Chubb Cemetery
38450 Warren Avenue
Westland, Michigan
Wayne County
The Chubb Cemetery is located on Warren Avenue, just west of Hix Road, in the Westland. (If you make a right turn here, you are about 2 or 3 blocks from the FHC Library). In 1825 Glode D. Chubb and his wife, Pamelia purchased farm land here, from the government and a frame church was built on the property in 1828. They then sold the land to Stephen G. Hayward on November 3, 1852. Hayward recorded that about 3 rods of land were already in use as burial ground, which he continued to maintain . The legal discription of this property is the Northwest Quarter Section of Section 7, Township 2 South of Range 9 East.
Today it is marked with a City of Westland Historical Marker stating:
"Final Resting Place of Nankin Township's most outstanding pioneer. City Historical Site deed to City of Westland in 1968 by Myra Woodhull and Dale & Marion Curtiss, descendents of Glode Chubb"
Chubb, is also widely known for his station here, as part of the Underground Rail Road during the 1830's, until he sold the propery in 1852.
The cemetery itself is in poor condition, overgrown with grass, brush, and weeds. Almost all of the markers are made of wood, and those made of stone, are partially fallen over.
If you come here, bring mostique repelent !
There are a total of 34 readable stones here, and all are transcribed below.
Updated September 3, 2002
CHAMBERS, ? *worn off* | Info From Archives: Chambers, Olive "wife of Alfred" died June 22, 1867 "aged 63 yrs 6 mths 18 dys"
CHAMBERS, Albert O. died February 11, 1859 "aged 58 yrs 7 mths 9 dys"
CHAMBERS, Louisa Ann "daughter of Alfred & Olive" died February 4, 1851 "aged 7 yrs"
CHAMBERS, Lorin N. "son of A. & O." died May 26, 1868 "aged 27 yrs 7 mths 9 dys"
CHAMBERS, Ellen Jane "daughter of Alfred & Olive" died February 18, 1853 "aged 19 yrs 5 mths 22 dys"
CHAMBERS, John H. "son of A. & O." died May 20, 1855 "aged 19 yrs 5 mths 22 dys"
CHUBB, Hannah Myraette "daughter of Glode D. & Pamelia" died June 27, 1849 "aged 4 yrs 3 mths 3 dys"
CHUBB, Lucius W. born September 20, 1842 died August 17, 1863 *US Vol Co C 24th Mich Inf * "Died in U.S. General Hospital West Philadelphia, from wounds received at the Battle of Gettysburgh July 1, 1863." "aged 20 yrs 11 mths"
CHUBB, Glode D. "father" born April 28, 1796 died May 12, 1888 "aged 92 yrs 15 dys"
CHUBB, Pamelia "mother" born June 11, 1803 died September 29, 1884 "aged 76 yrs 3 mths 17 dys"
DECKER, Elmer *nothing more*
FORGARTY, Irene "daughter of E & C Forgarty" born July 27, 1908 died June 19, 1909
MAW, Edward 1815 - 1899
McCARTNEY, Altana "daughter of Samuel & Elizabeth" died December 12, 1850 "aged 16 yrs 6 mths 27 dys"
McCARTNEY, Harriett C. "daughter of Samuel & Elizabeth" died December 16, 1851 "aged 5 yrs 5 mths 23 dys"
McCARTNEY, Charlie "son of Alvin & Emma" died May 25, 1873 "aged 5 yrs 8 mths 30 dys"
McCARTNEY, Samuel born October 1, 1804 died February 15, 1871
MORRIS, Harriet A. died September 13, 1852 "aged 2 yrs 7 mths 20 dys"
MORRIS, George O. "ch of John W. & Electa A." died September 13, 1852 "aged 9 mths 2 dys"
NORTHRUP, Mary L. "wife of A.B." died February 16, 1872 "aged 18 yrs 6 mths"
NORTHRUP, Elmer *nothing more*
NORTHRUP, Elmer *nothing more*
NORRIS, Harriet A. died September 13, 1852
NORRIS, George O. died September 13, 1852
PAULGER, Baby *nothing more*
PAULGER, Sarah Ann "wife of William" 1833 - 1868
PAULGER, Eddie *nothing more*
PAULGER, William 1827 - 1901
G.A.R. *(a marker only)*
RAETTE, Hannah *nothing more*
THOMPSON, Nettie "wife of George" died April 26, 1904 "aged 37 yrs"
TREAT, Thaddeus 1833
WEED, Lyman H. "son of William H. & Sally" died April 3, 1863 "aged 1 yr 8 mths 3 dys"
WEED, Amelia E. "daughter of W.H. & S." died September 16, 1855 "aged 4 yrs 5 mths 24 dys"
Contributed by Linda Ball