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UNION PLAINS CEMETERY: section 1, part one of three.
On west side of Grand River Road between Vernon Road and Bath Road in Burns Township. Long narrow cemetery with many large old maple trees. New section is on the sight of the old Union Plains one room school house. We started reading on the north end west side.
New section
1
BUTCHER
Kenneth A.
June 15, 1920
Mary M.
Nov. 29, 1920
married August 12, 1942
Kab-Burr Farm
west side of stone
BUTCHER
Larry
Barbara
Thomas
Jo Ann
William
Robert
east side of stone
2
BERNEST
Chester Henry
September 30, 1914
January 7, 1993
Nadine GODSEY
June 26, 1924
double stone
BERNEST
east side of stone
3
HORCHA
Joe
1915-1995
Helen
1917-
west side of double stone
Joseph HORCHA
TEC 5 U.S. Army
World War II
Jun. 28, 1915-Oct. 20, 1995
east side of stone
This starts the original section of the cemetery at the north west corner.
Row 1
4
EDGINTON
Father
James H.
1889-1985
Mother
Eliza A.
1890-1966
west side of double stone
EDGINTON
east side of stone
5
John
1855-1929
CORCORAN
Lottie
1859-1947
double stone
6
HAUEISEN
Almira A.
1879-1956
Edward A.
1874-1942
double stone
7
HAUEISEN
Walter E.
1904-1971
8
Fern A.
1882-1964
see number 39
9
Ethel A.
1888-1980
see number 39
10
Roger
1881-1962
SCRIBNER
Adaline M.
1886-1982
double stone
11
Doris L.
Dau of R. & A. M. SCRIBNER
1912-1913
12
Gladys
dau of R. & A. M. SCRIBNER
1912
13
Isma
dau of R. & A. M. SCRIBNER
1908-1909
14
Amos WALWORTH
1850-1924
15
Ester WALWORTH
1860-1942
16
Sarah WALWORTH GANNON
1847-1903
17
Charles W.
1845-1906
see number 40
18
Julia A.
1845-1929
see number 40
19
H. N. WILLIAMS
1904-1977
20
WILLIAMS
Frederick B.
1873-1956
Bertha
1882-1964
double stone
21
Gladys WILLIAMS
1909-1910
22
Oliver G. CAMPBELL
1884-1936
23
Jennie I. POWLISON
1885-1943
Rebecca Lodge 208 marker
24
Charles W. CARTER
1859-1897
25
Father
Ezra G. BOWERS
1811-1873
26
Mother
A. J. HUNTINGTON
1834-1925
27
Father
W. S. HUNTINGTON
1831-1906
numbers 25, 26 and 27 match in style and color of stone.
28
Mother
Frances A. AGNEW
1855-1879
this appears to be a replacement stone for an older one that is broken off
29
Conrad FRYE
1846-1920
30
Mother
Anna B. FRYE
1848-1921
31
son
Jacob R. FRYE
1876-1899
32
daughter
Caroline E. FRYE
1882
33
Ora
see number 50
34
B. D. RATHBUN
1845-1923
35
A. M. RATHBUN
1850-1925
36
Dorman E. RATHBUN
1873-1930
FLT logo
row 2
37
CUTLIFF
Kathryn M.
1913-1990
married Aug. 27, 1933
William A.
1909-1987
Eastern Star and Mason logo
west side of stone
CUTLIFF
east side of stone
38
MILLER
Betty H.
1923-
Harold D.
1915-1975
west side of double stone
MILLER
east side of stone
39
STRAWSINE
west side of large stone between rows 2 and 3
40
ROGERS
west side of large stone between rows 2 and 3
41
James C. WARD
1882-1961
42
Laura B. WARD
1885-1948
43
HUNTINGTON
west side of large stone
AGNEW
east side of large stone
44
Chas. W. AGNEW
Sept. 23, 1876
July 4, 1907
45
FRYE
Ulrich
1869-1940
Anna M.
