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Last update March 2000

WEST COOPER CEMETERY

Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan

All dates are BURIAL DATES, not death dates!

CR is abbreviation for: Cemetery Record

Information in [ ] and bolded was added by the typist.

The seven columns listed under each lot are: LOT # OWNER GRAVE # DATE OF BURIAL NAME NOTES RESIDENCE

 


1 REED, Daniel 1 Jun 14, 1936 Emeline REED No Marker Alamo
    2    
    3 Oct 2, 1905 D. B. REED   Cooper
    4 Jul 30, 1909 Minnie SPANGLER wife of W. A. SPANGLER Cooper
    5 Jan 26, 1894 Baby SPANGLER dau. of W. A. & M. SPANGLER Cooper
    6 Jun 15, 1895 May REED   Cooper
             
2 ARMSTRONG, L. R. 1 Mar 14, 1865 Mrs. R. ARMSTRONG & girl infant Cooper  
      (both in one grave)    
    3 Aug 18, 1866 Child Male Prairie Ronde
    4 Apr 5, 1896 L. R. ARMSTRONG   Otsego
             
3 CLINE, Jacob 1 Dec, 27, 1873 John CLINE Soldier - Gov't. marker set 1956 Cooper
    2 Feb 12, 1889 Mrs. John CLINE Mother - Marker Texas
    3 Oct 7, 1928 Susan CASSIDY No marker Kalamazoo
    4 May 14, 1910 Mary A. WYMAN Monument Pine Grove
    5 Nov 9, 1917 John WYMAN Monument Kalamazoo
    6 Oct 28, 1925 Wm. WYMAN No marker Grand Rapids
             
4 SIMMONS, Samuel 1 Nov 15, 1897 Ida CAPRENTER (Carpenter??) No marker Kalamazoo
    2 Aug 1, 1913 Alice M. MIDGLEY No marker Kalamazoo
    3        
    4 Aug 15, 1887 Samuel H. SIMMONS   Alamo
    5 Oct 27, 1884 Sarah SIMMONS   Alamo
    6 Oct 3, 1864 Lora SIMMONS   Alamo
             
5 SIMMONS, Isaac 1 Apr 9, 1882 Isaac SIMMONS Cooper
    2 Jan 20, 1903 Polly M. SIMMONS Cooper
    3        
    4        
    5        
    6 May 13, 1869 Lottie Child of Marvin SIMMONS Cooper
             
6 MONROE, Sanford 1        
    2 Nov 15, 1915 Sanford MONROE   Cooper
    3 Mar 6, 1922 Mida May MONROE   Cooper
    4 Jan 29,1 935 Ethel MONROE   Kalamazoo
    5 Jul 18, 1904 Harry Bruce MONROE   Cooper
    6 Oct 5, 1893 Harold Child of Sanford MONROE Cooper
             
7 THAYER, Cyrus 1 Apr 3, 1914 Cyrus THAYER   Cooper
    2 Jun 7, 1917 Adaline M. THAYER   Cooper
    3        
    4     Taken up by monument  
    5 May 13, 1950 Iva B. LILLIE   Kalamazoo
             
8 HART, George 1   Large tree    
    2 Sep 15, 1896 George HART   Cooper
    3 Nov 7, 1897 Adaline HART   Coopert
    4        
    5        
    6 Mar 30, 1883 J. A. ALFORD   Iowa
             
9 MASON, G. N. 1 Oct 19, 1870 Jennie MASON   Cooper
    2 Feb 2, 1881 Ellen DeLano MASON   Cooper
    3        
    4   Monument    
    5 Jul 15, 1896 George N. MASON   Portage
    6        
             
10 WOOD, E. 1 Apr 29, 1949 Ira N. THAYER   Kalamazoo
  THAYER, Ira N. 2 Feb 2, 1915 May W. THAYER   Cooper
    3 Aug 30, 1891 Ralph R. THAYER Child Cooper
    4 Dec 20, 1883 Charles L. THAYER Child Cooper
    5        
    6 Mar 17, 1862 Calista WOOD   Cooper
             
11 THAYER, Wm. 1 Dec 31, 1890 Charles SMITH   Cooper
    2        
    3 Sep 21, 1862 Wm. THAYER's child Twin - no marker Cooper
    4 Aug 31, 1862 Wm. THAYER's child Twin - no marker Cooper
    5   Chloe KENDALL No marker - 2nd from south side  
    6   Glory Ann Child of Stephen KENDALL Cooper
             
12 SMITH, IRA 1 Aug 25, 1886 Andulisa Wife of Ira SMITH Cooper
    2 Dec 26, 1889 Ira SMITH   Cooper
    3   Children of Ira SMITH No marker Cooper
    4   Children of Ira SMITH No marker Cooper
    5 May 31, 1872 Delevan BELL   Cooper
    6 Jan 2, 1873 J. Wm. BELL   Jackson
             
13 SKINNER, Wm. 1 Dec 16, 1846 Deborah SKINNER Parent of Wm. SKINNER Cooper
    2 1853 Henry SKINNER Parent of Wm. SKINNER Cooper
    3 Jul 5, 1885 Wm. SKINNER   Cooper
    4   Child   Cooper
    5 1844 Stephen SKINNER   Cooper
    6 1861 Alice Ann SKINNER   Cooper
    7 1854 Harriet SKINNER   Cooper
    8 1850 Hannah SKINNER   Cooper
             
