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David Agema (b. 1949) —
also known as Dave Agema —
of Grandville, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
11, 1949.
Republican. Airline
pilot; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 74th District, 2007-12; member of
Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 2012-16; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 2016.
Dutch ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Henry Beets (b. 1869) —
of Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Koedyk, Netherlands,
January
5, 1869.
Republican. Pastor; Dry
candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County
1st District, 1933.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jasper Beets and Margaret (Smit) Beets; married, September
11, 1895, to Clara Poel. |
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Peter J. Boeye (1883-1951) —
of Windsor, Ontario.
Born in Belgium,
January
22, 1883.
Builder;
real
estate business; served in the Belgian Army during World War I;
Honorary
Consul for Belgium in Detroit,
Mich., 1919-51.
Catholic.
Belgian ancestry.
Died, in Grace Hospital,
Windsor, Ontario,
March
13, 1951 (age 68 years, 50
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Image source:
Detroit Free Press, August 1, 1932 |
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Andrew Bolt (1906-1971) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
8, 1906.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1939-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Member, Optimist
Club; Jaycees.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., January
26, 1971 (age 64 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ralph D. Bolt and Anna (Klunder) Bolt. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Albert H. Bosch (1869-1928) —
of Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., April 5,
1869.
School
teacher; farmer; auctioneer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1915-18; defeated (Democratic), 1902.
Dutch ancestry.
Died in 1928
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Zutphen Cemetery, Jamestown, Mich.
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Charles Amos Brott (1858-1913) —
also known as Charles A. Brott —
of Mooreland, Muskegon
County, Mich.; South Boardman, Kalkaska
County, Mich.
Born in Casnovia Township, Muskegon
County, Mich., October
24, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Missaukee District, 1907-08.
Dutch and English
ancestry.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., April
27, 1913 (age 54 years, 185
days).
Interment at Boardman Township Cemetery, South Boardman, Mich.
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Burney Eslie Brower (1880-1956) —
also known as Burney E. Brower —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Ingham
County, Mich., June 18,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1917-20; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1921-26.
Dutch and Irish
ancestry.
Died July 3,
1956 (age 76 years, 15
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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David H. Butler (b. 1887) —
of near Fostoria, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscola
County, Mich., April
15, 1887.
Republican. Salesman;
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1921-24;
member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1925-26.
English
and Dutch ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Lemuel C. Clute (1834-1901) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
7, 1834.
Lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1887; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1888; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1892.
Dutch ancestry.
Died in Ionia
County, Mich., April
18, 1901 (age 66 years, 254
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Clute and Lucy Jane (Clements) Clute; married 1861 to Ellen
M. McPherson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Charles Miller Croswell (1825-1886) —
also known as Charles M. Croswell —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., October
31, 1825.
Republican. Carpenter;
contractor;
lawyer;
Lenawee
County Register of Deeds, 1851-54; law partner of Thomas
M. Cooley, 1855; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1862-63; member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-66, 1867-68 (10th District 1863-66, 8th
District 1867-68); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 4th District,
1873-74; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1873-74; Governor of
Michigan, 1877-80.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and Dutch ancestry.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
13, 1886 (age 61 years, 43
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Peter J. Danhof (1864-1944) —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., January
1, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1891-92; law partner of Allen
C. Adsit, 1901-12; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 20th Circuit, 1911; superior court judge in
Michigan of Grand Rapids, 1915; appointed 1915; Democratic candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1916, 1918, 1934
(primary).
Christian
Reformed. Dutch ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
3, 1944 (age 80 years, 2
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Danhof and Rensina Danhof; married, September
4, 1888, to Emile Walkley. |
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William Davis (b. 1847) —
of near Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, October
4, 1847.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1907-10.
Dutch and Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank E. Doremus —
of Portland, Ionia
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., August
31, 1865.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District,
1891-92; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1911-21; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1923-24; resigned 1924.
Dutch and English
ancestry.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., September
4, 1947 (age 82 years, 4
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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Ate Dykstra (1865-1953) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Netherlands,
December
1, 1865.
Republican. Grocer; dry goods
merchant; political editor of a weekly newspaper;
candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1910; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1923-34, 1939-42, 1945-46; defeated, 1934, 1936.
Dutch ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
18, 1953 (age 87 years, 291
days).
