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Henry S. Babcock (b. 1866) —
of Emmet
County, Mich.; Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Omer, Arenac
County, Mich., April
26, 1866.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; Emmet
County School Commissioner, 1900-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eri D. Babcock and Katherine M. (Keller) Babcock; married, September
15, 1891, to Una M. Hathaway; married, June 23,
1915, to Elinor Gage. |
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Robert Simeon Babcock (b. 1868) —
also known as Robert S. Babcock —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., 1868.
Republican. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 26th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Washington Irving Babcock (1833-1908) —
also known as W. Irving Babcock —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1833.
Republican. Lumber
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1884;
mayor
of Niles, Mich., 1885-86; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1887-90.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., March
31, 1908 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Henry Titus Backus (1809-1877) —
also known as Henry T. Backus; Harry T.
Backus —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., April 4,
1809.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1840; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1861-62; justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1865-69.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Greenwood, Mohave
County, Ariz., July 13,
1877 (age 68 years, 100
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Greenwood, Ariz.; reinterment in 1885 at Yantic
Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of James Backus and Dorothy Church (Chandler) Backus; married, December
7, 1835, to Julianna Trumbull Woodbridge (daughter of William
Woodbridge (1780-1861); fourth great-granddaughter of William
Leete); grandnephew of Roger
Griswold; great-grandson of Matthew
Griswold (1714-1799); great-grandnephew of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; second great-grandson of Roger
Wolcott (1679-1767); first cousin of William
Woodbridge (1780-1861); first cousin once removed of James
Hillhouse; first cousin twice removed of Oliver
Wolcott Jr. and Frederick
Wolcott; first cousin thrice removed of Benjamin
Huntington; second cousin of Isaac
Backus, John
William Allen and Matthew
Griswold (1833-1919); second cousin once removed of Zina
Hyde Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Samuel
Huntington, Joshua
Coit, Henry
Huntington, Gurdon
Huntington, George
Frederick Stone and Selden
Chapin; second cousin thrice removed of William
Pitkin and Frederic
Lincoln Chapin; third cousin of Phineas
Lyman Tracy, Albert
Haller Tracy, Charles
Wentworth Upham, James
Samuel Wadsworth, Christopher
Parsons Wolcott, Thomas
Worcester Hyde and Roger
Wolcott (1847-1900); third cousin once removed of Ebenezer
Huntington, Samuel
H. Huntington, Gaylord
Griswold, Samuel
Clesson Allen, Abel
Huntington, Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth, William
Wolcott Ellsworth, Benjamin
Nicoll Huntington, George
Griswold Sill, Charles
Frederick Wadsworth, James
Wolcott Wadsworth, Edward
Oliver Wolcott, Charles
Edward Hyde, Alfred
Wolcott, John
Sedgwick Hyde and Edward
Warden Hyde; third cousin twice removed of John
Davenport, James
Davenport, Daniel
Pitkin, Erastus
Clark Scranton, Sereno
Hamilton Scranton, Samuel
Lord (1831-1880) and James
Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph
Augustine Scranton, Samuel
Lord (1859-1925), John
Lee Saltonstall, Joseph
Buell Ely, John
Foster Dulles, Allen
Welsh Dulles and James
Jermiah Wadsworth; fourth cousin of Henry
Meigs, Thomas
Hale Sill, Bela
Edgerton, Jabez
Williams Huntington, Heman
Ticknor, Nathaniel
Huntington, William
Whiting Boardman, James
Huntington, Martin
Olds, Joseph
Lyman Huntington, Frederick
William Lord, Charles
Phelps Huntington, Elisha
Hunt Allen, Elisha
Mills Huntington, Theodore
Sill, George
Washington Wolcott, Robert
Coit Jr. and Alonzo
Mark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed of Timothy
Pitkin, Nathaniel
Merriam, Augustus
Seymour Porter, Peter
B. Garnsey, Samuel
Lathrop, Peter
Buell Porter, James
Doolittle Wooster, Theodore
Davenport, Edmund
Holcomb, Henry
Meigs Jr., John
Forsyth Jr., Albert
Asahel Bliss, Philemon
Bliss, Alfred
Peck Edgerton, Joseph
Ketchum Edgerton, Alexander
Hamilton Waterman, Augustus
Frank, Collins
Dwight Huntington, William
Fessenden Allen, George
Milo Huntington, Judson
B. Phelps, William
Clark Huntington, Henry
Stark Culver, Frederick
Hobbes Allen, Herman
Arod Gager, William
Brainard Coit, Hiram
Bingham, John
Leffingwell Randolph and George
Leffingwell Reed. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Alexander Samuel Bacon (1853-1920) —
also known as Alexander S. Bacon —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., November
20, 1853.
