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Elmwood Cemetery
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

1200 Elmwood Ave
Detroit, MI 48207
(313) 567-3453

Lat: 42° 20' 57"N, Lon: 83° 01' 10"W

Boundaries: Vernor, Lafayette, E.Grand Blvd and Chene. West of Gratiot

The historic marker at the cemetery says: "In 1846 when this was a farm on the outskirts of Detroit, a group of gentlemen formed a corporation and purchased the land for use as a public cemetery. The trustees patterned the grounds after Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and utilized the ideas of famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. Parent's Creek, renamed Bloody Run after the battle fought between Pontiac and the British in 1763, serves as the focus in the informal country garden landscape. Albert and Octavius Jordon designed the handsome Gothic Revival Chapel, which opened for services in 1856. The chapel's limestone walls blend into the natural ravine and tree-lined paths. Famous people buried here include General Russell Alger, geologist Douglass Houghton, and Territorial Governor Lewis Cass."

This is not a complete listing of all burials in this cemetery. The records below were provided by contributors to Interment.net. Last edited Oct 16, 2007. Total records = 173.

Contributor's Index:

• [BD] Barb Deacon [bdeak54@msn.com]
• [CG] Carolyn Gray [ggray@tir.com]
• [JM] James Riching Miles [milzet@aol.com]
• [JS] James Steinbrecher [steinie@worldnet.att.net], Steinbrecher Site
• [JW] Julie Witkowski [jfwski@hotmail.com]
• [JY] Joyce Stevens [yankeedd@twmi.rr.com]
• [MR] Martin Rossman [mrossmanmi@earthlink.net]
• [NS] Nicole Spurgeon [nmspurgeon@home.com]
• [TR] Therese A. Rich [talk329@cs.com]

??, Ellen, b. Abt. 1818, d. no date, bur. Sec.N lot 92 grave 1, [JS]
Baldwin, Henry Porter, b. 22 Feb 1814 Coventry RI, d. 31 Dec 1892, [JW]
Barron, Grace, b. 12 Oct 1910, d. 28 Feb 1995, "Beloved Mother & Grandmother", [JW]
Brewster, Martha M., b. 7 Dec 1828, d. Oct 1875, [JW]
Brown, William M.D., b. 7 Dec 1773 Mass, d. 27 Jun 1838, Army Surgeon, Prisoner of War 1812, Detroit Trustee 1805, [JW]
Chamberlin, E. Marguerite, b. 1896, d. 1977, w/o Norman, [JW]
Chamberlin, Norman F., b. 1892, d. 1969, h/o E. Marguerite, [JW]
Costello, Daughter, d/o Francis & Susan, [JW]
Costello, Frank, b. 1845, d. 1931, h/o Susan, "Father", married 1876, [JW]
Costello, Mary J., b. 1852, d. 1936, [JW]
Costello, Susan, b. 1839, d. 1905, w/o Frank, "Mother", married 1876, [JW]
Crossley, Jeremiah, b. 1802, d. Nov 11, 1855, bur. Sec.N lot 92, [JS]
Crossley, Luke, Abt. 1815, d. Unknown, bur. Sec.N, Lot 92, [JS]
Crossley, Mary, b. Oct 17, 1833, d. Jan 10, 1912, bur. Sec.N Lot 92 Grave 9, [JS]
Dance, Augustine, b. 31 Aug 1864, d. 8 Oct 1934, w/o Frank, "Mother", [JW]
Dance, Dr. Clifton Jr., b. 30 Jun 1920, d. 3 Jan 1983, "Son", [JW]
Dance, Elva L., b. 1888, d. 1910, d/o Frank & Augustine, "Our Darling", [JW]
