Dewey Lake
Cullinane Cemetery
(Moore's Corners)
Silver Creek Township
Cass County Michigan

Overall Photo of cemetery

Updated on 4/20/2007   Dewey Lake/Silver Creek Cemetery is located on Dixon Street, Dowagiac, Silver Creek Township.
Erastus White purchased the land that is now Dewey Lake Cemetery and donated it to the township to be used as a cemetery. He and his wife are both buried at Dewey Lake Cemetery. Erastus and Eliza are the parents of Rachel White Dewey, who is buried in the cemetery with them along with her young son. - statement contributed by: Penny Vanderbeck-Novy

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First Reading done by: Amelia Castle and Nancy Corwin and typed for the Internet by: Christine Scott.

SURNAME FIRST NAME DATE OF DATE OF AGE LOT # COMMENTS
    BIRTH DEATH      
             
LEARY TIMOTHY J 1863 1914   2  
SOMMER FRANK J 1889 1941   3  
SOMMER MARY 6/24/1857 03/01/1938   3  
SOMMER FRANK 11/26/1826 8/24/1893   3  
SOMMER ANNE G 1891 1974   3  
SOMMER FRANK EDGAR 1921 1980   3 vet
SOMMER RUTH   12/11/1923   3  
BAKEMAN MALETA M 2/5/1897 01/20/1993   4  
BAKEMAN KARL R 1895 1975   4  
BAKEMAN CHARLOTTE 1900 blank   4  
WATT MARION ALICE 01/10/1917 01/01/1994   5  
EMPTY         6-7-8-9-10  
NELSON LEWIS M SR. 03/25/1916 08/31/1980   11 vet
SMITH KENNETH A 05/08/1919 11/25/1978   13 U S Army
GROSS PHILOMENA 10/15/1938 06/03/1965   14  
STARRETT LAWRENCE 1/2/1899 09/16/1974   14  
APEL LORETTA R 05/15/1942 07/10/1978   14  
SAMPSON PETER 5/14/1832 09/11/1902   15 born in Sweden
SAMPSON IRENE   2/5/1884 71y 3m 14d 15  
WHITWORTH BRENT ASHLEY   06/03/1975   16 baby
EMPTY         17-18-19-20-21  
SWISHER LENA 1/15/1881 08/22/1962   22  
ORENDOFF GEORGE   10/27/1879 65y 6m 12d 22  
JEANBLANC ELAINE F 08/21/1923 09/06/1980   22  
VALENTINE HARRIETT A 05/04/1930 blank   22  
SPRAGUE LEONARD 1894 1970   24  
SPRAGUE MARJORIE 8/9/1896 06/22/1985   24  
JOHNSON TOM L 04/10/1944 10/23/1993   25 vet
ROSS BRENDA KAY 02/12/1964 04/24/1969   26 dau of Ross & Betty
CALKINS KIRT ALAN   11/15/1969   27  
BIHLMIRE OTTO L 4/8/1898 04/20/1976   28  
BIHLMIRE RUTH R 09/07/1906 04/05/1967   28  
MOLTER TIMOTHY KIT 05/23/1963 03/24/1990   28 husband of Michelle
BAKEMAN GLADYS 1901 1986   29  
COLE Wm E 09/04/1925 02/28/1964   30  
COLE CHARLES H 09/01/1940 07/27/1983   30  
COLE CARL S 1/19/1898 07/12/1979   30  
COLE MARY H 03/30/1908 11/11/1984   30  
OSTRANDER HENRY 6/13/1881 08/21/1964   31  
OSTRANDER NINA 9/17/1886 06/14/1970   31 wf of Henry
MERRILL REASE 1883 1974   32  
MERRILL SOPHIA 1884 1935   32  
MERRILL Wm C 9/24/1868 09/03/1908   33  
BAKEMAN CATHARINE 9/29/1859 03/23/1936   33  
BAKEMAN WALTER A 12/12/1902 01/08/1975   33 vet
SOMMER WALTER N 4/15/1855 03/25/1921   34  
SOMMER SOPHIA STEVENS 9/25/1859 05/09/1911   34  
STEVENS LEWIS H 1893 1963   35  
STEVENS MARTHA 1893 1964   35 wf of Lewis
