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ALTON CEMETERY: Located in section 23, of Bennington Township, on W. Grand River Road.

row 12

396. Lemuel James
son of S. and _ NICHOLS
Feb 18 1838
6 yrs; 8 mos; 25 da;

397. Betsy Ann
daughter of S. and M. NICHOLS
Sept 9, 1839
15 yrs; 6 mos; 21 da;

398. some unreadable writing
died Mar 30 1869
64 yrs; 9 mos; 25 da.
Samuel NICHOLS

399. Merrill
Belle RP.
1865-1957

Cyrus W.
1862-1933

400. Alvah HUTCHINGS
1858-1936

401. Robert B. LYDAY
1840-1924

402. Willie FENNER
1874-1898

403. Edna FENNER
1873-1887

404. Daniel FENNER
died Dec 1, 1879
aged 36 yrs; 11mo; 26 days
FENNER on bottom

405. Susan HUTCHINGS
1849-1934
marker a star with "US" on it

406. Daniel FENNER
1848-1879
marker a star with post 205 GAR on it

407. Daughter
Della
1868-1889

Son
Willie
1870-1877
double stone

408. Father
Edwin
1839-1917
marker a star with post 205 GAR on it

Mother
Mary
1892-1931
double stone

409. Capt. F. WHIMBERK
Co. 22nd Mich. Inf
marker a star with post 440 GAR on it

410. flat on ground and broken
Roxana
died may 16 1862
marker s star with post 205 GAR on it.

411. Claude
son of C.W. and C.L. SAGER
Aug 8 1865
______

412. Maud
dau of C.W. and C. L. SAGER
died Sept 24, 1865

413 .Birdie
dau of C.W. and C. L. SAGER
died Jan. 10, 1869
1 yr; 10 mo; 18 da;

414. P on top
Father
Charles W.
Jan 12, 1830
Nov 24, 1924

Mother
Cornelia MATHEWSON
wife of C.W. SAGER
Oct 3, 1830
Mar 14, 1912
SAGER on bottom

415. James OPIE
died May 22, 1872
aged 58 yrs.

416. BENTLEY
Willie B.
1875-19__

Rose M.
1867-1939

417. Nelson COOK
1808-1898

418. Jane COOK
1817-1889

419. Addie COOK
1858-1921

420. Lydia COOK
1846-1923

421. Large stone
COOK

422. Harper COOK
1844-1923

423. Sarah COOK
1849-1936

424. Lena C. COOK
1867-1925

425. George COOK
1850-1933

426. HOLLEY
Ruth Ann
July 9, 1940

Keith L.
Mar 23, 1936
Nov 16, 1990
Married June 28, 1958

427. Phillip Sherman MERRILL Jr.
June 12, 1923-Owosso City, Michigan
May 19, 1995-Louisville, Kentucky
Brought home to his final resting place by and among those who truely loved him on June 12, 1995. US veteran marker

row 13

428. flat on ground and cracked
Abby Jane
dau. of WM. and D. CLAUGHERTY
died Mar 18, 1836
aged 5 yrs; 8 mo; and 3 days;

429. John D. CLAUGHERTY
died Mar. 21, 1877
aged 27 yr; 7 mo; 25 days
CLAUGHERTY on bottom

430. Drusilla B.
wife of Wm. CLAUGHERTY
died Apr 3, 1882
aged 54 yrs; 6 mo; 15 days;

431. ______________
died Feb. 18, 1898
aged 68 yrs; 10 mo; 11 days;

432. Nancy on top

433. sm stone
Emeline

434. west side
Henry BEARDSLEE
died Nov 7, 1860
aged 59 yrs; 6 mo;
BEARDSLEE on bottom

southside
Emeline F. BEARDSLEE
died Dec 5, 1883
aged 41 yrs;

east side blank

north side
Nancy S. BEARDSLEE
died May 24 1886
aged 84 yrs; 10 mo;

