Index to Locations Ann ArborAnn Arbor Cemetery (nowgone)Ann ArborArborcrest Memorial ParkAnn ArborBethlehem CemeteryAnn ArborFairview CemeteryAnn ArborForest Hill CemeteryAnn ArborSt. Thomas CatholicCemeteryAnn Arbor TownshipBotsfordCemeteryAnn Arbor TownshipWashtenong MemorialParkAugusta TownshipChilds CemeteryChelseaMt. Olivet CemeteryChelseaOak Grove CemeteryDexterForest Lawn CemeteryDexterSt. Andrew's ChurchCemeteryManchesterOak Grove CemeteryNorthfield TownshipSt. John'sEvangelical Lutheran CemeterySalineOakwood CemeteryYpsilantiHighland CemeteryYpsilantiSt. John CemeteryYpsilanti TownshipAlban CemeteryYpsilanti TownshipUnion-UdellCemetery
Ann ArborCemetery (now gone)
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | |  William Asa Fletcher (1788-1852) — also known asWilliam A. Fletcher — ofWayneCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Plymouth,GraftonCounty, N.H.,June 26,1788.Lawyer;memberMichigan territorial council from Wayne County, 1830-31;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1836-42;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1836-42.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,September19, 1852 (age64 years, 85days).Original interment at Ann Arbor Cemetery; reinterment atForest Hill Cemetery.
ArborcrestMemorial Park
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert James Harris (1930-2005) — also known asRobert J. Harris;Bob Harris — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October5, 1930.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;Rhodesscholar;lawyer;lawprofessor;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1969-73.Jewish.Lithuanianancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif.Died, ofbrainlymphoma, in Scio Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 10,2005 (age74 years, 278days).Interment at Arborcrest Memorial Park. | | Dominick A. DeVarti (c.1924-2001) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in New Jersey, about 1924. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;restaurantowner; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1957 (Republican primary), 1957.Italianancestry.Died, ofheartfailure, in the University of MichiganHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 1,2001 (ageabout 77years).Interment at Arborcrest Memorial Park.
BethlehemCemetery
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles August Sauer (1866-1915) — also known asCharles A. Sauer — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Stratford,Ontario,December18, 1866.Republican.Mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1915; died in office 1915.Germanancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died, oftyphoidfever, in St. Joseph'sSanitarium,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December6, 1915 (age48 years, 353days).Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Adam Conrad Sauer and Anna E. (Schenk) Sauer; married to JuliaKatherine Koch. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Theodore F. Prochnow (1875-1944) — of Northfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Northfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,September26, 1875.Democrat.Supervisorof Northfield Township, Michigan, 1899-1900;restaurantowner; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1915.Lutheran.Germanancestry. Member,Elks;AmericanWoodmen.Died in1944(ageabout68 years).Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery. | | Oswald John Koch (1896-1960) — also known asOswald J. Koch — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December6, 1896.Democrat. Postmaster atAnnArbor, Mich., 1943-60 (acting, 1943-44).Germanancestry.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January14, 1960 (age63 years, 39days).Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery. | | William Hanson Murray (1877-1950) — also known asWilliam H. Murray — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Milan,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February14, 1877.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;WashtenawCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1899; candidate forMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1922; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1935.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August25, 1950 (age73 years, 192days).Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery. | | Charles Fred Staebler (1861-1937) — of Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 27,1861.Democrat.Farmer;president, Ann ArborDairy;supervisorof Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1918-19.Germanancestry.Died, frompneumoniaandsenility,in Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February8, 1937 (age75 years, 257days).Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery. | | Otto Emanuel Haab (1880-1957) — also known asOtto E. Haab — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Freedom Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October16, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1916.Died, fromcoloncancer,peritonitisfollowing surgery, andpneumonia,in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November15, 1957 (age77 years, 30days).Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery.
FairviewCemetery
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) — of Kelloggsville,CayugaCounty, N.Y.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Sheffield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,October3, 1773.Merchant;miller;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1808-10, 1820-22;postmaster;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1825-27.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 11,1842 (age68 years, 220days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Asa Kellogg and Lucy (Powell) Kellogg; married,October21, 1794, to Mary Ann Otis; father ofDayOtis Kellogg andDwightKellogg; uncle ofAlvanKellogg; first cousin once removed ofEnsignHosmer Kellogg; first cousin four times removed ofMartinWeld Deyo; second cousin once removed ofAaronKellogg; second cousin twice removed ofOrlandoKellogg andWilliamDean Kellogg; second cousin thrice removed ofRowlandCase Kellogg andFrankBillings Kellogg; third cousin ofJasonKellogg,OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill andDanielFiske Kellogg; third cousin once removed ofLutherWalter Badger,SilasDewey Kellogg,GreeneCarrier Bronson,ChesterAshley,DanielKellogg (1791-1875),JohnRussell Kellogg,AlvahNash,ThomasBelden Butler,GeorgeSmith Catlin,AlbertGallatin Kellogg,FrancisWilliam Kellogg,FarrandFassett Merrill andCharlesKellogg (1839-1903); third cousin twice removed ofStephenWright Kellogg,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,WilliamPitt Kellogg,DanielKellogg (1835-1918),ArthurTappan Kellogg andSelahMerrill; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamLucius Case,CharlesCollins Kellogg,ClementPhineas Kellogg,FrankFiske Bostwick,EdwardRussell Kellogg,HenryTheodore Kellogg,EdwardStanley Kellogg andFranklinWarren Kellogg. | | | | Political families:Kellogg#1 family of New York;Kellogg#2 family of New York;Kellogg#3 family of New York;Kellogg#4 family of Vermont and New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Claramon L. Pray (1866-1933) — Born inWindhamCounty, Conn.,June 2,1866.Republican.WashtenawCounty Clerk, 1925-32.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October26, 1933 (age67 years, 146days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Agnes A. (Parkhurst) Pray and Alfred Pray; married1889 to BerthaAlbert; married to Clara (Miller) Stoll. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Herman Alfred Staebler (1881-1950) — also known asHerman A. Staebler — of Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,March19, 1881.Democrat. Candidate forsupervisorof Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1938.Died in Michigan,September14, 1950 (age69 years, 179days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery. | | Richard Henry Bilbie (1886-1975) — also known asRichard H. Bilbie — of Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan,July 29,1886.Democrat. Candidate forsupervisorof Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1945.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October11, 1975 (age89 years, 74days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
Forest HillCemetery
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
Founded 1857
