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Charles Henry Kempf (1831-1916) —
also known as Charles H. Kempf —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Trumbauersville, Bucks
County, Pa., January
1, 1831.
Republican. Tinsmith; hardware
business; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan.
Congregationalist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
22, 1916 (age 85 years, 295
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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Reuben Kempf (1835-1912) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Trumbauersville, Bucks
County, Pa., March 5,
1835.
Republican. Banker; member of Michigan
state senate, 1880; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1903.
German
ancestry.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 3,
1912 (age 77 years, 120
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Karl Drury Keyes (1867-1915) —
also known as Karl D. Keyes —
of Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich., January
12, 1867.
Republican. Banker; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich., May 2,
1915 (age 48 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward DeWitt Kinne (1842-1921) —
also known as Edward D. Kinne —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in DeWitt Center, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
9, 1842.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1875-77; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1881-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1888-1917; president, First
National Bank, Ann Arbor, Mich.; president, Washtenaw Gas Co.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Sigma
Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died July 25,
1921 (age 79 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene James Kirby (1859-1938) —
also known as Eugene J. Kirby —
of Covert, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Flowerfield, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
30, 1859.
Republican. Dairy farmer; fruit
grower;
bank director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1921-26;
defeated in primary, 1926.
English
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from uremia
and prostate
cancer, in City Hospital,
South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
24, 1938 (age 79 years, 116
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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John Patrick Kirk (1866-1952) —
also known as John P. Kirk —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
20, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1900; major in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1903-04; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1904; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1908-10; nominated in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan 1916; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1917; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
president, Ypsilanti Savings Bank.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
22, 1952 (age 85 years, 337
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Henry Knowlton (b. 1861) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Chester Township, Ottawa
County, Mich., 1861.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1900-01; defeated, 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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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, Cadillac, Mich.
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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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Rufus Wharton Landon (1815-1886) —
also known as Rufus W. Landon —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 3,
1815.
Democrat. Postmaster at Niles,
Mich., 1839-41; real estate
business; Berrien
County Treasurer, 1843-52; banker; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1860-62, 1865; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1863-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1864.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., December
26, 1886 (age 71 years, 237
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Landon and Martha (Hoyt) Landon; married 1843 to
Margaret Gray; married 1867 to
Matilda McOmber; married 1877 to Linda
Eoline Vought. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Austin Eugene Lathrop (1865-1950) —
also known as Austin E. Lathrop; Cap
Lathrop —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Cordova, Chugach
census area, Alaska.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
5, 1865.
Owner of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner newspaper,
a chain of movie
theaters, two radio
stations, two banks, and the Healy River Coal
Company; trustee, Alaska Agricultural College and School of
Mines, 1933-35, continuing as regent, University of Alaska, 1935-50.
Killed in a railroad
accident, at Healy, Denali
Borough, Alaska, July 26,
1950 (age 84 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard C. Lawrence (b. 1890) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Sebewa Township, Ionia
County, Mich., August
14, 1890.
Republican. Banker; business partner and executive secretary
to Gov. Fred
W. Green; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1929-36; Michigan
state treasurer, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1940.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyrus S. Lawrence and Margaret (Neidhardt) Lawrence; married, May 1,
1913, to Clara Louise Luther. |
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Frank Bruce Leland —
also known as Frank B. Leland —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Rose Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; member of University
of Michigan board of regents; elected 1907, 1915; candidate for
Governor
of Michigan, 1916, 1920.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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John Lesinski (1885-1950) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., January
3, 1885.
Democrat. Real estate
business; lumber
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1933-50; died in
office 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1950 (age 65 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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David J. Leveque (b. 1882) —
of Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich., May 22,
1882.
Republican. Banker; mining
business; fruit
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1917-18.
French
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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William Livingstone (b. 1844) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dundas, Ontario,
January
21, 1844.
Republican. Great Lakes
shipping business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1875; banker; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1900;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Bankers Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Livingstone and Helen (Stevenson) Livingstone; married 1866 to Susan
Downie. |
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Dexter G. Look (1863-1935) —
of Lowell, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer
County, Mich., March 3,
1863.
Republican. Druggist;
bank director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1923-34.
Congregationalist.
English
and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Lowell, Kent
County, Mich., January
25, 1935 (age 71 years, 328
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Lowell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Look and Adaline (Drake) Look; married to Evelyn R.
