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Index to Locations
Private or family graveyards
Near Belding Green Cemetery
Clarksville South Boston Cemetery
Ionia Highland Park Cemetery
Ionia Mt. Olive Cemetery
Ionia Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic
Cemetery
Lake Odessa Lakeside Cemetery
Lyons Lyons Township Cemetery
North Plains North Plains Cemetery
Orleans Township Greenop Memorial
Cemetery
Palo Palo Cemetery
Portland Portland Cemetery
Private or family
graveyard
Ionia County,
Green
Cemetery
Near Belding, Ionia County, Michigan
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Charles R. Foote (1871-1942) —
of Alto, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., December
13, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; hotelier;
hardware
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1913-18.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Alto, Kent
County, Mich., June 1,
1942 (age 70 years, 170
days).
Interment at Green Cemetery.
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South Boston
Cemetery
Clarksville, Ionia County, Michigan
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Nelson M. O'Beirne (1869-1948) —
of Clarksville, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Berlin Township, Ionia
County, Mich., November
30, 1869.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1923-26.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., April
11, 1948 (age 78 years, 133
days).
Interment at South Boston Cemetery.
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Mamie O'Beirne (1880-1964) —
also known as Mamie Boyd; Mrs. Nelson M.
O'Beirne —
of Clarksville, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in 1880.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939.
Female.
Died March
25, 1964 (age about 83
years).
Interment at South Boston Cemetery.
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Highland Park
Cemetery
East Main Street
Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Fred Warren Green (1871-1936) —
also known as Fred W. Green —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., October
19, 1871.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
furniture
manufacturing executive; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1912,
1920,
1928,
1932,
1936;
mayor
of Ionia, Mich., 1913-25; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1915-19; Governor of
Michigan, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Munising Hospital,
Munising, Alger
County, Mich., November
30, 1936 (age 65 years, 42
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Highland Park Cemetery.
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Allen Benton Morse (1839-1921) —
also known as Allen B. Morse —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Otisco, Ionia
County, Mich., January
7, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Ionia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1867-71; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1875-76; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1878; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1880;
mayor
of Ionia, Mich., 1882; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1885-92; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1885, 1892; candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1892; U.S. Consul in Glasgow, 1893-97; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1906.
Wounded during the Civil War, and lost his
left arm.
Died July 5,
1921 (age 82 years, 179
days).
Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.
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George Washington Webber (1825-1900) —
also known as George W. Webber —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., November
25, 1825.
Republican. Mayor of
Ionia, Mich., 1874-75; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1881-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884.
Died in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., January
15, 1900 (age 74 years, 51
days).
Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.
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Delos G. Smith —
of Michigan.
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1924-27.
Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.
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Alonzo Sessions (b. 1810) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in 1810.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 2nd District,
1857-62; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1877-80.
Member, Grange.
Original interment at a private or family
graveyard, Ionia County, Mich.; reinterment at Highland Park
Cemetery.
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Herbert Ernest Powell (1866-1954) —
also known as Herbert E. Powell —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ronald Township, Ionia
County, Mich., April
27, 1866.
Republican. Farmer; banker; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1901-04 (Ionia County 1st
District 1901-02, Ionia County 1903-04); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 18th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1913-16.
Died in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., October
26, 1954 (age 88 years, 182
days).
Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.
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Harvey Edward Kidder (1875-1946) —
also known as Harvey E. Kidder —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Keene, Ionia
County, Mich., July 21,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Ionia, Mich., 1910-11; postmaster at Ionia,
Mich., 1914-22; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1937.
Died in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., June 23,
1946 (age 70 years, 337
days).
Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.
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George Francis Montgomery (1909-1981) —
also known as George F. Montgomery —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., January
13, 1909.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1959-80 (Wayne County
1st District 1945-46, Wayne County 6th District 1959-64, 20th
District 1965-72, 5th District 1973-80); defeated, 1946 (Wayne County
1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County
6th District), 1956 (Wayne County 6th District); candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1947; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1952.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., March
10, 1981 (age 72 years, 56
days).
Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.
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Lemuel C. Clute (1834-1901) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
7, 1834.
Lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1887; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1888; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1892.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Ionia
County, Mich., April
18, 1901 (age 66 years, 254
days).
Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Clute and Lucy Jane (Clements) Clute; married 1861 to Ellen
M. McPherson. |
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memorial |
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George Gundrum (1842-1916) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Pirmasens, Germany,
January
20, 1842.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
mayor
of Ionia, Mich., 1893.
Methodist.
German
ancestry.
Died, from acute
morphine poisoning, probably intentional,
in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., November
18, 1916 (age 74 years, 303
days).
Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.
