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ALTON CEMETERY: Located in section 23, of Bennington Township, on W. Grand River Road.
1. TURNER
Helen M. 1906 - 1965 Ross E. 1904 - 1973
double stone
2. Richard A.TURNER
July 2. 1936- Nov. 8, 1997
3. CASTLE
Brenda Sue
April 4, 1958 - Feb. 12, 1959
4. CASTLE
Norman Peter
Michigan Cpl. Signal Corp.
Feb. 26, 1931 - Sept. 30, 1958
U.S. Veteran marker
5. CASTLE
Edward D.
1908 - 1976
6. CASTLE
Elizabeth A.
1907 - 1996
7. CASTLE
Sister
Bertha
1887 - 1957
Brother
William
1893 - 1974
double stone
8. CASTILLO
Emilio A.
1902 - 1978
Hazel R.
1905 - 1984
double stone same base as # 8
9. BUCK
Lucinda
1885 - 1982
John
1879 - 1936
double stone same base as # 7
10. FULTON
Katie A.
1892 - 1921
11. FULTON
Angeline
1858 - 1926
12. FULTON
Raymond J.
1920 - 1962
13. GREENEER
Vera M.
1904 - 1930
and son
1922 - 1923
one stone
14. SYPHER
Bessie B.
1887 - 1975
Ray G.
1891 - 1963
double stone
15. BENTLEY
Father
Miles D.
1850 - 1979
Mother
Anna M.
1861 - 1935
double stone
16. Morris
see 19
17. Mother
see 19
18. Father
see 19
19. MARSH
Benjiamin M. MARSH
born: Apr. 7, 1792
died: Sept 3, 1876
Lydia his wife
born: Nov. 27, 1800
died: Apr. 29, 1885
Morris MARSH
born: Apr. 24, 1830
died: July 18, 1900v large stone
20. Minnie P. CASTLE
1891 - 1935
21. Ben"J. B. CASTLE
1862 - 1928
22. Frances M. CASTLE
1869 - 1906
Mother across top
23. SILVARA
large stone
24. E.L. SILVARA
1845 - 1909
GAR maker Post 205
25. MILLER
Mother
Clara M.
1873 - 1957
Father
Floyd E.
1872 - 1927
double stone
26. HAMMOND
Leon R.
1921 - 1978
Constance J.
1927 -
double stone
27. HAMMOND
Dana D.
1926 -
Gertrude
1923 -
Married Sept. 13, 1946
double stone
28. Father on top
Edwin J. GEORGE
1857 - 1927
29. Mother on top
Lillian M. GEORGE
1870 - 1920
30. Winifred GOODWIN
RASTALL
June 29, 1874
Feb. 13, 1917
31. Jennie ROWELL
GOODWIN
1856 - 1922
32. OLIVER
Fannie
1869 - 1937
Milton
1854 - 1933
a metal marker beside it FLT R
double stone
33. Wendy D. GRAVES
1954 - 1997
34. Dora Deane CROFTS
Feb 3, 1903
has a color picture of her on stone
35. SANDERS
Lester E.
1913 - 1994
Lillian M.
1922 - 1979
36. NICHOLSON
Opal
Deceber 1, 1919
James A.
August 6, 1919
November 19, 1983
married Feb. 24, 1941
double stone
37. Anthony V. MRKVA
Jan. 30, 1899 - Nov. 28, 1984
has a black and white picture on stone
38. Uncle Joe
Joseph H. MRKVA
Dec. 31, 1921 - Mar. 31, 1990
Has a colored picture on stone
39. Frank J. MARKVA
US Army
World War II
Dec. 14, 1912 - Mar.. 29, 1979
has colored picture on stone
US Veteran marker
37, 38, 39, and 40 are spelled as writen on stones.
40. Cheryl Lynn MARKVA
Dec 18, 1967
Oct. 29, 1984
Beloved Daughter of Frank and Patricia
has black and white picture on stone
Row 3
41. DAY
Frank B.
1863 -1956
42. DAY
Mary E.
1859 - 1943
43. D
DAY
large stone between rows
44. Mother
see number 41
45. Aunt
46. WOODBERRY
John J.
1870 - 1874
small plain stone beside this
47. WOODBERRY
Walter E.
1874 - 1878
48. WOODBERRY
Thomas E.
1878 - 1880
49. WOODBERRY
William E.
1872 - 1880
US Vetern marker
50. Mary C. NAY
died May 17, 1871
aged 20 yr. 9 m. 18 d.
stone broken and pieced together
51. Benjamin F. NAY
died Jan 7, 1873
aged 68 yrs. 4 m. 9 d.
52. CONRAD
Nelson N.
1835 -1879
Franklin F.
