Wayne County MI Archives Cemeteries.....Romulus Memorial Cemetery - PART II ************************************************ 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: Adreanna Mulkey amulkey@talkamerica.net Abstracted By: Adreanna Mulkey File at: www.usgwarchives.net/mi/wayne/cemeteries/romulusmem-2.txt Romulus Memorial Cemetery Located at Shook and Tobine Road Plaque that is at the entrance gives the history of cemetery. It reads as follows: Romulus Memorial Cemetery County of Wayne-State of Michigan Historic site became a “burying ground” for the early settlers circa 1833. Warren Blair purchased 80 acres from the United States government in 1832 and he gave apportion of his land for burying purposes. Located on Shook Rd, is the only cemetery in Romulus. Orginally it was enclosed with a board fence. The earliest grave as shown on available records was for Polly, wife of Jenks Pullen who settled Pullen’s Corners, Polly died on 21 December 1833, “Tis said that folks back then had to light fires to scare away wolf packs when burying their dead. (Side one of the plaque) (Other side) Samuel Tobyne, first Romulus pioneer, came in 1827 and the early road which diagonally crossed the cemetery bears his name. Originally an Indian Trail. Tobyne Road is misspelled “Tobine” on today’s road sign. Records show that the Romulus Cemetery was known as Blair’s cemetery as late as 1889. On 7 December 1901 at the request of S. R. Kingsley and R.C. Bird, The Romulus township Board adopted a resolution to take charge of the cemetery. Today the clerk of the city of Romulus is overseer of the cemetery. Donors of Plaque are Ruth Pullen Sherman, descendants of Alexander McBride, Pearl M. Morris, Frederick W. & Helen E. Hay. Transcribed by: Adreanna Mulkey Name Birthdate Death date Comments EATON Family Stone Family Stone Carlton E. Jr 1951 1969 Goldie M 1928 1994 Carlton E. Sr 1927 Sophia L 1910 2002 Sophia Henderson 1910 Nov 04 2002 Bernice Davis 1918 2005 Nancy E Burt 5/26/1934 Nora A Burt 1913 1957 Ruff, Sarah J. 1870 1920 Ruff, John H 1863 1942 Ruff, George J. 1897 1987 Ruff, Viola K 1901 1987 Dorothy Bondie 1921 Edna E Bondie 1924 1925 Bondie, Clara M 1895 1932 Bondie, George E 1893 1966 MARQUARI Emma I 1896 1981 Fred 1870 1953 Caroline 1873 1947 Henry W 1898 1920 Hiram H Tortellet 1845 1922 Leona J Bondie Mar 20 1932 Nov 17 2003 Donald V Bondie May 30 1927 Jun 2 1996 Lynne K Bondie Jun 10 1944 Jun 24 2005 Seestedt, Herman 1872 1947 Seestedt, Lucy M 1877 1955 Monroe No dates DOWNLING Family Plot Charles F 1865 1936 Elizabeth H 1878 1968 Mary Adams 1820 1893 Hugh Adams 1821 1899 Colbert Johnson Aug 23 1934 Aug 22 2000 Ellinor 1925 1927 One stone Joann 1945 1946 Infant 1922 1922 Mary Bee Rhodes 1954 1989 Oakley, Josephine 1903 1989 Oakley, William E 1898 1980 Oakley, Laura M 1902 1921 AUSTIN Family Plot Hiram