Raisin Center Friend's Cemetery
Chase Road, Raisin Township, Lenawee County, Michigan
 
From a  reading of the cemetery conducted in 2004 
by Anne M. Halford
 

Deciphering of badly worn headstones was aided by the previous reading of Harriet Cole Bowen,    published in 1937 by the D.A.R. of Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan Data was supplemented by Lenawee County birth and death records, U.S. Census records, Sexton's records of Raisin Township researched by D. O'Brian, Adrian Monthly Meeting records published obituaries on microfilm  (Adrian Public Library), and family genealogies

February 2005
 
Row stone# Last name First name Middle aka/maiden Born Died Age at death Father Mother Spouse(s) Note
1 40 Sanford (Sheridan) Roy   1889 1892   Sheridan Mary    
13 11e Sayles Elvira     1834 1913          
13 08 Sayles Horace     1827 1893          
14 14 Sayles Lewellen     1873 9-1-1874 1 m 12 d Lewis N. Jennie E.   Indigestion
14 13 Sayles Lewis Claude   1872 9-12-1872 1 m 15 d Lewis N. Jennie E.    
13 10e Sayles Lydia Ann   1831 1918          
14 12 Sayles Lyman     1798 7-10-1868 70y 6m 24d     Ruth  
14 02 Sayles Ruth     1794 10-14-1851 57y 1m 20d     Lyman broken
13 09 Sayles                   family monument
2 13 Shourds Silas J   1840 1869          
7 24 Slade "J"                 had been "MA", fieldstone, no dates
7 22 Slade "L"   Layton abt 1793 aft 1850       Phebe Monroe fieldstone (not in 1860 census)
7 23 Slade "P"   Phebe Monroe abt 1792 aft 1850       Layton fieldstone (not in 1860 census)
17 13 Slade ?                  
14 05 Slade Margaret     1782 1851          
12 07 Smith S. Louise   1846 1883       Mrs F.M.  
15 15 Smith Sarah     1797 1883       Thomas  
15 14 Smith Thomas     1790 1872       Sarah  
11 13b Spraul Rachel     1812 1906          
11 13a Spraul William     1811 1888          
12 05 Starin James H   1844 1916          
12 04 Starin Louisa R   1846 1917          
12 03 Starin Minnie M   1880 1908          
19 21 Stewart Clara A Bowerman 1844 1936          
14 26 Strang Lucy  B   1831 1906          
3 01 Tabor Abigail     1809 1868       Allen  
7 02 Tremain Mary J   1811 1861       Truman  
7 03 Tremain Truman S   1810 1879       Mary  
1 24 Vanornum Julia     1782 May 1864 aged 82 years     Luke "wife of L. VanOrnum" "… I known my Redeemer liveth"
1 23 Vanornum L   Luke 1785 April 1 1863 aged 78 years     Julia "If a man die, shall he live again?"
13 01 W                    H. W. inscribed fieldstone
15 13 W J. W.                 J.W. next to John White
7 20 W R. W.                 either individual Wilson or plot marker
10 25 Waldby Leah     1801 1894          
10 23 Waldby Richard     1795 1858          
7 39 Watkins "Father"                 Father on top (prob James)
7 40 Watkins                   illegible on top, perhaps "Mother" Eliza
8 06 Watkins                   illegible name on top
8 05N Watkins Eliza     1827 1888       James  family monument
8 05E Watkins James     1823 1891       Eliza  family monument
6 07 Welch John H   1827 1912          
6 08 Welch Lucinda A   1846 1923          
5 17 West                   broken
10 04 West                   prob. Benjamin 1782-1858, buried stone tablet guarded by plain marker
5 20 West                   only legible text on fieldstone
5 18 West Abram     1815 1890       Abram  
5 19 West Amanda     1822 1900       Amanda  
10 07 West Amy Ann   1859 1860   A. A.    
11 04e West Benjamin     1782 1858         on Lossing family marker
5 16 West Eliza     1828 1910       Hulett  
10 02 West Franklin     1851 1852   A. A.    
5 15 West Hulett     1830 1901       Eliza  
10 01 West N. W..     1819 1845          
11 04f West Polly   Disbrow 1789 1849         on Lossing family marker
10 05 West P   Polly Disbrow 1789 1849         engraved fieldstone tablet
10 06e West?                   perhaps footstone P West, no visible text
12 14 Westgate Albert J   1861 1942          
4 13 Westgate Alton D   1879 1949          
5 21a Westgate Alice D   1870 1956          
12 02 Westgate "Baby"       7-16-1884     Orlando Ellen  
5 21b Westgate Chester O   1872 1951          
13 06e Westgate Dorcas   Bowerman, Kayner 1812 1852       Kayner, Jeremiah Bowerman  
13 05e Westgate Ellen Jane   1848 1849   J. D.    
11 11 Westgate Ellen     1852 1917       Orlando  
8 08 Westgate Ellen E Knight 1853 1905       Stephen Knight  
12 15 Westgate Elmer     1857 1880          
19 17 Westgate Elvina E   1857 1870   "Nilson" Eunice   marker buried under tree
6 06 Westgate Emma J   1853 1899          
15 33 Westgate Esther   Haviland 1802 1883       Sylvanus  
19 14 Westgate Eunice   Bowerman       Moses Zilpha Nelson  
15 20 Westgate George H   1864 1864   Henry G. Hannah H.    
15 19b Westgate Hannah H   1827 1898       Henry G  
15 19a Westgate Henry G   1824 1898       Hannah  
15 21 Westgate Jennie F   1861 1862   Henry G. Hannah H.   2 stones-1 down,1 matches brother
13 07e Westgate Jeremiah     1793 1871          
15 31 Westgate Jonathan B   Nov 18 1819 June 12 1850          
15 30 Westgate Joseph S   1844 1846   S. H. M. D.    
12 12 Westgate Laura M   1837 1869       J. Jr.  
18 26 Westgate Margaret   Haviland 1821 1885       Jeremiah see Margaret Haviland
11 09 Westgate Mary   Moore 1847 1879       Orlando  
15 28 Westgate Mary D Dillingham 1825 1844       S. H.  
13 04e Westgate Mary Jane   1845 1848   Jeremiah Dorcas    
4 12a Westgate Nelson     1837 1909          
11 10 Westgate Orlando     1838 1913   Jeremiah Dorcas Ellen  
4 12b Westgate Paulina     1845            
12 13 Westgate Phidelia R   1852 1852   J P. R.    
4 11 Westgate Reuben     Dec 16, 1862 May 22, 1897   Nelson Paulina    
15 29 Westgate Sylvanus H   abt 1821 1844 23 y 5 m 5 d     Mary D  
15 32 Westgate Sylvanus     1797 1869       Esther "Our Father"
16 19 Westgate Sylvanus     May 15 1797 Sep 16 1869 73 y 4 m 1 d       original Headstone used as footstone
15 10 White Edith   McComber 1763 1859       John  
15 12 White John     1764 1844       Edith  
1 37 White Mary S   1864 1939          
14 19 Williams Nancy B   1829 1890          
7 20h Wilson Cora E   1861 1874          
7 20e Wilson Edwin G   1837 1900          
7 20f Wilson Elvira A   1841 1875          
7 31E Wilson Ethyl     1889 1894   Marion Filura    
7 31W Wilson Filura   Calkins 1862 1896   Lorentus Sophia Marion  
7 20d Wilson Lena E. C.   1875 1875          
7 20b Wilson Lydia     1810 1863          
7 30 Wilson Marion T   1862 1898       Filura  
7 20g Wilson Mary Ann   1845 1895       Edwin G  
7 20c Wilson Rachael     1811 1890          
7 20a Wilson Thomas     1809 1882          
2 09 Winship Blanche A   1877 1877   I. O. R. A.    
5 13 Wood Hannah C Calkins 1811 1889       Noah  
5 14 Wood Rosalinda     1840 1885       L.B.  
1 32 Woodruff Frankie Jones Frances Ann 1868 1945       George W  
1 33 Woodruff Frank L   1906 1963          
1 31 Woodruff George W   1861 1935       Francis Ann  
20 08a Wooster Warren     1839 1906          
20 10 Wooster Charles E.   1873 1916          
20 09 Wooster Leon D   1883 1899          
20 08b Wooster Mary Elizabeth Dillingham 1843 1911       Warren  
                         
