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Kimber Cornellus Sigler (1894-1953) —
also known as Kim Sigler; "The White
Knight" —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Schuyler, Colfax
County, Neb., May 2,
1894.
Democratic candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1928; candidate in Republican primary for
Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1942; Governor of
Michigan, 1947-48; defeated (Republican), 1948; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Member, Rotary.
While flying his airplane on a foggy
night, collided
with a television broadcast tower; he and three passengers died in
the crash, near Augusta, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
30, 1953 (age 59 years, 212
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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John Clark Ketcham (1873-1941) —
also known as John C. Ketcham —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
1, 1873.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
English
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., December
4, 1941 (age 68 years, 337
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Daniel Striker (b. 1835) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1835.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Michigan, 1871-74.
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Ezra C. Barnum (1850-1928) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in 1850.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1895-98.
Died in 1928
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Norman Bailey (1822-1896) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., January
1, 1822.
Republican. Merchant;
newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1861-62.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., February
15, 1896 (age 74 years, 45
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Alvin W. Bailey (1814-1887) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., September
29, 1814.
Democrat. Merchant;
Hastings Township Supervisor, 1852; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1853-54; first
village president, Hastings, Mich., 1855.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., March 6,
1887 (age 72 years, 158
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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George K. Beamer (1816-1899) —
of Irving, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Pekin, Niagara
County, N.Y., October
26, 1816.
Farmer;
Supervisor, Irving Township, 1847-48, 1853; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1861-62.
Died March 18,
1899 (age 82 years, 143
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Nathan Barlow, Jr. (1818-1899) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
1, 1818.
Son of Nathan
Barlow.
Democrat. Hotel
owner; merchant;
Barry
County Clerk, 1843-44; Barry
County Treasurer, 1845-46; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1850;
Supervisor, Hastings Township, 1853; mayor, Hastings, Mich., 1873;
director, Grand River Valley Railroad,
1872-97.
Died January
25, 1899 (age 81 years, 24
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Charles Howard Thomas (1870-1929) —
also known as Charles H. Thomas —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Yankee Springs Township, Barry
County, Mich., 1870.
Lawyer;
Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,
1907-08.
Member, Maccabees.
Died, of stomach
cancer and heart
problems, in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., November
20, 1929 (age about 59
years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Dorothy K. Adrounie (1891-1988) —
also known as Dorothy Kalaidjian; Mrs. H. A.
Adrounie —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Everek, Ankara, Turkey,
September
11, 1891.
Daughter of Tatios Kalaidjian and Rose (Minasian) Kalaidjian.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1964.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Armenian
ancestry.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., April 2,
1988 (age 96 years, 204
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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