1869 - 1892
53. Father
54. Mother
55. BENTLEY
Alice L.
1859 - 1954
William R.
1852 - 1929
56. Father
Geo. W. BEAVER
1826 - 1896
57. Mother
Ann E. BEAVER
1832 - 1912
58. BEAVER
large stone between rows
59. Grandmother
Mary BEAVER
1799 - 1874
60. Michael MUNN
Died June 29, 1871
aged 47 yrs,
61. Frederich BOGUN
Dec. 17, 1850
July 9, 1908
on top
one side says Father
62. BOGUN
large stone
63. Amalie M. BOGUN
Apr. 22, 1858
May 22, 1935
on side Mother
64. J. O. B.
small stone
65. James O. BAKER
died Mar. 25, 1874
aged 63 yr. 11 m.
Gone but not forgotten
Lucretia BAKER
died Feb. __, 1900
aged 84 yrs. 10 m. 24 da.
tall stone writing on three sides, one side unreadable
66. L. B.
small stone
see number 65
67. CLAUCHERTY
Charles W.
1862 - 1928
Minnie B.
1872 - 1946
double stone
68. Lester Eugene SANDERS
U.S. Army
World War II
Dec 17, 1913
Apr. 6, 1994
US Veteran's marker
69. James A. NICHOLSON
Amml US Navy
World War II
Aug 6, 1919
Nov 19, 1983
US Veteran's marker
Row 4
70. Lewis JOBES
1837 - 1922
71. Helen JOBES
1842 - 1924
A Women's Relief Corps 1885, Corps 26 marker
72. Harrison JOBES
1862 - 1925
73. Edith
wife of
Dan FERRY
1871 - 1926
74. Dan FERRY
1879 - 1956
75. Our Baby on top
Arthur son of
O.A. and I.J. SHADBOLT
died Nov. 15, 1885
aged 1 yr. 3 m. 17 d.
76. HOAG
on one side
HOAG
Mother
Edna I.
1893 - 1989
Father
Frank C.
1891 - 1932
Frank Jr.
Jan. 1, 1931
Triple stone
American Legion marker
77. Fanny J.
Dau. of
Wm. and Sarah SMITH
died March 2, 1867
aged 15 yr. 7 m.
78. Old white stone unreadable
79. William SMITH
died May 10, 1872
aged 52 yrs. 7 m. 3 d.
80. Martha I. MORTON
July 19, 1830
Aug. 8, 1889
81. Joshua MORTON
Jan. 24, 1825
Nov. 2, 1886
82. BENTLEY
Julia E.
1850 - 1936
George H.
1840 - 1913
GAR Post 205 marker
83. Small White stone no writing visible
84. Earl J. HARVEY
1896 - 1914
85. Julius D. HARVEY
1851 - 1915
Sarah J. his wife
1858 - 1918
double stone
86. Florence Viola MONROE
1847 - 1915
87. Harry J. MONROE
1875 - 1951
88. On top it says
Herbie
Son of
G.A. and F.V. MONROE
born Feby. 28, 1867
died Sept. 23, 1869
89. Wm. H. CLAUCHERTY
1858 - 1917
90. Clara E. CLAUCHERTY
HATFIELD
1874 - 1950
91. Ida M. BOOTH
1908 - 1982
Robert D. BOOTH
1902 - 1971
double stone
92. on top says
BAILEY
Donald
Jan. 30, 1925
Nov. 17, 1925
93. Joyce B. FAIR
Feb. 23, 1894
Mar. 17, 1989
94. June A. GUTSHALL
1925 - 1993
Wells D. GUTSHALL
1925-1997
US veteran marker
double stone
95. Lawrence A. HILLIKER
US Army
World War II
May 12, 1915
Dec 16, 1993
US veteran marker
Ellen M. HILLIKER
Beloved wife
Mar. 4, 1922
Row 5
96. Joseph
small stone
see number 99
97. Mary M.
small stone
see number 99
98. PLACE
Sarah B.
Dau. of
J. & M.M. PLACE
died Apr. 1, 1855
aged 24yr. 3 m. 27 days
99. Large stone between rows
south side
Mary M.
wife of Joseph PLACE
died Mar 22, 1880
aged 74 yrs. 2 m. 27 d
at Rest
east side plain
west side
Joseph PLACE
died Nov 8, 1883
aged 83 yr. 11 m 25 d
at Rest
north side plain
100. Deiadamia A.
wife of
Robert PLACE
died
stone is broken here and laying flat on ground
20 yrs; 1 m. 29 days
101. Robert J. PLACE
died
Oct 21, 1869
aged 33 y. 10 m. 10 d.
102. Rueban PLACE
flat on ground and broken
Our Father
103. west side
Our Mother
East side
Electa
wife of
Reuban PLACE
died
Feb 17, 1873
aged 61 y. 4 m. 11 d.
