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Glen B. Wade (b. 1898) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., February
27, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; merchant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1935-36;
defeated, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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David E. Wallace (b. 1936) —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Van, Boone
County, W.Va., January
5, 1936.
Son of H. M. Wallace and Bonnie (Bowman) Wallace.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1971-74; resigned 1974.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Rotary; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1974.
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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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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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Lester W. Watts (b. 1903) —
also known as "Doc" —
of East Rainelle, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Richlands, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., February
5, 1903.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1951-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer Roy Waugh (1879-1945) —
also known as H. Roy Waugh —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Upshur
County, W.Va., January
4, 1879.
Son of Homer M. Waugh and Malissa (Jane) Waugh.
Republican. Lawyer; Upshur
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Upshur County, 1909-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1910-14;
circuit judge in West Virginia, 1921-28; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1938, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in 1945
(age about
66 years).
Original interment at Old
Baptist Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.; reinterment in 1979 at Heavner
Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
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Thomas E. Welch (b. 1930) —
of McMechen, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in McMechen, Marshall
County, W.Va., January
2, 1930.
Republican. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1955-58;
defeated, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Moose; National
Education Association.
Still living as of 1958.
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William Edwin Wells, Jr. (b. 1890) —
also known as W. Edwin Wells —
of Newell, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in East Liverpool, Columbiana
County, Ohio, July 30,
1890.
Republican. Pottery
manufacturer; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1929-32.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph P. Welton (b. 1909) —
of Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., April 9,
1909.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Grant County; elected
1944, 1946; elected unopposed 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George H. Whaley (b. 1919) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., April 30,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1955-58;
defeated, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1958.
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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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Sam White (b. 1927) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Mercer
County, W.Va., May 21,
1927.
Son of Dr. S. Ray White and Ora (Ward) White.
Republican. Lawyer; Pleasants
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 7th District, 1977-80; member
of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1981-85; resigned 1985.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1985.
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Ralph D. Williams (b. 1928) —
of Rainelle, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Trout, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., February
16, 1928.
Son of John D. Williams and Susan (Viers) Williams.
Democrat. Accountant;
insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1971-86; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1986.
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Emmett O. Wiseman (1903-1989) —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va., April 9,
1903.
Son of W. E. Wiseman and Lena Wiseman.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (9th District 1937-38, 11th
District 1939-40).
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., September
21, 1989 (age 86 years, 165
days).
Interment at Huse
Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
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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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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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Homer Boughner Woods (1869-1941) —
also known as Homer B. Woods —
of Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born near Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 16,
1869.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1904; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 5th Judicial Circuit, 1905-24; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1925-36; defeated, 1936;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1941; died
in office 1941.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died March 4,
1941 (age 71 years, 231
days).
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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Paul W. Workman (b. 1894) —
also known as Pop Workman —
of Clendenin, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lavalette, Wayne
County, W.Va., February
21, 1894.
Son of Jefferson Bowen Workman (born 1868) and Grace (Wellman)
Workman (born 1873).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; athletic
coach; tire
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1963.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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H. Dennis Wright (b. 1897) —
of Montcalm, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Rock, Mercer
County, W.Va., November
25, 1897.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1935-38.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; United
Mine Workers.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stuart Alton Wright (b. 1904) —
also known as Stuart A. Wright —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, W.Va., August
27, 1904.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1949-56.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
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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William S. Wysong (1876-1963) —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., February
13, 1876.
Son of William M. Wysong and Bettie Mayo (Holt) Wysong.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1911-14,
1929-30, 1935-36, 1951-52; chair of
Webster County Democratic Party, 1940-42; Presidential Elector
for West Virginia, 1940.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions.
Died in April, 1963
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Don Yoak (b. 1921) —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Born in Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va., September
19, 1921.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1953-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1954.
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A. F. Young (b. 1882) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Lynn Camp, Marshall
County, W.Va., August
29, 1882.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1949-50.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank A. Young (b. 1889) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va., April 12,
1889.
Son of James E. Young and Catherine Rebecca (Peterson) Young.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
work; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1935-38.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
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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Richard L. Young (b. 1923) —
also known as Dick Young —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., March 26,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; restaurant
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Upshur County, 1953-58;
resigned 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; National
Education Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose.
Still living as of 1958.
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