Index to Locations
Aurelius Township Greenwood
Cemetery
Bell Oak Bell Oak Cemetery
Dansville Fairview Cemetery
Holt Maple Ridge Cemetery
Lansing Unknown location
Lansing Evergreen Cemetery
Lansing Mt. Hope Cemetery
Lansing North Cemetery
Lansing St. Joseph Catholic
Cemetery
Lansing State Capitol Grounds
Leslie Woodlawn Cemetery
Locke Township Rowley Cemetery
Mason Maple Grove Cemetery
Okemos East Lawn Memory Gardens
Okemos Glendale Cemetery
Okemos Riverside Cemetery
Stockbridge Oaklawn Cemetery
Vevay Township Hawley Cemetery
Webberville Alchin Farm Cemetery
Williamston Summit Cemetery
Greenwood
Cemetery
Aurelius Township, Ingham County, Michigan
Politicians buried
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Charles J. Davis (1910-1968) —
of Onondaga, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., December
29, 1910.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
2nd District, 1961-62; resigned 1962; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1962-68 (Ingham County 2nd
District 1962-64, 59th District 1965-68); died in office 1968.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died October
1, 1968 (age 57 years, 277
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles A. Davis and Mable (Jennings) Davis; married to Cecil
Lenore Douglas. |
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Bell Oak
Cemetery
Bell Oak, Ingham County, Michigan
Fairview
Cemetery
Dansville, Ingham County, Michigan
Politicians buried
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Daniel L. Crossman (1836-1901) —
also known as D. L. Crossman —
of Dansville, Ingham
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
4, 1836.
Republican. Postmaster;
miller;
banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1869; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
clerk of the Michigan House of Representatives, 1873-91; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich., March 7,
1901 (age 64 years, 123
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairview Cemetery.
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Maple Ridge
Cemetery
Holt, Ingham County, Michigan
Politicians buried
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John Benjamin Fay (1889-1963) —
also known as John B. Fay —
of Delhi Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Delhi Township, Ingham
County, Mich., April
14, 1889.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1917-22, 1931-57; resigned 1957;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1926, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Ingham Medical Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
27, 1963 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Maple Ridge Cemetery.
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Claude D. Aldrich (1877-1937) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, January
29, 1877.
Democrat. Coal
dealer; postmaster at East
Lansing, Mich., 1914-23; farmer; supervisor
of Lansing Township, Michigan; elected 1926, 1927; defeated,
1928, 1932 (Citizens).
Died in 1937
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Maple Ridge Cemetery.
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Lyman W. Baker (1834-1904) —
of Holt, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born September
15, 1834.
Republican. Postmaster at Holt,
Mich., 1871-75; supervisor
of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1880-81.
Died April
12, 1904 (age 69 years, 210
days).
Interment at Maple Ridge Cemetery.
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Arthur Garfield Wemple (1881-1938) —
also known as Arthur Wemple —
of Holt, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Otsego
County, Mich., June 20,
1881.
Republican. Candidate for supervisor
of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1926.
Methodist.
Died in Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., June 7,
1938 (age 56 years, 352
days).
Interment at Maple Ridge Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Harmen W. Wemple (1855-1917) and Eudora Mable (Boone) Wemple
(1862-1918); married, March
14, 1907, to Lillian M. Fleming (1884-1966). |
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Claude H. Menger (1890-1949) —
of Delhi Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1890.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Delhi Township, Michigan; elected 1926; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1942.
Died in 1949
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Maple Ridge Cemetery.
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Unknown
Locations
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
Politicians buried
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Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) —
also known as Orville E. Atwood —
of Newaygo, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
23, 1880.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated in
primary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1924;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, Michigan
Sales Tax Division, 1939.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Killed, along with auto executive Frank Longyear, in a collision
with a bus at Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 15,
1939 (age 59 years, 112
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Evelyn Atwood (1881-1968) —
also known as Evelyn May Forman; Mrs. Orville E.
Atwood —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Woodstock, McHenry
County, Ill., May 30,
1881.
Republican. Corsetiere;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1944.
