Eaton County MI Archives Cemeteries.....Courter-Pray 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: Lori Alstott http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00026.html#0006299 September 18, 2008, 9:40 pm Abstracted By: Lori Alstott Courter - Pray Cemetery, Windsor Township, Eaton County, Michigan 10 Rods X 14 Rods 2ft., Less 68’X40’ SE Corner Approximately .82 Acres The original land for this cemetery was given by John Courter out of his purchase of 160 acres in 1837 from the government. Nathan H. Pray, who came to Windsor Township in 1837, gave part of the land. The cemetery is located in section 28 on the southside of Vermontville Highway near the intersection of Pares Road. At the time John and Nathan donated the land for the Courter-Pray Cemetery, one of the provisions was that the Pray Cousins and their descendents were to be assigned a lot in the Cemetery. Information obtained from Cemetery Records held at the Windsor Township Hall, Dimondale, Eaton County, Michigan. Name, Age at Death, Last Residence, Sex, Internment Date, Date of Death, Place of Death, Cause of Death. Burial Location: Section = S Block = Blk, Lot = L, Grave = G This Cemetery was walked and photographed on August 21, 2008, Photo taken where noted (P), available upon request. Transcription of records and cemetery by Lori A. Frank-Alstott, Eaglelady623@comcast.net Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Akins Ann September 13, 1855 Age 25, Wife of Lewis Akins, Lot 36, G# 2 Akins Lewis 1824 1898 Age 74, Lot 36, G# 1 Ashley Edgar L. November 3, 1874 Infant, Lot 13, G# 1 Ashley Philip Lot 96, G# 1 Bailey Milly Lot 16, G# 1 (P) Bingham Willard M. Lot 30, G# 1 Brick Ernest G. 1900 1979 (P) Brick Maize 1903 April 3, 1996 Sec. P, Blk. 10, Lot 64, G#D (P) Burnett Clara E. 1891 November 11, 1974 Lot 112, G# 2 (P) Burnett Clinton April 20, 1881 Lot 44, G# 1 (P) Burnett Emeline April 1, 1863 Daughter of C & J, Age 14y, 4m. Lot 44, G# 3 (P) Burnett Freeman G. 1877 1913 Bkl. A, Lot 105, G# 1 (P) Burnett Homer C. Lot 21, G# 2 (P) Burnett James Age 62, Lot 44, G# 2 Burnett James K. September 10, 1857 June 29, 1895 Lot 20, G# 1 (P) Burnett James Ray 1888 May 4, 1942 Lot 112, G# 1 Burnett Jane July 12, 1822 December 11, 1889 Wife of Clinton, Lot 44 (P) Burnett Jesse A. Lot 21, G# 1 Burnett Lillian A. 1855 December 1925 'Lillie' Lot 21, G# 3 (P) Burnett Nettie Notten 1879 December 16, 1946 Blk. B., Lot 105, G# 2 (P) Burnett Robert 1852 September 6, 1932 Lot 21, G# 4 (P) Burnett William C. August 14, 1860 Age 5, Lot 44, G# 4 Carlton Brooklin S. 1842 April 21, 1918 Civil War Marker, Age 