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Alois Bahlmann Abbot (b. 1885) —
also known as A. B. Abbot —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington Court House, Fayette
County, Ohio, November
2, 1885.
Son of Joel H. Abbot and Almira (Straugh) Abbot.
Democrat. Banker; railroad
builder; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1927-34.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Clay Allen (1888-1969) —
also known as Fred C. Allen —
of Marlinton, Pocahontas
County, W.Va.
Born in Lima, Tyler
County, W.Va., April 18,
1888.
Son of Stephen A. Allen and Dorcas R. (Stoneking) Allen.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
banker; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Marlinton, W.Va., 1928-32; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-56 (10th District 1937-38, 12th
District 1939-56); chair of
Pocahontas County Democratic Party, 1940-55.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in December, 1969
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Mary Jo Berry. |
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Ernest L. Bailey —
of Matoaka, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Dott, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Son of Winton E. Bailey and Josephine (Mastin) Bailey.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; banker; coal
business; West Virginia State Road Commissioner; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944,
1948,
1952;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1948-52; Presidential Elector
for West Virginia, 1948;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-53.
Episcopalian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert D. Bailey (1912-2001) —
also known as Bob Bailey —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., January
12, 1912.
Son of Robert
D. Bailey (1883-1963) and Sue (Starkey) Bailey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
represented railroads
and timber
companies; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1964;
vice-chair
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67; secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1965-67; appointed 1965; president,
Castle Rock Bank of Pineville, Radio
Station WWYO, Independent Herald newspaper,
and Pineville Gas
Company.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died in 2001
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel P. Bell III (b. 1939) —
also known as Sam Bell —
of Florida.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 21,
1939.
Lawyer;
banker; member of Florida
state house of representatives 28th District, 1980.
Still living as of 2001.
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Reese Blizzard (b. 1863) —
of Calhoun
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., 1863.
Son of James Blizzard and Elizabeth (Gill) Blizzard.
Newspaper
editor; banker; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1901-10;
circuit judge in West Virginia.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Meade Bowers (1863-1925) —
also known as George M. Bowers —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Gerrardstown, Berkeley
County, W.Va., September
13, 1863.
Son of John S. Bowers and Mary E. (Stump) Bowers.
Republican. Farmer;
banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1887;
candidate for West
Virginia state auditor, 1888; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1892;
U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries, 1898-1913; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1916-23;
defeated, 1922.
Died in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., December
7, 1925 (age 62 years, 85
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Gerrardstown, W.Va.
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Benjamin Beuhring Brown (b. 1893) —
also known as Ben B. Brown —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 14,
1893.
Son of James Frederick Brown and Jennie Morgan (Woodbridge) Brown.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-26;
president, Lewis Land and
Coal
Company; director, Kanawha Valley Bank; director, Slab Fork Coal
Company; director, Scotia Coal and
Coke Company; director, Eagle Land
Company.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Acacia; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Capehart (1847-1921) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.; Cocoa, Brevard
County, Fla.; Cocoa, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 7,
1847.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1891-95;
president, Point Pleasant National Bank.
Died April 28,
1921 (age 74 years, 52
days).
Interment at Lone
Oak Cemetery, Point Pleasant, W.Va.
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William Gaston Caperton (b. 1940) —
also known as Gaston Caperton —
of West Virginia.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
21, 1940.
Democrat. Insurance
business; banker; Governor of
West Virginia, 1989-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1996.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Still living as of 2010.
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John Jacob Cornwell (1867-1953) —
also known as John J. Cornwell —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 11,
1867.
Son of Jacob H. Cornwell and Mary E. (Taylor) Cornwell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
owner and editor of The Hampshire Review newspaper;
financed and built Hampshire Southern Railroad;
president, Bank of Romney; director and general counsel,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1896,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1932,
1940;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1899-1906 (12th District 1899-1902, 15th
District 1903-06); Governor of
West Virginia, 1917-21; defeated, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., September
8, 1953 (age 86 years, 59
days).
Interment at Indian
Mound Cemetery, Romney, W.Va.
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John R. Davis (b. 1877) —
of Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Ursina, Somerset
County, Pa., July 7,
1877.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; bank director; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1929-32.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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B. A. Dotson (b. 1889) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Waverly, Wood
County, W.Va., December
20, 1889.
Son of William C. Dotson and Fannie O. Dotson.
Democrat. Banker; chair of
Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1917; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pleasants County, 1935-36;
defeated, 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 1,
1916, to Frances Lucille Stanley. |
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Andrew Edmiston (1892-1966) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., November
13, 1892.