14 GREGORY, M. K. 1   Salmon GREGORY Cooper - North side
    2 Jan 13, 1843 Anner GREGORY Cooper - North side
    3        
    4        
    5        
    6 John GLEN Alex GLEN's father - no marker Cooper - South side
             
15 HICKS, Ellwry 1 Jan 30, 1871 Ellery HICKS No marker Cooper - North side
    2   Nancy HICKS No marker Cooper - 2nd from N. side
    3 1856 Orrin HICKS   Martin
    4 1856 Deroy Son of Orrin HICKS Martin
    5 Aug 23, 1865 Child of Asa NEWMAN No marker Cooper - 2nd from S. side
    6 Jan 25, 1878 Lorain HICKS   Athens - south side
             
16 SKINNER, Joseph 1 Jul 31, 1840 Jarvis SKINNER   Cooper
    2 Jun 2, 1844 John J. SKINNER   Cooper
    3 Oct 23, 1845 Nancy SKINNER   Cooper
    4 May 19, 1849 Marie SKINNER   Cooper
    5 Jun 2, 1843 * Jane E. SKINNER *Re-interred from grave No. 4, Lot No. 15 Cooper
    6        
             
17 SKINNER, Henry 1        
    2        
    3 Jan 23, 1895 Mrs. Henry SKINNER   Chicago
    4 Oct 25, 1887 Henry SKINNER   Chicago
    5   Child No marker  
    6 May 19, 1841 Celia Emma SKINNER   Chicago
             
18 HAKSTEAD          
  Grave lost on South   Old Mr. HALSTEAD    
  side of lot          
             
19 REED, N. B. 1        
    2 Dec 21, 1916 Wm. A. SPANGLER    
    3 Apr 4, 1902 Mercy A. REED   Cooper
    4 Dec 11, 1892 N. B. REED, Sr.   Cooper
    5 Feb 21, 1892 Gzarina REED Wife of N. B. REED, Sr. Cooper
    6 Apr 29, 1873 Child of Daniel REED   Cooper
             
20 BLISS, Ormy 1 Apr 21, 1956 Emmet L. BLISS   Cooper Twp.
    2 Jan 20, 1954 Mary BLISS   Cooper
    3   Monument    
    4 May 20, 1902 Ivan BLISS   Cooper
    5 Jun 20, 1930 Mary E. WILSON   Cooper
    6 Dec 8, 1890 Child of Emmett BLISS No marker Cooper
    6 Sep 2, 1863 George O. BLISS   Cooper
        The last two burials are evidently    
        in one grave.    
             
21 WILSON, Abiathar 1 Sep 17, 1876 Cora WILSON No marker Otsego
    2 Nov 9, 1877 Adaline WILSON No marker Kalamazoo
    3        
    4 Deb 27, 1895 Abiathar WILSON   Alamo
    5 Jan 20, 1866 Harriet WILSON   Cooper
    6 Dec. 12, 1852 Phoebe Jane WILSON   Cooper
             
22 CARPENTER, Amos 1        
    2 Jul 9, 1868 Frank Child of Amos CAPRENTER (CARPENTER) Cooper
    3 May 29, 1869 Stella CARPENTER   Cooper
    4 Jan 17, 1920 Amos CARPENTER   Plainwell
    5 Set 23, 1862 Lydia Ann CARPENTER   Cooper
    6 May 23, 1916 Rebecca CARPENTER    
             
23 DOWNING, Charles 1 Nov 11, 1869 Baby Leigh   Cooper
    2 Feb 22, 1888 Ernest DOWNING   St. Paul, Minn.
    3 Jun 10, 1897 Sarah W. DOWNING No marker Plainwell
    4   Monument    
    5 Jun 10, 1914 Charles DOWNONG   Grand Rapids
             
24 SKINNER, Ray L. 1 Jul 24, 1872 Charlie SKINNER Infant Cooper
    2 Jun 30, 1899 Child of Ben SKINNER No marker Kalamazoo
    3        
    4 Feb 5, 1927 Alic SKINNER   Kalamazoo
    5 Aug 1, 1894 Rev. W. M. CAMPBELL   Bay View
    6 Apr 5, 1886 Elmire CAMPBELL   Dexter, Washtenaw Co.
             
25 BLISS, Mrs. J.O. 1 Apr 19, 1868 Jotham O. BLISS   Oshtemo
    2        
    3 Feb 25, 1868 W. H. BLISS 1 yr. - son of J. O. BLISS Oshtemo
    4 Dec 19, 1919 Ormy J. BLISS   Kalamazoo
    5 May 13, 1970 Ada BLISS   Kalamazoo
    6        
             
26 MONROE, J. J. 1 Apr 22, 1884 DeForest MONROE   Cooper
    2 Apr 24, 1884 Marray MONROE Marker - no date Cooper
    3 Aug 17, 1886 Ella M. STREET   Cooper
    4   Monument    
    5        
    6 Jul 14, 1900 Carl E. MONROE   Cooper
             
27 SKINNER, H. W. 1        
    2 Apr 1860 Child SKINNER   Cooper
    3 Aug 15, 1864 Child SKINNER Infant Cooper
    4 Dec 6, 1868 Caroline SKINNER   Cooper
    5 Nov 4, 1940 Elmire M. FISK   Kalamazoo
    6 Jan 2, 1926 Chas. H. FISK Soldier Kalamazoo
             