75, Lot 47, G# 3 (P) Carlton Charles B. 1869 March 22, 1915 Lot 47, G# 2 (P) Carlton Charles M. 1863 Son of D. & R. age 13y, 3m, 16. Lot 15, G# 3 (P) Carlton Dexter 1811 1891 Lot 15, G# 1 (P) Carlton Margaret A. 1850 December 7, 1926 Wife of Brooklin, Age 76, Lot 47, G# 4 (P) Carlton Olive V. 1884 1894 (P) Carlton Ollie September 2, 1891 Female, Age 9, Lot 47, G# 1 Carlton Roseana 1815 1901 At Rest with the Lord, Lot 15, G# 2 (P) Carrier Alice February 28, 1900 Age 70, Lot 43, G# 3 Carrier Norman Lot 43, G#1 Cheeney Merta E. Pray 1872 April 7, 1933 Lot 38, G# 3 (P) Claflin Hattie L. March 1, 1886 Age 23, Lot 85, G# 5 (P) Collar Sarah Ann January 29, 1875 Age 39, Lot 32, G# 1 (P) Corey Mrs. Lot 81, G# 1 Courter Benjamin February 15, 1853 Infant, Lot 2, G# 4 Courter Elmer C. March 7, 1933 Age 30, Lot 34, G# 3 Courter Esther January 30, 1856 March 12, 1870 Daughter of John & Louisa, Lot 2, G# 3 (P) Courter Jane March 8, 1853 Age 5, Lot 3, G# 4 (P) Courter John May 31, 1810 August 1, 1893 Lot 2, G# 1 (P) Courter Louisa December 5, 1816 November 23, 1870 Wife of John, Lot 2, G#2, (P) Cronkite Caroline April 16, 1921 Age 99, Lot 29, G#3 Cronkite Seth Lot 29, G#2 Day Dewitt C. July 25, 1870 Age 18, Lot 57, G# 4 Day Elizabeth March 27, 1890 Age 68, Lot 57, G# 3 (P) Depue Minnie M. May 12, 1877 Age 3, Lot 68, G# 1 (P) Derby Sylvester Lot 25, G# 1 Dewaters Mason Lot 10, G# 1 Dickerson David Age 85, Lot 46, G# 3 Dickerson Mary April 6, 1884 Age 57, Lot 46, G#1 Edwards Harley Ray 1902 August 10, 1964 Blk. A., Lot 33, G# 4 (P) Edwards Leona F. 1907 September 16, 1958 Blk. B., Lot 33, G# 3 (P) Fish Geraldine Pray Bruner 1906 October 20, 1929 Lot 104, G# 2 (P) Flynn Ida May Olmstead January 20, 1879 Wife of J.J. Flynn, 20y, 5m, 22d, Lot 58, G# 2 (P) Fox Edward 1914 April 3, 1982 Blk. 1A, Lot 103, G# 1 (P) Freer Hattie Lot 62, G# 1 French Minta Tiedgen 1878 1965 Wife of Walter Tiedgan, Lot 120, G# 4 (P) Gibbs D. M. Lot 50, G# 1 Gilbert Sarah January 13, 1882 Wife of Harold Gilbert, Age 67, Lot 57, G# 2 (P) Grant Darwin September 23, 1864 Age 34, Lot 35, G# 1 Greene G. H. Lot 61, G# 1 Gunnell Mary February 18, 1885 Age 90, Lot 89, G# 2 (P) Gunnell Thomas February 27, 1876 Age 86, Lot 89, G# 1 (P) Gunnell Thomas H. May 9, 1873 Civil War Vet., Age 29, Lot89, G# 3 (P) Harris Almon 1853 1855 Lot 5, G# 4 (P) Harris Catherine 1826 1902 Lot 5, G# 3 (P) Harris George W. 1859 1879 Lot 6, G# 1 (P) Cemetery Book states age as 30, Stone states 20. Harris Grandmother 1799 1862 Lot 5, G# 2 (P) Harris Jesse H. 1824 1864 Lot 5, G# 1 (P) Harris Oliver 1861 1866 Lot 5, G# 5 (P) Howard Jane February 23, 