Mount Zion Methodist Cemetery is located on Mount Zion Street, Calvin
township. Legal description - Located Northeast corner of Southeast corner of
the swoutheast section of 24.As quoted: 1940's DAR listing - Many if not
indeed most of the burials are those of [colored] people Many of the families
of this race settled in Calvin township following the Civil War. The first
listing shown is the oldest listing donw by the DAR and researchers in the
1940's. Some stones have weathered and/or no longer exist. Therefore I felt it
was vital to place this additional record on line.
Also search the Cass
County Michigan Gen Web Archives.
Older Reading done in 1940's -
Old row order from old reading.
Starting at the Southeast corner and working back and forth in regular
sequence.
| Name | DOB or AGE | DOD | Notes |
| Grady, Meta dau Xerox text faded | 10mo | 1877 | - |
| Grady, L | 61yr | 1877 | Newer reading with photo shows Died Aug 18 1877 Aged 39Y's 10Mt 3D |
| Grady, Rachel | 52 yr | 1876 | wf Wm |
| Grady, Rachel | 1823 | 1875 | - |
| Grady, Wm | 1816 | 1889 | - |
| Grady, Sarah wf L | 63 yr | 1870 | - |
| Ware, Elijah F | 24y | 1875 | - |
| Allen, Martha E wf B F | 73 y | 1875 | - |
| Ivens, Sarah C | 68y | 1888 | - |
| Stewart, Phatina | 54 y | 1882 | - |
| Stewart, Whitten B | 1850 | 1907 | - |
| Stewart, Hannah | 1859 | 1903 | - |
| Brown, Susan I | 1861 | 1904 | - |
| Brown, Naomi | 1900 | 1922 | - |
| Henderson, Maud | 1879 | 1938 | - |
| Higgins, Harley (per Sanders photo) | 1875 | 1895 | old reading incorrect shows Charley |
| Broaidy, Mary M | 1881 | 1935 | - |
| Henderson, A T | 1848 | 1906 | - |
| Henderson, Mother | - | - | - |
| Henderson, Father | - | - | - |
| Bullhand, Mary A | ag 2 yrs | 1809 ? | - |
| Bullhand, Lew | 18 yrs | 1869 | - |
| VanDyke, Stanton | 20 yrs | 1889 | Stanton Van Dyke Died May 14, 1899 Aged 20 Y's 11 M's & 28 D's |
| Vandyke, Celia wife of Lewis | 63 yrs | 1896 | - |
| Davis, Martha wf Wm Davis | - | - | - |
| Buckingham, Wm H | 1862 | 1939 | - |
| Barnes, Harriet E | 1844 | 1927 | - |
| Jefferies, Bradford | 39y | 1893 | - |
| Bird, Grace Wade | 16 y | 1892 | - |
| Allen, Tarlton | 71 y | 1882 | - |
| Allen, Temperanse E wf B F | 50 y | 1905 | - |
| Allen, Benjamin F | 1854 | 1910 | - |
| Ware, Emily wf D Ware | 1812 | 1868 | - |
| Ware, David | 1800 | 1835 | Correction should read 1885 See Sander's photos below |
| Walden, Lucinda | 1862 | 1918 | - |
| Powell, Ella | 1870 | 1937 | - |
| Watts, Dorothy Powell | 1906 | 1942 | - |
| Anderson, Jeff B | 1851 | 1918 | - |
| Anderson, Frances | 1829 | 1917 | - |
| Several unmarked graves here | - | - | - |
| , Harland | 1887 | 1910 | Sanders' listing shows this as a Vaughn |
| , Sadie | 1883 | 1908 | " " |
| Several more unmarked graves | - | - | - |
| Allen, Wm | 1832 | - | See Sanders' p hotos collection |
| Allen, Winey wf Wm | 1833 | 1871 | - |
| Allen, Joseph | 1803 | 1891 | - |
| Allen, Rebecca his wife | 1805 | 1884 | - |
| Stewart, America J | 39y | 1881 | - |
| Artic, Allis M | 12 y | 1882 | see photos |
| Artic or Artis, George W | 62 y | 1877 | - |
| Jenkins, Sarah E | - | - | from Sanders work Sarah E. Jenkins Born North Hampton North Carolina Mar. 15. 1824. Died Sept. 13. 1907. Inscription: Asleep in Jesus |
| Jenkins, Mary A | 15 y | 1875 | - |
| Clagett, Henry | 48y | 1909 | - |
| Madry, Vanie | 1846 | - | - |
| Madry, E L | 1849 | - | -only dates showing |
| Wade, Zacariah | 1849 | 1895 | - |
| Wade, Miranda | 1851 | blank | - |
| Allen, Bennett | 1836 | - | - |
| Allen, Elma wf | 1842 | 1896 | - |
| Allen, Charles E | 1860 | 1875 | - |
| Allen, Henry C | 1863 | 1890 | - |
| Allen, Clarence T | 1867 | 1889 | - |
| Elliott, George E | 67 y | 1873 | - |
| Harris, Elizabeth | 33 y | 1876 | - |
| Brown, Willis | 70y | 1878 | - |
| Burnette, Franklin | 1827 | - | Franklin Burnett Born Mar. 27, 1827 Died: No Date Member of Co. B 102 Reg. Mich Vol & Post 157 Cassopolis Joined M.E. Church 1837 |
| Burnette, Rachel, Wf | - | - | Died Jan 29, 1855 AG'D 18 Y's |
| Akens, Alexander | 1832 | - | - |