Dance, Frank E., b. 13 Nov 1863, d. 13 Jul 1954, h/o Augustine, "Father", [JW]
Dance, Lewis W., b. 1860, d. 1937, [JW]
Dance, Margaret, b. 1859, d. 1933, [JW]
Dance, Sarah J., b. 8 Dec 1824, d. 14 Mar 1915, [JW]
Doolittle, George E., b. 1 Dec 1827 Riverton CT, d. 8 Sep 1885 Troy NY, h/o Jane A., [JW]
Doolittle, Jane A. Hodgkin, b. 21 Feb 1830 Providence NY d. 30 May 1896, [JW]
Dotson, Nathaniel, b. 23 Sep 1923, d. 15 Dec 1999, M Sgt US Marine Corps WWII, Korea & Vietnam, "Beloved Husband & Father", [JW]
Draper, Andese Brown, b. 1 Mar 1914, d. 9 Oct 1988, "Wife and Mother", [JW]
Draper, Oscar K., b. 1902, d. 1974, "Husband & Father", [JW]
Edwards, Allen Fullton, b. 14 Jun 1876 Oglethorpe Co. GA, d. 13 Jan 1948 Grosse Point MI, h/o Christine Muir Russell Edwards, [JW]
Edwards, Christine Muir Russell, b. 14 Jun 1881, d. 4 Oct 1950 Detroit MI, w/o Allen F. Edwards, [JW]
Edwards, Christine Russell, b. 21 Nov 1904, d. 17 Dec 1990, [JW]
Gilbert, Ardel Wiggins, b. 1925, d. 1979, w/o Henry, "Wife & Mother", [JW]
Gilbert, Henry R., b. 1924, d. no date, h/o Ardel, "Husband & Father", [JW]
Hamilton, James, b. 11 Jul 1866 Owensboro KY, d. 25 Jul 1928 Pontiac MI, [JW]
Hodges, Charles Henry III, b. 7 Apr 1922, d. 25 Jun 2002, [JW]
Hodges, Charles Henry Jr., b. 3 Jul 1894, d. 22 Jun 1961, [JW]
Hodges, Charles Henry, b. 1859, d. 1937, h/o Eliza Wetmore, [JW]
Hodges, Clara Delavan, b. 20 Nov 1857, d. 20 Nov 1945, [JW]
Hodges, Eliza Wetmore, b. 1864, d. 1931, w/o Charles H. Hodges, [JW]
Hodges, Henry Clay, b. 2 Mar 1828, d. 31 Aug 1919, [JW]
Hodges, John C., b. 30 Mar 1912, d. 23 May 1979, [JW]
Hodges, Julia Bidwill, b. 26 Apr 1833, d. 16 Sep 1914, [JW]
Hodges, Virginia, b. 10 Feb 1867, d. 5 May 1960, [JW]
Holton, Addison, b. 24 Feb 1892, d. 28 Aug 1980, [JW]
Holton, Pauline Brooks, b. 13 Dec 1893, d. 21 Dec 1961, [JW]
Hooks, Henry, b. 7 Jun 1939, d. 15 Feb 2003, SSgt US Air Force Vietnam, "Beloved Son, Father & Brother", [JW]
Hooks, Walter Jr., b. 28 Jul 1924, d. 30 Jan 2000, SSM US Navy WW II, "Beloved Brother", [JW]
Hoppins, Thomas J., b. 14 May 1922, d. 16 Jul 1985, Pfc US Army WW II, [JW]
Ivery, Marvin C., b. 26 Jun 1927, d. 14 Jun 2001, Cpl US Army Korea, [JW]
Jackson, Lottie, b. 11 Mar 1895, d. 5 May 1976, "Beloved Wife", [JW]
Kammer, Barbara Holton, b. 25 Nov 1919, d. 20 Jul 1967, [JW]
Kammer, Lisa, b. 1948, d. 1954, [JW]
Kornowski, John, b. 07 Aug 1883, d. 05 Sep 1947, h/o Christine Yager, Sec 10 Lot 75, [MR]
Krause, Suzanna Yager, b. 24 Aug 1876, d. 26 Apr 1966, 2nd w/o Louis Krause, Sec 10 Lot 73., [MR]
Lauth, George J., b. Apr 21, 1854, d. Dec 18, 1941, bur. sec.8 lot 21 G15, [JS]
Lauth, John, Jun 11, 1861, [JS]
Lauth, Marie K., b. Jan 06, 1861, d. Jun 27, 1940, bur. sec.8 lot 21, [JS]
Lauth, Mary Elizabeth, b. Jul 15, 1858, d. Apr 11, 1933, bur. sec.8 Lot 21 G13, [JS]
Leatherman, Omar S. Jr., b. 1911, d. 1976, "Husband & Father", [JW]
Lornowski, Christine Yager, b. 06 Jan 1878, d. 13 Dec 1960, w/o John Kornowski, Sec 10 Lot 75, [MR]
