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James Burrill Angell (1829-1916) —
also known as James B. Angell —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Scituate, Providence
County, R.I., January
7, 1829.
Son of Andrew Aldrich Angell and Amey (Aldrich) Angell.
Editor of Sen. Henry
B. Anthony's newspaper,
Providence Journal, 1860-66; president,
University of Vermont, 1866-71; president,
University of Michigan, 1871-1909; U.S. Minister to China, 1880-81; Turkey, 1897-98.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Historical Association.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 1,
1916 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Alpheus Felch (1804-1896) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Limerick, York
County, Maine, September
28, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1835-37;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1840; Michigan
state auditor general, 1842; resigned 1842; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1842-45; Governor of
Michigan, 1846-47; resigned 1847; defeated, 1856; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1847-53.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 13,
1896 (age 91 years, 259
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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William Asa Fletcher (1788-1852) —
also known as William A. Fletcher —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Grafton
County, N.H., June 26,
1788.
Lawyer;
member
Michigan territorial council, 1830-31; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1836-42; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1836-42.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
19, 1852 (age 64 years, 85
days).
Original interment at Ann Arbor Cemetery
(which no longer exists); reinterment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1824-1898) —
also known as Thomas M. Cooley —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Attica, Wyoming
County, N.Y., January
6, 1824.
Son of Thomas Cooley (1778-1847) and Rachel (Hubbard) Cooley
(1790-1869).
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; law partner of Charles
M. Croswell, 1855; reporter, Michigan Supreme Court, 1857-64; law
professor; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1865-85; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1868-69, 1876-77,
1884-85; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1887-92.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Mich. is named for
him.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
12, 1898 (age 74 years, 249
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Claudius Buchanan Grant (1835-1921) —
also known as Claudius B. Grant —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Lebanon, York
County, Maine, October
25, 1835.
Son of Joseph Grant and Mary (Merrill) Grant.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1871-74 (Washtenaw County 2nd
District 1871-72, Washtenaw County 1st District 1873-74); member of
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1872-79; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1882-89; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1890-1909; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1898-99, 1908.
English
ancestry.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
28, 1921 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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George Meader (1907-1994) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., September
13, 1907.
Son of Robert E. Meader and Jennie (Gibson) Meader.
Republican. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1951-65; defeated,
1948, 1964, 1966.
English
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis.
Fell in
his bathtub, struck his head, suffered complications, and died two
weeks later, in University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
15, 1994 (age 87 years, 32
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Henry Franklin Thomas (1843-1912) —
also known as Henry F. Thomas —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Tompkins, Jackson
County, Mich., December
17, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1873-74; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1875-76; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1893-97.
Died in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., April 16,
1912 (age 68 years, 121
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Samuel Willard Beakes (1861-1927) —
also known as Samuel W. Beakes —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Burlingham, Sullivan
County, N.Y., January
11, 1861.
Son of George
Mortimer Beakes and Elizabeth (Bull) Beakes (1837-1918).
Democrat. Lawyer;
private secretary to Judge Thomas
M. Cooley; newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19;
defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1927 (age 66 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Bradley Francis Granger (1825-1882) —
also known as Bradley F. Granger —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., March 12,
1825.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1861-63; defeated
(Democratic), 1862, 1866.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
4, 1882 (age 57 years, 237
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Alexis Caswell Angell (1857-1932) —
also known as Alexis C. Angell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April 26,
1857.
Son of James
Burrill Angell and Sarah Swope (Caswell) Angell (1831-1903).
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12;
resigned 1912.
Died December
24, 1932 (age 75 years, 242
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Edward Charles Pierce (1930-2002) —
also known as Edward C. Pierce —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich., January
3, 1930.
Democrat. Physician;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1974 (primary), 1976;
member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1979-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1980;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1982; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1985-87; defeated, 1967, 1987.
Died, from complications of Legionnaire's
disease, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 4,
2002 (age 72 years, 182
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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James Kingsley (1796-1878) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., January
6, 1796.
