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Norman Whittlesey Adams (1894-1968) —
also known as Norman W. Adams —
of Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, February
2, 1894.
Son of Fred W. Adams and Olive M. (Palmiter) Adams.
Republican. President and owner, Adams Insurance Agency;
director, Electric City Realty;
director, Youngstown Foundry and
Machine Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in November, 1968
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Striker Andrews (1919-2001) —
also known as John S. Andrews —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 25,
1919.
Son of Burton Richardson Andrews and Cora (Striker) Andrews.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
underwriter and manager, Travelers Insurance; director of public
relations, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); chair of
Lucas County Republican Party, 1958-66; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1965-73; Presidential Elector for Ohio,
1972.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died, of complications from diabetes,
in Adamstown, Frederick
County, Md., February
25, 2001 (age 81 years, 306
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert S. Bainbridge (1913-1959) —
of St. George, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
21, 1913.
Republican. Insurance broker; member of New York
state senate, 1943-46 (24th District 1943-44, 17th District
1945-46); defeated, 1947.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Lions; Eagles.
Died in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., June, 1959
(age 46
years, 0 days).
Interment at Dixie
Highway Cemetery, Vandalia, Ohio.
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John P. Baker —
of Ohio.
Socialist. Insurance agent; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Ohio, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) —
also known as William R. Bayes —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, July 29,
1876.
Son of Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Kings Highway Savings Bank;
president, Brooklyn National Life Insurance Co.; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1933, 1940; justice, New
York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., November
28, 1964 (age 88 years, 122
days).
Interment at Willow
Brook Cemetery, Westport, Conn.
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George Harrison Bender (1896-1961) —
also known as George H. Bender —
of Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
29, 1896.
Republican. Insurance executive; member of Ohio state
senate, 1920-30; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1939-49, 1951-54 (at-large 1939-49,
1951-53, 23rd District 1953-54); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1954-57.
Protestant.
Died in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 18,
1961 (age 64 years, 262
days).
Interment at Knollwood
Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
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Theodore Moody Berry (1905-2000) —
also known as Theodore M. Berry; Ted Berry —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., November
5, 1905.
Son of Daniel Berry and Cora (Parks) Berry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associate general counsel, Dunbar Life Insurance Co.; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972;
mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1972-75.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP;
Urban
League; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma Pi
Phi.
First
black mayor of Cincinnati.
Died October
15, 2000 (age 94 years, 345
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Ray Charles Bliss (1907-1981) —
also known as Ray C. Bliss —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
16, 1907.
Son of Emil Bliss and Emilie (Wieland) Bliss.
Republican. Insurance business; chair of
Summit County Republican Party, 1942-60; member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1944-65; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1949-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1952-80; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1965-69; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1960-64.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart
attack at his office,
and died soon after at Akron City Hospital,
Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, August 6,
1981 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Interment at Mt.
Peace Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
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Henry G. Brunner (c.1885-1963) —
also known as Heinie Brunner; "Mr.
Mansfield" —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born about 1885.
Democrat. Insurance business; newspaper
manager; banker; mayor
of Mansfield, Ohio, 1918-24; Ohio
Democratic state chair, 1927-31; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1928,
1932;
delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died January
2, 1963 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Mansfield
Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
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Raymond Hugh Burke (1881-1954) —
also known as Raymond H. Burke —
of Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born in Nicholsville, Clermont
County, Ohio, November
4, 1881.
Son of Daniel Fletcher Burke and Mary Jane (McNair) Burke.
Republican. University
professor; insurance business; songwriter;
mayor
of Hamilton, Ohio, 1928-40; member of Ohio state
senate, 1942-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1947-49.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, August
18, 1954 (age 72 years, 287
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio.
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Guy Edgar Campbell (1871-1940) —
also known as Guy E. Campbell —
of Crafton, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Fetterman, Taylor
County, W.Va., October
9, 1871.
