Find A Grave - Mackinac County

Brown, Prentiss Marsh b. June 18, 1889 d. December 19, 1973
Democrat Congressman from Michigan. He served in the US House of Representatives from 1933-1936 and was appointed to the US Senate in 1936 upon the death of James Couzens. He served until 1943. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Lakeside Cemetery, Saint Ignace, Mackinac County, Michigan, USA
Davis, Robert William 'Bob' b. July 31, 1932 d. October 16, 2009
US Congressman. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1993, as a representative of Michigan's 11th Congressional District. He attended Northern Michigan University and Wayne State University, graduating with a degree in Mortuary Sciences in 1954. Prior to serving in Congress, he served as a St. Ignace City Councilman from 1964 to 1966, and as a funeral director at the family operated Davis Funeral Home from 1954 to 1966. He served as a member of the Michigan State...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Protestant Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Protestant Section
Evashevski, Forest 'Evy' b. February 19, 1918 d. October 30, 2009
Hall of Fame College Football Player and Coach. Thru the 1950s, he made the Iowa Hawkeyes into a national power. Raised in Detroit, he attended Northwestern High School where he was considered too small for varsity football until his senior year; after graduation, he worked for Ford Motor Company, saving money to attend the University of Michigan. Once in Ann Arbor, Coach Fritz Crisler recognized his talent and leadership ability, using him as a single-wing quarterback. In one incident, the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Lakeside Cemetery, Saint Ignace, Mackinac County, Michigan, USA
Hart, Philip Aloysius b. December 10, 1912 d. December 26, 1976
US Senator. Elected as a Senator from Michigan to the United States Senate, serving from 1959 until his death in office in Washington, D.C. in 1976. (Bio by: John Sheets)
Saint Anns Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Michigan, USA
Marquette, Jacques b. June 1, 1637 d. May 18, 1675
Explorer of Lake Michigan. French Jesuit missionary and explorer; discoverer of the Mississippi River - He was born into a French family distinguished for its civic and military services. At the age of seventeen he began his studies and became a Jesuit priest. In 1666 he was sent to Canada as a missionary to the Indians. His desire for more Indian converts sent him on an exploration journey through Illinois and Michigan, discovering along the way the Mississippi River. He especially...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul S.)
Father Marquette Monument, Saint Ignace, Mackinac County, Michigan, USA
Osborn, Chase Salmon b. June 22, 1860 d. April 11, 1949
Michigan Governor. Osborn served as the Governor of Michigan from 1911 to 1913. Also served as a Member of the Michigan Republican State Executive Committee in 1899, Member of the Michigan Republican State Central Committee in 1899, Member of the University of Michigan Board of Regents from 1908 to 1911, Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Michigan in 1908, Candidate in Primary for United States Senator from Michigan in 1918, and 1930, Candidate for the Republican Nomination for...[Read More]
Osborn Family Cemetery, Sault Sainte Marie, Mackinac County, Michigan, USA
Williams, Gerhard Mennen b. February 23, 1911 d. February 2, 1988
41st Michigan Governor. Served as Governor of the State of Michigan for six terms, from 1949 to 1960. Also served as Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice 1983-1986. Williams died in a Detroit hospital Feb. 2, 1988 at 76. His body was entombed in a temporary crypt at Evergreen Cemetery in Detroit until it could be buried on Mackinac Island after winter. Born and died in Detroit, Wayne County Michigan. He appeared on the cover of Time Magazine on September 15, 1952. (Bio by: Shiver)
Protestant Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Michigan, USA

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