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Thomas Peter Akers (1828-1877) —
of Missouri.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
4, 1828.
School
teacher; college
professor; pastor; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1856-57.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., April 3,
1877 (age 48 years, 181
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
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George A. Allen, Jr. (1868-1932) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., June 30,
1868.
Son of George A. Allen and Anna Maria (Ellis) Allen.
Republican. School
teacher; school
principal; Kansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1927.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died December
7, 1932 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry H. Baker (b. 1888) —
of Norwood, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
1, 1888.
Son of Christian Edward Baker and Mary Catherine (Opp) Baker.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Norwood, Ohio, 1927-.
Methodist. Member, Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edna Haas. |
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Parke Monroe Banta (1891-1970) —
also known as Parke M. Banta —
of Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.; Arcadia, Iron
County, Mo.
Born in Berryman, Crawford
County, Mo., November
21, 1891.
Son of Cyrus Newton Banta and Susie (Larned) Banta.
Republican. Lawyer; Washington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1940, 1948, 1950.
Methodist or Baptist.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., May 12,
1970 (age 78 years, 172
days).
Interment at New
Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
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James Alexander Barks (1879-1936) —
also known as James A. Barks —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Millheim, Perry
County, Mo., August 7,
1879.
Son of Margaret Belinda (Blaylock) Barks (1843-1907) and Joseph Barks
(1851-1928).
School
teacher and principal; lawyer; mayor
of Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1921-29.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from septicemia
and acute
nephritis, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., February
10, 1936 (age 56 years, 187
days).
Interment at Cape
County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Canton, Lewis
County, Mo., March 17,
1884.
Son of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
Missouri Republican Party, 1919; Missouri
state attorney general, 1921-25; candidate for nomination for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1922; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1936.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Suffered a heart
attack, and was dead on arrival at St. Louis City Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., November
12, 1953 (age 69 years, 240
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett;
married, June 19,
1912, to Ethelyn Louthan (died 1913); married, February
21, 1925, to Mary Louise Church. |
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Orville Samuel Basford (1848-1926) —
also known as Orville S. Basford —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Linneus, Linn
County, Mo.
Born in Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
29, 1848.
Son of Samuel Basford (1808-1877) and Henrietta (Kingsbury) Basford
(1810-1889).
Republican. Methodist
minister; postmaster;
South
Dakota Republican state chair, 1894-95; newspaper
editor and publisher; South Dakota State Insurance Commissioner,
1907.
Methodist.
Died in Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak., October
27, 1926 (age 78 years, 59
days).
Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Redfield, S.Dak.
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Frank Thomas Bell (1883-1970) —
also known as Frank Bell —
of Ephrata, Grant
County, Wash.
Born in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., September
21, 1883.
Son of W. Lafayette Bell and Ami (Farrar) Bell.
Democrat. Grant
County Treasurer, 1919-23; private secretary, U.S. Sen. C.
C. Dill, 1923-33; U.S. Fish Commissioner, 1933-40; hotel and
restaurant
owner and operator; promoter of Grand Coulee Dam and other federal
dam projects; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Washington, 1948,
1952.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Ephrata, Grant
County, Wash., October, 1970
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Interment at Ephrata
Cemetery, Ephrata, Wash.
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Marion Tinsley Bennett (1914-2000) —
also known as Marion T. Bennett —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo., June 6,
1914.
Son of Philip
Allen Bennett.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1943-49; defeated,
1948; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1972-82; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; took
senior status 1986.
Methodist. Member, Exchange
Club; Delta
Theta Phi.
Co-author of the G.I. Bill of Rights.
Died, of complications from a stroke, in
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital,
Alexandria,
Va., September
6, 2000 (age 86 years, 92
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Fred McLean Betz (1896-1982) —
also known as Fred M. Betz —
of Lamar, Prowers
County, Colo.
Born in Liberal, Barton
County, Mo., June 2,
1896.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1952,
1956;
Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1958.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Eagles; Elks.
Died in December, 1982
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nancy E. Boyda (b. 1955) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August 2,
1955.
