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George Frank Allmendinger (1855-1926) —
also known as G. Frank Allmendinger —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
10, 1855.
Republican. Flour mill business; bank
director; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1891.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 9,
1926 (age 70 years, 181
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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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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Victor Gustave Benson (1873-1939) —
also known as Victor Benson —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
December
22, 1873.
Republican. Farmer;
miller; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1939; defeated,
1936; died in office 1939.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died, from a bladder
ailment, in Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
26, 1939 (age 65 years, 125
days).
Interment at Bates
Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
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Jacob Ezekiel Chew (1863-1945) —
also known as Jacob E. Chew —
of East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, September
25, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; flour and grain business; restaurant
keeper; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1917-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich., June 8,
1945 (age 81 years, 256
days).
Interment at Sunset Hill Cemetery, East Jordan, Mich.
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Roscoe Pulaski Copeland (1838-1933) —
also known as Roscoe P. Copeland —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine, March 6,
1838.
Flour and grain business; village
president of Dexter, Michigan, 1880.
Died in 1933
(age about
95 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel L. Crossman (1836-1901) —
also known as D. L. Crossman —
of Dansville, Ingham
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
4, 1836.
Republican. Postmaster;
miller; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1869; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
clerk of the Michigan House of Representatives, 1873-91; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich., March 7,
1901 (age 64 years, 123
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairview
Cemetery, Dansville, Mich.
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Henry Stewart Dean (1830-1915) —
also known as Henry S. Dean —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., June 14,
1830.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer;
miller; postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1870-72; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1894-1907; appointed 1894;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Historical Association.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
18, 1915 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Grant Decker (1814-1890) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex
County, N.J., February
4, 1814.
Merchant;
miller; lumber
business; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1855-56.
Episcopalian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 30,
1890 (age 76 years, 176
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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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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Samuel Etheridge (1788-1864) —
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., April
15, 1788.
Miller; inventor;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1839-40.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Quincy, Branch
County, Mich., February
18, 1864 (age 75 years, 309
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Cynthia Maria Ingham. |
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Clinton Bowen Fisk (1828-1890) —
also known as Clinton B. Fisk —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.; New Jersey.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., December
8, 1828.
Merchant;
miller; banker; insurance
business; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1888.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 9,
1890 (age 61 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Frank J. Flynn (1879-1961) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., April 3,
1879.
Democrat. Livery
stable owner; grain mill and elevator business; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
1, 1961 (age 81 years, 273
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Frick Jr. (1865-c.1941) —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., October
22, 1865.
Grain exporter;
Vice-Consul
for Portugal in Baltimore,
Md., 1897-1903; insurance
business.
Died about 1941 (age about 76
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William W. Frick and Leslie (Witherspoon) Frick; married 1898 to Mary
Clement Devries. |
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Jacob Geltmacher —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Virginia.
Flour mill business; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1867.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Reed Gillette (1883-1957) —
also known as Herbert R. Gillette —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Locke Township, Ingham
County, Mich., December
25, 1883.
Democrat. Flour mill business; newspaper
editor; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died in 1957
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Alfred Gillette and Frances L. (Clark) Gillette; married 1906 to Beulah
Josephine Parshall. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Livingston Republican,
April 27, 1932 |
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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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Nicoll Halsey (1782-1865) —
of Trumansburg, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 8,
1782.
Democrat. Miller; member of New York
state assembly, 1815-16, 1824 (Seneca County 1815-16, Tompkins
County 1824); Tompkins
County Sheriff, 1819-21; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1833-35; county judge
in New York, 1834.
Died in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 3,
1865 (age 82 years, 360
days).
Interment at Grove
Cemetery, Trumansburg, N.Y.
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Edward O. Harris (b. 1877) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., August
15, 1877.
Grain milling business; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1929-33.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Harris; married 1905 to Pearl
Vroman. |
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Edward Dwight Holton (1815-1892) —
also known as Edward D. Holton —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H., April
28, 1815.
Abolitionist; wheat trader; Liberty candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1845; founder,
Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Railroad;
banker;
Free Soil candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1853; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,
1856;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 4th District, 1860.
Died, from malaria
and erysipelas,
in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., April
21, 1892 (age 76 years, 359
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Relatives:
Married, October
14, 1845, to Lucinda Millard. |
| | | The city
of Holton,
Kansas, is named for
him. — Holton Hall, at the University
of Wisconsin Milwaukee,
is named for
him. — Holton Street,
in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John W. Jackson (b. 1858) —
of Chesaning, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario,
January
15, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
treasurer, Chesaning Milling Co. and Chesaning Home Telephone
Co.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1917-20.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886 to Ida
Nason. |
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Wesley A. Jacobs (1847-1909) —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born in Calhoun
County, Mich., November
2, 1847.
Republican. Grain and farm
implement dealer; member of Missouri
state senate 5th District, 1881-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1888.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., November
20, 1909 (age 62 years, 18
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
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Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) —
of Kelloggsville, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
3, 1773.
