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Section 2 of Union Plains Cemetery.
This is on the south end of the cemetery, starting at the center drive. The rows were read north to south starting on the west (back fence) side. This cemetery is located on the west side of Grand River Road between Vernon Road and Bath Road in Burns Township.
Row 7
205
R. A. B.
206
James M. BELFORD
died Jan. 20, 1887
aged 60 y’s; 9 m’s.
Ruth Ann
his wife
1842-1919
BELFORD
east side of stone
Sarah B.
dau. of J. M. & R. A. BELFORD
1859-1896
south side of stone
207
J. M. B.
208
Carrie E.
dau of J. M. & R. A. BELFORD
died May 11, 1876
aged 14 y’s & 8 m’s.
209
Sarah B.
wife of F. H. EWER
1859-1985
210
Father
Wm. H. TYLER, Jr.
1909-1937
211
Mary M.
1858-1866
Matilda S.
1859-1861
Children of D. & S. M. PARKER
Mary RUST
1798-1870
south side of stone between rows 6 and 7
David PARKER
1816-1890
Sarah M.
his wife
1822-1887
PARKER
east side of stone
212
Kenneth Frank TYLER
Michigan
Cpl 12 Marines 3 Marine Div.
World War II
June 1, 1916-July 22, 1944
213
William E. ARNETT
1926-1956
214
HARCEK
Lucile A.
1920-
Albert P.
1918-
double stone
215
broken footstone size stone
216
footstone size stone
217
SPRINGS
Henry 1842-1913
Sarah A. his wife
1847-1924
218
Eugene
1873-1953
see number 217
219
Lena M.
1879-1934
see number 217
220
Horace H. LANCKTON
1846-1916
221
Matilda A. LANCKTON
1845-1879
222
Jesse B. LANCKTON
1886-1886
223
Mary F. LANCKTON
1852-1902
224
LANCKTON
north side of large stone between rows 6 and 7
225
Stone -top unreadable
226
stone- top unreadable
227
stone-top unreadable
228
Jennie
wife of Gilbert COLE
died June 9, 1875
aged 42 y’s; 2 m’s; 27 d’s.
north side of stone
Gilbert COLE
died Sept. 3, 1885
aged 62 y’s; 6 m’s. 12 d’s.
west side of stone
Orpha
wife of Gilbert S. COLE
died Apr. 5, 1863
aged 37 y’s; 9 m’s.
229
Henry WILTSE
1812-1895
230
Mary A.
wife of Henry WITLSE
1813-1891
231
Edwin R.
son of Henry & Mary WILTSE
1841-1857
232
WILTSE
west side of large stone
233
Reuban H.
son of Henry & Mary WILTSE
1838-1920
234
Lydia P.
wife of Reuben H. WILTSE
1842-1923
235
Edith CARPENTER
daughter of Reuban & Lydia WILTSE
1865-1951
236
Arthur WILTSE CARPENTER
1890-1954
237
Martin V. STEFFY
1833-1908
238
Marinda C. STEFFY
1835-1920
239
Mother
Roxanna STORRS
1840-1920
240
Denver Ray HEINEY
PFC U. S. Army
World War II
May 17, 1925 - Dec. 6, 1997
west side of stone
HEINEY - SNOOK
Denver R.
HEINEY
May 17, 1925
Dec. 6, 1997
Lucile C.
HEINEY
June 10, 1920
May 28, 1993
Clair W.
SNOOK
Nov. 11, 1915
east side of triple stone
Row 8
241
James L. CLARK
1850-1927
242
Clara J. CLARK
1856-1925
243
Laura M. CLARK
1882-1894
244
Edwin J. CLARK
1887-1926
245
Vera S. CLARK
1902-1947
246
Anna M.
wife of R. A. ANDREWS
died Jan. 28, 1875
aged 45 y’s; 4 m; 22 d’s.
247
Russell A. ANDREWS
born
this stone is broken here and reset in cement
248
Louisa
wife of R. A. ANDREWS
born July 18, 1828
this stone is broken and reset in cement
249
SCHUYLER
Newell M.
1859-1939
Mary E.
1864-1933
double stone
250
MORGAN
Ella M. Herbert G.
1879-1964 1874-1940
double stone
251
Carson G. MORGAN
1902-1914
252
MARTENIS
Audrey Grace Dallas Charles
1924- 1925-1990
double stone
253
Small Stone
254
Small Stone
255
Small Worn Stone
256
Small Worn Stone
257
Small Worn Stone
258
Allen DAVIS
died Dec. 13, 1851
aged 50 yr’s
259
Mary Ann
wife of Allen DAVIS
died Mar. 19, 1851
AE. 32 years 8 mo. 11d’s
260
Laura
wife of H. H. KEYES
died Feb. 9, 1870
aged 60 yrs 6 mo & 24 d’s
261
Henry H. KEYES
died July 3, 1880
aged 64 y’s 3 m.11 d.