Democrat. Chemist;
school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 2007-; defeated, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 2008.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Petit Brooks (1826-1915) —
also known as John P. Brooks —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.; Lewistown, Fulton
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.; Sangamon
County, Ill.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.; College Mound, Macon
County, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 24,
1826.
Son of Samuel S. Brooks (newspaper editor).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; newspaper
editor and publisher; preacher; Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1863-65.
Methodist; later Pentecostal.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 16,
1915 (age 88 years, 327
days).
Interment at College
Mound Cemetery, College Mound, Mo.
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Relatives:
Married 1852
to Mary Ann Bray (1833-1903). |
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Newton Dexter Burch (1871-1931) —
also known as N. D. Burch —
of Boyd
County, Neb.; Dallas, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Stewartsville, DeKalb
County, Mo., June 17,
1871.
Son of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch.
Republican. Lawyer; Boyd
County Attorney, 1903-07; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1921-26;
judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1926-31; died in
office 1931.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died March 18,
1931 (age 59 years, 274
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hilary Ashby Bush (1905-1966) —
also known as Hilary A. Bush —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., June 21,
1905.
Son of Aubrey Charles Bush and Clair (Grantham) Bush.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1961-65.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died May 11,
1966 (age 60 years, 324
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Frederick Causey (1833-1902) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., November
28, 1833.
Son of Peter
Foster Causey and Maria (Williams) Causey.
Lawyer;
member of Delaware state legislature, 1864-66; secretary of
state of Delaware, 1884-87.
Methodist.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., October
12, 1902 (age 68 years, 318
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Henry Christopher (1888-1959) —
also known as George H. Christopher —
of near Amoret, Bates
County, Mo.; Butler, Bates
County, Mo.
Born near Butler, Bates
County, Mo., December
9, 1888.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1949-51, 1955-59 (6th District
1949-51, 4th District 1955-59); defeated, 1950; died in office 1959.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., January
23, 1959 (age 70 years, 45
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.
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Michael Coffman (b. 1955) —
also known as Mike Coffman —
of Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski
County, Mo., March 19,
1955.
Son of Harold Coffman and Dorothy Coffman.
Republican. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1989-94; member of Colorado
state senate, 1994-98; Colorado
state treasurer, 1999-2005; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 2004;
secretary
of state of Colorado, 2007-08; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 6th District, 2009-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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John H. Cox (1833-1902) —
of Missouri.
Born in Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
10, 1833.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Missouri
state senate, 1864-66.
Methodist.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Trenton, Grundy
County, Mo., August 2,
1902 (age 68 years, 265
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Mo.
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Vincil Penny Crowe (1897-1974) —
also known as V. P. Crowe —
of Garfield
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Braymer, Caldwell
County, Mo., July 7,
1897.
Son of Thomas William Crowe and Laura Belle (Penny) Crowe.
Democrat. Lawyer; Garfield
County Attorney, 1923-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1924.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in December, 1974
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Clifton Culbertson (b. 1874) —
also known as William C. Culbertson —
of Oregon.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., September
12, 1874.
Democrat. Hotel
proprietor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1928.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sidna Poage Dalton (1892-1965) —
also known as S. P. Dalton —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Vernon
County, Mo., November
16, 1892.
Son of Frederick Andrew Dalton and Ida (Poage) Dalton.
Lawyer;
Cape
Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28, 1931-34; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1950-65; appointed 1950; chief
justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1956-58.
Methodist. Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Acacia.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., April 26,
1965 (age 72 years, 161
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) —
also known as James I. Dolliver —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1894.
Son of Rev. Robert H. Dolliver and Mary Elle (Barrett) Dolliver.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Webster
County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956;
member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Delta
Chi.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., December
10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Jesse Monroe Donaldson (1885-1970) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born near Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ill., August
17, 1885.
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1947-53.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March 25,
1970 (age 84 years, 220
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Forrest C. Donnell (1884-1980) —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Quitman, Nodaway
County, Mo., August
20, 1884.
Son of John Cary Donnell and Barbara Lee (Waggoner) Donnell.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Missouri, 1941-45; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1945-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March 3,
1980 (age 95 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Clyne Ward Durst, Jr. (b. 1930) —
also known as Clyne W. Durst, Jr. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
27, 1930.
