Solon Township Cemetery, Solon Township, Kent County, Michigan Copyright © 1999 by Dennis Zank. This copy contributed for the use in the USGenWeb Archives. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. _____________________________________________________________________________ This is a partial transcription of Solon Township cemetery located at the corner of Algoma and 18 Mile road in Solon Township, Kent County. I have plan to finish the cemetery by the end of the summer of 1999. LAST FIRST BIRTH DEATH INSCRIPTION NOTE Anway Bertha May 1877 1951 Mother On same stone as Charles A. and Lyle E. Anway Charles A. 1876 1939 Father On same stone as Bertha May and Lyle E. Anway Lyle E. 1900 1901 Baby On same stone as Bertha May and Charles A. Anway Mary Jane 12/08/1919 07/04/1987 Anway Orville 05/09/1917 12/03/1973 Illinois Sgt US Army WW II Armstrong Anna B. 12/24/1884 12/02/1938 Burried in the Bloomfield family plot Austin Beryl W. 1907 1997 Married 06/19/1930 For me to live is Christ to die inOn same stone as Lena B. Austin Clarence R. 04/25/1892 04/12/1967 PFC Co K 113th Inf World War I Austin Frank Father No dates Austin Gelia Mother No dates Austin Lena B. 1913 Married 06/19/1930 For me to live is Christ to die inNo death date, on same stone as Beryl W. Birch Adelbert 1863 1916 On same stone as Josephine Birch David 1820 1886 On same stone as Frank and Margaret Birch Frank 1873 1891 On same stone as David and Margaret Birch Josephine 1873 1952 Mother On same stone as Adelbert Birch Margaret 1830 1913 On same stone as David and Frank Birch Victoria A. 1911 1985 Bisbing William H. 1885 1949 Bloomfield Burrell 08/29/1898 07/15/1900 S/O E and W Bloomfield Bloomfield Edward 02/10/1874 On same stone as Winnie Bloomfield James 1847 1927 Father Burried in the Bloomfield family plot Bloomfield Lawrence 1893 1958 Father Bloomfield Mary Jane 1847 1927 Mother Burried in the Bloomfield family plot Bloomfield No name Co G 92th New Yok Infantry Bloomfield Winnie 10/04/1876 On same stone as Edward Bloomfield-SwartzMinne 03/23/1886 05/29/1985 Bragg Elmer Stone has sank the rest was unreadable, it had an vetrans marker w/flag. Look to be like a stone from the Civil War that just has th Bragg Mary J. 1842 1909 Brattain Bertha E. 1884 1943 Brattain Calvin C 1873 1923 Brattain Elizabeth 1879 1924 Brattain Mary Ruth 1908 Baby Brattain Phebe 1853 1919 Brattain Silas 1846 1917 Brayford Claude 10/13/1877 11/15/1918 Brookfield Emeras 08/00/1869 Buys Saraha (sic) 03/18/1857 02/21/1899 Wife of E. F. Buys, She hath done what she could. Camp Edward 1873 1952 Camp Jessie 1852 1939 On same stone as William H. Camp William H. 1844 1922 On same stone as Jessie Clark-London Mary B. 10/30/1832 03/18/1913 Covey Calvin F. 1921 1988 On same stone as Eloise L. Covey Daisy S. 1878 1967 On same stone as Frank G. Covey Eloise L. 1920 No date On same stone as Calvin F. Covey Frank G. 1867 1947 On same stone as Daisy S. Cuddington Edson L. 1858 1930 On same stone as Frances Ella Cuddington Edson L. 10/21/1858 07/04/1930 Second stone for Edson L. Cuddington Frances Ella 1866 1954 On same stone as Edson L Cudney 1953 1883 Davis Dale Lavern 09/29/1914 10/04/1914 I Am Jesus Little Lamb Davis Fanny I. 1847 1927 Mother On same stone as William E. Davis George Chapin 1882 1970 On same stone as Nina Leone Davis Hazel M. 1912 Beloved Wife No death date, On same stone as Loyd E Davis Loyd E. 1907 1987 Beloved Husband Father On same stone as Hazel M. Davis Nina Leone 1882 1954 Mother On same stone as George Chapin Davis William E. 1847 1929 Father On same stone as Fanny I. Dines Flora 1871 1959 Dunn Charlie J. 10/23/1873 03/21/1883 On same stone as Cornelius Dunn Cornelius 12/25/1836 