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Anton Emil Achard (1889-1944) —
also known as Tony Achard —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 12,
1889.
Son of Emil Felix Achard (1856-1944) and Elizabeth Augusta (Ritter)
Achard (1860-1943).
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927-30; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1929-30; chair of
Clare County Republican Party, 1929-32.
German ancestry. Member, Elks.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died soon after, at Marion Hospital,
Marion, Osceola
County, Mich., 1944
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marjorie Jackson (1900-1973). |
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William H. Allswede (1874-1962) —
of Sanford, Midland
County, Mich.; Hersey, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Midland
County, Mich., January
22, 1874.
Son of George H. Allswede and Dora Allswede.
Farmer;
merchant;
grain
dealer; gravel
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1926.
German ancestry.
Died in July, 1962
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Alward (b. 1844) —
of Georgetown Township, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Norfolk County, Ontario,
November
12, 1844.
Republican. Farmer;
vice-president and chairman of the board of directors of the Kent,
Allegan, and Ottawa Counties Farmers' Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1897-1902; defeated, 1892.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1867
to Alvevra Barton. |
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Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) —
also known as Harvey S. Amerson —
of Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, November
29, 1875.
Son of William Amerson (1841-1922) and Matilda Harriet (Schaubel)
Amerson (1846-1906).
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12.
German and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
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Aaron Amon (1859-1933) —
of Remus, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo County, Ontario,
November
5, 1859.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mecosta County, 1915-18;
member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1919-22.
German ancestry.
Died in 1933
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Wambold
Cemetery, Remus, Mich.
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Paul Arnold (1893-1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Neckerwestheim, Wurttemberg, Germany,
June
29, 1893.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant;
building
contractor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1932,
1936;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952.
German ancestry.
Died in 1973
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Royal
Palm South Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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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, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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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
Botssford (1839-1915). |
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memorial |
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William A. Bahlke (b. 1861) —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born near Pewamo, Ionia
County, Mich., July 4,
1861.
Son of Anton Bahlke and Mary (Hund) Bahlke.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
banker;
village
president of Alma, Michigan, 1901-02; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1904; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1906; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1920.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Robert Baird (1876-1936) —
also known as Henry R. Baird —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in East China, St. Clair
County, Mich., January
20, 1876.
Son of William Baird (1840-1914) and Catherine (Frank) Baird
(1848-1922).
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932.
German and Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 7,
1936 (age 60 years, 108
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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William B. Baum (1856-1947) —
also known as Billy Baum —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Frankenmuth, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
23, 1856.
Son of Martin B. Baum (1834-1890) and Katherina Baum (1835-1901).
Democrat. Hotel-keeper;
insurance
agent; 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.
German ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Foresters.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
23, 1947 (age 91 years, 273
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin B. Baum (1834-1890) and Katherina Baum (1835-1901);
married, January
12, 1882, to Maria 'Mary' Schneckenberger (1855-1923); married 1924 to Nellie
J. Moore. |
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Leonard Baumgaertner (b. 1859) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Buena Vista Township, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
30, 1859.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1899-1904 (Saginaw County 2nd
District 1899-1902, Saginaw County 1st District 1903-04).
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William C. Birk (1885-1950) —
of Baraga, Baraga
County, Mich.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., November
6, 1885.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District, 1927-34;
defeated, 1934, 1936; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1941-42; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1944;
charged
on December 16, 1944, along with other legislators, with accepting
bribes; tried in
1945 and convicted;
sentenced
to three to five years in prison.
German ancestry.
Died in 1950
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl W. Bischoff (1895-1990) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in East Tawas, Iosco
County, Mich., April 23,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; machinist;
carpenter;
builder;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-34; defeated in primary, 1936; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1939; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1939-40; defeated in primary, 1934,
1940.
German ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
30, 1990 (age 94 years, 282
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Louise Weideman. |
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Edward Breitung (1831-1887) —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
November
10, 1831.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1873-74;
resigned 1874; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1877; mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1879-80, 1882; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1883-85.
German ancestry.
Died in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., March 3,
1887 (age 55 years, 113
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Marquette, Mich.
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George Charles Bubolz (1902-1996) —
also known as George C. Bubolz —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., February
22, 1902.
Son of Julius C. Bubolz (1862-1956) and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz
(1864-1942).
Democrat. Pastor; insurance
and real
estate business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1964.
Lutheran.
