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Charles R. Beard (1879-1965) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, W.Va., November
30, 1879.
Republican. United Brethren
Church minister; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1915-16,
1925-30, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1943-48; defeated, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1950,
1952.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior Order.
Died in April, 1965
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin Marion Brand (1880-1963) —
also known as Frank M. Brand —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongalia
County, W.Va., March 13,
1880.
Son of James C. Brand and Mary Alice (Fleming) Brand.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1919-20, 1943-44; defeated, 1940, 1950, 1952, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior Order; Sigma
Nu; American Bar
Association.
Died in January, 1963
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mike Casey (b. 1899) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ona, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 29,
1899.
Son of William Sinclair Casey and Sidna A. (Lewis) Casey.
Democrat. Railway
shipping and receiving clerk; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-52,
1959-68; defeated, 1952, 1956, 1968.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Junior Order; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Boyd Cleo Casto (b. 1892) —
also known as B. Cleo Casto —
of Kenna, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Kenna, Jackson
County, W.Va., May 9,
1892.
Son of Dr. Frederick S. Casto and Dora Bell (Simmons) Casto.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1939-42; chair of
Jackson County Democratic Party, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior Order.
Interment at Grasslick
Baptist Cemetery, Kenna, W.Va.
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J. M. Cyphers (b. 1874) —
of Gary, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Smyth
County, Va., January
19, 1874.
Son of G. W. Cyphers and Marildy (Christian) Cyphers.
Democrat. Farmer; coal miner;
timber
contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1941-42,
1949-50.
Member, Junior Order; United
Mine Workers.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul B. Davis (b. 1914) —
of Smithburg, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in New Milton, Doddridge
County, W.Va., September
7, 1914.
Son of Noah L. Davis and Roxie (Bland) Davis.
Republican. School
teacher; insurance
agent; farmer; Doddridge
County Sheriff, 1948-52; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Junior Order.
Still living as of 1962.
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Ward M. Dawson, Sr. (b. 1893) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born September
2, 1893.
Son of Randolph T. Dawson and Emma (Beale) Dawson.
Republican. Hardware
merchant; farm
equipment dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1947-56,
1959-60; defeated, 1962.
United
Brethren. Member, Junior Order; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Interment somewhere
in Breezewood, Pa.
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C. Clifton Dyche, Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 10,
1926.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1957-58.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior Order.
Still living as of 1958.
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William Arch Leap (1883-1978) —
also known as W. Arch Leap —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Cabell
County, W.Va., November
9, 1883.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Redmen; Moose;
Junior Order.
Died in 1978
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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H. Clay Mace (b. 1888) —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Hackers Valley, Webster
County, W.Va., May 13,
1888.
Son of William F. Mace and Willie Ann (Berry) Mace.
Democrat. School
teacher; road
contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1939-42;
defeated, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Odd
Fellows; Junior Order; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Jackson Marcum (1908-1975) —
also known as Charles J. Marcum —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.; Folsom, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Wayne
County, W.Va., May 30,
1908.
Son of Jacob McDonald Marcum and Carrie (Hager) Marcum.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lincoln County, 1941-42.
Baptist.
Member, Junior Order.
Died in 1975
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank P. McLaughlin (b. 1897) —
of Marlinton, Pocahontas
County, W.Va.
Born in Dunmore, Pocahontas
County, W.Va., October
9, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Pocahontas
County Sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pocahontas County,
1955-56, 1959; resigned 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order; Elks; Moose; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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T. Hugh Paul (b. 1892) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., November
1, 1892.
Son of William Allen Paul and Mattie (Shelton) Paul.
Democrat. Railway
yardmaster; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1935-38,
1941-44.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Harriett Peck. |
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Everett Bryan Pennybacker (b. 1893) —
also known as E. B. Pennybacker —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Belleville, Wood
County, W.Va., February
13, 1893.
Son of W. H. Pennybacker and Jane Pennybacker.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-37; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 4th Judicial Circuit, 1937-41; member, West Virginia
Public Service Commission; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1944; candidate
for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1950.
United
Brethren. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Junior Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ed V. Perry (b. 1880) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Salt Rock, Cabell
County, W.Va., October
28, 1880.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36;
resigned 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Junior Order; United
Mine Workers.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester Perry (b. 1910) —
also known as Bus Perry —
of Dehue, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Milton, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
6, 1910.
Son of Grover Cleveland Perry and Hattie Perry.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1937-42.
Baptist.
Member, Junior Order; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley J. Rexrode (b. 1883) —
of Marlinton, Pocahontas
County, W.Va.
Born in New Hampden, Highland
County, Va., August 5,
1883.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pocahontas County; elected
1934.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Junior Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Burr Saville (1891-1972) —
also known as J. Burr Saville —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Augusta, Hampshire
County, W.Va., March 21,
1891.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; auctioneer;
sheriff;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1935-36;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49; chair of
Hampshire County Democratic Party, 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Junior Order.
Died in April, 1972
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Everett R. Shafer (1911-2005) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Esty, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., October
3, 1911.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1951-52,
1955-58.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Junior Order; Woodmen;
Moose;
Blue
Key; National
Education Association.
Died August 9,
2005 (age 93 years, 310
days).
Interment at Eden Cemetery, Crescent City, Fla.
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Claude V. Swann (b. 1887) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Salt Rock, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 30,
1887.
Democrat. Plumber;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1937-40,
1945-46; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1940-41.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior Order; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Alfred Taylor (1878-1956) —
also known as J. Alfred Taylor —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born near Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, September
25, 1878.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1917-18,
1921-22, 1931-32, 1937-38; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1923-27;
defeated, 1926 (6th District), 1938 (3rd District); candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1928; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1932;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Junior Order; Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Moose.
Died in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., June 9,
1956 (age 77 years, 258
days).
Interment at Huse
Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
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H. T. Tucker (b. 1894) —
also known as Tom Tucker —
of Huntington, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Fort Gay, Wayne
County, W.Va., September
7, 1894.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1933,
1947-56; resigned 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Junior Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cecil Harland Underwood (1922-2008) —
also known as Cecil H. Underwood —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Josephs Mills, Tyler
County, W.Va., November
5, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; minister;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Tyler County, 1945-56; Governor of
West Virginia, 1957-61, 1997-2001; defeated, 1964, 1976, 2000;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960
(Temporary
Chair), 1972,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1960; candidate for Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose;
Junior Order; Pi
Kappa Delta; Farm
Bureau.
He was both the youngest (in 1957) and the oldest (in 2001) governor
in West Virginia history.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in Memorial Hospital
of the Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
24, 2008 (age 86 years, 19
days). His body was
donated to the School of Medicine at Marshall University.
Cenotaph at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Josephs Mills, W.Va.
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Bernard Wilmer West (b. 1888) —
also known as B. W. West —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
2, 1888.
Republican. Dentist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1927-28;
defeated, 1936, 1942; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1929-30.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Redmen;
Junior Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Ola Still. |
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G. R. West (b. 1890) —
of Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va., March 22,
1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; carpenter;
painter;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County; elected 1952,
1954; defeated, 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Junior Order; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry F. White (b. 1883) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., November
21, 1883.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1941-52.
Methodist.
Member, Junior Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ward Wylie (b. 1900) —
of Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Gap Mills, Monroe
County, W.Va., March 30,
1900.
Son of Andrew Price Wylie and Maggie (Leach) Wylie.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1939-42, 1945-64; resigned
1943; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior Order; Elks; Rotary; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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