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Alexander Stanley Bloedel (b. 1876) —
also known as A. S. Bloedel —
of Tabor, Fremont
County, Iowa.
Born in Papillion, Sarpy
County, Neb., May 8,
1876.
Son of Andrew Bloedel and Caroline Bloedel.
Republican. Hardware
business; president, Tabor and Northern Railroad; bank
director; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Fremont County, 1951.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Sarah Weatherhead. |
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Lot Brown (b. 1855) —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.; Morton Park (now Cicero), Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., December
25, 1855.
Son of William A. Brown and Abigail Brown.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; freight agent, later commercial agent, for Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad; Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1904;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles G. Irwin (b. 1892) —
of Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Belvidere, Thayer
County, Neb., November
20, 1892.
Republican. Railway station agent; merchant;
banker;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1956;
member of Wyoming
state senate from Converse County, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul H. King (b. 1879) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Arapahoe, Furnas
County, Neb., August
22, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1910-12; one of three receivers of the
Pere Marquette Railroad, 1914-17; campaign manager for U.S.
Sens. Charles
E. Townsend and Truman
H. Newberry.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Frederick Manderson (1837-1911) —
also known as Charles F. Manderson —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
9, 1837.
Son of John Manderson and Katharine Manderson.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Stark
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1883-93; general solicitor, western
region, Burlington Railway System, 1895.
Member, American Bar
Association; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died on
board the steamship Cedric, in the harbor at Liverpool, England,
September
28, 1911 (age 74 years, 231
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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Wayman Peter P. St. Clair (b. 1842) —
also known as Wayman P. P. St. Clair —
of Ogallala, Keith
County, Neb.
Born in Monroe
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
30, 1842.
Son of George W. St. Clair and Ann (Keaton) St. Clair.
Stationmaster for the Union Pacific Railroad; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1877.
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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P. Emerson Taylor (b. 1871) —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.; Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Dry Run, Franklin
County, Pa., January
18, 1871.
School
principal; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; railway
land agent; Burt
County Attorney, 1903-07; U.S. Consul in Stavanger, 1910-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Eugene Thompson (1854-1942) —
also known as David E. Thompson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Bethel, Branch
County, Mich., February
28, 1854.
Son of John H. Thompson and Rhoda (Bennett) Thompson.
Republican. Railway brakeman; later superintendent and
manager; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1902-05; U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, 1905; Mexico, 1906-09; president, Pan-American Railway, 1909.
Died in 1942
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Thompson and Rhoda (Bennett) Thompson; married, January
18, 1892, to Jeannette Miller; married, June 9,
1921, to Gladys Dana Garber. |
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William Wemmer (1866-1947) —
Born in Jacksonville, Athens
County, Ohio, July 31,
1866.
Son of Mary (Learned) Wemmer (1827-1916) and Joseph Wemmer
(1828-1911).
Socialist. Railroad work; candidate for University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1909, 1911.
Died in San Gabriel, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
5, 1947 (age 80 years, 158
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Cora Belle Buell. |
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James Madison Woodard (b. 1881) —
also known as J. M. Woodard —
of Aurora, Hamilton
County, Neb.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
30, 1881.
Son of Daniel S. Woodard and Sarah Ann (Casteel) Woodard.
Democrat. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; medical examiner and
surgeon for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad; chair of
Hamilton County Democratic Party, 1940.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Medical Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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