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 Diamond Springs Cemetery
136th Avenue and 38th Street, Hamilton, MI


Source: Allegan Co. Cemetery Books, Grand Rapids Public Library
Published by DAR - Vol. 6, Page 1 - 2

Updated by Lynn Matt in January 2020 with findagrave.com, death certificates and gravestones.

 

The Diamond Springs Cemetery is on Sec. 35 in Overisel Twp. on the northwest side of 136th Avenue on 38th Street.
It was formed as the  "Heath & Overisel Rural Cemetery Association" and was opened on Oct. 19, 1886.
It is small with many unmarked graves. Inscriptions were copied July 5, 1961 by Ruth Robbins.

A piece of land where Diamond Cemetery now exists, in Section 35, was owned by Otis B. Johnson and his wife Emily. Both of Racine County Wisconsin. On October 19, 1886, the Johnsons's sold this land, which is now Diamond Springs, an unincorporated local within the Montery Township.

The buyer, being a corporation, organized under the provisional of Chapter 181 of Howell's Annotated Statues of the State of Michigan called "The Heath and Overisel Rural Cemetery Association" bought this piece of land for $40. Homer B. Freyer and Alfred B. Taylor signed this document.

As with the other cemeteries in Overisel Township, persons were buried here before the cemetery association was officially organized and owned by the township.

Another cemetery in Section 2 of Heath Township, called Dowd Cemetery was located on the Dowd farm. When Mr. A.H. Lange bought the Dowd farm, he removed all the Dowd farm tombstones, putting most of them in the Diamond Springs Cemetery. Along with its location in Diamond Springs, Diamond Springs Cemetery existed partially on the Van Buren farm. The plot map of the cemetery, as well as, the burial records was kept by Mr. and Mr. Ira Van Buren. Hence, a cemetery called the Van Buren Cemetery existed close to the Diamond Springs Cemetery.

After Ira Van Buren's decease, his wife, Matilda (Robyler) Van Buren, maintained the map and records. A mishap occured when the Van Buren's house was completely destroyed by fire in the 1930's. All of the cemetery records were burned and lost. The remains of the stones and any possible death certificates are all we know about the Diamond Springs Cemetery.

 

ABBREVIATIONS
ae = Age b. = Born d.= Died dau = daughter
hus = Husband mar. = Married wid. = Widow wf = Wife

 

