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Sanilac County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Sanilac County

Index to Locations Carsonville Washington Township Cemetery Croswell Croswell Cemetery Deckerville Downing Cemetery Lexington Lexington Municipal Cemetery Marlette Marlette City Cemetery Sandusky Greenwood Cemetery Worth Township Worth Township Cemetery Washington Township Cemetery Carsonville, Sanilac County, Michigan See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   William John McCaren (1862-1934) — also known as William J. McCaren — of Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., December 15, 1862. Democrat. Grocer; banker; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1917-19; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died, from a series of heart attacks, in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., July 20, 1934 (age 71 years, 217 days). Interment at Washington Township Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Kerr McCaren and Martha (Smith) McCaren; brother of James McCaren; married, June 12, 1889, to Ellen Crorey.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Croswell Cemetery Croswell, Sanilac County, Michigan See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   William H. Aitkin (1860-1927) — of Sanilac, Sanilac County, Mich.; Croswell, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Port Sanilac, Sanilac County, Mich., November 16, 1860. Republican. Banker; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896; member of Michigan Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1909-10. Died in Croswell, Sanilac County, Mich., April 26, 1927 (age 66 years, 161 days). Interment at Croswell Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Downing Cemetery Deckerville, Sanilac County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   Philip H. O'Connell (1872-1944) — also known as Philip O'Connell — of McGregor, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., September 30, 1872. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1923-26; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1927-30. Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Samaritan Hospital, Bay City, Bay County, Mich., July 9, 1944 (age 71 years, 283 days). Interment at Downing Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William O'Connell and Gozelda (Wright) O'Connell; married 1902 to Fidelia Samson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Alpheus Purdon Decker (1887-1965) — also known as Alpheus P. Decker; A. P. Decker — of Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich., February 15, 1887. Republican. Farmer; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1935-50; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1951-54; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 20th Senatorial District, 1961. Brethren. Member, Lions; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich., February 8, 1965 (age 77 years, 359 days). Interment at Downing Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Peter Titus Decker and Martha Elizabeth (Wilson) Decker; married 1910 to Grace Lillian Fritch; father of Elwyn Carleton Decker.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Lexington Municipal Cemetery Lexington, Sanilac County, Michigan Politicians buried here: Albert Edson Sleeper (1862-1934) — also known as Albert E. Sleeper — of Lexington, Sanilac County, Mich.; Bad Axe, Huron County, Mich. Born in Bradford, Orange County, Vt., December 31, 1862. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1901-04; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1907; Michigan state treasurer, 1909-12; Governor of Michigan, 1917-20; Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1929. Died in Bad Axe, Huron County, Mich., May 13, 1934 (age 71 years, 133 days). Interment at Lexington Municipal Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Edson Sleeper and Hannah (Merrill) Sleeper; married, July 30, 1890, to Mary Charlotte Moore.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Michigan Manual 1911   Watson Beach (d. 1927) — of Lexington, Sanilac County, Mich. Republican. Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1880; circuit judge in Michigan 24th Circuit, 1886-1923; appointed 1886; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900. Died May 21, 1927. Interment at Lexington Municipal Cemetery. Marlette City Cemetery Marlette, Sanilac County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   Weldon A. Gift (1895-1977) — of Marlette, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in 1895. Republican. Physician; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1939; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Died in 1977 (age about 82 years). Interment at Marlette City Cemetery. Greenwood Cemetery Sandusky, Sanilac County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   George Sanford Tweedie (1861-1931) — also known as George S. Tweedie — of Sandusky, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Tilsonburg, Ontario, March 17, 1861. Republican. Physician; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928. Died in Sandusky, Sanilac County, Mich., July 23, 1931 (age 70 years, 128 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Dr. Gilbert Tweedie and Minerva Ann (Martin) Tweedie; married 1887 to Serena Allen; married, June 8, 1898, to Winnifred Black Evans; father of Sanford Martin Tweedie; grandfather of Sanford Martin Tweedie III.   Political family: Tweedie family of Sandusky, Michigan.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Winnifred Tweedie (1877-1961) — also known as Winnifred Black Evans; Mrs. George S. Tweedie — of Sandusky, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Ontario, August 2, 1877. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Female. Died October 21, 1961 (age 84 years, 80 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, June 8, 1898, to George Sanford Tweedie; mother of Sanford Martin Tweedie; grandmother of Sanford Martin Tweedie III.   Political family: Tweedie family of Sandusky, Michigan.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Sanford Martin Tweedie (1900-1973) — also known as S. Martin Tweedie — of Sandusky, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Sandusky, Sanilac County, Mich., June 27, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; chair of Sanilac County Republican Party, 1950. Presbyterian. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Rotary. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., September 4, 1973 (age 73 years, 69 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Sanford Tweedie and Winnifred Tweedie; married, March 15, 1924, to Aleen Gladys Jones; father of Sanford Martin Tweedie III.   Political family: Tweedie family of Sandusky, Michigan.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Sanford Martin Tweedie III (1931-1991) — also known as S. Martin Tweedie; "Sonny" — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Sandusky, Sanilac County, Mich., January 2, 1931. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Clair District, 1961-62. Presbyterian. Member, Exchange Club; Toastmasters; American Legion; Delta Theta Phi; Delta Upsilon. Died in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., June 25, 1991 (age 60 years, 174 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Aleen Gladys (Jones) Tweedie and Sanford Martin Tweedie; married, February 21, 1953, to Pat Rae Benedict; grandson of George Sanford Tweedie and Winnifred Tweedie.   Political family: Tweedie family of Sandusky, Michigan.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Worth Township Cemetery Worth Township, Sanilac County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   Peter H. Benedict (1811-1894) — of Lexington, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Scotland, November 25, 1811. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Sanilac District, 1853. Scottish ancestry. Died in 1894 (age about 82 years). Interment at Worth Township Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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