Bainbridge/Byers Cemetery
Located on Territorial Road
in Bainbridge Township
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Byers Cemetery and Bainbridge Cemetery in Bainbridge Township – on Territorial Road.
These two cemeteries are actually linked together. Martin Byers, in the March of 1854 sold one acre of land for $1.00 to be used by the Bainbridge township residents as a burying ground.
Bainbridge, the adjoining cemetery was not established until 1907 where more property was added to extend the size of the cemetery. Cemetery is now township owned.Partial Listing.
| Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Notes/Comments |
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| Arent, Frank | Jan 15, 1877 | Jun 8, 1936 | ho Carrie |
| Arnt, Esther Mrs. Rolla | age 73 years of age | Apr 2, 1968 - obit | |
| Archer, Charles | 75 years of age | Jan 27, 1956 | |
| Archer, Elizabeth Mrs. | age 94 years | Apr 3, 1977 | |
| Arnt, Daniel | age 83 | Mar 3 1932 | Byers Cemetery |
| Ballinger, William | May 17, 1857 | Mar 28, 1944 | |
| Bellinger, Simon | Oct 27, 1877 | Nov 12, 1956 | lived with bro. Walter until he d. 1939 |
| Bellenger, Truman | Jun 1, 1886 | Jun 9, 1960 | |
| Bellinger, Edward | Mar 11, 1886 | Apr 8, 1950 | d. St. Petersburg, FL wf = Della Gettig |
| Bellinger, Henry | age 79 years | Jan 30. 1967 | |
| Bellinger, Mrs. Joseph | Oct 19, 1852 | Jul 19, 1934 | obit |
| Bellinger, William | Aug 8, 1888 | obit Jul 30. 1958 | WWI Vet wf was Theresa Zirk |
| Bird, Martha Mrs. | Jan 21, 1971 | widow of Earl Bird - married
1956 he died 1/21/1961 - his burial - Riverview Cemetery |
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| Bishop, Fred Sr. | 78 years | Jan 14, 1941 | |
| Bliss, Albertine Mrs. Charles E. | 25 Jun 1891 | 19 Oct 1968 | *** |
| Bliss, Charles E | Jun 3, 1896 | Aug 5, 1986 | *** - Sgt US ARMY WWI |
| Bridgeford, George | age 92 years | 21 Dec 1927 | Byers Cemetery Civil War Veteran |
| Brink, Eva Delora (Spink) | Oct 24, 1973 | Jan 30. 1961 | wf of Lewia |
| Brink, Lewia | Feb 12, 1941 | husband to Eva wed Apr 3, 1895 at her parents home |
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| Burg, Charles C. | 1886 | 1909 | *** son of Henry & Mary Ann |
| Burg, Henry | 1852 | Oct. 18, 1929, | *** son of Lewis & Rebekah |
| Burg, John W. | 1840 | 1910 | *** son of Lewis & Rebekah |
| Burg, Juliett (Hadley) | 1844 | June 12, 1929 | *** wife of John |
| Burg, Lewis | - | died Feb. 3, 1871 Aged 62y 3m 28d, | |
| Burg, Rebekah Ann (Somrill) | - | died Sept. 8, 1876 Aged 58y 7m 8d (wife of Lewis) | |
| Burg, Mary Ann (Frazee) | 1853 | Oct. 19, 1910 | wife of Henry |
| Burg/Green Family Stone | |||
| Burg, Leona (left side of headstone) Dau of Henry & Mary Ann, b Oct. 28, 1890 d March 14, 1891, | |||
| Deitch, Eva May | July 20, 1873 | Dec 24, 1916 | father Joseph Codd |
| Elgas, Barbara | age 83 yrs | 19 June 1929 | born Baden, Germany |
| Elgas, Edwin C | Nov 23, 1885 | Sep 30, 1952 | wf = Ida Bellinger |
| Elgas, Katherine | 10 Aug 1857 | 26 Sep 1933 | |
| Enders, Clayton | 50 years of age | obit Oct 29, 1962 | |
| Enders, Roscoe | age 67 years | Mar 9, 1958 | |
| Fitzgerald, Daniel | - | Dec 20. 1971 | |
| Green, Maxwell (right side of Leona Burg headstone) Son of Grant & Minnie, b Sept 30, 1898 d Feb 28, 1900 | |||
| Hall, Lewellen | Jan 4, 1942 | ||
| Hill, Ida Elgas - Mrs.
