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14th Street between 142nd and 144th Avenue in Dorr, MI
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Source: Allegan Co. Cemetery Books, Grand Rapids Public Library, findagrave.com, and death certificates
Published by DAR - Vol. 5, Page 14 - 17

The Sproat Cemetery is in Allegan Co. Road 14th Street in Sec. 13 of Dorr Township. It  is a well kept cemetery but there are many broken or disintehrating stones. Inscriptions were copied Aug. 21, 1957 by Mrs. (C. A.) Ruth Robbins Monteith of Martin, Mich. This is updated as of September 2019.


SPROAT CEMETERY LAYOUT  

 

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

 

INFORMATION LOCATION
?? - ??  d. Feb. 17, 1863 ae 13y 7m 17d top broken off
?? - a similar base with stone gone
Row 2
??????? - Flora A.  dau. ?? broken and leaning against tree Row 10
ADAM - Mary M.  wf B F    d. May 15, 1874 ae 24 Row 2
ALLEN - George W. son J W & H L    d. Nov. 21, 1861 ae 2y 1m 2d
ALLEN - Silas T.     son J W & H L.    d. Mar. 23, 1865 ae 10y 11m 23d
Row 9
ANGELL - (George H.   1820 - 1871
ANGELL - (Sarah S.     1825 - 1902
Row 8
BLAIN - John D.       d. June 9, 1887 ae 33 son R & L
BLAIN - Katy Jean  dau. B & L V     d. Aug. 14, 1872 ae 9y 6m 14d
BLAIN - Lovina wf Robert    Mar. 5, 1827 - Feb. 10, 1923
BLAIN - Robert    Oct. 25, 1829 - May 7, 1907   Co. G 83 NY
Row 7
BOVEE - Almira  d. Nov. 25, 1866 ae 3y 6m 21d  dau of T & M   broken stone Row 1
BURK - (Betsy       d. Dec. 12, 1884 ae 68
BURK - (Thomas    d. May 6, 1880 ae 70 GAR
Row 9
CAMPBELL - John   b. Feb. 18, 1827   d. June 26, 1892  stone leans badly & the top is loose from the base Row 10
CLACK - (Harry M.  d. Sept. 2, 1864 ae 1y 11m 27d ) Children of
CLACK - (John       d. July 13, 1861                         ) Fred'k & Susan
CLACK - Matilda D.  dau. Frederick & Susan  d. Jan. 18, 1872 ae 5y 11m 14d
CLACK - (Frederick   b. Dec. 18, 1820  d. Dec. 2, 1900 Father
CLACK - (John Inf. son  d. 1860
CLACK - (Harry   d. Sept. 23, 1864
CLACK - (Matilda  b. 1867  d. 1872
CLACK - (Susan his wf      b. 1823   d. Dec. 25, 1902 Mother
Row 3
CRAPSEY - Permelia   Mar. 11, 1823 - Apr. 19, 1907 Mother
CRAPSEY - (Geo.       b. Apr. 5, 1823   d. Apr. 6, 1884
CRAPSEY - (Alberta    b. July 3, 1862   d. Feb. 16, 1864
CRAPSEY - Emmons  - b. Feb. 19, 1855  d. Dec. 20, 1914
Eva (Angell) Crapsey - b. Nov. 23, 1867, d. Nov. 25, 1902
Row 2
DAVIS - Isaac H.   d. Jan. 6, 1883 ae 90y 4m 24d (stone like Laura's) Row 5
DELLS - Charlie E.   d. Aug. 30, 1879 ae 1y 10m 17d Row 10
DENNIS - Stephen B.    d. July 15, 1872 ae 61y 10m stone flat on ground Row 5
DONAHUE - Birdie son J E & J P  d. Sept. 28, 1874 ae 1y 1m 5d Row 1
EMMONS - (M. Ellen   1842 - 1884
EMMONS - (Alfred       1839 - 1907
EMMONS - (Oscar A.   1863 - 1887
Row 1
EVANS - Alexander killed by the fall of tree June 19, 1869 ae 21y 2m 24d Row 10
FELTON - Laura mother of S. & J.     d. July 15, 1882 ae 74y 6m 21d
FELTON - Sylvanus    Apr. 7, 1839 - June 6, 1907 Father
