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Nicholas County
West Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Nicholas County

Fleming Newman Alderson (1884-1964) — also known asFleming N. Alderson — of Richwood,NicholasCounty, W.Va.Born in Summersville,NicholasCounty, W.Va.,January8, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1911-12;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1912;candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1916; served inthe U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forWestVirginia state attorney general, 1924.SouthernMethodist. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiKappa Psi;DeltaChi;ThetaNu Epsilon;Moose;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Rotary.Died in Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.,April 2,1964 (age80 years, 85days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards RichwoodMountain View MemorialPark RichwoodOdd Fellows Cemetery RichwoodRichwood Cemetery Private or familygraveyards Nicholas County, West Virginia John Duffy Alderson (1854-1910) — also known asJohn D. Alderson — of Nicholas (now Summersville),NicholasCounty, W.Va.Born in Nicholas Court House, Va. (now Summersville,NicholasCounty, W.Va.),November29, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1889-95;defeated, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1900,1904,1908;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1901-02.Died in Richwood,NicholasCounty, W.Va.,December5, 1910 (age56 years, 6days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Allen Alderson and Mary Susanna (Duffy) Alderson; marriedto Eugenia Rader and Mrs. Martha Graham; father ofFlemingNewman Alderson; third cousin ofJohnDuffy Alderson (1896-1975).   Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

	Relatives: Sonof Eugenia Adeline (Rader) Alderson andJohnDuffy Alderson (1854-1910); married,June 8,1921, to Rebecca Mary Wigton; third cousin once removed ofJohnDuffy Alderson (1896-1975).
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
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Carl Edwin Gainer, Sr. (1915-2006) — also known asCarl E. Gainer — of Richwood,NicholasCounty, W.Va.Born inBarbourCounty, W.Va.,January19, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;schoolprincipal;oildistributor; president, WVARradiostation; owner, RichwoodTelevisionCable Co.; director, Farmers and MerchantsBank;member ofWestVirginia state senate 12th District, 1959-82; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1964,1968.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Rotary;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, in Richwood AreaMedicalCenter, Richwood,NicholasCounty, W.Va.,August16, 2006 (age91 years, 209days).Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park.

John Marshall Wolverton (1872-1944) — also known asJohn M. Wolverton — of Richwood,NicholasCounty, W.Va.Born in Bigbend,CalhounCounty, W.Va.,January31, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;mayor of Richwood, W.Va., 1918-19;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1925-27, 1929-31;defeated, 1926, 1936.Died in1944(ageabout72 years).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:JohnMarshall
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Emerson Ellis Deitz (1869-1944) — also known asEmerson E. Deitz — of Richwood,NicholasCounty, W.Va.Born in1869.Republican. Postmaster atRichwood,W.Va., 1908-16, 1923-32 (acting, 1923);mayorof Richwood, W.Va., 1934.Died in1944(ageabout75 years).Interment at Richwood Cemetery.

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