This is a super cool historical family cemetery located in Washington, Michigan.
It's one a few miles from my house and I drive by there often. If you don't know what you're looking for, it's difficult to tell there are 2 cemeteries here.
Google maps shows it as part of Washington Cemetery, but it's actually located directly east of it.
To the left and bottom are the main roads and to the right is a strip mall.
I've visited here before, but it was definitely before the restoration efforts in 2016. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Alexander Macomb Chapter of Mount Clemens did the cleaning, repair & restoration.
The Cannon "Burying Ground" was established Aug 23, 1872 and was taken care of by family members until 1978 when it was deeded over to the NSDAR.
The first thing I noticed when entering the gate was a small garden off to the right with a covered bulletin board with some interesting info.
I did a quick Google search on the Michigan Laundry Walk and didn't find anything.
Cannon Historical Cemetery was established by four sons and three grandsons of Pearl and Mary (Fuller) Cannon. Its residents include Mary (Fuller) Cannon, a descendant of Dr. Samuel Fuller who came to America on the Mayflower in 1620, and the “real daughter” of Isaiah Fuller, a revolutionary war soldier.
Cannon Cemetery is the final resting place of several civil war soldiers, a veteran of the Grand Army of the Republic, a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives, two postmasters, and a pioneer surveyor who plotted numerous portions of Michigan in both peninsulas.
~reference at bottom of the post
It's a very beautiful little cemetery.
There are a lot of individual stones circling the big obelisk - including people who aren't listed there.
Rev. John Cannon
Born Sept 21, 1808
Died July 24, 1896
Sally Cook, Wife
Born Feb 27, 1814
Died Apr 12, 1887
Hannah Cannon
Wife of
W.W. Watkins
Born Apr 10, 1838
Died Jan 13, 1917
Mary L. Cannon
Born Aug 21, 1846
Died July 8, 1928
Theda A. Cannon
Wife of
Horace Perkins
Born Aug 30, 1849
Died May 9, 1936
Pearl Cannon
Born Jan 15, 1784
Died Jan 6, 1852
Mary, Wife
Born Apr 10, 1786
Died Mar 25, 1862
George
Born Oct 5, 1811
Died Apr 10, 1826
Paulina
Born July 12, 1821
Died Mar 31, 1858
Betsey
Born 1824
Died Oct 11, 1841
Jean Messer
Born Jan 19, 1761
Died Oct 11, 1812
Ellery C. Cannon
Born Dec 28, 1842
Died Mar 6, 1923
Harriet N. Wife
Born Jan 12, 1842
Died Apr 9, 1902
Richard M. Dively
Born Mar 10, 1861
Died Apr 7, 1934
Emma E, Wife
Born Mar 29, 1870
Died Jan 22, 1949
Fred E. Watkins
Born Aug 18, 1866
Died Feb 6, 1950
Anna M. Wife
Born Mar 24, 1868
Died Feb 18, 1916
May, Wife
Born June 27, 1979
Died June 5, 1948
Lena M. Wife
Born Mar 7, 1976
(not listed) Died Dec 13, 1959
Roy Watkins
Born June 9, 1889
Died Feb 14, 1906
John W. Cannon
Born Jan 17, 1836
Died Feb 3, 1901
Emily, Wife
Born Aug 6, 1937
Died July 11, 1869
Sarah H. Wife
Born May 25, 1839
Died Oct 28, 1873
Juilet E, Wife
Born Feb 1, 1850
Died Apr 11, 1921
Stephen B. Cannon
Born Sept 30, 1832
Died Nov 25, 1920
Sarah J. Wife
Born Oct 22, 1833
Died Oct 14, 1902
Heber L.
Born Aug 1, 1862
Died Sept 18, 1863
Arthur W.
Born Mar 22, 1855
Died June 10, 1885
H. Belle
Born Oct 13, 1869
Died Apr 28, 1890
Irving D. Cannon
Born Oct 1, 1866
Died May 22, 1953
Marie F. Wife
Born Dec 30, 1878
Died Dec 16, 1921
Levi H. Cannon
Born Apr 19, 1829
Died Jan 5, 1909
Patience S. Wife
Born Sept 26, 1836
Died Feb 12, 1855
Mary E, Wife
Born Oct 10, 1833
Died Nov 24, 1908
James P.
Born and died
July 11, 1958
Emma M.
Born Sept 15, 1861
Died Aug 4, 1863
George H. Cannon
Born Dec 30, 1826
Died Dec 11, 1909
Lucy M. Cole, Wife
Born Nov 10, 1829
Died Nov 24, 1911
Frankie
Born June 24, 1860
Died Aug 18, 1862
Eber Pearl
Born Jan 20, 1855
Died Oct 31, 1866
George Lee
Born Nov 18, 1856
Died Oct 31, 1866
Alice B. Cannon
Wife of
Dr Aaron Clark
Born Aug 10, 1853
Died May 11, 1919
Aaron Clark
Born Oct 1, 1843
Died Jan 3, 1930
E.J. Cannon
Born Nov 18, 1812
Died Mar 9, 1887
Mahala T, Wife
Born Oct 9, 1813
Died Apr 24, 1886
Anna M.
Born Jan 9, 1837
Died Jan 23, 1855
Juliette I.
Born Apr 25, 1842
Died June 17, 1862
Ella A. Cannon
Wife of
M.C. Williams
Born Oct 23, 1847
Died Apr 19, 1880
Levi E. Cannon
Born Apr 21, 1844
Died Oct 6, 1886
Lucelia Manley
Wife of
L. E. Cannon
Born June 28, 1846
Died Oct 10, 1934
Mary Jane Cannon
Born March 19, 1836
Died Sept 18, 1899
A Memorial
to the
Fuller Ancestry
of the
Cannon Family
in Macomb Co
Mich.
Mary (Fuller)
Cannon
Dau. of Isaiah &
Mary (Keyzer)
Fuller
*******
Isaiah Fuller
5 years service in
Continental Army
1775 - 1780
Pearl Cannon
Son of
John & Abigail
(Messer) Cannon
Robert Fuller
Dr. Samuel "
Rev. Samuel "
Dr. Isaac "
Lt. Isaac "
Lt. Isaiah "
Looks nice and spooky.
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