Interment at Washington
Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Anna Feenstra. |
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Charles R. Feenstra (1894-1981) —
of Paris Township (now Kentwood), Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Kent
County, Mich., February
11, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer; supervisor
of Paris Township, Michigan, 1928-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1935-48; defeated in primary, 1948; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1951-62; defeated in primary, 1962.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1981
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Martha J. Zuidema. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Charles Flowers (1845-c.1922) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., December
14, 1845.
Republican. Stenographer;
lawyer;
Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881-84; Detroit corporation
counsel, 1896-1900; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-18.
English
and Dutch ancestry.
Died about 1922 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Flowers and Sarah (Pickering) Flowers; married 1868 to Mary
E. De Normandie. |
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Henry Ford (1863-1947) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., July 30,
1863.
Engineer;
inventor;
founder, Ford Motor
Company, 1903; candidate for Republican nomination for President,
1916;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and Belgian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Publisher, in 1919-27, of the Dearborn Independent newspaper,
which promoted anti-Semitic
ideas through articles such as "The International Jew: The World's
Problem," which were reprinted as pamphlets and books. In 1927, a libel
lawsuit against Ford over these writings led him to shut
down the paper and publicly recant
its contents.
Died, from a stroke,
in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1947 (age 83 years, 251
days).
Interment at Ford
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Ford and Mary (Litogot) Ford; married, April
11, 1888, to Clara Jane Bryant; uncle of Clarence
William Ford; second cousin once removed of Clyde
McKinlock Ford. |
| | | Political family: Ford
family of Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan. |
| | | Cross-reference: James
Couzens — Herman
Bernstein — Alfred
J. Murphy — Martin
C. Ansorge — William
A. Lucking |
| | | Personal motto:
"Efficiency." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Henry Ford: Douglas
Brinkley, Wheels
for the World : Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress,
1903-2003 — William A. Levinson, Henry
Ford's Lean Vision — Pat McCarthy, Henry
Ford : Building Cars for Everyone (for young
readers) — David Weitzman, Model
T : How Henry Ford Built a Legend (for young
readers) |
| | | Critical books about Henry Ford: Max
Wallace, The
American Axis : Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and the Rise of the
Third Reich — Neil Baldwin, Henry
Ford and the Jews : The Mass Production of Hate |
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Alexander Joseph Groesbeck (1873-1953) —
also known as Alex J. Groesbeck —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Warren Township (now Warren), Macomb
County, Mich., November
7, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1913; Michigan
state attorney general, 1917-20; Governor of
Michigan, 1921-26; defeated in primary, 1914, 1926, 1930, 1934;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1944.
Dutch and French
ancestry.
Died March
10, 1953 (age 79 years, 123
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles G. Groesbeck —
of Macomb
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District,
1863-64.
Dutch and French
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Haan (b. 1891) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 3,
1891.
Republican. Fire
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District;
elected 1918.
Dutch ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Hofma (b. 1859) —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Vriesland, Ottawa
County, Mich., April
12, 1859.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1915-16; defeated, 1912.
Dutch ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886 to
Elizabeth Pruim. |
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John D. Karel (1878-1959) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Paris Township (now Kentwood), Kent
County, Mich., March 5,
1878.
Republican. Mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1930-34; defeated, 1934; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1945-50; defeated, 1934.
Dutch ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Kent
County, Mich., 1959
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Gerrit W. Kooyers (b. 1876) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Fillmore Township, Allegan
County, Mich., April
17, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 1st District,
1915-26.
Dutch ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Terri Lynn Land (b. 1958) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Byron Center, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 30,
1958.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1992
(alternate), 2004;
Kent
County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 1993-2000; secretary
of state of Michigan, 2003-10; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 2014.
Female.
Dutch ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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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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David Warner Leedy (1856-1937) —
also known as David W. Leedy —
of Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; traveling
salesman; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924.
Dutch, Swiss,
and English
ancestry.
Died in Riverton Township, Mason
County, Mich., October
2, 1937 (age 80 years, 320
days).
Interment at Germantown Cemetery, Germantown, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Catherine H. (Warner) Leedy and Jacob Hart Leedy; married 1906 to Ida
Jane Hetzler; married 1931 to Martha
Jane Blaine. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Lucas Lugers (1853-1927) —
also known as Luke Lugers —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house, Laketown Township, Allegan
County, Mich., February
2, 1853.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 1st District,
1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1907-08.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch ancestry.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., December
25, 1927 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Graafschap
Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Lugers and Henrietta (Brinkman) Lugers; married to
Lucretia A. Ellenbaas. |
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James Mol (1874-1937) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Netherlands,
May
21, 1874.
Republican. Building
materials merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1919-20; defeated in primary, 1922.