Probate judge in Michigan, 1828-36; member
Michigan territorial council, 1830-33; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1837, 1848,
1869-70; member of Michigan
state senate, 1838, 1839, 1842 (4th District 1838, 5th District
1839, 2nd District 1842); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1852-58; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1855-56.
Died August
17, 1878 (age 82 years, 223
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Junius Emery Beal (1860-1942) —
also known as Junius E. Beal; Junius Emery
Field —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
23, 1860.
Son of James E. Field and Loretta B. Field.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; real estate
broker; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1888;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1905-06; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-39; vice-president, Farmers
and Merchants Bank;
president, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Street
Railway Co.; officer of gas and
electric utilities.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 24,
1942 (age 82 years, 121
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Nephew and adoptive son of Rice
Aner Beal; son of James E. Field and Loretta B. Field; adoptive
son of Phoebe (Beers) Beal; married 1889 to Ella
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George Wahr Sallade (1922-1997) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
16, 1922.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1955-60; defeated (Democratic), 1968; Democratic candidate
for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1966, 1970; Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1982; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Freemasons;
Moose;
Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Sigma
Phi.
Died June 18,
1997 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Gilbert E. Bursley (1913-1998) —
also known as "Mr. Education" —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1961-64; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1965-78; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1978; president,
Cleary College, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1978-84.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks.
Died in 1998
(age about
85 years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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William E. Brown, Jr. (1896-1970) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., May 1,
1896.
Son of William E. Brown, Sr. and Grace (Palmer) Brown.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
dealer; insurance
business; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1945-57; defeated, 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1970
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Henry Stewart Dean (1830-1915) —
also known as Henry S. Dean —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., June 14,
1830.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer; miller;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1894-1907; appointed 1894;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1912;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1912.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Historical Association.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
18, 1915 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Sarah Goddard Power (1935-1987) —
also known as Sarah Goddard —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1935.
Daughter of Wendell Converse Goddard and Katherine Shearer Russel
Goddard.
Democrat. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1975-87; died in office 1987;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1976.
Female.
Protestant.
Committed
suicide by jumping to
her death from the eighth floor of Burton Tower, on the University of
Michigan campus, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 24,
1987 (age 51 years, 278
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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William Sumner Maynard (1802-1866) —
also known as William S. Maynard —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., April 25,
1802.
Village
president of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1836-38, 1839-40; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1856-58, 1865-66.
Congregationalist.
Suffering from severe depression, he committed suicide
by an overdose
of morphine or laudanum, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 18,
1866 (age 64 years, 54
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Julia Guiteau (aunt of Charles Julius Guiteau (assassin in
1881 of President James
A. Garfield)). |
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Edward William Staebler (1872-1946) —
also known as Edward W. Staebler —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born December
26, 1872.
Democrat. Coal
dealer; oil
distributor; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1927-31; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1932.
Died November
10, 1946 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Cecil O. Creal (1899-1986) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kiantone, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., December
19, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; manager,
Godfrey Moving &
Storage Co.; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
20, 1986 (age 86 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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John F. Miller (1822-1885) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in 1822.
Democrat. Mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1861-62; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1868; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1869.
Died in 1885
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Ebenezer Wells (1813-1882) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born May 26,
1813.
Banker;
mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1863-65.
Died April 25,
1882 (age 68 years, 334
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Hiram J. Beakes (1827-1882) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., September
6, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1863-64; Washtenaw
County Probate Judge, 1864-72; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1873-75; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1880.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 18,
1882 (age 54 years, 254
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Philip Bach (1820-1895) —
also known as Johann Phillip Bach —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Karlsruhe, Germany,
October
20, 1820.
Son of Barbara (Deeg) Bach (1792-1865) and Philip Jacob Bach
(1795-1866).
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1858-59.
German
ancestry.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
2, 1895 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Barbara (Deeg) Bach (1792-1865) and Philip Jacob Bach (1795-1866);
married to Hannah Polhemus (c.1828-1850); married 1855 to Nancy
Royce (1834-1871); married 1876 to Annie
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Cyrenus Garritt Darling (1856-1933) —
also known as Cyrenus G. Darling —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Bethel, Sullivan
County, N.Y., 1856.
