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Index to Locations
Private or family graveyards
Clio Woodlawn Cemetery
Davison Davison Cemetery
Davison St. John's Catholic
Cemetery
Fenton Oakwood Cemetery
Flint Unknown location
Flint Aventine Cemetery
Flint Avondale Cemetery
Flint Bristol Cemetery
Flint Calvary Cemetery
Flint Glenwood Cemetery
Flint New Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Flint Sunset Hills Cemetery
Flushing Flushing Cemetery
Genesee Township Oakwood Cemetery
Grand Blanc Evergreen Cemetery
Mt. Morris Mt. Morris
Otisville Smith Hill Cemetery
Private or family
graveyard
Genesee County, Michigan
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Aaron Goodrich (1807-1887) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Dover, Stewart
County, Tenn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Sempronius town, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 6,
1807.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1847-48; chief
justice of Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1849-51; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1860.
Died June 2,
1887 (age 79 years, 331
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Woodlawn
Cemetery
Clio, Genesee County, Michigan
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William Wallace Blackney (1876-1963) —
also known as William W. Blackney —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clio, Genesee
County, Mich., August
28, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; Genesee
County Clerk, 1905-12; lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1925-30; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1935-37, 1939-53;
defeated, 1922, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., March
14, 1963 (age 86 years, 198
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Davison
Cemetery
Davison, Genesee County, Michigan
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Daton Earl Harrow (1903-1983) —
also known as D. Earl Harrow —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, March
17, 1903.
Auto
worker; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1953; Prohibition candidate for Wayne State
University board of governors, 1959.
Free
Methodist.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January
11, 1983 (age 79 years, 300
days).
Interment at Davison Cemetery.
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St. John's
Catholic Cemetery
Davison, Genesee County, Michigan
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Edward John Halloran (1884-1959) —
also known as Edward J. Halloran —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., November
30, 1884.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; president,
Michigan Federation, Typographical Union; vice-president,
Michigan Federation of Labor; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1930; member, National Labor
Relations Board, 1934-36.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Davison, Genesee
County, Mich., November
18, 1959 (age 74 years, 353
days).
Interment at St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
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Frank L. McAvinchey (1900-1975) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1900.
Democrat. Candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1943.
Died in 1975
(age about
75 years).
Interment at St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
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Oakwood
Cemetery
Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan
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Daniel LeRoy (1775-1858) —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 17,
1775.
U.S.
Attorney for Michigan, 1826-34; member
Michigan territorial council from Oakland County, 1830-31;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Michigan
state attorney general, 1836-37.
Died in Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich., February
11, 1858 (age 82 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Unknown
Location
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
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Charles Dean Long (1841-1902) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Blanc Township, Genesee
County, Mich., June 14,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; in the
battle of Wilmington Island, Georgia, April 16, 1862, he lost his
left arm; Genesee
County Clerk, 1865-72; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-80; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1888-1902; died in office 1902.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 27,
1902 (age 61 years, 13
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Aventine
Cemetery
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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William B. Ormsbee (1873-1942) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Maple Grove, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
3, 1873.
Republican. Sporting
goods merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1915-18, 1923-26; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1936.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 4,
1942 (age 68 years, 335
days).
Interment at Aventine Cemetery.
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Ira George Ormsbee (1844-1930) —
also known as Ira G. Ormsbee —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont, May 23,
1844.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1909-10.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., September
2, 1930 (age 86 years, 102
days).
Interment at Aventine Cemetery.
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Avondale
Cemetery
833 Chavez Drive
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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John R. MacDonald (1857-1946) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Moretown, Washington
County, Vt., March
30, 1857.
Progressive. Mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1914-15.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Injured in a fall at
his home, and died at Hurley Hospital,
Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January, 1946
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Avondale Cemetery.