11/23/1895 On same stone as Charlie J. Eyer Guy R. 1884 1967 Husband On same stone as Sylvia L. Eyer Sylvia L. 1899 1960 Wife On same stone as Guy R. Farr Fred 1861 19?? On same stone as Jacoba Farr Jacoba 1870 19?? On same stone as Fred Farr Ralph L. 1868 1948 Finch Anna J. 1867 1937 Finch Baby 1924 On same stone as Mervin W. and Leila E. Finch Delbert 1899 Father Finch Edgar M. 1861 1938 Finch George H. 1887 1935 Finch Harriet 1897 Mother Finch Howard G. 1911 1912 Finch Leila E. 1900 1996 On same stone as Mervin W. and Baby Finch Finch Mervin W. 1900 1975 On same stone as Leila E. and Baby Finch Finch Nancy E. 1831 1904 Fisk Arthur 1898 1952 Fisk Dick O. 1881 1954 Fisk Dixie L. 09/08/1950 Our Baby, A bud on earth will bloom in heaven Fisk Dora 1870 1938 On same stone as Edwin Fisk Edwin 1860 1924 On same stone as Dora Fisk Gorden 09/12/1921 09/01/1980 BM 2 US Navy World War II Fisk Grace M. 1883 1920 Fisk Larry A. 1945 1956 Fisk Lera 1901 1940 Fisk Mildred 1898 1970 On same stone as William Fisk Roxaney 1841 1906 Fisk William 1866 1908 Fisk William 1896 1960 On same stone as Mildred Fitts Glen 1898 Baby Flinsky Leon 1897 1943 Flinsky Letitia 1886 1967 Fuller Ida B. 1863 1950 Funk Ida May 1882 1956 On same stone as Jacob O. and Jacob Funk Jacob 1873 1950 On same stone as Jacob O. and Ida May Funk Jacob O. 1920 1920 Baby On same stone as Ida May and Jacob Gardner Elias 03/20/1900 11/17/1960 Gardner Jimmey 1931 1949 Goodell Burnham P. 1863 1961 Father Goodell Eleanor M. 06/26/1926 12/01/1995 Married 09/11/1948 On same stone as Richard B. Goodell Emery 1889 1976 Father Goodell Erna M. 1926 On same stone as Jessie M., Vera L. and Kenneth Goodell Grace A. 1868 1945 Mother Goodell Jessie 1897 1986 On same stone as Erna M., Vera L. and Kenneth Goodell Kenneth 1942 On same stone as Jessie M., Erna M. and Vera L. Goodell Martha A. 1889 1958 Mother Goodell Richard B. 02/16/1924 Married 09/11/1948 No death date, On same stone as Elenor M. Goodell Vera L. 1920 On same stone as Jessie M., Erna M. and Kenneth Grant Charles E. 1877 1954 On same stone as Eva M. Grant Eva M. 1887 1970 On same stone as Charles E. Haglend Charles J. 1869 1947 On same stone as Sarah B. Haglend Sarah B. 1870 1943 On same stone as Charles J. Haglend Sora P. Stone was hard to read Hall Edmond Co F 14 th Michigan Inf No dates Hall Hiram Co C 10 th Michigan Cav No dates Hanna Almena 1860 1946 Heim Dawn E. 1947 1998 Be loved mother Married Aug 7, 1965 On same stone as Dennis O. Heim Dennis O. 1943 No date Loving father Married Aug. 7, 1965 On same stone as Dawn E. Heiss Ellen 1921 No date On same stone as Otto Heiss Gordon 08/21/1937 Heiss John H. 05/18/1886 09/18/1956 Heiss Otto 1912 1989 On same stone as Ellen Heiss Paul 03/26/1953 Herold Kenneth J. 07/00/1970 Hicks Clare D. 11/26/1900 03/24/1917 Co B 5-3 US Navy Hicks George M. 1861 1935 Father Hicks Mable 1877 1964 Mother Hill Edith M. 1884 1960 On same stone as Rush L. Hill R. Daryell 1916 1954 Hill Rush L. 1882 1963 On same stone as Edith M. Holliday Leon A. 1903 1928 Son On same stone as Roy and Maud M. Holliday Maud M. 1875 1946 Mother On same stone as Roy and Leon A. Holliday Roy 1873 1949 Father On same stone as Maud M. and Leon A. Hover Anna 1855 1939 Jacobitz Gertrude Ellen 1906 1989 Jacobitz John Werner 1910 1988 Kent Minnie L. 08/23/1894 Age 34yrs 11mts 23days Koben June L. 1907 No death date, On same stone as William J. Koben William J. 1905 1970 On same stone as June L. Lawrence Lucille M. 1923 Together Forever No death date, On same stone as Robert A. Lawrence Robert A. 1922 1994 Together Forever On same stone as Lucille M. London Mary 02/04/1871 01/31/1955 London Melvin 08/20/1875 08/14/1944 Mabie Edwin Co K 