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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 10

389
Della STEELE
1876-1962

390
Bernice STEELE
THOMAS
1901-1932

391
William W. STEELE
1866-1954

392
Frank W.
Died Mar. 24, 1880
aged 6 yr; 3 m; 25 d’s

Winnebel Z.
died June 4, 1880
aged 3 yr; 6 m; 8 days.
Children of J. W. & I. NEWMAN
double stone

393
Herman T. NEWMAN
Co. H. 5 Mich. Inf.

394
Our Father
Abraham O. NEWMAN
died Oct. 4, 1858
aged 50 yrs; 19 d’s.

395
Mother
Lorinda NEWMAN-KNAPP
died Mar. 31, 1895
aged 77 y; 1 m; 20 d’s.

396
James E.
son of A. O. & L. NEWMAN
died Oct. 7, 1858
aged 7 y’s; 20 d’s.

397
Our Mother
Eliza BROOKS
died Mar 10, 1868
aged 80 yrs. & 3 mo.

398
Thankful VAN BUREN
died Apr. 5, 1885
aged 71 yrs; 5 m; 2 d’s
north side of stone

Our Father
William VAN BUREN
died______1883
aged 6_ yr’s.
south side of stone

399
Henry C. JOHNSON
May 2, 1800
Feb. 8, 1894
west side of stone

Elizabeth A. JOHNSON
wife of Henry C. JOHNSON
born Feb. __, ____
died Feb. 7, ____

400
Father
John DYER
1835-1886

401
Mother
Rhoda DYER
1844-1905

402
DYER
west side of large stone

403
Wife
Cynthia M. DYER
1879-1950

404
Husband
William D. DYER
1867-1958
numbers 403 and 404 share one base

405
DYER
Bessie V.
1910-1993

John C.
1908-1989
double stone

406
Father
Charles C.
1842-1930
see number 408

407
Mother
Lottie E.
1845-1924
see number 408

408
KELSEY
large stone

409
Mother
Minnie E
1870 - 1933.
see number 408

410
Father
Frank C.
1870-1943
see number 408

411
Dermont F. BUCKLEY
born Nov. 7, 1810
died Oct. 26, 1916

412
gray stone
Little Merle
dau of Mr. & Mrs. C. R. ___________
born Feb.20, ____
died on Sept. 10, 1901
Baby

413
McDonald
son of Tho’s & Martha GULBERT
died Dec. 20, 1848
aged 6 y’s 4 m’s. & 9 d’s.

414
James
son of Thomas & Martha GULBERT
died Dec. 27, 1848
aged 21 y; 1 mo; 15 d’s

415
Mother
see number 416

416
Joseph WALKER
died Oct 20, 1884
aged 87 y; 7 mo’s; 15 d.

WALKER
west side of large stone

Emeline
wife of Joseph WALKER
died Feb. 24, 1894
aged 91 y; 10 mo; 6 d’s
north side of large stone

417
Father
see number 416

418
John GULICK
died Sept. 2, 1843
aged 48 yrs; 7 m’s; & 8 days.

419
Caroline SHUMWAY
wife of Nicholas GULICK
died Aug. 19, 1855
aged 27 yrs & 11 months
broken and flat on the ground

420
George L. ROYCE
died June 26, 1858
E. 28 y; 4 m; 17 d’s.

421
Abigail E.
dau of Joseph & Sally ROYCE
died June 19, 1857
ae. 25 y; 6 m; 1 d.

422
Orrel L.
daughter of Joseph & Sally ROYCE
died May 21, 1854
broken and cemented upright

423
Jabez CLOSE
1820-1905

424
CLOSE
large stone

425
Sarah A.
see number 424

426
Ada V.
see number 424

427
Lucy A.
see number 424

428
Melissa
see number 424

Row 11

429
In memory of
Kenneth H. ROHRABACHER
Staff SGT
1918-1944
Engineers logo

430
ROHRABACHER
Carrie B.
1874-1969

Albert L.
1869-1939
double stone

431
Geneva B.
dau of A. L. & C. B. ROHRABACHER
1900-1902

432
Father
Barber I.
1849-1930
see number 434

433
Mother
Ellen L.
1849-1916
see number 434

434
BROWN
west side of large stone between row 11 and row 12

435
Henrietta A.
dau of D. & E. LEWIS
Sept. 26, 1869
aged 3 years
out of the normal line of stone
it is on the south side of 434 right next to it.