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Bristol
Cemetery
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Calvary
Cemetery
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
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Peter Bernard Lennon (1878-1939) —
also known as Peter B. Lennon —
of near Lennon, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton Township, Genesee
County, Mich., August
7, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1919-24; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1927-32; defeated, 1924, 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1934.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., August
11, 1939 (age 61 years, 4
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Lennon and Susan (Traynor) Lennon; married to Louise
McGraw. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Glenwood
Cemetery
2500 West Court Street
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Founded 1857
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Henry Howland Crapo (1804-1869) —
also known as Henry H. Crapo —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Dartmouth, Bristol
County, Mass., May 24,
1804.
Republican. Lumber
business; built the Flint and Holly Railroad,
which later became part of the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad;
mayor
of Flint, Mich., 1860-61; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1863-64; Governor of
Michigan, 1865-69.
Christian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 22,
1869 (age 65 years, 59
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Josiah Williams Begole (1815-1896) —
also known as Josiah W. Begole —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y., January
20, 1815.
School
teacher; farmer; Genesee
County Treasurer, 1856-64; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1871-72; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1873-75; defeated,
1874, 1880; Governor of
Michigan, 1883-84; defeated (Fusion), 1884.
Presbyterian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 5,
1896 (age 81 years, 137
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Fenton Reuben McCreery (1866-1940) —
also known as Fenton R. McCreery —
of Michigan.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., April
21, 1866.
U.S. Minister to Santo Domingo, 1907-09; Honduras, 1909-11; U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1907-09.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., October
6, 1940 (age 74 years, 168
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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George Harman Durand (1838-1903) —
also known as George H. Durand —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., February
21, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of John
J. Carton; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1873-75; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1875-77; defeated,
1876; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1892; appointed 1892; defeated,
1893; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 8,
1903 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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David Demerest Aitken (1853-1930) —
also known as David D. Aitken —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint Township, Genesee
County, Mich., September
5, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1893-97; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1905-06.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 26,
1930 (age 76 years, 263
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Thomas Ludwell Lee Brent (1784-1845) —
also known as Thomas L. L. Brent —
of Virginia.
Born in 1784.
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Portugal, 1825-34.
Died August
18, 1845 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) —
also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 2,
1875.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924,
1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Episcopalian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Vice-president of General
Motors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261
days).
Entombed at Glenwood Cemetery.
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William Matthew Fenton (1808-1871) —
also known as William M. Fenton —
of Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., December
19, 1808.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1846-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1848-51; register
of U.S. Land Office at Genesee, Michigan, 1853-57; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1858-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1864.
Injured while fire-fighting,
and subsequently died, in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 12,
1871 (age 62 years, 144
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Seneca Fenton and Sarah (Thompson) Fenton; married 1835 to
Adelaide Birdsall; second cousin thrice removed of Walter
Samuel Fenton. |
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James Birdsall (1783-1856) —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.; Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1783.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chenango
County Surrogate, 1811; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1815-17; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1827.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 20,
1856 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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William B. McCreery (1836-1896) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Morris, Livingston
County, N.Y., August
27, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; captured
by Confederates and held at Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, from
which he escaped in 1864; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1865-67; director of First National Bank of
Flint; Michigan
state treasurer, 1875-78; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1888;
U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, as of 1890.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
9, 1896 (age 60 years, 104
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Andrew Jackson Transue (1903-1995) —
also known as Andrew J. Transue —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clarksville, Ionia
County, Mich., January
12, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1937-39; defeated,
1938.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 24,
1995 (age 92 years, 163
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Edward Hughes Thompson (1810-1886) —
also known as Edward H. Thompson —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Kendal, Westmoreland, England,
June
15, 1810.
Lawyer;
read law in the Buffalo law office of Millard
Fillmore; Lapeer
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1848-49; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1859-60; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1877-78.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
2, 1886 (age 75 years, 232
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Grant Decker (1814-1890) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex
County, N.J., February
4, 1814.
Merchant;
miller;
lumber
business; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1855-56.
Episcopalian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 30,
1890 (age 76 years, 176
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Oren Stone (1833-1897) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 24,
1833.
Republican. Merchant;
co-founder of Flint Woolen Mills; owner of Stone's Opera House; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1888-89; defeated, 1889.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., April
20, 1897 (age 63 years, 270
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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William A. Atwood (1835-1908) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Newfane, Niagara
County, N.Y., April
11, 1835.
