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This section is at the east end of Byron Cemetery along the mill pond . We read starting on the north end along the drive. Reading from north to south and worked our way forward the mill pond.

Row 1

1
Mother
see number 3

2
Father
see number 3

3
HANKEY
Lewis HANKEY
born Jan. 6, 1828
died Oct. 1, 1914

Mary
wife of L. HANKEY
born July 26,1837
died Dec. 16,1916
double stone
2 and 3 share the same base

4
S. Matilda BOYD
4-18-18747-1-1953

5
Lewis B. BOYD
6-3-18711-18-1935

6
Maxine
dau. of L.B. & S.M. BOYD
1903-1916

7
Jered
son of Lewis B. & C. BOYD
1848-1913

8
LaRue L.
son of L. B. & S. M. BOYD
born Aug. 13, 1898
died Oct. 13, 1898
numbers 4,5,6,7, and 8 share the same base

9
George W. WILLIAMS
1860-1914

10
Florence B. WILLIAMS
1865-1929

11
large stone
WILLIAMS

12
Leigh H. WILLIAMS
1890-1932

13
Ruth E. MERCER
( WILLIAMS )
1902-1990

14
Frederick G. MERCER
1897- 1989
numbers 13 and 14 match numbers 9, 10, and 12 in type of stone

15
Carrie A.
8-27-1869 - 12-17-1878
see number 18

16
Maria C.
7-11-1846 - 1-24-1917
see number 18

17
William J.
4-19-1843 - 5-1-1922
GAR Marker
see number 18

18
Large stone
TOWER

19
Clarence A.
6-3-1873 - 7-23-1956
see number 18

20
Nellie E.
11-10-1881 - 5-1-1936
see number 18

21
Cora B. MORSE
8,29,1871 - 3,10,1957

22
V. C. MORSE
2,20,1862 - 10,20,1935
21 and 22 match the TOWER stones

23
Ellen Mae TANGUAY
July 14, 1918
June 16, 1992

24
Ralph W. TOWER
Dec. 8, 1924
March 28, 1994
Flag
23 and 24 are the same type of stone

25
Rose M. HARRINGTON
1872-1948

26
J. B. HARRINGTON
1870-1931
Mason logo

27
George M. SMITH
1845-1925

28
Clarence J. SMITH
1871-1947

29
cement base, no stone

30
BUSSELL
Donald W.
1918-1984
Donna M.
1933
west side of stone-Eastern star logo-flag-Knights of Columbus logo
double stone

BUSSELL
east side of stone

31
W. M. BARNEY
Co. I
50th N. Y. Eng’rs

32
large stone
BARNEY
Wallace
1845-1880
Susan
1849-1929
double stone

33
McLAUGHLIN
Margaret
1824-1912
James
1814-1886
double stone

34
Margaret BOYD
1852-1921

35
Edward J. BOYD
1855-1919

36
William D. BOYD
died Sept. 18, 1869
aged 28yrs. 7mos. & 10d’s

37
Julia A.
wife of Wm. D. BOYD
died June 15, 1867
aged 23yrs. 2mos. & 9d’s

38
small square stone
William B. BOYD
son of William B. & Julia A. BOYD
died Dec. 6, 1870
aged 3 yrs. 6 mos. & 2 d’s
east side of stone

39
Martha
wife of J. A. PATTERSON
died Sept. 24, 1838
aged 63yrs.

40
Mother
facing north beside 41

41
Margaret
wife of John BOYD
died Jan. 19, 1888
aged 68yrs.
north side of stone

John BOYD
died Mar. 9, 1863
aged 47yrs.
south side of stone

Father
Mother
gone but not forgotten
at bottom BOYD
west side of stone

42
father
facing south beside 41

43
Raphael Frank
son of G.F. & L.M. SKINNER
Mar. 9, 1905 - Feb. 14, 1906
Gone but not forgotten

44
Baby
Gladys May
Feb. 9, 1918 - Feb. 19, 1918
see number 45
45
SKINNER
Lillie M.
1883-1973
George F.
1883- 1953
double stoneMason logo