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Stanley Maurice Powell (1898-1988) —
also known as Stanley M. Powell —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., July 7,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1931-32, 1965-78 (Ionia County
1931-32, 89th District 1965-72, 88th District 1973-78); defeated,
1932; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ionia County,
1961-62.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in Ionia
County, Mich., August
25, 1988 (age 90 years, 49
days).
Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.
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Thad B. Preston (d. 1938) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Democrat. Manager, Michigan Overall
Company; vice-president, State Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1917-19; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1919; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1924.
Died April 9,
1938.
Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Clark A. Preston and Sarah Ann (Cunningham) Preston; married to
Lida Canwell. |
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Mt. Olive
Cemetery
Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan
Sts. Peter and
Paul Catholic Cemetery
300 4th Street
Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Frederick A. Chapman (1878-1938) —
also known as Fred A. Chapman —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Leeds, England,
October
16, 1878.
Republican. Furniture
manufacturer; business partner of Gov. Fred
W. Green; bank
director; co-founder (1915) and manager (1915-38) of the Ionia
Free Fair; mayor of
Ionia, Mich., 1927-31; defeated, 1931; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Ionia
County, 1933; warden of Michigan Reformatory at Ionia, 1936-37.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Suffered from an incurable stomach
ailment; while in his
car, parked in his home garage, he killed
himself with a shotgun,
in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., October
18, 1938 (age 60 years, 2
days).
Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery.
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Frederick A. Chapman Jr. (1930-2012) —
of Orleans Township, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 13,
1930.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; public
relations executive; worked for Mercedes-Benz
of North America; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1970; university
professor; Orleans Township Supervisor; member, Ionia County Road
Commission.
Catholic.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 25,
2012 (age 82 years, 73
days).
Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery.
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Lakeside
Cemetery
Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan
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Boyd Kenneth Benedict (1925-1973) —
also known as Boyd K. Benedict —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Ionia
County, Mich., January
24, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1964.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., July 14,
1973 (age 48 years, 171
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
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Lyons Township
Cemetery
Lyons, Ionia County, Michigan
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Adam L. Roof (1810-1885) —
of Lyons, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in New York, February
22, 1810.
Lawyer;
surveyor;
Ionia
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia District, 1845; member
of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1849-50.
Died January
26, 1885 (age 74 years, 339
days).
Interment at Lyons Township Cemetery.
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Albert K. Roof (1841-1917) —
of Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in 1841.
Democrat. Ionia
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District,
1871-72; member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1887-88; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1892.
Died in 1917
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Lyons Township Cemetery.
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North Plains
Cemetery
North Plains, Ionia County, Michigan
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Foss Oscar Eldred (1884-1956) —
also known as Foss O. Eldred —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., March
15, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1921-24; Ionia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-28; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1931; mayor of
Ionia, Mich.; elected 1935; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1946; appointed 1946.
Died in Florida, February
17, 1956 (age 71 years, 339
days).
Interment at North Plains Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Napoleon Eldred and Celinda (Decker) Eldred; married 1907 to
Ernanie Mary Olmsted. |
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memorial |
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David Guy Locke (1860-1944) —
also known as David G. Locke —
of Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in North Shade Township, Gratiot
County, Mich., November
27, 1860.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1921-22;
defeated in primary, 1922.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 6,
1944 (age 83 years, 192
days).
Interment at North Plains Cemetery.
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Greenop Memorial
Cemetery
Orleans Township, Ionia County, Michigan
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Luther Eugene Hall (1846-1936) —
also known as Luther E. Hall —
of Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia
County, Mich., January
27, 1846.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1927-30;
defeated in primary, 1930.
Died in Ionia
County, Mich., May 4,
1936 (age 90 years, 98
days).
Interment at Greenop Memorial Cemetery.
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Palo
Cemetery
Palo, Ionia County, Michigan
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Byron S. Argersinger (1874-1933) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Bloomer Township, Montcalm
County, Mich., August
2, 1874.
Candidate for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1910.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1933
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Palo Cemetery.
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Portland
Cemetery
Portland, Ionia County, Michigan
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Westbrook Devine (1822-1888) —
of Eureka Township, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Belding, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ulster
County, N.Y., August
4, 1822.
Farmer;
Montcalm
County Register of Deeds, 1851-54; Montcalm
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1855; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1863-66.
Stricken
with paralysis, and died almost a year later, in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
13, 1888 (age 66 years, 40
days).
Interment at Portland Cemetery.
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Grant M. Morse (1854-1922) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, October, 1854.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1896;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; state fish and game
warden; postmaster.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 25,
1922 (age 67 years, 0
days).
Interment at Portland Cemetery.
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