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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Tuscola County, Mich.</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Born in Sidmount, Devon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ED-born.html">England</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1831/index.html">1831</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 17th District, 1891; resigned 1891. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Died in Almer, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-died.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/03-02.html">March 2, 1900</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">about 68 years</a>). Interment at Almer Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/21477201">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms07788">Pine Grove Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Arbela Township, Tuscola County, Michigan <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>LeeRoy Clark (1922-2002)</b> — of Millington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich. Born in Flint, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/GE-born.html">Genesee County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/08-29.html">August 29, 1922</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/automfg.html">auto worker</a> at Chevrolet V-8 Engine Plant in Flint; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">board member</a>, United Auto Workers Local 659; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 84th District, 1966; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MI.html">Michigan Democratic State Central Committee</a>, 1973. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/urban-league.html">Urban League</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Died in Millington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-died.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2002/11-23.html">November 23, 2002</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 86 days</a>). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of George Clark and Mary (Jackson) Clark; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1951/01-26.html">January 26, 1951</a>, to Eartha Mae 'Billie' Kyles.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms07789">Caro Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Samuel J. Daugherty (1873-1926)</b> — of Caro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich. Born in Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-born.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1873/08-14.html">August 14, 1873</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-officials.html">Tuscola County Sheriff</a>, 1903-06; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Tuscola County, 1907-08. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a> ancestry. Died in Caro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-died.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1926/11-21.html">November 21, 1926</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/53.html">53 years, 99 days</a>). Interment at Caro Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Roland O. Kern (1898-1981)</b> — of Caro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich. Born in Reese, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-born.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/08-06.html">August 6, 1898</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-officials.html">Tuscola County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1927-30; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/MI.html">1932</a>; candidate in primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 40th Circuit, 1953. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/exchange-club.html">Exchange Club</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1981/08-12.html">August 12, 1981</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 6 days</a>). Interment at Caro Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1923/">1923</a> to Louise Asall.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Maurice C. Ransford (1903-1991)</b> — of Caro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich. Born in Caro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-born.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/05-06.html">May 6, 1903</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-officials.html">Tuscola County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1931-35; candidate in primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 40th Circuit, 1941; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/MI.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/MI.html">1956</a> (alternate). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/royal-arch-masons.html">Royal Arch Masons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died in Caro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-died.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1991/08-05.html">August 5, 1991</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 91 days</a>). Interment at Caro Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/06-04.html">June 4, 1932</a>, to Margaret C. Robins.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms05379">Indianfields Township Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Theron Wilson Atwood (1854-1917)</b> — also known as <b>Theron W. Atwood</b> — of Caro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich. Born in White Oak, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-born.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1854/01-03.html">January 3, 1854</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-officials.html">Tuscola County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1886-94; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/MI.html">1896</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/MI.html">1912</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 21st District, 1899-1902; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn6.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> 21st District, 1907-08; instrumental in building an <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/streetcars.html">electric railroad</a> connecting Jackson, Lansing, and Owosso. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/pneumonia.html">pneumonia</a> and complications of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/appendicitis.html">appendicitis</a>, in Caro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-died.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/09-27.html">September 27, 1917</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">63 years, 267 days</a>). Entombed at Indianfields Township Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Henry Purinton Atwood and Emily (Wilson) Atwood; married to Clara Ellen Gibbs; father of Florence C. Atwood (who married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myers.html#772.19.23">Clarence Roy Myers</a>) and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atwood.html#758.38.92">Theron Wilson Atwood (1893-1980)</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/15425.html">Atwood family</a> of Caro, Michigan.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Cross-reference:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pugsley-puntley.html#440.01.72">Seth Q. Pulver</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/63902278">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Clarence Roy Myers (1890-1951)</b> — also known as <b>Clarence R. Myers</b> — of Caro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich. Born in Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/index.html">1890</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Banker</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/MI.html">1924</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died, from a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">series of strokes</a>, in Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1951/03-22.html">March 22, 1951</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/60.html">about 60 years</a>). Interment at Indianfields Township Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Henry Solomon Myers and Roxa Lena (Johnson) Myers; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1911/11-30.html">November 30, 1911</a>, to Florence C. Atwood (daughter of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atwood.html#498.56.63">Theron Wilson Atwood</a>).</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/15425.html">Atwood family</a> of Caro, Michigan.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/69448098">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Shuford Kirk (1907-2003)</b> — of Caro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich. Born in Juniata Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-born.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/05-02.html">May 2, 1907</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/chemical.html">Chemist</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-parties.html">chair of Tuscola County Republican Party</a>, 1958-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/MI.html">1960</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Tuscola County, 1961-62; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 84th District, 1964. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/exchange-club.html">Exchange Club</a>. Died, in McLaren Regional <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Medical Center</a>, Flint, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/GE-died.html">Genesee County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2003/11-06.html">November 6, 2003</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/96.html">96 years, 188 days</a>). Interment at Indianfields Township Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirchdorfer-kirkby.html#353.03.60">James Kirk</a> and Jane Catherine 'Janie' (Borland) Kirk; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/05-26.html">May 26, 1928</a>, to Bernice Braun; grandson of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirchdorfer-kirkby.html#608.99.26">William Kirk</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/12139.html">Kirk family</a> of Michigan.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms08473">Novesta Township Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Grace Nemeth (1926-2001)</b> — also known as <b>Grace Darline Brewton</b>; <b>Grace Brewton Rothfuss</b> — of Cass City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1926/11-02.html">November 2, 1926</a>. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/MI.html">1984</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2001/01-24.html">January 24, 2001</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 83 days</a>). Interment at Novesta Township Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1965/10-02.html">October 2, 1965</a>, to Louis John Nemeth.