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Byron Cemetery-section 6
north west half of the north central section-this section in the center between the two north south drives. Because of the size and number of stones we have divided it into two sections using the grass drive thur the center of it as the division. This is the east side of this section and the rows run north to south.

Row 5

190
Catharine
writing appears to have been on front-unreadable
see number 195

191
Roger
writing appears to have been on front-unreadable
see number 195

192
Bernard
writing appears to have been on front-unreadable
see number 195

193
Mother
Margaret
wife of John HAVILAND
born Jan. 3, 1782
near Londonderry, Ireland
died Mar. 3, 1859
aged 77 years.

194
John HAVILAND
born July 6, 1772
near Londonderry, Ireland
died Nov. 10, 1846
aged 74 yr; 4 mo.

Row 6

195
HAVILAND
east and west sides of large stone between rows

196
Roger M.
Roger M. HAVILAND
born Aug 11, 1865
died Oct. 26, 1906

197
Roger HAVILAND
born Dec. 12, 1812
near Londonderry Ireland
died Sept. 24, 1884
aged 71 yrs; 9 mo; 12 da.

HAVILAND
1885
west side of large stone

Bernard HAVILAND
born Feb. 2, 1808
near Londonderry, Ireland
died May 27, 1864
aged 56 yrs; 3 mo; 25 da.
south side of large stone

Catherine
wife of Roger HAVILAND
born Apr. 21, 1821
in Wilton, Fairffield Co., Conn.
died June 18, 1912
aged 91 yrs; 1 mo; 28 ds.
north side of large stone