Son of William W. Campbell and Elmina (Straight) Campbell.
Insurance business; oil and gas
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1917-33 (32nd District 1917-23,
36th District 1923-33).
Died in Willoughby, Lake
County, Ohio, February
17, 1940 (age 68 years, 131
days).
Interment at Mt.
Union Cemetery, Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pa.
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William Wallace Chalmers (1861-1944) —
also known as William W. Chalmers —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Strathroy, Ontario,
November
1, 1861.
Son of Andrew Chalmers and Catherine (Doyle) Chalmers.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; farmer; lumber
business; real
estate and insurance business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1921-23, 1925-31;
defeated, 1922.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
1, 1944 (age 82 years, 335
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Jack L. Christian (b. 1921) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Rarden, Scioto
County, Ohio, July 24,
1921.
Son of Herbert J. Christian and Nellie (Ball) Christian.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1961-63;
resigned 1963.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1963.
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Philo S. Clark (b. 1848) —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Harlansburg, Lawrence
County, Pa., February
21, 1848.
Son of Thomas M. Clark and Rebecca (McCune) Clark.
Republican. Insurance business; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Lyman Davis (1878-1950) —
also known as Harry L. Davis —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
25, 1878.
Son of Evan H. Davis and Barbara D. Davis.
Republican. Insurance business; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1915-20, 1933-35; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1916;
Governor
of Ohio, 1921-23; defeated, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Moose.
National organizer, Loyal Order of Moose, 1912.
Died May 21,
1950 (age 72 years, 116
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Charles Thomas Easterly (1940-2005) —
also known as Tom Easterly —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 21,
1940.
Son of Edgar Easterly (reporter and press secretary).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer;
insurance agent; member of Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 1974-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1978, 1980; member of
Florida
state house of representatives, 1988-90.
Killed in a car
crash on Interstate 64 near Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va., June 15,
2005 (age 65 years, 55
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Clarence M. Gill (born c.1888) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Ohio, about 1888.
Insurance business; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1922-23.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willis David Gradison, Jr. (b. 1928) —
also known as Willis D. Gradison, Jr.; Bill
Gradison —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
28, 1928.
Republican. Mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1971; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1975-93 (1st District 1975-83, 2nd
District 1983-93); resigned 1993; president, Health Insurance
Association of America.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Wood Halfhill (b. 1861) —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Mercer, Mercer
County, Ohio, March 1,
1861.
Son of Moses Halfhill and Elanor Maria (Wood) Halfhill.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, The Old National Bank of
Lima, Ohio, First National Bank of
Ada, Ohio, Ada Heat, Water
and Light Company, Ohio State Life Insurance Company; delegate to
Ohio state constitutional convention, 1911-12.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Benjamin Jackson (b. 1871) —
also known as Jesse B. Jackson —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Paulding, Paulding
County, Ohio, November
19, 1871.
Son of Andrew Carl Jackson and Lucy Ann (Brown) Jackson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance and real
estate business; U.S. Consul in Alexandretta, 1905-08; Aleppo, 1908-23; Leghorn, 1923-28; Fort William, 1928-35; Port Arthur, 1928-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Carl Jackson and Lucy Ann (Brown) Jackson; married, June 22,
1898, to Rosebelle Berryman (died 1928); married 1935 to Mary
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James Scott Kemper (1886-1981) —
also known as James S. Kemper —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, November
18, 1886.
Republican. Insurance executive; created Lumberman's Mutual
Casualty Company, which later became Kemper Insurance
Companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1964;
Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, 1953-55.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1981
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Henry W. Maier (1918-1994) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
7, 1918.
Son of Charles Maier, Jr. and Marie L. (Knisley) Maier.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1951-60; defeated, 1948; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1956; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin, 1956;
mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1960-88.
Member, American
Legion; American
Federation of Teachers.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Delafield, Waukesha
County, Wis., 1994
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles J. Malone (b. 1895) —
of Metamora, Fulton
County, Ohio.
