Photos by: Teresa O'Riley
Kniebes Cemetery
Located
on private property on Friday Road just a half mile South of Camody Road - in
Bainbridge Township
in section 5, this is the land that Peter Kniebes and
descendents settled in. He and Jacob arrived in the area in about 1847
along
with other friends of German decent.
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Photos by: Teresa O'Riley
Work in progress - this is a small partial listing
| Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Notes/Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ackerman, Arthur | Nov. 24, 1879 | Aug. 18, 1892 | per Berrien Co MI Archives Photo Tombstone |
| Arent, Anna Mrs. | Aug 22, 1879 - Pommeran, Germany | Mar 21, 1956 | do William
& Amelia Zordell Husband Christian died 14 years previous |
| Arent, Benjamin | 62 yrs | Apr 25, 1944 | family plot |
| Arent, Clara Miss | Jun 14, 1893 | Aug 16, 1973 | - |
| Arent, Eleanor Mrs. | July 16, 1925 | December 4, 1964 | b. Chicago- funeral held at Salem Lutheran Church |
| Arent, Ernest | Mar 6, 1896 | Sep 12, 1946 | Davidson F H , Coloma |
| Arent, Lena | age 65 yrs | May 29, 1946 | |
| Arent, Mary (Koerber) | November 3, 1869 | November 29, 1936 | |
| Bendix, Ida | Dec 1, 1879 in Germany | July 25, 1940 obit | Died Kalamazoo, MI |
| Benedix, Lydia Arent | July 28, 1887 | January 23, 1942 | wo William Benedix wed Dec 13, 1913 |
| Benedix, William C | January 20, 1888 | July 2, 1948 | |
| Briet, Jacob | June 8. 1955 | ||
| Briet, Sarah (Scherer) Mrs. | Oct 1873 | June 30, 1953 | wf of Jacob |
| Butzbach, Philip | 93 years | Apr 14, 1958 | |
| Butzbach, Philippena | Sept 21, 1857 - Zusch, Germany | Jan 16, 1949 | do Philip
Fruehauf June 4, 1884 wed William Butzbach he died July 1927 |
| Drach, infant dau. | Aug 24, 1945 | Aug 24, 1945 | died at birth dau of Howard Drach |
| Drach, Elizabeth | Jul 19, 1870 | October 20, 1945 | Husband William died May 2, 1936 |
| Epple, Sharon (Danneffel) | Nov. 21, 1941 | Mar. 21, 2004 | do Lloyd
& Mildred (Stainbrook) Danneffel per Berrien Co MI Archives Photo Tombstone |
| Fruehauf, Caroline Mrs. | 89 years | November 11, 1950 | |
| Fruehauf, Herman | April 23, 1866 | April 13, 1935 | born Germany |
| Haid, Frank | July 18, 1877 | Mar 2, 1948 | wed Lydia
Umphrey in 1901 Davidson F H , Coloma |
| Haid, Fred | July 18, 1877 | Mar 2, 1948 | wed Lydia Umphrey in 1901 |
| Haid, Richard | May 5, 1880 | September 5, 1940 | husb. of Mary |
| Hill, Mrs. Floy | age 77 yrs | January 27, 1956 obit | nee
Campbell wf of J. F. Hill |
| Janke, Heather Christine infant | stillborn | Jan 9, 1977 | do Richard L. & Diane Kniebes Janke |
| Kibler, Ida - Mrs. | July 21, 1940 | Davidson F H , Coloma | |
| Kibler, William | Mar 7, 1888 | Sep 26, 1946 | Husb. of Vesta |
| Kniebes, Alvin P | 78 years | burial Aug 27, 1953 | |
| Kniebes, Jacob | Aug 17, 1861 | July 18, 1949 | died on the
farm he was born on. so Peter and Margaret Kniebes one of the 20 original settlers in Bainbridge Twp. |
| Kral, Carl | burial Oct 12, 1952 | ||
| Kreiger, Earl Raymond | 8yrs 3mo 14da | September 20, 1911 | so Jacob Krieger |
| Krieger, P. D. | April 19, 1870 | December 21, 1927 obit | m. April 19, 1907 to Sophia Kniebes |
| Krieger, Sarah Jane | May 5, 1864 | Sept 4, 1945 | widow of Jacob C. he died abt 25 yrs prev. |
| Lindahl, Ernest W | age 52 | August 11, 1941 | |
| Lindahl, Hattie (Arent) | January 18, 1890 | February 20, 1967 | |
| McKinley, Edna M | Nov 18, 1901 | February 7, 1952 obit | wo William |
| Smith, Emma Mrs | 85 years - Oct 15, 1890 | Dec 5, 1975 | obit m1. Alvin Umphrey m2. William Smith both preceded her in death |
| Umphrey, A P. | October 18, 1886 | February 19, 1965 | Husband to Phyllis Keck |
| Umphrey, George | Apr 26, 1880 | Apr 7, 1942 | obit so Lewis Umphrey husb. of Bertha Griswold wed May 3, 1908 |
| Umphrey, John B | Dec 25, 1854 | Mar 19, 1949 | so Lewis
Umphrey wed Caroline Kniebes - 1876 m2. Lillian Blanchard |
| Umphrey, Louis Sr. | July 17, 1859 | Jan 14, 1953 | his
grandfather was Michael Umphrey who arrived in Bainbrige area in 1840. wf Anna died 1947 |
| Weber, Frank A | Jan 10. 1870 | burial May 2, 1959 | died in house he was born in, near Millburg |
| Weber, Lena Mrs. | 83 years | Oct 13, 1957 | |
| Weber, Otto | Nov 19, 1883 | Apr 9, 1977 | Davidson Funeral Home, Coloma |
| Weber, Roland | Jan 16, 1879 | Nov 27, 1955 | wf d. May 1943 |
| Westphal, Otto G. | May 27, 1888 | May 23, 1959 | Vet of WW
I so August & Johanna Westphal |
A twentieth century history of Berrien County, Michigan = states that Lewis and Apolonia Umphrey buried in this cemetery.
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