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FREEDOM CEMETERY.... Fawn River Township St Joseph County, Michigan |
FREEDOM CEMETERY is located between County Farm Road on U.S. 12 on the south side of the road about 5 miles east of Sturgis, Michigan behind a converter schoolhouse in Fawn River Township.
This cemetery is not maintained by the township even though it has been found they are charged with this responsibility and the the cemetery is in a deplorable condition at this time.
A debt of gratitude is owed to Lucian and Myrtle Tisdel for reading the stones in the cemetery in 1977 and providing these transcribers with copy to provide to the Michigan USGenWeb Project. Without them there would be no record of who lies buried there. There is a burial ground across from Freedom for indigent people who died at the County Farm but there is apparently no record of who lies buried there.
Starting at the NW corner going South, the cemetery reads as here written.
ROW 1
1. Mother
2. James P. TISDEL died Sept 5 1876, aged 68 yrs 11 mo and 24 days ---------------
Rest Father Rest
ROW 2
1. Wm. HOAGLAND died Aug 20 1839, aged 36 yrs. B.S.*
2. Betsey E. wife of Cyrus BRISTOL Died Sept 26 1861. Aged 67 years. Friends nor Phiscians
could not save this mortal Body ? From the grave Nor can the grave confine here when God
commands it to appear.
ROW 3
1. James P. TISDEL, born Sept 29, 1807, Died Sept 5, 1876. Aged 68 y, 11m, 7d
Abiah TISDEL, born July 12, 1820, Died Aug 24, 1900. Aged 80y, 1m, 12d
2. Abigail, wife of C. A. TISDEL, Died Mar 30, 1871. Aged 87 years, 9mo, 19d's ---------
3. Infant Dau. of J. P. & A. TISDEL, Died Oct 8, 1862, Aged 1 mo----d-----
4. Margaret, wife of Samuel SLYTER. Died Aug. 3, 1860, aged 60 yrs.
5. Isaah SWEET Died May 16, 1875. Aged 81 years
6. Mary A., Wife of Henry P. SWEET Died Jan. 3, 1855. Aged 28 yrs, 10m, 10d
ROW 4
1. Sarah H., Dau. of C. F. & R. HEWES. Died Aug 29, 1853. Aged 3 mo
2. Jane, wife of Lyman HEWES. Died Aug. 13, 1860. Aged 62 years and 5 d's
3. HEWES...Hollis S. HEWES. Died Aug 28, 1892. Aged 58 years
4. L.H.
5. Jennie, Dau. of H. S. & B. HEWES. Died May 12, 1871. Aged 4 y's, 4mos, 12d's B.S.*
6. Lyman HEWES. Died Feb 24, 18--. Died 87 yrs, 20d's. B.S.
7. PATCHIN... William PATCHIN. Died Dec. 15, 1859. Aged 46 yrs. & 7 mos.
8. Jane, wife of Wm. PATCHIN. Died May 7, 1879. Aged 56y, 4m, 3 d --------------
9. Mary J., Dau of W. J. PATCHIN. Aged 5 years
10. Stone
ROW 5
1. A. G. GILLET. Died Dec 31, 1868. Aged 76 years & 11 mo's B.S.*
2. Francis F. Son of L. & J. McMAN. Died Jan 22, 1845. 3 yrs, 5 mos, 20 da. B.S.*
3. John C. ANNIS, member of Co., M2 Roy'l W.S.C. Fell at Gold Harver, June 3, 1861.
Aged 26 years
4. Sally, wife of Thomas ANNIS d Oct. 10, 1852. Aged 56 yrs., 28d.
6. Thomas, son of Tho. & Sarah ANNIS Died May 18, 1853. Aged 19 yrs, 6 mos 20 d.
7. Stone......no writing
8. Sarah S. Died May 3, 1846, aged 3 m.
Son & Daughter of J. C. & B. RICHMOND
9. Charles S., son of J. C. & B. RICHMOND Died Apr. 1851, aged 3 yrs. 8 mo & 15 d's
10. Gamaliel FANNING Died Oct 29, 1818. Aged 35 yrs & 9 mos
11. Benjamin K. -------------- FANNING -------------------
12. W. TUFFORD Died March 2, 1853. Ag 31 yrs. Blessed are the good in spirit
13. William, son of William & Margaret HOAGLAND Died Aug. 9, 1840. AE. 5 mo & d's
14. Mother
15. WORTMAN
16. Eliza, wife of Samuel WORTMAN Born Mar 25, 1825. Died Oct 19, 1895
Samuel WORTMAN Born Mar. 10, 1810. Died June 23, 1889
17. Father
18. Sarah, Dau of Samuel & Eliza WORTMAN Died Sept. 16, 1853. AE. 1yr. & 1 day
19. Samuel, son of Samuel & Sarah WORTMAN Died Jan 14, 1849. AE 5 yrs
20. Ememi, dau of Samuel & Sarah WORTMAN Died Feb. 6, 1813. AE 1 yr. 2 m & 6 d's B.S.*
21. TISDEL
22. Betsey Ann, wife of L.F.A. TISDELL Born Feb. 22, 1819. Died July 31, 1894. Aged 75 y 5m 9d's
23. Lucien F.A. TISDEL Died Jan 23, 1883. Aged 72 y's 9mo, 14 d's. God's finger touched him.
24. Mother--art at rest, Thy offerings art o'er, A loving Mother, An affectionate wife.
25. Wm Edgar ------------ B.S.*
26. Broken Stone, nothing legible
ROW 6
1. Wood marker, one side almost smooth
Marinda, wife of Att. WOOD Died Sept 8, 1870. Aged 76 y's 1 m.
Att. WOOD Died Jan. 27, 1883. Aged 77 yrs 10 m's 13 d's
2. Miles BONTOFT Died Apr. 16, 1856. AE 65 ys 11 mo 15 d's
ROW 7.
1. David BARRIDGE Died Aug. 6, 1868 B.S.*
2. Broken Stone, not legible
3. Wm. SEYMOUR Died Oct 11, 1856, 11 year ---------------
4. SANBORN, Martin E. 1825-1904 Merinda C. 1827-1916
5. Alvin F., son of M & B GATES Died Aug 13, 1858. Aged 1 (?) yr 3 mo
6. Julia, Dau. of M. & E. GATES Died July 10, 1856. AE 6 yr 10 m
7. Eveline, wife of Melvin GATES Feb. 5, 1852. AE 26 yrs
8. Sylvia, Dau. of M & E. GAETS Died Nov. 15, 1850. AE 2 mo.
9. GATES.. Sarah, wife of Alvin GATES Died Oct. 11, 1875. Aged 74 yrs.
10. Alvin GATES Died Feb. 22, 1849. Aged 48 yrs.
11. Fonda V., Dau of H. & S. BARTHOLOMEW Died Aug. 23, 1848. AE 9 m's B.S.*
12. Mary W., Wife of A. CUMMINS Died June 14, 1851
Leaning against tree as leaving, Sarah wife of S. WORTMAN & Dau of D. SINTCLEAR
Died Jan. 15, 1845. AE 32 yrs 6 mo
There are broken stones in SE Corner, not able to copy.*B.S.= Broken Stone
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