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | James Burrill Angell (1829-1916) — also known asJames B. Angell — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Scituate,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,January7, 1829.Editor of Sen.HenryB. Anthony'snewspaper,Providence Journal, 1860-66;president,University of Vermont, 1866-71;president,University of Michigan, 1871-1909; U.S. Minister toChina, 1880-81;Turkey, 1897-98.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanHistorical Association.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,April 1,1916 (age87 years, 85days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. |  | Alpheus Felch (1804-1896) — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Limerick,YorkCounty, Maine,September28, 1804.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Monroe County, 1835-37;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan at-large, 1840;Michiganstate auditor general, 1842; resigned 1842;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1842-45;Governor ofMichigan, 1846-47; resigned 1847; defeated, 1856;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1847-53; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1864.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 13,1896 (age91 years, 259days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | | William Asa Fletcher (1788-1852) — also known asWilliam A. Fletcher — ofWayneCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Plymouth,GraftonCounty, N.H.,June 26,1788.Lawyer;memberMichigan territorial council from Wayne County, 1830-31;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1836-42;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1836-42.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,September19, 1852 (age64 years, 85days).Original interment atAnn Arbor Cemetery(which no longer exists); reinterment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1824-1898) — also known asThomas M. Cooley — of Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.; Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Attica,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1824.Lawyer;newspapereditor; law partner ofCharlesM. Croswell, 1855; reporter, Michigan Supreme Court, 1857-64;lawprofessor;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1865-85;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1868-69, 1876-77,1884-85; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1887-92.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,September12, 1898 (age74 years, 249days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Claudius Buchanan Grant (1835-1921) — also known asClaudius B. Grant — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Houghton,HoughtonCounty, Mich.; Marquette,MarquetteCounty, Mich.Born in Lebanon,YorkCounty, Maine,October25, 1835.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;postmaster atAnnArbor, Mich., 1867-70; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1871-74 (Washtenaw County 2ndDistrict 1871-72, Washtenaw County 1st District 1873-74); member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1872-79;HoughtonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1877;circuitjudge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1882-89;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1890-1909;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1898-99, 1908.Englishancestry.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,February28, 1921 (age85 years, 126days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Samuel Willard Beakes (1861-1927) — also known asSamuel W. Beakes — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Burlingham,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;private secretary to JudgeThomasM. Cooley;newspapereditor and publisher;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster atAnnArbor, Mich., 1894-98;U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19;defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1916.Episcopalian.Died inWashington,D.C.,February9, 1927 (age66 years, 29days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | | William E. Brown Jr. (1896-1970) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Lapeer,LapeerCounty, Mich.,May 1,1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;automobiledealer;insurancebusiness;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1945-57; defeated, 1957.Presbyterian.Member,Elks.DiedDecember8, 1970 (age74 years, 221days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William E. Brown, Sr. and Grace (Palmer) Brown; married,October12, 1920, to Eleanor Shartel. |
 | George Meader (1907-1994) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Benton Harbor,BerrienCounty, Mich.,September13, 1907.Republican.Lawyer;WashtenawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-42;U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1951-65; defeated,1948, 1964, 1966.Englishancestry. Member,Kiwanis.Fell inhis bathtub, struck his head, suffered complications, and died twoweeks later, in UniversityHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October15, 1994 (age87 years, 32days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | | Henry Franklin Thomas (1843-1912) — also known asHenry F. Thomas — of Allegan,AlleganCounty, Mich.Born in Tompkins,JacksonCounty, Mich.,December17, 1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,1873-74; member ofMichiganstate senate 14th District, 1875-76;villagepresident of Allegan, Michigan, 1879-80; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1884;U.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1893-97.Died in Allegan,AlleganCounty, Mich.,April16, 1912 (age68 years, 121days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | William Sumner Maynard (1802-1866) — also known asWilliam S. Maynard — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born inBerkshireCounty, Mass.,April25, 1802.Merchant;villagepresident of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1836-38, 1839-40;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1856-58, 1865-66.Congregationalist.Suffering from severe depression, hekilledhimself by anoverdoseof morphine or laudanum, in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 18,1866 (age64 years, 54days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Cecil O. Creal (1899-1986) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Kiantone,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,December19, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; manager,GodfreyMoving &Storage Co.;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959-65.Episcopalian.Member,Lions;Elks;Freemasons;AmericanLegion.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November20, 1986 (age86 years, 336days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Bradley Francis Granger (1825-1882) — also known asBradley F. Granger — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Lowville,LewisCounty, N.Y.,March12, 1825.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1861-63; defeated(Democratic), 1862, 1866.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November4, 1882 (age57 years, 237days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Edward William Staebler (1872-1946) — also known asEdward W. Staebler — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Lodi Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December26, 1872.Democrat.Coaldealer;oildistributor;automobiledealer;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1927-31; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1932.Germanancestry.DiedNovember10, 1946 (age73 years, 319days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Charles E. Hiscock (1854-1920) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,March 1,1854.Republican.Banker;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1892;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1897-99.Died, from agastrointestinalhemorrhage, while also suffering fromchronicnephritis anddiabetes,in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November1, 1920 (age66 years, 245days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Edward Charles Pierce (1930-2002) — also known asEdward C. Pierce — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Three Rivers,St. JosephCounty, Mich.,January3, 1930.Democrat.Physician;Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1974 (primary), 1976;member ofMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1979-82; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1980;candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1982;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1985-87; defeated, 1967, 1987.Died, from complications ofLegionnaire'sdisease, in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 4,2002 (age72 years, 182days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Cyrenus Garritt Darling (1856-1933) — also known asCyrenus G. Darling — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Bethel,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,1856.Republican.Physician;universityprofessor;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1894-95; defeated, 1889, 1909, 1911.Member,American MedicalAssociation.Died, fromperniciousanemia,April21, 1933 (ageabout 76years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Darling and Eliza (Starr) Darling; married1884 toAugusta M. Payne. |
