Plum Grove Cemetery
Porter Township
Cass County Michigan

Cemetery photo
Teresa O'Riley photograph

Older reading done several decades ago. - - typed for the Internet by Christine Scott

Site updated 6/22/2011
Plum Grove Cemetery is located on Union Road, Union, Porter Township.   This cemetery is located in the southeast corner of the northeast 1/4 of Section 6, South Porter Township, and lies bout 1/4 mile north of the Village of Union.   Beginning in the southwest corner, working east and west in sequence.

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 COMMENTS
    BIRTH DEATH    
           
ALLBRIGHT FRANK H 1880 1937    
ALLBRIGHT PARTHEAN 1889 19??    
DILLER MERLE DEWAYNE 05/27/1917 10/27/1941    
WILSON GEORGE H 1864 1939    
WILSON MARY E 1869 1942    
PROBST         Home made marker of fieldston, which is illegible, probably PROBST.
PROBST OLIVER F 1896 1928    
ZILKE CECIL E 03/18/1917 03/28/1917 10 days  
KINSEY JACOB 1847 1925    
KINSEY HANNAH 1849 1900    
LAGODNY FRIEDRICH 1879 1937    
LAGODNY HENRIETTE 1874 1931    
ARMSTRONG WALLACE A 1905 1923    
ARMSTRONG BLANCHE A 1887 1923    
DILLER ELVIRA P   8/2/1878 4m 22d dau of C & F
DILLER CYRUS 9/11/1844 08/27/1927    
DILLER FRANCES 10/17/1847 11/17/1914    
DILLER JOHN S 1868 1934    
PROBST ALICE M 1900 1925    
PROBST MARGARET R 1883 1931    
ARMSTRONG MNEWELL J 1863 1914    
CHRISTNER HELEN E 1899 1933    
BLOUGH DIAMOND JOY 1918 1941    
BLOUGH HAROLD M 1914      
LANDIS HAROLD C 1901 1931    
FERGISON JACK I 12/15/1921 01/11/1933    
SCHMELLING ROBERT 1866 1936    
SCHMELLING THERESA 1860 1936    
ORT NANCY Jan of 1821 Nov of 1899    
ORT ROLND N 1890 1916    
ORT MARGARET 1852 1931    
ORT JOHN 1849 1919    moved from Paradise Cemetery
ORTSARAH5/6/190284 YRS 4 MOS 25 DAYS - moved from Paradise Cem.
MOAIRTY LAURA 1874 1928    
MASTEN GRACE A 1880 1935    
WAGNER ERA MARIE 1897 1923    
SIMPSON OLIVER 1856 1909    
SIMPSON ELLEN 1851      
RIUDE WM. H 1847 1912    
RIUDE DELIA S 1848 1926   eg
RINEHART LEWIS M 1870 19??    
RINEHART ETHEL M 1871 1936    
RINEHART MAE        
MILLER MARIA 1852 1927    
MINNIGH S A 5/3/1858 08/24/1906    
TUNKS ALFORD F 1879      
TUNKS ROSELLA 1874 1894   wf
TUNKS FREDERICH 1832 1911    
TUNKS MAY J 1844 1917   wf
RANDALL OLIVER B 1886 1923    
MINSHALL HUGH 1895 1926   American Legion
EBY PETER J 1848 1935    
EBY MARY JANE 1852 1917   wf
WAGNER GEORGE E 1870 1938    
EAST BRYON E 1862 1912    
EAST NETTIE M 1863 1912    
EAST BABY        
JOHNSTON JERRY D 1865 1928    
