East Union Cemetery
(Baldwin's Prairie, Rhinehart)
Porter Township
Cass County Michigan

Older reading done several decades ago. - - typed for the Internet by Christine Scott
This cemetery, which is also know as Baldwin's Praririe Cemetery, is located in the southeast corner of the northwest 1/4 section, Section 7 Porter Township, and lies on US 112 near the Village of Union. (East). Beginnning at the southwest corner, working east, following the rows east and west in regular sequence.

The East Union (Baldwin's Prairie, Rhinehart) Cemetery is located on US 12 in Porter Township

September 14, 2006 - Began process of Cemetery Site reorganization. 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    
           
KELB DIETRICK 4/15/1836 6/7/1895    
KELB AMY 7/22/1836 3/181907    
WEED ARVILLA 12/17/1827 2/5/1887    
WEED HENRY G   12/24/1860 11yy 8m 1d son of C & A
TROUT DORA A   3/4/1881 1y 5m 15d dau of PM & E L Trout
ROOTS JOSEPH 2/1/1823 4/7/1852    
ROOTS ELIZA A   7/11/1848 1y 10m dau of J & A Roots
RHINEHART AARON M 1/26/1833 12/10/1850   son of J & J A
RHINEHART DEBORAH J 8/6/1823 2/29/1888   wf of J
RHINEHART WILHELMENA S 2/21/1808     2nd wf
RHINEHART MARY J 4/4/1839 12/5/1840   dau of J & J A
STEVENS CARRIE LOUISE   7/9/1874 3y 5m 6d dau of John & Lulu
AVERY OR AVRY NANCY   12/10/1870 65y 7m 10d  
AVERY OR AVRY ELIAHA   2/25/1863 60y  
AVERY OR AVRY ALBERT   2/26/1861   son of C & M Avery
PRATT SUSAN   10/20/1872 67y 8m 14d wf of T J
PRATT THOMAS J   7/9/1845 42y  
PRATT SARAH   8/28/833 1y 5d dau of S & T
PRATT INFANT       son
PRATT ADELLA   2/12/1864 19y 8m dau of T J & S
NICHOLS ALVIN S 1857 1920    
NICHOLS CLEMANTHA 1862 1930    
FOX ANNA   12/18/1881 50y 1m 24d dau of Jarius & Loana Hitchcox
FOX NELLIA ELIZA   4/7/1865 10m 12d dau of Anna M
FOX ERNEST VERNON   1/23/1876 20y 3m 21d son of Anna M
HITCHCOX HENRY W   12/21/1881 59y son of J & L
HITCHCOX JAIRUS   4/14/1850    
HITCHCOX LOANA   7/4/1870 73y 1m 14d wf of J
HITCHCOX LOUISA B   1/21/1862 36y 4m wf of James h
HITCHCOX J H 1826 1903    
HITCHCOX HARRIET 1844 12/21/1881   dau of J & L
HITCHCOX EMOROTTE A   1911    
ROOTS MARY       dau of Isaac & Barbara
ALTHAR JAMES F 1834 1912    
ALTHAR ELIZA 1836 1912   wf of J F
MERRITT NANCY W   3/19/1847 59y wf of S M
MERRITT SAMUEL   1830 51y die in Toledo
GILLETT AUSTY       Co G 184th N Y Inf
ROLF REV. E B   11/16/1872 60y 8m 4d  
BIRD WM. M   7/11/1872 25y 10d died in Austin, TX
BIRD WM. W   11/18/1848 27y son of A & L Bird
BIRD CHAS A   2/10/1835 20y son of A & L Bird
BIRD AGUSTA R   9/15/1839 52y  
BIRD LUCRETIA   9/22/1870 84y wf of A
BIRD JULIA M   9/22/1846 1y dau of W & N J
BARKER ANGELINE L 9/27/1809 12/23/1877    
STAMP CLAYTON H 1851 1924    
STAMP ANNIS A 1853 1910   wf
FISHER CLARENCE E 1889 19??    
