Category: Granny’s Ancestors

People from my family

Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block 3 Lot 41

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. John Alfred Phillips was born in Canada 12 March 1865 and died in Cadillac Michigan 26 February 1950. Anna “Annie” (Kaiser) Phillips …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block 18 Lot 22

This entry is part 31 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. The Lamb family’s lot is close to those of my grandparents and father, so I often see their graves when I am …

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The Lilac

This entry is part 30 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

There are many surprising moments in life, and I had one this spring. M-in-L, Papa and I spend a day or so visiting cemeteries on Memorial Day weekend each year. Last year, Papa and I went back to Maple Hill Cemetery to water our flowers. Since it was just the two of us, and we …

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SNGF – Ancestors I Have Met

Time for this week’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun, hosted by Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings. Here is your challenge for tonight (or whenever you read this): Write down which of your ancestors that you have met in person (yes, even if you were too young to remember them). Tell us their names, where they lived, and …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block T Lot 459 Southeast

This entry is part 29 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. The southeast portion of Block T, lot 459 was purchased by “Joseph Long” on 5 May 1909, according to the cemetery print-out …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block T Lot 459

This entry is part 28 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. This lot is close to the lot containing the burials of the George and Lucy (Kaiser) Johnston families, Block T, Lot 461. …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block B Lot 60

This entry is part 27 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. This lot is in an old part of the cemetery, and runs parallel to Mitchell Street. My dad showed me how to …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block T Lot 461

This entry is part 26 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. The ownership information for this lot was blank in the cemetery printout at the Cadillac Library, as was the purchase date. Lucy …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block O Lot 344

This entry is part 25 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. The cemetery record printout shows a purchased date of 12 July 1894 for this lot. Since the first person buried here died …

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Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block H Lot 199

This entry is part 24 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. This lot is owned by James Johnston, and the printout at the Cadillac Library shows that he purchased it 27 August 1894. …

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