The Political Graveyard: Calhoun County, Mich.

Calhoun County
Michigan

Named for John C. Calhoun (1782-1850)

Calhoun County information:

Population: 137,985 (2000); 135,982 (1990)
Land area 709 square miles.
County seat: Marshall
Calhoun County official web site.
Capital Impact: Calhoun County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Calhoun County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Calhoun County MIGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Calhoun County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Eaton County
East: Jackson County
Southeast: Hillsdale County
South: Branch County
Southwest: St. Joseph County
West: Kalamazoo County
Northwest: Barry County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Calhoun County
Politicians who were born in Calhoun County
Politicians who lived in Calhoun County
Politicians who died in Calhoun County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Calhoun County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Calhoun County

(not intended to be complete)

Edward Bradley (Prosecuting Attorney, 1842) Jesse M. Hatch (Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02) Joseph L. Hooper (Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06) Adrian F. Cooper (Prosecuting Attorney) Horace M. Mechem (Prosecuting Attorney) W. Reed Orr (Circuit Court Commissioner) F. Jack Neller (Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-56)

Riverside Cemetery
Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Washington Gardner (1845-1928) — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Morrow County, Ohio, February 16, 1845. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; college professor; secretary of state of Michigan, 1894-98; defeated, 1890; appointed 1894; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1899-1911; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1916. Methodist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Royal Arcanum. Died in Albion, Calhoun County, Mich., March 31, 1928. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Henry Harrison Beadle (1838-1915) — also known as William H. H. Beadle — Born, in a log cabin at Howard, Parke County, Ind., January 1, 1838. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Republican National Committee from Dakota Territory, 1872-; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1877-79; Dakota Territory superintendent of public instruction, 1879-86. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1915. Interment at Riverside Cemetery. Beadle County, S.Dak. is named for him.
Warren Green Hooper (1904-1945) — also known as Warren G. Hooper — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 2, 1904. Great-great-grandson of William Hooper; married, May 23, 1936, to Callienetta Cobb. Republican. Newspaper reporter; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District, 1939-44; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1945; died in office 1945. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. During a grand jury investigation, admitted to taking bribes and was given immunity from prosecution in return for his testimony against others; however, four days before the hearing, he was shot and killed in his car, alongside highway M-99, near Springport, Jackson County, Mich., January 11, 1945. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: William Green; Frank D. McKay

Unknown Location
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan

Dubois Cemetery
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Aaron G. Hudson — of Goodhue County, Minn. Brother of Bradley Polydore Hudson and Hiram B. Hudson. Delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention, 1857; member of Minnesota state senate 6th District, 1857-58. Interment at Dubois Cemetery.
- See also Hudson family of Michigan
Bradley Polydore Hudson (1826-1853) — also known as Bradley P. Hudson — of Michigan. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., April 28, 1826. Brother of Aaron G. Hudson and Hiram B. Hudson. Whig. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District, 1853. Died probably of typhoid, April 22, 1853. Interment at Dubois Cemetery.
- See also Hudson family of Michigan

Fort Custer National Cemetery
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

John Henry McDermott, Sr. (1921-2005) — also known as John H. McDermott — of Brighton, Livingston County, Mich.; Verona, Dane County, Wis. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 10, 1921. Married to Anna-Lisa E. Soisalo. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1968; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 51st District, 1974, 1976. Died in Madison, Dane County, Wis., October 18, 2005. Interment at Fort Custer National Cemetery.

