I spent 18 years of my adult life in Okemos and often drove by that house. I never knew the story behind it until reading this post though. But just down the road toward Jolly on the left is a small, ancient cemetery with tiny headstones. I always drove by and wondered what it was all about, but then would forget to look it up by the tim…
I spent 18 years of my adult life in Okemos and often drove by that house. I never knew the story behind it until reading this post though. But just down the road toward Jolly on the left is a small, ancient cemetery with tiny headstones. I always drove by and wondered what it was all about, but then would forget to look it up by the time I got to my computer. Finally, I remembered to Google it. It’s called the Poor Farm Cemetery, and it’s where people who lived on the Ingham County Poor Farm were buried because they couldn’t afford their own burials. Sad, but a very interesting part of the local history.
I spent 18 years of my adult life in Okemos and often drove by that house. I never knew the story behind it until reading this post though. But just down the road toward Jolly on the left is a small, ancient cemetery with tiny headstones. I always drove by and wondered what it was all about, but then would forget to look it up by the time I got to my computer. Finally, I remembered to Google it. It’s called the Poor Farm Cemetery, and it’s where people who lived on the Ingham County Poor Farm were buried because they couldn’t afford their own burials. Sad, but a very interesting part of the local history.