46
Large stone
Catharon McKINNEY
born Oct. 13, 1835
died May 5, 1914
Wm. L. McKINNEY
born June 4, 1834
died Dec. 28, 1921
McKINNEY
double stone-west side of stone

Delbert McKINNEY
born Apr. 18, 1866
died Aug. 6, 1869
east side of stone

47
Archie T. MC CAUGHNA
born Jan. 12, 1870
died May 24, 1894

48
Margaret
wife of D. MC CAUGHNA
1836-1911

49
MC CAUGHNA
there appears to be a small white broken stone behind number 49

50
Daniel MC CAUGHNA
1834-1922
Number 47, 48, 49 and 50 are on one base

51
MC CAUGHNA
Edward
1874-1945
Ola
1875-1929
double stone

52
WARNER
Edwin Clayton
Nov. 8, 1921-
Donna J.
Jan. 23, 1927-
married Dec. 30, 1944
Mason and Eastern Star logo’s
double stone

53
HUBBARD
Everett W.
1915-1983
Elaine M.
1913-1997
Mason and Eastern Star logo’s
double stone

54
JACKSON
Claude M.
(Andy)
1912-1986
Dorothy L.
(Dot)
1915-1987
double stone

55
William L. JACKSON
April 26, 1940

56
BREWER
Dad
James E.
1935-1974
Mom
Evelyn E.
1937-
double stone

57
in memory of our baby
Tracy Jack BREWER
Dec. 1, 1963
June 10, 1965

58
Walter Scott BEGLE
Pvt U.S. Army
World War I
1896-1979

59
Douglas A. BREWER
August 9, 1914
March 13, 1982

60
SUTTON
Marion L.
Sept. 5, 1911
Feb. 4, 1986
Mary I.
May 2, 1926
May 26, 1989
double stone

Row 3

61
W. B.
see number 63

62
A. B.
see number 63

63
Alice
wife of Wm. HOLMES
born at Whitlesea, Cambridgeshire, England
Nov. 25, 1806
died Dec. 20, 1880

HOLMES
west side of stone

William HOLMES
born at Whitlesea, Cambridgeshire, England
Apr. 11, 1806
died Jan 6, 1885
south side of stone

James J. HOLMES
Co. H. 22 Mich. Vol Inf
taken prisoner at the battle of
Chickamauga, 1863
died at Andersonville
Aug. 16, 1864
aged 20 yrs; 11 mo; 24 d’s.
east side of stone

64
J. J. H.
see number 63
Flag

65
Kate
wife of Joseph SHAFT
1832-1911
at rest

66
Joseph E. SHAFT
died Feb. 25, 1885
aged 70 yr; 6 mo; 11 d.

67
Orville S. FULLER
___________
died May 20, 1881
aged 31 yrs; 3 mos; 14 d’s.
west side of stone

Hattie NOBLE
wife of O. S. FULLER
died Feb. 26, 1879
aged 22 yrs; 5 mos; 16 da’s.
south side of stone

68
Frank
son of Wm. & M. NOBLE
died Dec. 11, 1880
________20 y’s
stone is broken and laying flat on ground

69
Mother
Mary NOBLE-LYNDE
died July 11, 1907
aged 72 yrs.

70
Father
Wm. NOBLE
died May 24, 1883
aged 52 yrs; 4 mo; 24 d’s

71
Hattie E.
1868-1888
see number 72

72
SKINNER
large stone

73
Father
1840-1913
see number 72

74
Mother
1842-1920
see number 72

75
Matilda
see number 76

76
Timothy WILKINSON
June 20, 1891
aged 78 years
west side of stone

Mary
wife of T. WILKINSON
died May 6, 1889
aged 71 yr; 1m; 2 d.
south side of stone

