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Horatio J. Abbott (1876-1936) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton, Lenawee
County, Mich., March
26, 1876.
Democrat. Builder;
merchant;
oil
distributor; Washtenaw
County Register of Deeds, 1909-12; postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1915-23; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1924; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1925-29; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1929; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1932; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1933-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
24, 1936 (age 60 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Lloyd L. Anderson (1908-1980) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., March
16, 1908.
Republican. Real estate
business; supervisor
of Waterford Township, Michigan, 1951-57; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1957-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., November
17, 1980 (age 72 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April
15, 1930, to Madelyn Kingsbury. |
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1957-58 |
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George Washington Armstrong (1859-1948) —
also known as George W. Armstrong —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., April
18, 1859.
Republican. Mechanical
dentist; traveling
salesman; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1936-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in 1948
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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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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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. |
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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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Clara W. Beardsley (1889-1978) —
also known as Clara Eleanor Woodard —
of Beaverton, Gladwin
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., May 9,
1889.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
8, 1978 (age 89 years, 152
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Relatives:
Daughter of W. E. Woodard; married, June 24,
1908, to Ralph R. Beardsley. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Cora M. Brown (1914-1972) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., April
19, 1914.
Democrat. Social
worker; police
officer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1953-56 (2nd District 1953-54, 3rd District
1955-56); defeated in primary, 1950, 1951; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1956.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 58 years, 242
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Frances E. Burns (b. 1866) —
also known as Frances E. Sanford —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Easton, Ionia
County, Mich., May 2,
1866.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1920.
Female.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James B. Sanford and Maria S. (Yeomans) Sanford; married,
October
26, 1887, to John Burns. |
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Ruth Gibson Butler (1891-1981) —
also known as Ruth G. Butler —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Republic, Marquette
County, Mich., July 11,
1891.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1961-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Houghton
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton District, 1962.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, League of Women
Voters; Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in March, 1981
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas Henry Gibson and Alice (Quinn) Gibson; married to
Jesse C. Butler. |
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John Price Collins (1900-1971) —
also known as John P. Collins —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., April 6,
1900.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1933-34;
defeated, 1934, 1936, 1950.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died in 1971
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel E. Crawford (b. 1876) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near North Branch, Lapeer
County, Mich., June 15,
1876.
Republican. Life
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1917-20; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906 to Cora
Wilson. |
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Frank Peter Darin (1899-1958) —
also known as Frank P. Darin —
of River Rouge, Wayne
County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born, of American parents, in Laggio, Italy,
September
21, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1921-23; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1925-32; defeated in primary, 1948; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1932; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1934; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; White
Shrine of Jerusalem; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died January
28, 1958 (age 58 years, 129
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Victor Darin and Rose Marie Pagnetto; married, September
21, 1925, to Marie D'Seppo. |
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Harry A. DeMaso (1921-2015) —
also known as Aristide Augustino DeMaso —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
24, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; supervisor
of Battle Creek Township, Michigan, 1952-65; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-66 (Calhoun County 2nd
District 1957-64, 45th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1954;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1967-86.
Methodist.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
9, 2015 (age 93 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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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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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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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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Augustus Herbert Gansser (1872-1951) —
also known as Augustus H. Gansser —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
July
5, 1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1911-12; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1915-18, 1923-32; defeated, 1912,
1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Congregationalist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April
25, 1951 (age 78 years, 294
days).
Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Edward Gayde (b. 1878) —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., January
2, 1878.
Republican. Grocer; hardware
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1915-18.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners.
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
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Catharine Gibson (1907-1997) —
also known as Catharine Coffman; Mrs. Peter
Gibson —
of Woodland Beach, Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., September
29, 1907.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956;
vice-chair
of Michigan Republican Party, 1953-57.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the Eastern Star.
Died August
24, 1997 (age 89 years, 329
days).
Interment at Center
Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
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Martha Wright Griffiths (1912-2003) —
also known as Martha W. Griffiths; Martha Edna
Wright —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Armada, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Pierce City, Lawrence
County, Mo., January
29, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1949-52; defeated in primary, 1946; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1955-74; defeated,
1952; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1953; appointed 1953;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1968,
1984,
1988;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1983-90.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star; American
Association of University Women.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1993.
Died in Armada, Macomb
County, Mich., April
22, 2003 (age 91 years, 83
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Byron P. Hicks (b. 1873) —
of Durand, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Tyrone Township, Livingston
County, Mich., November
27, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1919-21.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Josephine Drivinsky Hunsinger (b. 1914) —
also known as Josephine D. Hunsinger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Acosta, Somerset
County, Pa., 1914.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-76 (Wayne County 12th
District 1955-64, 16th District 1965-72, 1st District 1973-76);
defeated in primary, 1976, 1980, 1984; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1977 (14th District), 1978 (7th District), 1982
(5th District).
Female.
Member, League of Women
Voters; Order of the Eastern Star; Polish
National Alliance.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William E. Ivory (b. 1866) —
of Elba, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Hadley Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
14, 1866.
Republican. Banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1905-08,
1917-20; defeated in primary, 1932; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1910 (21st District), 1934 (Republican, 11th
District).
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Woodmen;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885 to Cora
B. Fifield. |
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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate and insurance
business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor
of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Bela E. Kennedy (b. 1918) —
of Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 8,
1918.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-82 (54th District 1971-72,
45th District 1973-82); defeated in primary, 1970.
