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Kalamazoo County characters /

Since its founding in the early 1800s, Kalamazoo has welcomed a variety of notable characters who have shaped the community's legacy in their own special way. Some, like Orville Gibson and Derek Jeter, are nationally recognized while others, such as Sue Hubbell or Donald Bonevich, may be lesser...

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Main Author: Stampfler, Dianna Higgs (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2025.
Subjects:
Duncan, Delamore, > 1805-1870.
Harrison, Bazel, > 1771-1874.
Bronson, Titus, > 1788-1853.
Harris, Enoch, > 1784-1870.
Gibson, Orville H., > 1856-1918.
Todd, Albert May, > 1850-1931.
Parish, Sue, > 1922-2010.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1744-1786.
Waldo, Dwight B. > (Dwight Bryant), > 1864-1939.
Westnedge, Joseph B. > (Joseph Burchnall), > 1872-1918.
Tate, Merze, > 1905-1996.
Nicholson, Michael, > 1941-
Stryker, Homer H., > 1894-1980.
Cooper, James Fenimore, > 1789-1851.
Ferber, Edna, > 1887-1968.
Ransom, Fletcher C. > (Fletcher Charles), > 1870-1943.
Frostic, Gwen, > 1906-2001.
Hubbell, Sue.
VanDam, Kevin, > 1967-
Jeter, Derek, > 1974-
Fetzer, John E. > (John Earl), > 1901-1991.
Harvey, Paul, > 1918-2009.
Ragotzy, Jack.
Rhodes, Gene.
Walden, Narada Michael.
Sisters of Saint Joseph (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
White, Albert J., > 1861-1930.
Shakespeare, William, > 1869-1950.
Taylor, George D., > -1891.
Kindleberger, Jacob, > 1875-1947.
Markin, Morris, > 1893-1970.
Harding, Melvin Richard, > 1906-1985.
Bell, Larry James, > 1958-
Thomas, Nathan Macy, > 1803-1887.
Upjohn, Uriah, > 1808-1896.
Henderson, Frank, > 1841-1899.
Peterson, Carrella, > 1890-
Fairchild, Etta, > 1853-1970.
Bouderman, Donald O., > 1880-1949.
Harman, Laverne S., > 1907-
Bonevich, Donald, > 1928-2019.
Gilmore, Donald Sherwood, > 1895-1979.
Flora Temple (Race horse)
Nowak, Thaddeus, > 1915-1970.
Moss, Jack Norris, > 1927-2019.
Baker, Mary Geraldine, > 1918-2003.
Jackson, Mary Alice, > 1910-2005.
Brown, Darwin Elmer, > 1898-1978.
Ragotzy, Betty E., > 1923-1995.
Wall, Rembert, > 1918-1994.
Higgs, James, > 1964-2024.
Kalamazoo County (Mich.) > History.
Kalamazoo (Mich.) > Biography.
Kalamazoo (Mich.) > History.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Kalamazoo County
  • Section 1: Early Pioneers
  • Delamore Duncan
  • Bazel Harrison
  • Titus Bronson
  • Enoch Harris
  • Section 2: Innovators, Groundbreakers and Entrepreneurs
  • Orville H. Gibson
  • Albert J. White
  • William Shakespeare Jr.
  • George D. Taylor
  • Albert May Todd
  • Jacob Kindleberger
  • Morris Markin
  • Suzanne Upjohn (Delano) Parish
  • Melvin Richard Harding
  • Larry James Bell
  • Section 3: Educators, Soldiers and Politicians
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Dwight Bryant Waldo
  • Joseph Burchnall Westnedge
  • Vernice Merze Tate
  • Michael Nicholson
  • Section 4: Science, Religious and Civic Figures
  • Nathan Macy Thomas
  • Uriah Upjohn
  • Sisters of St. Joseph
  • Frank Henderson
  • Homer Stryker
  • Carrella (Clay) Peterson
  • Etta Fairchild
  • Section 5: Authors, Artists and Collectors
  • James Fenimore Cooper
  • Edna Ferber
  • Fletcher Charles Ransom
  • Donald O. Boudeman
  • Gwen Frostic
  • Laverne S. Harman
  • Sue (Gilbert) Hubbell
  • Donald Bonevich
  • Donald Sherwood Gilmore
  • Section 6: Athletes and Fans
  • Flora Temple
  • Thaddeous "Ted" Nowak
  • Jack Norris Moss
  • Mary "Bonnie" (George) Baker
  • Kevin VanDam
  • Derek Jeter
  • Section 7: Entertatainers and Broadcasters
  • John Earl Fetzer
  • Paul Harvey Aurandt
  • Mary Alice Jackson
  • Darwin Brown
  • Jack Peyton and Betty Ragotzy
  • Rembert "Rem" Wall
  • Myron Eugene "Gene" Rhodes
  • Narada Michael Walden
  • James Higgs
  • Author's Note
  • About the Author.