1 19                     illegible;     
3 18                     no text visible (missing stone of Silas Jones or a wife of A.B. Calkin?)
3 10                     no visible text
5 03                     small stone, no text;
6 03, 4                     03 & 04 no visible text, down partially buried;
7 10                     plot marker;
7 15                     down, no text visible;
7 34                     loose slab, no visible text;
8 01                     broken off (at top of hill in Slade plot)
11 12                     No legible text
12 09                     no visible text
13 02                     "No 4"
13 18                     Pink granite base no stone;
13 41                     huge rocks end of row 13
14 11                     grooved slab rock;
14 1                     fieldstone marker with footstone & unk stone;
14 03                     broken no visible text;
14 20                     plot marker & pink granite corner base
14 27                     no text visible;
15 1,2,3                     Fieldstone head & footstones, small marble marker no legible text
15 05                     no visible text;
15 11                     no legible text;
15 16                     no text;
15 30e                     fieldstone between Joseph Westgate & Z A Haviland;
16 11                     slate stone no visible text;
16 12                     fieldstone no visible text;
16 13                     slate stone no visible text;
16 14                     slate stone no visible text;
16 16                     down, no visible text;
16 20                     no text visible
17 01                     fieldstone indecipherable marks below ground
17 03                     Stone with quartz, no visible text above ground
17 04                     small slab, no text
17 06                     mid-sized broken marker, no visible text
17 10                     no text
17 15                     small pillar, no text (could be a corner marker)
18 04                     fieldstone marker bracing Phebe Haviland d.1845;
18 31                     broken off;
18 13                     No visible text;
18 10                     no visible text;
18 19                     down, no text;
19 03                     fieldstone slab
19 05                     marble slab, no visible text, matches 08 & 09
19 06                     rectagular stone slab, no visible text 
19 07                     buried stone (mate of 06)
19 08                     08, 09,10 marble tombstones, no text visible
19 15                      (base), 
19 16                     (slate stone leaning against tree, no visible text);
19 19                     no visible text;
19 20                     no visible text;
22 25                     unidentified brick with happy face stickers ;
23 00                     discarded pile of headstones;
23 29                     unidentified base (2pcs);

 

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