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Branch County
Michigan

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Branch County

Cyrus Gray Luce (1824-1905) — also known asCyrus G. Luce — of Gilead Township,BranchCounty, Mich.; Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Windsor,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,July 2,1824.Whig candidate forIndianastate house of representatives, 1848; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Branch County 2nd District,1855-56;BranchCounty Treasurer, 1859-62; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1865-68 (15th District 1865-66, 13th District1867-68);delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1885-86; resigned 1886;Governor ofMichigan, 1887-90.Presbyterian.Member,Grange.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,March18, 1905 (age80 years, 259days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Index to Locations

  • Bronson TownshipAdams Cemetery
  • ColdwaterOak Grove Cemetery
  • SherwoodNorth Sherwood Cemetery
  • Union CityUnknown location
  • Union CityRiverside Cemetery


    AdamsCemetery
    Bronson Township, Branch County, Michigan
    Wales Adams (1804-1879) — ofBranchCounty, Mich.Born in Medway,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,March 2,1804.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Branch County, 1844-45;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.Died in Bronson Township,BranchCounty, Mich.,November2, 1879 (age75 years, 245days).Interment at Adams Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     


    Oak GroveCemetery
    (formerly Oak Hill Cemetery)
    Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan
    Founded 1854
    Clinton Bowen Fisk (1828-1890) — also known asClinton B. Fisk — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.; New Jersey.Born in York,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1828.Merchant;miller;banker;insurancebusiness; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1886; Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1888.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1890 (age61 years, 213days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Bigford e Fisk and Lydia (Aldrich) Fisk; married1850 toJeannette Crippen.
     FiskUniversity,Nashville,Tennessee, isnamed forhim.  — Clinton B. FiskAvenue,inWesterleigh,Staten Island, New York, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
  • Cyrus G. Luce
     Relatives: Sonof Walter W. Luce and Mary M. (Gray) Luce; married,August29, 1849, to Julia A. Dickinson; married1883 to MaryE. Thompson.
     Luce County,Mich. is named for him.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891)
     Lewis Cass Jr. (c.1814-1878) — Born about 1814. U.S. Charge d'Affaires toPapal States, 1849-54; U.S. Minister toPapal States, 1854-58.Died in1878(ageabout64 years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary
    John G. ParkhurstJohn Gibson Parkhurst (1824-1906) — also known asJohn G. Parkhurst — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Oneida Castle,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1824.Democrat.Lawyer;insurancebusiness;BranchCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1852-55; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1860(ConventionSecretary),1888(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker);general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1868; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1872; candidate forMichiganstate treasurer, 1875; U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1888-89; postmaster atColdwater,Mich., 1894-98.Episcopalian.EnglishandScottishancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;LoyalLegion;American BarAssociation.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,May 6,1906 (age82 years, 19days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Stephen Parkhurst and Sally (Gibson) Parkhurst; married1852 to AmeliaNoyes; married1863 to JosieB. Reeves; married1874 toFrances J. (Roberts) Fiske.
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary
     Image source: History and BiographicalRecord of Branch County (1906)
    Charles UpsonCharles Upson (1821-1885) — of Constantine,St. JosephCounty, Mich.; Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Marion, Southington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,March19, 1821.Lawyer;St.Joseph County Clerk, 1849-50;St.Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1853-54; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1855-56, 1881-82 (17th District 1855-56, 10thDistrict 1881-82);villagepresident of Coldwater, Michigan, 1859-60;Michiganstate attorney general, 1861-62;U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1863-69;bankdirector;circuitjudge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1869-73; resigned 1873; memberofMichiganstate constitutional commission 3rd District, 1873;mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1877-78.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,September5, 1885 (age64 years, 170days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Lydia (Webster) Upson and Asahel Upson; brother ofGadEly Upson; married,August4, 1852, to Sophia Montgomery Upham; great-grandson ofJosiahCowles; second cousin ofCalvinJosiah Cowles andChristopherColumbus Upson; second cousin once removed ofCharlesHolden Cowles; second cousin twice removed ofDanielUpson; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnStrong; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin ofAndrewSeth Upson andEvelynM. Upson; third cousin once removed ofWilliamHanford Upson; third cousin twice removed ofHenryChampion,EpaphroditusChampion,DanielChapin,SamuelStrong andElaCollins; third cousin thrice removed ofMosesSeymour andSimeonBaldwin; fourth cousin ofHarveyWashington Upson; fourth cousin once removed ofGrahamHurd Chapin,GeorgeSeymour,WilliamCollins,WilliamSheffield Cowles,JamesWesley Upson andWilliamHazlett Upson.
     Political family:Upsonfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Image source: History and BiographicalRecord of Branch County (1906)
     Alfred Milnes (1844-1916) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Bradford, Yorkshire,England,May28, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1885-87; member ofMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1889-92;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1894-95;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1895-97; defeated,1896; postmaster atColdwater,Mich., 1898-1902;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 6th District, 1907-08.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,January15, 1916 (age71 years, 232days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Jonas Hartzell McGowan (1837-1909) — also known asJonas H. McGowan — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Smithtown Township, Columbiana County (now Smith Township,MahoningCounty), Ohio,April 2,1837.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1870-77; resigned 1877; member ofMichiganstate senate 10th District, 1873-74;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1877-81.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 5,1909 (age72 years, 94days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     George A. Coe (c.1811-1869) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in New York, about 1811. Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate, 1846, 1847 (4th District 1846, 3rd District 1847);LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1855-58; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1856(member,CredentialsCommittee).Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,October21, 1869 (ageabout 58years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Marion L. Pillsbury (1902-1983) — also known asPill Pillsbury — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Metz,SteubenCounty, Ind.,January7, 1902.Played professionalbasketballfor the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons);automobiledealer;mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1966-70.Member,Freemasons;ExchangeClub;FarmBureau.Died in the CommunityHealthCenter of Branch County, Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,January2, 1983 (age80 years, 360days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Zachary A. Pillsbury and Meda (Burch) Pillsbury; married,December1, 1925, to June Lois Merriman (second cousin ofRobertLendon Bibler).