1872-1945
double stone
46
George Frye
1894-1975
47
KEESLER
Birkie
1874-1961
Cora
1879-1952
Alta
1911-1994
triple stone
48
KEESLER
Father
Ivan B
1919-1996
Mother
Nellie M.
1924-
Son
Gary C.
June 1946
triple stone
49
WILLIAMS
George B.
1873-1938
Jessie W.
1880-1940
double stone
50
Ora M.
dau of B. D. & A. M. RATHBUN
born June 29, 1875
died Apr. 19, 1895
RATHBUN
Row 3
51
footstone size white stone flat on the ground
52
David SCOTT
PFC U. S. Army
June 2, 1893-Jan. 28, 1975
American Legion marker
53
MINOR
William
1879-1959
Agnes M.
1886-1954
double stone - Women’s Relief Corps. marker
54
George MINOR
1908-1910
55
Evlyn MINOR
1907-1908
56
Father
Lewis M. BALDWIN
died Sept. 23, 1887
aged 55 years
plain footstone leaning against larger stone
57
Utarpy A.
wife of Louis M. BALDWIN
Feb. 22, 1832
Nov. 20, 1909
BALDWIN
on numbers 56 and 57 Louis (Lewis) is spelled two different ways
58
Mother
Clarisa M. ROGERS
July 6, 1870 - Nov. 3, 1954
59
Wife
Edna ROGERS
1892-1919
60
Eben B.
son of L. M. & U. A. BALDWIN
died Sep. 30, 1886
aged 10 y’s; 11 m’s; 10 d’s.
BALDWIN
61
Father
Fred H.
1854-1940
see number 39
62
Mother
Stella J.
1864-1929
see number 39
63
Florence MIDDLETON
1885-1936
also see number 39
64
Joseph E. ROOT
died Sept. 4, 1901
aged 71 y’s; 10 m’s; 25 d’s.
65
SCHEITLER
Peter G.
1874-1924
Adella B.
1875-1939
double stone
66
son
Hugh Ty SCHEITER
1911-1933
67
Catherine MAC KAY KNAPP
beloved wife and mother
1924-1997
68
Earle De Vere KNAPP
CPL U. S. Marine Corps.
World War II
1921-1986
69
Mother
Verna J. KNAPP
1898-1968
69 A
there appears to be an unmarked grave here
flowers were placed here
70
John Kevin KNAPP
SP 4 U. S. Army
1958-1991
71
Carol L. PARENT
July 2, 1963
March 20, 1996
72
Fred O. MILLS
died Jun. 7, 1892
aged 26 years
MILLS
73
Husband
74
Mother
Martha M. MILLS
1846-1931
75
Father
Geo. E. MILLS
1839-1915
76
Fred H. COLE
1884-1909
gone but not forgotten
77
COLE
west side of large stone
78
COLE
Donald H.
Sept 24, 1928
Dec, 30m 1993
Wed
Sept. 24, 1950
Lois J.
(MORSE)
Feb. 16, 1929
double stone
79
COLE
Gerald W.
Aug. 24, 1936
Wed
Sept. 21, 1957
Helene L.
(TAUTE)
April 9, 1936
double stone
80
C. B. COLE
west side of large stone
81
Alice J. COLE
1859-1912
82
Charles B. COLE
1848-1944
83
Nellie E. COLE
1900-1989
84
Ward A. COLE
1890-1964
85
Edith V. COLE
1890-1922
86
Louis E. BARNES
1888-1930
87
Elma L. BURT
1891-1965
88
HUNINGTON
Flora A.
1866-1936
Walter E.
1861-1942
double stone
89
Myrtie
dau of G. & M. FRANKLIN
died Jan. 19, 1884
aged 2 y; 3 m.