Matilda
dau of T. & M. WILKINSON
died Feb. 9, 1885
aged 37 y’s, 3 m, 20 d.
north side of stone

77
Father
see number 76

78
Mother
see number 76

79
Father
1834-1921

80
Mother
1835-1914

81
Delbert
son of Wm. & C. MC KINNEY
born Apr. 18, 1866
Died Aug. 6, 1969

82
Mother
Katherine P. TOWER
Oct. 30, 1893
Oct. 23, 1970
Eastern Star logo

83
Lewis Wm.
son of Birt & M. MC KINNEY
born May 25, 1896
Died June 3, 1896

84
MC KINNEY
Nancy
1874-1955
Bert
1871-1938
double stone

85
NILES
Frank A.
1876-1947
Louise M.
1879-1943
Mason and Eastern Star logo’s
double stone

86
BRUCE
Mary M.
1846-1912
George J.
1834-1901
double stone

87
Little Blossom
infant dau. of J. F. & M. MARVIN
July 4, 1892

88
MARVIN
J. Frank
1860-1927

Murrea H.
1860-1922
double stone

89
Ethel May MARVIN
1886-1899

90
Floyd R. MARVIN
1881-1929

Row 4

91
N. B. B.
small white stone

92
Nettie S. BROWER
wife of Dr. M. B. STEVENS
died at Defiance, Ohio
May 25, 1879
aged 23 yrs; 6 mos & 1 day.

93
TAFT
Esler G.
1854-1924
Ella
1858-1949
double stone

94
Father
Stephen HAMMOND
died Feb. 24, 1888
aged 85 yrs; 9 m; 22 d.

95
Mother
Zillah HAMMOND
born June 26, 1813
Died Nov. 5, 1896

96
Lewis SAYRE
died Mar. 30, 1873
aged 66 years
SAYRE

97Lydia A.
wife of E. D. HAMMOND
died Dec. 12, 1874
aged 44 yrs; 3 m’s; 21 d’s.

