The Old Belding Cemetery - also called the Free Methodist Cemetery is in Ionia County, the city of Belding. These grave stones were copied by Mrs. Ralph Dean (Hazel) and Mrs. Eston Bates (Leota) of Belding in Aug of 1963. Many of the stones are broken and many inscription are not readable. Originally, the cemetery belonged to a Mr.William Wilson, and Mr. Wilson’s first wife is buried here. When he remarried and decided to return to New York to live, the cemetery was given to the church. This is the final resting place for approximately 400 people of whom 374 are listed here. The earlies burials were in the early 1800’s, the last in 1957. NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE COMMENTS ________ 11-20-1882 1 yr ________, Eugene 1926 1927 ________, Eva, May, ________, Freddie 1890 1891 ________, Hazel 04-15-188- 18 yrs ________, Infant ________, Phebe, L. Alger, William 9-6-1870 Andrews, Nathan 1880 ? father Arris, Eliger 7-9-1907 father Arris, Elizabeth 12-29-1905 wife of Eliger Barclay 3-8-1886 wife of W. H. Barclay, Emma 1852 1882 wife of Wm Barclay, Jane 9-23-1916 wife of Jos. Barclay, Joseph 9-2-1897 Barclay, Mary, J. 1862 1946 Barclay, William, D. 4-?-1855 52 yrs Barclay, William, E. 1851 1917 Barlow, Lucy 9-1-18?8 67 yrs wife of George Beardsley, Fayetie 1830 1904 Beckweth, (see, Locke, Florence) Beebe, Christler 2-26-1889 56 yr-8 mo-4 da. Beemer Benton, Frank 09-02-1881 9 mo son of G & M Benton, George 1834 1918 father Benton, George Corp. Co B 25th Mi Inf. Benton, H 1865 1946 Benton, Martha 1842 1928 Mother Blodget, Francis, A. 1865 1920 mother Blodget, Harrison, L. 1851 1899 father Blystone, Anna, M. 1875 19-- Blystone, Clyde, L. 1876 1954 Blystone, Flora 1868 1947 Blystone, Fremont 1862 1932 Blystone, G., N., B. small stone Blystone, G., Newton 5-18-189 Blystone, Lloyd, Lila small stone Blystone, Melvine 1839 1892 wife of G.N. Boardman, Mary, E. 1846 1925 Boarman Bodine, Clara, Mae 1885 1913 wife of G.W. Bostwick, Laura 1849 1925 Bradish 04-01-1861 39 yr-9 mo-16 da wife of Wm. G. Bricker, Delbert 07-03-1864 12-21-1921 Bricker, Jeremiah 07-27-1830 08-26-1897 Bricker, Lucinda 12-03-1830 08-05-1891 wife of Jerimiah Bricker, Marks 03-18-1867 02-23-1874 6 yrs son of J. L. Bricker, Martha 12-02-1856 11-12-1887 wife of W.F. Briggs 04-13-1899 dau of GR & FE GAR Marker & Oddfellow marker Broadhead, Charles, W. 1862 1920 Broadhead, Hazel, B. 1901 1932 Brown, Carlton 1912 1913 Brown, Clara 03-19-1864 10-18-1923 wife of Syl. Brown, Emma, L. 11-27-1858 03-31-1889 wife of S.D. Brown, Ida 08-13-1893 12-13-1893 4 mos dau of SD&CH Brown, Irpha, Amelia 1847 1931 mother Brown, Sylvanus, D. 05-01-1856 12-12-1923 Buell Bull, Cornelia 03-07-1885 OR 84 yr-4mo-12 da wife of Peter Bull, Cornelia 11-07-1885 OR 85 yr-4 mos-12 da Bull, Peter 