Calhoun County MI Archives Cemeteries.....South Albion/Benham Cemetery - Complete Survey ************************************************ 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: Charles Harthy February 21, 2008, 10:38 am Abstracted By: Robert B. Royston Photos can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/tsphoto/calhoun/southalbion.htm South Albion/Benham Cemetery is located just east of the southeast corner of 29 Mile Road and J Drive South. It was established in the back of the farm of pioneer settler Seth Knowles, Seths house was located along what is now M-60. The cemetery has a combination of old tombstones, and fieldstones that mark grave sites. The earliest tombstone is dated 1843. Ludwig Toeppe who was buried in 1919 is the last recorded burial in the cemetery. Other than that the last burial was in 1897. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ansterburg Frederick 1790 1858 Age 68 Ansterburg Polly 1794 May 23, 1859 Age 65 Benham ???ssa Nov 10, 1841 Sep 10, 1851 Age 9 Benham Andrew J 1848 Jun 21, 1849 Age 1 Benham Electa Ann 1824 Mar 23, 1851 Age 27 Benham Eliakim 1786 Dec 07, 1861 Age 75 Benham Ezra 1828 Feb 19, 1869 Age 41 Benham Hannah J 1887 Benham Helene H Jan 15, 1800 Apr 15, 1875 Age 75 Benham Horatio G 1819 Feb 11, 1844 Age 24 Benham John Sep 04, 1820 Mar 20, 1890 Age 69 Benham Jude A. Dec 12, 187? Age 17 Benham Lovina 1826 Feb 14, 1864 Age 38 Benham Norman 1795 Jul 27, 1843 Age 48 Benham Polly Ann 1795 Aug 24, 1869 Age 74 Benham Vernum Oct 12, 1865 Oct 15, 1865 Benham Willis N. Sep 23, 1839 Feb 23, 1863 Cenotaph Only - Buried in Chalmette National Cemetery, Site #1211 Bentley Catherine Feb 18, 1810 Jul 09, 1875 Age 65 Bentley Samuel Aug 30, 1811 Oct 07, 1884 Age 73 Bentley William Dec 27, 1809 Jun 16, 1894 Age 84 Bryant Harvey P. Apr 10, 1849 May 06, 1849 Bryant J???? May 05, 1829 Apr 23, 1860 Age 30 Bryant John Apr 16, 1829 May 12, 1860 Age 31 Clark Hubbard Dec 05, 1788 Aug 17, 1853 Age 64 Clark Relift T. May 12, 1822 Jan 23, 1867 Age 64 Clark Sarah Apr 16, 1788 Jan 26, 1867 Age 78 Coykendell Elizad D. Mar 12, 1850 Jan 12, 1856 Age 5 Coykendell Loretta Feb 12, 1857 Apr 17, 1858 Age 31 Doughtery Jas 1803 May 29, 1879 Age 76 Eckert Peter 1797 Apr 06, 1870 Age 73 Fabrique Betsey (Ansterburg) Dec 10, 1825 May 26, 1860 Age 34 Fabrique George Sep 23, 1859 Oct 23, 1859 Fabrique Manda M Age 22 Fox John P. Aug 17, 1782 Jan 17, 1850 Age 67 Greene Louisa Jul 19, 1821 Mar 15, 1855 Age 33 Hall Carline Oct 02, 1841 Jul 02, 1969 Age 27 Hildred Elenor Apr 14, 1820 May 14,1864 Age 44 Hildred Thomas 1814 Sep 11, 1877 Age 63 Hills Abel 1798 Apr 30, 1867 Age 69 Hooe?? William H. H. Jun 14, 1819 Sep 30, 1849 Age 30 Johnson Mary J. Oct 27, 1837 May 28, 1862 Age 24 Juckett Paul Jan 16, 1832 Nov 18, 1882 Age 50 Juckett Samual Apr 28, 1837 Oct 31, 1862 Age 25 Knowles Margaret May 31, 1789 Apr 08, 1844 Age 54 Knowles Seneca Dec 18, 1843 Feb 22, 1845 Age 1 McKee William D. 1829 Nov 18, 1882 Age 53 Newton Sally Dec 25, 1786 May 08, 1845 Age 58 Newton Silas Apr 20, 1784 Mar 08, 1873 Age 88 Newton Susetta S. Nov 03, 1851 Oct 04, 1855 Age 3 Overy Charles 1817 Sep 29, 1871 Age 54 Spaulding Betsey 1790 Aug 21, 1863 Age 73 Stankrauss Henry Jan 23, 1853 Oct 31, 1868 Age 15 Talmage Amon Sep 28, 1826 Nov 09, 1851 Age 25 Talmage Clara 1802 Jan 08, 1880 Age 78 Talmage Elino 1790 Nov 10, 1865 Age 75 Toeppe Bertha Jun 05, 1859 Jul 05, 1897 Age 38 Toeppe Ludwig Oct 12, 1849 Jul 29, 1919 Age 69 Traver Abram Jun 09, 1853 Aug 13, 1872 Age 19 Traver Adam May 08, 1812 Jun 14, 1881 Age 69 Traver Catherine Dec 01, 1816 Jul 29, 1887 Age 70 Traver Unknown Age 2 Waldo Hiram 1798 Jul 13, 1862 Age 64 Weeks Isabel 1790 Sep 22, 1865 Age 75 Weeks John P. 1784 Oct 18, 1858 Age 74 Whitney Diana L. Jan 17, 1875 Age 75 Whitney Hannah A. 1838 Jan 01, 1856 Age 18 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/calhoun/cemeteries/southalb29cm.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/mifiles/ File size: 6.4 Kb