Very incomplete list! | |  Sylvester John Abbott (1852-1923) — also known asS. John Abbott — of Milford,KentCounty, Del.Born in Milford,KentCounty, Del.,March23, 1852.Republican.Fruitgrower;organizer of the C. D. Abbott & Companydepartmentstore;banker;member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 5th District, 1899-1902.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Tall Cedars of Lebanon.Died, fromchronicnephritis anduremia,in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,August24, 1923 (age71 years, 154days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Milford, Del. | | Alvah H. Cole (1884-1970) — of Highland Park,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Pleasant Run,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,1884.Merchant;mayorof Highland Park, N.J., 1948-51.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Tall Cedars of Lebanon;Elks;OddFellows.Died in Edison LodgeNursingHome, Edison,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,May 11,1970 (ageabout 85years).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.  | George Howard Earle III (1890-1974) — also known asGeorge H. Earle — of Haverford,DelawareCounty, Pa.; Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Devon,ChesterCounty, Pa.,December5, 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served inthe U.S. Navy during World War I;sugarbusiness; U.S. Minister toAustria, 1933-34;Bulgaria, 1940-41;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1936;candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1938; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1939.Episcopalian.Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Freemasons;Shriners;Tall Cedars of Lebanon;Elks.DiedDecember30, 1974 (age84 years, 25days).Interment atChurchof the Resurrection Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa. | | Joshua C. Haines (b. 1868) — of Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born in Swedesboro,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,July 1,1868.Republican.CamdenCounty Sheriff, 1914-17; member ofNewJersey state senate from Camden County, 1918-20.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Tall Cedars of Lebanon;OddFellows;Rotary.Burial location unknown. | | Ralph S. Keenan (1903-1982) — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,June 13,1903.Republican.Paintingcontractor;policeofficer; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 3rdDistrict, 1943-48, 1961-64; member ofDelawarestate senate 4th District, 1967-68.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Tall Cedars of Lebanon;Shriners.Died, in the Delaware Divisionhospital,Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,June 23,1982 (age79 years, 10days).Interment atGracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Del. | | Nutter David Marvel, Sr. (1902-1988) — also known asNutter D. Marvel — of Georgetown,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Georgetown,SussexCounty, Del.,June 30,1902.Democrat.Oil supplybusiness;owner ofgas stations; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 9th District,1949-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1960;member, Delaware Public Service Commission, 1961-73.Methodist.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Tall Cedars of Lebanon;Shriners.Famed for his collection of horsedrawn carriages, which participatedin parades and were displayed in his private museum.Died, following astroke,in BeebeHospital,Lewes,SussexCounty, Del.,July 22,1988 (age86 years, 22days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Georgetown, Del.| |  Relatives: Sonof Charles H. Marvel and Martha Rebecca (Hopkins) Marvel; married toWillie F. Barr. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Harry Ennis Mayhew (1906-1972) — also known asHarry E. Mayhew — of Milford,KentCounty, Del.Born in Milford,SussexCounty, Del.,April16, 1906.Democrat.Truckingbusiness;coal andice dealer; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County 10th District,1955-58;Speaker ofthe Delaware State House of Representatives, 1957-58; member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 5th District, 1959-62; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1960.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Tall Cedars of Lebanon;Shriners;Rotary.Suffered aheartattack while he and his wife weredrivinghome from Wilmington, and was dead on arrival at Kent GeneralHospital,Dover,KentCounty, Del.,July 21,1972 (age66 years, 96days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Milford, Del. | | William Thackara Read (1878-1954) — also known asWilliam T. Read — of Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.; Merchantville,CamdenCounty, N.J.Born in Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.,November22, 1878.Republican.Lawyer;banker;member ofNewJersey state senate from Camden County, 1912-16; resigned 1916;NewJersey state treasurer, 1916-28; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New Jersey,1932,1936(member,CredentialsCommittee),1940(member,CredentialsCommittee),1944;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from Camden County,1947.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;UnionLeague;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Tall Cedars of Lebanon.Died in Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.,August7, 1954 (age75 years, 258days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Thackara Read (1846-1891) and Lucretia Swindell(McCormick) Read; married,November12, 1903, to Florence Atmore; great-grandnephew ofJohnLinton Swindell. |
 | David Wilmer Steele (1899-1940) — also known asDavid W. Steele — of Ocean View,SussexCounty, Del.Born inSussexCounty, Del.,1899.Republican.Poultryraiser;banker;member ofDelawarestate senate from Sussex County 4th District, 1937-40; died inoffice 1940.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Tall Cedars of Lebanon.Whilefishingoff the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, he and his wife were killed inanexplosionand fire aboard theircruiser,theLure, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,October7, 1940 (ageabout 41years).Interment atMariners Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ocean View,Del. | | | John Millard Tawes (1894-1979) — also known asJ. Millard Tawes — of Crisfield,SomersetCounty, Md.Born in Crisfield,SomersetCounty, Md.,April 8,1894.Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, TawesShipbuildingCo. and TawesBaking Co.;director,Bank ofCrisfield;SomersetCounty Clerk of Court, 1930-38;Marylandstate comptroller, 1939-47, 1950-59; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Maryland,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956;Governorof Maryland, 1959-67; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Maryland, 1963;Marylandstate treasurer, 1973-75.Methodist.Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Rotary;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Tall Cedars of Lebanon.Died in Crisfield,SomersetCounty, Md.,June 25,1979 (age85 years, 78days).Interment atSunnyRidge Memorial Park Cemetery, Crisfield, Md. | | Elmer Sherman Webb (1889-1954) — also known asE. Sherman Webb — of Odessa,New CastleCounty, Del.BornMay 7,1889.Democrat.Farmer;hardwareandfeedbusiness; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 13thDistrict, 1931-32; member ofDelawarestate senate from New Castle County 6th District, 1949-52.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Tall Cedars of Lebanon.Died, from aheartattack, in Odessa,New CastleCounty, Del.,February12, 1954 (age64 years, 281days).Interment atTownsend Cemetery, Townsend, Del. | | Harry C. Wheaton (1857-1921) — also known as"The Blacksmith Orator" — of Anglesea (now North Wildwood),Cape MayCounty, N.J.Born in Petersburg,Cape MayCounty, N.J.,November23, 1857.Democrat.Blacksmith;member ofNewJersey state senate from Cape May County, 1913-15.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Tall Cedars of Lebanon.Died in1921(ageabout63 years).Interment atColdSpring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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