Lawyer;
lecturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1887; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906 (Independence League),
1915 (American); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
vice-president and director, Webster Piano
Company.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Attorney for New York Gov. William
Sulzer at his impeachment trial in 1913.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 29,
1920 (age 66 years, 191
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
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Walter F. Bagley (1892-1952) —
of Wilson, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Menominee
County, Mich., November
4, 1892.
Republican. Road
construction foreman; farmer; horse and
cattle dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1943-44;
defeated in primary, 1944, 1946, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1952
(age about
59 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh Bagley and Rebecca (Moyles) Bagley. |
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Paul Douglas Bagwell (1913-1973) —
also known as Paul D. Bagwell —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., August
23, 1913.
Republican. College
professor; candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1956; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1958, 1960; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Kappa
Delta Pi; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., October
23, 1973 (age 60 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Bahorski (b. 1882) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., March
10, 1882.
Republican. Bakery
business; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1923-28 (2nd District 1923-26, 3rd District
1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928, 1932.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Civitan;
Sigma
Nu Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Gilbert Baillie (1881-1969) —
also known as Thomas G. Baillie —
of Saginaw
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., March 8,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1905-06; defeated, 1906.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in April, 1969
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Gilbert Baillie and Roberta (Burrowes) Baillie; married 1907 to Emma
Earle. |
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William Baird (born c.1895) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Eckhart Mines, Allegany
County, Md., about 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1955-64; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, February
2, 1922, to Mary H. Martin. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Edward L. Baker (1906-1987) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Orchard Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Georgetown, Floyd
County, Ind., February
1, 1906.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1942, 1944; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1952;
postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1953-76 (acting, 1953-54).
Member, Freemasons; Jaycees.
Died in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., March 4,
1987 (age 81 years, 31
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1932 to Elios
Giuliano. |
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John F. Baker (1874-1941) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
March
5, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1922; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1929; probate judge in Michigan,
1936.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in 1941
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Bristol
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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William E. Baker (b. 1902) —
of Mesick, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Marengo, Morrow
County, Ohio, December
20, 1902.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture; elected 1955; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1956.
Member, Lions;
Freemasons; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Joseph A. Baldwin (1895-1949) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., August
8, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
business manager; hotel
business; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1935-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary;
Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died January
5, 1949 (age 53 years, 150
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Robert W. Baldwin (1882-1953) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ida, Monroe
County, Mich., August
10, 1882.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1945-48.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died December
9, 1953 (age 71 years, 121
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles W. Baldwin and Mary A. (Sykes) Baldwin; married to Ethel
M. Severance. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Byron L. Ballard (b. 1890) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., February
21, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Charles
H. Hayden, 1917-30, and of Edmund
C. Shields, 1931; chair of
Ingham County Democratic Party, 1920-24; candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1926; treasurer of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1937; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Elks; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Elgin Ballard and Jennie (Peden) Ballard; married, February
16, 1916, to M. Lucille Juzek. |
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Arthur D. Bangham (1859-1918) —
of Homer, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marengo Township, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
8, 1859.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1901-04; postmaster at Albion,
Mich., 1910-15.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April
24, 1918 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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John Walford Bannasch (1906-1984) —
also known as John W. Bannasch —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.; Clarklake, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., November
28, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1943-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1950.
Methodist;
later Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Lions.
Died in Columbia Township, Jackson
County, Mich., June 12,
1984 (age 77 years, 197
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Bannasch and Rose G. (Shirley) Bannasch; married 1931 to
Dorothy H. Miller. |
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Albert M. Barber (1846-1927) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Vermontville, Eaton
County, Mich., May 14,
1846.
Republican. Hardware
and farm
implement business; mayor
of Charlotte, Mich., 1890.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., March 2,
1927 (age 80 years, 292
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Vermontville, Mich.