10-19-1861 54 yr-6 mos-17 da Burke, (see, Frances, Horton) Burr, George son of J.W. & M.J. Howe Bush, Eldorasal 1841 1945 Bush, Marilla, M., Rose 1847 1929 Calkins, Jerome 06-24-1908 57 yrs Calkins, Smantha, W. 01-31-1887 64 yrs wife of Jerome Canfield, Eugene 02-01-1892 32 yrs-7 mos-25 da Carpenter, William 07-22-1877 44 yrs-1 mo-2 da Cartridge, Bill 10-16-1875 02-23-1905 father of J & D Cartridge, Diana 1856 19-- Cartridge, John 1848-1932 Cathorn, Isabel 1852 1939 Cathorn, Martin, V. 1840 1904 Chaflin, BL___ 07-22-1888 02-16-1908 son of Charles and Sarah Chaflin, Charles 1850 1918 Chaflin, Dau, of, C, &, S 01-14-1880 11-27-1901 Chaflin, Sarah 1856 1936 Chase, Sarah, J. 1843 1924 mother Choate, Hiram 04-23-1821 Choate, Margaret 03-12-1827 08-10-1890 wife of Hiram Cobb, Carrie, May 04-22-1893 2 yr-6 mo-21 da dau of John & Charity Cobb, Hattie 08-11-1886 26 yr wife of Silas Cobb, Silas, E. 1857 1925 Collins, Moses 08-09-1872 Collins, Moses 03-12-1851 46 yr-1 mo-12 da Cooper, Catherine, Wiggins 1815 1894 Cooper, Peter 01-21-1854 59 yr-5 mo-24 da Cribb Cribb, Margaret 1907 1907 dau of SF & AG Crooks, William, K. 09-19-1886 81 yr-4 mo-12 da Culver, Charles, H. Co K 8th NY Cav Curtis, Juliann, A. 07-21-1821 1 yr or mo.-5 da Dau of Jean L. Daken, Wilson 11-30-1882 66 yr-1 lmo-16 da Darling, Bertha 1873 1938 Davis, Grace 1890 1901 Davis, Ruth 1853 1936 Dell, Anna 11-17-1871 - yr-9 mo-24 da Dau of P&G Cooper Devine, Elizabeth 06-09-1826 05-10-1900 Devine, Eva, N. 12-18-1941 Devine, George, E. 03-11-1868 07-30-1898 Devine, Westbrook 08-04-1822 09-10-1888 Dewey, Elizabeth 06-09-1826 05-10-1900 Dewey, Eva, N. 12-18-1941 Dewey, Harlow, H. 1857 1937 Dewey, Isabell, E. 1854 1908 mother Dill, Benjamin, F. Co.E Del.Cav broken stone Drake, Charles, E. 04-25-1899 41 y-1 mo-7 da GAR marker-Engineers Drake, Inez, L. 09-02-1873 4 mos dau of G & H stone worn Driese, H.E. 11-12-1911 63 yrs Driese, H.E. 11-20-1886 42 yr-5 mo.16 da Driese, Margaret 11-12-1911 E.Carpenter mother and child Earle, Charles 06-03-__ child of ___ Earle, William, D. 06-11-?? child of ? Echert, Nettie, V. 1861 1914 stone broken Eggleston, Robert 07-16-1881 28 yrs son of M. & C. Ell________ 1879 19-- Ernest, Charles, E. 06-25-1878 1879 Ernest, William, Earlie 07-11-1879 07-17-1878 child of W & Evans, Arthur, J. 1848 1916 father Evans, Edith, H. 1852 1897 Farthing, M., E. 1856 1937 Farthing, W., M. 1849 1895 Fisher, Alton 1892 1956 Fisher, Amelia, G. 04-13-1836 01-26-1903 wife of Daniel Fisher, Daniel 12-09-1828 03-18-1889 Fisher, Matilda 1859 1935 Fisher, William, H. 1883 1958 Francisco, Larania 1841 1931 Francisco, Warren, A. 1835 1905 Fuller, Margaret 02-20-1836 03-30-1895 Gilbert, Mary, E. 1883 1949 Gilbert, Peter, O. 1882 1932 Gildemeister, Charles, F. 06-02-1891 39 yr-5 mo-9 da