Index to Locations BellevueBellevue CemeteryBellevueRiverside CemeteryCharlotteUnknown locationCharlotteMaple Hill CemeteryDelta TownshipDeepdale MemorialParkDelta TownshipDelta CenterCemeteryEaton RapidsOakwood CemeteryEaton RapidsOld CemeteryEaton RapidsRose Hill CemeteryGrand LedgeOakwood CemeteryOlivetCity CemeteryPottervilleBenton TownshipCemeterySunfieldWelch CemeteryVermontvilleVermontville CemeteryVermontvilleWoodlawn Cemetery
BellevueCemetery
Bellevue, Eaton County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Martin Stoddard Brackett (1810-1877) — also known asMartin S. Brackett — of Bellevue,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Elbridge,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1810.Civilengineer;lawyer;candidate forMichiganstate senate, 1842 (Whig), 1856 (Democratic);EatonCounty Prosecuting Attorney; Democratic candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1864.Member,GoodTemplars;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Bellevue,EatonCounty, Mich.,February7, 1877 (age66 years, 60days).Interment at Bellevue Cemetery.
RiversideCemetery
Bellevue, Eaton County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Ira Cargo (1917-2005) — also known asWilliam I. Cargo;Bill Cargo — of Florida. Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February27, 1917.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toNepal, 1973-76.Died, in the Gilchrist CenterHospice,Baltimore,Md.,December13, 2005 (age88 years, 289days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan
Maple HillCemetery
Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Emerson Richard Boyles (1881-1960) — also known asEmerson R. Boyles — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Chester Township,EatonCounty, Mich.,June 29,1881.Republican.Lawyer;EatonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16;EatonCounty Probate Judge, 1921-27; deputy Michigan Attorney General,1927-28; member, Michigan Public Utilities Commission, 1935-36; legaladvisor to Gov.FrankD. Fitzgerald, 1939;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1940-56; appointed 1940; resigned1956;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1943, 1950.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Rotary.DiedNovember30, 1960 (age79 years, 154days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Edward Samuel Lacey (1835-1916) — also known asEdward S. Lacey — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Chili,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,November26, 1835.Republican.EatonCounty Register of Deeds, 1860-64; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1872(alternate),1876;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1881-85;MichiganRepublican state chair, 1882-83; U.S. Comptroller of theCurrency, 1889-92.Died in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,October2, 1916 (age80 years, 311days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.  | Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) — also known asLuren D. Dickinson — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born inNiagaraCounty, N.Y.,April15, 1859.Republican.School teacherand principal;farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member ofMichiganstate senate 15th District, 1909-10;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924,1932, 1936;Governor ofMichigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1940.Methodist.EnglishandIrishancestry. Member,Grange;Knightsof Pythias.DiedApril22, 1943 (age84 years, 7days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | John M. C. Smith (1853-1923) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Belfast, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),February6, 1853.Republican.Lawyer;EatonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-88; president, First NationalBank ofCharlotte, 1889-1923;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,1907-08;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1911-21, 1921-23; diedin office 1923.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Knights ofthe Maccabees.Died, ofheartdisease, in Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.,March30, 1923 (age70 years, 52days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Arthur Bruce Williams (1872-1925) — of Michigan. Born in Ashland,AshlandCounty, Ohio,January27, 1872.Republican.U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1923-25; died inoffice 1925.Died inBaltimore,Md.,May 1,1925 (age53 years, 94days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Daniel Brainard Ainger (1844-1913) — also known asDaniel B. Ainger — of Fremont,SanduskyCounty, Ohio; Bryan,WilliamsCounty, Ohio; Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.;Washington,D.C.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Bellevue,HuronCounty, Ohio,March 9,1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspaperpublisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Ohio,1868,1876;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1878, 1894; postmaster atWashington,D.C., 1880-82;AdjutantGeneral of Michigan, 1887-91; Michigan state bankingcommissioner, 1896-97.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,April 2,1913 (age69 years, 24days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger; married,November29, 1866, to Fannie Rhodes; married1896 to KittieRose Savage. |
| | Rosslyn L. Sowers (1864-1951) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in1864.Democrat. Candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1917, 1941 (primary); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1928;Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1930, 1932 (primary),1934 (primary), 1936.DiedJanuary9, 1951 (ageabout 86years).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Nahum Burnett (1894-1951) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in1894.Socialist. Candidate forMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1935, 1939; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1936; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1938; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1940; Socialist candidate for PresidentialElector for Michigan,1940;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1948.DiedOctober12, 1951 (ageabout 57years).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Russell Roy McPeek (1876-1945) — also known asRussell R. McPeek — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in1876.Republican.EatonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12;circuitjudge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1923-41.Died in1945(ageabout69 years).