104. May
daughter of
T.S. & C.A. PLACE
died
Sept 1, 1869
3mos; 11 da;
small stone sunk in ground
105. Calvin J. PLACE
died
Dec 23, 1865
aged 23 yrs. 7 m. 6 d.
106. Judson A.. PLACE
died Jan. 26, 1866
aged 22 yrs. 3 m. 8 d.
107. Sarah E.
wife of
C.N. HARMON
died
Sept 14, 1868
aged 24 yrs. 3 m. 18 d.
108. George ADELBERT
son of
Alexander and Julia
died
____ 11, 1860
aged 10 yrs. 1 m.
109. Phebe
daughter of
R. & E. PLACE
died Mar 13, 1867
aged 18 yrs. 5 m. 22 d.
110. Catherine V.
dau of
W.C. and E.L. SMITH
Dec. 12, 1845
____. 1 m. 9 d.
111. Lidy
YERKES
born 1802
died 1881
112. Thomas
YERKES
born 1802
died 1881
113. Large broken stone
YERKES
114. Husband
B.F. YERKES
born Sept. 1, 1835
the rest has sunken in the ground
115. Oscar
son of
_____________
died
Sept. 11, 1817
2 yrs. 1 m. 15 d.
116. Carrie
wife of John PUNCHES
1830 - 1912
117. E. Mary J.
wife of John PUNCHES
died Apr. 29, 1877
aged 51 yrs. 10 m. 9 d.
E. my wife
118. John PUNCHES
died Oct. 4, 1892
aged 72 yrs.
FLT metal marker
119. Jay D.
son of R. & __
died Aug 30. 1801
aged 1 m.
120. Father
John KESLER
1820 - 1860
Row 6
121. Daughter on top
Sarah HICKEY
1844 - 1861
122. Mother to top
Nancy HICKEY
1800 - 1886
123. Father on top
Abram HICKEY
1788 - 1863
124. Frank H. BUGBEE
1849 - 1916
125. Sarah J. BUGBEE
1848 - 1926
126. BUGBEE
large stone between rows
127. Mary C.
________
died Mar. 11, 1863
aged 1 yr. 8 m. 13 d.
this looks to be a dau. of 128
128. Andrew J. PHELP
died Feb. 25, 1863
aged 24 yrs. 5 m. 14 d.
stone flat on ground
129. Aquilla A. GILLSON
died July 20, 1867
aged 29 yrs. 9 m.
Charles A.
GILLSON
aged 3 ms.
130. ROBINSON
on front
Dr. Oscar L.
1833 - 1867
Martha A.
F.L.T.
1848 - 1928
double stone
F.L.T. marker - US Veteran's marker
131. Charles
son of
S.B. and J.H. BUGBEE
died Apr 16, 1865
aged 18 yr. 5 m.
sunk in ground
FLT marker
132. Mother
Jane H. BUGBEE
1826 - 1915
133. Father
Samuel B. BUGBEE
1811 - 1886
134. Harriet
wife of
Samuel B. BUGBEE
died Oct 5, 1841
aged 31 yrs. 8 m. 1 d.
135. Soloman FRAIN
c - 1811 - 1858
and his wife
Harriet HAMMOND FRAIN
c - 1819 - 1899
erected in 1967 by desendants of
Oscar H. FRAIN
1856 - 1944
their youngest child buried in Fl.
136. flat on ground and unreadable
137. Edwin
son of _________
died May 10 181_
rest is unreadable and stone is flat on ground
138. SHERMAN
on bottom
Nancy J.
___ of
_________
died Apr. 21, 1861
aged 19 yrs. 9 m. 28 d.
139. J. P.
very little stone
140. unreadable
141. Sarah
wife of
Lemuel COVE
died Oct 11, 1851
aged 21 yrs. 1 m 6 d.
142. Sophrona A.
dau of
L.D. and A. _____
died May 28, 1829
11 yrs. 3m. 16 d.
143. Husband
B.A. VAN WORMER
1843 - 1903
144. Mary A.
wife of
sunk in ground
145. Mary
wife of W.C.DEAN
died Sept. 7, 1858
aged 39 yrs. 10 m. and 29 d.
146. Mother
Martha A.
wife of C.L. DEAN
1844 - 1912
147. DEAN
on top
D
Charles L.
1844 - 1925
GAR 1861 - 1865 beside stone
148. Jessie V. DEAN
1876 - 1923
At Rest
FLT marker
149. Father and Mother
on top
Willard PITTS
1830 - 1892
on front side
Permelia PITTS
1830 - 1917
on back side
faces road
150. BRENDAHL
Ada E.
1884 - 1964
William C.