198
Katherine E. SCHAD
1868-1912

199
Clarance H.
son of J. B. & E. J. S__es
died June 14, 1852
aged 1 mo.

200
Mary B.
wife of E. Olmstead
died Mar 20, 1850

201
Laura
died May 14, 1846
_________

202
R. BEARD
died Dec. 25, 1846

203
H. BEARD
died Apr. 5, 1846

204
Sarah
wife of J. BEARD
died Dec. 15, 1843

205
J. BEARD
died Dec. 24, 1846

206
Abraham MIDDLESWORTH
1811-1900

Mary his wife
1813-1838
double stone

207
George
son of Ab’m & Mary C. MIDDLESWORTH
Mar. 15, 1841
aged 2 years

208
John MIDDLESWORTH
died Feb. 22, 1847
aged 64 years & 10 months

209
Sarah
wife of John MIDDLESWORTH
Jan. 17, 1859
aged 70 y’s; 9 m; 9 days.
broken on and in the ground

210
Lucinda L. MIDDLESWORTH
1834-1924

211
In memory of
Thomas F. WENDELL
aged 33 yrs & 10 mo.
Sep. 19, 1870

212
Phebe W.
wife of J. H. WENDELL
died June 8, 1848
aged 45 yrs; 7 mo; & 11 d’s.

213
Charlotte
daughter of J.H. & P.W. WENDELL
died Dec.. 21, 1848
aged 11 yrs; 10 mo; 26 d’s
broken and flat on ground

214
Broken off base- flat on ground
E. Eliza
wife of J. L. MIDDLESWORTH
died May 20, 1861
aged 32 yrs; 10 mo; 25 d’s.

215
4 foot tall gray square stone
nothing readable

216
J. L. M.
top of stone
Dec. 12, 1821
Sept. 22, 1899

217
George A.
son of George H. & Sarah G. MOORE
died Mar. 4, 1856
aged 19 yrs; 10 mo; 2 d’s.

218
Ulysses C.
son of J. & D. LETTS
Aug 14, 1835
8 yrs; 5 mo; 11 d’s.

219
George GROOP
18_2-1902

Nancy GROOP
1818-1898

GROOP
double stone

220
Sarah NORRIS
1837-1907

221
Jane
wife of Stephen D. NORRIS
died April 20 1856
aged 17 yrs; 6 mo & 1 day

222
Stephen NORRIS
1834-1905

223
Mary BAHMILLER CURTZ
1821-1909

224
Mary M.
day of J. & C. BAHNMILLER
Mar. 3, 1885
Dec. 31, 1904

225
John BAHNMILLER
1816-1971
GAR 1861-1865 marker

226
BAHNMILLER
CURTZ
west side of large stone

BAHNMILLER
east side of large stone

227
Jacob BAHNMILLER
1852-1930

228
Caroline BAHNMILLER
1854-1934
Women’s Relief Corp. marker

229
ROOT
Leta R.
1893-1969
Women’s Relief Corp. marker

Floyd
1889-1965
double stone

230
Levi NEWMAN
1849-1926

231
Mary Neoma NEWMAN
1851-1946

232
Walter BANNESTER
1873-1926

233
Herbert G. WHITEHEAD
PFC U. S. Marine Corps.
Vietnam