United
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the Eastern Star.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to Eleene
Price. |
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Allan L. Lamphere (b. 1877) —
of Redford, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Vassar, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 25,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1915-18.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Lynn J. Lewis (1876-1938) —
of Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich.; South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., June 3,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1915-20; mayor
of South Haven, Mich.; elected 1935.
Welsh
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1938
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abel J. Lewis and Imogene (Sackett) Lewis; married, October
12, 1895, to Nellie Gray. |
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Joseph Arthur Long (b. 1885) —
also known as Joseph A. Long —
of Commerce Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., May 28,
1885.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
developer; auctioneer;
supervisor
of Commerce Township, Michigan, 1928-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1935-36; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Wallace Long and Clara C. (Horton) Long; married, March
18, 1915, to Mabel J. Hays. |
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John T. Matthews (born c.1860) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Orange Township, Ionia
County, Mich., about 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1917.
Presbyterian.
Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bernard Matthews and Rachael D. (Smith) Matthews; married 1886 to Mary
Roberts. |
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Duncan McRae (b. 1869) —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich., February
16, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
merchant;
lumber
business; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1917-22.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Gleaners.
Burial location unknown.
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John E. Merrill (b. 1897) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Yale, St. Clair
County, Mich., March
16, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1936.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Merrill and Janet M. (Brown) Merrill; married, October
16, 1926, to Mae R. Sullivan. |
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Franklin Moore (1877-1927) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., 1877.
Republican. Salt
manufacturer; banker; mayor
of St. Clair, Mich., 1911; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1917-22; candidate for Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1922; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Died, in Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 11,
1927 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Willard James Nash (1879-1971) —
also known as Willard J. Nash —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Gaines, Genesee
County, Mich., May 28,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Bird
J. Vincent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1913-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Maccabees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
11, 1971 (age 92 years, 136
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Evelyn M. Nowak (b. 1913) —
also known as E. M. Nowak; Evelyn Marshick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 18,
1913.
Democrat. Stenographer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1945-46; defeated, 1946.
Female.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry J. Phillips (1904-1984) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Red Deer, Alberta,
October
27, 1904.
Republican. Barber;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-62 (St. Clair County 1st
District 1943-44, St. Clair County 1945-54, St. Clair District
1955-62); defeated in primary, 1962 (St. Clair District), 1964 (76th
District).
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1984
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert L. Phillips and Bertha Ann (Dewey) Phillips; married, July 4,
1933, to Marion Gertrude Hamilton. |
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Dovie Theodosia Pickett (1921-2007) —
also known as Dovie T. Pickett; Dovie Theodosia
Carter —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hinze, Winston
County, Miss., November
22, 1921.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1972,
1988,
1992
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1978.
Female.
Protestant.
African
ancestry. Member, Order of the Eastern Star.
Died April
17, 2007 (age 85 years, 146
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Edward Prettyman (1852-1928) —
also known as C. E. Prettyman —
of Neosho, Newton
County, Mo.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., October
13, 1852.
Railway
station agent; mayor of
Neosho, Mo., 1924-26; defeated, 1922, 1926.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in Neosho, Newton
County, Mo., June 23,
1928 (age 75 years, 254
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
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Audley Rawson (1893-1981) —
also known as William Audley Rawson —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born near Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 5,
1893.
Republican. Farmer;
Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1950; lobbyist
for the Michigan Association of Insurance
Companies.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
27, 1981 (age 88 years, 175
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December
22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married 1971 to
Mildred Hutchinson. |
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Marion John Reason (1884-1967) —
also known as Marion J. Reason —
of Pinckney, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Marion Township, Livingston
County, Mich., June 10,
1884.
Democrat. Livestock
buyer; village
president of Pinckney, Michigan, 1916; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., September
18, 1967 (age 83 years, 100
days).
Interment at Pinckney Cemetery, Pinckney, Mich.
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Friend William Richardson (1865-1943) —
also known as Friend W. Richardson; William
Richardson —
of California.
Born in Michigan, December
1, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; California
state treasurer, 1915-23; Governor of
California, 1923-27.
Quaker.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., September
5, 1943 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chapel
of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
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Cyril H. Root (1896-1983) —
of Oshtemo Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born May 23,
1896.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1950-68 (Kalamazoo County 2nd
District 1950-64, 47th District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in 1983
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Grand
Prairie Cemetery, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich.
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William H. Rose (b. 1844) —
of Bath, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Bath, Clinton
County, Mich., July 25,
1844.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County 1st District,
1881-84; Michigan
land commissioner, 1905-08.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Nelis J. Saunders (b. 1923) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., September
3, 1923.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1969-72; defeated
in primary, 1960 (Wayne County 11th District), 1962 (Wayne County
11th District), 1965 (24th District), 1966 (11th District), 1972
(20th District), 1974 (21st District).
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1974.
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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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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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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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Calvin Jay Town (1875-1942) —
also known as C. Jay Town —
of Parma, Jackson
County, Mich.; North Adams, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Liberty Township, Jackson
County, Mich., June 29,
1875.
Republican. Methodist
minister; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1919-24, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1933-42; defeated in primary, 1924,
1930; died in office 1942.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Gleaners.
Died January
7, 1942 (age 66 years, 192
days).
Interment at Pope
Cemetery, Springport, Mich.
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C. Dodge Williams (1879-1945) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Brookfield Township, Eaton
County, Mich., October
18, 1879.
Republican. Farmer;
director, Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Barry and Eaton Counties; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1935-42;
defeated in primary, 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the Eastern Star.
Died October
2, 1945 (age 65 years, 349
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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