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Homer Griswold Barber (1830-1909) —
also known as Homer G. Barber —
of Vermontville, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Benson, Rutland
County, Vt., November
25, 1830.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant;
banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1871-72.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Vermontville, Eaton
County, Mich., March
15, 1909 (age 78 years, 110
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Vermontville, Mich.
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George Samuel Barnard (1876-1943) —
also known as George S. Barnard —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bainbridge, Berrien
County, Mich., January
19, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; druggist; chemist;
manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1919-24; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1927-30; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1930, 1934.
Congregationalist.
French
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died May 9,
1943 (age 67 years, 110
days).
Interment at Crystal
Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rufus P. Barnard and Mary (Metras) Barnard; married to Alma B.
McClurg. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Orlando Fleming Barnes (1856-1937) —
also known as Orlando F. Barnes —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., November
7, 1856.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1882-84; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1888; candidate for Michigan
land commissioner, 1910, 1912; president, Roscommon State Bank;
candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1922.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
While traveling south on U.S. 27 during icy
conditions, his car skidded and collided
with an oncoming truck; he was brought to a nearby Civilian
Conservation Corps camp, where he died the same evening, in Roscommon
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 80 years, 67
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Ray M. Barrett (1902-1940) —
of Roosevelt Park, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born near Kent City, Kent
County, Mich., May 15,
1902.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 2nd District,
1937-40; died in office 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1940
(age about
38 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles R. Barrett; married 1924 to
Dorothy Mae Martin. |
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Charles Loughead Bartlett (b. 1871) —
also known as Charles L. Bartlett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
18, 1871.
Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1922-29; American candidate for
Michigan
state attorney general, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Charles E. Bartlett and Mary (Loughead) Bartlett; married to
Mary C. Carpenter. |
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William J. Bartow (1832-1906) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Independence, Warren
County, N.J., October
26, 1832.
Mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1860-61; Saginaw
County Treasurer.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died November
14, 1906 (age 74 years, 19
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George N. Bashara Jr. (1934-2002) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 7,
1934.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1969-72; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1973-82; appointed 1973;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1985-92; defeated, 1992.
Episcopalian.
Arabic
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions;
NAACP;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich., April 8,
2002 (age 67 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wilfred George Bassett (1911-1986) —
also known as Wilfred G. Bassett —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 26,
1911.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1951-64; defeated, 1964; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1966.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., February
5, 1986 (age 74 years, 255
days).
Interment at East
Liberty Cemetery, Liberty Township, Jackson County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar Franklin Bassett and Estella Maggie (Remey) Bassett; married
1933 to
Vera Agnes Scheffel. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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John Bastone (1831-1900) —
of Almer, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Sidmount, Devon, England,
1831.
Member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1891; resigned 1891.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Almer, Tuscola
County, Mich., March 2,
1900 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Almer
Cemetery, Almer, Mich.
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Donald G. Batchelor (1895-1971) —
also known as Don G. Batchelor —
of Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Hicksville, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 13,
1895.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; National
Education Association.
Died in Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich., September
25, 1971 (age 76 years, 104
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Hudson, Mich.
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Bion Lamott Bates (1884-1975) —
also known as Bion L. Bates —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Elsie, Clinton
County, Mich., October
4, 1884.
Republican. Dentist;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1947-50; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons.
Died in Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich., March 4,
1975 (age 90 years, 151
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Homer L. Bauer (1902-1973) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Chester Township, Eaton
County, Mich., November
28, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-42; candidate in primary for
circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1941; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-52 (Eaton County 1943-44,
Eaton District 1945-52).
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., March
17, 1973 (age 70 years, 109
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1943 to
Marjorie M. Field. |
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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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Charles Homer Baxter (b. 1879) —
also known as Charles H. Baxter —
of Loretto, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
12, 1879.