Ludwig, Martha Elizabeth, b. Feb 10, 1808, d. Sep 01, 1898, bur. Sec.8 lot 21 g9, [JS]
Manuel, James Louis, b. 18 Aug 1935, d. 16 Dec 1975, "Beloved Husband & Father", [JW]
Martin Jannie B., b. 1904, d. 1990, m/o Doris and Minnie, "Mother", [JW]
Martin, Doris, b. 1925, d. 1998, d/o Jannie B., "Daughter", [JW]
Martin, Minnie M., b. 1925, d. no date, d/o Jannie B., "Daughter", [JW]
Matte, Catherine, b. 1925, d. 1974, w/o Joseph Matte III, [JW]
Matte, Joseph III, b. 1916, d. 2000, h/o Catherine, [JW]
McCollom, Chester, b. Mar 1889, d. 01 Sep 1893, s/w Norman Stewart, sec. Strangers Ground, plot. tier JJ, #11, no stone, cemetery records misspelled as McCollum, [BD]
McCollom, Norman Stewart, b. Sep 1895, d. 20 Jul 1902, s/w Chester, sec. Strangers Ground, plot. tier JJ, #11, no stone, cemetery records misspelled as McCollum, [BD]
Miller, F. H., d. Oct 31, 1881, bur. Nov 2, 1881, [NS]
Morrow, Laverne Agnes, b. 1923, d. 1986, "Loving Mother", [JW]
Neuendorf, Dorothy, b. 1913, d. 1936, [JW]
Neuendorf, Emilie Sprunk, b. 21 Oct 1854, d. 26 Nov 1909, w/o J. A. Neuendorf, "Mother", [JW]
Neuendorf, J. A., b. 17 Aug 1850, d. 20 Sep 1918, h/o Emilie S., "Father", [JW]
Neuendorf, Millie, d. 2 May 1963, [JW]
Ockford, Emma W., b. 1867, d. 1948, w/o William T., [JW]
Ockford, William T., b. 1864, d. 1909, h/o Emma W., [JW]
Officer, Maude Ella, b. 1909, d. 1976, [JW]
Parent, Margaret, no dates,, bur. Sec.N Lot 92 Grave 6, [JS]
Patterson, James E., b. 2 Nov 1944, d. 13 Jun 2000, A1C US Air Force, Vietnam, "Beloved Husband & Father", [JW]
Reider, Auga, b. 1875, d. Mar 12, 1959, bur. Mar 16, 1959, [NS]
Reider, Elizabeth, b. 1874, d. Jun 30, 1949, bur. Jul 2, 1949, [NS]
Reider, Francois, b. 1895, d. Jul 5, 1969, [NS]
Reider, George, b. 1875, d. Feb 15, 1933, bur. Feb 18, 1933, [NS]
Reider, Henry B., b. 1871, d. Apr 4, 1958, bur. Apr 8, 1958, [NS]
Reider, Henry, b. 1848, d. Mar 7, 1932, bur. Feb 18, 1933, [NS]
Reider, Henry, b. Apr 12, 1812, d. Oct 15, 1881, bur. Oct 18, 1881, [NS]
Reider, Hugh, b. 1886, d. Jul 29, 1950, bur. Aug 1, 1950, [NS]
Reider, Josephine, b. 1841, d. Aug 27, 1936, bur. Aug 29, 1936, [NS]
Reider, Leonard, b. 1887, d. 1887, [NS]
Reider, Walter, b. Jan 21, 1894, d. Feb 11, 1894, bur. Feb 13, 1894, [NS]
Reiter, Bertha, b. 1883, d. 1887, [NS]
Reiter, Elizabeth, b. 1816, d. Nov 17, 1883, bur. Nov 20, 1883, [NS]
Reuter, Edward, d. Mar 16, 1883, bur. Mar 18, 1883, [NS]
Reuter, Helen (Neuendorf), d. 26 Dec 1976, w/o Peter, [JW]
Reuter, Peter J., b. 1880, d. 1931, h/o Helen, Mason, [JW]
Reynolds, John W., b. 1905, d. 1975, [JW]
Richardson, Willie, b. 17 Jun 1925, d. 18 Apr 1998, "Beloved Husband, Father & Grandfather", [JW]
Riching(s), James William, b. 08 04 1892, Detroit, d. 04 01 1934, San Diego, CA, bur. 04 07 1934, [JM]
Roeham, Ernest, b. 1810, d. Jul 16, 1892, bur. Sec.O Lot 65 G6, [JS]
Rowe, Shirley, b. 14 Oct 1936, d. 2 Apr 1975, "A tender mother, a faithful wife", [JW]
