Old Hope Cemetery, Hope, Midland County, Michigan Copyright © 1998 by . This copy contributed for 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. ___________________________________________________________________ OLD HOPE CEMETERY Hope, Mi. Located in section 27, East Baker Road @ Hope Road, Hope, MI. Township owned. Earliest date seems to be 1863. The cemetery was sight read on October 31, 1998 by Margaret Wegner & Cheryl D. Speaker. Row 1 EDGAR, Uphamy 1848 - 1916 mother gone but not forgotten PENNINGTON family stone HATFIELD, Joseph H. 1881 - 1949 father TOWNSEND, Edith M. 1886 - 1965 mother HATFIELD, Clyde Vernon March 2, 1908 - March 19, 1911 son of Joseph & Mabel Hatfield ROW 2 MILLS, Wilbur C 1902 - 1916 ROOKER, Joseph 1826 - 1920 ROOKER, Mary E. 1843 - 1912 FILLMORE, Clinton W. July 4, 1899 - Oct. 23, 1909 son of William & Dora “our little one gone home” FILLMORE, William H. 1859 - 1947 father FILLMORE, Dora L. 1863 - 1961 mother stone SILCOX, Salinda 1839 - 1926 mother SILCOX, Daniel 1834 - 1917 father ROW 3 WILLIAMS, Edna May 1900 - 1966 WILLIAMS family stone WILLIAMS, Melissa March 21, 1892 - July 27, 1954 WILLIAMS, Esther Oct. 27, 1870 - Feb. 19, 1949 WILLIAMS, Albert 1856 - 1914 WILLIAMS, Luther Clarence 1878 - SHERIDAN, John, family of ROW 4 GRAY, Lillie 1882 - 1915 stone GRAY, Forrest W. 1910 - 1989 GRAY family stone SKUTT, Peter Corpl. CO D 14 MICH INF HATHAWAY, Charles W. 1858 - 1940 HATHAWAY, Jenell I 1870 - 1942 no stone HATHAWAY, Leonard 1912 - 1914 no stone HATHAWAY, Leon Lloyd 1907 - 1964 ROW 5 TRIPP, Warrington I July 30, 1884 - Jan. 30, 1920 a 35y6m “a precious one from us has gone, a voice we loved is stilled, a place vacant in our home which can never be filled” ROW 6 SMITH, Margreet 1916 - 1978 SMITH, Edna May 1880 - 1960 mother SMITH, D. Blanche 1905 - HINES, Vera A. 1907 - (same stone as Smith) HINES, Monroe L 1906 - 1971 ROW 7 BORLAND, Samuel Oct 26, 1875 - July 7, 1911 father “he giveth his belovest rest” BORLAND, Wilbert Nov 30, 1875 - Oct 26, 1888 McWILLIAMS, Willie F. son of H & M McWilliams d. Sept. 16, 1883 6m22d WOOD, Cecil V 1889 - 1901 WOOD, Baby boy 1900 WOOD, Ulric D. 1864 - 1914 WOOD family stone HULL, Phoebe A. 1866 - 1946 JOKI, Francis A. 1904 - 1994 HULL, Wallace W. 1878 - 1944 SMITH, Roscoe M. May 1918 - December 1918 SMITH, Roscoe G. 1882 - 1918 father SHERIDAN, Rose 1866 - 1939 SMITH, Ellen 1897 - 1915 SMITH, George W. 1886 - 1920 SHERIDAN, James 1858 - 1924 SMITH, Morgan L. Sept 16, 1859 - April 12, 1901 ROW 8 DAVIDSON, family stone McGRATH, R. 1882 - 1905 son of Mrs R.L. Davidson “weep not he is at sleep” DAVIDSON, R.L. 1853 - 1913 “gone but not forgotten” LEE, William 1848 - 1926 LEE family stone LEE, Anna Belle 1896 - 1918 LEE, Alice E. 1860 - 1905 LEE, William Jr. 1887 - 1888 WENDT, Paul J. 1905 WENT, Annia G. d Oct 15, 1878 age 54y WENDT, S. 1856 - 1933 WENDT, A. 1850 - 1930 WENDT, G.W. no dates WILCOX, David M. Co B 7 MICH CAV (GAR) SHEARER, Christian January 25, 1816 - July 10, 1901 at rest ROW 9 FRY, J no dates FRY, Father 1843 - 1909 (Samuel?) FRY, Mother 1847 - 1908 WENDT, Rhea B. 1889 - 1981 WENDT, William 1884 - 1964 REYMORE, Edith Fraser 1868 - 1910 FRASER, Rhonda E. 1833 - 1912 FRASER, Edwin 1823 - 1911 FRASER, father 1830 - 1895 CARIGON family stone ROW 10 SCHRAM, Sarah d. Feb 8, 1904 aged 82y5m mother WINT, Perleyl 1908 - 1908 WINT, Nellie 1900 - 1902 ROOKER family stone ROOKER, Oscar U. Feb 6, 1890 - Aug 9, 1914 ROOKER, Franklin Jan 17, 1878 - April 1, 1890 HUSTON, Albert d. April 10, 1878 age 10m the peaceful sleep GREGWAY, Hattie no dates GREGWAY, John no dates GREGWAY, Oscar no dates GREGWAY, Mary d. March 11, 1900 age 60y mother wife of Joseph GREGWAY family stone BUCH, Dana d. May 22, 1917 a 38y wife of B.F. Buch / dau of Joseph Gregway WILLIAMS, William W. 1849 - 1923 OWENS, Edward d. Sept 15, 1883 a 64y “no pain, no grief, no anxious tears, can reach the peaceful sleeper now” ROW 11 CARRIGAN, Annabel 1916 - 1919 daughter TRIPP, Mattie 1856 - 1931 TRIPP family stone at rest ‘ when we leave this world of chances, when we leave this world of care, we hope to meet our missing loved ones in our fathers mansion fair” TRIPP, David d. August 7, 1903 a49y7m11d husband of Mattie Tripp BREWSTER, Lewy D.L. Feb 5, 1872 - March 5, 1877 our darling Lew son of E.J. & M Brewster NOBLES, Wm. April 11, 1807 - Feb 25, 1874 (same as Brewster stone) “I still live” also 1878 G.W.M. stone McCALLA, George W d. May 24, 1873 age 5m son of B & D McCalla McCALLA, Ben Oct 4, 1844 - July 5, 1927 at rest FRASER, George May 9, 1853 - Nov 20, 1897 a 45y6m11d “gone but not forgotten” FRASER / CARY family stone “In Loving Remembrance” CAREY, Almira Aug 19, 1856 - July 17, 1940 CAREY, Albert April 27, 1853 - Oct 25, 1930 CAREY, John G. Jan 11, 1892 - Dec 18, 1910 ROW 12 WISNER, Loretta M. 1886 - 1920 mother HYATT, Gladys M. 1915 - 1995 HYATT, Russell D. 1913 - “Thy will be done” WISMER, Mary E. 1868 - 1923 WISMER, Henry J. 1854 - 1902 DRUMMOND, Margaret d. June 15, 1912 a. 61y8m6d wife of J.G. Drummond “gone but not forgotten” DRUMMOND, Joseph G. June 8, 1850 - May 18, 1916 father DRUMMOND family stone PARTRIDGE, Hiram D Nov 26, 1821 - Aug 7, 1912 CO B INF MICH 16th S.S. gone but not forgotten father PARTRIDGE, John W. Jan. 7, 1846 - Jan 10, 1914 16th MICH VOL CO. B. S.S. father PARTRIDGE family stone PARTRIDGE, George B. 1903 - 1919 PARTRIDGE, Mittie Feb 28, 1885 - April 5, 1885 dau. of John & Mary Partridge “bedded on earth” PARTRIDGE, Lottie April 2, 