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Allen Clark Adsit (1837-1912) —
also known as Allen C. Adsit —
of Adams, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y., February
20, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1871-72; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1891-99; defeated, 1899, 1908;
law partner of Peter
J. Danhof, 1901-12; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1901, 1904.
Universalist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
3, 1912 (age 74 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Daniel Brainard Ainger (1844-1913) —
also known as Daniel B. Ainger —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio; Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, March 9,
1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1868,
1876;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1878, 1894; postmaster at Washington,
D.C., 1880-82; Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1887-91; Michigan state banking
commissioner, 1896-97.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 2,
1913 (age 69 years, 24
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger; married, November
29, 1866, to Fannie Rhodes; married 1896 to Kittie
Rose Savage. |
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Frank T. Albright (1843-1908) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
23, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; injured in
the battle at Cold Harbor, Va., 1864, and lost part
of his right arm; postmaster at Mason,
Mich., 1867-83.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
10, 1908 (age 65 years, 78
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Russell Alexander Alger (1836-1907) —
also known as Russell A. Alger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin, Lafayette Township, Medina
County, Ohio, February
27, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884,
1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); Governor of
Michigan, 1885-86; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1888;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1897-99; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1902-07; appointed 1902; died in office
1907.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
24, 1907 (age 70 years, 331
days).
Entombed at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Giles B. Allen (1843-1911) —
of Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County 2nd District,
1895-96.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died February
7, 1911 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Edward Cook Anthony (1840-1926) —
also known as Edward C. Anthony —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Devon, England,
January
8, 1840.
Democrat. Labor candidate for mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1900; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1916;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1916; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1920.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., December
15, 1926 (age 86 years, 341
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Adam Beattie (1833-1893) —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., November
26, 1833.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1873-74; postmaster.
Congregationalist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Died June 26,
1893 (age 59 years, 212
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary E. Hand. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Washtenaw County (1906) |
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Spencer Hezekiah Beecher (1840-1926) —
also known as Spencer H. Beecher —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Knowlesville, Orleans
County, N.Y., September
27, 1840.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; hardware
business; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1885.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., January
2, 1926 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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William M. Beekman (b. 1843) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Chester Township, Eaton
County, Mich., January
2, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; Eaton
County Register of Deeds, 1887-90; postmaster at Charlotte,
Mich., 1898-1903.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Beekman and Mary V. (Minor) Beekman; married, March
21, 1866, to Christina Pugh. |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of Eaton
County, Michigan (1906) |
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Alonzo P. Beeman (b. 1841) —
of Jones, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Erie
County, Pa., 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1907-10.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Orin Bement (1847-1915) —
also known as Arthur O. Bement —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, May 22,
1847.
Republican. Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1892-93.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand Army of the Republic.
Founder, with his father, of the E. Bement Sons implement and stove
manufacturing
firm.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
26, 1915 (age 67 years, 249
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Charles Bennett (1838-1903) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Seneca
County, N.Y., October, 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; furniture
manufacturer; banker; mayor
of Charlotte, Mich., 1880.
Methodist.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., November
21, 1903 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
7, 1865, to Mary Myers. |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of Eaton
County, Michigan (1906) |
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Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) —
also known as Aaron T. Bliss —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., May 22,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated,
1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
Governor
of Michigan, 1901-04.
Methodist.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
16, 1906 (age 69 years, 117
days).
Entombed at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Rodney W. Choate (b. 1834) —
of Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Somerset, Niagara
County, N.Y., March 4,
1834.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; supervisor
of Delta Township, Michigan, 1869-74.
Methodist.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas C. Choate and Saloma (Seymour) Choate; married, November
4, 1857, to Ursula M. Brown. |
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Chester L. Collins (1847-1916) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Newcastle, Coshocton
County, Ohio, June 13,
1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1906-16; died in office 1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Beta
Theta Pi; Grand Army of the Republic.
