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This section is bordered by the west north-south drive, the center north south drive, the north entrance drive and the center east-west drive. The rows run north to south starting on the west side of the section.

Editors note: Due to the size of this section, 526 graves, it has been split into three pages. Pages one, two and three. Hopefully this will make searching easier for you.

Row 7

229
Chas. W. CLOSE
1870-1945

230
Lida B. CLOSE
1867-1953

231
CLOSE
large stone-on both the east and west side of stone

232
William A. CLOSE
1837-1914
Co. H 8 Ill. Cav.

233
Emma J.
wife of W. A. CLOSE
1845-1920

234
George S.
Oct. 25, 1859
Dec. 4, 1931
see number 237

235
Clara J.
Dec. 23, 1860
Feb. 20, 1936
see number 237

236
S. Viola NOBLE
1877-1957
see number 237

237
ALLEN
west side of stone-large stone

238
Father
Dr. P. ALLEN
born July 17, 1826
died June 29, 1896

239
Mother
Sarah
wife of Dr. P. ALLEN
born June 9, 1839
died Mar. 23, 1884

240
Layton H.
son of Dr. & Mrs. P. ALLEN
born Aug. 4, 1882
died Dec 4, 1882

241
Lottie A.
dau. of Dr. & Mrs. P. ALLEN
born Sept. 4, 1870
died Feb. 25, 1871

242
Estella E. DIBBLE
no date

243
DIBBLE
W. L. DIBBLE
Jan 12, 1854

Estella E. his wife
May 6, 1855
Jan. 17, 1901
west side of stone-large stone

244
W. L. DIBBLE

245
Lucy A.
see number 248

246
Charles H.
see number 248

247
Betsey E.
see number 248

248
Dr. H. WEBSTER
born Mar. 13, 1821
died Feb. 5, 1899

Adelia A.
his wife
born March 11, 1829
died April 3, 1893

WEBSTER
west side of stone

Charles H.
died Oct. 4, 1861
aged 2 yrs; 10 mo; 28 d’s.
south side of stone

Betsey E.
wife of Dr. H. WEBSTER
born Jan. 28, 1826
died Oct. 24, 1850
east side of stone

Lucy A.
died July 11, 1865
aged 11 mo; 23 d’s.
north side of the stone

249
Mother
see number 248

250
Father
see number 248

251
Edward J. HATHAWAY
1865-1914

252
Etta HATHAWAY
1866-1936
numbers 251 and 252 share one large base

253
HATHAWAY
west side of stone-large stone

254
Eliasa
worn and unreadable

255
Bertha L. WHITTLE
1862-1919

256
William R. WHITTLE
1856-1915

257
O. G.
see number260

258
H. L. G.
see number 260

259
S. E. G.
see number 260

260
Sarah E.
wife of David GAULT
died Feb. 23, 1884
aged 34 yr; 5 mo; 10 d.

GAULT
west side of stone

David GAULT
died Jan. 5, 1923
aged 88 yr; 6 mo; 9 d’s.
north side of stone

261
GAULT
Lillie M.
1870-1945

Edward E.
1873-1945
double stone

262
Father
see number 265

263
Mother
see number 265

264
Wm. T. JENNINGS
see number 265

265
1837 Wm. T. JENNINGS 1903
1837 Savilla JENNINGS 1909
1806 Stephen JENNINGS 1891
1807 Elizabeth JENNINGS 1883

JENNINGS
west side of stone

266
S. J. JENNINGS
see number 265

267
Edward JENNINGS
1875-1917

268
Grace M. JENNINGS
1876-1913

269
Mother
Mary E. RUNYAN
1842-1910

270
RUNYAN
large stone

271
Father
Geo. B. RUNYAN
1845-1907

272
RUNYAN
Edward G.
1875-1935

Clara
1878-1958
double stone

273
Samuel W. ARTHUR
1842-1921
Father

274
Maggie V. ARTHUR
1845-1941
Mother

275
Verne B. ARTHUR
1880-1926

276
CROSBY
west side of large stone

277
Mother
Carrie B. CROSBY
1872-1928

278
Father
Edgar CROSBY
1862-1924

279
Sarah H. LILLIE
1826-1899

280
Eliphalet F. LILLIE
1820-1904

281
Lucy LILLIE
1863-1914

282
George LILLIE
1847-1914

283
BENNETT
Herbert E.
Aug 14, 1901
July 4, 1986

Mildred I.
Jan 1, 1913
Aug. 11, 1993
married Dec. 14, 1929
double stone

284
son
James H. BENNETT
January 15, 1933
June 2, 1993

Row 8

285
MEIER
Infant
1916

Bernice
1894-1977

Charlie
1892-1988
triple stone

286
MEIER
Eliza M.
1875-1967

David W.
1869-1960
double stone

287
JACOBS
Father
Elias JACOBS
died Feb. 11, 1891
aged 84 yrs; 7 mo.

Mother
Hannah V. JACOBS
died Mar. 13, 1901
aged 88 yrs. 3 mo.
double stone

288
Mother
Etta

289
footstone leaning against number 290
M.C.S.

