The Political Graveyard: Gratiot County, Mich.

Gratiot County
Michigan

Gratiot County information:

Population: 42,285 (2000); 38,982 (1990)
Land area 570 square miles.
County seat: Ithaca
Gratiot County official web site.
Capital Impact: Gratiot County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Gratiot County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Gratiot County MIGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Midland County
East: Saginaw County
Southeast: Shiawassee County
South: Clinton County
Southwest: Ionia County
West: Montcalm County
Northwest: Isabella County

The Political Graveyard:

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

(not intended to be complete)

Horace T. Barnaby (County Clerk, 1861-62) James K. Wright (Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-72) Archibald B. Darragh (County Treasurer, 1873-74) James K. Wright (Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76) James K. Wright (Prosecuting Attorney, 1883-84) Orin G. Tuttle (School Commissioner, 1889-99) Frank M. Vandercook (Register of Deeds, 1897-1900) Clifton J. Chambers (County Clerk, 1903-06) O. L. Smith (Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-21) Bernie L. Case (County Clerk, 1915-22) Harry C. Rose (County Treasurer, 1931-32) Robert L. Arnold (Prosecuting Attorney)

Politicians who were born in Gratiot County

No city given: William W. Lee 1900 T. Jefferson Hoxie 1903
Breckenridge: Bernice M. Watson 1901
Elba Township: David F. Morrison 1873
Emerson Township: Lester J. Allen 1900
Ithaca: Joseph F. Cihak, Jr. 1908 Harold B. Hughes 1911 Richard J. Allen 1933
North Shade Township: David G. Locke 1860
North Star Township: Horace T. Barnaby 1870
St. Louis: Leslie T. Barber 1886 Edrie L. Findsen 1908
See also Mich. birthplaces not assigned to counties.

Unknown Location
Ithaca, Gratiot County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Archie McCall — of Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1912. Interment somewhere.

Oak Grove Cemetery
St. Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Archibald Bard Darragh (1840-1927) — also known as Archibald B. Darragh — of St. Louis, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in La Salle Township, Monroe County, Mich., December 23, 1840. Son of Benjamin F. Darragh and Catharine (Bard) Darragh; married, June 8, 1875, to Annie P. Culberson (1848-1905). Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher; superintendent of schools; banker; Gratiot County Treasurer, 1873-74; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1883-84; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1901-09. Irish and Scottish ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in St. Louis, Gratiot County, Mich., February 21, 1927. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Gratiot County

Politicians who were born in Gratiot County

Politicians who lived in Gratiot County

Politicians who died in Gratiot County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Gratiot County