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Wayne Bell Sackett (1907-1983) —
also known as Wayne B. Sackett —
of Portage, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Gobleville (now Gobles), Van Buren
County, Mich., July 16,
1907.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1969-76 (47th District 1969-72,
55th District 1973-76); defeated in primary, 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., January
11, 1983 (age 75 years, 179
days).
Interment at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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George Wahr Sallade (1922-1997) —
also known as George W. Sallade —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
16, 1922.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1955-60; defeated (Democratic), 1968; chair of
Washtenaw County Democratic Party, 1965-68; Democratic candidate
for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1966, 1970; Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1982; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1988
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Freemasons; Moose; Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Sigma
Phi.
Died June 18,
1997 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Image source:
Ann Arbor News, June 15, 1968 |
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Melvin Harold Saur (1892-1980) —
also known as M. Harold Saur —
of Kent City, Kent
County, Mich.
Born near Kent City, Kent
County, Mich., November
21, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Dry candidate
for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County
3rd District, 1933; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1935-36, 1939-46; defeated, 1936.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Kent City, Kent
County, Mich., December
27, 1980 (age 88 years, 36
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert B. Savidge (b. 1889) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich., November
6, 1889.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Osceola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-28, 1933-38.
Member, Exchange
Club; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of B. Newton Savidge and Jessia (Bates) Savidge. |
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Andrew Jackson Sawyer (1834-1911) —
also known as Andrew J. Sawyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Mottville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
18, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1877-80, 1897-98 (Washtenaw
County 2nd District 1877-80, Washtenaw County 1st District 1897-98);
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1880.
Member, Freemasons; Maccabees;
Elks.
Died August
18, 1911 (age 76 years, 273
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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Andrew Jackson Sawyer Jr. (b. 1876) —
also known as Andrew J. Sawyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
18, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1921.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Meredith P. Sawyer (b. 1890) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., July 3,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1919-20.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvah L. Sawyer and Josephine (Ingalls) Sawyer; married 1914 to Esther
Snyder. |
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Robert Nute Sawyer (b. 1911) —
also known as Robert N. Sawyer —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
3, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1939-42;
defeated in primary, 1946; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54.
Member, Freemasons; Jaycees.
Burial location unknown.
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John H. Sayers (1834-1924) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
January
18, 1834.
Republican. Tinsmith; hardware
merchant; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1879-81.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., March
21, 1924 (age 90 years, 63
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) —
also known as Thomas D. Schall —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., June 4,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; died
in office 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Blinded
by an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.
Hit by
an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard, near
Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three days
later, in Casualty Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
22, 1935 (age 57 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Frank Schwartz (1893-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., February
5, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1944,
1948.
Jewish.
Member, National
Lawyers Guild; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
4, 1984 (age 91 years, 212
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Schwartz and Anna (Gilbert) Schwartz; married to Gwen
E. Schwartz. |
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Thomas F. Schweigert (1917-2001) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
29, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; forester;
surveyor;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1961-70 (29th District 1961-64, 37th District
1965-70).
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of respiratory
failure, at Northern Michigan Hospital,
Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., 2001
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Douglass Scott (1878-1951) —
also known as Frank D. Scott —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., August
25, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1915-27; defeated in
primary, 1926.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
12, 1951 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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George G. Scott (1874-1952) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
16, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1905-08 (Wayne County 4th
District 1905-06, Wayne County 1st District 1907-08); member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1909-18.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Independent
Order of Foresters.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
26, 1952 (age 77 years, 132
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles B. Scully (b. 1878) —
of Almont, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Almont Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., June 17,
1878.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1917-20; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1920.
Member, Freemasons; Gleaners;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Kelly S. Searl (1862-1942) —
also known as Kelley S. Searl —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.; St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
1, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1906-17, 1927-42; died in office
1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died April
28, 1942 (age 80 years, 86
days).
Interment at Mt.
Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Mich.
