Allen Cemetery photo

Allen (Red Mill) Cemetery
Silver Creek Township
Cass County Michigan

Allen (Red Mill) Cemetery is located in Dowagiac on Elm Street.

UPDATED with photos on July 15, 2008 from photos contributed by James (Jim) B. Riggs. Thank you Jim!

April 12, 2007 posted to the Internet from the work of Amelia Castle and Nancy Corwin. Typed for the Internet by Christine Scott of LaPorte County, Indiana. Thank you Christine. Please keep in mind that the sites on Cass County were constructed by volunteers and are being maintained by volunteers. If you have additional information or photos of the stones in any of the Cass County Cemeteries, please contact me at   cassmichigangen@yahoo.com
Deanna West - your new Cass County Michigan Coordinator.

Any time you view an older cemetery, in no matter what county through out the USA, the listing should be considered as a partial listing as many times records are either destroyed through mishap or not all burials were recorded.

SURNAME FIRST NAME DATE OF DATE OF AGE LOT # COMMENTS
    BIRTH DEATH      
             
EMPTY         1  
STEWART         2 Solomn & Brown, H owners
STEWART SOLOMON 8/14/1835 04/18/1913   2 Vet, born in Pennsylvania, Co A 15th Mich Inf
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BROWN ADELLE 4/8/1869 8/5/1878   2 http://www.migenweb.org/cass/cemeteries/AllenStones/IMG_2116.jpg
HOYT CATHERINE   1868   3 wf of John
STEWART STEPHAN STANLEY 6/30/1836 11/11/1897   4 vet, Co A N Y Inf
STEWART HENRY   12/14/1867 73y 11m 6d 4  
STEWART HESIBAH   7/5/1878 81y 3m 19d 4  
STEWART EMORY   10/13/1877 16y 9m 4 son of S & E
STEWART ELIZABETH   9/6/1877 41y 3m 17d 4 wf of S S
STEWART BERT   8/9/1884 17 3m 17d 4 son of S & E
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ILLEGIBLE            
SECOR ELIJAH       5 no known burials
GRAHAM MARTHA JANE   10/6/1864 4y 3m 24d 6  
GRAHAM GERTRUDE   9/6/1866 5m 24d 6  
CHATTERSON JOSEPH   5/28/1870 29y 8m 6d 6 vet, Co M 1st Mich Cav
RIDER MARGARET   3/8/1876 78y 18d 6  
MOORE ABBY MARIE   2/14/1867 37y 5m 10d 7 wf of E W
ALRICH WILBUR S 1917 1923   8  
HIMMELRIGHT HAZEL 11/15/1885 05/07/1945   8  
HILL LITTLE GIRL       9  
STEWART CHARLES 1857 01/21/1932   10  
STEWART ZILLA 1857 Dec of 1933   10 wf of Charles
MIRKLE HOWARD       10 Child, no stone, no dates
STEWART BEULAH 1887 1907   10  
CORWIN            
CORWIN ELLA M 10/5/1867 05/14/1900   11 wf of E W
CORWIN EDWARD 3/13/1861 08/01/1925   11 ADDITIONAL PHOTO
CORWIN INFANT 05/01/1900 05/01/1900   11 inf of E & E
CORWIN FRANK 2/26/1899 7/20/1899   11 son of E & E
CORWIN MAC 05/01/1900 05/27/1901   11 son of E & E
DRAKE FANNIE   06/27/1911   13  
DRAKE HENRY L   08/15/1911   13 buried in Eustis Fla.
DRAKE EMMA   09/02/1912   13  
NYE CHARLES 8/8/1865 01/01/1940   13 son of George
ROGERS ELLIS L 1908 1970   14  
ROGERS MILLIE G 1910 1964   14  
ROGERS CLYDE ELROY 05/01/1948 05/01/1948   14  
ROGERS GIRL 12/07/1952 12/07/1952   14 infant
ROGERS MILTON ELLSWORTH 10/28/1950 10/28/1950   14 children of Ellis Rogers & Millie Simpson
JACKSON WILLIAM ELLIS 06/21/1962 05/04/1963   14  
ENBODEN LETTIE A 04/03/1905 (blank)   15  
ENBODEN MARY KAY   01/10/1957   15 baby, no stone
ENBODEN FRANK SR. 1904 1985   15  