JOHNSTON MINNIE D 1868 1939    
CROUSE HENRY 1844 1909   Co D 208 Penn Vol
CROUSE MARY A 1849 1919    
NASH G ELIZA 1831 1905    
MILLER CORA B 1887 1913    
COLLINS JOHN C 1833 1909    
COLLINS CYNTHIA A 1848 1906   wf
ARNOLD DAVID L 1852 1914    
ARNOLD AMELIA A 1857 1937    
ARNOLD LOCKWOOD H 1850 1927    
DIBBLE JEROME 1857 1914    
HARTZELL MOTHER 1870 1921    
STECK JOSEPH H 1863 1921    
SELF EDWARD E 1868 1920    
NEWBERG REV. A. GEORGE 1865 1929    
NEWBERG MARY CORBETT 1869 1931    
FAIRFIELD GEORGE 1830 1930    
GARDNER CLARISSA 1836 1918    
SMITH FRANK J 1858 1913    
SMITH LOVINA R 1857 1931   wf
SMITH LEVI 1833 1910   GAR marker
SMITH CHARLOTTE E 1834 1916    
KROUSE C M 1863 ????    
KROUSE O A 1862 1918    
KROUSE WARREN TRACY 1897 1909    
MARKS HENRY 1830 1898    
MARKS ANGELINE 1829 1907   wf
MARKS ELLA A 1871 1927    
JOHNS ELISHA 1837 1920   Co B 113 Ill. Vol. Inf.
JOHNS MARGARET 1833 1915    
OSBORN JOB E 1837 1883   Buried at Port Hudson, LA
OSBORN HANNAH M 1843 1905    
OSBORN WILLIE 1864 1882   son of J & H
KYLE JOSEPH G 1845 1929   GAR marker
KYLE MALISSA 1846 1921    
BULHAND MARY E 1846 1913    
BULHAND CYRUS S 1846 1905   Co K 178 Ohio Inf
DIBBLE ANSON L 1833 1899    
DIBBLE LUCINDA 1847 1924    
BROOKS HENRY 1852 1927    
BROOKS LYDIA (HASKINS) 1817 1897    
RINEHART FATHER 1831 1910    
RINEHART MOTHER 1831 1920    
RINEHART AARON 1859 1926    
RINEHART ELIZA        
PROBST BENJAMIN 1848 1926   GAR marker
PROBST ADELIA E 1850 1941    
CLEVELAND MARY J 1863 1926    
CLEVELAND JOHN M 1865 1939    
MC CRANER JAMES H 1836 1904   Co D 184 Ohio Inf
MC CRANER MARGARET 1833 1906   wf
RIDER "LITTLE JOHNNIE"   4/30/1860   son of T & HE
ODELL "LITTLE FRANCES"   8/17/1855 1y 8m  
HEATON ALBERT L   9/26/1865   son of L & M A
HEATON ISRAEL   8/6/1863   son of L & M A
HEATON FRANKLIN   8/14/1861 11m 24d son of L & M A
ARNOLD JERUSHA HILLS 1/4/1818 10/9/1896   born in Vermont, married Henry Lake 04/5/1837, widowed 04/30/1856, married Henry Arnold 01/28/1862 " Daughter of Revoluntionary Soldier, grave marked by DAR
LAKE DELOS W   7/29/1868 28y Corp D W Lake, Co E 19th Mich Inf
WARD DAVID D   5/9/1857 44y 10m 20d  
ODELL LEWIS M   3/25/1861 8m son of J & L A
ODELL HENRY A   3/21/1864 4y 8m 8d son of J & L A
ODELL LUCRETIA A 1842 1899    
ODELL JOSEPH 1833 1916    
ARGOBAST LYDIA E 1872 1939    
ARGOBAST WASHINGTON 1871 1940    
PANGBURN FREDDIE R   11/28/1874 3m 12d son of J T & S
DIETRICH JOSEPH T   1870   son of J G & H
DIETRICH CATHERINE   8/13/1871   dau of J G & H
