Birch Lake Cemetery
aka East Cemetery
Calvin Township
Cass County Michigan

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Site update November 18, 2006 - Located in Section 1, Calvin Township, Cass County, Michigan. The majority of burials in this cemetery are Friends or Quakers, of whom there was a large settlement, and most of whom were connected to the East family. And of course the original name of this cemetery was called East Cemetery.

On Aug 14, 1909 a Large stone with the following inscription was placed in the cemetery. It reads: "In memory of William East born in North Carolina in 1773. Died in 1864. [and of] Rachel Tolbert East, bron in Virginia in 1780, died in 1851. Erected by their descendants, Aug 14, 1909"

This is a list of the Children of William and Rachel East. Not all of them are buried in the East Cemetery.
Hannah - 1798 to 1891
John 1800 to 1856
Joel 1802 to 1879
James 1804 to 1887
Polly 1807 to 1883
Susanna 1819 to 1848
Jacob 1811 to 1887
Sallie 1814 to 1840
William H 1817 to 1889
Rebecca 1819 to 1886
Martha 1822 to 1884
Ison 1826 to 1888

Page constructed on November 18th, 2006 from old cemetery records. 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.

Name DOB DOD Notes
Blond, Jeremiah 17y 1869  
Blond, Mary J. 1860 1916  
Bonine, Jonathan O.      
Bonine, Mary 1768 1838  
Bowen, Alice O.
Bowen, Joseph R.
     
Carter, Charles W. 1855 1935 -
Carter, Lottie (East) 1866 1937 -
Clark, Lyle 1885 1936 -
East, Isom 4-4-1826 5-3-1884 -
East, Asenath (Harris) 12-11-1831 9-14-1887 w/Isom East
East, Jacob 6-12-1811 10-9-1887  
East, Emeline 11-6-1813 2-2-1899 w/Jacob
East Monument bears the names of the children of Jacob & Emaline with birth date
Leonard 1834
Rachel 1835
Catherine 1837
Sylvador 1850
Eliza 1839
Hanna 1841
Sarah 1842
Jay M 1854
Franklin 1844
Ellison 1846
Anson 1848
Thomas J 1856
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East, James W. 64y 2m 23d 2-7-1892 -
East, Sarah E. 70y 11m 3d 2-17-1899 w/James W East
East, Joel 1802 1879  
East, Sarah 1806 1873 w/Joel
East, Clark 1911 1921 -
East, John 56y 5-18-1856  
East, Ann - 12 -12-1867 w/John
East, William H. 4-17-1817 4-1-1889 -
East, Mary ae 20y 4m 12-25-1846 w/Wm H East
East, James 6-1-1801 4-19-1887 Settled in Section 1, Calvin Twp
October 1833
East Anna (Jones) 4-5-1805   wf of James
children and dob's of James and Anna were:
James M 4-7-1823
Jessey E 6-2-1827
Martha J 6-30-1834
Calvin K 10-7-1834
Alfred J 11-26-1836
Mary T 11-20-1839
Mahala 3-17-1842
Esther 10-15-1844
Armstrong 3-14-1849
     