Gilmore, Henry 1854 1910 Gleason, Rodney, H. 1852 1916 Gleason, Rose 1882 1915 wife of Roy Gleason, Roy, A. 1880 1913 Goodwin, Edwin, Guy 1885 1889 Goodwin, Philip, Louraine 1891 1892 Gravelle, Amma, L. 06-27-1822 04-12-1895 wife of A. M. Green, Baby 1894 Green, Elizabeth 1855 1925 Green, Hiraim 11-12-1859 40 yr-11-mo-27 da Green, Maria, D. April 1860 16 yrs Haney, Jessie 10-16-1861 2 wks-3 da child of Pat and Julia Ann Haney, John, Sr. 02-02-1882 80 yr father Haney, Robert 03-19-1862 5 yr child of Pat and Julia Ann Hanks, Robert, F. GAR marker stone brCo. F.1st Wis Cav Hansen, _essie 1890 1908 wife of C. Harlan, Frank, Jr. 1861 1923 Harlan, Pearl 1876 1900 Harlan, Vance 1900-1900 Hay, H.W. Co.D. 10 Mich Cav Hayward, Emily, M. 1844 1927 Hazel, Helen, Thompson 1893 1922 Hendricks, Charles, E. 1867 1885 father-"son of E & M Hendricks, E. 1813 1893 mother Hendricks, George, W. 02-11-1843 03-09-1888 Hendricks, Mary 1825 1892 wife of E. Hendricks, Phebe, E. 03-14-1842 06-19-1916 Hill, Mary 1879 1926 Horton, Francis 11-17-1862 02-14-1892 beloved wife of Harry Burke Hough, Harriet 07-12-1887 wife of Fayette Howe, Elizabeth 04-06-1857 29 yr wife of Robert Howe, George, Burr prob son of :JW & ;MJ (stone worn) Howe, Mary, J 12-27-1891 wife of J.W. Hoyt, Susan, E. 01-12-1847 02-09-1892 . wife of G. A Oddfellow marker Huber, Nellie, M. 1879 1898 wife of F.H. Powers Huff, Hattie, Warner 1872 1939 Hunton, S., G. Co D. 22nd Mich Inf Ingraham, Emma 03-15-1883 34 yr-8 mo-7 da Jenks, Albert, D. Jenks, Libbie, Hendricks 1856 1925 Jersey, Peter, J. 1858 1919 Jewell, Alfred 1883 1960 Johnson, David, C. 1824 1892 Johnson, Louisa, B. 1825 1915 Joles, Helen, P. 1853 1854 5 mos dau of S. & H. Joles, Hurum 12-08-1830 03-26-1904 Joles, Sarah, Collins 12-10-1833 01-25-1901 Just, Ann, Jane, McClure 1810 1937 wife of James Just, James 04-02-1883 Keener, Cassie, Ben 1880 1937 Kilborn, James, T. 1846 1927 Kilborn, Jefferson 09-25-1846 3 yr-5 mo-22 da son of J & SM Kilborn, Rollin 1885 1937 Kilborn, Sally, M. 10-01-1881 69 yrs wife of J. King, Almira, E. 1855 1937 King, Eliza 1873 1947 King, Johnny 1895 1897 son of JC & JG King, Kimble 1852 1923 King, Stephen, E. 1865 1955 Knee, Effie 1880 1953 Knee, Ione 1904 1905 Knee, James, A. CoB 35 MI Inf-Sp.Am War - Cuba Knee, Worth 1905 1905 Knott, Laura 1829 1906 wife of Wm Knott, William 1821 1907 Kohn, Emma, M. 1886 1959 Kohn, Joseph, M. 1887 1954 Kurstead, Zella 1887 1915 Lett, Mary Lett, Warner 1865 1959 Light, Celia 11-23-1898 39 yr -5 mo wife of G.W. Light, Mattie 06-06-1890 10 yr-10 mo-10 dadau of G & C Light, Robbie 02-05-1889 5 yr-4 mo-17 da son of Geo & Celia Lindey, Lulue 03-12-1882 5 yr-6 mo-25 da dau of Wm. E. Lindey, Lyman 1880 1905 Locke, Florence 1873 1910 3rd MI Inf. step-dau of O.Beckwith Louchs, Candace 06-01-1871 