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Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Michigan

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Perry Frank Townsley (1916 - 1991)
Agnes Marie Hoffman-Townsley (1909 - 1992)
John August "Jack" Walter, Jr. (1881 - 1965)
John Varnum, US Congress (1778 - 1836)
Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1825 to 1831. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State Senate in 1811.
Thomas Fitzgerald, U.S. Senator (1796 - 1855)
Thomas Fitzgerald, a Senator from Michigan; born in Germantown, Herkimer County, N.Y., April 10, 1796; pursued an academic course; served and was severely wounded in the War of 1812 in the Fifth Regime...

This project is for those who are buried in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Berrien County, Michigan.

The cemetery occupies approximately 70 acres of land. The oldest burial is that of Isaac Gray, who was buried in September of 1830.

The cemetery is also known as Niles City Cemetery and Silver Brook Cemetery.

Notable Interments

Thomas Fitzgerald (1796-1855) - US Senate
William Leroy "Bill" Gant (1924-1993) - Space Pioneer
Edward La Rue Hamilton (1857-1923) - US Congress
Bvt. Maj. Gen. Henry Andrew Morrow (1829-1891) - Union
Joseph Albert Nolan (1857-1921) - Philippine Insurrection Medal of Honor Recipient
John Varnum (1778-1836) - US Congress

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