Female.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
17, 1968 (age 87 years, 140
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Evergreen
Cemetery
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
here: |
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Leland Walker Carr (1883-1969) —
also known as Leland W. Carr —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., September
29, 1883.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1921-45; appointed 1921; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1945-63; appointed 1945; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1947, 1955, 1962-63.
Methodist.
Died May 30,
1969 (age 85 years, 243
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Charles Ernest Chamberlain (1917-2002) —
also known as Charles E. Chamberlain; "The Automobile
Horn of Congress" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Locke Township, Ingham
County, Mich., July 22,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1957-75.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Kiwanis;
Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, of renal
failure and congestive
heart failure, in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., November
25, 2002 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Alfred H. Doughty (1881-1943) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1881.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1923-27; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1936,
1938, 1941.
Died December
9, 1943 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Thomas T. O'Brien (1871-1940) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1871.
Candidate for mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1938.
Died December
29, 1940 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Charles M. Ziegler (1888-1959) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Noble
County, Ind., May 23,
1888.
Republican. Civil
engineer; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1943-57; defeated, 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 1,
1959 (age 70 years, 282
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Ard E. Richardson —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1914-15.
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Luther Henry Baker (1872-1944) —
also known as Luther H. Baker —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
8, 1872.
Republican. Insurance
executive; director, Lansing National Bank;
director, Capitol Savings &
Loan Co.; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1925-28.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Kiwanis.
Died February
3, 1944 (age 71 years, 148
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Byron Baker (1830-1896) and Helen (Davis) Baker
(1841-1918); married, May 28,
1899, to Una Jacobs (1874-1950). |
|  | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Benjamin Alden Faunce (1874-1941) —
also known as Benjamin A. Faunce —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., March 3,
1874.
Republican. Real estate
broker; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1929-31; postmaster at East
Lansing, Mich., 1931-35.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis and myocarditis,
in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
25, 1941 (age 67 years, 206
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Clark Louis Brody (1879-1961) —
also known as Clark L. Brody —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fabius, St. Joseph
County, Mich., February
1, 1879.
Republican. Farmer;
county agricultural agent, 1915-21; executive with Farm Bureau;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1921-59; appointed 1921; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha
Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
12, 1961 (age 82 years, 253
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Harry Faron Hittle (1886-1957) —
also known as Harry F. Hittle —
of Manistee
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in South Boardman, Kalkaska
County, Mich., July 10,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer; Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-22; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1935-57; died in office 1957.
Died February
5, 1957 (age 70 years, 210
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Paul C. Younger (1910-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., January
11, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957-64; defeated in primary, 1964,
1970; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
21, 1971 (age 61 years, 314
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Otto E. Eckert (1890-1974) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
13, 1890.
Republican. Engineer;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1946-61.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; American
Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Died in 1974
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Clara Elizabeth Horning. |
|  | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Charles Woodworth Foster (1873-1947) —
also known as Charles W. Foster —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
28, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1915-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1924;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
Died in 1947
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Lyle B. Austin (1893-1981) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., July 6,
1893.
Republican. Purchasing agent, Olds Motor
Works; real estate
broker; Lansing city assessor; chair of
Ingham County Republican Party, 1934-37, 1947-50; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1948;
Ingham
County Treasurer, 1939; postmaster at Lansing,
Mich., 1953-61 (acting, 1953-54).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., January
12, 1981 (age 87 years, 190
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred G. Austin (1870-1943) and Flora (Bartlett) Austin
(1870-1934); married, June 7,
1916, to Eva Marie Duncan (1893-1948); married to Ivy
Wentz. |
|  | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Leroy George Augenstein (1928-1969) —
also known as Leroy G. Augenstein —
of Holt, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., March 6,
1928.
Republican. Biophysicist;
university
professor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1967-69; died in office 1969.
Protestant.