Russell, Junious, b. 4 Oct 1919, d. 14 Apr 1993, PFC US Army WW II, [JW]
Ruthenbeck, Emma Yager, b. 10 Dec 1884, d. 26 Dec 1923, w/o Lewis Ruthenbeck, Sec 10 Lot 73, [MR]
Schubert, Frederick August, b. 1872, d. Sep 20, 1873, bur. Sec. O Lot 65, moved to Woodmere Aug. 17, 1900, [JS]
Schubert, Mary, b. 1838, d. Mar 03, 1906, bur. Sec.O Lot 65, [JS]
Schubert, Minna, b. 1848, d. Apr 02, 1895, bur. Sec.O Lot 65, [JS]
Schubert, Wilhelmina, b. 1871, d. Jul 16, 1872, bur. Sec.O Lot 65, moved to Woodmere Aug. 17, 1900, [JS]
Smart, David, d. 4 Feb 1856, h/o Mary Williams McKinstry Smart, [JW]
Smart, Mary Williams McKinstry d. 2 Mar 1876, w/o David Smart, [JW]
Smart, Robert, b. Parish of Kettle County of Fife Scotland, Emigrated to the U.S. in 1792, d. 28 Oct 1839, [JW]
Snow, Marie Buel Wetmore, b. 5 May 1877, d. 28 Aug 1922, w/o Muir Burtenshaw Snow, [JW]
Snow, Muir Burtenshaw Jr., b. 30 May 1910, d. 20 Jan 1983, Capt. US Army WW II, [JW]
Snow, Muir Burtenshaw, b. 27 Nov 1877, d. 4 Oct 1953, h/o Marie Buel Wetmore Snow, [JW]
Steinbrecher, Baby, b. Aug 16, 1900, d. Aug 16, 1900, bur. Sec.O Lot 65, moved to Woodlawn Jun 8, 1921, [JS]
Steinbrecher, Charles E, b. Aug 06, 1857, d. Jul 23, 1933, bur. sec.N lot 92 grave 13, [JS]
Steinbrecher, Conrad, b. Nov 1839, d. Abt. Mar 25, 1886, bur. Sec.8 Lot 21 G4, [JS]
Steinbrecher, Heinrich C., b. Dec 04, 1809, d. Oct 15, 1887, bur. Sec.8 lot 21 g5, [JS]
Steinbrecher, Henry, b. c.Nov 30, 1856, d. Mar 31, 1858, bur. Strangers Ground, [JS]
Steinbrecher, John, b. 1834, d. Nov 10, 1860, bur. Strangers Ground, [JS]
Steinbrecher, Katharina, b.Oct 26, 1837, d. Sep 26, 1895, bur. Sec.8 Lot 21 G8, [JS]
Steinbrecher, Mary Crossley, no dates, Sec. N, [JS]
Steinbrecher, Wilhelm Heinrich, b. Aug 07, 1830, d. Mar 15, 1912, bur. Sec.N lot 92 grave 10, [JS]
Steinbrecher, William Henry, Sec. N, [JS]
Stevens, Malcolm William, b. Mar 15, 1865, d. Sep 11, 1911, h/o (1st) Harriet Kitchen, h/o (2nd) Amanda Ada Hostetter, [JY]
Stewart, Mildred, b. 18 Sep 1896, d. 26 Jan 1979, w/o Roy M., "His Wife", [JW]
Stewart, Roy M., b. 12 Jan 1905, d. 6 Feb 1979, 2 D LT US Army, h/o Mildred, [JW]
Tonello, Rudolph V., b. 9 Mar 1928, d. 29 Jul 2001, [JW]
Torrey, Frederica Brenner, b. 21 Oct 1889, d. 10 Jan 1955, [JW]
Torrey, Helen, b. 12 Aug 1888, d. 16 Jan 1924, [JW]
Trowbridge, Edmund R., b. 22 Apr 1880, d. 1 Mar 1895, [JW]
Trowbridge, Julia B., b. 17 May 1841, d. 2 Jan 1909, [JW]
Trowbridge, Luther S., b. 18 Jul 1838, d. 2 Feb 1912, [JW]
Trowbridge, Mary B., b. 28 Sep 1865, d. 2 Dec 1928, [JW]
Tuck, Dorothy E., b. 26 Apr 1913, d. 8 Dec 1998, "Beloved Mother, Grandmother & Sister", [JW]
Tuck, James Allen, b. 21 Nov 1942, d. 16 Aug 1987, "Beloved Husband, Father, Son & Brother", [JW]
Warren, Benjamin S. Jr., b. 1912, d. 1975, [JW]
Warren, Benjamin Streeter, b. 1865, d. 1930, [JW]
Warren, Charles Beecher Jr., b. 1906, d. 1952, [JW]
Warren, Charles Beecher, b. 1873, d. 1936, h/o Helen Hunt Wetmore, [JW]