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/66194323">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms05218">Elkland Township Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan <br> Founded 1870<br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Gordon Lawrie Thomas (1914-1997)</b> — also known as <b>Gordon L. Thomas</b> — of East Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich. Born in Orpington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ED-born.html">England</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/12-04.html">December 4, 1914</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">University professor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/eastlansing.html">mayor of East Lansing, Mich.</a>, 1961-71; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Ingham County 2nd District, 1961. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">Congregationalist</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1997/10-15.html">October 15, 1997</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 315 days</a>). Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1941/">1941</a> to Phyllis Lenzner.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon Thomas (politician)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/99419643">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Xenophon A. Boomhower (1872-1954)</b> — of Bad Axe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/HU-lived.html">Huron County</a>, Mich. Born in Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1872/index.html">1872</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/HU-officials.html">Huron County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1909-21; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 24th Circuit, 1924-53. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1954/index.html">1954</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">about 82 years</a>). Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Alma (Stuart) Boomhower and Addison Boomhower; married to Catherine Gillies.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/28145169">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Audley Rawson (1893-1981)</b> — also known as <b>William Audley Rawson</b> — of Cass City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich.; Pinellas Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PI-lived.html">Pinellas County</a>, Fla. Born near Marlette, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SN-born.html">Sanilac County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/04-05.html">April 5, 1893</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Tuscola County, 1935-42; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/MI.html">1944</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/MI.html">Michigan Republican State Central Committee</a>, 1949; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-parties.html">chair of Tuscola County Republican Party</a>, 1950; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lobbyist.html">lobbyist</a> for the Michigan Association of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">Insurance</a> Companies. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scottish-rite-masons.html">Scottish Rite Masons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/oes.html">Order of the Eastern Star</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/farm-bureau.html">Farm Bureau</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</a>. Died, from a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, in Pinellas Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PI-died.html">Pinellas County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1981/09-27.html">September 27, 1981</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 175 days</a>). Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/12-22.html">December 22, 1914</a>, to Mary Lena Day; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1971/">1971</a> to Mildred Hutchinson.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>James D. Brooker (1863-1930)</b> — of Cass City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich. Born in Mallorytown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ON-born.html">Ontario</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1863/03-18.html">March 18, 1863</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; one of the organizers of the Cass City <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/telephone.html">Telephone</a> Company, later president and manager; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-officials.html">Tuscola County Prosecuting Attorney</a>; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/MI.html">1920</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Suffered a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">stroke</a>, and died four days later, in Cass City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-died.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/02-15.html">February 15, 1930</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">66 years, 334 days</a>). Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of James Brooker and Lois (Thompson) Brooker; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/11-12.html">November 12, 1889</a>, to Mary E. Bader.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Roland N. Holsaple (1876-1940)</b> — also known as <b>R. N. Holsaple</b> — of Litchfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/HI-lived.html">Hillsdale County</a>, Mich.; Petoskey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/EM-lived.html">Emmet County</a>, Mich.; Traverse City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/GT-lived.html">Grand Traverse County</a>, Mich.; Grand Rapids, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/KE-lived.html">Kent County</a>, Mich.; South Dakota; Des Moines, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/PO-lived.html">Polk County</a>, Iowa; Minnesota; Cass City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich. Born in Monroeville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/AL-born.html">Allen County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1876/04-11.html">April 11, 1876</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clergy.html">Minister</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Michigan</a>, 1940. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/anti-saloon-league.html">Anti-Saloon League</a>. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/pneumonia.html">pneumonia</a>, in Pleasant Home <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Cass City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-died.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1940/10-31.html">October 31, 1940</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">64 years, 203 days</a>). Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/05-11.html">May 11, 1899</a>, to Gertrude Ann Perry.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms07786">Millington Township Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Millington, Tuscola County, Michigan <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Frank J. Balcer Sr. (1896-1992)</b> — of Millington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich. Born in Bloomington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ML-born.html">McLean County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/08-16.html">August 16, 1896</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Tuscola County, 1958, 1960. Died, in Hills and Dales <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Cass City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-died.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1992/06-25.html">June 25, 1992</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/95.html">95 years, 314 days</a>). Interment at Millington Township Cemetery. </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms07790">Moravian Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Unionville, Tuscola County, Michigan <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/242/20.25.jpg" width=70 height=99 border=0 alt="Arthur A. Dehmel"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Arthur A. Dehmel (1906-1992)</b> — of Unionville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich. Born in Unionville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-born.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/07-06.html">July 6, 1906</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 20th District, 1955-64. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/brethren.html">Moravian</a>. Died in Bay City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BA-died.html">Bay County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1992/02-08.html">February 8, 1992</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">85 years, 217 days</a>). Interment at Moravian Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Fred Dehmel and Marie (Ziefle) Dehmel; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1935/11-30.html">November 30, 1935</a>, to Edwina E. Pike.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Image source:</i> Michigan Manual 1957-58</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name=" ">Riverside Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Vassar, Tuscola County, Michigan <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>James A. Trotter (1852-1928)</b> — of Vassar, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-lived.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich.; Glendale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SH-born.html">Schoharie County</a>, N.Y., March, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1852/index.html">1852</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper publisher</a>; Vassar village Clerk, 1877-80;; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1892/MI.html">1892</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/MI.html">Michigan Republican State Central Committee</a>, 1899; postmaster of Vassar, Mich., 1902. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scottish.html">Scottish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Died in Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-died.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/index.html">1928</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">about 76 years</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>; ashes interred at Riverside Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Rev. Alexander Trotter and Phebe (Day) Trotter; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1877/10-03.html">October 3, 1877</a>, to Mary A. 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