Member, Sigma
Xi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Killed when his twin-engine plane crashed
during the landing approach to Beech Airport,
near Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., November
8, 1969 (age 41 years, 247
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Roy H. Augenstein; married 1950 to
Elizabeth Schmalfuss (1927-1998). |
|  | Books by Leroy G. Augenstein: Come,
let us play God |
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Ralph H. Young (1889-1962) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., December
17, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; athletic
coach; Michigan State College athletic director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1957-62; died in office 1962.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Elected to Michigan Sports Hall of
Fame.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
23, 1962 (age 72 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Lehman Belen (1886-1975) —
also known as Elizabeth L. Belen —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Westphalia Township, Clinton
County, Mich., December
22, 1886.
Democrat. Registered
nurse; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1937-38; defeated, 1934, 1938, 1958; vice-chair of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1939; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1940,
1944;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1944; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1944;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1950.
Female.
Died in Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich., July 24,
1975 (age 88 years, 214
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Robert Earl Dingwell (1922-1990) —
also known as Robert E. Dingwell —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
13, 1922.
Democrat. Education representative,
AFL-CIO; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 58th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1954 (Ingham County 1st District), 1956 (Ingham County 1st District),
1958 (Ingham County 1st District), 1966 (58th District), 1968 (58th
District).
Methodist.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
2, 1990 (age 68 years, 293
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Lucile Elizabeth Belen (1912-2010) —
also known as Lucile E. Belen —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Laingsburg, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
28, 1912.
Democrat. Florist;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1942; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1952;
member, Lansing City Council, 1955-92; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961.
Female.
Member, Zonta; Rotary.
Inducted into Michigan Women's Hall of
Fame, 2001.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 2,
2010 (age 97 years, 156
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Bernard J. Lavey (1890-1968) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1890.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1940.
Died in 1968
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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George Charles Bubolz (1902-1996) —
also known as George C. Bubolz —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., February
22, 1902.
Democrat. Pastor; insurance
and real
estate business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1964.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1996 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius C. Bubolz (1862-1956) and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz
(1864-1942); brother of Gordon
August Bubolz (1905-1990); married, June 12,
1928, to Stella Mangold (1902-1968); married, August
28, 1971, to Margaret Jacobson. |
|  | Epitaph: "But the fruit of the spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness." |
|  | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Winthrope Price Rowe (1929-2011) —
also known as Win Rowe —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born July 5,
1929.
Democrat. University
professor; chair of
Ingham County Democratic Party, 1972.
Died July 21,
2011 (age 82 years, 16
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Winthrope Price Rowe and Eleanor (Restall) Rowe. |
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Mt. Hope
Cemetery
Mount Hope Road
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
Founded 1874
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
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Joseph B. Moore (1845-1930) —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., November
3, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Lapeer
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor of Lapeer, Mich., 1874-75;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1879-80; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880,
1884;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1884;
circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1888-95; resigned 1895;
candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1890; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1896-1925; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1904-05, 1912, 1920.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
24, 1930 (age 84 years, 141
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Howard Wiest (1864-1945) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Washington Township, Macomb
County, Mich., February
24, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1887-88; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1900-21; resigned 1921; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1921-45; appointed 1921; died in
office 1945; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1923, 1930, 1938.
Died September
16, 1945 (age 81 years, 204
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Russell Cowles Ostrander (1851-1919) —
also known as Russell C. Ostrander —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
1, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1877-80; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1885, 1887; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1896-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1900;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1905-19; died in office 1919; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1911, 1918.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1919 (age 68 years, 11
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Aaron Vance McAlvay (1847-1915) —
also known as Aaron V. McAlvay —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 19,
1847.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 19th Circuit, 1878, 1901-04; appointed 1878,
1901; resigned 1904; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1905-15; died in office 1915; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1907, 1914.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 9,
1915 (age 67 years, 355
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Frank A. Hooker (1844-1911) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., January
16, 1844.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney; superintendent
of schools; circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1878-92; appointed 1878; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1893-1911; died in office 1911; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1902-03.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 10,
1911 (age 67 years, 175
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Patrick Henry Kelley (1867-1925) —
also known as Patrick H. Kelley —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., October
7, 1867.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; law
partner of Seymour
H. Person; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1901-05; appointed 1901; resigned 1905;
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1907-10; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1910; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1913-23 (at-large 1913-15, 6th
District 1915-23); candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1922.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
11, 1925 (age 57 years, 339
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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John Wesley Longyear (1820-1875) —
also known as John W. Longyear —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Shandaken, Ulster
County, N.Y., October
22, 1820.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1863-67; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee); federal
judge, 1870.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
11, 1875 (age 54 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Jacob W. Ferle (1864-1922) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1864.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1918-20, 1922; defeated, 1920; died in office
1922.