German ancestry.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1996 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius C. Bubolz (1862-1956) and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz
(1864-1942); married, June 12,
1928, to Stella Mangold (1902-1968); married, August
28, 1971, to Margaret Jacobson; brother of Gordon
August Bubolz. |
| | | Epitaph: "But the fruit of the spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness." |
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memorial |
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William J. Callahan —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor
of St. Clair Shores, Mich., 1995; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 26th District; elected 1998.
Catholic.
Irish,
Polish,
and German ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Arthur Stanley Coutant (b. 1854) —
also known as A. S. Coutant —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Greenwich, Huron
County, Ohio, December
11, 1854.
Son of Isaac Newton Coutant and Anne (Oglevee) Coutant.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1896-1900; postmaster.
French,
Dutch,
Scotch-Irish,
and German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Croll, Jr. (b. 1875) —
of Beaverton, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 22,
1875.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clare District, 1913-20.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Bessie L. Thomson. |
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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, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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John G. Dean (b. 1875) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., May 6,
1875.
Road
building superintendent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1919-22, 1943-44; defeated, 1936 (Republican primary, Bay County 1st
District), 1940 (Republican primary, Bay County 1st District), 1944
(Democratic, Bay County), 1954 (Republican primary, Bay County); mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1921-25; candidate in Republican primary for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1922.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norbert Frank Denk (1897-1942) —
also known as Norbert F. Denk —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
14, 1897.
Son of Ignatius Joseph Denk (1844-1901) and Mary (Vieson) Denk
(1850-1914).
Supervisor
of Grosse Pointe Township, Michigan, 1934-42; died in office 1942.
Catholic.
German ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died April 16,
1942 (age 45 years, 92
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ignatius Joseph Denk (1844-1901) and Mary (Vieson) Denk
(1850-1914); married to Mabel Vernier (born 1895; daughter of Edmund
Charles Vernier). |
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William H. Deubel (b. 1846) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., December
30, 1846.
Son of William Deubel (born 1824) and Sally (Purdy) Deubel (died
1889).
Democrat. Flour mill
business; candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1899.
Methodist.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grover Cleveland Dillman (1889-1979) —
also known as Grover C. Dillman —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor Township, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 18,
1889.
Son of Henry Dillman (1860-1937) and Ada (Jaggers) Dillman
(1865-1925).
Republican. Engineer;
Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1929-33; appointed 1929; defeated,
1933; president,
Michigan Tech University.
German ancestry.
Died in Flushing, Genesee
County, Mich., April 14,
1979 (age 89 years, 270
days).
Interment at Arlington
Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Mich.
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Henry Bernhard Dirks (1884-1955) —
also known as Henry B. Dirks —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 21,
1884.
Son of Hermann Johannes Dirks (1850-1896) and Anna Elizabeth (Meyer)
Dirks (1852-1932).
College
professor; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1928-29.
German ancestry.
Died September
18, 1955 (age 71 years, 89
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Mass.
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Christian Eberbach (1817-1901) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
July
25, 1817.
Pharmacist;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1864;
mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1868-69.
German ancestry.
Died September
23, 1901 (age 84 years, 60
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Laubengayer. |
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Henry J. Eikhoff (b. 1861) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
19, 1861.
Republican. Metal
polisher; president,
Metal Polishers International Union of America; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1897-1900.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Joseph Engel (1888-1959) —
also known as Albert J. Engel —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.; Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in New Washington, Crawford
County, Ohio, January
1, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; Missaukee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-20, 1925-26; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1921-22, 1927-32; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1935-51; defeated in
primary, 1922, 1924, 1932, 1954; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1950.
Alsatian ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
2, 1959 (age 71 years, 335
days).
Interment at Lake
City Cemetery, Lake City, Mich.
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John E. Fiegel —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Son of John Fiegel and Kunigunda (Lambarth) Fiegel.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1915-16; defeated, 1901, 1916,
1920, 1922, 1924, 1926.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orval Carl Finkbeiner (b. 1910) —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich., March 30,
1910.
Son of Charles Finkbeiner (1873-1948) and Alma (Strebe) Finkbeiner.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; mayor of Sandusky.
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. German
ancestry. Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Christian Fischer (1879-1963) —
also known as Fred C. Fischer —
of Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Flat Rock, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1879.
Son of Fred Fischer and Eleanor (Alexander) Fischer.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934; Wayne
County Superintendent of Schools, 1935-54.
Methodist.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
A library in Belleville, Michigan, and an elementary school in
Taylor, Michigan, are named for
him.
Died, from a stroke, in
St. Joseph's Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., 1963
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Belleville, Mich.
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Felix H. H. Flynn (1881-1953) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., May 4,
1881.