4th Michigan Cavalry Martin Emma 1875 1966 Martines Nancy J. 1931 1969 Mathews George 1852 1924 McDonald Clark J. 1857 1930 On same stone as Mary E. McDonald Mary E. 1864 1928 On same stone as Clark J. McDonald This was a family plot with no other stones Miller Baldwin 1840 1906 Miller Clara F. 1890 1978 On same stone as Fred D. Miller Clessie 1891 1963 Miller Cornelia 1841 1917 Miller Donald Lee 1916 1919 On same stone as Leroy M Miller Elizabeth 08/30/1846 04/03/1927 At Rest Mother Miller Elman James 1913 3months and 19 days, our darling Miller Emmet C. 1865 1959 Father Miller Ethel 1915 1920 On same stone as Violet Miller Fanny O. 1881 1919 Mother Miller Florence E. 09/00/1892 06/00/1961 Miller Fred D. 1888 1961 On same stone as Clara F. Miller Leroy M. 1914 1819 On same stone as Donald Lee Miller Lillian J. 1863 1936 Miller Marcene E. 1878 1952 Miller Nellie 1869 1907 Mother Miller Violet 1918 1920 On same stone as Ethel Minaker Mary Jo 08/14/1955 Our Darling Daughter Moore Emma 10/01/1853 02/11/1902 Mother Nadich Fred P. 1907 1955 Father On same stone as June Nadich June 1921 Mother No death date, On same stone as Fred P. Nobles Thomas 1860 1910 Ruth his wife 1860 no death date givin Noonan Aruillia 1874 1948 On same stone as John Noonan Dennis 1890 1967 On Same stone as Gladys Noonan Gladys 1891 1966 On same stone as Dennis Noonan John 1866 1955 On same stone as Aruillia Palmer Loyal H. 1850 1908 On same stone as Mary Palmer Mary 1842 1922 On same stone as Loyal H. Pearl Edward F. 1903 1970 On same stone as Florence L. Pearl Florence L. 1905 1984 On same stone as Edward F. Perry Harlan 1905 1921 Pickering Nella 1873 1959 Pieper Abram H. 1854 1952 Pieper Mary A. 1849 1936 Mother Pierson Clinton L. 1905 1993 Father On same stone as Josephine M. Pierson Josephine M. 1914 1978 Mother On same stone as Clinton L. Probasco Edna E. 1887 1957 Mother On same stone as George M. Probasco George M. 1887 1964 Father On same stone as Edna E. Probasco Jacob R. 1853 1928 On same stone as Polly A. Probasco Polly A. 1858 1920 On same stone as Jacob R. Reichelt Alvin 09/26/1898 03/28/1955 Reichelt Charles 1853 1932 Father Reichelt Jacob 1889 1970 BTY A 328 FA Reichelt Mary 1858 1923 Mother Rice Alice 1853 1927 In same plot as the Roy family Ringold Arthur S 1900 1973 On same stone as Pauline Ringold Pauline A. 1904 No date On same stone as Arthur J. Robertson Earl 1871 1913 At rest Robertson Eliza 1845 1903 Mother Robertson George D. 06/13/1893 Age 67yrs 11mts 8days, Sgt Co F 5th Michigan Robertson Little Georgie 1883 1884 Rose Estella B. 1893 1975 Rose Hugh 1858 1941 Rose Melvin H. 1889 1977 Rose Nettie 1867 1948 Rose-Depew Margaret 09/15/1897 07/27/1935 Rounds Albert 06/17/1888 22yrs 8mts 25days Roy Albert 12/28/1844 10/22/???? Age 24 yrs ?? months 24 days At the foot of Albert's grave is a stone Husband At Rest Roy Mary K. 1845 1926 Rush No name 09/07/1887 01/09/1890 Dau of J. A. and M. L. Russell Ida I. 1865 1929 Russell Lawrence C. 02/27/1905 03/30/1997 Russell Ruben 04/16/1870 12/26/1934 Sawyer H. R. Co I 15th New York Infantry Schultz Harry T. 03/05/1908 05/01/1965 PFC 488 Ordance Co World War II Seadorf Alice 1911 No date Mother Married Sept. 9, 1932 On same stone as George N. Seadorf Aredith V. 1932 No date Married Sept. 9, 1955 On same stone as David J. Seadorf Carol A. 1933 1954 Seadorf David J. 1936 1984 Married Sept. 9, 1955 On same stone as Aredith V. Seadorf George N. 1911 1983 Father, Married Sept. 9, 1932 On same stone as Alice Seadorf Harold R. 1929 No date Married May 3, 1958 On same stone as Jean E. Seadorf Helen J. 02/10/1928 No date Beloved Wife and Mother Seadorf Jean E. 1933 No date Married May 3, 1958 On same stone as Harold