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Ben Shouse Adams (b. 1914) —
also known as Ben S. Adams —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., April 7,
1914.
Son of John W. Adams and Vyra (Shouse) Adams.
Democrat. Farmer; implement
dealer; member of Kentucky
state senate 6th District, 1950-51; Kentucky
commissioner of agriculture, 1951-55.
Christian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Moose; Elks.
Still living as of 1955.
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Levi Anderson (b. 1818) —
of Washington
County, Ore.
Born in Kentucky, 1818.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Washington County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Applegate (b. 1810) —
of Umpqua County (now Douglas
County), Ore.
Born in Kentucky, 1810.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Umpqua County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tennyson M. Bates (1892-1957) —
of Wise, Wise
County, Va.
Born in Letcher
County, Ky., July 15,
1892.
Democrat. Farmer; coal
operator; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1948-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died March 29,
1957 (age 64 years, 257
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Beck (born c.1819) —
of Navasota, Grimes
County, Tex.
Born in Kentucky, about 1819.
Farmer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1875, 1879-81.
African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Burke Belknap (1885-1965) —
also known as William B. Belknap —
of Goshen, Oldham
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April 18,
1885.
Son of Alice Trumbull (Silliman) Belknap (1846-1890) and William
Richardson Belknap (1849-1914).
Democrat. Stock breeder; economist;
college
teacher; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 59th District, 1924-28, 1934-35;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1933.
Member, American
Economic Association; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died September
7, 1965 (age 80 years, 142
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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James Carroll Bradley (1900-1969) —
also known as J. C. Bradley —
of Bedford, Trimble
County, Ky.
Born in Carroll
County, Ky., August
12, 1900.
Son of James R. Bradley and Ella (Wood) Bradley.
Democrat. Real estate
sales; merchant;
tourist
camp business; banker;
farmer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1944-47, 1952-55.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Died in June, 1969
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (1846-1932) —
also known as Clifton R. Breckinridge —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.; Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
22, 1846.
Son of Mary C. (Burch) Breckinridge and John
Cabell Breckinridge.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
planter; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1883-89, 1890-95 (at-large 1883-85,
2nd District 1885-89, 1890-95); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1894-97; delegate to
Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1917.
Died in Wendover, Leslie
County, Ky., December
3, 1932 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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William W. Bristow (b. 1826) —
of Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Kentucky, 1826.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Lane County, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823-1914) —
also known as Simon Buckner —
of Munfordville, Hart
County, Ky.
Born in Hart
County, Ky., April 1,
1823.
Son of Aylett Hartswell Buckner (1793-1851) and Elizabeth Ann
(Morehead) Buckner (1801-1861).
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; Governor of
Kentucky, 1887-91; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1896.
Died in Hart
County, Ky., January
8, 1914 (age 90 years, 282
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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John Buford, Sr. (1779-1848) —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Barren
County, Ky., 1779.
Son of Margaret (Kirtley) Buford (born 1760) and Simeon
Buford, Sr..
Farmer; merchant;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1824-27; postmaster;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1843-47.
Presbyterian.
French
and English
ancestry.
Died in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., March 25,
1848 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Chippiannock
Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Margaret (Kirtley) Buford (born 1760) and Simeon
Buford, Sr.; married, September
6, 1799, to Nancy Hickman (died 1824); married, January
4, 1825, to Ann Bannister (Howe) Watson (died 1835); father of
John Buford, Jr. (Civil War general), Napoleon Bonaparte Buford
(Civil War general), Thomas
Jefferson Buford and James
Monroe Buford. See Buford
family of Illinois. |
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Simeon Buford, Sr. (1756-1835) —
of Barren
County, Ky.; Warren
County, Ky.
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., December
19, 1756.
Son of John Buford (1707-1787) and Judith (Early) Buford (1718-1782).
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
farmer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1801-03; a founder of the
Kentucky horse
racing industry.
French
and English
ancestry.
Died in 1835
(age about
78 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Barren County, Ky.
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Joe F. Burdett (1909-1965) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
22, 1909.
Son of P. T. Burdett and Carrie (Conner) Burdett.
Democrat. Farmer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1959-63.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma Nu.
Died in May, 1965
(age 55
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Virginia Shonk. |
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James Campbell Cantrill (1870-1923) —
also known as J. Campbell Cantrill —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky., July 9,
1870.
Son of James
E. Cantrill.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 58th District, 1900; member of Kentucky
state senate 22nd District, 1902-04; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1909-23; died in
office 1923.
Died during his campaign
for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Kentucky, in
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
2, 1923 (age 53 years, 55
days).
Interment at Georgetown
Cemetery, Georgetown, Ky.