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James Maxwell Shackleton (1896-1968) —
also known as James M. Shackleton —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., May 25,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County
1st District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., 1968
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James M. Shackleton and Mary (Morehouse) Shackleton; married, August
9, 1919, to Marie Seward King (daughter of Hamilton
King). |
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William H. Shambaugh (1856-1927) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., 1856.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887-89; candidate for mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1894.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Edward Kim Shanahan (1904-1990) —
also known as Edward K. Shanahan —
of Charlevoix, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Charlevoix, Charlevoix
County, Mich., July 15,
1904.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; chair of
Charlevoix County Republican Party, 1958-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Charlevoix
District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., July 19,
1990 (age 86 years, 4
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lisle Shanahan and Mary (Dunham) Shanahan; married to Phila
Averill Armstrong. |
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Edward MacGlen Sharpe (1887-1975) —
also known as Edward M. Sharpe —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay
County, Mich., December
18, 1887.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1934-57; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1941, 1949, 1956.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Lions.
Died in Hampton Township, Bay
County, Mich., March 3,
1975 (age 87 years, 75
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1939 |
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George H. Shearer (1825-1894) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 9,
1825.
Builder;
lumber
manufacturer; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; flour mill
business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1885-87.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
20, 1894 (age 69 years, 103
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of James
Buchanan Shearer; married 1850 to Maria
E. Herbut; married to Laura A. Herbut. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Hugh Shepherd (1873-1957) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lee's Summit, Jackson
County, Mo., June 1,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1911; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died December
9, 1957 (age 84 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh McClure Shepherd and Nina (Bears) Shepherd. |
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Charles Upton Shreve (b. 1898) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
24, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary).
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leven L. Shreve and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Shreve; married, March 7,
1936, to Elaine Renaud. |
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Charles Albert Sink (1879-1972) —
also known as Charles A. Sink —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Westernville, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 4,
1879.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1919-20, 1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1921-22, 1927-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Acacia;
Phi
Mu Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from a stroke,
in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 93 years, 166
days).
Entombed at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Herman Sink and Caroline (Gleasman) Sink; married, June 18,
1923, to Alva Joanna Gordon. |
| | | Image source: Ann Arbor Daily News,
October 8, 1928 |
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George Ellis Sivula (1917-1981) —
also known as George E. Sivula —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., June 14,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; realtor;
insurance
business; mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1952-53.
Lutheran.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Eagles;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., November
9, 1981 (age 64 years, 148
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Victor J. Sivula and Matilda M. Sivula; married, February
20, 1946, to Alice Jane Petrinic. |
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James T. Sloan (b. 1886) —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
17, 1886.
Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1941.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford H. Smart (1905-1977) —
of Walled Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.; Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Kalkaska, Kalkaska
County, Mich., January
14, 1905.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-74 (60th District 1965-72,
24th District 1973-74); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in December, 1977
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Aloha, Mich.
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Carmi Reddick Smith (1862-1939) —
also known as Carmi R. Smith —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Girard, Branch
County, Mich., May 19,
1862.
Republican. Supplier of straw and pulp for paper
mills; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1898; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1903, 1912-13; resigned 1903; defeated, 1913;
postmaster at Niles,
Mich., 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in 1939
(age about
77 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Mahlon A. Smith and Louise (Reddick) Smith; married 1890 to Mary
E. Stafford. |
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memorial |
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Connor D. Smith (1907-1993) —
of Standish, Arenac
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., October
6, 1907.
Democrat. Veterinarian;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1950-53, 1954-68; defeated, 1949;
appointed 1950; defeated, 1953; appointed 1954; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees; elected 1961; candidate for
Michigan
state house of representatives 102nd District, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1931 to Alice
Tennant. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Donald E. Smith (1921-1986) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in New Lothrop, Shiawassee
County, Mich., April
28, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1955-58.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Freemasons; Lions.
Died in Pigeon, Huron
County, Mich., January
15, 1986 (age 64 years, 262
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Frank A. Smith (1876-1947) —
of Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Lynchburg, Highland
County, Ohio, January
8, 1876.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1915-24;
defeated in primary, 1924 (Wexford District), 1940 (Mecosta
District); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932, 1938, 1944.
Member, Grange;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Maccabees.
Died in 1947
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chandler Township, Huron
County, Mich., 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in oil
refining; real estate
business; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1942-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 10,
1978 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Flora
Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
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Israel C. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1838.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; hotel
proprietor; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 4th
Michigan District, 1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in 1899
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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John M. C. Smith (1853-1923) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), February
6, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-88; president, First National
Bank of
Charlotte, 1889-1923; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,
1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1911-21, 1921-23; died
in office 1923.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Died, of heart
disease, in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., March
30, 1923 (age 70 years, 52
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Nick H. Smith (b. 1934) —
also known as Nick Smith —
of Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., November
5, 1934.