The following East family names are the next of later generations      
East, Calvin K 1834 1906 s/James
East, Mabel P 1838 1908 w/James
East, Franklin 1844 1930 Civil War Veteran
enlist date 8 Dec 1863 age 19 yrs
Co D 6th Inf Reg Mich.
MO 20 Aug 1865 - New Orleans, LA
East, Mary 1847 1927 w/Franklin
East, Sarah A Ferguson 1842 ? -
East, Armstrong 3-14-1849 4-19-1914 son of James
East, Sarah E 2-8-1852 6-14-1915 w/James East
East, Alonzo 1-7-1846 11-29-1911 -
East, Martha A 11-10-1847 ? w/Alonzo
East, John H 64y 1-19-1891 -
East, C Maria 12-2-1832 9-17-1903 Caroline Maria Allen w/John H
East, J M 4-25-1825 3-12-1895 James M East
East, Esther 6-27-1826 11-29-1903 wf James M
East, Mattie A 2y 1870 dau of A S & S C
East, Mahala 4y 2m 5-20-1846 -
East, Esther 12y 13 d 10-28-1856 -
East, Martha H Smith 50y 8m 11d 5-11-1882 May be the same as above - Alonzo's wife?
East, Esther repeat of above 28th day of
10th month of 1850
-dau James & Anna East
East, Mahala repeat of above 20th day of the 5th month 1846 -dau James & Anna East
East, Mahala Jane 6y 2m 3d 3-13-1856 dau of J M & E J East
White, Elias 1837 1917 -
White, Iliza East 1839 1913 dau of Jacob East/ wf of Elias White
East, Estella 1861 1907 w/Jam M East
East, William H see above - -
East, Clarkson 1846 1908 aka Clark
East, Ellen A Gray 9-1-1848 1-22-1892 w/Clarkson East
East, George 11-17-1873 2-24-1879 s/Clarkson East
East, Russell 7-31-1889 9-18-1889 son of Clarkson East
East, Sabrina 10m 12d 3-17-1854 dau of E & Z East
East, Clara A 1869 1871 -
East, Emma 1849 1920 -
East, Elwood 1844 1916 -
East, Edom 1826 1897 -
East, Sarah 1837 1906 wf of Edom
East, Zilla 1831 1865 wf of Edom
East, William 1836 1911 -
East, Lettie A 1827 1911 -
East, Lena 1875 1876 -
East, Sarah 66y 6m 15d 5-3-11873 wf/Joel
East, Anson 1848 1917 son of Jacob
Wright, J Gurney (Joseph Gurney Wright) 1852 ? -
Wright, Emma East 1852 1916 wf/Joseph Gurney Wright
East, Ellen E 1851 1903 w/Charles
East, Charles W 1842 1905 -
East, Roger M 1899 1905 -
East, Blanch H - 1900 wf Dr Omar J East
East, Gilbert 1893 1894 s/Blanche & Dr Omar J East
East, Jesse S 1829 1904 -
East, Anna B 1830 1907 -
East, Albert J 1876 1890 -
East, Lucy A 1837 1913 -
East, Enos 1839 1905 -
East, I Cordelia 1846 ? Iantha ? wf/Enos
Mitchell, Mary F 1853 1918 -
Mitchell, Irving N 1850 1913 -
Smith, Amos 1829 1900 -
Smith, Martha J 1831 1882 -
Rinehart, Wellington 1849 1907 -
Rinehart, Laura E 1852 1919 -
Oren, James 66y 22d 2-22-1891 -
Oren, Angeline 38y 3m 14d 8-23-1873 -
Oren, James A 20y 8m 22d 6-30-1873 -
Oren, Albert - - Civil War Vet?
Williaims, Nancy 47ys 1855 wf of H Williams
Walters, Amos 80y 4m 18d 11-18-1877 s/William & Ann Walters
Wright, Glennie 1y 4m 3d 10-14-1883 s/ S R & Flora Wirght
Wright, Ethel 4m 26d 1-18-1879 dau of S R & Flora Wright
Jackson, Norah 5-2-1855 8-6-1877 wf/John Jackson
McCoy, Hester A 70y 4m 21d 9-26-1875 -
East, infant son and dau dates illegible - children of C K & M P East
Knapp, Lucretia 1y 6d 2-19-1856 day of William H & B Knapp
Reynolds, Betsey 62y 11m 12 d 3-31-1859 -
Reynolds, Edward 62y 2m 8d 3-2-1857 -
Williams, Harriet M 1y 2m 22d 8-7-1849 dau/L & S Williams
White, Mary 3-15-1816 7-25-1851 wf/Joel
Bonine, Johathan 11y 11m 10d 8-24-1845 -
White, John 27y 11m 24d 8-24-1852 -
White, Charles 44y 7m 5d 1-14-1857 -
Osborn, Ocena 1y 5m 3d 8-1-1860 dau of T J & C J Osborn
Osborn, Samantha 1y 13 d 9-30-1851 day/Elijah & Sarah Osborn
Osborn, Preston 1m 16d 6-5-1849 son/Elijah & Sarah Osborn
Wright, Louisa Osborn 62y 4-25-1892 wf of A O Wright
Osborn, Elijah Osborn 73y 1m 28d 1-18-1886 -
Osborn, Job E - - Civil War = enlist - Pvt 14 Aug 1862 into Co D 6th Inf Reg Mich age 24.
Job d. of disease 04 October 1863 in Port Hudson, LA
Reese, Lydia J 32y May 29, 1877 wf/Reuben Reese
Reese, Marion T 10m 6-29-1876 son of R & L Reese
Reese, Solomon 63y 19d 11-7-1870 -
Reese, Ann 66y Jan 1870 day of M & S Reese
Lundy, Martha E 1894 1927 -
Williams infant son of K E & M A Williams - 1892 -
Walter, James 84y 3m 29d 6-3-1882 -
O'Dell, John W 1815 1892 -
O'Dell, Sophronia 1827 1920 -
O'Dell, Nathan O 1819 1880 -
O'Dell, Electa 1832 1904 -
O'Dell, James 58y 8-23-1845 -
O'Dell, Catherine 66y 4-11-1843 -
O'Dell James 1827 1864 Enlisted as Pvt age 22 Feb 24, 1862 Co I 16 Inf Reg Iowa
MO Dec 1862
Clark, Frances A 51y 10m 25d 8-23-1882 wf/William & dau/J & F A Richardson
Clark, William 71y 4-19-1891 -
Arno, Carrie 21y 1m 22d 8-27-1900 wf of Sim. Arno
Wren, William F 9-6-1837 10-7-1902 -
Wren, Sarah 8-9-1832 12-1-1919 -
Wren, Eva J 8-11-1863 4-26-1893 -
Winters, Edgar 1853 1920 -
Winters, Verna 3-16-1883 8-25-1887 dau Edgar Winters
White, Nettie 1873 1921 -
White, Edna Catherine 1905 1927 -
Conkright, Charles E 8-6-1879 4-7-1903 -
White, Edwin 4-13-1854 9-8-1921 -
White, Alice 21y 3m 18d 6-23-1881 wf/Edwin
White, Sarah J 9-27-1864 9-17-1903 wf
White, Joel 7-4-1809 3-19-1897 -
White, infant of Edwind and sally - - -
White, Susan - - -
White, Charles 1862 ? -
White, Mary J 1860 1916 his wife
White, Armilda 186- 1918 his wife
     
