Very incomplete list! | |  Lot Abraham (1838-1920) — of Center Township,HenryCounty, Iowa.Born inButlerCounty, Ohio,April18, 1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;farmer;member ofIowastate senate, 1881-84; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Iowa,1912.United Brethren. Died in Mt. Pleasant,HenryCounty, Iowa,July 23,1920 (age82 years, 96days).Interment atAbrahamCemetery, Center Township, Henry County, Iowa. | | Charles Leroy Anspach (1895-1977) — also known asCharles L. Anspach — of Mt. Pleasant,IsabellaCounty, Mich.Born in Fremont,SanduskyCounty, Ohio,March 5,1895.Republican.Delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from IsabellaDistrict, 1961-62.Brethren. Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Shriners.President,Central Michigan University.Died in Mt. Pleasant,IsabellaCounty, Mich.,October25, 1977 (age82 years, 234days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Philip Anspach and Amanda (Loose) Anspach; married to MaryFisher. |
| | John Douglas Ayers Jr. (1917-1981) — also known asJ. Douglas Ayers — of Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.; Vienna,WoodCounty, W.Va.Born in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.,October29, 1917.Democrat.Buildingcontractor; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1965-66;defeated, 1966.United Brethren. Member,Elks;Moose.Died in May,1981(age63years, 0 days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va. | | George N. Beamer (1904-1974) — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in Bowling Green,ClayCounty, Ind.,October9, 1904.Democrat.Lawyer;St.Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-38; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1938;Indianastate attorney general, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana,1944;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, 1962-74;died in office 1974.Brethren. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;OptimistClub;American BarAssociation.DiedOctober21, 1974 (age70 years, 12days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jasper F. Beamer and Frances M. (Roush) Beamer; married,May 14,1932, to Charlotte L. Hoover. |
 | Charles R. Beard (1879-1965) — of Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.Born inBerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,November30, 1879.Republican.Blacksmith;UnitedBrethren Church minister; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1915-16,1925-30, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1943-48; defeated, 1916, 1936, 1940, 1948,1950, 1952.United Brethren. Member,OddFellows;JuniorOrder.Died inBerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,April20, 1965 (age85 years, 141days).Interment atGreen Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va. | | Harvey D. Beeler Sr. (1883-1959) — of Berkeley Springs,MorganCounty, W.Va.Born in Omps,MorganCounty, W.Va.,November9, 1883.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1933-40,1943-44; member ofWestVirginia state senate 16th District, 1947-50; defeated, 1950.United Brethren. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.DiedSeptember12, 1959 (age75 years, 307days).Interment atGreenwayCemetery, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.  | Martin Grove Brumbaugh (1862-1930) — also known asMartin G. Brumbaugh;"Hercules of theEducational World" —ofHuntingdonCounty, Pa.; Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Penn Township,HuntingdonCounty, Pa.,April14, 1862.Republican.HuntingdonCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1884-90;universityprofessor;president,Juniata College, 1895-1906; Puerto Rico Commissioner of Education,1900-02; Philadelphia superintendent of schools, 1906-15;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1915-19; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1916;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1916.Brethren.Germanancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died in Pinehurst,MooreCounty, N.C.,March14, 1930 (age67 years, 334days).Interment atValleyView Cemetery, McConnellstown, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof George Boyer Brumbaugh and Martha (Peightal) Brumbaugh; married1884 to AnnaKonigmacher; married,January29, 1916, to Flora Belle Parks. | | | | Brumbaugh Hall, a residence hall atPennsylvania StateUniversity,University Park,StateCollege, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Martin Grove Brumbaugh:Earl C. Kaylor, Jr.,MartinGrove Brumbaugh : A Pennsylvanian's Odyssey from Sainted Schoolman toBedeviled World War I Governor, 1862-1930 | | | | Image source: Smull's Legislative HandBook and Manual 1916 |
