Tombstone Tuesday: Another Van Fleet Family Tombstone

I have posted a Tombstone Tuesday entry in a long time, primarily because I've been busy with school work. For this Tombstone Tuesday, I've posted another photograph of a tombstone that I believe is connected to the Van Fleet family buried in the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery. Unfortunately, I don't remember if this tombstone was next to the previous photograph I posted, and I'll have to double check again once I get a chance to visit the cemetery again. Enjoy!

Another Belated Tombstone Tuesday: Another Van Fleet Family Grave

Although I am late for this week's Tombstone Tuesday, I still wanted to post a photograph of another grave in the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery. The photograph above is a picture of the tombstone of Mary E. Van Fleet. Outside of the information on the tombstone, I do not have any other information on her. Enjoy!

Another Belated Tombstone Tuesday: The Van Fleet Family Marker

Although I am late again in posting this week's Tombstone Tuesday, I still wanted to post a picture before the end of the week. For this week's edition, I have posted another photograph of a grave marker in the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery. This time, the tombstone is a marker for the Van Fleet family. In the upcoming weeks, I will post additional pictures that I took of Van Fleet family member's tombstones. Enjoy!

A Very Belated Tombstone Tuesday: Another Rolason Family Grave

I haven't posted a Tombstone Tuesday in quite awhile, and for this Tombstone Tuesday, I am posting another view of the Rolason family tombstone in the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery. This view is the marker for David Rolason, and he happens to be another child of D.M. and M.A. Rolason. Other than the information on this marker, I do not have any further information. Enjoy!

Tombstone Tuesday: Another View of the Rolason Family Stone

For this Tombstone Tuesday, I have posted another photograph of a grave in the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery, and this picture is another view of the Rolason Family tombstone I posted last week. I do not have any additional information on the family other than that this view is for the children of a D. M. and M. A. Rolason. Enjoy!

Tombstone Tuesday: A Rolason Family Tombstone

For this Tombstone Tuesday, I have posted another photograph of a tombstone in the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery. This tombstone happens to be of the Rolason Family, and I will be posting more images of this grave stone in the coming few weeks. Enjoy!

Tombstone Tuesday: More Views of the Weller Tombstone

For this Tombstone Tuesday, I've included another image of the Weller family tombstone in Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery that I have been posting for the past few weeks. Enjoy!

Tombstone Tuesday: And Another View of the Weller Family Tombstone

For this week's Tombstone Tuesday, I have posted another view of the Weller Tombstone in Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery that I posted last week and the week before. I was unable to make out who this side of the tombstone was for, and I do not have any further information on the Weller family. Enjoy!

Belated Tombstone Tuesday: Another Weller Family Tombstone

As I promised last week, here is another photograph of Weller family tombstones in Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery. This tombstone of another view of the tombstone posted in last week's Tombstone Tuesday, and it appears that it is for a Prudence Weller. As you can see, the writing is disappearing, and I think that is due to the grave maker being composed from marble. (I think it is marble, but I could be wrong.) Anyhow, I don't have any other information on this person other than from what is on the marker because I am not related to this family.

Searching For My Ancestor's Grave: A Wild Goose Chase, Part 5

(October 31st, Note: It has been awhile since I have written anything on the search for my ancestor's grave, and since I've been busy with school, I haven't been able to post any further updates to this story since my last post. I will try my best to finish this story as soon as I can, but I cannot set a timetable due to being busy with schoolwork.)

In my previous post, my grandfather and I had just left the Three Rivers Library after our unsuccessful searching of the funeral records, and we had decided to visit the second funeral home on the list the county clerk had given me. We drove around the residential streets in the northern part of the city until we saw the funeral home on a corner. Of course, we parked the car and went inside.

Sitting at the desk inside the home was a woman, and we explained that we trying to uncover the burial place of our ancestor. We mentioned that our ancestor had died in either 1940 or 1942, but weren't certain of the date because we did not have the death certificate. (To obtain a death certificate from the city of Detroit, where our ancestor had died, you had to have the exact date of death, and at the time we did have his exact date of death. I would eventually obtain his death certificate, but that would not be until some months later.) We also mentioned that his body was transported from Detroit to the Three Rivers area, but we did not know which cemetery he was buried in. It was possible that he was buried south of Three Rivers, but that was only speculation. We gave the woman the name of our ancestor, and she looked to see if the funeral had any records of him. She did not find any records, but she explained what records a funeral home might have of a burial. She also called the sexton of Riverside Cemetery in Three Rivers to find out whether or not our ancestor was buried there, but the sexton mentioned the farthest any Oswalt had been transported to the cemetery was from Grand Rapids. (That man happened to be the father of our ancestor.) In addition, the cemetery did not have any record of our ancestor being buried there.