| | Charles H. Manly (1843-1930) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in1843.Democrat.WashtenawCounty Register of Deeds; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1887-88; defeated, 1914;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1890-91.Hit by atrain and killed, in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,1930(ageabout87 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Alexis Caswell Angell (1857-1932) — also known asAlexis C. Angell — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,April26, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;lawprofessor;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12;resigned 1912.DiedDecember24, 1932 (age75 years, 242days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | | Ebenezer Wells (1813-1882) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.BornMay 26,1813.Banker;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1863-65.DiedApril25, 1882 (age68 years, 334days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Hiram J. Beakes (1827-1882) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1827.Democrat.Lawyer;WashtenawCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2ndDistrict, 1863-64;WashtenawCounty Probate Judge, 1864-72;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1873-75; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1880.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 18,1882 (age54 years, 254days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Silas Hamilton Douglas (1816-1890) — also known asSilas H. Douglas;Silas H.Douglass —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Fredonia,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1816.Physician;universityprofessor;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1871-73.Episcopalian.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August26, 1890 (age73 years, 303days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Douglas and Lucy (Townsend) Douglas; brother ofSamuelTownsend Douglass; married,May 1,1845, to Helen Welles; father ofHenryWoolsey Douglas; second cousin once removed ofDavidHough; third cousin once removed ofJeremiahMason,DavidEdgerton andRobertCoit Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofGeorgeChamplin,WaightstillAvery,JoshuaCoit andWilliamBrainard Coit; third cousin thrice removed ofClaudiusVictor Pendleton; fourth cousin ofStephenArnold Douglas; fourth cousin once removed ofChristopherGrant Champlin,JonathanR. Herrick,AlfredAvery Burnham,AlmarF. Dickson andRobertMartin Douglas. | | | | Political families:Douglas#1 family of Greensboro, North Carolina;Douglas#2 family of Ann Arbor, Michigan (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Kingsley (1796-1878) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Canterbury,WindhamCounty, Conn.,January6, 1796.Probate judge in Michigan, 1828-36;memberMichigan territorial council, 1830-33 (Washtenaw County 1830-32,4th District 1832-33); member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1837, 1848,1869-70; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1838, 1839, 1842 (4th District 1838, 5th District1839, 2nd District 1842);delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1852-58;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1855-56.DiedAugust17, 1878 (age82 years, 223days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | John F. Miller (1822-1885) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in1822.Democrat.Mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1861-62; candidate forMichiganstate treasurer, 1868; candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1869.Died in1885(ageabout63 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Philip Bach (1820-1895) — also known asJohann Phillip Bach — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Karlsruhe,Germany,October20, 1820.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1858-59.Germanancestry.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November2, 1895 (age75 years, 13days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Barbara (Deeg) Bach and Philip Jacob Bach; married to HannahPolhemus; married1855 to NancyRoyce; married1876 to AnnieBotssford. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Nalson Jorgensen Kyer (1846-1907) — also known asNalson J. Kyer — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born inDenmark,February2, 1846.Republican.Miller;candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1886.Danishancestry.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January19, 1907 (age60 years, 351days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Reuben Kempf (1835-1912) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Trumbauersville,BucksCounty, Pa.,March 5,1835.Republican.Banker;member ofMichiganstate senate, 1880; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1903.Germanancestry.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 3,1912 (age77 years, 120days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Jack John Garris (1919-2005) — also known asJack J. Garris;Jack JohnGaratzgeone —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,October16, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;WashtenawCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1955; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1971.EasternOrthodox.Greekancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;DeltaTheta Phi;Jaycees.Died, of astroke,while suffering fromParkinson'sdisease, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February21, 2005 (age85 years, 128days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Garatzogeone and Constance (Maniatakos) Garatzogeone; married1948 toHelen Cazepis. |
| | Henry Woolsey Douglas (1867-1924) — also known asHenry W. Douglas;HarryDouglas —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January7, 1867.Democrat.Engineer;superintendent, Ann ArborGasCompany; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1905.Died, fromacute cardiacfailure, in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August24, 1924 (age57 years, 230days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | George Frank Allmendinger (1855-1926) — also known asG. Frank Allmendinger — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1855.Republican.Flour millbusiness;bankdirector; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1891.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 9,1926 (age70 years, 181days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Junius Emery Beal (1860-1942) — also known asJunius E. Beal;Junius EmeryField —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,February23, 1860.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;real estatebroker; Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1889;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1905-06; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1908-39; vice-president, Farmersand MerchantsBank;president, Ann Arbor and YpsilantiStreetRailway Co.; officer ofgas andelectric utilities.Methodist.Englishancestry. Member,BetaTheta Pi;PhiBeta Kappa;Rotary;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 24,1942 (age82 years, 121days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Leslie Aris Wikel (1884-1959) — also known asLeslie A. Wikel — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Union City,RandolphCounty, Ind.,November19, 1884.Democrat.Druggist;candidate forMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1948; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949.Died, following astroke,in WhitehallConvalescentHome, Pittsfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 9,1959 (age74 years, 202days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Wiley Wikel and Lola Wikel; married to Lucy L.Goodlander. |
| | Rolla Nathan Frisinger (1890-1961) — also known asRolla N. Frisinger — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born near Rockford,MercerCounty, Ohio,1890.Democrat.Roadcontractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Michigan,1932;candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1933.Died in1961(ageabout71 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Henry Stewart Dean (1830-1915) — also known asHenry S. Dean — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Lima,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1830.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;grocer;miller;postmaster atAnnArbor, Mich., 1870-72; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1894-1907; appointed 1894;Progressive Presidential Elector for Michigan,1913.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;LoyalLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanHistorical Association.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October18, 1915 (age85 years, 126days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. |  | George Wahr Sallade (1922-1997) — also known asGeorge W. Sallade — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November16, 1922.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1955-60; defeated (Democratic), 1968;chair ofWashtenaw County Democratic Party, 1965-68; Democratic candidateforMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1966, 1970; Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1982; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1984,1988(alternate).Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America;Freemasons;Moose;Rotary;PhiAlpha Delta;SigmaDelta Chi;SigmaPhi.DiedJune 18,1997 (age74 years, 214days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Image source:Ann Arbor News, June 15, 1968 |