DIETRICH JOHN G 1838 1916   Co A 55th Ohio V I
DIETRICH HARRIET 1847 1924   wf
LAWYER PHILIP J   8/29/1863 47y  
LAWYER TIMOTHY   1872   son of F J & E
LAWYER FRANK 1848 19??   Co G 8th Mich Cav
LAWYER ELIZABETH 1845 1909   wf
STECK LEVIS   8/20/1880 12y 7m son of G & C
JOHNSON STELLA E   10/10/1880 3y 9m dau of A L & O M
JOHNSON MARGARET TROUT 1853 1885    
KLOSE ETHEL M 1899 1913    
KLOSE INFANT July of 1901      
EBY GABRIAL 1860      
EBY MARGARET H 1859 1917   wf
GLINES FATHER 1858 1913    
GLINES EDITH   9/19/1885 1m 16d dau of G S & C M
GLINES HENRY N   3/2/1864 2y son of S B & N C
GLINES MARY C 1/30/1822 5/26/1888 66y 1m 26d wf of S B
GLINES SYLVANNUS B 3/20/1821 04/05/1902    
GLINES GLENN B 5/15/1890 12/14/1969   PER OBIT
NUTTING MARY M 1852 1899   wf of M J
O'DELL JOHN B 1/24/1826 11/15/1878    
O'DELL MATILDA 6/7/1816 12/11/1889    
O'DELL JOHN 1844 1865   Soldier
O'DELL CHARLES   9/25/1858 3y 2m son of J & M
O'DELL ALBERT L   7/11/1851 2y son of J & M
O'DELL LYDIA   1848   dau of J & M
O'DELL GEORGE   9/12/1890 26y 8m son of J & M
GARNER SUSAN   1855   wf of U
DOWING MARIA       wf of S
HARMON HENRY   4/29/1857   son of Wm. & Anna
HARMON     9/15/1863   dau of W & A
HARMON WILLIAM 1807 1866   GAR marker
HARMON AMY 1809 1887   wf
HARMON SYLVESTER 1834 1863    
HARMON MORGAN 1839 1863    
HARMON ROXANA 1855 1863    
HARMON SUSAN 1836 1855    
HARMON MARIA 1831 1856    
HARMON HENRY 1833 1856    
GARNER SUSAN   4/30/1863    
HERROD MARION   10/11/1862 2y 9m 7d son of F M & H
HARMON HENRY M 1859 1934    
HARMON MARY A 1859 1921   wf
HARMON HENRY 1810 1881    
HARMON AURILLA 1822 1908   wf
CLEVELAND NELSON 1818 1917    
CLEVELAND POLLY 1821 1851   wf
CLEVELAND FRANCES 1821 1924   She was 2nd wife of Nelson Cleveland
CLEVELAND ADDIS 6/13/1855 2/22/1857    
CLEVELAND VIOLA 6/17/1862 11/7/1863    
ANDERSON HIRAM 1852 19??    
ANDERSON ALICE M 1854 1922    
GORMARY JONATHAN 11/1/1831 11/15/1911    
GORMARY LYDIA 8/23/1832 07/07/1904   wf
GORMARY ELIZA JANE   9/29/1878 14y 11m 6d dau of J & L
DIBBLE LEWIS M   10/11/1855 18y 5m son of A & L
DIBBLE SAMUEL E   2/22/1891 45y 1m 16d  
SIMPSON LEWIS   7/7/1885 67y 5m 1d  
SIMPSON LOUISA A   4/22/1893 64y 7m wf
SIMPSON GAMILUS M   1/3/1882 27y 5m 15d son of L & L
SIMPSON AMOS V   8/19/1877 13y 5m 20d son of L & L
WAGNER CHRISTIANA   2/7/1867 75y wf of Adam
EBY GABRIEL     88y 5m 20d  
EBY CAROLINE   11/7/1891 64y 4m 12d  
EBY MARGARET N   1856   dau of G & C
MECHLING SHARLOTE   8/18/1844 60y wf of Philip
MECHLING PHILLIP   10/18/1869 89y 11m  