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Murl Holcomb DeFoe (1879-1964) — also known asMurl H. DeFoe — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born inEatonCounty, Mich.,March10, 1879.Republican.Newspapereditor; member ofMichiganstate senate 15th District, 1919-20, 1943-46; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1936.DiedJanuary24, 1964 (age84 years, 320days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Homer L. Bauer (1902-1973) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Chester Township,EatonCounty, Mich.,November28, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;EatonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-42; candidate in primary forcircuitjudge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1941; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1943-52 (Eaton County 1943-44,Eaton District 1945-52).Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.,March17, 1973 (age70 years, 109days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married1943 toMarjorie M. Field. |
| | C. Dodge Williams (1879-1945) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Brookfield Township,EatonCounty, Mich.,October18, 1879.Republican.Farmer;director, Farmers MutualFireInsurance Company of Barry and Eaton Counties; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton County, 1935-42;defeated in primary, 1942.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star.DiedOctober2, 1945 (age65 years, 349days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Ovid N. Case (1853-1886) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Windsor,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,November13, 1853.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1883-86; died in office 1886.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,December26, 1886 (age33 years, 43days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Effie Burnett (1896-1973) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.BornApril 1,1896.Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1944; Socialistcandidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1944;Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1948.Female.Died in Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.,January21, 1973 (age76 years, 295days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Giles B. Allen (1843-1911) — ofEatonCounty, Mich.Born in1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton County 2nd District,1895-96.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.DiedFebruary7, 1911 (ageabout 67years).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | John C. Potter (1862-1933) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in1862.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1912.DiedJune 16,1933 (ageabout 70years).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Agnes E. Spencer (1860-1943) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.BornFebruary4, 1860.Democrat. Member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1919.Female.DiedSeptember23, 1943 (age83 years, 231days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Eva Ann Stealy (1866-1943) — also known asEva Stealy — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.BornMay 17,1866.Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1940.Female.DiedNovember30, 1943 (age77 years, 197days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Hazel Kirke DeFoe (1881-1955) — also known asHazel DeFoe;Hazel Kirke — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in1881.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1932.Female.DiedMarch 8,1955 (ageabout 73years).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Burton Gordon Cameron (1894-1957) — also known asBurton G. Cameron — of Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.; Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Torch Lake,AntrimCounty, Mich.,February17, 1894.Republican.Schoolteacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton County, 1927-28;defeated in primary, 1924;EatonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1943-46.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Died, from aheartailment, in hislawoffice, Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.,February1, 1957 (age62 years, 350days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Cameron and Effie (Salisbury) Cameron; married1911 toKatherine Burch; married1945 to HelenM. Brugh. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Jesse L. Murray (1882-1965) — also known asMrs. Fred Murray — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in1882.Democrat. Member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1939.Female.DiedNovember4, 1965 (ageabout 83years).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Fred Murray. |
| | Angus N. MacLeod (1913-1968) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in1913.Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1956;candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1966.DiedJanuary11, 1968 (ageabout 54years).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Orville E. Latchaw (1904-1974) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.BornOctober23, 1904.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1956,1960.DiedDecember17, 1974 (age70 years, 55days).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. | | Rice C. Fowler (c.1902-1996) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born about 1902. Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1944;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1948(alternate),1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);chair ofEaton County Republican Party, 1950; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1957.Died, from amyocardialinfarct,December4, 1996 (ageabout 94years).Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
Deepdale MemorialPark
Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Louis Henry Fead (1877-1943) — also known asLouis H. Fead — of Newberry,LuceCounty, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Lexington,SanilacCounty, Mich.,May 2,1877.Republican.Lawyer;LuceCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-12; vice-president, NewberryStateBank;circuitjudge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1913-28; resigned 1928; workedwith the Red Cross in France during and after World War I;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated,1937;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928, 1937.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;Kiwanis;Lions.Died, from aheartattack while suffering fromthroatcancer, in the UniversityHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February4, 1943 (age65 years, 278days).Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof John Lawrence Fead and Augusta (Walther) Fead; married,September19, 1919, to Marion McPherson. |
