October 08, 2024

Cemetery Tuesday - Interesting Names, North Dryden edition

North Dryden Cemetery in Dryden, Michigan deserves its own post for the sheer number of unusual names.  
Find A Grave has 262 memorials listed.  

This one isn't too far from my sister's house so I've visited a few times. 
Philman Spencer
April 15, 1855
aged 7 months
Eldorus Spencer
October 30, 1852
aged 1 day
Euphema Williams
April 18, 1856
Addilla Williams
February 7, 1882
Lovina (and Ivia) Swain
May 10, 1888
Lizana (wife of Newel) Watkins
December 1, 1869
Viletta Woodard
March 1, 1859
aged 8 years
Abagail (wife of Elisha) Baker
September 16, 1856
Lovina Squier
December 31, 1858
There's 2 Lovina's too! 
Alonzo & Antanett Sutherland
September 2, 1865 & July 4, 1862
Deuteronomy Cooley
This little guy (he was 9) always sticks out in my mind. 
May 22, 1861
Sophronia Winslow
October 6, 1902
Arrilla Winslow
April 27, 1850
aged 4 years
Sarahetta Winslow
August 7, 1856
aged 2 years
Berenice Henderson
February 28, 1853
Christeann Holmes
December 31, 1863
Brace King
May 9, 1853
aged 9 months
Edny Wethy
November 15, 1846
aged 2 months
Stillman Shaw
May 23, 1849
aged 4 years
Lizana Thompson
December 1, 1869
Can you believe these are 2 Lizana's here? 
Enoch Huntly
March 25, 1854
Romine Marshall
July 29, 1863
aged 6 years
Almon Squier
1905

I wasn't able to find....
Patience Bartlett
Permelia Gordenier
Thankful Quartimass (unmarked)
Phares Van Kleek
Philena Alcott
Rosetta Baker
Eben Eldredge
Lafayette Fancher
Annis Fisher
Truman Howard
Holden Tripp (unmarked)
Arick Sutherland (unmarked)

The ones I have as unmarked don't have photos in Find A Grave, so I don't know if they're truly unmarked or if the stones are sunken.  A lot of the photos posted on the website were taken years ago, so they actually look better than the ones I have here, which were taken recently. 

Can you see why I like to visit? 

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