Son of Matthew Edmiston and Ella B. (Jackson) Edmiston.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; director, Weston National Bank; mayor of Weston,
W.Va., 1924-26; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1928,
1952,
1956;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1928-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1933-43;
defeated, 1942; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Delta
Tau Delta; Moose.
Died in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., August
28, 1966 (age 73 years, 288
days).
Interment at Macpelah
Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.
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Davis Elkins (1876-1959) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
24, 1876.
Son of Stephen
Benton Elkins and Hallie (Davis) Elkins.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
banker; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1911, 1919-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1916;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Died in Richmond,
Va., January
5, 1959 (age 82 years, 346
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Henry S. Ellison, Sr. (b. 1888) —
of Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Willow Bend, Monroe
County, W.Va., December
2, 1888.
Son of J. Wesley Ellison and Emeline (Brown) Ellison.
Democrat. Postmaster;
banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1941-46; appointed 1941; chair of
Monroe County Democratic Party, 1946-49.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1918
to Nannie Blanton. |
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Dan B. Fleming (b. 1885) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va., November
15, 1885.
Son of Henry C. Fleming and Lillian (Rhodes) Fleming.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944; chair of
Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1942-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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T. V. Foster (b. 1898) —
of Kyger, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born near Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., January
19, 1898.
Son of F. B. Foster and Mary (Vanverth) Foster.
Democrat. Farmer;
banker; oil and gas
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1941-42.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Edwin Gainer, Sr. (1915-2006) —
also known as Carl E. Gainer —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., January
19, 1915.
Son of Marvin James Gainer and Pearle (Poling) Gainer.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
principal; oil
distributor; president, WVAR radio
station; owner, Richwood Television
Cable Co.; director, Farmers and Merchants Bank; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1959-82; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1964,
1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Richwood Area Medical
Center, Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va., August
16, 2006 (age 91 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Richwood, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Marvin James Gainer and Pearle (Poling) Gainer; third cousin once
removed of Glenn
Walter Gainer; married, May 23,
1948, to Clarise Smith. |
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Wells Goodykoontz (1872-1944) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born near Newbern, Pulaski
County, Va., June 3,
1872.
Son of William M. Goodykoontz and Lucinda K. (Woolwine) Goodykoontz.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1911-12;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1915-18; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1917; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1919-23;
defeated, 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 2,
1944 (age 71 years, 273
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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John H. Greene —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born near Fairplain, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Son of Scarlet F. Greene and Minerva (Foglesong) Greene.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1935-42.
Southern
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip Hager, Jr. (1872-1966) —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., February
23, 1872.
Son of Rev. Philip Hager (died 1917) and Elizabeth Jane (Dalton)
Hager.
Republican. Surveyor;
engineer;
lumber
business; director, Farmers and Merchants Bank; member of
West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1921-24; chair of
Lincoln County Republican Party, 1922-24.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., 1966
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Hamlin, W.Va.
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Thomas J. Hawse III (b. 1945) —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va., February
17, 1945.
Son of Thomas
J. Hawse and Chloe (Halterman) Hawse.
Democrat. Farmer;
banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 35th District, 1985-88; member
of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1989-92.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Moose;
National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1992.
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Jack L. Hellems (b. 1930) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va., August
31, 1930.
Son of Earl Leonard Hellems and Mary E. (Wallace) Hellems.
Democrat. Merchant;
bank director; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1975-76; appointed 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 1976.
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Abraham Lincoln Helmick (b. 1864) —
also known as A. L. Helmick —
of Thomas, Tucker
County, W.Va.
Born in Pendleton
County, W.Va., August
31, 1864.
Son of A. B. Helmick and Catherine Helmick.
Republican. Banker; mining
business; postmaster;
Tucker
County Sheriff; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1921-44 (14th District 1921-38, 15th
District 1939-44).
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Abraham
Lincoln |
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Catherine Helmick; married 1890 to
Catherine Flynn (died 1902); married 1904 to Fannie
E. Liller. |
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Anderson C. Herold (b. 1886) —
of Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., June 4,
1886.
Democrat. Farmer;
banker; candidate for West
Virginia state treasurer, 1920; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1923-34.
Burial
location unknown.
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James D. Hinkle, Jr. (b. 1922) —
also known as J. D. Hinkle —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Upshur
County, W.Va., July 8,
1922.
Son of J. D. Hinkle and Byrd (Ashworth) Hinkle.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant;
oil and gas
jobber; bank director; mayor of Buckhannon, W.Va.; member
of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1970, 1973-80; appointed
1970; defeated, 1970; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1984.