     Political family:Howard-Bibler-Merrimanfamily of Indiana.
     PillsburyAvenueinColdwater,Michigan, isnamed forhim.
     Clayton C. Johnson (1864-1931) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Girard Township,BranchCounty, Mich.,1864.Republican.Mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1898-1901;circuitjudge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1920-31; appointed 1920;resigned 1931.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,December31, 1931 (ageabout 67years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Max E. Neal (1878-1962) — of Manistee,ManisteeCounty, Mich.Born in Lodi,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,May 9,1878.Republican.Lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 19th Circuit, 1936-56; resigned 1956.Member,Elks;DeltaUpsilon.Died in1962(ageabout84 years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married1908 to RoleneA. Root.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Gerald E. Kleindinst (c.1869-1939) — also known asG. E. Kleindinst — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born inEatonCounty, Mich., about 1869.Republican.Mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1906-08, 1914-16.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,July 28,1939 (ageabout 70years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Mark S. Andrews (1907-1983) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,March27, 1907.Circuitjudge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1954-67.Died in Bradenton,ManateeCounty, Fla.,October8, 1983 (age76 years, 195days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Henry E. Straight (1864-1945) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Colwater Township,BranchCounty, Mich.,December26, 1864.Republican.Farmer;clothingmerchant;BranchCounty Clerk, 1905-08; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Branch County, 1909-12;member ofMichiganstate senate 9th District, 1913-16.Member,Grange;Elks;OddFellows.Died in1945(ageabout80 years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married1899 to SarahB. Depue.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     David B. Dennis (1817-1902) — of Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.; Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Farmington,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,June 17,1817.Democrat.Banker;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1848-50;mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1863-64, 1871-72; postmaster atColdwater,Mich., 1886-90.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,April11, 1902 (age84 years, 298days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Elias A. Dennis and Anne (Brown) Dennis; married,April13, 1865, to Sarah P. Dean; married,February17, 1890, to Alma (Alden) Lewis; third cousin once removed ofEdwardWilbur Manchester; third cousin twice removed ofWilburGrant Manchester; third cousin thrice removed ofElbertGrant Manchester.
     Political family:Manchesterfamily of Winsted, Connecticut.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Leslie Harry Woodward (1895-1980) — also known asLeslie Woodward — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,July 19,1895.Republican.Mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1935-37.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,September4, 1980 (age85 years, 47days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Noah P. Loveridge (1826-1900) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 18,1826.Circuitjudge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1888-93.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,June 26,1900 (age74 years, 8days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.Milo D. CampbellMilo DeWitt Campbell (1851-1923) — also known asMilo D. Campbell — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Quincy,BranchCounty, Mich.,October25, 1851.Farmer;lawyer;bankdirector; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1885;mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1902-05; president, NationalMilkProducers Association; member, Federal Reserve Board, 1923.Died inWashington,D.C.,March22, 1923 (age71 years, 148days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Raleigh Madison Campbell and Susan Arminta (Culver) Campbell;married,October18, 1876, to Florence Marian Sears.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —FederalReserve History
     Image source: Federal ReserveHistory
     Charles A. Conover Jr. (1865-1941) — also known asC. A. Conover — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.,1865.Republican.Mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1911-13.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,January19, 1941 (ageabout 75years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Ford Davis (c.1892-1943) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born inHillsdaleCounty, Mich., about 1892.Republican.Mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1937-39.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,August23, 1943 (ageabout 51years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Alfred G. Morency (1893-1963) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August28, 1893.Republican.Mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1939-42; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1940(alternate),1948;chairof Branch County Republican Party, 1950.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,January21, 1963 (age69 years, 146days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Winifred Dunn.
     Samuel Etheridge (1788-1864) — Born in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April15, 1788.Miller;inventor;member ofMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1839-40.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Quincy,BranchCounty, Mich.,February18, 1864 (age75 years, 309days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Cynthia Maria Ingham.
     Owen L. Decker (1893-1957) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,March14, 1893.Mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1949-51.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,October10, 1957 (age64 years, 210days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. John T. Jackson Jr. (1904-1961) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,December21, 1904.Mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1954-56.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,February24, 1961 (age56 years, 65days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Howard M. Teeter (1907-1998) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Union City,BranchCounty, Mich.,February13, 1907.Republican.Mayorof Coldwater, Mich., 1946-48; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1964.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,December15, 1998 (age91 years, 305days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Hiram Alden (c.1792-1838) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in New York, about 1792.Physician;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Branch County, 1835-37;villagepresident of Coldwater, Michigan, 1837-38.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November28, 1838 (ageabout 46years).Original intermentsomewherein Detroit, Mich.; reinterment at Oak Grove Cemetery. James Swain (1867-1944) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Noble Township,BranchCounty, Mich.,October25, 1867.Republican.Schoolteacher;BranchCounty School Commissioner; postmaster atColdwater,Mich., 1929-33; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Branch County, 1937-40.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,June 4,1944 (age76 years, 223days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Swain and Rosanna (Aplas) Swain; married,October17, 1893, to Louisa J. Russell.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
