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Benzie County
Michigan

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Benzie County

John Nelson Axford (1880-1963) — also known asJohn N. Axford — of Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.; Beulah,BenzieCounty, Mich.Born in Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,June 30,1880.Democrat.Clothingmerchant;mayor ofOwosso, Mich., 1935-40.Episcopalian.Member,Elks.Died in ahospitalat Beulah,BenzieCounty, Mich.,November4, 1963 (age83 years, 127days).Interment at Benzonia Township Cemetery.

Index to Locations BenzoniaBenzonia TownshipCemetery ElbertaGilmore Township Cemetery FrankfortCrystal Lake TownshipCemetery East Benzonia TownshipCemetery Love Road Benzonia, Benzie County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.William Lucius Case (1856-1933) — also known asWilliam L. Case — of Benzonia,BenzieCounty, Mich.Born inTrumbullCounty, Ohio,August21, 1856.Republican.Lumberdealer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1919-22;member ofMichiganstate senate 27th District, 1923-26; defeated in primary, 1926;Dry candidate fordelegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from WexfordDistrict, 1933.Died in Benzonia,BenzieCounty, Mich.,June 26,1933 (age76 years, 309days).Interment at Benzonia Township Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof Lucius William Case and Emeline Rebecca (Fitts) Case; married,October30, 1890, to Marietta Hubbell; father ofLeonardLeach Case; first cousin thrice removed ofHezekiahCase; first cousin four times removed ofAaronKellogg; second cousin twice removed ofParmenioAdams; second cousin four times removed ofNoahPhelps; third cousin ofJosephWells Holcomb; third cousin once removed ofAsahelPierson Case,HiramBidwell Case andEdmondAlfred Holcomb; third cousin twice removed ofGreeneCarrier Bronson,JohnRussell Kellogg,GeorgeSmith Catlin,FrancisWilliam Kellogg andAlmonCase; third cousin thrice removed ofJasonKellogg,AugustusPettibone,CharlesKellogg,OrsamusCook Merrill,ElishaPhelps,TimothyMerrill,RufusPettibone,AmosPettibone andDanielFiske Kellogg; fourth cousin ofNelsonPlatt Wheeler andWilliamEgbert Wheeler; fourth cousin once removed ofArthurTappan Kellogg,SelahMerrill andAlexanderRoyal Wheeler.   Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..   See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

	Relatives: Sonof Hiram Axford and Mary Jane (Needham) Axford; married,October1, 1902, to Wilhelmina 'Dolly' Murray.
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Allen B. Blacklock (1904-1991) — of Elberta,BenzieCounty, Mich.BornJuly 11,1904.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1944,1964;candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from CharlevoixDistrict, 1961.DiedJune 14,1991 (age86 years, 338days).Interment at Gilmore Township Cemetery.

Jack M. Stack (1938-2004) — of Alma,GratiotCounty, Mich.Born in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,March 1,1938.Republican.Physician;psychiatrist;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1968;candidate forMichiganState University board of trustees, 1972.Died, in West Florida RegionalHospital,Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,February12, 2004 (age65 years, 348days).Interment at Crystal Lake Township Cemetery East.

	Relatives: Sonof Jack Martin Stack and Ruth (Foster) Stack; married,June 27,1958, to Carol Ann Anderson.
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