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Index to Locations
Cadillac Maple Hill Cemetery
Cadillac Mt. Carmel Cemetery
Maple Hill
Cemetery
1201 South Mitchell Street
Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) —
also known as Guy Vander Jagt —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 1931.
Republican. Journalist;
news
director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in
primary, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
2007 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Fred C. Wetmore (1867-1953) —
of Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., November
23, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-06; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1910-14, 1930-33,
1937.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in 1953
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Perry F. Powers (1858-1945) —
of Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Ohio, September
5, 1858.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1899-1900; Michigan
state auditor general, 1901-04; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1920-21; postmaster at Cadillac,
Mich., 1922-34; vice-president, Peoples Savings Bank.
Died in 1945
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Felix H. H. Flynn (1881-1953) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., May 4,
1881.
Republican. Wexford
County Clerk, 1909-24; automobile
dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1928-33; appointed 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1933-40, 1951-53; defeated in
primary, 1948; died in office 1953; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1940.
Catholic.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Maccabees.
Died in 1953
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Eldon L. Metheany (1850-1917) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, December
5, 1850.
Railway
station agent; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1883-84, 1890-92, 1906-07, 1908-10; defeated,
1907.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Died in Wexford
County, Mich., September
3, 1917 (age 66 years, 272
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard R. Metheany and Esther (Levering) Metheany; married, June 20,
1878, to Louisa Welker. |
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James Johnston (d. 1944) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Republican. Grocer; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1904-06, 1913-15, 1918-19, 1922-23; defeated,
1906, 1909, 1915.
Died in 1944.
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Fred S. Lamb (b. 1863) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., September
28, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Cadillac State Bank; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1908; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1909-47; appointed 1909.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel H. Lamb and Emma J. (Cantwell) Lamb; married, October
20, 1896, to Delia J. Cook. |
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Fred A. Diggins (c.1862-1914) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born near Harvard, McHenry
County, Ill., about 1862.
Republican. Lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1892,
1912;
mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1892-94, 1896-1900.
Died in Wexford
County, Mich., July 7,
1914 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin Diggins and Ellen (Blodgett) Diggins. |
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Charles C. Dunham (1845-1917) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, 1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; livery
business; furniture
and undertaking
business; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1902-04, 1911-12; defeated, 1910.
Died in 1917
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Howard L. Campbell (d. 1968) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1948-59; appointed 1948.
Died in 1968.
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Bartlett H. McMullen (1856-1918) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Stratford, Ontario,
September
15, 1856.
Physician;
mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1907-08, 1916-17.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1918
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John S. McMullen and Margaret (Holland) McMullen; married, September
7, 1883, to Alice M. Oams. |
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Walter E. Curry (d. 1954) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
General manager, Cobbs & Mitchell, lumber
manufacturers; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1934-39; defeated, 1939.
Died in 1954.
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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George G. Brown (d. 1958) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1942-45; appointed 1942.
Died in 1958.
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Ivar T. Wedin (d. 1983) —
also known as I. T. Wedin —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1962-67; defeated, 1967.
Died in 1983.
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Samuel J. Wall (1851-1905) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Courtland Township, Kent
County, Mich., July 10,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; Wexford
County Clerk, 1889-96; chair of
Wexford County Republican Party, 1892-1900; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1894-96; postmaster at Cadillac,
Mich., 1898-1905.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., September
24, 1905 (age 54 years, 76
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Wall and Mary (Morris) Wall. |
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John F. Toepp (1920-1979) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, September
25, 1920.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District; elected
1962; member of Michigan
state senate 36th District; elected 1966, 1970, 1974; defeated,
1978; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1972.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
24, 1979 (age 58 years, 211
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Levi J. Law (1854-1909) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., December
1, 1854.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1889-90; defeated, 1895; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
postmaster at Cadillac,
Mich., 1894-98; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Presbyterian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., 1909
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Law. |
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Charles H. Nixon (1876-1958) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph
County, Ind., January
15, 1876.
Republican. Farmer; Wexford
County Sheriff, 1921-24, 1929-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1937-42.
Died in 1958
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Clara L. Stewart. |
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Axel G. Burnam (1851-1905) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in 1851.
Real
estate business; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1903.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., February
10, 1905 (age about 53
years).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Ansel P. Wilcox (c.1833-1917) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in New York, about 1833.
Painter
and paperhanger; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1913.
Died May 13,
1917 (age about 84
years).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Ansel Wilcox and Phoebe (Risley) Wilcox. |
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William H. Hardick (d. 1941) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1899.
Died April 8,
1941.
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Glen Erdly (d. 1950) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Republican. Chair of
Wexford County Republican Party, 1950.
Died in 1950.
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Douglas Stanley Fairbanks (1910-1981) —
also known as Douglas S. Fairbanks —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born November
21, 1910.
Democrat. Tavern
proprietor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1960;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1960;
candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1961.
Died March
27, 1981 (age 70 years, 126
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Constance B. Deming (1919-1993) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born July 26,
1919.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959.
Female.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., February
8, 1993 (age 73 years, 197
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Eugene W. Deming. |
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Ephraim Henry Kidder (1907-1996) —
also known as Henry E. Kidder —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., December
21, 1907.
Automobile
mechanic; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1959.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., July 23,
1996 (age 88 years, 215
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Lundy J. Deming —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wexford
District, 1933; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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William Kaiser —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1897.
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Mt. Carmel
Cemetery
Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan
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Francis O. Gaffney (1858-1922) —
also known as Frank O. Gaffney —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1858.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1904,
1916
(alternate), 1920;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1904; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1910-11; defeated, 1911, 1912; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1911; postmaster at Cadillac,
Mich., 1914-22.
Irish
ancestry.
Died January
18, 1922 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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