Austin 1869 1879 Margaret Austin 1879 1970 Victor Leroy Van Petten Mar 31 1898 Jul 14 1959 Van Petten, Harmon T 1871 1961 Van Petten, Cora A 1877 1950 Baby George Dec 18 1919 Dec 11 1920 Baxter, Ida M 1889 Baxter, William E 1882 1949 Ella G Baxter 1883 1913 Mother Sims, George 1881 1962 Sims, Carrie M 1884 1939 Poet, Rachel 1862 1947 Poet, William H 1862 1920 BROUSE Family Plot William 1868 1945 Anna 1872 1928 Charles A Brouse 1893 1919 Chalres Wollenburg Ott, Fred 1862 1922 Ott, Louise 1867 1918 Lewis F Colburn 1890 1945 BROWER Family Plot Berhta T Bower 1898 1941 Charles H 1872 1944 Mary Alice 1876 1918 Florence Sanders 1875 1922 Wylie J Leonard 1888 1963 Bertha Leonard Diepenhorst 1893 1983 Baby William 1919 1919 William Diepenhorst 1888 1946 Bishey, Frank 1872 1938 Bishey, Hattie 1874 1918 BIRD Florence Bird Emens 1879 1938 Edgar Bird 1878 1918 OAKLEY Joseph D 1859 1929 Anna 1872 1949 James E 1893 1918 Mc Conalogue Lester E. 1912 1921 Patrick 1867 1928 Agnes D 1868 1954 DUGAN Family Plot Ray E Dugan 1897 1942 Eva B. Dugan Oakley 1899 1991 George Daniel Duggan 1869 1956 Anna Huntley Dugan 1871 1918 BIRD Family Plot Ida C McConaluge Bird 1889 1919 Robert N Bird 1884 1934 Ermina M Bird 1895 1974 Nina Jane Bird 1923 2000 Cross, Martha 1861 1934 Cross, Gilbert 1856 1940 Laura, Columbus G 1863 1913 Laura, Nancy 1863 1940 BUTLER Family Plot Nina June Bird Butler 1891 1919 Alfred Butler 1851 1919 Rhoda Butler 1858 1935 Fannie m Harrsion 1855 1939 Hazel F Butler 1892 1937 Milo A Butler 1888 1978 Ethelm Porter 1901 1967 Bird, Charles 1889 1953 Bird, Lissetta G 1892 1924 Bower, Clara E 1893 1972 Bower, Nelson L 1890 1957 Dittmar, Arthur H 1910 1992 Dittmar, Beatrice 1912 1999 BIRD Famiy Plot John T 1876 1940 Gertrude A 1877 1947 Gertrude M 1913 1914 Elwin E 1909 1913 Margaret M 1903 1968 Helen M Bower 1918 1920 Floyd W Bower 1892 1945 Stone Burner Jennie T 1868 1939 Grant H 1868 1921 Edith T 1902 1924 Bird, GladysE 1892 1982 Bird, George W 1892 1942 Warren E Bird 1923 1925 Sheldon, Issac 1871 1909 Sheldon,Mary Fry 1873 1970 Shick, Pearl 1892 1986 Shick, Murl E 1891 1936 Donald B Bower A.T. 1942 1980 BOWER Dorothy M 1907 1964 Burton A 1907 1964 Ella M 1869 1944 Alfred L 1867 1929 Christiana Olafson 10-29-1883 7/14/1987 New Jersey Nurse Army Corps WWI Elmer A Johnson 1893 1973 A/B Roy Douglas Pottruft 1924 1990 R.C.N.V.R. WWII Rebecca E Pottruft 1927 1992 CROSS Joesphine 1839 1908 Norman R 1835 1900 Annie J 1866 1936 Genevieve 1877 1936 John D Spear 1849 1919 Mary E 1853 1940 His Wife Honetor, Rollin J 1886 1942 Honetor,Minnie L 1872 1959 Emma J Hurd 1852 1899 Mary M Bird 8-8-1872 10/23/1953 Richard J Bird 8/19/1870 10/30/1930 Edward Dunn 1862 1934 John Bridges 1884 1963 Millspaugh, Charles 1879 1913 Millspaugh ,Alice A 1879 1960 Poet George Poet Can’t read dates for George Eliza Jane 6-16-1871 9/24/1937 Olinger, Florence C 1904 1994 Olinger, Boyd c 1898 1980 MOORE Jessie M Baker Moore 1887 1921 Mary H Button 1891 1919 Agnes 1867 1916 Alexander 1858 1917 DUNN, Adcaide C 1854 1927 Dunn, Chasa 1850 1934 Dunn, Charles J 1883 No date Dunn, Sarah E 1886 1916 Hattie M Dunn 3-22-1897 11/11/1914 Mary ??? 