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Durfee Cemetery is located on Scribner Road, Antrim township. It sets on a small hill, back from the road on the west side of the road. When this cemetery was read years ago it was described as "being well kept, most stones upright and well preserved." It is still mown but a large number of stones are broken, knocked off bases and a few appear to have been just thrown on the ground next to the fence.

Row l

1
COLE
Mary E. COLE
wife of Moses COLE
died Feb 10, 1873
aged 30 years

2
Florence
wife of B. HILL
1883-1891
gray stone with broken bottom of white stone
plus a base with a broken piece of stone in it.

3
Willie
son of A. & E. GIFFORD
died Apr.5, 1865
WWI US Veteran marker

4
Eben WALKER
died June 1, 1865
age 36 yrs; 10 mo; 12 da;
broken with middle half holding up number 3

5
Geo MC CAIGE
died Nov 15, 1873
aged 41 yrs; 8 mo; 6 da.
footstone with G. M. C.

6
DC / RC
stone is laying on number 5

Row 2

7
Earl WILSEY
Lottie COBIN
family plot with cement border

8
Lucy A. COBIN
1836-

9
Harriet R. LUMM
Ottis COBIN

10
Ally
infant son of C.W. & M.A. SOBER
died Sept. 20, 1865
aged 1 yr; 3 mo; 20 da;

11
Mary
wife of C. W. SOBER
died Feb. 8, 1873
aged 36 yrs; 10 mo;
broken and flat on ground
footstone

12
Cathrine I.
daughter of A. & E. CAMP
died Dec. 20, 1865
aged 16 yrs; 1 mo; 15 da;
flat on ground almost completely covered

13
Unreadable

14
Broken
aged 26 yrs; 3 mo; 27 da.

Row 3

15
TASKET
on bottom west side - broken
at Rest
Ella V.
wife of S. O. TASKET
died July 17, 1892
aged 37 years; 9 mo; 5 days

foot stone
C. B. C.

16
John P. CARR
died _________
aged 19 yrs; 6 mo; 3 day;
broken setting on base

Riley C. CARR
died July 10, 1868
a broken piece

on other side
Our Brothers
foot stone JPC RCC

17
Ida J.
_________CARR
rest is unreadable
a small stone turned black
foot stone
MLC
NDC

18
Pur Loveota
Carrie
on west side

Carrie B.
dau of A. & S.J. CARR
died Aug 26, 1871
aged 4 yr; 4 mo; 18 days
on east side
foot stone
DC

19
four pieces of stones stacked together
plus one on the ground.

one(1) piece
William H.
son of
on back of piece

one(2) piece
died June 12, 1864
aged 8 yr; 6 mo;
Our daughter on back

one(3) piece
Our son on one side
Martha J. CARR
died Feb 14, 1864
aged 19 yr; 9 mo; 23 days
Nathaiel D. CARR
died________
on other side

one(4) piece
__________
son of Alpha & L.A. CARR
died June 8, 1862
aged 21 yrs; 6 mo; 22 da;
foot stone I.J.C.
also a base in the ground

20
four broken pieces of stone together

one (1) piece
Our Father
on one side
Alpha CARR
born May 22, 1812
died (nothing)
on other side

21

one (2) piece
wife of Alpha CARR
on one side
And
on other side

one (3) piece
born June 7, 1818
died June 7, 1864
one side
Mother
one side

one (4) piece
Plain

22
George W. TASKET
1855-1871
footstone G. W. T.

23
Charles TASKET
1847-1867
footstone C. L. T.

24
TASKET
bottom east side- broken
Daniel TASKET
died Aug. 18, 1893
72 yrs; 9 mo; 28 da;

25
next to number 24 is a small gray
4 inch high stone

26
Maria COLBORN
1829-1905
leaning against number 24

27
Frank
son of John & Elizabeth WALTERS
died Apr. 21, 1862
aged 11 mo. 17 days;
lays flat on the ground

28
Loomis
son of Wm. & C. DILLINGHAM
Co. H 26 Mich. Infantry
died at Branby Station, Va.
Jan. 8, 1863
aged 24 yr; 4 mo; 21 da.
east side of stone
William Jr.
son of Wm. & C. DILLINGHAM
died Feb 24, 1873
aged 29 yrs; 5 mo; 7 da.
Mason logo-west side of stone
footstone
L. D.

29
Large newer type stone tipped off base
one side flat on ground unmoveable
DILLINGHAM

30
William Sr.
1796-1869
footstone
W. D.

31
Calista
1810-1883

32
Lucinda
1834-1861
footstone
L. D.

33
Loomis
1838-1864

34
William Jr.
1843-1873

35
Fredrick S.
1853-1871
footstone
F.S.D.

36
Charles WALTERS
Mar. 9, 1881
aged 32 years
footstone
F. W.

37
Elizabeth
wife of John WALTERS
died May 8, 1863
aged 30 yr; 19 da.
flat on ground
footstone
E. W.

38
Fredrick DILLINGHAM
died July 19, 1871
aged 18 yr; 10 mo; 27 da.
flat on ground-old stone

39
Calista DILLINGHAM
born July 22, 1810
died ___ 26, 1883
aged 73 yrs; 7 mo; 4 days
flat on ground-old stone

numbers 27, 38, and 39 plus two bases are
all flat on ground, partly covered, next to the
fence as if dumped there.

