Cass County MI Archives Cemeteries.....Rest Haven/Potter's Field - Partial Survey More to Come ************************************************ 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: Maurice W. Sanders mauricews@att.net and Rose C. Thompson July 7, 2006, 1:23 pm Abstracted By: Maurice W. Sanders and Rose C. Thompson Graves in Potter's Field were originally marked with wooden headstones or crosses, thes have vanished. Those buried were indigent residents of the Cass Co. Medical Facility. Location 1 1/4 miles West of M62 on Hospital Street. You must pass the Medical Facility (new and old buildings) cemetery is on the East side. Graves marked with (*Plot Map)in the comment field are from information I got from the former Hospital Administrators files. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson Martin February 20, 1937 September 17, 2004 Mosley Charles H. 1898 1977 PVT US Army WW I (*Plot Map d.12/7/77 c.box) c=cement Mosley Jessie 1924 2004 Temporary Marker Miller Jerry 1941 2001 Temporary Marker Preastly A. W. Mar. 23, 1923 Oct. 27, 1985 US Army WW II Boren Marvin E. 1932 1999 Temporary Marker Seaton Otis 1906 1986 Temporary Marker Johnson Robert 1902 1987 Temporary Marker Oliver Lawrence 1914 1989 Temporary Marker Gill William C. 1942 1992 In Loving Memory Tschanen Nettie 1887 1975 Trump Glen 1928 1996 Williams Baby Girl - Temporary Marker Connor Jewelry 9. 21. 1925 10. 24. 2002 The way dates are inscribed on Marker Taylor Warner Sept. 30 1962 Jan. 13 1997 In Loving Memory Hampton Zelda L. 1930 1996 Temporary Marker Sims Kelly 1920 1995 Temporary Marker Williams James 3/23/78 * Plot Map c.box Bankhead Leroy 3/23/78 * Plot Map c.box Darrigan Walter 9/22/66 *Plot Map c.box Walter is buried on S.W.corner next to fence. Mach James 12/24/69 * Plot Map Sanders Edgar 2/17/70 *Plot Map additional info. Edgar b.Mar 1882 d.Feb 16,1970. descendent of Solomon Sanders. Roczanski Walter 7/24/64 *Plot Map cement box Stewart Robert 11/21/64 * Plot Map Wooden box. African American Foster William 3/31/65 * Plot Map - wooden box Lee Abraham Henry 4/29/65 * Plot Map - wooden box Fields Rollie Ruldolph 4/20/65 * Plot Map Jones V. L 6/8/66 * Plot Map - wooden box Brown Charles 1/10/67 * Plot Map - wooden box - African American Moss Clarence 1/19/67 * Plot Map - wooden box Bradshaw William 6/2/67 * Plot Map - wooden box Wilkinson Otto 3/8/68 * Plot Map Czcekalski Anthony 3/23/63 * Plot Map - wooden box Wesaw Cora 11/3/63 * Plot Map - buried Nov 6 1963 wooden box Beresford Robert Sept 1, 1882 Dec 28 1963 * Plot Map - Buried Dec 31, 1963. Born Boston PA wooden box Shelton Sam 1/10/64 * Plot Map - wooden box Jackson Henry 6/19/65 * Plot Map - wooden box Brown Morgan 7/2/65 * Plot Map - wooden box Irving Edwin 10/27/65 * Plot Map - wooden box McNeary 11/7/65 * Plot Map - Infant 2' metal casket , between Morgan B & Edwin I . Not sure of the year of death. Gross Alice 12/14/65 * Plot Map - wooden box Brown Alfred M. 8/29/68 * Plot Map - b. Nov 22, 1913 Smith Leroy 9/13/68 * Plot Map Piper Willie 1/31/77 * Plot Map Kairns Michael 7/6/70 * Plot Map Additional Comments: I have a copy of the Plot Map, that shows the location of each grave, and the Funeral Home that buried the person. All persons buried in wooden boxes, were re-buried in vaults, 1978. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/cass/cemeteries/resthave47gcm.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 6.2 Kb