FISHER E BERTHA 1892 19??    
RINE JENNIE L 1862 1940    
RINE HENRY R 1866 1932    
HALL JOSHUA   12/6/1872 63y 4m 2d  
HALL HANNAH L 1814 1891   (ED NOTE: dau of Simeon Meacham, wf of Joshua Hall)
HALL MELINA M 1847 1911    
SWINEHART "LITTLE LEWIE"   10/2/1864 1y 5m 13d son of Lewis & S J Swinehart(nee Hall)
TAYLOR DORRILL N   4/30/1869 33y 6m 3d son of H & R A
CRONKWRIGHT BETSY J   4/17/1871 33y 1m wf of George
CRONKWRIGHT HENRY N   5/20/1875 1y 5m 3d son of G & B
CRONKWRIGHT HENRY J   2/24/1873 1y 14d son of G & B
KEELER SABRINA THOMPSON   8/26/1875 28y 1m 7d wf of H B
TOMSON EMORETTE 1/7/1820 02/01/1915    
TOMSON HORACE 5/18/1809 4/26/1891    
TOMSON GEORGE   7/17/1874 24y  
TOMSON HORACE   2/9/1871 1y 1m 3d son of A R & M A
TOMSON OTTO   4/25/1897 17m son of A R & M A
JOY ALICE   April of 1856   dau of M & P
JOY ELUTION   12/19/1850 23y 6m son of M & P, died at sea
JOY PATTY   12/21/1862 62y wf of Moses
JOY DAVID   4/1/1844 80y a Revolutionary ar Soldier, Grave marked by Capt. Samuel Felt Chatper, D A R, Dowagiac
JOY MOSES   1851 61y  
NUTTING WILLIAM   7/7/1881 68y 5m 5d  
NUTTING LUCY A 1859 1901    
CRONKWRIGHT GEORGE 3/22/1836 02/01/1915    
CRONKWRIGHT MALINDA   12/21/1878 3y 8m 12d dau of C
CRONKWRIGHT ELIZABETH   1/27/1880 26y 8m 27d wf of G
RINEHART JOHN   9/4/1858 78y 8m  
RINEHART MARGARET R   2/13/1875 71y 7m1d wf of John
RINEHART M AMELIA 1846 1928    
RINEHART ELIAS W 1849 1926    
RINEHART ABRAHAM 1/5/1817 9/3/1895    
RINEHART HANNAH E 11/23/1825 8/22/1894   wf of A
RINEHART ABBIE 1865 1865    
RINEHART HATTIE 1862 1862    
RINEHART EDDIE 1860 1861    
RINEHART CHARLIE 1858 1860    
RINEHART ADALINE 1844 1851    
CARTER BRADDOCK 5/6/1808 7/7/1891    
CARTER CAROLINE 4/26/1810 01/17/1900   his wf
CARTER BETSY S 1832 1866    
CARTER SARAH A 1834 1854    
CARTER CARLINE 1836 1838    
CARTER ELIJAH H 12/2/1838 3/27/1863   killed in Port Hudson, LA, Co. D 6th Mich. Vol Inf.
CARTER JOHN M 11/26/1843 9/2/1863   died at Port Hudson, LA, Co. D 6th Mich. Vol Inf.
