| |  Bob Allman — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Singer;actor;screenwriter;filmproducer and director;recordlabel owner; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 2009.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2009. | | Paul Bowerman (b. 1898) — of San Leandro,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.,September16, 1898.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;writer; U.S. ViceConsul inBerlin, 1923-27;Ottawa, as of 1927; U.S. Consul inOttawa, 1928-29;Zagreb, 1929-32;Salonika, 1932-33.Member,SigmaPhi Epsilon.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Charles Beagle Bowerman and Margaret (Fisher) Bowerman; married,May8, 1923, to Helen Grace Robson. |
| | George Breitman (1916-1986) — also known asAlbert Parker;Philip Blake;ChesterHofla;Anthony Massini;John F. Petrone;G.Sloane —of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,February28, 1916.Socialist. Became a socialist agitator in Newark, N.J., 1935;arrestedabout 1936 andchargedwithincitingriots;jailedfor a week; founding member of the Socialist Workers Party, 1937;member of its National Committee, 1939-81; Socialist Workerscandidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1954;editor-in-chief of the weeklynewspaper,The Militant, 1941-43, 1946-54;writer under severaldifferent pen names; Socialist Workers candidate for PresidentialElector for New Jersey,1952;Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1960;Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1964.Member,InternationalTypographical Union.Expelled from the Socialist Workers Party for "disloyalty," 1984. Died, following aheartattack, in Beekman DowntownHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1986 (age70 years, 50days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Breitman and Pauline (Trattler) Breitman; married1940 toDorothea Katz. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Melvin J. Carl (born c.1898) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1898.Lawyer;writer; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1969.Burial location unknown. | | Maynard Dauchy Follin (1863-1948) — also known asMaynard D. Follin — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.; Dunedin,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born in New York,March 5,1863.HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inDetroit,Mich., 1926-31;writer.Frenchancestry.Died inPinellasCounty, Fla.,August4, 1948 (age85 years, 152days).Interment atWoodmereCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Sheridan D. Ford (b. 1867) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inMonroeCounty, Mich.,January28, 1867.Republican.Newspapercorrespondent;art critic; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1915-18.Irishancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Gulvezan (1907-1991) — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Born in1907.Progressive.Autoworker; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1948.Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Retireedirector ofRegion 1B, United Auto Workers;columnist in UAWnewspaper;president of the Detroit Metropolitan Council of Senior Citizens.Died in1991(ageabout84 years).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Thomas Spencer Jerome (1864-1914) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,January24, 1864.Republican.Lawyer;author; U.S. Consular Agent inSorrento, 1900-01;Capri, 1901-11.Died in Capri,Italy,April12, 1914 (age50 years, 78days).Interment atProtestant Cemetery, Capri, Italy. | | Hamilton King (1852-1912) — of Olivet,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in St. John's,Newfoundland,June4, 1852.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;author;preacher;lecturer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1896;U.S. Minister toSiam, 1898-1912, died in office 1912; U.S. Consul General inBangkok, 1898-1912, died in office 1912.Died, fromuremiaandheartdisease, in Bangkok,Thailand,September2, 1912 (age60 years, 90days).Interment atBangkokProtestant Cemetery, Bangkok, Thailand. | | Wythe Leigh Kinsolving (1878-1964) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Winchester,FranklinCounty, Tenn.; Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.; Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Oakland,GarrettCounty, Md.;Charlottesville,Va.; Stanardsville,GreeneCounty, Va.Born in Halifax,HalifaxCounty, Va.,November14, 1878.Democrat.Episcopalpriest; rector of Epiphany Episcopal Church, Barton Heights, Va.,until 1908, when heresignedfollowing awidelyreportedfistfight with his father-in-law, Rev. Dr. E. H. Pitt;composer;poet;translator; prolific writer of opinion pieces fornewspapers, expressing moderate pacifist views, along with strongsupport for the League of Nations;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1924 ; in 1928, he toured the country giving speeches in support ofDemocratic presidential nomineeAlSmith; initially supported PresidentFranklinRoosevelt and the New Deal, but in the late 1930s turned towardisolationism and anti-Communism.Episcopalian.Died, fromcerebralvascular accident, while suffering fromchronicbrain syndrome due tocerebralarteriosclerosis, in DeJarnette State Sanatorium, amentalhospital, inAugustaCounty, Va.,December21, 1964 (age86 years, 37days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Bertha Knight Landes (1868-1943) — also known asBertha Knight — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Ware,HampshireCounty, Mass.,October19, 1868.Republican.Lecturer;writer;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1926-28; defeated, 1928.Female.Congregationalist.Member,Soroptimists;League ofWomen Voters.Firstwoman mayor of a large American city.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November29, 1943 (age75 years, 41days).Interment atEvergreen-WashelliMemorial Park, Seattle, Wash. | | Klarenc Wade Mak (1861-1930) — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Fairfield,JeffersonCounty, Iowa,1861.Physician;poet;author;lecturer.Advocate of phonetic spelling. Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March31, 1930 (ageabout 68years).Burial location unknown. | | John Bartlow Martin (1915-1987) — of Illinois. Born in Hamilton,ButlerCounty, Ohio,August3, 1915.Journalist;author; speechwriter forAdlaiE. Stevenson,JohnF. Kennedy,RobertF. Kennedy, andHubertHumphrey; U.S. Ambassador toDominican Republic, 1962-63.Died, fromthroatcancer, in Highland ParkHospital,Highland Park,LakeCounty, Ill.,January3, 1987 (age71 years, 153days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment atHermanCemetery, Herman, Mich. | | Stephen V. Monsma (1936-2017) — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Pella,MarionCounty, Iowa,September22, 1936.Democrat.Collegeprofessor;writer; member ofMichiganstate senate 32nd District, 1979-82; defeated, 1970, 1985; memberofMichiganstate house of representatives 93rd District, 1975-78; Democraticcandidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1980 (primary), 1982.ChristianReformed. Member,UrbanLeague.DiedFebruary18, 2017 (age80 years, 149days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Martin Monsma and Marie (Vos) Monsma; married to MaryCarlisle. |