Died March
20, 1916 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Adgate W. Collins and Susan (Olive) Collins; married, May 12,
1874, to Sarah Miller. |
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Byron M. Cutcheon (1836-1908) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Pembroke, Merrimack
County, N.H., May 11,
1836.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1875-81; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1883-91; defeated,
1890.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1891 for action at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Ky.,
May 10, 1863.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
12, 1908 (age 71 years, 337
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Archibald Bard Darragh (1840-1927) —
also known as Archibald B. Darragh —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in La Salle Township, Monroe
County, Mich., December
23, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; banker; Gratiot
County Treasurer, 1873-74; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1901-09; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age 86 years, 60
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, 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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Roscoe D. Dix (1839-1912) —
of Berrien Springs, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 11,
1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; permanently
disabled by injuries suffered in the battle at Knoxville,
November 24, 1863; barber; real estate
business; banker; Michigan
land commissioner, 1887-90; Michigan
state auditor general, 1897-1900.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Berrien Springs, Berrien
County, Mich., September
5, 1912 (age 73 years, 86
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs, Mich.
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Henry Martyn Duffield (1842-1912) —
also known as Henry M. Duffield —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1842.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1876; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1888,
1892;
general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died July 13,
1912 (age 70 years, 59
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. George Duffield and Isabella Graham (Bethune) Duffield;
married 1863 to
Frances Pitt. |
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Washington Gardner (1845-1928) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Morrow
County, Ohio, February
16, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister;
college
professor; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1894-98; defeated, 1890; appointed 1894; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1899-1911; candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., March
31, 1928 (age 83 years, 44
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Samuel D. Haight (1839-1880) —
of Michigan.
Born November
16, 1839.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 19th Circuit, 1879-80; died in office 1880.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died February
25, 1880 (age 40 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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George Arthur Hart (1848-1925) —
also known as George A. Hart —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., 1848.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate
business; mayor
of Manistee, Mich., 1894-95.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., August
2, 1925 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manistee, Mich.
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William O. Lee (b. 1844) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Arbela Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
7, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
the peace; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1921-24.
English,
Scottish,
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
He was the third white child born in Tuscola County.
Burial location unknown.
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Lansing Edgar Lincoln (1842-1916) —
also known as Lansing E. Lincoln —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Harbor Beach, Huron
County, Mich.; Omer, Arenac
County, Mich.
Born in Groton, Tompkins
County, N.Y., November
23, 1842.
Progressive. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
farmer;
livestock
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1885-88;
defeated, 1914.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
While entering a country
store, he slipped and fell,
never regained consciousness, and died soon after, in Omer, Arenac
County, Mich., November
4, 1916 (age 73 years, 347
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Omer, Mich.
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Charles Dean Long (1841-1902) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Blanc Township, Genesee
County, Mich., June 14,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; in the
battle of Wilmington Island, Georgia, April 16, 1862, he lost his
left arm; Genesee
County Clerk, 1865-72; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-80; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1888-1902; died in office 1902.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died June 27,
1902 (age 61 years, 13
days).
Interment somewhere
in Flint, Mich.
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Perry Mayo (1829-1921) —
of Michigan.
Born in Hancock, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 14,
1829.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1887-88; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1894.
Member, Grange;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Mayo Hall at Michigan State University, originally a women's
dormitory, was named for his wife, Mary Mayo.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
5, 1921 (age 91 years, 205
days).
Interment at Austin
Cemetery, Convis Township, Calhoun County, Mich.
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Jonas Hartzell McGowan (1837-1909) —
also known as Jonas H. McGowan —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Smithtown Township, Columbiana County (now Smith Township, Mahoning
County), Ohio, April 2,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1870-77; resigned 1877; member of
Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1873-74; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1877-81.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 5,
1909 (age 72 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Ira George Ormsbee (1844-1930) —
also known as Ira G. Ormsbee —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont, May 23,
1844.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1909-10.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., September
2, 1930 (age 86 years, 102
days).
Interment at Aventine Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Lewis Gilbert Palmer (1851-1911) —
also known as Lewis G. Palmer —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Herkimer
County, N.Y., September
17, 1851.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1880; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1890-94; circuit
judge in Michigan 27th Circuit, 1899-1911; died in office 1911.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1911
(age about
59 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Gibson Parkhurst (1824-1906) —
also known as John G. Parkhurst —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida Castle, Oneida
County, N.Y., April
17, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1852-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1860
(Convention
Secretary), 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1868; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1872; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1875; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1888-89; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1894-98.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 6,
1906 (age 82 years, 19
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Parkhurst and Sally (Gibson) Parkhurst; married 1852 to Amelia
Noyes; married 1863 to Josie
B. Reeves; married 1874 to
Frances J. (Roberts) Fiske. |
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| | | Image source: History and Biographical
Record of Branch County (1906) |
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Benjamin Franklin Partridge (1822-1892) —
also known as Benjamin F. Partridge —
of Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., April
19, 1822.
