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William Frank Conklin

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Birth	:	1838 New York, USA
Death	:	6 Jul 1877 Greenbush, Alcona County, Michigan, USA
Burial	:	Springport Cemetery, Harrisville, Alcona County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.6255989, -83.3118973
Inscription	:	IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM CONKLIN
Description	:	Alpena Argus - 11 July 1877 A special telegram to the Courier yesterday announced the death of William Conklin, of Greenbush, Alcona County, by suicide. A coroner's inquest was held yesterday, the jury returning a verdict that he died from a pistol shot inflicted by his own hand. The ball entered the head, and entering the brain death ensued almost instantaneously. The cause for the rash act, if known, has not been made public. The report, apparently well founded, is that he shot himself in the presence of his wife. Deceased was in easy circumstances, being largely engaged in lumbering... Read More	Alpena Argus - 11 July 1877 A special telegram to the Courier yesterday announced the death of William Conklin, of Greenbush, Alcona County, by suicide. A coroner's inquest was held yesterday, the jury returning a verdict that he died from a pistol shot inflicted by his own hand. The ball entered the head, and entering the brain death ensued almost instantaneously. The cause for the rash act, if known, has not been made public. The report, apparently well founded, is that he shot himself in the presence of his wife. Deceased was in easy circumstances, being largely engaged in lumbering business at Greenbush. He owned a valuable farm near this city, and, we understand, owned considerable property in Detroit and Buffalo. He was possessed of a jovial, pleasant-loving tempermentt, and seemed to enjoy life so throughly that his intimate friends in this city cannot account for the rash act. - Saginaw Courier. In 1866 William Conklin moved to Greenbush, Michigan with his wife of five years, Emma, their son and infant daughter. He was one of a committee of five to organize a separate Alcona County (the area was then a part of Alpena County). .... He was a first County Supervisor and one of three to set up the County government; and, to select a site for the Court House, building a jail, establishing a poor house, and setting up government offices. In Greenbush he owned a large stable for sixty horses; was the express agent and a lumber mill owner/operator. William Conklin's death is reported as a suicide. The Alcona County Review of that time reports much controversy over the event; some people even suggesting that he was murdered by his wife. He died of a gunshot wound and the gun was, reportedly, never found. Jane, on the death certificate as his mother, was in fact his stepmother.

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William Frank Conklin's memorial is located at: Springport Cemetery, Harrisville, Alcona County, USA.
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William Frank Conklin death on 6 Jul 1877 in Greenbush, Alcona County, Michigan, USA
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Latitude: 44.6255989
Longitude: -83.3118973

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Emma Reeves Conklin Emmorey

(1844 - 1897)

Siblings

Children

Charles Reeves Conklin

(1863 - 1931)

Jessie H. Conklin Waters

(1865 - 1959)

William Frank Conklin Jr.

(1871 - 1945)

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Coordinate: 44.6255989, -83.3118973

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17. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
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18. Pleasant View Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.8363889, -83.4644440

19. Corser Family Burial Plot
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21. Glennie Cemetery
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22. Saint Catherine Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.9047220, -83.4894440

23. Sanborn Township Cemetery
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