    Harvey WarnerHarvey Warner (1809-1889) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,April 5,1809.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War;postmaster atColdwater,Mich., 1832-35, 1838-46;villagepresident of Coldwater, Michigan, 1847-49, 1851-52.Member,Freemasons;Grange.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,January15, 1889 (age79 years, 285days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Zadoc Warner and Annis (Twist) Warner; married,July 16,1831, to Henrietta Anderson.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: History of Branch County(1879)
     Henry Clark Gilbert (1818-1864) — also known asHenry C. Gilbert — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Salina (now part of Syracuse),OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1818.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives, 1849; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1852;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.Mortallywounded at the battle of Resaca, Georgia, and died nine dayslater at the MilitaryHospital,Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,May 24,1864 (age45 years, 315days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.Julius S. BarberJulius Solon Barber (1824-1908) — also known asJulius S. Barber — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Benson,RutlandCounty, Vt.,April 6,1824.Republican.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;merchant;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Branch County 2nd District,1867-68; postmaster atColdwater,Mich., 1873-82.Episcopalian.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,January18, 1908 (age83 years, 287days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Daniel Barber and Cynthia (Dyer) Barber; married1854 toEmeline (Chalmers) Baker.
     Image source: History and BiographicalRecord of Branch County (1906)
     Albert A. Dorrance (c.1828-1914) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y., about 1828.Republican. Postmaster atColdwater,Mich., 1890-94; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1896,1900.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,May 23,1914 (ageabout 86years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Benjamin Bernard Gorman (1854-1929) — also known asBenjamin B. Gorman — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Bethel Township,BranchCounty, Mich.,April27, 1854.Republican. Postmaster atColdwater,Mich., 1902-14, 1922-29; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1913-19, 1927; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1920(alternate),1928.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,June 16,1929 (age75 years, 50days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Peter Gorman and Sarah Jane (Palmer) Gorman.
     Aaron O. Fox (1852-1932) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born inSummitCounty, Ohio,February18, 1852.Republican.Schoolteacher;farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Branch County, 1917-18.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,March20, 1932 (age80 years, 31days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married,April 3,1876, to Ellen Kauffman.
     Ernest F. Gamble (1869-1932) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Tecumseh,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,May 12,1869.Democrat.Physician;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1912(alternate),1916.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,January5, 1932 (age62 years, 238days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Elida Demier James.
     Henry C. Loveridge (1856-1934) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Cuba,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,August13, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1908.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,March 2,1934 (age77 years, 201days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. H. Lyle Creel (c.1882-1947) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Creel Station,WoodCounty, W.Va., about 1882.Democrat. Member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1937.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,May 16,1947 (ageabout 65years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Charles Upham Champion (1864-1949) — also known asCharles U. Champion — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,October13, 1864.Democrat.BranchCounty Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1920,1932(alternate).Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,March14, 1949 (age84 years, 152days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Mortimer Willis Olds (1876-1949) — also known asMortimer W. Olds — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Batavia,BranchCounty, Mich.,January1, 1876.Democrat.Men'sfurnishings merchant;delegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from BranchCounty, 1933; postmaster atColdwater,Mich., 1933-48 (acting, 1933-34).Died in Ohio,May 16,1949 (age73 years, 135days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Alma E. (Willis) Olds and Clarence L. Olds; married1894 to MaryEsther Bowers; great-grandson ofMartinOlds; second cousin four times removed ofJohnBaldwin.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Edwin Green Babcock (1863-1951) — also known asEdwin G. Babcock — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Bethel,BranchCounty, Mich.,January3, 1863.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Branch County, 1933-34;defeated, 1928, 1934, 1936, 1940.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,February12, 1951 (age88 years, 40days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofChristopherG. Babcock.
     John N. Hardy (1891-1972) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Virginia,December16, 1891.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1936;candidate forMichiganstate senate 9th District, 1948.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,December22, 1972 (age81 years, 6days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. William H. Frankhauser (1898-1974) — ofBranchCounty, Mich.Born in Union City,BranchCounty, Mich.,March 9,1898.BranchCounty Prosecuting Attorney; candidate in primary forcircuitjudge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,April12, 1974 (age76 years, 34days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Arthur G. Lyon Jr. (1907-1981) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,January30, 1907.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1952;candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.Died in Kinderhook Township,BranchCounty, Mich.,January19, 1981 (age73 years, 355days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married toMrs.Elzora Lyon.