Son of Dorothy (Bichmann) Durst and Clyne Ward Durst, Sr.
(1908-1992).
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Lenawee County,
1961-62.
Methodist. Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Jean M. Luethjohan. |
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Edward Norman Fadeley (b. 1929) —
also known as Edward N. Fadeley —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Williamsville, Wayne
County, Mo., December
13, 1929.
Son of Robert Sylvester Fadeley and Nellie (Norman) Fadeley.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1961-62; member of Oregon
state senate, 1963-67; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1966-67; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1968.
Methodist. Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Elks; Moose; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1968.
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Mabel Louise Fain (1904-1997) —
also known as Louise Fain —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo., October
22, 1904.
Republican. School
teacher; real estate
agent; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1944.
Female.
Methodist. Member, American
Association of University Women.
Died December
2, 1997 (age 93 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alva Clark Forney (1871-1956) —
also known as A. Clark Forney —
of Oelrichs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Holt
County, Mo., February
25, 1871.
Son of Christian W. Forney and Mary Ellen (Iddings) Forney.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
rancher;
banker;
mining
business; Fall
River County Treasurer, 1905-08; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 43rd District, 1921-24; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1925-27.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died April 11,
1956 (age 85 years, 46
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Memorial Park, Eugene, Ore.
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Frederick Dozier Gardner (1869-1933) —
also known as Frederick D. Gardner —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Hickman, Fulton
County, Ky., November
6, 1869.
Son of William H. Gardner and Mary Ellen (Dozier) Gardner.
Democrat. Owner, St. Louis Coffin
Company; Governor of
Missouri, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1928.
Methodist.
Died December
18, 1933 (age 64 years, 42
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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John Cowper Granberry (1829-1907) —
also known as John C. Granberry —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., December
5, 1829.
Son of Mary Ann (Leslie) Granberry (1800-1832) and Richard Granberry
(1802-1855).
Democrat. Methodist minister; chaplain in
the Confederate States Army; bishop of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1888.
Methodist.
Died in Ashland, Hanover
County, Va., April 1,
1907 (age 77 years, 117
days).
Interment somewhere
in Richmond, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Leslie) Granberry (1800-1832) and Richard Granberry
(1802-1855); married 1858 to Jennie
Massie (died 1859); married 1862 to Ella
Fayette Winston (1837-1906). |
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John M. Grimes (b. 1873) —
of Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born near Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., February
1, 1873.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Missouri
state senate, 1907; Iowa state
treasurer, 1943-51.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Folwell Hart (1862-1929) —
also known as Louis F. Hart —
of Washington.
Born in High Point, Moniteau
County, Mo., January
4, 1862.
Son of Thomas J. Hart and Harriet (Van Artsdalin) Hart.
Republican. Lawyer; fire
insurance business; Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1913-19; Governor of
Washington, 1919-25.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died December
5, 1929 (age 67 years, 335
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Park, Tumwater, Wash.
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Charles Alfred Houts (b. 1868) —
also known as Charles A. Houts —
of Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo.; Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo., December
13, 1868.
Son of George William Houts and Annie (Duffield) Houts.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1910-14.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Mastick Hyde (1877-1947) —
also known as Arthur M. Hyde —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo.; Trenton, Grundy
County, Mo.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo., July 12,
1877.
Son of Ira
Barnes Hyde and Caroline E. (Mastick) Hyde.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Missouri, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1928;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1929-33.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, following cancer
surgery, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1947 (age 70 years, 97
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Trenton, Mo.
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James Montgomery Johnston (b. 1867) —
also known as James M. Johnston —
of Garden City, Clark
County, S.Dak.; Bradley, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born in High Point, Moniteau
County, Mo., June 14,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1909-10 (27th
District 1901-04, 32nd District 1909-10); member of South
Dakota state senate 29th District, 1919-22.
Methodist. Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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James C. Kirkpatrick (1905-1997) —
of Windsor, Henry
County, Mo.; Barton
County, Mo.; Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Braymer, Caldwell
County, Mo., June 15,
1905.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; secretary of
state of Missouri, 1965-85.