| | James Middleton Cox (1870-1957) — also known asJames M. Cox — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Jacksonburgh,ButlerCounty, Ohio,March31, 1870.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1909-13;Governor ofOhio, 1913-15, 1917-21; defeated, 1914; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Ohio,1916;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1920.EpiscopalianorBrethren. Member,Moose.Suffered astroke,and died three days later, in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,July 15,1957 (age87 years, 106days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Dayton, Ohio. | | Edgar C. Currie (1893-1965) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Newport,JacksonCounty, Ark.,September1, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1stDistrict 1949-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-62); defeated inprimary, 1962 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1964 (14th District);delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1952,1956(alternate),1960;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1952.Brethren.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;Americansfor Democratic Action.DiedJune 18,1965 (age71 years, 290days).Burial location unknown.  | Ward M. Dawson Sr. (1893-1974) — of Berkeley Springs,MorganCounty, W.Va.BornSeptember2, 1893.Republican.Hardwaremerchant;farmequipment dealer; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1947-56,1959-60; defeated, 1962.United Brethren. Member,JuniorOrder;Lions;FarmBureau.Died in April,1974(age80years, 0 days).Intermentsomewherein Breezewood, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Randolph T. Dawson and Emma (Beale) Dawson; married,August2, 1913, to Lola Odessa Beeler. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Alpheus Purdon Decker (1887-1965) — also known asAlpheus P. Decker;A. P.Decker —of Deckerville,SanilacCounty, Mich.Born in Deckerville,SanilacCounty, Mich.,February15, 1887.Republican.Farmer;postmaster;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1935-50;member ofMichiganstate senate 20th District, 1951-54; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 20th SenatorialDistrict, 1961.Brethren. Member,Lions;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Cass City,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,February8, 1965 (age77 years, 359days).Interment atDowning Cemetery, Deckerville, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Titus Decker and Martha Elizabeth (Wilson) Decker; married1910 toGrace Lillian Fritch; father of Elwyn CarletonDecker. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Arthur A. Dehmel (1906-1992) — of Unionville,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Unionville,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,July 6,1906.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate senate 20th District, 1955-64.Moravian. Died in Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.,February8, 1992 (age85 years, 217days).Interment atMoravianCemetery, Unionville, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Fred Dehmel and Marie (Ziefle) Dehmel; married,November30, 1935, to Edwina E. Pike. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
| | | Charles Calvert Ellis (1874-1950) — also known asCharles C. Ellis — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Huntingdon,HuntingdonCounty, Pa.Born inWashington,D.C.,July 21,1874.Schoolteacher;pastor;collegeprofessor;president,Juniata College, 1930-43; Dry candidate fordelegateto Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Brethren. Died, in PresbyterianHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 27,1950 (age75 years, 341days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Jennings Ellis and Kate Calvert (Kane) Ellis; married,December25, 1902, to Emma Susan Nice. |
| | Wallace L. Files (b. 1926) — also known asWally Files — of Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.Born in Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,February19, 1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;barber;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1967-70, 1973-74;defeated, 1974.Brethren. Member,Elks;Moose;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Charles Lewis Gerlach (1895-1947) — also known asCharles L. Gerlach — of Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.Born in Bethlehem,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,September14, 1895.Republican.Heatingsupply business; member ofPennsylvaniaRepublican State Committee, 1936-37;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (9th District 1939-45,8th District 1945-47); died in office 1947.Moravian. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;Eagles.Died in Allentown,LehighCounty, Pa.,May 5,1947 (age51 years, 233days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Allentown, Pa. | | Godfried Ernest Gettel (1871-1949) — also known asGodfried Gettel — of Sebewaing,HuronCounty, Mich.Born in Sebewaing,HuronCounty, Mich.,February26, 1871.Republican.Farmer;banker;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Huron County, 1915-18,1921-22; member ofMichiganstate senate 20th District, 1923-26; defeated in primary, 1926;HuronCounty Road Commissioner, 1930-42.Brethren.Germanancestry.Suffered astrokewhiledriving atractor, and died ten days later, in Sebewaing,HuronCounty, Mich.,October13, 1949 (age78 years, 229days).Interment atMemorialCemetery, Sebewaing, Mich. | | Harry Luther Haines (1880-1947) — also known asHarry L. Haines — of Red Lion,YorkCounty, Pa.Born in Red Lion,YorkCounty, Pa.,February1, 1880.Democrat.Cigarmanufacturer;burgessof Red Lion, Pennsylvania, 1923;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1931-39, 1941-43;defeated, 1938, 1942.Brethren. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Redmen;Lions.Died in Red Lion,YorkCounty, Pa.,March29, 1947 (age67 years, 56days).Interment atRedLion Cemetery, Red Lion, Pa.  | James Hamlin Hall (b. 1925) — also known asJames H. Hall — of Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.Born in Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.,January26, 1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;farmer;hardwaremerchant; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1951-54;defeated, 1956, 1962.United Brethren. Member,SigmaPhi Epsilon;FarmBureau;AmericanLegion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Harvey Addison Hall and Mable (McGinnis) Hall; married,January31, 1949, to Patricia Ann Stalnaker. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | Roy Howell (b. 1893) — of Huntington,HuntingtonCounty, Ind.Born in Huntington,HuntingtonCounty, Ind.,June 16,1893.Democrat.HuntingtonCounty Recorder, 1922-26;mayorof Huntington, Ind., 1943-44, 1950-51.Brethren. Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Roy C. Howes (1912-2002) — of Copemish,ManisteeCounty, Mich.Born in Copemish,ManisteeCounty, Mich.,November17, 1912.Republican.Farmer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from WexfordDistrict, 1961-62; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wexford District, 1962.Brethren. Member,FarmBureau.Held the Michigan record for longest service on a county governingboard.Died in2002(ageabout89 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Carlton Howes and Grace (Grossnickle) Howes; married to WilmaPauline Dilling. |
| | Melvin Orlando McLaughlin (1876-1928) — also known asMelvin O. McLaughlin — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio; Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.; York,YorkCounty, Neb.Born in Osceola,ClarkeCounty, Iowa,August8, 1876.Republican.Schoolteacher;minister;president,York College, York, Nebraska, 1913-19;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1919-27.Brethren. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in1928(ageabout51 years).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, York, Neb. | | C. B. Melville — of Nevada,VernonCounty, Mo.Republican.Pastor;candidate formayor ofNevada, Mo., 1930.United Brethren. Burial location unknown.  | Dan W. Mouse (b. 1897) — also known asD. W. Mouse — of Petersburg,GrantCounty, W.Va.Born inGrantCounty, W.Va.,January1, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;plasterer;dairyfarmer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Grant County, 1949-52.United Brethren. Member,FarmBureau;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Mouse and Frances (Finke) Mouse; married,February4, 1920, to Maysell Harman Smith. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | | Melvin C. Muntzing (b. 1901) — of Petersburg,GrantCounty, W.Va.Born in Davis,TuckerCounty, W.Va.,July 22,1901.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Grant County; elected1936; elected unopposed 1938; Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1944, 1946(primary).United Brethren. Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | R. F. Musgrave (b. 1903) — of Winfield,PutnamCounty, W.Va.; Point Pleasant,MasonCounty, W.Va.Born in Point Pleasant,MasonCounty, W.Va.,July 31,1903.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 4th District, 1943-46; candidate forcircuit judge in West Virginia for the 29th Judicial Circuit, 1960.Brethren. Member,Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown. | | Harold Derrer Nagel (1920-1996) — also known asHarold D. Nagel — of Stockton,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.Born in Stockton,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.,April 2,1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;JoDaviess County State's Attorney, 1948-64; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1964.Evangelical United Brethren. Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.,June 19,1996 (age76 years, 78days).Interment atLadiesUnion Cemetery, Near Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Ill. | | Everett Bryan Pennybacker (b. 1893) — also known asE. B. Pennybacker — of Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.; Vienna,WoodCounty, W.Va.Born in Belleville,WoodCounty, W.Va.,February13, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer;WoodCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-37; circuit judge in WestVirginia for the 4th Judicial Circuit, 1937-41; member, West VirginiaPublic Service Commission; candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1944; candidateforWestVirginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1950.United Brethren. Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;JuniorOrder.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof W. H. Pennybacker and Jane Pennybacker; married,October18, 1914, to Florence Smith. |