435. Our Mother
Chista Ann
wife of John SHAVER
died Aug. 13, 1860
aged 86 yrs

436. cememt pad

437. PASCO
Frank R.
1878-1954

Bertha J.
1884-1964

438. Large stone
PASCO on both sides

439. Elizabeth WHITHEY
dau of ____ and Catherine BEERS
died Mar. 9, 1866
stone is broke in 2 pieces and off base

440. small stone
Father

441. west side
Abel BEERS
died Dec. 4, 1879
aged 58 yrs; 5 mos; 14 days;
BEERS on bottom

south side
Elizabeth W.
died May 8, 1866
aged 12 yrs; 5mo; 25 days;

Arthur W.
died Sep. 14, 1851
aged 2 yr; 10 mo; 26 days;
children of A. and C. BEERS

east side blank

North side
Catherine R.
wife of Abel BEERS
1819-1907

442. Mother on top

443. Mable
dau of Isaac and Mary BEERS
died Sep. 8, 1881
aged 1 mo; 8 days;

444. Flat on ground, broken and unreadable except maker of stone Beard and Son- Owosso.

445. a field stone but in line for a grave

446. another smaller field stone

447. SAGER
Earl
1859-1942

Emily E.
1858-1942

448. Leone
dau of E. and N. SAGER
died Aug. 16, 1889
aged 8 yr; 4 mo; 5 da;
marker star with "US"

449. Stimson MERRILL
born June 11, 1878v Died July 20, 1896v

450. Charles STIMSON
1880-1881

451. Lavinia STIMSON
1856-1934

452. John STIMSON
1852-1919

453. Charles H.
marker-star "US" veteran

454. small white stone appears to have had something on the top at one time

455. Fred J.

456. south side
George P.
1868-1873

Fred J.
1873-1880

Charles H.
1865-1910

west side
John M. BEARDSLEE
died Sep. 11, 1899
aged 69 yrs

Jane E.
wife of J. M. BEARDSLEE
died Apr 28, 1888
aged 49 yrs; 3 mo; 7 day;
BEARDSLEE on bottom

east side blank

north side
Mary A.
wife of Jacob B. BOYD
1859-1879

William H.
1857-1858

457. small stone
Mary A.

458. small stone unreadable

459. John M.

460. Etta I.
1866-1897
see number 462

461. Charles H.
1861-1925
see number 462

462. large stone
MITCHELL

463. Claude N.
1883-1923
see number 462

464. Watson COOK
1804-1885

Row 15

465. Sarah STEWART
born 1818
died 1893

466. Hiram STEWART
born 1819
died 1889

467. Abey BARDEN
born 1825
died 1880

468. Corpl.
Mich'l PUNCHES
Co. I 9 Mich. Inf.
marker star post 205 GAR

469. Alfred R.
son of M. and C. PUNCHES
died Aug 2, 1862
aged 3 yrs; 10 mo; and 14 days;

470. Ada E. BLANK
1880-1932

471. father
Byron
1845-1920
marker GAR

472. large stone
BLANK

473. mother
Emma V.
1852-1919

474. HARTWELL
Edwin D.
1841-1914

Sarah M.
1843-1918
double stone

475. Thresa MATTHEWSON
1841-1927

476. Agnes L.
Dau of C.C. and C.B. MERRILL
Sept 13, 1907
Feb 12, 1908

477. Clara MERRILL
1889-1945

478. David Michael O'BRIEN
1946

479. Charles C. MERRILL
1882-1960

480. Father
William P. MUNN
1854-1918

481. Jimmie MUNN
1882-1895

482. small stone

483. Dean
LELON
1867-1947

Lillie M
1876-1968

484. Father on top
Frank

495. Elizabeth
1847-1921

486. large stone
BEMISS
marker star with post 205 GAR

487. Sanford F.
1845-1915

488. Murray
son of ____ PARKHURST
____14, 1899

489. Elizabeth NAY
1910-1918

490. William B. NAY
1852-1916

491. John C. WHITNEY
1861-1922

492. Father
Ruben SAWTELLS
1833-1909
marker US veteran

493. Mother
Betsey A. SAWTELLS
1836-1916

494. Willis SAWTELLS
1860-1944

495. west side
MERRILL
Betty J.
1924-1986

Robert J.
1922-1989

east side
Robert J. MERRILL
SGT US Marine Corps
World War II
Feb 15, 1922
Oct. 31 1989
marker US vetern