28 DRURY, Henry 1 Apr 20, 1960 Rose E. THAYER Marker set 1960 Kalamazoo, Mich.
  THAYER, Rose - 1 grave North end 2        
    3        
    4 Feb 4, 1872 Mrs. Henry DRURY No marker Cooper
    5 Sep 12, 1880 Mrs. Henry DRURY No marker Cooper
    6 Nov 28, 1909 Henry DRURY No marker Alamo
             
29 PARMALEE, Jason 1 Feb 25, 1887 Child of Geo. ASHERDON No marker Cooper
    2 Jul 12, 1888 Child of Geo. ASHERDON No marker Cooper
    3 1889 Grace Child of Chas. CLENDENNEN Plainwell
    4 Aug 29, 1881 Charlie Child of Chas. CLENDENNEN Cooper
    5   Unknown child   Cooper
    6   Child of Jason PARMALEE No marker Cooper - Ex. South side
             
30 DeLANO, E. B. 1   Child of Jason PARMALEE No marker Cooper - Ex. North side
    2        
    3        
    4 Dec 26, 1875 Eliza DeLANO   Cooper
    5 Jul 19, 1871 E. B. DeLANO   Cooper
    6 Aug 26, 1848 Nancy DeLANO   Cooper
             
31 DeLANO, Nelson H. 1 May 17, 1874 Donn DeLANO   Cooper
    2   Unknown child's grave lost near north side No marker  
    3 Jul 25, 1910 Julia M. DeLANO   Cooper
    4   Monument    
    5        
    6 Jul 31, 1915 Nelson H. DeLANO   Cooper
             
32 EARL, Barney 1 Sep 30, 1851 Sarah EARL Removed to Kalamazoo  
  BRUNDAGE, Volney 2   Child of B. EARL Removed to Kalamazoo  
    3 Mar 28, 1872 Barney EARL Removed to Kalamazoo  
             
    1 Oct 16, 1929 David Earl(e) BRUNDAGE Ashes London, England
    2 Aug 31, 1967 Helen Sayles BRUNDAGE-MORSE Ashes Washington D. C.
    3 Aug 8, 1869 Mrs. DARROW No marker Alamo
    4 Sept 26, 1949 Carrie BRUNDAGE   LeMesa, Cal
    5   Mary DAVIS No marker Alamo
    6 Jan 2, 1928 Volney BRUNDAGE   Kalamazoo
             
33 BORDEN, John, Sr. 1 Jun 21, 1864 Elizabeth BORDEN   Cooper
    2 Jan 24, 1867 John BORDEN, Sr. No marker Climax
    3 Nov 23, 1871 Nancy S. BORDEN   Cooper
    4 Oct 24, 1874 Mrs. John BORDEN, Sr. No marker Kendall
    5 Apr 9, 1887 Mace S. BORDEN   Cooper (Ex. south side)
        NO VACANCIES    
             
34 SKINNER, Joseph 1 Nov 22, 1885 Joseph SKINNER   Cooper
    2        
    3   Monument    
    4 May 12 1907 Sophia SKINNER No marker  
    5        
        FIVE (5) GRAVE LOT    
             
35 LILLIE, Silas (Nelson) 1 1852 Lucinda LILLIE   Kalamazoo
    2 Oct 16, 1863 Silas Nelson LILLIE   Kalamazoo
    3 Dec 20, 1863 Polly LILLIE Mother of Joel LILLIE Cooper
    4 Dec 7, 1851 Wm. TAYLOR   Cooper
    5 Jan 8, 1886 Joel LILLIE   Plainwell
        FIVE (5) GRAVE LOT    
             
36 LILLIE, Joel 1 Mar 13, 1866 Hester LILLIE   Cooper
    2   Maria LILLIE No marker Cooper
    3   Infant No marker Cooper
    4 Feb 21, 1864 Mary A. LILLIE   Cooper
    5        
        FIVE (5) GRAVE LOT    
             
37 CRANE, Ira 1 May 28, 1865 Child of Ira CRANE's brother   Kalamazoo,
    2        
    3        
    4        
    5 Jan 7, 1884 Annie E. G. CRANE   Pine Grove
    6 Sep 3, 1867 Child of I. CRANE No marker Cooper
             
38 WILSON, Wm. F. 1 Apr 15, 1910 William F. WILSON   Cooper
    2 Jan 20, 1911 Maria C. WILSON   Cooper
    3        
    4   Monument    
    5        
    6        
             
39 HALSTEAD, Justin 1 Dec 6, 1866 Amos TALLADA   Alamo
    2 Nov 17, 1871 George HALSTEAD   Cooper
    3   Ettie TALLADA No marker  
    4 Oct 27, 1891 Mrs. Elisa SOUSER No marker Otsego
    5 Dec 10, 1895 Charity HALSTEAD   Cooper
    6 Feb 1, 1898 Justin HALSTEAD   Otsego
             
40 SKINNER, Ben. J. 1        
    2        
    3 Nov 17, 1964 Anna W. FOX   Ada, Mich.
    4 Mar 23, 1943 Ben SKINNER    
    5        
    6 Dec 27, 1904 Ray L. SKINNER    
             