STEVENS WALTER J 9/3/1890 10/30/1984   35  
EMPTY         36-37  
STEVENS LOUIS H 6/4/1893 04/20/1963   38  
STEVENS HENRY   3/21/1895 74y 5m 38  
STEVENS SOPHIA   3/8/1899 72y 38 wf of Henry
STEVENS WILLIAM 10/3/1846 04/27/1912   39  
STEVENS LOUISE 11/5/1860 09/02/1959   39  
MARCH Wm F 1878 1930   41  
MARCH BABY 11/19/1900 11/20/1900   41  
STANER MARY J LEE 1842 1918   41  
STANER LILLIE M 1882 1915   41  
PRICE NELLIE R 10/19/1889 03/24/1978   43  
PRICE EDWARD V 10/19/1893 02/27/1979   43  
MARTIN HENRY 1870 1935   44 no stone
MARTIN FLOSSIE A 1891     44 no stone
DENHARDT ALFRED C 1887 1937   46  
KENT MARY 6/15/1892 3/19/1896   47  
BAKEMAN HENRY 3/29/1872 10/30/1940   48  
BAKEMAN MINNIE 10/19/1875 08/10/1944   48  
TESSMAN CHARLES R 6/27/1886 03/01/1977   49  
TESSMAN HAZEL 1/19/1893 06/13/1986   49  
WALDO MARY 1859 1944   50  
WALDO LEOPOLD 8/15/1856 02/10/1931   50  
SWISHER ARNOLD 1919 1924 4y 5m 10d 51 son of Merl & Elsie
SWISHER MERL J 1/23/1889 12/28/1980   51 son of J & M
SWISHER ELSIE B 4/10/1884 04/27/1972   51 wf of Merl J
ECKART PATRICIA A 11/13/1949 05/30/1982   52  
EMPTY         53-54-55  
HALEY GEORGE 01/29/1906 06/10/1978   56  
HALEY MAE 1904 blank   56  
CRAWFORD MYRTLE MARY   06/09/1970 68y 56  
CRAWFORD WILLIAM 02/15/1902 11/03/1980   56  
RAY EUGENE VICTOR 01/02/1909 12/18/1978   57  
RAY CAROLYN M 01/07/1917 blank   57  
MACFARLAND LAURA RAY 08/13/1906 07/23/1993   57  
SASSER WILLARD LEE 02/20/1956 05/16/1984   57  
SCOTT GEORGE LEWIS 06/02/1929 08/10/1985   57 U S Army Korea
SWISHER SOLOMON 1853 1936   58  
SWISHER DELLA 1860 1937   58 wf of Solomon
SWISHER ADDIE   1/21/1883 28y 10m 12d 58  
SWISHER RENA 10/29/1889 07/10/1967   59  
SWISHER NEIL BENNER 4/3/1897 08/06/1980   59 W W 2
SWISHER CLARENCE F 1886 1931   59 son of J F & A G
GARRETT INFANT   12/2/1882   60 dau of G L & A L
HALFERT LYDIA 5/20/1846 03/13/1918   62  
HALFERT MATILDA 1848 1917   62  
HALFERT RACHEL 1817 1898   62  
HALFERT M. JOSPEHINE 1848 1923   62  
HALFERT JOHN L 1842 1916   62  
HALEY JOHN C 11/10/1874 03/07/1957   63  
HALEY ELIZABETH A 2/25/1879 12/29/1961   63  
SCOTT MARGARET 07/30/1908 03/14/1988   63  
TURNER BILLY WAYNE 10/15/1941 07/03/1956   64  
TURNER BOBBY GENE 01/16/1946 07/03/1956   64  
CUSHING EMMETT A 1846 1910   65  
CUSHING NINA R 1855 1920   65 wf of E
FRAZE JOSEPH 2/9/1825 08/18/1907   66  
FRAZE   12/24/1823 10/1/1893   66 Mother, no name on stone
BABCOCK CLARISSA E 1852 1920   67 w of J A
BABCOCK JOHN A 1850 1915   67  
CLEARY ALTA W 1889 1930   67  
CLEARY CHARLES E 1878 01/12/1950   67  
BRANT CECIL B 1895 05/29/1945   68  
SMITH JOHN 1/27/1853 12/16/1917   69  
SMITH HULDAH 1854 1923   69 wf of J
SMITH BLANCHE 1898 1899   69  
SMITH ROY 1892 1892   69  
SMITH EMMA A 1886 1888   69  
SMITH LIBBBIE H 1885 1886   69  
MORLOCK THEODORE 1845 1929   70 Co I 19th Mich Inf
MORLOCK LUCINDA 1856 1922   70  