Republican. Mining engineer;
college
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Ramsay Baxter and Margaret Ellen (Wright) Baxter; married,
October
16, 1912, to Margaret Eleanor Scully. |
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Witter Johnston Baxter (1816-1888) —
also known as Witter J. Baxter —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney Plains, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 18,
1816.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1857-76, 1877-81; appointed 1857;
resigned 1876, 1881; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1877-78.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died February
6, 1888 (age 71 years, 233
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married 1852 to Alice
Beaumont (granddaughter of Myron Holly). |
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Francis D. Beadle (1899-1983) —
also known as Frank D. Beadle —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Melvin, Sanilac
County, Mich., February
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
and real
estate business; justice of the peace; member of Michigan
state senate, 1951-68 (11th District 1951-54, 34th District
1955-64, 28th District 1965-68); resigned 1968.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 2,
1983 (age 84 years, 106
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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William Henry Harrison Beadle (1838-1915) —
also known as William H. H. Beadle —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Born, in a log
cabin at Howard, Parke
County, Ind., January
1, 1838.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
U.S. Surveyor-General for Dakota Territory, 1869-71; member of
Republican National Committee from Dakota Territory, 1872-; member of
Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1877-79; Dakota
Territory superintendent of public instruction, 1879-86; president,
Madison State Normal School (now Dakota State University), 1889-1906.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
15, 1915 (age 77 years, 318
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Junius Emery Beal (1860-1942) —
also known as Junius E. Beal; Junius Emery
Field —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
23, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; real estate
broker; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1905-06; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-39; vice-president, Farmers
and Merchants Bank;
president, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Street
Railway Co.; officer of gas and
electric utilities.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 24,
1942 (age 82 years, 121
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Elmer A. Beamer (b. 1881) —
of Blissfield, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Ogden, Lenawee
County, Mich., 1881.
Republican. Livestock
producer; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1936;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Beamer and Eleanor (Rockwood) Beamer; married, November
28, 1906, to Edna E. Porter. |
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Fred Beard (b. 1892) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., May 24,
1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Beard and Martha (Wisecup) Beard; married, February
13, 1918, to Beulah M. LeBaron. |
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Fred G. Beardsley (1883-1958) —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., June 30,
1883.
Republican. Dairy farmer; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1949-56; defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Lions.
Died in 1958
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isadore Beardsley and Agelia M. Beardsley; married, March 1,
1905, to Mabel E. Snyder. |
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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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Theodore Gilbert Beaver (b. 1834) —
also known as T. G. Beaver —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Union
County, Pa., 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1884, 1889.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Swartz) Beaver and Jesse Beaver; married 1863 to
Frances Mary Twombly. |
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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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Frank A. Bell (b. 1868) —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Calhoun
County, Mich., November
28, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916;
circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1927-47.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orville J. Bell and Sarah (Porter) Bell; married, October
14, 1914, to Frances Staley. |
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John James Bell (1864-1929) —
also known as John J. Bell —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Palmerston, Ontario,
April
6, 1864.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; music
store owner; mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1907-12, 1927-28.
Methodist;
later Congregationalist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Modern
Maccabees; Maccabees
of the World; Foresters;
Woodmen
of the World; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., April 1,
1929 (age 64 years, 360
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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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 Harry Benedict (b. 1876) —
of Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
24, 1876.
Democrat. Metallurgist;
worked for copper mining
companies; inventor,
ammonia leaching process for copper; director, Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1920,
1928
(alternate).
Jewish.
Member, American
Chemical Society; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Benedict and Hannah (Goldsmith) Benedict; married, February
4, 1902, to Lena Manson. |
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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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William M. Bennett (b. 1822) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Bethany, Genesee
County, N.Y., 1822.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1869-71; postmaster at Jackson,
Mich., 1888-89.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J.
Hubbard and Mary C. Winne. |
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Alvin Morell Bentley (1918-1969) —
also known as Alvin M. Bentley —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
30, 1918.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1962; wounded
in an attack by Puerto Rican nationalists on the floor of the
House of Representatives, March 1, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1966-69; appointed 1966; died in
office 1969.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Exchange
Club; Theta
Delta Chi; Optimist
Club; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., April
10, 1969 (age 50 years, 223
days).
Entombed at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Frank Joseph Berka (1889-1943) —
also known as Frank J. Berka —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Czechoslovakia,
January
20, 1889.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; commercial
artist; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1933-38; defeated, 1928, 1938; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940.
Czechoslovakian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Lions.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
24, 1943 (age 54 years, 35
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Berka and Vobovil Berka; married, September
27, 1911, to Mabel Novak. |
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William Howard Berkey (1874-1952) —
also known as William H. Berkey —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cambria
County, Pa., February
24, 1874.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920
(alternate), 1940;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1930-47; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cass County,
1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
22, 1952 (age 78 years, 27
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Mich.
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Eugene Clifford Betz (b. 1877) —
also known as Eugene C. Betz —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Ash Township, Monroe
County, Mich., January
15, 1877.