41 NOBLE, Albert 1        
  TRAVIS, Frank 2 Nov 26, 1937 Frank TRAVIS   Cooper
    3 Jun 13, 1948 Grace M. TRAVIS   Detroit
    4        
    5 May 3, 1935 Anna NOBLE   Plainwell
    6 Feb 19, 1929 Albert NOBLE   Plainwell
             
42 EARL, Sanford 1 Apr 20, 1864 G. Ann EARL   Cooper
    2 Apr 21, 1864 David EARL   Cooper
    3 Mar 27, 1870 Edna E. EARL Child of Sanford EARL Cooper
    4 Dec 4, 1874 Sanford EARL   Cooper
    5 Mar 13, 1917 Elizabeth EARL    
    6 Jul 15, 1928 Francis J. EARL   Cooper
             
43 ADAMS, Ezra C. 1 Dec 3, 1887 Dr. Ezra C. ADAMS   Plainwell
  Jan 11, 1943 Twp. board granted 2 Sep 4, 1900 Mary Chappell ADAMS   Cooper
  permit to A.S. Adams to pay $15.00 3 1862 Joy and Roy Adams Twins Cooper
  each for himself & wife, as they are 4 1863      
  the last of family. $30.00 received 5 Apr 18, 1958 Allie S. ADAMS   Overland Park, Kansas
  Mar 5, 1943. 6 Feb 14, 1951 Alice L. ADAMS   Kansas
             
44 HOPKINS, C. C. 1 Sep 21, 1864 Child of John HOPKINS No marker Cooper
    2 Jul 22, 1865 Child of John HOPKINS No marker Cooper
    3 Jul 24, 1868 Child of John HOPKINS Twin - No marker Otsego
    4 Jul 26, 1868 Child of John HOPKINS Twin - No marker Otsego
    5 Apr 28, 1873 Child of John HOPKINS No marker Grand Rapids
    6        
             
45 WILSON, Charles 1 Jul 26, 1924 Baby WILSON No marker Grand Rapids
    2 Apr 29, 1924 Julia A. WILSON No marker Martin
    3 Oct 19, 1922 George G. WILSON   Grand Rapids
    4 Apr 8, 1906 Maurice WILSON No marker Grand Rapids
    5 Jan 2, 1882 Mary WILSON   Petoskey
  6 Apr 7, 1877 James WILSON   Otsego
             
46 NEWEll, Mrs. 1        
    2        
    3 Nov 2, 1940 Edith D. BEDFORD   Evansville, Ind.
    4 Jun 25, 1880 Susan RUSSELL   Alamo
    5 Feb 12, 1864 Mary BELL   Cooper
    6   Tree    
             
47 WILSON, John 1 Jan 30, 1855 John J. WILSON   Cooper
    2 Aug 19, 1861 Willie WILSON   Cooper
    3 Aug 5, 1871 Thomas WILSON   Cooper
    4 Apr 30, 1881 Walter WILSON   Cooper
    5 Nov 10, 1886 Catherine GODFREY-WILSON Dau. of John GODFREY & Arminda JOHNSON Cooper
    6 May 4, 1893 John WILSON Husband of Catherine GODFREY Cooper
             
48 PLATT, B. R. 1 Dec 6, 1878 Laura Wife of Thos. BLAINE Gaines, Kent Co.
    2 May 12, 1862 Fidelia HILL   Oshtemo
    3 Apr 16, 1861 Althea WADSWORTH   Cooper
    4   Blydenburg R. PLATT No date on marker Cooper
    5        
    6        
             
49 LAWRENCE, Wm. B. 1 Sep 1846 Infant Dau. of Wm. B. & Lora LAWRENCE Cooper
    2   Child of Mr. HERRICK No marker Indiana
    3 May 5, 1867 Mother of Mrs. Wm. B. LAWRENCE No marker Martin
    4 Mar 9, 1879 Lora LAWRENCE No marker Alamo
    5 Aug 28, 1879 Wm. B. LAWRENCE No marker Alamo
        FIVE (5) GRAVE LOT    
             
50 LYMAN, J. S. 1        
    2 Apr 15, 1928 Charles BOYD No marker Kalamazoo
    3 Mar 1, 1874 Lucy May 5 yrs. - Dau. of Charles B. & J. A. PALMER Three Rivers
    4   Child No marker Cooper (S. side of lot)
    5   Child No marker Cooper (S. side of lot)
    6   Mrs. J. S. LYMAN No marker Cooper
           
51 ALLEN, Mrs. George 1 Mar 25, 1881 George ALLEN No marker Cooper
    2 May 15, 1894 Cora ALLEN No marker Cooper
    3 Feb 25, 1897 Mary ALLEN No marker Cooper
    4 Sep 6, 1927 Helen ALLEN No marker Benton Harbor
    5        
    6   Alanson BEEBE Marker, but no dates Coopre - Ex. South side
             
52 TRANSIENT 1 Aug 31, 1881 Child of Jersey THOMAS No marker Cooper
    2 Aug 4, 1871 Geo. H. 1 yr. - child of Leander GRAHAM Cooper
    3 Feb 22, 1867 Child of Mr. WARFIELD No marker Cooper
    4 Jan 30, 1867 Mr. COUSINS No marker  
    5   Mr. INMAN No marker Trowbridge - Ex. S. side
    6        
             
