Index to Locations Calvin TownshipBirch LakeCemeteryCassopolisProspect Hill CemeteryDowagiacRiverside CemeteryUnionEast Union CemeteryUnionPlum Grove CemeteryVoliniaCrane Cemetery
Birch LakeCemetery
Calvin Township, Cass County, Michigan
Prospect HillCemetery
Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Charles Henry Kimmerle (1859-1950) — also known asCharles H. Kimmerle — of Lagrange Township,CassCounty, Mich.Born inCassCounty, Mich.,June 12,1859.Democrat.Farmer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1884,1900;candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1906; Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1908, 1932 (primary);candidate forMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1922; Democratic Presidential Electorfor Michigan,1933.Germanancestry.Died inCassCounty, Mich.,October27, 1950 (age91 years, 137days).Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Henry Kimmerle and Mary (Huehn) Kimmerle; married1882 to EllaMinerva Dunning. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Howard Berkey (1874-1952) — also known asWilliam H. Berkey — of Cassopolis,CassCounty, Mich.Born inCambriaCounty, Pa.,February24, 1874.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;farmer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1920(alternate),1940;member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1930-47; Dry candidate fordelegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cass County,1933.Member,Freemasons.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March22, 1952 (age78 years, 27days).Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery. | | Lee Burget Des Voignes (1858-1938) — also known asL. Burget Des Voignes — of Marcellus,CassCounty, Mich.; Cassopolis,CassCounty, Mich.Born in Mt. Eaton,WayneCounty, Ohio,October14, 1858.Republican.Lawyer;CassCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1889-90;CassCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1891-92;CassCounty Probate Judge, 1896;circuitjudge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1906-23; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1927.Died in1938(ageabout79 years).Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery. | | Sylvador Titus Read (1822-1898) — also known asS. T. Read — of Cassopolis,CassCounty, Mich.Born in Caroline,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,January12, 1822.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1880(alternate),1884.Died in Cassopolis,CassCounty, Mich.,January15, 1898 (age76 years, 3days).Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery. | | George Manning Kingsbury (1862-1906) — also known asGeorge M. Kingsbury — Born in Cassopolis,CassCounty, Mich.,April23, 1862.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1892(member,RulesCommittee).Died in Cassopolis,CassCounty, Mich.,February27, 1906 (age43 years, 310days).Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery. | | Irving Lawrence Colborn (1883-1973) — also known asIrving L. Colborn — of Cassopolis,CassCounty, Mich.Born in Nicholsville,CassCounty, Mich.,June 27,1883.Republican.Poultryraiser;railroadcar inspector; candidate forMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1922; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Cass County, 1926, 1930;candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from St. JosephDistrict, 1961.Died, in the Cass CountyMedicalCare Facility, Cassopolis,CassCounty, Mich.,March18, 1973 (age89 years, 264days).Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
RiversideCemetery
Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Fred E. Phillipson (d. 1929) — of Dowagiac,CassCounty, Mich.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1928.Died in1929.Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
East UnionCemetery
Union, Cass County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edgar Allan Planck (b. 1868) — also known asEdgar A. Planck — of Union,CassCounty, Mich.Born in Lagrange,LaGrangeCounty, Ind.,September27, 1868.Republican.Physician;member ofMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1916.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Maccabees;Gleaners.Interment at East Union Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married1892 to GraceE. Hartman. |
Plum GroveCemetery
Union, Cass County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Cassius M. Eby (1862-1942) — of Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.Born in Porter Township,CassCounty, Mich.,July 31,1862.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming,1912,1940.Died in Wisconsin,September16, 1942 (age80 years, 47days).Interment at Plum Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Eby and Margaret (Miller) Eby; married1883 to EvaLucretia Shelhamer; married to Estelle Hitchcock; first cousin twiceremoved ofHarryS. Eby. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
CraneCemetery
Volinia, Cass County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Newton (1810-1883) — of Volinia,CassCounty, Mich.Born inPrebleCounty, Ohio,August10, 1810.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1858-59.Englishancestry.Died in Volinia,CassCounty, Mich.,January23, 1883 (age72 years, 166days).Interment at Crane Cemetery. | | James Newton (1777-1844) — ofCassCounty, Mich.Born inEngland,December,1777.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District, 1835;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1837-39.Englishancestry.Died inCassCounty, Mich.,September20, 1844 (age66 years, 0days).Interment at Crane Cemetery.
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