Republican. School
teacher; Monroe
County Clerk, 1903-06; paper
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1945-54;
defeated in primary, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Near Monroe, Monroe County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip D. Betz and Eliza Betz; married to Matilda J. Knapp and
Margaret Hunter. |
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John David Bingham (1884-1942) —
also known as John D. Bingham —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., May 16,
1884.
Republican. Superintendent, Michigan Alkali
Company; manager, Huron Port Cement;
director, Peoples State Bank; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1930-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died, from kidney
failure, June 14,
1942 (age 58 years, 29
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Clarence D. Birkholm (1876-1960) —
of Eau Claire, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., July 7,
1876.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1925-32; defeated, 1932, 1934.
Member, Freemasons; Grange.
Died in 1960
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Sanford, Fla.
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James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) —
also known as James G. Birney —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay
County), Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., February
4, 1792.
Lawyer;
studied law in the office of Alexander
J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of
Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President
of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1843, 1845.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; American
Anti-Slavery Society.
While traveling in 1845, the horse he
was riding bucked; he fell and
was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and
paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294
days).
Interment at Williamsburgh
Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
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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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Jerome Holland Bishop (1846-1928) —
also known as Jerome H. Bishop —
of Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oxbow, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
3, 1846.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; founder, J.H. Bishop fur company of
Wyandotte, Mich.; rug
and coat
manufacturer; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1885-87, 1905-08; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1898; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died May 22,
1928 (age 81 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop; married 1867 to Jennie
Gray; married 1876 to Ella
M. Clark. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Otto William Bishop (1875-1966) —
also known as Otto W. Bishop —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., December
17, 1875.
Republican. President and manager, Alpena Fisheries
Co.; coal
dealer; insurance
business; banker;
candidate for mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1916; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1932,
1948; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947; chair of
Alpena County Republican Party, 1950.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange
Club; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Elks; Eagles.
Died November
22, 1966 (age 90 years, 340
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop; married, September
18, 1902, to Viola Dunlop. |
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Lemuel Ballantine Bissell (1853-1924) —
also known as Lemuel B. Bissell —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India,
of American parents, December
20, 1853.
Pastor;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Congregationalist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died, following a stroke of
apoplexy, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., May 14,
1924 (age 70 years, 146
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Edward D. Black (1853-1939) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Genesee
County, Mich., September
22, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; Genesee
County School Commissioner, 1878-85; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1918-39; died in office 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died May 3,
1939 (age 85 years, 223
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry A. Black and Caroline (Center) Black; married, December
31, 1889, to Bertha B. Billings. |
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Eugene F. Black (1903-1990) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., January
27, 1903.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Michigan
state attorney general, 1947-48; circuit
judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1954-55; appointed 1954;
resigned 1955; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-72.
Member, Lions;
Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Theta Phi; Optimist
Club.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., August
4, 1990 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Wallace Blackney (1876-1963) —
also known as William W. Blackney —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clio, Genesee
County, Mich., August
28, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; Genesee
County Clerk, 1905-12; lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1925-30; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1935-37, 1939-53;
defeated, 1922, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., March
14, 1963 (age 86 years, 198
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Clio, Mich.
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Ronald J. Blanchard (1935-2009) —
also known as Ron Blanchard —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., November
2, 1935.
Mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1990-2007.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 2009 (age 73 years, 297
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of C. H. Blanchard and Gracyann (Kolassa) Blanchard; married, June 9,
1962, to Judith Kranich. |
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Robert Heinz Blandford (b. 1919) —
also known as Robert H. Blandford —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 20,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961-62.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Glen Blandford and Millie (Heinz) Blandford; married to Shirley
Lou Martin. |
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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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Charles H. Block (1885-1978) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., January
13, 1885.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 6th District,
1945-48.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Trenton, Wayne
County, Mich., December
26, 1978 (age 93 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Block and Caroline Block; married to Mae
Weaver. |
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Francis P. Bogardus (1837-1900) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 9,
1837.
Democrat. Banker; insurance
business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1871-73, 1888-89; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 2,
1900 (age 62 years, 328
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859 to Sarah
P. Hall. |
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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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Harry J. Bond (1874-1943) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born September
9, 1874.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; banker; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1923-26.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
6, 1943 (age 68 years, 362
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Gordon Elwood Bonine (1896-1976) —
also known as G. Elwood Bonine —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.; Vandalia, Cass
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., December
21, 1896.