Died November
6, 1922 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Grant Martin Hudson (1868-1955) —
also known as Grant M. Hudson —
of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lorain
County, Ohio, July 23,
1868.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1905-08; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1923-31; defeated,
1930 (primary), 1932 (primary), 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., October
26, 1955 (age 87 years, 95
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950) —
also known as Ransom E. Olds —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, June 3,
1864.
Republican. Founder in 1897 of Olds Motor
Vehicle Company, maker of the first
commercially successful American-made automobile;
founder in 1905 of the REO Motor Car
Company (later, the Olds company became the Oldsmobile division of General
Motors, and Reo became part of truck
manufacturer Diamond Reo); owner of several hotels;
banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., August
26, 1950 (age 86 years, 84
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Pliny Fisk Olds (1828-1908) and Sarah (Whipple) Olds (1834-1910);
married, June 5,
1889, to Metta Ursula Woodward (1864-1950); second cousin thrice
removed of Martin
Olds (1798-1872). |
|  | Political families: Greene-Lippitt
family of Providence, Rhode Island; Baldwin-Greene-Upson-Hoar
family of Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Three
Thousand Related Politicians). |
|  | Olds Hall
(built 1917 for the College of Engineering, now used as offices),
Michigan State University,
East
Lansing, Michigan, is named for
him. — The city
of Oldsmar,
Florida, is named for
him. — R. E. Olds Park,
on the waterfront in Oldsmar,
FLorida, is named for
him. |
|  | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
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James F. Hammell (1859-1916) —
also known as Jim Hammell —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Brighton, Livingston
County, Mich., August
13, 1859.
Democrat. School
teacher; grocer; cigar
manufacturer; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1900-03.
Died in 1916
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
|
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James Munroe Turner (1850-1896) —
also known as James M. Turner —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
23, 1850.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1877-78; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1888;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1888;
mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1889, 1895; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1890.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 6,
1896 (age 46 years, 74
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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J. Gottlieb Reutter (1868-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1868.
Democrat. Meat
merchant; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1912-18; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Died in 1954
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Martin V. Montgomery (1840-1898) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., October
20, 1840.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1876
(member, Credentials
Committee); Associate
Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,
1887-92; resigned 1892.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
12, 1898 (age 58 years, 23
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Hugh Lyons (1847-1909) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1847.
Republican. Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1904-07; defeated, 1902.
Died in 1909
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Orlando Mack Barnes (1824-1899) —
also known as Orlando M. Barnes —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cato, Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
21, 1824.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1863-64; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1877; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1878; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1888.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
11, 1899 (age 74 years, 355
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Claude Ernest Cady (1878-1953) —
also known as Claude E. Cady —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., May 28,
1878.
Democrat. Grocer; owner
of three movie
theaters; member of Lansing city council, 1910-17; member of
Lansing Police and Fire Commission, 1918-28; wholesale candy
dealer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1926; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934; postmaster at Lansing,
Mich., 1935-43 (acting, 1935).
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
30, 1953 (age 75 years, 186
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Daniel W. Buck (1828-1908) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born April
21, 1828.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1874-75, 1886.
Died March
30, 1908 (age 79 years, 344
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Willard I. Bowerman Jr. (1917-1987) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., May 3,
1917.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1953-60; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1961-65; defeated, 1965.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
22, 1987 (age 70 years, 142
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
|
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John S. Tooker (1834-1915) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1834.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1872-73, 1876; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1879-82.
Died in 1915
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Cyrenius P. Black (1843-1916) —
of Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1843.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1885-90;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1899; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1909.
Died in 1916
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Ira H. Bartholomew (1828-1899) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1828.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1863-65; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1873-74.
Died in 1899
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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John A. Kerr (1825-1868) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born June 7,
1825.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1860.
