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Barbara S. Abbott (b. 1930) —
also known as Barbara Straight —
of Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Mannington, Marion
County, W.Va., November
30, 1930.
Daughter of Ardas Leo Straight and Nellie (Starkey) Straight.
Republican. School
teacher; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1965; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1968.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers; Order of the Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives:
Married 1961
to George Norman Abbott IV. |
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Homer Keaton Ball (b. 1924) —
also known as Homer Ball —
of Athens, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born October
15, 1924.
Son of William Harvey Ball and Sallie (Keaton) Ball.
Democrat. Mercer
County Sheriff, 1965-68; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1995-96; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1997-.
Methodist.
Member, Habitat
for Humanity; Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Blankenship. |
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Marjorie H. Burke (b. 1932) —
also known as Marge Burke; Marjorie
Hardman —
of Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va.; Sand Fork, Gilmer
County, W.Va.
Born in Burnsville, Braxton
County, W.Va., November
14, 1932.
Daughter of George D. Hardman and Hazel B. Hardman.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1978, 1981-90, 1995-96 (23rd
District 1978, 1981-82, 9th District 1983-90, 34th District 1995-96);
appointed 1978; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1996,
2000
(alternate), 2008.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2008.
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Walter Alexander Burke (1895-1967) —
also known as W. A. 'Gene' Burke —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., June 6,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor of
Beckley, W.Va., 1946-48, 1950-51; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County; elected
1948, 1952, 1954.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; American
Legion.
Died in June, 1967
(age about
71 years).
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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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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Dan B. Fleming (b. 1885) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va., November
15, 1885.
Son of Henry C. Fleming and Lillian (Rhodes) Fleming.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944; chair of
Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1942-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Taliaferro Garrett (1865-1962) —
also known as J. T. Garrett —
of Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Putnam
County, W.Va., October
9, 1865.
Son of John H. Garrett and Martha (Hill) Garrett.
School
teacher; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1933-36.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., May 24,
1962 (age 96 years, 227
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hurricane Cemetery, Hurricane, W.Va.
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William Lee Gilligan (b. 1924) —
also known as William L. Gilligan —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio
County, W.Va., August
17, 1924.
Son of J. Joseph Gilligan and Emma (Eichenberg) Gilligan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1967; chair of
Tyler County Republican Party, 1969-73; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1971-82; appointed 1971.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Order of the Eastern Star; Lions; Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Boggs. |
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Calvin N. Hall (b. 1899) —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Lincoln
County, W.Va., March 5,
1899.
Son of Rev. W. T. Hall and Polly (Moore) Hall.
Democrat. Oil
and gas business; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (5th District 1937-38, 7th
District 1939-40); Sergeant-at-Arms, West Virginia Senate, 1941; chair of
Lincoln County Democratic Party, 1946-49; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Lolita Hilliard (1908-1997) —
also known as Lolita Ruth Collett; Mrs. M. E.
Hilliard —
of Front Royal, Warren
County, Va.; Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.; St. Peters, St. Charles
County, Mo.
Born in West Virginia, September
15, 1908.
Daughter of Maurie Jay Collett (1884-1935) and Hazel (Ferguson)
Collett (1890-1979).
Democrat. Nurse; chair of
Tucker County Democratic Party, 1949-62.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died, in Claywest House nursing
home, St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., May 29,
1997 (age 88 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Parsons Cemetery, Parsons, W.Va.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Milliard Earl Hilliard (1902-1991). |
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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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Jacob Alexander Neal (b. 1881) —
also known as Jacob A. Neal; Jake Neal —
of Webster
County, W.Va.; Fenwick, Nicholas
County, W.Va.; Clay, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Lizemore, Clay
County, W.Va., June 15,
1881.
Son of Cyrus Neal and Lydia (Fitzwater) Neal.
Democrat. Farmer; sawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1919-20, 1933-40, 1953-54,
1965-66 (Webster County 1919-20, Nicholas County 1933-40, 1953-54,
Clay County 1965-66).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyrus Neal and Lydia (Fitzwater) Neal; married, April 15,
1905, to Ora Woods (died 1917); married, August 6,
1932, to Lula J. McClung (died 1962). |
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Freda Noble Paul —
also known as Freda N. Paul; Freda Noble —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ansted, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Daughter of Clifton Edward Noble and Mamie (Neal) Noble.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1965-68,
1971-72; defeated, 1968, 1970; appointed 1971; defeated, 1972.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star; American
Association of University Women; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to Bosher Hubert Paul. |
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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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Mrs. Samuel W. Price (b. 1879) —
of Scarbro, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Cedar Hill (unknown
county), W.Va., September
5, 1879.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1933-36.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Violet Snedegar —
also known as Violet Marie Cox; Mrs. Nunley B.
Snedegar —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1956-60, 1964-68; associate
chair of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1969; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1972.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American
Association of University Women; Order of the Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1972.
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Loutellus M. Stout (b. 1924) —
of New Milton, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
28, 1924.
Republican. Farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1957-60;
chair
of Doddridge County Republican Party, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1962.
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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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Jackie Withrow —
also known as Jackie Neubert; Mrs. W. W.
Withrow —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Mabscott, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Daughter of Charles Frank Neubert and Willie Lee (Flanagan) Neubert.
Democrat. Real estate
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1961-78 (Raleigh County
1961-74, 18th District 1975-78).
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1978.
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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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