98
Louisa
Thos. M. HAMMOND
Oct. 8, 18_7
E. 76 y’s.
stone is broken

99
Thomas M. HAMMOND
died Oct. 31, 1853
Aged 76 years & 11 mo’s

100
Father
George D. PECK
1816-1884

101
Caroline L.
wife of George D. PECK
died July 18, 1851
aged 31 years & 7 days

102
Mary
wife of George D. PECK
died
sunk in ground and broken

103
Albert BAINBRIDGE
died Sept. 11, 1872
aged 41 yr’s; 7 m’s.

104
WILKINSON
large stone

105
Robert L. HORNIBROOK
1911-1936

106
Elmer
1878-1881
see number 104

107
Frances A.
1854-1901
see number 104

108
Timothy
1852-1920
flag on grave
see number 104

109
Mother
Josephine L.
wife of H. J. UNBEHAUN
born Sept. 22, 1861
died June 15, 1932

110
Father
Henry J. UNBEHAUN
born June 27, 1857
died May 23, 1904
aged 46 y’s; 10 m’s; 26 d’s.

111
UNBEHAUN
large stone

112
GRANGER
John G.
Sept. 11, 1929
June 2, 1985
Sharon L.
Sept. 12, 1931
double stone

Row 5

113
Martha D.
Wife of O. G. CAMPBELL
died Jun 5, 1882
aged 31 yrs; 10ms; 29d’s.

114
David CAMPBELL
Co. D. 6 Mich. Cav.

115
Mother
Frances I. CAMPBELL
1848-1925

116
CAMPBELL
Mother
Estella M.
1875-1989
Father
Jordan
1880-1957
double stone

117
SILIVER
Flossie M.
1891-1960
Alfred E.
1887-1956
double stone
number 116 and 117 are on same base

118
Ezra D. BARNES
Co. D. 6 Mich. Cav.

119
REYNOLDS
on an urn

120
Mother
Hattie C. REYNOLDS
1853-1933

121
Father
John REYNOLDS Jr.
1852-1911

122
Our loving Mother
Beatrice B. BARNES
1891-1976

123
ROOT
Alvin Francis
Nov. 24, 1919
Mildred HOOVER
May 6, 1921
Married March 7, 1942
double stone

124
Our special son
Gregory S. ROOT
December 16, 1964
son of Alvin and Mildred ROOT

125
Theodore
son of Edward & Lydia D. PECK
died Oct. 22, 1848
aged 7 yrs; 10 ms & 25 d’s.

126
HOOVER
Ruth H.
1899-1984
Laverne D.
1897-1987
double stone - flag on grave

127
SHELDON
Roger E.
1877-1951
Mary L.
1876-1969
double stone-Mason logo

128
Helen M. HORTON
nee SHELDON
July 15, 1910
Sept. 7, 1987

129
Richard HENFREY
Co. H. 4th Reg Mich.Vol.Inf
born Feb. 25, 1829
died June 24, 1898
HENFREY

130
Henora
wife of Wm. RUSSEL
1799-1875

131
William RUSSEL
1800-1867

Row 6

132
Fred P. MILLS
1886-1952

133
MILLS
Rowena A.
1855-1930
Peter D.
1852-1932

134
cement base

135
son of John & Lucy POLLEY
died May 25, 1858
flat on ground and broken

136
George GOFF
Born 1810
died 1890
Azuba
wife of Geo. GOFF
Born 1821
died 1905

Ada Bell GOFF
born Sept. 16, 1862
died Apr. 9, 1863
GOFF
large stone

137
Father
see number 136

138
Mother
see number 136

139
Ada Bell
see number 136

140
O. D. BARNES
large stone

141
Father
O. D. BARNES
born Dec. 27, 1833
died Aug. 8, 1917

142
Mother
Matilda
wife of O. D. BARNES
born Apr. 29, 1842
died Nov. 2, 1903

143
Harley H. BARNES
June 19, 1875
May 8, 1910

144
Hattie wife of
H. BARNES
Aug. 15, 1875
Apr. 11, 1914

145
Herbet A. BARNES
June 20, 1867
Feb. 23, 1913

146
Philander
son of A. S. & I. L. Harmon
died Jan 11, 1812
AE, 8 years
broken off base

147
Albert BARNES
Aug. 30, 1904
Feb. 24, 1923

numbers 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 and 147 all share one long base

148
Grand-Pa
Winslow P. SHELDON
born 1791
died 1877

149
Father
Edwin A. SHELDON
born 1825
died 1905

150
Mother
Lucy H. SHELDON
born 1834
died 1898

151
In memoruim
Lucy H. SHELDON nee DENNIS
wife of E. A. SHELDON
a loving wife and an affectionate mother,
the beloved of all who knew her
SHELDON
large stone