Methodist.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Elks; Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1984.
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Gory Hogg (1873-1963) —
of Harvey, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va., June 29,
1873.
Son of Walter Harden Hogg (c.1838-1917) and Elizabeth (McGuffin)
Hogg.
Democrat. Physician;
president, Greenbrier Valley Bank; director, New River
Banking and Trust Co.; director, Scotia Coal &
Coke Co.; director, South Side Coal
Co.; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1915-18; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1936-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in 1963
(age about
90 years).
Entombed at Rosewood
Cemetery, Lewisburg, W.Va.
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Harry Holswade (b. 1885) —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., September
26, 1885.
Son of John M. Holswade and Kate (Goff) Holswade.
Democrat. Farmer;
banker; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County; elected
1934; Sergeant-at-Arms, West Virginia House of Representatives, 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Nicholas Jasper (1867-1939) —
also known as William N. Jasper —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in England,
August
10, 1867.
Democrat. Banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1937-38; appointed 1937; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1939; died in office 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 26,
1939 (age 71 years, 259
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vernon E. Johnson (b. 1880) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., May 22,
1880.
Republican. Banker; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1911-16,
1927-28; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1915-16, 1927-28;
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1920;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for West Virginia, 1932.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman Guy Kump (1877-1962) —
also known as H. G. Kump —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Capon Springs, Hampshire
County, W.Va., October
31, 1877.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Kump and Margaret Frances (Rudolph) Kump.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
president, Citizens National Bank of Elkins; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1920;
mayor
of Elkins, W.Va., 1922-23; circuit judge in West Virginia for the
20th Judicial Circuit, 1929-32; Governor of
West Virginia, 1933-37; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Rotary.
Died February
14, 1962 (age 84 years, 106
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Sansome Lakin (1864-1935) —
also known as James S. Lakin —
of Terra Alta, Preston
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., March 1,
1864.
Son of Rev. Calvin Harris Lakin (1838-1918) and Catherine (Finney)
Lakin (1843-1910).
Republican. Merchant;
lumber and
timber business; banker; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1905; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1912-16.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 1,
1935 (age 71 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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T. H. Lilly (b. 1868) —
of Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 23,
1868.
Republican. Founder, president, and general manager, Lilly Lumber
Company; banker; hotel
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1927-30.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Thomas Lovins (1887-1957) —
also known as William T. Lovins —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, W.Va., August
27, 1887.
Son of James Harvey Lovins and Josephine (Sink) Lovins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1934; president,
First National Bank of Kenova, 1935-40; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1941-57; resigned 1957.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Redmen; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; American Bar
Association.
Died December
12, 1957 (age 70 years, 107
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert G. Mathews (b. 1872) —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Born in Macfarlan, Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 31,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-12; banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1929-35; resigned 1935; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1935; West Virginia
Compensation Commissioner.
Burial
location unknown.
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Romulus L. Matthews (b. 1870) —
also known as R. L. Matthews —
of Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Buffalo, Putnam
County, W.Va., September
28, 1870.
Son of L. W. Matthews and Prudence A. (Williams) Matthews.
Democrat. School
teacher; pharmacist;
banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1929-34,
1937-42, 1945-50.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy L. McCulty (b. 1889) —
also known as R. L. McCulty —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Schilling, Roane
County, W.Va., September
6, 1889.
Son of H. S. McCulty and Elizabeth (Coe) McCulty.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; accountant;
Roane
County Court Clerk, 1921-33; bank director;
secretary-treasurer, Spencer Livestock
Exchange Co. and Ritchie County Livestock
Sales Co.; oil and gas
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1943-54;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1957-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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June McElwee (b. 1888) —
of Marlinton, Pocahontas
County, W.Va.
Born in Dunmore, Pocahontas
County, W.Va., October
20, 1888.
Son of Bernard F. McElwee and Mollie (Siple) McElwee.
Democrat. Banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pocahontas County,
1937-53; resigned 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William T. Milleson (b. 1907) —
of Springfield, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Springfield, Hampshire
County, W.Va., September
16, 1907.
Son of Silas Milleson and Susie French (Taylor) Milleson.
Democrat. Farmer; aviator;
director, First National Bank of Romney; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1937-42, 1975-80 (Hampshire
County 1937-42, 34th District 1975-80).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Theta
Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Ruritan;
Lions;
Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edward Mitchell (1870-1937) —
also known as Charles E. Mitchell —
of Institute, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md., May 30,
1870.