Republican. Mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1882-83; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1887-88.
Died April
11, 1908 (age 73 years, 0
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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James C. Willson (1833-1912) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Fitzroy, Ontario,
April
28, 1833.
Republican. Physician;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1879-80.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
29, 1912 (age 79 years, 123
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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William A. Paterson (1838-1921) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Fergus, Ontario,
October
3, 1838.
Founder and owner of W. A. Paterson Company, carriage
manufacturers; creator of the Paterson automobile,
produced from 1908 to 1923; one of the original stockholders of the
Buick Motor
Company; helped organize the Union Trust Savings Bank; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1890-91.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., September
8, 1921 (age 82 years, 340
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Francis H. Rankin Jr. (1854-1925) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
28, 1854.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; printer;
mayor
of Flint, Mich., 1891-92; director, Union Trust and
Savings
Bank.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
7, 1925 (age 70 years, 344
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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John C. Zimmerman Sr. (1835-1935) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Frankfort (Frankfurt am Main), Germany,
May
12, 1835.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; brickmason;
merchant;
mayor
of Flint, Mich., 1895-96.
Died October
26, 1935 (age 100 years,
167 days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Dietz. |
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David Spencer Fox —
also known as David S. Fox —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Flint, Mich., 1871-73.
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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William Newton (1822-1903) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born September
8, 1822.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 6th District, 1868; candidate for
Michigan
state attorney general, 1880; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1882-93; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1892.
Died January
15, 1903 (age 80 years, 129
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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James S. Parker (1872-1937) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born near Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
15, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-13; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1925-37; died in office 1937.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Owosso Memorial Hospital,
Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 64 years, 364
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Leonard Freeman (1867-c.1954) —
of Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in 1867.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1911-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1912,
1920.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., about 1954 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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J. B. Atwood —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884.
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Robert P. Aitken (born c.1819) —
of Flint Township, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Perth, Fulton
County, N.Y., about 1819.
Republican. Farmer; supervisor
of Flint Township, Michigan, 1850; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1865-68.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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New Calvary
Catholic Cemetery
G-4142 Flushing Road
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
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Raymond J. Snow (1913-1999) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., September
29, 1913.
Democrat. Beer
distributor; potato chip
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1941-46; defeated, 1938; Charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other current and former state
legislators) with bribery
conspiracy; pleaded
guilty and testified for prosecution, but the charges against the
others were eventually dismissed.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Moose; Eagles.
Died, in McLaren Regional Medical
Center, Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
25, 1999 (age 85 years, 330
days).
Interment at New Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
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Joseph T. Flanigan (1894-1970) —
also known as "Flint's Number One
Irishman" —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 15,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
2, 1970 (age 75 years, 201
days).
Interment at New Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
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Sunset Hills
Cemetery
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
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Arthur Ellsworth Summerfield (1899-1972) —
also known as Arthur E. Summerfield —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Pinconning, Bay
County, Mich., March
17, 1899.
Republican. Real estate
business; oil
distributor; automobile
dealer; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1944-52; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1952-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1953-61.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Kiwanis;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April
26, 1972 (age 73 years, 40
days).
Interment at Sunset Hills Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Summerfield and Cora Edith (Ellsworth) Summerfield;
married, July 22,
1918, to Miriam Wealthy Graim. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Eminent Americans
(1954) |
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Herbert E. Crouter (1885-1977) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich., September
10, 1885.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1956; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; Prohibition candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1958; Prohibition candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1959.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
10, 1977 (age 91 years, 153
days).
Interment at Sunset Hills Cemetery.
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Flushing
Cemetery
Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan
Oakwood
Cemetery
Genesee Township, Genesee County, Michigan
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Evergreen
Cemetery
Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Thomas Laurence Gadola (1933-2003) —
also known as Thomas L. Gadola —
of Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born January
6, 1933.
Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1977-2003.
Died while attending a University of Michigan football
game, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
27, 2003 (age 70 years, 264
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Mt.
Morris
Mt. Morris, Genesee County, Michigan
Smith Hill
Cemetery
Otisville, Genesee County, Michigan
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