| | Gilbert E. Bursley (1913-1998) — also known as"Mr. Education" — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February28, 1913.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1961-64; member ofMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1965-78; candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1978;president,Cleary College, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1978-84.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Elks.DiedSeptember20, 1998 (age85 years, 204days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Sarah Goddard Power (1935-1987) — also known asSarah Goddard — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 19,1935.Democrat. Member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1975-87; died in office 1987;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1976.Female.Protestant.Died bysuicide,fromjumping toher death from the eighth floor of Burton Tower, on the University ofMichigan campus, Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,March24, 1987 (age51 years, 278days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Ambrose Clarkson Pack (1870-1957) — also known asAmbrose C. Pack — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in December,1870.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;WashtenawCounty Sheriff, 1919; postmaster atAnnArbor, Mich., 1923-36 (acting, 1923-24);photographer.Died in1957(ageabout86 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Eugene Emery Beal (1846-1922) — also known asEugene E. Beal — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Plainfield,LivingstonCounty, Mich.,February26, 1846.Republican.Insuranceagent; postmaster atAnnArbor, Mich., 1890-94;boot and shoemerchant.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November22, 1922 (age76 years, 269days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Frank Heman Ticknor (1869-1942) — also known asFrank H. Ticknor — of Pittsfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Laingsburg,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,December11, 1869.Republican.Supervisorof Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1916-27;WashtenawCounty Treasurer, 1927-34.DiedApril 4,1942 (age72 years, 114days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Eugene Barnum Power (1905-1993) — also known asEugene B. Power — of Barton Hills,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.,June 4,1905.Democrat. Member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents; elected 1955, 1963.Episcopalian.Member,Rotary.Founder of University Microfilms in 1938; merged with XeroxCorporation 1962.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December6, 1993 (age88 years, 185days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Glenn Warren Power and Annette (Barnum) Power; married,June 17,1929, to Sadye L. Harwick; father ofPhilipH. Power (who marriedSarahGoddard). | | | | Political family:Powerfamily of Ann Arbor, Michigan. | | | | Epitaph: "An entrepreneur and inventor,he founded University Microfilms, Inc. A public servant, he was aRegent of the University of Michigan. A Philanthropist, he foundedthe Power Foundation. Honored by a knighthood, he lives in the memoryof his family as 'An Edition of One.'" | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
| | | Heman Ticknor (1792-1864) — of Pittsfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,March17, 1792.Whig.Supervisorof Pitt Township, Michigan, 1837-40;supervisorof Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1842-45.Died in Pittsfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,March20, 1864 (age72 years, 3days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Benajah Ticknor and Bethia (Bingham) Ticknor; married to ElizaCutler; great-grandfather ofFrankHeman Ticknor; second cousin ofBelaEdgerton; second cousin once removed ofAlfredPeck Edgerton andJosephKetchum Edgerton; second cousin thrice removed ofHarryAndrews Gager; second cousin four times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; third cousin ofCalvinFillmore; third cousin once removed ofMillardFillmore,JohnLeslie Russell andHiramBingham; third cousin twice removed ofLeslieWead Russell,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,CharlesHazen Russell,JohnClarence Keeler,HiramBingham Jr.,AlfredMitchell Bingham andJonathanBrewster Bingham; third cousin thrice removed ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,JohnLeffingwell Randolph andClaudiusVictor Pendleton; fourth cousin ofWilliamWoodbridge,HenryMeigs,IsaacBackus,WillardJ. Chapin,MartinOlds,HarrisonBlodget andHenryTitus Backus; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelLathrop,HenryMeigs Jr.,AlphonsoTaft,JohnForsyth Jr.,EdwardFranklin Bingham,StaleyN. Wood,EdgarWeeks,GeorgeGalen Tilden,WalterHarrison Blodget,AlbertLemando Bingham andHenryStark Culver. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Paul Snauble (1845-1910) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in1845.Prohibition candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1892.Died in1910(ageabout65 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Henry Rumsey (b. 1784) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,July 7,1784.Supervisorof Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1827-28, 1834-35;memberMichigan territorial council from Washtenaw County, 1828-29.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Philip Clarkson Pack (1896-1970) — also known asPhilip C. Pack — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 26,1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;advertisingbusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1931-34.Member,Freemasons;Grotto;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in1970(ageabout74 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Nelson S. Halleck (1806-1876) — of Whitmore Lake,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Lenox,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1806.Republican. Postmaster atNorthfield,Mich., 1836-52;WhitmoreLake, Mich., 1867-73.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December30, 1876 (age70 years, 197days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Rice Aner Beal (1823-1883) — also known asRice A. Beal — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Macedon,WayneCounty, N.Y.,January19, 1823.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1872.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October3, 1883 (age60 years, 257days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Walter Samuel Bilbie (1859-1924) — also known asWalter S. Bilbie — of Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December8, 1859.Democrat.Farmer;supervisorof Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1891-92, 1903-09, 1923-24;defeated, 1888.EnglishandScottishancestry.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October24, 1924 (age64 years, 321days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard Bilbie and Mary (Henry) Bilbie; married1884 to KateAmelia Welling. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John E. Fiegel (1868-1942) — of Pittsfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born inWashtenawCounty, Mich.,January7, 1868.Democrat.Supervisorof Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1915-16; defeated, 1894, 1901,1916, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926.Germanancestry.Died inWashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 18,1942 (age74 years, 131days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Fiegel and Kunigunda (Lambarth) Fiegel; married to OlgaBauer. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Thomas Reardon Peirsol (1894-1959) — also known asT. Reardon Peirsol — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Monroe City,MonroeCounty, Mo.,November1, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;insuranceandrealestate business; Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1940(voted forWendellL. Willkie andCharlesL. McNary).Died, from anaorticaneurysm andcardiactamponade, in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February24, 1959 (age64 years, 115days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Harry A. Peirsol and Minnie (Reardon) Peirsol; married to ReaCovert. |
| | James Kerr Pollock (1898-1968) — also known asJames K. Pollock — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in New Castle,LawrenceCounty, Pa.,May 25,1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;universityprofessor;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County1st District, 1961-62.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;SigmaDelta Kappa.DiedOctober4, 1968 (age70 years, 132days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Kerr Pollock and Ella (Newton) Pollock; married to AgnesMarie Haun. |
| | William Frederick Dannemiller (1927-2001) — also known asWilliam F. Dannemiller;BillDannemiller —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,August9, 1927.Democrat.Lawyer;real estatedeveloper; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2ndDistrict, 1960; candidate forMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1964.Presbyterian.Germanancestry.Died, ofheartfailure, in University of MichiganHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December5, 2001 (age74 years, 118days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Hill Cemetery.