Republican. Wexford
County Clerk, 1909-24; automobile
dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1924;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1928-33; appointed 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1933-40, 1951-53; defeated in
primary, 1948; died in office 1953; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1940.
Catholic.
German and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Maccabees.
Died in 1953
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Frank J. Forshee (1896-1991) —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 10,
1896.
Son of John Forshee and Virginia (Cowen) Forshee.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940.
Irish
and German ancestry.
Died, of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
15, 1991 (age 94 years, 219
days).
Cremated.
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Ray Louis Forshee (1884-1974) —
also known as Ray L. Forshee —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, March 19,
1884.
Son of John R. Forshee and Virginia (Cowen) Forshee.
Democrat. Clothing
salesman; candidate for supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1941.
Irish
and German ancestry.
His legs were
amputated due to arteriosclerosis.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Whitehall Convalescent
Center, Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
5, 1974 (age 89 years, 292
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Forshee and Virginia (Cowen) Forshee; married to Ida Lerg;
brother of Frank
J. Forshee. |
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Joseph James Frost (b. 1881) —
also known as Joseph J. Frost —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio, July 15,
1881.
Democrat. Cigar
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1917-18; defeated, 1908.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Augustus Herbert Gansser (1872-1951) —
also known as Augustus H. Gansser —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
July
5, 1872.
Son of Augustus Gansser and Johanna (Bauer) Gansser.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1911-12; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1915-18, 1923-32; defeated, 1912,
1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Congregationalist.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion.
Died in 1951
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Gayde (b. 1878) —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., January
2, 1878.
Republican. Grocer; hardware
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1915-18.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
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Godfried Gettel (1871-1950) —
of Sebewaing, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Sebewaing, Huron
County, Mich., February
26, 1871.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1915-18,
1921-22; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1923-26; defeated in primary, 1926.
German ancestry.
Died in 1950
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, Sebewaing, Mich.
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John Greusel (d. 1886) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Blieskastle, Rheinpfalz, Germany.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1872,
1884
(alternate); member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1875, 1881-83.
German ancestry.
Died in Springwells Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., October
31, 1886.
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph Greusel (1837-1913) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Glasco, Ulster
County, N.Y., August 5,
1837.
Son of John
Greusel.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1912.
German ancestry.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
13, 1913 (age 75 years, 192
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Mathias E. Hafner (1887-1973) —
also known as Matt E. Hafner —
of Newell, Butte
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fowler, Clinton
County, Mich., October
30, 1887.
Son of Joseph Hafner (1852-1947) and Mary Catherine (Ulrich) Hafner
(1856-1944).
Democrat. Grain elevator
manager; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1928;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1933-38.
German ancestry.
Died June 11,
1973 (age 85 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin A. Hassenger (b. 1853) —
also known as Frank A. Hassenger —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich., February
5, 1853.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1917-18.
French
and German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Franklin Heckert (1840-1911) —
also known as Benjamin F. Heckert —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, Ohio, March, 1840.
Son of John David Heckert (1801-1844) and Salome (Hirsch) Heckert
(1808-1879).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1899; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 8th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1909-11;
died in office 1911.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 12,
1911 (age 71 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis N. Hilsendegen (b. 1856) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 29,
1856.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1915-16.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Kestenbaum (b. 1955) —
also known as Larry Kestenbaum —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1955.
Son of Justin Louis Kestenbaum (1925-1995) and Maryhelen (Dietrich)
Kestenbaum (1928-1985).
Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham
County Commissioner 8th District, 1983-88; candidate in primary
for Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1998; Washtenaw
County Commissioner 4th District, 2000-02; Washtenaw
County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 2005-.
Jewish.
Hungarian,
German, Polish,
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation; American Civil
Liberties Union; Grange; Sierra
Club; NAACP.
Creator of The Political Graveyard web site.
Still living as of 2010.
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Charles Henry Kimmerle (1859-1950) —
also known as Charles H. Kimmerle —
of Lagrange Township, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cass
County, Mich., June 12,
1859.
Son of Henry Kimmerle (1830-1905) and Mary (Huehn) Kimmerle
(1838-1912).
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1884,
1900;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1906; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1908, 1932 (primary);
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1932.
German ancestry.
Died in Cass
County, Mich., October
27, 1950 (age 91 years, 137
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to Ella Minerva Dunning (1863-1925). |
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John Otto Knappmann (b. 1964) —
also known as John O. Knappmann;
"Jocko" —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1992
(alternate), 1996;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1996-; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 15th District, 1998.