Republican. Lumber
business; real estate
business; farmer; historian;
Bay
County Sheriff; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1877-78; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1881-82.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic; Grange.
Died in Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich., October
19, 1892 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Russell R. Pealer (b. 1842) —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in 1842.
Republican. Circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1882-87; defeated, 1899; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1889-90.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence Price (b. 1843) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland,
May
27, 1843.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; grocery and
produce business; owner, organizer, or manager of lumber, hardware,
and dry
goods firms; president, Lansing Brewing
Company; president, Auto Body
Works; police
chief; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1916.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price; married 1867 to Mary
Ann Ryan; married 1888 to Julia
Bradford. |
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Henry C. Rankin (1843-1915) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., December
1, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent
of schools; land
agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1911-12; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died July 15,
1915 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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William Walter Root (1837-1912) —
also known as William W. Root —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cato, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 28,
1837.
Physician;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1870; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1882-83, 1904-06; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1884.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., April
20, 1912 (age 74 years, 297
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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William H. Rose (b. 1844) —
of Bath, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Bath, Clinton
County, Mich., July 25,
1844.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County 1st District,
1881-84; Michigan
land commissioner, 1905-08.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas McKinzie Saraw (1835-1927) —
also known as T. M. Saraw —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., February
11, 1835.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer;
Industrial candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1891.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
26, 1927 (age 91 years, 349
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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John H. Sayers (1834-1924) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
January
18, 1834.
Republican. Tinsmith; hardware
merchant; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1879-81.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., March
21, 1924 (age 90 years, 63
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Israel C. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1838.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; hotel
proprietor; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 4th
Michigan District, 1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1899
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Willard B. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., March 7,
1838.
Republican. Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1878-80, 1887-88; defeated, 1888.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Grand Army of the Republic.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., 1899
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Ransom S. Smith and Emily B. (Burroughs) Smith; married, November
14, 1863, to Sarah F. North; married, October
5, 1898, to Jennie Phillips. |
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John G. Snook (1845-1929) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Seneca
County, N.Y., June 3,
1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; harness
maker; carriage
trimmer; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1889 (Prohibition), 1890 (Prohibition), 1894
(Prohibition), 1896 (Prohibition), 1907 (Law and Order).
Methodist.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
17, 1929 (age 84 years, 197
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Oliver Lyman Spaulding (1833-1922) —
also known as Oliver L. Spaulding —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Jaffrey, Cheshire
County, N.H., August
2, 1833.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1867-70; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1881-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 30,
1922 (age 88 years, 362
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Albert Edwin Stewart (b. 1847) —
also known as Albert E. Stewart —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; tugboat
master; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1897-1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Garrett G. Stewart and Charlotte (Kendrick) Stewart; married, June 19,
1884, to Minnie E. Tietsort. |
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Isaac DeGraff Toll (1818-1908) —
also known as Isaac D. Toll; "The
General" —
of Fawn River, St. Joseph
County, Mich.; Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Glenville, Schenectady
County, N.Y., December
1, 1818.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1846;
member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1847; served in the Union Army during
the Civil War; village
president of Petoskey, Michigan, 1881-83; postmaster at Petoskey,
Mich., 1887.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., March
27, 1908 (age 89 years, 117
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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James Van Kleeck (1846-1923) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Exeter, Monroe
County, Mich., September
26, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1883-84;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1892; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 24th District,
1907-08.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., February
7, 1923 (age 76 years, 134
days).
Interment at Pine
Ridge Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Edgar Weeks (1839-1904) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., August
3, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney; probate judge in Michigan, 1870-76;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1899-1903; defeated,
1884, 1902.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died, from apoplexy,
in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., December
17, 1904 (age 65 years, 136
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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