3-17-1911- 2/17/1912 James W Dunn 12-5-1856 3/2/1933 Sarah (Wife) 5-1-1858 5/20/1945 Lizzie Dunn 5-22-1889 12/9/1905 Bernice M Dunn 7/2/1911 4/14/1912 Dunn, Margaret M 1894 1961 Dunn, William D 1840 1952 John a Kugath 6-20-1881 11/19/1912 Henry S Pelton 7-27-1822 6/25/1904 Annie B 8-1-1843 2/19/1923 His Wife Billings, Vada H 1897 1921 Billoing, Albert J 1867 1918 STEPHENS Family Plot Elizabeth 1881 No date Alva W 1878 1948 Wellington 1850 1918 Agnes 1857 1933 Benjamin Wilk 2/16/1909 7/18/1918 Juila Ludwikowski 1905 1931 Walter Wilk 8-8-1884 6/16/1963 Amela Wilk 10-23-1885 12/12/1975 Emma R Richardson 1858 1918 Charles Richadrson 1856 No date Kathryn Richardson 1867 1955 Bertha M Monanus 1886 1918 Wanda C Reber 1922 1967 William J Smith 1911 1965 Nora M Smith 1887 1951 Nona Mae Reber 1948 John W Smith 1869 1931 Alice E Moore 1923 Herbert T Epworth 1904 Cronogue, Verna 1894 1965 Cronoque, George 1893 1969 William J. Zink 1897 1957 Viola Wade 1878 1921 DEAN Family Plot Mother 1849 1917 John W Dean 1871 1945 Liza Madchwick 1867 1929 Unreadable 1854 1917 SMITH, Llyod, E 1888 1963 CO.B 310 Supply Train Smith, Ester 1888 1968 Foss, Charles A 1882 1974 Foss, Calla A 1886 1963 James Hale 1901 1930 Babies Millie Hale Nichols 1873 1948 William H Hale 1875 1937 MOREY Family Plot Floyd 8/13/1913 8/13/1914 Llyod 8/13/1913 6/20/1914 Albert E 11/18/1974 3/4/1952 Cora L 5-26-1878 11/22/1913 Eves, Albert J 1883 1926 Eves, Gertrude M 1884 1980 WELLS Family Plot William 1848 1923 Father Sarah A 1851 1912 Mother Jewett 1876 1876 Baby Baxter, John A 1867 1949 Baxter, Harriett M 1870 1960 M. Jane Hilton 3-1-1889 12/15/1958 Daughter of John and Sarah Baxter Nellie Beecher 5-8-1890 9/17/1981 Daughter of John and Sarah Baxter Lynn C Brower 1944 1996 James A Brower 1940 1997 Borwer, Burl, J 1913 1984 Borwer, Myra E 1917 2004 Sundburg, Clifford E 1894 1970 Sundburg, Hazel M 1896 1985 Banton, John W 1925 No death dates Assume they are still living Banton, Elizabeth 1926 Barton, John W 1891 1950 Barton, Elise M 1900 1984 Harry Eves 8/15/1907 3/15/1908 Killingbeck Geo Killingbeck 1823 1866 Ellen A Killingbeck 1833 1907 Burham, Clara L 1869 1866 Burnham, Fred J 1867 1947 Thelma Burham 2/2/1908 10/8/1917 FOSS Family Plot Mary Sophia Foss 1870 1889 William Foss Jr 1874 1911 Anna Foss ?? ?? ?? means unreadable Charles Foss 1848 1927 John E Foss 1888 1956 Fred A Foss 1880 1919 Jennett Foss 1855 1945 Augusta Foss 1855 1923 Lt. Jack B Tinkham 8/31/1922 1/5/1945 US Air Force Burnham, Emily 1863 1944 Burnham, George W 1864 1947 Poet, Walter J 1877 1955 