Merchant;
miller; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1808-10, 1820-22; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1825-27.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 11,
1842 (age 68 years, 220
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa Kellogg and Lucy (Powell) Kellogg; married, October
21, 1794, to Mary Ann Otis; father of Day
Otis Kellogg and Dwight
Kellogg; uncle of Alvan
Kellogg; first cousin once removed of Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg; first cousin four times removed of Martin
Weld Deyo; second cousin once removed of Aaron
Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of Orlando
Kellogg and William
Dean Kellogg; second cousin thrice removed of Rowland
Case Kellogg and Frank
Billings Kellogg; third cousin of Jason
Kellogg, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill and Daniel
Fiske Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Luther
Walter Badger, Silas
Dewey Kellogg, Greene
Carrier Bronson, Chester
Ashley, Daniel
Kellogg (1791-1875), John
Russell Kellogg, Alvah
Nash, Thomas
Belden Butler, George
Smith Catlin, Albert
Gallatin Kellogg, Francis
William Kellogg, Farrand
Fassett Merrill and Charles
Kellogg (1839-1903); third cousin twice removed of Stephen
Wright Kellogg, George
Bradley Kellogg, William
Pitt Kellogg, Daniel
Kellogg (1835-1918), Arthur
Tappan Kellogg and Selah
Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of William
Lucius Case, Charles
Collins Kellogg, Clement
Phineas Kellogg, Edward
Russell Kellogg, Henry
Theodore Kellogg, Edward
Stanley Kellogg and Franklin
Warren Kellogg. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Dwight Kellogg (1797-1859) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Marcellus, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
4, 1797.
Miller; supervisor
of Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1837-38.
Died in 1859
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles
Kellogg (1773-1842) and Mary Ann (Otis) Kellogg; brother of Day
Otis Kellogg; married 1820 to
Minerva Annable; first cousin of Alvan
Kellogg; first cousin once removed of Asahel
Otis; second cousin of Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of Samuel
Allyne Otis and Aaron
Kellogg; second cousin thrice removed of Martin
Weld Deyo; third cousin of Asa H.
Otis; third cousin once removed of Jason
Kellogg, Harrison
Gray Otis, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill, Daniel
Fiske Kellogg, Orlando
Kellogg and William
Dean Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of Rowland
Case Kellogg and Frank
Billings Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of John
Adams; fourth cousin of Nathaniel
Freeman Jr., Luther
Walter Badger, Silas
Dewey Kellogg, Greene
Carrier Bronson, Chester
Ashley, Daniel
Kellogg (1791-1875), John
Russell Kellogg, Alvah
Nash, Thomas
Belden Butler, George
Smith Catlin, Albert
Gallatin Kellogg, Francis
William Kellogg, Farrand
Fassett Merrill, Abraham
Lansing and Charles
Kellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed of Stephen
Daniel Tilden, Benjamin
Fessenden, Moses
Younglove Tilden, Charles
Backus Hyde Fessenden, Samuel
Jones Tilden, Stephen
Wright Kellogg, George
Bradley Kellogg, Charles
Augustus Otis, Sr., William
Pitt Kellogg, Daniel
Kellogg (1835-1918), Arthur
Tappan Kellogg, James
Otis and Selah
Merrill. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Peter B. Loomis (b. 1820) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., April
14, 1820.
Republican. Merchant;
miller; banker; mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1858-59; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1859-60; treasurer, and later president, Jackson, Fort Wayne &
Saginaw Railroad.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Dean Morley (1897-1976) —
also known as F. Dean Morley —
of New Troy, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in New Troy, Berrien
County, Mich., January
10, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; miller;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1933-38; defeated, 1938; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died in 1976
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Mosher (1822-1889) —
of Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
2, 1822.
Farmer;
miller; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County 1st
District, 1863-64, 1877-80; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1884; Prohibition
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1886.
Methodist.
Died May 14,
1889 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mosherville
Cemetery, Mosherville, Mich.
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Alfred Milton Nevins (1862-1927) —
also known as Alfred M. Nevins —
of Orangeville Township, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Richland, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April 5,
1862.
Republican. Farmer;
grain shipper; banker; Barry
County Treasurer, 1915-18; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Prairieville Township, Barry
County, Mich., May 12,
1927 (age 65 years, 37
days).
Interment at Brown Cemetery, Orangeville Township, Barry County, Mich.
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William E. Rasmussen (1881-1961) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Gowen, Montcalm
County, Mich., August
5, 1881.
Republican. Farmer;
grain elevator business; Montcalm
County Sheriff, 1913-16; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1921-24.
Danish
and Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in 1961
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George H. Shearer (1825-1894) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 9,
1825.
Builder;
lumber
manufacturer; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; flour mill business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1885-87.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
20, 1894 (age 69 years, 103
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of James
Buchanan Shearer; married 1850 to Maria
E. Herbut; married to Laura A. Herbut. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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William Wallace Smith (1849-1929) —
also known as William W. Smith —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Constantia, Oswego
County, N.Y., August
22, 1849.
Republican. Merchant;
milling business; mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1897-99; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1917-20.
Died in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., January
23, 1929 (age 79 years, 154
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Smith and Ada Ann (West) Smith; married 1874 to Susan
Elizabeth Reynolds. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William C. Stevens (b. 1837) —
of East Tawas, Iosco
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., November
14, 1837.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
flour mill business; bank
director; Iosco
County Treasurer; Iosco
County Prosecuting Attorney; Michigan
state auditor general, 1883-86.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Joseph Thomas (1868-1943) —
also known as Walter J. Thomas —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., February
11, 1868.
Republican. Grain elevator business; flour mill owner;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1923-28;
defeated in primary, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in 1943
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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David Safford Walbridge (1802-1868) —
also known as David S. Walbridge —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., July 30,
1802.
Hardware
merchant; miller; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1849-50; postmaster at Kalamazoo,
Mich., 1849-53; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1855-59.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., June 15,
1868 (age 65 years, 321
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Frank Landon Young (1871-1952) —
also known as Frank L. Young —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Esperance, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 24,
1871.
Republican. Hay and
grain dealer; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1923-26.
Baptist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 23,
1952 (age 80 years, 335
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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