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Alois Bahlmann Abbot (b. 1885) —
also known as A. B. Abbot —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington Court House, Fayette
County, Ohio, November
2, 1885.
Son of Joel H. Abbot and Almira (Straugh) Abbot.
Democrat. Banker;
railroad builder; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1927-34.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edgar Allen (1916-1989) —
also known as Charles E. Allen; C. E. Allen;
"Blackie" —
of Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Windom, Wyoming
County, W.Va., February
16, 1916.
Son of George E. Allen and Martha (Browning) Allen.
Democrat. Railway conductor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1965-68, 1973-76 (Wyoming
County 1965-68, 1973-74, 15th District 1975-76).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Died July 26,
1989 (age 73 years, 160
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Haymond A. Alltop (1892-1979) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Cedarville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., June 14,
1892.
Son of Alpheus Alltop and Rebecca Jane (Miller) Alltop.
Democrat. Machinist;
employed by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; president,
Monongahela Valley Trades and Labor Council; vice
president, West Virginia Federation of Labor; vice
president, West Virginia Industrial Union Council; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1939-44.
Member, Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in April, 1979
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert D. Bailey (1883-1963) —
also known as R. D. Bailey —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., July 26,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
represented railroads and timber
companies; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1920-29; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1943-44; appointed 1943;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944;
candidate in primary for Governor of
West Virginia, 1944, 1952; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1947-48; Presidential Elector for West
Virginia, 1948;
chair
of Wyoming County Democratic Party, 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in 1963
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert D. Bailey (1912-2001) —
also known as Bob Bailey —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., January
12, 1912.
Son of Robert
D. Bailey (1883-1963) and Sue (Starkey) Bailey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
represented railroads and timber
companies; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1964;
vice-chair
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67; secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1965-67; appointed 1965; president,
Castle Rock Bank of
Pineville, Radio
Station WWYO, Independent Herald newspaper,
and Pineville Gas
Company.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died in 2001
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas L. Black (b. 1934) —
of East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born March 14,
1934.
Son of Benjamin F. Black and Margaret (Estep) Black.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
railway clerk; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-66.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; American
Legion; Lions.
Still living as of 1966.
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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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John Carey (1792-1875) —
of Ohio.
Born in Monongalia
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 5,
1792.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1828, 1836, 1843; Presidential Elector
for Ohio, 1840;
promoter and first president, Mad River Railroad; founder of
the town of Carey, Ohio; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1859-61.
Died in Carey, Wyandot
County, Ohio, March 17,
1875 (age 82 years, 346
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in
1919 at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Carey, Ohio.
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Mike Casey (b. 1899) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ona, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 29,
1899.
Son of William Sinclair Casey and Sidna A. (Lewis) Casey.
Democrat. Railway shipping and receiving clerk; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-52,
1959-68; defeated, 1952, 1956, 1968.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Carr Christian, Jr. (b. 1917) —
also known as Clarence C. Christian, Jr. —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va., November
24, 1917.
Son of Clarence Carr Christian and Lola Mae (Cooke) Christian.
Democrat. Locomotive engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-80 (Mercer County
1957-74, 19th District 1975-80).
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers; Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Still living as of 1980.
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John Jacob Cornwell (1867-1953) —
also known as John J. Cornwell —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 11,
1867.
Son of Jacob H. Cornwell and Mary E. (Taylor) Cornwell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
owner and editor of The Hampshire Review newspaper;
financed and built Hampshire Southern Railroad; president, Bank of
Romney; director and general counsel, Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1896,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1932,
1940;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1899-1906 (12th District 1899-1902, 15th
District 1903-06); Governor of
West Virginia, 1917-21; defeated, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., September
8, 1953 (age 86 years, 59
days).
Interment at Indian
Mound Cemetery, Romney, W.Va.
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Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) —
also known as Henry G. Davis —
of Hampshire
County, W.Va.; Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born near Woodstock, Howard
County, Md., November
16, 1823.
Son of Caleb Davis and Louisa (Brown) Davis.
Democrat. Railroad promoter; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1866;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1869-71; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1871-83; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1904,
1912;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1904.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 11,
1916 (age 92 years, 116
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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N. T. Downs (b. 1874) —
of Mill Creek, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Flintstone, Allegany
County, Md., October
26, 1874.
Son of William H. Downs and Elizabeth (Chisholm) Downs.
Democrat. Railway freight and ticket agent; telegraph
operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1941-46.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Charles A. Millar (b. 1915) —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., January
6, 1915.
Son of C. A. Millar and Ella (Ansel) Millar.
Democrat. Railway trainman; livestock
dealer; chair of
Mineral County Democratic Party, 1946-49, 1961-62; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1961-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1964.
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John Motley Morehead (1796-1866) —
of Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., July 4,
1796.
Son of John Morehead and Obedience (Motley) Morehead.
Whig. Lawyer;
railroad promoter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1821, 1826-27, 1838; Governor of
North Carolina, 1841-45; Delegate
from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62.
Died in Alum Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., August
27, 1866 (age 70 years, 54
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Greensboro, N.C.
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T. Hugh Paul (b. 1892) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., November
1, 1892.
Son of William Allen Paul and Mattie (Shelton) Paul.
Democrat. Railway yardmaster; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1935-38,
1941-44.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wayman Peter P. St. Clair (b. 1842) —
also known as Wayman P. P. St. Clair —
of Ogallala, Keith
County, Neb.
Born in Monroe
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
30, 1842.
Son of George W. St. Clair and Ann (Keaton) St. Clair.
Stationmaster for the Union Pacific Railroad; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1877.
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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J. Alex Tinsley (b. 1892) —
of Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Ansted, Fayette
County, W.Va., August 8,
1892.
Democrat. Locomotive engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County; elected
1936, 1938, 1942, 1946, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, 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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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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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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