MORLOCK FREDDIE 1875 1881   70 son f T & L
STEVENS ELMA M   9/4/1880 6m 12d 71  
STEVENS CLARA M   12/31/1885 8y 11m 12d 71  
STEVENS ALBERT W   12/31/1885 7y 9m 19d 71  
STEVENS ADDA H   1/1/1886 2y 4m 4d 71  
STEVENS HENRY 1851 1917   71  
STEVENS ELLEN 1856 1938   71 wf of H
HARRISON HENRY       72 Co E 5th USCL, no dates
FARROW WILLSON   1/20/1878 77y 11m 24d 73  
FARROW JOHN   8/25/1881 83y 6m 13d 73  
FARROW MARY   3/21/1884 63y 1m 17d 73 wf of John
PARKS CHARLES H 1863 06/27/1938   74 vet
POPE Wm H 1852 1926   76  
POPE IDA 1859 1906   76  
POPE KITTY VIOLA       76 no stone, no dates
BABCOCK AUSTIN   10/7/1877 65y 2m 2d 77  
TUTTLE MARK       78  
KNAPP BRACE       79 son of Arad, Co I 12 Mich Inf, no dates
EMPTY         81  
STARK MYRON 1836 1910   83  
STARK SARAH 1842 1918   83  
STARK HENRY   1114/1874 16y 1m 23d 83 son of M & E
GRIFFIN MARTHA B 1830 1916   84  
DEWEY NORMAN   2/11/18??   85  
DEWEY CLAR??   2/18/18?? 5m 85 can't read stone
MOORE ALMEDA 1855 1964   85  
SWISHER JOHN F 3/7/1858 01/28/1935   86  
SWISHER ALICE G   8/23/1891 33y 23d 86 wf of J F
SWISHER EMMA J 10/29/1857 11/19/1914   86  
SWISHER ERMA M   1/4/1891 11m 4d 86 dau of J F & A G
GABRIELSON SVEN GUSTAF   8/5/1877 29y 4m 20d 87  
MCGILL Wm H 1840 1877   88 Co C 10th Mich Vol Inf
MCGILL MARY E 1850 1932   88  
HOFFMAN ROBERT FREDERICK 04/24/1916 11/27/1990   89  
EMPTY         90-91  
CLAWSON ESTHER 1825 1889   92  
DOHM LUCINDA 7/3/1884 06/27/1938   93 Mother
DOHM JOSEPH 1880 09/08/1955   93 Father
DOHM MABLE 1900 1960   93 nee Dings
MACK MARY E & FRANK       94  
MACK MABLE B 1886 1937   94  
MACK MARY E 5/30/1850 02/02/1932   94 Mother
MCGILL WILLIAM H 1840 1887   94 Father
DILL CAIAPHIS 5/13/1827 09/18/1906   95  
DILL SARAH 6/29/1823 03/14/1905   95  
MOORE FREDERICK JOSEPH 03/02/1942 04/19/1942   96 son of George
LINDSLEY LOIS L 12/23/1916 02/13/1993   96  
CLAWSON ARLA A 1857 1908   97  
CLAWSON FANNY   6/2/1862 28y 6m 8d 97 wf of Arla
CLAWSON HARIS W 1858 1924   97  
CLAWSON H HOGUELIN 1850 1932   97  
EMPTY         98-99  
CORY GAYLORD 8/5/1856 02/02/1918   100  
CORY ELIZA   6/16/1883 44y 2m 16d 100 wf of Gaylord
EMPTY         101  
KNAPP Wm B 1/25/1805 4/5/1882   102  
WOOLWORTH HARRIETT 5/31/1836 12/30/1881   102 dau of W B & M
KNAPP MARY 3/13/1808 9/5/1879   102 wf of Wm B
EMPTY         104  
SHERER JACOB 10/6/1856 02/02/1918   105  
SHERER LOUISA A   10/14/1896 37y 5m 25d 105 wf of Jacob
EMPTY         107  
WILLIAMS LILLIAN 09/10/1924 09/17/1964   108 wf of George
WILLIAMS GEORGE M 09/23/1914 07/22/1965   108 husband of Lillian
MERRITT STANLEY LYLE 125/1886 09/24/1959   110  
MERRITT MABEL 4/23/1882 07/04/1971   110  
FRITZ CLARENCE   07/22/1949   110 no stone
NOTT MERLE BERTRAM 7/27/1898 11/26/1969   112  
EMPTY         113-114  
HARD HENRY       115 Henry & three children buried in Riverside, Dowagiac, Mich.