Clinton nee Bellenger |
Oct 6, 1888 | Obit Dec 22, 1972 | m1. Edwin C. Elgas on Oct 20,
1909 he d. 1952 m2. Clinton Hill - Apr 8, 1966 |
| Howes, Matilda | Apr 15, 1870 | Apr 13, 1953 | original obit showed Crystal
Springs - obit correction on 4/20/1953 she's wo George |
| Kraetzer , David C. | Jun 27, 1869 - | Nov 7, 1870 | |
| Krieger, Frank | Oct 16, 1855 | Jun 15, 1940 | |
| Kuemmich, Caroline | Mar 5, 1890 - Germany | m1. Frank Arent he d.
1936 m2. Joseph Kuemmich he d. Feb 1961 |
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| Kuemmich, Joseph | June 11, 1882 - Germany | Feb 24, 1961 | widow was Caroline |
| Long, Delila | 1855 | June 24, 1913 | |
| Long, George F | 14 Jan 1862 | 27 Jun 1933 | born Urbanna, OH |
| Matrau, Amelia (Byers) | Apr 28, 1850 | Dec 21, 1933 | from obit |
| Molter, Charles J | age 63 years | Mar 28, 1944 | |
| Nelson, Chris S. | Jun 6, 1888 | obit - Jun 5, 1967 | |
| Nelson, Nettie (nee Arent) - Mrs. Chris S. | Apr 17, 1890 | Mar 23, 1961 | wed Chris in South Bend, IN Nov 3, 1911 |
| Pesta, Tony Jr. | age 54 years | Nov 1971 | |
| Peters, George | 86 years | July 29, 1941 | 86 |
| Ritter, Catherine Mrs. | age 76 years | Dec 19, 1927 | |
| Schmaltz, Augusta | Sep 16, 1859 | Sep 30. 1936 | born Russia - Widow of John |
| Schaus, Edward Kelly | Dec 10, 1862 | Sep 26, 1945 | so Jacob Schaus wf was Lydia |
| Schaus, Johanna | age 75 years | Sep 29, 1947 | |
| Schaus, Lydia | Apr 8, 1869 | Mar 22, 1952 | m. Edward Feb 22, 1889 |
| Scherer, Clyde E | Feb 25, 1923 | Nov 30, 1967 | Veteran |
| Seel, Harold I. | 1891 | 1966 | |
| Sherer, Mrs. Jacob (Smith) | 5 September 1898 | 24 Jun 1932 | |
| Skibbe, Alfred E | Feb 18. 1907 | Apr 1, 1968 | so Paul |
| Skibbe, Paul E | Sep 15, 1870 | obit, Dec 10, 1942 | |
| Skrogg, Jimmy Wayne | age 2 years | Nov, 1941 | so Wayne Skrogg , Dowagiac |
| Slater, E. Earle | Nov 20, 1878 | obit Nov 20, 1953 | wife is Wade |
| Slater, Wave M | obit DEc 31, 1955 | ||
| Smith, Charles Jr. | age 14 years | Aug 12, 1944 | |
| Smith, Charles F | May 10, 1868-Laporte, IN | May 7, 1946 | wf is Lelliea Sherer |
| Smith, Emma Mrs. | Aug 18, 1889 | obit July 27, 1948 | wo Charles Smith who d. 1937 |
| Smith, Emma | 1866 | 1920 | |
| Smith, Jacob | 1864 | 1957 | |
| Smith, Lilliea | Jun 8, 1866 | obit Jan 15, 1951 | m1. Dec 22, 1884 to Frank
Sherer who d. Feb 24, 1923 m2. in 1928 to Charles Smith he d. 1946 see above |
| Smith, Liuna C | 1893 | 1917 | |
| Stewart, Sarah A (Endrick) | Oct 9, 1868 | Apr 5, 1942 | wo Ralph |
| Stringer, Rena Weber (Arent) | Dec 6, 1879 | Jul 14, 1965 | do Daniel Arent m. August Weber Mar 19, 1898 he. 1940 |
| Thieme, Louis | age 63 years | burial Dec 4, 1946 | |
| Tipler, John H | Mar 1902 | Sep 26, 1960 | |
| Tyler, Melvin D | 1877 | 1967 | |
| Vincent, Clifford | age 54 years | obit Dec 24, 1966 | |
| Waldenmaier, Otto | 56 years of age | obit Jan 20, 1958 | wf Ida d. in 1947 |
| Webber, August | age 75 yrs | Aug 7, 1940 | |
| Weber, Stella | age 91 years | Apr 11, 1958 | |
| Willming, Hattie J. Mrs | age 74 years | Feb 23, 1966 | |
| Wise, Horace W. | 87 years of age | Oct 21, 1942 | |
| Yant, Minnie Mrs. | 84 years of age | obit Jun 2, 1964 | |
| Yerington, George W | Sep 29, 1842 | Sep 24, 1905 | per history of Berrien Co. |
Many of the above stones are on line at the Michigan GenWeb Tombstone Project.
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