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Oakwood Cemetery
Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan

Lat: 42° 54' 44"N, Lon: 83° 36' 09"W
Grand Blanc Township, Section 23

Contributed by Len Thomas, Sep 21, 2009, last edited Sep 22, 2009 [len40tho@comcast.net]. Total records = 199.

To reach this cemetery, in Grand Blanc, drive south on S Saginaw Street, to McCandlish Road on the east side of Saginaw Street and turn left. Then immediately turn left onto Leach Road (a narrow dirt road). Follow the road beyond the golf course on the right, about 1 mile.

The Oakwood Cemetery is now owned and operated by the Grand Blanc Township. It dates back to the late 1800s and I do not know how it was established. It is still used occasionally for burial.

I walked the cemetery on Sep 16, 2009. This is a complete transcription.

- Len Thomas

Legend:

(name) = in parenthesis, indicates maiden name
b. = birth date
d. = death date
d/o = daughter of
h/o = husband of
mar. = married
s/o = son of
vet. = veteran with no other military info
w/o = wife of
"name" = preferred name, or name on stone

Appelhof, David Henry, b. 25 Jul 1891, d. 2 Oct 1948
Appelhof, Edith Martha Janett (Kier), b. 31 Dec 1892, d. 1980, w/o David
Bird, Sarah A., no dates, age: 78yr
Brewer, Edith, b. 1871, d. 1878
Brewer, Helen M., b. 1836, d. 1903, w/o James
Brewer, James T., b. 1832, d. 1911
Browning, Asaph, b. 23 Oct 1799, d. 8 May 1871
Browning, Elizabeth, b. 5 May 1823, d. 17 Dec 1869
Burd, Alice C., b. 1874, d. 1 Aug 1933
Burd, Isaac A., b. 1869, d. 23 Jul 1934
Burdon, Anna, b. 25 Jul 1791, d. 5 Dec 1873, w/o James
Burdon, Charles S., b. 19 Oct 1832, d. 22 Jan 1866
Burdon, Ethel E. (Williams), b. 16 Aug 1875, d. 14 Jan 1940, w/o James H.
Burdon, James H., b. 17 Feb 1864, d. 18 Aug 1929, mar. Ethel 4 May 1892
Burdon, James, b. 16 Sep 1786, d. 15 Aug 1858
Burdon, Mary "Jane" (Wadge), b. 9 Apr 1841, d. 13 Aug 1905, w/o Charles
Burrington, Caroline, b. 1860, d. 1929, d/o John & Sophie
Burrington, Charlotte, b. 1882, d. 1970, w/o G. Weston?
Burrington, Frances E. (Weston), b. 30 Oct 1856, d. 2 May 1901, w/o George
Burrington, Frances, b. 1863, d. 1946
Burrington, G. Weston, b. 1882, d. 1954
Burrington, George W., b. 1853, d. 8 Mar 1933
Burrington, Grace, d. 6 May 1871, age: 65yr, sister of John B., Sr.
Burrington, Helen B. (Thompson), b. 12 Mar 1849, d. 4 Oct 1876
Burrington, Jane Isabell, 17 Oct 1919, infant
Burrington, John Rice, b. 13 Mar 1851, d. 31 Dec 1923, mar. Zulema 29 Mar 1877
Burrington, John, b. 15 Sep 1809, d. 11 Aug 1879
Burrington, Sophia E., b. 19 Mr 1822, d. 1 Feb 1897, w/o John
Burrington, William, d. 20 Feb 1846, age: 3mo, s/o John & Sophia
Burrington, Zulema E. (Slaght), b. 1853, d. 26 Feb 1930, w/o John R.
Bush, Benjamin Franklin, b. 21 Jan 1821, d. 3 May 1900
Bush, Caroline Kellogg (Sawyer), b. 30 Jun 1826, d. 21 Mar 1914
Bush, Margaret Ellen, b. 1868, d. 1906
Bush, Winnie, b. 1856, d. 1859
Butler, Ann M., b. 1809, d. 21 Jul 1868, w/o Moses