Son of Edward Mitchell.
Republican. Business manager, West Virginia State College, 1904-31;
president, Mutual Savings and Loan Company of Charleston,
1920-31; member of West Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1921-29; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1930-33; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1932; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1937.
African
ancestry.
Died, from an embolism
which developed after surgery, in Harlem Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 29,
1937 (age 66 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dwight Whitney Morrow (1873-1931) —
also known as Dwight W. Morrow —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
11, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1927-30; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1930-31; died in office 1931.
Dwight Morrow High School, in Englewood, N.J., is named for
him.
Suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died soon after, in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
5, 1931 (age 58 years, 267
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Englewood, N.J.
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William P. A. Nicely (1922-1991) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
23, 1922.
Son of Perry Nicely and Anna E. (Posey) Nicely.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
banker; real estate
developer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-58, 1964-70, 1983-85
(Wood County 1955-58, 1964-70, 8th District 1983-85); resigned 1970;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1968,
1972
(alternate); mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1970-77, 1986-89.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Lions; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died July 26,
1991 (age 68 years, 276
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery South, South Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Relatives:
Married, June 12,
1947, to Marjorie Faith Meadows. |
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person, who genuinely cared for the people in his
community." |
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memorial |
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George Edmund Price (b. 1848) —
also known as George E. Price —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.; Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Moorefield, Hardy
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
9, 1848.
Son of George Richard Coale Price and Catharine (Cunningham) Price.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1883-90; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1885-87; vice-president,
Kanawha Banking & Trust Co.; director, Bouvier-Jaeger Coal Land Co.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Proctor —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.
Son of Charles Wesley Proctor and Sophia Elizabeth (Spencer) Proctor.
Democrat. Banker; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1923;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1939-42; chair of
Morgan County Democratic Party, 1940-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1914
to Cecil Alline Speer. |
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Edward Ray Reed (b. 1891) —
also known as E. Ray Reed —
of Clay, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Clay, Clay
County, W.Va., March 15,
1891.
Son of James Reed and Carrie (Wheeler) Reed.
Republican. Banker; coal
business; oil and gas
operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Clay County, 1933-36;
defeated, 1936; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1941-44, 1951-54; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1946; candidate
for West
Virginia state auditor, 1956; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Lula R. Wilson. |
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Walter Raleigh Reitz (1885-1957) —
also known as Walter R. Reitz —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Barnesville, Belmont
County, Ohio, December
8, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
banker; oil
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in 1957
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ray E. Ritchie (b. 1890) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born July 30,
1890.
Son of A. C. Ritchie and Laura V. Ritchie.
Republican. Contractor;
banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sidney Hampton Robertson (b. 1877) —
also known as Sidney H. Robertson; Sid
Robertson —
of Clendenin, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kettle, Roane
County, W.Va., July 3,
1877.
Son of George W. Robertson and Delilah E. (Melton) Robertson.
Democrat. Banker; merchant;
oil and gas
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1937-42; appointed 1937;
defeated, 1942.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Barnes Robinson (b. 1885) —
also known as Frank B. Robinson —
of Ranson, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., September
20, 1885.
Republican. Farmer; fruit
grower; manufacturer;
banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mike Ross (b. 1937) —
of Coalton, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Coalton, Randolph
County, W.Va., November
8, 1937.
Son of Jessie Ross and Anna Ross.
Democrat. Oil
and gas business; director, First Community Bank,
Buckhannon; member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1993-.
Catholic.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Elks; Moose; Lions.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives:
Married to Joann Keller. |
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Richard Laidley Ruffner (1894-1965) —
also known as Richard Ruffner —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
30, 1894.
Lawyer;
president, Alexandria National Bank; mayor
of Alexandria, Va., 1937-40.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., August
11, 1965 (age 70 years, 315
days).
Interment at Ivy
Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Va.
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Ira E. Smith (b. 1873) —
of West Union, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in Doddridge
County, W.Va., April 2,
1873.
Republican. Banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1915-16,
1923-24, 1929-30; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1925-28.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Luther Smith (1880-1962) —
also known as Joe L. Smith —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshes (now Glen Daniel), Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 22,
1880.
Son of Hulett A. Smith and Angeline (McMillion) Smith.
Democrat. Printing
business; newspaper
publisher; banker; mayor of
Beckley, W.Va., 1904-09; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1929-45; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1944-47; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died of a heart and
circulatory ailment, in Beckley Hospital,
Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., August
23, 1962 (age 82 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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Jack Vincent Stalnaker (1922-2008) —
also known as Jack V. Stalnaker —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Hardman, Gilmer
County, W.Va., December
6, 1922.