HITCHCOX INFANT   1871   son of L J & S
JONES MARY   8/22/1875 80y 8m 15d
HUNTSINGER ELIZABETH   3/30/1849 30y 10m 6d wf of Wm.
HUNTSINGER WILLIAM   10/4/1850 32y 8m 7d  
JONES ADDIE 1853 1888    
JONES MARY 1818 Dec 23, 1909   dc - do Phillip Mechling
JONES LUCY 1850 1878    
JONES SAMUEL E 1817 1864    
BUCHER MARY E 1847 1876    
BUCHER FRANCES 1844 1871    
JONES CLARA 1858 1863    
RICHARDSON FREDERICK 1923 1928   sonof Fred & Edith
MECHLING LOTTIE L 1869 1874   dau
PROBST LYDIA L 1865 1904   wf of A U Probst
Lydia L. Probst wf of A N Probst (not A U) I believe her middle initial is L. not Z - per researcher
MECHLING LOUISA V Nov 4, 1839 Apr 11, 1904   dc - nee Dibble - wf of J. Meachling
MECHLING JOHN W 1828 June 26, 1913   dc
PARKER CEPHAS C 1841 1930   Civil WarVeteran
PARKER ARABELL 1846 1934    
PARKER BELA B   10/26/1882 3y 3m 21d son of C & A
PARKER ALFRED ERVIN 1890 1933   son of C & A
SUTTON NANCY J 1856 1917    
SUTTON CHRISTOPHER 1845 1919    
GRAHAN HATTIE 1856 1934    
GRAHAN MARY A 1799 1862    
GRAHAN JAMES H 1832 1913    
GRAHAN JAMES R 1796 1852    
GRAHAN ADELAIDE 1837 1908    
HAYS RENA GRAHAM 1860 1896    
DOKEY CHARLES       Co 6, 42 Ill Inf.
CURTIS JOSEPH   5/12/1856   son of D A & J A
CURTIS POHOEBE   4/23/1816   dau of D A & J A, sick
CURTIS DEBORAH A   5/12/1881 58y 9m 29d wf of Joseph A
CURTIS JOSEPH A   5/21/1878 63y 1m 25d  
ARNOLD INFANT       dau of J & M Arnold
FRENCH MARY   6/14/1866 21y 7m 17d wf of O W
ARNOLD ANNIS O   8/29/1869 33y 5m 2d  
ARNOLD CHAS A   9/10/1851 9m 7d  
ARNOLD GEORGE A   10/7/1851 3y 10m 10d  
ARNOLD HARRIET   9/7/1851 37y wf of George
KYLE TULA   5/25/1875 1y 9m dau of A R & Christina
HAZEN E J 1865 1895    
HAZEN FLORA A 1849 1932   wf
EBY PETER 4/24/1820 10/8/1892    
EBY MARGARET 9/25/1822 11/23/1895    
EBY INFANT   7/1/1849   dau
MILLER ORAN 1856 1929    
MILLER     2/18/1892 13y 10m 19d dau of O & B Miller
MECHLING "OUR FATHER & MOTHER"        
MECHLING JONAS   2/3/1897 75y 11m 3d  
MECHLING MARY M   1/19/1887 59y 21d wf
CARMAN JOHN E 1848 1912    
CARMAN VINELLA 1845 1926   wf
MECHLING SOLOMON   2/7/1893    
MECHLING ELIZA 5/20/1830 10/16/1920   wf
SHERMAN C A 1844      
SHERMAN EMMA E 1861 1902    
EBY DANIEL 1858      
EBY IDA 1861 1936    
MILLER C ALBERT 1873      
MILLER MINNIE 1871 1905   wf
MILLER PAULINE   1897    
MILLER CLARK   1901    
MILLER CARRIE E 1848 1908    
WAGNER CHAS 1857 1921    
WAGNER AGNES 1865 1925    
WAGNER LILLIE 1897 1898    
MERCER JOHN N 1861 1905    
MERCER IDA 1864 1929    
