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Caleb F. Abbott (1811-1855) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Chelmsford, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
8, 1811.
Whig. Lawyer; mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1850-51.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, April 24,
1855 (age 43 years, 228
days).
Interment at Forest
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Homer E. Abele (1916-2000) —
also known as Pete Abele —
of McArthur, Vinton
County, Ohio.
Born in Wellston, Jackson
County, Ohio, November
21, 1916.
Son of Oscar Abele and Margaret (Burke) Abele; married 1938 to Addie
Riggs.
Republican. Played professional baseball
for a minor league team in Nashville, Tenn., 1938; served in the U.S.
Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1949-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1956;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1963-65; defeated, 1958,
1964; Judge, Ohio Court of
Appeals, 1967-91.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, in Huston's Nursing
Home, Hamden, Vinton
County, Ohio, May 12,
2000 (age 83 years, 173
days).
Cremated.
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Joseph N. Ackerman (b. 1889) —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Austria-Hungary,
April
8, 1889.
Son of David Ackerman and Sally (Sickerman) Ackerman; married, November
24, 1916, to May Grossman.
Lawyer; member of Ohio state
senate, 1927-32; elected (Wet) delegate to
Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not serve.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Peter Akers (1828-1877) —
of Missouri.
Born in Knox
County, Ohio, October
4, 1828.
School
teacher; college
professor; pastor;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1856-57.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo., April 3,
1877 (age 48 years, 181
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
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Walter Hugh Albaugh (1890-1942) —
also known as Walter H. Albaugh —
of Troy, Miami
County, Ohio.
Born in Phoneton, Miami
County, Ohio, January
2, 1890.
Son of Clifford Lincoln Albaugh and Frances (Anderson) Albaugh;
married, January
2, 1923, to Grace Grove.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1921-25; president, Shelby Oil and Gas
Company; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1938-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio, January
21, 1942 (age 52 years, 19
days).
Interment at Dayton
Memorial Park, Dayton, Ohio.
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Ann Aldrich (b. 1927) —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 28,
1927.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1980-95; took
senior status 1995.
Female.
Member, Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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Chester Hardy Aldrich (1862-1924) —
also known as Chester H. Aldrich —
of David City, Butler
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Pierpont, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, November
10, 1862.
Son of George W. Aldrich and Sophrona E. (Hardy) Aldrich; married, June 4,
1889, to Sylvia E. Stroman.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1907; Governor of
Nebraska, 1911-13; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1918-24; died in office 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died March 10,
1924 (age 61 years, 121
days).
Interment at Ulysses
Cemetery, Ulysses, Neb.
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Fred H. Aldrich (b. 1861) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, September
11, 1861.
Son of Joseph D. Aldrich and Julie E. (Carter) Aldrich; married, August
21, 1884, to Sarah Corine Isbell.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1888-99.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joshua Willis Alexander (1852-1936) —
also known as Joshua W. Alexander —
of Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
22, 1852.
Son of Thomas Wilson Alexander and Jane (Robinson) Alexander;
married, February
3, 1876, to Roe Ann Richardson (1859-1940); father of George
Forrest Alexander.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1883-87; Speaker of
the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1887; mayor
of Gallatin, Mo., 1891-92; circuit judge in Missouri 7th
Circuit, 1901-07; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1907-19; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1919-21; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922-23.
Presbyterian;
later Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Gallatin, Daviess
County, Mo., February
27, 1936 (age 84 years, 36
days).
Interment at Brown
Cemetery, Gallatin, Mo.
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Russell Alexander Alger (1836-1907) —
also known as Russell A. Alger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin, Lafayette Township, Medina
County, Ohio, February
27, 1836.
Son of Russell Alger (died 1848) and Caroline (Moulton) Alger (died
1848); married, April 2,
1861, to Annette H. Henry; father of Frederick
Moulton Alger (who married Mary
Eldridge Swift); grandfather of Frederick
Moulton Alger, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884;
Governor
of Michigan, 1885-86; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1888;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1888;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1897-99; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1902-07; appointed 1902; died in office
1907.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
24, 1907 (age 70 years, 331
days).
Entombed at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Daniel Webster Allaman (1861-1933) —
also known as Daniel W. Allaman —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Butler, Montgomery
County, Ohio, August 5,
1861.
Married to Iva Cupp (1862-1956).
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1908,
1912.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, July 4,
1933 (age 71 years, 333
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Gaither Allen (1867-1932) —
also known as Alfred G. Allen —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born near Wilmington, Clinton
County, Ohio, July 23,
1867.
