Swanton Cemetery, Edenville Township, Midland County, Michigan Copyright © 1999 by Cheryl Demski Speaker. 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. _____________________________________________________________________________ SWANTON CEMETERY The Swanton Cemetery is located in section 12, on Water Road in Edenville Township, behind the Edenville Cemetery. It was read from the stones on March 27, 1999 by Cheryl D. Speaker and Margaret Wegner ROW 1 Swanton, Crystal (Parrish) 1912 – 1989 Swanton, Stanley L. (Ripp) 1909 – 1975 ROW 2 Swanton, Anna L. 1868 – 1944 Swanton, Lafayette 1868 – 1958 Swanton, James A. (Jim) 1934 – 1991 Swanton, Helen M. (Nell) 1901 – 1973 Swanton, Adrian Y. (Young) 1900 – 1996 Swanton, Margaret 1876 – 1963 Swanton, Thos. Y. 1862 – 1926 ROW 3 Manion, Bertha 1876 – 1940 (b 10/20 62y) Manion, John F. 1886 – 1941 (b 7/21 55y) Swanton, John S. 1863 – 1942 Swanton, Mary 1865 – 1946 Kesler, Flora 1870 – 1962 (b 2/4 91y) Swanton, Hazen 1925 ROW 4 (?), Etta Rae infant dau. Of Bradford & Rae 10/4/1952 Section next to Swanton Cemetery, fenced in by the same metal fencing. ROW 1 Gransden, Alden S. 1920 – 1963 ( b 11/15 43y) our son at rest Gransden, Flora L. 1901 – 1985 Forever in our thoughts. Gransden, Lyle G. 1899 – 1974 (b 6/29 74y) Resting in peace Gransden, Bettie J. 1934 – 1995 Married 8/29/1958 ROW 2 Lewis, Clarence R. 1884 – 1972 ( b 11/21 88y) Harper, Ida M. 1869 – 1956 (b 4/16 86y) Harper, Charles A. 1853 – 1944 (b 1/2/45 91y) Harper, Maretta O. 1815 – 1900 ROW 3 Boman, Dorothy C. 1913 – 1985 mother "coffee's on" Boman, Dale E. 1937 – 1953 (b 3/19 15y) Boman, Harold 1909 – 1990 father Sterling, Myrtle R. 1902 – 1951 (b 3/24 47y) mother Harper, Dorothy G. 1912 –1 997 Harper, Charles Stanley 1907 – 1979 Harper, Edith V. 1889 – 1977 (b 11/30 85y) Harper, John Lloyd PFC US ARMY WWI 1891 – 1977 (b 1/28 85y) Bacon, Craig J. 5/26/1958 – 8/5/1958 Bacon, Juanita M. 1921 – 1957 (b 11/20 36y) Bacon, James R. 1922 – 1962 (b 3/5 30y) ROW 4 Davis, Dorothy A. 10/20/1907 – 5/9/1991 Beloved wife Davis, Carlton B. CPL US Marine Corps WWI 4/13/1900 – 12/9/1985 Snyder, Lewis A. 1876 – 1954 (b 5/25 77y) Snyder, Agnes M. 1879 – 1957 (b 3/4/57 78y) ROW 5 Wooley, Stephen L. MICH PFC CAL 11 INF WWI 2/19/1893 – 3/9/1953 Wooley, Vera Verna 3/15/1901 – 2/26/1991 Beloved wife and mother Richardson?, James B. 9/26/1883 – 3/13/1954 Richardson?, Kathryn Etta 10/25/1890 – 2/1/1949 Bacon, Lester E. 1895 – 1959 (b 6/29 63y) Bacon, Anna G. 1899 – 1945 (b 4/13 45y) Secor, James H. (CAPT. CO K 8 INF Phil. NG WWI ) 1888 – 1/17/1954 Secor, Bertha 1890 – 1945 (b 8/15 53y) ROW 6 Swanton, Wilma M. 1917 – Swanton, Espers M. 1/18/1906 – 12/29/ 1977 (71y11m11d) Swanton, Freida Baby 1936 Hazard, Myron 1869 – 1949 (b 10/ 10 80y) Lake, Walter H. 1886 – 1977 (b 9/29 91y) at rest Lake, Nettie B. 1901 – 1957 at rest Bell, William John 12/9/1909 - married 1/17/1936 Bell, Lois Mary 3/22/1916 – 12/25/1994 Bell, Syble Arlene 8/23/1945 – 11/10/1946 Bell, Robert Clayton 5/15/ - 9/20/1944 (b 9/23 4m) Secor, James H. Cap CoK 8 INF PHIL NG WWI 2/27/1888 – 1/17/1954 Burgess, John A. 1922 – 1981 husband Burgess, Robert G. 1950 – 1951 (b 10/17 1y) Names of people that are buried here but no stones were found. Britton, Leo E. b June 20, 1977 66y Britton, Edwin C. b. Sept. 12, 1957 78y Singer, Jean b June 18, 1957 42y Harper, Stanley C. b June 29, 1979 71y Harper, Martha (no dates) Geiling, Larry b Oct. 10, 1952 age 0