R. Seadorf Joseph L. 1872 1953 On same stone as Myrtle M. Seadorf Lawrence A. 1918 1984 Dad, In god's care gone but not forgotten On same stone as Rose E. Seadorf Michael J. 09/06/1947 10/31/1967 Michigan Spc 4 Co B 18 Inf Viet. Seadorf Myrtle M. 1888 1951 On same stone as Joseph L. Seadorf Rose E 1918 No date Mom, In god's care gone but not forgotten On same stone as Lawrence A. Seadorf 09/16/1972 Infant son Simmons Sophronia 06/23/1834 06/20/1906 Simmons William Co B 5th Michigan Cavalry Simons Simon S. Co H 107 th NY Inf No dates Smith Blanche I. 1908 1925 Daughter Smith Effie M. 1883 1964 Mother Smith Emma J. 07/24/1849 11/04/1915 Smith G. Birney 1879 1948 Father Smith Gladwin 02/12/1890 06/11/1899 Smith Gladys 07/12/1894 01/10/1896 Smith Grace 08/23/1833 10/03/1884 Smith Henry K. 1825 1905 Father On same stone as Nancy E. Smith Lena 02/04/1875 09/26/1884 Smith Mary 1832 01/12/1887 Age 54yr 10ms 6days Smith May 05/23/1881 09/05/1884 Smith Morgan A. 1874 1956 Smith Nancy E. 1832 1887 Mother On same stone as Henry Smith Nancy E. Second from Nancy E. Smith-Bailey Ella Mae 1880 1974 Spaeth Emma C. 1878 1940 On same stone as Walter Spaeth Leonard F. 1910 1995 On same stone as Leota B. Spaeth Leota B. 1910 No death date, On same stone as Leonard F. Spaeth Walter 1877 1916 On same stone as Emma C. Stark Chan 1861 1914 Father Stark Emma S. 1853 1920 On same stone as Sidney Stark Fanny R. A. 1867 1960 Mother Stark Sidney 1833 1926 On same stone as Emma S. Stevens Alice M. 1889 1959 On same stone as Martin S. Stevens Charles F. 1852 1920 Stevens Gertie 1898 1941 Stevens Lida B. 01/01/1876 12/18/1900 D/O C. F and M. M. Stevens Martin S. 1880 1935 On same stone as Alice M. Stevens Mary M. 1852 1924 Wife of Charles, Go to a bright home where grief can not come Stickles Theodore 1841 1912 Stickles Theodore Co H 14th New York Infantry Surroughs Caroline 06/15/18?? 04/??/???? Wife of S. Surroughts Birth year could have been 1888 the rest of the stone was unreadable Teachout Dora 1892 1922 Wife Teachout Ernest J. 1884 1959 Husband Teachout F. W., Rev. 1857 1944 Father Teachout Hattie 03/03/1891 11/28/1910 Wife of E. J. Teachout Teachout 03/04/1863 10/??/1911 Wife of F. W. Teachout, Mother No first name Thompson Adellahs 1835 1915 Tomkins Ardin Ronald 04/05/1946 02/15/1997 SP4 US Army Vietnam Purple Heart Tomkins Enid D. 1906 1994 On same stone as Vera V. Tomkins Vera V. 1913 1987 On same stone as Enid D. VanWYK Merlin Jack, Jr. 1969 Son VerDuin Cornelius 01/30/1921 04/18/1992 PFC US Army World War II Weller Dewitt H. 03/11/1863 06/28/1912 On same stone as Henry M. and Mary M. Weller Henry M. 12/27/1830 06/08/1908 On same stone as Mary M. and Dewitt H. Weller Henry N. Artivicer Co B 1st Michigan Engrs & Mech No dates Weller Mary M. 11/09/1833 His wife No death date, on same stone as Henry M. and Dewitt H. Weller Virgil 1844 1912 Grandfather Welsh Marion W. 1898 1968 On same stone as Opal P. Welsh Opal P. 1905 1989 On same stone as Marion W. Wilber Homer M. 1900 1958 Husband Wilson Elmer G. 1861 1961 Wilson Ida May 1874 1942 Wilson Mary 1898 1955 Winegar Andrew J. 1856 1924 Father On same stone as Lulu B. Winegar-Porter Lulu B 1882 1969 Mother On same stone as Andrew J. Wingar Emmagene 1854 1931 Mother Wingar Lloyd Stone as sunk and the rest is unreadable Wingar Maude E. 1888 1987 Together Forever On same stone as Robert Fay Wingar Robert Fay 1888 1973 Together Forever On same stone as Maude E. Wingar Robert H. 07/05/1893 Age was givin but unreadable Wingar Thomas N. 06/21/1804 09/01/1889 Zank August 1854 1937 Husband Augusta and father of Fred Zank Augusta 1952 1932 Wife of August and mother of Fred Zank Fred 06/03/1883 11/18/1915 Son of August and Augusta