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Anton Emil Achard (1889-1944) —
also known as Tony Achard —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 12,
1889.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927-30; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1929-30; chair of
Clare County Republican Party, 1929-32.
German ancestry. Member, Elks.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died soon after, at Marion Hospital,
Marion, Osceola
County, Mich., 1944
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Emil Felix Achard and Elizabeth Augusta (Ritter) Achard; married
to Marjorie Jackson. |
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William Henry Allswede (1874-1962) —
also known as William H. Allswede —
of Sanford, Midland
County, Mich.; Hersey, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Midland
County, Mich., January
22, 1874.
Farmer;
merchant;
grain
dealer; gravel
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1913-14; defeated (Progressive),
1914; candidate in Republican primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1926.
German ancestry.
Died July 22,
1962 (age 88 years, 181
days).
Interment at Fairplains Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Robert Alward (b. 1844) —
of Georgetown Township, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Norfolk County, Ontario,
November
12, 1844.
Republican. Farmer;
vice-president and chairman of the board of directors of the Kent,
Allegan, and Ottawa Counties Farmers' Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1897-1902; defeated, 1892.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1867 to
Alvevra Barton. |
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Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) —
also known as Harvey S. Amerson —
of Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, November
29, 1875.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12.
German and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
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Aaron Amon (1859-1933) —
of Remus, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo County, Ontario,
November
5, 1859.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mecosta County, 1915-18;
member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1919-22.
German ancestry.
Died in 1933
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Wambold
Cemetery, Remus, Mich.
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John George Arend (1827-1898) —
also known as George Arend —
of Delhi Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
February
4, 1827.
Farmer;
candidate for supervisor
of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1879 (Republican), 1892
(Prohibition).
German ancestry.
Died in Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., December
28, 1898 (age 71 years, 327
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Mich.
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Paul Arnold (1893-1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Neckerwestheim, Wurttemberg, Germany,
June
29, 1893.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant;
building
contractor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1932,
1936;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952.
German ancestry.
Died in February, 1973
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Royal
Palm South Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Philip Bach (1820-1895) —
also known as Johann Phillip Bach —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Karlsruhe, Germany,
October
20, 1820.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1858-59.
German ancestry.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
2, 1895 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Barbara (Deeg) Bach and Philip Jacob Bach; married to Hannah
Polhemus; married 1855 to Nancy
Royce; married 1876 to Annie
Botssford. |
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memorial |
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William A. Bahlke (b. 1861) —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born near Pewamo, Ionia
County, Mich., July 4,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
banker;
village
president of Alma, Michigan, 1901-02; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1904; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1906; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1920.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Robert Baird (1876-1936) —
also known as Henry R. Baird —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in East China, St. Clair
County, Mich., January
20, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932.
German and Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 7,
1936 (age 60 years, 108
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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William B. Baum (1856-1947) —
also known as Billy Baum —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Frankenmuth, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
23, 1856.
Democrat. Hotel-keeper;
insurance
agent; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1888-89; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1893-94; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1896-1904, 1906-08; defeated, 1915; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1904.
German ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Foresters.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
23, 1947 (age 91 years, 273
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin B. Baum and Katherina Baum; married, January
12, 1882, to Maria 'Mary' Schneckenberger; married 1924 to Nellie
J. Moore. |
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Leonard Baumgaertner (b. 1859) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Buena Vista Township, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
30, 1859.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1899-1904 (Saginaw County 2nd
District 1899-1902, Saginaw County 1st District 1903-04).
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William C. Birk (1885-1950) —
of Baraga, Baraga
County, Mich.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., November
6, 1885.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District, 1927-34;
defeated, 1934, 1936; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1941-42; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1944;
charged
on December 16, 1944, along with other legislators, with accepting
bribes; tried in
1945 and convicted;
sentenced
to three to five years in prison.
German ancestry.
Died in 1950
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Carl W. Bischoff (1895-1990) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in East Tawas, Iosco
County, Mich., April
23, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; machinist;
carpenter;
builder;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-34; defeated in primary, 1936; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1939; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1939-40; defeated in primary, 1934,
1940.
German ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
30, 1990 (age 94 years, 282
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920 to Louise
Weideman. |
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John Bittorf (born c.1834) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
about 1834.
Butcher;
mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1876, 1878.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) —
also known as Frank P. Bohn —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.
Born in Charlottesville, Hancock
County, Ind., July 14,
1866.
Physician;
banker;
Democratic candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896;
candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated
(Republican), 1932.
Episcopalian.
German and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., June 1,
1944 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
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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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Gustav A. Braun (1865-1941) —
also known as Gus A. Braun —
of Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
15, 1865.
Republican. Painting
and decorating business; farmer; Huron
County Treasurer, 1911-14; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1923-30;
defeated in primary, 1930, 1932.
German ancestry.
Died in 1941
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Chandler
Township Cemetery, Chandler Township, Huron County, Mich.