German and Polish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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Franz C. Kuhn (b. 1872) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
8, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; probate judge in Michigan,
1904-10; Michigan
state attorney general, 1910-12; appointed 1910; resigned 1912;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1912-19; appointed 1912;
resigned 1919; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1917.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual, 1911 |
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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, Saginaw, Mich.
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William H. Martz (b. 1877) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 21,
1877.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1911-18; defeated in primary, 1922, 1924, 1934.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John T. Matthews (born c.1860) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Orange Township, Ionia
County, Mich., about 1860.
Son of Bernard Matthews and Rachael D. (Smith) Matthews.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1917.
Presbyterian.
Irish
and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Mary Roberts. |
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George Elmer McArthur (1877-1970) —
also known as G. Elmer McArthur —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Irving, Barry
County, Mich., September
25, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1917-18; member
of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1921-22; defeated in primary, 1922;
candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924, 1928.
Scottish
and German ancestry.
Died in 1970
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Lakeside
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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Frederick R. Ming (1865-1943) —
also known as Fred R. Ming —
of Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
13, 1865.
Republican. Cheboygan
County Sheriff, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1905-06, 1923-32 (Cheboygan
County 1905-06, 1923-24, Cheboygan District 1925-32); defeated, 1932;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1929-32; member
of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1907-10; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1934.
German ancestry.
Died February
22, 1943 (age 77 years, 132
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Cheboygan, Mich.
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Ralph B. Netting (1897-1985) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
16, 1897.
Son of Conrad
J. Netting and Clara Elizabeth (Beckbissinger) Netting
(1871-1947).
Mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1945-53.
German ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
18, 1985 (age 88 years, 2
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy M. Jerome (1897-1988). |
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Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) —
also known as Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wright City, Warren
County, Mo., June 21,
1892.
Son of Gustave Niebuhr and Lydia (Hosto) Niebuhr.
Pastor;
professor,
Union Theological Seminary, 1928-60; Socialist candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1930; Socialist candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; vice-chair of New York Liberal
Party, 1958.
Protestant.
German ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Theologian; Socialist and pacifist until World War II; received the
Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1964.
Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 1,
1971 (age 78 years, 345
days).
Interment at Stockbridge
Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
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Genevieve Nutto (1902-1993) —
also known as Genevieve Heffernan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., October
23, 1902.
Daughter of James Heffernan and Anna M. Heffernan.
Republican. Stenographer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950.
Female.
Irish
and German ancestry.
Died in Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif., May 2,
1993 (age 90 years, 191
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Edward Petermann (b. 1877) —
also known as Albert E. Petermann —
of Keweenaw
County, Mich.; Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., March 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Keweenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-10; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 1st District,
1913-18; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard W. Piepkorn (1877-1959) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Berlin, Germany,
August
9, 1877.
Son of Frederick Piepkorn and Ernestina (Musner) Piepkorn.
President, Peoples Bank of
Alpena; half-owner of Great Lakes freighter;
mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1940-44.
Protestant.
German ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died October
16, 1959 (age 82 years, 68
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1922
to Ruby J. Chapel. |
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Edgar Allan Planck (b. 1868) —
also known as Edgar A. Planck —
of Union, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
27, 1868.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Gleaners.
Interment at East
Union Cemetery, Union, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1892
to Grace E. Hartman. |
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George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) —
also known as George W. Romney —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Colonia Dublán, Chihuahua,
of American parents, July 8,
1907.
Son of Gaskell Romney (1871-1955) and Anna Amelia (Pratt) Romney
(1876-1926).
Republican. Board chairman and president, American
Motors, 1954-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 12th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; Governor of
Michigan, 1963-69; resigned 1969; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1964
(delegation chair); candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1968;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-73; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1979-84; appointed 1979.
Mormon.
English
and German ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., July 26,
1995 (age 88 years, 18
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
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Harry C. Rose (1872-1932) —
of Ashley, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Clinton
County, Mich., June 30,
1872.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1917-20;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1926; Gratiot
County Treasurer, 1931-32.
German and French
ancestry.
Died in 1932
(age about
60 years).
Interment at North
Star Cemetery, North Star Township, Gratiot County, Mich.
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Theodore Christian Ruff (1871-1958) —
also known as Theodore C. Ruff —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., June 21,
1871.
Son of Rev. Johann Friedrich Ruff (1830-1881) and Johanna Charlotte
(Posner) Ruff (1838-1904).
Democrat. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1938;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934, 1936.
German ancestry.