    North SherwoodCemetery
    Sherwood, Branch County, Michigan
    Charles Arthur Standiford (1866-1954) — also known asCharles A. Standiford — of Athens,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Sherwood Township,BranchCounty, Mich.,November8, 1866.Democrat. Justice of the peace;lawyer;postmaster;realestate andinsurancebusiness; candidate forMichiganstate senate 9th District, 1922, 1930.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in LeilaHospital,Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,January11, 1954 (age87 years, 64days).Interment at North Sherwood Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof James Standiford and Sarah (Carter) Standiford; married,November18, 1891, to Jennie Ferris.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    UnknownLocation
    Union City, Branch County, Michigan


    RiversideCemetery
    Union City, Branch County, Michigan
    Orville Liscum Hubbard (1903-1982) — also known asOrville L. Hubbard — of Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Union City,BranchCounty, Mich.,April 2,1903.Republican.Lawyer;Republican candidate forMichiganstate senate, 1932 (primary), 1934 (primary), 1938; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1936; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1940(alternate),1952;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1940(appointed to fill vacancy; voted forWendellL. Willkie andCharlesL. McNary);mayorof Dearborn, Mich., 1942-77; defeated, 1933, 1937, 1939; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1953, 1955, 1956 (primary).DiedDecember16, 1982 (age79 years, 258days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery; statue (now gone) atOldCity Hall Grounds, Dearborn, Mich.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Critical books aboutOrville L. Hubbard: David L. Good,Orvie: The Dictator of Dearborn : The Rise and Reign of Orville L.Hubbard
     Ezra Bostwick (1826-1895) — of Union City,BranchCounty, Mich.BornFebruary27, 1826.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Branch County 2nd District,1869-70.DiedDecember19, 1895 (age69 years, 295days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Oliver Bostwick and Hannah (Goodwin) Bostwick; married,April28, 1846, to Maryett McFarland; uncle ofEdwardEverett Bostwick; second cousin twice removed ofElijahBoardman,WilliamBostwick andDanielWarner Bostwick; third cousin once removed ofJabezBostwick andWilliamWhiting Boardman; fourth cousin ofFrankFiske Bostwick; fourth cousin once removed ofEliasWilliam Bostwick,AbelArthur Bostwick,MabelThorp Boardman andCharlesFrancis Bostwick.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


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    What is a "political graveyard"? SeePoliticalDictionary;UrbanDictionary.
    Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained byLawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address isThe Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted byHDLmi.com. —The Political Graveyard opened onJuly 1, 1996; the last full revision was done onFebruary 17, 2025.

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