Born April 5,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; banker;
insurance agent; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1948,
1964.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Edward Meyers (1862-1944) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, December
22, 1862.
Son of Charles G. Meyers and Maria (Gagel) Meyers.
Republican. Insurance business; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1919-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1936.
Died June 11,
1944 (age 81 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Anthony Mooney (1879-1931) —
also known as Charles A. Mooney —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in St. Marys, Auglaize
County, Ohio, January
5, 1879.
Son of Michael J. Mooney and Catherine (Salmon) Mooney.
Democrat. Insurance agent; president, Banner Tire and
Supply Company; member of Ohio state
senate, 1915-17; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1919-21, 1923-31;
defeated, 1920; died in office 1931; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1924,
1928.
Catholic.
Died in 1931
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Gethsemane
Cemetery, St. Marys, Ohio.
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John M. Pattison (1847-1906) —
of Ohio.
Born near Owensville, Clermont
County, Ohio, June 13,
1847.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
insurance executive; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1873; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1888;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1890; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1891-93; Governor of
Ohio, 1906; died in office 1906.
Died in Milford, Clermont
County, Ohio, June 18,
1906 (age 59 years, 5
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Milford, Ohio.
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Theodore Albert Peyser (1873-1937) —
also known as Theodore A. Peyser —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
18, 1873.
Democrat. Insurance business; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Jewish.
Died in 1937
(age about
64 years).
Interment at United
Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Peter B. Seel (1912-1957) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, 1912.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real
estate and insurance business; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1952-57; died in office 1957.
Killed in an automobile
accident, near Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
12, 1957 (age about 44
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Shotts (b. 1842) —
Born in Ross
County, Ohio, 1842.
Fire insurance business; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Sault SAINTE Marie, 1898-1906; U.S. Consul in Sault SAINTE Marie, 1906-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Waters Taft (1859-1945) —
also known as Henry W. Taft —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 27,
1859.
Son of Alphonso
Taft and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft (1827-1907).
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad;
director, Central Savings Bank of New
York; trustee, Mutual Life Insurance Company;; candidate for
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1898; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1920,
1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; Skull and
Bones; Psi
Upsilon.
Tripped and
fell on April 27, suffered a hip injury, and subsequently died as
a result, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
11, 1945 (age 86 years, 76
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Everett Bailey Taylor (1899-1990) —
also known as Everett B. Taylor —
of Sun Valley, Blaine
County, Idaho.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ohio, October
21, 1899.
Son of Harry Taylor and Myrtle E. (Bailey) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer;
represented Travelers' Insurance, banks, and
the Union Pacific Railroad;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1960.
Member, American
Legion; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died March 2,
1990 (age 90 years, 132
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Joseph Teachout (1892-1975) —
also known as Harold Teachout —
of Farragut, Fremont
County, Iowa; Shenandoah, Page
County, Iowa.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 24,
1892.
Son of Abram E. Teachout and Amelia E. (Kuntz) Teachout.
Democrat. Farmer;
insurance agent; candidate for Iowa state
senate, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1940,
1952.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died in 1975
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Delonia Troxel (1883-1970) —
also known as Albert D. Troxel —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Arcanum, Darke
County, Ohio, January
27, 1883.
Son of Milton Troxel (1846-1933) and Delitha (Henderson) Troxel
(1853-1917).
Democrat. Insurance agent; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Ohio, 1928;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940.
Died in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, January
20, 1970 (age 86 years, 358
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph R. Vance (b. 1869) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Ripley, Brown
County, Ohio, November
27, 1869.
Son of James R. Vance and Hattie G. (Denning) Vance.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance adjuster; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1919-23; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1925-29.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) —
also known as Albert B. White —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
22, 1856.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; banker;
vice-president, George Washington Life Insurance Company; Governor of
West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner,
1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1924;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 3,
1941 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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