I know this isn't the best picture but I was being chased a bit by 2 nearby dogs and I needed the sign picture with stones in the background.

Sep 2007

South/East portion of Old Overisel Cemetery aka Settler's Cemetery. Overisel Twp, Allegan Co, Michigan.

This is "the oldest of the Holland area cemeteries. The land was given by CORNELIUS VOORHORST in 1848 - a portion of Section 18 to the west of his house. (This farm is still in possession of the family being a Michigan Centennial Farm.)

The early stones were of a soft marble or lime stone and are so eroded that the full inscriptions could not be read. Many had the place of birth in the Netherlands but it was seldom that the letters could be brought out clearly enough to read, even with chalk or water. Many stones are broken or reset with but a portion of the inscription visible.

Inscriptions were copied October 18, 1961 by Mrs. John VanDerMolen & Mrs.C.A.Monteith of Martin, Michigan. Copying was begun at the west side. There are very many unmarked graves. Updates at Herrick Library in Holland, Michigan. Retyped and put on the internet by Luann DeVries."

Sep 2007

(Looking north west.)
Old Overisel Cemetery aka Settler's Cemetery. Overisel Twp, Allegan Co, Michigan.

This is "the oldest of the Holland area cemeteries. The land was given by CORNELIUS VOORHORST in 1848 - a portion of Section 18 to the west of his house. (This farm is still in possession of the family being a Michigan Centennial Farm.)

The early stones were of a soft marble or lime stone and are so eroded that the full inscriptions could not be read. Many had the place of birth in the Netherlands but it was seldom that the letters could be brought out clearly enough to read, even with chalk or water. Many stones are broken or reset with but a portion of the inscription visible.

Inscriptions were copied October 18, 1961 by Mrs. John VanDerMolen & Mrs.C.A.Monteith of Martin, Michigan. Copying was begun at the west side. There are very many unmarked graves. Updates at Herrick Library in Holland, Michigan. Retyped and put on the internet by Luann DeVries."