Dutch ancestry.
Died in 1937
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence J. Reed (b. 1867) —
of Spring Arbor, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield, Lenawee
County, Mich., May 8,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1915-18.
Scottish
and Dutch ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885 to
Frankie M. Crouch. |
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John J. Robison (b. 1824) —
of Sharon Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
23, 1824.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1863-64; Washtenaw
County Clerk, 1869-72, 1883-86; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1872;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1874, 1876; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rd
District, 1879-80; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1886-87.
Scotch-Irish,
English,
and Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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George F. Roxburgh (b. 1864) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Perth County, Ontario,
June
24, 1864.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Osceola
County School Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola County, 1923-26;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1926, 1930; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928.
Scottish,
Dutch, and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Schepers (1876-1955) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., March
15, 1876.
Republican. Mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1914-18; founder and president, East
Lansing State Bank;
treasurer of Michigan State College, 1928-47; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1947-50; defeated in primary, 1926, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Dutch ancestry.
Died in a hospital
at Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 15,
1955 (age 79 years, 122
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Jan 'John' Schepers and Johanna (Van Strian) Schepers; married, December
11, 1901, to Henrietta Baker; married, June 22,
1928, to Kate Pfanstiehl; married, June 23,
1949, to Margaret (Atkinson) Baldwin. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Ingham County News,
October 17, 1946 |
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Henry Simerink (1877-1962) —
of Paris Township (now Kentwood), Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Netherlands,
December, 1877.
Farmer;
banker;
supervisor
of Paris Township, Michigan, 1914-27.
Dutch ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., 1962
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Simerink and Johanna Simerink; married to Nellie
Heys. |
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Jacob Steketee (1873-1946) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
22, 1873.
Lawyer;
Vice-Consul
for Netherlands in Grand
Rapids, Mich., 1901-12; Honorary
Consul for Netherlands in Grand
Rapids, Mich., 1912-46.
Dutch ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 3,
1946 (age 73 years, 70
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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John Steketee (1833-1900) —
also known as Jan Steketee —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Netherlands,
January
13, 1833.
Republican. Vice-Consul
for Netherlands in Grand
Rapids, Mich., 1884-1900; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for
the 4th Michigan District, 1889-93.
Dutch ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 1,
1900 (age 67 years, 139
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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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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Jacob Hendrick Trapp (1899-1992) —
also known as Jacob Trapp —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Denver,
Colo.; Summit, Union
County, N.J.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., April
12, 1899.
Democrat. Unitarian
minister; poet;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1968.
Unitarian-Universalist.
Dutch ancestry.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., December
28, 1992 (age 93 years, 260
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Willen Jansz Trapp and Aafke 'Effie' (Hertog) Trapp; married, July 13,
1925, to Helen B. Whitmore. |
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Seneca Chamberlain Traver (b. 1867) —
also known as Seneca C. Traver —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newton, Jasper
County, Iowa, May 17,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1905-08.
English
and Dutch ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank H. Vandenboom (b. 1873) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette Township, Marquette
County, Mich., February
22, 1873.
Republican. Dairy
business; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1919-22; defeated in primary, 1922.
Dutch and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) —
also known as Guy Vander Jagt —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 1931.
Republican. Journalist;
news
director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in
primary, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Dutch ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
2007 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Don VanderWerp (1885-1971) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
14, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1933-34,
1961-64; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1935-56; defeated in primary, 1956,
1958.
Methodist.
Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died June 24,
1971 (age 85 years, 283
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
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John Vanderwerp (1866-1939) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Fillmore Township, Allegan
County, Mich., May 25,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Clarence
W. Sessions, 1901-05, and of John Q.
Ross, 1910; probate judge in Michigan, 1897-1901; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1911-12, 1939; died in office 1939;
circuit
judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1918-35.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died August
11, 1939 (age 73 years, 78
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gerrit Van Schleven —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Netherlands.
Republican. Postmaster at Holland,
Mich., 1901-11.
Dutch ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard D. Verdier (b. 1877) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
19, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Kent
County Clerk; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1909-12; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1913-16; superior court judge in
Michigan of Grand Rapids, 1922-32; appointed 1922; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1932-59; appointed 1932.
Dutch ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Ari Harrison Woodruff (b. 1888) —
also known as Ari H. Woodruff —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., November
1, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1915-24; member of Michigan
state senate, 1925-32 (5th District 1925-26, 21st District
1927-32); defeated, 1932.
Irish
and Dutch ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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