53 BURROWS, Z. 1 Feb 7, 1888 Susan HOPKINS No marker Cooper - Ex. N. side
    2        
    3        
    4 Jun 17, 1865 Albert BURROWS No marker Cooper
    5 Mar 7, 1862 Nancy M. BURROWS   Cooper
    6 Sep 1, 1858 Lucy J. BURROWS   Cooper
             
54 YATES, Simeon 1        
  By authority of the Prosecuting Atty 2   Son of Simeon YATES No marker Cooper
  of Kalamazoo Co. given Dec. 9, 1954 3   Simeon YATES No marker Cooper
  the unused portion of this lot may be 4        
  used for burial purposes. 5        
        FIVE (5) GRAVE LOT    
             
55 SMITH, Wm. L. 1        
    2        
    3        
    4 Jan 21, 1915 Hannah SMITH    
    5 Apr 13, 1912 Wm. L. SMITH    
    6 Aug 26, 1875 Jennie Child of Wm. L. SMITH Cooper
             
56 BURCHARD, Norman 1        
    2        
    3 May 22, 1904 Helen RICHARDS   Cooper
    4 May 7, 1886 Eliza BURCHARD   Cooper
    5   Monument    
    6 Oct 24, 1882 Norman BURCHARD   Cooper
             
57 WENHAM, James 1 Jun 20, 1905 Infant of Albert WENHAM No marker Cooper
    2 Oct 30, 1931 Harriett WENHAM   Plainwell
    3   Monument    
    4 Jun 10, 1923 James WENHAM Soldier Plainwell
    5 Dec 8, 1971 Bernnice J. VanESS Marker Alma
    6        
             
58 STREET, John 1 Jul 16, 1877 Son of R. A. & L. MOORE   Cooper
    2   Child of R. A. & L. MOORE No marker Cooper
    3 Apr 1884 Child of R. A. & L. MOORE No marker Cooper
    4 Dec 20, 1904 Naomi SKINNER Infant - No marker Cooper - In front of monument
    5 Mar 15, 1888 Almire STREET   Cooper
    6 Sep 18, 1878 John STREET   Cooper
             
59 HUNTLEY, E. W. 1 Jun 20, 1879 Eliza J. HUNTLEY   Cooper
    2 Sep 23, 1898 Ezekel Warren HUNTLEY   Cooper
    3 Sep 29, 1882 Nellie Child of Asher & Isabel HUNTLEY Cooper
    4 Sep 26, 1931 Asher G. HUNTLEY Soldier Cooper
    5   ?????    
    6 Mar 31, 1890 Chauncey L. HUNTLEY   Cooper
             
60 MONROE, A. V. 1 Oct 16, 1883 A. V. MONROE   Cooper
    2 Oct 24, 1897 Mrs. A. V. MONROE   Cooper
    3   Monument    
    4        
    5 Jan 14, 1911 Josephine MONROE   Cooper
    6 May 14, 1879 Marcellus MONROE   Cooper - Ex. S. side
             
61 FERGUSON, James 1 Dec 2, 1877 Child of Chas. FERGUSON No marker Cooper - Ex. N. side
    2 Nov 3, 1931 Alice VanALSTINE   Kalamazoo
    3 Jan 11, 1905 Charles FERGUSON No marker Los Angeles, Cal.
    4 Apr 18, 1892 Sarah FERGUSON No marker Kalamazoo
    5 Jul 10, 1882 James FERGUSON   Cooper
    6 Apr 1863 Eliza Margaret FERGUSON   Cooper
             
62 WICKS, E. S. 1 Dec 19, 1906 E. P. DeYOE Soldier Cooper
    2 Apr 8, 1903 Margaret H. DeYOE   Cooper
    3        
    4   Monument    
    5 Dec 22, 1962 Ana B. HOARE   Cooper Twp.
    6 Feb 5, 1944 Edward N. HOARE   Cooper
        SMALL GRAVE OF INFANT ON SOUTH    
        SIDE, NO MARKER    
             
63 ROUNDY, George 1        
    2 Sep 18, 1863 Cora Bell Child of Geo. ROUNDY Cooper
    3 Jul 28, 1865 Bertha May ROUNDY   Cooper
    4 Jan 13, 1868 George ROUNDY   Cooper
    5   Monument    
    6 Oct 20, 1917 Esther C. BEARS No marker Grand Rapids
             
64 TYLER, I. N. 1 Jan 6, 1884 Lucy TYLER No marker Cooper - Ex. N. side
    2 Jul 15, 1961 Marion TYLER   Kalamazoo
    3 Jul 1, 1977 Edna TYLER    
    4   Not enough room for a grave    
    5 Jul 30, 1891 I. N. TYLER   Cooper
    6 1871 Gementha TYLER   Cooper
        FAMILY MARKER SET 1965  
             
65 SIMMONS, Lemuel 1        
    2        
    3        
    4        
    5 Nov 30, 1871 Laura SIMMONS   Cooper
    6 Nov 26, 1871 Child of Lemuel SIMMONS   Cooper
             
66 LYMAN, Wm. 1   Child of Andrew MARTIN No marker Cooper
    2        
    3        
    4 Mar 11, 1874 Mary TUCKER No marker Kalamazoo
    5 Jan 12, 1859 Susan LYMAN   Cooper
    6 Sep 10, 1864 Wm. LYMAN   Cooper
             
