Index to Locations HastingsHastings TownshipCemeteryHastingsRiverside CemeteryHickory CornersEast Hickory CornersCemeteryMaple Grove TownshipWilcoxCemeteryNashvilleLakeview CemeteryOrangeville TownshipBrownCemetery
Hastings TownshipCemetery
Hastings, Barry County, Michigan
RiversideCemetery
State Road
Hastings, Barry County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Kimber Cornellus Sigler (1894-1953) — also known asKim Sigler;"The WhiteKnight" —of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.; Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Schuyler,ColfaxCounty, Neb.,May 2,1894.Democratic candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 1928; candidate in Republican primary forMichiganstate senate 8th District, 1942;Governor ofMichigan, 1947-48; defeated (Republican), 1948; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1948.Member,Rotary.While flying his airplane on afoggynight,collidedwith a television broadcast tower; he and three passengers died inthe crash, near Augusta,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,November30, 1953 (age59 years, 212days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | John Clark Ketcham (1873-1941) — also known asJohn C. Ketcham — of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,January1, 1873.Republican.Schoolteacher;BarryCounty School Commissioner, 1899-1907; postmaster atHastings,Mich., 1907-13;U.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1921-33; defeated,1932.Englishancestry. Member,Grange.Died in Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.,December4, 1941 (age68 years, 337days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Daniel Striker (b. 1835) — of Michigan. Born in1835.Republican.Secretaryof state of Michigan, 1871-74.Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Ezra C. Barnum (1850-1928) — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in1850.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate senate 29th District, 1895-98.Died in1928(ageabout78 years).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Norman Bailey (1822-1896) — of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born inCayugaCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1822.Republican.Merchant;newspapereditor; member ofMichiganstate senate 21st District, 1861-62.Member,OddFellows.Died in Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.,February15, 1896 (age74 years, 45days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Nathan Barlow Jr. (1818-1899) — of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1818.Democrat.Hotelowner;merchant;BarryCounty Clerk, 1843-44;BarryCounty Treasurer, 1845-46; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Barry County, 1850;Supervisor, Hastings Township, 1853; postmaster atHastings,Mich., 1854; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1864;director, Grand River ValleyRailroad,1872-97;mayorof Hastings, Mich., 1873-74.Died in Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.,January25, 1899 (age81 years, 24days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Nathan Barlow (1785-1854) — of Yankee Springs Township,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Vermont,1785.Whig.Merchant;farmer;Supervisor, Yankee Springs Township, 1840; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Barry County, 1841, 1848.Episcopalian.Died in Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.,1854(ageabout69 years).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Alvin W. Bailey (1814-1887) — of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born inCayugaCounty, N.Y.,September29, 1814.Democrat.Merchant;Hastings Township Supervisor, 1852; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Barry County, 1853-54;villagepresident of Hastings, Michigan, 1855-56.Died in Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.,March 6,1887 (age72 years, 158days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | George K. Beamer (1816-1899) — of Irving,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Pekin,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1816.Farmer;Supervisor, Irving Township, 1847-48, 1853; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Barry County, 1861-62.DiedMarch18, 1899 (age82 years, 143days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Elias Goodhugh Hunt (1839-1918) — also known asElias G. Hunt — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born inCayugaCounty, N.Y.,September26, 1839.Mayorof Mason, Mich., 1878-79.Died in Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.,April 7,1918 (age78 years, 193days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Charles Howard Thomas (1870-1929) — also known asCharles H. Thomas — of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Yankee Springs Township,BarryCounty, Mich.,1870.Lawyer;BarryCounty Prosecuting Attorney;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,1907-08.Member,Maccabees.Died, ofstomachcancer andheartproblems, in Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.,November20, 1929 (ageabout 59years).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Dorothy K. Adrounie (1891-1988) — also known asDorothy Kalaidjian;Mrs. H. A.Adrounie —of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Everek, Ankara,Türkiye,September11, 1891.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1960;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1964.Female.Presbyterian.Armenianancestry.Died in Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.,April 2,1988 (age96 years, 204days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
East HickoryCorners Cemetery
Hickory Corners, Barry County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frank Leslie Willison (1861-1953) — also known asFrank L. Willison — of Climax,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born near Hickory Corners,BarryCounty, Mich.,August18, 1861.Democrat.Hardwarestore owner; member ofMichiganstate senate 6th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1918, 1920;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1926.Member,Freemasons.Died in Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,May 13,1953 (age91 years, 268days).Interment at East Hickory Corners Cemetery.
WilcoxCemetery
Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | William W. Potter (1869-1940) — of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Maple Grove Township,BarryCounty, Mich.,August1, 1869.Republican.Superintendentof schools;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 15th District, 1899-1900;BarryCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1924;Michiganstate attorney general, 1927-28; resigned 1928;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1928-40; appointed 1928; died inoffice 1940;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows.Died, following anautomobileaccident,July 21,1940 (age70 years, 355days).Interment at Wilcox Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Lucien B. Potter and Clarinda L. Potter; married to Margaret D.Richardson. | | | | Cross-reference:GlennS. Allen, Jr. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1927 |
| | Casper Levi Bowen (1849-1942) — also known asCasper L. Bowen — of Nashville,BarryCounty, Mich.BornJune 17,1849.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Barry County, 1891-92.DiedSeptember24, 1942 (age93 years, 99days).Interment at Wilcox Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Octavus Bowen and Betsy Jane (Dunham) Bowen; married toElizabeth C. 'Libbie' Cassel. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
LakeviewCemetery
Nashville, Barry County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) — of Nashville,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,June 5,1862.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;postmaster;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32;defeated, 1932.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;OddFellows.DiedAugust27, 1948 (age86 years, 83days).Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
BrownCemetery
Orangeville Township, Barry County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Alfred Milton Nevins (1862-1927) — also known asAlfred M. Nevins — of Orangeville Township,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Richland,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,April 5,1862.Republican.Farmer;grainshipper;banker;BarryCounty Treasurer, 1915-18; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Barry County, 1921-24;defeated in primary, 1924.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Prairieville Township,BarryCounty, Mich.,May 12,1927 (age65 years, 37days).Interment at Brown Cemetery.
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