Son of Walter Darling and Eliza (Starr) Darling.
Republican. Physician;
university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1894-95; defeated, 1909, 1911.
Member, American Medical
Association.
Died, from pernicious
anemia, April 21,
1933 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
to Augusta M. Payne. |
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Eugene Barnum Power (1905-1993) —
also known as Eugene B. Power —
of Barton Hills, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., June 4,
1905.
Son of Glenn Warren Power and Annette (Barnum) Power.
Democrat. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents; elected 1955, 1963.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Founder of University Microfilms in 1938; merged with Xerox
Corporation 1962.
Died December
6, 1993 (age 88 years, 185
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Charles H. Manly (1843-1930) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in 1843.
Democrat. Washtenaw
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1887-88; defeated, 1914; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1890-91.
Hit by a
train and killed, in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., 1930
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Henry Rumsey (b. 1784) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn., July 7,
1784.
Supervisor
of Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1827-28, 1834-35; member
Michigan territorial council, 1828-29.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Rice Aner Beal (1823-1883) —
also known as Rice A. Beal —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in 1823.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1872.
Died in 1883
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Leslie Aris Wikel (1884-1959) —
also known as Leslie A. Wikel —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Union City, Randolph
County, Ind., November
19, 1884.
Son of Wiley Wikel and Lola Wikel.
Democrat. Druggist;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1948; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949.
Died, following a stroke, in
Whitehall Convalescent
Home, Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 9,
1959 (age 74 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Lucy L. Goodlander. |
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Thomas Reardon Peirsol (died c.1959) —
also known as T. Reardon Peirsol —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940.
Died about 1959.
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Rolla Nathan Frisinger (1890-1961) —
also known as Rolla N. Frisinger —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near Rockford, Mercer
County, Ohio, 1890.
Democrat. Road
contractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932;
candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1933.
Died in 1961
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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James Kerr Pollock (1898-1968) —
also known as James K. Pollock —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., May 25,
1898.
Son of James Kerr Pollock and Ella (Newton) Pollock.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died October
4, 1968 (age 70 years, 132
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Agnes Marie Haun. |
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William Frederick Dannemiller (1927-2001) —
also known as William F. Dannemiller; Bill
Dannemiller —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August 9,
1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
developer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1960; candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1964.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
5, 2001 (age 74 years, 118
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Jack J. Garris (1919-2005) —
also known as Jack John Garatzgeone —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
16, 1919.
Son of John Garatzogeone and Constance (Maniatakos) Garatzogeone.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1955; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1971.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi; Jaycees.
Died, of a stroke,
while suffering from Parkinson's
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
21, 2005 (age 85 years, 128
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Helen Cazepis. |
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Edwin Fuller Uhl (1841-1901) —
also known as Edwin F. Uhl —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Rush, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
14, 1841.
Son of David M. Uhl and Catherine (De Garmo) Uhl.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-72; president, Grand Rapids
National Bank,
1881-93; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1892;
U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1896-97.
Died May 17,
1901 (age 59 years, 276
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Byron M. Cutcheon (1836-1908) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Pembroke, Merrimack
County, N.H., May 11,
1836.
Son of James M. Cutcheon and Hannah (Tripp) Cutcheon.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1868;
Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1875-81; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1883-91; defeated,
1890.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1891 for action at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Ky.,
May 10, 1863.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 12,
1908 (age 71 years, 337
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Edward Payson Allen (1839-1909) —
also known as Edward P. Allen —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sharon, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
28, 1839.
Son of Louis Allen and Eliza (Merwin) Allen.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1877-80; defeated, 1902; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1880-81, 1899-1900; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1887-91; defeated,
1884, 1890; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1899-1903; appointed 1899.
Died, from apoplexy
(stroke),
in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
25, 1909 (age 70 years, 28
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) —
also known as Owen J. Cleary —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1900.
Son of Patrick Roger Cleary (1858-1948) and Helen Clarke (Jenks)
Cleary.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; president,
Cleary College; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1952-53; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate in primary
for Governor of
Michigan, 1954.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Moose.