NAME/INFORMATION LOCATION
????, Vinannah   top of broken stone Row 7
ACKERMAN, Irvin Joe   Jun. 13, 1918 -  Jan. 20, 1919   & son of Fred & Fern (Butler) Ackerman Across Lane
BOERMAN, Baby Boy   stillborn   Mar. 9, 1915   & son of Henry M. & Gertie (Ritter) Boerman Across Lane
BRONSON, Archie Albert   Jul. 31, 1914 -  Jun. 3, 1917   son of Arthur and Fanny (Johnson) Bronson Across Lane
BRONSON, Burine   Dec. 18, 1909 -  Oct. 7, 1910   son of Arthur and Fanny (Johnson) Bronson Across Lane
BRONSON, Chester Lee   May. 15, 1908 -  Apr. 24, 1911   son of Arthur and Fanny (Johnson) Bronson Across Lane
BRONSON, Vina   Sept. 10, 1868 -  May 6, 1896   wf Chas. & dau. of H B & Claracy Johnson Across Lane
BUTLER, Bertha (Strait), 1873 - 1921, dau. of Nehemiah & Lucina (Gerould) Strait  
COFFEY, William   July 4, 1829 -  Feb. 4, 1892   Co. C 9th V.R.C.  Father
COFFEY, Emma L.     June 8, 1851 - June 11, 1909    Mother 		Across Lane
COOPER, Baby Girl   stillborn - Dec. 23, 1913  dau. of Fred & Anna (Gates) Cooper no dates or last name - stone inside an iron fence
DAVIS, Orson W.    Co. B 13 Mich. Inf. GAR   b. Jan. 8, 1821 - Sept. 14, 1905    ae 84y 9m 6d NY son of Russell & Hannah (Johnson) Row  2
DEMHERST, Hettie     Sept. 27, 1830  - Oct. 22, 1900   wf G
DEMHERST, Gilbert  d. Oct 30, 1885   ae 63y  Co. K 9 MIch. Inf. GAR 		Row 5
DOWD, Ernest A   1862 - Nov. 27, 1899, son of Daniel H. & Amelia Dowd
DOWD, Ernest H   1900 - 1901
DOWD, Daniel H.  1820 - 1899		 Row 4
FREYER, Chas. W   d. May 25, 1876   ae 28y 5m 25d Husband (SARAH)
FREYER, Allie   d. Jan. 19, 1886   ae 3y 3m 14d 		Row 3
CARVIN, John B.  Oct. 11, 1824  - Mar. 22, 1895
CARVIN, Lucy M.  Mar. 12, 1920 - Jan. 28, 1902   ae 81y 10m 7d
CARVIN, E M     a head stone.  little confusing as stones say Garvin, but death certificates all show Carvin with a "C".		  
HAY, Jacob    Aor. 23, 1825 - Mar. 24, 1905, ae 79y, son of John Hay
HAY, Charlotte (Shirley) Jan. 23, 1819 -  Mar. 20, 1905    his wf (Jacob) 		Row 7
JOHNSON, Claracy   May 5, 1841 -  Apr 8, 1904   Mother Row 7
JOHNSON, Elsie Ruth Apr. 24, 1902  - Apr. 13, 1903
JOHNSON, Edith L.   Feb. 7, 1897 -  Nov. 22, 1907(children of ) H & E 		Row 6
McCREERY, Agnes (Weber), Aug. 24, 1859 - Jun. 24, 1908, dau. of Joseph & Mary (Cole) Weber
McCREERY, John    1826 - 1896   GAR Co. B 15 Mich. Inf.
McCREERY, Jersusha (Bartholomew), Aug. 6, 1828 - May 24, 1914   Mother, dau. of John & Harriet (Schippekes) Bartholomew		 Row 5
MEYERS, Myrtle L. (Krocker), Jun. 27, 1881 - Mar. 26, 1903, dau. of John D. & Rosetta (Delong) Krocker Row 6
MONIQUE, Mary (Doud)  Oct. 2, 1839 - Jan. 18, 1926
MONIQUE, Paul  Dec. 22, 1829 - Aug. 14, 1900		 Row 6
PERKINS, Rebecca   d. Mar. 1, 1877   wf of G. W.  stone reset age covered
PERKINS, Harriet A.   d. Oct. 3, 1876   wf Daniel  ae 33y 		Row 2
PUTNAM, Ira       May 25, 1837 -  Feb. 18, 1896   Co. F 7 Min. Inf. GAR
PUTNAM, Earl     Oct. 16, 1877  - Dec. 15, 1886    son Ira & Narcissa
PUTNAM, Narcissa  Nov. 16, 1837 - Dec. 30, 1914 widow buried Jan 2, 1915		 Across Lane
ROBYLER/ROBLYER, Antionette C. (Bronson), Apr. 30, 1846 - Jun. 12, 1937, wife of William, dau. of ? & Almira (Powell) Bronson
ROBYLER/ROBLYER, William H., Apr. 22, 1839 - Oct. 6, 1919, hus. of Antionette Robyler, son of James Robyler, Flag Co. D 1 Mich. L.A.
ROBYLER/ROBYLER, Sarah, Apr. 2, 1818 - Mar. 5, 1905		 Row 2
ROBYLER/ROBLYER, James  Feb 12, 1813 -  Jan. 9, 1889
ROBYLER/ROBLYER, Sally   Apr. 21, 1817 - Mar 5, 1905    his wf (James)		 Row 4
SELBY, Huldah C. (Stillwell/Stilwell), Dec. 10, 1841 - May 20, 1872, dau. of Elia & Sarah Stillwell, wf F C  stone rest dates gone Across Lane
STILWELL, Albert W. d. July 26, 1868    ae 23y son of Elia & Sarah Stillwell Across Lane
STRAIT, Nehemiah  1830 - Dec. 5, 1904, son of Jesse B. Strait
STRAIT, Lucina (Gerould), his wife, dau. of Stephen & Orrilla (Shipman) Gerould, Jun. 26, 1830 - May 1, 1907		  
WILLYARD, Lena (Brower), Dec. 10, Dec. 10, 1863 - July 6, 1943, wife of Mio Willyard, Mother, dau. of Henry & Sena (Dangarmond) Brower
WILLYARD, Milo C.   Jan. 10, 1863-  Feb. 27, 1938  Father
WILLYARD, Annie   Nov. 3, 1899 -  Mar 17, 1907  dau. of Clyde & Lena (Brower) Willyard 		 

 

 

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