Son of Isaac B. Allen and Eliza W. (Gaither) Allen; married, December
10, 1901, to Clara B. Forbes.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1911-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died of angina
pectoris, in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
9, 1932 (age 65 years, 139
days).
Interment at Sugar
Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio.
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Clarence Emir Allen (1852-1932) —
also known as Clarence E. Allen —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Girard Township, Erie
County, Pa., September
8, 1852.
Father of Florence
Ellinwood Allen.
Republican. Lawyer; mining
business; member of Utah
territorial House of Representatives, 1888-96; Salt
Lake County Clerk, 1890-93; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1892; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Utah, 1892,
1896;
U.S.
Representative from Utah at-large, 1896-97.
Died in Escondido, San Diego
County, Calif., July 9,
1932 (age 79 years, 305
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Florence Ellinwood Allen (1884-1966) —
also known as Florence E. Allen —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 23,
1884.
Daughter of Clarence
Emir Allen and Corinne Marie (Tuckerman) Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1921-22;
justice
of Ohio state supreme court, 1922-34; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1926; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1934-59; took senior
status 1959.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Beta Pi; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
12, 1966 (age 82 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Allen (1802-1887) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., 1802.
Son of John
Allen.
Whig. Lawyer; director, Commercial Bank of
Lake Erie, 1832; incorporator, Cleveland Newburg Railroad,
1834; member of Ohio state
senate from Cuyahoga County, 1836; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1837-41; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1841-42; president, Columbus & Cincinnati
Railroad,
1845; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
5, 1887 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Erie
Street Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Matthew Thompson Allen (b. 1848) —
also known as Matthew T. Allen —
of Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio, September
17, 1848.
Son of Rev. John Allen and Elizabeth (Ash) Allen; married, April 23,
1879, to Mary Whiteside.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1892-93;
superior court judge in California, 1897-1905; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1905-07.
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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William Allen (1803-1879) —
also known as "Earthquake Allen"; "Petticoat
Allen"; "The Fog Horn"; "The Ohio
Gong"; "Rise Up William Allen" —
of Ohio.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., December
27, 1803.
Son of Nathaniel Allen and Sarah (Colburn) Allen; married 1842 to Effie
Coons; uncle of Allen
Granberry Thurman.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1833-35; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1837-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1864;
Governor
of Ohio, 1874-76.
Died near Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, July 11,
1879 (age 75 years, 196
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.
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William Allen (1827-1881) —
of Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio.
Born near Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, August
13, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; Darke
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1850-54; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1859-63; common pleas
court judge in Ohio 2nd District, 1865.
Died in Greenville, Darke
County, Ohio, July 6,
1881 (age 53 years, 327
days).
Interment at Greenville
Cemetery, Greenville, Ohio.
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William Vincent Allen (1847-1924) —
also known as William V. Allen; "Intellectual Giant of
Populism" —
of Madison, Madison
County, Neb.
Born in Midway, Madison
County, Ohio, January
28, 1847.
Son of Rev. Samuel Allen and Phoebe (Pugh) Allen; married, May 2,
1870, to Blanche Mott.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 9th District, 1892-93, 1899, 1917-24;
appointed 1899; resigned 1899; died in office 1924; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1893-99, 1899-1901.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
12, 1924 (age 76 years, 349
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Neb.
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William Boyd Allison (1829-1908) —
also known as William B. Allison —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio; Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in a log
cabin in Perry, Wayne
County, Ohio, March 2,
1829.
Son of John Allison and Mary Allison; married 1854 to Anna
Carter.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1860,
1904;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1863-71; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1873-1908; died in office 1908; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1888,
1896.
Died, from kidney
disease and prostate
enlargement, in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, August 4,
1908 (age 79 years, 155
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Thomas L. Ambro (b. 1949) —
Born in Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio, December
27, 1949.
Lawyer; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 2000-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Charles Anderson (1814-1895) —
of Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 1,
1814.
First cousin once removed of John
Marshall; brother of William
Marshall Anderson; granduncle of Larz
Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
senate, 1844; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1864-65; Governor of
Ohio, 1865-66.
Died in Kuttawa, Lyon
County, Ky., September
2, 1895 (age 81 years, 93
days).
Interment at Kuttawa
Cemetery, Kuttawa, Ky.
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Par B. Anderson (b. 1868) —
also known as P. B. Anderson —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio; Kane, McKean
County, Pa.; Caibarien, Cuba.