1872 Age 51, Lot 59, G# 1 (P) Howard Matie July 5, 1866 Age 3, Lot 59, G# 2 (P) Hull Baby August 14, 1902 Ausgust 14, 1902 Stillborn son of Sarah Jane and John, Lot 26, G# 2 Hull Benjamin December 8, 1880 Lot 1, G# 1 Hull Ezekiel December 14, 1809 December 19, 1886 Lot 11, G# 1 (P) Hull Grace 1872 December 27, 1953 Lot 98, G# 2 (P) Hull Hannah C. March 26, 1873 Age 18, Lot 11, G# 3 (P) Hull Hannah V. November 9, 1852 Age 2, Daughter of E. & J., Lot 11, G# 4, (P) Hull John 1869 October 1957 Lot 97, G#2 (P) Hull John 1839 February 4, 1872 Lot 26, G# 1 (P) Hull Julany June 24, 1811 September 16, 1890 Lot 11, G# 2 (P) Hull Leah Zachariah 1838 November 30, 1907 Wife of Benjamin, Lot 1, G# 2 (P) Hull Leonard L. March 19, 1853 Infant son of E. & J., Lot 10, G# 2 (P) Hull Mary E. October 17, 1863 Wife of Whitman, age 18, Lot 29, G# 1 (P) Hull Mary V. 1868 January 8, 1941 Twp. rec show year of death as 1940, Stone shows 1941, Lot 97, G# 1 (P) Hull Nathan P. 1867 March 3, 1954 Lot 98, G# 3 (P) Hull Orcelia Longmate 1852 September 2, 1943 Lot 40, G# 4 (P) Hull Sarah Jane 1840 March 2, 1916 Lot 26, G# 3 (P) Hull Thelma J. 1898 July 6, 1905 Lot 98, G# 1 (P) Hurlburt Infant January 12, 1863 Lot 65, G# 1 Hurlburt Willie January 1875 Age 22, Lot 65, G# 2 Hutt Fred 1860 Age 4, Lot 31, G# 3 Hutt Hellen 1823 1865 Wife of Steward Hutt, Lot 31, G# 2 (P) Hutt Steward 1823 1895 Lot 31, G# 1 (P) Ireland Carl E. Septemeber 9, 1897 Age 2, Lot 69, G# 1 Jones James K. April 10, 1871 Age 33y, 2m, 6d, Lot 45, G# 2 (P) Jones Samuel C. February 10, 1875 Age 45y, 10m, 15d, Lot 45, G# 3 (P) Jones William January 8, 1863 Age 62, Lot 45, G# 1 (P) Koon Addison December 3, 1824 September 28, 1897 Lot 42, G# 1 (P) Koon Adelia August 15, 1830 May 8, 1915 Lot 42, G# 2, (P) Koon Clark September 20, 1835 May 9, 1873 Civil War PVT. Co. G, 12th Michigan Infantry, Lot 41, G# 1 (P) Koon Clark W. December 12, 1893 May 3, 1962 WWI - PVT Michigan US Army, Lot 62, G#1 (P) Koon DeForest 1866 October 19, 1937 Lot 41, G# 5 (P) Koon Ella 1869 February 3, 1933 Lot 41, G# 3 (P) Koon Frank March 6, 1874 Age 15, Lot 63, G# 2 Koon Mary Courter 1841 June 11, 1935 Wife of Clark Koon 'Civil War Soldier', Lot 41, G# 4 (P) Koon Samantha May 10, 1895 Age 57, Lot 41, G# 2 Koon Willie W. September 1, 1861 Age 1, Lot 63, G# 1 Leisenring Jesse Burroughs 1857 May 5, 1929 Male, Age 72, Lot 54, G#3, (P) Leisenring John B. February 27, 1870 Age 53, Lot 54, G# 1 (P) Leisenring Mary M. February 3, 1875 Age 55, Lot 54, G# 2 (P) Lent Abraham Lot 66, G# 1 Lent Abram Lot 18, G# 1 Lockwood George April 11, 1883 Age 23, Lot 75, G# 1 (P) Lockwood