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Cap Robert Carden (1866-1935) —
also known as Cap R. Carden —
of Munfordville, Hart
County, Ky.
Born in Hart
County, Ky., December
17, 1866.
Son of William P. Carden and Frances (King) Carden.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; farmer; Hart
County Sheriff; Hart
County Attorney; organized Glenbrook Power
Company and Munfordville Bridge Company; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1931-35 (4th District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 4th District 1935); died in office 1935.
Baptist.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 13,
1935 (age 68 years, 178
days).
Interment at Munfordville
Cemetery, Munfordville, Ky.
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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.
Son of James Thomas Carson and Susie Belle (Carter) Carson.
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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Eugene H. Clark (b. 1920) —
of Sexton's Creek, Clay
County, Ky.; Manchester, Clay
County, Ky.
Born in Sexton's Creek, Clay
County, Ky., May 27,
1920.
Son of J. C. Clark and Mattie (Sparks) Clark.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
farmer; school
teacher; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state senate 19th District, 1952-55.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1955.
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Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932) —
also known as Brutus J. Clay —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., February
20, 1847.
Son of Cassius
Marcellus Clay and Mary Jane (Warfield) Clay.
Republican. Grocer; cotton
planter; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1904;
U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1905-10.
Presbyterian.
Died June 2,
1932 (age 85 years, 103
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
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Cassius M. Clay (1895-1959) —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., March 2,
1895.
Son of Cassius
M. Clay (1850?-?) and Mary Blythe (Harris) Clay.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
farmer; general solicitor, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
1941-45; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 67th District, 1954-55; member of
Kentucky
state senate 28th District, 1958-59; died in office 1959.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died November
26, 1959 (age 64 years, 269
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earle Chester Clements (1896-1985) —
also known as Earle C. Clements —
of Morganfield, Union
County, Ky.
Born in Morganfield, Union
County, Ky., October
22, 1896.
Son of Aaron Walker Clements and Sallie Anna (Tuley) Clements.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
Union
County Sheriff, 1922-26; county judge in Kentucky, 1934; member
of Kentucky
state senate 4th District, 1942-45; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1945-48; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1948-50; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1950-57.
Christian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Morganfield, Union
County, Ky., March 12,
1985 (age 88 years, 141
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Morganfield, Ky.
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Elisha Logan Cockrell (1823-1876) —
of Estill
County, Ky.
Born in Breathitt
County, Ky., December
4, 1823.
Whig. Farmer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1847-48; county judge in Kentucky.
Methodist.
Died in Irvine, Estill
County, Ky., November
2, 1876 (age 52 years, 334
days).
Interment at Cockrell
Family Cemetery, Ravenna, Ky.
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Leslie Combs (1852-1940) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Little Compton, Newport
County, R.I., July 31,
1852.
Son of Gen. Leslie Combs and Mary Elizabeth (Brownell) Combs.
Republican. Farmer; rancher; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1896,
1904;
Kentucky
Republican state chair, 1900; U.S. Minister to Honduras, 1902-06; Guatamala, 1903-07; Peru, 1907-11.
Died November
18, 1940 (age 88 years, 110
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Reuben F. Coyle (b. 1821) —
of Linn
County, Ore.
Born in Kentucky, 1821.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence E. Creek (b. 1906) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Kentucky, April 10,
1906.
Son of Thomas D. Creek and Frances S. (Hale) Creek.
Democrat. Farmer; feed and
farm supply dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pleasants County, 1959-62;
defeated, 1956.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Henry Davidson (1841-1911) —
of Wheatland, Hickory
County, Mo.
Born near Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., June 26,
1841.
Son of Alfred Love Davidson (1817-1871) and Mary Jane (Adams)
Davidson (1819-1890).
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1876; candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1886.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in El Dorado Springs, Cedar
County, Mo., February
10, 1911 (age 69 years, 229
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
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Dave Disponett (born c.1936) —
of Lawrenceburg, Anderson
County, Ky.
Born about 1936.
Republican. Contractor;
real
estate developer; farmer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Herbert Jackson Drane (1863-1947) —
also known as Herbert J. Drane —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Born in Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky., June 20,
1863.
Son of Ossian A. Drane and Josephine F. (Dickey) Drane.
Democrat. Railroad
builder; insurance
and real
estate business; orange grower; mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1888-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-05; member of Florida
state senate, 1913-17; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1917-33; defeated,
1932; member, Federal Power
Commission, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen;
Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., August
11, 1947 (age 84 years, 52
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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John Edwards (1748-1837) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Stafford
County, Va., 1748.
Planter; miller;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1781-85, 1796-1800; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1792-95.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., 1837
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Bacon Fall (1861-1944) —
also known as Albert B. Fall —
of Three Rivers, Otero
County, N.M.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
26, 1861.