| | Ralph W. Crego (1893-1989) — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.BornSeptember21, 1893.Mayorof Lansing, Mich., 1943-61; defeated, 1942, 1961.Died in Meridian Township,InghamCounty, Mich.,May 28,1989 (age95 years, 249days).Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park. | | Sam Street Hughes (1897-1990) — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in1897.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1936;mayorof Lansing, Mich., 1941-43; resigned 1943;circuitjudge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1957-67; defeated, 1935(primary), 1948.Died in1990(ageabout93 years).Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park. | | Seymour Howe Person (1879-1957) — also known asSeymour H. Person — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Howell Township,LivingstonCounty, Mich.,February2, 1879.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofPatrickH. Kelley; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,1915-20; member ofMichiganstate senate 27th District, 1927-30;U.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1931-33; defeated,1932, 1942.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,April 7,1957 (age78 years, 64days).Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park. | | Billie Sunday Farnum (1916-1979) — also known asBillie S. Farnum — of Drayton Plains,OaklandCounty, Mich.; Delta Township,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,April11, 1916.Democrat. Steward andinternationalrep, United Auto Workers; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,1944; administrative aide, U.S. Sen.BlairMoody, 1952-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1956;Michiganstate auditor general, 1961-64; appointed 1961;U.S.Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1965-67; defeated,1966; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1967-68; Democratic candidatefor Presidential Elector for Michigan,1972.Congregationalist.Member,UnitedAuto Workers;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Eagles.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,November18, 1979 (age63 years, 221days).Entombed in mausoleum at Deepdale Memorial Park.  | Jacob Schepers (1876-1955) — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.,March15, 1876.Republican.Mayorof East Lansing, Mich., 1914-18; founder and president, EastLansing StateBank;treasurer of Michigan State College, 1928-47; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1947-50; defeated in primary, 1926, 1950.Presbyterian.Dutchancestry.Died in ahospitalat Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,July 15,1955 (age79 years, 122days).Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Jan 'John' Schepers and Johanna (Van Strian) Schepers; married,December11, 1901, to Henrietta Baker; married,June 22,1928, to Kate Pfanstiehl; married,June 23,1949, to Margaret (Atkinson) Baldwin. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Ingham County News(Mason, Mich.), October 17, 1946 |
| | | Frank E. Gorman (1874-1960) — of Michigan. Born inSanilacCounty, Mich.,March28, 1874.Republican.Michiganstate treasurer, 1919-24.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,January7, 1960 (age85 years, 285days).Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park. | | Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) — also known asOrville E. Atwood — of Newaygo,NewaygoCounty, Mich.; Fremont,NewaygoCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago),CookCounty, Ill.,February23, 1880.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22;member ofMichiganstate senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated inprimary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Michigan,1924;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, MichiganSales Tax Division, 1939.Congregationalist.Englishancestry. Member,DeltaUpsilon;Freemasons.While driving east on U.S. Highway 16, from Lansing to Detroit, hecollidedwith a westbound bus, was badly injured, and died an hour later inMcPhersonHospital,Howell,LivingstonCounty, Mich.,June 15,1939 (age59 years, 112days). His passenger, auto executive Frank D. Longyear(1879-1939), was also killed. Four passengers on the bus wereinjuried, includingClaudErickson of Lansing, and State Rep.MartinR. Kronk of Detroit.Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park. | | Charles Barnard Collingwood (1860-1937) — also known asCharles B. Collingwood — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Plymouth,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,May 1,1860.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 14th District, 1899-1900; postmaster atAgriculturalCollege, Mich., 1902-07;EastLansing, Mich., 1907-09;circuitjudge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1909-35; appointed 1909;defeated, 1935.Suffered aheartattack, and died a few hours later, in Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.,February24, 1937 (age76 years, 299days).Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park. | | Louis Egbert Coash (1904-1968) — also known asLouis E. Coash — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,January1, 1904.Lawyer;law partner ofCharlesF. Haight, 1934-1941;circuitjudge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1945-67.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,March28, 1968 (age64 years, 87days).Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park. | | Jack W. Warren (d. 2009) — ofInghamCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,1950;circuitjudge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1967-86.DiedJanuary25, 2009.Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park. | | John L. Leighton (1901-1964) — ofInghamCounty, Mich.Born in1901.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 14th District, 1940, 1952, 1954; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,1950.Died in1964(ageabout63 years).Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park. | | Claud Robert Erickson (1900-1993) — also known asClaud R. Erickson — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Manistee,ManisteeCounty, Mich.,January8, 1900.Republican.Engineer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County1st District, 1961-62.Member,LambdaChi Alpha;Tau BetaPi;Elks;Eagles;Freemasons.Died in Windsor Township,EatonCounty, Mich.,December18, 1993 (age93 years, 344days).Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park.