White, Amos 1847 1924 -
White, Celestia A Stover 2-21-1851 3-13-1892 wf/Amos
White, Jessie 1895 1896 -
Talbot, John 1771 1846 -
Sanders, Edwin 6-24-1822 7-17-1878 -
White, infant son of F J & M White - - -
Walters, Ann 72y 11-10-1842 wf/William Walters
Jones, Sarah Jane 4y 5m 4d 2-4-1845 dau/William R & Catherine
Gray, Abram 32y 6m 7-24-1864 -
Gray, Charles 22d 1-27-1863 son of A & S A Gray
Oglesby, Mary J 16y 6m 9d 6-5-1864 day of J & F
Wright, Chares I 5y 4m 9d 5-9-1868 son of V & S A
Wright, William J 1861 1922 -
Wright, Z Julien Jun 5, 1843 - Zenas J Wright Co K 130th Inf Reg Indiana Promoted from Pvt to Corp.
Wright, Asenath Mar 25, 1846 1912 wf of Z
Wright, Nettie - - -
Wright, Gladys - - -
Wright, baby - - -
- - - -
Wright, Isaac 1824 1915 -
Wright, Nancy 1832 1927 -
- - - -
Wright, John 5-31-1798 2-7-1875 -
Wright, "Uncle" William - - -
Wright, Hanna 52y 9m 11-27-1871 wf of William
Wright, Francis 1m 11d 8-31-1872 son of U & S AWright
Wright, Mary 1y 4m 8-25-1872 day of U & S A Wright
Shaw, Lews B 6-23-1947 11-11-1869 son of N & M Shaw
Shaw, Morris 23y 11m 29d 3-2-1881 son of N Shaw
Shaw, Nathan (list shows Nallian) 12-23-1814 6-12-1871 -
Shaw, Levi F 12-23-1854 12-15-1879 son of N. Shaw
Grennell, John Albert 3y 9m 2d 8-27-1950 son of M P & Rebecca Grennell
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Hunt, O J 1849 1914 -
Hunt, Mille 1y 3m 9d 11-6-1878 dau of O J & M C Hunt
Hunt, Eleazer 2-4-1792 8-4-1879 -
Hunt, Avena 9-19-1919 died at 8m dau of E A Hunt
       
 O'Dell, Anna 28y 5-13-1915 dau of E & A Hunt?
       
