Rumsey Getman Cemetery, VanEtten Township, Chemung County, New York Chemung County NY

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Rumsey-Getman Cemetery
Read by Joseph C. and Doris Boyd
Read on August 30, 1974

   The Rumsey-Getman Cemetery is located on the east side of the Jay Rumsey Road in the Town of Van Etten, Chemung County, New York. A good dirt highway, this town road starts on the black topped Rumsey Hill Road, loops around to the east, and terminates on the hard surfaced road a mile to the north. The burial ground is situated 4/10?s of a mile from the south end of the dirt road and 6/10's of a mile from the northern end. It is enclosed by a wire fence and many old trees. Other large trees grow within the cemetery, which is upon rising ground and measures about 175 feet in width and 125 feet in depth. It receives more-or-less regular care and there are no weeds or unsightly brush. A few tombstones are broken and some funeral director's plaques are unreadable. There is evidence of a number of unmarked grave sites (sunken ground, a dozen darkened stubs of stones, etc.) and much open space which may or may not contain graves. The cemetery is in current use with wooden stakes marking available plots.

    Some unmarked graves were located in a record of the cemetery made by Margaret Rumsey in 1970 and are included in this record, each entry being so noted.

   The following record was made by Joseph C. and Doris Boyd on August 30, 1974. All tombstones were read. Data in brackets does not appear on the tombstones, but has been added for historical interest. The surnames of some wives, sons and/or daughters have been added for clarity.