Butler, Charles, b. 10 Dec 1789, d. 30 Apr 1880, Veteran-War of 1812
Butler, Ellen L., b. 12 Aug 1841, d. 3 May 1902, w/o George
Butler, George, b. 23 Mar 1838, d. 20 Sep 1921
Butler, Henry M., b. 1836, d. 16 May 1842, s/o Charles Philena
Butler, James S., b. May 1836, d. 16 Aug 1836
Butler, Moses P., b. 1799, d. 1857
Butler, Philena (Copley), b. 17 Dec 1806, d. 26 Dec 1826, w/o Charles
Cameron, Caroline, b. 6 Nov 1849, 1845, d. 30 Oct 1891, w/o C. C. Cameron
Carter, Ella, b. 29 Sep 1849, d. 21 Oct 1875
Crosby, Harriet "Hattie" E. (Lobban), b. 21 Jul 1860, d. 20 May 1922, mother, w/o William
Crosby, William A., b. 6 Nov 1849, d. 7 Aug 1924, father, mar. Hattie 24 Jul 1883
Curtiss, Emily B., b. 28 Jun 1846, d. 12 May 1902, w/o Horace
Curtiss, Horace Z., b. 4 Sep 1845, d. 24 Apr 1917
Curtiss, Zella E., b.18 Sep 1877, d. Mar 1942
Davis, Frances Eloise, b. 1894, d. 1965, w/o Leslie
Davis, Kenneth "Buzz", b. 1917, d. 14 Dec 1998
Davis, Leslie K., b. 1894, d. 1956
Davis, William H., d. 27 Apr 1860, s/o P. & E. Davis
Dayton, Alvin, b. 26 Mar 1813, d. 1834, s/o Thomas & Rhoda
Dayton, Anson, b 1813, d. 11 Jul 1859, s/o Thomas & Rhoda
Dayton, Edwin, b. 1842, d. 1896, s/o Ira & Sophia
Dayton, Ira, b. 13 Apr 1803, d. 1893, mar. Sophia 20 Dec 1837
Dayton, Lemira, d. Apr 1844, 14m, d/o Anson & Sarah
Dayton, Reuben Tuttle, b. 20 Feb 1810, d. 1834
Dayton, Rhoda (Thomas), b. 5 Oct 1774, d. 6 Dec 1834
Dayton, Roxana, b. 20 Dec 1793, d. 6 Jan 1853, w/o Eli Dayton
Dayton, Sarah Ann (Adams), b. 1818, d. 1881, w/o Anson, second husband, Charles G. Curtis
Dayton, Sophia (Paddock), b. 1803, d. 1887, w/o Ira
Ellicott, Harvey J., d. 1 Aug 1887, 30y
Elliott, Susie S. (Burrington), b. 16 Jun 1878, d. 4 Jun 1899
Embury, Allie, b. 20 Jan 1859, d. 4 Oct 1859, infant d/o David & Marcia
Embury, Caddie, d. 8 Mar 1884, age: 13yr, adopted d/o E. & A. Embury
Embury, Caleb, b. 25 Jan 1796, d. 23 Mar 1876, 80y,
Embury, Danforth B., d. 10 Sep 1848, 20y
Embury, David E., b. 1763, d. 22 Nov 1838, 75y
Embury, David, b. 7 Dec 1817, d. 22 Jun 1886, mar. Marcia 1847
Embury, Ernest, b. 3 Sep 1847, d. 27Jan 1848, infant s/o David & Marcia
Embury, Fannie, d. 23 Nov 1865, age: 40yr, w/o Horace
Embury, Florence A., d. 19 Aug 1876, age: 18yr, d/o Horace and Fannie
Embury, Harriet (Abbott), b. 16 Dec 1798, d. 23 Mar 1872, 72y, w/o Caleb
Embury, Horace, d. 6 Mar 1890, 68y
Embury, Marcia C. (Morse), b. 12 Jan 1819, d. 25 Jun 1902, w/o David
Embury, Molly, b. 1772, d. 28 Mar 1842, age: 78yr, w/o David E.
Embury, Orson, d. 20 Sep 1848, age: 1yr, s/o Horace & Fannie
Embury, Samuel, d. 17 Aug 1846, 60y
Embury, Sophrona, d. 28 Oct 1840, 16y
Fairbank, Mary A. (Rice), b. 1 Jan 1826, d. 29 Aug 1907, second wife of Henry C. Fairbank
Ferguson, Catherine, d. 2 Feb 1865, age: 58yr, d/o Charles & Esther
Ferguson, Charles, d. 28 Jan 1856, age: 80yr
Ferguson, Edward E., d. 10 Jul 1891
Ferguson, Ellen, d. 24 Sep 1857, age: 35yr
Ferguson, Ellen, d. 2 Apr 1854, age: 29yr
Ferguson, Esther, d. 2 Dec 1862, age: 79yr, w/o Charles
Ferguson, Esther, d. 24 Sep 1857, age: 35yr
