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Christian J. Bangert (b. 1862) —
of Avon, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Germany,
January
18, 1862.
Son of Frederich W. Bangert (1831-1893) and Wilhelmina 'Minnie'
(Volka) Bangert (1837-1906).
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1897-98,
1901-02.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur William Bartels (1878-1939) —
also known as Arthur W. Bartels —
of Hamlin
County, S.Dak.; Gary, Deuel
County, S.Dak.
Born in Iowa, November
29, 1878.
Son of Frederick Anthony Bartels and Mary Theresa (Geopfert) Bartels.
Republican. Real estate
agent; merchant;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 59th District, 1915-18;
member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1919-22.
German ancestry.
Died in Gary, Deuel
County, S.Dak., December
3, 1939 (age 61 years, 4
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Gary, S.Dak.
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Theodore Berndt (b. 1858) —
of Tyndall, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.; Avon, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Alt Danzig, Russia (now Krupskoe, Ukraine),
August
17, 1858.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1903-04;
member of South
Dakota state senate 4th District, 1915-16.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Jacob S. Deuel (b. 1830) —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1830.
Sawmill
owner; member
Dakota territorial council, 1862-63.
German ancestry.
Died in Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mathias E. Hafner (1887-1973) —
also known as Matt E. Hafner —
of Newell, Butte
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fowler, Clinton
County, Mich., October
30, 1887.
Son of Joseph Hafner (1852-1947) and Mary Catherine (Ulrich) Hafner
(1856-1944).
Democrat. Grain elevator
manager; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1928;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1933-38.
German ancestry.
Died June 11,
1973 (age 85 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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August King —
also known as Gus King —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 21st District, 1903-06.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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August Koenig —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Hardin
County, Iowa; Tyndall, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mainz, Germany.
Democrat. Bricklayer;
farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1891-94, 1903-04 (4th
District 1891-92, 7th District 1893-94, 1903-04).
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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LeRoy John Laxson (1893-1938) —
also known as LeRoy J. Laxson —
of Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak., February
3, 1893.
Son of John
George Laxson and Flora (Gottschalk) Laxson.
Hardware
merchant; druggist;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1931-32.
English
and German ancestry.
Died in South Dakota, March 26,
1938 (age 45 years, 51
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest May (b. 1847) —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Germany,
1847.
Republican. Grocer; miner;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1903-04;
member of South
Dakota state senate, 1905-16 (38th District 1905-08, 39th
District 1909-16).
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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David J. Mendel (1868-1951) —
of Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Hutterthal, Russia (now Ukraine),
November
4, 1868.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1909-12.
German ancestry.
Died in Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., April 28,
1951 (age 82 years, 175
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Mertens (born c.1870) —
of Lebanon, Potter
County, S.Dak.; Hoven, Potter
County, S.Dak.; Gettysburg, Potter
County, S.Dak.
Born in Wisconsin, about 1870.
Physician;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 40th District, 1909-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 36th District, 1921-24.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Muhlbeier (1857-1926) —
of Eureka, McPherson
County, S.Dak.; Martel, McPherson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Russia,
August
6, 1857.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-04, 1915-18 (38th
District 1903-04, 44th District 1915-18).
German ancestry.
Died November
2, 1926 (age 69 years, 88
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Martin V. Redding (born c.1843) —
of Frederick, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Germany,
about 1843.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 35th District, 1901-04.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Benjamin Reifel (1906-1990) —
also known as Ben Reifel —
of South Dakota.
Born in a log
cabin near Parmelee, Todd
County, S.Dak., September
19, 1906.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1961-71.
Episcopalian.
German and Sioux
Indian ancestry.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., January
2, 1990 (age 83 years, 105
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Christian Rempfer (b. 1859) —
of Parkston, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Russia,
July
18, 1859.
Republican. Farmer; farm
implement dealer; grain buyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 6th District, 1901-04.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Leonard Renner (b. 1840) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Germany,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1901-04.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Adam Royhl (b. 1857) —
of Arlington, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany,
September
18, 1857.
Republican. Farmer; grain dealer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 21st District, 1903-06.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Martin E. Rudolph (b. 1853) —
of Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
11, 1853.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; Lincoln
County State's Attorney; member of South
Dakota state senate 5th District, 1903-04.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
to Claudia Shedd. |
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Manual, 1903 |
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Arthur George Sievers (1909-2006) —
also known as A. G. Sievers —
of Bridgewater, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bridgewater, McCook
County, S.Dak., November
7, 1909.
Son of Maria (Fluth) Sievers (1886-1963) and Henry Sievers
(1887-1963).
Merchant;
McCook
County Highway Superintendent, 1935-38; member of South
Dakota state senate 8th District, 1957-60.
Presbyterian.
German ancestry.
Died in Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., March 17,
2006 (age 96 years, 130
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Stoller (b. 1858) —
of near Scotland, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Russia,
1858.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1901-04.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Zachary Taylor Sutley (1848-1930) —
also known as Zack T. Sutley —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana
County, Pa., May 1,
1848.
Son of William Sutley (1818-1899) and Jane (Hays) Sutley (1830-1919).
Democrat. Farmer; postmaster;
livery
business; railroad
builder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1908;
Honorary Vice-President, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1908;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1911-12; author.
German and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., April 17,
1930 (age 81 years, 351
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Garner Waddel (1870-1937) —
also known as W. G. Waddel —
of Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Grant
County, Wis., June 29,
1870.
Son of William Warren Waddle (1843-1912) and Elizabeth Ann (Garner)
Waddle (1850-1935).
Republican. Lawyer; Day
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; member of South
Dakota state senate 34th District, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Scottish
and German ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Day
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1937 (age 66 years, 209
days).
Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Adaville, Iowa.
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Fred Waddle (b. 1881) —
of Roslyn, Day
County, S.Dak.; Nutley Township, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Liberty Township, Plymouth
County, Iowa, May 27,
1881.
Son of William Warren Waddle (1843-1912) and Elizabeth Ann (Garner)
Waddle (1850-1935).
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1927-28.
Scottish
and German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward E. Wagner (b. 1874) —
of Alexandria, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lyon
County, Iowa, October
22, 1874.
Son of James H. Wagner (died 1884) and Louisa E. (Conklin) Wagner.
Republican. Lawyer; Hanson
County State's Attorney, 1901-02; member of South
Dakota state senate 11th District, 1905-06; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1907-13.
Presbyterian.
German ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Wipf (b. 1870) —
of Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Russia,
November
16, 1870.
Republican. Hardware
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-04, 1909-12, 1925-30
(6th District 1903-04, 7th District 1909-12, 1925-30); member of South
Dakota state senate 7th District, 1931-32.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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