Joseph 1826 1885 Lot 75, G#3 (P) Lockwood Mary October 24, 1873 Wife of Joseph, Age 38, Lot 75, G# 2 (P) Longmate Enoch 1825 January 4, 1902 Lot 40, G# 1 Longmate Mahala 1831 1870 Lot 40, G# 2 (P) Martin Addie February 16, 1916 Age 55, Lot 52, G# 4 Martin Ardonie B. 1862 June 18, 1874 Lot 52, G# 2 (P) Martin Henry E. 1859 March 12, 1936 Lot 32, G# 4 (P) Martin Samuel May 19, 1907 Age 72, Lot 52, G# 3 Martin Sarah Ann February 19, 1899 Age 52, Lot 51, G# 1 Maynard T. H. Civil War Marker 1861-1865, Co. C., Ohio Infantry, Lot 60, G#1 (P) Mansfield William L. Lot 95, G# 1 McKaeg Emma August 11, 1934 Age 73, Lot 34, G# 4 Moore Azro P. September 8,1848 Age 28y, 2m, 10d - Lot 37, G# 1 (P) - Cemetery Book list age as 38. Headstone states 28. Morrison Eliza V. March 23, 1876 Age 52, Lot 48, G# 1 Nicholas Austin August 13, 1872 Age 25, Lot 72, G# 3 (P) Nickloy Alverdia G. Martin 1871 1908 Lot 32 (P) Nickloy Amelia June 6, 1906 Age 37, Lot 52, G# 5 Norton Minerva March 9, 1863 Age 52, Lot 84, G#2 Norton Solomon June 28, 1885 Age 83, Lot 84, G#1 (P) Olmstead Gideon 1811 February 1, 1866 Lot 58, G#1 (P) Oxendale Alice 1861 January 4, 1950 Lot 67, G#5 (P) Oxendale Betsey 1833 December 6, 1919 Lot 67, G# 4 (P) Oxendale Elizabeth 1868 December 11, 1898 Lot 67, G# 2 (P) Oxendale John H. 1857 February 3, 1878 Lot 67, G#1 (P) Oxendale Isaac 1829 September 3, 1915 Lot 67, G# 3 (P) Cemetery book list age as 66, Headstone states 86. Pearce Lucy December 3, 1849 Infant, Lot 39, G# 2 Pearce Jane November 24, 1852 Age 10, Lot 39, G# 1 Pearce Mason October 27, 1858 Age 78, Lot 9, G# 1 (P) Perry Rebecca October 22, 1877 Age 70, Lot 48, G#2 (P) Pierce E. G. April 18, 1869 Female, age 20, Lot 85, G#2 (P) Pierce Frank October 4, 1873 Age 20, Lot 84, G#4 (P) Pierce Horace E. December 15, 1866 Infant, Lot 85, G#1 (P) Pierce Solon April 2, 1873 Male, age 14, Lot 85, G# 3 (P) Pollard Harrison January 22, 1864 Age 45, Lot 57, G# 1 (P) Pollock Sarah Lot 93, G#1 Pray Almira September 28, 1851 Age 2, Lot 24, G# 5 (P) Pray Alvina February 12, 1883 Age 47, Lot 23, G#1 (P) Pray Andrew March 24, 1916 Age 71, Lot 22, G# 4 (P) Pray Annie May 1, 1863 Age 2, Lot 23, G# 2 (P) Pray Elizabeth 'Libbie' September 27, 1851 April 28, 1932 Lot 38, G# 2 (P) Pray Emma Marion 1919 June 21, 2004 Blk. 1A, Lot 87, G# 2 (P) Pray Eseh March 9, 1838 January 11, 1915 Lot 23, G# 5 (P) Pray Etta Jones 1866 January 23, 1955 Lot 39, G# 5 (P) Pray Freeman G. 1853 April 1, 1922 Lot 39, G# 3 (P) Pray George A. 1911 July 29, 1994 Blk. 1A, Lot 87, G# 1 (P) Pray George Clearance September 2, 1908 7months, 19 days, Lot 104, G#1 (P) Pray George