24 yr-1 mo-6 da wife of Judson Loundes, Fred, N. Co B. 25th MI Inf. Lyman, Laurinda 1820 185_ Lyman, Samuel 1822 1892 M.Brecker Madden, Rhoda, Nichols 08-06-1896 wife of Sam Madden, Samuel 02-20-1916 father Manns, Elizabeth, J. 09-03-1856 03-01-1906 Mother wife of Wm Manns, William, J. 1849 1929 Mason, Amy 1899 Mason, Claudie 1878 1907 mother Mason, Fred 1876 1949 Mason, William, U 1865 1943 McCormick, James 01-01-1800 McElroy, George 08-01-1816 09-03-1877 63 yr-1 mo-3 da McNichol, Alex 1859 1918 Mehney, Clements 02-19-1880 08-08-1912 Mehney, Olga 01-31-1881 03-14-1900 wife of Ed. G. Mills, Georgia 1913 1913 Mitchell, Alice, M. 1849 1917 Moore, Amaze 1841 1894 Corp. CoD 3rd MI Cav. Moore, Elta, A. 1876 1954 Moore, Louise 1851 1936 Murry, Eliza, D. 1830 1900 Nichols, Elizabeth 03-01-1861 2 yr-_mo-6 da. Nichols, Hiraim, E. 03-01-1861 1 yr-5 mo-10 da Nichols, Julia 1852 1944 mother Nichols, Ross 12-10-1879 03-15-1899 Nichols, Smith 1849 1939 father Noonan, Dora 09-21-1863 05-24-1903 wife of John Noonan, John, C. 1855 1927 North,, Jessie/Jebbra 08-31-1849 39 yrs stone warn Ohio Olson, Ida, M. 1877 1916 Orser, Clark 1865 1891 Orser, Hannah 1830 1907 Orser, Steward 1824 1887 Osborne, Edward 1844 1921 Osborne, Lottie, A. 1875 1890 Osborne, Luia, A. 1853 1914 wife of Edward Osborne, MaryE. 1853 1941 Owen, Sarah, A. 04-24-1830 08-12-1909 wife of William Owen, William 06-02-1829 12-22-1906 Packard, Clarence 1892 19__ odfellow marker no stone Packard, Ethel 1889 19__ oddfellow marker no stone Packard, Robert 1919 infant Parker, Clarissa, O., Gregory 09-28-1822 12-25-1911 Parker, Edward, Z. 12-18-1882 69 yr-8 mo-6 da Patterson, Edwin, C. 03-15-1881 10 mos son of G & R Watson Patterson, Rhoda, A. 04-27-1938 Phillips, Carlton 1911 1928 Phillips, Carrie, D. 1890 19-- Phillips, Joey 1915 1922 Pickering, Alvina, J. 05-16-1891 47 yr-9 mo.13/18 son of Pickering, Elza, Jane 04-21-1844 09-04-1901 wife of William Pickering, William 10-19-1841 Price, Clyde, H. 1898 1921 Price, Marguerite 1920-1962 Price, Mary, M. 1891 1900 Race, Elizabeth, A. 06-17-1867 32 yrs wife of A.E.Cranston Race, Fredrick, D. 1809 1864 Race, Lucinda 1809 1864 Ranger, Cindarilla 04-25-1869 27 yr wife of William Ranney, George 1843 1902 Ranney, Mary 12-01-1879 32 yr Rauch, Erwin 1911 Rauch, Frank, E. 1883 19-- Rauch, Myrtle 1891 19-- Reid, Henry, G. CoD. 43rd NY Inf Rhodes, Ella, A., Williams 08-16-1880 23 yrs wife of CP Rhodes, Little, Zoe 08-31-1876 dau of Chas and Ella Rodgers, Frank, A. 1857 1931 Rodgers, Mary, A. 1858 1927 Roger, Carrie 1882 1940 Rosa, John, C. 08-05-1887 21 y-6 mo-11 da Rose, Delane wife of Sam Rose, Jacob, L. 01-11-1892 65 yrs Rose, Samuel, H. Rosevelt, Charles, A. 12-25-1890 16 yrs son of GS & D Rosevelt, Delia, L. 1849 1916 Rosevelt, George 1844 1901 