POTTER IRA JR       116 son of Iva, no stone, no dates
EMPTY         117  
ROW SARAH A   4/21/1863 39y 4m 11d 118 wf of John
EMPTY         119  
BLANCHARD EDWARD 1866 07/06/1945   120  
BLANCHARD MOSES   5/7/1806   120  
TROWBRIDGE STEPHEN 10/13/1827 10/13/1864   121  
TROWBRIDGE OLIVE D 9/22/1829 3/1/1891   121 wf of S
TROWBRIDGE INFANT 8/5/1863 8/10/1863   121  
LYBROOK ANNIS E 9/5/1849 10/24/1927   121 dau of S & O Trowbridge
EMPTY         122  
EMPTY         124  
SAMMONS FRANCIS       125  
SAMMONS CLARINDA   9/2/1861 4y 14d 125 dau of J E & S F
SAMMONS JACOB E   1863   125  
HICKMOTT DANIEL   11/9/1880 52y 8m 18d 126  
HICKMOTT MARY ANN EVANS   8/28/1886 45y 2m 126 wf of Daniel
HICKMOTT CORA   9/16/1862 4m 126 infant
EMPTY         129  
BAKEMAN RACHEL M   9/17/1868 64y 130  
BA ANDREW I   10/11/1863 2y 1m 11d 130  
RUNKLE J C 1/26/1816 5/28/1891   132  
RUNKLE ELIZABETH ANN 2/3/1828 11/8/1856   132  
RUNKLE HARIETT 5/15/183 06/22/1904   132  
RUNKLE TRUMAN 10/14/1849 Oct of 1863   132 son of Harriet R
RUNKLE HARRIET R 9/6/1851 11/30/1862   132  
RUNKLE S B 11/13/1853 8/25/1855   132  
MCCOY CATHERINE   4/7/1872 34y 135 dau of D & C
MCCOY MAUD ESTER 6/16/1871 8/14/1871   135 dau of D & C
TAYLOR ISABEL       135 no stone, no dates
EMPTY         136-137-138-139-140-141-142  
WOODS JAMES S 1858 1906   143  
WOODS Wv W 1887 1915   143  
WOODS BABY       143 foot stone, no dates
WOODS HATTIE L 1853 08/22/1954   143  
LEWIS EPHRIAM   8/4/1896 59y 11m 4d 144 Co E 13th Mich Inf
LEWIS ELIZABETH ANN   5/19/1873 31y 1m 13d 144 wf of E
LEWIS IDA April ???? Jan of 1870   144 too worn, can't read
LEWIS ROY D   8/28/1822 ? 29y 4m 20d 144  
LEWIS RUBA 1860 09/08/1906   144  
KNAPP ORPHA 2/8/1805 2/16/1888   145 wf of A
KNAPP ARAD 4/2/1801 4/12/1859   145  
KNAPP ORA 1856 1918   145 son of A & O
KNAPP ALVIN 1834 1875   145 son of A & O
KNAPP MARIA 1842 1901   145 wf of Alvin
NOSTRANT HIRAM W 1846 1909   146 no stone
NOSTRANT MARTHA J 1852 11/27/1908   146  
NOSTRANT ESTELLA   1881   146 no stone
NOSTRANT PETER 1873 1876   146 no stone
NOSTRANT EFFIE 1867 1869   146 no stone
NOSTRANT BABY BOY   1869   146 no stone
FROST JOHN M 1225/1840 03/25/1905   147  
FROST NORA G   10/9/1869 2y 11m 21d 147 dau of J M & N F
FROST FLORA M   8/18/1866 1y 147 dau of J M & N F
FROST MARY FRANCES 6/21/1848 11/12/1921   147  
CLOFF         148 stone broken, can't read
EMPTY         149  
ARBOUR Wm   2/16/1887 77y 150  
ARBOUR ABIAH A   9/22/1865 13y 1m 23d 150 son of William & Amelia
ARBOUR OUR BABY       150 no name, no dates