1905 - Sept 6, 1906 dau. of Charles & Anna Partridge WRIGHT, Harriet d. Sept 27, 1903 “In memory of-” WRIGHT, Eben d. Sept 25, 1886 age 86y4m11d McALLISTER, Irena D. Aug. 11, 1866 14y1m3d dau. of A.L. & H. McAllister WRIGHT, Lucy d. Feb 23, 1863 63y6m6d wife of Eben McCRARY, Floyd 1886 - 1948 McCRARY, Marguerite 1893 - 1910 McCRARY, Ferd 1860 -1944 McCRARY, Rose 1864 - 1953 McCRARY family stone McCRARY, Clara M. 1884 - 1966 McCRARY, Eva 1888 - 1919 COUNTERMAN, Donald 1922 - 1926 COUNTERMAN, Clare 1924 - 1925 MASON, mother 1841 - 1907 MASON, Lizzie F. Nov. 30, 1870 - July 27, 1878 MASON, Loyd H. March 31, 1880 - July 15, 1881 MASON, Lawson W. Nov. 30, 1870 - May 9, 1892 MASON, Wm J. Co. E 90 Ohio INF. (GAR) MASON family stone ROW 13 RAYMOND, Alden N. 1876 - 1929 RAYMOND, Mabel E. 1873 - 1944 HAVENS, Ella 1863 - 1916 HAVENS, Lewis 1862 - 1952 HAVENS, Boyd L. 1896 - 1968 HAVENS, Mary A 1897 - 1986 HAVENS, Floyd L. 1920 - HAVENS, Marion E. 1921 - HAVENS, Mary A. d. Nov 21, 1938 age 1d HAVENS, Doris R. Aug 17, 1923 - June 21, 1926 “ “he has the lamb in his bosum” HAVENS family stone FARROW, Theo E. age 18y11m25d wife of Herman Farrow FARROW, Herman 1880 - 1936 father FARROW, Mary E. 1882 - 1960 FARROW family stone WRIGHT, Louisa M. 1844 - 1925 WRIGHT, Silas E d. Jan 5, 1888 51y2m28d WRIGHT, Angeline d._____ age 49y “gone but not forgotten, at rest in Jesus” CARR, Manerva A. d. Aug. 5, 1871 age 10y10m22d dau. of M. & M.C. Carr MONTGOMERY, Emily H. d. Jan 15, 1885 23y9m7d wife of E.A. Montgomery MONTGOMERY, Esaias A. Nov. 20, 1849 - Nov 22, 1935 BETHAM, Elenor M. 1881 - 1946 BETHAM, Oren A. 1880 - 1947 REYNOLDS, Alberta Jane 1879 - 1894 age 15y, dau. of E.A. & E.H. Montgomery & wife of A. Reynolds MONTGOMERY, Charles 1818 - 1907 89y. MONTGOMERY family stone ROW 14 SHEARER, Mary 1865 - 1917 wife of W.W. Williams SHEARER, Jacob Dec 14, 1830 - Nov 26, 1896 SHEARER, Laura July 6, 1834 - March 6, 1897 MILLS, Izora 1861 - 1945 MILLS, Wellington 1855 - 1909 MILLS, Alva J. 1888 - 1908 MILLS, Devere H. Oct. 13, 1903 - Jan 13, 1970 MICH PVT CO C 34 MED AMB BN WWII WOOD, DeMira 1839 - 1923 REED, Geary 1883 - 1955 WILLIAMS, John d. Aug 12, 1910 age 70y HIGGINS, Lillian M.J. d. Oct 31, 1890 36y beloved wife of John W. Higgins McCRARY, Agness 1838 - 1913 McCRARY, William 1824 - 1912 McCRARY, Will July 6, 1870 - Sept 2, 1896 beloved son of Wm & Agness McCrary McCRARY, Jessie Feb 7, 1871 - Nov 1, 1880 beloved son of Wm & Agness McCrary stone WISMER, Allie M. d. Feb 10, 1884 21y11m17d wife of Henry & dau. of W. & A. McCrary stone (??REYMORE, George A. d. July 29, 1871 3y3m24d son of A. & E.) REYMORE, Emorgene d. July 31, 1871 28y5m21d wife of A. REYMORE, David N. 1862 - 1913 REYMORE, Gertrude 1867 - 1959 wife of David Reymore