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Mecosta County
Michigan

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Mecosta County

Gerrit Masselink (d. 1929) — of Michigan. Candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1910 (Prohibition), 1926 (Democratic);Progressive candidate forMichigansuperintendent of public instruction, 1913, 1915; Democraticcandidate forsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1918.Died in1929.Interment at Highland View Cemetery.

Index to Locations

  • Big RapidsHighland View Cemetery
  • RemusWambold Cemetery

    Highland ViewCemetery
    Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan
    Woodbridge Nathan Ferris (1853-1928) — also known asWoodbridge N. Ferris;"The Big RapidsSchoolmaster";"The Good GreyGovernor" —of Big Rapids,MecostaCounty, Mich.Born in alogcabin near Spencer,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1853.Democrat.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; founder andpresident,Ferris Institute, later Ferris State University; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1892; candidate forMichigansuperintendent of public instruction, 1902; candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1907; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1912(HonoraryVice-President),1916,1924;Governorof Michigan, 1913-16; defeated, 1904, 1920; president, Big RapidsSavingsBank;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1923-28; died in office 1928; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1924.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, inWashington,D.C.,March23, 1928 (age75 years, 77days).Entombed at Highland View Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Ferris, Jr. and Estella 'Stella' (Reed) Ferris; married1874 to HelenFrances Gillespie; married1921 toMaryEthel McCloud.
     Ferris StateUniversity,inBigRapids, Michigan, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Woodbridge N. Ferris (built 1942 atBaltimore,Maryland; sold 1956; converted to crane ship) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record
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     Relatives:Married toLavinaM. Masselink.
     Lavina M. Masselink — of Big Rapids,MecostaCounty, Mich.Democrat. Member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1937; member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1938-43.Female.Interment at Highland View Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married toGerritMasselink.
     Aaron Wetzell Miles (1875-1965) — also known asAaron W. Miles;Paddy Miles — of Big Rapids,MecostaCounty, Mich.Born in Watsontown,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,December6, 1875.Cigarmanufacturer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Mecosta County, 1919-24;defeated (Progressive), 1914; postmaster atBigRapids, Mich., 1924-36;MecostaCounty Probate Judge, 1937-56.GermanandIrishancestry. Member,Elks.Died, in Mecosta MemorialHospital,Stanwood,MecostaCounty, Mich.,March 1,1965 (age89 years, 85days).Interment at Highland View Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof George Davis Miles and Caroline (Wetzell) Miles; married to EmmaKnopf; father ofRobertL. Miles.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Charles M. Darrah (1831-1903) — of Big Rapids,MecostaCounty, Mich.Born in1831.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Mecosta County, 1876.Died in1903(ageabout72 years).Interment at Highland View Cemetery. Robert L. Miles (1911-1982) — of Michigan. BornSeptember8, 1911.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidateforMichiganstate senate 25th District, 1946, 1954; candidate in primary forcircuitjudge in Michigan 27th Circuit, 1959.Died in Big Rapids,MecostaCounty, Mich.,May 11,1982 (age70 years, 245days).Interment at Highland View Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Emma (Knopf) Miles andAaronWetzell Miles.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    WamboldCemetery
    Remus, Mecosta County, Michigan
    Aaron Amon (1859-1933) — of Remus,MecostaCounty, Mich.Born in Waterloo County,Ontario,November5, 1859.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Mecosta County, 1915-18;member ofMichiganstate senate 25th District, 1919-22.Germanancestry.Died in1933(ageabout73 years).Interment at Wambold Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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