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Adelbert D. Edwards (b. 1856) —
of Atlantic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Lincklaen, Chenango
County, N.Y., June 15,
1856.
Republican. Bookkeeper;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 3rd District,
1907-18.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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George Clifton Edwards Jr. (1914-1995) —
also known as George Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August
6, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned
1956; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned
1962; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons; American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1995
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) —
also known as William A. Ekwall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., June 14,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in
Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died
in office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, Portland, Ore.
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Eugene B. Elliott (1896-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., April 6,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1935-48; appointed 1935;
resigned 1948.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died September
25, 1971 (age 75 years, 172
days).
Interment at Adrian
Center Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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William A. Ellsworth (b. 1894) —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., September
21, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; motor court
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1949-54; defeated, 1946, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Lions;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917 to Wella
Caine. |
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Arnell Engstrom (1897-1970) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., June 6,
1897.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-68 (Grand Traverse County
1941-44, Grand Traverse District 1945-64, 104th District 1965-68);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
chair
of Grand Traverse County Republican Party, 1950; director,
Traverse City State Bank.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1970
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1919 to Mareda
Heiges. |
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W. Scott Ensign (1909-1983) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
28, 1909.
Democrat. President,
Battle Creek Federation of Labor, 1956-62; vice-president,
AFL-CIO Calhoun County Council, 1962-64; printing
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 48th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Optimist
Club; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; International
Typographical Union.
Died in 1983
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Claud Robert Erickson (1900-1993) —
also known as Claud R. Erickson —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., January
8, 1900.
Republican. Engineer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961-62.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Tau Beta
Pi; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons.
Died in Windsor Township, Eaton
County, Mich., December
18, 1993 (age 93 years, 344
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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John Paxton Espie (1881-1949) —
also known as John P. Espie —
of Eagle, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Moscow Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., February
14, 1881.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1923-32,
1935-49; defeated, 1932; died in office 1949.
Episcopalian
or Methodist.
Member, Grange;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died December
2, 1949 (age 68 years, 291
days).
Interment at North
Eagle Cemetery, Eagle, Mich.
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John S. Estabrook (b. 1829) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Alden, Erie
County, N.Y., January
22, 1829.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1884-86.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Robert Estes (1894-1957) —
also known as Howard R. Estes —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 10,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1945-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in 1957
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Etheridge (1788-1864) —
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., April
15, 1788.
Miller;
inventor;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1839-40.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Quincy, Branch
County, Mich., February
18, 1864 (age 75 years, 309
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Cynthia Maria Ingham. |
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M. L. Evens (b. 1865) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Butler Township, Branch
County, Mich., February
24, 1865.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1915-16;
defeated, 1912.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
and Select Masters; Elks; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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William S. Ewing (b. 1869) —
of Harvey, Marquette
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., July 13,
1869.
Republican. Farmer; implement
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 1st
District, 1911-12, 1915-22.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Billie Sunday Farnum (1916-1979) —
also known as Billie S. Farnum —
of Drayton Plains, Oakland
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
11, 1916.
Democrat. Steward and international
rep, United Auto Workers; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1944; administrative aide, U.S. Sen. Blair
Moody, 1952-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1956;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1961-64; appointed 1961; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1967-68; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Congregationalist.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
18, 1979 (age 63 years, 221
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Ellis E. Faulkner (1877-1959) —
of Delton, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Lowell, Kent
County, Mich., October
2, 1877.
Republican. Druggist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Barry
County Probate Judge; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1935-44.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1959
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herbert E. Faulkner and Harriet (Gibson) Faulkner; married 1899 to Anna
Grace Matter. |
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Robert E. Faulkner (b. 1910) —
of Coloma, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Delton, Barry
County, Mich., May 22,
1910.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1951-52; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1953-58; defeated in primary, 1948;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 7th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April
11, 1934, to Juanita Mitchell. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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John Benjamin Fay (1889-1963) —
also known as John B. Fay —
of Delhi Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Delhi Township, Ingham
County, Mich., April
14, 1889.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1917-22, 1932-57; defeated, 1930,
1931; resigned 1957; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1926, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Ingham Medical Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
27, 1963 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Mich.