1868 - 1932
double stone
151. Jane
wife of W. CROMIE
died Sept. 7, 1887
aged 67 yrs.
east side
W. M. CROMIE
died Aug. 22, 1882
aged 63 yrs.
152. William J.
CROMIE
1853 - 1916
153. Arthur
CROMIE
1861 - 1913
154. flowers on an unmarked grave
155. Thomas WOOD
1852 -1925
Bessie CLARK
1892 - 1928
Nettie WOOD
1853 - 1943
Neal WOOD
1884 - 1951
double stone 4 names
156. Mother
Emyss W. KITCHEN
1898-1977
157. PASCO
Clare L.
1913-1996
Wilma V.
1915
double stone
row 7
158. Albert W.
BUGBEE
1840 - 1888
Rachael B.
BEARDSLEE
1843 - 1921
double stone
159. Mother
see number 126
160. Father
see number 126
161. Vilita
162. flat on ground
John TEREBERRY
_______
Oct 19, 1868
79 yr. 6 m.
163. broken and lending against large Bugbee stone (126) between rows.
_______HERBERT
died May 21, 1823
aged 81 yrs., 11m. 21 d.
base can be seen in row
164. old stone, broken, about 6 inches left, maybe a field stone
165. small white stone
A. A. C.
166. Mother
Vilita HARMON
1821 - 1905
very hard to read
167. Viletta
wife of Salmon BUGBEE
Feb 2, 1858
68 yrs. 3 m. 3 d.
168. Salmon BUGBEE
died July 9, 1816
61 yrs. 1 m.
169. Nettie V.
dau. of I.W. & L.A. KNAPP
1879 - 1880
170. Glen W.
son of I.W. & L.A. KNAPP
1881 - 1892
171. KNAPP Lavina A.
1849 - 1899
I. Willard
1843 - 1926
Mary C.
1863 - 19
triple stone - metal US vetern marker
172. Old white stone writing mostly unreadable
Henry PUNCHES
Co. I Mich. Inf. 15
173. ROBINSON
Lizzie M.
1868 - 1952
Charles O.
1868 - 1932
double stone
174. Fred VOSBURG
1865 - 1940
175. Arbbrew
dau. of
H.________J. Overocker
died Oct. __, 1860
aged 2 yrs. 8m 19d.
our little darling rests
176. west side COLE
east side appears to have been some writing at one time
177. Jeremiah COLE
Co. I 9 Michigan Inf.
US vetern marker
178. Lydia D.
HOUSE
1820 - 1903
179. Large Stone
sest side - HOUSE
top - H
180. Jabez T. HOUSE
1817 - 1897
181. Arthur E.
son of T. & E.A. WILKINSON
died Mar. 10, 1875
old stone sunk in ground
182. Minnie
dau of T. & E. A. WILKSON
Mar. 11, 1870
2 yr. 1 m.
183. Lillie May
dau. of T. & E.A. WILKINSON
May 14, 1880
aged 2 yrs. 4 m. 4 d.
old stone sunk in ground
184. Catherine A.
dau. of James CURRY
died Mar. 21, 1863
15 yrs. 7 m.
185. William H.
son of_______HOUSE
unreadable
186. Edsel G.
son of Jabbez T. & Lydia D. HOUSE
died May 8, 1865
aged 12 years 11 m.
187. Frank M.
son of J.T. & L.D. HOUSE
died June 12, 1871
15yrs; 6 mo. 10 days
188. Mother
Melinda E. LUCAS
1804 - 1869
189. Henry LUCAS
June 11, 1863
broken stone pieced back together
190. Ray
Only son of C.W. & L.J. LUCAS
died Sept. __, 1879
__________
broken and patched
191. THAYER
Nettie L.
1883 - 1962
Webster B.
1873 - 1944
double stone
192. Mother
Gladys SMITH
1898 - 1923
193. SMITH
Charles C.
1891 - 1965
Ruth I.
1910 - 1963
double stone
194. Stone Marker between rows
In Memory of Our Unkown Heroes
GAR metal marker
195. THAYER
Theron Webb
1910 - 1971
Winnie R.
1916
double stone
veteran marker
196. James
on top
197. Emma GOBLE
1853 - 1935
198. James H. GOBLE
died Oct 20, 1882
aged 29 yr. 1 m.
at rest
south side tall stone
Harrison S. BUGBEE
1815 -1893
Amanda C.
his wife
1819 - 1904
at bottom BUGBEE
west side
Vilita S.
dau. of H.S. and A.G. BUGBEE
died Jan. 19, 1878
aged 29 yrs. 11 m. 29 d.
Albert F.
son of L. and H.A. JOBES
died Feb. 27, 1875
aged 10 mo. 17 da.
199. V. S. B.
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