I received a comment on on on my cemetery posts recently. The writer wondered about the burial of Elzabeth Longstreet. Elizabeth or Elisabeth Laurence, was the wife of Henry Longstreet; they were the parents Harmon Henry Longstreet, second husband of Papa’s ancestor, Susie Melissa Burdick. Her death record on the Seeking Michigan website give the …
Category: Cemeteries
Mar 04
Scipio Township Cemetery, Seneca County Ohio
Over the past few several 25 years, a mystery that has eluded me is the origin and parents of Erastus G. Fellows, who claimed Ohio birth, but for whom no document that I have found lists parents. In the course of my search, I have encountered other men named Fellows living in proximity to Erastus …
Oct 03
Hamilton Cemetery, Edgewood, Gratiot County, Michigan
This cemetery is south of M-46 and Breckenridge. We got there by following Barry Road south from M-46. The mile roads are named for presidents, so we cruised by Jackson, Lincoln, Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler and Polk roads, before the pattern was broken by St. Charles Road. I have no idea what it is named …
Sep 26
Soper Cemetery, Colfax Township, Wexford County Michigan – Burdick
This is the cemetery we visit most often. I am posting the gravesites for those who are associated with Papa’s family by surname. Burdick These four graves are near a large tree, and nearly 40 years ago, when I first saw them, two of the stones were being raised by the roots of the tree. …
Sep 24
North Bennington Cemetery, North Bennington Vermont
Papa and I visited this cemetery in 2002. Glenn William Palmer was my second cousin. Edwin E. Palmer and Augusta A. (Wolf) Palmer. Edwin was my granduncle. Augusta L. and John G. Wolf, parents of Augusta A. (Wolf) Palmer
Sep 23
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan
This cemetery is just inside the city limits on the south. It is on the west side of U.S. 131 (also Mitchell Street) as you enter the town. This is one of two cemeteries that a cousin and I visited in 2002. These graves are of people related to her family. Wesley and Mary Murray …
Sep 22
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Lot
This cemetery is just inside the city limits on the south. It is on the west side of U.S. 131 (also Mitchell Street) as you enter the town. This is one of two cemeteries that a cousin and I visited in 2002. She is a Long descendent, and some of these graves are people who …
Sep 21
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Lot Q1
This cemetery is just inside the city limits on the south. It is on the west side of U.S. 131 (also Mitchell Street) as you enter the town. This is one of two cemeteries that a cousin and I visited in 2002. She is a Long descendant, and some of these graves are people who …
Sep 20
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Lot P-8
This cemetery is just inside the city limits on the south. It is on the west side of U.S. 131 (also Mitchell Street) as you enter the town. This is one of two cemeteries that a cousin and I visited in 2002. She is a Long descendent, and some of these graves are people who …
