Photo by: Teresa O'Riley
Bethel
Cemetery
Section 4, Sodus Township
Berrien County,Michigan
Photo by: Teresa O'Riley
Located on the South side of Pipestone Road and just East of River Road in Sodus Township.
History & Resources for this study: John Stump, one of the old pioneers of Sodus area, donated the land where the old Bethel Church of Sodus Township once stood,
near the intersection of Pipestone and River roads. He also donated the land close to the church, where Bethel Cemetery is located today. Many of the old time settlers
of this area are buried there. Resources for this old listing is archaic listings compared and researched along with family histories (where available), death certificates,
census reports, newspapers and obituaries. Again, this is meant as a study and should be used as such and not a legal or authoritative document.
For additional research materials on this cemetery, please note links at bottom of this page.
Older Partial Listing
| Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Notes/Comments |
| Akright, Anna (McGown) | 16. Oct. 1867 | Feb. 27, 1889 | - |
| Akright, Cynthia (King) | 19. Apr. 1826 | 7. Oct. 1895 | wo James |
| Akright, James A. | 21. Mar. 1823 | 25. Jan. 1903 | family file & death cert. |
| Akright, James | 19. Nov. 1849 | 27. Apr. 1864 | - |
| Akright, John Milton | 21. Jul. 1845 | 21. Jun. 1869 | - |
| Akright, Mary Augusta | age 68 yrs | Dec 14, 1957 obit | - |
| Akright, Nellie S. | 16 Y's 4 M's | 21. Oct. 1872 | d/o James & Cynthis Akright |
| Bailey, Bonnie L. | 1946 | 1946 | d/o Wm & Hester (Feiner) Bailey=per DC & stone photo |
| Bailey, Connie L. | 26. Jan. 1946 | per stone photo | |
| Bailey, Hester B. | 3. Nov. 1919 | 2. Apr. 2007 | w/o William H = per stone photo |
| Bailey, Nora N. | Dob 1890 | Dod 1973 | w/o William P. Bailey |
| Bailey, William H | 27. Oct. 1919 | 23. Nov. 2005 | US Armed Forces Vet |
| Bailey, William P. | Dob 1884 | Dod 1957 | |
| Baker, Mary | 1826 | 1891 | - |
| Barker, Henry | 43 Y's 7 m;s 25 d's | 25. Nov. 1881 | stone photo |
| Barker, Jane | 1816 | 1885 | - |
| Baxter, Harriet | 1850 | 1925 | - |
| Bell, Charles Colin | 1848 | 12/10/08 | death cert. |
| Bell, Martha (Hemingway) | Dob 1845 | Dod 1925 | w/o Charles – stone photo |
| Black, Johnson | 42 yrs 7 mos | 06/23/73 | per stone photo |
| Brehaut, Hannah (Garrison) | 65 yrs 9 mos 5 das | 07/30/00 | see death index |
| Brooks, Albert | abt 1836 | 04/27/04 | CW enl. 9 Aug 1862 age 26 -Co. M 4th Cav. |
| Brooks, Edward | 1867 | 1899 | s/o Albert & Harriet Brooks |
| Brooks, Harriet ( Patterson) | 1843 | 1877 | w/o Albert |
| Brown, Fannie Marie | 28. Nov. 1836 | 16. Feb. 1911 | Widow of Orrin |
| Brown, Orin | 1837 | 9. Jan. 1909 | - |
| Brownell, Emma I | 1855 | 1883 | wo Thomas |
| Burdick, Arbella | 1859 | 1889 | - |
| Burdick, John Adelbert | 44 yrs 3 mos 11 days | 21. Mar. 1898 | per Death Cert |
| Carpenter, William R | 1837 | 1874 | - |
| Chadwick, Helen | 18. Feb. 1854 | 9. Dec. 1881 | d/o Isaac Chadwick |
| Chadwick Isaac Wilson | 81 yrs | 20. Jan. 1906 | - |
| Chadwick, Lottie | 13. Apr. 1856 | 11. May. 1880 | d/o I. W. & Sarah Chadwick |
| Chadwick, Linus | 12. Feb. 1849 | 6. Apr. 1919 | per Death Cert s/o I. W. & Sarah Chadwick |