Son of Delbert Stalnaker (1881-1965) and Edna (Chrisman) Stalnaker
(1887-1971).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant;
banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County; elected
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., July 27,
2008 (age 85 years, 234
days).
Interment at Collins
Community Cemetery, Stumptown, W.Va.
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Robert M. Steptoe (b. 1920) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., May 15,
1920.
Son of Philip P. Steptoe and Mary Lou (Wetherell) Steptoe.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
bank director; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-68, 1971-72 (Berkeley
County 1963-64, 1st District 1965-68, 1971-72); defeated, 1968;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1975-82.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1982.
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Alan L. Susman (b. 1930) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April 8,
1930.
Son of B. L. Susman and Ann (Land) Susman.
Democrat. Farmer;
banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1971-82; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1982.
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Richard Edward Talbott —
also known as Richard E. Talbott —
of Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born near Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Son of Richard T. Talbott and Margaret (Weber) Talbott.
Democrat. Banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1915-18; West
Virginia state treasurer, 1933-.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American
Bankers Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Etta Strickler. |
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Oscar Leslie Teagarden (1896-1987) —
also known as O. L. Teagarden —
of Oak Harbor, Ottawa
County, Ohio.
Born in West Virginia, February
24, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner and
operator of canning
plants; banker; mayor of Oak Harbor, Ohio, 1936-46;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
member of Ohio
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1948-49.
Protestant.
Member, Eagles; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in 1987
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Allison Garnett Thompson (b. 1892) —
also known as A. Garnett Thompson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lawson, Ray
County, Mo., August
11, 1892.
Son of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, Bank of Dunbar; director, radio
station WTIP; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1950-53;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960;
chair
of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1968-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Larry A. Tucker (b. 1935) —
of Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va., November
11, 1935.
Son of Thomas E. Tucker and Frances (Monday) Tucker.
Democrat. Banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1971-82; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972;
member, board of trustees, Summersville Memorial Hospital;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1983-89; resigned 1989; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1989.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 1989.
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William Edward Walker (b. 1870) —
also known as William E. Walker —
of Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., January
2, 1870.
Republican. Farmer; railway
conductor; banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1929-30.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order
of Railway Conductors.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Selden Wallace (b. 1871) —
also known as George S. Wallace —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Greenwood, Albemarle
County, Va., September
6, 1871.
Son of Charles Irving Wallace and Maria Logan (Sclater) Wallace.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator; manager, telegraph
office; train
dispatcher for Chesapeake & Ohio Railway;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Cabell
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1912;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1936;
appointed 1936; president, Union Bank & Trust Co., Huntington.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Society
of the Cincinnati; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Wayland Watson (1864-1940) —
also known as Clarence W. Watson —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., May 8,
1864.
Son of James Otis Watson and Matilda (Lamb) Watson.
Democrat. Coal mining
business; trustee or director of railroads
and banks; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1911-13; defeated, 1918; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1916-18.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1940
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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Harry F. Weis (born c.1866) —
of Le Sueur, Le Sueur
County, Minn.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., about 1866.
Democrat. Banker; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1907-18 (27th District 1907-14, 17th District
1915-18); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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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Everett Edison White (b. 1881) —
also known as Everett E. White —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Gordon, Boone
County, W.Va., September
28, 1881.
Democrat. Banker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1929-33,
1936-39, 1947-58; appointed 1936.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mont Z. White (b. 1872) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Deep Valley, Greene
County, Pa., September
6, 1872.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Williamson, W.Va.; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1911-14, 1923-34; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1925-32; warden, West Virginia
State Penitentiary at Moundsville, 1914-18; ended corporal punishment
in the prison; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1920-24.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1917 |
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Perry N. Wiseman (b. 1869) —
of Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., July 8,
1869.
Son of Nicholas Wiseman and Nancy (McCutchon) Wiseman.
Democrat. Banker; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1929-36.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther Eugene Woods (b. 1883) —
also known as L. E. Woods —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in York
County, Pa., January
24, 1883.
Republican. School
teacher; president of numerous coal mining
companies; bank director; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1925-30.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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G. O. Young (b. 1873) —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., December
26, 1873.
Son of Rev. William H. Young and Eleanor (Patton) Young.
Republican. Pharmacist;
vice president, Central National Bank; director and state
agent, American Druggists' Fire
Insurance Company; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1935-46 (13th District 1935-38, 15th
District 1939-46).
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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