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HOWARD CEMETERY: Located in section 36, Bennington Township, on W. Tyrell Road.

This cemetery was read starting at the south west corner next to Tyrrell road. Rows go from south to the north (back of cemetery).

ROW #1

1. Ira B HOWARD
died: July 22, 1862
aged: 64 yrs 6 mo 22 d

2. Eunice
wife of Ira B HOWARD
died: May 15, 1856
aged 56 yrs 1 mo 3 d
broken and flat on ground

3. J.A.H.
small white stone

4. John A HOWARD
died: June 14, 1883
aged: 67 yrs 10 mo 28d
flat on ground

5. Margaret
wife of J.A. HOWARD
died: Jan 22, 1878
aged 60 yrs 11 mo 20 d
broken and flat on ground

6. Sarah J
dau of J& M HOWARD
died: Jan 2 1873
aged: 30 yrs 3 mo 19 d

7. Emma A
broken and flat on ground

8. Father
John M HOWARD
1846-1910

9. Mother
small stone

10. HOWARD
large family stone

Sarah C
wife of Milton HOWARD
died: Nov 5, 1892
aged: 44 yrs 9 mo 22 d
west side of large stone

Muad
dau of Milton and Sarah C HOWARD
died: Aug 29, 1889
aged: 17 yrs 4 mo 9 d
north side of large stone

11. Maud
hard to read

12. double stone
JENNINGS
Pansy W
1886-1964

Orrin T
1884-1932

13. double stone
JENNINGS
Howard M
1915-1988
Genevieve M
1923-no inscription

footstone:
Howard M JENNINGS
1915-1988
US NAVY WWII
American Legion Marker

14. Alvin T JENNINGS
1955-1986
son

15. Ellen S LITER
1860-1949
stone type matches #16

16. double stone

RANES
Bertha J
1885-1957

Ernest A
1892-1967

ROW #2

17. Sylvia D HOWARD
Mother
1817-1903

18. Jerry HOWARD
died: Nov 28, 1869
aged: 68 yrs 4mo
west side of stone

Ida V Baker
dau of J & S Howard
died: Jun 17, 1873
aged: 18 yrs 4 mo
east side of stone

