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Glenn R. Jackson (1900-1978) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
9, 1900.
Son of James F. Jackson and Minnie (Blankenship) Jackson.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1941-44;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1945-60.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died in October, 1978
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Jay Jackson (1800-1877) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
13, 1800.
Son of John
George Jackson.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1838-44; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., January
1, 1877 (age 76 years, 323
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Lloyd G. Jackson (b. 1918) —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Yawkey, Lincoln
County, W.Va., May 30,
1918.
Son of Guy H. Jackson and Ella (Johnson) Jackson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; drilling
contractor; natural gas
producer; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1947-70; defeated in primary,
1970.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1970.
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Lloyd G. Jackson II (b. 1952) —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 23,
1952.
Son of Lloyd
G. Jackson and Pauline Jackson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1981-86; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1987-90, 1995-; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1988-90.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1997.
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Mack C. Jarrell (b. 1926) —
of Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va., April 11,
1926.
Son of McClellan Jarrell and Gladys (Clarkson) Jarrell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; podiatrist;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1985-88.
Protestant.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
National
Education Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives:
Married to Dr. Betty Joan Morris. |
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C. A. Jarvis (b. 1877) —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Born in Minnora, Calhoun
County, W.Va., May 2,
1877.
Democrat. Calhoun
County Sheriff, 1909-12; chair of
Calhoun County Democratic Party, 1929; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1933-34,
1939-40.
Southern
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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Frank Rumer Jeffrey (b. 1889) —
also known as Frank R. Jeffrey —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
22, 1889.
Son of Thomas P. Jeffrey and Sarah (Crossfield) Jeffrey.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; private secretary to U.S. Sen. Wesley
L. Jones; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1921-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Scott John (b. 1878) —
also known as William S. John —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., January
10, 1878.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1917-20.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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George William Johnson (1869-1944) —
also known as George W. Johnson —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born near Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., November
10, 1869.
Son of George Dallas Johnson and Ann Elizabeth (Henry) Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1923-25, 1933-43;
defeated, 1924, 1942.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died February
24, 1944 (age 74 years, 106
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) —
also known as Louis A. Johnson —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., January
10, 1891.
Son of Marcellus A. Johnson and Katherine Leftwich (Arthur) Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
National Commander, American Legion, 1932-33; Assistant Secretary of
War, 1937-40; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1949-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 24,
1966 (age 75 years, 104
days).
Interment at Elkview
Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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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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G. T. Johnston (b. 1887) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Giles
County, Va., July 24,
1887.
Son of George W. Johnston and Annie W. (Moore) Johnston.
Democrat. Plumbing
and heating contractor; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1951-56.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rolla A. Johnston, Sr. (1893-1965) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., May 10,
1893.
Son of Joseph Johnston and Jennie (Dotson) Johnston.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1941-42;
defeated, 1942; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1948,
1960;
chair
of Wood County Democratic Party, 1949; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949-64.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in 1965
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy W. Jolliffe (b. 1895) —
of Cameron, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Wetzel
County, W.Va., March 15,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hardware
dealer; Marshall
County Sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1959-60.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fleming Adolphus Jones, Jr. (b. 1895) —
also known as Fleming A. Jones, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
10, 1895.
Son of Felix Jones and Emeline (Young) Jones.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1935-42,
1945-48; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Beta Sigma; American
Legion.
First
Democratic black member of West Virginia House of Delegates.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Harrison Jones (b. 1889) —
also known as Howard H. Jones —
of Smithburg, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in Berea, Ritchie
County, W.Va., January
23, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sylvester J. Kane (1852-1919) —
of Milton, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1852.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1911.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1919
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Rece
Family Cemetery, Milton, W.Va.
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Orton R. Karickhoff (b. 1905) —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Hodgesville, Upshur
County, W.Va., November
6, 1905.
Son of D. W. Karickhoff and Constance E. (Merrells) Karickhoff.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1942-46; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1947-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1972; defeated, 1974
(9th District).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbur Keblinger (b. 1875) —
of Staunton,
Va.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
8, 1875.
Son of Caddis Maupin Keblinger and Mary Annette (Jackson) Keblinger.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul
in Malta, 1914-19; Fiume, 1919-23; Bombay, 1923-30; Melbourne, 1930-31; Sydney, 1931-32; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1932-36; Victoria, 1936; Hamburg, 1938.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leonidas Hamman Kelly (b. 1871) —
also known as Leonidas H. Kelly; Lon H.
Kelly —
of Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va., January
28, 1871.
Son of John McHamilton Kelly and Alzira (Hamman) Kelly.
Democrat. Lawyer; Braxton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1900; chair of
Braxton County Democratic Party, 1917; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1917-22;
candidate for judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John McHamilton Kelly and Alzira (Hamman) Kelly; married, March 3,
1897, to Bertha Gorrell; married, June 19,
1907, to Nellie Kiddy. |
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P. Henderson Kelly (b. 1881) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Whitesburg, Letcher
County, Ky., October
6, 1881.
Democrat. Druggist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1947-48,
1953-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
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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Robert Henry Kidd (1888-1982) —
also known as Robert H. Kidd —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.; Burnsville, Braxton
County, W.Va.
Born in Burnsville, Braxton
County, W.Va., April 30,
1888.
Son of John
Wesley Kidd and Mary (Bodkins) Kidd.
Democrat. Newspaper
work; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1924; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1941-42.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Braxton
County, W.Va., 1982
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956) —
also known as Harley M. Kilgore —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Brown, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
11, 1893.
Son of Quimby Kilgore and Laura Jo (Martin) Kilgore.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; criminal court judge in
West Virginia, 1933-40; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1941-56; died in office 1956;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944,
1948
(speaker).
Christian.
Member, American
Political Science Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons; Elks; Moose.
Died February
28, 1956 (age 63 years, 48
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Hugh A. Kincaid (b. 1911) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va., February
2, 1911.
Democrat. Mortician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-56, 1959-62, 1965-78
(Cabell County 1955-56, 1959-62, 1965-74, 11th District 1975-78);
defeated, 1956 (Cabell County), 1978 (11th District).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Jaycees.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eddie King (b. 1912) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in War Eagle, Mingo
County, W.Va., July 9,
1912.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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H. V. King (b. 1883) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Bellaire, Belmont
County, Ohio, January
10, 1883.
Son of William P. King and Belle (Powell) King.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1941-42; defeated, 1942; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Grotto; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Leo G. Kopelman (b. 1917) —
of East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
4, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of West
Virginia state house of delegates; defeated, 1960 (Kanawha
County); elected 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972; defeated, 1974 (17th
District).
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Still living as of 1974.
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Kenneth S. Kurtz (1903-1939) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born October
16, 1903.
Son of Harry W. Kurtz and Blanche (Swan) Kurtz.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1937-39;
died in office 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Theta
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary.
Died July 10,
1939 (age 35 years, 267
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Near Weston, Lewis County, W.Va.
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