KIGGINS MARION C E 1884 1935   16  
KIGGINS HILAH MAE 8/12/1887 03/12/1952   16  
CROWELL GEORGE 12/19/1901 05/08/1985   16  
CROWELL DARLENE 11/04/1935 (blank)   17  
CROWELL CHARLES 09/17/1936 09/17/1984   17  
EMPTY         18  
SMITH
BABY BOY 09/07/1968 09/07/1968   19 Father-Vern Smith, Mother-Carolyn L Stockwell
STOCKWELL LUCY L 02/05/1914 05/18/1914   20  
STOCKWELL AGNES M 03/03/1915 05/12/1917   20  
STOCKWELL MARY L 9/9/1875 09/12/1963   20  
STOCKWELL MARK HEBER 1872 07/16/1949 76y 8m 14d 20  
STOCKWELL BRUCE ALLEN 12/19/1949 12/16/1982   20  
STOCKWELL ROGER LEE 12/10/1943 10/22/2004 - -  
STOCKWELL EUGENE MARK          
BARNEY JOHN   8/10/1854 69y 22 Vet, War of 1812
BARNEY ELIZABETH   3/9/1855 62y 22 wf of John
BIRD E M       24 no known burials
PITCHER LITTLE CORA   2/20/1867 3m 2d 25  
PITCHER GEORGE W 1847 1905   25  
PITCHER FREDERICK 1774 1867   25  
PITCHER WINFIELD S 1853 1862   25 son of S A & L
PITCHER SILAS 1814 9/8/1857   25  
PITCHER LYDIA 5/2/1826 08/04/1907   25 wf of Silas
CARVER WELLS   9/6/1864 44y 26 son-in-law of Ira & Sarah (Wood) Foster in the next grave
FOSTER SARAH   4/24/1869   26 wf of Ira
FOSTER IRA   6/18/1864 83y 4m 26  
WELLS GARVER   9/6/1864 44y 26  
BARNEY ETTA   9/1/1857 6m 27 dau of A Barney
WARD MARY M   6/2/1868 17y 6m 29d 29 w of A L
CHATTERSON FRANCES A   12/31/1867 28y 8m 7d 29 w of J
CHURCHILL MARK (MARCUS)   12/13/1908 75y 31 no stone
EMPTY         32-33  
MOTT HARRY K 6/14/1891 02/19/1957   36 vet http://www.migenweb.org/cass/cemeteries/AllenStones/IMG_2096.jpg
MOTT PHYLLIS ANN 10/20/1929 08/11/1930   36  
NOWLIN LEVI 4/12/1821 6/5/1886   37 dau of L & P Nowlin
MCOMBER FLORENCE 5/13/1855 06/24/1941   37 dau of L & P Nowin, 1st husband-Corwin Holmes, 2nd husband-Herbert mccomber
NOWLIN ALICE P   2/1/1875 17y 1m 6d 37 dau of L & P
DIXON LOUELLA   6/30/1863 3m 38 dau of R S & E M
KNAPP REV. WRIGHT   4/12/1860 48y 7m 15d 40  
?????? GEORGE       40 no other information
ALLEN SAMUEL   12/17/1866 73y 11m 6d 41  
ALLEN MINERVA A   3/21/1874 76y 3m 28d 41 wf of Samuel
S A         41 small marker, no other inscription
ALLEN SENECA   3/22/1862 7y 3m 41 son of G W & M ?
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CRUGER         43 J & E Bradley owners
KRAGER ALMA F 2/17/1891 8/9/1891   43 dau of M & E
KRAGER JOHN M   08/19/1945 66y 4m 15d 43  
KRAGER EARL S   02/19/1919 14m 2d 43  
KRAGER SAMUEL A 06/04/1911 07/29/1911   43  
KRAGER SARAH H 1958 01/12/1902   43  
KRAGER JULIUS S 1855 1914   43  
PHILLIPS JACOB       44 Co K 29th Mich Inf, no dates
BRADLEY ELECTA 1/28/1824 05/21/1902   44 born in Concord, N.H., died in Silver Creek
STOCKWELL FRED ROBERT 03/17/1939     45 only date
STOCKWELL NUBERT 7/21/1898 07/16/1982   45  
STOCKWELL ALMA BEATRICE 03/16/1918 09/24/1982   45 wf of Nubert
STOCKWELL BRUCE ALLEN 12/19/1949 12/16/1982   45 vet
EMPTY         47-48-49-50-51  
STOCKWELL GEORGE R 05/25/1906 12/01/1985   52  
STOCKWELL RUTH ARLENE 08/09/1916 10/19/1990   52  
SMITH ROSE A STOCKWELL 06/08/1937 11/09/1989   52  
  C P       52 six foot stones, marked as follows, no names or dates:
  W C       52 six foot stones, marked as follows, no names or dates, (could this be Cleva Pauline Selner??