ARBOUR AMELIA EIGHME 1820 1898   150  
DEWITT ARCHER       151 vet, no dates
DEWITT FRANCES M   12/13/1861   151 gd of H & F
ARCHER D C   1/2/1874 33y 7m 14d 151 Civil War
ARCHER LIBBIE   11/27/1865 1y 1m 26d 151 dau of D C & M
ARCHER GEORGIE E   11/15/1866 10m 3d 151 son of D C & M
ARCHER MARY A   11/27/1879 38y 11m 20d 151 wf of D C
MOORE ALEXANDER   2/21/1893 71y 8m 18d 152  
MOORE NANCY   4/15/1886 56y 152 wf of Alexander
MOORE IDA G   2/7/1854 3m 12d 152 dau of A & N
MOORE VIENA M   9/8/1884 23y 152  
TROWBRIDGE HAZEL I 10/4/1892 08/31/1976   153 cremains
TROWBRIDGE WILLIAM W 1890 10/01/1949   153  
CRONK MILDRED AILEEN   07/05/1988 72y 154  
CRONK ROBERT C 1916 1983   154  
MOORE BERT A 9/15/1870 05/13/1947   156  
MOORE F LAFLOUR   7/24/1867   156 son of J H & E
MOORE FRED   1862   156 son of J H & E
MOORE SARAH E 3/15/1872 07/02/1957   156  
BAKEMAN ANDREW   10/11/1865 2y 1 m 11d 159  
GREEN CHARLES A 3/1/1853 10/05/1935   160  
GREEN MARY E 10/30/1858 12/04/1906   160 wf of C A
KEELER HENRY & HALLIE SMITH       162  
KEELER CARRIE M   3/19/1865 3y 1m 21d 162 dau of H & S
KEELER HENRY 6/6/1815 9/5/1882   162  
KEELER SARAH CUSHING 1/7/1819 11/24/1887   162  
EMPTY         163  
BATDORF HELLEN       164 no stone
FOWLER Wm B Dr.   8/28/1861 57y 5m 165  
MOORE MARY A   7/1/1841 1y 6m 18d 166 dau of J M & A M
MOORE RICHARD A   2/13/1840 6m 9d 166 son of J M & A M
MOORE INFANT   10/30/1861   166  
HARRISON ALVIN   8/20/1884 71y 4m 11d 167 Civil War
HARRISON MARGARET   12/11/1863 51y 2m 167 wf of A
MORLEY OZAMA 6/5/1800 4/14/1864   168  
MORLEY HARLOW 5/8/1801 5/14/1869   168  
BARNHART WILLIAM 10/29/1852 1/13/1865   169 Adopted son of A & M
BARNHART MARY ANN 7/12/1823 1/28/1898   169 wf of Andrew
BARNHART ANDREW   08/19/1914   169  
DEWEY CALUDIE N   1881 5m 170 son of M & M, no stone
DEWEY G N D       170 foot stone, no dates
DEWEY SILVIA M   9/17/1868 21y 4m 6d 170 da of M & L
CURTIS HATTIE E   7/2/1863 1y 6m 18d 171 dau of Alonzo
DEHAVEN ESTELLA 1848 1935   172  
DEHAVEN HARRIETT 1836 1909   172  
MOORE LILLY NORA   9/21/1863 8m 24d 173  
MOORE VLENA M   9/5/1884 23y 173  
MOORE IDA G   2/17/1861 9m 12d 173  
MOORE ALEX AROER   2/21/1893 71y 8m 18d 173  
MOORE NANCY   4/5/1880 56y 173 wf of Alex
SWISHER JOHN T 8/31/1812 5/27/1894   174  
SWISHER MILLISON 12/18/1813 8/31/1893   174 wf of J T
SWISHER INFANT   5/10/1856 21d 174 dau of J & M
CONKLIN SIMEON 1840 1912   175  
CONKLIN CHARLOTTE SWISHER 2/4/1849 02/15/1928   175 wf of S
CNK MYRTLE 1871 1892   175 dau of S & C
CONKLIN CORA B 1874 1892   175 dau of S & C