MAXWELL, W.M. d. 1854? (cement stone with pebbles imbedded for info.) MAXWELL, Alice ??? LEVELY, Margaret A. July 19, 1840 - Dec. 3, 1902 wife of D.T. WOODS, Mrs. Jedida d. March 2, 1907 65y ROW 15 WOOD, can’t read WOOD, Elizabeth 1837 - 1907 MAXELL, John d. Nov. 5, 1901 58y8m2d Husband of Martha MAXELL, can’t read MILLS, Willard J. d. Oct 31, 1886 19y1m25d son of H. & L.E. MILLS, Silas H. d. March 8, 1863 3y1m16d son of H. & L.E. MILLS, Merrilla C. d. Feb. 25, 1872 15y15d dau. of H. & L.E. MILLS, George W. d. March 30, 1872 19y11m11d son of H. & L.E. MILLS, mother (no dates) MILLS, Henrietta A. 1862 - 19-- MILLS, Lavina E. 1832 - 1904 MILLS, Harding 1827 - 19-- MILLS, Melinda L. 1855 - HAVENS, Willie C. d. Dec. 9, 1878 3y9?m8d son of A. & M.J. HAVENS, Aaron d. March 16, 1891 64y9m16d HAVENS, Mary Jane 1836 - 1926 HAVENS, Sarah 1863 - 1916 HAVENS, George 1857 - 1931 ROW 16 SCHEARER, Fred F. 1884 - 1911 father SCHEARER, John June 11, 1843 - Nov. 12, 1906 SCHEARER, mother 1843 - 1929 SCHEARER, Kate L. 1870 - 1942 mother SCHEARER, Katie E. Feb 17, 1878 - July 10, 1905 FILLMORE, Patience P. April 12, 1836 -Nov. 23, 1918 mother FILLMORE, father 1836 - 1914 CANFIELD, Harry d. March 10, 1896 1day infant son of B.S. & C.A. Canfield CANFIELD, Celia A. Oct. 12, 1862 - April 30, 1896 CANFIELD, Benjamin S. d. May 27, 1889 41y8m14d WARNER, plot stone Family of Albert Warner, wife Martha, son Elbert, dau. Blanche, individual stones but no dates HAND, Eliza no dates GREEN, can’t read GREEN, Earl 1905 - 1977 GREEN, J. Lena 1890 - 1965 GREEN, I. Harry 1883 - 1940 GREEN, Lochleild d. Sept. 22, 1888 3m26d GREEN, Henry E. May 2, 1853 Herkimer Co. N.Y. -Sept.18, 1930 Midland Co., MI GREEN, Pheobe C. d. May 29, 1886 32y3m6d GLECKLER, Simon 1845 - 1916 GLECKLER, Margaret 1845 - 1924 RAYMOND, J. Peter Co E 22 MICH INF RAYMOND, Sarah 1841 - wife of Peter RAYMOND, Almon J. d. May 2, 1872 9m9d son of J.P. & S.E. Raymond RAYMOND, Shirley 1879 - 1885 HAWKE, Lora M. 1889 - 1960 HILL, Stella R. Mills 1881 - 1945 MILLS, Ray S. 1886 - 1935 husband MILLS, W.H. Sept. 20, 1851 - Aug. 21, 1902 50y11m8d MILLS, Annie March 8, 1854 - Aug. 4, 1898 44y4m27d wife of W.H. Milla CHARD, U. Birdie Mills 1891 - 1945 ROW 17 ROSEBUSH, William B. d. April 24, 1895 54y ROSEBUSH, Terrance d. Feb. 15, 1903 36y son of W.B. & M.J. Rosebush stone DUNNING, William 1851 - 1934 father DUNNING, mother Feb. 12, 1858 - Sept. 13, 1910 DUNNING, Frank R. May 5, 1876 - Nov 9, 1908 SHERIDAN, Thomas d. Nov. 14, 1887 68y4m29d SHERIDAN, mother May 6, 1824 - April 17, 1893 SHERIDAN, Earl May 17, 1895 - Sept. 17, 1895 son of T. & L. Sheridan SHERIDAN, Lottie V. June 14, 1874 - March 8, 1897 wife of T.E. Sheridan SHERIDAN, Thomas E. 1868 - 1933 stone, can’t read INMAN, Emma