Veterans maker
262
mother
Emily J. KEYES
1850-1907
263
father
Geo. W. KEYES
1848-1914
Veterans marker
264
Gladys L. KEYES
1890-1905
265
Bertha
dau. of G. W. & E. J. KEYES
Feb. 18, 1888
aged 1 y 2 mo 7 d’s
266
Levi J.
born Dec. 5, 1853
died Oct. 17, 1925
this is part of the HAMILTON family plot
267
Eliza S.
born Feb. 12, 1858
died Nov. 22, 1895
this is part of the HAMILTON family plot
268
Alvah J. PARKHURST
1900-1967
this is part of the HAMILTON family plot
269
"Bill"
William E. MILLER
1922-1945
this stone has 3 logo’s on it which I do not recognize
this stone is part of the HAMILTON family plot
Row 9
270
CLARK
large stone
271
Our Darling
Anna V.
dau of Alonzo S. & Abigail ANDREWS
died Aug. 10, 1886
aged 4 y’s; 7 m’s; 20 d’s.
272
SELF
Estella M. William E.
1905-1987 1896-1980
double stone
273
Iretta M. SELF
1927-1941
274
MARTENIS
John E.
1825-1907
Mary J. his wife
1825-1906
Ephriam
1849-1958
Jane
1851-1858
Ester Ann
1853-1858
George
1847
Louisa
1857
on one side of large stone
275
(void)
276
Father
see number 274
277
Mother
see number 274
number 276 and 277 share one base
278
O. S. HATHAWAY
born Jan. 21, 1837
died Jan. 3, 1886
Amarilla his wife
born Sept. 19, 1834
died Oct. 16, 1912
HATHAWAY
east side of large stone
Laroy
born Aug. 15, 1858
died Oct. 29, 1858
Willie E.
born Mar. 19, 1860
died Sept. 5, 1860
Edith
born June 13, 1864
died June 13, 1864
Children of O. S. & A. HATHAWAY
north side of stone
279
Truman S. BREWER
1863-1918
280
Husband
Milton A.
1855-1982
GAR marker-see number 281
281
DAVIS
east side of large stone
282
wife
Alice A.
1857-1929
see number 281
283
KEYES
east side of large stone
284
PARKHURST
south-east side of stone
MILLER
south-west side of stone
Sacred to the memory of
Eliza S.
wife of Levi J. HAMILTON
died Nov. 22, 1895
aged 37 yrs; 9 m’s; 10 d’s.
HAMILTON
north west side of stone
this is the main stone in the center of the HAMILTON family plot
this plot has a cement border around it.
Row 10
285
Cement base
286
Dorothy M.
dau of M. A. & A. DAVIS
1906-1911
see number 281
287
George KEYES
1902-1950
He loved his fellowmen
Mason logo
see number 283
288
DOUGLAS
Victor L.
1902-1985
Asenath A.
1909-1995
married June 22 1929
double stone
289
Father Howard A.
1878-1958
Mother
Minnie E.
1881-1968
Mason and Easter Star logo’s
see number 283
290
Brother
Ira H. KEYES
1817-1941
291
Nancy Christine KEYES
Michigan
Nurse Army Nurse Corps.
World War I
Aug. 1, 1874-Nov. 26, 1950
292
PARKHURST
Anna M.
1861-1932
William J.
1855-1943
double stone part of HAMILTON family plot
Row 11
293
Father
J. H. W.
294
Mother
M. B. W.
295
Judson H. WARNER
1835-1908
Mary B. WARNER
1842-1917
West side of large stone
WARNER
east side of large stone
296
Ralph P. WARNER
Mar. 25, 1904
Aug. 17, 1974
297
Helen N. WARNER
June 12, 1911
Apr. 13, 1993
298
Alma L.
1875-1954
BRADEN
Guy L.
1873-1927
east side of double stone
299
HILDEBRAND
Albert E.
1900-1985
Aletha M.
1897-1973
Veteran marker-double stone
300
Michael
1842-1921
see number 302
301
Mary N.
1848-1919
see number 302
302
MEIER
east side of large stone
303
W. H. C.
see number 332
304
H. A. C.
see number 332
305
Ray
see number 332
306
H. L. C.
see number 332
307
Isaac ROWLEY
died Dec. 25, 1852
aged 70 y’s; 2 m’s.