Methodist.
Died December
26, 1997 (age 92 years, 194
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Wideman Lee (1849-1919) —
also known as James W. Lee —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Rockbridge, Gwinnett
County, Ga., November
28, 1849.
Son of Zachery James Lee (1831-1865) and Emily Harris (Wideman) Lee
(1832-1876).
Democrat. Minister; writer; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1916.
Southern Methodist.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., October
4, 1919 (age 69 years, 310
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives:
Married to Emma Eufaula Ledbetter (1862-1951). |
| | | Epitaph: "Servant of God and Lover of
Man. Forty-Five Years a Methodist Preacher Who Lived and Died to Make
Earth and Heaven One." |
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memorial |
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Rush Hudson Limbaugh (b. 1891) —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born near Sedgewickville, Bollinger
County, Mo., September
27, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1931-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1936.
Methodist. Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Bell Love (1870-1948) —
also known as Thomas B. Love —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Webster
County, Mo., June 23,
1870.
Son of Thomas Calvin Love and Sarah Jane (Rodgers) Love.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Missouri Democratic Party, 1896-98; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1902-07; Speaker of
the Texas State House of Representatives, 1906-07; Texas
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking, 1907-10; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 1920-24; member of Texas
state senate, 1927-30; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1930.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen.
Died September
17, 1948 (age 78 years, 86
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives:
Married, June 11,
1892, to Mattie Roberta Goode (died 1946). |
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Elliot Woolfolk Major (1864-1949) —
of Pike
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Edgewood, Lincoln
County, Mo., October
20, 1864.
Son of James Reed Major and Sarah T. (Woolfolk) Major.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state senate 11th District, 1897-1901; Missouri
state attorney general, 1909-13; Governor of
Missouri, 1913-17.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Eureka, St. Louis
County, Mo., July 9,
1949 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Mo.
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John Ellis Martineau (1873-1937) —
also known as John E. Martineau —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clay
County, Mo., December
2, 1873.
Son of Gregory Martineau and Sarah Hettie (Lamb) Martineau.
Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; chancellor, 1st Circuit,
1907-27; Governor of
Arkansas, 1927-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1928-36.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died March 6,
1937 (age 63 years, 94
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Enoch Mather Marvin (1823-1877) —
also known as Enoch M. Marvin —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Warren
County, Mo., June 12,
1823.
Son of Wells E. Marvin.
Democrat. Methodist
bishop; chaplain of the Confederate Army during the Civil War; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1876.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Marvin College, Waxahachie, Tex., is named for
him.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St.
Louis, Mo., November
26, 1877 (age 54 years, 167
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Rice William Means (1877-1949) —
also known as Rice W. Means —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., November
16, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Adams
County Judge, 1902-04; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1924-27.
Methodist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion.
Died in Denver,
Colo., January
30, 1949 (age 71 years, 75
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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John Elvis Miller (1888-1981) —
also known as John E. Miller —
of Searcy, White
County, Ark.; Melbourne, Izard
County, Ark.
Born in Aid, Stoddard
County, Mo., May 15,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1931-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1937-41; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1941-67.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died January
30, 1981 (age 92 years, 260
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
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Francis Asbury Morris (1817-1881) —
of Texas.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, September
3, 1817.
Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1841.
Methodist.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., September
24, 1881 (age 64 years, 21
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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William S. Morris (1919-1975) —
of Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Higginsville, Lafayette
County, Mo., November
8, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1969-73.
Methodist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March 4,
1975 (age 55 years, 116
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dewey Neely (1927-2001) —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo., July 28,
1927.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1972,
1976,
1980.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
10, 2001 (age 74 years, 74
days).
Interment at Mississippi
County Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ark.
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Frederick Gottlieb Niedringhaus (1837-1922) —
also known as Frederick G. Niedringhaus —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Westphalia, Germany,
October
21, 1837.
Son of Frederick W. Niedringhaus and Mary N. Niedringhaus.
Republican. Manufacturer;
real
estate business; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1889-91; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1896.
