Beyond These Gates

In 1844, Oak Hill Cemetery became a part of Battle Creek history. This historic cemetery became the final resting place for many early pioneers in the region, including veterans from all United States wars, the cereal kings, abolitionists, social reformers and the many citizens that contributed what they could to make their community and the world a better place.Includes information on over 950 pioneers and historic figures that left their mark on Mid-Michigan, with hundreds of photographs. Among the notables buried at Oak Hill Cemetery are: Erastus Hussey, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, W. K. Kellogg, Bill Knapp, Sands McCamly, Leila Post Montgomery, C. W. Post, Sojourner Truth, Gen. William H. Revere, Cassius Marcellus Upton, John Addington Wagner, Junior Walker, Ellen and James White.