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Backus, Ella M. b. 1865 d. 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, Lois Ann)

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

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

I am sooo going soon, Harbor springs has bike trails too!

[Simon Bar Sinister]

1) the link didn't work for me

2) if they can't show me where Jimmy Hoffa's buried, fuck 'em.