Beckley Cemetery, Battle Creek Township, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA Copyright © 2001 by MIGenWeb. This copy contributed for use in the MIGenWeb Archives. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ This file is located at: File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/calhoun/cemeteries/b24005.txt location: Between Beckley & Helmer Road (3 Mile Rd at I-94), Battle Creek Township, Calhoun County. GPS Coordinates: Latitude 42.2633, Longitude -85.2375 Notes: Details beyond simple text not as appears on original; comments appear in brackets: [ ];"?" substituted for unknown letter(s)/word(s)/line(s); not all graves transcribed or photographed; grave numbers for the convenience of the transcriber and photographer only; photographs taken and transcription compiled 3 March 2001. Photos locate in the MIGenWeb Tombstone Photo Project. Grave 1 - His work is done, Henry Morehouse, Died Oct. 17, 1881. Aged 58 Y'rs 6 M's & 27 D's Grave 2 - Meet me, Mary J., Wife of Henry Morehouse, Died Feb. 12, 1865. Aged [4]0 Y'rs 6 M's & 6 D's Grave 3 - Franklin G., Son of Henry & Mary Morehouse, Died Dec. 27, 1873. AE. 24 Yrs & 8 Ds. Grave 5 - Sarah ?, Wife of An[d]rew J. Cran?, Died [Ap]r. 14, 1858, AE. 2? yrs. 2 [ms] & 14 ds Grave 12 - Frederic Blodget, Died April 2, A.D. 1848, Aged 25 years Grave 14 - Mary ?, Daughter of [H]. & S. Mason, and wife of H.D. Ward, Died May 9, 18??, AE. 22 yrs. 3 ? Grave 15 - At Rest, Holy Bible, Sarah Ann, Daughter of Robert & Sarah Mason, Died Mar. 15, 1873, Aged ? Y'rs 3 Mo's & 9 D['s], ? hy trials ? with the angels si ? for ? Grave 16, four names on one marker, inscription below last name: [C]hildren of Robert & Sara[h] Mason. all natives o[f Ch]ambridgeshire, Englan[d] Grave 16a - Sarah, Wife of Robert Mason, [D]ied 1810, Aged 36 Yrs Grave 16b - Also, [El]izabeth, Died 183[9], Aged 3 Years Grave 16c - Ann Died 1841, Aged 16 Years Grave 16d - Charles, Died 1844, Aged 11 Years Grave 17 - Charles, Son of R. and S. Mason, 1833 - 1844 Grave 18 - ?, Robert ?, Jan. 8, 1863, AE. 61 Y'rs. ? Grave 19 - Jonathan Sprague, Died Sept. 9th, 1838, Aged ? 20 Days separate metal grave marker: Margaret Carr Sprague, Daughter of ? Grave 20 - In Memory of Jane Boylan, ? of ? C. ? Mitchell D. Richardson, Born in the county of ?, Died in the city of Battle Creek, [Apr.] 8, 186?, Aged about 72 y'rs, Erected by W ? Grave 21, two names on one marker, common inscription: ? any love my ? Grave 21a - John Fowler, Died Dec. 31, 1839, Aged 59 Y'rs. Grave 21b - [E]dward Mitchel[l], Died [F]eb. 11, 1851, Aged 18 Y'rs. Grave 22 - Alexander Davie, Died Sept. 9, 1838. AE. 37 Y'rs. Grave 23 - Thomas Bunton, Born at Georgia V.T. ? Mar. 29, 1796, Died Oct. 22, 1854, AE. 55 y'rs & [mos] & 2 d's. Grave 24 - Our brother, Thaddeus Bunt[on], Born Georgia V. ? June 4, 1820 ? Sept. 2, 1838, Just one b??d in ? C? Grave 25 - [I]nfant ? of ?.Du ? Died ? Grave 27 - Martha ? Died Aug. 20, ? Aged 21 yrs. & 4 ms. Grave 28 - ?gelt?, Daughter of ?a & Marth[a] Langly, [Di]ed Aug. 15, 18??, Aged 1 y. 3 [m.] & 15 d. Grave 30, with separate "soldier of war of 1812" marker - ? Bradley Morehouse, Died Oct. 15, 1867. Aged ? y'rs 7 m's & 25 d's. ? the grave ? ve, ? Christ my ? Grave 31 - Mercy M. Dunton, Born at Battle Creek Mich, Sept. 23, 1838, Died Dec. 24, 1868, AE. 30 y'rs 3 m's & 1 day. Grave 32 - Our mother, Margaret, Wife of [J]onathan Sprag[ue], Died ? 188?, [in th]e 83[rd year] of her age. ? Grave 33 - Fred'k W. Beckwith, Co.I. 3 WIS. INF. Grave 38 - Mother, Ruth Beckwith, 1856 - 1921 Grave 39 - Fred J. ? Son of S.D. & ? Crane ?