Ferguson, Everett, d. 16 Aug 1866, s/o Michael & Margaret
Ferguson, Margaret (Hager), b. 8 Jun 1835, d. 10 May 1918, w/o Michael
Ferguson, Michael, d. 1874, age: 59yr
Forsyth, Abigail, no dates, w/o Russell
Forsyth, Caroline (Embury), d. 27 Apr 1875, w/o George F. Forsyth
Forsyth, Maria P., b. 1812, d. 9 Jan 1896, w/o Orlando
Forsyth, Orlando, b. 1804, d. 1891
Forsyth, Russell, d. 17 Sep 1880, age: 73yr
Howell, Charles Butler, b. 1860, d. 1926, mar. Sarah 9 Dec 1903
Howell, Clare, b. 1892, d. 1894
Howell, Ina, no dates, infant
Howell, Inez, no dates, infant
Howell, May, b. 1887, d. 1894
Howell, Nellie, no dates, infant
Howell, Sarah Reugene (Parrish), b. 1866, d. 11 Nov 1947, w/o Charles
Johns, Abigail (Burrington), b. 28 Jun 1855, d. 5 Aug 1941
Jones, Caroline B., b. 1890, d. 1968, w/o John
Jones, John H., b. 1888, d. 1956
Kennedy, Hepsia, b. 1813, d. 1908, w/o Horace
Kennedy, Horace, b. 1816, d. 1879
Kennedy, Ralph E., d. 8 May 1863, age: 56yr
Kingman, Mary, b. 14 Sep 1845, d. 20 Oct 1919
Leach, Edward C, b. 1921, d. 6 Jun 1943, Vet.
Leach, Florence F. (Thompson), b. 2 Jul 1897, d. 11 Aug 1984, w/o Lavergne
Leach, Lavergne C., b. Oct 1897, d. 25 Oct 1953, father
Lobban, Alexander, b. 22 Oct 1825, d. 3 Jul 1904, mar. Almira 21 Feb 1856
Lobban, Almira F. (Embury), b. 10 Aug 1831, d. 4 Feb 1901, 2nd w/o Alexander
Main, Bertha, d. 29 May 1867, age: 1yr, d/o C. & T. Main
Main, Charlie, d. 20 Feb 1880, age: 1mo, s/o C & T. Main
Main, Henry V., b. 28 Feb 1808, d. 27 Jan 1872
Main, Lucy, d. 19 May 1848, 1y, d/o Henry & Maria
Main, Maria B., b. 12 Nov 1807, d. 6 Nov 1879, w/o Henry
McLellan, Duncan, b. 2 Feb 1809, d. 26 Aug 1843, 34y, mar. Sarah 24 Jun 1834
McLellan, Sarah Ann (Butler), d. 5 Jun 1844, 73y, w/o Duncan
McNeil, Almira "Jane" (Davison), b. 8 Oct 1824, d. 8 Mar 1884, w/o David
McNeil, David, b. Apr 21, 1816
McNeil, George D., d. 3 May 1882, age: 21yr, s/o David & Almira
O'Donoghue, Sarah, d. 16 Jun 1846, w/o J. O'Donoghue
Owen, Adeline L. (Main), d. 3 Jul 1852, 1st w/o Orville
Owen, Cynthia M., d. 16 Dec 1880, w/o Emmaus
Owen, Ellen, d. 25 Sep 1850, twin d/o Orville & Adeline
Owen, Emily, d. 26 Sep 1850, twin d/o Orville & Adeline
Owen, Emmaus G., d. 28 Aug 1882, age: 76yr,
Owen, Harriet, b. 1826, d. 1894, 2nd w/o Orville
Owen, Josiah "Deacon", d. 15 Sep 1847, age: 77yr
Owen, Orville S., b. 1821, d. 1894
Owen, Susan E., d. 8 Aug 1856, age: 72yr, w/o Josiah
Perkins, Edwin N., d. 27 Oct 1843, age: 22yr
Pierce, Allen G., b. 1857, d. 1938
Pierce, Carrie B., b. 1864, d. 1927, w/o Allen, marker corrected from 1938!
Pyles, Henryetta (Baker), b. 30 Jun 1888, d. 20 Aug 1942, w/o William
Pyles, William, b. 16 Aug 1875, d. 18 Apr 1954, mar. Henryetta 30 Oct 1922
Redwing, Elizabeth, b. 5 May 1823, d. 17 Dec 1869
Rice, Abigail G., b. 29 Nov 1795, d. 24 Nov 1883, w/o Samuel
Rice, Samuel, b. 11 Jun 1797, d. 19 May 1876
Richards, Mary C. (Kellogg), d. 1848
Sawyer, Almira (Kellogg), b. 2 Feb 1800, d. 12 Apr 1885, w/o Edward
Sawyer, Edward, b. 12 Aug 1788, d. 2 Feb 1885, Col War of 1812