290
Minerva G.
wife of S.K. SWICK
died Oct. 9, 1882
aged 58 y; 8 m; 12 d.

S. K. SWICK
died Nov. 29, 1900
aged 79 ys; 1 d.
double stone

291
Mother
Rhoda L. SHERMAN
born 1824
died 1900

292
COMSTOCK
east side of stone

COMSTOCK
1901
west side of stone

R. SHERMAN
north side of stone

293
Lillie M.
dau of M.D. & H COMSTOCK
born 1868
died 1872

294
Orange
son of M.D. & H COMSTOCK
born 1873
died 1882

295
Helen
wife of M.D. COMSTOCK
born 1847
died 1921
Women’s Relief Corp. marker

296
Husband
Martin D. COMSTOCK
born 1845
died 1921
World War veteran marker

numbers 291, 292, 293, 294, 295 and 296 have cement border
around them as if a family plot.

297
SLOCUM
Bert C.
1870-1950

Etta J.
1872-1961
double stone

298
Phoebe J. SWAN
died Oct. 2, 1871
lays flat on ground

299
Altha G.
see number 301

300
Sarah M.
number 299 and number 300 are on the same base
separate stones
see number 301

301
Althea O.
dau of J.G. & M.E. WORMLEY
drowned
July 2, 1880
aged 15 yr; 1 mo; 20d.

WORMLEY
west side of stone

John G. WORMLEY
1834-1914

Mary E.
his wife
1839-1920
south side of stone

Sarah M.
dau of J.G. & M.E. WORMLEY
drowned
July 2, 1880
aged 11 yr; 9 m; 12 d’s.
north side of stone

302
Mother

303
Father
number 302 and number 303 are on one base
separate stones

304
James
see number 305

305
James HAWLEY
born Nov. 17, 1836
died Mar. 1, 1895
aged 58 yrs; 3 mo. 14 d’s.

Sarah
wife of James HAWLEY
born Jan. 14, 1847
died Nov. 19,1911
aged 64 yrs; 10ms; 5 d’s.

HAWLEY
west side of large stone

306
Sarah

numbers 304, 305 and 306 are in a family plot marked by a
cement corner post bearing a carved H.

307
Unreadable worn stone
flowers and appearance makes it appear to go with number 308

308
John REYNOLDS
died June 14, 1894
aged 78 yrs; 7 mo; 27 d’s.

REYNOLDS
west side of stone

Elizabeth Ann
wife of John REYNOLDS
died May 6, 1892
aged 69 ys; 22 D’s.
south side of stone