St. ThomasCatholic Cemetery
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | George James Burke, Sr. (1885-1950) — also known asGeorge J. Burke — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Northfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December5, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;WashtenawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; law partner ofMartinJ. Cavanaugh; president, Citizens Mutual AutoInsuranceCo.; counsel and director, InternationalRadio Co.;director, Ann ArborTrustCompany, Farmers and MechanicsBank,MichiganLifeInsurance Co.; candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 1916; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1920;candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1923, 1926; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); served as a judge in the Nuremburgwar crimes trials.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Rotary.Died, in hislawoffice, Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October3, 1950 (age64 years, 302days).Interment at St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery. | | | Patrick S. Purtell (1846-1922) — of Northfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan,March16, 1846.Democrat.Farmer;supervisorof Northfield Township, Michigan, 1878-81, 1883-88;grocer.Catholic.Irishancestry.DiedNovember24, 1922 (age76 years, 253days).Interment at St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery. | | George James Burke Jr. (1914-1971) — also known asGeorge J. Burke, Jr. — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Howell,LivingstonCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October12, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1950.Catholic.Died in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October3, 1971 (age56 years, 356days).Interment at St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery. | | Ray Louis Forshee (1884-1974) — also known asRay L. Forshee — of Pittsfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan,March19, 1884.Democrat.Clothingsalesman; candidate forsupervisorof Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1941.IrishandGermanancestry.Hislegs wereamputated due to arteriosclerosis.Died, ofpneumonia,in WhitehallConvalescentCenter, Pittsfield Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January5, 1974 (age89 years, 292days).Interment at St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery.
BotsfordCemetery
476 Earhart Road
Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward William Frederick (1897-1962) — also known asEdward W. Frederick — of Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 17,1897.Farmer;supervisorof Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1951-61.Died, fromcerebralthrombosis, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 6,1962 (age65 years, 19days).Interment at Botsford Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Frederick and Rickie (Breuninger) Frederick; married toHattie Whiteman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
WashtenongMemorial Park
3771 Whitmore Lake Road
Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Horatio J. Abbott (1876-1936) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Clayton,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,March26, 1876.Democrat.Builder;merchant;oildistributor;WashtenawCounty Register of Deeds, 1909-12; postmaster atAnnArbor, Mich., 1915-23; member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1915; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1920,1928,1932;candidate forMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1924;MichiganDemocratic state chair, 1925-29; candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1929; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1932; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1933-36;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Detroit, Michigan, 1933.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,April24, 1936 (age60 years, 29days).Interment at Washtenong Memorial Park. | | Lewis C. Reimann (1890-1961) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Stambaugh (now part of Iron River),IronCounty, Mich.,September22, 1890.Democrat. Dry candidate fordelegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from WashtenawCounty, 1933; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1951; candidate forMichiganstate senate 33rd District, 1954.Presbyterian.Member,Kiwanis.Died, fromprostatecancer, in Ann Arbor Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August20, 1961 (age70 years, 332days).Interment at Washtenong Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Ludwig Reimann and Augusta (Schoenion) Reimann; married to PearleShewell. |
| | Glenn Leslie Alt (1895-1971) — also known asGlenn L. Alt — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Denton,DoniphanCounty, Kan.,March24, 1895.Republican.Engineer;universityprofessor; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1945.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December17, 1971 (age76 years, 268days).Interment at Washtenong Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof John L. Alt and Sarah Anna (Black) Alt; married to Viola L.Feas. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Charles Albert Sink (1879-1972) — also known asCharles A. Sink — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Westernville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1879.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1919-20, 1925-26; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1921-22, 1927-30; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1932; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1936; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1948.Congregationalist.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Acacia;PhiMu Alpha;PhiKappa Phi.Died, from astroke,in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December17, 1972 (age93 years, 166days).Entombed at Washtenong Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Herman Sink and Caroline (Gleasman) Sink; married,June 18,1923, to Alva Joanna Gordon. | | | | Image source: Ann Arbor Daily News,October 8, 1928 |
|  | Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Archbold,FultonCounty, Ohio,March10, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;businessexecutive;banker;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1945-54; member ofMichiganstate senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd SenatorialDistrict, 1961.Presbyterian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;ExchangeClub.Died, from complications ofbladdercancer, in the Huron View Lodgenursinghome, Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 29,1979 (age91 years, 111days).Interment at Washtenong Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman; married toArietta O. VanNess. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
| | Florence S. Abbott (1877-1943) — also known asFlorence A. Sutton — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Dover Township,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,September16, 1877.Democrat. Postmaster atAnnArbor, Mich., 1936-43 (acting, 1936-39).Female.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,September27, 1943 (age66 years, 11days).Interment at Washtenong Memorial Park. | | Carl H. Read (1898-1980) — of East Ann Arbor (now part of Ann Arbor),WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Dexter Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,October27, 1898.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;merchant;mayorof East Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949-53.Member,Freemasons;Kiwanis.Died, fromacutecongestive heart failure anddiabetes,in Saline CommunityHospital,Saline,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November25, 1980 (age82 years, 29days).Interment at Washtenong Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Read and Carrie (Partlow) Read; married,September27, 1923, to Linda L. Hoelzel. |
ChildsCemetery
Tuttle Hill Road
Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Webster Childs (1826-1882) — also known asJ. Webster Childs — of Augusta Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in New Hampshire,June 16,1826.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rdDistrict, 1859-62; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1865-68, 1873-74, 1879-80 (8th District 1865-66,6th District 1867-68, 4th District 1873-74, 1879-80); member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1869-82; died in office 1882.Congregationalist.Member,Grange.DiedNovember8, 1882 (age56 years, 145days).Interment at Childs Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Josiah Childs and Abigail Childs; married,August30, 1848, to Lucy A. Hubbard. |