Sawyer, Elizabeth, b. 24 Mar 1819, d. 1837
Sawyer, Mary, b. 11 Oct 1821, d. 1837, d/o Edward & Almira
Scott, Charles B., b. 1920
Scott, Clare David, b. 2 Jul 1888, d. 19 Nov 1920, s/o John & Florence
Scott, Florence "Flo" (Wakeman), b. 12 Nov 1854, d. 19 Apr 1903, w/o John
Scott, John D., b. 1843, d. 1923
Scott, Kimeen Karen, b. 1955, d/o Charles & Pauline
Scott, Pauline J., b. 1921, w/o Charles
Scott, Zina Dawn Marie, b. 1959, d. 1961, d/o Charles & Pauline
Slack, Elizabeth B., b. 23 Apr 1804, d. 9 May 1885
Slack, Irving J., d. 27 Apr 1862, age: 2yr, s/o J. & C. L. Slack
Slack, Jeremiah, d. 4 Jul 1862, age: 39yr
Slack, Sarah, d. 6 Jan 1852, age: 66yr, w/o Andrew
Stowe, Lydia, d. 13 Oct 1884, age: 75yr, w/o Merrick
Stowe, Merrick, d. 1 Jan 1878, age: 80yr
Suter, William Jeffrey, b. 10 Jul 1926, d. 20 May 1983
Swift, Annis (Philleo), b. 3 Dec 1785, d. 29 Nov 1857, w/o Seth
Swift, Seth, b. 2 May 1782, d. 6 Jun 1849, mar. Annis 5 Apr 1804
Taylor, Jessie I., b. 1866, d. 28 Sep 1952, w/o Lewis
Taylor, Lewis E., b. 1865, d. 21 Feb 1954
Taylor, Marietta (Dayton), b. 1840, d. 1870, w/o John W. Taylor
Teer, Jay D., b. 4 Dec 1920, d. 3 Mar 2000
Teer, Jay David, b. 1946, d. 1997
Teer, Leslie Elizabeth, b. 6 May 1923, d. Sep 1984, w/o Jay D.
Thompson, Helen (Burrington), b. 12 Mar 1849, d. 4 Oct 1896, w/o John
Thompson, John Anabel, b. 1856, d. 16 Sep 1911
Thompson, Mary (Bush), b. 1865, d. 1942
Thompson, Mary E., b. Apr 1863, d. 1928, w/o Wilbur
Thompson, Wilbur W., b. Oct 1861, d. 19 Jan 1955
Townsend, Willie P., d. 11 Mar 1852, s/o A. & D. Townsend
Toynton, George (Rev.), d. 29 Apr 1886
Toynton, Hannah, d 8 Oct 1890, w/o George
Tyler, Maria A. (Sawyer), b. 12 Sep 1831, d. 28 Feb 1903, w/o Simeon
Tyler, Simeon Martin, b. 1829, d. 9 Jun 1894
Wadsworth, Lawrence, b. 1924, d. 16 Sep 1937
Wadsworth, Milo R., b. 1919, d. 8 Mar 1935, son
Wadsworth, Winifred Mary, b. 1896, d. 1938
Wakeman, Frank A., d. 2 Oct 1864, age: 17yr, s/o Nathan and Hannah
Wakeman, Hannah, d. 8 Oct 1890, age: 76yr, w/o Nathan
Wakeman, Nathan, d. 7 Feb 1882, age: 68yr
Walton, Bradley, b. 1858, d. 1932
Walton, Charles, b. 14 Jun 1826, d. 3 Dec 1899
Walton, Ernest C., b. 1871, d. 1955
Walton, Harmon, b. 7 Jan 1833, d. 2 Apr 1886
Walton, Mary J. (Hurd), b. 25 Nov 1837, d. 9 Jun 1895, w/o Charles
Wedge, William, b. 7 Jun 1845, d. 11 Mar 1917
West, Almira (Dayton), b. 25 Mar 1808, d. 5 Apr 1879, wo Nicholas
West, Nicholas, b. 7 May 1802, d. 18 Mar 1884
Worden, Catharine A., b. 4 Jul 1845, d. 5 Jan 1857, d/o Joseph & Maria
Worden, Elizabeth, b. 13 Jan 1776, d. 14 Nov 1867, w/o Jesse
Worden, Jesse, b. 29 Feb 1766, d. 31 Jul 1840
Worden, Joseph P., b. 18 May 1816, d. 23 Jan 1902, mar. Maria 9 Dec 1841
Worden, Maria (Ferguson), b. 25 Mar 1820, d. 12 Feb 1899, w/o Joseph

Misc:
Dayton, unknown, (actual headstone entry), this is probably Thomas Dayton, b. 9 Mar 1767, h/o Rhoda, mar. 9 Mar 1794, as records indicate he died in Grand Blanc Township.

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