Oakwood and Friant Cemeteries
Plainfield Township, Kent County, Michigan
Produced 1999 by Bruce Gerber from Plainfield Township official records, D.A.R. gravestone reading (1925), in-person tombstone reading (1999) by Bruce Gerber. Notes: Oakwood file has about 400 names, Friant is only a single family plot with 9 people (all Friants) in it. Oakwood and Friant are directly across the street from each other.
 
First NameMiddle NameLast NameSr/JrDate of BirthDate of DeathCemeteryBurial DateLot NumberGrave NumberMarker TypeInscription/CommentsVeteranRankWar/Campaign
NAOMIJEANANDERSON10/14/1985Oakwood10/17/1985O-105BO-105B-4
"""MOTHER"""ANDREWS OakwoodFamily monument with small stones
LOWANDREWSOakwoodFamily monument with small stones
ROYANDREWSOakwoodFamily monument with small stones
EUGENEPHILLIPATCHISON09/05/193302/19/1986Oakwood02/22/1986O-096CO-096C-5ArmyCPLKorea
JOHNBAKKER188103/04/1946Oakwood03/07/1946O-087O-087-1
TRYNTJIBAKKER18851938Oakwood03/21/1938O-087O-0873
ARTHURJESSEBARKER06/17/187608/16/1958Oakwood08/18/1958O-069O-0693
CLEOBARKER190207/08/1988Oakwood07/11/1988O-069O-069-8
CARRIELBARKER03/17/189811/06/1978Oakwood11/09/1978O-069O-069-5
CHARLESLBARKER07/17/183003/01/1899OakwoodO-068O-0683
CHARLESEARLBARKER6/14/188003/22/1935Oakwood03/23/1935O-069O-069-1
ELIZABETHBARKER03/16/188007/26/1961Oakwood07/29/1961O-069O-069-7
ELMEREBARKER01/19/186106/07/1898OakwoodO-069O-069-4"""Gone but not forgotten"""
ESTHERM (nee DYBALL)BARKER01/19/182101/01/1879OakwoodO-068O-068-4W/o Elmer E Barker
EZRA BARKER182410/31/1886OakwoodO-021O-021-162y
EZRABARKER182410/31/1886Oakwood62y
GEORGEMONROEBARKER05/22/190803/23/1979Oakwood03/27/1979O-128O-1283
JANEBARKER09/26/184906/18/1880OakwoodO-068O-068-12nd wife of Charles
JOHNBURTONBARKER190403/22/1976Oakwood03/26/1976O-076O-076-4
JOHNGBARKER193002/04/1956Oakwood02/07/1956O-132O-132-1
LAVERNEEVELYNBARKER01/31/190409/26/1977Oakwood09/28/1977O-076O-076-3
MAXJUDDBARKER11/16/193911/09/1975Oakwood11/12/1975O-131O-131-1
MILDREDJBARKER01/02/190703/28/1983Oakwood03/31/1983O-128O-128-3
NANCYBARKER09/01/183107/13/1872OakwoodO-068O-068-31st wife of Charles
OLAMBARKER03/16/187903/10/1943Oakwood03/16/1943O-069O-069-6
STUARTBARKER192802/21/1944Oakwood02/23/1944O-076O-076-6
ANNAMAYBARRETT18731923OakwoodO-004O-004-5
CHRISTINEANNBECKETT08/22/195909/01/1959Oakwood09/04/1959O-117O-117-3
EDWARDJAMESBECKETT09/08/192504/13/1988Oakwood04/16/1988O-115O-115-1
ESTHERHANNAHBECKETT192602/06/1966Oakwood02/09/1966O-113AO-113A3
IRVINGLBECKETTSR18921962OakwoodO-114O-1143
IRVINGLBECKETTJR193207/30/1975Oakwood08/02/1975O-117O-117-1
MARYPATRICIABECKETT192603/05/1996Oakwood03/06/1996O-107O-107-6
MARYBECKETT190512/12/1947Oakwood06/05/1962O-114O-114-3
MYRTLEMAYBECKETT193104/29/1989Oakwood05/02/1989O-117O-1173
RANDYLEEBECKETT19561986Oakwood08/28/1986O-117O-117-4
ROBERTLEEBECKETT191801/14/1975Oakwood01/16/1975O-113BO-113B-3Till we meet again
TERRANCELEEBECKETT 08/05/1958Oakwood06/07/1989O-107O-107-5B