Son of William R. Fall and Edmonia (Taylor) Fall.
Republican. Lawyer;
farmer; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1891-92; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1893; New Mexico
territory attorney general, 1897; served in the U.S. Army during
the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1912-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Mexico, 1916;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1921-23.
Convicted
of bribery
in 1929 for his role in the Teapot Dome oil lease scandal;
served one year in prison.
Died in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., November
30, 1944 (age 83 years, 4
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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William Jason Fields (1874-1954) —
also known as William J. Fields —
of Olive Hill, Carter
County, Ky.
Born in Willard, Carter
County, Ky., December
29, 1874.
Son of Christopher C. Fields and Alice (Rucker) Fields.
Democrat. Farmer; real estate
dealer; commercial traveler for wholesale
grocers and dry goods;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1911-23; Governor of
Kentucky, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Grayson, Carter
County, Ky., October
21, 1954 (age 79 years, 296
days).
Interment at Olive
Hill Cemetery, Olive Hill, Ky.
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Solomon Fitzhugh (b. 1804) —
of Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in Kentucky, 1804.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Douglas County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert T. Forth (1813-1886) —
of Wayne
County, Ill.
Born in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., September
15, 1813.
Farmer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1859-61, 1873-75 (10th District
1859-61, 44th District 1873-75).
Baptist.
Died in 1886
(age about
72 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Wayne County, Ill.
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A. B. Gay (b. 1898) —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.; Spring Station, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Fayette
County, Ky., 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
farmer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isabella Selmes Greenway (1886-1953) —
also known as Isabella S. Greenway; Isabella Selmes;
Isabella Ferguson; Mrs. John C. Greenway; Mrs. Harry
Orland King —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; Ajo, Pima
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Boone
County, Ky., March 22,
1886.
Daughter of Tilden R. Selmes and Martha Macomb (Flandrau) Selmes.
Democrat. Innkeeper;
rancher; owner, Gilpin Air Lines;
manager of copper mining
interests; member of Democratic
National Committee from Arizona, 1928-34; U.S.
Representative from Arizona at-large, 1933-37.
Female.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., December
18, 1953 (age 67 years, 271
days).
Interment at Dinsmore
Homestead Cemetery, Near Burlington, Boone County, Ky.
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Ernie Harris (b. 1947) —
Born December
23, 1947.
Republican. Farmer; member of Kentucky
state senate 26th District, 1995-.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2004.
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Hiram Hawkins (1826-1914) —
of Bath
County, Ky.; Barbour
County, Ala.
Born near Owingsville, Bath
County, Ky., 1826.
Farmer; member of Kentucky state legislature; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama state
legislature.
Died in 1914
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Eufaula, Ala.
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Nathan Thomas Hopkins (1852-1927) —
also known as Nathan T. Hopkins —
of Floyd
County, Ky.; Yeager, Pike
County, Ky.
Born in Ashe
County, N.C., October
27, 1852.
Republican. Ordained
minister; merchant;
lumberman;
farmer; Floyd
County Assessor, 1878-90; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1895-97; defeated,
1894.
Baptist.
Died in Piketon (now Pikeville), Pike
County, Ky., February
11, 1927 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Interment at Potter
Cemetery, Yeager, Ky.
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William Louis Kelly (b. 1839) —
also known as William L. Kelly —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Springfield, Washington
County, Ky., August
27, 1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
district judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1887-1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Nathaniel Lower (1850-1933) —
also known as R. N. Lower —
of Longwood Township, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Oldham
County, Ky., January
15, 1850.
Son of George Lower and Margaret Lower (c.1818-1865).
Farmer; banker;
member of Missouri
state senate 15th District, 1925-28.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Struck by
a train and killed, at the Missouri Pacific railroad
station, in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., March 29,
1933 (age 83 years, 73
days).
Interment at Longwood
Cemetery, Longwood, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of George Lower and Margaret Lower (c.1818-1865); married to Nancy
Margaret Godby (1856-1890); married, June 15,
1892, to Anna Jane McChesney (1866-1943); brother-in-law of Fred
MacChesney (nephew by marriage of James
Peter Walker). |
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Virgil Moore (b. 1933) —
of Leitchfield, Grayson
County, Ky.
Born December
4, 1933.
Republican. Farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1984;
member of Kentucky
state senate 5th District, 1993-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2004.
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Isaac R. Moores (b. 1796) —
of Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Kentucky, 1796.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Lane County, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Kavanaugh Oldham (1865-1938) —
also known as William K. Oldham —
of Pettus, Lonoke
County, Ark.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., May 20,
1865.