152
SHELDON
Frank B.
1853-1939
Ella H.
1855-1929
double stone-flag on grave

153
LENESCHMIDT
Alexander
February 5, 1908
Catherine
June 23, 1915
double stone

Row 7

154
Mother
Emma BURLINGAME
Feb. 22, 1846
Sept. 21, 1934

155
Father
Spencer R. BURLINGAME
June 16, 1844
July 28, 1910

156
Emma E. WADE
MIDDLESWORTH
1850-1878

157
MIDDLESWORTH
large stone

158
Laura MIDDLESWORTH
1834-1900

159
Isaac MIDDLESWORTH
1809-1902

160
Isaac A. Jr.
MIDDLESWORTH
1854-1884

161
Augustus M.
son of Ezra & Sallue BARNES
rest is unreadable
west side of tall stone
east side of stone is unreadable

162
Father
Ezra D. BARNES
died Dec. 26, 1876
aged 70 yr’s; 3 mo’s; 26 dy’s.

163
Mother
Sarah C.
wife of Ezra D. BARNES
died Oct. 10, 1877
aged 58 yr’s; 1 mo; 12 d’s.

164
Mary C.
wife of Ezra D. BARNES
died Nov 19, 1846
aged 39 yr’s; 6 m;s.
broken and flat on ground

165
Sally E.
wife of Ezra D. BARNES
died July 9, 1844
aged 35 yrs; 5 m’s; 13 da’s.
broken and flat on ground

166
Aaron WELLMAN
died Feb. 24, 1851
aged 53 yr’s; 2 mo’s, 7 d’s.

167
Mother
Roxanna WELLMAN
born July 19, 1828
died Sept. 8, 1896

168
Father
Richard WELLMAN
born Apr. 12, 1826
died Jun 29, 1897

169
Frank
on top
Frank WELLMAN
born Sept 20, 1852
died Nov. 21, 1902
aged 50 yrs; 11 mos; 25’s.

170
First Grave
Theodore H. PROVOST
died Mar. 17, 1837
appears to be a broken stone behind it.

Row 8

171
Our Darling
son of E.E. & M. I. ______
May 23, 1906
Feb. 5 1909
Bert
sunk in ground

172
Ann L. TOWER
1833-1922

173
Eva A.
dau of S.S. & A.L. TOWER
died Nov. 3, 1862
aged 5 yrs; 11 mo; 13 d.

174
Electa
wife of Daniel B. HARMOND
died Jan 30, 1858
aged 54 yrs & 8 ms.
broken and flat on ground

175
Daniel B. HARMOND
died April 23, 1851
aged 48 years
broken and flat on ground

176
Irena MIDDLESWORTH
1846-1874

177
Robert F. MIDDLESWORTH
Co. E 2 Inf. 2 Regt.
Civil War
1848-1864

178
Henraetta
dau of I. R. & S. I. MIDDLESWORTH
died Oct 7, 1860
AE. 16 yrs; 3 mo; 8 d’s.
broken and flat on ground

179
Sarah Ann
wife of Isaac R. MIDDLESWORTH
died Jan 4, 1858
AE. 45 yr; 11 d’s.

Charles
their son
died Aug. 12, 1858

180
William C. S.
son of Isaac R. & Sarah A. MIDDLESWORTH
died June 8, 1849
aged 17 years; 3 mo’s & 2 days.

181
BARNES
on north and south sides of a tall stone

182
Elizabeth R.
1825-1884
wife of H. L. COOK

183
Horace L. COOK
1822-1884

184
COOK
tall stone

185
Bessiee CALDWELL
born Nov. 12, 1869
died Aug. 13, 1870

186
Richard W.
son of D. & C.I. SHERWOOD
died Aug 28, 1851
AE. 5 yr; 5mo; 9 d’s.

187
Nettie
broken and flat on ground

188
WELLMAN

Row 9

189
Ada E.
daughter of S. S. & E. TOWER
died July 23, 1864
aged 8 yrs; 7 ms; 20 d’s.
this stone is leaning against a bush

190
Ezra D. BARNES
died Sept. 11, 1859
aged 78 yr; 11 ms; 21 d’s.
erected by E. D. BARNES

191
Adelia H. BARNES
1838-1854

192
Lacelia A. BARNES
1840-1851

193
Deloyd M. BARNES
1850-1851

194
Mary E. BARNES
1 mo. 20 d’s. 1847

195
Elvina L. BARNES
1848-1851

196
Orvando G. BARNES
1835-1840

Row 10

197
Samuel S. TOWER
died May 15, 1863
aged 60 years & 7 mo;

198
S. S. T.
small white stone

199
Mary J.
dau of A. & M.J. TOWN
died_____ 25, 1852
AE. 3 mos; & 1 day

200
Asa TOWN
died Aug. 26, 185_
aged 48 yrs; 6 mo; 11 d’s
flat on ground

201
Eva MIDDLESWORTH
wife of H. B. BURTON
Nov. 28, 1860
Oct. 30, 1902

202
Father

203
Mother

204
John MIDDLESWORTH
died Nov. 5, 1877
aged 43 yrs; 3 mos & 18 d’s

MIDDLESWORTH
west side of tall stone

Elvira H.
died Jan 13, 1908
aged 72 yrs; 8 d’s
north side of tall stone

Willie J.
son of J. & E. MIDDLESWORTH
died Oct. 18, 1859
aged 8 wks, 2 d’s.

