Calhoun County MI Archives Photo Place.....Beckley Cemetery May 10, 2006
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Source:             Beckley Cemetery
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In 1833, Joseph W. Stewart, a native of New York, settled in the Oak Openings 
area of western Calhoun County. Recognizing the need for a cemetery in the 
neighborhood, he set aside a portion of his land for this purpose, offering the 
plots without charge. When a new law in 1859 required each township to make 
provisions for burials, Stewart turned his property over to Battle Creek 
Township. In later years this area became known as Beckley Corners after Ira 
Beckley, another early settler.

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