row 16

496. large stone facing road south side
SELL

north side
STEWARD

497. Hannah SELL
1824-1915

498. John SELL
born July 2, 1818
died Dec. 24, 1899

499. Henry LEWIS
Apr 14, 1889
aged 74 yrs

500. Father

501. Augusta H.
wife of I.I. LEWIS
1847-1906

502. Isaac I. LEWIS
1838-1922

503. large stone between rows
LEWIS

504. Mother Elizabeth
died June 14, 1886
aged 67 yrs.
this stone is a distance from any others and shows no last name

505. Polly F. MILLER
1835-1938

506. Harmon N. MILLER
1828-1882

507. Freddie BARTHOLF
1858-1881

508. John STEWARD
Apr 24, 1880
aged 64 yrs.

509. Semantha D. STEWARD
1824-1908

510. Cassius A. BARTHOLF
1856-1918
veteran marker

511. Hiram GOLF
born Nov 28, 1811
died Nov 24, 1898

Almira GOLF
born July 26, 1831
died Nov 11, 1896

512. Myrtle HAVEY
1920-1921

513. Father

514. Mother

515. POND
Ada S.
1872-1930

Fred
1868-1919

516. Alva L. POND
1899-1943

517. Robert V. POND
1902-1971

518. HUTCHINGS
Burnice C.
1903-1944

Ross E.
1902-1967

519. O'BRIEN
Frances
1909-

Norman J.
1909-1987

Row 17

520. large stone facing road
HOWE

521. Mary A.
1822-1890

522. Norman
1819-1870

523. BRUFF
Orla R.
1887-1941

Alice K.
1883-1975

524. PUNCHES
Kate S.
1848-1931

George
1837-1915

525. Certia on top
dau of G. and K. PUNCHES
1876-1888

526. small 4 inch marker with an M on it

527. small stone-cememt
Mother

528. west side
Electa C.
wife of N.H. GOULD
died Feb 11, 1889
aged 61 yrs.

east side
Norman H. GOULD
died Dec 9, 1897
aged 72 yrs.

529. small stone-cememt
Father

530. GEORGE
Nellie
1911-1964

Stanley G.
1896-1958
double stone

531. Lillian M. GEORGE
1933-1991

532. Father
Luther B. WRIGHT
1851-1929
Mason logo on stone

533. mother
Nellie WRIGHT
1864-1932

534. Theo
dau of L.B. and N. WRIGHT
1902-1921

535. Ward
son of L.B. and N. WRIGHT
1885-1908

536. Harry
son of L.B. and N. WRIGHT
1900-1918

537. small 4 inch square marker with a W on it.

538. John KERR
1834-1896
539. Leota L.
1908-1918

540. medium stone between rows
HUTCHINGS
on east side next to larger stone is a small stone
dau. on top
Mary Ellen
1916-1919

541. Son on top
Neuman Jr.
1931

542. base is in and there were flowers

543. HUTCHINGS
Father
Neuman C.
Sept. 30, 1882
Oct. 20, 1970

Mother
Maude L.
Oct. 25, 1891
Apr. 17, 1937

544. small piece of wood (marker ?)
marker GAR
marker Woman's Relief Corp Corp 26