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Louis Henry Fead (1877-1943) —
also known as Louis H. Fead —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 2,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Luce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-12; vice-president, Newberry
State Bank; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1913-28; resigned 1928; worked
with the Red Cross in France during and after World War I; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated,
1937; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died, from a heart
attack while suffering from throat
cancer, in the University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1943 (age 65 years, 278
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lawrence Fead and Augusta (Walther) Fead; married, September
19, 1919, to Marion McPherson. |
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Edward William Fehling (1880-1957) —
also known as Edward W. Fehling —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., June 27,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-20; director and attorney for
Farmers State Savings Bank, and
State Bank of
St. Johns; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1935-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1938; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1941 (primary), 1942.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died, in Clinton Memorial Hospital,
St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., August
10, 1957 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Sowle
Cemetery, Near Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling; married, June 7,
1908, to Mary G. Boyle. |
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Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, June 5,
1862.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32;
defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
27, 1948 (age 86 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Nashville, Mich.
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Grant Fellows (1865-1929) —
of Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Hudson Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., April
13, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1913-16; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1917-29; died in office 1929; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1922.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died July 16,
1929 (age 64 years, 94
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson H. Fellows and Sarah M. (Perry) Fellows. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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Robert Gardner Ferguson (1858-1949) —
also known as Robert G. Ferguson —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Brampton, Ontario,
October
22, 1858.
Republican. Hardware
dealer; president, First National Bank of
Sault Ste. Marie; director, Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Railway
Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., March 5,
1949 (age 90 years, 134
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Ferguson and Catherine (Golden) Ferguson; married 1885 to
Christenna Helen Bain. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles T. Ferries (b. 1880) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
June
6, 1880.
Republican. Dental
surgeon; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Dental Association; Rotary;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Ferries and Annie (Broadfoot) Ferries; married 1909 to
Charlotte Brimacombe. |
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Cornelius Ferris Jr. (b. 1866) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., March
26, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Asuncion, 1909-13; Port Antonio, 1914; Bluefields, 1914-16; Mannheim, 1916-17; San Luis Potosi, 1917-19; Stettin, 1924-25; Cobh, 1925-27; U.S. Consul General in Dublin, as of 1929.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cornelius Ferris and Ermina (Pratt) Ferris; married, June 20,
1900, to Mary Elizabeth Beadle. |
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Francis Finch (1917-1999) —
of Mattawan, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., June 30,
1917.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren
County, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died July 14,
1999 (age 82 years, 14
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Finch and Hettie (Palmer) Finch; married to Geraldine
Halsted. |
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Orval Carl Finkbeiner (b. 1910) —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich., March
30, 1910.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; mayor of Sandusky.
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. German
ancestry. Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Finkbeiner and Alma (Strebe) Finkbeiner; married, February
10, 1941, to Thelma Roselpha Booth. |
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Fred Christian Fischer (1879-1963) —
also known as Fred C. Fischer —
of Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Flat Rock, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1879.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934; Wayne
County Superintendent of Schools, 1935-54.
Methodist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Ridgewood Osteopathic Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
20, 1963 (age 83 years, 159
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Belleville, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Fischer and Eleanor (Alexander) Fischer; married, June 24,
1908, to Reva Ruthruff. |
| | | Fred C. Fischer Elementary
School (built 1957, closed 2011), in Taylor,
Michigan, was named for
him. — The former Fred C. Fischer Library,
in Belleville,
Michigan, was named for
him. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Carroll Fitch (1842-1899) —
also known as Charles C. Fitch —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cuylerville, Livingston
County, N.Y., July 19,
1842.
Democrat. Abstractor;
hardware
business; president, Mason Water and
Electric Light Company; Ingham
County Register of Deeds, 1885-88; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1889-92.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, of heart
disease, June 28,
1899 (age 56 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Dwight Fitzgerald (1885-1939) —
also known as Frank D. Fitzgerald —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., January
27, 1885.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1924,
1932,
1936;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1925-26; secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1929-30; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1931-34; resigned 1934; Governor of
Michigan, 1935-36, 1939; defeated, 1936; died in office 1939.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Maccabees;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., March
16, 1939 (age 54 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
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Ray M. Flavin (b. 1912) —
of Swartz Creek, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Litchville, Barnes
County, N.Dak., August
25, 1912.