Mt. OlivetCemetery
Chelsea, Washtenaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | James Sedgwick Gorman (1850-1923) — also known asJames S. Gorman — of Dexter,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Lyndon Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December28, 1850.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rdDistrict, 1881-82; member ofMichiganstate senate 4th District, 1887-90;U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1891-95.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 27,1923 (age72 years, 150days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. |
Oak GroveCemetery
Chelsea, Washtenaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Sumner Winans (1863-1935) — also known asCharles S. Winans — of Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Tyre,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,January25, 1863.Merchant;collegeprofessor; U.S. Consul inIquique, 1900-07;Valencia, 1907-09;Seville, 1909-14;Nuremberg, 1914-17;Cienfuegos, 1917-19;London, 1919-20;Prague, 1920-26; U.S. Consul General inPrague, as of 1927.Methodist.DiedJuly 13,1935 (age72 years, 169days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Frank Porter Glazier (1862-1922) — also known asFrank P. Glazier — of Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,March 8,1862.Republican.Pharmacist;President of Glazier Stove Company (manufacturerof stoves for cooking and heating); president of Chelsea SavingsBank;member ofMichiganstate senate 10th District, 1903-04;Michiganstate treasurer, 1905-08; resigned 1908.Forced toresign as state treasurer in 1908;convictedofembezzlement;served two years inprison;pardonedin 1920.Died near Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January1, 1922 (age59 years, 299days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.  | Andrew Jackson Sawyer (1834-1911) — also known asAndrew J. Sawyer — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Mottville,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1834.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1877-80, 1897-98 (WashtenawCounty 2nd District 1877-80, Washtenaw County 1st District 1897-98);alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1880.Member,Freemasons;Maccabees;Elks.DiedAugust18, 1911 (age76 years, 273days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | | George Pickering Glazier (1841-1901) — also known asGeorge P. Glazier — of Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Boston,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April 5,1841.Republican.Druggist;banker;farmer.Strickenwith paralysis, and died six hours later, in Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,March 5,1901 (age59 years, 334days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.  | Charles Henry Kempf (1831-1916) — also known asCharles H. Kempf — of Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Trumbauersville,BucksCounty, Pa.,January1, 1831.Republican.Tinsmith;hardwarebusiness;banker;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1876.Congregationalist.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October22, 1916 (age85 years, 295days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | | George Henry Kempf (1860-1922) — also known asGeorge H. Kempf — of Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan, June,1860.Republican.Travelingsalesman; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Michigan,1896.Germanancestry.Died in1922(ageabout62 years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Forest LawnCemetery
Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel William Dexter (1792-1863) — also known asSamuel W. Dexter — of Dexter,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February18, 1792.Newspaperpublisher;WashtenawCounty Judge, 1826-27; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1831.Died in Dexter,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February6, 1863 (age70 years, 353days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Benjamin W. Waite (1811-1891) — also known asBenjamin W. Wait — of Scio Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Dexter,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1811.Farmer;supervisorof Scio Township, Michigan, 1843-44, 1845-47, 1848-49, 1850-51;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.Died in Dexter,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,1891(ageabout79 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | David E. Waite (1853-1923) — of Dexter,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Putnam Township,LivingstonCounty, Mich.,June 7,1853.Republican.Farmer;supervisorof Scio Township, Michigan; elected 1919.Died in Dexter,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 11,1923 (age70 years, 34days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
St. Andrew'sChurch Cemetery
Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan
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Oak GroveCemetery
Manchester, Washtenaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | John Burley Swainson (1925-1994) — also known asJohn B. Swainson — of Plymouth,WayneCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Manchester,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Windsor,Ontario,July31, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1955-58;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1959-60;Governor ofMichigan, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1963;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1965-70;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1971-75; resigned 1975.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;DeltaTheta Phi;Amvets;PurpleHeart;Lions;Elks.Lostboth legs in a land mine explosion on November 15, 1944, nearMetz, Alsace-Lorraine, during World War II.Chargedin 1975 withacceptinga bribe; found not guilty, butconvictedofperjuryover his testimony to the grand jury.Died, of aheartattack, in Manchester,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 13,1994 (age68 years, 286days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. |  | Lucius Whitney Watkins (1873-1950) — also known asL. Whitney Watkins — of Norvell Township,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Norvell Township,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August6, 1873.Farmer;lawyer;bankdirector; member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1899-1905, 1920-27; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1904(alternate),1912;member ofMichiganstate senate 10th District, 1909-12; Progressive candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1912.Member,AudubonSociety;FarmBureau.Died in Tecumseh,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,September17, 1950 (age77 years, 42days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Lucius Denison Watkins and Sarah Tinkler (English) Watkins;married,June 28,1899, to Grace Edith Alley. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1927 |
| | Durand William Springer (1866-1943) — also known asDurand W. Springer — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.;Washington,D.C.Born in Durand,PepinCounty, Wis.,August9, 1866.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1924.Died inWashington,D.C.,1943(ageabout76 years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
St. John'sEvangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan
OakwoodCemetery
Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Monroe Rosse (1830-1909) — also known asJames M. Rosse — of Orangetown,RocklandCounty, N.Y.; Three Rivers (Trois-Rivières),Quebec.Born inWashtenawCounty, Mich.,September5, 1830.U.S. Consul inThree Rivers, 1885-89; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) inThree Rivers, 1893;Chaudière Junction, 1898-1901; U.S. Consular Agent inOrillia, 1895-97.Died in Saline,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,September18, 1909 (age79 years, 13days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
HighlandCemetery
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
Founded 1854