J. 1861 - 1921 wife of Erwin Inman INMAN, Erwin H. 1854 - 1917 FOWLEY, Margaret 1857 - 1904 mother MILLS, Joshua d. Aug. 24, 1872 22y8m19d son of S. & S. Mills stone, can’t read MILLS, Freeman d. June 4, 1869 9m4d son of S. & S. Mills MILLS, Samuel Aug. 24, 1820 - Apr. 3, 1886 65y8m10d MILLS, Sarah Feb. 26, 1827 - Dec. 31, 1903 78y10m wife of Samuel Mills MILLS, Edwin d. Aug. 19, 1900 37y8m son of S. & S. Mills MILLS, Nettie Erway d. Aug. 18, 1900 28y6m11d wife of Edwin Mills & dau. of Bertrum Erway MILLS, Stephen 1853 - 1925 CHAMBERS, Eliza Ann d. Nov 17, 1873 61y6m23d wife of Robert Chambers TANNER, Laura Ann d. April 17, 1903 23y9m28d wife of B.L. Tanner & dau of W.M. & S.E. Chambers CHAMBERS, William November 2, 1837 - January 17, 1910 CHAMBERS, Elmira Holden 1853 - 1932 TORRES, Mary Imogene 1887 - 1975 ROW 18 GRICE, Earl C. 1888 - 1901 GRICE, Caleb 1856 - 1928 GRICE, Eliza 1857 - 1945 HAVENS, Samuel W. 1870 - 1949 husband HAVENS, Elizabeth 1868 - 1930 wife of Samuel Havens GRICE, mother Nov. 2, 1862 - Oct. 17, 1906 GRICE, John T. 1906 - 1979 (Hall Funeral Home marker) GRICE, John d. April 8, 1895 69y GRICE??, Father no dates WILSON, Catherine (Katie) April 26, 1852 - July 24, 1939 WILSON, Robert G. d. May 22, 1901 61y loving husband of Katti WILSON, Chester d. July 22, 1898 4y5m8d WILSON, Violet V. d. Jan. 22, 1882 1y6m18d WILSON, Agnes d. February 5, 1875 2y6m24d WILSON, Katie d. November 26, 1893 4m15d KEYES, Wm. H 1825 - 1889 BOYD, Ellen 1825 - 1893 KEYES, family stone Florence, mother 1860 - 1932 KEYES, infant no dates FILLMORE, Elizabeth 1876 - 1925 mother FILLMORE, Frederick 1861 - 1940 father FILLMORE, Hannah d. March 27, 1895 69y5m FILLMORE, Richard d. June 4, 1887 66y11m19d BAKER, ? daughter of D. & L. Baker d. May 18, 1908 1y2m BAKER, Letticia Joynt 1875 - 1956 JOYNT, Catherine d. October 6, 1907 61y wife of C.L. MILLER, infant son of George & Anna Miller May 21- May 24, 1901 JOYNT, William H. d. Nov. 6, 1898 17y3m21d son of C.L. & C. Joynt brother McCRARY, Hugh 1852 - 1878 McCRARY, Dorcas 1824 - 1901 McCRARY, Joseph 1823 - 1903 McCRARY, Robert 1843 - 1906 McCRARY, Josephine 1865 - 1954 WILLIAMS, mother 1868 - 1889 (footstone M.H.W.) WILLIAMS, father 1842 - 1910 (footstone E.A.C.) WILLIAMS, Henry H. d. Feb 22, 1873 6m6d son of D.H. & L. ROW 19 broken stone ENSIGN, Reuben d. December 19, 1894 74y3m3d HATHAWAY, John T. 1906 - 1979 (Hall Funeral Home marker) GRISWOLD, Mark April 13 - 17, 1906 GRISWOLD, Carrie M. October 24, 1884 - Jan. 9, 1898 MASON, infant July 1902 MASON, infant April 1890 MASON, infant March 1891 MASON, infant April 1892 MASON, John D. April 19, 1911 - Sept. 10, 1911 (son of Adelbert) MASON family stone, Father Aug. 6, 1861 - April 28, 1930 MASON, Carrie O. August 