Aug. 3, 1942-Aug. 1, 1993

234
Harry KING
baby

235
Dorothy
dau. of J. H. & E. L. KING
Sept. 15, 1907
Jan. 27, 1908

236
Nora R.
wife of G. T. CLARK
1861-1908

237
Julia E.
wife of G. T. CLARK
1866-1929

238
Father
George T. CLARK
1863-1941

239
CLARK
west side of large stone

240
Doris GRAVES
1908-1925

241
Leonard GRAVES
1882-1946

242
Olive GRAVES
1887-1982

Row 7

243
Flora BETTERLY
dau. of A. S. & C. BETTERLY
died Sept. 30, 1865
aged 2 mo’s.

244
Clara Jane
dau of A. S. & C. BETTERLY
died Oct. 23, 1878
E 3 yrs; 6 mo; 18 d’s

245
Mother
Caroline IRISH
BETTERLY
1827-1910

246
Father
Adam S. BETTERLY
1824-1891

247
Louis L.
1821-1908

248
Danial W.
1806-1895

249
Luman H.
1817-1865

250
Nicholas H.
1801-1856

251
Mother
Numbers 247, 248, 249, 250 and 251 match in style and color
but not sure which surname they belong with.

252
In memory of
Abia HALSTEAD
wife of Ebenezer BENNETT
1778-1860
BENNETT

253
Delia M.
wife of David DICKSON
died Apr. 6, 1895
aged 92 yrs; 6 mo; 16 d’s.
DICKSON

254
Clarissa
wife of David DICKSON
died Nov. 25, 1859
aged 64 years
west side of stone

David DICKSON
died Aug. 28, 1882
aged 80 years

Delia M. BROWN
wife of David DICKSON
east side of stone

255
C. D.
see number 254

256
D. D.
see number 254

257
Ozias B.
son of Wm. & Lucinda MIDDLESWORTH
died Aug. 7, 1848
aged 1 y; 6 m’s.

258
Hopkins
son of Wm. & L. MIDDLESWORTH
died Dec 17, 1849
aged 3 m’s; 18 d’s.

259
Lucinda
wife of Wm. MIDDLESWORTH
died Feb 7,
sunk in ground

260
William MIDDLESWORTH
died Dec. 10, 1869
aged 53 yrs; 6 mo; 1 d.
FLT logo

261
Elisha
1847-1931
see number 263

262
Amanda
1852-1923
see number 263

263
NEWMAN
large stone

264
Bert G. HIBBARD
son of Dallas & Ada HIBBARD
Dec. 3, 1933-Dec. 31, 1933
I pray thee Lord my soul to take.
this stone is behind number 263

265
HIBBARD
Lillian A.
1875-1963
Orin J.
1873-1941
double stone

266
Jay
aged 4 yr; 2 mo;
Our child
Joseph & Laura A. MIDDLESWORTH
Sept. 28, 1860

267
Clarance W.
son of J. L. & E.E. MIDDLESWORTH
died Feb. 11, 1864
aged ___; ____; 29 d’s.
north side of stone

Eliza J.
dau of J.L. & E.E. MIDDLESWORTH
died May 21, 1863
aged 9 m’s; 23d’s.
west side of stone