| Chadwick, Rhobie | 8. Nov. 1857 | 4. Jan. 1943 | on stone with Linus |
| Chadwick, Sarah (Fisher) | 1830 | 1872 | - |
| Converse, David | 1803 | 1886 | - |
| Converse, Harmony | 1814 | 1864 | - |
| Cowles, E. R | 1850 | 16. Sep. 1924 | - |
| Cowles, Fanny W | 3. Jun. 1848 | 27. May. 1900 | |
| Crandall, Able | Dob 1830 | Dod 1887 | |
| Crandall, Carrie R | 1843 | 1890 | - |
| Crandall, Morrison Roland | 1837 | 17. Dec. 1909 | possible burial this cemetery |
| Crooks, Fanny W | 1848 | 1900 | - |
| Currier, Edith Mrs. (Clawson) | 14. Oct. 1881 | 29. Nov. 1950 | - |
| Curtis, William D. | 13. Jun. 1949 | 15. Sep. 2010 | per obituary |
| Deaner, Mary | 1801 | 1870 | - |
| Deaner, Samuel | 70 yrs | 30. Aug. 1899 | - |
| Doering, Augusta R | 22. Sep. 1859 | 16. Dec. 1915 | death cert. wo William |
| Doering, William | Mar 28, 1858 Germany | 23. May. 1934 | obituary |
| Doxsee, Mrs. Nelson - Susan | 1842? | 1893 | wo William |
| Earl, Roxana | 76 yrs 7 mths | 2. May. 1911 | widowed do Paul King |
| Earl, Samuel | 1787 | 1870 | - |
| Earl, Samuel E | 1829 | 1886 | - |
| Eisenhart, Margaret | 82 yrs | Jan 9, 1956 obit date | - |
| Ellis, Thomas | 1818 | 1875 | - |
| Ellis, Katie | 1884 | 27. Mar. 1898 | do William Ellis |
| Fields, Sloman | 1835 | 1865 | - |
| Foster, Martha Ardella | 1822 | 1914 | - |
| Foster, David A | 1823 | 1862 | CW Vet Co I 12th Inf Reg Mich. Died of wounds May 2, 1862 |
| Gano, George | 1809 | 1878 | - |
| Gano, Hannah | 1839 | 1909 | - |
| Gano, Orlando C | 1844 | 1862 | CW Vet Co L 3rd Calvary |
| Gates, G W | 1837 | 1891 | - |
| Gates, Jenette - widow | 1840 | 4. Jul. 1911 | death cert. do John H Barker |
| Gates, Rachel Mrs. | 86 yrs | 18. Mar. 1903 | - |
| Gill, Charles | 1867 | 1902 | - |
| Gill, Robert | 1829 | 4. Apr. 1897 | born ohio |
| Gill, Susan | 20. Jan. 1845 | 3. Jul. 1913 | born Ohio |
| Glade, infant dau. | 3 mth 16 da | 21. Apr. 1903 | do Lewis & Hattie King Glade |
| Glade, Lewis | 90 yrs | May 26, 1950 obit date | - |
| Grow, Maggie | 1849 | 1881 | - |
| Haffen, William - | May 12, 1902 burial | - | |
| Harmon, Catherine | 1832 | 1919 | - |
| Harmon, Elizabeth | 1799 | 1866 | - |
| Harmon, Jacob | 1828 | 1905 | - |
| Hemingway, Agnes | 1871 | 1903 | - |
| Hemingway, Almyra (Dodge) | 1844 | 10. Jan. 1903 | - |
| Hemingway, Edith B | 1835 | 1923 | - |
| Hemingway, George B | 1843 | 1862 | CW Vet - Co B 6th Inf Reg Mich - died of disease in New Orleans 10 Oct 1862 |
| Hemmingway, Jesse | 1804 | 1882 | - |
| Hemingway, Kate | 1863 | 1893 | - |
| Hemingway, Lois Richardson Mrs. | 1803 | 1888 | wo Jesse Hemmingway |
| Hemingway, Luther | 1837 New Hampshire | 1922 | CW Vet husband to Edith |
| Hemingway, Miss Mary | 1832 | 1914 | - |
| Hemmingway, William | 1832 | 1914 | - |
| Herrick, Frederick H | 17. Dec. 1864 | 2. Oct. 1948 | wed Lucetta G Mitchell in 1888 |
| Herrick, Hiram | 1828 | 1898 | - |
| Herrick, Lydia | 1830 | 1924 | - |
| Hudson, Elizabeth | 1840 | 1926 | - |
| Hudson, James | 1864 | 1885 | - |
| Hudson, Mary | 1861 | 1884 | - |
| Hudson, William | 1835 | 1881 | - |
| Humphrey, Philip F | 23. Jul. 1858 | 2. Apr. 1944 | - |
| Humphrey, Ida | 79 yrs | 28. Mar. 1943 | - |
| Humphrey, Ralph | child Philip Humphrey | ||
| Humphrey, Ada | child Philip Humphrey | ||