FELTON - S. Geraldine    Oct. 11, 1845 - May 30, 1910 Mother (nee Sophronia G. Wright)
Row 5
FRANK - Joseph    b. Feb. 18, 1810  d. Mar. 15, 1884 Father
FRANK - Mother * Catherine  d. Sept. 29, 1890 Dorr ae 86y 5m  Wid.  b. Pa.  (2:133)
FRANK - Children
Row 2
FRITSCHE - Bertha     d. May 1, 1876 ae 1y 1m 1d  dau of (O B & M E) stone broken
FRITSCHE - (Mary wf Otto B.   d. Sept. 6, 1881 ae 26y 7m 2d
FRITSCHE - (Floy  dau O & M   d. Oct. 27, 1879 ae 10m
Row 2
GEE - (Samuel       1789 - 1872
GEE - (Sarah his wf  1798 - 1885
Row 6
GROVER - Jerome A.  d. Nov. 8, 1881 ae 39y 5d
GROVER - Caroline b. Jan. 15, 1855 d. Jan. 9, 1934, wife of Jerome A.
GROVER - Oelew E  son B & M  d. Jan. 17, 1861 ae 1m 11d stone off base
GROVER - Mary WEAVER   b. Feb. 2, 1827  d. May 19, 1909 her father is Sabra Weaver
GROVER - Benjamin H   d. Feb. 9, 1875 ae 49 stone broken in 4 pieces
GROVER - Mary C.  dau B & M   d. Jan. 20, 18(63?) ae 5 weeks
GROVER - (George O.  d. Mar. 17, 1856 ae 1y 1m  ) Children
GROVER - (Inf. Son  d. Dec. 22, 1857                   ) Of B & M
Row 2
HUDSON - Catherine (Katie) Sproat 1801 - 1885, wife of Samuel Hudson Row 7
JEFFERS - ( Ida B      1861 - 1946
JEFFERS - ( John H.   1850 - 1933
JEFFERS - ( John C    1885 - 1921
Row 7
KOUGH - Willie H. son F A & C R   d. Mar. 17, 1872 ae 1y stone broken & reset Row 8
LAIR - Charlie son E & C  d. Feb. 23, 1862 ae 5y 1m 25d Row 10
LUCE - Mary A. wf E A    d. Nov. 20, 1872 ae 38y 3m stone broken Row 10
McCONNELL - Frankie son D & S  d. Nov. 29, 1871 ae 3y 22d Row 6
McCONNELL - (John    d. Feb. 1, 1858 ae 3m 1d    ) Children of
McCONNELL - (Anna   d. Dec. 21, 1859 ae 1m 9d  ) D & S
McCONNELL - (Father    1826 - 1907 * David   d. Oct. 18, 1907 Dorr ae 80y 10m 19d  wid  b. Ohio   son DAVID & RACHEL (METCALF) both dead (3:153)
McCONNELL - (Mother    1829 - 1904 *Sarah   d. Apr. 27, 1904 Dorr ae 75y 2m 12d   mar.   b. Ohio  dau. WILLIAM MILLER  b. Pa.  & SOPHIA   (3:65)
Row 6
McCONOUGHEY - Augustus G., b. Dec. 23, 1839 d. Jan. 8, 1912
McCONOUGHEY - Frances J.  1859 - 1872
McCONOUGHEY - Christelle     1879 - 1880
McCONOUGHEY - Fannie inf dau. A G & F J    d. Oct. 28, 1872 ae 2m 15d
Row 6
MARTH - O P   1867 - 1926
MARTH - Adam b. Jun. 1832 d. Jan. 29, 1914
MARTH - Elizabeth E. PULLEN wf Adam MARTH  d. Apr. 27, 1876 ae ?y 18d stone broken and flat on ground * MARTH - Elizabeth E. PULLEN  d. Apr. 27, 1876 Dorr ae 32y 18d of congestion of lung  b. Mich.  dau. P. S. & Eleoner PULLEN of Dorr (All. Co. deaths 1:132)
MARTH - George A.  son A & E   d. Jan. 1, 1872 ae 2y 7m
MARTH - Nelly J. dau. A & E   d. Mar. 18, 1865 ae 2y 11m 24d
Row 7
MURDEN - Scoot C
???? Scott Murden d. Sept. 28, 1887, 1 year, son of Charles and Elizabeth Murden
Row 9
MURPHY - (Rosa C  wf Geo. H    d. Mar. 16, 1876 ae 23y 10m 29d
MURPHY - (Rosebud dau Geo. H & Rosa   d. Aug. 23, 1876 ae 4m
MURPHY - Wilda wf Geo   dates broken off
MURPHY - George H.    1854 - 1940 stone similar to Wilda's but newer
Row 7
NOAH - (Ella H.    1852 - 1930