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Edward Breitung (1831-1887) —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
November
10, 1831.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1873-74;
resigned 1874; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1877; mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1879-80, 1882; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1883-85.
German ancestry.
Died in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., March 3,
1887 (age 55 years, 113
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Marquette, Mich.
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Arthur Label Bresler (1862-1908) —
also known as Arthur L. Bresler —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1862.
Honorary
Consul for Hawaiian Islands in Detroit,
Mich., 1895-1900; Consul-General
for Nicaragua in Detroit,
Mich., 1901-03; manager of DeForest wireless
telegraph
system.
German ancestry.
Died, from stomach
cancer, at the Hotel St.
Lorenz, East 72nd Street, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1908 (age 46 years, 121
days). Initial reports that he had been poisoned were dispelled
by an autopsy.
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles Edward Bresler (1816-1898) —
also known as Charles E. Bresler; Charles Edward
Breslauer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Konstadt, Prussia (now Wolczyn, Poland),
November
12, 1816.
Furrier; Honorary
Consul for Venezuela in Detroit,
Mich., 1893-98.
German ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
12, 1898 (age 82 years, 30
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Alexander Bresler (1871-1954) —
also known as Eugene A. Bresler —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leipzig, Germany,
September
21, 1871.
Vice-Consul
for Venezuela in Detroit,
Mich., 1893-99; Honorary
Consul for Venezuela in Detroit,
Mich., 1899-1906.
German ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1954
(age about
82 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph M. Bresler (1868-1900) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
26, 1868.
Consul
for Nicaragua in Detroit,
Mich., 1895-96, 1899-1900; Consul
for Central America in Detroit,
Mich., 1897-98; Consul
for Honduras in Detroit,
Mich., 1899.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from pleuro-pneumonia,
in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 6,
1900 (age 31 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Charles Bubolz (1902-1996) —
also known as George C. Bubolz —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., February
22, 1902.
Democrat. Pastor; insurance
and real
estate business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1964.
Lutheran.
German ancestry.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1996 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius C. Bubolz and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz; brother of Gordon
August Bubolz; married, June 12,
1928, to Stella Mangold; married, August
28, 1971, to Margaret Jacobson. |
| | | Epitaph: "But the fruit of the spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William J. Callahan —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor
of St. Clair Shores, Mich., 1995; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 26th District; elected 1998.
Catholic.
Irish,
Polish,
and German ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Arthur Stanley Coutant (b. 1854) —
also known as A. S. Coutant —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Greenwich, Huron
County, Ohio, December
11, 1854.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1896-1900; postmaster at Mt.
Pleasant, Mich., 1897-1902.
French,
Dutch,
Scotch-Irish,
and German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Newton Coutant and Anne (Oglevee) Coutant; married, December
29, 1881, to Anna M. Saterlee. |
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Henry Croll Jr. (1875-1944) —
of Beaverton, Gladwin
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
22, 1875.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clare District, 1913-20.
German ancestry.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 6,
1944 (age 68 years, 350
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1896 to Bessie
L. Thomson; married 1933 to Jessie
Holt. |
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William Frederick Dannemiller (1927-2001) —
also known as William F. Dannemiller; Bill
Dannemiller —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
9, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
developer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1960; candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1964.
Presbyterian.
German ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
5, 2001 (age 74 years, 118
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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John G. Dean (b. 1875) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., May 6,
1875.
Road
building superintendent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1919-22, 1943-44; defeated, 1936 (Republican primary, Bay County 1st
District), 1940 (Republican primary, Bay County 1st District), 1944
(Democratic, Bay County), 1954 (Republican primary, Bay County); mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1921-25; candidate in Republican primary for
Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1922.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Norbert Frank Denk (1897-1942) —
also known as Norbert F. Denk —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
14, 1897.
Supervisor
of Grosse Pointe Township, Michigan, 1934-42; defeated
(Democratic), 1935; died in office 1942.
Catholic.
German ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died April
16, 1942 (age 45 years, 92
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ignatius Joseph Denk and Mary (Vieson) Denk; married to Mabel
Vernier (daughter of Edmund
Charles Vernier). |
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William H. Deubel (b. 1846) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., December
30, 1846.
Flour mill
business; candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1895 (Prohibition), 1899 (Democratic).
Methodist.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Deubel and Sally (Purdy) Deubel; married, December
7, 1874, to Mary Voorhees. |
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Grover Cleveland Dillman (1889-1979) —
also known as Grover C. Dillman —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor Township, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 18,
1889.
Republican. Engineer;
Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1929-33; appointed 1929; defeated,
1933; president,
Michigan Tech University.
German ancestry.
Died in Flushing, Genesee
County, Mich., April
14, 1979 (age 89 years, 270
days).
Interment at Arlington
Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Mich.
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Henry Bernhard Dirks (1884-1955) —
also known as Henry B. Dirks —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 21,
1884.
