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Index to Locations
Bronson Township Adams Cemetery
Coldwater Oak Grove Cemetery
Sherwood North Sherwood Cemetery
Union City Unknown location
Union City Riverside Cemetery
Adams
Cemetery
Bronson Township, Branch County, Michigan
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Wales Adams (1804-1879) —
of Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Medway, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 2,
1804.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1844-45; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.
Died in Bronson Township, Branch
County, Mich., November
2, 1879 (age 75 years, 245
days).
Interment at Adams Cemetery.
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Oak Grove
Cemetery
(formerly Oak Hill Cemetery)
Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan
Founded 1854
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Clinton Bowen Fisk (1828-1890) —
also known as Clinton B. Fisk —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.; New Jersey.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., December
8, 1828.
Merchant;
miller;
banker;
insurance
business; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1888.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 9,
1890 (age 61 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Cyrus Gray Luce (1824-1905) —
also known as Cyrus G. Luce —
of Gilead Township, Branch
County, Mich.; Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, July 2,
1824.
Whig candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County 2nd District,
1855-56; Branch
County Treasurer, 1859-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1865-68 (15th District 1865-66, 13th District
1867-68); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1885-86; resigned 1886; Governor of
Michigan, 1887-90.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., March
18, 1905 (age 80 years, 259
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Lewis Cass Jr. (c.1814-1878) —
Born about 1814.
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Papal States, 1849-54; U.S. Minister to Papal States, 1854-58.
Died in 1878
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John Gibson Parkhurst (1824-1906) —
also known as John G. Parkhurst —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida Castle, Oneida
County, N.Y., April
17, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1852-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1860
(Convention
Secretary), 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1868; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1872; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1875; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1888-89; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1894-98.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 6,
1906 (age 82 years, 19
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Parkhurst and Sally (Gibson) Parkhurst; married 1852 to Amelia
Noyes; married 1863 to Josie
B. Reeves; married 1874 to
Frances J. (Roberts) Fiske. |
| | | See also U.S. State Dept career summary |
| | | Image source: History and Biographical
Record of Branch County (1906) |
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Charles Upson (1821-1885) —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.; Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Marion, Southington, Hartford
County, Conn., March
19, 1821.
Lawyer;
St.
Joseph County Clerk, 1849-50; St.
Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1853-54; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855-56, 1881-82 (17th District 1855-56, 10th
District 1881-82); village
president of Coldwater, Michigan, 1859-60; Michigan
state attorney general, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1863-69; bank
director; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1869-73; resigned 1873; member
of Michigan
state constitutional commission 3rd District, 1873; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1877-78.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., September
5, 1885 (age 64 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Lydia (Webster) Upson and Asahel Upson; brother of Gad
Ely Upson; married, August
4, 1852, to Sophia Montgomery Upham; great-grandson of Josiah
Cowles; second cousin of Calvin
Josiah Cowles and Christopher
Columbus Upson; second cousin once removed of Charles
Holden Cowles; second cousin twice removed of Daniel
Upson; second cousin thrice removed of John
Strong; second cousin four times removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin of Andrew
Seth Upson and Evelyn
M. Upson; third cousin once removed of William
Hanford Upson; third cousin twice removed of Henry
Champion, Epaphroditus
Champion, Daniel
Chapin, Samuel
Strong and Ela
Collins; third cousin thrice removed of Moses
Seymour and Simeon
Baldwin; fourth cousin of Harvey
Washington Upson; fourth cousin once removed of Graham
Hurd Chapin, George
Seymour, William
Collins, William
Sheffield Cowles, James
Wesley Upson and William
Hazlett Upson. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page |
| | | Image source: History and Biographical
Record of Branch County (1906) |
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Alfred Milnes (1844-1916) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England,
May
28, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1885-87; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1889-92; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1894-95; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1895-97; defeated,
1896; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1898-1902; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 6th District, 1907-08.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
15, 1916 (age 71 years, 232
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Jonas Hartzell McGowan (1837-1909) —
also known as Jonas H. McGowan —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Smithtown Township, Columbiana County (now Smith Township, Mahoning
County), Ohio, April 2,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1870-77; resigned 1877; member of
Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1873-74; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1877-81.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 5,
1909 (age 72 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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George A. Coe (c.1811-1869) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in New York, about 1811.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1846, 1847 (4th District 1846, 3rd District 1847);
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1855-58; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1856
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., October
21, 1869 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Marion L. Pillsbury (1902-1983) —
also known as Pill Pillsbury —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Metz, Steuben
County, Ind., January
7, 1902.