67 HICKS, John 1   Child of John HICKS No marker Cooper
    2   Child of John HICKS No marker Cooper
    3   Child of John HICKS No marker Cooper
    4 Apr 5, 1869 2 children of D. E. & G. A. EARL   Cooper & Charlotte
    5   Melinda HICKS No marker Cooper
    6 Sep 2, 1867 John HICKS No marker Martin
             
68 BOYD, Samuel, Sr. 1 Nov 18, 1894 Mrs. Samuel BOYD, Jr. No marker Oshtemo
    2 Feb 20, 1885 Samuel BOYD, Jr. No marker Oshtemo
    3 Feb 2, 1868 Abigail BOYD   Cooper
    4 1851 Samuel BOYD, Sr.   Cooper
    5   Child of S. BOYD, Sr. Marker, but no dates - Double grave Cooper
    6   Child of S. BOYD, Sr. Marker, but no dates - Double grave  
             
69 PARSONS, Wm. 1 Jan 19, 1876 Lulu Dau. of Geo. PARSONS Plainwell
    2 Nov 24, 1899 Cora S. PARSONS   Kalamazoo
    3 Jan 15, 1878 Dorothy PARSONS   Plainwell
    4 Jan 19, 1918 George W. PARSONS    
    5 1878 Lucretia PARSONS    
    6 Nov 27, 1856 Wm. PARSONS   Cooper
             
70 DeLANO, Wm. S. 1 Jul 1853 Louisa G. DeLANO   Cooper
    2   Lydia DeLANO Small child Cooper
    3   W. DeLANO Small child Cooper
    4 Oct 26, 1874 Herman B. DeLANO   Cooper
    5 Mar 24, 1888 Hannah B. DeLANO   Cooper
    6 Feb 11, 1901 Wm. S. DeLANO Over line on lot No. 71 Allegan
        Stephen B. DeLANO - Soldier    
        Buried at Tuscombia, Ala.    
             
71 CONEY, A. G. 1 Sep 18, 1909 Emily R. CONEY   Allegan
    2 Sep 10, 1870 Albert G. CONEY Re-interred from VanBuren Co.  
    3 Mar 12, 1908 Edward A. CONEY   Colorado
    4 Nov 3, 1856 Wm. B. CONEY Child Cooper
    5 Aug 29, 1855 Judson CONEY Child Cooper
    6 Jul 25, 1852 Lydia E. CONEY Child Cooper
             
72 MAPLE TREE - GOOD FOR 1/2 LOT          
             
73 REED, N. B. 1        
    2        
    3 May 31, 1925 Napoleon B. REED No marker Kalamazoo
    4 May 11, 1892 Bertha REED No marker Otsego
    5 Feb 7, 1883 Mrs. N. B. REED No marker Plainwell
    6 Jan 3, 1876 Child of N. B. REED No marker Cooper - S. side
             
74 CLERK, Thomas O. 1 1848 Clarissa CLARK Parent of T. O. CLARK - Re-interred from Kalamazoo  
    2 1847 George CLARK Parent of T. O. CLARK - Re-interred from Kalamazoo  
    3 May 15, 1898 Alida L. CLARK   Comstock
    4 Jun 29, 1817 Thomas O. CLARK    
    5        
    6   Monument    
             
75 STEARNS, Wilson 1        
    2        
    3 Oct 6, 1927 William STEARNS   Cooper
    4 Oct 26, 1923 Maria STEARNS   Cooper
    5 Dec 21, 1896 Wilson STEARNS No marker Allegan Co.
    6 Jan 5, 1894 Mrs. WIlson STEARNS No marker Cooper
             
76 TIFFT, S.V. 1 Oct 23, 1868 John TIFFT   Buffalo, N.Y. - Ex. N. side
    2 Apr 12, 1864 Chloe TIFFT   Alamo
    3 Dec 20, 1870 Harriet TIFFT   Trowbridge
    4 1857 Edward S. TIFFT Child Alamo
    5 Sep 8, 1868 Martha JOSLYN   Pine Grove
    6 Apr 10, 1877 Eugene TIFFT   Cooper
    7 Jan 5, 1895 S. V. TIFFT No marker Kalamazoo
    8 May 17, 1899 Abigail TIFFT No marker Cooper
             
77 HUNTLEY, A. W. 1        
    2        
    3 Sep 3, 1921 Addison W. HUNTLEY   Cooper
    4 Mar 14, 1927 Amelia HUNTLEY   Otsego
    5 May 23, 1873 Infant Three (3) infants all buried in No. 5 & 6 graves. Cooper
    Mar 2, 1875 Infant Three (3) infants all buried in No. 5 & 6 graves. Cooper
    6 May 4, 1876 Infant Three (3) infants all buried in No. 5 & 6 graves. Cooper
             
78 HUNTLEY, Hollis E. 1 Apr 18, 1876 Infant Dau. of H. E. & M. E. HUNTLEY Cooper
    2 Jan 15, 1879 Infant Dau. of H. E. & M. E. HUNTLEY Cooper
    3 Oct 25, 1908 Mary Etta HUNTLEY   Cooper
    4 Jun 24, 1904=5 Hollis E. HUNTLEY   Cooper
    5 Jun 2, 1940 Margaret Dau. of Paul DOSTER Allegan
    6 Jul 9, 1830 Infant of Ellen & Flenn FOSTER   Kalamazoo
             
