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Index to Locations
Albion Riverside Cemetery
Battle Creek Unknown location
Battle Creek Dubois Cemetery
Battle Creek Hamilton Mausoleum
Battle Creek Memorial Park Cemetery
Battle Creek Oak Hill Cemetery
Convis Township Austin Cemetery
Homer Township Fairview Cemetery
Marshall Unknown location
Marshall Oakridge Cemetery
Marshall Rice Creek Cemetery
Pennfield Township Hicks Cemetery
Riverside
Cemetery
Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan
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Washington Gardner (1845-1928) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Morrow
County, Ohio, February
16, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister;
college
professor; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1894-98; defeated, 1890; appointed 1894; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1899-1911; candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., March
31, 1928 (age 83 years, 44
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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William Henry Harrison Beadle (1838-1915) —
also known as William H. H. Beadle —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Born, in a log
cabin at Howard, Parke
County, Ind., January
1, 1838.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
U.S. Surveyor-General for Dakota Territory, 1869-71; member of
Republican National Committee from Dakota Territory, 1872-; member of
Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1877-79; Dakota
Territory superintendent of public instruction, 1879-86; president,
Madison State Normal School (now Dakota State University), 1889-1906.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
15, 1915 (age 77 years, 318
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Frank John Calvert (1875-1947) —
also known as Frank J. Calvert —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., March 2,
1875.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1929-47; died in office 1947.
First
member of the Michigan House of Representatives to serve ten
consecutive terms.
Died in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., August
29, 1947 (age 72 years, 180
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Calvert and Mary (Threadgould) Calvert; married to Olive
Rogers. |
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memorial |
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Delos Fall (1848-1921) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
29, 1848.
Republican. College
professor; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1901-04; candidate for mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1906; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 9th District, 1907-08.
The Christian hymn "The Old Rugged Cross" (1912) was written in his
house in Albion, by his tenant Rev. George Bennard.
Died in Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla., February
19, 1921 (age 73 years, 21
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Alfonso Anthony Magnotta (1913-1963) —
also known as Alfonso A. Magnotta —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
3, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1937-38; defeated, 1938; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1939, 1947; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1940; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1947-48; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1948
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(alternate); circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1959-63; defeated, 1959;
appointed 1959; died in office 1963.
Member, Jaycees.
Died in Albion Township, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 29,
1963 (age 50 years, 146
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Charles Wylie Dalrymple (1833-1907) —
also known as Charles W. Dalrymple —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, N.Y., May 13,
1833.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; postmaster at Albion,
Mich., 1861-66; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1900-01; defeated, 1901.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 20,
1907 (age 74 years, 7
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Joseph A. Baldwin (1895-1949) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., August
8, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
business manager; hotel
business; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1935-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary;
Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died January
5, 1949 (age 53 years, 150
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Norman Henry Wiener (1891-1962) —
also known as Norman H. Wiener —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Russia,
May
12, 1891.
Scrap iron
business; coal
dealer; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1931-44, 1949-54; resigned 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in St. Francis Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
20, 1962 (age 70 years, 284
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Mandel Wiener and Rivka Wiener; married, March
12, 1916, to Rose Stone. |
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Arthur D. Bangham (1859-1918) —
of Homer, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marengo Township, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
8, 1859.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1901-04; postmaster at Albion,
Mich., 1910-15.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April
24, 1918 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Warren Green Hooper (1904-1945) —
also known as Warren G. Hooper —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 2,
1904.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1939-44; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1945; died in office 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, Theta
Kappa Nu; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
During a grand jury investigation,
admitted
to taking
bribes and was given immunity
from prosecution in return for his testimony against others;
however, four days before the hearing, he was shot and
killed
in his
car, alongside highway M-99, near Springport, Jackson
County, Mich., January
11, 1945 (age 40 years, 254
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Daniel Matthew McAuliffe (1875-1964) —
also known as Daniel M. McAuliffe —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., April
11, 1875.