Played professional basketball
for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons); automobile
dealer; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1966-70.
Member, Freemasons;
Exchange
Club; Farm
Bureau.
Died in the Community Health
Center of Branch County, Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
2, 1983 (age 80 years, 360
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Clayton C. Johnson (1864-1931) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Girard Township, Branch
County, Mich., 1864.
Republican. Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1898-1901; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1920-31; appointed 1920;
resigned 1931.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., December
31, 1931 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Max E. Neal (1878-1962) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Lodi, Seneca
County, N.Y., May 9,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 19th Circuit, 1936-56; resigned 1956.
Member, Elks; Delta
Upsilon.
Died in 1962
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Gerald E. Kleindinst (c.1869-1939) —
also known as G. E. Kleindinst —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., about 1869.
Republican. Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1906-08, 1914-16.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., July 28,
1939 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Mark S. Andrews (1907-1983) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., March
27, 1907.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1954-67.
Died in Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla., October
8, 1983 (age 76 years, 195
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Henry E. Straight (1864-1945) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Colwater Township, Branch
County, Mich., December
26, 1864.
Republican. Farmer; clothing
merchant; Branch
County Clerk, 1905-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1909-12;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1913-16.
Member, Grange;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1945
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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David B. Dennis (1817-1902) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Farmington, Ontario
County, N.Y., June 17,
1817.
Democrat. Banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1848-50; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1863-64, 1871-72; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1886-90.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., April
11, 1902 (age 84 years, 298
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Leslie Harry Woodward (1895-1980) —
also known as Leslie Woodward —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., July 19,
1895.
Republican. Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1935-37.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., September
4, 1980 (age 85 years, 47
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Noah P. Loveridge (1826-1900) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 18,
1826.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1888-93.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., June 26,
1900 (age 74 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Milo DeWitt Campbell (1851-1923) —
also known as Milo D. Campbell —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Quincy, Branch
County, Mich., October
25, 1851.
Farmer;
lawyer;
bank
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1885; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1902-05; president, National Milk
Producers Association; member, Federal Reserve Board, 1923.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
22, 1923 (age 71 years, 148
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Charles A. Conover Jr. (1865-1941) —
also known as C. A. Conover —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., 1865.
Republican. Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1911-13.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
19, 1941 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Ford Davis (c.1892-1943) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Hillsdale
County, Mich., about 1892.
Republican. Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1937-39.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., August
23, 1943 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Alfred G. Morency (1893-1963) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
28, 1893.
Republican. Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1939-42; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940
(alternate), 1948;
chair
of Branch County Republican Party, 1950.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
21, 1963 (age 69 years, 146
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Winifred Dunn. |
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Samuel Etheridge (1788-1864) —
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., April
15, 1788.
Miller;
inventor;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1839-40.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Quincy, Branch
County, Mich., February
18, 1864 (age 75 years, 309
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Cynthia Maria Ingham. |
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Owen L. Decker (1893-1957) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March
14, 1893.
Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1949-51.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., October
10, 1957 (age 64 years, 210
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John T. Jackson Jr. (1904-1961) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., December
21, 1904.
Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1954-56.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., February
24, 1961 (age 56 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Howard M. Teeter (1907-1998) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Union City, Branch
County, Mich., February
13, 1907.
Republican. Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1946-48; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., December
15, 1998 (age 91 years, 305
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Hiram Alden (c.1792-1838) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in New York, about 1792.
Physician;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1835-37; village
president of Coldwater, Michigan, 1837-38.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
28, 1838 (age about 46
years).
Original interment somewhere
in Detroit, Mich.; reinterment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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James Swain (1867-1944) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Noble Township, Branch
County, Mich., October
25, 1867.
Republican. School
teacher; Branch
County School Commissioner; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1929-33; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1937-40.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., June 4,
1944 (age 76 years, 223
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Harvey Warner (1809-1889) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., April 5,
1809.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War;
postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1832-35, 1838-46; village
president of Coldwater, Michigan, 1847-49, 1851-52.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
15, 1889 (age 79 years, 285
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Zadoc Warner and Annis (Twist) Warner; married, July 16,
1831, to Henrietta Anderson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: History of Branch County
(1879) |
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Henry Clark Gilbert (1818-1864) —
also known as Henry C. Gilbert —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Salina (now part of Syracuse), Onondaga
County, N.Y., July 14,
1818.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1849; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1852;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Mortally
wounded at the battle of Resaca, Georgia, and died nine days
later at the Military Hospital,
Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., May 24,
1864 (age 45 years, 315
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Julius Solon Barber (1824-1908) —
also known as Julius S. Barber —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Benson, Rutland
County, Vt., April 6,
1824.