| Johnson, Black | 1831 | 1875 | - |
| King, Dr. Allen J | 1850 | 1896 | - |
| King, Almira | 1826 | 1883 | |
| King, Charley W | 1864 | 1882 | - |
| King, Cynthia | 1796 | 1870 | - |
| King, Degolier | 1820 | 1897 | - |
| King, Elizabeth | 1838 | 1911 | - |
| King, Fanny | 1834 | 1923 | - |
| King, Rev. Job | 1800 | 1882 | - |
| King, Job | 1828 | 1877 | |
| King, Phoebe May (Freeman) | 1808 | 1873 | wo Rev. Job King |
| King, Rachel G | 1853 | 1937 | wo Dr. Allen J King |
| King, Vernon | 1818 | 1895 | - |
| King, William R. | 1833 | 1898 | - |
| Kobe, Anna M | 1810 | ? | - |
| Koch, Elizabeth | 1821 | 1874 | - |
| Koch, Henry, | 1916 | 1878 | - |
| Larcy, Elmer | 1851 | 1873 | - |
| Lawrence, Angeline | 1841 | 1925 | - |
| Leedle, Mrs. George | 10. Jun. 1927 | ||
| Lewis, Belmont C | 1829 | 1869 | - |
| Lewis, Mary Ann (McKendrick) Countryman | 76 yrs | 9. Apr. 1905 | |
| Lewis, Richard | 1835 | 1868 | - |
| McDougle, Rachel (Young) | 1798 | 1854 | wo James McDougle |
| McGoldrick, Addie | 13. Jul. 1862 | 17. Feb. 1941 | 2nd wo John McGoldrick |
| McGoldrick, Adelaide | 1794 | 1872 | - |
| McGoldrick, John | 1849 | need DOD | - |
| McGoldrick, Harriet | 1854 | 1900 | 1st wo John McGoldrick |
| McGoldrick, Huldah Louise | 1906 | 16. Dec. 1915 | do John W McGoldrick |
| McGoldrick, Wesley | 27 yrs | 25. Apr. 1903 | so John McGoldrick |
| McGowan, Hamilton | 1835 | 1865 | - |
| McKean, Olive | 1816 | 1882 | wo S. V McKean |
| McKean, S. Vincent | 1815 | 1885 | - |
| Merwin, Ephras | 1797 | 1872 | - |
| Merwin, Rebecca | 1806 | 1873 | wo Ephras |
| Miners, Myrtle (Adelbick) | 31. Jul. 1877 | 3. Oct. 1945 | widow of Noah Miners who d. 1931 |
| Mitchell, Angeline | 1830 | 1907 | - |
| Moore, Daniel | 1826 | 1891 | - |
| Moore, Esther | 1848 | 1919 | - |
| Nichols, Jane | 1837 | 1873 | - |
| Noe, Catherine | 1845 | 1889 | - |
| Noe, Emily | 77 yrs | 8. Jul. 1907 | widow |
| Noe, Gideon | 81 yrs | 26. Sep. 1915 | - |
| Noe, Jesse M | 1855 | 17. May. 1914 | so John Noe |
| Noe, John C | 72 yrs | 8. Jul. 1900 | so Benjamin |
| Noe, William E | 1859 | 1883 | - |
| Omweg, Allen Robert | 15. Aug. 1892 | 1. Jun. 1907 | so Joseph & Celestine |
| Omweg, Celestine (Akright) | 8. Aug. 1959 | 11. Apr. 1931 | wo Rev Joseph R Omweg |
| Omweg, Eva Estelle | 12 yrs 5 mo 1 d | 21. Jun. 1899 | do Joseph & Celestine |
| Omweg, Joseph Robert Rev. | 15. Nov. 1858 | 28. Oct. 1938 | family files & Obit |
| Phillips, John P. | abt 1846 in Indiana | March, 1929 | Civil War Veteran died at Michigan Soldiers Home in Grand Rapids, MI |
| Proctor, Marion E | 1850 | 1885 | - |
| Pugh, Rhoda E | 1851 | 1894 | - |
| Quinn, Gerald J | Feb 6, 1945 obit date | retired RR conductor | |
| Quinn, Marion "Babe" Mrs | 83 yrs | Mar 9, 1962 obit date | - |
| Richardson, Andrew | 1840? | 1865 | ? |
| Richardson, Eliza | 1806 | 1855 | - |
| Rose, Edith King | buried July 22, 1927 | ||
| Schaub, Addie | 1862 | ? | wo Frederick |
| Schaub, --- Frederick? | 1856 | 1897 | - |
| Schuhl, Elizabeth | 1834 | 1885 | - |
| Schuhl, Edwin | 1848 | 1914 | - |
| Sharai, Bert | 69 yrs | Feb 6, 1948 obit date | so Edwin & Jenny Sharai wife was Ruth |
| Sharai, Edward | 13. Feb. 1848 | 22. May. 1914 | - |
| Sharai, Elica | 1818 | 1893 | - |