Warren, Dawn O., b. 1928, d. no date, [JW]
Warren, Helen Hunt Wetmore, b. 1873, d. 1941, w/o Charles B. Warren, [JW]
Warren, John Buel, b. 4 May 1914, d. 15 Aug 1957, [JW]
Warren, Robert, b. 1907, d. 1960, [JW]
Warren, Romayne Latta, b. 1877, d. 1968, [JW]
Warren, Wetmore, b. 17 Nov 1903, d. 20 Jan 1920, s/o Charles B. Warren and Helen Wetmore Warren, [JW]
Wendtland, Dora Daniels, d. c.1898, w/o Godfrey Wendtland, [CG]
Werdlow, Lealer A., b. 26 Feb 1902, d. 13 May 1978, "Beloved Mother", [JW]
Wetmore, ?, b. 1905, d. 196-, [JW]
Wetmore, Buel, b. 29 Apr 1883, d. 12 Jul 1935, [JW]
White, Nathan H., b. Sep 19, 1843, d. Oct 05, 1918, bur. sec.N lot 92 grave 12, [JS]
Whiting, Harriet G., d. 28 Jul 1857, d/o John T. & Mary S., [JW]
Whiting, John L., b. 28 Nov 1793, d. 4 Aug 1880, [JW]
Whiting, John Talman, b. 13 Mar 1822, d. 22 Jun 1893, h/o Mary S., [JW]
Whiting, Mary S., b. 3 Apr 1834, d. 29 Nov 1902, w/o John Talman Whiting, [JW]
Wiggins, Alberta, b. 1895, d. 1955, w/o John J., "Mother", [JW]
Wiggins, John J., b. 1896, d. 1981, h/o Alberta, "Father", [JW]
Wilson, Jack, b. 1910, d. 1976, [JW]
Winkler, Rosa, b. 7 Jul 1848, Blumenstein, Bern Switzerland, d. 25 Jan 1912, w/o Johannes Winkler, [TR]
Yager, Anna Buehler, b. 12 Jun 1849, d. 13 Dec 1899, 2nd w/o Casper Yager, [MR]
Yager, Casper, b. 02 Jul 1846 Altenburg Hesse Darmstadt Germany, d. 23 Sep 1917, h/o Maria (.) and Anna Buehler, Sec R Lot 26, [MR]
Yager, Catherine Schmidt, b. 10 Sep 1846 Baden Germany, d. 12 Nov 1910, w/o Henry Yager, Sec 10 Lot 73, [MR]
Yager, Elizabeth Diegel Lindemann, b. 26 Apr 1845 Germany, d. 29 Jul 1904 Detroit, MI, 1st w/o George Yager II, Sec 10 Lot 75, [MR]
Yager, Elizabeth Steinacker, b. 06 Oct 1817 Langonschwarz Germany, d. 23 Jul 1897, w/o George Yager I, Sec R Lot 25, [MR]
Yager, Elsie Wursthoff, b. 13 Jan 1880 Saginaw MI, d. 29 Mar 1934, 1st w/o Philip Yager, [MR]
Yager, George I, b. 16 Oct 1811 Altenburg Hesse Darmstadt Germany, d. 21 Mar 1900, h/o Elizabeth Steinacker, Sec R Lot 25, [MR]
Yager, George II, b. 01 Mar 1843 Altenburg Hesse Darmstadt Germany, d. 01 May 1917, h/o Elizabeth Diegel, Sec 10 Lot 75, [MR]
Yager, Gertrude Tebo, b. 29 Mar 1906, d. 14 Apr 1959, 2nd w/o Philip Yager, Sec 10 Lot 75, [MR]
Yager, Henry, b. 10 Oct 1844 Altenburg Hesse Darmstadt Germany, d. 24 Aug 1934, h/o Catherine Schmidt, Sec 10 Lot 73, [MR]
Yager, John, b. 25 Nov 1866, d. 09 Dec 1904 Cleveland OH, h/o Anne Von Holton, Sec 10 Lot 75, [MR]
Yager, Maria, b. 18 Aug 1868, d. 25 May 1869, d/o Casper Yager and Maria (.), Sec R Lot 26, [MR]
Yager, Maria, b. 1848, d. 25 Sep 1868, 1st w/o Casper Yager, Sec R Lot 26, [MR]
Yager, Philip, b. 23 Oct 1883, d. 16 May 1963, h/o Elsie Wursthoff and Gertrude Tebo, [MR]
Younke, Amanda, b. 1895, d. 1962, w/o Charles, "Mother", [JW]
Younke, Charles, b. 1892, d. 1968, h/o Amanda, "Father", [JW]
Younke, Jack C., b. 1927, d. no date, s/o Charles & Amanda, "Son", [JW]