545. Lynn PASCO
June 7, 1914
Aug. 2, 1988

546. PASCO
Elsie A.
1891-1955

Roy D.
1882-1967

547. Harry R. BOWERS
1898-1916

548. BOWERS
Elmer L.
1870-1951

Hannah A.
1873-1957

549. C. R. CRANE
1838-1928

550. HEWITT
G. Dewey
1897-1967

Pansy H.
1903-1933

551. James Calvin HEWITT
MOMM 3 US Navy
World War II
May 17, 1926
Aug 9, 1993

552. HICKEY
Mabel
1886-19

Floyd
1886-1960

553. our Baby
Thomas Howard TOBIAS
Sept. 4, 1981
Sept. 5, 1981

Row 18

554. Father
Phillip S. MERRILL
1883-1961

555. Josephine F.
wife of Henry H. MERRILL
died Feb 17, 1868
aged 30 yrs; 11 mo.

556. Father
Henry H. MERRILL
1834-1911

557. Mother
Mary A. MERRILL
1847-1925

558. John A. HARMON
1818-1902
marker US veteran

559. Alzina J. LEWIS
1851-1901
marker star with ofd

560. Father
James B. LEWIS
1848-1929

561. BLACK
Charles L.
1868-1930

Mayme E.
1871-1953

562. Mary E. BARNES
1843-1910

563. Webster H. BARNES
1845-1890

564. Harry L. BARNES
1873-1950

565. Mother
Samantha
1846-1907

566. PUNCHES
Maude
1879-1974

Edward S.
1869-1936

567. Horace HOWE
July 27, 1812
Nov 9, 1871

568. Polly R.
wife of Horace HOWE
May 10, 1815
Feb 21, 1891

569. HEWITT
Grace E.
June 13, 1872
May 26, 1954

Guy W.
July 16, 1872
Dec 5, 1958

570. HEWITT
Margaret E.
1913-.

Glen W.
1895-1978
veteran marker at foot of grave

Glen W. HEWITT
PVT US Army
World War I
July 17, 1895-Jan. 7, 1978
marker American Legion

571. large stone
WRIGHT

572. Emma L. BUGBEE
1872-1955

573. Johnie C. BUGBEE
1869-1911

574. Celia A. STOCKING
1846-1923

575. Corp. I
Horace STOCKING
Co G 11 Mich. Cav.
marker post 205 GAR

576. Our baby
Dale Lee McMAHON
May 21 1967

577. Daughter
Maxine
Oct. 18, 1925
July 9, 1940

578. Mother
Ethel G. HUTCHINGS
Sept. 2, 1890
Sept. 1, 1957

579. Our Daughter
Judith A. PRINCE
1947-1961

580. Ruth W. PRINCE
Aug 20, 1928

581. Horace C. PRINCE
COX US Navy
World War II
Feb. 19, 1915
Nov 4, 1994
marker US veteran

582. WIESENBORN
Henry R.
1926-1971

Doris E.
1927-1985

583. HINSPETER
Clyton H.
1917-

Mae F.
1916-

584. SMITH
Lynn J.
1917-1994

Edith J.
1922-
married May 5, 1940

585. Roberta Jeanette WHITE
April 5, 1938
May 27, 1985

odd row by east drive

586. PENDELL
David E.
1926-

Doris V.
1922-1966

587. SMITH
Erma F.
1891-1981

Harry E.
1891-1970

588. SAYLES
Richard C.
1929-1998

Hilda E.
1931-

the following is a partial or small row between rows 6 and 7

589. Father
Charles J. DEAN
1881-1917
at rest

590. Mother
Edna M. DEAN
1883-1967
at rest

591. DEAN
Reda
1911-1981

Lawrence
1913-1987
double stone

592. Wm. E. RIGHTON
1861-1892
Husband

593. Father
with an unreadable saying

594. William T. LOOMIS
born July 24, 1811
died July 3, 1889
bottom of stone has LOOMIS on it

west side
George W.
born Jan 21, 1853
died Sept. 17, 1867

eastside
Emeline T.
Wife of William LOOMIS
born Apr. 2, 1815
died Mar. 4, 1906

595. George

596. HUTCHINGS
Emery A.
1871-1949

Libbie M.
1883-1915

597. Father

598. Mother

599. George E. CLAYTON
1873-1948
and son Leland
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