MERCER CALEB 1886 1893    
PROBST JOSEPH H 1813 1880    
PROBST CATHERINA 1804 1896   wf
PROBST INFANT        
KEELER LUCIUS 4/23/1816 9/26/1883    
KEELER ELIZABETH D 7/21/1820 07/14/1917   wf
ARMSTRONG CAROLINE   6/17/1852 11m dau of N & E
ARMSTRONG MARJY J   6/13/1869 1y 10m 3d dau of N & E
ARMSTRONG NEWELL   3/27/1864 32y 2m 24d member of 6th Mich H A
ARMSTRONG ELIZA   3/18/1865 31y 5m wf
SHELHAMMER AARON   6/8/1889 67y 11m 14d  
SHELHAMMER POLLY M   5/8/1885 58y 2m 29d wf
MECHAM PHOEBE EUGENA 3/31/1848 03/17/1932    
SHELHAMMER MOSES O   1/5/1853 6 days  
SHELHAMMER GRACE P   10/1/1854 6m 4d  
SHELHAMMER STEPHEN A   2/23/1864 1y 6m 22d  
SHELHAMMER S D   3/26/1864 17y 7m 22d  
SHELHAMMER ETTA Z 2/6/1857 5/21/1897   dau of A & P
SHELHAMMER EVA Z 11/29/1860 09/04/1912   dau of A & P
SHELHAMMER DANIEL (or DAVID)   6/22/1873 88y 7m 23d  
SHELHAMMER ELISABETH   5/31/1869 81y 5m 19d wf of D
EBY EVA C 1869 1912    
EBY ROY        
BROWN CLARA E 3/9/1868 6/13/1890   wf of Joseph
BROWN ARLENE 1907 1925   dau of Joseph L and Marie (Duchow) Brown of Porter twp
BROWN HOWARD 10/6/1883 9/15/1884   son of J P & J Brown
WILSON JOHN A   8/18/1864 9m 8d son of H & M E Wilson
FIELD ELMORE 1858 19??   son of A & E
FIELD SARAH E 1861 19??   wf of Elmore
FIELD ALONZO 1830 1876   Co A 15th Reg Mich Inf
FIELD EVELINA 1835 1919   wf of Alonzo
FIELD ADELBERT 1868 19??   son of A & E
FIELD POLLY EDNA 1869 19??    
ARMSTRONG WILLIAM H 8/31/1854 07/05/1901    
ARMSTRONG AMANDA R 5/18/1856 3/7/1897   wf
BELLOWS JOHN W   09/11/1913 75y 6m 4d GAR marker
BELLOWS IRENE L CHASE   5/31/1894 51y 9m 13d wf
BELLOWS ADELBERT G 1866 1927    
Krause Wilhelmina Lagodny 1904 1954   contributed by: Joynce LaGodney
Lagodny Freidrich 1878 1937   contributed by: Joynce LaGodney
Lagodny Henrette 1874 1931   contributed by: Joynce LaGodney
Garl Beatrice M 6/30/1935 9/3/1968   Mrs. Russell Garl - nee Anglemeyer - PER OBIT
Bell Wayne M. age 30 Oct/1968   Vietnam War Casualty PER OBIT
HOLDEMAN OLA 5/17/1891 2/6/1971   PER OBIT
FISH MELVIN M 9/15/1914 3/27/1971   PER OBIT
WAGNER DELLA 6/27/1914 10/16/1971   PER OBIT
CHRISTNER ORA A 1/27/1900 2/1/1973   PER OBIT - HUSBAND TO EMILY
CHRISTNER DONALD 12/16/1943 3/4/1973   VIETNAM VET - KILLED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN CASS CO.,
EGGLESTON JULIA A 85 YRS 12/28/1974   PER OBIT
SHAW CLARENCE R 1/29/1901 8/27/1975   PER OBIT
CRANMER JOSEPH S 10/19/1898 6/27/1977   PER OBIT
SCHMELING ERNEST 3/10/1893 8/26/1977   PER OBIT - m. Rose Urabanek 5/21/1918 in Chicago