| | Joseph G. Pepple (b. 1896) — of Princeton,GibsonCounty, Ind.Born in Sumner,LawrenceCounty, Ill.,February18, 1896.Republican.Dentist;mayorof Princeton, Ind., 1943-48.Brethren. Member,Elks;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. | | James H. Price (b. 1891) — of near Brazil,ClayCounty, Ind.Born in Van Buren Township,ClayCounty, Ind.,September1, 1891.Republican.Dairyfarmer;ClayCounty Auditor, 1939;chair ofClay County Republican Party, 1944.Brethren. Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.  | John I. Rogers (1910-1994) — of Keyser,MineralCounty, W.Va.Born in Keyser,MineralCounty, W.Va.,July 10,1910.Republican.Transferbusiness;funeraldirector;farmer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1939-48,1951-54; defeated, 1934; member ofWestVirginia state senate 16th District, 1969-72; defeated, 1966,1972.United Brethren; laterPresbyterian.Member,Rotary;Lions;OddFellows;Ruritan.DiedJanuary13, 1994 (age83 years, 187days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albin I. Rogers and Dessie Grace (Alt) Rogers; married,October21, 1931, to Hazel V. Shumaker. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951 |
| | John Edward Roush (1920-2004) — also known asJ. Edward Roush — of Huntington,HuntingtonCounty, Ind.Born in Barnsdall,OsageCounty, Okla.,September12, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member of Indiana state legislature, 1949; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Korean conflict;HuntingtonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1955-58;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1959-69, 1971-77 (5th District1959-69, 4th District 1971-77); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Indiana,1964,1968,1972;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana,1992(on behalf ofBillClinton andAlGore).Brethren. Died, while suffering fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in The Heritagenursinghome, Huntington,HuntingtonCounty, Ind.,March26, 2004 (age83 years, 196days).Interment atPilgrim'sRest Cemetery, Huntington, Ind. | | Charles H. Schindler (1883-1972) — of Cosby,AndrewCounty, Mo.Born near Cosby,AndrewCounty, Mo.,May 19,1883.Republican.Farmer;AndrewCounty Judge, 1941-47; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Andrew County, 1947-58.Evangelical United Brethren. DiedMarch14, 1972 (age88 years, 300days).Interment atSt. Joseph Memorial Park, St. Joseph, Mo. | | James Buhl Shahan (1908-1987) — also known asJ. Buhl Shahan — of Elkins,RandolphCounty, W.Va.Born inRandolphCounty, W.Va.,October23, 1908.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1933-36;member ofWestVirginia state senate, 1937-40 (13th District 1937-38, 12thDistrict 1939-40); candidate forU.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1940, 1946.United Brethren. Member,AlphaSigma Phi;Moose.Died in February,1987(age78years, 0 days).Intermentsomewherein Elkins, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Shahan and Katherine (Scott) Shahan. |
| | Mark Edward Souder (b. 1950) — also known asMark E. Souder — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,July 18,1950.Republican. Congressional aide for U.S. Rep. and Sen.DanR. Coats, 1983-84, 1988-93;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1995-2010 (4th District 1995-2003,3rd District 2003-10); resigned 2010.Brethren. Still living as of 2014.  | Henry Adams Thompson — also known asHenry A. Thompson — of Ohio. Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1880.Brethren. Burial location unknown.| | Image source:American Prohibition Year Book 1912 |
| | Claude Raymond Wickard (1893-1967) — also known asClaude R. Wickard — of Camden,CarrollCounty, Ind.Born inCarrollCounty, Ind.,February28, 1893.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate senate, 1932-33;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1940-45; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Indiana,1956,1964;candidate forU.S.Senator from Indiana, 1956.Brethren. Member,FarmBureau;Grange;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary.Killed in anautomobileaccident in Delphi,CarrollCounty, Ind.,April29, 1967 (age74 years, 60days).Interment atMapleLawn Cemetery, Flora, Ind.
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