Oscar W.
son of_J. L. & E. E. MIDDLESWORTH
died May 1, 1870
aged _________
east side of stone

268
Eva Laura
dau of J.L. & E.E. MIDDLESWORTH
died July 17, 1860
aged 4 y’s; 3 m’s; 21 d’s.

269
Malinda CHAPMAN
died July 24, 1884
aged 70 yrs; 1 m; 8 days.
note-each row appears to be a row of double lots, this stone is in back of number 268

270
Alfred MIDDLESWORTH
died Jan. 31, 1875
aged 26 yrs; 10 m; 14d’s.

271
Phebe M.
dau of O.C. & M. CHAPMAN
died Aug. 26, 1862
E. 13 yrs; 10 mo; 24 d’s.
note-each row in this section appears to be a row of double lots this stone if behind number 270

272
Dale Z. FOSTER
Feb 16, 1900
Sept. 18, 1930

273
Daisy
wife of Oren E. FOSTER
Aug. 8, 1874
Oct. 4, 1900

274
Oren E. FOSTER
Feb 21, 1865
June 25, 1952

275
Florence L.
wife of Onan C. FOSTER
Mar. 11, 1840
Mar. 2, 1903

276
Onan C. FOSTER
Feb. 9, 1840
June 12, 1926
numbers 275 and 276 share one base.

277
Base -no stone

278
Electa A. MYERS
Born Oct. 21, 1811
died Mar. 3, 1910
north side of stone

William MYERS
died March 6, 1864
aged 55 yr; & 7 mo.
east of stone

279
Warren MYERS
died May 19, 1861
aged 21 yrs & 2 mo.
west side of stone

Geo. W. MYERS
born Sept. 25, 1841
died Nov. 22, 1911
south side of stone

280
ANDERSON
Dad
Ralph E.
1899-1987

Mother
Ursula R.
1903-1994
double stone

281
Floyd M.
son of G.W. & E. C. JENNINGS
1906-1906

282
Henry J. NILES
1875-1907

283
Wilber J. NILES
1871-1940
Mason logo

284
Emma S. NILES
1875-1944

285
Wilbur J. NILES
1913-1971

286
Ruth M. TAUBITZ
1909-1989
numbers 283, 284, 285, and 286 share one large base

287
large base for 4 grave spaces-no stones-2 spaced flower arrangements

Row 8

288
Susie
dau of G. & C. FAUL
born Aug. 28, 1856
died Apr. 4, 1914

289
Philip
son of G. & C. FAUL
born June 16, 1846
died Nov. 2 1900

290
Father
Godfred FAUL
born Nov. 15, 1819
died Oct. 21, 1894

291
FAUL
west side of large stone

292
Mother
Catherine FAUL
born May 6, 1823
died Feb. 3, 1916

293
Grandma
Catherine WARREN
died Dec. 29, 1879
aged 82 yrs; 5 m’s.

294
Mother
Sarah A. HARRINGTON
died Sept. 5, 1891
aged 69 y’s; 5 m’s.

295
Father
T. HARRINGTON
1852-1931

296
Mother
Ida HARRINGTON
1858-1896

297
Clara
dau of A. & L. GRAVES
died Oct. 24, 1877
aged 16 y’s; 6 m’s; 22 d’s.

298
Little Freddie
son of Amos & Lucy GRAVES
died July 10, 1877
aged 2 yrs; 11m; & 5 d’s.

299
Little Rufus
only son of Amos & Lucy GRAVES
died June 5, 1873
aged 6 yrs; 9 mos & 21 d’s.

300
Mother
Lucy
wife of Amos GRAVES
died Apr. 20, 1891
aged 52 ys; 4 m; 2 d’s.

301
Father
Amos GRAVES
Seve’d 4 yrs in
Co. A 9 Mich. Inf.
died Feb 10, 1905
aged 70 yrs & 19 days

302
A.H.H.
looks like a footstone but it is set in the row of stones

303
John H. HUNT
died Dec. 28, 1861
aged 20 yrs; 2 mos; & 26 d’s.

304
Cornelia H.
dau of S. & A. HUNT
died May 21, 1852
aged 6 m’s; 2 d’s.

305
C.H.H.
looks like a footstone but it is set in the row of stones

306
S.H.
looks like a footstone but it is set in the row of stones

307
Samuel HUNT
died Nov. 10, 1858
Aged 44 yrs; 4 mo; 28 d’s

308
Levi H.
son of A. J. & M. C. MIDDLESWORTH
died Feb. 13, 1857
E. 18 yrs & 6 mo.

309
J. D. WILLIAMS Jr.
1851-1905

310
Grace
no surname or date on stone-stone matches number 309

311
Mother
no surname or date on stone-stone matches number 309

312
William
son of George C & Lucinda HOLMES
died Sept. 16, 1852
aged 6 mo. & 25 d’s.

313
Mary E.
daughter of G.C. & M. A. HOLMES
died Jan. 13, 1864
E 6 y’s; 4 mo & 10 d’s.

314
George Cass HOLMES
born Mar. 27, 1812
died Dec. 24, 1888

315
Mary M.
wife of George C. HOLMES
died Nov. 17, 1860
aged 25 years

316
stone is broken off at the top of the ground

317
Martha F.
dau. of George C. & Lucinda HOLMES
died Oct. 3, 1846
aged 3 yrs.

318
Uncle
Henry SHILSON
died Jan. 7, 1920

319
Speede
wife of Joseph WESTBROOK
died Dec. 10, 1842
In the 35 yr of her life

320
J. Frank ANDERSON
1870-1934

321
Maud E. ANDERSON
1869-1910

322
ANDERSON
west side of large stone

323
James ANDERSON
1829-1906

324
Mary J. ANDERSON
1844-1909

325
Jacob STEFFY
born July 30, 1849
died Sept. 2. 1863

326
In memory of
Mathew CAMP
born at Niagara Canada
Sept. 23, 1804
died Apr. 9, 1885
aged 80 years

327
Eliza Anna
wife of Mathew CAMP
born Feb. 8, 1816
at Qucc’s bora, New Brunswick
died Apr. 1, 1868
at Byron, Mich.
52 years