Memorial Park Cemetery
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Paul Werntz Shafer (1893-1954) — also known as Paul W. Shafer — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich.; Bronson, Branch County, Mich. Born in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Ind., April 27, 1893. Son of John M. Shafer; married to Ila Mack. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; municipal judge in Michigan, 1929-36; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1937-54; nominated, but died before the election 1954; died in office 1954. Died in Washington, D.C., August 17, 1954. Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., June 3, 1910. Married 1934 to Helen Gustine. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Calhoun County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District, 1951-54. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died in 1975. Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Oak Hill Cemetery
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Lawrence Hooper (1877-1934) — also known as Joseph L. Hooper — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 22, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1925-34; died in office 1934. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1934. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
George Willard (1824-1901) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Bolton, Chittenden County, Vt., March 20, 1824. Son of Allen Willard and Eliza (Barron) Willard. Republican. Episcopal priest; college professor; member of Michigan state board of education, 1857-62; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1864-73; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 3rd District, 1867-68; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1873-77. Episcopalian. Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., March 26, 1901. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Verner Wright Main (1885-1965) — also known as Verner W. Main — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Ashley, Delaware County, Ohio, December 16, 1885. Son of Elwyn B. Main and Margaret (Lawrence) Main; married, December 18, 1915, to Rose E. Hoppin. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District, 1927-28; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Calhoun County 2nd District, 1933; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated in primary, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Delta Tau Delta. Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., July 6, 1965. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Digby Valentine Bell (1804-1871) — also known as Digby V. Bell — of Ada, Kent County, Mich. Born in St. Christopher, November 10, 1804. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ionia District, 1840; member of Michigan state senate 5th District, 1842-43; Michigan land commissioner, 1844-46; Michigan state auditor general, 1846-48; resigned 1848. Died, of coronary thrombosis, in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., October 28, 1871. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Albert Charles Kingman (1850-1916) — also known as Albert C. Kingman — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in 1850. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1909-12. Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., July 25, 1916. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Francis A. Kulp (1873-1966) — also known as Frank A. Kulp — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 10, 1873. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1902; Socialist candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1906; member, Battle Creek city council, 1908; Socialist candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1909; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1933-34; defeated (Democratic), 1934. Died in 1966. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Austin Cemetery
Convis Township, Calhoun County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Perry Mayo (1829-1921) — of Michigan. Born in Hancock, Delaware County, N.Y., June 14, 1829. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1887-88; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1894. Member, Grange; Grand Army of the Republic. Mayo Hall at Michigan State University, originally a women's dormitory, was named for his wife, Mary Mayo. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., January 5, 1921. Interment at Austin Cemetery.

Fairview Cemetery
Homer Township, Calhoun County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Matthew Duly McCone (1859-1944) — also known as Duly McCone — of Homer, Calhoun County, Mich. Born November 23, 1859. Brother of George James McCone. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1928; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1930; Commonwealth candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1938; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940. Died May 7, 1944. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Abner Pratt — of Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich. Justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1850-57; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1856-57; U.S. Consul in Honolulu, 1857-60. Interment somewhere.

Oakridge Cemetery
Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) — also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie Stallings — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Forney, Kaufman County, Tex., June 24, 1914. Daughter of Leslie C. Stallings and Agnes (Huther) Stallings; married 1939 to Creighton R. Coleman. Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82. Female. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Altrusa; American Association of University Women; American Legion Auxiliary; Junior League; Alpha Omicron Pi; Beta Sigma Phi; Phi Kappa Phi. Died, of cancer, in Ocala, Marion County, Fla., November 27, 2001. Cremated; ashes interred at Oakridge Cemetery.
Isaac Edwin Crary (1804-1854) — also known as Isaac E. Crary — of Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Preston, New London County, Conn., October 2, 1804. Democrat. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 10th District, 1835; U.S. Representative from Michigan at-large, 1837-41; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1837-43; resigned 1843; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County, 1842, 1846; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1846; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Michigan state board of education, 1850-54; appointed 1850; died in office 1854. Died in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., May 8, 1854. Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Oliver Cromwell Comstock (1780-1860) — also known as Oliver C. Comstock — of Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Warwick, Kent County, R.I., March 1, 1780. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Seneca County, 1809-10, 1811-12; common pleas court judge in New York, 1812-15, 1817-18; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1813-19; Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1843-45. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., January 11, 1860. Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Creighton R. Coleman (1912-1995) — of Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., February 17, 1912. Married 1939 to Mary Leslie Stallings. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1949-56; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1956; circuit judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1960-78. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary. Died in 1995. Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.

Hicks Cemetery
Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

John Melvin Willison (1849-1927) — also known as John M. Willison — of Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Johnstown Township, Barry County, Mich., May 21, 1849. Brother of Frank Leslie Willison. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; candidate for Michigan state senate 9th District, 1902. Quaker. Member, Freemasons. Died, at Nichols Hospital, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., May 24, 1927. Interment at Hicks Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Calhoun County

Politicians who were born in Calhoun County

Politicians who lived in Calhoun County

Politicians who died in Calhoun County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Calhoun County