Democrat. Farm
implement dealer; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1906-08; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
postmaster at Albion,
Mich., 1933-48 (acting, 1933-34).
Catholic.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., June 2,
1964 (age 89 years, 52
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Robert W. Baldwin (1882-1953) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ida, Monroe
County, Mich., August
10, 1882.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1945-48.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died December
9, 1953 (age 71 years, 121
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles W. Baldwin and Mary A. (Sykes) Baldwin; married to Ethel
M. Severance. |
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memorial |
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George Clinton Hafford (1862-1941) —
also known as George C. Hafford —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pierrepont Manor, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 10,
1862.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died in Michigan, August
19, 1941 (age 79 years, 40
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Unknown
Location
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
Dubois
Cemetery
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
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Aaron C. Hudson —
of Goodhue
County, Minn.
Delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 4th District, 1857;
member of Minnesota
state senate 6th District, 1857-58.
Interment at Dubois Cemetery.
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Bradley Polydore Hudson (1826-1853) —
also known as Bradley P. Hudson —
of Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April
28, 1826.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1853.
Died probably of typhoid,
April
22, 1853 (age 26 years, 359
days).
Interment at Dubois Cemetery.
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Hamilton
Mausoleum
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
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James Henry (1859-1925) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
12, 1859.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1907-16; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1919-25; defeated, 1916; died in
office 1925.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
27, 1925 (age 65 years, 137
days).
Originally entombed at Hamilton Mausoleum; reinterment in 1978 at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Memorial Park
Cemetery
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
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Paul Werntz Shafer (1893-1954) —
also known as Paul W. Shafer —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind., April
27, 1893.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; municipal judge in Michigan, 1929-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1937-54; nominated,
but died before the election 1954; died in office 1954.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
17, 1954 (age 61 years, 112
days).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Roy H. Brigham (1888-1967) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Lawrence, Van Buren
County, Mich., August
27, 1888.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1949-64; defeated in primary, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1967
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Adelbert Brigham and Vinnie (Lanphear) Brigham; married 1909 to Carrie
P. Lane; married, November
1, 1945, to Clara Niergarth. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Maxwell Blaine Allen (1884-1942) —
also known as Maxwell B. Allen —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Township, Eaton
County, Mich., June 18,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Calhoun County Republican Party, 1910-12; municipal judge in
Michigan, 1912-16.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1942
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 3,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1975
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1934 to Helen
Gustine. |
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James H. Mustard (1880-1935) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Brucefield, Ontario,
February
25, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1919.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1935
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Oak Hill
Cemetery
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
Founded 1844
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Walter H. North (1871-1952) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Somerset Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., November
1, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1902-05; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1906-27; resigned 1927; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1927-52; appointed 1927; died in
office 1952; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1929, 1936, 1944, 1952;
died in office 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Died July 23,
1952 (age 80 years, 265
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Joseph Lawrence Hooper (1877-1934) —
also known as Joseph L. Hooper —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
22, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1925-34; died in
office 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1934 (age 56 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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John W. Bailey (1859-1929) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1859.
Democrat. Mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1890, 1909-11, 1913-15, 1927-29; died in
office 1929; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1917-19; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1928.
Died, from heart
disease, in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., August
9, 1929 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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George Willard (1824-1901) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Bolton, Chittenden
County, Vt., March
20, 1824.
Republican. Episcopal
priest; college
professor; newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1857-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1864-73; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 3rd District,
1867-68; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1873-77.
Episcopalian.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March
26, 1901 (age 77 years, 6
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Verner Wright Main (1885-1965) —
also known as Verner W. Main —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ashley, Delaware
County, Ohio, December
16, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1927-28; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Calhoun
County 2nd District, 1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated in
primary, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 6,
1965 (age 79 years, 202
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Digby Valentine Bell (1804-1871) —
also known as Digby V. Bell —
of Ada, Kent
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Christopher, November
10, 1804.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia District, 1840; member
of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1842-43; Michigan
land commissioner, 1844-46; Michigan
state auditor general, 1846-48; resigned 1848; postmaster at Battle
Creek, Mich., 1871.