College
professor; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1928-29; defeated (Independent), 1925,
1929.
German ancestry.
Died September
18, 1955 (age 71 years, 89
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Hermann Johannes Dirks and Anna Elizabeth (Meyer) Dirks; married
1913 to
Blanche Breckenridge. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Christian Eberbach (1817-1901) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
July
25, 1817.
Pharmacist;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1868-69.
German ancestry.
Died September
23, 1901 (age 84 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Laubengayer. |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of
Washtenaw County (1906) |
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Henry J. Eikhoff (b. 1861) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
19, 1861.
Republican. Metal
polisher; president,
Metal Polishers International Union of America; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1897-1900.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Joseph Engel (1888-1959) —
also known as Albert J. Engel —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.; Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in New Washington, Crawford
County, Ohio, January
1, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; Missaukee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-20, 1925-26; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1921-22, 1927-32; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1935-51; defeated in
primary, 1922, 1924, 1932, 1954; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1950.
Alsatian ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
2, 1959 (age 71 years, 335
days).
Interment at Lake
City Cemetery, Lake City, Mich.
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John E. Fiegel (1868-1942) —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
7, 1868.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1915-16; defeated, 1894, 1901,
1916, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926.
German ancestry.
Died in Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 18,
1942 (age 74 years, 131
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Fiegel and Kunigunda (Lambarth) Fiegel; married to Olga
Bauer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Orval Carl Finkbeiner (b. 1910) —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich., March
30, 1910.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; mayor of Sandusky.
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. German
ancestry. Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Finkbeiner and Alma (Strebe) Finkbeiner; married, February
10, 1941, to Thelma Roselpha Booth. |
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Fred Christian Fischer (1879-1963) —
also known as Fred C. Fischer —
of Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Flat Rock, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1879.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934; Wayne
County Superintendent of Schools, 1935-54.
Methodist.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Ridgewood Osteopathic Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
20, 1963 (age 83 years, 159
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Belleville, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Fischer and Eleanor (Alexander) Fischer; married, June 24,
1908, to Reva Ruthruff. |
| | | Fred C. Fischer Elementary
School (built 1957, closed 2011), in Taylor,
Michigan, was named for
him. — The former Fred C. Fischer Library,
in Belleville,
Michigan, was named for
him. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joseph Flesheim (1848-1900) —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 8,
1848.
Republican. Insurance
business; president, Menominee Electric Company, manufacturer
of telephone
switchboards and equipment; mayor
of Menominee, Mich., 1888; member of Michigan
state senate, 1891-94 (31st District 1891-92, 30th District
1893-94).
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Facing the failure of his business enterprises, he died by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., February
26, 1900 (age 51 years, 324
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Menominee, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Flesheim and Babette (Straus) Flesheim; married, February
25, 1875, to Delia Isabella 'Belle' Stephenson. |
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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, Cadillac, Mich.
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Frank J. Forshee (1896-1991) —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 10,
1896.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940.
Irish
and German ancestry.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
15, 1991 (age 94 years, 219
days).
Cremated.
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Ray Louis Forshee (1884-1974) —
also known as Ray L. Forshee —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, March
19, 1884.
Democrat. Clothing
salesman; candidate for supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1941.
Irish
and German ancestry.
His legs were
amputated due to arteriosclerosis.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Whitehall Convalescent
Center, Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
5, 1974 (age 89 years, 292
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Alfred Spalding Friedrich (1893-1955) —
also known as A. Spalding Friedrich —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born May 2,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1937; postmaster at Traverse
City, Mich., 1944-47 (acting, 1944-46); candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
German and Austrian
ancestry.
Died in Grand
Traverse County, Mich., March
29, 1955 (age 61 years, 331
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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Alfred V. Friedrich (1865-1924) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
25, 1865.
Democrat. Mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1900-01, 1905-08; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1920
(alternate); candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1916.
German and Austrian
ancestry.
Died in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., June 6,
1924 (age 58 years, 225
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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Joseph James Frost (b. 1881) —
also known as Joseph J. Frost —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio, July 15,
1881.
Democrat. Cigar
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1917-18; defeated, 1908.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Augustus Herbert Gansser (1872-1951) —
also known as Augustus H. Gansser —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
July
5, 1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1911-12; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1915-18, 1923-32; defeated, 1912,
1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Congregationalist.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April
25, 1951 (age 78 years, 294
days).
Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Edward Gayde (b. 1878) —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., January
2, 1878.
Republican. Grocer; hardware
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1915-18.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
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Harry Hartley Gemuend (1892-1979) —
also known as Harry H. Gemuend —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., April
15, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; Ionia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 8th Circuit, 1941.
Catholic.
German ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks; Theta
Nu Epsilon.