| | Elmer Henry Nicholas (1891-1975) — also known asElmer H. Nicholas — of White Cloud,NewaygoCounty, Mich.Born in Miller,LawrenceCounty, Mo.,January7, 1891.Democrat.Collegeinstructor;newspapereditor and publisher;poet;socialworker; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1950.Catholic.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Grant,NewaygoCounty, Mich.,December31, 1975 (age84 years, 358days).Interment atSeaman Cemetery, Casnovia, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Samantha (Johnson) Nicholas and Henry SheridanNicholas. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Benjamin Franklin Partridge (1822-1892) — also known asBenjamin F. Partridge — of Portsmouth Township,BayCounty, Mich.Born in Shelby,MacombCounty, Mich.,April19, 1822.Republican.Lumberbusiness;real estatebusiness;farmer;historian;BayCounty Sheriff; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;Michiganland commissioner, 1877-78; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,1881-82.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;GrandArmy of the Republic;Grange.Died in Portsmouth Township,BayCounty, Mich.,October19, 1892 (age70 years, 183days).Interment atElmLawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich. | | Bill Prady (b. 1960) — of Encino, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 7,1960.Democrat.Writer and producer fortelevisionsitcoms,includingDharma & Gregg andGood Morning Miami; 1990Emmy Award nominee; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 2003.Still living as of 2003. | | Debbie Schlussel (b. 1969) — of West Bloomfield Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April 9,1969.Republican.Lawyer;author;movie critic; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives, 1990 (4th District), 1998 (39thDistrict).Female.Jewish.Still living as of 2017. | | Walter Shapiro (born c.1947) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born about 1947. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1972.Politicalcolumnist for the nationalnewspaperUSA Today.Still living as of 2001. | | Preston W. Slosson (1892-1984) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Laramie,AlbanyCounty, Wyo.,1892.Democrat.Universityprofessor;historian; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1948.Died, ofheartfailure, in Clarion,ClarionCounty, Pa.,May 11,1984 (ageabout 91years). Bodydonatedto the University of Michigan medical school. | | Oliver Saxton Smith (b. 1881) — also known asOliver S. Smith — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inFayetteCounty, Ohio,May 9,1881.Democrat.Accountant;author of textbooks;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1938; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1945-46; defeated in primary, 1942.Member,OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Allen North Smith and Janet T. (Whiteman) Smith; married,April19, 1905, to Edna Baker. |
| | Jacob Hendrick Trapp (1899-1992) — also known asJacob Trapp — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah;Denver,Colo.; Summit,UnionCounty, N.J.; Santa Fe,Santa FeCounty, N.M.Born in Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.,April12, 1899.Democrat.Unitarianminister;poet; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1968.Unitarian-Universalist.Dutchancestry.Died in Santa Fe,Santa FeCounty, N.M.,December28, 1992 (age93 years, 260days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Willen Jansz Trapp and Aafke 'Effie' (Hertog) Trapp; married,July 13,1925, to Helen B. Whitmore. |
| | John Trumbull (1750-1831) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Westbury, New Haven County (now Watertown,LitchfieldCounty), Conn.,April24, 1750.Lawyer;poet; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1801-19.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 10,1831 (age81 years, 16days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich.  | John Donaldson Voelker (1903-1991) — also known asJohn D. Voelker;RobertTraver —of Ishpeming,MarquetteCounty, Mich.Born in Ishpeming,MarquetteCounty, Mich.,June 29,1903.Democrat.Lawyer;MarquetteCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-52; member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1937-39; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1954; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1956;justiceof Michigan state supreme court, 1956-60; appointed 1956;resigned 1960.Author of the best-selling novelAnatomy of a Murder(later amoviestarring Jimmy Stewart), and other books.Died of aheartattack, in Marquette,MarquetteCounty, Mich.,March18, 1991 (age87 years, 262days).Interment atIshpemingCemetery, Ishpeming, Mich. | | | Charles A. Weissert (b. 1878) — of Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.Born in Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.,August22, 1878.Republican.Newspapereditor;author; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Barry County, 1915-20.Germanancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Adonijah Strong Welch (1821-1889) — also known asAdonijah S. Welch — of Jonesville,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.; Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.; Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.; Ames,StoryCounty, Iowa.Born in East Hampton,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,April12, 1821.Republican. Firstprincipal,in 1851-65, of the Michigan State Normal School in Ypsilanti, Mich.(later Eastern Michigan University); member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1863-66; established alumber millat Jacksonville, Fla.;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1868-69; firstpresident,in 1869-83, of the Iowa Agricultural College in Ames, Iowa (laterIowa State University);collegeprofessor;author.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March14, 1889 (age67 years, 336days).Interment atIowaState College Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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