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Ned Culbertson Abbott (b. 1874) —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb., March 9,
1874.
Son of Luther J. Abbott and Clara F. (Culbertson) Abbott.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; newspaper
reporter; author;
instructor in U.S. schools in Philippine Islands, 1901-04; superintendent
of schools; candidate for Nebraska
superintendent of public instruction, 1908; superintendent,
Nebraska School for the Blind, from 1913.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Orville Baldwin (1905-1988) —
also known as Orville Baldwin; W. O.
Baldwin —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb., February
1, 1905.
Son of Joseph
Pearson Baldwin and Lydia Jane (Franklin) Baldwin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1940
(alternate), 1944;
candidate for justice of
Nebraska state supreme court 4th District, 1958; candidate for Nebraska
state attorney general, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Elks.
Died March 19,
1988 (age 83 years, 47
days).
Interment at Hebron Community Cemetery, Hebron, Neb.
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William E. Barrett (b. 1929) —
also known as Bill Barrett —
of Lexington, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in Lexington, Dawson
County, Neb., February
9, 1929.
Republican. Real estate
broker; member of Nebraska
Republican State Executive Committee, 1964-66, 1973-79; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1968;
Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1973-75; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 39th District, 1979-90; Speaker of
the Nebraska Legislature, 1987-90; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1991-2001.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Milan D. Bish (1929-2001) —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born near Giltner, Hamilton
County, Neb., July 1,
1929.
Son of Charles Bish and Mabel (Williams) Bish.
Republican. Farm
implement dealer; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1971-73; U.S. Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, 1981-84; Barbados, 1981-84; Dominica, 1981-84; SAINT Lucia, 1981-84; SAINT Vincent and THEGRE, 1981-84; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1988.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease and cancer, at
Tiffany Square care
center, Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., November
5, 2001 (age 72 years, 127
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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Paul E. Boslaugh (b. 1881) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 10,
1881.
Lawyer;
justice
of Nebraska state supreme court, 1949-.
Swiss
and English
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Andrew Burkett (1913-1999) —
also known as William A. Burkett —
of Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in Herman, Washington
County, Neb., July 1,
1913.
Son of William H. Burkett and Mary (Dill) Burkett.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for secretary of
state of Nebraska, 1936; banker;
candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1978.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Bankers Association; Amvets;
Rotary.
Wrote a 500-word history of the United States which was chosen in a
contest to be inscribed at Mount Rushmore.
Died, of heart
failure, in Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, Calif., November
12, 1999 (age 86 years, 134
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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John William Chapman (1894-1978) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Crete, Saline
County, Neb., September
8, 1894.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1953-61; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1978
(age about
83 years).
Cremated.
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Harry Buffington Coffee (1890-1972) —
also known as Harry B. Coffee —
of Chadron, Dawes
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born near Harrison, Sioux
County, Neb., March 16,
1890.
Son of Samuel Buffington Coffee and Mary Elizabeth (Tisdale) Coffee.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; rancher; real
estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1935-43.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Rotary; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., October
3, 1972 (age 82 years, 201
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, 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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Edward Albert Dow (b. 1879) —
also known as Edward A. Dow —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, April 20,
1879.
Son of Charles Noble Dow and Nora Gertrude Dow.
Real
estate and insurance
business; U.S. Consul in SAINT Stephen, 1915-17; Ciudad Juarez, 1917-20; Algiers, 1920-24; Rotterdam, 1924-28; Frankfort, 1928-30; U.S. Consul General in SAINT John's, 1930-33; Santiago, 1933-38.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Everet Everroad (b. 1913) —
also known as John E. Everroad —
of Millard, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind., January
13, 1913.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1967-71; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1972.
Christian.
Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jack Robert Gage (1899-1970) —
also known as Jack R. Gage —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., January
13, 1899.
Son of Will Vernon Gage and LaVaughn (Phelan) Gage.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; Wyoming
superintendent of public instruction, 1935-38; postmaster;
secretary
of state of Wyoming, 1959-63; Governor of
Wyoming, 1961-63; defeated, 1962.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Died March 14,
1970 (age 71 years, 60
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Donald E. Kelley (b. 1908) —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb., January
29, 1908.
Son of Charles W. Kelley and Elsie (Asten) Kelley.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1936;
Red
Willow County Attorney, 1942-44; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1953-58; member of Colorado
state senate, 1963-66; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1964;
justice
of Colorado state supreme court, 1967-77.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
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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Francis Patrick Matthews (1887-1952) —
also known as Francis P. Matthews —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Albion, Boone
County, Neb., March 15,
1887.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1948,
1952;
U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1949-51; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1951-52.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., October
18, 1952 (age 65 years, 217
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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William Arthur Norris (b. 1893) —
also known as W. A. Norris —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., December
10, 1893.
Democrat. General
contractor; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1933; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wyoming, 1944;
Wyoming
Democratic state chair, 1945.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Myers Ostrander (1895-1973) —
also known as John M. Ostrander —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Vesta, Johnson
County, Neb., July 22,
1895.
