Miller - Griffin Cemetery

aka - Kankakee Cemetery

La Porte County, Indiana

Located in Kankakee Township, Sec 29. Twp. 37N. R2W,   SR 2,  1/2 Mile East of Intersection 150E.  At one time known as Kankakee Cemetery or Decker Cemetery.

Disclaimer: This cemetery listing was done by a volunteer group who went out and recorded the location of plots and individuals buried there. Notes added under "Row # and Additional Comments" column contain both personal notes added by transcriber at cemetery site and some tombstone readings. This is an alphabetical listing of this smaller cemetery. Row identification does not appear on listing being entered. Earliest burial on this record appears to be 1836.

Note: Sarah Miller, dau of Tobias - family went to Iowa

Obituaries:

Gilchrist, William W - February 19, 1870 DEATH: At Bald Hill on Tuesday evening, 17th inst., of heart disease, Mr. WM. H. GILCHRIST. The funeral will be held at the Bald Hill Chapel, Sunday (to-morrow) at 10½ o'clock AM.

James Griffin died last night (July 11, 1898) at 9 o'clock, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry Zahrt. He was born in Otsego County, New York, 73 years ago the 26th of November and came to this county with his parents in 1833. In October 1850 he was married to Miss Mary Ann Weston and four children were born to them. Mr. Griffin lived for many years on what is now the Homer Decker farm, three miles east of town and since 1833 has been a resident of Laporte County with the exception of two years spent in the west. Mrs. Griffin died three years ago, since which time her husband has made his home with his daughters in this city. Four years ago Mr. Griffin was stricken with paralysis and has since been a terrible sufferer. Sunday morning he wished his sister, Mrs. Andrews, to read from the Bible and pray with him which she did. He repeated some comforting passages of scripture and said he was ready and willing to go. When the end came it was peaceful and he quietly went to sleep, never waking. Deceased leaves two daughters Mrs. Henry Zahrt and Mrs. Wm. Zahrt and three sisters, Mrs. Hiram H. Andrews, Elhart, Ind., Mrs. D. Brinkerhoff , Ottawa, Kan., and Mrs. J. McElrath, Plymouth, Ind. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zahrt, 611 Michigan Avenue, Rev. R. H. Hartley officiating. The pall bearers will be John Richter, Sr., J. T. Klocksiem, J. W. Ludlow, H.C. Miller, Henry McGill, Joseph Whetzell.
Burial will be at the Griffin burying ground three miles east of town. Austin Cutler undertaker
Obituary donated by Denise Romans and typed for the internet by Deanna West
    GRIFFIN, James - The funeral of James Griffin took place yesterday at 2 p.m. from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zahrt, 611 Michigan Avenue, Rev. R.H. Hartley officiating. The pall bearers were: John Richter, Sr., J.T. Klocksiem, J.W. Ludlow, H.C. Miller, Henry McGill, Joseph Whetzell. There was a large attendance. Those present from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Andrews, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Andrews, Jr., and Mrs. May Wagner and daughter, of Elkhart. Burial was at the griffin burying ground, three miles east of town. La Porte Daily Herald 13 July 1898

Miller, Arthur - Daily Herald, Monday April 5, 1897 - Arthur Miller, aged 23 years, who resided on the Ora Bosserman farm, Pleasant township, near Bald Hill, died yesterday morning after a lingering illness, consumption being the disease with which he suffered. He was unmarried. The funeral services were held this morning in the Bald Hill church. Interment in Decker's cemetery.

Cemeteries of LaPorte County