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George Calvert Andes (1891-1985) —
also known as George C. Andes —
of Timberville, Rockingham
County, Va.; Fayette
County, W.Va.; Harrisonburg,
Va.
Born in Shenandoah
County, Va., January
25, 1891.
Son of Benjamin Andes and Rebecca Andes.
Republican. Physician;
worked for a coal mining company; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1934, 1936.
Died in October, 1985
(age 94
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Gardner Bradley (b. 1881) —
also known as J. G. Bradley —
of Dundon, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
12, 1881.
Son of William Hornblower Bradley and Eliza McCormack (Cameron)
Bradley.
Republican. Coal mining magnate; organizer of Elk River
Coal and Lumber Co.;
organizer of the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad;
director, Central Iron and
Steel Co.; created the town of Widen, W.Va.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1916;
chair
of Clay County Republican Party, 1917.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Floyd Sanford Chapman —
also known as Floyd S. Chapman —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, W.Va.
Republican. Coal and timber
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1919-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Claypole (b. 1938) —
of Granville, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongalia
County, W.Va., August
20, 1938.
Son of James Claypole and Martha Claypole.
Coal miner; president,
United Mine Workers Local 31; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1991-94; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 44th District, 1997-.
Methodist.
Member, United
Mine Workers; Moose.
Still living as of 1997.
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Edward Cooper (1873-1928) —
of Bramwell, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Trevorton, Northumberland
County, Pa., February
26, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
coal mining business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1915-19.
Died in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., March 1,
1928 (age 55 years, 4
days).
Entombed at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Fred E. Counts (b. 1912) —
of Bartley, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Counts, Dickenson
County, Va., August
26, 1912.
Son of Ezra V. Counts and Chloe (Grizzle) Counts.
Democrat. Coal miner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1959-62;
appointed 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
United
Mine Workers.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Guy Farmer (1912-1995) —
of West Virginia; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wythe
County, Va., September
13, 1912.
Republican. Miner; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; member, National Labor
Relations Board, 1953-55; chair, National Labor Relations
Board, 1953-55.
Died October
4, 1995 (age 83 years, 21
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Franklin Foxx (b. 1916) —
also known as Edward Foxx —
of Lundale, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Amherstdale, Logan
County, W.Va., June 24,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; coal
miner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1957-58.
Protestant.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Still living as of 1958.
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Perle T. Harman (b. 1900) —
also known as Mrs. Sayers Harman —
of Yukon, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., November
26, 1900.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1933-34;
defeated, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from West Virginia, 1960-63; president of
several coal mining companies.
Female.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Burial
location unknown.
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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 |
| | | Relatives: Son of A. B. Helmick and
Catherine Helmick; married 1890 to
Catherine Flynn (died 1902); married 1904 to Fannie
E. Liller. |
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Tracy W. Hylton (b. 1922) —
of Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.; Daniels, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Crab Orchard, Raleigh
County, W.Va., July 4,
1922.
Son of Arthur M. Hylton and Grace (Snuffer) Hylton.
Mine operator; hotel
owner; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1965-72, 1987-90; defeated
(Republican), 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1990.
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John Joseph Lincoln, Sr. (1865-1948) —
also known as John J. Lincoln —
of McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born near Rising Sun, Lehigh
County, Pa., October
11, 1865.
Republican. Mining engineer;
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1928.
Quaker.
Died in Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
28, 1948 (age 82 years, 109
days).
Interment at Newtown
Cemetery, Newtown, Pa.
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Burrell Kemp Littlepage (b. 1888) —
also known as B. Kemp Littlepage —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 28,
1888.
Son of Samuel Dickenson Littlepage and Mary (Kemp) Littlepage.
Democrat. Lawyer;
coal operator; Kanawha
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1916-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Burial
location unknown.
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Boyd Mathis (1912-1965) —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Kiahsville, Wayne
County, W.Va., July 26,
1912.
Son of Foster Mathis and Sibbie (Finley) Mathis.
Democrat. Mine foreman and superintendent; farmer; merchant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1965; died
in office 1965.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1965
(age about
52 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Willard Lawrence Mills (b. 1905) —
also known as W. L. Mills —
of Kimball, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Camp Creek, Mercer
County, W.Va., July 31,
1905.
Democrat. Coal miner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1947-52,
1955-58.
Methodist.
Member, Moose.
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bluewell, W.Va.
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Cecil Mitchell (b. 1907) —
of Newtown, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Wanda, Logan
County, W.Va., July 19,
1907.
Democrat. Miner; electrician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Redmen;
Rotary;
United
Mine Workers.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lacy Neely (b. 1910) —
of Cunard, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Mabscott, Raleigh
County, W.Va., April 19,
1910.
Son of Oliver Carlisle Neely and Mintie Bell (Kelly) Neely.
Democrat. Coal miner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1941-44.
Baptist.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert R. Nelson (b. 1935) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Boone
County, W.Va., October
9, 1935.
Son of Joda Fulton Nelson and Opal W. (Hunter) Nelson.
Democrat. Legislative
Director, United Mine Workers of America; administrative
assistant, U.S. Rep. Ken
Hechler; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1965-70;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1971-85; resigned 1985; chair of
Cabell County Democratic Party, 1972-83.
Protestant.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Still living as of 1985.
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Relatives:
Married 1960
to Mary Lucinda Abruzzino. |
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Joseph Allen Overton, Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as J. Allen Overton, Jr. —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., April 17,
1921.
Son of Joseph Allen Overton and Edith (Wharton) Overton.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1949-50;
member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1959-62; vice-president, American
Mining Congress.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi; Elks.
Still living as of 1964.
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Harry R. Pauley (b. 1907) —
of Iaeger, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Keystone, McDowell
County, W.Va., February
19, 1907.
Son of Emory Preston Pauley and Etta (Redmond) Pauley.
Democrat. Contractor;
real
estate business; coal operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1937-40,
1949-54, 1957-60, 1963-66, 1969-74; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1958-59.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hiram Phillips (b. 1894) —
of Sprigg, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Matewan, Mingo
County, W.Va., April 11,
1894.
Son of John W. Phillips and Gillian (Whitley) Phillips.
Democrat. Coal miner; president of
Mine Workers union local; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1935-36,
1949-52.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Redmen; United
Mine Workers.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Denzel J. Smith (1914-1966) —
also known as Gus Smith —
of Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., July 29,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; coal
miner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Barbour County, 1955-56,
1959-60; defeated, 1956.
Member, United
Mine Workers; Moose; American
Legion.
Died in 1966
(age about
51 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Stewart (1872-1945) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born near Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky., November
26, 1872.
Son of Leander Cox Stewart and Ellen Frances (Savage) Stewart.
Coal mine superintendent; mayor
of Bluefield, W.Va., 1924-28.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died, from asthma and
a heart
condition, in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., June 12,
1945 (age 72 years, 198
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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W. Guy Tetrick (b. 1883) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Enterprise, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
3, 1883.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; coal operator; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1917-53; Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1932;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1945-46,
1949-54; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Virginia Ann Heavner. |
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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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George D. Williams (b. 1909) —
of near Alum Creek, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Lincoln
County, W.Va., June 26,
1909.
Son of Elvin Williams and Mattie (McClure) Williams.
Democrat. Coal miner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lincoln County, 1951-52.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
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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