205
Ann Elizabeth WILBUR
July 1828-Jan. 1895

206
cement base

207
Oscar P. G. BARNES
1856-1891

208
Emily O. BARNES
1859-1927

209
J. Frank BARNES
1864-1921

210
Julia A. BARNES
1862-1942

211
Royal T. BARNES
1887-1904

212
Fannie B. BARNES
1887-1952

213
Millard H. BARNES
1883-1959

214
Viva May BARNES
1883-1955
numbers 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213 and 214 all share one long base

Row 11

between row 10 and 11 there is a small base or a broken foot stone

215
Willie__________
son of____BIXBY
died
aged 12 yrs, _____; 21 d’s.
broken with half of stone flat on ground

216
Mary M.
wife of Wm CUMMINS
died Dec 4, 1890
aged 83 yr; 10 m; 14 d.
west side of stone

Father and Mother
south side of stone

Wm. CUMMINS
Oct. 10, 1877
aged 77 y; 3 m; 10 d.
east side of stone

217
cement base

218
Issa STEVENS
wife of Abram WESTLAKE
July 24, 1884
aged 22 y; 10 m; 15 d.

219
STEVENS
large stone between rows 11 and 12

220
Mary J. STEVENS
1825-1901

221
Bimsley STEVENS
1823-1887

222
Raphael G. BARNES
1899-1943

223
Marirose F. BARNES HUNTWORK
1909-1997

224
Ralph W. BARNES
1933-1957
flag on grave
numbers 222, 223 and 224 share a long base which has room for at least 3 more graves.

Row 12

225
Mother
Nellie M. ROCKWELL
1859-1919

226
Harold L.
1921-1937
see number 238

227
Arline
1925
see number 238
number 226 and 227 are on same base

228
Edith M.
April 1915
see number 238

229
Our Father
& Mother
west side of stone

Ashel DIBBLE
died July 29, 1859
aged 59 yrs & 10 m.

also his wife
Abigail
died July 16, 1869
aged 54 ys & 2m
east side of stone

230
broken stone with half missing

231
Del Roy
see number 233

232
Baby
see number 233

233
Baby SCHENCK
born Sep. 22, 1870
died Oct. 4, 1870
aged 3 wks, 1 d.

Children of Abram & Martha GOFF SCHENCK
west side of stone behind number 232

Delroy A. SCHENCK
born Mar. 20, 1875
died Jan. 15, 1877
aged 1 yr; 9 mo; 26 d’s.
north side of stone behind number 232

Amma Adell SHENCK
born Sept. 2, 1868
died Nov. 30, 1869
aged 1 yr. 3 m.
south side of stone behind number 232

234
Amma
see number 233

235
Dennis
son of J.S. & M. E. MIDDLESWORTH
died Apr. 16, 1863
AE 6 m; 24 d.

Row 13

236
Porter A. SMEDLEY
1889-1959

237
Ina E. SMEDLEY
1888-1957

238
DE LONG

SMEDLEY
large stone

239
Manning L. DE LONG
1848-1928

240
Ida E.
wife of M. L. DE LONG
1853-1916

241
Father
Matthias CUMMINS
born Jan. 18, 1827
died Nov. 4, 1900

242
CUMMINS
tall stone

243
Mother
Sarah M.
wife of Matthias CUMMINS
born Sept. 25, 1830
Died Nov. 19, 1895

244
Jay CUMMINS
1858-1909

245
small white broken stone
unreadable

Read by Karen Gorman, September 1998. Copyright © 1998 - 2003.