Republican. Farmer; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1936
(alternate), 1952;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1943-52; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1952.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
6, 1976 (age 79 years, 351
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Roscoe Osmond Bonisteel (1888-1972) —
also known as Roscoe O. Bonisteel —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney Crossing, Ontario,
December
23, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; City Attorney, Ann Arbor,
Mich., 1921-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928,
1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1946-59; appointed 1946; member of
Wayne
State University board of governors, 1956-59; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary;
American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
25, 1972 (age 83 years, 64
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Milton F. Bonisteel and Frances Anna (Whyte) Bonisteel; married,
September
12, 1914, to Lillian Coleman Rudolph. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Xenophon A. Boomhower (1872-1954) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Huron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-21; circuit
judge in Michigan 24th Circuit, 1924-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in 1954
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Alma (Stuart) Boomhower and Addison Boomhower; married to
Catherine Gillies. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles O. Boussum (1870-1918) —
of Colon, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Leonidas, St. Joseph
County, Mich., April
26, 1870.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1909-10.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March
30, 1918 (age 47 years, 338
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Colon, Mich.
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Robert W. Bowens Jr. (1922-2014) —
also known as Robert Bowens; Bob Bowens —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
21, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; barber; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1962; appointed 1962.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died, in the VA Medical
Center, Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
18, 2014 (age 92 years, 242
days).
Interment at Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Bowens, Sr. and Hattie (Hood) Bowens; married to Nellie
Joyce Cooley. |
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John Thomas Bowman (1921-2005) —
also known as John T. Bowman —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Monterey, Putnam
County, Tenn., July 19,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of the
peace; real estate
broker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1952
(alternate), 1968;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-77 (11th District 1963-64, 26th District
1965-74, 27th District 1975-77); resigned 1977; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976.
Baptist.
Member, Amvets;
American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Eagles.
Died in Fairfield Glade, Cumberland
County, Tenn., 2005
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Grady Melton Bowman and Alice Gertrude (Norrod) Bowman; married 1940 to Mary
Elizabeth Broderick. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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James L. Boyd, Sr. (b. 1909) —
of Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Princeton, Caldwell
County, Ky., July 5,
1909.
Democrat. Auto
worker; school
principal; supermarket
manager; real estate
broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 17th District,
1957-58; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; United
Auto Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edna Louise Winston. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Charles A. Boyer (1911-1991) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Texas, August
19, 1911.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1955-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Rotary;
Freemasons; Elks.
Died April
17, 1991 (age 79 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Ulysses Wilhelm Boykin (1914-1987) —
also known as Ulysses W. Boykin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
17, 1914.
Republican. Journalist;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1952; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1976;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
26, 1987 (age 72 years, 344
days).
Interment at Detroit Memorial Park West, Redford Township, Wayne County,
Mich.
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Emerson Richard Boyles (1881-1960) —
also known as Emerson R. Boyles —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Chester Township, Eaton
County, Mich., June 29,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; Eaton
County Probate Judge, 1921-27; deputy Michigan Attorney General,
1927-28; member, Michigan Public Utilities Commission, 1935-36; legal
advisor to Gov. Frank
D. Fitzgerald, 1939; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1940-56; appointed 1940; resigned
1956; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1943, 1950.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Died November
30, 1960 (age 79 years, 154
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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John A. Boyne (b. 1878) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., December
22, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for Michigan Central Railroad;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1925-28, 1930-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Boyne and Ida A. (Jones) Boyne; married, September
25, 1901, to Juel Nesbitt. |
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George Everett Boysen (b. 1890) —
also known as George E. Boysen —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, March
15, 1890.
Republican. Employed with Buick Motor
Company, 24 years; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1932, 1936; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1935-36; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Boysen and Caroline Boysen; married, June 18,
1913, to Kathryn Wadsworth. |
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Carl Brablec (1908-1986) —
of Lenawee
County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Ogden Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., September
24, 1908.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; justice of the peace; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1936; member
of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1958-66.
Methodist.
Moravian
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Pi
Kappa Delta; Kappa
Delta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in 1986
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Franklin Bradley (1843-1922) —
also known as Benjamin F. Bradley —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., July 17,
1843.