THOMASABECKETT04/06/192105/05/1989Oakwood05/08/1989O-107O-107-5AYes
VELMAJ. (Nee VAN DELLEN)BECKETT192203/04/1963Oakwood03/07/1963O-007O-007-3
EULAVIVIANBEERS09/01/190410/03/1987Oakwood10/06/1987O-099AO-099A3
FRANKRAYBEERS09/07/190406/01/1995Oakwood10/14/1995O-099AO-099A-1
GLENNUPTONBONSER03/19/190707/05/1981Oakwood07/08/1981O-118O-1183
SARAHSALLYBONSER09/21/190611/21/1989Oakwood11/24/1989O-118O-118-1
ABNERSBRADFORDOakwoodO-055O-055-1
MARTHABRADFORDOakwoodO-055O-0553
SPENCERBRADFORDOakwoodO-055O-055-3
LEMANWBRAFORD18673/16/1863Oakwoods/o Abner and Martha 5y5m3d
SPENCER DBRAFORD18526/23/1864Oakwoods/o Abner and Martha 11y10m11d
ANDREWJBROOKS18711919OakwoodO-005O-005-4
JAMESBROOKS18441921OakwoodO-005O-0053
JENNIEEBROOKS18511939OakwoodO-005O-005-3
MARY(Nee FRIANT)BROWN18141890Friant(Single Family Monument)
(CHILDREN)CARPENTEROakwoodO-035O-035-7
(CHILDREN)CARPENTEROakwoodO-035O-035-8
DENNISHCARPENTER10/07/184011/19/1842Oakwood01/01/1842O-035O-0353"2y1m12d, children of Timothy and Melinda"
MELINDACARPENTER08/05/180508/11/1888Oakwood01/01/1888O-035O-035-3"83y6d, w/o Timothy"
TIMOTHYCARPENTER10/09/179602/17/1870Oakwood01/01/1870O-035O-035-473y5m8d
WILLIAMMCARPENTER05/02/184207/11/1842Oakwood01/01/1847O-035O-035-1"2m9d, children of Timothy and Melinda"
CHILDS GRAVEOakwoodO-076O-076-1
CHILDS GRAVEOakwoodO-076O-076-5
EZRAFCHILSON7/29/18209/8/1869OakwoodO-045O-045349y1m11d
SPENCERCHILSON2/2/17868/20/1862OakwoodO-045O-045-176y6m18d
(BROTHER CHILD)CLARKOakwoodO-022O-022-5age 4 years
ABIGAILCLARKOakwood4y
CATHERINEP. (Nee ROWLEY)CLARK10/27/17993/10/1897OakwoodO-022O-022-4
ISABELCLARK01/07/185602/12/1856OakwoodO-026O-026-52m5d d/o TP & C Clark
JAMESCLARK09/15/179601/14/1868OakwoodO-010O-010-171y3m29d
JAMESCLARK1/31/17996/24/1867OakwoodO-022O-0223
LEWISPCLARKOakwoodO-026O-026-167y9m
SARAHACLARK02/04/179601/21/1867OakwoodO-010O-0103"70y11m16d, w/o James, (also listed as SUSAN)"
FANNY(Nee HANFORD)COBB6/1/18094/16/1863OakwoodO-023O-023353y10m16d w/o Edison?Edwin Cobb
MATHILDAA (Nee CLARK)COBB18381908OakwoodO-023O-023-1w/o Minor H. CobbYes
MINORHCOBB18311914OakwoodO-023O-023-3
ADELINECOLBY18451922OakwoodO-043O-0433Wife of Truman W. Colby
CHARLESCOLBY1928Oakwood03/28/1928O-043O-043-6
GERALDCOLBY1923Oakwood05/31/1923O-043O-043-5
LEROYCOLBY09/18/1940Oakwood09/18/1940O-043O-043-3
TRUMANWCOLBY184419??OakwoodO-043O-043-1Yes
BLANCHEELLACOOK185904/6/1860Oakwood"d/o Josiah M and Phebe A., 1y7m"
ANTHONYLEECOONRODSR193504/30/1984Oakwood05/04/1984O-106CO-106C-4
RAYMONDDEANCOONRODJR05/03/196104/08/1984Oakwood04/12/1984O-105AO-105A-3
SCOTTRAY STEVENSONCOONROD03/07/198707/03/1989Oakwood07/07/1989O-108AO-108A3
ALEXTCOWAN183902/07/1933OakwoodO-004O-004-11839-1877 (from Twp records)
ALEXTCOWAN10/19/183911/29/1877OakwoodO-009O-009-338y1m10d (from Twp records)
ALEXCOWANOakwoodO-057O-057-1
ANDREWJCOWAN04/05/1918OakwoodO-057O-057-4ArmyPVT"28 Inf., 1 Div"
HEZIAHDCOWAN1/19/181403/01/1876OakwoodO-009O-0093"62y2m12d wife of Thomas M."
