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Barry County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Barry County

Index to Locations Hastings Hastings Township Cemetery Hastings Riverside Cemetery Hickory Corners East Hickory Corners Cemetery Maple Grove Township Wilcox Cemetery Nashville Lakeview Cemetery Orangeville Township Brown Cemetery Hastings Township Cemetery Hastings, Barry County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   Samuel J. Bidelman (1825-1915) — of Barry County, Mich. Born January 6, 1825. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County 1st District, 1881-82. Died April 23, 1915 (age 90 years, 107 days). Interment at Hastings Township Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Riverside Cemetery State Road Hastings, Barry County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   Kimber Cornellus Sigler (1894-1953) — also known as Kim Sigler; "The White Knight" — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Schuyler, Colfax County, Neb., May 2, 1894. Democratic candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1928; candidate in Republican primary for Michigan state senate 8th District, 1942; Governor of Michigan, 1947-48; defeated (Republican), 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948. Member, Rotary. While flying his airplane on a foggy night, collided with a television broadcast tower; he and three passengers died in the crash, near Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Mich., November 30, 1953 (age 59 years, 212 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography   John Clark Ketcham (1873-1941) — also known as John C. Ketcham — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, January 1, 1873. Republican. School teacher; Barry County School Commissioner, 1899-1907; postmaster at Hastings, Mich., 1907-13; U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1921-33; defeated, 1932. English ancestry. Member, Grange. Died in Hastings, Barry County, Mich., December 4, 1941 (age 68 years, 337 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Clark Ketcham (1822-1895) and Mary L. (Davis) Ketcham; married, June 30, 1897, to Cora Ellen Rowlader; married, March 29, 1924, to Ada Belle Shelton (daughter of Samuel Azariah Shelton).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Daniel Striker (b. 1835) — of Michigan. Born in 1835. Republican. Secretary of state of Michigan, 1871-74. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Ezra C. Barnum (1850-1928) — of Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich. Born in 1850. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1895-98. Died in 1928 (age about 78 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Norman Bailey (1822-1896) — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich. Born in Cayuga County, N.Y., January 1, 1822. Republican. Merchant; newspaper editor; member of Michigan state senate 21st District, 1861-62. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Hastings, Barry County, Mich., February 15, 1896 (age 74 years, 45 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother of Alvin W. Bailey; married 1864 to Rachel Aldrich.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Nathan Barlow (1785-1854) — of Yankee Springs Township, Barry County, Mich. Born in Vermont, 1785. Whig. Merchant; farmer; Supervisor, Yankee Springs Township, 1840; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1841, 1848. Episcopalian. Died in Hastings, Barry County, Mich., 1854 (age about 69 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of Nathan Barlow Jr..   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Nathan Barlow Jr. (1818-1899) — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich. Born in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., January 1, 1818. Democrat. Hotel owner; merchant; Barry County Clerk, 1843-44; Barry County Treasurer, 1845-46; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1850; Supervisor, Hastings Township, 1853; postmaster at Hastings, Mich., 1854; director, Grand River Valley Railroad, 1872-97; mayor of Hastings, Mich., 1873-74. Died in Hastings, Barry County, Mich., January 25, 1899 (age 81 years, 24 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Nathan Barlow.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Alvin W. Bailey (1814-1887) — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich. Born in Cayuga County, N.Y., September 29, 1814. Democrat. Merchant; Hastings Township Supervisor, 1852; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1853-54; village president of Hastings, Michigan, 1855-56. Died in Hastings, Barry County, Mich., March 6, 1887 (age 72 years, 158 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother of Norman Bailey.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   George K. Beamer (1816-1899) — of Irving, Barry County, Mich. Born in Pekin, Niagara County, N.Y., October 26, 1816. Farmer; Supervisor, Irving Township, 1847-48, 1853; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1861-62. Died March 18, 1899 (age 82 years, 143 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Elias Goodhugh Hunt (1839-1918) — also known as Elias G. Hunt — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Cayuga County, N.Y., September 26, 1839. Mayor of Mason, Mich., 1878-79. Died in Hastings, Barry County, Mich., April 7, 1918 (age 78 years, 193 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1878 to Mary Norilla Long.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Howard Thomas (1870-1929) — also known as Charles H. Thomas — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich. Born in Yankee Springs Township, Barry County, Mich., 1870. Lawyer; Barry County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District, 1907-08. Member, Maccabees. Died, of stomach cancer and heart problems, in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., November 20, 1929 (age about 59 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Dorothy K. Adrounie (1891-1988) — also known as Dorothy Kalaidjian; Mrs. H. A. Adrounie — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich. Born in Everek, Ankara, Turkey, September 11, 1891. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964. Female. Presbyterian. Armenian ancestry. Died in Hastings, Barry County, Mich., April 2, 1988 (age 96 years, 204 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of Tatios Kalaidjian and Rose (Minasian) Kalaidjian; married, August 9, 1912, to Harry A. Adrounie.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial East Hickory Corners Cemetery Hickory Corners, Barry County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   Frank Leslie Willison (1861-1953) — also known as Frank L. Willison — of Climax, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born near Hickory Corners, Barry County, Mich., August 18, 1861. Democrat. Hardware store owner; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1918, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1926. Member, Freemasons. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., May 13, 1953 (age 91 years, 268 days). Interment at East Hickory Corners Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother of John Melvin Willison. Wilcox Cemetery Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Michigan Politicians buried here: William W. Potter (1869-1940) — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich. Born in Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Mich., August 1, 1869. Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1899-1900; Barry County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1924; Michigan state attorney general, 1927-28; resigned 1928; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928-40; appointed 1928; died in office 1940; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died, following an automobile accident, July 21, 1940 (age 70 years, 355 days). Interment at Wilcox Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Lucien B. Potter and Clarinda L. Potter; married to Margaret D. Richardson.   Cross-reference: Glenn S. Allen, Jr.   Image source: Michigan Manual 1927   Casper Levi Bowen (1849-1942) — also known as Casper L. Bowen — of Nashville, Barry County, Mich. Born June 17, 1849. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1891-92. Died September 24, 1942 (age 93 years, 99 days). Interment at Wilcox Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Henry Octavus Bowen and Betsy Jane (Dunham) Bowen; married to Elizabeth C. 'Libbie' Cassel.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Lakeview Cemetery Nashville, Barry County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) — of Nashville, Barry County, Mich. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, June 5, 1862. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32; defeated, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died August 27, 1948 (age 86 years, 83 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Feighner and Henrietta (Stauffer) Feighner; married, October 26, 1884, to Stelle L. Wilson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Brown Cemetery Orangeville Township, Barry County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   Alfred Milton Nevins (1862-1927) — also known as Alfred M. Nevins — of Orangeville Township, Barry County, Mich. Born in Richland, Kalamazoo County, Mich., April 5, 1862. Republican. Farmer; grain shipper; banker; Barry County Treasurer, 1915-18; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1921-24; defeated in primary, 1924. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Prairieville Township, Barry County, Mich., May 12, 1927 (age 65 years, 37 days). Interment at Brown Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jacob Newton Nevins and Oril Augusta (Brown) Nevins; married, August 19, 1890, to Eva L. Adams.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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