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James Jencks Jakway (1862-1949) —
also known as James J. Jakway —
of Benton Township, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., May 20,
1862.
Son of James H. Jakway (1820-1898) and Mary (Pearl) Jakway
(1821-1866).
Democrat. Fruit
grower; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1913-14; defeated, 1902 (Berrien County 1st District), 1914 (Berrien
County 2nd District), 1916 (Berrien County 2nd District); supervisor
of Benton Township, Michigan, 1926; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1938-43; defeated, 1917.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Berrien
County, Mich., August
13, 1949 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Crystal Springs Cemetery.
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George W. Bridgman —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.; Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Republican. Circuit
judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1912-17.
Interment at Crystal Springs Cemetery.
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Samuel E. Daigneau (1852-1931) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt., May 17,
1852.
Republican. Laundry
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1915-18; defeated, 1912.
French
ancestry.
Died in 1931
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Crystal Springs Cemetery.
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Thomas Fitzgerald (1796-1855) —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Germantown, Columbia
County, N.Y., April 10,
1796.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1825-27; probate judge in
Indiana, 1829; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1837; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County, 1839;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1839; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1848-49; probate judge in Michigan,
1852-55.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., March 25,
1855 (age 58 years, 349
days).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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Edward La Rue Hamilton (1857-1923) —
also known as Edward L. Hamilton —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Niles Township, Berrien
County, Mich., December
9, 1857.
Son of Edward L. Hamilton and Margaret (Jameson) Hamilton.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1897-1921.
Died in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., November
2, 1923 (age 65 years, 328
days).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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John Varnum (1778-1836) —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Dracut, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 25,
1778.
Member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1811; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1825-31.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., July 23,
1836 (age 58 years, 28
days).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Bacon (1802-1869) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., July 14,
1802.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1855-57; circuit
judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1858-63, 1867-69; died in office
1869.
Presbyterian.
Died in Niles Township, Berrien
County, Mich., September
9, 1869 (age 67 years, 57
days).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Caroline S. Lord (1815-1887). |
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Gordon Elwood Bonine (1896-1976) —
also known as G. Elwood Bonine —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.; Vandalia, Cass
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., December
21, 1896.
Son of James
Gordon Bonine.
Republican. Farmer; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1936
(alternate), 1952;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1943-52; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary; Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
6, 1976 (age 79 years, 351
days).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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William Graves (1809-1881) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in New Hampshire, 1809.
Village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1845; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1853-54; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1875-76.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., April 21,
1881 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Father of Frank Graves (killed while leading a charge in the Battle
of the Wilderness, 1864). |
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Jacob Beeson (1807-1885) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, September
7, 1807.
Democrat. Merchant;
village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1840; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1856;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1857.
Died April 19,
1885 (age 77 years, 224
days).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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Orville W. Coolidge (1839-1918) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Edwardsburg, Cass
County, Mich., October
9, 1839.
Son of Sarah (Mead) Coolidge and Henry
H. Coolidge.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Niles, Mich., 1890-91; circuit
judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1894-1911.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., October
15, 1918 (age 79 years, 6
days).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1867
to Katie Pettengill. |
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Washington Irving Babcock (1833-1908) —
also known as W. Irving Babcock —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1833.
Republican. Lumber
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1884;
mayor
of Niles, Mich., 1885-86; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1887-90.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., March 31,
1908 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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James Gordon Bonine (1875-1934) —
also known as James G. Bonine —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., 1875.
Son of Isaac A. Bonine and Alice (Wilkinson) Bonine.
Republican. Physician;
banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932.
Died in 1934
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac A. Bonine and Alice (Wilkinson) Bonine; married to Margaret
Gage (1879-1958); father of Gordon
Elwood Bonine. |
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Lawson A. Duncan (1832-1900) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in 1832.
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1872;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1883-84.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., August 5,
1900 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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Josephus V. D. Sutphen (1802-1856) —
of Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., July 24,
1802.
Physician;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1835.
Died in Clay Township, St. Joseph
County, Ind., May 1,
1856 (age 53 years, 282
days).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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Francis Quinn (d. 1876) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1860;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 26,
1876.
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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Carmi Reddick Smith (1862-1939) —
also known as Carmi R. Smith —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Girard, Branch
County, Mich., May 19,
1862.
Son of Mahlon A. Smith (c.1830-1892) and Louise (Reddick) Smith (born
1834).
Republican. Supplier of straw and pulp for paper
mills; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1898; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1903, 1912-13; resigned 1903; defeated, 1913; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1939
(age about
77 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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Francis J. Plym (1869-1940) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
1869.
Republican. Architect;
inventor;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1928.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in 1940
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
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