Republican. Farmer;
Somerset Township Supervisor, 1966-68; radio
broadcaster; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1976; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 41st District, 1979-82; member of
Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1983-93; resigned 1993; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1993-.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Quincy Adams Smith (b. 1844) —
also known as Quincy A. Smith —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Dover (now Westlake), Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
6, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1885-91; resigned 1891; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1896; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1905.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy Smith (b. 1924) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., February
12, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
analyst for Ford Motor
Company; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1959-66; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1967-72, 1975-82;
defeated, 1962 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1972 (22nd District);
Saline city administrator, 1973-74; candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1982.
Baptist
or Church
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1949 to
Shirley Sanford. |
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Samuel J. Smith (b. 1859) —
of Mackinaw City, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Grey County, Ontario,
January
16, 1859.
Republican. Hotelier;
Cheboygan
County Treasurer, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cheboygan County, 1915-18.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Talbot Smith (1899-1978) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., October
11, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955-61; defeated, 1953; appointed
1955; resigned 1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-71;
took senior status 1971.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died, of heart
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
21, 1978 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Cremated.
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Willard B. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., March 7,
1838.
Republican. Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1878-80, 1887-88; defeated, 1888.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., 1899
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Ransom S. Smith and Emily B. (Burroughs) Smith; married, November
14, 1863, to Sarah F. North; married, October
5, 1898, to Jennie Phillips. |
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Lawrence W. Snell (b. 1870) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., May 28,
1870.
Republican. Dairy
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1909-12.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900 to
Estelle M. Chamberlin. |
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Ernest Albert Snow (1875-1927) —
also known as Ernest A. Snow —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Hanover, Jackson
County, Mich., April
15, 1875.
Republican. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1918-25; resigned 1925; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1926-27; appointed 1926; died in
office 1927.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Moose;
Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
20, 1927 (age 52 years, 188
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Memorial Mausoleum, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Oliver Lyman Spaulding (1833-1922) —
also known as Oliver L. Spaulding —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Jaffrey, Cheshire
County, N.H., August
2, 1833.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1867-70; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1881-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 30,
1922 (age 88 years, 362
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Roy L. Spencer (b. 1919) —
of Attica, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Attica, Lapeer
County, Mich., September
10, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; poultry
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-76 (Lapeer County 1961-64,
78th District 1965-76).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Henrik Ekroll Stafseth (1919-2011) —
also known as Henrik E. Stafseth; Hank
Stafseth —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
14, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; civil
engineer; chair of
Ottawa County Republican Party, 1958-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ottawa County,
1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Florida, March
18, 2011 (age 91 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henrik J. Stafseth and Inger (Nordhem) Stafseth; married to
Lillian Mae Carisch. |
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memorial |
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John H. Stahlin (1914-1997) —
of Belding, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Belding, Ionia
County, Mich., April 6,
1914.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1959-62; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1962; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in Port Richey, Pasco
County, Fla., April
14, 1997 (age 83 years, 8
days).
Cremated.
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Edward D. Stair (b. 1859) —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Morenci, Lenawee
County, Mich., March
29, 1859.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; theatrical
manager; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1908.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Stair and Maryette (Beckwith) Stair; married, July 2,
1888, to Grace Crookson. |
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Charles Arthur Standiford (1866-1954) —
also known as Charles A. Standiford —
of Athens, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Sherwood Township, Branch
County, Mich., November
8, 1866.
Democrat. Justice of the peace; lawyer; postmaster;
real
estate and insurance
business; candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1922, 1930.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Leila Hospital,
Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
11, 1954 (age 87 years, 64
days).
Interment at North Sherwood Cemetery, Sherwood, Mich.
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Woodrow Stanley —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1991-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1996,
2000;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 34th District; elected 2012.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP.
Still living as of 2012.