436
Missionary
Edith May COOK
1868-1915
matches number 434

437
Father
Adison LEWIS
1835-1924
GAR marker
matches number 434

438
G. Washington CAMPBELL
died Oct. 17, 1850
E. 19years

439
CAMPBELL
1885
west side of large stone

Roam________________
died July 13, 1876
aged 69 years
south side of stone

440
Father
see number 439

441
CAMPBELL
Lewis A.
Feb. 15, 1878
Sept. 1, 1958

Ida M.
May 6, 1888
Nov. 12, 1978
double stone

442
Mother
Rose
wife of E. W. KELSEY
1854-1896
Women’s Relief Corp. marker

443
Father
E. W. KELSEY
1846-1942

444
Edwin E.
son of E. W. & R. KELSEY
1881-1903
numbers 442, 443 and 444 share one base

445
Eunice B. WHEELER
born Jan. 24, 1806
died June 20, 1897
at rest
Women’s Relief Corp. marker

446
Emma
dau of __ & _ E. KITSON
died Mar. 22, 1871
aged 10 m; 1_ d.

447
John BURGESS
died July 27, 1852
E. 40 yrs. & 13 d’s.

Laura
wife of John Burgess
died
sunk in ground-double stone

448
Dr. Chauncey D. FOX
departed from this to spirit life
July 29, 1871
aged 78 years

449
Rosanna
wife of Chauncey D. FOX
died March 5, 1849
aged 54 years; 6 mos & 18 d’s

450
Wealthy Jane
daughter of Chauncey D. & Rosanna FOX
died June 14, 1844
aged 18 years; 2 mo’s; & 2 dy’s.

451
Rosanna Diantha
daughter of Chauncey D. & Rosanna FOX
died Feb. 24, 1854
aged 20 years & 2 dy’s

452
Mary C.
wife of Robert FOX
died May 9, 1860
aged 29 yrs; 6 m; 17 dy.

453
broken base no stone

454
John O’KEEFE
died Mar. 5, 1870
aged 70 years

455
Catherine
wife of J. SHOUTS
1839-1877

456
John SHOUTS
1837-1923

457
Mary
wife of J. SHOUTS
1856-1926

458
SHOUTS
west side of large stone

459
Frank J.
son of J. & C. SHOUTS
1871-1903

460
Emma STANTON TELLING
1881-1911
Eastern Star logo

461
William H. TELLING
1877-1948
Mason logo

462
Elizabeth F. TELLING
1882-1957
Eastern Star logo-Women’s Relief Corp. Marker

463
E. L. KNAPP
Warrant Officer
U. S. S. Wasp
Norfolk, Va.
1905-1944
buried at Arlington National Cemetery
numbers 459, 460, 461 and 462 share one large base

464
Daughter
Ruth E. TELLING HARRIS
June 24, 1912
Oct. 27, 1977
Peace Be unto you

465
Remembrance
Ester Alice
GOODKNECHT-WHITE
April 15, 1908-March 31, 1987
Courage Simplicity
number 463 and 464 share one base