328
Mother
Hannah A. JEWELL
1828-1860

329
Father
Ezekiel JEWELL
1818-1898

330
Mary L. BROWN
1855-1920

331
Emma SUTHERLAND
1864-1915

332
Warren N.
son of ____________
died Feb. 8, 1869
aged 2 yrs; 2mo; 12 d’s

333
Elizabeth
wife of John BROOKINS
died Feb. 2, 1871

334
Father

335
BROOKINS
John BROOKINS
born Dec. 17, 1826
died Aug. 23, 1901
at rest
west side of large stone

336
Gladys
dau of F. G. & E. SUTHERLAND
died Sept. 19, 1889
aged 9 mo.; 3 d’s.

Row 9

337
Charles E. HARTER
1873-1946

338
Adelia HARTER
1884-1960

339
Ralph A. HARTER
1912-1986

340
Dorothy A. ADAMS
1909-1993

341
HARTER
large stone between rows 9 and 10

342
Christine
1833-1909
see number 341

343
Jacob
1817-1901
see number 341

344
Mary
1865-1880
see number 341

345
Sally M.
wife of Henry SHERWOOD
died June 2, 1864
aged 49 years

346
ROWLEY
J. Morgan
1878-1947

S. Grace
1879-1954
double stone

347
ROWLEY
Decatur H.
1892-1976

348
Edwin WRIGGLESWORTH
1868-1950

349
Old stone top is off
Ulysses
____________
_____________
Dec. 31, 1879
______yrs. 5 mo; & 29 d’s.
south side of stone

350
Mother
see number 351

351
Frances E.
wife of Rob’t WRIGGLEWORTH
died June 13, 1905
aged 57yrs; 10 mo; 20 d’s.
west side of stone

Robert WRIGGLESWORTH
died Feb. 20, 1889
aged 41 yrs; 20 d’s.
south side of stone

352
Father
see number 351

353
Broken with no visible writing

354
broken with no visible writing

355
Lovisa TOBY
wife of Myron A. CARPENTER
died Aug. 7, 1856
aged 33 yrs.

356
field stone

357
David M. TILLMAN
1843-1919
Serg. Co. I. 24 Mich. Vol. Inf.

358
Marietta TILLMAN
1854-1924

359
Father
David TILLMAN
1807 - 1876

Euphame
his wife
1805 - 1863

360
Arthur A. TILLMAN
Dec. 7, 1866
Nov. 21, 1944

361
base no stone

362
William
1830-1920
see number 364

363
Mary A.
1837-1916
see number 364

364
THOMPSON
west side of large stone

365
COURTNEY
John Kelsey
COURTNEY
1859-1918

Elizabeth DYER
COURTNEY
1870-1958
west side of double stone

COURTNEY
east side of stone

366
KELSEY
Mary DYER
1865-1943

Frederick Eugene
1853-1933
double stone

367
Charles A.
son of R. A. & K.__________
died Sept. 21, 1879
aged 1 yr; 1 mo; 20d’s.

368
Keturah M.
wife of J.T. KETCHLEDGE
died Oct. 6, 1856
aged 32 yrs & 2 months

369
1849-1938
James F. CHRISTIE
Mason logo

370
CHRISTIE
west side of large stone

371
Robert CHRISTE
born in Sterlingshire Scotland
Sept 6, 1826
died Apr. 16, 1915

372
Catherine FERGUSON
wife of R. CHRISTE
born in Perthshire Scotland
May 22, 1822
died Sept. 9, 1907

373
George
stone flat on ground-no surname or dates
see number 376

374
James
no surname or dates
see number 376

375
Mary A.
dau. of James & Ann FISHER
died Sept. 20, 1863
aged 6 y’s; 9 m’s.

376
James FISHER
died Feb. 27, 1883
aged 64 y’s.
west side of stone

Geo. FISHER
died Mar. 29, 1880
aged 60 years
south side of stone

Mary A.
dau of J. A. FISHER
died Sept. 20, 1863
aged 6 yrs.
east side of stone

Ann
wife of J. FISHER
died May 13, 1871
aged 44 years
north side of stone

377
Teresa
infant dau. of Rev. A. J. & L. C. RICHARDS
died Apr. 21, 1865

378
DORRANCE Twins
1961

379
Infant
Robert DORRANCE
1956
number 378 and 379 share one base

380
Robert E. DORRANCE
1932

381
Eliza C.
wife of N. GULICK
died July 24, 1930
aged 100 y’s; 5 m’s.

382
N. GULICK
died Dec. 31, 1900
aged 82 yrs; 7 m’s; 18 d’s.

383
GULICK
west side of large stone

384
small old stone lamb on top
at bottom of west side it says
Children of D.H. & E.E. LEMON

Jemmie
died Aug. 13, 1862
Ae. 1 mo; & 14 d’s..
south side of stone

Freddie
died July, 25, 1866
Ae 2 yr; 1 mo; & 5 d’s.
north side of stone

385
Mother
Mattie M. ROYCE
May 24, 1857
Sept. 28, 1902

386
Father
William A. ROYCE
Oct. 8, 1855
July 27, 1908

387
Mother
Julia A. ROYCE
Jan. 29, 1829
March 15, 1904

388
Father
Joseph M. ROYCE
Nov. 17, 1812
Jan. 13, 1883

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