Died September
10, 1960 (age 60 years, 219
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie DeWaele. |
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Hugh Edward Van de Walker (1876-1943) —
also known as Hugh E. Van de Walker —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., July 15,
1876.
Son of Arthur E. Van de Walker.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1924-28.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 8,
1943 (age 66 years, 267
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Mark Norris (1796-1862) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt., 1796.
Postmaster;
supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1848-49.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 6,
1862 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Benjamin Follett (c.1819-1864) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1819.
Democrat. Mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1860-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1860.
Died December
26, 1864 (age about 45
years).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Arden Holton Ballard (1799-1867) —
also known as Arden H. Ballard —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Georgia, Franklin
County, Vt., April 7,
1799.
Son of Cynthia (Woodruff) Ballard (1771-1840) and William Ballard
(1772-1845).
Village
president of Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1847-50, 1856-58; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1859-60.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 23,
1867 (age 68 years, 16
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Henry P. S. Glover (1837-1912) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in 1837.
Mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1891-93.
Died in 1912
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Henry C. Rankin (1843-1915) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., December
1, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent
of schools; land
agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1911-12; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died July 15,
1915 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Florence S. Babbitt (1847-1929) —
also known as Florence Lewis Smalley —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Friendship, Allegany
County, N.Y., March 19,
1847.
Daughter of Mortimer C. Smalley (1821-1899) and Nancy Maria (Lewis)
Smalley (1821-1887).
Democrat. Antique
dealer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1919.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
3, 1929 (age 82 years, 229
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Emery R. Beal (1865-1939) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Plainfield, Kent
County, Mich., December
5, 1865.
Son of Joseph Beal and Martha Beal.
Republican. Druggist; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1922-23; defeated, 1928.
Died, from heart
disease, in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 3,
1939 (age 73 years, 88
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Frank Austin Norton (1867-1947) —
also known as Frank Norton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 1,
1867.
Son of Austin B. Norton and Sarah J. (Knapp) Norton.
Republican. Stonemason;
florist;
mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1912-14.
Methodist.
Died, from a stroke,
while hospitalized for senile
psychosis, at Ypsilanti State Psychiatric
Hospital, York Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
2, 1947 (age 80 years, 123
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Daniel Trowbridge Quirk (1903-1969) —
also known as Daniel T. Quirk; Dan T.
Quirk —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 8,
1903.
Son of Daniel L. Quirk, Jr. (1871-1955) and Julia (Trowbridge) Quirk.
President and treasurer, Peninsular Paper
Company; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1947-53.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died October
21, 1969 (age 66 years, 135
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Joseph Don Lawrence, Jr. (1904-1972) —
also known as J. Don Lawrence —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1904.
Son of Joseph Don Lawrence, Sr. and Mabel (Oliff) Lawrence.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died September
15, 1972 (age 68 years, 84
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Christine Marie Schultz. |
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Tracy L. Towner —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1910-12.
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Lambert A. Barnes —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1875-78, 1879-80.
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Levi E. Dolsen —
of Michigan.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1841.
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Vincent H. Buck (1926-2005) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born March 7,
1926.
Republican. Realtor;
mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1964-65.
Presbyterian.
Died, of multiple
sclerosis, in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., March 20,
2005 (age 79 years, 13
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Suzanne Oakes. |
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Faizi Husain (1952-2006) —
also known as Faz Husain —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Patna, Bihar, India,
January
21, 1952.
Son of Safdar Husain.
Pizzeria
owner; Independent candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1993.
Muslim.
Indian
subcontinent ancestry.
Died, of idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis, in University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 9,
2006 (age 54 years, 47
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Tajamul Husain (Member of Parliament,
India). |
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Clyde K. King (1925-2007) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 2,
1925.
Republican. Accountant;
mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1989-93; defeated, 1987.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist
Club; NAACP; Lions.
Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, in Huron Woods Residential
Home in the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital complex, Superior Township,
Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
4, 2007 (age 81 years, 216
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1946
to Marilyn Wilks. |
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Robert V. Fink (1913-2002) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born May 18,
1913.
Lawyer;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1966.
Died February
18, 2002 (age 88 years, 276
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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