Delta CenterCemetery
East Saint Joe Highway
Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jay William Slaughter (1874-1949) — also known asJay W. Slaughter — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan,January14, 1874.Schoolprincipal; Commonwealth candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1934; Socialist Labor candidate forsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1936.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,November10, 1949 (age75 years, 300days).Interment at Delta Center Cemetery.
OakwoodCemetery
Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Elmer McArthur (1877-1970) — also known asG. Elmer McArthur — of Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Irving,BarryCounty, Mich.,September25, 1877.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton County, 1917-18; memberofMichiganstate senate 15th District, 1921-22; defeated in primary, 1922;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1924, 1928;mayorof Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1939-42.Methodist.ScottishandGermanancestry.Died, in Eaton CountyMedicalCare Facility, Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.,June 24,1970 (age92 years, 272days).Entombed at Oakwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Ira W. McArthur and Beth (Wells) McArthur; married1907 to LauraBelle Williams. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Francis Burnett Bangs (1819-1891) — also known asFrancis B. Bangs — of Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.Born inDelawareCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1819.Minister;Prohibition candidate for Michigan House of Representatives.Died in Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.,May 20,1891 (age72 years, 58days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Isaiah S. Boatman (1854-1931) — also known asIsaiah Boatman — of Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in German Township,RichlandCounty, Ill.,January24, 1854.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1916;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton County, 1922.Died in Hamlin Township,EatonCounty, Mich.,January29, 1931 (age77 years, 5days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
OldCemetery
Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Chester Clark Chatfield (1821-1857) — also known asChester C. Chatfield — of Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in New York,June 3,1821.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;EatonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1850-52; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton County, 1855; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1856.Died in Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.,March28, 1857 (age35 years, 298days).Original interment at Old Cemetery; reinterment in 1874 atRose Hill Cemetery.
Rose HillCemetery
Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Morris Montgomery (1849-1920) — also known asRobert M. Montgomery — of Pentwater,OceanaCounty, Mich.; Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.; Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.,May 12,1849.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;OceanaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-79;circuitjudge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1882-88;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1892-1910; resigned 1910;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1900-01, 1910;PresidingJudge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1910-20; died in office1920.Died in Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.,June 27,1920 (age71 years, 46days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery. | | James Bray Bradley (1858-1940) — also known asJames B. Bradley — of Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Middlebury Township,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,November19, 1858.Republican.Physician;mayorof Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1892-94, 1930-33;Michiganstate auditor general, 1905-08; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1908; Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1929.Methodist.Member,American MedicalAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Maccabees.Died in Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.,April 4,1940 (age81 years, 137days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery. | | John Bright Davidson (1876-1941) — also known asJohn B. Davidson — of Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Oldham, Lancashire,England,March17, 1876.Republican.Woollenmanufacturer;mayorof Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1924-30, 1933-36; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton County, 1929-30; memberofMichiganstate senate 15th District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932.Member,Kiwanis.Died in Florida,February15, 1941 (age64 years, 335days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Christopher Davidson and Ann (Gillespy) Davidson; married1904 to Anna'Annie' Murphy. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Chester Clark Chatfield (1821-1857) — also known asChester C. Chatfield — of Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in New York,June 3,1821.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;EatonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1850-52; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton County, 1855; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1856.Died in Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.,March28, 1857 (age35 years, 298days).Original interment atOld Cemetery;reinterment in 1874 at Rose Hill Cemetery. | | Arthur D. Gallery (1861-1943) — of Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.,October28, 1861.Newspaperpublisher; Dry candidate fordelegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from TuscolaCounty, 1933.Congregationalist;laterPresbyterian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Rotary.Died, in Caro CommunityHospital,Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,October3, 1943 (age81 years, 340days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