Born in Sweden,
March
27, 1868.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; steamship
agent; banker; sugar
business; U.S. Consular Agent in Caibarien, 1903-17.
Swedish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Henry Anderson (1848-1916) —
also known as Thomas H. Anderson —
of Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Belmont
County, Ohio, June 6,
1848.
Son of John Anderson and Amelia (Dallas) Anderson; married 1879 to Laura
B. Augustine.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1889-92; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1899-1901; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1901-16; died in office 1916.
Died, in a hospital
at Denver,
Colo., October
1, 1916 (age 68 years, 117
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Marshall Anderson (1807-1881) —
also known as W. Marshall Anderson —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio; Circleville, Pickaway
County, Ohio.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
24, 1807.
First cousin once removed of John
Marshall; son-in-law of Duncan
McArthur; son of Richard Anderson and Sarah (Marshall) Anderson;
brother of Charles
Anderson; granduncle of Larz
Anderson.
Lawyer; explorer;
surveyor;
candidate for Congress from Ohio.
Catholic.
Died in Ohio, January
7, 1881 (age 73 years, 349
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio.
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Timothy Thomas Ansberry (1871-1943) —
also known as Timothy T. Ansberry —
of Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio, December
24, 1871.
Son of Edmond Ansberry and Elizabeth (Fitzpatrick) Ansberry; married
1904 to
Nelle Kettenring.
Democrat. Lawyer; Defiance
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1903; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1907-15; defeated, 1904;
Judge, Ohio Court of
Appeals, 1915-16; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1916;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924
(alternate), 1928;
law partner of Joseph
E. Davies.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died following a gall
bladder operation complicated by heart
disease, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1943 (age 71 years, 193
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) —
also known as Herschel W. Arant —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Church Hill, Tallapoosa
County, Ala., July 18,
1887.
Son of William Jackson Arant and Villulia (Akin) Arant; married, August
16, 1915, to Charlotte Marguerite Hein.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Order of the
Coif; Rotary.
Died, from a kidney
ailment, in a hospital
at Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, January
14, 1941 (age 53 years, 180
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Holmes Arnold (1862-1944) —
also known as John H. Arnold —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Freeport, Armstrong
County, Pa., December
11, 1862.
Son of Richard V. Arnold and Araminta J. (Holmes) Arnold (1837-1923);
married, August
17, 1904, to Eleanor A. Moore.
Lumberman;
railroad
mechanic; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1915-17.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March 29,
1944 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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John Milan Ashbrook (1928-1982) —
also known as John M. Ashbrook; "The Small Paul
Revere" —
of Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio, September
21, 1928.
Son of William
Albert Ashbrook and Marie Swank Ashbrook; married 1948 to Joan
Needles (divorced 1971); married 1974 to Emily
Jean Spencer.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lawyer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1957-60; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1961-82; died in office
1982; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks; Lions; Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Suffered a massive
gastrointestinal bleed, and died soon after, in Licking Memorial
Hospital,
Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April 24,
1982 (age 53 years, 215
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Green
Hill Cemetery, Johnstown, Ohio.
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Thomas William Ludlow Ashley (b. 1923) —
also known as Thomas L. Ashley —
of Waterville, Lucas
County, Ohio; Leland, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
11, 1923.
Great-grandson of James
Mitchell Ashley; son of William Meredith Ashley and Mary Alida
(Ludlow) Ashley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1955-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960,
1964.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias.
Still living as of 2007.
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Wayne Norviel Aspinall (1896-1983) —
also known as Wayne N. Aspinall —
of Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo.
Born in Middleburg, Logan
County, Ohio, April 3,
1896.
Son of Mack Aspinall and Jessie Edna (Norviel) Aspinall; married, January
27, 1920, to Julia Edith Kuns.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1931-38; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1937-38; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1939-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1949-73.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Palisade, Mesa
County, Colo., October
9, 1983 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Orchard
Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Colo.
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Ray Dudley Avery (b. 1886) —
also known as Ray D. Avery —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Born in Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio, August
23, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Wood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1922-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Beach Axtell (1819-1891) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; Amador
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born near Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, October
14, 1819.
Son of Samuel Loree Axtell and Nancy (Sanders) Axtell; married, September
20, 1840, to Adaline Williams.
Democrat. Lawyer; Amador
County District Attorney, 1854; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1867-71; Governor of
Utah Territory, 1875; Governor of
New Mexico Territory, 1875-78; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1882-85.
Presbyterian.
Died in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., August 6,
1891 (age 71 years, 296
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
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