Died in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., March 7,
1979 (age 86 years, 326
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard P. Gemuend and Kathryn (Jacobs) Gemuend; first cousin once
removed of William Gemuend (who married Gertrude
Burrows). |
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Godfried Ernest Gettel (1871-1949) —
also known as Godfried Gettel —
of Sebewaing, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Sebewaing, Huron
County, Mich., February
26, 1871.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1915-18,
1921-22; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1923-26; defeated in primary, 1926;
Huron
County Road Commissioner, 1930-42.
Brethren.
German ancestry.
Suffered a stroke
while driving a
tractor, and died ten days later, in Sebewaing, Huron
County, Mich., October
13, 1949 (age 78 years, 229
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, Sebewaing, Mich.
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Clarence F. Graebner (1899-1967) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
13, 1899.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1947-54; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1955-62.
Lutheran.
German ancestry.
Died in Torrance, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
23, 1967 (age 67 years, 133
days).
Entombed at Oakwood
Memorial Mausoleum, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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John Greusel (d. 1886) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Blieskastle, Rheinpfalz, Germany.
Republican. Brick
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1872,
1884
(alternate); member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1875, 1881-83.
German ancestry.
Died in Springwells Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., October
31, 1886.
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph Greusel (1837-1913) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Glasco, Ulster
County, N.Y., August
5, 1837.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1912.
German ancestry.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
13, 1913 (age 75 years, 192
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Otto E. C. Guelich (b. 1834) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Denmark,
October
8, 1834.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1896.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl L. Guelich and Henrietta Eleanora (Ravenclow) Guelich;
married to Lydia A. Cooley; married 1867 to
Elizabeh D. Cooley. |
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George Gundrum (1842-1916) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Pirmasens, Germany,
January
20, 1842.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
mayor
of Ionia, Mich., 1893.
Methodist.
German ancestry.
Died, from acute
morphine poisoning, probably intentional,
in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., November
18, 1916 (age 74 years, 303
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
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William Gustave Gutmann (1862-1939) —
also known as William G. Gutmann —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., August
21, 1862.
Republican. Banker;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911-19; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920.
German ancestry.
Died, from acute
myocarditis and arteriosclerosis,
in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., January
15, 1939 (age 76 years, 147
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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Mathias E. Hafner (1887-1973) —
also known as Matt E. Hafner —
of Newell, Butte
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fowler, Clinton
County, Mich., October
30, 1887.
Democrat. Grain elevator
manager; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1928;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1933-38.
German ancestry.
Died June 11,
1973 (age 85 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin A. Hassenger (b. 1853) —
also known as Frank A. Hassenger —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich., February
5, 1853.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1917-18.
French
and German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Franklin Heckert (1840-1911) —
also known as Benjamin F. Heckert —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, Ohio, March, 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1880; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1899; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 8th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1909-11;
died in office 1911.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
12, 1911 (age 71 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Benjamin
Franklin |
| | | Relatives: Son of John David Heckert
and Salome (Hirsch) Heckert; married 1868 to Emily
Metcalf Barr. |
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Walter August Henze (1886-1977) —
also known as Walter A. Henze —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
18, 1886.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Dickinson County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924, 1926; in 1921, he introduced a resolution
asking Congress to admit the Upper Peninsula as a separate state
called "Superior"; mayor
of Iron Mountain, Mich., 1922-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1936.
German ancestry.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., February
16, 1977 (age 90 years, 121
days).
Interment at Iron Mountain Cemetery Park, Iron Mountain, Mich.
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Louis N. Hilsendegen (b. 1856) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
29, 1856.
Republican. Real estate
business; village
president of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, 1912-15; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1915-16.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William F. Jahnke (1883-1939) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
2, 1883.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1922, 1934; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1927-32; defeated, 1932, 1936.
German ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
28, 1939 (age 56 years, 56
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of August Carl Peter Jahnke and Maria (Miller) Jahnke; married to
Loretta Ann Kain. |
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memorial |
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John George Kaiser (1870-1959) —
also known as John G. Kaiser —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1870.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1931-35.
German ancestry.
Died in Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich., October
9, 1959 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Okemos, Mich.
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Edward Kanter —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Germany.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1857; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1876;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1879-80.
German ancestry.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Frederick Kappler Jr. (1866-1953) —
also known as Frederick Kappler; Fred
Kappler —
of Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., November
16, 1866.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1909-14, 1919-20, 1935-38,
1945-46 (Houghton County 2nd District 1909-14, 1919-20, Houghton
County 1st District 1935-38, Houghton District 1945-46); defeated,
1906 (Democratic, Houghton County 2nd District), 1914 (Democratic,
Houghton County 2nd District), 1916 (Democratic, Houghton County 2nd
District), 1930 (Republican primary, Houghton County 1st District),
1932 (Democratic, Houghton County 1st District), 1938 (Democratic,
Houghton County 1st District), 1940 (Democratic, Houghton County 1st
District), 1946 (Democratic, Houghton District), 1948 (Democratic,
Houghton District), 1950 (Democratic primary, Houghton District),
1952 (Democratic, Houghton District); Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1922, 1928 (primary);
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1939.
