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed 1969. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  Amos F. Dixon (b. 1877) — of Stillwater Township, Sussex County, N.J. Born near Victoria, Knox County, Ill., December 5, 1877. Engineer and executive in the Bell System, 1902-40; granted more than 60 patents for inventions; dairy farmer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1945-49; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Sussex County, 1947. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Frank S. Ebersole (b. 1875) — of Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind. Born in Sterling, Whiteside County, Ill., November 28, 1875. Republican. School teacher; director and secretary, Goshen Milk Condensing Co.; board member, Goshen Hospital; mayor of Goshen, Ind., 1943-44. Mennonite. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Alois Mathew Feldman (b. 1884) — also known as Alois M. Feldman — of Lincoln, Logan County, Ill. Born in Lincoln, Logan County, Ill., August 15, 1884. Son of Bernard Feldman and Elizabeth (Boeger) Feldman. Printer; mayor of Lincoln, Ill., 1950-54. Member, Rotary; Moose; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1906 to Mary Hassenstab.
  Norman G. Flagg (b. 1867) — of Moro, Madison County, Ill. Born in Liberty Prairie, Madison County, Ill., August 4, 1867. Son of Willard C. Flagg. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives 47th District, 1909-27; member of Illinois state senate 47th District, 1927-31, 1939-47. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Rotary; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  John D. Fuhr (b. 1928) — of Aurora, Adams County, Colo. Born in Aledo, Mercer County, Ill., September 9, 1928. Veterinarian; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1967-74; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1971-74. Member, Rotary; Shriners. Still living as of 1975.
  Harry Scott Harnsberger (1889-1976) — also known as Harry S. Harnsberger — of Lander, Fremont County, Wyo. Born in Decatur, Macon County, Ill., December 25, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1948. Protestant. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; American Bar Association. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., 1976 (age about 86 years). Interment somewhere in Lander, Wyo.
  Henry H. Heimann (1891-1958) — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Aviston, Clinton County, Ill., September 26, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; accountant; business executive; economist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928, 1932 (alternate); Michigan Democratic state chair, 1929-31. Member, Rotary; Union League. Died in Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 12, 1958 (age 66 years, 351 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of Herman Henry Heimann.
  Harry Helm (1896-1970) — of Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y. Born in Grayville, White County, Ill., 1896. Democrat. Lawyer; insurance business; mayor of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1962-63. Member, Rotary. Died in 1970 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Edgar Willard Hiestand (1888-1970) — also known as Edgar W. Hiestand — of Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 3, 1888. Republican. U.S. Representative from California 21st District, 1953-63; defeated, 1962; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1960. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Rotary; John Birch Society. Died, of a kidney infection and pneumonia, at Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 19, 1970 (age 81 years, 259 days). Cremated; ashes interred at San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Byron Holkenbrink (1903-2002) — of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., November 30, 1903. Merchant; mayor of Jacksonville, Ill., 1963-69. Christian. Member, Rotary; American Association of Retired Persons. Died in Barton W. Stone nursing home, Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., April 26, 2002 (age 98 years, 147 days); body donated to science.
  Albert Robert Imle (b. 1913) — also known as Albert R. Imle — of Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Ill. Born in Marshall, Clark County, Ill., December 25, 1913. Son of Christopher Carl Imle and Alta Mae (Finkbinder) Imle. Democrat. FBI special agent; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 23rd District, 1954, 1956; chair of Montgomery County Democratic Party, 1956-60; member of Illinois Democratic State Committee, 1962-67; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 2, 1939, to Mary Virginia Brinton.
  Ernest Eugene Jackman (b. 1884) — also known as E. E. Jackman — of Grant, Perkins County, Neb. Born in Lowpoint, Woodford County, Ill., March 4, 1884. Son of Ameal Jackman and Kate (Dunn) Jackman. Republican. Lawyer; president, Farmers State Bank; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 88th District, 1927-31; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Nebraska, 1934, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bankers Association; Rotary; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 24, 1912, to Ruth Waggner.
  James W. Kelley (b. 1876) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Seneca, La Salle County, Ill., 1876. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1924. Member, Rotary; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1907 to Eselyn Brown.
