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William H. Allswede (1874-1962) —
of Sanford, Midland
County, Mich.; Hersey, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Midland
County, Mich., January
22, 1874.
Son of George H. Allswede and Dora Allswede.
Farmer;
merchant;
grain dealer; gravel
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1926.
German
ancestry.
Died in July, 1962
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Victor Gustave Benson (1873-1939) —
also known as Victor Benson —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
December
22, 1873.
Republican. Farmer;
miller; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1939; defeated,
1936; died in office 1939.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died, from a bladder
ailment, in Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 26,
1939 (age 65 years, 125
days).
Interment at Bates
Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
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Jacob E. Chew (b. 1863) —
of East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, September
25, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; flour and grain business; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1917-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roscoe Pulaski Copeland (1838-1933) —
also known as Roscoe P. Copeland —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine, March 6,
1838.
Son of Royal Copeland (1790-1861) and Alice (Davis) Copeland
(1797-1877).
Flour and grain business; village
president of Dexter, Michigan.
Died in 1933
(age about
95 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel L. Crossman (1836-1901) —
also known as D. L. Crossman —
of Dansville, Ingham
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
4, 1836.
Republican. Postmaster;
miller; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1869; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
clerk of the Michigan House of Representatives, 1873-91; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons.
The village of Dansville, Michigan is named for
him.
Died in Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich., March 7,
1901 (age 64 years, 123
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairview
Cemetery, Dansville, Mich.
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Henry Stewart Dean (1830-1915) —
also known as Henry S. Dean —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., June 14,
1830.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer;
miller; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1894-1907; appointed 1894;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1912;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1912.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Historical Association.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
18, 1915 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Grant Decker (1814-1890) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex
County, N.J., February
4, 1814.
Merchant;
miller; lumber
business; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1855-56.
Episcopalian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 30,
1890 (age 76 years, 176
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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William H. Deubel (b. 1846) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., December
30, 1846.
Son of William Deubel (born 1824) and Sally (Purdy) Deubel (died
1889).
Democrat. Flour mill business; candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1899.
Methodist.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Cynthia Maria Ingham (1806-1888). |
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Jacob Geltmacher —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Virginia.
Flour mill business; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1867.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mathias E. Hafner (1887-1973) —
also known as Matt E. Hafner —
of Newell, Butte
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fowler, Clinton
County, Mich., October
30, 1887.
Son of Joseph Hafner (1852-1947) and Mary Catherine (Ulrich) Hafner
(1856-1944).
Democrat. Grain elevator manager; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1928;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1933-38.
German
ancestry.
Died June 11,
1973 (age 85 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nicoll Halsey (1782-1865) —
of Trumansburg, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 8,
1782.
Son of Silas
Halsey.
Democrat. Miller; member of New York
state assembly, 1815-16, 1824 (Seneca County 1815-16, Tompkins
County 1824); Tompkins
County Sheriff, 1819-21; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1833-35; county judge
in New York, 1834.
Died in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 3,
1865 (age 82 years, 360
days).
Interment at Grove
Cemetery, Trumansburg, N.Y.
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John W. Jackson (b. 1858) —
of Chesaning, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario,
January
15, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
treasurer, Chesaning Milling Co. and Chesaning Home Telephone
Co.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1917-20.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Ida Nason. |
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Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) —
of Kelloggsville, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
3, 1773.
Merchant;
miller; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1808-10, 1820-22; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1825-27.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 11,
1842 (age 68 years, 220
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Peter B. Loomis (b. 1820) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., April 14,
1820.
Republican. Merchant;
miller; banker; mayor of
Jackson, Mich., 1858-59; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1859-60; treasurer, and later president, Jackson, Fort Wayne &
Saginaw Railroad.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Dean Morley (1897-1976) —
also known as F. Dean Morley —
of New Troy, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in New Troy, Berrien
County, Mich., January
10, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; miller;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1933-38; defeated, 1938; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died in 1976
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Mosher (1822-1889) —
of Michigan.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
2, 1822.
Farmer;
miller; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County 1st
District, 1863-64, 1877-80; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1884; Prohibition
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1886.
Methodist.
Died May 14,
1889 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mosherville
Cemetery, Mosherville, Mich.
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William Wallace Smith (1849-1929) —
also known as William W. Smith —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Constantia, Oswego
County, N.Y., August
22, 1849.
Republican. Merchant;
milling business; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1917-20.
Died in 1929
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Safford Walbridge (1802-1868) —
also known as David S. Walbridge —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., July 30,
1802.
Son of David Walbridge (1769-1829) and Isabel (Brush) Walbridge
(1771-1804).
Republican. Hardware
merchant; miller; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1849-50; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1855-59; postmaster.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., June 15,
1868 (age 65 years, 321
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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