ISABELLESCOWAN179901/17/1869OakwoodO-009O-009-469th year Dear Sister
LODICATCOWAN18491906OakwoodO-004O-0043w/o Alex T Cowan (from Twp records)
LODICATCOWAN18491906OakwoodO-009O-009-5w/o Alex T Cowan (from Twp records)
M(MRS)COWAN178910/7/1881Oakwood72y
SARAHCOWANOakwoodO-057O-0573
THOMASHCOWAN10/07/1881OakwoodO-009O-009-172y3m18d
(INFANT)CRANSTON05/12/1943Oakwood05/14/1943O-011O-011-8
ALICEACRANSTON18501933Oakwood01/01/1933O-066O-066-8
ALSTEDECRANSTON183401/01/1880OakwoodO-013O-013-6
BETSEYE. (Nee ELDRED)CRANSTON180701/01/1879OakwoodO-013O-0133w/o Thomas
CLARENCEHCRANSTON186911/18/1960Oakwood11/21/1960O-011O-011-3
CLYDEDCRANSTON18681933Oakwood10/02/1933O-066O-066-5
EMELINEMARTHACRANSTON183301/01/1844OakwoodO-013O-013-3
FANNYCRANSTON183101/01/1882OakwoodO-013O-013-5
FAYEECRANSTONOakwoodO-011O-011-6"3y10m d/o CH & Laura"
FERNEECRANSTONOakwoodO-011O-011-5"7y6m d/o CH & Laura"
GARDNERCRANSTON18381920OakwoodO-066O-066-3(from Twp records)
GARDNERCRANSTON18381920Oakwood01/01/1920O-066O-066-6"Co F., 6th MI Cav (from Twp records)"ArmySGT
GEORGECRANSTON187204/14/1950Oakwood04/14/1950O-071O-071-7
HERALDWCRANSTON190202/13/1968Oakwood02/17/1968O-011O-011-4
LAURACRANSTON18771937Oakwood02/25/1937O-071O-071-6
LORANCRANSTON187511/27/1942Oakwood11/30/1942O-011O-0113
MARTHAJCRANSTON18451846OakwoodO-014O-014-1(from Twp records)
MARTHAJCRANSTON18451846Oakwood01/01/1846O-066O-0663(from Twp records)
RHODAACRANSTON183601/01/1837OakwoodO-013O-013-7
SCHASTAINCRANSTON18471936Oakwood01/01/1936O-066O-066-4
SARAHCRANSTON18481929Oakwood01/01/1929O-066O-066-7
THERESACRANSTON19051997OakwoodO-011O-011-1
THOMASCRANSTON180101/01/1889OakwoodO-013O-013-1
THOMASCRANSTON18431843OakwoodO-013O-013-8(from Twp records)
THOMASCRANSTON18431843Oakwood01/01/1843O-066O-066-1(from Twp records)
WILLIAMHCRANSTON184101/01/1863OakwoodO-013O-013-4"Co B., 21 MI Inf"YesCivil War
NANCYLCROSSMAN18341919OakwoodO-040O-0403
EDGAR(EDSON A)DARLING18531935OakwoodO-002O-002-6
EMMAADARLING185602/14/1943Oakwood02/16/1943O-002O-002-5
FREDDYDARLING18711878OakwoodO-049O-049-7"""Their Son"" s/o John & Mary C"
JOHNDARLING18271908OakwoodO-049O-049-1Yes
MARYCDARLING18261873OakwoodO-049O-0493"""His Wife"" (w/o John)"
GRACEDEKKINGA189202/07/1943Oakwood02/09/1943O-060O-060-8
LEWISRDILLENBECK07/29/191408/01/1990Oakwood08/06/1990O-096BO-096B-3ArmyTEC4WWII
MARY(Nee RIDEOUT)EDDY18611944OakwoodO-040O-040-6
ETHAHELDRIDGE188802/15/1949Oakwood02/17/1949O-090O-0903
JENNIEELLENS187906/29/1954Oakwood07/03/1954O-133BO-133B-4
JOHNELLENS187811/25/1955Oakwood11/28/1955O-133BO-133B-3