466
Capt. D. G. ROYCE
5th Mich. Cav.
Killed at Falling Waters
July 11, 1863

467
Nellie
north side of stone

Hannie
west side of stone

Francis
south side of stone

Our children
east side of stone
no surname visible

468
Sadie C. ROYCE
wife of Frank H. THOMPSON
born Jan 14, 1859
died Sept. 11, 1891

469
ROYCE
west side of large stone

Row 12

470
Elmer E.
husband of Ida M. CUMMINGS
born Sept. 29 1870
died June 21, 1954
Gone but not forgotten

471
Ida M.
wife of E. E. CUMMINGS
born May 16, 1879
died Dec 6, 1901
gone but not forgotten

472
Adaline
dau. of __________
Mar. 3, 1872
Aug. 12, 1872

473
TINLIN
Leon D.
1912-1973

Leona K.
1913-
double stone

474
Father
Jacob JEWELL
1823-1864

475
PECK
Emma J.
1856-19

Oscar W.
1854-19
double stone

476
John WHITTLE
died May 13, 1855
In the 73rd year of his age

477
B. _. T.
small white stone

478
Father
Charles A. WHITTLE
born July 25, 1828
died Feb. 9, 1860

479
Mother
Mary C.
WHITTLE-BROWN
born Oct. 26, 1833
died Jan 6, 1911

480
Eleanor
dau. of G.R. & E. KNAPP
1876-1880

481
Mother
see number 486

482
Father
see number 486

483
Willie L.
son of W.R. & L. KNAPP
aged 5 yrs.

484
Almyra C.
dau of W. R. & E. B. KNAPP
13 yrs.

485
Lucy J.
dau of W. R. & E. B. KNAPP
aged 10 yrs.

486
Wm. R. KNAPP
1801-1885

Eleanor B.
his wife
1809-1858
asleep in Jesus

KNAPP
west side of double stone

487
Lyman R.
son of W.R. & E. B. KNAPP
aged 3 mo’s.

488
James O. NELSON
1874-1958

489
Flora A. NELSON
1886-1979

490
BOSTWICK
Byron BOSTWICK
born Oct. 9, 1825
died Feb. 14, 1895

491
bottom of a large old stone

492
Marion L
wife of D. TERBUSH
died Sept. 20, 1877
aged 45 yrs; 6 mo; 9 d’s

493
Delia A.
wife of Byron BOSTWICK
died Oct. 23, 1873
aged 38 yrs; 9 m’s; 17 d’s.

494
John Marshall
son of Byron and Delia A. BOSTWICK
died at Byron
Sept. 2, 1859
aged 1 y’s;; 9 mo & 17 d’s

495
Marion I.
daughter of B. & D.A. BOSTWICK
died Dec. 14, 1862
aged 1 y; 11 m; 8 d’s.

496
Francis A.
son of I. & S. M. CRAWFORD
died June 10, 1860
ag 1 yr; 2 mo; 5 d.

497
Sally Anna
daughter of Robert & Sally CRAWFORD
died May 24, 1837
aged 16 ys; 24 d’s

498
James A.
son of Eliah & Mary PALMER
died July 31, 18_3
aged 3 y’s 11 mo & 20 d’s

499
J.B.

500
Jethro BENTON
born Aug. 28 1811
died Sept. 23, 1893
BENTON
west side of stone

Surepta A.
wife of J. BENTON
born Oct. 22, 1811
died Feb. 24, 1891
east side of stone

501
S. B.
see number 500

502
William

503
Marquis

504
James

505
Mary

506
Alvina

507
Eunice

508
TELLING
Don S.
June 28, 1924
July 20, 1930

Dottie M. Mar. 26, 1889 May 5, 1954

John C.
Mar. 31, 1883
May 22, 1968
triple stone

509
Dorotha O. ALLEN
Jan 31, 1910-Apr. 15, 1996
wife of John M. Allen

510
25 years Service
Patrolman
Flint Police

John M. ALLEN
1902-1953
Flint, Michigan

511
SWAINSTON
Donna M.
1914-1992

Richard C.
1912
double stone

512
John W.
son of Dr. S. C. & J. ALLEN
died July 15, 1865
aged 15 yr. 9mol 6 d’s.

513
Julia Ann
wife of Dr. Samuel C. ALLEN
died Dec 9, 1861
in the 61 year of her age

514
ALLEN
Dr. Samuel C.
1789-1868

515
Orrel E. ROYCE
1861-1862

516
Emily E. ROYCE
1862-1886

517
Elsie S. ROYCE
1850-1866

518
Hannah E. ROYCE
1831-1904

519
John A. ROYCE
1825-1873

Row 13

520
VAN RIPER
Clarabell
1915

Dewight L.
1921
double stone

521
VAN RIPER
west side of large stone between row 13 and row 14

Benj H. VAN RIPER
east side of large stone between row 13 and row 14

522
Andrew B. VAN RIPER
1911-1930

523
Frank VAN RIPER Jr.
1889-1974

524
Mother
1800-1878
see number 554

525
Father
1801-1871
see number 554

526
Samuel JOSLIN
died Mar. 11, 1868
aged 31 yr; 1 m; 17 d.

527
MONTEE
Walter A.
1886-1945

Reta I.
1894-1955
double stone

528
Father
Milon J.
1858-1908
see number 531

529
Mother
Lilian L.
1860-1935
see number 531

530
Carl
infant son
1893
see number 531

531
BURNHAM
west side of large stone

532
Bertha
wife of Geo. H. HUDSON
1890-1914
see number 531

533
Uncle
Arthur G. BURNHAM
1887-1952
see number 531

534
Dr. Henry ROWLAND
died July 6, 1854
aged 35 yrs; 1 month; 28 d’s.
see number 531

Row 14

535
HATHWAY
Adelbert
1867-1942

Jennie
1865-1935
double stone

536
SMALL
Althea
1903-1986

Lewis N.
1904 - 1974
double stone

there is a planted urn between number 536 and 537 that contains a flag.

