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Submitted: 9/24/14 • Approved: 5/8/15 • Last Updated: 3/16/18 • R46219-G0-S3
1811-1842
Lot 142, Rt. 11
*COULD HAVE BEEN BURIED IN FIRST CEMETERY IN BATTLE CREEK. THEN REBURIED HERE IN 1844*
**SEE INFORMATION BELOW ABOUT HISTORY OF OAK HILL**
THE FIRST BURIAL GROUND:
This first cemetery was located near the intersection of N. Washington and W. Van Buren streets, close to the location of the Towers Addition to the Battle Creek Sanitarium (Federal Center).
The first burial at Oak Hill occurred on May 21, 1844, when Esther Cox, wife of Dr. Edward Cox, was interred.
**INFORMATION BELOW FROM MICHIGAN CEMETERY SOURCES (STATE OF MI)**
Unknown Cemetery: Section 1, Champion and Washington Streets, Battle Creek. Moved to Oak Hill in 1844.
Contributed on 9/24/14
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Record #: 46219