Rickert. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Peter B. Loomis (b. 1820) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., April
14, 1820.
Republican. Merchant;
miller;
banker; mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1858-59; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1859-60; treasurer, and later president, Jackson, Fort Wayne &
Saginaw Railroad.
Burial location unknown.
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Maximus Eugene Loose (1851-1925) —
also known as M. E. Loose —
of Napoleon, Henry
County, Ohio.
Born in Michigan, June 8,
1851.
Republican. Banker; manufacturer;
postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896.
Died February
9, 1925 (age 73 years, 246
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Napoleon, Ohio.
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Willis Leon Lyons (1877-1970) —
also known as Willis L. Lyons —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., April
15, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
director, attorney, vice-president, First National Bank of
Howell; Livingston
County Clerk, 1900-11; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-21; Livingston
County Probate Judge, 1921; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1928;
circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1948-53; appointed 1948;
defeated, 1953.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died October
7, 1970 (age 93 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Lyons and Elmina (Drew) Lyons; married 1899 to Teresa
Scully. |
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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, Carsonville, Mich.
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William B. McCreery (1836-1896) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Morris, Livingston
County, N.Y., August
27, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; captured
by Confederates and held at Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, from
which he escaped in 1864; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1865-67; director of First National Bank of
Flint; Michigan
state treasurer, 1875-78; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1888;
U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, as of 1890.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
9, 1896 (age 60 years, 104
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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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, Jenison, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry McEachron and Lucy Ann (Barber) McEachron; married
1900 to
Jennie Pellegrom. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Robert Strange McNamara (1916-2009) —
also known as Robert S. McNamara —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 9,
1916.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; president, Ford Motor
Company, 1960-61; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1961-68; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, 1968; president, World Bank, 1968-81; on
September 29, 1972, an attacker tried to throw him
overboard from a ferry to Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died July 6,
2009 (age 93 years, 27
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Minos McRobert (1804-1884) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., February
14, 1804.
Democrat. Physician;
druggist;
Ingham
County Register of Deeds, 1838-40; banker; village
president of Mason, Michigan, 1865-66, 1871-72; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1880.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., October
5, 1884 (age 80 years, 234
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William McRobert and Lydia (Safford) McRobert; married 1833 to Lydia
Ladue; married 1841 to Nancy
Abbott. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George W. Millen (b. 1863) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
17, 1863.
Republican. Insurance
business; vice-president, Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Ann Arbor; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Ann Arbor Daily News, October 8, 1928 |
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Merrill I. Mills (1819-1882) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1819.
Democrat. Stove
manufacturer; founder of Banner Tobacco
Company; director of First National Bank of Detroit; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1866-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1876.
Died in 1882
(age about
63 years).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Franklin Moore (1877-1927) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., 1877.
Republican. Salt
manufacturer; banker; mayor
of St. Clair, Mich., 1911; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1917-22; candidate for Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1922; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, in Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 11,
1927 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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George W. Moore (b. 1859) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., April
12, 1859.
Republican. Banker; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1899-1902; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 11th District,
1907-08.
Burial location unknown.
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J. Lee Morford (b. 1873) —
of Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Unionville, Tuscola
County, Mich., June 14,
1873.
Republican. Undertaker;
banker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Presque Isle District,
1911-14; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1915-18.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas William Musson (b. 1867) —
also known as Thomas W. Musson —
of Edmore, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in England,
October
19, 1867.
Republican. Shingle
weaver; farmer;
banker; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County; elected
1924, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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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, Caro, Mich.
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Alfred Milton Nevins (1862-1927) —
also known as Alfred M. Nevins —
of Orangeville Township, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Richland, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April 5,
1862.
Republican. Farmer; grain
shipper; banker; Barry
County Treasurer, 1915-18; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Prairieville Township, Barry
County, Mich., May 12,
1927 (age 65 years, 37
days).
Interment at Brown Cemetery, Orangeville Township, Barry County, Mich.
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Stephen Sutherland Nisbet (1895-1986) —
also known as Stephen S. Nisbet —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., May 28,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; vice-president, Gerber Baby Foods;
bank director; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Riverside
County, Calif., July 3,
1986 (age 91 years, 36
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
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Patrick Daniel Norton (1876-1953) —
also known as Patrick D. Norton —
of Hettinger, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Mandan, Morton
County, N.Dak.; Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., May 17,
1876.