ARNOLDBERICKSEN190106/21/1987Oakwood06/23/1987O-091O-091-3
MABELLERICKSEN03/14/190207/31/1992Oakwood08/03/1992O-091O-091-4
MRS SFAIRCHILDOakwoodO-016O-016-1
SFAIRCHILDOakwoodO-016O-0163
ELONGFANNYOakwoodO-031O-031-3
ANDREWJFRIANT18311918Friant(Single Family Monument)
ANNAFRIANT18651938Oakwood11/21/1938O-049O-049-4
CORNELIUSFRIANT18071884Friant(Single Family Monument)
FANNYFRIANT18291899Friant(Single Family Monument)
HAWLEYFRIANT18721873Friant(Single Family Monument)
HERBERTCORNELIUSFRIANT18581936Oakwood02/08/1936O-049O-049-3
HILDAHFRIANT18051842Friant(Single Family Monument)
JENNIEHYSERFRIANT186202/25/1957Oakwood03/04/1957O-037O-037-6
JOHN (JACK)T GFRIANT186409/05/1955Oakwood11/01/1957O-037O-037-3
JULIAHEADFRIANT12/03/1944Oakwood12/06/1944O-049O-049-5
MONTAGUEFRIANT18671868Friant(Single Family Monument)
MRS THOMASFRIANT1840FriantMr & Mrs Thomas FRIANT (Single Family Monument)
THOMASFRIANT1840FriantMr & Mrs Thomas FRIANT (Single Family Monument)
DAPHENGRAY182005/04/1887Oakwood66y8m17d
DENCYMGRAY12/24/183105/18/1894OakwoodO-002O-0023"62y5m25d Mother, w/o Ogden"
GEORGEHENRYGRAY11/19/190204/18/1987Oakwood04/18/1987O-048O-048-5
HOMERGRAY9/15/185003/30/1876OakwoodO-002O-002-325y6m15d Homer
JAMESHGRAY07/29/193312/19/1989Oakwood01/01/1989O-048O-048-7
JEANNETTEGRAY19051998OakwoodO-048O-048-3w/o George
NANCYGRAY183105/08/1894Oakwood"w/o Daphen, 62y5m25d"
OGAMGRAY182005/04/1887Oakwood 66y8m
OGDENGRAY09/17/182005/04/1887OakwoodO-002O-002-166y8m17d Father
CORNELIUSGROENDYK189112/06/1955Oakwood12/09/1955O-133AO-133A-1
GRACE(Nee VER HOEVEN)GROENDYK189405/22/1975Oakwood05/26/1975O-133AO-133A3
CORAHAINES12/13/1963Oakwood12/16/1963O-028O-028-4
GARYAHAINES1933Oakwood08/30/1933O-028O-0283
CHARLESHANSEN01/24/190107/22/1992Oakwood07/24/1992O-095CO-095C-5
ELLENMILDREDHANSEN10/08/190210/21/1986Oakwood10/22/1986O-095CO-095C-6
JOEHANSEN18701938Oakwood02/17/1938O-089O-089-3
MARYAHANSEN187607/08/1944Oakwood07/11/1944O-089O-089-4
ALFREDHERMANHANSON06/03/190908/06/1990Oakwood08/08/1990O-083O-083-1Md 6/5/1936
CLAYTONFHANSON11/15/191912/01/1994Oakwood12/05/1994O-138O-138-1ArmyWWII
FREDERICKCLAYTONHANSON195306/12/1978Oakwood06/15/1978O-139O-139-4
GEORGEANNAMHANSON09/24/192903/19/1996Oakwood03/23/1996O-138O-1383
RUTHJOSEPHINEHANSON191804/24/1996Oakwood04/27/1996O-083O-0833Md 6/5/1936
THELMAHARGIS191306/13/1960Oakwood06/18/1960O-118O-118-3
Marie(Nee RUOFF)HAUPTMAN18711908OakwoodO-053AO-053A3
ELMERCHEINTZELMAN11/12/191412/06/1982Oakwood12/08/1982O-121O-121-1ArmyPFCWWII
ROBERTEHESS01/07/191908/31/1997Oakwood09/03/1997O-098AO-098A-1
CECELIAMHOEKSTRA04/06/190812/13/1988OakwoodO-034O-034-7