Son of William Kavanaugh Oldham (1821-1899) and Jacintha Catherine
'Kate' (Brown) Oldham.
Democrat. Planter; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1907; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1911-13; Governor of
Arkansas, 1913.
Baptist.
Died in Pettus, Lonoke
County, Ark., May 6,
1938 (age 72 years, 351
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Joey Pendleton (b. 1946) —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born May 3,
1946.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Kentucky
state senate 3rd District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1996.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Eagles.
Still living as of 2004.
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Lewis W. Purviance (1796-1874) —
of Huntington
County, Ind.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., April 8,
1796.
Farmer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40.
Universalist;
later Disciples
of Christ.
Died in Huntington
County, Ind., May 9,
1874 (age 78 years, 31
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joel Ray (1801-1854) —
of Crawford
County, Ind.
Born in Cumberland
County, Ky., 1801.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1851-52.
Baptist.
Died in Crawford
County, Ind., August
28, 1854 (age about 53
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richie Sanders (b. 1963) —
of Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky.
Born August 6,
1963.
Republican. Farmer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1991-96; member of Kentucky
state senate 9th District, 1996-.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Shields (b. 1811) —
of Linn
County, Ore.
Born in Kentucky, 1811.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elisha David Standiford (1831-1887) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
28, 1831.
Democrat. Physician;
farmer; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1868, 1871; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1873-75; president,
Louisville & Nashville Railroad,
1875-79.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 26,
1887 (age 55 years, 210
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Green C. Stotts (1821-1876) —
Born in Adair
County, Ky., March 21,
1821.
Son of William C. Stotts and Mary Burns Stotts.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1872-74.
Died in Sarcoxie, Jasper
County, Mo., November
5, 1876 (age 55 years, 229
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Lawrence County, Mo.
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Benjamin Franklin Terry (1821-1861) —
also known as Frank Terry —
Born in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., February
18, 1821.
Son of Joseph Royal Terry (1792-1877) and Sarah David (Smith) Terry
(1793-1837).
Planter; in 1844, he was attacked
by two rebellious slaves with knives and axes; railroad
builder; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War.
Shot
and killed in
action while leading Terry's Texas Rangers at the battle of
Woodsonville (also called Rowlett's Station), in Hart
County, Ky., December
17, 1861 (age 40 years, 302
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Fort Bend County, Tex.; reinterment
in 1880 at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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John Thixton (1834-1914) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., March 17,
1834.
Son of John Thixton (c.1790-1852) and Jane (Kell) Thixton (died
1849).
Farmer; grocer; mayor
of Owensboro, Ky., 1878-79.
Died in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., May 23,
1914 (age 80 years, 67
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro, Ky.
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Edgar Paul Warinner (b. 1909) —
also known as Ed P. Warinner —
of Albany, Clinton
County, Ky.
Born in Seventy-Six, Clinton
County, Ky., August
18, 1909.
Son of J. A. Warinner and Pearl (Meadows) Warinner.
Republican. Farmer; railroad
clerk and bookkeeper; owner of motel, service
station, boat dock,
grocery;
chairman, Citizens Bank of
Albany; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1951-55; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1928
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John Clarence Watts (1902-1971) —
also known as John C. Watts —
of Nicholasville, Jessamine
County, Ky.
Born in Nicholasville, Jessamine
County, Ky., July 9,
1902.
Son of William Montague Watts and Frances Elizabeth (Wilson) Watts.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; chair of
Jessamine County Democratic Party, 1928-53; Jessamine
County Attorney, 1933-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1947-48; Kentucky motor
transportation commissioner, 1948-51; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1951-71; died in
office 1971.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., September
24, 1971 (age 69 years, 77
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Nicholasville, Ky.
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Robert P. Whitesell (1860-1937) —
of Obion, Obion
County, Tenn.
Born in Fulton
County, Ky., May 11,
1860.
Son of Jesse Whitesell (1822-1892) and Sarah Ann Elizabeth (Wright)
Whitesell.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1916,
1924.
Died in Union City, Obion
County, Tenn., April 7,
1937 (age 76 years, 331
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marvin Lee Worthington (1940-2000) —
also known as Marvin L. Worthington; Pete
Worthington —
of Washington, Mason
County, Ky.
Born December
5, 1940.
Engineer;
farmer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1978-2000; died in office 2000.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; Odd
Fellows.
Charged
with drunken
driving
and speeding
in Fayette County, Ky., in 1992; pleaded
guilty to a reduced charge of
reckless
driving.
Driving on U.S. Highway 68 while intoxicated, he crossed the center
line and collided
with another car; both he and the other driver (Sherri Commodore
Chambers) were killed, near Mayslick, Mason
County, Ky., October
12, 2000 (age 59 years, 312
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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