CARTER BRADDOCK W       11/30/1848 only date
CARTER W S 3/26/1852 07/24/1930    
STILES FLORA B 1852 1927   wf of W Stiles
JESSUP AUSELM H 1827 1909    
JESSUP BETSY S   9/18/1866 34y 8m wf of A H, dau of B & C Carter
JESSUP EDWARD R   11/22/1853 2y 10m 22d son of A & B
JESSUP     10/5/1854 1y Dau of A H & B
RINEHART CLARISSA   8/17/1873 24y 3m 24d wf of Henry R
THOMAS EMELINE   9/24/1874 86y 4m 9d wf of J B
DENTON ADALINE (LATHROP)   5/3/1877 71y 10m wf of C W
DENTON CORNELIUS W   11/1/1878 78 5m  
DENTON MARY S   8/2/1855 22y 10m dau of C W & A B
HITCHCOX THOMAS A 1829 1905    
HITCHCOX MARY 1836 1907   wf of T
HITCHCOX CLARA 1857 1874   dau of T & M
HITCHCOX SUSAN 1878 1926   dau of T & M
RICHARDSON JESSE 3/13/1857 02/23/1929    
RICHARDSON CLARA 1/1/1858 07/28/1933   wf
KEELER MALCOLM 1853 1936    
KEELER MARY 1867 1939   dau of George Meacham
MEACHAM GEORGE 1/18/1799 1/2/1888   (ED NOTE: son of Simeon Mecham
MEACHAM CATHERINE (RINEHART) 2/23/1806 3/25/1895   wf of G
MEACHAM MARILLA A 1839 1912    
MEACHAM LEONA C 7/3/1874 8/17/1875   dau of C & M Meacham
MEACHAM FRED W 2/2/1864 8/11/1864   son of C & M
MEACHAM INFANT       dau of G & C
MEACHAM INFANT       son of G & C
SULLIVAN DANIEL 1829 1910    
SULLIVAN ANNA 1822 1896    
SULLIVAN CHARLES 1854 1862    
SULLIVAN HARRIET 1856 1856    
SULLIVAN ADALINE 1858 1862    
HALL MARTIN   9/28/1853 53y 3m 28d  
HALL MARTHA J   1/25/1850 19y 3m dau of Johnathan & Mary
HALL SARAH J   4/26/1854 20y wf of J E
HALL EUGENE   7/21/1855   son of J L & S
HALL broken stone        
HALL ORLANDO J 1844 1924    
HALL MARY M 1850 1915    
RINEHART THOMAS L 3/29/1846 7/25/1846   son of John & P
RINEHART PARTHENIA 3/15/1821 07/27/1910   wf of John
RINEHART LEWIS 6/20/1841 9/1/1880    
RINEHART MELCINIA 1848 1908    
RINEHART WELLINGTON 1843 1907    
RINEHART JOHN C 6/15/1814 2/20/1881    
BOLTER CAROLINE J (RHINEHART) 4/28/1839 4/4/1899    
DODGE ELIZA 1844 1931    
WHEAT PHILANDER S 1838 1916    
WHEAT EMILY   06/08/1901 61y 12d wf
WHEAT JESSE LEE   8/13/1877 5m 15d son of P S & E
KIRK GEORGE W   11/21/1862 29y 6th Regt. Mich. Inf, died at New Orleans, LA
CLEVELAND SERVIGN   8/31/1837 * 55y 3m Correction to date supplied by: Ann Cleveland Mann at gmannfb@aol.com
RINEHART ELIZABETH   8/24/1838 24y 3m 18d wf of Abraham
CHARLES JACOB   8/6/1832 46y 11m 29d  
CHARLES PELLY 1802 1861   his wf
CHARLES CHAUNCEY ROOT 1800 1888   brother
ROOTS CYNTHIA 1845 1907    
WHITE POLLY 1840 1917    
CALKINS JAMES D   9/5/1880 37y 1m 13d  
CALKINS KENT        
CALKINS ESTHER        
CALKINS "OUR BABY"        
MEACHAM "AUNT ELIZA" 2/16/1812 9/21/1855   wf of Ira Meacham
SMITH EFFIE MEASHAM 1868 1904    
MEACHAM SIMEON   8/26/1876   "Decon Simeon Meacham" :Aged Three Score Years and Ten, He wa a Revolutionary Soldier" Grave marked by the Captain Samuel Felt Chpter, DAR Dowagiac
