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Baird, Bill b. March 4, 1914 d. August 5, 1978
Renowned Magician. Born William Keckritz, Baird was best known for his skill at conjuring billiard balls. He is the namesake of the Bill Baird Award given annually by Abbott's Magic Convention to the magician who demonstrates outstanding skill in object manipulation. (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Lakeside Cemetery, Colon, St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA
Baldwin, Augustus Carpenter b. December 24, 1817 d. January 21, 1903
US Congressman. Elected to represent Michigan's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1863 to 1865. He was defeated in 1864 as Democratic. Also served as a Member of the Michigan State House of Representatives from 1844 to 1846, Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Michigan in 1860, Mayor of Pontiac, Michigan, in 1874, and State Court Judge from 1875 to 1880, (Bio by: K)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Baldwin, Henry Porter b. February 22, 1814 d. December 31, 1892
15th Michigan Governor, US Senator. He was elected as a Republican as Governor of Michigan, serving from 1869 to 1873. He was later appointed as a Republican Senator from Michigan to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Zachariah Chandler, serving from 1879 to 1881.
Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Section B, Lot 9
Ballard, Florence Glenda b. June 30, 1943 d. February 22, 1976
R&B singer and founding member of one of America's successful female vocal groups of all time, the Supremes. Florence Glenda Ballard was the eighth of thirteen children born in Detroit, Michigan. She grew up in the housing projects of Detroit, Michigan. In her teens, Ballard formed the vocal group the Primettes with school friends Mary Wilson and Betty Travis (who later left the group). Diana Ross completed the line-up in 1960. The following year, in Jan. of 1961, the Primettes were signed by...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Cause of death: coronary thrombosis
Detroit Memorial Park East, Warren, Macomb County, Michigan, USA
Ballen, Frederick b. August 11, 1842 d. April 27, 1916
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Private in Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi, on May 3, 1863. His citation reads "Was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and 2 barges loaded with subsistence stores". His Medal was awarded to him on November 6, 1908. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Carleton Cemetery, Carleton, Monroe County, Michigan, USA
Bandholtz, Harry Hill b. 1864 d. 1925
United States Army General. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, his military career included service in the Spanish-American War and service with the Second United States Infantry regiment during the Philippine-American War. Following the capture of insurrectionist Emilio Aguinaldo and the defeat of the Filipino forces, he served as governor of Tayabas Province, which is now known as Quezon, in 1902 and 1903, and as assistant chief of the Philippine Constabulary. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Graveaddiction)
Constantine Township Cemetery, Constantine, St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA
Banks, Darrell b. July 25, 1937 d. February 24, 1970
R&B/Gospel Musician. A native of Mansfield, Ohio, he was born Darrell Eubanks, but he was moved as a toddler to Buffalo, New York. A talented musician by a young age, he began singing in church and then at local watering holes. At one of these performances he befriended a local dentist named Doc Green, who by chance had also owned a local nightclub called the Revilot Lounge. Thanks to Doc Green and his songwriter/musician friend Donnie Elbert, Banks headed to Detroit, Michigan, to begin his...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Detroit Memorial Park East, Warren, Macomb County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Section 36, Plot 539
Banks, Ron b. May 10, 1951 d. March 4, 2010
R&B Vocalist. He was a founding member of the Detroit-based music group The Dramatics. Originally named The Dynamics, Banks formed the group as a teenager in the early 1960s, along with William Howard, Larry Demps, Willie Ford and Elbert Wilkins; their influences were Jackie Wilson and the Motown groups Smokey Robinson and the Miracles and The Temptations. Changing their name to The Dramatics, they recorded their first single "All Because of You" (1967), which became a moderate hit. Their...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Detroit Memorial Park West, Redford, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Banonis, Vince b. April 9, 1921 d. October 23, 2010
Professional Football Player. For ten seasons (1942, 1944, 1946 to 1953), he played at the center, tackle and middle-linebacker positions in the National Football League with the Chicago Cardinals and Detroit Lions. Born Vincent Joseph Banonis, he attended Catholic Central High School (Redford, Michigan), where he received All-City status, and played collegiate football at the University of Detroit Mercy. While with the Titans, he achieved All-American status by several media outlets. Selected...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Baraga, Frederic b. June 29, 1797 d. January 19, 1868
Religious Leader. He was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Upper Michigan. A priest to the Ojibway Indians, his efforts to evanglize these Native Americans and to improve their lives was well known. A county, a village, a street, a township and numerous shrines have been named for him. For twenty years he labored to compile grammar and dictionary of the Ojibway language. The manuscript ran to 1,700 pages and is still the most authoritative source for that native tongue today. Beginning in...[Read More] (Bio by: David M. Habben)
Saint Peters Cathedral, Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Baraga Crypt, Basement
Barker, Kirkland C. b. September 8, 1819 d. May 20, 1875
Detroit Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Detroit, Michigan, from 1864 to 1865. He drowned in the Detroit River when his sailboat sank near Bois Blanc Island on May 20, 1875, while transporting ballast-lead to his yacht 'Cora.'
Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Barnes, Charles b. July 10, 1820 d. July 12, 1896
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served during the Civil War first as Major of the 9th Pennsylvania Reserves, then as Colonel and commander of the 6th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery/212th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. The unit was disbanded on June 17, 1865 and on September 28, 1865, he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers "for meritorious conduct during the war". (Bio by: Chuck Hensel)
Leelanau Township Cemetery, Northport, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Lot 85
Barrell, Charles L. b. August 1, 1842 d. April 18, 1914
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Captain in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a First Lieutenant in Company C, 102d US Colored Infantry for action in April 1865 near Camden, South Carolina. His citation reads "Hazardous service in marching through the enemy's country to bring relief to his command." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Hooker Cemetery, Wayland, Allegan County, Michigan, USA
Barrett, Jimmy (James Erigena) b. March 28, 1875 d. October 24, 1921
Major League Baseball Player. He spent 10 seasons in the major leagues as an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Boston Americans and Boston Red Sox. He made his major league debut in 1899 at the age of 24. He appeared in 866 games during his major league career, finishing with 16 home runs, 962 hits, 255 runs batted in and a lifetime .291 batting average. (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Barry, John Steward b. January 29, 1802 d. January 14, 1870
Governor of Michigan 1842-1846, and 1850-1852. Member of the territorial legislative body. His first public office was that of a member of the first constitutional convention, which assembled and framed the constitution upon which Michigan was admitted into the Union. Member of the House of Represenatives and State Senator. (Bio by: Graveaddiction)
Constantine Township Cemetery, Constantine, St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA
Bath School Disaster [memorial] d. May 18, 1927
Memorial Site. On a beautiful spring morning, School Board Treasurer, Andrew Kehoe, angry about increased school taxes and seeking revenge, blew up the Bath Consolidated School killing 45 and severely injuring 65, mostly children of the small Michigan community. It became a media circus, as people came from all over the country to witness the atrocity. It remains as the worst attack upon a school in the history of the United States. (Bio by: Always with Love)
Bath School Disaster Memorial, Bath, Clinton County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Victims are interred in various area cemeteries.
Baxter, Henry b. September 8, 1821 d. December 30, 1873
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Originally Colonel of the 7th Michigan Infantry. Wounded during the Peninsula Campaign (abdomen), at Fredericksburg (bullet shattered left shoulder) and at the Wilderness a bullet passed through his leg and killed his horse. (Bio by: Ethan F. Bishop)
Sunset View Cemetery, Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Old Part, Avenue E, Lot 201
Beadle, William Henry Harrison b. January 1, 1838 d. November 13, 1915
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Entered into the Union Army during the Civil War as a Captain in the 31st Indiana Volunteer Infantry, but was soon promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters. He was severely wounded in battle, which forced him to resign his commission. However, he returned to the Army in the Veterans Reserve Corps, serving first as Major of the 1st VRC, then of the 3rd VRC. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Passic, Albion Historian)
Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Block 13, Lot 6
Beakes, Samuel Willard b. January 11, 1861 d. February 9, 1927
US Congressman. Elected to represent Michigan's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1913 to 1917, and 1917 to 1919. He was defeated in 1918. Also served as Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1888 to 1890, and Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Michigan in 1916. (Bio by: K)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Beaman, Fernando Cortez b. June 28, 1814 d. September 27, 1882
US Congressman. One of the founders of the Republican Party. He was raised in New York and became an attorney in Michigan in 1838. Beaman was Lenawee District Attorney and Adrian City Attorney from 1843 to 1850. In 1854 he was a member of the Jackson, Michigan convention that founded the Republican Party, and he was a delegate to the party's first National Convention in 1856. Beaman was Mayor of Adrian in 1856 and Lenawee Probate Judge from 1856 to 1860. In 1860 he was elected to the first of...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA

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