Row 4

40
Mima A.
daughter of David __________ CARR
died Nov. 5, 1861
aged 7 mo.

41
small rock appears to be marking a grave

42
David CARR
died July 1, 1860
aged 67 years
Rebecca
his wife
died Sept. 6, 1867
aged 71 years
double stone-east side
"Our father and mother"
west side

43
Mary Ann
wife of Evi A. S. MORRIS
died Dec 10, 1856
aged 35 years; 2 mo; 8 da.
footstone
white laying on ground with no visible markings

44
Julia
dau of B. & M. COLBORN
1851-1856
footstone
J. C.

45
Alice
dau of B. & M. COLBORN
1858-1860

46
COLBORN
large stone

47
Father
Benj. COLBORN
1826-1884
footstone
B. C.

48
Robert
son of B. & M. COLBURN
1859-1917
spelling of surname is different on this stone

Row 5

49
Charley
son of D. & C.J. KELLEY
__________
broken -base is there

50
Eliza CARR KLINE
1849-1872

51
Mary P.
wife of Benj. F. EDDY
died June 8, 1857
Aged 23 years; 10 mo; 19 da;
footstone
M.P.E.

52
Fanny M.
daughter of Robert & Mary CARR
died Nov. 19, 1860
aged 19 yrs; 6 mo; 3 d’s.
footstone
F.M.C.

53
Father and Mother
Robert CARR
died Sept. 1, 1866
aged 64 years; 23 da.
Mary
his wife
died March 18, 1873
aged 67 years; 9 mo; 20 da.
double stone
footstones
R. C.
M. C.

54
Martha A.
daughter of A & H COLBORN
died Nov. 11, 1861
aged 20 yrs; 7 mo; 13 da.
bottom part of a square white stone

55
Hannah
wife of A. COLBORN
died_____________
aged 63 years; 1 mo; 20 days
Mother on other side
white square stone

56
Amos COLBORN
Died July 12, 1880
aged 65 yrs; 8 mo; 3 da.
"Our Father"
on other side

57
Luke BECKLEY
Died Mar. 17, 1859
aged 41 years

Row 6

58
Benjamin J. COLBURN
1881-1900

59
Eva F. COLBURN
1888-1899

60
Mary Ann COLBURN
1885-1899

61
Johny COLBURN
1892-1899

62
Violia M. COLBURN
1897-1899

63
Jay D. COLBURN
1883-1896

64
Albert COLBURN
1856-1913
all the above surnames were spelled as COLBURN

65
family plot covered with cement
Wm. F. MILLER
died Feb 25, 1885
aged 77 yrs; 6 mo; 25 da.
broken and flat

66
Flora Jane
dau of L & J COFFEY
died June, 19, 1860
aged 1 yr; 10 mo;26 da.
laying on MILLER plot(65) but does not look to belong
as stone is whole, flat and not in the cement.

67
Rhoda
wife of Wm. F. MILLER
died Nov. 27, 1866
aged 57 years
see number 65

68
Frank MC DIVIT
died Dec. 14, 1873
aged 28 yrs; 10 mo; 5 da.
footstone
F. McD.

69
Prudence A.
wife of Hiram MOREHOUSE
died May 10, 1856
aged 20 yr; & 1 mo.
broken off and in a pile next number 68

70
John J.
son of P. & E.J. BOOTH
died Feb. ________
aged_____________
broken off and in pile next to number 68

71
broken footstone
R. C.
in pile next to number 68

72
footstone
S. G.
in pile next to number 68

73
pile also contains 6 broken pillars
and a broken column

74
Eugene
______
E. A. LAWRIE
born
stone is in ground

75
Our _____
Freddie
one side
Freddie C.
son of T.A. & L. Lawrie
died July 23, 1868
other side-broken

76
A. C.

77
Charley C.
son of J. & L. AVERY
died May 27, 1875
aged 1 yr; 10 mo.
east side of stone
Our Charley
west side of stone

78
Merica L.
rest is unreadable

Row 7

79
Matilda
wife of John SHOUTWELL
died Sept. 20, 1872
aged ________
flat on ground-base is there
broken footstone

80
Sophia A.
dau of P.S. & D. WILLIAMS
1864-1884

81
Hannah M.
daughter of Wm. & Hannah M.
SIMPSON
died Jan. 3 , 1861
aged 2 months
flat on ground and black in color

82
Field stone

83
Field stone

84
Ruth
wife of Philander GLEASON
died April 3, 1870
aged 45 years; 2 mo; 17 da.
west side of stone
Sarahett E.
daughter of P. & R. GLEASON
died July 1, 1863
aged 5 yrs; 11 mo;1 da.
east side of stone

85
2 pieces of stone
unreadable

86
field stone

Row 8

87
E. H. M.

88
Worthy
son of F.M. & S.A. FULLER
died Sept. 11, 1879
aged 7 mo; 17 days.
flat on the ground

89
Gehial
____of W. & M. MAIN
Mar. 16, 1876
aged 7 mo; 6 days.

90
Mary A. MAIN
born Mar. 6, 1813
died Mar. 1, 1899

91
Mother
Mary A.
1843-1899
see number 90

92
Wilder
1839-1919
Father
see number 90

93
Family plot marked with cement border
Miriam Z.
dau of M.E.. & E. WARNER
wife of L. C. WILLIAMS
born in Wis. Jan. 8, 1856
died June 8, 1880
north side of stone
Lillian
dau of L.C. & M.Z. WILLIAMS
died May 7, 1880
aged 5 mo; 28 da.
east side of stone-stone is broken
2 small white stones

94
Large stone
BRIMLEY

95
Harriet
wife of E. BRIMLEY
1830-1905

96
Harry BOWEN
1797-1879

Row 9

97
________
son of P.S. & D. WILLIAMS
1847-1882
flat on ground

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