27, 1870 - December 20, 1928 mother NELSON, Samuel April 10, 1837 - Jan. 17, 1891 father CARD, Amos A. d. Dec. 2, 1886 2m. son of C.M. & I. RAYMOND, Louise 1874 - 1928 RAYMOND, George W. Dec. 2, 1855 - Dec. 21, 1915 father RAYMOND, Anna Sept. 20, 1865 - Feb. 19, 1909 mother McCRARY, Stacy L. 1896 - 1962 McCRARY, Alta S. 1900 - 1981 ROW 20 BRADT, Jas. D. d. May 6, 1896 19y at rest RAYMOND, Sarah M. Dec. 7, 1870 - Oct. 21, 1952 mother RAYMOND, Wallace L. December 28, 1861 - December 23, 1938 father RAYMOND, Mother (worn stone ) RAYMOND, Adde M. Nov. 25, 1872 - May 7, 1905 wife of W.L. McNAMARA, William 1870 - 1958 McNAMARA, Emma 1875 - 1913 McNAMARA, Hattie 1892 - 1894 PIERSON, Mary A. 1862 - 1883 21y6m22d PIERSON, Paul 1832 - 1916 father PIERSON, Louise I. 1831 - 1914 mother PIERSON, William 1860 - 1881 PIERSON, Andrew G. d. July 4, 1881 13y2m14d PIERSON, W.J. d. June 15, 1881 21y1m26d YOUNG, Anna M. Dec.12, 1880 - March 11, 1881 CARD, Maggie March 20, 1865 - Nov. 13, 1885 YOUNG, Emma Aug. 28, 1870 - April 26, 1888 YOUNG, William June 9, 1832 - April 6, 1915 father YOUNG, Agnes February 10, 1841 - Feb. 12, 1915 mother YOUNG, Essie M. May 6, 1878 - July 1, 1896 ???, father ???, mother BATES,???? BATES, Phebe A. d. Aug. 4, 1899 55y3m20d wife of Charles Bates ROW 21 CARD, Jane d. Dec. 4, 1904 79y wife of Charles Card CARD, Charles M. Dec. 16, 1825 - April 11, 1910 father WARE, Morris 1852 - 1916 WARE, Ada 1857 - 1929 WARE, Emma 1880 - 1933 WARE, Mervin 1878 - 1942 WARE, Roy A. d. February 13, 1904 23y5m20d son of Morris & Ada Ware DAVIDS, Charles E. 1861 - 1910 DAVIDS, Mary A. 1863 - 1947 KEYES, Elva V. June 21, 1902 - Oct. 25, 1986 KEYES, Durward B. Feb. 12, 1899 - Sept. 1, 1969 KEYES plot, Joyce Ruth Dec. 26, 1931 - April 30, 1932 HESS, Allie 1851 - 1925 HESS, Charles Earl no dates ROW 21 STOUT, Chas. May 25, 1866 - May 14, 1899 FRASER, A.L. 1877 - 1930 FRASER, Phoebe M. 1854 - 1940 LEVELY, Vera M. d. Sept 26, 1900 4m11d dau. of A. & O. Levely LEVELY, Murray V. Feb 23, 1919 - Oct. 13, 1919 LEVELY, Ollie M. April 5, 1878 - Oct. 12, 1920 mother LEVELY, Alfred H. Sept. 15, 1871 - Jan. 28, 1940 father LEVELY family stone NELIUS, Gottlieb 1864 - 1932 KINNE, Wm. 1855 - 1952 KINNE, Luella 1860 - July 6, 1909 wife of Wm. Kinne CARD, William H. d. Sept. 30, 1884 1y6m son of L.W. & P.A. Card broken stone broken stone broken stone broken stone PATRIDGE, Millie F. d. April 5, 1885 1m5d dau. of J.W. & M.J. Patridge CARD, Phoebe A. 1863 - 1920 mother CARD, Leander W. 1853 - 1941 father HULL, William James PFC US ARMY KOREA November 23, 1932 - June 27, 1989 There are quite a few sexton additions names in the book at the Midland Library, Midland, MI. The names above were read from the actual stones at the cemetery. dz