The Political Graveyard: Muskegon County, Mich.

Muskegon County
Michigan

Muskegon County information:

Population: 170,200 (2000); 158,983 (1990)
Land area 509 square miles.
County seat: Muskegon
Muskegon County official web site.
Capital Impact: Muskegon County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Muskegon County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Muskegon County MIGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Muskegon County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Oceana County
Northeast: Newaygo County
Southeast: Kent County
South: Ottawa County
West: Lake Michigan

The Political Graveyard:

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

(not intended to be complete)

James C. McLaughlin (Prosecuting Attorney, 1887-91) Ruth Thompson (Register of Probate, 1905-25) Joseph F. Sanford (Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32) Walter H. Nill (Register of Deeds, 1937-46)

Unknown Location
Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) — of Ford River, Delta County, Mich. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., January 22, 1858. Married 1887 to Jennie L. Van Zalingen (died 1922). Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed; used a wheelchair for the rest of his life; Michigan state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 4, 1935. Interment somewhere.

Evergreen Cemetery
Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

James Campbell McLaughlin (1858-1932) — also known as James C. McLaughlin — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Beardstown, Cass County, Ill., January 26, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; Muskegon County Prosecuting Attorney, 1887-91; U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1907-32; defeated, 1932; died in office 1932. Died in Marion, Smyth County, Va., November 29, 1932. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Wesley Moon (1836-1898) — also known as John W. Moon — of Michigan. Born near Ypsilanti, Wayne County, Mich., January 18, 1836. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate, 1885, 1887 (23rd District 1885, 21st District 1887); U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1893-95. Died in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., April 5, 1898. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Evergreen-Lakeside Cemetery
Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) — also known as Frank E. McKee — of North Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 22, 1877. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary, 1944; died in office 1951. Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish, Swiss, German, and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Frank E. McKee School in North Muskegon is named for him. Died, of a heart attack, in a room at the Porter Hotel, Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., February 13, 1951. Interment at Evergreen-Lakeside Cemetery.

Oakwood Cemetery
Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Phillip P. Schnorbach (d. 1945) — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1934. Died July 3, 1945. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

Norton Shores Cemetery
Norton Shores, Muskegon County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Joseph D. Chartrand (1906-1952) — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born January 11, 1906. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Muskegon County 2nd District, 1945-46. Died, of lung cancer, in 1952. Interment at Norton Shores Cemetery.

Oakhurst Cemetery
Whitehall, Muskegon County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Ruth Thompson (1887-1970) — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich.; Whitehall, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Whitehall, Muskegon County, Mich., September 15, 1887. Daughter of Tom Thompson and Brita (Nelson) Thompson. Republican. Muskegon County Register of Probate, 1905-25; probate judge in Michigan, 1925-36; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District, 1939-40; U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1951-57; defeated in primary, 1956. Female. Congregationalist or Methodist. First woman to represent Michigan in Congress; first woman to serve in the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Died in Plainwell Sanitorium, Plainwell, Allegan County, Mich., April 5, 1970. Interment at Oakhurst Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Muskegon County

Politicians who were born in Muskegon County

Politicians who lived in Muskegon County

Politicians who died in Muskegon County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Muskegon County