Huron County, Michigan Cemetery Transcriptions

Transcribed by Scott Mills

 

 

 

Colfax Township Cemetery, Barre Rd., (next to High School), Colfax Twp., Bad Axe, Huron Co., Mi.

 

 

  • Durkee

Katherine J./ 1893 – 1978                             Samuel D./ 1889 - 1944

Section 2 east, Lot 18, Row 7

(Large, upright gray granite stone in excellent condition)

 

  • Virginia B./ 1919 – 1923

Section 2 east, Lot 18, Row 7

(next to above Durkee stone and their presumed daughter).

 

  • McAllister

Edwyna/ 1913 – 2000                         Gordon/ 1910 – 1945

Section 3A west, Lot 81, graves 1 and 2

(Medium, flat reddish granite in excellent condition)

 

  • MacGillivray

William H./ 1884 – 1938                                Ella L./ 1884 – 1972

Section 2 east, Lot 19, Row 3

(Large, upright gray granite stone in excellent condition).

 

  • McGillivray

Sarah E./ 1863 – 1942/ Mother                     Edwin A./ 1857 – 1940/ Father

Section 1 Old, Lot 2

(Large, upright light brownish granite stone in excellent condition).

 

  • McGillivray

Section 2 east, Lot 3, Row 20

 

Large charcoal gray McGillivray “monument” stone with the following smaller stones next to it:

 

Father/ Archie A./ 1888 – 1956

Mother/ Edith May/ 1887 – 1979

Floyd J./ 1909 – 1933

Lena and Leta/ 1919

 

(Small, flat charcoal gray granite stones. All stones in excellent condition).

 

  • Shuart

Anna B./ 1885 – 1978                                    James E./ 1883 – 1965

Section 3B west, Lot 93

(Medium, flat reddish granite stone in excellent condition)

 

  • Kenneth E. Shuart/ 1908 – 1944

Section 3B west, Lot 93

(Small, flat reddish granite stone in excellent condition).

 

  • Catherine A. Shuart/ 1912 – 1994

Section 3B west, Lot 93

(Small, flat reddish granite stone in excellent condition).

 

Medium sized cemetery (94 acres) in excellent condition, well maintained and in current use. Cemetery is split roughly in half by Barre Rd. Also Section 2 east abuts Sacred Heart Cemetery. Transcribed 2001 – 2002.

 

 

 

Riverside Cemetery, Eby Rd., (between Elkton Rd. and Krohn Rd.), Oliver Twp., Elkton, Huron Co., Mi.

 

 

  • Mrs. W.S. Johnson/ 1879 – 1932

 (Medium, upright gray granite stone in excellent condition. Set atop a concrete base. Has flowers and art deco motif engraved upon it)

 

  • W.S. Johnson / 1860 – 1943

 (Medium, upright gray granite stone in excellent condition. Set atop a concrete base. Has flowers and art deco motif engraved upon it)

 

  • Johnson

Marie N./ 1915 – 1973           I Love You       Albert W./ 1910 – 1999

 (Large, upright brownish granite stone in excellent condition. Set atop a large brownish granite base. Engraved flowers).

 

  • McGillivray

Christena/ 1873 – 1936/ Mother                  John J./ 1870 – 1940/ Father

 (Small, upright grayish unknown stone type. Set atop a small  marble base. Stone in average condition and still legible).

 

  • Frank McGillivray/ Michigan/ 1 CL PVT CO G 2 BN Engineers/ Spanish American War/ May 5, 1880            July 1, 1957

 (Small, flat, Veterans Memorial granite stone in excellent condition. Circled cross engraved above name.).

 

  • Caroline Mitchell                                          Charles H.

Benson                                                            Mitchell

1872 – 1970                                                    1867 – 1904

 (Medium, flat, gray granite stone in excellent condition. Engraved flowers in center between names).

 

  • Cecil G. Shuart/ Your Children Remember/ Apr 14, 1904/ Apr 28, 1938

 (Small, flat, gray granite stone in excellent condition. Set atop a small granite base).

 

  • Duane H./ Shuart/ 1911 – 1990

 (Small, flat, gray granite stone in excellent condition. Set atop a small concrete slab. Has a cross and flowers engraved).

 

  • Floyd Shuart/ Aug 31, 1900/ Dec 12, 1986

 (Small, flat, gray granite stone in excellent condition. Set atop a concrete slab. Cross and flower engravings).

 

  • George W. Shuart/ 1881 – 1959

 (Small, flat, gray granite stone in excellent condition. Set atop a small concrete base).

 

  • Hiram C. Shuart/ Apr. 28, 1872 – Mar. 8, 1955

 (Small, flat, gray granite stone in excellent condition).

 

  • John C. Shuart/ May 14, 1907/ Oct. 19, 1964

 (Small, flat, gray granite stone in excellent condition).

 

  • Shuart/ Joseph/ 1845 – 1907/ Avline/ His Wife/ 1847 – 1932/ Muriel/ 1890 – 1918

 (Large upright grayish marble stone in good condition. Set atop a large rectangular grayish marble base).

 

  • Margaret “Peggy”/ Shuart/ Apr. 2, 1908/ Dec. 18, 1992

 (Small, flat, gray granite stone in excellent condition. Set atop a concrete base. Stone identical to that of Floyd Shuart).

 

  • Nellie A. Shuart/ Mar. 24, 1874/ July 16, 1956

 (Small flat gray granite stone in excellent condition. Set atop a concrete base).

 

 

Medium sized Cemetery in excellent condition, well maintained and in current use. Transcribed over several years beginning in 2002 – 2003

 

 

 

 

Oliver Township Cemetery, Elkton Rd., (north of Kilmanagh Rd.), Oliver Twp., Elkton, Huron Co., Mi.

 

 

  • Belle C./ Daughter of/ Jas. & Alice/ McGillivray/ Died July 9, 1891/ Aged 20 yrs.

 (Small upright white stone in good condition. Set atop a small concrete base. Nearly illegible and deteriorating).

 

  • William R./ McGillivray/ Died/ May 11, 1896/ Aged/ 79 yrs. 9 mos./ 14 dys.

 (Large 4 piece upright, grayish marble stone in good condition. Set atop a medium concrete base. Top broken. Still legible but deteriorating.

 

 

 

Small old cemetery in good condition, still maintained, no recent burials. Very old stones most of which are barely legible and deteriorating. Transcribed 2002 - 2003

 

 

November 18, 2002