19. double stone

PAGE
Ella Louise
1914-1971

Homer J
1915-1971
US Veteren marker

20. double stone

YEATS
Father
died: Jun or Jan 21, 1871
aged: 80 yrs

Mother
died: Sep 18, 1872
aged: 86 yrs

ROW #3

21. Mary Jane
wife of Henry STEVENS
died: June 22, 1852
aged: 22 yrs 9 mo 15 d

22. _._.H.
small white stone

23. Deborah
wife of Benjamin T GRAVES
died: Aug 11, 1871
aged: 60 yrs 8 mo 11 d

24. Anna Mariah
wife of George McCOMBS
died: Dec 27 1861
aged: 18 yrs 7 mo 7 d

ROW #4

25. Phebe
wife of John _______
died: May 21, 1855
age: 94 yrs 11 mo __ d

26. William LEACH
died: Jan 20, 1858
aged: 67 yrs 5 mo 20 d
broken and flat on ground

27. Lavinia LEACH
Aug 4, 1801 - Oct 17, 1883
aged: 82 yrs 2 mo 13 d

28. Julia M LEWIS
Apr 6, 1842 - Oct 10, 1875
aged: 33 yrs 6 mo 4 d

29. small white stone
Louie
_________
died: Oct 13, 1858
aged: 3 yr __ mo __ d

ROW #5

30. white
unreadable

31. small white
no writing showing

32. Charles DESENISS
Michigan, Civil war
Pvt Co I 8th Regt. Michigan Inf
Jul 25 1845 - Nov 20, 1894

33. Irene L
dau of H & C DESENISS
died: Nov 10, 1867
aged: 18 yrs 5 mo 10 d

34. Sarah A TYLER
died: Jan 14 1892
aged: 56 yrs 10 mo 25 d

35. Baby RANKIN
son of B.C. & E Rankin
May 28, 1901-May 29, 1901

36. Emma C Rankin
Sister
1877 - 1931

ROW #6

37. small white stone
no writing visible

38. Mary A
wife of John DeFREESE
died: Apr 23 1850
aged: 43 yrs 11 mo 29 d

ROW #7

39. Many M
son of G.S. & F. HATMAKER
died: Aug 13, 1885
aged: 3yrs 11 mo 24 d

40. George HATMAKER
Sep 5, 1865
broke in cement

41. G.H.
small white stone

42. W.H.H.
small white stone

43. William H
son of G. & N. HATMAKER
died: Aug 16, 18_6
aged: 1 yr 10 mo

44. Lucinda R
Wife of L. HATMAKER
died: Dec 31, 1888
aged: 23 yrs 10 mo

45. My husband
Peter HATMAKER
died: _______, 18_9
aged: 64 yrs 4 d
broken and flat on ground

46. William LAMPMAN
died: Oct 10, 1865
aged: 50 yrs 1 mo 21 d

47. John LAMPMAN
died: Apr 28, 1863
aged: 46 yrs 4 d

48. Baphrona
dau of C. & C.E. BUCK
died: Nov 2, 1877
flat on ground and real dark

49. Rhoda
wife of F. LAMPMAN
ied: Sep 29, 1867
aged: 21 yrs 7 mo 29 d
flat on ground and real dark

50. Mary A
wife of Henry HORTON
1844-1898

51. HORTON
large stone
Cora B HORTON
died: July 5, 1873
aged:5 yrs
north side of stone

ROW #8

52. Lilah
small stone, see 55

53. Charles H BYRNE
1864-1937
small stone see 55

54. Maggie
small stone see 55

55. Lilah M
wife of C.H. BYRNE
and dau of Milton & Sarah C HOWARD
died: Feb 24, 1891
aged: 20 yrs 11 mo 11 d
west side of stone

Maggie
dau of Milton & Sarah C HOWARD
died June 20, 1893
aged: 19 yrs 2 mo 29 d
north side of stone

56. Betsey PARKS
died: Feb 3, 1858
aged: 48 yrs
top of stone

Leonard
son of S.L. & B PARKS
died: Jan 1, 1846
age: 1 yr 11 mo 5 d
bottom of stone

57. small grey stone
may have had writing on top

58.

small grey stone
may have had writing on top

59. Orisa
see #61

60. Emma
see #61

61. BLACK
Emma M
dau of J.E. & O.A. BLACK
died: sep 18, 1890
aged: 18 yrs 11 mo 14 d
north side of stone

Orisa A
wife of J.E. BLACK
died: Oct 18, 1878
aged: 25 yrs 2 mo 13 d
west side of stone

Nellie E
dau of J.E. & A. BLACK
died: Jan 23, 1881
aged: 4 mo
south side of stone

62. Nellie
see #61

ROW #9

63. double stone

SMITH
Peter H
1832 - 1915
Eunice C
1839-1924
US Veteren marker
FLT marker

64. Margarette
wife of Peter H SMITH
died: Jan 23, 1855
aged: 21 yrs 9 mo 19 d

65. Nellie M
dau of P.H. & E.C. SMITH
died: Oct 9, 1857
aged: 5 weeks

66. Mertella M
dau of P.H. & E.C. SMITH
died May 27, 1864
aged: 3 yrs 10 mo 5 d

67. Fred
son of P.H. & E.C. SMITH
died: Oct 11, 1873
aged: 2 yrs 5 mo 3 d

68. Alanson HORTON
died Sep 16, 1873
aged: 74 yrs 1 mo 27 d

69. Lois
wife of Alanson HORTON
died: May 17, 1879
aged: 69 yrs 8 mo 12 d

70. Bertha Lois
dau of E. & L. ALLEN
died: Sep 14, 1890
aged: 1 mo

71. buried stone or base

ROW #10

72. appears to be bottom half of broken white stone

73. SHERMAN

Pauline M
1894-1979
George O
1893-1963

ROW #11

74. Smith HOWARD
died: Dec 20, 1857
aged: 87 yrs 8 mo 25 d

75. William HOWARD
1805-1880

76. Rebecca
wife of William HOWARD
died: Oct 3, 1863
aged: 59 yrs 5 mo 21 d

77. Albert M HOWARD
1834-1907

78. Christiana DIPPY HOWARD
1840-1933

79. Ella D
dau of John A & Margaret _________
died: Mar 3, 1863
aged: 1 yr 3 mo 20 d

80. Katie R HOWARD
1872-1873

81. Martha J
dau of William & Rebecca HOWARD
died: Apr 5, 1858
aged: 16 yrs 5 mo 25 d

82. Mary E
dau of William & Rebecca HOWARD
died: Jan 2, 1858
aged: 11 yrs 9 mo 14 d

83. George B
son of William & Rebecca HOWARD
died: Mar 20, 18__
aged: 7 mo

84. Catharine
wife of William Johnston
died: May 19, 1863
aged: 57 yrs

85. Sarah
__________ JOHNSTON
died: May 21, 188_
small white stone

86. double stone
DOYEN
Anna S
1917-1988
Merlin A
1913-1978

87. LeRoy C DOYEN
1939-1954

ROW #12

88. double stone
KITTLE
Theresa V
1940-
Emery R
1936-1997

west side: US Veteren
Emery R KITTLE
SP4 US Army
Oct 19, 1936-Feb 17, 1997

89. double stone
AUSTIN
Janet E
Jul 15, 1944 - Nov 23, 1995
Lewis H
May 13 1943 -

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