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Eugene Black (1879-1975) —
of Clarksville, Red River
County, Tex.
Born near Blossom, Lamar
County, Tex., July 2,
1879.
Son of Alexander Wesley Black and Talula Ann 'Lulu' (Shackelford)
Black.
Democrat. Lawyer;
wholesale grocer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1915-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 22,
1975 (age 95 years, 324
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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John Burroughs (1907-1978) —
of Portales, Roosevelt
County, N.M.
Born in Robert Lee, Coke
County, Tex., April 7,
1907.
Son of James Burroughs and Amertius (Ashley) Burroughs.
Democrat. School
teacher; petroleum
salesman; proprietor, cotton oil mill and peanut mill; president,
Portales Valley Mills (peanuts); president, Cisco
Peanut Co.; president, Plains Broadcasting
Co.; member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1957; Governor of
New Mexico, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Mexico, 1960.
Died May 21,
1978 (age 71 years, 44
days).
Interment at Portales
Cemetery, Portales, N.M.
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Della Tovrea Stuart (1888-1969) —
also known as Della Gillespie; Della Tovrea; Mrs. E.
A. Tovrea; Mrs. William P. Stuart —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in Blanco, Blanco
County, Tex., October
8, 1888.
Daughter of James Steele Gillespie and Irene (Anderson) Gillespie.
Democrat. Auditor;
director and vice-president, Tovrea Packing Co., 1919-46;
president, Central Arizona Broadcasting
Co., 1937-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 1936;
member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940; member of Democratic
National Committee from Arizona, 1940-56.
Female.
Quaker.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died January
17, 1969 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James Steele Gillespie and Irene (Anderson) Gillespie;
married, December
18, 1906, to Edward A. Tovrea (died 1932); married, November
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Nelson W. Wolff (b. 1940) —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in 1940.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1971-73; member of Texas
state senate, 1973-75; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 21st District, 1978; mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1991-95; owner of grocery stores.
Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium, in San Antonio, is named for
him.
Still living as of 1997.
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