Oak Ridge Cemetery
Located on the west side of the city of Buchanan, between
Front St.
and Terre Coupe Rd. There is also an entrance from Polis
St.
Front Street entrance to Oak Ridge
Cemetery
The entrance sign above (pillars and arch) was erected in 2008 entirely through donations of money, materials and labor. The project was coordinated by Friends of Oak Ridge Cemetery, and dedicated on June 27, 2009. This was the original entrance to the old cemetery (10 acres) established in 1864. In 1927 the Women's Clubs of Buchanan donated the money for the entrance pilars at the Terre Coupe Road. They had commenced collecting in 1910 and continued until donation was made. F. W. Fay, monument erector of Niles, got the contract to build the pilars, 6 feet high with bronze tablets imbedded in front of each pilar. Photo of Front Street entrance contributed by: Robert D. Brown, President, Friends of Oak Ridge Cemetery
Photos by: Teresa O'Riley
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 Terre Coupe entrance |
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 Overview |
 Colvin |
 Reginald & Margaret Pike |
2 SMALL PARTIALS LISTINGS BELOW
| Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Notes/Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batchelor, George H | 1877 | 1960 | from stone photo |
| Batchelor, Lucy E | 1883 | 1957 | from stone photo |
| Baxter, David | 1786 | 1879 | Section 15, Lot 10, and his military-type
marker reads: 4 VT Militia War of 1812 War of 1812 vet - see our military pages |
| Best, Beatrice | Dec 23, 1916 | Nov 5, 1918 | death cert. do Fred & Bernice Best |
| Best, Mrs. David | 71 yrs | Dec 5, 1909 | |
| Best, Fern | Nov 22, 1913 | Oct 28. 1918 | death cert. do Fred & Bernice Best |
| Blake, Catherine Mrs. | abt 1849 | Apr 8, 1930 | do Abraham & Mary Page Apr 2, 1867 wed Joseph Blake he d. about 1893 |
| Brackett, Stephen Troy |
08 Oct 1977 |
12 Nov 2008 |
son of William and Jane (Hauch) Brackett |
| Brant, Ada (Glass) |
01 Jan 1868 |
15 Jul 1942 |
wo Oliver |
| Brant, Byron |
22 Aug 1854 |
10 Nov 1932 |
so Alonzo and Mary Ann (Wright) Brant |
| Brant, Clarence |
14 Jan 1866 |
05 Dec 1936 |
|
| Brant, Clevie |
1884 |
1910 |
so Byron and Ella (Ormsby) Brant |
| Brant, Clio A. |
1886 |
23 Dec 1886 |
do Buron and Ella (Ormsby) Brant age at time of death 3 monhts and 7 days |
| Brant, Dorothy J. |
1907 |
1993 |
wo Glen |
| Brant, Ella (Ormsby) |
1856 |
26 Sep1919 |
wo Byron |
| Brant, Glen H. |
17 Apr 1902 |
1977 |
so Oliver and Ada (Glass) Brant |
| Brant, Helen C. (Keller) |
12 Oct 1862 |
03 Dec1947 |
2nd wo Byron |
| Brant, Julia Ann (Bennett) |
18 Jun 1842 |
17 Nov1923 |
wo Clarence |
| Brant, Oliver A. |
Jul 1860 |
14 Oct 1929 |
so Alonzo and Mary Ann (Wright) Brant |
| Brant, Pearl (Charlton) |
27 May 1885 |
01 Aug 1959 |
married 1st Charles Huff and 2nd Ora D. Brant |
| Broceus, Lucy A | 1848 | 23 Oct 1927 | wo Abram Broceus |
| Camp, Samuel |
05 Sep 1825 |
23 Feb 1891 |
married 1st Susan Snyder and 2nd Ann Elizabeth Ackerman |
| Clendenen, Abigail (Hartline) |
1839 |
1885 |
wo Van Buren Clendenen |
| Clendenen, Maud |
1882 |
05 May 1897 |
obituary-daughter of William and Alice (Camp) Clendenen |
| Clendenen, Van Buren |
1834 |
1886 |
GAR Co. I 12th MI INF Pvt. in 1864 |
| Clendenen, William |
1867 |
1887 |
|
| Dietrich, Georgia M. (Upson) |
13 May 1917 |
21 Jun 1991 |
wo Rollie do Clyde and Eva (Huff) Upson |
| Fancher, Frank B. |
23 Jan 1867 |
served in the Civil War Co. “K” 25th Infantry
Regiment Michigan troops so Jonathan W. Sr. and GulaElam (Hicks) Fancher |
|
| Fancher, GulaElma (Hicks) |
1806 |
30 Jan 1849 |
the marker contains an
inscription for her but records indicate she died in New York State in
1849 wife of Jonathan W. Fancher Sr. |
| Fancher, Irena May |
27 May 1877 |
18 Jul 1879 |
do Jonathan Jr and Margaret (Roe) Fancher |
| Fancher, Jonathan Waterbury Sr. |
20 Dec 1802 |
05 Dec 1875 |
so Peter and Hannah (Waterbury) Fancher |
| Fancher, Jonathan Waterbury Jr. |
07 Oct 1836 |
28 Jan 1926 |
