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Mary E. Swarthout, b. Apr. 17, 1856, d. Dec. 2, 1935, and
Nelson G. Swarthout, b. Mar. 17, 1855, d. Aug. 22, 1929.
N.G. Swarthout was a businessman in the village, and early on in his career he partnered with G.L. Adams and allowed G.L. to use a building at that back of his property to build a printing press he had patented. Swarthout's house was on the corner where the BP gas station now stands.

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Eugene A. Bush, b. Sept. 16, 1846, d. Dec. 19, 1926.

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There are a few blank squares, one being on the south side of the building, up near the ceiling. To continue,
Mary Westphal, b. May 20,m 1864, d. May 15, 1929, and
Lewis H. Westphal, b. May 25, 1864, d. Oct. 5, 1941.

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Metta Damman, b. Oct 22, 1842, d. Mar. 25, 1924, and
Carsten Damman, b. Sept. 12, 1845, d. Aug 3, 1920.
Carl Damman, b. Jan. 15, 1875, d. June 18, 1928.

Henry Damman, b. Aug. 27, 1873, d. Sept. 16, 1943, and

Minnie Damman, b. Apr. 29, 1875, d. Apr. 7, 1932.

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Hazel (Defendorf) McKie, b. Aug. 5, 1903, d. Nov. 1, 1998, and
Jessie M. Defendorf, b. July 5, 1875, d. Oct. 24, 1952.
Eugene A. Defendorf, b. Oct. 13, 1904, d. July 8, 1960, and
Amanda M. Bush, b. Oct. 20, 1846, d. May 1, 1920.
Browsing through some files in the historical collection, I found the following picture of a young Eugene Defendorf:
Edgar D. Defendorf, b. Apr. 28, 1876, d. July 25, 1949.

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Emma Smith, b. Sept. 3, 1864, d. Apr. 17, 1918, and
R.C. Smith, b. Dec. 12, 1861, d. Aug. 4, 1951.

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Otto R. Steiner, b. Oct. 21, 1883, d. May 6, 1920.In 1916, the following article was republished in the local newspaper. I am wondering if this branch of the Steiners might have been related to Otto Steiner:

Needle in Baby's Knee~~The year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E.P. Steiner was taken to Ann Arbor, yesterday, and will later undergo an operation for the removal of a needle from his knee.

About two months ago, while Mrs. Steiner was visiting her mother in Fowlerville, the little lad was crawling about the floor and later a piece of a needle was found in his rompers and a slight scratch on his knee. At the time it was considered probably that the other piece of the needle was embodied in the flesh, but the child did not seem to be in pain and the matter was dismissed as trivial. During the past week, however, the limb became swollen, the least pressure causing the child pain, and a local doctor advised consulting the hospital experts in Ann Arbor.

A radiograph was made of the child's limb, yesterday, and the missing needle was located, but on account of infection and inflammation, the operation will be delayed until the swelling can be reduced and the child prepared for the ordeal.~~Chelsea Tribune

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Charles S. Worden, b. Dec. 26, 1846, d. July 17, 1919, and
Elizabeth Worden, b. Aug. 19, 1849, d. Mar. 15, 1924.

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H.C. Benjamin, b. Mar. 7, 1845, d. June 26, 1929, and
Maria L. Benjamin, b. Sept. 5, 1847, d. Mar. 19, 1925.

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Ada E. Grove, b. Aug. 29, 1880, d. Jan. 15, 1948, Ladies Auxiliary United U.S.W.V., and
Elbert L. Grove, b. July 11, 1882, d. May 16, 1949, U.S.W.V.

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Andrew H. Fisher, b. Jan. 27, 1861, d. Mar. 2, 1925.

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Merritt N. Cook, 1872 - 1941, and
Ruel Curtis, b. Sept. 26, 1849, d. Apr. 21, 1925.

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Edwina A. Wimbles, 1876-1967, and
Clyde S. Wimbles, 1875-1955.

Clyde Wimbles was a sheriff in Livingston county for many years.

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Ada J. Nichols, 1878-1971, and
Frank D. Nichols, 1871-1947.

Located on the south side of the mausoleum, close to the east end.

In a 1920 issue of The Fowlerville Review, I did come across the following:

Mrs. Holcomb and sons have purchased the home in this village they recently traded to Frank Nichols in purchasing his farm.

And,

Some one entered the home of Frank Nichols Saturday night while the men were doing the milking and walked away with $35 in cash which Mr. Nichols had just received for doing a threshing job.  A few months since some one stole the most of the makings of an auto truck from his home during the absence of the family.  Possibly they were after the money to buy some gasoline to run the whiz wagon. 

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Francis W. Murnighan, b. Jan. 13, 1871, d. ______,

Carrie B. Murnighan, b. July 2, 1876, d. Dec. 20, ________.

As in other cases, I did not want to move the memorial flowers, so the dates remain obscured.

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Father, Alonzo Phillips, b. Oct. 8, 1857, d. Dec. 17, 1924, and
Josephine M. Cook, 1879 - 1927.

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Frederick Copeland, b. Jan. 2, 1845, d. June 28, 1931, and
Mother of Claudie, Phebe, wife of Frederick Copeland, b. Oc. 6, 1851, d. June 15, 1915.
Good Woman Called Home~~Mrs. Phebe Halifax Copeland died at her home in this village early Tuesday morning, after a lingering illness of nearly ten months, of at times almost unendurable pain and suffering, which she bore with Christian fortitude and patience that caused her friends to wonder at her powers of endurance and the inexhaustiveness of her patience, until death came as a relief, even to those who loved her most.

She was born in Lincolnshire, England, Oct. 6, 1851, and came with her parents to the United States in the same year, settling at Seneca Falls, N.Y. In 1854, she came to Michigan and in Oct. 24, 1873, married Frederick Copeland at Henrietta, Jackson county, and settled on the farm in Conway where she continued her residence until she came with her husband to this village a few years since. She was the mother of two children, one having passed on before, the other Clifford, with the husband and a large circle of friends survive her. She was a faithful member of the Baptist church and was loved and respected by all who knew her. She was indeed a true wife and loving mother.

The funeral services will be held at the Baptist church this afternoon, the Rev. F.I. Winter, officiating, assisted by Rev. G.L. Adams, and the remains will be placed in the vault until the new mausoleum is completed.

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Cornelius W. Davis, b. May 6, 1850, d. Mar. 19, 1920,
Mother - Laura Phillips, b. Jan. 21, 1885, d. Oct. 18, 1928.

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Gilda "Jill" Nichols, b. Feb. 28, 1939, d. Nov. 2, 1992.

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More of the Peterson family --

Helen E. Peterson, b. April 22, 1877, d. Nov. 11, 1925, and

Gale F. Peterson, b. Aug. 29, 1877, d. July 8, _____, and

Zora Peterson, b. Jan 5, 1853 (?), d. Nov. 2 (?), 1945, and

Freeman G. Peterson, b. May 30, 1848, d. July 7, 1918.