308
Content
wife of Isaac ROWLEY
died July 31, 1870
aged 84 yrs.
309
T. W. ROWLEY
died June 3, 1870
aged 59 yr’s; 9 m’s.
310
Martha
dau of T. W. & J. ROWLEY
died May 3, 1859
aged 1___: 5 m’s; ____.
311
Jane
wife of Truman W. ROWLEY
died Nov. 2, 1901
aged 80 yrs.
312
Thomas
see number 314
313
Ann GREEN
see number 314
314
Ann
wife of Thomas P. GREEN
died Oct. 1, 1875
aged 68 y’s; 4 m’s; 23 d’s.
north side of large stone
Thomas P. GREEN
died Aug 8, 1890
aged 85 yrs.
west side of large stone
Oscar Pitt
only son of T. P. & A. GREEN
died Sept. 12, 1855
aged 25 yr’s; 6 m’s; 23 d’s.
south side of large stone
Sarah J. A.
adopted dau of T. P. & A. GREEN
died May 22, 1851
aged 12 yr’s; 5 m’s; 10 d’s.
GREEN
east side of large stone
315
A. GREEN
sunk in ground - see number 314
316
O. P. GREEN
sunk in ground -see number 314
317
C. E. E.
318
Agnes DRAKE
1824-1911
319
small white stone
320
John K.
son of John P. & Agnes DRAKE
died Mar. 30, 1853
aged 1 year.
321
Cornelia
322
Edward E. (worn unreadable)
Row 12
323
Lee S. WARNER
Jan. 16, 1864
Nov. 17, 1937
324
Emma L. WARNER
Aug. 10, 1870
Jan. 26, 1925
numbers 323 and 324 share one base
325
Beulah L. WARNER
June 28, 1897
Aug. 4, 1995
326
DREWRY
Mary A.
1862-1938
Albert H.
1860-1947
double stone
327
MEIER
Grace N.
1904-1984
Howard F.
1902-1951
double stone
328
Carrie I. MEIER
1878-1975
329
Frank H. MEIER
1873-1959
number 328 and 329 share one base
330
Seward
see number 332 and 333
331
Bettie J.
number 330 and 331 share one base
see number 332 and 333
332
Wm. H. CHAFFEE
died Feb. 24, 1901
aged 87 y’s; 1 m; 17 d’s.
Harriet A. his wife
died Apr. 4, 1914
aged 95 y’s; 2 m’s; 19 d’s.
Harrison L.
son of W. H. & H. A. CHAFFEE
died Jan. 12, 1857
aged 3 y‘s; 3 m’s; 4 d’s.
CHAFFEE
north west side of large stone
Seward CHAFFEE
died Jan. 12, 1915
aged 63 y’s; 4 d’s.
Bettie J. his wife
died July 4, 1951
aged 92 y’s; 10 m’s; 15 d’s.
Ray
son of S. & B. J. CHAFFEE
CHAFFEE
south east side of large stone
333
Infant
son of Seward & Bettie CHAFFEE
334
Albert John ROWLEY
1847-1924
335
Frank Whipple ROWLEY
1848-1925
336
Sarah J. ROWLEY
4 mo’s. 1886
337
Truman O. ROWLEY
3 m’s. 1874
338
PARKHURST
Frederick F.
1892-1975
Edna B.
1899-1989
east side of double stone
Frederick F. PARKHURST
Pvt. U. S. Army
World War I
Jun. 27, 1892- Dec. 6, 1975
west side of stone
339
Beloved wife, mother and grandmother
Collette Rose COUCHMAN
March 5, 1948
August 24, 1992
Row 13
340
cement base
341
ROWLEY
east side of large stone
342
Cornelia G.
wife of Benj. HULICK
born June 17, 1832
died May 19, 1870
west side of large stone
Edward E.
son of B & C. G. HULICK
born May. 19, 1856
died Jun. 12, 1878
south side of large stone
Row 14
343
WARNER
east side of large stone
344
Warren B. WARNER
June 17, 1861
Dec. 27, 1950
345
Lola P. WARNER
Nov. 19, 1869
Oct. 21, 1957
number 344 and 345 share one base
346
Luther J. BRADEN
Aug. 24, 1848
Apr. 6, 1906
347
Mary E.
wife of L. J. BRADEN
June 24, 1848
July 3, 1920
348
BRADEN
east side of large stone
349
Karl E. Braden
Nov. 16, 1880
Mar. 26, 1943
350
Lillie BRADEN
July 10, 1886
Jan. 17, 1925
numbers 349 and 350 share one base
351
Father
Adelbert F. EDDY
May 29, 1845
Dec. 7, 1889
352
Mother
Catherine A. EDDY
May 16, 1847
July 8, 1939
353
John L. STURM, Jr.
