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Clinton Bowen Fisk (1828-1890) —
also known as Clinton B. Fisk —
of New Jersey.
Born December
8, 1828.
Son of Benjamin Bigford Fisk and Lydia (Aldrich) Fisk.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1888.
Founder of Fisk University.
Died July 9,
1890 (age 61 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Cyrus Gray Luce (1824-1905) —
also known as Cyrus G. Luce —
of Michigan.
Born in Windsor, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, July 2,
1824.
Whig candidate for Ohio state
house of representatives, 1848; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County 2nd District,
1855-56; member of Michigan
state senate, 1865-68 (15th District 1865-66, 13th District
1867-68); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1885-86; resigned 1886; Governor of
Michigan, 1887-90.
Member, Grange.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., March 18,
1905 (age 80 years, 259
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Lewis Cass, Jr. (c.1814-1878) —
Born about 1814.
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Papal States, 1849-54; U.S. Minister to Papal States, 1854-58.
Died in 1878
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John Gibson Parkhurst (1824-1906) —
also known as John G. Parkhurst —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida Castle, Oneida
County, N.Y., April 17,
1824.
Son of Stephen Parkhurst and Sally (Gibson) Parkhurst.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1860
(Convention
Secretary), 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1888-89.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 6,
1906 (age 82 years, 19
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Upson (1821-1885) —
of Centreville, St. Joseph
County, Mich.; Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Marion, Southington, Hartford
County, Conn., March 19,
1821.
Son of Lydia (Webster) Upson (1781-1861) and Asahel Upson
(1783-1867).
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1855-56, 1881-82 (17th District 1855-56, 10th
District 1881-82); village
president of Coldwater, Michigan, 1859-60; Michigan
state attorney general, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1863-69; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1869-73; resigned 1873; member
of Michigan
state constitutional commission 3rd District, 1873; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1877-78.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., September
5, 1885 (age 64 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Alfred Milnes (1844-1916) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England,
May
28, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1885-87; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1889-92; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1894-95; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1895-97; defeated,
1896; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 6th District, 1907-08.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
15, 1916 (age 71 years, 232
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Jonas Hartzell McGowan (1837-1909) —
also known as Jonas H. McGowan —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Smithtown Township, Columbiana County (now Smith Township, Mahoning
County), Ohio, April 2,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1870-77; resigned 1877; member of
Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1873-74; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1877-81.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 5,
1909 (age 72 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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George A. Coe (c.1811-1869) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in New York, about 1811.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1846, 1847 (4th District 1846, 3rd District 1847);
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1855-58; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1856
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., October
21, 1869 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Clayton C. Johnson (1864-1931) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Girard Township, Branch
County, Mich., 1864.
Republican. Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1898-1901; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1920-31; appointed 1920;
resigned 1931.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., December
31, 1931 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Mark S. Andrews (1907-1983) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., March 27,
1907.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1954-67.
Died in Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla., October
8, 1983 (age 76 years, 195
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Marion L. Pillsbury (1902-1983) —
also known as Pill Pillsbury —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Metz, Steuben
County, Ind., January
7, 1902.
Son of Zachary A. Pillsbury and Meda (Burch) Pillsbury.
Played professional basketball
for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons); automobile
dealer; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1966-70.
Member, Freemasons;
Exchange
Club; Farm
Bureau.
Pillsbury Avenue in Coldwater was named for him in 1986.
Died in the Community Health
Center of Branch County, Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
2, 1983 (age 80 years, 360
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Noah P. Loveridge (1826-1900) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 18,
1826.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1888-93.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., June 26,
1900 (age 74 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Samuel Etheridge (1788-1864) —
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., April 15,
1788.
Miller; inventor;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1839-40.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Quincy, Branch
County, Mich., February
18, 1864 (age 75 years, 309
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Cynthia Maria Ingham (1806-1888). |
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Hiram Alden (c.1792-1838) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in New York, about 1792.
Physician;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1835-37; village
president of Coldwater, Michigan, 1837-38.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
28, 1838 (age about 46
years).