90
Father
Samuel CROME
1826-1898
91
Mother
Elizabeth CROME
1849-1915
92
at rest
CROME
west side of large stone
Samuel
Nov. 5, 1825
Feb. 10, 1898
north side of stone
George Jackson
1819-1880
south side of stone
93
Lydia A. BYAM
1882-1972
94
Ward G. BYAM
1880-1958
95
G. J.
see number 92
96
Sarah CROME CARTER
1870-1947
97
Father
see number 118
98
Mother
see number 118
99
Jane GOLDEN
1844-1926
100
George GOLDEN
1842-1907
101
Judy Lee KEESLER
July 11, 1948
102
HERTZLER
daughter
Shannon M.
Aug. 4, 1979
Mother
Sherry L.
1954-
Father
Charles J.
1953-
married Oct. 19, 1974
triple stone
103
small stone with no visible writing
veteran’s of foreign wars maker
104
LEWIS
Gwendolene
1882-1962
George R.
1878-1967
west side of double stone
LEWIS
east side of stone
105
Claude E. LEWIS
1886-1933
106
A. R. LEWIS
1845-1922
107
Elizabeth BIRD
1856-1936
108
older stone with no readable writing
flowers match numbers 106 and 107
109
Myrtie B. MC KINNEY
1877-1951
Eastern Star logo
110
Polly
wife of Wm. M. LEWIS
born Apr. 29, 1837
died Nov. 9, 1910
111
LEWIS
west side of large stone
112
Wm. M. LEWIS
born Feb. 22, 1842
died May 11, 1904
113
footstone size gray stone
Row 4
114
Keith E. PRATT
115
WREGGELSWORTH
Edith
1903-1908
Lucy
1881-1917
Frank
1872-1928
triple stone
115 A
there appears to be an unmarked grave here
116
footstone size gray stone
117
footstone size gray stone
118
Susan
wife of J. GARDNER
died June 13, 1885
aged 78 yr’s.
GARDNER
west side of stone
John GARDNER
died May 19, 1890
aged 80 yr’s; 5’s; 12 d’s;
south side of stone
Row 5
119
Lorenzo C.
1856-1927
see number 201
120
Mary E.
1856-1933
see number 201
121
Our beloved son
Scott A. FROATS
February 22, 1970
September 29, 1990
west side of stone
FROATS
east side of stone
122
WALLER
Mathias P.
1914-1990
Katherine M.
1913-
double stone
123
BULLARD
Geo. Thomas
1846-1901
Mary Eva
1862-1950
double stone
124
George BULLARD
1893-1976
125
small gray stone
126
John G. WOLEVER
1865-1935
127
ROBERTSON
Stanley L.
Apr. 18, 1918
Alice L.
Oct. 23, 1920
Jan. 23, 1989
Mason and Eastern Star logo’s
double stone
128
RUSSELL
Harry J.
1916-1997
Bernice M.
1917-1986
married Jan. 16, 1942
double stone
129
SCHUYLER
Lorna J.
1926-1986
Duane R.
1925-1996
west side of double stone
Duane R. SCHUYLER
S1 U.S. Navy
World War II
Jul 7, 1925-May 27, 1996
east side of stone
130
Meredene C.
1913-1982
see number 132
131
Lloyd W.
1910-
see number 132
132
MEIER
on east and west sides of stone
133
Mildred E.
1884-1981
see number 132
134
Walter T.
1884-1964
see number 132
135
BILLS
Purl L.
1881-1966
Cora A.
1879-1959
double stone
136
COLE
George E.
1881-1950
Alama A.
1882-1939
double stone
137
Baby
Duane
1926
see number 136
138
William
1849-1927
see number 180
139
Mary E.
1858-1917
see number 180
140
Otto R.
1878-1966
see number 180
141
Carrie E.
1880-1964
see number 180
142
Gilbert S. LEWIS
1904- 1990
143
LEWIS
Luella S.
1870-1962
Norman H.
1869-1955
double stone
144
Gertrude
wife of Norman LEWIS
died July 3, 1899
aged 31 yr’s; 8 mo; 1 day.
145
BARNES
Olin L.
1871-1945
Irma I.
1871-1965
double stone
146
Lavern
see number 185
147
Baby
see number 185
148
Pearlie
see number 185
149
Lilah R.
1907-1923
see number 185
150
Evah E.