Story, Alva J 1843 1930 -
Story, Carrie M 1844 1919 wf of A J
Story, Milton 1840 1894 Civil War Co A 24th Mich Inf
Story, Marsha 1842 1907 wf/Milton
- - - -
Filley, Wallace H 1860 1908 -
Mills, Jacob 1842 1914 Civil War Veteran
Strafford, Marjorie F 1917 1918 -
Kelsey, Bain 1909 1911 -
Grenell AKA - Micajah P. GRINNELL 4-25-1815 ? born VT
Grinnell, Rebecca East 67y 11m 17d 7-29-1886 wf/ M P Grinnell
dau of W & R Grinnell or Grenell
Merritt, J Fred 1846 1889 -
Merritt, Mary A 1846 1930 -
Carter, M Marie 1830 1898 -
Kantz, Asher 1862 1923 -
Hunt, William J 1851 1914 -
Hunt, Mary A 1840 1925 -
Richardson, Mary E 1-15-1830 8-13-1913 -
Osborn, Charles Lee - - 6-6-1869
Osborn, Mary Belle 11-13-1867 6-28-1918 -
Osborn, Helen 6-7-1834 ? -
Osborn, Leander - 12-27-1925 -
- - - -
Osborn, Wilber Leroy 6-13-1848 9-11-1907 -
Osborn, Lydia C 38y 11m 28d 4-14-1894 -
Osborn, Winnie B 8y 10m 9d 12-28-1890 -
Osborn, Susannah 10-10-1829 9-21-1902 -
Osborn, Jefferson 4-4-1901 1-2-1924 -
Osborn, Clara C 38y 3m 12 d 5-3-1888 -
Osborn, Cynthia A 1-29-1850 - -
Osborn, Mary F 12-8-1895 - -
Osborn, Frank 9-7-1858 - -
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Herrod, Herbert H 1870 1921 -
- - - -
Hunt, Henry H 1843 1914 Enlisted-Privet 09 Mar 1865 age 22 into Co A, 24th Inf Reg Mich declared res. as Williamsbille, MI
wife Rosetta
Hunt, Mary Ann 7-9-1828 1-15-1889 -
Tharp, Minerva 7-12-1857 3-28-1887 dau of Levi & Mary A Tharp
Austin, Lorin L 62y 17d 1-12-1887 -
Austin, RAchel W 48y 7m 24d 1-11-1882 wf of Lorin
Austin, Lora daughter 10m 19d 4-18-1873 -
Votaw, Phebe Ann - - dau of H R Votaw
- - - -
Wishon, Peter ? 1852 1872 -
Miller, Annaliza 1861 1887 -
Miller, John B 1867 1888 -
McCullah, Mary 59y 8-13-1865 wf of A McCullah
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Franklin, Eldania 4y 7m 10-31-1877 dau R & S Franklin
Franklin, Elizabeth 1809 1881 -
-------, Ivah - 1890 -
Weister, Ira - 11-11-1878 -
Fourman, Sarah 1y 4m 20d 9-8-1865 day of W G * P Fourman
Fourman, Elizabeth 10m 3d 8-31-1865 dau of W G & P
Fourman, Adelaide 6y 9m 7d 8-29-1862 dau of WG & P
Fourman, Wilson - - son of W G & P
Fourman, William M - - son of W G & P
Storer, 1y 4d Apr 23, 1868 son of J W & A H
       
Zeek, Alonzo A. - son of WF and EJ ae 29d 16 JUN 1862  
Zeek, E.J.     May be buried in Washington St.
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