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Fleming Newman Alderson (b. 1884) —
also known as Fleming N. Alderson —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va., January
8, 1884.
Son of John
Duffy Alderson and Eugenia Adaline (Rader) Alderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1911-12;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1916; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for West
Virginia state attorney general, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Delta
Chi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Wesley Atkinson (1845-1925) —
also known as George W. Atkinson —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Charleston, Kanawha
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 29,
1845.
Son of James Atkinson and Miriam (Rader) Atkinson.
Republican. Postmaster;
lawyer;
West
Virginia Republican state chair, 1884-88; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1890-91; Governor of
West Virginia, 1897-1901; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1901-05;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1904;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1905-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April 4,
1925 (age 79 years, 279
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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William Eli Baker (1873-1954) —
also known as William E. Baker —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Beverly, Randolph
County, W.Va., February
25, 1873.
Son of Eli Baker and Margaret Ellen (Sexton) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1918-20; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia,
1921-54; took senior status 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Beverly, Randolph
County, W.Va., June 4,
1954 (age 81 years, 99
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George L. Bambrick (b. 1869) —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, Iowa, September
4, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1945-48; defeated, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joel Ferree Bedell, Jr. (1905-1992) —
also known as J. F. Bedell, Jr.;
"Free" —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 20,
1905.
Son of Joel Ferree Bedell and Cora W. (Kiger) Bedell.
Democrat. Public affairs representative, Humble Oil and
Refining Company; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-66;
defeated, 1966.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died September
12, 1992 (age 87 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Charleston, 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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Carroll W. Casto (b. 1925) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., October
26, 1925.
Son of Denny L. Casto and Gertha (Tolley) Casto.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1961-64;
appointed 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Sigma Kappa; Rotary.
Still living as of 1964.
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Spencer K. Creel (b. 1896) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Freeport, Wirt
County, W.Va., April 27,
1896.
Son of John A. Creel and Isabella (Foutty) Creel.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1939-40,
1943-64, 1967-70; defeated, 1934, 1940; resigned 1970; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1952-54.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Farm
Bureau.
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Gustavus Hartwell Crumpecker (1882-1941) —
also known as G. H. Crumpecker —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Danville,
Va., March 23,
1882.
Son of Gustavus Wingfield Crumpecker and Lizzie Ella (Motley)
Crumpecker.
Democrat. Mercer
County Sheriff; chair of
Mercer County Democratic Party, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died April 24,
1941 (age 59 years, 32
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Gladys Day. |
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James Damron (b. 1876) —
of Mingo
County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan
County, W.Va., April 28,
1876.
Son of George Washington Damron and Esther (Chafin) Damron.
Mingo
County Clerk; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 22nd
Judicial Circuit, 1912-20; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1928-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Damron and Esther (Chafin) Damron; married, December
22, 1899, to Anna B. Shumate; married, October
16, 1915, to Leola Virginia Sanders. |
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Thomas Jeffrey Davis, Sr. (b. 1879) —
also known as Thomas J. Davis, Sr. —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., March 19,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-25; oil and gas
producer; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1929-32, 1945-48; member of
West
Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights Templar; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. Fitzgerald (b. 1915) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, May 30,
1915.
Son of Edward Fitzgerald and Myrtle (Roberts) Fitzgerald.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
wholesale florist
supplier; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970; defeated, 1972
(Jackson County); elected 1974.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 1975.
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Wade H. Garrett (b. 1889) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshville, Harrison
County, W.Va., June 7,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; oil and gas
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-62.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary; Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
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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John Smith Hall (1883-1961) —
also known as John S. Hall —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Canterbury, Logan County (now Mingo
County), W.Va., March 26,
1883.
Son of W. D. Hall and Lucretia Hall.
Democrat. School
teacher; railroad
worker; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1921-27;
Clerk, West Virginia House of Representatives, 1933-39; Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 2,
1961 (age 77 years, 341
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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Charlton N. Harman (b. 1915) —
also known as C. N. Harman;
"Bud" —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Davis, Tucker
County, W.Va., August
16, 1915.
Son of Charlie Newton Harman and Stella May (Kimble) Harman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; contractor;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1969-70;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1971-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1990.
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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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J. LeRoy Huffman (b. 1878) —
also known as Roy Huffman —
of Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington College, Washington
County, Tenn., August
30, 1878.
Son of H. B. Huffman and Martha Ellen (Ball) Huffman.
Democrat. Lumber
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1939-42.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wayne W. Hughes (b. 1909) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va., July 4,
1909.
Republican. School
teacher; dairy farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1959-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph William Kessel (b. 1925) —
also known as Joseph W. Kessel; Joe Bill
Kessel —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, November
22, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1955-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Moose; National
Education Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1960.
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Arthur Burke Koontz (b. 1885) —
also known as Arthur B. Koontz —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., January
29, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1920; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1934; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1936,
1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1940-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
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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James W. Loop (b. 1900) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., March 12,
1900.
Son of James Willis Loop and Dora (Noe) Loop.
Democrat. Printer;
school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1947-56,
1965-66, 1969-72; defeated, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Kappa
Delta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Bruce Martin (b. 1883) —
also known as Harry B. Martin —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Wyatt, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
8, 1883.
Republican. Coal
broker; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1929-32; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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G. Y. Neal (b. 1900) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Gallia
County, Ohio, May 31,
1900.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1953-54;
defeated, 1938, 1940, 1964; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Redmen;
Farm
Bureau; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Smithe O'Brien (1862-1948) —
also known as William S. O'Brien —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Audra, Barbour
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
8, 1862.
Son of Col. Emmet J. O'Brien and Martha Ann (Hall) O'Brien.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 12th Judicial Circuit,
1913-20; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1927-29;
defeated, 1928; secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1933-48; died in office 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va., August
10, 1948 (age 86 years, 215
days).
Interment at Heavner
Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
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George C. Porter (1903-1967) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, December
9, 1903.
Son of Carl Porter and Atta (Archer) Porter.
Democrat. Theater
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1961-67; appointed 1961; died
in office 1967.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stuart Felix Reed (1866-1935) —
also known as Stuart F. Reed —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va., January
8, 1866.
Son of Milton D. Reed and Margaret (Stuart) Reed.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1895-98; postmaster;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1909-17; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1917-25.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died July 4,
1935 (age 69 years, 177
days).
Interment at Elkview
Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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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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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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Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
8, 1865.
Son of John
Webster Sutherland.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,
1932,
1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died March 12,
1950 (age 84 years, 185
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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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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William Merle Watkins (b. 1881) —
also known as W. Merle Watkins —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., December
21, 1881.
Son of William Watkins and Grace Marie (Deppen) Watkins.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Grafton, W.Va., 1914; Taylor
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1929-32; circuit judge in
West Virginia for the 19th Judicial Circuit; elected 1946.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
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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Dallas Wolfe (b. 1895) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.; Rowlesburg, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Colebank, Preston
County, W.Va., September
1, 1895.
Son of Oliver Wolfe and Beuna (Lindsey) Wolfe.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; farmer; millwright;
lumber
business; service
station operator; restaurant
owner; motel
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1961-72.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Ruritan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver Wolfe and Beuna (Lindsey) Wolfe; married, October
2, 1928, to Virginia Jones; married, June 28,
1971, to Gladys McDaniel. |
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George K. W. Woo (b. 1910) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kwangtung, China,
November
6, 1910.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1965-68;
appointed 1965; candidate in primary for West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Chinese
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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