  W K       52 six foot stones, marked as follows, no names or dates:
  E W F       52 six foot stones, marked as follows, no names or dates:
  M E T       52 six foot stones, marked as follows, no names or dates:
  C L       52 six foot stones, marked as follows, no names or dates
EMPTY         54  
PARKYN THOS.   12/20/1868 63y 56  
BUTRICK CELESTINE B   7/19/1872   56 wf of W L
FARRAR CLARK W   7/22/1871 18y 9m 23d 56 son of D & C
RICHARDS ALICE 11/29/1942 02/24/1916   57 wf of James
RICHARDS JAMES S 8/24/1832 01/01/1921   57  
RICHARDS LEWIS M.D. 7/23/1797 3/29/1880   57  
SELLACK HEZEKIAH 9/13/1795 4/15/1878   57  
SELLACK CHLOE   5/12/1866 72y 57 wf of James
SELLUCK JAMES   9/20/1851 88y 57 Vet, Revolutionary War, Marker by the Algonquin Chapter
HARDY ADA   2/12/1880   58 dau of Wm
HARDY CARRIE   4/24/1869 3y 3m 58 dau of J J & C Hardy
HARDY WILLIAM B 1877 1912   58  
ILLEGIBLE            
RUMMEL CHARLOTTE 1839 1917   58 wf of William
PHILLIPS CYRUS   3/5/1864 46y 59 Co 42nd ILL Inf
WOOLLEY WILLIAM 6/21/1832 1/20/1868   59  
MOTT ALPHEUS J 5/6/1858 11/13/1941   60 Alpheus & Nancy married 12/23/1887,
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MOTT NANCY M MCCOY 10/27/1868 blank   60 Alpheus & Nancy married 12/23/1887,
Nancy buried in riversdie Cemetery, Dowagiac, MI.
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MOTT LEO J 6/30/1891 blank   60 son of A & N
MOTT LENA B 10/29/1892 blank   60 dau of A & N
MOTT LULAH 7/23/1881 03/29/1965   61  
MOTT SHIRLEY 05/03/1903 10/05/1903   61 dau of B
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MOTT KATE KETCHUM 5/21/1867 05/05/1903   61 http://www.migenweb.org/cass/cemeteries/AllenStones/IMG_2099.jpg
MOTT CHARLES 1/29/1867 07/31/1949   61  
MOTT ALFRED   12/16/1963 2y 8m 22d 61 son of B & I
TREAT LOVISA   9/14/1860 61y 7m 22d 62 wf of Timothy
TREAT MARY E   09/02/1951 11y 63 dau of J B & C
TREAT NORA F   9/18/1865 11m 18d 63 dau of F E & C
  N F F       63 nothing on stone
  M J C       63 nothing on stone
  A A M       63 nothing on stone
TREAT NANCY J   6/16/1841 2y 10m 63 dau of T & L
EMPTY         64-65  
MOTT DANIEL ROE 7/24/1824 05/22/1902   68  
MOTT SALLY M 11/2/1824 12/29/1905   68 wf of Daniel
MOTT CARRIE 7/1/1869 1/6/1879   68 dau of R & S
MOTT ELLEN F   5/21/1858 8y 2d 68 dau of R & S
MOTT ANGENETT   5/24/1858 2y 1m 21d 68  
ILLEGIBLE STONE            
SMITH ELIZABETH 1783 1867   68 "Grandma"
CLARK THOMAS J 5/12/1855 05/11/1929   69 husband of Laura
  J C       69 no other information
SPENCER SYLVIA R   7/16/1851 3y 16d 70 dau of F M & E
RIDER MARY E AMIDON 5/12/1829 10/5/1858   71 born in Dorcet, VT. - DOD might be in error
RIDER H WATSON 1/16/1821 9/13/1876   71 born in Wakefield, VT.
HOLMES CHLOE S RIDER 8/28/1854 01/28/1910   71  
RIDER HORATIO   4/3/1877 81y 6m 11d 71 Father
EMPTY         73-74-75-76  
ANGELL STANTON E 10/22/1903 10/04/1985   77  
ANGELL MILDRED L 1907 1971 - - -
EMPTY         78-79-80-81-82-83-84  
RICHCREEK CARRIE JANE 05/20/1908 07/05/1979   85  
RICHCREEK HARRY 7/12/112 05/05/1985   85  
EMPTY         86  
LLOYD CHAS 1921 03/03/1986   89  
LLOYD EMMA J 1836 blank   89 nee Haun
HAUN EARL GENE   08/26/1985   89 vet, no stone