  Ray I. Klingbiel (b. 1901) — of East Moline, Rock Island County, Ill.; Moline, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Moline, Rock Island County, Ill., March 2, 1901. Lawyer; mayor of East Moline, Ill., 1939-45; circuit judge in Illinois, 1945-53; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1953-69 (4th District 1953-63, 3rd District 1964-69); chief justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1956-57. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Rotary; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Ray H. LaHood (b. 1945) — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., December 6, 1945. Republican. School teacher; admistrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Tom Railsback, 1977-82; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1982-83; U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1995-; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2008. Catholic. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married to Kathleen 'Kathy' Dunk.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Frank Kyle Lemon (b. 1875) — also known as Frank K. Lemon — of Clinton, DeWitt County, Ill. Born in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Ill., March 6, 1875. Son of Richard A. Lemon and Opha Ann (Kyle) Lemon. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920, 1924 (alternate), 1932 (alternate), 1936; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1931-35. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Theta; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 12, 1910, to Ruthelle Keys.
  Emil Lockwood (1919-2002) — of St. Louis, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Ottawa, La Salle County, Ill., September 23, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school teacher; athletic coach; accountant; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County, 1961; member of Michigan state senate, 1963-70 (25th District 1963-64, 30th District 1965-70); candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1970. Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Elks; Rotary. Died, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Superior Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., August 2, 2002 (age 82 years, 313 days). Burial location unknown.
  John Arthur Love (1916-2002) — also known as John A. Love — of Denver, Colo. Born in Gibson City, Ford County, Ill., November 29, 1916. Son of Arthur C. Love and Mildred (Shaver) Love. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado Republican State Central Committee, 1960; Governor of Colorado, 1963-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; American Legion; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died January 21, 2002 (age 85 years, 53 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, October 23, 1942, to Ann Daniels.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Cunningham Martin (1880-1952) — also known as John C. Martin — of Salem, Marion County, Ill. Born in Salem, Marion County, Ill., April 29, 1880. Democrat. Banker; Illinois state treasurer, 1933-35, 1937-39; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1939-41; candidate for Illinois state auditor of public accounts, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944, 1948. Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 27, 1952 (age 71 years, 273 days). Interment at East Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  George Jacob Mecherle (b. 1877) — also known as George J. Mecherle — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., June 7, 1877. Son of John Christian Thomas Mecherle (1830-1910) and Susan Johnson (Hull) Mecherle (1842-1915). Republican. Farmer; founder (1922), president (1922-37), and chairman, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1944, 1948. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Moose; Elks; Odd Fellows; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Christian Thomas Mecherle (1830-1910) and Susan Johnson (Hull) Mecherle (1842-1915); married, November 6, 1901, to May Edith Perry (1881-1942); married, January 8, 1944, to Sylvia H. Caldwell.
  Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) — also known as Jack Miller — of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 6, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa state senate, 1957-60; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Reserve Officers Association; Izaak Walton League; Rotary; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; United Commercial Travelers. Died in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough County, Fla., August 29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Charles E. Nichols (b. 1908) — of Lebanon, St. Clair County, Ill.; Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, April 19, 1908. Son of Stephen Edmund Nichols and Bess (Jones) Nichols. School principal; mayor of Belleville, Ill., 1961-69. Methodist. Member, Phi Kappa Delta; Rotary; Optimist Club. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 19, 1940, to Rosalie Sanders.
  Frank Lewis O'Bannon (1930-2003) — also known as Frank L. O'Bannon — of Indiana. Born in Corydon, Harrison County, Ind., January 30, 1930. Son of Faith (Dropsey) O'Bannon and Robert Presley O'Bannon. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Indiana state senate, 1971-89; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1989-97; Governor of Indiana, 1997-2003; died in office 2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2000. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion. Suffered a major stroke, and subsequently died, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 13, 2003 (age 73 years, 226 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Corydon, Ind.; statue at Old Courthouse Square, Corydon, Ind.
  Relatives: Descendant of Presley Neville O'Bannon; grandson of Lew O'Bannon; son of Faith (Dropsey) O'Bannon and Robert Presley O'Bannon; married, August 18, 1957, to Judith Mae 'Judy' Asmus. See O'Bannon family of Indiana.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clyde Parker (1904-1986) — of Illinois. Born August 24, 1904. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 4th District, 1969-70. Methodist. Member, Rotary. Died in June, 1986 (age 81 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Edwin Arthur Phillips (b. 1952) — also known as Ed Phillips — of Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born, in Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton, Madison County, Ill., July 30, 1952. Son of Edwin Charles Phillips and Ada Mae (Russell) Phillips. Republican. Meteorologist; radio and television broadcaster; airplane and helicopter pilot; member of Arizona state senate 28th District, 1991-94. Episcopalian; later Jewish. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2010.