1896-1923
see number 185
151
LEWIS
Howard J.
1903-1963
Lois E.
1907-19
double stone
152
small white stone
153
Father
Asa
1792-1864
see number 155
154
Mother
Sarah
1795-1879
see number 155
155
BIXBY
large stone
156
Mother
Melissa
1842-1909
see number 155
157
Father
Chester
1832-1915
see number 155
158
Ethel G.
dau of Mr. & Mrs. G. H. BIXBY
1883-1914
159
Father
John
1847-1896
see number 194
160
Mother
Mary A.
1847-19
see number 194
161
Brother
James W.
1879-1904
see number 194
162
Minnie
see number 164
163
Mother
see number 164
164
Emily G.
wife of J. A. WILCOX
died June 7, 1887
aged 51y; 7 m; 10 d.
WILCOX
west side of stone
Julius A. WILCOX
1833-1911
south side of stone
Minnie
wife of J. A. WILCOX
died Nov. 22, 1890
aged 46 y; 2 m.
north side of stone
165
Father
see number 164
Row 6
166
Mother
see number
167
Father
see number
168
wife & mother
Barbara L. CHILDERS
July 10, 1945
June 21, 1986
169
BARNHARDT
George D.
1919
Leonora M.
1921
170
Olga W. MOORE
1893-1969
Mother
171
MADRIGAL
Alex J.
1923-1997
Marilyn J.
1929-
double stone
172
COX
Shirley C.
1924-
Wilford L.
1929-1997
double stone
173
COLE
Lucille L.
1933-
Grant E.
1932-
double stone
numbers 171, 172 and 173 all match in style and color
174
Asa M. BULLARD
1884-1950
175
GULICK
Arla
1906-1977
Carl T.
1904-1968
double stone
176
Carol Lee
1937-1943
see number 132
177
Dorothy E.
1905-
see number 132
178
Alton R.
1906-1974
see number 132
179
COLE
Irene
1908-
J. C.
1901-1968
double stone
180
BURRIER
west side of large stone
181
David MEINZINGER
1912-1971
182
BACKUS
Lee A.
1895-19(blank)
Gertrude E.
1899-1943
double stone
183
MARTIN
Harold R.
July 7, 1934
Dec. 24, 1952
Marilyn J.
Oct. 1, 1934
Oct 18, 1995
double stone
184
HILLMAN
James E.
1939-1964
veteran marker
James Earl HILLMAN
1939-1964
mortuary marker beside stone
185
BARNES
west side of large stone
186
HILLMAN
Eleanor L.
1916-
Earl R.
1915-1961
double stone
187
BARNES
Irma
1904-19(blank)
Dewey
1898-1951
double stone
188
A wooden marker consisting of two crosses
Lots of flowers and decoration
Dale & Buzz
June 22, 1998
Stone added winter of 1998/99.
Sadly Missed by your family.
east side of stone
CHADWELL
Betty Jean
Sept. 17, 1940
Orlin "Dale"
Nov. 17, 1930
June 22, 1998
June 28, 1958, Married 40 years. west side of double stone
189
Ebon L. CARTER
1876-1908
190
FOSKET
Alfred G.
1879-1957
Mildred A.
1882-1946
double stone
191
Mother
Nettie HARRIS
dau. of C. & M. BIXBY
1867-1913
192
COLE
Polly A. COLE
born Aug. 3, 1864
died Dec. 5, 1898
aged 84 yrs; 4 m; 3d’s.
193
sister
Cecillia
1875-1904
see number 194
194
GUNTER
east side of large stone
195
Father
Oswall E. BRUNO
1895-1964
196
Mother
Nellie Mae BRUNO
1898-1946
197
Brother
Floyd J. BRUNO
1925-1966
flag on grave
198
Father
William BRUNO
1869-1927
199
daughter
Donna K. BRUNO
Aug. 22-24, 1966
200
C. I.
read by Karen and Shirley Gorman, fall of 1998. Copyright © 1998 - 2003.