The Political Graveyard: Saginaw County, Mich.

Saginaw County
Michigan

Saginaw County information:

Population: 210,039 (2000); 211,946 (1990)
Land area 809 square miles.
County seat: Saginaw
Saginaw County official web site.
Capital Impact: Saginaw County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Saginaw County -- census data on population, race, economics
Saginaw County MIGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Saginaw County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Bay County
Northeast: Tuscola County
Southeast: Genesee County
South: Shiawassee County
West: Gratiot County
Northwest: Midland County

The Political Graveyard:

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

(not intended to be complete)

William L. Webber (Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854-56) William L. Webber (Prosecuting Attorney) Jabez G. Sutherland (Prosecuting Attorney) William J. Bartow (County Treasurer) Lorenzo T. Durand (Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-82) Fred L. Eaton (Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1900) John F. O'Keefe (Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04) Hilem F. Paddock (County Treasurer) John Leidlein (Register of Deeds, 1913-17) Bird J. Vincent (Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-17) John F. O'Keefe (Prosecuting Attorney, 1918) Wilber M. Brucker (Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26) John P. Schuch (Sheriff, 1923-24) Carl O. Little (County Treasurer, 1931-32) John F. Kessel (Register of Deeds, 1933-36) Carl O. Little (County Treasurer, 1935-36) Carl O. Little (County Treasurer, 1939-60) Donald W. Gilbert (Prosecuting Attorney, 1945-46) William J. Leppien (County Clerk, 1947-62) Robert R. Day (Circuit Court Commissioner) Robert L. Richardson, Jr. (Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-62)

Bridgeport Cemetery
Bridgeport, Saginaw County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Ferdinand Brucker (1858-1904) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Bridgeport, Saginaw County, Mich., January 8, 1858. Father of Wilber Marion Brucker; grandfather of Wilber Marion Brucker, Jr.. Democrat. Probate judge in Michigan, 1888-96; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1896; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1897-99; defeated, 1898. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., March 3, 1904. Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery.
- See also Brucker family of Michigan
- See also: congressional biography.
Noah H. Beach (1788-1866) — of Bridgeport, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Whiting, Addison County, Vt., October 3, 1788. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County, 1843; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1850-52. Died in Bridgeport, Saginaw County, Mich., May 23, 1866. Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

David Howell Jerome (1829-1896) — also known as David H. Jerome — of Michigan. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 17, 1829. Son of Horace Jerome and Elizabeth Rose (Hart) Jerome; married, June 15, 1859, to Lucy Peck. Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan state senate, 1863-68 (27th District 1863-66, 26th District 1867-68); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868; member of Michigan state constitutional commission 8th District, 1873; Governor of Michigan, 1881-82; defeated, 1882. Episcopalian. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 23, 1896. Interment somewhere.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.

Brady Hill Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

George Washington Peck (1818-1905) — also known as George W. Peck — of Brighton, Livingston County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 4, 1818. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1846-47; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1847; secretary of state of Michigan, 1848-50; U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1855-57; defeated, 1856; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1856, 1860; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1864; mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1867. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., June 30, 1905. Interment at Brady Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Henry Melville Youmans (1832-1920) — also known as Henry M. Youmans — of Michigan. Born in Otsego, Otsego County, N.Y., May 15, 1832. Democrat. Mayor of East Saginaw, Mich., 1886-88; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1891-93; defeated, 1892, 1902; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1897-98. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., July 8, 1920. Interment at Brady Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Politicians formerly buried here:

John Fletcher Driggs (1813-1877) — also known as John F. Driggs — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., March 8, 1813. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County, 1859-60; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1863-69; defeated, 1870. Injured by a fall on the ice in the winter of 1875-76, as a result of which he died, in East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich., December 17, 1877. Original interment at Brady Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Calvary Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
Founded 1868

Politicians buried here:

Timothy Edward Tarsney (1849-1909) — also known as Timothy E. Tarsney — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Ransom, Hillsdale County, Mich., February 4, 1849. Brother of John Charles Tarsney, Mary E. Tarsney (who married Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock) and Anna Elizabeth Tarsney (who married George William Weadock); uncle of George Leo Weadock; granduncle of George William Weadock II. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1884; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1885-89; defeated, 1880, 1888. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 8, 1909. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also Weadock-Tarsney family of Michigan
- See also: congressional biography.
George William Weadock (1853-1937) — also known as George W. Weadock — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, November 6, 1853. Son of Lewis Weadock and Mary (Cullen) Weadock; brother of Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock; married, September 16, 1878, to Anna Elizabeth Tarsney (died 1893) (sister of John Charles Tarsney and Timothy Edward Tarsney); married, April 14, 1896, to Mary Grace McTavish; father of George Leo Weadock; grandfather of George William Weadock II. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1929; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1932. Catholic. Member, Rotary; Elks; American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus. Died in St. Mary's Hospital, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., December 4, 1937. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also Weadock-Tarsney family of Michigan
Grace Mary Weadock (1864-1947) — also known as Mary Grace McTavish — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in 1864. Married, April 14, 1896, to George William Weadock (brother of Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock); step-mother of George Leo Weadock. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928. Female. Catholic. Died in 1947. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also Weadock-Tarsney family of Michigan