Last Name	First Name	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Age	Inscription/Relationship/Comments
ALLBEE	Lelia C. RUMSEY	1870	1901		Wife of A. ALLBEE. (This epitaph appears on the SARAH RUMSEY tombstone. See LELIA C. RUMSEY.)
ALLBEE	Lional M.	1849			(No death date.)
ALLBEE	Mary Jane	1856	1926
BENJAMIN	Frank				(No tombstone. Rumsey Record, 1970)
BENJAMIN	John	1/10/1822	6/17/1886
BENJAMIN	Lucy	10/10/1874	8/7/45	70y 9m 28d	(No tombstone. Rumsey Record, 1970)
BENJAMIN	Millie	1853	1936
BIRNEY	Genevieve				(See entry for Genevieve BIRNEY RUMSEY.)
BLAUVELT		12/08/1885	01/25/1886		Infant son of C.H. & V.A. BLAUVELT. (Tombstone is loose in the ground with some erosion.)
COLLINS	Arthur E.	1875	1923
CONKLIN	Stella FIELD	1885	1930
COOPER	Charles A.	1856	1923
COOPER	Dell	1852	1912		Wife of Charles A. COOPER
COOPER	Fanny M.	1827	1896		"Mother"
COOPER	George W.	1860	1938
COOPER	Hattie A.	1879	1938
COOPER	James K.	08/20/1845	5/19/17
COOPER	Hattie	09/13/1839			Wife of James K. COOPER. (No death date.)
COOPER	Mary Ann				See Mary Ann COOPER MATTESON
DONALD	William F.	1893	1923
FIELD	Horace	1860	1923
FIELD	Hattie H.	1864	1959		(Her birth name was HARVEY.)Hi Joyce,   Thank you for all the hard work and time spent on your site.  It truly is a wealth of information that is fascinating to go through.  I do want to let you know that on this page     http://www.joycetice.com/cemc/rumsget.htm    under Hattie Field  her birth name is listed as Harvey.  I do not believe this is accurate. Hattie was my great grandmother and she was married to Horace Fields.  Her father was David Matteson and her mother was Anna Jane Treat.  The alias of Harvey came in when she (Hattie) married Frank Harvey late in life.  Her birth name should be Matteson.  Again Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!   Sincerely, Tamie Marian
FOOTE	Mary A.	1857	1911
FURMAN	Albert	09/22/1852	03/01/1854	1y 5m 7d
FURMAN	Jackson	11/30/1853	04/03/1854	4m 4d	Sons of Horace & Lavina J. FURMAN. (A double tombstone which is stuck in the ground behind its base.)
GEORGIA	Susan H.	02/06/1851	04/24/1875	24y 2m 18d	Wife of Bennet U. GEORGIA. (Tombstone lays on the ground in two pieces.)
GETMAN	Christian	01/13/1800	07/09/1874	74y 5m 26d
GETMAN	Nancy	04/27/1806	05/09/1880	74y 12d	Wife of Christian GETMAN. (Tombstone broken into three pieces and piled on the ground.)
GETMAN	Peter J.	1841	1906
GETMAN	Amelia	1848	1899		Wife of Peter J. GETMAN.
GETMAN	Effie	1886	1887		Daughter of Peter J. & Amelia GETMAN. (A shaft type monument.)
GETMON	Thomas S.	12/18/1852	05/02/1884	31y 4m 14d	(Note spelling of the surname. Tombstone is eroded.)
GREEN	Ervin	05/11/1880	3/13/00
GREEN	John W.	1854	1923
GREEN	Florilla	1855	1937		Wife of John W. GREEN. (A shaft type monument.)
GREEN	Otie	12/12/1865	06/03/1879	13y 5m 22d	Son of John W. & Florilla GREEN.
HARVEY	Hattie				See entry for Hattie H. FIELD.
HICKS	Jesse	1874	1948	73y 7m 7d	(The Rumsey Record 1970, states he died on 03/19/1948, making his birth date 08/12/1874.)
HICKS	Minnie	1873	1948	72y 1m 2d	(The Rumsey Record 1970, states she died on 08/27/1948, making her birth date 07/25/1876, which is different than the year on the tombstone.)
HICKS	Joshua	1848	1922
HICKS	Lucretia	1842	1930
HICKS	Nancy L.	04/22/1847	02/19/1853	5y 9m 28d	Daughter of Josiah & Harriet HICKS.
LARISON	Andrew J.	1892	1953
LARISON	Verna G.	1898			(No death date.)
LARISON	Noami E.	3/7/21	10/16/22		"Our Little Girl" Daughter of A.J. & V.G. LARISON
LARISON	Selden	1854	1905		"Father"
LARISON	Mary Jane	1858	1923		"Mother"
LARRISON	Lewis	1832	1909		"Father" Co. A, 97th Penna. Vol. Inf. (Note difference in spelling of surname as compared to others of the same surname.)
MAINE	Henry R.	1834	05/11/1891	56y 11m
MAINE	Lucy S.				Wife of Henry R. MAINE. (No dates. A shaft type monument.)
MATTESON	Gerald	1921			Son of J. & B.L. MATTESON. (Only date.)
