Gladwin County
Michigan
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Gladwin County
Michigan
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Gladwin County
Index to Locations DaleCemetery 4688 Freeman Road Beaverton, Gladwin County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
HighlandCemetery Cemetery Street Gladwin, Gladwin County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  John Clarence Shaffer (1888-1969) — also known asJohn C. Shaffer — of Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.Born in Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.,August31, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;GladwinCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-32; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I;GladwinCounty Probate Judge, 1932-35;circuitjudge in Michigan 34th Circuit, 1936-59;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Arenac District,1961-62.Catholic.Died in Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.,March14, 1969 (age80 years, 195days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
| Eugene Foster (1860-1928) — of Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.Born in Caroga town,FultonCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1860.Republican.Newspapereditor;chair ofGladwin County Republican Party, 1892-1928; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1896;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 28th District,1907-08; member ofMichiganstate senate 28th District, 1909-12.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Order of theEastern Star;Knightsof Pythias;Foresters;Woodmen.Died, probably fromheartdisease, in hisofficeat the Gladwin County Record newspaper, Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.,October2, 1928 (age68 years, 55days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
| Thomas G. Campbell (1858-1947) — Born inOntario,June28, 1858.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1901-04 (Midland District1901-02, Clare District 1903-04); defeated, 1914;GladwinCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-10.Died in Buckeye Township,GladwinCounty, Mich.,April 6,1947 (age88 years, 282days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
| Walter Moore Campbell (1890-1957) — also known asWalter M. Campbell — of Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.Born in Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.,October21, 1890.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Midland District, 1943-44;defeated in primary, 1944.Member,Freemasons.Died in Buckeye Township,GladwinCounty, Mich.,October26, 1957 (age67 years, 5days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
| Lyman Kerswill (1888-1975) — of Grout Township,GladwinCounty, Mich.Born in Middlesex County,Ontario,August11, 1888.Republican.Farmer;insurancebusiness;chair ofGladwin County Republican Party, 1950.Presbyterian.Member,OddFellows.Died, from aheartattack, in Grout Township,GladwinCounty, Mich.,January17, 1975 (age86 years, 159days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
| Clara W. Beardsley (1889-1978) — also known asClara Eleanor Woodard — of Beaverton,GladwinCounty, Mich.; Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.,May 9,1889.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1939.Female.Presbyterian.Member,Orderof the Eastern Star.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,October8, 1978 (age89 years, 152days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
| Gordon L. Willford (1919-2006) — of Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.Born in Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.,May 7,1919.Republican.Farmer;automobilemechanic;school busdriver; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Arenac District,1961.Died in Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.,May 7,2006 (age87 years, 0days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
RidgeCemetery Gladwin, Gladwin County, Michigan
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