After hanging up with the sexton of Riverside Cemetery, the woman asked if there were any other possible places he could have been buried. We mentioned that Centreville was also a location suggested, and I think I mentioned that one of our ancestor's wives was buried in the main cemetery. The lady suggested that we check with the sexton of that cemetery to see if he was buried there. (I forget if she offered to call him for us. Either way, she had helped us out immensely, and I am grateful for the assistance she gave us. I do remember that the county clerk had given me the phone numbers of the sextons in the county, and I think I mentioned that we had the number to the cemetery.)

After thanking the woman, we went back to the car, and my grandmother called the sexton of the Prairie River Cemetery. He wasn't at the cemetery, but he did agree to meet us at the cemetery. After the call, we head to the cemetery.

In the next post, I will write the story about our meeting with the sexton of Prairie River Cemetery in Centreville. Until then, enjoy, and stay tuned ...

Tombstone Tuesday: Weller Family Tombstones

For this Tombstone Tuesday, I am posting another photograph of tombstones from the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery in Livingston County, Michigan. This time, the photograph is of several tombstones of the Weller family. As I am not related to this family, I do not have further information on them other than from the pictures I took of the tombstones. I will post more detailed images of the tombstones in the future. Enjoy!

Tombstone Tuesday: A Munn Family Stone

For this week's Tombstone Tuesday, I am posting another photograph of a grave in the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery. This time, the tombstone is of a Prudence C. Munn, but unfortunately, I don't have any further information on her outside of what is on the tombstone. Enjoy!

Tombstone Tuesday: A Jacobs Family Tombstone

For this week's Tombstone Tuesday I have posted another photograph of a grave in the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery. This grave is for a William Jacobs, and outside of the information on the tombstone, I do not have any further information on him. Enjoy!

Belated Tombstone Tuesday: A Gedley Tombstone ...

Although I'm a day late in posting this week's Tombstone Tuesday, I still wanted to do a post. For this week's edition I have posted two photographs of the same tombstone from the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery. I believe the grave is for a William Gedley, but I am not completely sure as the surname above died isn't very clear. Outside of what is on the tombstone, I do not have any additional information. Enjoy!

Tombstone Tuesday: A Taylor Tombstone

For this week's Tombstone Tuesday, I have decided to post another photograph of a grave marker from the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery in Livingston County, Michigan. This grave is for a Margaret Taylor, and other than the information on the grave, I don't know anything about her. I'm not related to her, so I don't have any further information. Enjoy!

Tombstone Tuesday: And Another Hodgeman Tombstone ...

For this Tombstone Tuesday, I am posting a photograph of another grave from the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery. Like the post from the previous week, this grave is for another Hodgeman, and this time it is for Abigail Hodgeman. Outside of the information on the tombstone, I don't have anymore information on her.

Tombstone Tuesday: And Another Hodgeman Grave ...

For this week's Tombstone Tuesday, I am posting a photograph of another Hodgeman grave in the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery. This happens to be of a Milton Hodgeman, and aside from the information on the tombstone, I don't have any more information on him.

Belated Tombstone Tuesday: Another Hodgeman Family Tombstone

For this Tombstone Tuesday, I have posted another photograph from the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery. This time the grave marker shown is from the Hodgeman family, and the grave is for a Joseph P. Hodgeman. Unfortunately, I do not have any additional information on him outside of what is on his tombstone.

Tombstone Tuesday: Another Placeway Tombstone

For this Tombstone Tuesday, I have posted two photographs of another Placeway tombstone in the Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery. The top photograph is a closer view of the writing on the marker. Unfortunately, I cannot make out the first name on the stone. All I know is that this a tombstone for a son of a Joseph and Addie Placeway, and I do not have any further information on the family. I'll have to look and see if a cemetery transcription was done on this cemetery to see if this person's name is listed.

Tombstone Tuesday: A Sunken and Broken Tombstone

I'm posting a little bit later for this Tombstone Tuesday because I was busy earlier with school related business. The photographs above are of a tombstone in Placeway/Whitcomb Cemetery where it appears as though the grave maker has broken into two. The top appears to be in front the base, and it looks like it is sinking into the ground. I cannot read whose name is on the stone because it is sunken. I think I would have had to remove the grass from the stone, and as I did not want to risk destroying the stone, I chose not to try and uncover the name. I'll have to look and see if a transcription was done of this cemetery, and then I might be able to determine who is buried there. Of course, I won't be able to do so anytime soon because I am back at school, and I won't have very much time to research the cemetery.