79 NEWTON, A. W. 1 Apr 17, 1864 Wylie NEWTON Child - All 3 children in one grave Cooper
    1 Apr 17, 1864 Myrtie A. NEWTON Child - All 3 children in one grave Cooper
    1 Apr 17, 1864 Mary NEWTON Child - All 3 children in one grave Cooper
    2 Apr 19, 1920 Frank NEWTON   Alamo
    3 Dec 18, 1967 Mary E. NEWTON   Alamo Twp.
    4   Monument    
    5 Apr 26, 1828 Jennie NEWTON   Alamo
    6 Aug 27, 1922 Bernard (Bernie) NEWTON   Alamo
             
80 MILLER, Alfred 1 Mar 11, 1896 Alfred MILLER   Zellwood, Fla.
    2 Feb 17, 192 Elizabeth MILLER   Cooper
    3   Monument    
    4   Monument    
    5 Feb 19, 1904 Marion L. GRAHAM   Cooper
    6        
             
81 BALDWIN, William 1 Apr 4, 1876 Marie BALDWIN   Kalamazoo
    2 Sep 1876 Child of Flavius BALDWIN   Cooper
    3 Oct 8, 1919 Kate BALDWIN   Cooper
    4        
    5   Monument    
    6 May 29, 1923 Ernest BALDWIN   Detroit
             
82 CADY, S. P. 1 Jul 17, 1862 Thos. FROST No marker - Re interred from Lot No. 81 Cooper
    2 Jan 1, 1905 Frank CADY   Lapeer
    3   Child of S. P. CADY Re interred from Hastings Hastings
    4 Jul 9, 1902 Adelbert CADY No marker Comstock
    5 Apr 18, 1909 Adelia CADY   Charleston
             
83 KENT, Amos 1 Mar 16, 1924 Viola KENT   Kalamazoo
    2        
    3        
    4 Apr 12, 1896 Lucretia KENT   Kalamazoo
    5   Monument    
    6 Oct 5, 1876 Amos KENT   Cooper
             
84 ATHEY, Thomas 1 Jan 25, 1885 James ATHEY   Kalamazoo
    2 1852 Rebecca Mother of Thomas ATHEY Cooper - Next to tree
    3 May 9, 1892 Thomas W. ATHEY   Kalamazoo
    4 Apr 16, 1919 Adaline ATHEY   Cooper
    5        
    6 Sep 23, 1883 Inez Child of Wm. ATHE Y Kalamazoo
             
85 MONROE, A. V. 1 Aug 22, 1849 Nehemiah NORTHROP   Cooper
    2 Apr 11, 1895 Clorinda HURD Wife of N. NORTHROP Kalamazoo
    3        
    4 Nov 22, 1891 Edgar MONROE   Cooper
    5 Jun 14, 1867 Clorenda MOSS Mother of A. V. MONROE Cooper
    6 Feb 19, 1871 Dr. Senford MONROE Father of A. V. MONROE Cooper
             
86 JANES, Sterling 1 1852 Sterling JANES   Cooper
    2 Jun 4, 1880 Idocia JANES   Cooper
    3 Jun 30, 1886 Lucy SHERMAN   Martin
    4 1844 Joel L. JANES   Cooper
    5 Jan 3, 1898 Nathan JANES   Kalamazoo
        NO VACANCIES    
             
87 SHERWOOD, Hulbert 1 Jun 23, 1900 Hulbert SHERWOOD   Cooper
    2 Mar 27, 1915 Anna M. SHERWOOD   Cooper
    3   Monument    
    4   Monument    
    5   Mrs. CRAWFORD No marker Cooper
    6   Mr. CRAWFORD No marker Cooper
             
88 SMITH, Lillie 1   Mrs. J. L. SMITH No marker  
    2 Jul 23, 1894 Lillie SMITH No marker  
    3        
    4        
    5        
             
89 FINCH, Wm. 1 Jul 24, 1912 Lois F. FINCH   Plainwell
    2 Oct 14, 1897 Wm. T. FINCH   Plainwell
    3 Jun 29, 1871 Freddie J. Child of Wm. FINCH Cooper - In front of monument on West side
    4 Jan 24, 1952 Cora CLANCY Ashes Plainwell
    5 Jul 20, 1866 Eliza FINCH   Cooper
             
90 WOODARD, Jonathan 1        
    2 Apr 11, 1877 Jonathan WOODARD Kalamazoo
    3   Nancy WOODARD No marker Cooper
      TREE ON REMAINDER OF LOT    
             
91 FERGUSON, Exra 1        
    2        
    3        
    4 Dec 20, 1883 Clara FERGUSON No marker Plainwell
    5 Oct 5, 1894 Fannie E. FERGUSON Mrs. C. E. Plainwell
    6 Apr 20, 1874 Chas. E. FERGUSON   Cooper
             
92 WILSON, Shepherd 1        
    2 Apr 27, 1904 James S. WILSON   Otsego
    3 Oct 8, 1894 Augusta K. WILSON   Cooper
    4 Nov 13, 1935 Nancy WILSON   Kalamazoo
    5 Sep 10, 1940 Charles S. WILSON   Kalamazoo
    6 Jun 23, 1892 Nellie WILSON   Cooper
             