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edwin Fuller Uhl (1841-1901) — also known asEdwin F. Uhl — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Rush,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1841.Democrat.Lawyer;WashtenawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-72; president, Grand RapidsNationalBank,1881-93;mayorof Grand Rapids, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1892(member,ResolutionsCommittee); U.S. Ambassador toGermany, 1896-97.DiedMay 17,1901 (age59 years, 276days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Byron M. Cutcheon (1836-1908) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Manistee,ManisteeCounty, Mich.; Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Pembroke,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,May 11,1836.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;Presidential Elector for Michigan,1868;ManisteeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1875-81;postmaster;U.S.Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1883-91; defeated,1890.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Sons ofthe American Revolution;LoyalLegion.Received theMedalof Honor in 1891 for action at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Ky.,May 10, 1863.Died in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,April12, 1908 (age71 years, 337days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Charles Seymour Kettles (1930-2019) — also known asCharles S. Kettles — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January9, 1930.Republican.Engineer;automobiledealer; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; followinghis courageous actions as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 1967,which saved 44 lives, he received the Distinguished Service Cross; in2016, that award was upgraded to aMedalof Honor; candidate formayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1993.Died in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January21, 2019 (age89 years, 12days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Edward Payson Allen (1839-1909) — also known asEdward P. Allen — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Sharon,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October28, 1839.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;WashtenawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1877-80; defeated, 1902;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1880-81, 1899-1900;U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1887-91; defeated,1884, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1896;member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1899-1903; appointed 1899.Died, fromapoplexy(stroke),in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November25, 1909 (age70 years, 28days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) — also known asOwen J. Cleary — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February4, 1900.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;president,Cleary College; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1946;MichiganRepublican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1956(alternate); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Michigan, 1952-53;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1954.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Rotary;American BarAssociation;PhiKappa Sigma;PhiDelta Phi;DeltaTheta Phi;Moose.DiedSeptember10, 1960 (age60 years, 219days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Roger Cleary and Helen Clarke (Jenks) Cleary; married toMarie DeWaele. |
| | Ray H. Burrell (1893-1965) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August31, 1893.Republican.Cemeterymonument business;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1935-40.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis, andcoronaryartery sclerosis, in BeyerHospital,Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November30, 1965 (age72 years, 91days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Alfred J. Burrell and Genevieve (Harrison)Burrell. |
| | Hugh Edward Van de Walker (1876-1943) — also known asHugh E. Van de Walker — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,July 15,1876.Republican.Insurancebusiness;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1924-28.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias.DiedApril 8,1943 (age66 years, 267days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.  | Frank T. Newton (1867-1931) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,September30, 1867.Republican.WashtenawCounty Sheriff, 1905-06; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1909-12; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1912.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;OddFellows.Died in1931(ageabout63 years).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | | Henry P. S. Glover (1837-1912) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in1837.Republican.Mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1891-93.Died in1912(ageabout75 years).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Frank Austin Norton (1867-1947) — also known asFrank Norton — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 1,1867.Republican.Stonemason;florist;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1912-14.Methodist.Died, from astroke,while hospitalized forsenilepsychosis, at Ypsilanti StatePsychiatricHospital, York Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October2, 1947 (age80 years, 123days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Austin B. Norton and Sarah J. (Knapp) Norton; married to LenaEisenlord. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Joseph Edwin Warner (1870-1956) — also known asJoseph E. Warner;Joe E.Warner —of Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born near Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,March14, 1870.Republican.Dairyfarmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1921-30, 1937-56 (WashtenawCounty 2nd District 1921-26, Washtenaw County 1927-30, 1937-44,Washtenaw County 2nd District 1945-56); defeated, 1912 (WashtenawCounty 2nd District), 1930 (Washtenaw County), 1934 (WashtenawCounty); died in office 1956.Methodist.Englishancestry. Member,Grange;Rotary;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.DiedApril16, 1956 (age86 years, 33days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Edwin Carey Warner and Martha J. (Gill) Warner; married1893 toCharlotte A. 'Lottie' Ferguson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Clyde K. King (1925-2007) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 2,1925.Republican.Accountant;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1989-93; defeated, 1987.Lutheran.Member,OptimistClub;NAACP;Lions.Died, while suffering fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in Huron WoodsResidentialHome in the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital complex, Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January4, 2007 (age81 years, 216days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married1946 toMarilyn Wilks. |
| | Emery Richard Beal (1865-1939) — also known asEmery R. Beal — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Plainfield,KentCounty, Mich.,December5, 1865.Republican.Druggist;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1922-23; defeated, 1928.Died, fromheartdisease, in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,March 3,1939 (age73 years, 88days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Daniel Trowbridge Quirk (1903-1969) — also known asDaniel T. Quirk;Dan T.Quirk —of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 8,1903.President and treasurer, PeninsularPaperCompany;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1947-53.Member,AlphaDelta Phi.DiedOctober21, 1969 (age66 years, 135days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Arden Holton Ballard (1799-1867) — also known asArden H. Ballard — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Georgia,FranklinCounty, Vt.,April 7,1799.Villagepresident of Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1847-50, 1856-58;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1859-60.Died in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,April23, 1867 (age68 years, 16days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Lambert A. Barnes — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1875-78, 1879-80.Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Tracy L. Towner (b. 1864) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,1864.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1910-12; defeated, 1912.Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Mark Norris (1796-1862) — of Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Peacham,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,1796.Postmaster;supervisorof Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1848-49.Member,Freemasons.DiedMarch 6,1862 (ageabout 65years).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Benjamin Follett (c.1819-1864) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born about 1819. Democrat.Mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1860-61; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1860.DiedDecember26, 1864 (ageabout 45years).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Vincent H. Buck (1926-2005) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.BornMarch 7,1926.Republican.Realtor;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1964-65.Presbyterian.Died, ofmultiplesclerosis, in Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.,March20, 2005 (age79 years, 13days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Suzanne Oakes. |