| Akens, Fanny wf | 1841 | - | - |
| Akens, john W | 1855 | 1887 | - |
| Akens, James F | 1858 | 1908 | - |
| Mitchell, Rebecca | 29 y | 1889 | - |
| Mitchell, Wesley | 29 y | 1889 | - |
| Mitchell, Louisa | 10 y | 1875 | - |
| Mitchell, Allen | 11m | 1854 | - |
| Mitchell, Andrew | 15 y | 1864 | - |
| Mitchell, Elihu | 9 y | 1865 | - |
| Burnett, Rachel wf F | 18 y | 1855 | - |
| Burnett, Samuel | 3 m | 1854 | - |
| Mitchell, James F | 22 y 7 m | 1883 | - |
| Warren, Harold J | 1909 | 1915 | - |
| Barnes, P H | 1847 | 19-- | - |
| Barnes, Letha | 1856 | 1909 | - |
| Cannady, Edgar | 13 y | 1887 | - |
| Cannady, Henry H | 62 y | 1882 | - |
| Cannady, Caroline | 76 y | 1900 | - |
| Cannady, Minnie P | 1869 | 1888 | - |
| Griffen, G (Garrison) | abt 1831 | - | US 17 SCT widow filed for his pension in abt 1889 |
| Griffen, Elizabeth his wf | 1835 | 1913 | - |
| Griffen, Harden | 37y | 1802 | Correction to old list should read 1902 |
| Griffen, Calvin G G | 1836 | 1909 | Correction to old listing |
| Griffen, Annliza L | 1846 | blank | - |
| Harris, John A | 1831 | 1909 | Civil War Veteran |
| Harris, Malissa | 1865 | blank | - |
| Grady, James | 1839 | 1925 | - |
| Grady, Sarah | 1844 | 1927 | - |
| Harris, Jacob | 1836 | blank | - |
| Harris, Angeline his wife | 1846 | 1908 | - |
| Harris, W W | 1855 | 1907 | - |
| Harris, Irena Goss | - | - | Irena Goss Harris Born Sept. 14, 1827. Died Sept. 15, 1898 |
| Harris, Clay B (Clayborn) | 1817 | 1889 | - |
| Valentine, Mary | 1863 | 1900 | - |
| Dungy, Albert | 1874 | 1895 | - |
| Jackson, Earl W | 1897 | 1911 | - |
| Jackson, Charles W | 1865 | 1894 | - |
| Mitchell, Horace | 1891 | 1892 | - |
| Mitchell, James | 75 y | 1892 | - |
| Mitchell, Louisa | 1830 | 1895 | - |
| Mitchell, James T | 22y | 1883 | - |
| Boon, Nathaniel | 1871? | - | |
| Anderson, John H | 39y | 1867 | US Colored Volunteers |
| Anderson, A. J. (Probably Andrew J) | Co G 8th Mich | ||
| Anderson, E (Ezekial) | 63y | 1851 | - |
| Anderson, Jethre | 47 y | 1897 | per Sanders' records Jethro Anderson Died April 20. 1897 Aged 47 Y's. 4M's. 2 D's |
| Mitchell, Roxanna | 1891 | 1919 | - |
| Dungey, Robert | 1865 | - | - |
| Dungey, Lydia | 1878 | 1926 | - |
| Byrd, Guilda Bell | 1917 | 1920 | - |
| Warren, Harold J | 1909 | 1915 | - |
| Barnes, P A | 1847 | - | - |
| Barnes, Letha A wf | 1856 | 1909 | - |
| Valentine, Mary A | 1863 | 1900 | - |
| Dungey, Albert W | 1874 | 1895 | - |
| Jackson, Earl W | 1897 | 1917 | - |
| Jackson, Charles W | 1865 | 1894 | - |
| Mitchell, Horace | 1819 | 1892 | son C & V Mitchell |
| Mitchell, Louisa | 1830 | 1895 | wf H |
| Mitchell, James F | 22 y | 1883 | son JK & L J |
| Burnette, Rachell E | 18 y | 1855 | wf F |
| Anderson, J E | - | - | Co 1 102nd USCT |
| Harris, Jacob | 28 y | 1858 | - |
| Hawley, Mrs. Martha | 77y | 1893 | - |
| Hawley, Benjamin | 83y | 1896 | - |
| Artis, Susannah wf Geo | 47y | 1867 | - |
| Harris, Harden | 1794 | 1870 | - |
| Chandler, Charlotte | 1837 | 1898 | - |
| Harris, Solomon | 1849 | 1867 | - |
| Byrd, Emmer J | 1852 | 1926 | - |
| Wade, Hardy | 47y | 1860 | - |
| Wade, Elizabeth wf | 33y | 1856 | - |
| Wade, Homer | - | - | - |
| Jenkins, Littlebery | 47y | 1860 | - |
| Henderson, Martha wf Wm | 43y | 1865 | - |
| Scott, Ann Eliza | - | 1866 | dau W & T |
| Wade, Elizabeth | - | 1875 | wf Albert Wade |
Donated obituaries:
Allen, Joseph - Joseph Allen of
West Porter, is buried in Mt.Zion Cemetery. He was born in Northhampton Co.
N.C. 28 Jan. 1803. The son of Emery Arthur Allen and Esther Williams. He was
88years,5months,22days. He was married to Rebecca Tabourn, and they moved to
Michigan from Ohio in June 1848. Where they purchased 100 acres of land at
$5.00 per acre. Joseph and Rebecca had a total of 15 children. He was a good
husband, kind father and respected by all who knew him. Funeral services were
officiated by Rev. E.E.Gregory, Mt.Zion AME Church. He was a trustee of Mt.Zion
AME Church. (1854) - File contributed for use in USGenWeb by: Maurice W.
Sanders mauricews@att.net
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