    PER OBIT
Donated Info         Many of these have photos attached
they were contributed by: Carolee Jenkins
           
           
           
           
Eby Cassius M. 1862 1942    
Eby Daniel 1858 1945    
Ebay Estelle H 1873 1950    
Eby Eugene D 1886 1961    
Eby Eva L 1860 1912    
Eby Ezra 1895 1966   vet - Pvt C B 58th Inf. France
Eby Gabriel Age’d 88Y’s 5 Mo 20 D’s Dec 17, 1906  
Eby Caroline Age’d 64Y’s 4 Mo 12 D’s Died Nov 7, 1891   His Wife - wf of Gabriel
Eby Gabriel 1860 1948    
Eby Margaret 1859 1917   His Wife - wife of Gabriel
Eby Harry 1885 1953   Lt Col. Inf. U.S. Army
Eby Ida L. 1861 1936    
Eby Kate 1890 1983    
Eby Leo S 1888 1964    
Eby G. Leroy Born Sep 15, 1884 Died Apr 2, 1888   Son of C & E Eby
Not Lost But Gone Before
Eby Raymond 1875 1952  
Eby Loas Evah 1880 1950    
Eby Louise Keeler 1897 1997    
Eby Mable E 1886 1962    
Eby Mahlon J 1914 1989    
Eby Hope D 1915 1992    
Eby Margaret N Aged 4 mos 6d’s Died Sept 15 1856   Daughter of G&C Eby
Eby Margaret N Aged 4 mos 6d’s Died Sept 15 1856   Newer marker for Margaret with John on stone
children of Gabriel and Caroline
Eby John Age’d 1 Y 1 Mo 20 D’s Died Oct 24, 1863    
Eby Peter Apr 24, 1820 Oct 8, 1892  
Eby Margaret Sept 25, 1822 Nov 23, 1895   wf Peter
Eby Marlene 1946 -   living as of 2009
Eby Marjorie G 1920 1987    
Eby Delbert C 1920 2000    
Eby Mary Jane 1852 1917   wf of Peter
Eby Peter Jr. 1848 1935    
Eby Robert V 1901 1947    
Eby Ruth V East 1902 1981    
Eby William 1862 1931    
Eby Minnie S 1865 1947    
Eby Viola E 1858 1902    
Eby infant daughter   July 1, 1849   infant daughter of P & M Eby
Eby monument          
Eby monument          
Eggleston William S 1883 1968    
Eggleston Julia A 1889 1974    
Eggleston Laurence 1907 1990    
Eggleston Helen 1907 1977    
Garling Fred J 1898 1973    
Garling Nina E. 1896 1980    
Reynolds Raymond R 1906 1985   shriner symbol on stone
Reynolds Dorothy M 1916 1968    
Reynolds William R Dec 23, 1945 Aug 29, 1985   -
Richardson Edith H 1902 1980   Loving Parents of Frederick – Eleanor – Norma – Jane
Richardson Fred N 1893 1974   Loving Parents of Frederick – Eleanor – Norma – Jane
Richardson Frederick 1923 1928   Beloved son of Fred and Edith Richardson
Shelhammer Etta L Feb 6, 1857 May 21, 1897   Dau of A & P.M
           
Van Lieu -burials plus stone photo       contributed by: Sherman Van Lieu at nickfift@speakeasy.net
Van Lieu Wayne Fredrick 9/7/1919 6/13/1993   Member of the DAV,VFW, American Legion, Masonic Temple Union/Scottish Rights, Union, Michigan. Army Sergeant during WWII - Persian Gulf Command. Was a fireman/switchman/yard conductor for New York Central, Penn Central, and Con Rail railroards.
Van Lieu Mytle (Gremillion ) 8/28/1917 3/7/2008   Sergeant in the Women's Army Corp. WWII, member of American Legion, member of women's aux. corp VFW, Born in Moreville, Louisiana. Married Wayne Van Lieu of Elkhart, Ind. Has a son Sherman Van Lieu San Francisco, CA
Wagner Albert H 1869 1952    
Wagner Edith E 1877 1948    
Wagner Egbert 1825 1901    
Wagner Clara 1829 1899   wf of Egbert - "At Rest" inscribed on stone
Wagner monument          
           
Internet source~          
Born Henry 1838 or 39 1920    
Born Antha J Edred 1841 1876   1st wf of Henry
Born Ralph 1886 1898   son of Henry
Born Mary Cornelia Kyle 1845 1932   2nd wife of Henry

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