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Index to Locations
Coopersville Coopersville-Polkton
Cemetery
Coopersville Ottawa Center Cemetery
Georgetown Township Georgetown
Cemetery
Grand Haven Unknown location
Grand Haven Lake Forest Cemetery
Holland Graafschap Cemetery
Holland Pilgrim Home Cemetery
Jamestown Zutphen Cemetery
Jenison Hanley Cemetery
Spring Lake Spring Lake Township
Cemetery
Zeeland Zeeland Cemetery
Coopersville-Polkton Cemetery
Coopersville, Ottawa County, Michigan
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Peter Van Allsburg (1885-1959) —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Coopersville, Ottawa
County, Mich., February
10, 1885.
Milk products
plant manager; mayor
of Grand Ledge, Mich., 1925-29.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 5,
1959 (age 74 years, 84
days).
Interment at Coopersville-Polkton Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Derk Van Allsburg and Elizabeth (Walt) Van Allsburg; married to
Lulu Eleanor Britton and Petronella Francina 'Nellie'
DeMaagd. |
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memorial |
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Ottawa Center
Cemetery
Coopersville, Ottawa County, Michigan
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Vincent Albert Martin (1870-1951) —
also known as Vincent A. Martin —
of Fruitport, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., February
17, 1870.
Republican. Train
master of the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Muskegon electric
railway; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1917-18, 1925-28; defeated in
primary, 1922, 1940; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Muskegon
County 2nd District, 1933.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., September
22, 1951 (age 81 years, 217
days).
Interment at Ottawa Center Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of George S. Martin and Harriet E. (Phelps) Martin; married to Sarah
E. Smith; married 1919 to Mary
Augusta (Neuman) Kinney; married 1934 to Addie
L. (Carter) Robinson. |
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memorial |
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Georgetown
Cemetery
Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Michigan
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Melvin J. De Stigter (1928-2003) —
of Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa, November
21, 1928.
Republican. School
teacher; sales
manager; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 95th District, 1965-78; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1978; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1992.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Jaycees.
Died August
7, 2003 (age 74 years, 259
days).
Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1950 to Carol
Jean Schultze. |
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Location
Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan
Lake Forest
Cemetery
Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan
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Thomas White Ferry (1827-1896) —
also known as Thomas W. Ferry —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Mackinac Island, Mackinac
County, Mich., June 10,
1827.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent District, 1851-52;
member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1857-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1865-71; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1871-83.
Died in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., October
13, 1896 (age 69 years, 125
days).
Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
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Peter J. Danhof (1864-1944) —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., January
1, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1891-92; law partner of Allen
C. Adsit, 1901-12; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 20th Circuit, 1911; superior court judge in
Michigan of Grand Rapids, 1915; appointed 1915; Democratic candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1916, 1918, 1934
(primary).
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
3, 1944 (age 80 years, 2
days).
Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Danhof and Rensina Danhof; married, September
4, 1888, to Emile Walkley. |
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William M. Ferry (1824-1905) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1824.
Member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1858-63; member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 5th District, 1873.
Died in 1905
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
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Daniel Frederick Pagelsen (1873-1939) —
also known as Daniel F. Pagelsen —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., September
26, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Grand
Haven, Mich., 1904; justice of the peace; Vice-Consul
for Sweden in Grand
Haven, Mich., 1914; Ottawa
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1919-34; arrested
in March 1930, charged
with driving
while drunk,
and fined
$50; arrested
again in August, and pleaded
guilty to driving
while intoxicated,
second offense; the Ottawa County Bar Association urged leniency, but
he was sentenced
to six months in prison.
Danish
and German
ancestry.
Died in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., January
31, 1939 (age 65 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
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Charles Theodor Pagelsen (1830-1904) —
also known as Charles T. Pagelsen; Carl T.
Pagelsen —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Denmark,
July
1, 1830.
Sailor;
Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Grand
Haven, Mich., 1871-1903.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., March 6,
1904 (age 73 years, 249
days).
Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
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Alvin Enoch Ewing (d. 1945) —
also known as Alvin E. Ewing —
of Michigan.
Progressive. Candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1915.
Died in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., January
18, 1945.
Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
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Charles E. Misner —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1918; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
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Graafschap
Cemetery
Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan
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Lucas Lugers (1853-1927) —
also known as Luke Lugers —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house, Laketown Township, Allegan
County, Mich., February
2, 1853.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 1st District,
1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1907-08.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., December
25, 1927 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Graafschap Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Lugers and Henrietta (Brinkman) Lugers; married to
Lucretia A. Ellenbaas. |
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Pilgrim Home
Cemetery
Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan
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Gerrit John Diekema (1859-1930) —
also known as Gerrit J. Diekema —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., March
27, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 1st District,
1885-92; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1889-90; candidate
for Michigan
state attorney general, 1892; mayor
of Holland, Mich., 1895; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1896,
1924;
Michigan
Republican state chair, 1900-11, 1927-29; bank
president; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1908-11; defeated,
1910; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1916; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1929-30, died in office 1930.
Died in Netherlands,
December
20, 1930 (age 71 years, 268
days).
Interment at Pilgrim Home Cemetery.
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Jan B. Vanderploeg (1900-1984) —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., July 5,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; landscape
architect; nurseryman;
school
teacher; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950 (primary), 1958;
member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1965-66; defeated, 1951 (23rd
District), 1956 (23rd District), 1966 (33rd District); chair of
Muskegon County Democratic Party, 1957-58; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1958-63; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
2nd District, 1961; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1963; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Urban
League.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
5, 1984 (age 84 years, 123
days).
Interment at Pilgrim Home Cemetery.
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Harold James Volkema (1930-1967) —
also known as Harold J. Volkema; Hal
Volkema —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., May 29,
1930.
Republican. Sports
announcer, WHTC radio; bookstore
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1965-67; died in office 1967.
Christian
Reformed.
Died, of a heart
attack, December
17, 1967 (age 37 years, 202
days).
Interment at Pilgrim Home Cemetery.
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Louis J. Vanderburg (c.1875-1942) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., about 1875.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1924.
Died in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., 1942
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Pilgrim Home Cemetery.
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Margaret Vanderploeg (1899-1984) —
also known as Margaret Ann Raak —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., June 28,
1899.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964.
Female.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
8, 1984 (age 85 years, 102
days).
Interment at Pilgrim Home Cemetery.
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Zutphen
Cemetery
Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Hanley
Cemetery
Jenison, Ottawa County, Michigan
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Fred Fitch McEachron (1875-1948) —
also known as Fred F. McEachron —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.; Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Jamestown Township, Ottawa
County, Mich., September
1, 1875.
Republican. Ottawa
County Clerk, 1907-10; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-32 (Ottawa County 2nd
District 1923-26, Ottawa County 1927-32); defeated in primary, 1932,
1936.
Congregationalist.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died May 10,
1948 (age 72 years, 252
days).
Interment at Hanley Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry McEachron and Lucy Ann (Barber) McEachron; married
1900 to
Jennie Pellegrom. |
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memorial |
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Spring Lake
Township Cemetery
Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Michigan
Zeeland
Cemetery
Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan
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