  Richard Yates Rowe — of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1943; Illinois Republican state chair, 1944; secretary of state of Illinois, 1944-45; Illinois state treasurer, 1947-49. Member, American Legion; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Richard Yates
  Relatives: Relative of Richard Yates (1815-1873) and Richard Yates (1860-1936). See Yates family of Illinois.
  Howard Lincoln Snyder (1878-1940) — of Winfield, Cowley County, Kan. Born in Eureka, Woodford County, Ill., October 10, 1878. Physician; mayor of Winfield, Kan., 1921. Member, Rotary. Died in Winfield, Cowley County, Kan., August 16, 1940 (age 61 years, 311 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
  Harry Herbert Stahl (1875-1960) — also known as Harry H. Stahl — of Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill. Born in Lena, Stephenson County, Ill., October 4, 1875. Son of Sarah Elizabeth (Gishwiller) Stahl (1850-1927) and John Luther Stahl (1851-1879). Mayor of Freeport, Ill., 1915-19; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 12th District, 1920-22. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died, in a hospital at Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill., November 4, 1960 (age 85 years, 31 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, September 14, 1904, to Ethel May Cowell (1884-1967).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clair L. Taylor (b. 1902) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Will County, Ill., October 14, 1902. Republican. Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1953-; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County 1st District, 1961. Methodist. Member, Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John Jacob Thomas (b. 1869) — also known as John J. Thomas; J. J. Thomas — of Seward, Seward County, Neb. Born in Hancock County, Ill., January 1, 1869. Son of John C. Thomas and Anna Catherine (Luft) Thomas. Democrat. Lawyer; Seward County Attorney, 1895-96; Seward County Judge, 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1924, 1928; candidate for U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1924; Nebraska Democratic state chair, 1932-34; chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 19, 1906, to Gertrude M. Kerrihard.
  Robert C. Underwood (b. 1915) — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Gardner, Grundy County, Ill., October 27, 1915. Lawyer; county judge in Illinois, 1946-62; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1962-84 (3rd District 1962-63, 4th District 1964-84). Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Rotary; Sigma Chi; Sigma Delta Kappa; Pi Kappa Delta. Still living as of 1984.
  James Q. Wedworth (c.1919-1998) — of Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Illinois, about 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of Hawthorne, Calif., 1958-66; member of California state senate, 1967-76; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1968; candidate in primary for Governor of California, 1974. Member, Elks; Moose; Rotary. Died in Newcastle, Placer County, Calif., December 22, 1998 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Donald P. Welvaert — also known as Don Welvaert — of Moline, Rock Island County, Ill. Mayor of Moline, Ill., 2005-. Lutheran. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2007.
  Charles F. Wennerstrum (1889-1986) — of Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa. Born in Cambridge, Henry County, Ill., October 11, 1889. Son of Charles F. Wennerstrum and Anna Mathilda (Vinstrand) Wennerstrum. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Iowa 2nd District, 1930-40; justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1941-58. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Rotary; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Coif. Died in June, 1986 (age 96 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 14, 1925, to Helen F. Rogers.
  Louis O. Williams (1874-1937) — of Clinton, DeWitt County, Ill. Born in DeWitt County, Ill., February 22, 1874. Democrat. Member of Illinois state senate 28th District, 1933-37; died in office 1937; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons. Died, from injuries received in an automobile collision, March 19, 1937 (age 63 years, 25 days). Burial location unknown.
  Francis Everett Yerly (1901-1968) — also known as Everett Yerly — of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis. Born in Braidwood, Will County, Ill., September 16, 1901. Republican. Member of Wisconsin Republican State Central Committee, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948, 1960, 1964; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1956. Protestant. Member, Elks; Eagles; Freemasons; Rotary; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in October, 1968 (age 67 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Charles O. Zollar (1914-1988) — of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich.; Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 6, 1914. Republican. Fruit farmer; real estate business; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1965-78; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1972; supervisor of Benton Township, Michigan, 1981. Lutheran. Member, Elks; Rotary; American Legion; Moose; Fraternal Order of Police; Farm Bureau. Died in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., February 24, 1988 (age 74 years, 49 days). Burial location unknown.

 

 


 
   
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