| | Amos Crippen Blodget (1822-1906) — also known asAmos C. Blodget — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.BornJanuary31, 1822.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1857-58.Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,September3, 1906 (age84 years, 215days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.  | Daniel Lace Quirk (1818-1910) — also known asDaniel L. Quirk — of Belleville,WayneCounty, Mich.; Sterling,WhitesideCounty, Ill.; Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born inIsle ofMan,June 15,1818.Democrat.WayneCounty Auditor, 1852-54; postmaster atBelleville,Mich., 1853-54;hotelier;co-founder and later president, First NationalBank ofYpsilanti, the first national bank incorporated in Washtenaw County;he and others organized the YpsilantiWoolenManufacturing Company, which later became the Ypsilanti UnderwearCompany; founder and president, PeninsularPaperCompany;railroadbuilder.Manxancestry.Died in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December3, 1910 (age92 years, 171days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | | Henry C. Rankin (1843-1915) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,December1, 1843.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;superintendentof schools;landagent; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2ndDistrict, 1911-12; defeated (Progressive), 1912.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.DiedJuly 15,1915 (age71 years, 226days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Cauley Hollister Perrin (1870-1920) — also known asCauley H. Perrin — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Vassar,TuscolaCounty, Mich.; Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.; Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Sandy Creek,OswegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Michigan,July 7,1870.Minister;cartoonist;lecturer;Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1902; Prohibition candidate formayorof Watertown, N.Y., 1915; Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Jefferson County 1st District, 1916.Methodist.Died in Sandy Creek,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1920 (age49 years, 228days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Florence S. Babbitt (1847-1929) — also known asFlorence Lewis Smalley — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Friendship,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1847.Democrat.Antiquedealer; member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1919.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November3, 1929 (age82 years, 229days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Fred Turner (1907-1968) — of Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Jackson,BreathittCounty, Ky.,December24, 1907.Democrat.Builder;realestate broker; candidate forsupervisorof Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1961.Died fromrenalfailure, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January6, 1968 (age60 years, 13days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof A. C. Turner and Mary Frances (Riley) Turner; married to MabelEngle. |
| | Joseph Don Lawrence Jr. (1904-1972) — also known asJ. Don Lawrence — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 23,1904.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County2nd District, 1961-62.Congregationalist.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Elks.DiedSeptember15, 1972 (age68 years, 84days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Don Lawrence, Sr. and Mabel (Oliff) Lawrence; married toChristine Marie Schultz. |
| | Levi E. Dolsen — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County, 1841.Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Faizi Husain (1952-2006) — also known asFaz Husain — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Patna, Bihar,India,January21, 1952.Pizzeriaowner; Independent candidate formayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1993.Muslim.Indiansubcontinent ancestry.Died, ofidiopathicpulmonary fibrosis, in UniversityHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,March 9,2006 (age54 years, 47days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Safdar Husain; grandson of Tajamul Husain. |
| | Robert V. Fink (1913-2002) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.BornMay 18,1913.Republican.Lawyer;candidate in primary forcircuitjudge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1966; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1976.DiedFebruary18, 2002 (age88 years, 276days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
St. JohnCemetery
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Patrick Kirk (1866-1952) — also known asJohn P. Kirk — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,September20, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;WashtenawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1900; major in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2ndDistrict, 1903-04; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1904;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1908-10; nominated in primary forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan 1916; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1917; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1936;president, Ypsilanti SavingsBank.Catholic.Member,Rotary;Elks.Died in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August22, 1952 (age85 years, 337days).Interment at St. John Cemetery. | | Beth Wharton Milford (1908-1992) — also known asBeth W. Milford;BethWharton —of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Bradford,McKeanCounty, Pa.,August19, 1908.Republican.Collegeinstructor; member, Ypsilanti board of education, 1955-67;candidate forMichiganstate senate 33rd District, 1960; member, Eastern MichiganUniversity Board of Regents, 1964-86.Female.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women.Died, following aheartattack, in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August7, 1992 (age83 years, 354days).Interment at St. John Cemetery.| | Relatives:Daughter of Thomas Wharton and Helen (O'Mara) Wharton; married1941 to AlbertF. Milford, Jr. |
| | Marguerite Eaglin (1920-2004) — also known asMarguerite Davis — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Waxahachie,EllisCounty, Tex.,June 8,1920.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1973.Female.Catholic.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;AlphaKappa Alpha.Died, in Glacier HillsNursingCenter, Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December20, 2004 (age84 years, 195days).Interment at St. John Cemetery.
AlbanCemetery
Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Otis Asel Tooze (1892-1972) — also known asOtis A. Tooze — of Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ross,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,May 28,1892.Republican.Barber;supervisorof Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1942-49; defeated, 1940, 1941,1949, 1951, 1953, 1955.Died in Van Buren Township,WayneCounty, Mich.,December29, 1972 (age80 years, 215days).Interment at Alban Cemetery.
Union-UdellCemetery
Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan
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