| Sharai, John W | 1845 | 1921 | - |
| Sharai, Josephine | 1856 | 1927 | - |
| Sharai, Matilda Ann | 1832 | 1890 | - |
| Sharai, Rebecca | 1842 | 1873 | - |
| Sharai, Tannos | bet 1810 & 1819 | 1872 | born Canada |
| Sherman, Lucy L | Apr 23, 1933 - Oswego, NY | 24. Jan. 1914 | per death cert. widowed - do Wm. Severt |
| Sherman, Polly | 1865 | 1873 | - |
| Sherman, Ray | 7. May. 1870 | 17. Dec. 1946 | so William Sherman per obit |
| Sherman, William | 1828 | 1890 | - |
| Sides, John A | Nov 6, 1827 Ohio | 15. Nov. 1878 | CW Vet Pvt. Co.G, 12th Reg., Indiana vol |
| Sink, Alice Mrs | 1857 | 25. Jun. 1903 | do Ser. Gates |
| Smith, Austin | 1791 | 1873 | - |
| Sparr, Hattie | Feb, 1853 in Ohio | unknown to author at this time | |
| Sparr, Frank | 07/13/48 | 11/18/27 | Built Bethel Church in this area. Widower of Hattie Sparr also buried here |
| Steimle, Allan | age 70 | 10. Aug. 1974 | |
| Steimle, John W | 1861 | 24. Dec. 1904 | |
| Stouffer, John B | 27. Jun. 1842 | 17. Jul. 1915 | - |
| Stouffer, Rebecca | 1820 | 1897 | - |
| Stump, Daniel W. | 4. Dec. 1849 | 15. Aug. 1929 | born in Bethlehem, OH |
| Stump, John | 1809 born Ohio | 1864 | died of Tphoid fever per news article founded Stump School |
| Stump, John H | 1840 | 9. Mar. 1919 | so John |
| Stump, Joseph Allen | 13. Aug. 1878 | 29. Mar. 1950 | Husband of Cora Humphrey do Daniel & Grandson of John |
| Stump, Madaline | 1808 | 1876 | wo John |
| Stump, Mary E | 78 yr 9 mos 16 days | 25. Nov. 1914 | single do John Stump |
| Stump, May P Mrs. | 14. Mar. 1856 | 10. Dec. 1936 | widow of Daniel W. Stump he d. Aug 25, 1929 |
| Stump, Dr. Nicholas B | 1838 | 1871 | CW Vet |
| Stump, Nora (Humphrey) | 17. Nov. 1883 | 16. Feb. 1964 | obit |
| Summerfelt, Amelia | 1858 | 1927 | - |
| Summerfelt, August | 53 yrs 4 m 10 d's | 5. Jun. 1909 | death cert. so Carl born Poland |
| Surran, John C | September 1837 | 13. Nov. 1912 | - |
| Surran, Mary J | 1839 | 2. Mar. 1917 | - |
| Tabor, Burt | 1864 | 1887 | soWallace Tabor |
| Tabor, Ernest | 14. Feb. 1945 | 19. Dec. 1944 | owned Tabor Farm Summer Resort |
| Tabor, Julia | 1821 | 1907 | wo Wallace Tabor |
| Tabor, Lizzie (Stump) | 1843 | 28. Jan. 1899 | - |
| Taylor, Sarah | 1837 | 1877 | - |
| Thomas, Elizabeth | 1843 | 1908 | - |
| Tilstrom, Paul Howard | 18. Mar. 1913 | 21. Mar. 1913 | infant of Lucy and Albert Pugh Tilstrom |
| Tonkin, Della | 4. Feb. 1876 | 5. Nov. 1956 | widow of Joseph so of James Rederick |
| Tonkin, Glenn Allen | 22. Dec. 1910 | 30. Jun. 1912 | so Stanley Tonkin |
| Tonkin, Stanley | 24. Mar. 1874 | 10. Feb. 1950 | so Joseph Tonkin husband to Della Rederick |
| Towner, Catherine | 1795 | 1886 | - |
| Truman, Arthur F | 83 yrs | 17. Sep. 1974 | - |
| Versaw, Francis | 86 yrs | 29. Jan. 1900 | - |
| Versaw, Rebecca A | 75 yrs | 6. Apr. 1900 | - |
| Walker, Hannah (Olin) | 86 yrs | 10. Feb. 1920 | - |
| Webb, Jesse | 1845 | 1865 | - |
| Wells, Uranie M | 1860 | ? | - |
| Wells, William | 1848 | 1876 | - |
| Withey, John | - | 11. Jun. 1905 | born Canada, Fr. Civil War Veteran Enlisted Feb, 1864 - Served Co. L Mich 3rd Cav - age 19 Also served 13th Reg. Mich Inf. at age 18 |
| Withey, Melinda C. Mrs. | 1845 | 26. Dec. 1929 | |
| Wood, S. C. | 1814 | 1876 | - |
| end of partial list. |