OakwoodCemetery
Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Frank Dwight Fitzgerald (1885-1939) — also known asFrank D. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.,January27, 1885.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1924,1932,1936;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1925-26;secretary ofMichigan Republican Party, 1929-30;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1931-34; resigned 1934;Governor ofMichigan, 1935-36, 1939; defeated, 1936; died in office 1939.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Maccabees;OddFellows;Eagles;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.,March16, 1939 (age54 years, 48days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | John W. Ewing (1846-1925) — of Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in1846.People's candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1892; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1896;member of Michigan People's Party State Central Committee, 1899.Died in1925(ageabout79 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | James Hurley Edgar (1925-2003) — also known asJames H. Edgar — of Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,August29, 1925.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;policeofficer;lawyer;mayorof Grand Ledge, Mich., 1962-65; district judge in Michigan 55thDistrict, 1965-68.Died, in SparrowHospital,Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,December16, 2003 (age78 years, 109days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Ray Edgar and Edith (Adams) Edgar. | | | | Epitaph: "GentlemanJim." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William H. Resseguie (1887-1935) — also known asWill Resseguie — of Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.Born inEatonCounty, Mich.,January4, 1887.Socialist. Candidate formayorof Grand Ledge, Mich., 1917; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1918.Died in Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.,December24, 1935 (age48 years, 354days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry E. Resseguie and Elva Eliza (Keep) Resseguie; married toMargaret M. Wood. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Dean B. Doty (1919-1998) — of Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.,August3, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;florist;chairof Eaton County Republican Party, 1956-60; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1960;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District,1961-62.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;OddFellows.DiedAugust24, 1998 (age79 years, 21days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Mark Doty and Gladys (Walsh) Doty; married to Roberta Boswoth;great-grandson ofPhiloDoty. |
CityCemetery
Olivet, Eaton County, Michigan
Benton TownshipCemetery
Potterville, Eaton County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Dwight Backus (1856-1922) — of Benton Township,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan, January,1856.Democrat.Farmer;Benton Township supervisor, 1898-1913;chair ofEaton County Democratic Party, 1913.Died in Benton Township,EatonCounty, Mich.,December27, 1922 (age66 years, 0days).Interment at Benton Township Cemetery.
WelchCemetery
Sunfield, Eaton County, Michigan
Founded 1872
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John VanNess Dow (1804-1885) — also known asJohn Dow — ofEatonCounty, Mich.Born inSomersetCounty, N.J.,January15, 1804.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton County 2nd District,1863-64.Died in Vermontville,EatonCounty, Mich.,September30, 1885 (age81 years, 258days).Interment at Welch Cemetery.
VermontvilleCemetery
Vermontville, Eaton County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Faust (d. 1925) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1917; recorder's court judge inMichigan, 1920-25; died in office 1925.Died in1925.Interment at Vermontville Cemetery. | | Emma P. Dorman (1885-1972) — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Born in Vermontville,EatonCounty, Mich.,September15, 1885.Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1946.Female.Died in Marshall,CalhounCounty, Mich.,September20, 1972 (age87 years, 5days).Interment at Vermontville Cemetery.
WoodlawnCemetery
Vermontville, Eaton County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Albert M. Barber (1846-1927) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Vermontville,EatonCounty, Mich.,May 14,1846.Republican.Hardwareandfarmimplement business;mayorof Charlotte, Mich., 1890.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.,March 2,1927 (age80 years, 292days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Homer Griswold Barber (1830-1909) — also known asHomer G. Barber — of Vermontville,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Benson,RutlandCounty, Vt.,November25, 1830.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;merchant;banker;member ofMichiganstate senate 20th District, 1871-72.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Vermontville,EatonCounty, Mich.,March15, 1909 (age78 years, 110days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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