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Martyn Livingston Agens (1855-1909) —
also known as M. Livy Agens —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., June 17,
1855.
Republican. Fruit farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1905-09; died
in office 1909.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from spinal
meningitis and pneumonia,
in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
30, 1909 (age 53 years, 286
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Mason Agens and Georgia (Dean) Agens; married to Eva A.
Holmes. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Jesse George Boyle (1883-1963) —
also known as Jesse G. Boyle —
of Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Hills Corners, Berrien
County, Mich., November
27, 1883.
Republican. Fruit farmer;
director, Buchanan State Bank;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1927-32; defeated in primary, 1922, 1932.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died in 1963
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Oscar W. Braman (b. 1875) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Plainfield Township, Kent
County, Mich., November
2, 1875.
Farmer,
fruit grower;
Progressive candidate for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1912, 1914; Progressive candidate for
Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1913; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1919-24; defeated in Republican primary, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Braun (b. 1848) —
of Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 29,
1848.
Democrat. Farmer,
fruit grower; supervisor
of Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1892-95, 1897-98, 1899-1903; Washtenaw
County Treasurer, 1903-04.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Braun and Anna Maria (Eberhardt) Braun; brother of Frederick
B. Braun; married 1887 to Mary
Andrews. |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of
Washtenaw County (1906) |
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Miles M. Callaghan (1868-1944) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Ionia
County, Mich., October
7, 1868.
Republican. Hardware
dealer; fruit farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1929-36,
1943-44; resigned 1944; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1937-40; defeated in primary, 1940;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; pleaded
guilty and testified against others.
Suffered a stroke,
and died, in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., August
22, 1944 (age 75 years, 320
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Donald H. Gilmer (b. 1945) —
of Augusta, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
29, 1945.
Republican. Fruit farmer; Kalamazoo
County Commissioner, 1973-74; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1977-97 (55th District 1977-82,
48th District 1983-92, 63rd District 1993-97); defeated in primary,
1974.
Protestant.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1997.
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Herbert Ward Gowdy (b. 1874) —
also known as Herbert W. Gowdy —
of Union Pier, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born near Union Pier, Berrien
County, Mich., August
27, 1874.
Republican. Manufacturing
executive; fruit grower;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1919-22; defeated, 1910; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1924-29.
Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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Robert D. Graham (b. 1855) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Ontario,
November
11, 1855.
Republican. Fruit farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1895-98; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1899-1900; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1905-19.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Gail Handy (1898-1970) —
of Eau Claire, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Coon Rapids, Carroll
County, Iowa, January
18, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; fruit
farmer;
sheriff's
deputy; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1939-42, 1959-64; defeated, 1942 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1944
(Berrien County 2nd District), 1948 (Berrien County 2nd District),
1950 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1952 (Berrien County 2nd
District), 1964 (44th District).
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Grange.
Died in 1970
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Everis Anson Hayes (1855-1942) —
also known as Everis A. Hayes; E. A. Hayes —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.; Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; San Jose, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Waterloo, Jefferson
County, Wis., March
10, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
fruit grower; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from California, 1905-19 (5th District 1905-13,
8th District 1913-19); defeated, 1918.
Died in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 3,
1942 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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R. Lester Hill (1902-1991) —
also known as Mike Hill —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Kent
County, Mich., August
11, 1902.
Democrat. Fruit farmer; chair of
Tuscola County Democratic Party, 1968; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
Member, Exchange
Club; Rotary.
Died, in the Tuscola County Medical
Care Facility, Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., March 4,
1991 (age 88 years, 205
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1932 to Leona
May Ames; married 1978 to
Frances Shubel. |
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James Jencks Jakway (1862-1949) —
also known as James J. Jakway —
of Benton Township, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., May 20,
1862.
Democrat. Fruit grower;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1913-14; defeated, 1902 (Berrien County 1st District), 1914 (Berrien
County 2nd District), 1916 (Berrien County 2nd District); supervisor
of Benton Township, Michigan, 1926-33; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1938-43; defeated, 1917.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Berrien
County, Mich., August
13, 1949 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Crystal
Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Jakway and Mary (Pearl) Jakway; married, July 9,
1888, to Nettie M. Closson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: News-Palladium (Benton
Harbor, Mich.), April 4, 1933 |
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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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Clarence E. Kistler (1869-1947) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Gaines Township, Kent
County, Mich., July 14,
1869.
Fruit farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1917-18,
1929-32; defeated, 1918 (Democratic), 1932 (Republican), 1934
(Republican primary).
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Grange;
Gleaners.
Died in 1947
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Edward Bundy Manwaring (1851-1934) —
also known as Edward B. Manwaring —
of Menomonie, Dunn
County, Wis.; Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Broome
County, N.Y., March
26, 1851.
Lawyer;
fruit grower;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1921-24; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
English
ancestry.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in the University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
1, 1934 (age 83 years, 220
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Menomonie, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Scoville Manwaring and Sarah Jane (Bundy) Manwaring;
married to Syndonia Barwise. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Floyd J. Mattheeussen (1930-2005) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
29, 1930.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; fruit farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
United
Church of Christ. Member, American
Federation of Teachers; NAACP.
Died August
26, 2005 (age 75 years, 150
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Marie Schindler. |
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John S. Mowat Jr. (b. 1927) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
12, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
fruit farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 40th District, 1971-78; member of
Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1979-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1981.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1982.
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J. Pomeroy Munson —
of Kent
County, Mich.
Fruit grower; Dry
candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County
2nd District, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Lauren Ford Otis (1842-1917) —
also known as Lauren F. Otis —
of Allegan
County, Mich.
Born near Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
10, 1842.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; fruit grower;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1895-98.
Died, of apoplexy,
November
19, 1917 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edson V. Root Jr. (1903-1971) —
of Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., August
27, 1903.
Republican. Fruit farmer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1948-50; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-71 (Van Buren County
1953-64, 54th District 1965-71); died in office 1971.
Church
of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1971
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James E. Weter (b. 1857) —
of Richmond, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1857.
Republican. Wholesale produce business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 1st District,
1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1909-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles O. Zollar (1914-1988) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.; Benton Township, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1914.
Republican. Fruit farmer; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1965-78; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1972; supervisor
of Benton Township, Michigan, 1981.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
American
Legion; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police; Farm
Bureau.
Died in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., February
24, 1988 (age 74 years, 49
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mich.
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