Near Frankfort in Benzie County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Gravestone at Point Betsie
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 27, 2016
1. Gravestone at Point Betsie Marker
Yes, we have a gravestone at Point Betsie but alas no grave. Edward Wheaton, Keeper 1934 to 1946, made this gravestone to honor his mother, Martha Madsen Wheaton, 1857 to 1941. She died in Cheboygan.
Keeper Edward Wheaton could not lift the gravestone into his car to take it to Cheboygan. So he left it on the grounds as a memorial to his mother who had come as an immigrant from Norway. She had married a lumberjack, Andrew Richie Wheaton and lived in the Upper Peninsula. After her husband's death she raised their six children by doing house cleaning in Cheboygan.
Erected by The Friends of Point Betsie Lighthouse.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Communications • Waterways & Vessels • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.
Location. 44° 41.467′ N, 86° 15.277′ W. Marker is near Frankfort, Michigan, in Benzie County. It can be reached from Point Betsie Road. Marker and gravestone are just south of the Gift Shop, on the grounds of Point Betsie Lighthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3701 Point Betsie Road, Frankfort MI 49635, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula, in the Grand Traverse Bay Region, and in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. 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 Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oil House (within shouting distance of this
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Also see . . . Point Betsie Lighthouse. Lighthouse website homepage (Submitted on October 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 27, 2016
2. Gravestone at Point Betsie and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 27, 2016
3. Gravestone at Point Betsie
Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 814 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
