Allegan County MI Archives Cemeteries.....Diamond Springs Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Helen Ringer & Robin Ellis - Mar. 2009 Abstracted By: Ruth Robbins Source: Allegan Co. Cemetery Books, Grand Rapids Public Library Published by DAR - Vol. 6, Page 1 - 2 The Diamond Springs Cemetery is on Sec. 35 Overisel Twp. It was formed as the "Heath & Overisel Rural Cemetery Association and was opened on Oct. 19, 1886. It is small with many unmarked graves. Inscriptions were copied July 5, 1961 by Ruth Robbins ABBREVIATIONS: b. = Born; d.= Died; ae = Age; wf = Wife; hus = Husband; dau = daughter: mar.= Married; wid. = Widow; st. = Stone Names are not in alphabetical order. Photos can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/tsphoto/allegan/diamondsprings.htm NAME BIRTH/DEATH DATE OTHER INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLYARD, Lena Dec. 10, 1862 - July 6, 1943   Mother WILLYARD, Milo C. Jan. 10, 1863 - Feb. 27, 1938  Father WILLYARD, Annie Nov. 3, 1899 - Mar 17, 1907 dau M C & Lena GARVIN, John Oct. 11, 1824 - Mar. 22, 1895 GARVIN, Lucy M. d. Jan. 19, 1902 ae 81y 10m 7d GARVIN, E M a head stone STRAIT, Nehemiah 1830 - 1904 STRAIT, Lucinda 1830 - 1907 his wf (Nehemiah) BUTLER, Bertha 1873 - 1921 ROW 2 DAVIS, Orson W. Co. B 13 Mich. Inf. GAR PERKINS, Rebecca d. Mar. 1, 1877 wf of G W  stone reset age covered PERKINS, Harriet A. d. Oct. 3, 1876 wf Daniel  ae 33y ROBYLER, Antionette C 1846 - 1937 ROBYLER, William H 1849 - 1919 Flag Co. D 1 Mich. L.A. ROW 3 FREYER, Chas. W d. May 25, 1876 ae 28y 5m 25d Husband (SARAH) FREYER, Allie d. Jan. 19, 1886 ae 3y 3m 14d ROW 4 DOWD, Ernest A 1862 - 1899 DOWD, Ernest H 1900 - 1901 DOWD, Daniel H. 1820 - 1899 ROBYLER, James Feb 12, 1813 - Jan. 9, 1889 ROBYLER, Sally Apr. 21, 1817 - Mar 5, 1905 his wf (James) McCREERY, Jno 1826 - 1896 GAR Co. B 15 Mich. Inf. McCREERY, Jersusha 1829 - 1914 Mother Row 5 ???, Baby stone inside an iron fence DEMHERST, Hettie Sept. 27, 1830 - Oct. 22, 1900 wf G DEMHERST, Gilbert d. Oct 30, 1885 ae 63y  Co. K 9 MIch. Inf. GAR ROW 6 MEYERS, Myrtle 1880 - 1903 JOHNSON, Elsie Ruth Apr. 24, 1902 - Apr. 13, 1903 ) children of JOHNSON, Edith L. Feb. 7, 1897 - Nov. 22, 1907  ) H & E ROW 7 ????, Vinannah top of broken stone JOHNSON, Claracy May 5, 1839 - Apr 8, 1904 Mother HAY, Jacob Mar. 24, 1905 ae 79y HAY, Charlotte Jan. 23, 1819 - Mar. 20, 1905 his wf (Jacob) ACROSS LANE BRONSON, Vina Sept. 10, 1868 - May 6, 1896 wf Chas. & dau. of H B & Claracy JOHNSON COFFEY, William July 4, 1829 - Feb. 4, 1892 Co. C 9th V.R.C. Father COFFEY, Emma L. June 8, 1851 - June 1, 1909 Mother PUTNAM, Ira May 25, 1837 - Feb. 18, 1896 PUTNAM, Earl Oct. 16, 1877 - Dec. 15, 1886 son Ira & Narcissa PUTNAM, Co. F 7 Min. Inf. GAR SELBY, Huldah C. wf E C  stone rest dates gone STILWELL, Albert W d. July 26, 1868 ae 23y son E & S               DEATH RECORD 3:101 DAVIS, Orson W d. Sept. 1905 Heath ae 84y 9m 6d  NY son RUSSELL & HANNAH (JOHNSON) bur. VanBuren Cem. PUTNAM, Narcissa d. Dec. 20, 1914 Heath widow buried Jan. 2, 1915 Diamond Springs Cem. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/allegan/cemeteries/diamondsprings.txt