German ancestry. Member, Grange;
Knights
of Labor.
Died in 1953
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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George Henry Kempf (1860-1922) —
also known as George H. Kempf —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, June, 1860.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1896.
German ancestry.
Died in 1922
(age about
62 years).
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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Lawrence Kestenbaum (b. 1955) —
also known as Larry Kestenbaum —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham
County Commissioner 8th District, 1983-88; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1998; Washtenaw
County Commissioner 4th District, 2000-02; Washtenaw
County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 2005-.
Jewish.
Hungarian,
German, Polish,
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation; American Civil
Liberties Union; Grange;
Sierra
Club; NAACP.
Creator of The Political Graveyard web site.
Still living as of 2022.
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Charles Henry Kimmerle (1859-1950) —
also known as Charles H. Kimmerle —
of Lagrange Township, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cass
County, Mich., June 12,
1859.
Democrat. Farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1884,
1900;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1906; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1908, 1932 (primary);
candidate for Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1922; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
German ancestry.
Died in Cass
County, Mich., October
27, 1950 (age 91 years, 137
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Kimmerle and Mary (Huehn) Kimmerle; married 1882 to Ella
Minerva Dunning. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Kingott (1857-1935) —
of Capac, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
1857.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 3rd
District, 1899-1900.
German ancestry.
Died in 1935
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Capac, Mich.
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John Otto Knappmann (b. 1964) —
also known as John O. Knappmann;
"Jocko" —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1992
(alternate), 1996;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1996-; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 15th District, 1998.
German and Polish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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Oswald John Koch (1896-1960) —
also known as Oswald J. Koch —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
6, 1896.
Democrat. Postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1943-60 (acting, 1943-44).
German ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
14, 1960 (age 63 years, 39
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Alexander Cletus Konkel (1897-1969) —
also known as A. Cletus Konkel —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sebewaing, Huron
County, Mich., December
16, 1897.
Republican. Undertaker;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1926, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932.
German and French
Canadian ancestry.
Died in April, 1969
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Franz Christian Kuhn (1872-1926) —
also known as Franz C. Kuhn —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
8, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; probate judge in Michigan,
1904-10; Michigan
state attorney general, 1910-12; appointed 1910; resigned 1912;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1912-19; appointed 1912;
resigned 1919; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1917.
German ancestry.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., June 16,
1926 (age 54 years, 128
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kuhn and Anna Catharine Elizabeth (Ullrich) Kuhn; married to
Mina Burton Carnall. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1911 |
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John Leidlein (b. 1864) —
of Buena Vista Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Buena Vista Township, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
3, 1864.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1899-1900, 1911-12, 1933-34;
defeated, 1900, 1902; Saginaw
County Register of Deeds, 1913-17.
German ancestry.
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Gottlob Luick (b. 1846) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lima Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
27, 1846.
Democrat. Carpenter;
co-owner, Ann Arbor Steam Planing
Mill, makers of lumber,
lath, shingles, sash, doors; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1899-1901; defeated, 1901.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Luick and Katherine (Veck) Luick. |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of
Washtenaw County (1906) |
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Jacob Martin (1861-1932) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., May 4,
1861.
Democrat. Shoe
merchant; fire
chief; mayor of
Monroe, Mich., 1901-03, 1909-11, 1932; died in office 1932;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(alternate), 1924;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County; elected 1926;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1929.
German ancestry.
Died December
12, 1932 (age 71 years, 222
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Martz (b. 1877) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
21, 1877.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1911-18; defeated in primary, 1922, 1924, 1934.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Carlton Mason (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold C. Mason —
of Blissfield, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.
Born in Kunkle, Williams
County, Ohio, November
9, 1888.
School
teacher; minister;
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1914; bishop; college
professor; president,
Huntington College, 1932-39.
Free
Methodist. German, Scottish,
English,
and Welsh
ancestry.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind., June 2,
1964 (age 75 years, 206
days).
Interment at Waldron
Cemetery, Waldron, Mich.
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John T. Matthews (born c.1860) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Orange Township, Ionia
County, Mich., about 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1917.
Presbyterian.
Irish
and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bernard Matthews and Rachael D. (Smith) Matthews; married 1886 to Mary
Roberts. |
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George Elmer McArthur (1877-1970) —
also known as G. Elmer McArthur —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Irving, Barry
County, Mich., September
25, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1917-18; member
of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1921-22; defeated in primary, 1922;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924, 1928; mayor
of Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1939-42.
Methodist.
Scottish
and German ancestry.
Died, in Eaton County Medical
Care Facility, Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., June 24,
1970 (age 92 years, 272
days).
