Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. Lot 352, block O was purchased by Henry C. Ballou on 18 August 1893, according to cemetery records. Everyone buried here seems … Read more
The “new” portion of Maple Grove is across the road from the “old” sections. The hill continues, from the top of the new section to the bottom of the old section is a considerable drop. buried part way up the hill in the new section is my grandmother’s twin sister, her husband and their son. … Read more
Maple Grove is divided into “Old” and “New”. This cemetery is located within the city limits of Hoosick Falls. The old and new sections are on opposite sides of the street. Here is a picture of the old section as it looked in the fall of 2003 when we visited. Through the gate, down the … Read more
Lakeview Cemetery 920 Roosevelt, Howell, Michigan, 48843. One of my grandfather’s brothers also chose burial in Lakeside Cemetery. Frederick, Fred, Freddie Yournd/Yearnd and some of his family are buried in section A lot 183. Fred and Mabelle (Daley) Yournd. If the flag was placed correctly, there may be a military record for Fred. Maxine Yournd, … Read more
Lakeview Cemetery 920 Roosevelt, Howell, Michigan, 48843. I asked as a child where the Yearnds came from, and the answer was “Howell”. When we moved to Detroit in, one of the first things I did was make the short drive to Howell to see what I could find out. I found the Yearnd family, spelled … Read more
The members of the my great-grandmother’s family who died in or near Grey Township are also buried at Knox Presbyterian cemetery. John Johnston was a taxable resident of Grey Township by 1866; I do not know the exact date he arrived there. Just two members of John’s family survived and migrated to Michigan, his children, … Read more
The Church The cemetery, out my car door, and across the hood. The cemetery is located at Cranbrook, Concession 11, Grey Township. When I arrived at this place in May of 2001, it was truly a spiritual experience. It was satisfying to stand at the graves of both sides of my grandmother’s family. I later … Read more
We found this cemetery by driving around New Brighton. It is on a hill in the east side of town. Thee photos are from our first visit there. Hannah E. Warren married Claude Eugene Brashears 16 February 1898 in New Brighton, Beaver County Pennsylvania. Hannah was just a year or so older than her sibling … Read more
The Oakland County Genealogical Society will meet tonight, Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Ms Gail Moreau-DesHarnais, editor of the French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan journal Habitant Heritage, will be our speaker. “Basic French-Canadian Research using modern methods, including mtDNA and YDNA”, is the topic for her presentation. She will share some of the newer resources … Read more
This cemetery is East of Grant, MI. Take 128th east from US 31 about 2 miles. The cemetery is on the south (right) side of 128th. The Fellows family graves are listed in order they are placed, from north to south. Two babies. One is probably Claud Fellows, son of Belle and Henry, 1890-1890. The … Read more