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BURKE / BURK CEMETERY

Oronoko Township, Berrien County, Michigan

Transcribed 1969, Mapped 1970, by Daundra J. Baker.

This is a compilation of persons buried in the cemetery, these are not from headstone readings alone and should not be sited as documentation of such. This listing is from grave markers and the Oronoko township clerk's records. Under the right most column 'Map No.', the word Missing indicates the marker was on site in 1969 and missing at the time of the mapping (1970). This cemetery is located in Section 27, corner of Terre Coupe and Snow Road. The Old Burke School is nearby. It is Cemetery #50 in the 1990 Michigan Cemetery Atlas. It started as a family cemetery, at the death of Rozelle Pennel, dau. of A & AS Pennell, and was laid out on A. Pennell land, according to the 1873 Berrien County Atlas. The cemetery is fenced and well maintained, markers in good condition. Corrections are always welcome. Daundra J. Baker

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Deceased

Birth Date

Death Date

Inscriptions and Comments
  Map No.
Burk, Mary A.    Sept. 10, 1865 Wife of Moses D., Age 49y 17 - B
Burk, Moses D.   Apr. 18, 1887 Husband of Mary A., Age 74y 17 - B
Burk, Nancy    Nov. 14, 1838 Wife of William, Age 53y 17 - C
Clark, Alta May Mar. 13, 1880 Sept. 25, 1881   25 - C
Clark, Grover Clinton July 6, 1884 Aug. 1, 1891   26 - C
Clark, Jennie Alice 1871 1873   Missing
Clark, Jesse Leon Sept. 18, 1873 Mar. 9, 1879   25 - D
Clark, Louisa Alice May 8, 1848 Mar. 16, 1936 [Helmick] 26 - D
Clark, Nellie Feb. 10, 1891 Feb, 26, 1891   25 - A
Clark, Richard Vaughn  May 25, 1841 Dec. 22, 1905   26 - B
Clark, Roscoe  Dec. 20, 1867 Jan 18, 1868   25 - E
Clark, Vaughn  Dec. 7, 1881 Jan. 9, 1882   25 - B
Freed, Henry     Mar. 26, 1847 [Wife Mary is buried in Storick/Oak Grove Cemeterty.], Age 76y 08 - A
Green, John A.  July 25, 1856 Nov. 29, 1858  Son of AB & Elizabeth Green, Age 2y, 1m, 24d 23 - C
Green, Lonora May 23, 1860 Mar. 10, 1863 Dau. of AB & EA, Age 2y, 9m, 13d 23 - B
Helmick, Eli  May 29, 1840 Oct. 30, 1929   02 - A
Helmick, Elizabeth  [Simonton] Feb. 19, 1803 Jan. 3, 1887 Wife of Jesse, Age 83y, 10m, 14d 03 - B
Helmick, Frank  Jan. 5, 1874 Aug. 9, 1876   07 - A
Helmick, Harold  Feb. 14, 1888 Nov. 15, 1896   07 - C
Helmick, Herbert  Apr. 20, 1880 Mar. 16, 1888   07 - B
Helmick, Jesse  Oct. 23, 1798 Mar. 7, 1881 Age 82y, 4m, 7d, Husband of Elizabeth  03 - A
Helmick, Jesse  Apr. 5, 1882  Sept. 14, 1899   07 - D
Helmick, John S. Feb. 28, 1823  Apr. 25, 1903 Husband of Tabitha 13 - D
Helmick, Julia  Mar. 19, 1849  Nov. 19, 1851 Daughter of S & N, Age 2y, 8m 24 - C
Helmick, Mary  May 28, 1827 Sept. 22, 1838 Dau. of Jesse & Elizabeth, Age 11y, 3m, 24d 03 - C
Helmick, Melvina  Sept. 27, 1843 Jan. 25, 1911   02 - B
Helmick, Milton  1868     Missing
Helmick, Nancy [Colvin] Nov. 1, 1825 June 11, 1866 Wife of Samuel T., Age 40y, 8m, 10d 24 - B
Helmick, Rachel M.  Feb. 26, 1843  Oct. 26, 1846 Dau. of Jesse & Elizabeth, Age 3y, 9m 03 - D
Helmick, Samuel Teter Mar. 21, 1825 Sept. 21, 1862 Husband of Nancy Colvin 24 - A
Helmick, Tabitha   Dec. 13, 1829 Aug. 23, 1883 Wife of John S., Age 53y, 8m, 10d 13 - C
Helmick, Wilma  1870     Missing
Pennell, Rozelia A.  May 31, 1834 July 8, 1815 Dau. of A & AS, Age 1y, 14d 06 - A
Stanard, John E. July __, 1850  Sept. 2, 1863 Adopted son of AC & SH, Age 13y, 2m, ?d 23 - A
Sylvester, Darius  Aug. 25, 1825 Jan 18, 1875 Husband of Sarah Helmick, Age 49y, 4m, 23d 09 - C
Sylvester, Hiram A. Aug. 8, 1850 Feb. 1, 1851 Son of Darius & Sarah J., Age 5m, 28d 09 - B
Sylvester, Jacob E. Nov. 23, 1861 Mar. 17, 1882 Son of Darius & Sarah J., Age 19y, 4m, 4d 09 - D
Sylvester, Sarah J Mar. 23, 1832 Oct. 6, 1881 Wife of Darius, Age 49y, 6m, 18d 09 - A
T., R.     [Footstone of Roden Thompson] 13 - B
T., C.      [Footstone of Clary/Carey Thompson] 13 - A 
Thompson, Roden Dec. 20, 1780 Mar. 17, 1861 Age 80y, 2m, 19d, Husband of Carey 13 - B
Thompson, Clary June 27, 1789 July 3, 1860 Wife of Roden, Age 71y, 8m, 11d 13 - A
Tidwell, Martha  1836 1880 Wife of William Tidwell 18 - A

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