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Index to Locations
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Bay City Elm Lawn Cemetery
Bay City Oak Ridge Cemetery
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Bay City St. Patrick's Cemetery
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Bay City, Bay County, Michigan
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Isaac Marston (1839-1891) —
of Bay
County, Mich.
Born in County Armagh, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), January
3, 1839.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County, 1872; Michigan
state attorney general, 1874; appointed 1874; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1875-83; appointed 1875; resigned
1883; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1880-81.
Died October
31, 1891 (age 52 years, 301
days).
Interment somewhere.
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James Edward Davidson (1865-1947) —
also known as James E. Davidson —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
7, 1865.
Republican. Shipbuilder;
financier;
director, Pere Marquette Railroad;
director, Cleveland Indians pro
baseball team; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915-19, 1927, 1939; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1944
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1923-40.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lake Placid, Essex
County, N.Y., July 25,
1947 (age 81 years, 230
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Relatives: Son
of James Davidson and Ellen M. (Rogers) Davidson; married 1890 to June
Lolette Cobb; married, July 28,
1919, to Helen Forrest Knox. |
| | | Image source: Detroit Free Press, July
26, 1947 |
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Elm Lawn
Cemetery
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan
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Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) —
also known as Roy O. Woodruff —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., March
14, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
dentist;
mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53;
defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Dental Association; Delta
Sigma Delta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1953 (age 76 years, 335
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Elford Albin Cederberg (1918-2006) —
also known as Elford A. Cederberg —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., March 6,
1918.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1953-78; defeated,
1950, 1978; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1968.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in The Villages, Lake
County, Fla., April
17, 2006 (age 88 years, 42
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Rousseau Owen Crump (1843-1901) —
also known as Rousseau O. Crump —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsford, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 20,
1843.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1892-95; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1895-1901; died in
office 1901.
English
ancestry.
Died in West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich., May 1,
1901 (age 57 years, 346
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Spencer Oliver Fisher (1843-1919) —
also known as Spencer O. Fisher —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Camden, Hillsdale
County, Mich., February
3, 1843.
Democrat. Lumber
business; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1883-85; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1885-89; defeated,
1888; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1894; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., June 1,
1919 (age 76 years, 118
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Henry Harrison Aplin (1841-1910) —
also known as Henry H. Aplin —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Thetford Township, Genesee
County, Mich., April
15, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster
at West
Bay City, Mich., 1881, 1901; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1884;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1887-90; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1895-96; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1901-03.
Died in West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich., July 23,
1910 (age 69 years, 99
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Nathan Ball Bradley (1831-1906) —
also known as Nathan B. Bradley —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 28,
1831.
Republican. Lumber
business; salt
industry; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1865; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1867-68; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1873-77.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., November
8, 1906 (age 75 years, 164
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Herschel Harrison Hatch (1837-1920) —
also known as Herschel H. Hatch —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Morrisville, Madison
County, N.Y., February
17, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; Bay
County Probate Judge, 1868-72; member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 8th District, 1873; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1883-85.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
30, 1920 (age 83 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Frank Willis Wheeler (1853-1921) —
also known as Frank W. Wheeler —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.; West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chaumont, Jefferson
County, N.Y., March 2,
1853.
Republican. Shipbuilder;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1889-91.
Died, from heart
disease, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
9, 1921 (age 68 years, 160
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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George H. Shearer (1825-1894) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 9,
1825.
Builder;
lumber
manufacturer; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; flour mill
business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1885-87.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
20, 1894 (age 69 years, 103
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of James
Buchanan Shearer; married 1850 to Maria
E. Herbut; married to Laura A. Herbut. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Benjamin Franklin Partridge (1822-1892) —
also known as Benjamin F. Partridge —
of Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., April
19, 1822.
Republican. Lumber
business; real estate
business; farmer; historian;
Bay
County Sheriff; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1877-78; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1881-82.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic; Grange.
Died in Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich., October
19, 1892 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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George Lord (1815-1893) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., March
17, 1815.
Democrat. Sawmill
business; druggist; railroad
ticket agent; insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1872;
mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1878.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April
30, 1893 (age 78 years, 44
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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James Buchanan Shearer (1823-1896) —
also known as James Shearer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 12,
1823.
Builder;
lumber mill
owner; banker;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
14, 1896 (age 73 years, 94
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of George
H. Shearer; married 1850 to
Margaret J. Hutchison. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Record of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Arthur Custer MacKinnon (1870-1957) —
also known as Arthur C. MacKinnon —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
3, 1870.
Republican. Machinist;
manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-32, 1941-42, 1945-48,
1951-52 (Bay County 1st District 1923-32, 1941-42, Bay County
1945-48, 1951-52); defeated, 1932 (Bay County 1st District), 1934
(Bay County 1st District), 1936 (Bay County 1st District), 1942 (Bay
County 1st District), 1948 (Bay County), 1952 (Bay County).
Congregationalist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
15, 1957 (age 87 years, 73
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Webster Homer Gansser (1900-1963) —
also known as Webster H. Gansser —
of Michigan.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April
27, 1900.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1948.
Died in Michigan, August, 1963
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Adolph J. Rehmus (1887-1965) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born October
3, 1887.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Bay County
1st District, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936.
Died February
2, 1965 (age 77 years, 122
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Richard Harold Fletcher Jr. (d. 1984) —
also known as Richard H. Fletcher, Jr. —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1944;
member, Michigan Conservation Commission, 1947-52.
Died December
23, 1984.
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Oak Ridge
Cemetery
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan
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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.
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; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April
25, 1951 (age 78 years, 294
days).
Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
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Pine Ridge
Cemetery
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan
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James M. Birney (1817-1888) —
also known as James Birney —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., June 17,
1817.
Republican. Circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1860-63; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1861; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1876-82.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., May 8,
1888 (age 70 years, 326
days).
Interment at Pine Ridge Cemetery.
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James Van Kleeck (1846-1923) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Exeter, Monroe
County, Mich., September
26, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1883-84;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1892; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 24th District,
1907-08.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., February
7, 1923 (age 76 years, 134
days).
Interment at Pine Ridge Cemetery.
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St. Patrick's
Cemetery
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan
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Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock (1850-1938) —
also known as Thomas A. E. Weadock —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ballygarret, County Wexford, Ireland,
January
1, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-78; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1891-95; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1930; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1933; defeated, 1904, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
18, 1938 (age 88 years, 321
days).
Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
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Lewis Phillip Coumans (1859-1918) —
also known as Lewis P. Coumans —
of Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bruce County, Ontario,
January
14, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1908; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1916; appointed 1916; defeated,
1916.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April
20, 1918 (age 59 years, 96
days).
Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
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Lewis Phillip Coumans Jr. (1891-1923) —
also known as Lewis P. Coumans, Jr. —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, December
4, 1891.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District, 1914.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., February
12, 1923 (age 31 years, 70
days).
Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
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Dudley J. Kavanagh (1879-1950) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Stony Creek (now part of Rochester Hills), Oakland
County, Mich., August
30, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1932;
probate judge in Michigan, 1933-36.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1950
(age about
70 years).
Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
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St. Paul Lutheran
Cemetery
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan
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Adolph H. Begick (1898-1988) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Frankenlust Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., February
24, 1898.
Republican. Farmer;
secretary, Monitor Coal
Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1943-44; candidate for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1944, 1946.
Lutheran.
Died in Bangor Township, Bay
County, Mich., December
9, 1988 (age 90 years, 289
days).
Interment at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery.
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