Forest Lawn Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) — also known as Aaron T. Bliss — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Peterboro, Madison County, N.Y., May 22, 1837. Son of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss; brother of Lyman Warren Bliss; married, March 31, 1868, to Allaseba Morey Phelps. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber business; member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1883; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated, 1890; Governor of Michigan, 1901-04. Methodist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., September 16, 1906. Entombed at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Find-A-Grave page.
Bird J. Vincent (1880-1931) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Brandon Township, Oakland County, Mich., March 6, 1880. Married to L. Maud Hinds. Republican. Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1923-31; died in office 1931. Died, from heart disease, aboard ship, the naval transport Henderson en route from Hawaii to San Francisco, in the North Pacific Ocean, July 18, 1931. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Willard J. Nash
- See also: congressional biography.
John Fletcher Driggs (1813-1877) — also known as John F. Driggs — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., March 8, 1813. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County, 1859-60; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1863-69; defeated, 1870. Injured by a fall on the ice in the winter of 1875-76, as a result of which he died, in East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich., December 17, 1877. Original interment at Brady Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Seelye Linton (1856-1927) — also known as William S. Linton — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich., February 4, 1856. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1887-88; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1890; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1892-94; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1893-97; defeated, 1896; postmaster; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1914. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Maccabees; Foresters. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 22, 1927. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Wellington R. Burt (1831-1919) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in New York, August 26, 1831. Mayor of East Saginaw, Mich., 1867-68; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880; Fusion candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1888; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1893-94; defeated (Democratic), 1904, 1908; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1900; Democratic candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1903; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1907-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912. Died March 2, 1919. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Emory Townsend (c.1858-1933) — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1926. Died in 1933. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
William B. Baum (1856-1947) — also known as Billy Baum — of Michigan. Born in East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich., January 23, 1856. Democrat. Mayor of East Saginaw, Mich., 1888-90; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1893-94; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1896-1904, 1906-08; defeated, 1915; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1904. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Maccabees; Foresters. Died, of a cerebral hemorrhage, October 23, 1947. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
John Leidlein (b. 1864) — of Buena Vista Township, Saginaw County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Buena Vista Township, Saginaw County, Mich., September 3, 1864. Democrat. Farmer; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1899-1900, 1911-12, 1933-34; defeated, 1900, 1902; Saginaw County Register of Deeds, 1913-17. German ancestry. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

George Leo Weadock (1881-1932) — also known as G. Leo Weadock — of Michigan. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., February 9, 1881. Nephew of John Charles Tarsney, Timothy Edward Tarsney and Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock; son of George William Weadock and Anna Elizabeth (Tarsney) Weadock; step-son of Grace Mary Weadock; father of George William Weadock II. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., May 7, 1932. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also Weadock-Tarsney family of Michigan
George William Weadock II (1908-1971) — also known as George W. Weadock II — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., September 30, 1908. Grandnephew of John Charles Tarsney, Timothy Edward Tarsney and Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock; grandson of George William Weadock; son of George Leo Weadock. Democrat. Insurance business; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1937-38; defeated, 1938. Died September 17, 1971. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also Weadock-Tarsney family of Michigan
Henry Jacob Gaudreau (d. 1959) — also known as Henry J. Gaudreau — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Democrat. Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944. Died November 9, 1959. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Oakwood Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Lyman Warren Bliss (1836-1907) — also known as Lyman W. Bliss; "Doctor Joy" — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Peterboro, Madison County, N.Y., July 12, 1836. Son of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss; married, July 27, 1858, to Mary Jerome (1838-1872); married, September 18, 1877, to Harriett (Granger) Miller (died 1887); married, November 2, 1892, to May Cummiskey; brother of Aaron Thomas Bliss. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; lumber business; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1879-81, 1888-89; defeated, 1890. Died in a hospital at San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., February 19, 1907. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
Charles L. Benjamin (1841-1909) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Oakland County, Mich., May 13, 1841. Son of John M. Benjamin and Anna Benjamin; married, November 16, 1862, to Alice Susan Coney. Undertaker; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1884-86. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., November 19, 1909. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.

Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Frank Albert Picard (1889-1963) — also known as Frank A. Picard — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., October 19, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932 (alternate), 1936; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Saginaw County 1st District, 1933; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1934; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1939. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., February 28, 1963. Entombed at Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum.
Burnett J. Abbott — of Saginaw County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1928; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1930, 1932; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1948. Entombed at Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum.

Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Duncan Howard Pyscher, Sr. (1917-1982) — also known as Duncan H. Pyscher — of Michigan. Born in Birch Run, Saginaw County, Mich., April 2, 1917. Prohibition candidate for Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1958; Prohibition candidate for Wayne State University board of governors, 1959. Died of cancer, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 15, 1982. Interment at Roselawn Memorial Cemetery.

St. Andrew's Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Warren Fordney (1853-1932) — also known as Joseph W. Fordney — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Blackford County, Ind., November 5, 1853. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1899-1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908, 1924, 1928. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., January 8, 1932. Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Michael James Hart (1877-1951) — also known as Michael J. Hart — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Waterloo, Quebec, July 16, 1877. Son of Timothy Hart and Catherine Teresa (McGuirk) Hart; married, July 9, 1904, to Zola Hudson; married, February 11, 1924, to Wilma Ruth Slinkard. Democrat. School teacher; president, Schemm Brewing Co.; partner and general manager, Hart Brothers bean dealers; farmer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1931-35; defeated, 1930, 1934, 1936, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1944; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1940. Member, Moose. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., February 14, 1951. Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Philip Schuch (1887-1953) — also known as John P. Schuch — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., August 13, 1887. Son of Henry L. Schuch and Catherine R. (Heinrich) Schuch. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hotelier; Saginaw County Sheriff, 1923-24; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1943-46; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1947-50; defeated in primary, 1934, 1950. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Elks. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., January 31, 1953. Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Saginaw County

Politicians who were born in Saginaw County

Politicians who lived in Saginaw County

Politicians who died in Saginaw County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Saginaw County