Methodist. German
ancestry.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., November
25, 1922 (age 85 years, 35
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Thomas Key Niedringhaus (1860-1924) —
also known as Thomas K. Niedringhaus —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
21, 1860.
Son of Dena (Key) Niedringhaus and Frederick
Gottlieb Niedringhaus.
Republican. Vice-president, St. Louis Stamping Company,
vice-president, National Enameling and Stamping Company,
vice-president, Commonwealth Steel
Company; real estate
business; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1912-16; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1916.
Methodist.
Died October
26, 1924 (age 64 years, 5
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Warren Henry Orr (b. 1886) —
also known as Warren H. Orr —
of Hamilton, Hancock
County, Ill.; Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.; Wilmette, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo., November
5, 1886.
Son of James H. Orr and Louisa E. (Watson) Orr.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Judge, 1919-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1924;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court 4th District, 1930-39; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1933-39; president,
Belmont National Bank of
Chicago.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Union
League; Kiwanis.
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ill.
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George H. Pace (b. 1916) —
of Hannibal, Marion
County, Mo.
Born in Crystal Lake, McHenry
County, Ill., November
21, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel
owner; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Marion County; elected 1964.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1967.
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Emma Follin Parsons —
also known as Emma Parsons; Mrs. Clifford W.
Parsons —
of Ruby, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Fairport, DeKalb
County, Mo.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Republican
National Committee from Arizona, 1940-48.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Delta Delta; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Association of University Women.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roscoe Conkling Patterson (1876-1954) —
also known as Roscoe C. Patterson —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., September
15, 1876.
Son of John A. Patterson and Louise Mildred (Bridwell) Patterson.
Republican. Lawyer; Greene
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-07; member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1924;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1925-29; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1929-35; defeated, 1934.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., October
22, 1954 (age 78 years, 37
days).
Interment at Maple
Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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William Anderson Pile (1829-1889) —
of Monrovia, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
11, 1829.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1866-68; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1867-69; Governor of
New Mexico Territory, 1869-71; U.S. Minister to Venezuela, 1871-74.
Methodist.
Died in Monrovia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 7,
1889 (age 60 years, 146
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Monrovia, Calif.
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William Joseph Randall (1909-2000) —
also known as William J. Randall; Bill
Randall —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 16,
1909.
Son of William R. Randall and Lillie (Bridges) Randall.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; county judge in
Missouri, 1946-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1959-77.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Optimist
Club; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, at Independence Regional Health
Center, Independence, Jackson
County, Mo., July 7,
2000 (age 90 years, 357
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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Charles Simone Reece (b. 1871) —
also known as Charles S. Reece —
of Simeon, Cherry
County, Neb.
Born in Andrew
County, Mo., March 12,
1871.
Son of Alvis Franklin Reece and Huda (Mackie) Reece.
Republican. Rancher; Cherry
County Clerk, 1902; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Edmond Robinson (b. 1920) —
of Missouri.
Born in St. Francois
County, Mo., June 1,
1920.
Missouri
state treasurer, 1969-.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1969.
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Stratton Shartel (1895-1956) —
of Missouri.
Born in Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo., 1895.
Son of Cassius
McLean Shartel.
Republican. Lawyer; Missouri
state attorney general, 1928-33.
Southern Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
2, 1956 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
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Dewey Jackson Short (1898-1979) —
also known as Dewey Short —
of Galena, Stone
County, Mo.
Born in Galena, Stone
County, Mo., April 7,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1929-31, 1935-57 (14th District
1929-31, 7th District 1935-57); defeated, 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1932; candidate for Republican nomination
for Vice President, 1940.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Tau Delta; Pi Gamma
Mu; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
19, 1979 (age 81 years, 226
days).
Interment at Galena
Cemetery, Galena, Mo.
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Forrest Smith (1886-1962) —
of Richmond, Ray
County, Mo.
Born in Ray
County, Mo., February
14, 1886.
Democrat. Missouri
state auditor, 1933-49; defeated, 1928; Governor of
Missouri, 1949-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1952,
1956.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died March 8,
1962 (age 76 years, 22
days).
