Otis Milton Smith was an outstanding lawyer and African-American trailblazer. Born in Tennessee in 1922, he overcame poverty and prejudice to reach positions of leadership in both the public and corporate spheres. An Army Air Corps journalist . . . — — Map (db m305643) HM
He knew the business of selling cars, and the Graff name has been prominent in Flint, Michigan for a century. In 1914, Otto P. Graff was the Genesee County Treasurer when he jumped at the chance to open a Ford dealership in Flint. He sold over . . . — — Map (db m178452) HM
Many of Fenton’s early developers, politicians, businessmen, and veterans are interred in this cemetery, which was established in 1834. Clark Dibble, who made the first land purchase in present-day Fenton in 1834, and Dustin Cheney, who accompanied . . . — — Map (db m153632) HM
First United Methodist Church, one of the oldest congregations in Genesee County, began with services held in Lewis Buckingham’s home in 1836. The Reverend Luther D. Whitney, a Flint circuit rider, and nine other people, organized the congregation . . . — — Map (db m179823) HM
Or Better Known In Ireland As:
The Great Potato Famine
1845-1850
Ancient Order of Hibernians
We remember the old ones
and the younger for we are the
harvest of the Hunger. They
sleep forever in the land of
their birth and our . . . — — Map (db m165616) HM
In the spirit of our patriot ancestors Todd Beamer, a native of Genesee County, Michigan, with help of other passengers and crew, stormed the cockpit of Flight 93. This brave action prevented the terrorists from crashing the aircraft into one of . . . — — Map (db m315033) WM
This cemetery is the resting place for at least two dozen early settlers to the falls area. It is believed that the burials, or at least the stones, were moved here from another location in the park. A number of graves are unmarked. In the 1950s, . . . — — Map (db m167908) HM
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
