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Charles E. Allen (b. 1865) —
of Cozad, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in Lucas
County, Iowa, January
8, 1865.
Son of Tandy Allen and Joan (Van Nuys) Allen.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1923, 1931, 1935.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Tandy Allen and Joan (Van Nuys) Allen; married, August
29, 1889, to Sue L. Morrow (died 1919); married, June 14,
1925, to Katherine Worley. |
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Victor Emanuel Anderson (1902-1962) —
also known as Victor E. Anderson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Havelock, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 30,
1902.
Son of Ernest F. Anderson and Marie (Larson) Anderson.
Republican. Hardware
business; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1949-50; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1950-53; Governor of
Nebraska, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Moose.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
15, 1962 (age 60 years, 138
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945) —
also known as Charles W. Bryan —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
10, 1867.
Son of Silas
Lillard Bryan and Mariah Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan.
Democrat. Coal
business; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1915-17, 1935-37; Governor of
Nebraska, 1923-25, 1931-35; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1938; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., March 4,
1945 (age 78 years, 22
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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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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Hugh Alfred Butler (1878-1954) —
also known as Hugh A. Butler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison
County, Iowa, February
28, 1878.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1936, 1947; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 1,
1954 (age 76 years, 123
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Clair Armstrong Callan (1920-2005) —
also known as Clair A. Callan —
of Odell, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Odell, Gage
County, Neb., March 20,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb., May 28,
2005 (age 85 years, 69
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alonzo Monroe Clark (1868-1952) —
also known as Alonzo M. Clark —
of Gillette, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Born in Flint, Steuben
County, Ind., August
13, 1868.
Son of Newton Clark and Emily Eliza (Cleveland) Clark.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Campbell
County Clerk; secretary of
state of Wyoming, 1927-35; Governor of
Wyoming, 1931-33; defeated, 1934.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Thermopolis, Hot Springs
County, Wyo., October
12, 1952 (age 84 years, 60
days).
Interment at Carleton
Cemetery, Carleton, Neb.
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Carl Thomas Curtis (1905-2000) —
also known as Carl T. Curtis —
of Minden, Kearney
County, Neb.
Born near Minden, Kearney
County, Neb., March 15,
1905.
Son of Frank O. Curtis and Alberta Mae (Smith) Curtis.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Kearney
County Attorney, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1939-55 (4th District 1939-43, 1st
District 1943-55); U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1955-79; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1964,
1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Rotary; Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at Bryan-LGH Medical
Center West, Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
24, 2000 (age 94 years, 315
days).
Interment at Minden
Cemetery, Minden, Neb.
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Clarence M. Davis (b. 1894) —
of Ord, Valley
County, Neb.
Born in Harrison, Sioux
County, Neb., July 12,
1894.
Son of Asa C. Davis and Sarah Amanda (Gifford) Davis.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924
(alternate), 1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ida A. Bakker. |
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James Renwick Dean (1862-1936) —
also known as James R. Dean —
of Broken Bow, Custer
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
15, 1862.
Son of Henry Dean and Ellen Margaret (Armour) Dean.
Democrat. Lawyer; Custer
County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-10, 1917-35; Presidential
Elector for Nebraska, 1912.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd Fellows.
Died January
5, 1936 (age 73 years, 112
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leonard A. Flansburg —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Alma, Harlan
County, Neb.
Son of Clara (Wilkinson) Flansburg and Claude
Copley Flansburg.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1917; district judge in Nebraska
3rd District, 1918-20; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1920-23.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Frick (1848-1927) —
of Toledo, Tama
County, Iowa; Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, August 6,
1848.
Son of Michael Frick and Mary Ann (Knen) Frick.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Utah state supreme court, 1906-27; died in office 1927; chief
justice of Utah state supreme court, 1910-12, 1917-19.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
2, 1927 (age 78 years, 180
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Robert Wilkinson Furnas (1824-1905) —
also known as Robert W. Furnas —
of Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb.
Born in Miami
County, Ohio, May 5,
1824.
Son of William Furnas and Martha (Jenkins) Furnas.
Republican. Printer;
farmer;
member of Nebraska
territorial legislature, 1856; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1869-75; Governor of
Nebraska, 1873-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died June 1,
1905 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Brownville
Cemetery, Brownville, Neb.
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L. G. Gillespie (b. 1875) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Canton, Lincoln
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), April 10,
1875.
Son of Bennet S. Gillespie and Nellie A. (Van Fleet) Gillespie.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Earl Harrington (b. 1881) —
of University Place (now part of Lincoln), Lancaster
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Delmar, Clinton
County, Iowa, February
6, 1881.
Business
executive; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1923-26.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Phi
Kappa Tau.
Burial
location unknown.
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John T. Hedrick (1836-1896) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lewisville, Henry
County, Ind., April 20,
1836.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1873.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Tecumseh, Johnson
County, Neb., October
9, 1896 (age 60 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar Howard (1858-1951) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, September
16, 1858.
Son of James Dakin Howard (1824-1884) and Martha (Daniel) Howard
(1824-1910).