Died July 29,
1868 (age 43 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Epitaph:
"Pioneer, publisher, second mayor of Lansing, founder of city tree
planting program." |
|  | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
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William H. Chapman (1820-1895) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1820.
Supervisor
of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1851-52; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1861-62.
Died in 1895
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
|
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Arthur Orin Bement (1847-1915) —
also known as Arthur O. Bement —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, May 22,
1847.
Republican. Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1892-93.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Founder, with his father, of the E. Bement Sons implement and stove
manufacturing
firm.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
26, 1915 (age 67 years, 249
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Edward Cahill (1843-1922) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
3, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1890; law partner of Russell
C. Ostrander.
Died July 27,
1922 (age 78 years, 358
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Orlando Fleming Barnes (1856-1937) —
also known as Orlando F. Barnes —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., November
7, 1856.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1882-83; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1886; candidate for Michigan
land commissioner, 1910; president, Roscommon State Bank.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
While traveling south on U.S. 27 during icy
conditions, his car skidded and collided
with an oncoming truck; he was brought to a nearby Civilian
Conservation Corps camp, where he died the same evening, in Roscommon
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 80 years, 67
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Silas S. Main (1867-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1867.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1922-23.
Died in 1954
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Franklin Luke Dodge (1853-1929) —
also known as Frank L. Dodge —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
22, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1883-86; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1890, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920,
1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
24, 1929 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Thomas Gunson (1858-1940) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1858.
Mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1909-14.
Died in 1940
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Cornelius A. Gower (1845-1932) —
of Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Abbot, Piscataquis
County, Maine, July 3,
1845.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1878-81; appointed 1878.
Died in 1932
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Warren Babcock (1866-1913) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
15, 1866.
Democrat. College
professor; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1908-09.
Died June 3,
1913 (age 46 years, 261
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Horatio H. Larned (1845-1936) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1845.
Republican. Candidate for mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1900.
Died in 1936
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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George Washington Stone (1849-1921) —
also known as George W. Stone —
of Michigan.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., August
27, 1849.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Michigan
state auditor general, 1891-92.
Died of a heart
attack while playing the drum in an Armistice Day parade,
in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
11, 1921 (age 72 years, 76
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Augustus C. Carton (1871-1946) —
of Michigan.
Born in Clayton Township, Genesee
County, Mich., 1871.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1907-08; Michigan
land commissioner, 1913-14.
Died in 1946
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Hananiah Darlington Pugh (1829-1913) —
also known as H. D. Pugh —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
6, 1829.
Democrat. Postmaster at Lansing,
Mich., 1886-89.
Died in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
4, 1913 (age 83 years, 29
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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James Madison Turner (1820-1869) —
also known as James Turner —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., April 1,
1820.
Republican. Merchant;
railroad
builder; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1867.
Methodist.
Died, from typhoid
fever, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
10, 1869 (age 49 years, 192
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Charles F. Haight (1865-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in North Newburg (now Newburg), Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
21, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1911-18; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1923-32, 1935-36; defeated, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died February
13, 1954 (age 88 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Seymour A. Ayres (1875-1959) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1875.
Candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1910; candidate for mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1914; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1916; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1934; Farmer-Labor
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1935.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1959
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Hazen C. Rutter (1897-1945) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1897.
Candidate in primary for mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1938.
Died in 1945
(age about
48 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Ernest H. Gorton (1884-1960) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1884.
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1948, 1950, 1952, 1954; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1956; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1958.
Died in 1960
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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David M. Nottingham (1854-1913) —
of Ingham
County, Mich.
Born January
5, 1854.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1903-06.
Died November
11, 1913 (age 59 years, 310
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Hulburt B. Shank (1820-1889) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1820.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1856.
Died in 1889
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Morgan B. Hungerford (1832-1904) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Novi, Oakland
County, Mich., February
20, 1832.