Cpl. U. S. Army
Jan 20, 1917
May 27, 1974
354
CLARK
Carlton 1899-1979
STURM
Katherine 1901-1997
Georgia 1921-1978
John L.
1917-1974
east side of stone
CLARK
STURM
west side of stone
355
Carlton R. CLARK
Nov. 10, 1899 June 26, 1979
356
Katherine E. CLARK
"Kitty"
Apr. 16, 1901
May 14, 1997
357
Elma RICHARDS BREWSTER
1866-1944
358
Rhoda M. RICHARDS
1834-1911
359
William RICHARDS
1827-1871
360
Father
N. F. RICHARDS
1855-1917
361
William L. RICHARDS
1882-1940
362
Anna B.
363
My Mother
Mary BENTON
aged 96 yrs.
364
Mary A.
daughter of J. & S. BLIVEN
died April 6, 1872
aged 20 y’s; 8 m’s; 16 d’s.
west side of stone
Our daughter
east side of stone
365
Johnathan BLIVEN
born June 30, 1825
died Nov. 7, 1890
north side of stone
Father and Mother
BLIVEN
west side of stone
Susan BLIVEN
born July 26, 1822
died May 24, 1894
south side of stone
366
footstone size stone
368
this is the top of a stone which has been broken off
and put in the ground.
Mary
369
Jane H.
dau of C. B. & M. WHITING
died Feb. 1, 1850
AE. 8 y.
370
Julia A.
daughter of Orlo B. & Mary WHITING
sunk in ground
371
CONARD
Eugene X.
1873-1951
Catherine E.
1879-1963
double stone
372
Dea. Gideon DRAKE
died Mar. 20, 1850
aged 66 years
veteran marker
373
Mabia
wife of Gideon DRAKE
died Oct. 9, 1875
aged 77 y’s; 3 m’s; 28 d’s.
374
Martha
wife of Jared L. COOK
this stone is patched here
Aug. 9 1854
aged 23 years
375
Margaret Jane
wife of
this stone is patched here
died Mar. 30, 1855
aged 27 years; 2 m’s. 3 d’s.
this stone also lays flat on the ground
376
___________
G. & M. DRAKE
Aug. 8 1855
aged 31 yr’s; 1 m; 16 d’s.
there are 4 pieces of head stone in a pile, three appear to be to one stone
there appears to be the top to another stone which says:
William
377
James M. DEVORE
died June 30, 1870
aged 38 y’s; 11 m’s; 16 d’s.
this stone is dark in color and flat on the ground
378
Mother
Christine GROUT
1844-1899
Row 15
379
Infant
son of W. B. & L. P. WARNER
Jan 24, 1893
380
William
1827-1871
his wife
Rhoda M.
1834-1911
N. Franklin
1855-1917
William L.
1882-1940
RICHARDS
east side of stone
Elma R. BREWSTER
1866-1944
Anna B. RICHARDS
1857-1876
Ada E. and Mary C.
infant children of Wm. & R. M. RICHARDS
west side of stone
381
John A. MARTENIS
1875-1944
382
Eva A. MARTENIS
1889-1972
numbers 381 and 382 share one base
383
C. H. W.
384
Dorothy E. HORTON
1913-1980
385
Hazel May MARTENIS
1907-1986
numbers 384 and 385 share one base
386
Gladys M. MARTENIS
1920-1994
387
William WALWORTH
died May 22, 1886
aged 76 years
388
Elizabeth
wife of Wm. WALWORTH
died Aug. 24, 1893
aged 75 y’s; 10 m’s; 20 d’s.
389
R. A. A.
390
William W. WALWORTH
born Apr. 22 1851
died May 18 1896
391
Emma L.
dau of C. & J. A. ROGERS
died Sept. 8, 1872
the following stone or pieces of stone are leaning against the back fence
of the cemetery. Starting at the south end going to the north.
392
M. B.
393
small white stone
394
S. W. S.
395
S. F. S.
396
bottom of a stone
_____ _0, 1846
____ _____ & 14 d’s.
397
N. D. P.
398
Annie S.
399
A. D.
400
E. C. S.
401
Frances A.
wife of Hugh P. AGNEW
died Feb. 7, 1879
aged 23 y’s; 7 m’s; 8 d.
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