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”
James Chamberlain
Feb 16, 1805
Jan 2, 1839

Rebecca Clarissa
Wife of Fabius H. Sleeper
Daughter of Jeremiah & Rebecca Chamberlain
Born June 16, 1827
Died Apr 5, 1857
 
Rebecca Chamberlain
Wife of Jeremiah Chamberlain
Born Oct 29, 1792
Died Oct 12, 1836

 
Isabella Chamberlain Hyland
Daughter of Jeremiah & Rebecca Chamberlain & Wife of Wm S Hyland
Died Feb 20, 1846 in 21st 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
Born Salem Mass
Mar 10 1800
Died in epidemic of Rodney
Oct 6, 1848
 
Francis Matilda
Wife of Sam H. B. Black
Died Dec 25, 1844
Aged 26 years
 
These were partially buried and most were broken.
 
Mrs. Mary Ann Williams
Died in Rodney Mississippi
[couldn’t read date]
 
James Franklin Ricks
A native of North Carolina
 
Frederick Mayo Ricks
 
Thomas G. Drake
Born Shelby Co. Tenn
Feb 21, 1820
Died Rodney Miss
Nov 21
[broken across date, couldn’t read year]
 
Frances A. Denny
Died June 3, 1863
Aged 57 years
 
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