MEACHAM EVELINE 1840 1927   wf of Cyrus
MEACHAM CYRUS 1832 1906   Co D 6th Mich Inf
RINEHART CUSTARD 10/14/1875 9/16/1876    
HARTMAN FATHER 1836 1917    
HARTMAN MOTHER 1841 1922    
HARTMAN INFANT   1870    
HARTMAN MYRTLE 1871 1872    
HARTMAN RALPH H 1878 1878    
HARTMAN RAY 1880 1881    
HARTMAN INFANT   1886    
RINEHART SAMUEL 9/16/1809 12/8/1882    
RINEHART ELIZABETH 2/28/1821 11/12/1903   wf
RINEHART MARTHA ANN 9/4/1839 08/15/1930   dau
RINEHART CHRISTINA 12/24/1840 11/8/1887   dau
RINEHART AMOS W 3/30/1842 10/27/1880   son
RINEHART MARY 4/10/1844 2/22/1887   dau
RINEHART ANNA 9/28/1846 04/26/1902   dau
RINEHART ELIAS W 4/12/1849 12/17/1926   son
RINEHART MARTIN P 12/5/1850 10/1/1851   son
RINEHART ELLEN A 10/9/1852 08/29/1929   dau
RINEHART ALICE A 4/13/1854 07/12/1936   dau
RINEHART EMMA 2/2/1856 11/02/1938   dau
RINEHART AMANDA E 10/4/1858     dau
RINEHART MINNIE G 4/15/1861 05/03/1935   dau
RINEHART CHARLES 11/17/1862 5/28/1863   son
RINEHART MABLE M 1/13/1864     dau
RINEHART LEWIS   12/5/1879 72y 1d  
RINEHART ANNA   6/7/1889 76y 9m 24d wf
RINEHART FLORA G   10/7/1858 1y 3m 3d  
RINEHART HARRY 1873 1931    
RINEHART FRED 1864 1923    
RINEHART ANNA   1/22/1815 5 weeks 3 days sick
RINEHART ELIZA J   9/25/1873 28y  
RINEHART MARGARET   10/23/1837 3m 6d  
RICHARDSON JOSHUA 1/14/1819 8/30/1892    
RICHARDSON EVELINE 10/16/1830 03/04/1905   wf
RICHARDSON BERNARD EVERETT 12/12/1875 5/30/1882   son of J & E
RICHARDSON REBECCA HURD 3/4/1828 1/1/1873   wf of Joshua Richardson
SIMPSON WILLIAM H 1850 1900    
SIMPSON MARY E 1854 1923   wf
CALKINS HENRY H 1847 1923    
CALKINS MARY M 1861 1939   wf
CALKINS RAYMOND        
CALKINS MAUDE        
CALKINS MARY        
CALKINS HENRY        
PLANCK LENA 1894 1895    
PLANCK GRACE E 1873 1928    
PLANCK Dr. E A 1868 1930    
MEACHAM OLIVER G 1842 1904    
MEACHAM REBECCA   1937    
MEACHAM SUMNER 1885      
JONES MARY A 1847 1937    
JONES SAMUEL F 1852 1930    
MEACHAM HIRAM 1834 1938   co D 6th Reg. Mich Vol.
MEACHAM CARRIE TYLER 1841 1898   wf
MEACHAM KATIE   1922    
STAMP PERRY J 1858 19??    
STAMP IDA E 7/23/1880 01/31/1940   Connily FD
SEARS EDWARD 6/24/1804 11/8/1880    
SEARS ANN 4/27/1820 02/16/1901    
SEARS ELLEN E 4/11/1856 8/8/1873    
SEARS WILLIAM 1847 12/05/1925 6y 11m 23d Connily FD
HILTON HIRAM 1840 1909    
HILTON SARAH E 1838 03/26/1905    
SIMPSON FRANK 10/12/1858 04/30/1924    
SIMPSON DENNIS E 1891 03/07/1905    
RUSSEL MARTIN 1907 04/03/1905    
RUSSEL "FATHER"        
DILLON OPAL O 1886 04/24/1905    
RYAN JUANITA       1902 only date
RYAN WILLIAM O 1886 04/23/1905    
BENTFROW DORIS LUCILLE   8/6/19377 3y 1m 1d  
HILTON EMMA P 1872      
HILTON HOWARD R 1867 1934    

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