Died in Michigan, January
30, 1958 (age 86 years, 223
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Henry L. Schmidt (1891-1982) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 18,
1891.
Democrat. Merchant
tailoring business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1917-18; defeated, 1918; candidate for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1920.
German and Austrian
ancestry.
Died in 1982
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Schmidt (1865-1939) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Richmond Township, Osceola
County, Mich., March 11,
1865.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola County, 1913-18.
German ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in 1939
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1892
to Mathilde C. Blank. |
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Lawrence W. Snell (b. 1870) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., May 28,
1870.
Republican. Dairy
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1909-12.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900
to Estelle M. Chamberlin. |
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Lowell Sours (b. 1852) —
of near Elk Rapids, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 11,
1852.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Grand Traverse County,
1915-18.
German ancestry. Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1880
to Emma J. Sherman. |
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Neil Oliver Staebler (1905-2000) —
also known as Neil Staebler; "Mr.
Democrat" —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 11,
1905.
Son of Edward
William Staebler and Magdalena (Dold) Staebler.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1950-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1963-65; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1963-67, 1972-75; candidate for
Governor
of Michigan, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1984,
1988.
Unitarian.
German ancestry. Member, Theta
Chi; American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died, from the effects of Alzheimer's
disease, in Glacier Hills nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
8, 2000 (age 95 years, 150
days).
Cremated.
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Henry Stumpenhusen (b. 1843) —
of Rawsonville, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
15, 1843.
Son of Henry Stumpenhusen (died 1883) and Catherine (Keelan)
Stumpenhusen (died 1888).
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1899-1902; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1904.
German and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo Taube (b. 1861) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Stettin, Prussia (now Szczecin, Poland),
September
6, 1861.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1917-18.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert William Tausend (b. 1873) —
also known as Albert W. Tausend —
of Michigan.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August 9,
1873.
Mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1912-14.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Maccabees;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew F. Toepel (b. 1866) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 5,
1866.
Republican. Jeweler;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1917-20.
Lutheran.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry S. Toy (b. 1892) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
12, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; Michigan
state attorney general, 1935; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated,
1936; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
German and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Izaak
Walton League; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo Pierre Wagner (b. 1870) —
also known as Leo P. Wagner —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., April 18,
1870.
Democrat. Barber; secretary,
Saginaw Federation of Labor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1917-18; candidate for Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1922.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1903
to Amelia B. D. Gehrls. |
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William Walter Wedemeyer (1873-1913) —
also known as William W. Wedemeyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 22,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Martin
J. Cavanaugh, from 1896; U.S. Consul in Georgetown, 1905; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1907; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1911-13; defeated,
1912; died in office 1913.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Accidentally drowned
in the harbor at Colón, Panama,
January
2, 1913 (age 39 years, 286
days); his remains were never
recovered.
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Carl May Weideman (1898-1972) —
also known as Carl M. Weideman —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 5,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1933-35; defeated in
primary, 1934; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1950-67; defeated, 1935;
appointed 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936.
Lutheran.
German ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich., March 5,
1972 (age 74 years, 0
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles A. Weissert (b. 1878) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., August
22, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; author;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1915-20.
German ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Matilda Rausch Dodge Wilson (1883-1967) —
also known as Matilda R. Wilson; Matilda Rausch;
Matilda Rausch Dodge; Mrs. Alfred Wilson —
of Rochester, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Walkerton, Ontario,
October
19, 1883.
Daughter of George Rausch and Margaret (Glinz) Rausch.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940.
Female.
Presbyterian.
German ancestry.
Left her estate, Meadow Brook Hall, to Oakland University.
Died in Brussels, Belgium,
September
18, 1967 (age 83 years, 334
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Edwin Baruch Winans (1826-1894) —
also known as Edwin B. Winans —
of Hamburg Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Avon, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 16,
1826.
Son of John Winans and Eliza (Way) Winans.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County 1st
District, 1861-64; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; supervisor
of Hamburg Township, Michigan, 1872-74; probate judge in
Michigan, 1877-80; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1883-87; defeated,
1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
Governor
of Michigan, 1891-92.
Episcopalian.
German and English
ancestry.
Died in Hamburg, Livingston
County, Mich., July 4,
1894 (age 68 years, 49
days).
Interment at Hamburg
Cemetery, Hamburg, Mich.
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W. Irving Yeckley (b. 1833) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., May 5,
1833.
Son of Adam Yeckley and Gertrude (Snyder) Yeckley.
Republican. Harness
maker; farmer; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1869-79.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1873
to Nancy E. Gilbert (died 1890). |
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