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Jacob Roll (1875-1939) —
also known as Jake Roll —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Ohio, September
19, 1875.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1928.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died, of cancer, at
St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., April 18,
1939 (age 63 years, 211
days).
Interment at St. Stephen's Cemetery.
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Carl A. Bamberger (1903-1970) —
of Bellevue, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, August
27, 1903.
Son of Frank J. Bamberger (1876-1929) and Clara (Meyer) Bamberger
(1879-1960).
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 68th District, 1964-65, 1968-69.
Catholic.
Died in Bellevue, Campbell
County, Ky., March 9,
1970 (age 66 years, 194
days).
Interment at St. Stephen's Cemetery.
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James E. Murphy (d. 1985) —
also known as Murph Murphy —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Democrat. Real estate
agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1964;
Campbell
County Sheriff; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Optimist
Club.
Died, of cancer, in
St. Luke Hospital,
Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., September
29, 1985.
Interment at St. Stephen's Cemetery.
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Robert A. Fischer (c.1923-1997) —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born about 1923.
Candidate in primary for mayor of
Newport, Ky., 1959.
Catholic.
Member, Foresters;
Elks.
Died, in St. Luke Hospital
East, Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., March 28,
1997 (age about 74
years).
Interment at St. Stephen's Cemetery.
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Brent Spence (1874-1967) —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., December
24, 1874.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1931-63 (6th District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 5th District 1935-63); defeated, 1928.
The I-75 bridge over the Ohio River, between Cincinnati and
Covington, is named for
him.
Died in Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., September
18, 1967 (age 92 years, 268
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Albert Seaton Berry (1836-1908) —
also known as Albert S. Berry; Albert Sidney
Berry —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Campbell
County, Ky., May 13,
1836.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Newport, Ky., 1876-77, 1890-91; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1876-77; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1893-1901.
Died in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., January
6, 1908 (age 71 years, 238
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Thomas Laurens Jones (1819-1887) —
also known as Thomas L. Jones —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in White Oak, Rutherford
County, N.C., January
22, 1819.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1853-55; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1867-71, 1875-77;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1884.
Died in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., June 20,
1887 (age 68 years, 149
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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George Baird Hodge (1828-1892) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., April 8,
1828.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1853; member of
Kentucky state legislature, 1859; Delegate
from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; general in
the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1873-77.
Died in Longwood, Orange
County, Fla., August 1,
1892 (age 64 years, 115
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Seminole County, Fla.; reinterment in 1903 at Evergreen Cemetery.
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John Wooleston Tibbatts (1801-1852) —
also known as John W. Tibbatts —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, November
28, 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1843-47; colonel in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.
Died in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., July 5,
1852 (age 50 years, 220
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Robert William Nelson (1845-1927) —
also known as Robert W. Nelson —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Alexandria, Campbell
County, Ky., April 3,
1845.
Son of John Hayden Nelson (1801-1889) and Marie Ellen Sallie Nelson.
Lawyer;
president and owner of the Georgetown Water, Gas,
Electric and Power Company; one of the founders of the Latonia
race track (once a famed horse racing venue) and the German National
Bank of
Newport; Campbell
County Attorney, 1869-73; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1877-78; mayor of
Newport, Ky., 1900-04.
Died January
9, 1927 (age 81 years, 281
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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William Andrew Burkamp (1873-1929) —
also known as William A. Burkamp —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., August 8,
1873.
Son of Henry Burkamp and Mary (Underholz) Burkamp.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Kentucky
state senate.
German
ancestry.
Died, of lobar
pneumonia and acute
myocarditis, in Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., November
6, 1929 (age 56 years, 90
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Florence Lee Sandidge Skees (1875-1963) —
also known as Florence Tyler; Mrs. B. J.
Skees —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.; Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ky., 1875.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1944.
Female.
Baptist.
Kentucky Women's Club leader.
Died, at Baptist
Home, Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., July 16,
1963 (age about 88
years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Odis William Bertelsman (1900-1991) —
also known as Odis W. Bertelsman —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.; Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., May 14,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
county judge in Kentucky, 1938-50; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Freemasons.
Died July 13,
1991 (age 91 years, 60
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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