Republican. Express
agent; postmaster at Midland,
Mich., 1871-83; village
president of Midland, Michigan; elected 1884; candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1909.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Modern
Woodmen of America; Maccabees.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., December
31, 1922 (age 79 years, 167
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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James Bradley (1914-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark., January
9, 1914.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-73 (Wayne County 5th
District 1955-64, 8th District 1965-72, 15th District 1973); resigned
1973.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in October, 1997
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Bradley and Bessie Bradley; married 1935 to Ethel
Mallory. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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James Bray Bradley (1858-1940) —
also known as James B. Bradley —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Middlebury Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., November
19, 1858.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1892-94, 1930-33; Michigan
state auditor general, 1905-08; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., April 4,
1940 (age 81 years, 137
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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Harold Elmore Bradshaw (b. 1898) —
also known as Harold E. Bradshaw —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Davison, Genesee
County, Mich., November
5, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1936-38.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. H. Bradshaw and Winifred L. (Hurd) Bradshaw; married, December
24, 1920, to Retha D. Sheley. |
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David Hale Brake (1891-1979) —
also known as D. Hale Brake —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Caledonia, Kent
County, Mich., March 5,
1891.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer; lawyer; Montcalm
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1935-42; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1942; Michigan
state treasurer, 1943-54; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1954; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 25th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Gleaners;
Grange;
Delta
Tau Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of
the Coif; Lions; Rotary.
Died in Sheridan, Montcalm
County, Mich., April
24, 1979 (age 88 years, 50
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Stanton, Mich.
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David Henry Brake (1864-1937) —
also known as David H. Brake —
of near Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Ontario,
December
3, 1864.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-28, 1931-32 (Newaygo County
1923-26, Newaygo District 1927-28, 1931-32).
Member, Freemasons; Grange;
Maccabees.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Dayton Center, Newaygo
County, Mich., March
18, 1937 (age 72 years, 105
days).
Interment at Dayton Center Cemetery, Dayton Center, Mich.
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Alfred Franklin Rice Braley (1827-1880) —
also known as Alfred F. R. Braley —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Albion, Orleans
County, N.Y., October
20, 1827.
Mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1867-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
6, 1880 (age 52 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Philip Breitmeyer (b. 1864) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 13,
1864.
Republican. Florist;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1909-10; defeated, 1933.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Bert C. Brennan (1914-1985) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
27, 1914.
Republican. Pharmacist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1969-74 (86th District 1969-72,
100th District 1973-74); candidate for Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, Optimist
Club; Freemasons.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
16, 1985 (age 70 years, 324
days).
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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Charles A. Brethen (b. 1896) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Nappanee, Ontario,
July
4, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary,
All Metal Products Co. (toy manufacturer);
president, National Bank of
Wyandotte; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
4th District, 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange
Club; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George J. Brethen and Frances (Burley) Brethen; married, June 15,
1920, to Alma C. Chall. |
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Dwight M. Britton (1886-1981) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Williamsburg, Clermont
County, Ohio, August
7, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1920; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1922 (St. Joseph County), 1948
(St. Joseph District); candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in Morro Bay, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., November
4, 1981 (age 95 years, 89
days).
Interment at Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Ohio.
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Andrew James Brodie (b. 1875) —
also known as Andrew J. Brodie —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland,
May
2, 1875.
Republican. Funeral
director; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Brodie and Susan (Jacqus) Brodie; married, July 31,
1900, to Anna Behrandt. |
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James D. Brooker (1863-1930) —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Mallorytown, Ontario,
March
18, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; one
of the organizers of the Cass City Telephone
Company, later president and manager; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke,
and died four days later, in Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., February
15, 1930 (age 66 years, 334
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Brooker and Lois (Thompson) Brooker; married, November
12, 1889, to Mary E. Bader. |
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William S. Broomfield (1922-2019) —
also known as Bill Broomfield —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April
28, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate
business; insurance
underwriter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1949-54; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1955-56; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73,
19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93).
Methodist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Lions; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., February
20, 2019 (age 96 years, 298
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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Charles M. Brown (b. 1858) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y., September
10, 1858.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
chair
of Gratiot County Democratic Party, 1900-12.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Merritt J. Brown and Fannie H. (Swan) Brown; married, July 21,
1886, to Isabel J. De Peel. |
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Frank D. Brown (b. 1901) —
of Bellevue, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Middleville, Barry
County, Mich., February
8, 1901.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1931-32;
defeated, 1932.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1925 to Lelah
Smith. |
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Joseph A. Brown (1903-1963) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
10, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1963
(age about
60 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Prentiss M. Brown Jr. (b. 1925) —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.