537
Orrel L. HATHWAY
1898-1961
numbers 535, 536 and 537 share one base

538
O. J. C.
1834-1902

539
HARRINGTON
Irwin L.
1906-1980

Zella M.
1917-1965
double stone

540
HARRINGTON
Rufus F.
1861-1949

Mary L.
1868-1949
double stone

541
Almon HARRINGTON
born Mar. 13, 1828
died Nov. 17, 1894

HARRINGTON
west side of stone

Hettie May
day of A. & E. HARRINGTON
died April 2,1888
aged 23 yrs; 1 mo; & 12 d’s.
east side of stone

542
Father
see number 541

543
Emma
1859-1861
see number 521

544
Ella
1865-1874
see number 521

545
Mother
1838-1909
see number 521

546
Father
1833-1903
see number 521

547
Bennie
1882-1890
see number 521

548
Johnie
1886-1895
see number 521

549
Eliza A.
1894-1905
see number 521

550
Mary J.
1861-1936

Frank Sr.
1861-1939
double stone
see number 521

551
Nellie
wife of R. O’HERN
born Aug. 1 1869
died Apr. 23, 1896

552
Richard O’HERN
born Sept. 20, 1867
died Dec. 9, 1938

553
Flora L.
wife of R. O’HERN
born June 17, 1856
died Feb. 20, 1925

554
JOSLIN
larger stone-surname appears on all four sides

555
Mother
Adaline JOSLIN
born May 7, 1822
died Dec. 15, 1897

556
George M.
son of Wm. S. & A. JOSLIN
born July 25, 1857
died March 27, 1863
aged 5 yr’s; 8 m’s; 2 d’s.
Our Georgy

557
Father
Wm. S. JOSLIN
born May 1, 1826
died Apr. 5, 1895

558
Fidelia O.
day. of B. & M. J. STEVENS
died July 30, 1858
aged 6 y’s; 11 m’s; _ d’s.

559
Henrietta
dau. of B. & M. J. STEVENS
died Apr. 22, 1848
aged 1 y’s; 11 m’s; 8 d’s.

560
Bimsley STEVENS
died May 10, 1850
E. 63 yrs; 4 m; 2 d’s.
flat on ground

561
field stone

562
Nancy
wife of Amos R. STURGIS
died June 20, 1851
E. 26 yrs; 20 d’s.

563
Ann Eliza
dau of __ & M. STURGIS
aged 1 y’s; 6 m; 27 d.

564
Mahala
wife of L. STURGIS
died June 15, 1889
aged 28 y’s; 5 m; 6 d’s.

565
Thomas STURGIS Sr.
born Jan 23, 1778
died Sept. 3, 1854
at 4 o’clock 30 minutes P.M.

566
John Wesley
son of E. B. & Nancy MC FARLIN
died Apr 2, 1851
aged 4 yr. 7 mo; 21 d’s.

567
Gurden B. VAN NESS
1862-1916

568
Elizabeth C.
wife of Jacob S. NICHOLS
died May 27, 1853
aged 18 yrs; 8 mo; 20 d’s

569
Elias B. MC FARLIN
died Feb. 25, 1864
AE. 53 y’s; 3m’s; & 27 dy’s.
flag on grave

570
S. P. MC FARLIN
died June 29, 1867
aged 24 ys; 11 m & 25 d’s.

571
Amanda H.. LANGWORTHY
1835-1902

572
Mary A. VAN NESS
1839-1907

573
Peter V. VAN NESS
1823-1903
numbers 571, 572 and 573 all match in style

574
Hosea GIFFORD
3rd U.S. Inf.
Florida War

575
Mary
wife of Hosea GIFFORD
died March 19, 1861
aged 61 years & 25 days

576
David DISBROW
died Oct. 19, 1859
aged 36 yrs; 6 m; & 28 days.

577
small white stone

578
Benjamin WELCH
born Mar 15, 1813
died July 10, 1867
west side of stone

Emeline WELCH
born Oct. 26, 1823
died Dec. 19, 1878
south side of stone

Charles E. WELCH
born Dec. 24, 1850
died Jan. 21, 1853
east side of stone

Lucina WELCH
born Dec. 5, 1820
died Aug 28, 1852
north side of stone

579
Emeline
see number 578

580
base with a broken bottom part of stone flat on ground
aged_______________
Co. D __ Mi Cav

581
Frank E.
May 10, 1848
Jan. 28, 1912
WELCH

582
Elijah B. WELCH
Nov. 10, 1840
May 1, 1909
Mason logo

583
Jennie B. WELCH
1844-1948
Women’s Relief Corp. logo

584
Herbert B. WELCH
born Aug. 27, 1872
died Oct. 12, 1872
west side of stone

Children of E. R. & S. J. WELCH
south side of stone

Ethie J. WELCH
born Aug. 17, 1869
died Sept. 1, 1869
east side of stone

585
Ray B. WELCH
Dec 5, 1877
June 11, 1938
Mason logo

586
Corpl.
Edgar D. WELCH
Co. A 10 Mich. Inf.

587
Mother
Martha S. WELCH
1854-1920
Women’s Relied Corp. marker

588
WELCH
Larissa L.
1877-1947

Frank B.
1876-1955
double stone
Women’s Relief Corp. marker

Read by Karen and Shirley Gorman July of 1998. Copyright © 1998 - 2003.