Entombed at Oakwood Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Ira W. McArthur and Beth (Wells) McArthur; married 1907 to Laura
Belle Williams. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) —
also known as Frank E. McKee —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
22, 1877.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary,
1944; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish,
Swiss,
German, and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a room at the Porter Hotel,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
13, 1951 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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Earl Cory Michener (1876-1957) —
also known as Earl C. Michener —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born near Attica, Seneca
County, Ohio, November
30, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Lenawee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1919-33, 1935-51;
defeated, 1932.
English
and German ancestry.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., July 4,
1957 (age 80 years, 216
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Aaron Wetzell Miles (1875-1965) —
also known as Aaron W. Miles; Paddy Miles —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Watsontown, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
6, 1875.
Cigar
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mecosta County, 1919-24;
defeated (Progressive), 1914; postmaster at Big
Rapids, Mich., 1924-36; Mecosta
County Probate Judge, 1937-56.
German and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, in Mecosta Memorial Hospital,
Stanwood, Mecosta
County, Mich., March 1,
1965 (age 89 years, 85
days).
Interment at Highland
View Cemetery, Big Rapids, Mich.
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Frederick Roenigk Ming (1865-1943) —
also known as Fred R. Ming —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
13, 1865.
Republican. Cheboygan
County Sheriff, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1905-06, 1923-32 (Cheboygan
County 1905-06, 1923-24, Cheboygan District 1925-32); defeated, 1932;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1929-32; member
of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1907-10; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1934.
German ancestry.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died three days later, in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., February
21, 1943 (age 77 years, 131
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Cheboygan, Mich.
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Lydia Baird Muncy (1902-1996) —
also known as Lydia B. Muncy; Lydia Low
Baird —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Monument, El Paso
County, Colo.; Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
10, 1902.
Socialist. School
teacher; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1968.
Female.
Scottish,
English,
and German ancestry.
Died, of malignant
lymphoma, in Glacier Hills nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 1,
1996 (age 94 years, 81
days). Her body was
donated to the University of Michigan Medical School.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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George C. Myers (b. 1863) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Otsego
County, N.Y., July 10,
1863.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District;
elected 1910.
German and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George L. Myers and Nancy (Somers) Myers; married, March
14, 1884, to Carrie E. Estes. |
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Ralph B. Netting (1897-1985) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
16, 1897.
Mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1945-53.
German ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
18, 1985 (age 88 years, 2
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Conrad
J. Netting and Clara Elizabeth (Beckbissinger) Netting; married
to Dorothy M. Jerome. |
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Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) —
also known as Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wright City, Warren
County, Mo., June 21,
1892.
Pastor;
professor,
Union Theological Seminary, 1928-60; Socialist candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1930; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1932; Socialist
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937;
vice-chair of New York Liberal Party, 1958.
Protestant.
German ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Theologian; Socialist and pacifist until World War II; received the
Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1964.
Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 1,
1971 (age 78 years, 345
days).
Interment at Stockbridge
Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
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Genevieve Nutto (1902-1993) —
also known as Genevieve Heffernan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., October
23, 1902.
Republican. Stenographer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950.
Female.
Irish
and German ancestry.
Died in Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif., May 2,
1993 (age 90 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James Heffernan and Anna M. Heffernan. |
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Daniel Frederick Pagelsen (1873-1939) —
also known as Daniel F. Pagelsen —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., September
26, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Grand
Haven, Mich., 1904; justice of the peace; Vice-Consul
for Sweden in Grand
Haven, Mich., 1914; Ottawa
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1919-34; arrested
in March 1930, charged
with driving
while drunk,
and fined
$50; arrested
again in August, and pleaded
guilty to driving
while intoxicated,
second offense; the Ottawa County Bar Association urged leniency, but
he was sentenced
to six months in prison.
Danish
and German ancestry.
Died in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., January
31, 1939 (age 65 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Mich.
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Albert Edward Petermann (b. 1877) —
also known as Albert E. Petermann —
of Keweenaw
County, Mich.; Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., March 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Keweenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-10; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 1st District,
1913-18; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
German ancestry.
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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Edgar Allan Planck (b. 1868) —
also known as Edgar A. Planck —
of Union, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
27, 1868.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Gleaners.
Interment at East
Union Cemetery, Union, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1892 to Grace
E. Hartman. |
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Theodore F. Prochnow (1875-1944) —
of Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
26, 1875.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Northfield Township, Michigan, 1899-1900; restaurant
owner; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1915.
Lutheran.
German ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Woodmen.
Died in 1944
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Lenore B. Quinn (1891-1961) —
also known as Mary Lenore Bookmyer; Mrs. J. R.
Quinn —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky
County, Ohio, January
17, 1891.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Female.
German and Irish
ancestry.
Died in Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich., March
18, 1961 (age 70 years, 60
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas W. Bookmyer and Martha Ann (Murray) Bookmyer;
married, June 14,
1922, to James Rowland Quinn. |
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August Quintel (b. 1857) —
of Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
1857.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1915-18.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John C. Rauchholz (b. 1865) —
of Hemlock, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
June
10, 1865.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1921-28; defeated in primary, 1928.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Gleaners.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Raudabaugh (1866-1934) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Celina, Mercer
County, Ohio, February
19, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1911-12; defeated, 1912.
