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Albro Charles Ayres (1907-1981) —
also known as Albro C. Ayres —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born July 1,
1907.
Son of George
Vincent Ayres and Myrtle (Coon) Ayres (1874-1937).
Republican. Hardware and mining
supplies business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1951-56 (52nd District
1951-52, 49th District 1953-56).
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
2, 1981 (age 73 years, 216
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.
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George Vincent Ayres (1852-1939) —
also known as George V. Ayres —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Luzerne
County, Pa., November
1, 1852.
Republican. Hardware dealer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 46th District, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 29,
1939 (age 86 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.
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Seth Bullock (1847-1919) —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ontario,
July
23, 1847.
Republican. Member of Montana
territorial senate, 1871-72; Lewis
and Clark County Sheriff, 1873; hardware dealer; hotel
owner; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Dakota, 1916.
Died, in the Bullock Hotel,
Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak., September, 1919
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.
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B. W. Countryman (b. 1867) —
of Spencer, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Grant
County, Wis., February
28, 1867.
Republican. Farmer;
hardware business; grain dealer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 11th District, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Alice E. Parkhurst. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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A. F. Elliott —
of Hurley, Turner
County, S.Dak.
Republican. Hardware business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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T. A. Fossum (b. 1858) —
of Mound City, Campbell
County, S.Dak.; Herreid, Campbell
County, S.Dak.
Born in Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
25, 1858.
Republican. Hardware business; Campbell
County Commissioner; Campbell
County Auditor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 40th District, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885
to Elisa Froslie. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Gustav Holden Helgerson (1875-1965) —
also known as Gus H. Helgerson —
of Mt. Vernon, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill., September
25, 1875.
Son of Barney Helgerson and Laura Marie (Larson) Helgerson.
Republican. Hardware business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1909-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 13th District, 1913-14; South
Dakota state treasurer, 1917-21; insurance
business.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., July, 1965
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Interment at Immanuel
Lutheran Cemetery, Blendon Township, Davison County, S.Dak.
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Relatives:
Married to Blanche Fern Hamilton. |
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George J. Jenkins (b. 1856) —
of Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa; Sisseton, Roberts
County, S.Dak.
Born in Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, March 20,
1856.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; hardware dealer; banker; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 33rd District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Arrie A. Grant. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Jacob L. Kehm (b. 1864) —
of Harrisburg, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Shannon, Carroll
County, Ill., 1864.
Republican. Lumber and
hardware merchant; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 4th District, 1903-06.
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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Frank M. Rood (b. 1856) —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Ash Creek, Stanley
County, S.Dak.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lenoxville, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
13, 1856.
Son of John Rood and Ruby (Rogers) Rood.
Republican. Rancher;
hardware business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1907-08; secretary of
state of South Dakota, 1915-19.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Stedronsky (b. 1872) —
of Wagner, Charles Mix
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lakeport, Yankton
County, S.Dak., May 4,
1872.
Son of John Stedronsky and Marie Stedronsky.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
hardware and farm
implement business; mayor of Wagner, S.D., 1911-14; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1915-18;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1922.
Catholic;
later Congregationalist.
Bohemian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Stoller (b. 1862) —
of Eureka, McPherson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Russia,
June
24, 1862.
Republican. Hardware business; merchant;
member of South
Dakota state senate 37th District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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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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