C. March 8, 1892 Age 23, Lot 22, G# 2 (P) Pray George D. February 2, 1843 January 14, 1895 Lot 38, G# 1 (P) Pray George Freeman 1882 January 3, 1961 Concrete Vault, Lot 104, G#3 (P) Pray Ida A. 1853 March 10, 1900 Lot 39, G# 4 (P) Pray Jane March 20, 1929 Age 75, Lot 22, G#5 (P) Pray Joseph T. January 27, 1861 Infant son of N.H. & S.A. Pray, Lot 24, G# 4 (P) Pray Mary Belle 1884 October 8, 1969 Lot 104, G# 0 (P) Pray Nathan H. March 11, 1881 Age 66, Lot 24, G#1 (P) Pray Nathan H. March 7, 1853 Age 6, Son of N.H. & S.A., Lot 24, G#3 (P) Pray Natie October 3, 1863 Son of E. & A., age 1, Lot 23, G# 4 Pray Natie March 24, 1873 Age 1, Lot 22, G# 3 Pray Sally Ann January 11, 1861 Age 50, Lot 24, G# 2 (P) Pray Stella B. November 5, 1895 Daughter of A. & J., Age 21y, 3m, 21d, Lot 22, G# 1 (P) Pray William February 8 , 1842 Infant, Lot 24, G# 6 (P) Pray Willie September 17, 1868 Age 2, Lot 23, G# 3 Press Clara A. August 3, 1855 May 22, 1903 Lot 46, G# 2 (P) Quested Belinda December 19, 1814 March 20, 1899 Lot 76, G# 2 (P) Quested William January 1, 1873 Age 78, Lot 76, G# 1 (P) Railer Charles B. 1883 March 17, 1956 Blk. C, Lot 33, G# 2 (P) Railer Ethel Ada 1883 July 22, 1972 Wife of Charles, Lot 33, G# 4 (P) Railer Jonathan Lot 70, G# 1 Railer Lota M. November 24, 1905 Blk. E, Lot 33, G# 1 Roc Olivia 1880 Age 30, Lot 31, G# 4 Root Aaron February 5, 1881 Age 56, Lot 53, G# 1 Root Abigail October 12, 1873 Age 49, Lot 53, G# 2 (P) Root Solomon S. January 7, 1877 Infant, Lot 53, G# 3 Rozell Bethsheba S. August 28, 1827 August 3, 1858 Lot 14, G# 2 (P) Rozell Eliza B. July 18, 1858 April 1, 1859 Lot 14, G# 3 (P) Rozell James B. May 3, 1821 July 31,1887 Lot 14, G# 1 (P) Rozell Margaret February 23, 1929 Age 89, Lot 14, G# 4 (P) Skinner Andrew C. January 5, 1907 Infant, Lot 103, G# 2 Skinner Harry C. 1879 October 15, 1952 Lot 103, G# 3 (P) Skinner Lellie January 5 ,1907 Childbirth, age 25, Lot 103, G#1 Slaght Sarah W. February 7, 1924 Age 62, Lot 83, G# 3 Smith Baby September 17, 1905 Infant, Lot 99, G#1 Spears Carrie A. September 12, 1863 Age 5, Lot 8, G# 2 (P) Spears Lucy April 27, 1873 Age 42, Lot 8, G# 1 (P) Spears Thomas May 1, 1906 Age 75, Lot 8, G# 3 (P) Steeple Baby Infant, Lot 42, G# 3 (P) Streeter Candace Daughter of S.L. & J.A., Lot 7, G#2 (P) Streeter C. N. March 8, 1858 Male. age 74, Lot 9, G# 2 (P) Streeter Caddie September 2, 1870 Age 1, Lot 7, G# 1 (P) Streeter Elizabeth September 11, 1872 Age 56, Lot 9, G# 3 (P) Talbort Myrtle B. November 12, 1916 Infant died of Scarlet Fever, Lot 86, G# 3 Talbort William August 7, 1914 Infant, Lot 86, G# 1 Taylor Lois S. October 24, 1850 