MATTESON	Melva L	1922	1923		Daughter of Jesse & Bessie MATTESON.
(MATTESON)	Hattie				(No dates.)
(MATTESON)	James				(No dates.)
					(The two above are two small tombstones with no surnames standing next to tombstone for Melva L. MATTESON. They are assumed to be the children of Jessie & Bessie L. MATTESON.)
MATTESON	Russell G.	05/06/1855	3/29/13
MATTESON	Mary Ann COOPER	09/01/1852	11/23/1898		Wife of Russell G. MATTESON. (She also has an individual tombstone on which the surname is spelled "MATTESON".)
REED	Henry	10/28/1835	06/03/1897	61y 7m 6d	Co. G, 171st Regt., Penna. Vol.
REED	Julia A.	1844	1909		Wife of Henry REED.
ROBERTSON	Nettie C.	1879	1968
ROBERTSON	Sadie C.	1900	1970
ROBERTSON	Stanley L.	1888	1956
RUMSEY	Andrew	1829	1903		(He was a farmer in the Town of Van Etten in 1868 with 70 acres.)
RUMSEY	Debora	1836	1913		"Our Mother" Wife of Andrew RUMSEY. (A shaft type monument.)
RUMSEY	Lucy D.	1862	12/22/1865	3y 7m	Daughter of Andrew & Deborah RUMSEY.
RUMSEY	Ann Elizabeth				See entry for Ann Elizabeth RUMSEY SWARTOUT.
RUMSEY	Cynthia Jane	06/29/1843	10/6/12	69y 3m 7d	(No tombstone. Data from the Rumsey Record 1970.)
RUMSEY	Donald Earl	1919			(Only date.)
RUMSEY	Genevieve BIRNEY	1920			(Only date. A modern tombstone which states they were married on 05/26/1945 and also lists three children: Ronald, Roger, Paul.)
RUMSEY	George	01/20/1863	03/27/1863	2m 7d	Son of J.J. & L.O. RUMSEY.
RUMSEY	Isaac J.	1806	1899		(He was a farmer with 200 acres in the Town of Van Etten in 1868.)
RUMSEY	Charlotte D.	1825	1902
RUMSEY	Fred I.	1861	1917
RUMSEY	Hattie A.	1863	1940
RUMSEY	Jackson	07/14/1826	11/09/1882	56y 3m 26d	(He operated a sawmill and was a lumber dealer in the Town of Van Etten in 1868.)
RUMSEY	Infant	12/15/1851			Son of J. & M. RUMSEY. (Death date cannot be read due to severe erosion.)
RUMSEY	Eliza J.	11/14/1852	04/17/1854	1y 5m 3d	Daughter of Jackson & Mary RUMSEY.
RUMSEY	Jay	1863	1922
RUMSEY	Mary	1829	1907
RUMSEY	Jeremiah	05/30/1834	4/28/10	75y 10m 29d	(No tombstone. Data from the Rumsey Record 1970.)
RUMSEY	Josiah	1865	1928
RUMSEY	Joshua L.	12/04/1798	04/31/1872	73y 4m 26d	(An error was made in cutting his death date into the tombstone. April has only 30 days. He was a farmer with 300 acres in the Town of Van Etten in 1868. The tombstone is off its base and standing upright in front of same.)
RUMSEY	Diana	02/08/1802	01/17/1866	63y 11m 9d	Wife of Joshua L. RUMSEY.
RUMSEY	Jeremiah	05/03/1843	11/08/1859	16y 6m 5d	Son of Joshua & Diana RUMSEY. (Tombstone is eroded.)
RUMSEY	Jesse W.	04/23/1834	03/25/1853	18y 11m 2d	Son of Joshua & Diana RUMSEY.
RUMSEY	Sarah H.	1843	1915
RUMSEY	Lelia C.	1870	1901		Wife of A. ALBEE. (See entry of Lelia C. ALBEE.)
RUMSEY	Simeon B	8/11/12			(Only date). Pvt., 141st N.Y. Inf.
RUMSEY	Willis	07/09/1866	10/5/12	46y 2m 26d	(No tombstone. Data from the Rumsey Record 1970.)
SWARTOUT	George	10/20/1836	5/1/18
SWARTOUT	Anne Elizabeth RUMSEY	09/18/1840	4/25/24
SWARTOUT	Emma O.	11/22/1860	12/03/1861	1y 8d	Daughter of George & Anne E. SWARTOUT.
SWARTOUT	Flora Nettie	1871	02/23/1873	1y 5m	Daughter of George & Anne E. SWARTOUT.
WALKER	Harriet	1875	1967		(No tombstone. Data from a funeral director's plaque marking the grave.)
WEEKS	Carrie	1858	1900		"Mother"
WEEKS	Joseph	07/02/1867	09/30/1894	27y 2m 28d
WEEKS	Francis C.	1877	1919		"Mother" Wife of Joseph WEEKS.

In a message dated 5/20/2007 8:48:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, Krumsl writes:

I perused your web page on the Rumsey-Getman cemetry. I wish to correct the name of Margaret Rumsey who did extensive genealogy on the Rumsey family. Her name was Frieda Marguerite Rumsey, who was known as Marguerite. It is interesting to see everyone listed in the cemetery, as Marguerite was my husband's aunt.

Karen Rumsey (wife of Ronald, daughter-in-law of Donald and Genevieve Rumsey).