Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Berrien County, Michigan. Official Website History As one of the Cabinet counties, Berrien County was named for John M. Berrien of Georgia, US Attorney General (1829–1831) under US President Andrew Jackson. The county was founded in 1829, and was organized in 1831, before Michigan was accepted into the Union as a state. When Mich...
CRYSTAL SPRINGS CEMETERY (Benton Township) Sections 28 & 29 Michigan USA Jurisdiction: Benton Township Sections 28 & 29 Established: 1893 Status: Active Location: 1655 East Napier, East Napier Avenue at Crystal Avenue Cemetery Governing Body: Benton Township Location of Cemetery Records: Crystal Springs Cemetery Office Crystal Springs Cemetery is a very large cemetery with what appears t...
This project is for those who are buried in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Berrien County, Michigan. The cemetery occupies approximately 70 acres of land. The oldest burial is that of Isaac Gray, who was buried in September of 1830. The cemetery is also known as Niles City Cemetery and Silver Brook Cemetery . Notable Interments Thomas Fitzgerald (1796-1855) - US Senate William Leroy "B...
The cemetery is located on 1736 East Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan. It is also known as Bernard Church Cemetery and Sts. John Cemetery . SS John & Bernard Parish Find a Grave
The citizens of the area of Lowndes County and Irwin County that would become Berrien County had to travel long distances to get the county courthouse at Franklinville, Georgia and later Troupville, Georgia for those in Lowndes County, and Irwinville, Georgia for those in Irwin County. By at least June 1853, citizens had petitioned to form a new county. The 1853 attempt of a new county failed. ...
Located on Pauline Avenue, Ray City, Berrien County, Georgia. It is also known as Ray City Cemetery and Ray City First Baptist Church Cemetery . Find a Grave
The cemetery, also known as Salem Lutheran Cemetery , is located on South Scottdale Road. Find a Grave
This project is for those who are buried in Portage Prairie Cemetery, Buchanan/Niles, Berrien County, Michigan. The cemetery is located on 2450 Orange Road and is also known as Evangelical Cemetery . This was an Evangelical Church and Cemetery, the Cemetery becoming known as the Portage Prairie Cemetery and was located in Section 13 on what was the David Rough property. The cemetery is adjacen...