Farmer;
member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1899.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
21, 1904 (age 72 years, 30
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Hungerford and Eliza (Clark) Hungerford; married 1863 to
Antoinette Chubb (1835-1891); married, April
25, 1894, to Angeline Haze (1842-1923). |
|  | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
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Frank T. Albright (1843-1908) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
23, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; injured in
the battle at Cold Harbor, Va., 1864, and lost part
of his right arm; postmaster at Mason,
Mich., 1871-83.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
10, 1908 (age 65 years, 78
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Lemuel Ballantine Bissell (1853-1924) —
also known as Lemuel B. Bissell —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India,
of American parents, December
20, 1853.
Pastor;
Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916.
Congregationalist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died, following a stroke of
apoplexy, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., May 14,
1924 (age 70 years, 146
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Samuel Lount Kilbourne (1838-1925) —
also known as Samuel L. Kilbourne —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
April
15, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan Gold Democratic Party State Executive Committee,
1899; member of Michigan Gold Democratic State Central Committee,
1899.
Died June 11,
1925 (age 87 years, 57
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Hiram W. Rikerd (1861-1937) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1861.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1916;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1932.
Died in 1937
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Burr Buchanan Lincoln (1881-1937) —
also known as Burr B. Lincoln —
of Harbor Beach, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., December
16, 1881.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1926; Michigan
agriculture commissioner, 1937.
Collapsed and died, from a cerebral
embolism, on a downtown street in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 27,
1937 (age 55 years, 162
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Homer D. Parker (1872-1940) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1872.
Delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Ingham
County 1st District, 1933.
Died in 1940
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Donald E. Bates (1883-1949) —
also known as Don E. Bates —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December, 1883.
Republican. Secretary for an automobile
manufacturing company; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Died in 1949
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Florence Cowley Petty (1881-1960) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1881.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947.
Female.
Died in 1960
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Charles E. Brooks (1912-1982) —
also known as Hap Brooks —
of Lansing Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born January
15, 1912.
Candidate for supervisor
of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1961 (Republican primary), 1976
(Democratic), 1978 (Democratic).
Died April
27, 1982 (age 70 years, 102
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
|
North
Cemetery
Miller Road
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
Politicians buried
here: |
|
Roswell Everett (1790-1871) —
of Delhi Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn., April
25, 1790.
Supervisor
of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1843-44, 1849-50.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., August
13, 1871 (age 81 years, 110
days).
Interment at North Cemetery.
|
St. Joseph
Catholic Cemetery
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
Politicians buried
here: |
|
William Aloysius Ryan (1919-2001) —
also known as William A. Ryan; Bill Ryan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., May 2,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; President
and financial
secretary, United Auto Workers Local 104; editor of The Wage
Earner newspaper;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1958-82 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1958-64, 3rd District 1965-72, 14th District 1973-82); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1969-74; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died following a stroke,
in the Martin Luther Holt nursing
home, Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., October
9, 2001 (age 82 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
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Louis Farris Adado (1929-1990) —
also known as Louis F. Adado; Lou Adado —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
5, 1929.
Candidate for mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1985, 1989.
Catholic.
Lebanese
ancestry.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
27, 1990 (age 61 years, 83
days).
Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
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Juliette Elizabeth Abraham (1918-1982) —
also known as Julie Abraham; Juliette Elizabeth
Sear —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Spring Valley, Bureau
County, Ill., September
14, 1918.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1971-78; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972,
1976.
Female.
Greek
Orthodox. Arabic
ancestry.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
25, 1982 (age 63 years, 133
days).
Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
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John J. DesRochers (1930-1985) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born July 10,
1930.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 58th District, 1964.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
22, 1985 (age 55 years, 74
days).
Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
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John E. Cataldo (1922-2003) —
of Michigan.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April
30, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate in
primary for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1966, 1970.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., May 21,
2003 (age 81 years, 21
days).
Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
|
State Capitol
Grounds
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
Politicians who have
monuments here: |
 |
Austin Blair (1818-1894) —
also known as "The War Governor" —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Caroline, Tompkins
County, N.Y., February
8, 1818.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County, 1846;
instrumental in the 1846 abolition of capital punishment in Michigan,
the first
English-speaking jurisdiction to do so; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1853-54, 1885-86; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1855-56; Governor of
Michigan, 1861-65; defeated (Liberty), 1872; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1867-73; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1881-89; appointed 1881.