German ancestry.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
25, 1934 (age 68 years, 248
days).
Interment at North
Grove Cemetery, Celina, Ohio.
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Victor George Reuther (1912-2004) —
also known as Victor G. Reuther —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., January
1, 1912.
Democrat. Director of
the Education Department, United Auto Workers; later, International
Director; in 1949, at his home in Detroit, he was shot
through the window by an unknown gunman, badly injured, and lost an
eye; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1968.
German ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 3,
2004 (age 92 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Valentine Reuther and Anna (Stocker) Reuther. |
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article |
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J. Gottlieb Reutter (1868-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
October
26, 1868.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; meat
merchant; real estate
business; president, Lansing Ice and
Fuel; vice-president, Weissinger Paper
Co.; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1912-18; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Struck
by a car, badly injured, and died two weeks later, in a hospital
at Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
20, 1954 (age 85 years, 359
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Herman Richter (1872-1936) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
May
28, 1872.
Socialist. Carpenter;
Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1899, 1909, 1911; Socialist Labor
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1902; Socialist Labor
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1905, 1919; Socialist Labor
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1906, 1910, 1912, 1914; Socialist Labor candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1916; candidate in primary for mayor
of Hamtramck, Mich., 1926.
German ancestry.
Died, from septic
endocarditis,
in Deaconness Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
19, 1936 (age 64 years, 205
days).
Interment at Parkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia, Mich.
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George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) —
also known as George W. Romney —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Colonia Dublán (now part of Nuevo Casas Grandes), Chihuahua,
of American parents, July 8,
1907.
Republican. Board chairman and president, American
Motors, 1954-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 12th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; Governor of
Michigan, 1963-69; resigned 1969; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1964
(delegation chair), 1968
(delegation chair); candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1968;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-73; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1979-84; appointed 1979.
Mormon.
English
and German ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., July 26,
1995 (age 88 years, 18
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
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Harry C. Rose (1872-1932) —
of Ashley, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Clinton
County, Mich., June 30,
1872.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1917-20;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1926; Gratiot
County Treasurer, 1931-32.
German and French
ancestry.
Died in 1932
(age about
60 years).
Interment at North
Star Cemetery, North Star Township, Gratiot County, Mich.
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Theodore Christian Ruff (1871-1958) —
also known as Theodore C. Ruff —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., June 21,
1871.
Democrat. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1938;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934, 1936.
German ancestry.
Died in Michigan, January
30, 1958 (age 86 years, 223
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Charles August Sauer (1866-1915) —
also known as Charles A. Sauer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Stratford, Ontario,
December
18, 1866.
Republican. Mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1915; died in office 1915.
German ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of typhoid
fever, in St. Joseph's Sanitarium,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
6, 1915 (age 48 years, 353
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Conrad Sauer and Anna E. (Schenk) Sauer; married to Julia
Katherine Koch. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Henry L. Schmidt (1891-1982) —
also known as Harry L. Schmidt —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March
18, 1891.
Democrat. Merchant
tailoring business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1917-18; defeated, 1918; candidate for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1920.
German and Austrian
ancestry.
Died in 1982
(age about
91 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Schmidt (1865-1939) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Richmond Township, Osceola
County, Mich., March
11, 1865.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola County, 1913-18;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1922.
German ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in 1939
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1892 to
Mathilde C. Blank. |
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Joseph Schrembs (1866-1945) —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Wutzlhofen (now part of Regensburg), Germany,
March
12, 1866.
Republican. Catholic
priest; bishop of the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, 1911-21; bishop of
the Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, 1921-45; archbishop, 1939-45; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1924.
Catholic.
German ancestry.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
2, 1945 (age 79 years, 235
days).
Entombed at Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Cleveland, Ohio.
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John Walter Smith (1871-1948) —
also known as John W. Smith —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Middlesex, Ontario,
March
24, 1871.
Republican. Farmer; Sanilac
County Drain Commissioner; real
estate and insurance
business; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1919-20; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1921-24.
German and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 7,
1948 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Newel Smith (b. 1852) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Trumbull
County, Ohio, May 1,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
justice of the peace; Gratiot
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-98; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1913-16;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1922.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence W. Snell (b. 1870) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., May 28,
1870.
Republican. Dairy
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1909-12.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900 to
Estelle M. Chamberlin. |
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Lowell Sours (b. 1852) —
of near Elk Rapids, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 11,
1852.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Grand Traverse County,
1915-18.
German ancestry. Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1880 to Emma
J. Sherman. |
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Charles Fred Staebler (1861-1937) —
of Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 27,
1861.
Democrat. Farmer;
president, Ann Arbor Dairy; supervisor
of Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1918-19.
German ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia
and senility,
in Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
8, 1937 (age 75 years, 257
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Edward Staebler (born c.1973) —
also known as Ned Staebler —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1973.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 2010.
German ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Edward William Staebler (1872-1946) —
also known as Edward W. Staebler —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lodi Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
26, 1872.
Democrat. Coal
dealer; oil
distributor; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1927-31; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1932.
German ancestry.
Died November
10, 1946 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Neil Oliver Staebler (1905-2000) —
also known as Neil Staebler; "Mr.
Democrat" —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 11,
1905.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1950-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1963-65; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1963-67, 1972-75; candidate for
Governor
of Michigan, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan.
Unitarian.
German ancestry. Member, Theta
Chi; American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died, from the effects of Alzheimer's
disease, in Glacier Hills nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
8, 2000 (age 95 years, 150
days).
Cremated.
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William P. Strauch (1870-1950) —
of Durand, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., July 6,
1870.
Republican. Farmer; road
contractor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1921-28;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1928.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1950
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Stumpenhusen (b. 1843) —
of Rawsonville, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
15, 1843.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1899-1902; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1904.
German and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Stumpenhusen (died 1883) and Catherine (Keelan)
Stumpenhusen; married, October
16, 1873, to Florence C. Dansingburg. |
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Leo Taube (b. 1861) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Stettin, East Prussia (now Szczecin, Poland),
September
6, 1861.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1917-18.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert William Tausend (b. 1873) —
also known as Albert W. Tausend —
of Michigan.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
9, 1873.
Mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1912-13, 1923-27; Saginaw
County Treasurer, 1934.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Maccabees;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Fernando D. Thieme (1859-1935) —
also known as Ferdinand Thieme —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1859.
Democrat. Cabinetmaker;
furniture
merchant; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 2nd District,
1922.
German ancestry.
Died in 1935
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Andrew F. Toepel (b. 1866) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 5,
1866.
Republican. Jeweler;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1917-20.
Lutheran.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry S. Toy (b. 1892) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
12, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; Michigan
state attorney general, 1935; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated,
1936; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
German and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Izaak
Walton League; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Leo Pierre Wagner (b. 1870) —
also known as Leo P. Wagner —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., April
18, 1870.
Democrat. Barber; secretary,
Saginaw Federation of Labor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1917-18; candidate for Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1922.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1903 to Amelia
B. D. Gehrls. |
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William Walter Wedemeyer (1873-1913) —
also known as William W. Wedemeyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
22, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Martin
J. Cavanaugh, from 1896; U.S. Consul in Georgetown, 1905; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1907; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1911-13; defeated,
1912; died in office 1913.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Accidentally drowned
in the harbor at Colón, Panama,
January
2, 1913 (age 39 years, 286
days); his remains were never
recovered.
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Carl May Weideman (1898-1972) —
also known as Carl M. Weideman —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 5,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1933-35; defeated in
primary, 1934; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1950-67; defeated, 1935;
appointed 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936.
Lutheran.
German ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich., March 5,
1972 (age 74 years, 0
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles A. Weidenfeller (b. 1852) —
of Bloomingdale, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in North
Atlantic Ocean, June 9,
1852.
Republican. Carpenter;
life
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1913-14, 1919-20 (Van Buren
County 1913-14, Kalamazoo County 1st District 1919-20).
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Weissert (b. 1878) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., August
22, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; author;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1915-20.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer G. Wheeler (b. 1859) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., October
5, 1859.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1909-12.
German and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1880 to Nona
Alexander. |
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Matilda Rausch Dodge Wilson (1883-1967) —
also known as Matilda R. Wilson; Matilda Rausch;
Matilda Rausch Dodge; Mrs. Alfred Wilson —
of Rochester, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Walkerton, Ontario,
October
19, 1883.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture; elected 1931; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940.
Female.
Presbyterian.
German ancestry.
Left her estate, Meadow Brook Hall, to Oakland University.
Died in Brussels, Belgium,
September
18, 1967 (age 83 years, 334
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Edwin Baruch Winans (1826-1894) —
also known as Edwin B. Winans —
of Hamburg Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Avon, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 16,
1826.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County 1st
District, 1861-64; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; supervisor
of Hamburg Township, Michigan, 1872-74; probate judge in
Michigan, 1877-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1880
(alternate), 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1883-87; defeated,
1880; Governor of
Michigan, 1891-92.
Episcopalian.
German and English
ancestry.
Died in Hamburg, Livingston
County, Mich., July 4,
1894 (age 68 years, 49
days).
Interment at Hamburg
Cemetery, Hamburg, Mich.
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W. Irving Yeckley (b. 1833) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., May 5,
1833.
Republican. Harness
maker; farmer; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1869-79.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Yeckley and Gertrude (Snyder) Yeckley; married 1873 to Nancy
E. Gilbert. |
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