Find A Grave - Emmet County

Backus, Ella M. b. 1865 d. July 28, 1938
Pioneering Woman. She was the first female Assistant United States Attorney. The Western District of Michigan set a precedent when it hired Ella M. Backus as an Assistant United States Attorney in 1903. In an age when traditional values dictated gender roles and job opportunities, Ms. Backus not only became the first female Assistant United States Attorney, but she also became a symbol of perseverance and justice for 35 years. Ella Backus had passed the bar exam in the late 1800s without the...[Read More] (Bio by: Always with Love)
Lakeview Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, USA
Blackbird, Andrew Jackson b. 1815 d. September 7, 1908
Native American. He was an important figure in the history of the Odawa (Ottawa) tribe and was the son of a chief. His name was "MACK-E-TE-BE-NESSY". Educated in the traditions of the Odawa he also attended Euro-American schools including present-day Eastern Michigan University. Mr. Blackbird bought a building in Harbor Springs, Michigan around 1858, when the town was inhabited mostly by Odawa people. From here he ran the post office and wrote a history of the Odawa. He also served many other...[Read More] (Bio by: Jim Shearer)
Lakeview Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, USA
Flemming, Bill (William N) b. September 3, 1926 d. July 20, 2007
ABC Sports Broadcaster. His broadcasting career spanned over six decades. He is best remembered for his coverage of 11 Olympic telecasts and over six hundred appearances on ABC's "Wide World of Sports." A graduate of the University of Michigan, he began his broadcasting career in 1949 at WWJ-TV in Detroit, Michigan, eventually becoming the station's sports director. He made his first national appearance on NBC's "Today" show in the late 1950s before moving to the rival ABC network in 1961. In...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Friendship Township Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, USA
Mesick, William Smith b. August 26, 1856 d. December 1, 1942
US Congressman. Elected to represent Michigan's 11th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1897 to 1901. He was defeated in 1900. (Bio by: K)
Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan, USA
Neff, Mort b. December 5, 1903 d. August 15, 1990
TV Personality. Mort Neff was the popular weekly host of Michigan Outdoors television program for many years during the 1960s through the 1980s before retiring. He was very involved in the conservation of land and wildlife. (Bio by: Always with Love)
Friendship Township Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, USA
Shay, Ephraim b. July 17, 1839 d. April 19, 1916
Inventor. In 1877 he invented a steam locomotive that revolutionized the logging industry. The "Shay Locomotive" featured flexible railway trucks and horizontal cylinders, which made it easier for trains to haul large amounts of logs from the woods to the mill. His invention revolutionized the logging industry making lumber cheaper to make. His powerful engines were also used in mining enterprises and sugar plantations worldwide. (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Lakeview Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, USA
Wright, John Couchois b. April 14, 1874 d. May 23, 1939
Natvie American Author. Born John C. Couchois his biological father was John Baptiste Couchois,he was adopted by Robert Wright. Wright's books include "The Crooked Tree: Indian Legends and a Short History of the Little Traverse Bay Region," "The Great Myth," "Ella: a Story of the Shite Slave Traffic," "Chicago-jig" and "Lays of the Lakes." In 1930, he visited Mrs. Woodrow Wilson to promote "an American club" for people who could claim at least one quarter Indian blood. Wright died in the County...[Read More] (Bio by: Graveaddiction)
Lakeview Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, USA

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