Unitarian.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
6, 1894 (age 76 years, 179
days).
Interment at Mt.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.; statue at State Capitol
Grounds.
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Relatives: Son
of Rhoda (Blackman) Mann Blair and George Blair (1796-1869); married,
February
18, 1841, to Persis Lyman (c.1820-1844); married, May 25,
1846, to Elizabeth Pratt (c.1823-1847); married, February
16, 1849, to Sarah Louesa (Horton) Ford (1824-1897); father of Charles
Austin Blair (1854-1912); third cousin of Bernard
Blair. |
|  | Political family: Blair
family of Jackson, Michigan. |
|  | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National Governors
Association biography — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|  | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
|
Woodlawn
Cemetery
Leslie, Ingham County, Michigan
Politicians buried
here: |
|
Arthur J. Tuttle (1868-1944) —
of Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leslie Township, Ingham
County, Mich., November
8, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1912-44;
died in office 1944; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1924; president, Peoples Bank of
Leslie; director, Leslie Home Telephone
Co.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Maccabees;
Woodmen;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died December
2, 1944 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Daniel T. Perrine (1881-1960) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1881.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1942; Prohibition
candidate for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1952; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1959.
Died in 1960
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Rowley
Cemetery
Locke Township, Ingham County, Michigan
Maple Grove
Cemetery
Mason, Ingham County, Michigan
Founded 1844
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Max A. Templeton (1879-1942) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1879.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1933-41; defeated, 1940.
Died February
16, 1942 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Lawton Thomas Hemans (1864-1916) —
also known as Lawton T. Hemans —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Collamer, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1864.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
mayor of Mason, Mich., 1891; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1901-04; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 14th District,
1907-08; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1908, 1910; chairman, Michigan Railroad Commission,
1911-16; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1911; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in a sanitarium
at Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
17, 1916 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Fitch Hemans (1896-1971) —
also known as Charles F. Hemans; "Baron of the
Bathroom"; "Knight of the
Doublecross" —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.; Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., April
12, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1924;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1926, 1928; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1934-41; defeated, 1931, 1941;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1934; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1935; candidate in primary for
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1936.
Implicated
in the Michigan legislative bribery
scandal
in 1944; granted immunity
from prosecution and testified that he had bribed
many legislators in his hotel bathroom; later, another bribery case
against legislators fell apart when he refused to testify and fled to
Washington; arrested
by FBI agents and arraigned
on a federal fugitive
witness charge; tried
and convicted,
and sentenced
to four years in prison;
pleaded
guilty to bribery
in 1950 and sentenced
to five years probation
and a $1,000 fine.
Died January
29, 1971 (age 74 years, 292
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Garry E. Sanders (1865-1946) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Indiana, 1865.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1909-10; defeated, 1910.
Died in 1946
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Arlington A. Bergman (1870-1952) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1910, 1911; mayor of Mason,
Mich., 1912.
Died in 1952
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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William J. Barber (1883-1972) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson
County, Mich., July 6,
1883.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Ingham
County 2nd District, 1933; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., January
11, 1972 (age 88 years, 189
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Jackson Taylor Barber (1849-1935) and Gustina A. (Ryan) Barber
(1853-1937). |
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memorial |
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Arthur William Jewett (1896-1993) —
also known as Arthur W. Jewett —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born December
22, 1896.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1936, 1938; candidate for Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1943.
Died November
24, 1993 (age 96 years, 337
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur William Jewett (1869-1931) and Lulu Jane
Jewett. |
|  | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|  | Image source: Ingham County News,
September 17, 1936. |
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East Lawn Memory
Gardens
Okemos, Ingham County, Michigan
Politicians buried
here: |
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William Palmer (1907-1991) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Sycamore, DeKalb
County, Ill., January
6, 1907.
Democrat. Librarian;
member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1933-37; resigned 1937; candidate in
primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1972.
Died in 1991
(age about
84 years).
Interment at East Lawn Memory Gardens.
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Ellen Louhi (1931-2001) —
also known as Ellen Louhi Burton —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born December
21, 1931.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964.