Born in 1925.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1952, 1956, 1958,
1960; candidate for Michigan
state senate 37th District, 1974.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2011.
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Prentiss Marsh Brown (1889-1973) —
also known as Prentiss M. Brown; "Father of the
Mackinac Bridge" —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich., June 18,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mackinac
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-26; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1940,
1948,
1952;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1933-36; defeated,
1924; resigned 1936; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936-43; defeated, 1942; administrator,
U.S. Office of Price Administration, 1942-43;; chairman, Mackinac
Bridge Authority, 1951-73; chairman, Detroit Edison electric
utility.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich., December
19, 1973 (age 84 years, 184
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, St. Ignace, Mich.
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Vernon Jacobs Brown (1874-1964) —
also known as Vernon J. Brown —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Vevay Township, Ingham
County, Mich., March
20, 1874.
Republican. Grocer; Ingham
County Clerk, 1919-22; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1921-23; newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1929-38; Michigan
state auditor general, 1939-44; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1945-46; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in 1964
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Hawley
Cemetery, Vevay Township, Ingham County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Brown and Nancy J. (Jacobs) Brown; married to Maud R.
DeCamp; father of Jim
N. Brown. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1939 |
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Clarence M. Browne (c.1876-1935) —
also known as Clarence M. Brown —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., about 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1918-35; died in office 1935.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
27, 1935 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) —
also known as Wilber M. Brucker —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan
state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of
Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered an apparent heart
attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon
after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1968 (age 74 years, 127
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Simon D. Bryan (b. 1859) —
of Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Brookfield Township, Eaton
County, Mich., August
31, 1859.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; Eaton
County Register of Deeds, 1915-18; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1919-24.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Bristoe Bryant (1906-1986) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., February
27, 1906.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1951-52; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1958.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Sphinx.
Died in 1986
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Emmett Bunker (1848-1931) —
also known as Robert E. Bunker —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Grass Lake, Jackson
County, Mich., March
25, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1893; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1919, 1920; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; American Bar
Association.
Died January
13, 1931 (age 82 years, 294
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Benjamin D. Burdick (1903-1987) —
also known as Ben Burdick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., July 2,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1960
(alternate); member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1959; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-77; appointed 1963.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
5, 1987 (age 84 years, 156
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David E. Burgess (1914-1970) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born June 1,
1914.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1963-70; died in office 1970.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., November
3, 1970 (age 56 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Louise Marie Hawley. |
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Earl L. Burhans (1884-1945) —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in New Buffalo, Berrien
County, Mich., April
12, 1884.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; farmer; banker; Van
Buren County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1931-34;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1934; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1937-42; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1942; resigned 1942.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1945
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, Mich.
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Robert B. Burns (b. 1920) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Gobleville (now Gobles), Van Buren
County, Mich., March
26, 1920.
Democrat. Municipal judge in Michigan, 1950; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-87; resigned 1987.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Barney H. T. Burritt (1877-1947) —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in South Riley, Clinton
County, Mich., August
26, 1877.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1941-47; died in office 1947.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died February
1, 1947 (age 69 years, 159
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Bench & Bar of Michigan (1918) |
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Fred W. Burritt (1875-1948) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in South Riley, Clinton
County, Mich., June 18,
1875.
Republican. Houghton
County Clerk, 1929-38; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1943-48; died in office 1948.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died April 5,
1948 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900 to Grace
B. Chedister. |
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George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) —
also known as George E. Bushnell —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., November
4, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928; resigned
1955; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
30, 1965 (age 77 years, 330
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Edward J. Buys (b. 1864) —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born near Burr Oak, St. Joseph
County, Mich., October
16, 1864.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1929-32;
defeated in primary, 1926, 1932.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Warren Dale Byrum (1887-1956) —
also known as Warren D. Byrum —
of Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich.; Onondaga, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Onondaga Township, Ingham
County, Mich., October
19, 1887.
Republican. School
teacher; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1919-24.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, while driving a pickup
truck, near Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich., June 1,
1956 (age 68 years, 226
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Leslie, Mich.
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