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Lloyd A. Stephens (1898-1974) —
of Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Free Soil, Mason
County, Mich., December
15, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1957-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Grange;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 7,
1974 (age 75 years, 143
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Scottville, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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John Harold Stevens (1895-1976) —
also known as J. Harold Stevens —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
21, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District, 1965-68.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Sigma
Nu Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
29, 1976 (age 81 years, 39
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Stevens and Jeanette (Millett) Stevens; married to Martha
Beal. |
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Albert Edwin Stewart (b. 1847) —
also known as Albert E. Stewart —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; tugboat
master; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1897-1900.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Garrett G. Stewart and Charlotte (Kendrick) Stewart; married, June 19,
1884, to Minnie E. Tietsort. |
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Potter Stewart (1915-1985) —
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., January
23, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1954-58; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1958-81; took senior status 1981.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Skull
and Bones.
Died in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., December
7, 1985 (age 70 years, 318
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert C. Stites (1915-1981) —
of Manitou Beach, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Rollin Township, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich., January
7, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lenawee
County Sheriff, 1957-64; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 40th District, 1967-70; defeated
in primary, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
26, 1981 (age 66 years, 353
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Norman Otto Stockmeyer (b. 1907) —
also known as Norman O. Stockmeyer —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Caseville, Huron
County, Mich., July 17,
1907.
Republican. Realtor;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(alternate); secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1957-65; candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1962; member of Wayne State
University board of governors; appointed 1964; elected 1966;
defeated, 1974; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1981-88; appointed 1975.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; NAACP; Omicron
Delta Kappa; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. August Stockmeyer and Bertha (Singleton) Stockmeyer; married 1933 to
Lillian R. Hitchman. |
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John Grover Stone (1871-1939) —
also known as John G. Stone —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., September
29, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1922-39; appointed 1922; died in
office 1939.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died May 21,
1939 (age 67 years, 234
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bert J. Storey (1880-1958) —
of Belding, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich., April
13, 1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hardware
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1939-50; chair of
Ionia County Republican Party, 1950; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1955-58; defeated in primary, 1952;
died in office 1958.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died January
13, 1958 (age 77 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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DeForrest Strang (1902-1987) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., May 7,
1902.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., April
14, 1987 (age 84 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Russell H. Strange II (1934-2001) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., September
18, 1934.
Republican. Tree
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-70 (Isabella District
1957-64, 100th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Sigma
Chi; American
Political Science Association; Rotary;
Grange;
Elks.
Died in North Port, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
6, 2001 (age 67 years, 79
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Epiphany Cathedral Memorial Garden, Venice, Fla.
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William P. Strauch (1870-1950) —
of Durand, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., July 6,
1870.
Republican. Farmer; road
contractor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1921-28;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1928.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1950
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Strong Jr. (1830-1913) —
also known as "Honest John" —
of South Rockwood, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born, in a log
cabin, in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1830.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1861-62, 1879-80 (Wayne County
2nd District 1861-62, Monroe County 2nd District 1879-80); delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1880
(alternate), 1892,
1912
(alternate); member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1881-84; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1891-92; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
Member, Freemasons.
Founder of South Rockwood, Mich. Lost two
fingers on his right hand in a sawmill accident.
Died in South Rockwood, Monroe
County, Mich., April 2,
1913 (age 82 years, 360
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, South Rockwood, Mich.
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Frank P. Sullivan (b. 1862) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., March 7,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1893-95; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1907-11.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Sullivan and Mary Sullivan; married, June 17,
1900, to Minnie W. Hall. |
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Arthur Ellsworth Summerfield (1899-1972) —
also known as Arthur E. Summerfield —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Pinconning, Bay
County, Mich., March
17, 1899.
Republican. Real estate
business; oil
distributor; automobile
dealer; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1944-52; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1952-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1953-61.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Kiwanis;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April
26, 1972 (age 73 years, 40
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Summerfield and Cora Edith (Ellsworth) Summerfield;
married, July 22,
1918, to Miriam Wealthy Graim. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Eminent Americans
(1954) |
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Lafayette Swanton (1868-1958) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Edenville, Midland
County, Mich., July 7,
1868.
Physician;
surgeon;
mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1918-22.
Member, Eagles;
Freemasons.
Died in Edenville, Midland
County, Mich., February
22, 1958 (age 89 years, 230
days).
Interment at Old Edenville Cemetery, Edenville, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Young Swanton and Lucy J. (McConnell) Swanton; married to Anna
Louisa Annis. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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