Woodland Cemetery (Monroe, Michigan)
Coordinates: 41 ° 54 ′ 26 " N , 83 ° 23 ′ 34" W.
Woodland Cemetery , formerly also known as Grove Cemetery and Woodlawn Cemetery , is a public urban cemetery located at 428 Jerome Street in the southeastern part of Monroe , Michigan . It has an area of about four hectares and is home to more than 6,500 graves . Established in 1810, the cemetery is one of the oldest public cemeteries in Michigan. The oldest burial sites are those of veterans from the American Revolutionary War . Woodland Cemetery was designated a Michigan State Historic Site by the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office on July 2 .
Many of Monroe's early residents, politicians and war veterans were buried in Woodland Cemetery, including participants in the Battle of Frenchtown in 1813. However, veterans of all other major wars from the War of Independence to the Vietnam War are also buried in the cemetery. A notable tomb in the cemetery belongs to the family of George Armstrong Custer and his wife Elizabeth Bacon Custer . However, none of them is buried here, but his younger brother Boston Custer and his nephew Henry Armstrong Reed , who were killed on June 25, 1876 at the side of George Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn .
The Woodland Cemetery is directly adjacent to the Zion Cemetery; however, they are two separate cemeteries.
Notable burials
- Austin Eli Wing (1792–1849), Congressman and member of the Michigan House of Representatives
- Boston Custer (1848–1876), younger brother of George Armstrong Custer , killed in the Battle of Little Bighorn
- Daniel S. Bacon (1789–1866), father of Elizabeth Bacon and father-in-law of George Armstrong Custer
- David A. Noble (1802–1876), lawyer, Mayor of Monroe, and US Congressman
- Edwin Willits (1830–1896), lawyer, local politician and US Congressman
- George Alford († 1836), a Minuteman in the Revolutionary War, the only known soldier from Monroe, in the Continental Army under the direct command of General George Washington was
- George Spalding (1836–1915), Civil War officer and later MP in the United States House of Representatives
- Heman J. Redfield (1823–1883), Mayor of Monroe and member of the Michigan Senate
- Henry Armstrong Reed (1858–1876), nephew of George Armstrong Custer and civil victim of the Battle of Little Bighorn
- Isaac P. Christiancy (1812–1890), Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court , Member of the US Senate
- James H. Gilmore, Mayor of Monroe in 1922–1925 and 1930–1931
- Jesse Hart Root († 1934), United States federal judge and delegate to the 1932 Republican National Convention
- Robert Scott Duncanson (1821–1872), one of the first African American to gain international renown as a painter
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d e The Political Graveyard : Woodland Cemetery at the Political Graveyard ( English ) 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ↑ a b c State of Michigan: Woodland Cemetery ( English ) Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Accessed January 30, 2020th
- ↑ United States Congress : Wing, Austin Eli, (1792–1849) ( English ) 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ↑ Find a Grave : Boston Custer at Find a Grave ( English ) 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ United States Congress : Noble, David Addison, (1802–1876) ( English ) 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ United States Congress : Willits, Edwin, (1830–1896) ( English ) 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ The Political Graveyard : Spalding, George (1836–1915) ( English ) 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Find a Grave : Robert S. Duncanson at Find a Grave ( English ) 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2010.