WALLACE CARRIE 1876 1945   89 http://www.migenweb.org/cass/cemeteries/AllenStones/IMG_2050.jpg
HAUN CHARLES I 06/30/1934 11/29/1934   90 infant
HOLMES Wm R 1810 1898   91  
HOLMES ELLEN O 1823 02/24/1905   91  
HOLMES CORWIN D 1849 1885   91  
EMPTY         92  
JOHNSON ELIZA A   6/22/1865 15y 93 dau of Anna Baldwin
EMPTY         94  
RIGGS ELSE KNUTSON 10/28/1858 08/16/1933   95 http://www.migenweb.org/cass/cemeteries/AllenStones/IMG_2111.jpg
RIGGS BERNT 1863 1935   95  
RIGGS GLADYS J 3/1/1896 03/22/1969   95 http://www.migenweb.org/cass/cemeteries/AllenStones/IMG_2110.jpg
RIGGS JOHN H 9/1/1889 09/16/1955   95 vet
EMPTY         96-97  
EMPTY         98-99  
HALL D I (DANIEL) 12/20/1825 12/30/1906   102  
HALL SARAH J 1828 03/13/1905   102 wf of D I
HALL ADELBERT D 10/2/1861 06/16/1908   102 http://www.migenweb.org/cass/cemeteries/AllenStones/IMG_2078.jpg
HALL RUDELL 3/15/1859 07/23/1908   102  
HOYT WILLIAM H 1820 1857   103  
DRAKE JOHN M 1875 1924   104 "Gone but not forgotten"
DRAKE ALICE E 1872 1940   104  
JACKSON NANCY   08/23/1931 26y 105  
JACKSON PAULINE   08/23/1931 6m 17d 105 bd/Mother. M-Nancy
SHAW ADAM 4/18/1886 01/15/1932   105  
SHAW ADAM MARSHALL 07/10/1987 10/05/1987   105  
SHAW EMANUEL   10/11/1929 6m 15d 105  
SHAW JACOB B 03/27/1917 03/13/1970   105 husband of Dorothy Gilliam, Father-Adam Shaw, Mother Julia Heniman
SHAW DOROTHY 1920 1999      
SHAW WANETTA   08/23/1931 17y 4m 16d 105  
EMPTY         106  
HOTRUM GUY   09/05/1974 73y 107  
CRUMTPON LEROY 07/23/1947 10/18/1974   107 US ARMY VETERAN STONE SHOWS LEORY
EMPTY         108-109-110-111-112-113  
IMM WILLIAM J 3/1/1882 03/17/1944   114 father-George, Mother-unknown
LEWIS MICHAEL WAYNE   10/24/1950 9d 115 son of Willis
EMPTY         116-117  
BOYD RUTH 06/07/1938 11/15/1976   118  
RANDALL RAMOND 12/30/1897 03/23/1977   119 no stone
RANDALL ALICE 08/08/1901 07/10/1974   119 no stone
EMPTY         120  
SHAFF DAVID E 1934 1934   121  
SHAFF LEWIS A 04/25/1935 04/27/1935   121  
SHAFF BETTIE S 1936 1936   121  
SHAFF VIOLA ANN   07/06/1933 2m 121  
SHAFF PEARL 7/15/1888 02/27/1962   121 wf of Daniel
SHAFF DANIEL A 8/28/1859 09/19/1934   121  
SHAFF A J FAY 05/14/1904 03/08/1967   122 husbnd of Bernice & son of Daniel
SHAFF WILLIAM A   11/02/1927   122  
SHAFF HARMON RICHARD   07/04/1938 3m 122  
SHAFF A J HENRY 08/22/1942 09/02/1942   122  
SHAFF A J       124 no stone, no dates
ILLEGIBLE STONE            
EMPTY         12/-126-127-128  
             
BURIAL IN ALLEN CEMETERY, BUT UNKNOW WHERE            
             
FORSTNER ORUINA LOUISE   07/18/1939 3m ?  
SELNER CLEVA PAULINE 07/07/1912 04/02/1913   53 father-Perry Selner, mother-Lizzie Krager
STOCKWELL NANCY   03/19/1922 45y 45 wf of Fred Robert, remains removed to
Hartford Pioneer Cemetery, Hartford, MI.
YOUNGER NORMAN   12/26/1991 80y ?  
NEWER STONES IN CEMETERY            
SMITH GEORGE F 1906 1997      
SMITH BERTHA M 1911 2000      
SHAFF W. ROBERT 1924 2006     BROTHER
SHAFF GENEVA R 1917 1995     SISTER
SMITH RANDALL LEE 1953 1998     'UNCLE POSSUM'
LEITING JR ROBERT EDWIN 1933 2005     KOREAN WAR VET - PFC US ARMY
STOCKWELL EUGENE MARK 1947 2004      
STOCKWELL ROGER LEE 1943 2004      

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