Dearborn Heights in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Nowlin Cemetery ⎯⎯⎯ Nowlin Family
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, May 21, 2021
1. Nowlin Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Nowlin Cemetery, also, Nowlin Family. .
Nowlin Cemetery. This cemetery was created around 1853 by the Nowlin family, which owned this land and lived on a nearby farm. The first person buried here was James A. Nowlin, the ten-year-old son of William and Adelia Nowlin. Other nineteenth-century people interred here include members of the Thompson, Penny, Bolle and Griffin families. In 1950 Dearborn Township took ownership of the cemetery at the Nowlin familys request. The City of Dearborn Heights became the owner after its 1963 incorporation.,
Nowlin Family. In 1834 John (1790-1869) and Melinda Nowlin (1802-1873) moved with their five children from New York to the Michigan Territory. On April 28, 1835, John bought eighty acres of land along the Ecorse River from the United States government. The family built a farmstead near here. They were one of the first Euro-American families to settle in this area. In 1876 Johns son William (1821-1889) published The Bark Covered House, Or Back in the Woods Again. A memoir of his familys experience, the book was a description of real pioneer life in the Wilderness of Michigan.
Nowlin Cemetery
This cemetery was created around 1853 by the Nowlin family, which owned this land and lived on a nearby farm. The first person buried here was James A. Nowlin, the ten-year-old son of William and Adelia Nowlin. Other nineteenth-century people interred here include members of the Thompson, Penny, Bolle and Griffin families. In 1950 Dearborn Township took ownership of the cemetery at the Nowlin familys request. The City of Dearborn Heights became the owner after its 1963 incorporation.
Nowlin Family
In 1834 John (1790-1869) and Melinda Nowlin (1802-1873) moved with their five children from New York to the Michigan Territory. On April 28, 1835, John bought eighty acres of land along the Ecorse River from the United States government. The family built a farmstead near here. They were one of the first Euro-American families to settle in this area. In 1876 Johns son William (1821-1889) published The Bark Covered House, Or Back in the Woods Again. A memoir of his familys experience, the book was a description of real pioneer life in the Wilderness of Michigan.
Erected 2016 by Michigan Historical Commission-Michigan
Location. 42° 16.162′ N, 83° 15.908′ W. Marker is in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Van Born Road and Madison Street, on the right when traveling west on Van Born Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5649 Madison St, Dearborn Heights MI 48125, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oak Grove Burying Ground
More about this marker. The Nowlin Family side of the marker faces in towards the cemetery and not visible without access to the grounds.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, May 21, 2021
3. Nowlin Cemetery / Nowlin Family Marker
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, May 21, 2021
4. Nowlin Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,625 times since then and 144 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on September 24, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 2. submitted on June 5, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on September 24, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