Republican. Farmer; lawyer; superintendent
of schools; banker; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1907-11; secretary
of state of North Dakota, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 3rd District, 1913-19; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1928.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., October
14, 1953 (age 77 years, 150
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot, N.Dak.
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Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950) —
also known as Ransom E. Olds —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, June 3,
1864.
Republican. Founder in 1897 of Olds Motor
Vehicle Company, maker of the first
commercially successful American-made automobile;
founder in 1905 of the REO Motor Car
Company (later, the Olds company became the Oldsmobile division of General
Motors, and Reo became part of truck
manufacturer Diamond Reo); owner of several hotels;
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1908.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., August
26, 1950 (age 86 years, 84
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah (Whipple) Olds; married, June 5,
1889, to Metta Ursula Woodward; second cousin thrice removed of
Martin
Olds. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Olds Hall
(built 1917 for the College of Engineering, now used as offices),
Michigan State University,
East
Lansing, Michigan, is named for
him. — The city
of Oldsmar,
Florida, is named for
him. — R. E. Olds Park,
on the waterfront in Oldsmar,
FLorida, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Lathrop Pack (1857-1937) —
also known as Charles L. Pack —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 7,
1857.
Republican. Forester;
president, American Forestry
Association, 1916-20; economist;
director, Seaboard National Bank, New York; founder, Cleveland
Trust Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1924;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Presbyterian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Forestry Association.
Died June 14,
1937 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Willis Pack and Frances (Farman) Pack; married 1886 to Alice
Gertrude Hatch. |
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Rodney C. Paine (1806-1873) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Connecticut, 1806.
Banker; Berrien
County Treasurer, 1836; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1848-54; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1873.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1873
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Asahel W. Parkhurst (1816-1903) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mendon, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
11, 1816.
School
teacher and principal; banker; Greenback candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1880.
Methodist.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., October
9, 1903 (age 87 years, 59
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Philo Parsons (1817-1865) —
of Michigan.
Born in Scipio, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
7, 1817.
Wholesale
grocer; banker; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-63.
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist.
Died in Winchendon, Worcester
County, Mass., January
12, 1865 (age 47 years, 340
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucine (Hoar) Parsons; married, June 27,
1843, to Anne Eliza Barnum. |
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William A. Paterson (1838-1921) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Fergus, Ontario,
October
3, 1838.
Founder and owner of W. A. Paterson Company, carriage
manufacturers; creator of the Paterson automobile,
produced from 1908 to 1923; one of the original stockholders of the
Buick Motor
Company; helped organize the Union Trust Savings Bank; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1890-91.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., September
8, 1921 (age 82 years, 340
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Wallace M. Pearson (b. 1895) —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Born near Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., July 12,
1895.
Republican. Chemist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college
professor; banker; osteophatic
physician; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Adair County, 1947-56;
defeated, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Eagles;
Kiwanis;
Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard W. Piepkorn (1877-1959) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Berlin, Germany,
August
9, 1877.
President, Peoples Bank of Alpena; half-owner of Great Lakes
freighter;
mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1940-44.
Protestant.
German
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died October
16, 1959 (age 82 years, 68
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Piepkorn and Ernestina (Musner) Piepkorn; married 1922 to Ruby
J. Chapel. |
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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, Ionia, Mich.
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William Powell (b. 1830) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., March
31, 1830.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Marshall, Mich., 1876-77.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Powell and Docia (Boughton) Powell; married, March
18, 1853, to Martha L. Paddock; married to Anna Moeschler and
Sarah Francis Bacon. |
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(1877) |
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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, Cadillac, Mich.
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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, Ionia, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Clark A. Preston and Sarah Ann (Cunningham) Preston; married to
Lida Canwell. |
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Daniel Lace Quirk (1818-1910) —
also known as Daniel L. Quirk —
of Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.; Sterling, Whiteside
County, Ill.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Isle of
Man, June 15,
1818.
Democrat. Wayne
County Auditor, 1852-54; postmaster at Belleville,
Mich., 1853-54; hotelier;
co-founder and later president, First National Bank of
Ypsilanti, the first national bank incorporated in Washtenaw County;
he and others organized the Ypsilanti Woolen
Manufacturing Company, which later became the Ypsilanti Underwear
Company; founder and president, Peninsular Paper
Company; railroad
builder.
Manx
ancestry.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
3, 1910 (age 92 years, 171
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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