93 GOODRICH, Thomas 1 Sep 21, 1870 Willie Son of Chas. GOODRICH Cooper
    2 1896 Ira GOODRICH   Kalamazoo
    3 Jun 6, 1932 Herbert E. BALDWIN No marker  
    4   Monument    
    5 Jan 22, 1899 Thomas GOODRICH   Cooper
    6 Apr 26, 1891 Deborah GOODRICH Wife of Thomas Cooper
             
94 ADAMS, Clark 1 Jun 3, 1919 Charles Henry ADAMS   Grand Rapids
    2 Feb 15, 1928 Celia Jane ADAMS   Grand Rapids
    3 Dec 12, 1896 Ettie ROSE   Kalamazoo
    4 May 22, 1886 Fred H. 6 yrs. - Son of C. H. ADAMS Otsego
    5 May 15, 1882 Cora ADAMS   Wayland
    6 Nov 8, 1866 Permelia ADAMS   Cooper
             
95 DUNHAM, S. 1 Jul 9, 1867 Amelia R. DUNHAM   Cooper - Ex. N. side
    2 Apr 14, 1885 Sarah DUNHAM   Cooper
    3 Jun 13, 1901 Albert S. DUNHAM   Cooper
    4 Dec 11, 1884 Mary T. 1 yr. - Dau of A. S. DUNHAM Cooper
    5 Mar 21, 1888 Tirzah   Cooper
    6 Jun 6, 1877 Senaca DUNHAM   Cooper - Ex. S. side
             
96 SNYDER, Andrew 1        
    2 Jul 17, 198 Andrew SNYDER   Cooper
    3 Oct 31, 1918 Mary C. SNYDER   Cooper
    4 May 14, 1888 Frank SNYDER   Cooper
    5 Jun 19, 1879 Anna Eliza SMITH Mother of Mrs. SNY DER Saranac
    6 Mar 12, 1870 Jacob HUFF Father of Mrs. SNYDER Cooper
             
97 NEWTON, Roswell 1 May 10, 1888 Roswell L. NEWTON   Cooper
    2 Jun 19, 1919 Orcelia P. NEWTON   Kalamazoo
    3 Jun 8, 1920 Addie NEWTON   Kalamazoo
    4   Monument    
    5 Jun 20, 1899 Lillie B. NEWTON   Cooper
    6 Aug 9, 1891 Roena ALLEN   Cooper
             
98 WALKER, John 1 Mar 25, 1904 Octavia C. WALKER   Cooper
    2 FEb 21, 1878 John WALKER   Cooper
    3   Monument    
    4 Mar 12, 1850 Phebe WALKER   Cooper
    5 Oct 26, 1846 Frances 1 yr. - Dau. of J. WALKER - Double Grave Cooper
    6 Feb 3, 1850 Nancy 1 yr. - Dau. of J. WALKER - Double Grave Cooper
             
99 STONEMAN, George 1 Feb 15, 1883 Ann Fewisn STONEMAN First stone vault to be used in this cemetery. Cooper
  NEWTON, Charles - South Haven 2        
  Jan 1, 1934 paid $25.00 for the south 3        
  1/2 lot. 4   STONEMAN Monument    
    5 Jan 1, 1933 Charles NEWTON   South Haven
    6 Jul 16, 1943 Viola K. NEWTON   Kalamazoo
           
100 CLEAVER, Mrs. 1        
    2        
    3 Apr 21, 1879 Henry CLEAVER   Cooper
    4 Dec 11, 1865 Garrett CLEAVER   Cooper
    5   Son of Mr. TERRILL   Cooper
    6   Mr. TERRILL   Cooper
             
101 LEEPER, Cooley 1        
    2        
    3   Monument    
    4 Jan 22, 1878 Lois C. LEEPER   Cooper
    5 Mar 18, 1920 Thomas C. LEEPER - Cooley   Cooper
    6        
             
102 NORTON, Theron 1 1850 Emma Child of Augustus NORTON Cooper
    2 Sep 14, 1879 Willie Child of Franklin & Emily BELL Wayland
    3 Oct 7, 1886 Augustus NORTON - Mrs. No marker Plainwell
    4 Jun 24, 1894 Augustus NORTON    
    5 Aug 26, 1881 Ploomy NORTON Wife of Theron Cooper
    6 Jul 23, 1872 Theron NORTON   Cooper
             
103 HART, Orrin 1 Sep 22, 1850 James L. JOHNSON   Cooper
    2 Aug 8, 1853 Mrs. James JOHNSON   Cooper
    3 Jul 12, 1856 Charles E. HART 6 mos. Cooper
    4 Mar 22, 1898 LaFelte HART No marker Battle Creek
    5 Nov 7, 1881 Mrs. Joel LILLE Marker reads: Joann, wife of Orrin HART Plainwell
    6 Jun 1, 1858 Orrin HART   Cooper
             
104 INGERSON, Alonzo W. 1 1863 Mrs. E. JOHNSON   Cooper
    2        
    3 May 1, 1892 A. W. INGERSON   Cooper
    4 Jul 14, 1865 Theodosie INGERSON   Cooper
    5   Children of A. W. INGERSON Very small headstone, no dates  
    6   H.R.I. & S.H.I.    

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