Female.
Died December
24, 2001 (age 70 years, 3
days).
Interment at East Lawn Memory Gardens.
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Glendale
Cemetery
Okemos, Ingham County, Michigan
Politicians buried
here: |
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John Spalding Green (1871-1946) —
also known as John S. Green —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich., August
26, 1871.
Democrat. Livestock
buyer; supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1935-40; defeated, 1945.
Died in Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich., May 16,
1946 (age 74 years, 263
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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George Herbert Bearup (1879-1944) —
also known as George H. Bearup —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Martin Township, Allegan
County, Mich., December
31, 1879.
Republican. Telephone
company agent; chief
deputy sheriff; candidate for supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1932.
Died in May, 1944
(age 64
years, 0 days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Orin Kaiser Grettenberger (1908-1990) —
also known as Orin K. Grettenberger —
of Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, April
19, 1908.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
postmaster at Okemos,
Mich., 1939-49 (acting, 1939); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952;
treasurer
of Michigan Democratic Party, 1957.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
31, 1990 (age 81 years, 287
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Laura Ann Grettenberger (1908-1991) —
also known as Laura A. Grettenberger —
of Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich., September
20, 1908.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1948;
acting postmaster at Okemos,
Mich., 1949-53.
Female.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
30, 1991 (age 82 years, 191
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Esther Buchanan Waite (1913-1995) —
also known as Esther B. Waite; Ester
Buchanan —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Colony, Anderson
County, Kan., December
17, 1913.
Democrat. Candidate for supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1953; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1961.
Female.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 9,
1995 (age 81 years, 113
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Cassius Marcelus Clay Buchanan (1861-1930) and Marguerite
May (Saffer) Buchanan (1872-1960); married to John A. Waite
(1915-1983). |
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memorial |
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Riverside
Cemetery
Okemos, Ingham County, Michigan
Politicians buried
here: |
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Mason D. Chatterton (1835-1903) —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.; Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Holly, Rutland
County, Vt., August
3, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1864-69; Ingham
County Probate Judge, 1873-80; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1884;
president, Farmers' Bank,
1886-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
27, 1903 (age 68 years, 85
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Oaklawn
Cemetery
Stockbridge, Ingham County, Michigan
Hawley
Cemetery
Vevay Township, Ingham County, Michigan
Politicians buried
here: |
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Vernon Jacobs Brown (1874-1964) —
also known as Vernon J. Brown —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Vevay Township, Ingham
County, Mich., March
20, 1874.
Republican. Grocer; Ingham
County Clerk, 1919-22; newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1929-38; Michigan
state auditor general, 1939-44; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1945-46; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in 1964
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Hawley Cemetery.
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Alchin Farm
Cemetery
Van Orden Road
Webberville, Ingham County, Michigan
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
here: |
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Ashmon H. Catlin (1869-1955) —
of Webberville, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich., April
19, 1869.
Democrat. Banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1911-14; defeated, 1914, 1940.
Irish
and French
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Gleaners.
Died in 1955
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Alchin Farm Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of James Henry Catlin (1844-1907) and Ellen J. (Foster) Catlin
(1845-1915); married, May 20,
1890, to Lila A. Stow (1869-1908); married to Nettie M. (Bearse)
Alchin (1863-1937); married, September
24, 1932, to Alice E. (Peterson) Johnson
(1890-1967). |
|  | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Summit
Cemetery
Williamston, Ingham County, Michigan
Politicians buried
here: |
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Zolton Anton Ferency (1922-1993) —
also known as Zolton A. Ferency —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1957-58; director,
Michigan Workers Compensation Bureau, 1958-60; executive secretary to
Gov. John
B. Swainson, 1961-62; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1966 (Democratic), 1970 (Democratic primary), 1974
(Human Rights), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1982 (Democratic primary);
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972 (Human Rights), 1976 (Human
Rights), 1986 (Independent); Ingham
County Commissioner, 1981-82; candidate in Democratic primary for
Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1990.
Catholic.
Hungarian
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Catholic
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
23, 1993 (age 70 years, 266
days).
Interment at Summit Cemetery.
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