Rotherick, Sarah 1848 1881 wife of E.J. Rowland, Elizabeth 1856 1905 Rowland, Grace, Lenore 1904 Sandy, Frank, B. Co.H 88th Ind Inf. Sanford, Dale, G. Mi Staff Sgt 322 Inf WWI Savage, Vernonm, E. 03-31-1856 05-29-1882 or 7 mother Schouten, Charles, S. 03-17-1854 02-06-1897 Schouten, Rilla 11-30-1854 wife of Charles Shepard, , William, A. 11-02-1950 Shepard, Clarence, Melvin 1878 1945 Shepard, Genevieve, L. 1890 Shepard, Mada 11-02-1950 Sheppard, Mother 1854 1927 Sheppard, Warren Co B 93rd NY Inf Shipman, John 1848 1900 Sisco, Albert GAR Marker CoH 102 US CO I Sisco, Ann 1819 1901 Sisco, James, Lee 1861 1916 Sisco, Margaret, J. 1860 1925 Skinner, Francis, M. 07-11-1880 8 yrs son of EM & C Smith, Adelaide, A m1870 1959 Smith, Fred, W. 1867 1951 Smith,, Hattie, Floyd 03-18-1898 Spencer, Lillian, M. 1907 Spriggs, John 11-20-1885 21 mo.-14 da Stevens, Hester, A. 07-03-1897 72 yrs Stevens, J., R. Capt Co D 40th NY Inf. Stewart, Edith, M. 1879 19-- Stewart, William, J. 1875 1958 Stocking, Wardell 04-14-18-2 19 yr-4 mos-18 dason of RR & T Stone, Charles 1812 1889 Stone, Jane 1810 1892 Stone, Lewis, B 08-18-1930 26th MI Eng.-Pvt. Stone, Lewis, H. Co E 17th NY Vet Inf. Stower, Bertha, M. 1872 1922 Sutherland, Frank, B. 1885 1943 Sutherland, Maude, G. 1880 1953 Swinehart, Mabel 10-29-1876 09-23-1900 24 yrs Thornton, Polly 1847 1881 Thornton, William, C. Co C 1st MI L.A. Thornton, William, H. 1866 1919 son of Wm C and Polly Tift, Katherine 1866 1938 Mother Tift, Lewis 1850 1912 Father Trowbridge, D.D. 1879 1995 Trowbridge, E. 1887 1896 Unknown, 03-25-1915 2 1/2 yrs VanHorn, Donald, C. 1918 1918 VanHorn,, Francis, L. 1886 VanHorn,Ezra, A. 1881 1957 VanHorn,Fay, Burt 1905 1905 VanVickle, Alfred, B. 1845 1927 VanVickle, Lauretia 1837 1908 VanVickle, Leah 06-19-1890 VanVickle, Maggie 07-01-1889 Waldron, James 01-10-1816 08-25-1900 Waldron, John 04-03-185 stone broken Waldron, Philena 05-26-1823 03-21-1900 Walker, Albert 07-11-1892 25 yr-4 mo-17 da Walker, Gracie 12-28-1892 11 mo-2 wk dau of Albert and ___ Walker, Martie, E. 1872 1890 Ward, Joseph, B. 07-06-1881 13 yrs son of J & ME Ward, Richard 1902 1903 son of AG & ML Warner, Charles, W. 1868 1916 Camp 25 Belding Warner, Clara, M. 1871 1956 Warren, Leona, Maude 1884 1894 dau of TJ & MB Warren, Richard, Clare 1890 1891 son of TJ & MB Wheeler, Abraham 1821 1904 Wheeler, Olive, J. 1850 1918 William Williams, Hiram, S. Co K 21st Mich Inf Williams, Jennie 1844 1917 Williams, Sammaie 1892 1901 Wilson, Frank, A. 10-11-1874 5 m0 - 11 da son of DE & G Worchester, Hattie, E. 01-21-1883 25 yr-10 mo-8 da Worchester, John, A. 02-09-1899 Worchester, Mary, J. 05-19-1884 40 yrs-8 mo-13 da Wright, Austin, D. 1839 1906 Wright, Charlotte 1834 1917 Youngs, Edwin, L. 06-25-1842 Youngs, Louisa, 09-01-1850 09-09-1893 wife of Edwin