HENRYJHOEKSTRA05/30/189206/21/1982OakwoodO-034O-034-8ArmyCKWWI
JENNIEHOEKSTRA18721939Oakwood09/15/1939O-034O-034-4
JOHNHHOEKSTRA18711955Oakwood07/18/1955O-034O-034-3
ROSETAHOLCOMBOakwoodO-012BO-012B-5
EMMAHOUGHTALING7/5/18639/10/1869OakwoodO-018O-01836y2m5d d/oRansom & Susan (Twp Record-SMITH)
FAYETTEHOUGHTALING6/30/184911/4/1869OakwoodO-018O-018-120y4m5d (Twp Record - SMITH)
MRHOUGHTELINGOakwoodO-018O-018-3no stone(from Twp records)
MRSHOUGHTELINGOakwoodO-018O-018-4no stone(from Twp records)
EARLJOHNHOVINGH08/15/191603/23/1984Oakwood03/26/1984O-135O-135-1
ELAINEVIVIANHOVINGH03/29/194209/08/1990Oakwood09/11/1990O-135O-135-3
LANDENRAYHOVINGH 10/14/1998OakwoodO-135O-1353"""Our son"""
ALBERTNEWTONHYSER187012/30/1953Oakwood01/02/1954O-037O-0373
ANNAAHYSER186004/12/1944Oakwood04/14/1944O-037O-037-7
FRANCIS (Frank)HOBERTHYSER186702/27/1940Oakwood03/01/1940O-037O-037-5YesNot listed
HERMANWHYSER18531939Oakwood04/07/1939O-037O-037-8
JEANNETTEMHYSER18321922OakwoodO-037O-037-4
WILLIAMHYSER18261909OakwoodO-037O-037-1YesSpanish-American War
ARTHURWINWOOD18751932Oakwood03/17/1932O-025O-025-1
MARSHALLJINWOOD12/13/191808/07/1987Oakwood08/11/1987O-098BO-098B-7
MARTHAMINWOOD04/25/188010/03/1969Oakwood10/06/1969O-025O-0253
RUSSELLARTHURINWOOD09/23/191607/01/1990Oakwood07/03/1990O-025O-025-3
CORYDONCJOHNSONOakwoodO-050O-050-149y
SARAHAJOHNSON9/6/185101/13/1871OakwoodO-050O-050319y4m7d w/o Corydon
SARAHRJOHNSON185601/11/1863Oakwood"d/o Mary and Aretas, 6y10m2d"
THEODOREGEORGEKAMP04/27/190806/29/1990Oakwood07/02/1990O-094AO-094A-1
RAYMONDKAMPHUIS191503/09/1990Oakwood03/13/1990O-106DO-106D-5
ABRAHAM"CORNELIUS (""Ace"")"KLEYNENBERG07/16/190902/14/1998Oakwood02/17/1998O-060O-060-5md 09/02/1939
AFINARKLEYNENBERG18721911OakwoodO-060O-060-7w/o Peter A
ELEANORARLETTA (nee ROWLAND)KLEYNENBERG191301/24/1999Oakwood01/26/1999O-060O-060-6md 09/02/1939
ELIZABETHTKLEYNENBERG190202/14/1953Oakwood02/17/1953O-060O-0603
PETERAKLEYNENBERG187104/28/1962Oakwood05/01/1962O-060O-060-1h/o Afina
PETERKLEYNENBERG09/10/190007/22/1978Oakwood07/25/1978O-060O-060-3ArmyPFCWWII
EVAKOTEK18511929Oakwood01/25/1929O-089O-0893
JOHNMKOTEK18471933Oakwood04/06/1933O-089O-089-1
ANTHONYKOZIEJ191902/25/1994Oakwood03/01/1994O-110AO-110A-6
JOSEPHINEAGNESKOZIEJ192509/29/1987Oakwood10/01/1987O-110AO-110A-7
SANTOSLANZA192902/05/1982Oakwood02/08/1982O-123AO-123A-1

Document Source: Plainfield Township official records, D.A.R. gravestone reading (1925), in-person tombstone reading (1999) by Bruce Gerber.
Produced by Bruce Gerber. HTML format by Jennifer Godwin.

Created: 10 October 1999