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County 2nd District,
1867-68; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1873-82.
Episcopalian.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
18, 1908 (age 83 years, 287
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Barber and Cynthia (Dyer) Barber; married 1854 to
Emeline (Chalmers) Baker. |
| | | Image source: History and Biographical
Record of Branch County (1906) |
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Albert A. Dorrance (c.1828-1914) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Albion, Orleans
County, N.Y., about 1828.
Republican. Postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1890-94; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1896,
1900.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 23,
1914 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Benjamin Bernard Gorman (1854-1929) —
also known as Benjamin B. Gorman —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Bethel Township, Branch
County, Mich., April
27, 1854.
Republican. Postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1902-14, 1922-29; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1913-19, 1927; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920
(alternate), 1928.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., June 16,
1929 (age 75 years, 50
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Gorman and Sarah Jane (Palmer) Gorman. |
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Aaron O. Fox (1852-1932) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Summit
County, Ohio, February
18, 1852.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1917-18.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., March
20, 1932 (age 80 years, 31
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Ernest F. Gamble (1869-1932) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich., May 12,
1869.
Democrat. Physician;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
5, 1932 (age 62 years, 238
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Elida Demier James. |
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Henry C. Loveridge (1856-1934) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Cuba, Allegany
County, N.Y., August
13, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1908.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., March 2,
1934 (age 77 years, 201
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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H. Lyle Creel (c.1882-1947) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Creel Station, Wood
County, W.Va., about 1882.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1937.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 16,
1947 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Upham Champion (1864-1949) —
also known as Charles U. Champion —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., October
13, 1864.
Democrat. Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1932
(alternate).
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
14, 1949 (age 84 years, 152
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Mortimer Willis Olds (1876-1949) —
also known as Mortimer W. Olds —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Batavia, Branch
County, Mich., January
1, 1876.
Democrat. Men's
furnishings merchant; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Branch
County, 1933; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1933-48 (acting, 1933-34).
Died in Ohio, May 16,
1949 (age 73 years, 135
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Edwin Green Babcock (1863-1951) —
also known as Edwin G. Babcock —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Bethel, Branch
County, Mich., January
3, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1933-34;
defeated, 1928, 1934, 1936, 1940.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., February
12, 1951 (age 88 years, 40
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John N. Hardy (1891-1972) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Virginia, December
16, 1891.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1936;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1948.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., December
22, 1972 (age 81 years, 6
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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William H. Frankhauser (1898-1974) —
of Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Union City, Branch
County, Mich., March 9,
1898.
Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., April
12, 1974 (age 76 years, 34
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Arthur G. Lyon Jr. (1907-1981) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
30, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1952;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.
Died in Kinderhook Township, Branch
County, Mich., January
19, 1981 (age 73 years, 355
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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North Sherwood
Cemetery
Sherwood, Branch County, Michigan
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Charles Arthur Standiford (1866-1954) —
also known as Charles A. Standiford —
of Athens, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Sherwood Township, Branch
County, Mich., November
8, 1866.
Democrat. Justice of the peace; lawyer; postmaster;
real
estate and insurance
business; candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1922, 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Leila Hospital,
Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
11, 1954 (age 87 years, 64
days).
Interment at North Sherwood Cemetery.
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Location
Union City, Branch County, Michigan
Riverside
Cemetery
Union City, Branch County, Michigan
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Orville Liscum Hubbard (1903-1982) —
also known as Orville L. Hubbard —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Union City, Branch
County, Mich., April 2,
1903.
Republican. Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1932 (primary), 1934 (primary), 1938; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1936; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940
(alternate), 1952;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; mayor
of Dearborn, Mich., 1942-77; defeated, 1933, 1937, 1939;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1953, 1956 (primary).
Died December
16, 1982 (age 79 years, 258
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery; statue (now gone) at Old City Hall Grounds, Dearborn, Mich.
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Ezra Bostwick (1826-1895) —
of Union City, Branch
County, Mich.
Born February
27, 1826.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County 2nd District,
1869-70.
Died December
19, 1895 (age 69 years, 295
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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