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Index to Locations
Almer Almer Cemetery
Arbela Township Pine Grove Cemetery
Caro Caro Cemetery
Caro Indianfields Township Cemetery
Cass City Novesta Township Cemetery
Near Cass City Elkland Township
Cemetery
Millington Millington Township
Cemetery
Unionville Moravian Cemetery
Vassar Riverside Cemetery
Almer
Cemetery
Almer, Tuscola County, Michigan
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John Bastone (1831-1900) —
of Almer, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Sidmount, Devon, England,
1831.
Member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1891; resigned 1891.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Almer, Tuscola
County, Mich., March 2,
1900 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Almer Cemetery.
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Pine Grove
Cemetery
Arbela Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
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LeeRoy Clark (1922-2002) —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
29, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; auto
worker at Chevrolet V-8 Engine Plant in Flint; board
member, United Auto Workers Local 659; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1966; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Member, NAACP; Urban
League; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
23, 2002 (age 80 years, 86
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of George Clark and Mary (Jackson) Clark; married, January
26, 1951, to Eartha Mae 'Billie' Kyles. |
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Caro
Cemetery
Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan
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Samuel J. Daugherty (1873-1926) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, August
14, 1873.
Republican. Farmer; Tuscola
County Sheriff, 1903-06; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1907-08.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
21, 1926 (age 53 years, 99
days).
Interment at Caro Cemetery.
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Roland O. Kern (1898-1981) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Reese, Tuscola
County, Mich., August
6, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1953.
Member, Exchange
Club.
Died August
12, 1981 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Caro Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1923 to Louise
Asall. |
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Maurice C. Ransford (1903-1991) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 6,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-35; candidate in primary for
circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1941; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1956
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., August
5, 1991 (age 88 years, 91
days).
Interment at Caro Cemetery.
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Indianfields
Township Cemetery
Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan
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Theron Wilson Atwood (1854-1917) —
also known as Theron W. Atwood —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in White Oak, Ingham
County, Mich., January
3, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-94; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1896,
1912;
member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1899-1902; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 21st District,
1907-08; instrumental in building an electric
railroad connecting Jackson, Lansing, and Owosso.
Died, from pneumonia
and complications of appendicitis,
in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., September
27, 1917 (age 63 years, 267
days).
Entombed at Indianfields Township Cemetery.
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Clarence Roy Myers (1890-1951) —
also known as Clarence R. Myers —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1890.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Died, from a series of
strokes, in Michigan, March
22, 1951 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Indianfields Township Cemetery.
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Shuford Kirk (1907-2003) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Juniata Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 2,
1907.
Republican. Chemist;
farmer;
chair
of Tuscola County Republican Party, 1958-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Tuscola County,
1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Exchange
Club.
Died, in McLaren Regional Medical
Center, Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., November
6, 2003 (age 96 years, 188
days).
Interment at Indianfields Township Cemetery.
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Novesta Township
Cemetery
Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
Elkland Township
Cemetery
Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
Founded 1870
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Gordon Lawrie Thomas (1914-1997) —
also known as Gordon L. Thomas —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Orpington, England,
December
4, 1914.
Democrat. University
professor; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1961-71; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
2nd District, 1961.
Congregationalist.
Died October
15, 1997 (age 82 years, 315
days).
Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery.
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Xenophon A. Boomhower (1872-1954) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Huron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-21; circuit
judge in Michigan 24th Circuit, 1924-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1954
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Alma (Stuart) Boomhower and Addison Boomhower; married to
Catherine Gillies. |
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Audley Rawson (1893-1981) —
also known as William Audley Rawson —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born near Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 5,
1893.
Republican. Farmer;
Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1950; lobbyist
for the Michigan Association of Insurance
Companies.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
27, 1981 (age 88 years, 175
days).
Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December
22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married 1971 to
Mildred Hutchinson. |
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James D. Brooker (1863-1930) —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Mallorytown, Ontario,
March
18, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; one
of the organizers of the Cass City Telephone
Company, later president and manager; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke,
and died four days later, in Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., February
15, 1930 (age 66 years, 334
days).
Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of James Brooker and Lois (Thompson) Brooker; married, November
12, 1889, to Mary E. Bader. |
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Roland N. Holsaple (1876-1940) —
also known as R. N. Holsaple —
of Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich.; Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; South Dakota; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Minnesota; Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Monroeville, Allen
County, Ind., April
11, 1876.
Republican. Minister;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Pleasant Home Hospital,
Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., October
31, 1940 (age 64 years, 203
days).
Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery.
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Millington
Township Cemetery
Millington, Tuscola County, Michigan
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Frank J. Balcer Sr. (1896-1992) —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., August
16, 1896.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1958, 1960.
Died, in Hills and Dales Hospital,
Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., June 25,
1992 (age 95 years, 314
days).
Interment at Millington Township Cemetery.
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Moravian
Cemetery
Unionville, Tuscola County, Michigan
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Arthur A. Dehmel (1906-1992) —
of Unionville, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Unionville, Tuscola
County, Mich., July 6,
1906.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1955-64.
Moravian.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., February
8, 1992 (age 85 years, 217
days).
Interment at Moravian Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Dehmel and Marie (Ziefle) Dehmel; married, November
30, 1935, to Edwina E. Pike. |
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1957-58 |
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Riverside
Cemetery
Vassar, Tuscola County, Michigan
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James A. Trotter (1852-1928) —
of Vassar, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Schoharie
County, N.Y., March, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; Vassar village Clerk, 1877-80;; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; postmaster of Vassar,
Mich., 1902.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1928
(age about
76 years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside Cemetery.
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