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1923-35; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Columbus, Platte
County, Neb., July 19,
1951 (age 92 years, 306
days).
Interment at Columbus
Cemetery, Columbus, Neb.
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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.
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Lyle E. Jackson (b. 1885) —
of Neligh, Antelope
County, Neb.
Born in Neligh, Antelope
County, Neb., July 19,
1885.
Son of Nelson D. Jackson and Harriet (Bissel) Jackson.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Neligh National Bank;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1936;
Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Rotary; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Juna Bowen. |
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Joseph Blanchard LaChapelle (1860-1927) —
of Ashland, Saunders
County, Neb.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., December
30, 1860.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1927.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Ashland, Saunders
County, Neb., September
6, 1927 (age 66 years, 250
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa.
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Gerald E. Mackie (1910-2000) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April 22,
1910.
Mayor
of Hastings, Neb., 1952-53, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., December
21, 2000 (age 90 years, 243
days).
Interment at Guide
Rock Cemetery, Guide Rock, Neb.
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Samuel Roy McKelvie (1881-1956) —
also known as Sam R. McKelvie —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Fairfield, Clay
County, Neb., April 15,
1881.
Son of Samuel McKelvie and Jennie (Glandon) McKelvie.
Republican. Publisher, The Nebraska Farmer magazine;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1911-13; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1913-15; Governor of
Nebraska, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1936,
1944.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died October
6, 1956 (age 75 years, 174
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Fred W. Messmore (b. 1890) —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Boone, Boone
County, Iowa, July 11,
1890.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 18th District, 1929-37; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1937-.
Methodist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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M. Keith Neville (1884-1959) —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., February
25, 1884.
Son of William Neville and Mary Ann (Keith) Neville.
Democrat. Banker; rancher; real estate
business; Governor of
Nebraska, 1917-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1920,
1932,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Moose.
Died December
4, 1959 (age 75 years, 282
days).
Interment at North
Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Neb.
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James Edward Reed (b. 1888) —
also known as James E. Reed —
of Havelock, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August 6,
1888.
Son of Anthony Reed and Jane (Hornby) Reed.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Perry A. C. Reed (b. 1871) —
of Henderson, York
County, Neb.
Born in Monroe, Green
County, Wis., January
22, 1871.
Son of John P. Reed and Emma J. (Devereaux) Reed.
Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1917; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1919-33.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Leroy Sackett (b. 1876) —
also known as Carl L. Sackett —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Driftwood, Hitchcock
County, Neb., February
27, 1876.
Son of John Henry Sackett and Martha Ann (Burd) Sackett.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1919-20; first vice-president,
Sheridan Trust & Savings Bank,
1928-34; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1933-49.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willis Gratz Sears (1860-1949) —
also known as Willis G. Sears —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Willoughby, Lake
County, Ohio, August
16, 1860.
Son of Stephen Sears and Mary Sears.
Republican. Lawyer; Burt
County Attorney, 1895-1901; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1901-04; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1905-22, 1933-48; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1923-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died June 1,
1949 (age 88 years, 289
days).
Interment at Tekamah
Cemetery, Tekamah, Neb.
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Harry A. Spencer (b. 1903) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Bishops, Walton, England,
September
16, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1936,
1940;
vice-chair
of Nebraska Republican Party, 1936-38; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court.
Methodist.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Elks; Acacia.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wayne R. Swanson (b. 1914) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., December
31, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; excavating
business; plumber;
member of Nebraska
railway commission, 1957-67; Nebraska
state treasurer, 1967-75.
Baptist.
Swedish,
German,
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1975.
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William T. Thompson, Jr. (b. 1888) —
also known as W. T. Thompson —
of Cozad, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in Gibson Station (unknown
county), Okla., June 7,
1888.
Son of William T. Thompson, Sr. and Mary (Couch) Thompson.
Democrat. School
teacher; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1940,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Nebraska
state treasurer, 1948.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William T. Thompson, Sr. and Mary (Couch) Thompson; married 1914 to Agnes
Faught (died 1923); married 1925 to Irene
Brown (died 1928). |
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Clarence A. Valder (1872-1954) —
also known as C. A. Valder —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Burt
County, Neb., November
30, 1872.
Son of Edwin E. Valder and Sarah Ann (Johnson) Valder.
Farmer;
grocer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1929-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died August 7,
1954 (age 81 years, 250
days).
Interment at Tekamah
Cemetery, Tekamah, Neb.
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Harvey L. Webster (b. 1867) —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Troupsburg, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 21,
1867.
Son of Albert Webster and Rhoda Delana (Horton) Webster.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1920-23; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer Fredrick Witte (b. 1896) —
also known as E. F. Witte —
of Pawnee City, Pawnee
County, Neb.
Born in Furnas
County, Neb., July 14,
1896.
Son of August F. Witte and Minnie (Ehinger) Witte.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Pawnee County Republican Party, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi; Odd Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Walter Yeager (b. 1891) —
also known as John W. Yeager —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Richland, Spencer
County, Ind., March 1,
1891.
Son of Wilhelm Carl Yeager and Laura Elizabeth (Barton) Yeager.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1933-; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1940-.
Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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