Index to Locations Harbor SpringsLakeview CemeteryPetoskeyGreenwood Cemetery
LakeviewCemetery
Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan
GreenwoodCemetery
111 Greenwood
Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  William Smith Mesick (1856-1942) — also known asWilliam S. Mesick — of Mancelona,AntrimCounty, Mich.Born in Newark,WayneCounty, N.Y.,August26, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1897-1901; defeated,1900.Died in Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.,December1, 1942 (age86 years, 97days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | John J. Reycraft (1867-1931) — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in1867.Democrat.Mayorof Petoskey, Mich., 1909-11, 1913-14; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1916.Died in1931(ageabout64 years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Benjamin Howard Halstead (1876-1943) — also known asBenjamin H. Halstead — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in Waukee,DallasCounty, Iowa,September7, 1876.Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1912;candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1921; candidate forMichiganstate board of education, 1929; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1932;member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1934-39; defeated, 1925, 1939, 1941;circuitjudge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1941-43; appointed 1941; died inoffice 1943.Member,DeltaTau Delta;Rotary;Freemasons.DiedOctober19, 1943 (age67 years, 42days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | William Lovinus Curtis (1842-1913) — also known asWilliam L. Curtis — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in1842.Republican.Villagepresident of Petoskey, Michigan, 1884-85; member ofMichiganstate senate 29th District, 1903-06.Died in1913(ageabout71 years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Isaac DeGraff Toll (1818-1908) — also known asIsaac D. Toll;"TheGeneral" —of Fawn River,St. JosephCounty, Mich.; Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in Glenville,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1818.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1846;member ofMichiganstate senate 4th District, 1847; served in the Union Army duringthe Civil War;villagepresident of Petoskey, Michigan, 1881-83; postmaster atPetoskey,Mich., 1887.Dutchancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, frompneumonia,in Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.,March27, 1908 (age89 years, 117days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | George Edwin Reycraft (1874-1925) — also known asGeorge E. Reycraft — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in1874.Democrat.Mayorof Petoskey, Mich., 1903-04, 1905-08.Died in1925(ageabout51 years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Yorgen Jesperson (1878-1957) — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born near Hadersleben,Denmark,April14, 1878.Republican.Telegraphoperator;restaurantowner; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Emmet District, 1939-44;defeated in primary, 1936, 1944.Died in1957(ageabout79 years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | George W. McCabe (1871-1935) — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born inAntrimCounty, Mich.,February22, 1871.Democrat.Hardwaremerchant; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); candidate forMichiganstate senate 29th District, 1922; postmaster atPetoskey,Mich., 1933-35 (acting, 1933-34).Irishancestry.Suffered a fatalheartattackat hisdesk, in the PetoskeyPostOffice, Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.,June 7,1935 (age64 years, 105days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | James Buckley (1840-1911) — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.BornDecember19, 1840.Postmaster atPetoskey,Mich., 1891, 1901;mayorof Petoskey, Mich., 1895-96.DiedJune 15,1911 (age70 years, 178days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Derk DeRuiter (d. 1913) — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born inNetherlands.Republican.Mayorof Petoskey, Mich., 1908-09.Died in1913.Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Benjamin Terry Halstead (1850-1917) — also known asBenjamin T. Halstead — of Michigan. Born in1850.Democrat. Candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1899, 1911; candidate forMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1909.Died in1917(ageabout67 years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | John R. Davis (1841-1924) — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in1841.Villagepresident of Petoskey, Michigan, 1894-95.Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary4, 1924 (ageabout 82years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Marion F. Quaintance (1855-1934) — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in1855.Mayorof Petoskey, Mich., 1897-98.Died in1934(ageabout79 years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | John L. A. Galster (1879-1960) — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in Boyne Falls,CharlevoixCounty, Mich.,May 11,1879.Republican.Insurancebusiness; organinzer, treasurer, general manager, PetoskeyPortlandCementCo.;mayorof Petoskey, Mich., 1921-25; Republican Presidential Elector forMichigan,1925;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1927, 1947-49; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1928,1940.Presbyterian.Died in Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.,1960(ageabout81 years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Galster and Louise (Daur) Galster; married to LoreneBuell. |
| | Chester A. Crago (1908-1994) — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Born in Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.,June 23,1908.Grocer;mayorof Petoskey, Mich., 1955-59.UnitedMethodist. Member,Freemasons;Lions.Died, in Sun GroveCareCenter, Peoria,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,May 16,1994 (age85 years, 327days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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