Monroe County
Michigan
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Monroe County
Michigan
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Monroe County
Index to Locations Maple GroveCemetery Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan
BrighamCemetery Erie, Monroe County, Michigan
Roselawn MemorialPark 13299 South Dixie Highway La Salle, Monroe County, Michigan
|  Charles J. Golden (1921-2001) — ofMonroeCounty, Mich.Born in1921.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Monroe County, 1955-56;defeated, 1950;MonroeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1957-64.DiedOctober20, 2001 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park. | Donald D. Doty (1923-2005) — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.,November11, 1923.Republican.Farmer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Monroe County,1961-62.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Grange.DiedJuly 9,2005 (age81 years, 240days).Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
NorthsideCemetery Maybee, Monroe County, Michigan
UnknownLocation Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan
Monroe TownshipCemetery Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan
St. Antoine'sCemetery Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan
St. JosephCemetery Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan
| John Henry Kerwien (1902-2002) — also known asJohn H. Kerwien — of Fort Lee,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Fort Lee,BergenCounty, N.J.,December29, 1902.Republican.Mayorof Fort Lee, N.J., 1939, 1956-61.DiedMay 12,2002 (age99 years, 134days).Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery.
St. Mary'sCemetery Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan
WoodlandCemetery (formerly Grove Cemetery; Woodlawn Cemetery) 438 Jerome Street Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan Founded 1810 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| George Spalding (1836-1915) — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Blairgowrie, Perthshire,Scotland,November12, 1836.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayor ofMonroe, Mich., 1876;U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1895-99; postmaster atMonroe,Mich., 1901.Died in Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.,September13, 1915 (age78 years, 305days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
| David Addison Noble (1802-1876) — also known asDavid A. Noble — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,November9, 1802.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Monroe County, 1846-47;probate judge in Michigan, 1840;mayor ofMonroe, Mich., 1852;U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1853-55; defeated,1854 (2nd District), 1864 (1st District); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1864.Died in Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.,October13, 1876 (age73 years, 339days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
| Edwin Willits (1830-1896) — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Otto,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,April24, 1830.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor;MonroeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1860-62; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1861-72;postmaster;member ofMichiganstate constitutional commission 2nd District, 1873;U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1877-83.Presbyterian.Died inWashington,D.C.,October22, 1896 (age66 years, 181days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
| Austin Eli Wing (1792-1849) — also known asAustin E. Wing — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Conway,FranklinCounty, Mass.,February3, 1792.Delegateto U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1825-29, 1831-33;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Monroe County, 1842; memberofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1845-49.Died in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,August27, 1849 (age57 years, 205days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
| James H. Gilmore (d. 1930) — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Mayorof Monroe, Mich., 1922-25, 1930; died in office 1930.Died in1930.Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | Heman J. Redfield (1823-1883) — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Le Roy,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,February25, 1823.Democrat.Mayor ofMonroe, Mich., 1871-75; member ofMichiganstate senate 5th District, 1875-78; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1876,1880(alternate).Killedhimself at his cemetery plot, Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.,September9, 1883 (age60 years, 196days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
| Henry Shaw Noble (1839-1908) — also known asH. Shaw Noble — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.,December19, 1839.Merchant;lawyer;mayorof Monroe, Mich., 1879-80, 1883-84; postmaster atMonroe,Mich., 1887.Member,Freemasons.Died in Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.,October21, 1908 (age68 years, 307days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
| Jesse Hart Root (d. 1934) — also known asJesse H. Root;Jess H. Root — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Republican.Circuitjudge in Michigan 38th Circuit, 1918-34; defeated, 1917;appointed 1918; died in office 1934; Republican Presidential Electorfor Michigan,1929;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1932.DiedAugust22, 1934.Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | Daniel S. Bacon (1798-1866) — of Michigan. Born inOnondagaCounty, N.Y.,December12, 1798.MemberMichigan territorial council 5th District, 1832-35.DiedMarch18, 1866 (age67 years, 96days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
| Gouverneur Morris (1809-1894) — of Frenchtown Township,MonroeCounty, Mich.; Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Springfield,WindsorCounty, Vt.,February1, 1809.Supervisorof Frenchtown Township, Michigan, 1850-51;circuitjudge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1879-81.Died in Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.,May 11,1894 (age85 years, 99days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | William Gustave Gutmann (1862-1939) — also known asWilliam G. Gutmann — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.,August21, 1862.Republican.Banker;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1911-19; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1920.Germanancestry.Died, fromacutemyocarditis andarteriosclerosis,in Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.,January15, 1939 (age76 years, 147days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
Forest LawnCemetery Near Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan
RiversideCemetery South Rockwood, Monroe County, Michigan
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