Son of David Romain Ostrander (1844-1901) and Mary (Myers) Ostrander
(1865-1899).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; grocer; mayor
of Beatrice, Neb., 1938-40.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb., July 17,
1973 (age 77 years, 360
days).
Interment somewhere
in Vesta, Neb.
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Bayard Henry Paine (1872-1955) —
also known as Bayard H. Paine —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born near Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, April 27,
1872.
Son of Ira Tuttle Paine and Ella Myra (Huston) Paine.
Lawyer;
author;
district judge in Nebraska 11th District, 1916-30; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1931-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks;
Rotary.
Died in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., April 19,
1955 (age 82 years, 357
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (1903-1983) —
also known as Val Peterson —
of Elgin, Antelope
County, Neb.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Oakland, Burt
County, Neb., July 18,
1903.
Son of Henry C. Peterson and Hermanda (Swanberg) Peterson.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; newspaper
publisher; secretary to Gov. Dwight
Griswold, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War
II; Governor of
Nebraska, 1947-53; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1957-61; Finland, 1969-73; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1960,
1972;
insurance
executive.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease and respiratory
failure, in Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb., October
17, 1983 (age 80 years, 91
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Oakdale, Neb.
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Leroy Ellis Ray (1893-1971) —
also known as L. E. Ray —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born in Rogers, Colfax
County, Neb., November
13, 1893.
Son of Addison C. Ray (1867-1933) and Nora Bernice (Hotchkiss) Ray
(1875-1943).
Republican. Engineer;
contractor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940;
chair
of Hall County Republican Party, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., January
4, 1971 (age 77 years, 52
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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John George Regan (b. 1872) —
also known as John G. Regan —
of Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Platte
County, Neb., June 3,
1872.
Son of Dennis Regan and Margaret (Holland) Regan.
Democrat. School
teacher; insurance
and real
estate business; abstractor;
lawyer;
mayor of Adel, Iowa, 1920-24, 1928-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940.
Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Ward Reynoldson (b. 1920) —
also known as W. Ward Reynoldson —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in St. Edward, Boone
County, Neb., May 17,
1920.
Son of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach)
Reynoldson.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Clarke
County Attorney, 1953-57; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1971-87; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1978-87; law
professor.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2003.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach) Reynoldson;
married, December
24, 1942, to Janet Aline Mills (died 1986); married, June 3,
1989, to Patricia A. Frey. |
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Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
11, 1909.
Son of Fay Noble Seaton and Dorothea Elizabeth (Schmidt) Seaton.
Republican. Radio
announcer; sports
reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers;
vice-chair
of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov.
Alfred
M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1962.
Methodist
or Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Rotary; Navy
League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36
days).
Interment at Parkview
Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
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Coleen Seng (b. 1936) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, February
8, 1936.
Democrat. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 2003-07.
Female.
Member, Rotary; Common
Cause.
Still living as of 2007.
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Kimber Cornellus Sigler (1894-1953) —
also known as Kim Sigler; "The White
Knight" —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Schuyler, Colfax
County, Neb., May 2,
1894.
Democratic candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1928; candidate in Republican primary for
Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1942; Governor of
Michigan, 1947-48; defeated (Republican), 1948; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Member, Rotary.
While flying his airplane on a foggy
night, collided
with a television broadcast tower; he and three passengers died in
the crash, near Augusta, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
30, 1953 (age 59 years, 212
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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John Jacob Thomas (b. 1869) —
also known as John J. Thomas; J. J. Thomas —
of Seward, Seward
County, Neb.
Born in Hancock
County, Ill., January
1, 1869.
Son of John C. Thomas and Anna Catherine (Luft) Thomas.
Democrat. Lawyer; Seward
County Attorney, 1895-96; Seward
County Judge, 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1924; Nebraska
Democratic state chair, 1932-34; chairman, Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Robert Van Pelt (b. 1897) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Cambridge, Furnas
County, Neb., September
9, 1897.
Son of F. M. Van Pelt and Sarah (Simon) Van Pelt.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Dee Acy Wort (1861-1948) —
also known as D. Wort —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Woodstock, Ontario,
December
18, 1861.
Son of John Wort and Martha (Teeple) Wort.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; sheriff;
grain
dealer; automobile
dealer; banker; mayor of
Kearney, Neb., 1921-22, 1929-33, 1937-39.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., April 3,
1948 (age 86 years, 107
days).
Entombed at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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Relatives:
Married 1891
to Emma Jane Cheasbrough. |
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Frank Connell Zehrung (1858-1942) —
also known as Frank C. Zehrung; F. C.
Zehrung —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, October
7, 1858.
Son of John Zehrung and Mary (Connell) Zehrung.
Republican. Druggist; theater
business; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1913-15, 1921-27, 1931-33.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
8, 1942 (age 83 years, 336
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Relatives:
Married, March 15,
1911, to Jessie L. Voris. |
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