Interment at Sunny
Slope Cemetery, Richmond, Mo.
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William Jennings Smith (c.1909-2000) —
also known as William J. Smith —
of Arkansas.
Born in Sturgeon, Boone
County, Mo., about 1909.
Lawyer;
advisor to five Arkansas governors; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1958.
Methodist.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 2,
2000 (age about 91
years).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Lawrence Vest Stephens (1858-1923) —
also known as Lon Vest Stephens —
of Cooper
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., December
21, 1858.
Son of Joseph L. Stephens (1826-1881) and Martha (Gibson) Stephens
(1835-1877).
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; banker;
director, St. Louis and Southern Railroad;
Missouri
state treasurer, 1890-97; Governor of
Missouri, 1897-1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1912,
1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist. Scottish
ancestry.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., January
10, 1923 (age 64 years, 20
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.
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Gene Taylor (1928-1998) —
also known as "Sage of the Ozarks" —
of Sarcoxie, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Sarcoxie, Jasper
County, Mo., February
10, 1928.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; chair of
Jasper County Republican Party, 1958; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1960;
member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1968-71; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1973-89.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died October
27, 1998 (age 70 years, 259
days).
Interment at Sarcoxie
Cemetery, Sarcoxie, Mo.
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Elwood Lauren Thomas (1930-1995) —
of Missouri.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, July 24,
1930.
Justice
of Missouri state supreme court, 1991-95.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died July 30,
1995 (age 65 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marthena Wade Vanlandingham (b. 1891) —
also known as Marthena Wade; Mrs. F. A.
Vanlandingham —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Boone
County, Mo., July 20,
1891.
Daughter of Walter Lenoir Wade and Sally Ada (Burroughs) Wade.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1948.
Female.
Southern Methodist. Member, United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Levi J. Wagner (c.1818-1882) —
of Missouri.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., about 1818.
Member of Missouri state legislature; elected 1858, 1872; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 12th District, 1875.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo., September
4, 1882 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Memphis
Cemetery, Memphis, Mo.
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Ray Weightman (b. 1898) —
of Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo.
Born in Mound City, Holt
County, Mo., August
26, 1898.
Son of W. H. Weightman and Eliza Weightman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Holt
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-29; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; circuit judge in Missouri 4th Circuit, 1947-55.
Methodist. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Evans Whittaker (1901-1973) —
Born in Troy, Doniphan
County, Kan., February
22, 1901.
Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1954-56; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1956-57; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1957-62.
Methodist. Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
Died November
26, 1973 (age 72 years, 277
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Xenophon Pierce Wilfley (1871-1931) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Audrain
County, Mo., March 18,
1871.
Son of James Frank Wilfley and Sarah (Pindall) Wilfley.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1918; appointed 1918.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1931
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, St. Louis County, Mo.
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Wilbur G. Williams —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Pastor; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1896.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Medford Willis (b. 1881) —
also known as J. M. Willis —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.
Born in Orrick, Ray
County, Mo., January
19, 1881.
Son of John F. Willis and Nanny (Petty) Willis.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of Nebraska
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940.
Methodist. Member, American Medical
Association; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Henry Winter (1879-1941) —
also known as Edward H. Winter —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, Mo.; Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Warren
County, Mo., April 5,
1879.
Son of Frederick Anton Winter and Dora (Richterberg) Winter.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1912;
probate judge in Missouri, 1921; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1923-28; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1927-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1929-33.
Methodist. German
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died June 29,
1941 (age 62 years, 85
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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Edgar Bailey Woolfolk (1865-1956) —
of Missouri.
Born in Flint Hill, St. Charles
County, Mo., November
22, 1865.
Member of Missouri state legislature, 1899-1901; state court judge in
Missouri, 1913-43.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Troy, Lincoln
County, Mo., January
2, 1956 (age 90 years, 41
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Troy, Mo.
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Orville Zimmerman (1880-1948) —
of Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo.
Born near Glenallen, Bollinger
County, Mo., December
31, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1935-48; died in
office 1948.
Methodist. Member, Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1948 (age 67 years, 98
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Mo.
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