Died, of coronary
thrombosis, in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., October
28, 1871 (age 66 years, 352
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Victory P. Collier (1819-1898) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1819.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1865; Michigan
state treasurer, 1871-74; mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1875; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1880.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., June 28,
1898 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Edwin C. Nichols (1838-1924) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Clinton, Lenawee
County, Mich., 1838.
Republican. Mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1880; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1884;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 9th District, 1907-08.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1924
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Chester Buckley (c.1811-1866) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in New York, about 1811.
Village
president of Battle Creek, Michigan, 1856-57; mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1863.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1866
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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George N. Wakefield (1806-1877) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont, 1806.
Mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1872.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1877
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Alonzo Noble (1809-1884) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Richmond, Chittenden
County, Vt., June 13,
1809.
Democrat. Postmaster at Battle
Creek, Mich., 1845-49, 1853-58; mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1862.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March
27, 1884 (age 74 years, 288
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Tolman W. Hall (1805-1890) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont, 1805.
Republican. Postmaster at Battle
Creek, Mich., 1861-66; mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1865.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1890
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Frank W. Clapp (1844-1916) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, 1844.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1891-92; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1893-96; mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1904.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1916
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Austin (1834-1921) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in England,
1834.
Republican. Mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1876-77; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 3rd District,
1881-82; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1883-86; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1892.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1921
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Frank M. Rathbun (1844-1893) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1844.
Mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1885.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1893
(age about
49 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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James Henry (1859-1925) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
12, 1859.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1907-16; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1919-25; defeated, 1916; died in
office 1925.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
27, 1925 (age 65 years, 137
days).
Originally entombed at Hamilton Mausoleum;
reinterment in 1978 at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Edward L. Branson (1870-1935) —
of Franklin
County, Kan.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, Franklin
County, Kan., October
4, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Franklin
County Attorney; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1929-32; defeated, 1932.
Died in 1935
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Albert Charles Kingman (1850-1916) —
also known as Albert C. Kingman —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in 1850.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1909-12.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 25,
1916 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Francis A. Kulp (1873-1966) —
also known as Frank A. Kulp —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
10, 1873.
Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1902; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1906; member, Battle
Creek city council, 1908; Socialist candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1909; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1933-34; defeated (Democratic), 1934.
Died in 1966
(age about
92 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Dennis Eldred Alward (1859-1930) —
also known as Dennis E. Alward —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., 1859.
Republican. Secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1903-07, 1915-19, 1927; secretary of
the Michigan Senate, 1913-30; speaker, Republican National
Convention, 1916,
1920.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., May 24,
1930 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyrus Michael Alward and Mary Sophia (Gilbert) Alward; married 1879 to
Henrietta 'Etta' Stross. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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Austin
Cemetery
Convis Township, Calhoun County, Michigan
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Perry Mayo (1829-1921) —
of Michigan.
Born in Hancock, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 14,
1829.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1887-88; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1894.
Member, Grange;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Mayo Hall at Michigan State University, originally a women's
dormitory, was named for his wife, Mary Mayo.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
5, 1921 (age 91 years, 205
days).
Interment at Austin Cemetery.
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Fairview
Cemetery
Homer Township, Calhoun County, Michigan
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Matthew Duly McCone (1859-1944) —
also known as Duly McCone —
of Homer, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born November
23, 1859.
Prohibition candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1927; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1928; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1930; Commonwealth candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1938; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died May 7,
1944 (age 84 years, 166
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Andrew Dorsey (1786-1842) —
of Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Libertytown, Frederick
County, Md., April
25, 1786.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County, 1838.
Died in Homer, Calhoun
County, Mich., April
12, 1842 (age 55 years, 352
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Unknown
Location
Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan
| Politicians buried
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Abner Pratt (1800-1863) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 22,
1800.
Justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1850-57; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1856-57; U.S. Consul in
Honolulu, 1857-60; mayor
of Marshall, Mich., 1863; died in office 1863.
Died in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., March
27, 1863 (age 62 years, 309
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Oakridge
Cemetery
Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer,
in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge Cemetery.
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Isaac Edwin Crary (1804-1854) —
also known as Isaac E. Crary —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Preston, New London
County, Conn., October
2, 1804.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 10th District, 1835;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1837-41; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1837-43; resigned 1843; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County, 1842, 1846;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1846; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1850-54; appointed 1850; died in office
1854; village
president of Marshall, Michigan, 1854; died in office 1854.
Died in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 8,
1854 (age 49 years, 218
days).
Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.
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Oliver Cromwell Comstock (1780-1860) —
also known as Oliver C. Comstock —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., March 1,
1780.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1809-10, 1811-12; common pleas
court judge in New York, 1812-15, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1813-19; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1843-45.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
11, 1860 (age 79 years, 316
days).
Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.
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Edward Hildreth Ryder (1871-1939) —
also known as Edward H. Ryder —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Northville, Wayne
County, Mich., August
9, 1871.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; college
professor; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1918-25.
Congregationalist.
Died June 22,
1939 (age 67 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.
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Samuel Sigourney Lacey (1815-1892) —
also known as Samuel S. Lacey —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., May 28,
1815.
Republican. Michigan
land commissioner, 1861-64; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1868;
postmaster at Marshall,
Mich., 1887.
Died February
2, 1892 (age 76 years, 250
days).
Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.
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Creighton R. Coleman (1912-1995) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
17, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1949-56; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1956; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1960-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1995
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.
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Blaine Willard Hatch (1889-1960) —
also known as Blaine W. Hatch —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 26,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1920-27; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1927-59; appointed 1927.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons
of Union Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, in Oaklawn Hospital,
Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
11, 1960 (age 71 years, 108
days).
Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.
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Charles Philo Dibble (1815-1884) —
also known as Charles P. Dibble —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Skaneateles, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
28, 1815.
Mayor
of Marshall, Mich., 1859-60.
Died in Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C., April
22, 1884 (age 68 years, 238
days).
Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.
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John Frederick Shepard (1881-1965) —
also known as John F. Shepard —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, January
30, 1881.
Progressive. Psychologist;
university
professor; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949; candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1952.
Died, following a cerebral-vascular
accident, in Whitehall Convalescent
Home, Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
25, 1965 (age 84 years, 299
days).
Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Frederick Shepard and Alice Jane (French) Shepard; married
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Eugene James Kirby (1859-1938) —
also known as Eugene J. Kirby —
of Covert, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Flowerfield, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
30, 1859.
Republican. Dairy farmer; fruit
grower;
bank
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1921-26;
defeated in primary, 1926.
English
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from uremia
and prostate
cancer, in City Hospital,
South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
24, 1938 (age 79 years, 116
days).
Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.
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Jesse Monroe Hatch (1858-1940) —
also known as Jesse M. Hatch —
of Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Lee Center, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 27,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1909-10; defeated, 1916.
Died in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
20, 1940 (age 81 years, 269
days).
Interment at Oakridge Cemetery.
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Rice Creek
Cemetery
Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan
Founded 1842
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Hazen Jesse Hatch (1901-1976) —
also known as Hazen J. Hatch —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., September
23, 1901.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1931-32; defeated (Republican), 1932; Democratic candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1953.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in Oaklawn Hospital,
Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
8, 1976 (age 74 years, 138
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rice Creek Cemetery.
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Hicks
Cemetery
Highway M-66
Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Michigan
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John Melvin Willison (1849-1927) —
also known as John M. Willison —
of Pennfield Township, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Johnstown Township, Barry
County, Mich., May 21,
1849.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1902.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, at Nichols Hospital,
Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 24,
1927 (age 78 years, 3
days).
Interment at Hicks Cemetery.
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