Poet, Christina J 1885 1955 Harold Poet 9/25/1903 12/6/1907 Son of Revura And Ann Poet William Wade 6-6-1848 4/29/1937 Sophia Wade 8-29-1855 5/16/1909 Augusta Kugath 1887 1941 Burnham, Earl G 5-4-1888 7/30/1964 Burnham, Ella 11-12-1891 12/22/1964 Koester, Vie E 1907 1987 Koester, Walter Burnham, William 1814 1907 Burnham, Rachel 1813 1884 Braus, Charles 4/21/1931 3/13/1916 Braus, Elziabeth 9-14-1832 5/10/1906 Barton, William 1863 1930 Barton, Emma 1866 1965 Petrosky Hallie 1882 1904 Johns E 1878 1956 Anna W 1882 1966 Broken Stone Unreadable Luedtke 4 stones no names Cora E Ogborn 1894 1973 Benjamin Ogborn Sr 1889 1953 John Armstrong 3-13-1834 1/12/1904 J. William Guilfoil 1860 1928 Margaret Guilfoil 1870 1907 Dorothy H Ogborn 1916 1967 Ada Belle Grybowski 1899 1960 ARMSTRONG Family Plot Estelle M 1885 1932 Daughter Julia J 1854 1940 Mother William 1836 1908 Father Sereta V Seestedt 1910 1910 Celia Seestedt 1881 1915 Henry W Seestedt 1873 1952 Grace L. Seestedt 1890 1972 HOOPER Family Plot Sarah 1852 1903 Joesph W 1847 1930 Minnie Hooper Gehrls 1871 1941 George Simmons 1879 1956 CARPENTER Family Plot Stephen B Carpenter 1850 1912 STONE HAS ONE FAMILY ON ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER FAMILY ON THE BACK SIDE Lottie A Carpenter 1854 1918 Side two WM. FOSS 1852 1942 William Foss 1853 1922 Frances Foss 1852 1897 Eliza Foss RICE Family Plot Hirman Rice 1856 1938 Eva A Rice 1857 1828 Austin H Rice 1895 1918 Co. M & INFantry 85 Div McCulley, Carroll H 1825 1912 McCulley, Mary M 1860 1939 WILSON Family Plot William H 1858 1914 Father Sylvia, F 1865 1921 Mother Perry E 1893 1923 Son Gordon Mickey Senart 8/9/1934 4/14/1998 AN US Navy Korea Helen Senart 1909 1955 Senart, Leo 1895 1984 Senart, Helen 1909 1955 Vincent, Walter P 1888 1958 Vincent, Jessie 1887 1971 Nellie M Hartline 4-2-1880 12/12/1971 Fes O. Hartline 11-12-1879 12/19/1954 PVT Co G 5 Ohio TAF SP AM War Newton 1866 1913 Our Son Monamus Margarette Monamus 1896 1906 Unreadable 1880 1905 WM. W Griffin 24th Mi Infantry Sundburg William 1862 1926 Ina E 1858 1948 Sundburg Peter 1866 1916 Myra 1858 1911 Susan E Hall 1855 1936 Cooper Family Plot Sarah 1887 1906 Charles A 1844 1918 Larry Allen Hayes 1948 1948 Rice This appears to be a family Plot William Schinschech 1859 1936 Caroline Schinschech 1860 1936 Johanna Schinschech 1892 1939 Baby Chonscheck 8/26/1904 Infant 7/31/1956 Marie Cox 1913 1960 Hestil T Cox 1909 1954 Arthur J Reichwage 12/29/1889 2/25/1954 MI SPC Bakers and Cooks SCH OMC WWI Reichwage Arthur 1889 1951 Mary 1862 1941 Cottlier 1855 1939 Edmond 1893 1903 Johnson Elizabeth Johnson Hammond 1866 1974 Howard Johnson 1897 1915 John H 1856 1936 Mary E 1860 1914 Nels Johnson 1848 1937 Rachel Johnson 1858 1936 Thomas 1830 1919 Mary J 1833 1905 Olds Chester ? 1790 1870 Catherine 1799 1875 ? 