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John Bater Drayton (1826-1875) —
also known as John B. Drayton —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, 1826.
Son of Henry Drayton (1786-1856) and Mary (Rood) Drayton (1790-1847).
Flour and
feed business; rolling mill
overseer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1864.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1875
(age about
49 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Emanuel J. Evans (b. 1907) —
also known as Mutt Evans —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., May 2,
1907.
Son of Isaac Evans and Sarah (Newmark) Evans.
Democrat. President, United Department
Stores; chairman, Cape Fear Feed Products; director,
Wachovia Bank;
trustee, Watts Hospital;
mayor
of Durham, N.C., 1951-62.
Jewish.
Member, Tau
Epsilon Phi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Tilghman Holley (b. 1872) —
also known as Alfred T. Holley —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., February
15, 1872.
Son of Rev. Dr. William Welles Holley and Katherine Summer (Wyse)
Holley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
president, Holly & Smith, Inc., coal,
hay, and grain
merchants; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Van Buren Wicoff (1878-1952) —
also known as John V. B. Wicoff —
of Cranbury, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J., June 9,
1878.
Son of John Wicoff (1829-1892) and Catherine Lucretia (Britton)
Wicoff (1844-1928).
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Broad Street National Bank of
Trenton; president, Trenton Bone Fertilizer Company; candidate
for New
Jersey state senate, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died February
25, 1952 (age 73 years, 261
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wicoff (1829-1892) and Catherine Lucretia (Britton) Wicoff
(1844-1928); married, June 8,
1904, to Lavinia Ely Applegate; first cousin of C.
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