NOAH - (John D    1849 - 1937
NOAH - Arthur E.   d. Mar. 25, 1896 ae 19y 7m 6d
NOAH - Clare E.  dau J D & E H   d. Sept. 11, 1883 ae 1y 8m 29d
Row 2
ORSBORN - Thirza A. wf O D    b. Sept. 15, 1831  d. Oct. 30, 1890
ORSBORN - Orin D     d. Apt. 9, 1881 ae 51y 10m 4d
Row 2
PEHBI ?? - Percellor dau. F & H   d. Apr. 12, 1872 ae 11 1m 8d  stone broken  signed 'Her Mother' Row 9
PERRY - Percely  d. Dec. 12, 1872 Dorr ae 16y  b. Can.  FRED & HANNAH (1:68) Row 10
PIERCE - (Charles   d. Oct. 13, 1884 ae 14y 18d  stone leans
PIERCE - (Edith L.   d. Mar. 2, 1886 ae 12y 17d
Row 6
PULLEN - Florence R.  dau J W & R E   Oct. 20, 1890 - Jan. 5, 1901
PULLEN - J. Wesley    Dec. 23, 1849 - Jan. 15, 1907
PULLEN - Rachel E.    May 31, 1855 - July 19, 1926
PULLEN - Tressie        1928
Row 8
PULLIN - (Orville  1872 - 1957
PULLIN - (Mabel  1885 - 1965
Row 2
REAFLY - (Alice             d. Sept. 27, 187(2?) ae 7m ) Children
REAFLY - (Charles E      d. July 29, 1881  ae 1y 2m ) Of G & L M
Row 2
REED - Alexander   d. Apr. 9, 1871 ae 85
REED - John son A & E    d. Dec. 16, 1864 ae 10y 3m
Row 9
REYNOLDS - George B.   d. Mar. 25, 1871 ae 24y 5m 19d Row 10
SCHAD - John    d. Nov. 18, 1873 ae 17y 22d Flag & GAR Marker
SCHAD - Eliza  dau. C & M    d. Mar. 28, 1873 ae 11y 6d
SCHAD - Charles        d. Oct. 4, 1861 ae 6m   ) Children of
SCHAD - Henryetta     d. Jan. 18, 1867 ae 4m  ) C & M
Row 4
SHORT - Hamilton  son J & R  d. Oct. 2, 1871 (or 4) ae 1y 1m 10d * SHORT - Hamilton  d. Oct. 2, 1873 Dorr ae 1y 4m 1d of Collay infantum son John & Rachel (1:84) Row 6
SINGER - Ellen wf Thomas  d. Oct. 10, 1873 ae 54 Row 3
SINGER - (Lydia      1859 - 1956
SINGER - (George    1854 - 1927
SINGER - John         d. Feb. 2, 1885  ae 2y 1m 17d 'Our Boy'
Row 8
SMITH - Guy E.   1876 - 1953
SMITH - Sophronia wf J L     b. July 19, 1856  d. Aug. 7, 1887 Wife & Mother
Row 8
SMITH - Minerva wf Hiram  d. Nov. 10, 1872 ae 19? Row 10
SOPER - Cynthia E. wf Stephen  d. Nov. 26, 1872 ae 37y Row 7
SPROAT - Sarah Jane    1826 - 1889 Mother
SPROAT - Robert           1821 - 1902 Father
Row 3
STONE - Dr. Ben   d. at Alexandria, Va.  Nov. 3, 1865 ae 28y Flag ( Co. E 28 MI INF )
STONE - Rev. Chauncey   d. Aug. 30, 1880 ae 71y 6d
STONE - Sarah      1814 - 1895 Mother
Row 4
TANEY - (Ellen J.  d. May 23, 1879 ae 6m 27d       ) Children
TANEY - (Fred C.  d. May 28, 1879 ae 2y 11m 15d ) Of G & E
Row 1
THOMPSON - Rosa A.   d. Nov. 16, 1879 ae 4m 10d Row 4
THUAX - Willie son A & S A   d. Apr. 10, 1871 or 74 Row 3
THURSON - Myrtle A. dau. L & N   d. Sept. 7?, 1872 ae 2y 1?m 1d stone flat * THURSON - Myrtle A.   d. Sept. 23, 1872 ae 2y 4m 1d (1:65) Row 7
WALKER- Everett K    1885 - 1913 Row 4
WEBSTER - Lydia E. dau. Joshiah ANTHONY  d. Nov. 26, 1870 ae 26y 6m 5d
WEBSTER - Ada * WEBSTER - Adda   d. July 3, 1870 Dorr ae 7y   b. NY  dau HARR A & ELIZABETH of Dorr (1:37)
Row 10
WERTOORT? - Bena  d. May 27, ???? ae 13y 10m broken & flat on ground Row 10

 

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