Oakland College Cemetery

Copied April 3, 2003

By Annette and James Bowen

Enclosed in an iron fence are two graves. One is missing the part with the name and dates of the person buried there. The other is

Eliza

Wife of Wm. Martin

Who departed life July 19, 1863

Aged 65 years

Next to the fence is a small obelisk with an inscription on each side.

Walter

Born Nov 26, 1882

Died Jan 13, 1883

Gladys

Born Nov 26 1882

Died Dec. 21, 1882

Viola

Born Sep 7, 1880

Died Jan 9, 1881

Children of J W & Laura G. Martin

“These shall be mine saith the Lord in the day when I make up my jewels”

Behind the fenced plot are a number of graves belonging to the Chamberlain family.

Rev. Jeremiah Chamberlain

Born in ????burg, Pa. Jan 6 AD 1795

Died Sept 5, 1851

“Brother” Rebecca Clarissa

James Chamberlain Wife of Fabius H. Sleeper

Feb 16, 1805 Daughter of Jeremiah & Rebecca Chamberlain

Jan 2, 1839 Born June 16, 1827

Died Apr 5, 1857

Rebecca Chamberlain

Wife of Jeremiah Chamberlain Isabella

Born Oct 29, 1792 Daughter of Jeremiah & Rebecca Chamberlain

Died Oct 12, 1836 & Wife of Wm S Hyland

Died Feb 20, 1846 in 21^st year of her age

Susan Ann Chamberlain

Eldest Daughter of

Jeremiah & Rebecca Chamberlain

Born Apr 16, 1820

Died Sept 14, 1834

John H. Savage MD Francis Matilda

Born Salem Mass Wife of Sam H. B. Black

Mar 10 1800 Died Dec 25, 1844

Died in epidemic of Rodney Aged 26 years

Oct 6, 1848

These were partially buried and most were broken.

Mrs. Mary Ann Williams James Franklin Ricks

Died in Rodney Mississippi A native of North Carolina

[couldn’t read date]

Frederick Mayo Ricks

Thomas G. Drake

Born Shelby Co. Tenn Frances A. Denny

Feb 21, 1820 Died June 3, 1863

Died Rodney Miss Aged 57 years

Nov 21

[broken across date, couldn’t read year]

Kate Louise

Daughter of Rev. Jack & Katherine Doremus

Died Dec 3, 1866

Aged 14 yrs & 4 months

Henry S. Jr.

Son of H S & Hattie Reynolds Nichols

Born July 9, 1870

Died Aug 11, 1870

Aged 1 mo 2 da

Sacred to the memory of

James Allison

Native of Ayre [broken]

Scotland

Died at St. Joseph

Tensas Parish La

July 22, 1846

Aged 36 years