Daughter of William Taylor, Lot 40, G# 3 (P) Tiedgen Baby June 3, 1911 Stillborn twin boy, Lot 102, G# 1 Tiedgen Baby June 3, 1911 Stillborn twin boy, Lot 102, G# 2 Tiedgen Walter 1881 June 28, 1935 Age 54, Lot 102, G# 3 (P) Towsley Ann February 20, 1847 Age 3, Lot 3, G# 2 (P) Towsley Effie G. May 26, 1890 Age 20, Lot 4, G# 2 Towsley Orange B. January 5, 1853 Age 13, Lot 3, G# 1 (P) Towsley Orange September 26, 1854 Age 55, Lot 4, G# 1 (P) Towsley Prudence August 24, 1854 Wife of Orange, age 48, Lot 3, G#3 (P) Treever Baby Male Baby, Lot 19, G# 1 Vanderbeck Dora L. 1878 1932 Lot 106, G# 1 (P) Vanderbeck Samuel 1872 1941 Lot 106, G# 2 (P) Snyder Infant August 7, 1963 Premature, Ashes buried at back of S. & D. Vanderbeck headstone. Watrows G. W. Male, Lot 74, G# 1 Wighman Phyllis November 1905 Age 40, Lot 86, G# 2 Wighman William August 7, 1914 Infant, Lot 79, G# 1 Wilbert Jolene Pray Wilbert Ronald H. August 3, 1919 August 8, 2003 CMSGT US Air Force, WWI, Korea, Vietnam, Blk. 4D, Lot 112, G#1 Wilson Anna Louise Pray 1870 May 16, 1954 Lot 43, G# 2 (P) Wilson Grant October 5, 1954 Age 81, Lot 43, G# 1 (P) Winslow Dr. Ansel 1814 1892 Lot 56, G# 2 (P) Winslow Frank November 2, 1932 Age 79, Lot 56, G#3 Winslow Harriet 1821 1887 Lot 56, G# 4 (P) Winslow William M. 1849 October 4, 1873 Lot 56, G# 1 (P) Wise Edna December 18, 1909 Age 49, Lot 8, G# 4 Witton Oranthia September 8, 1873 Age 31, Lot 71, G# 2 (P) Wood Baby Infant, Lot 83, G#1 Wood Harry December 11, 1952 Age 69, Lot 83, G# 4 Wood John Freeman October 11, 1956 Age 53, Lot 83, G# 5 Wood John M. 1854 1912 Lot 83, G# 2 (P) Wood Sarah 1894 Age 75, Lot 37, G# 2 Wood Sarah 1862 1924 This Sarah is not listed in the Cemetery Book, but headstone found. (P) Wood Wrondel October 31, 1909 Age 80, Lot 37, G# 3 Wright Charles Lot 27, G# 1 Wright Cynthia A. April 3, 1884 Age 67, Lot 28, G# 2 (P) Wright Erastus Male. Lot 27, G# 2 Wright Erastus February 24, 1867 Age 50, Lot 28, G# 1 (P) Wright Florella May 29, 1873 Daughter of A. & M., age 8y, 5m, Lot 72, G# 2 Win Old Mrs. Lot 86, G#1 Wright Maria September 5, 1871 Age 24, Lot 72, G# 1 Wright Nannie B. December 4, 1872 Daughter of E.A. & M.J., Age 1, Lot 28, G# 3 Wright Susanna A. September 18, 1873 'Sarah' Wife of William Wright, Age 52, Lot 71, G# 1 (P) Wright William Lot 6, G# 2 Yeck Infant Lot 77, G# 2 (P) Yeck Loran H. October 23, 1899 May 31, 1981 PVT US Army, WWII, Lot 77, G# 3 (P) Yeck Melissa August 4, 1881 Age 13, Lot 77, G# 1 (P) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/eaton/cemeteries/courterp9ncm.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 28.6 Kb