Original interment somewhere
in Detroit, Mich.; reinterment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Henry Clark Gilbert (1818-1864) —
also known as Henry C. Gilbert —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Salina (now part of Syracuse), Onondaga
County, N.Y., July 14,
1818.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1849; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1852;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Mortally
wounded at the battle of Resaca, Georgia, and died nine days
later at the Military Hospital,
Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., May 24,
1864 (age 45 years, 315
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Julius Solon Barber (1824-1908) —
also known as Julius S. Barber —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Rutland
County, Vt., April 6,
1824.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County 2nd District,
1867-68.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
18, 1908 (age 83 years, 287
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Albert A. Dorrance (c.1828-1914) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Albion, Orleans
County, N.Y., about 1828.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1900.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 23,
1914 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Benjamin Bernard Gorman (1854-1929) —
also known as Benjamin B. Gorman —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Bethel Township, Branch
County, Mich., April 27,
1854.
Son of Peter Gorman and Sarah Jane (Palmer) Gorman.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915-19, 1927; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920
(alternate), 1928.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., June 16,
1929 (age 75 years, 50
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Aaron O. Fox (1852-1932) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Summit
County, Ohio, February
18, 1852.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1917-18.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., March 20,
1932 (age 80 years, 31
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Ernest F. Gamble (1869-1932) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich., May 12,
1869.
Democrat. Physician;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
5, 1932 (age 62 years, 238
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Elida Demier James (1863-1958). |
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Henry C. Loveridge (1856-1934) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Cuba, Allegany
County, N.Y., August
13, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1908.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., March 2,
1934 (age 77 years, 201
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Gerald E. Kleindinst (c.1869-1939) —
also known as G. E. Kleindinst —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., about 1869.
Republican. Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1906-08, 1914-16.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., July 28,
1939 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Charles A. Conover, Jr. (1865-1941) —
also known as C. A. Conover —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., 1865.
Republican. Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1911-13.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
19, 1941 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Ford Davis (c.1892-1943) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Hillsdale
County, Mich., about 1892.
Republican. Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1937-39.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., August
23, 1943 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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H. Lyle Creel (c.1882-1947) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Creel's Station (unknown
county), W.Va., about 1882.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1937.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 16,
1947 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Upham Champion (1864-1949) —
also known as Charles U. Champion —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., October
13, 1864.
Democrat. Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1932
(alternate).
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 14,
1949 (age 84 years, 152
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Edwin Green Babcock (1863-1951) —
also known as Edwin G. Babcock —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Bethel, Branch
County, Mich., January
3, 1863.
Son of Christopher
G. Babcock.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1933-34;
defeated, 1928, 1934, 1936, 1940.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., February
12, 1951 (age 88 years, 40
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Owen L. Decker (1893-1957) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 14,
1893.
Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1949-51.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., October
10, 1957 (age 64 years, 210
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John T. Jackson, Jr. (1904-1961) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., December
21, 1904.
Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1954-56.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., February
24, 1961 (age 56 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Alfred G. Morency (1893-1963) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
28, 1893.
Republican. Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1939-42; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940
(alternate), 1948;
chair
of Branch County Republican Party, 1950.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
21, 1963 (age 69 years, 146
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Winifred Dunn. |
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John N. Hardy (1891-1972) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Virginia, December
16, 1891.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1936;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1948.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., December
22, 1972 (age 81 years, 6
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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William H. Frankhauser (1898-1974) —
of Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Union City, Branch
County, Mich., March 9,
1898.
Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., April 12,
1974 (age 76 years, 34
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Leslie Harry Woodward (1895-1980) —
also known as Leslie Woodward —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., July 19,
1895.
Republican. Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1935-37.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., September
4, 1980 (age 85 years, 47
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Arthur G. Lyon, Jr. (1907-1981) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
30, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1952;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.
Died in Kinderhook Township, Branch
County, Mich., January
19, 1981 (age 73 years, 355
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Howard M. Teeter (1907-1998) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Union City, Branch
County, Mich., February
13, 1907.
Republican. Mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1946-48; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., December
15, 1998 (age 91 years, 305
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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