309
Mother
see number 308

310
Gregory REYNOLDS
Mar. 30, 1860
Mar. 5, 1917

311
Henry L. BISHOP
1838-1911
GAR marker with flag

312
Charlotte M. BISHOP
1839-1922
Women’s Relief Corp. marker

313
Minnie C. BISHOP
1871-1940

314
BISHOP
west side

H. L. B.
north side of stone

C. A. B.
south side of stone
large stone

315
Don BISHOP
1907-1940

316
Agnes BISHOP
1877-1957

317
Clifford A. BISHOP
1877-1953

318
Father
William
born May 25, 1841
died
sunk in ground
see number 320

319
Mother
Emeline
born Sept. 22, 1848
died Apr. 25, 19__
see number 320

320
KITSON
large stone

321
HUMFREY
Mae E.
1873-1956

George W.
1875-1964
double stone

322
BOICE
large stone

323
Nicholas
born Apr. 12, 1858
died ____ 2, 1907
see number 322

324
Kate M. BLANCK
born Feb. 11, 1834
died June 11, 1900

325
John D. BLANCK
born Sept. 10, 1822
died Apr. 30, 1895
number 324 and 325 are on same large base

326
BLANCK
north side of stone

BALLS
south side of stone

327
Cora V. BALLS
1854-1945

328
Geo. J. BALLS
1848-1906

329
Emogene FRITZ
born Apr. 10, 1894
Died July 3, 1900
aged 6 y’s; 2 m’s; 23 D’s.

330
Anna B. FRITZ
born June 20, 1883
died Aug. 5, 1886
aged 3 y’s; 1 m; 15 d’s.

331
FRITZ
large stone

332
Charles A. FRITZ
1854-1916

333
Henrietta J. FRITZ
1865-1927

334
JEPSEN
Ervin
1913-1990

Beatrice
1913
Mason logo-double stone

Row 9

335
Mildred P. MEIER
1893-1978

336
Charles C. MEIER
1863-1936

337
MEIER
west side of large stone

338
Fredereke MEIER
1829-1916

339
August MEIER
1830-1913

340
Colver
son of Elias & Hannah V.
JACOBS
died Sept. 23, 1863
aged 25 yrs; 6 mo’s; 1 d’s.

341
Nellie
wife of
_______W. JACOBS
died Jun.__, ____
rest of writing is unreadable

JACOBS
at bottom on stone

342
Charles W. JACOBS
1869-1927

343
Daughter Lena
1878

344
Etta J. JACOBS
1847-1916
numbers 342, 343 and 344 share one base

345
Charles E. JACOBS
died
aged 31 ys; 7 mo; 17 d’s.

JACOBS.
west side of stone

Etta J.
wife of Chas. JACOBS
1847-1916
north side of stone

346
Charles E. JACOBS
1844-1875

347
Mother
Sylvia E. SWEET
born Apr. 11, 1823
died June 1 ,1899

348
Wm. WOLFORD
died May 5, 1891
aged 68 ys; 2 ms; 1 d.
north side of stone-Mason logo

Betsey C.
wife of William WOLFORD
died ___ __, 18__
aged 52 ys; 11 ms; 16 d’s.
south side of stone

349
Nodie L.
dau of
died____ 25, 1880
aged 1 y; 11 mo.

350
ROSENKRANS
large stone

351
Amanda ROSENKRANS
ROBINSON
1850-1926

352
Henry H. ROSENKRANS
1839-1896
GAR marker

353
Baby

354
Maudie A.
dau. of D.L. & E.A. CLOSE
born Mar. 19, 1889
aged 1 yr; 10 ms; 22 d’s.

355
Eben CLOSE
born May 13, 1823
died Aug. 7, 1877
aged 54 yrs; 2 mo; 24 d’s.

CLOSE
west side of stone

Caroline
wife of E. CLOSE
1824-1907

Mary E.
dau. of E. & C. CLOSE
born Nov. 14, 1855
died Jan. 25, 1857
aged 1 yr; 2 mo; 11 days.
south side of stone

356
E. C.
see number 355

357
C. C.
see number 355

358
M. E. C.
see number 355

359
Frank
1858-1919
see number 360

360
NEWMAN
west side of large stone

361
Miles
1858-1920
see number 360

362
Katie M. WILLIAMS
1865-1917

363
Bowman S. WILLIAMS
1857-1912

364
Bowman W. DENNIS
died Jan. 1 1875
aged 60 ys; 6 mo.
DENNIS

365
Father

366
Mother

367
Mary Elizabeth
Mrs. Dennis WILLIAMS
born Apr. 7, 1832
died Mar. 1, 1894

John Davis
WILLIAMS
born June 29, 1819
died May 15, 1903
WILLIAMS

368
Father
veteran marker with flag

369
Sarah WILSON
born 1804
died 1887

370
Linda
wife of A. D.HITCHCOCK
born Dec. 29, 1860
died Mar. 14, 1894
aged 33 ys; 2 m’s; 17 d’s.
Resting

371
Sarah MULKINS
1843-1919

372
Lewis W.
son of S.S. & L. HILL
died July 10, 1892
aged 21 ys; 5 ms.
tipped on ground

373
Searl HILL
Co. G
6 Mich. Cav.

374
Father
Daniel MC CAIGE
born Feb. 24, 1858
died Oct. 20, 1923

375
Mother
Adell MC CAIGE
born June 30, 1863
died Nov. 10, 1924
Women’s Relief Corp. Marker

376
Minnie
dau of D. & A. MC CAIGE
died Sept. 25, 1892
aged 19 m; 11 d.

377
Lillie & Millie
Infant Children
of D. & A. MC CAIGE
died Aug. 28, 1882

378
Hiram W. CARPENTER
1875-1896

379
Hila A. CARPENTER
1834-1895

380
Myron A. CARPENTER
1825-1898

381
Mother
Nellie CARPENTER
Sept 27, 1869
Apr. 10, 1896

382
Myron O. CARPENTER
1869-1934

383
Mary M. CARPENTER
1874-

384
Infant
son of J. & R. VOLBRECHT
born May 18, 1899
died May 23, 1899

385
Mother
Retta M. VOLBRECHT
Oct. 20, 1881
Dec. 14, 1960

386
Wife
Lillian BADGERO NILES
Oct. 7, 1901-Nov. 5, 1990
Women’s Relief Corp. marker

387
Donald E. BADGERO
Pvt. U.S. Army
World War I
Apr. 7, 1894-Feb. 5, 1955

388
Rev. James BALLS
born July 15, 1828
died Mar. 2, 1903
GAR marker

389
Mary A.
wife of Rev. James BALLS
born Feb. 25, 1824
Died Mar. 20, 1909

390
FISHER
Eleazer
Hill
1826-1914

Sarah
Catherine
1846-1929
double stone

391
Mother
Susan BELL
died May 3, 1903
aged 83 yr; 3 mo.

Read by Karen and Shirley Gorman, June 1998. Copyright © 1998 - 2003.