Hillsdale County
Michigan
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Hillsdale County
Michigan
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Hillsdale County
Index to Locations UnknownLocation Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan
King LakeCemetery Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan
Oak GroveCemetery Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan
|  William Horace Frankhauser (1863-1921) — also known asWilliam H. Frankhauser — of Hillsdale,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born inWoodCounty, Ohio,March 5,1863.Republican.HillsdaleCounty Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1916;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1921; died in office1921.Died in asanitariumat Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,May 9,1921 (age58 years, 65days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
| Brewster Elliott Kies (1854-1926) — also known asBrewster E. Kies — of Hillsdale,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born in Moscow,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.,April13, 1854.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1922.Died in Hillsdale,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.,March10, 1926 (age71 years, 331days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
 Walter Hulme Sawyer (1861-1931) — also known asWalter H. Sawyer — of Hillsdale,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born in Lyme Township,HuronCounty, Ohio,August10, 1861.Republican.Physician;surgeon;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1894-99; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1906-31; died in office 1931;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1928.Died in1931(ageabout69 years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
| George Dwight Schermerhorn (1886-1954) — also known asGeorge D. Schermerhorn — of Reading,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born in Reading,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.,October8, 1886.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, AcmeChairCompany; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1928;candidate forMichiganstate senate 10th District, 1932;delegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from HillsdaleCounty, 1933; candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1947.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, fromcoronaryocclusion and fromcarcinomaof tongue and jaw, in Henry FordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April21, 1954 (age67 years, 195days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
JonesvilleCemetery Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Michigan
Sunset ViewCemetery Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Elisha Champlin (1798-1855) — of Jonesville,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born in Greenfield,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1798.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1838, 1840;postmaster;member ofMichiganstate senate, 1841, 1842 (2nd District 1841, 3rd District 1842).DiedFebruary20, 1855 (age56 years, 240days).Interment at Sunset View Cemetery.
Mt. HopeCemetery Litchfield, Hillsdale County, Michigan
Moscow PlainsCemetery Moscow, Hillsdale County, Michigan
MoshervilleCemetery Mosherville, Hillsdale County, Michigan
NorthlawnCemetery North Adams, Hillsdale County, Michigan
Old MaplewoodCemetery Reading, Hillsdale County, Michigan
WaldronCemetery Waldron, Hillsdale County, Michigan
| James Denver Driskill (1888-1959) — of Waldron,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born in Ohio,March11, 1888.Minister;Dry candidate fordelegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from HillsdaleCounty, 1933.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis, in Thorn MemorialHospital,Hudson,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,June 25,1959 (age71 years, 106days).Interment at Waldron Cemetery.
PeaseCemetery Wheatland Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan
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