Calhoun County MI Archives Cemeteries.....Walker 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: Robin Ellis -- November 26, 2005, 12:46 pm Abstracted By: Robin Ellis Information from headstones and D. A. R. Transcription (1942) WALKER CEMETERY, BETWEEN 4 ½ MILE RD AND M 66 South, ATHENS TOWNSHIP, CALHOUN COUNTY, MI. (The Cemetery Sets Back Off The Highway). Most Of The Names Listed Below Have Headstones Photos On The Michigan Tombstone Project. The Following Description Was Taking From Cemetery Records Done By Michigan DAR In 1942: Walker Cemetery Is Located In Athens, Township, Calhoun County, MI,On Michigan State Highway 78 (NOW M 66 SOUTH) About 5 Miles North Of The Village Of Athens. It Is An Old Cemetery And Very Poorly Taken Care Off. The First Burial Recorded O Stone Is That Of Roxana Tuttle, Wife Of Jared Tuttle 1845, Age 81 Years. The Plat Consists Of About An Acre Of Ground, Said To Be Taken From A Farm Owned By Salmon Walker, And So Named For Him. His Death Is Recorded May 7, 1879, Age 71 Years. Photos can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/tsphoto/calhoun/walker.htm Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ?? Infant Son Bailey Alvira E. 9 Jan 1873 Aged 11 Mos & 13 D's, Daughter Of S. V. & E. Bailey Blackman J. A. Dates Buried Boussun Infant Son Son Of William & Nora Bossun Boussun Nora 7 Apr 1882 Wife Of William Boussun, Aged 18 yrs 9 mon Brown Anna E. 1863 Aged 12 Yrs Brown Harriet A. 1835 1918 Brown Martha A. Dec 1850 Daughter Of E. & S. B. Brown Colborn Sarah 5 Dec 1854 Aged 15 Yrs, Daughter Of J. & M. Colborn Colborn William CO. D 1ST MICH. L. A. Converse S. 28 Jul 1825 18 May 1904 s/w Samantha Converse Converse Samantha 28 Aug 1834 15 Dec 1891 s/w S. Converse Cutler Charles 20 Aug 1876 Aged 46 Yrs 2 Mos & 3 D’s Cutler Ida M. 15 Sep 1862 Aged 2 Months, Infant Daughter Of C. & M. H. Cutler Culter Phebe J. 2 Aug 1864 dau. of C.& M.H. Cutler, Aged 4 yrs. 1 mon. 7 days Drake Lizzie Eyre A. 17 Dec 1860 or 1866 Aged 3 yrs. 1 mon, dau. of S.S. & M.E. Drake Eyre V. F. Homemade Marker Fuller Clinton W. 1 Dec 1889 Aged 41 Yrs Fuller Laura Daughter Of Clinton W. & Marian Fuller Fuller Marian M. 1936 Fuller Martha 1836 1926 Wife Of Willard Fuller Fuller Willard 21 May 1819 25 May 1897 Garwell Ann Dec 1818 22 Dec 1900 s/w William Garwell Garwell William 16 May 1818 14 May 1878 s/w Ann Garwell Griswold Nancy 21 Apr 1855 Wife Of Timothy Griswold, Aged 49 yrs. 2 mon. 4 days Griswold Timothy 13 May 1862 Aged 61 yrs. 6 mon Hampton Robert 19 Feb 1863 Hanson Emily Jane 30 Dec 1846 24 Jan 1876 Wife Of John B. Hanson Hanson John B. BGLR CO. H., 2 MO. Calvary Hanson Newell C. 26 Dec 1870 26 Dec 1871 Son Of J. B. & E. J. Hanson, s/w Ruth C. Hanson Hanson Ruth C. 4 Feb 1870 15 Mar 1870 Daughter Of J. B. & E. J. Hanson, s/w Newell C. Hanson Hanson William C. Dates Unreadable Johnson Lewis 25 Mar 1858 Aged 32 yrs. 1 mon. 23 days Johnson Lyman 6 Apr 1864 Aged 24 Yrs & 6 Mos, Co. A 16th U.S Regulars Kellogg** Agnes (Griswold) 18 Jan 1869 First Wife Of George Kellogg, Daughter Of Timothy & Nancy Griswold Kellogg Asa 28 Jul. 1865 Aged 9 yrs. 9 mon. 28 days, Son Of George & Agnes (Griswold) Kellogg Kellogg George 23 Aug 1800 31 Aug 1859 s/w Lydia Kellogg Kellogg Lydia 23 Oct 1809 27 May 1880 s/w George Kellogg Kellogg Philander Mar 1863 Kellogg Willie Son Of George & Agnes (Griswold) Kellogg Libhart John W. 1884 1942 Libhart Mary Ann 1851 1891 s/w Newton Libhart Libhart Newton 1851 1885 s/w Mary Ann Libhart Lyon Phebie M. 13 Mar 1872 Aged 10 yrs. 7 mon. 14 days, Dau of l.l. & A.A. Lyon Miller** T. 1801 1868 Oldham Eliza 1831 1895 Wife Of Thomas Oldham Oldham Thomas 9 Apr 1878 Aged 55 Yrs 4 Mos & 25 D’s Oldham Willie 1 Jan 1865 Son Of Thomas & Eliza Oldham, Aged 2 Yrs 1 Mos & 15 D’s Randolph Emma 16 Mar 1865 Aged 2 Yrs & 7 Mos, Daughter Of N. F. & M. F. Randolph Randolh Nancy A. 26 Jul 1856 Aged 22 Yrs 9 Mos & 6 D’s, Wife Of N. F. Randolph Randolph Newton 23 Mar 1856 Aged 1 mon. 5 days,Son Of N. F. & M. F. Randolph Robinson Caroline 23 Jul 1873 Wife Of D. S. Robinson Robinson Daniel S. CORP, Rest Of Stone Is Unreadable Rockwell Nathan 3 Jun 1803 24 Feb 18?3 s/w Sarah Rockwell Rockwell Sarah 9 Feb 1806 18 Apr 1870 s/w Nathan H. Rockwell Storey C. H. 4 Jul 1837 Aged 50 Yrs & 8 Mos Story Mary 31 Aug 1878 Aged 32 Yrs, Wife Of J. ?. Story Teetzel Henry 1856 1940 s/w Mary G. Teetzel Teetzel Mary G. 1861 1930 s/w Henry M. Teetzel Tooker Walter 1855 1895 Trude Ira B. 10 Apr 1863 Aged 29 Yrs Tuttle Hiram 1847 Aged 44 Yrs TUTTLE ROXANNE 1845 Wife Of Jared Tuttle, FIRST RECORDED BURIAL IN CEMETERY Verplank Mary J. 13 May 1855 Wife of T.B. Verplank, Aged 22 yrs. 3 mon. 24 days Walker Cora 1877 1928 Walker Eliza 14 Aug 1856 Wife Of William Walker Walker** Henry W. 08 Mar 1876 Aged 45 Yrs 8 Mos & 14 D’s Walker Hiram A. 13 Apr 1874 Aged 30 Yrs 11 Mos & 10 D’s Walker Phebe Wife Of William W. Walker WALKER SALMON 07 May 1879 OWNED THE LAND CEMETERY IS ON Walker William W. 1820 1882 s/w Phebe Walker Ware Bird E. 19 Sep 1862 10 Apr 1863 Son Of S. S. & J. E. Ware Ware Infant Son 08 Apr 1863 Son Of S. S. & J. E. Ware Ware Infant Son 12 Aug 1882 Son Of WM & Elvira Ware Ware Judith E. 1822 1877 s/w Sylvester S. Ware Ware Sylvester S. 04 May 1827 23 Jan 1883 Waterman Lydia 1863 Aged 33 Yrs, Wife Of H. B. Waterman Watkins ?? Broken Stone Watkins Jennie 19 Jan 1878 Aged 32 Yrs, s/w William Watkins Watkins John H. 1804 1881 s/w Sally Watkins Watkins Sally 1803 1898 s/w John H. Watkins Watkins William 26 Jun 18?? Willson Emma S. Oct 1854 Wife Of David Willson Willson Thomas 15 Sep 1849 Wood Bert D. 1863 1930 Wood** Cora Bell 1864 Aged 2 Yrs Wood Martha 1896 Aged 76 Yrs, Wife Of S. H. Wood Wood S. H. 1867 Aged 45 Yrs Wood Willa June 1866 Aged 8 Yrs 6 Mos & 5 D’s, Daughter Of S. H. & M. J. Wood Woodworth Erastus Dates Worn Off Woodworth Mary E. 05 Sep 1857 Aged 23 Yrs 1 Mo & 4 D’s, Wife Of A. Woodworth Woodworth** Ralph Nov 1863 Aged 29 Yrs, Son Of Eratus Woodworth Woodworth** Webster 1870 Aged 2 Yrs , Son Of A. J. & E. J. Woodworth Wren Jane 10 Jul 1870 Wife Of William Wren Wren** Mary A. 1856 Wife Of William Wren Wren William 16 Feb 1879 Aged 74 Yrs Additional Comments: ** = Information On Headstone Hard To Read, Found Information In Cemetery Book (At Willard Library). 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