died in Stockton, CA buried on 01 Feb 1926 married Margaret Roe on 31 Oct 1860 |
| Fancher, Margaret C. (Roe) |
20 Apr 1841 |
12 May 1908 |
died in Davis Township, Starke County Indiana |
| Fancher, Warren |
26 Nov 1866 |
05 Nov 1870 |
so Jonathan Jr. and Margaret (Roe) Fancher |
| Ferguson, Sylvanus | May 1854 | 19 Mar 1927 | died with same week as wf. Both expired
from Pneumonia |
| Ferguson , Elsie | Jan 1867 | about 25 Mar 1927 | wo Sylvanus |
| Fiefar, Maria Gazella | 05 Sep 1950 | 19 Apr 1951 | do Frank Feifar |
| French, Charles A | 14 May 1918 | 15 May 1918 | death cert. |
| Fuller, George Winfield | 23 May 1905 | 01 Jan 1918 | death cert. so Charlie & Emma Tomlinson Fuller |
| Fuller, Gladys | 21 Nov 1909 | 08 Jan 1918 | death cert. do Charlie & Emma (Tomlinson) Fuller |
| Fuller, Mabela | 29 Dec 1912 | 08 Jan 1918 | do Charlie & Emma (Tomlinson) Fuller |
| Gabbeart, Allen |
08 Feb 1924 |
01 Oct 1966 |
obit. son of Ora Allen Gabbeart |
| Gabbeart, Catherine (Simpson) |
23 Jun 1926 |
02 Aug 2005 |
obit. wife of Allen |
| Gabbeart, Ora Allen |
18 Feb 1899 |
29 Nov 1962 |
obit. son of William H. Gabbeart |
| Hall, Eva (Powell) |
12 Sep 1881 |
26 Oct 1929 |
wo Fredrick |
| Hall, Fredrick E. |
1875 |
1946 |
|
| Hathaway, Catherine J. (Swink) |
1841 |
1902 |
wo William |
| Hathaway, William G. |
01 Jan 1839 |
09 May 1907 |
|
| Imhoff, William Henry | Sep 1845 | 07 May 1918 | death cert. husband to Elizabeth |
| Keller, Kattie Margaret | 27 Jul 1899 | 27 Oct 1918 | death cert. wo Edward do Tom & Margaret Fedore Marsh |
| Kendall, Nellie B. (Clendenen) |
22 Aug 1884 |
19 Mar 1909 |
do William and Alice (Camp) Clendenen |
| Knight, Harriet Jane | 29 Oct 1837 | 28 Apr 1918 | death cert. |
| Letcher, David Lee |
04 Jun 1948 |
04 Jun 1948 |
so Harvey and Jospehine |
| Letcher, Grace Mary |
20 Jul 1908 |
12 Feb 1959 |
|
| Letcher, Harvey J. |
20 Oct 1910 |
10 Jun 1993 |
|
| Letcher, Ida Mae (Ketchum) |
20 May 1886 |
07 Jun 1971 |
|
| Letcher, Josephine M. (Yurkovic) |
07 Jan 1918 |
18 Nov 2005 |
wo Harvey |
| Letcher, Joseph George |
29 Apr 1883 |
26 Nov 1959 |
born in Switzerland |
| Montague, Hannah | wo Julius burial section 20 lot 15 | ||
| Montague, John F | Section A-76 | ||
| Montague, Julius | 1795 | 1853 | Section 20, Lot 14, next to his wife,
Hannah, War of 1812 vet - see our military pages |
| Montague, Oren | so, Julius - Section 20, Lot 14, | ||
| Montgomery, Fred B | 18 Feb 1867 | 28 Sep 1958 | obit |
| Pike, Margaret Doris (Reams) | 30 Sept 1902 Michigan |
24 Sept 1987
Portage, Kalamazoo County |
Section D, Lot 10. Submitted by Lynn Westlake |
| Pike, Reginald Arthur | 31 March 1892,
England, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk |
05 June 1968 Berrien County |
Section D, Lot 10. Submitted by Lynn Westlake |
| Powell, Timothy |
26 Apr 1892 |
06 Dec 1955 |
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| Robinson, Emma | 17 Mar 1860 | 21 Feb 1938 | obit |
| Ryckman, Laura (Clendenen) |
1862 |
03 Nov 1915 |
wo David do Van Buren and Abigail (Hartline) Clendenen |
| Singbeil, Nora Ellen (Powell) |
12 Sep 1879 |
26 Dec 1968 |
|
| Sipress, Ellen M. (Sweet) |
1850 |
11 Nov 1931 |
mo Ada (Glass) Brant |
| Spaulding, Laura Celesta | 22 Mar 1849 | 30 Apr 1918 | death cert. wo Morris C Spaulding |
| Spaulding, Naida Trevor | 17 Jun 1909 | 07 Jan 1918 | death cert. do Clarence & Maud Trevor Spaulding |
| Upson, Clyde W. |
26 Apr 1896 |
08 Dec 1947 |
so William and Jennie (Harner) Upson |
| Upson, Eva M. (Huff) |
16 May 1901 |
23 Feb 1970 |
wo Clyde |
| Walker, Alice Estella | 06 Apr 1927 | ||
| Weatherwax, Charles E. | 27 Jun 1868 | 09 Sep 1934 | so David and Helen Weatherwax contributed by: Linda Wilbur |
| Weatherwax, Pauline S. (Mutchler) | 28 Mar 1956 | obit-age 80 years |
|
| Weatherwax, Edward | 09 Sep 1902 | 1973 | so Charles & Pauline wed Florence Emma Swartz Aug 14, 1930 in Three Oaks, MI |
| White, Alice Susan (Camp) |
01 Jun 1861 |
17 Mar 1937 |
married 1st William Clendenen and 2nd James R. White. |
| Wilson, Ethel (Brant) |
08 Jun 1886 |
18 Jul 1928 |
do Oliver and Ada (Glass) Brant |