1835 1905 Frank L 1865 1927 Mrytle E 1889 1959 George Barton 5/1/1886 11/2/1963 Rutter Beth M 1874 1950 Burl 1893 1895 Billy Charles 1917 1920 Charles L 1866 1923 Perkins Father Mother Unreadable Grace M Roberts 1892 1973 Herbert Roberts 1893 1959 Duncan U Saunders 1873 1937 French Albert 1876 1908 Two sided stone Albert Jr 1900 Back of stone Caroline French 1856 Gladys 1878 Patrick Murphy 1838 1913 Moore Moore, John 1861 1949 Moore, Nettie 1867 1950 Mary Moore 8/6/1833 9/8/1910 Andrew 1/4/1816 1/4/1902 McBride Walter S 1866 1947 Clavin 1901 1902 Sadie J 1872 1941 Luman S Cross 1873 1953 Eves George M 1840 1899 Emeline 1844 1919 Ida F Akans 1877 1947 Edith M Ingles 1876 1929 Baby Jermaine 1973 1973 S/o Ronald and Debra Garland Alexander Richards 11/11/1889 11/23/1973 MI PVT US Army WWI Ruby A Bruff 1900 1973 Jennie I Obolewicz 1916 1977 Edward Obolewicz 1913 1970 Mamie May Langford 1889 1972 Ruby Bruff 1900 1973 Walter Bradburn 1872 1947 Bradburn, Walter Bradburn, Jessie 1873 1953 Blodgett, Lillian 1891 1973 William Johnson 2/8/1845 10/5/1925 Morse Mary J 1878 1958 Morse, Herbert, D 1875 1948 Koester, William C 1875 1944 Koester, Eva Jane 1875 1964 Sears George C 1859 Oretta C 1861 1921 Johnson Ira F 3/10/1864 12/6/1944 Lucinda J 9/19/1864 9/24/1934 Ralph C 5/24/1891 5/13/1926 James Davis 1847 1922 Step Son Gnau, Charlotte 7/9/1838 11/15/1914 Moore Edgar T. Moore 1887 1921 Gertie K. Moore 1889 1955 Goldie Nowland Moore 1-30-1897 4/1/1918 Glenn A Moore 1911 1919 Collyer Elsie M 1895 1964 Chester 1889 1952 Albert Collyer 1892 1954 Lester Collyer 1913 Our baby Perkins Mary 1874 1970 George 1868 1943 Robert Moore 1848 1905 Jane 1831 1906 Chester Wilkin 1885 1955 Donald R Cox 1929 1965 PVT WWII Cox, James F. 5-13-1887 4/22/1979 Cox, Virgie L 10-18-1886 1/27/1927 James M Cox 2/14/1923 6/30/1981 PVT US Army WWII Ida Carmichael 1859 1923 REV. J.H. Carmichael 1884 1909 Elie E Collyer 1896 1966 Winifred E. Cook 1905 1907 Herbert W Cooj 1875 1917 Gladys F Collyer 1889 1971 Carl Ristow 1830 1916 Julia Ristow 1833 1916 Paul H Ristow 1861 1937 Son John C. Ristow 1871 1944 Son Issac Perkins 1845 1916 Elva Perkins 1869 1922 Ernest Zink 1900 1916 Carl-Zink Herman Zink 3/11/1916 4/25/1936 John C Zink 10-7-1891 5/30/1952 Mi PVT Casual Dept WWII Barton, Hannah 1871 1941 Barton, John H 1856 1930 Martha 1895 1933 Daughter of Hannah and John Barton Dunbar Foot stones say Mother and Father Eugene J 1841 1929 Maria A 1849 1911 David Not dates Artie L Johnson 1869 1947 Janet Kee Frost 4/5/1951 2/9/1959 REV. L.C. Mcbride 1853 1929 A Soilder of the Cross Mother 1855 1942 Mcbride ? Unreadable Unreadable Unreadable F.C. Forsyth Unreadable Blodgett, Lillian 1891 1973 Blodgett, Clarence 1885 1971 Bradburn, Walter 1872 1947 Bradburn, Jessie 1873 1953 Unreadable Unreadable Batheham James Batheham Jr 4-16-1816 5-10-1898 Ester 11-17-1820 11/6/1906 His Wife Robert Benby