Democrat. Flint Township Supervisor; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
2nd District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 83rd District, 1965-66; defeated
in primary, 1966, 1968.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Flesheim (1848-1900) —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 8,
1848.
Republican. Insurance
business; president, Menominee Electric Company, manufacturer
of telephone
switchboards and equipment; mayor
of Menominee, Mich., 1888; member of Michigan
state senate, 1891-94 (31st District 1891-92, 30th District
1893-94).
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Facing the failure of his business enterprises, he died by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., February
26, 1900 (age 51 years, 324
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Menominee, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Flesheim and Babette (Straus) Flesheim; married, February
25, 1875, to Delia Isabella 'Belle' Stephenson. |
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James N. Folks (1897-2001) —
of Horton, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Hanover, Jackson
County, Mich., October
19, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
Spring Arbor Township Supervisor, 1930-58; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-72 (Jackson County 2nd
District 1955-64, 49th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1940.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis.
Died at Tender Care nursing
home, Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
20, 2001 (age 103 years,
93 days).
Interment at Horton
Cemetery, Horton, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1919 to Jennie
Strait. |
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Elwin B. Follett (b. 1877) —
of Hale, Iosco
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Steuben
County, Ind., November
14, 1877.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iosco District, 1913-15.
Member, Grange;
Gleaners;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of
President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.; son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr.
and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford; half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford Sr.; married, October
15, 1948, to Betty
Warren. |
| | | Political family: Ford
family of Grand Rapids, Michigan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | The Gerald R. Ford Freeway
(I-196), in Kent,
Ottawa,
and Allegan
counties, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford International
Airport (opened 1963, given present name 1999), near Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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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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Ransom L. Ford (1878-1973) —
of Montrose, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Byron, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
12, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1915-18; defeated, 1912.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in 1973
(age about
95 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas G. Ford Sr. (1918-1995) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 15,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 91st District, 1965-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in 1995
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William David Ford (1927-2004) —
also known as William D. Ford —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
6, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93,
13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1968,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992.
United
Church of Christ. Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
14, 2004 (age 77 years, 8
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Eugene Foster (1860-1928) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Caroga town, Fulton
County, N.Y., August
8, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; chair of
Gladwin County Republican Party, 1892-1928; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 28th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1909-12.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Foresters;
Woodmen.
Died, probably from heart
disease, in his office
at the Gladwin County Record newspaper, Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., October
2, 1928 (age 68 years, 55
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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George Ernest Foulkes (1878-1960) —
also known as George E. Foulkes —
of Hartford, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
25, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hartford, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
13, 1960 (age 81 years, 354
days).
Interment at Hartford
Cemetery, Hartford, Mich.
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Allen M. Freeland (1872-1964) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born near Caledonia, Kent
County, Mich., March
18, 1872.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1919-35; appointed 1919.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in 1964
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1897 to Bertha
L. Dean. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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William A. French (1849-1903) —
also known as Billy French —
of Dundee, Monroe
County, Mich.; Bell, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Pelham, Ontario,
March
2, 1849.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County 2nd District,
1883-84; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1894-1900; appointed 1894.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cancer,
in St. Mary's Hospital,
Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1903 (age 53 years, 363
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Dundee, Mich.
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Louis Herbert Freye (1912-1973) —
also known as Louis H. Freye —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., June 12,
1912.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1943-48, 1951; defeated, 1948; resigned 1951.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died in 1973
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Homer C. Fritsch (1894-1957) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio, July 23,
1894.
Chemist;
executive vice-president, Parke Davis pharmaceutical
company; village
president of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, 1948-50; mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957.
Member, American
Chemical Society; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Collapsed and died in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton Hotel,
Montreal, Quebec,
April
8, 1957 (age 62 years, 259
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Theodore I. Fry (1881-1962) —
also known as "Mr. Democrat" —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., July 25,
1881.
Democrat. Banker;
director, Fremont Canning
Company; Michigan
state treasurer, 1933-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1938, 1942; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1956
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, in Gerber Hospital,
Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., January
28, 1962 (age 80 years, 187
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) —
of Ford River, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
22, 1858.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall
at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed;
used a wheelchair
for the rest of his life; Michigan
state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
4, 1935 (age 77 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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