MORSE LILLIAN 7/17/1874 10/13/1934   175 dau of S & C Conklin, wf of Fred
GOODRICH LEWIS   8/11/1874 6y 5m 176  
GOODRICH IDA MAY   5/23/1875   176  
SPRAGUE CHARLES 1835 1912   177  
SPRAGUE (iliegible)       177 stone gone, base only
SPRAGUE ELIZABETH D 1842 1911   177  
BAKEMAN DANIEL 1823 1910   178  
BAKEMAN EMMA 1827 1896   178 wf of D
MOSS SARAH H   6/13/1897 36y 6m 2d 179  
CAREY DAVID A   2/28/1876 54y 1m 8d 179  
CAREY ELIZABETH   11/20/1881 55y 4m 15d 179 wf of D
CLARK LULU 9/20/1891 6/8/1891   180  
CLARK LIBBIE   1890   180  
CLARK EMMA   2/24/1888   180  
CLARK JONATHAN 4/2/1847 04/17/1912   180 Co D 30th Ind Inf
CLARK ROSENA 8/24/1848 01/25/1936   180 wf of Jonathan
SNODGRASS Wm 1822 1903   181 father of Rosena Clark
HARRISON AMENZO   12/24/1878 44y 1m 14d 182  
WICKS NORA 1822 1950   183  
WICKS HARRIET 1876 1942   183  
KNAPP MARIE 1842 1901   185 Mrs. Alvin
KNAPP ALVIN 1834 1875   185  
KNAPP ORA 1856 1918   185  
WHITE ERASTUS 10/30/1809 4/29/1888   187  
WHITE ELIZA 4/15/1815 10/19/1887   187 wf of E
DEWEY RACHEL WHITE   03/28/1904 67y 9m 13d 187  
SOMMER ANNE EVANS 8/5/1891 3/24/1868   188 wf of Frank
WOMM MARY 6/24/1857 03/01/1938   188  
NOSTRANT LUCINDA 1/1/1816 3/31/1893   189  
EMPTY         190  
FIELDS NORA REGINA 7/3/1893 10/03/1920   191  
FIELDS ANNA JULIA 1/17/1862 08/25/1920   191  
FIELDS SHADRACH M 5/15/1863 08/29/1953   191  
DEWEY ENOCH       192 son of Wm, no stone, no dates
MOSIER JOSEPH H 1854 1931   193  
MOSIER BESSIE 1896 1916   193  
MOSIER JERRY 1886 1929   193  
MOSIER ROSE L 1858 1929   193 wf of J
MOSIER WILLEY C 1878 1917   193 no stone
KNAPP GEORGE       194  
EMPTY         195-196-197  
FRAZE ROETTA JUSTINA 10/20/1854 01/16/1930   198 Mother
FRAZE WILLIAM HENRY 1/3/1850 11/6/1899   198 Father
FRAZE DICK 4/29/1895 1/26/1896   198 Baby
FRAZE JOSEPH 2/9/1826 08/19/1907   198 no stone
FRAZE ??? 12/24/1825 10/1/1899   198 wf of Joseph, no stone
FLETCHER LILLIAN FRAZE 5/1/1893 10/19/1975   198 cremains
EMPTY         199-200-201-202-203-204  
             
             
BURIED IN DEWEY LAKE CEMETERY, BUT UNKNOWN WHERE            
             
COLLINS ZOTONIA SHIDOWN   10/19/1970 15m    
FRITZ CLARENCE F 3/25/1898 07/20/1949      
HALEY RUSSELL D Jr   01/11/1932 8m    
HALEY LINDA MARIE   11/08/1942     dau of Russell D Sr.
HARSELL LEMUEL 3/30/1863 11/13/1941      
MALUGEN ELLA VIOLA 12/10/1916 03/23/1977      
NOSTRANT JAMES         Civil War, no stone, no dates
WENDT LEONA E 04/22/1914 12/20/1992      

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