The Wisner, or Baptist, Burying Ground was located between West Church
and West Gray Streets, immediately east of North Main Street in the City
of Elmira. It is today used as a public park with the name Wisner after
the donor of the land.
In 1788 the land was plotted as Lots #28 and #29 and owned by Henry
Wisner. His son Jeffrey gave the lots to the village of Newtown in 1802
for cemetery use. The original burial ground of the new village was located
on land of Stephen Tuttle near the junction of East Water and Sullivan
Streets, but it must have been small and filled by 1802, as the first burial
in the new Wisner took place on July 29 or 30, 1802, being the body of
Doctor Joseph Hinchman, the second physician in the area. As far as known,
no bodies were ever removed from the cemetery on East Water Street, and
its location was lost as the village grew.
By the time of the termination of the Civil War, the Wisner Burial Ground
had reached a point where very little burial space was left, and the grounds
had deteriorated, appearing as though it had no care for many years. It
was a decided “eye sore” with dead trees, uncut grass and weeds, fences
dilapidated and broken in several places, and the tombstones sunken, broken,
or tipped over. As a result of the decadent condition, there were those
who desired that the use of the land be discontinued as a public burial
site and converted into a park. The subject of a change was before the
city authorities for several years, but it was feared that the land would
revert back to any of the descendents of the original owners if it was
put to any use other than a cemetery.
On June 7, 1875, Mayor Smith presented a communication to the Common
Council in which he suggested that inquiries be made as to the legal difficulties,
if any, in the way of removing the bodies; also what the cost of removal
of the remains would be. A committee was appointed and reported to the
Council on September 5th that there were no vested private titles in and
to any portion of the graveyard, thus making those who were buried there
mere squatters and remaining only by the sufferance of the city! The Committee
also reported the cost of the taking up of the remains would amount to
$668.50. This included new boxes and the resetting of the headstones. The
city then advertised in the newspapers for six months their intentions,
informing friends and relatives interested that during that time they could
remove the bodies themselves, should they elect to do so, and at the end
of the six month period the city would remove all the bodies, placing them
in the new Woodlawn Cemetery. On September 20th, the report was accepted.
There were 227 headstones with legible inscriptions, 96 for them being
for persons between one and ten years of age; 21 between ten and twenty
years; 110 over twenty years of age. There were seventeen graves with low
stones with no inscriptions, and 23 that appeared sunken into the ground,
either because the bodies had been removed, or were so decayed that nothing
but dust remained to support the upper earth.
The task of removing the remains was entrusted to John Jones, an ex-slave
who had found friends in Elmira during his flight from Virginia prior to
the outbreak of the Civil War. In 1844, he returned from Canada to make
his home in the city, and from 1847 until 1890, served as the sexton of
the First Baptist Church. He began as a grave digger soon after settling
in his new home, and prepared the graves of hundreds of persons in the
Wisner, Second Street, and Woodlawn Cemeteries. During the Civil
War, when the Federal government maintained a prison camp just west of
Elmira for Confederate soldiers, he buried all the southerners who died
while confined behind the walls.
In 1877, all the remains still in the Wisner Burial Ground were removed,
under the direction of John Jones. Prior to that, on October 9, 1858, he
removed the body of Colonel John Hendy, considered by many to be the first
settler in what was to become Elmira. He had died in 1840 and had been
buried on a raw March day.
Speaking of the removal of the Revolutionary War veteran’s remains,
in later years, John Jones said: “ I found the skeleton all complete and
the hair was long and beautiful, white and wavy – remarkable. I took it
up and hung it in my hands like a perfect wig. The men that watched me
said it was wonderful.”
Jones then carefully placed the hair at the head of the skeleton and
it was forever sealed from sight in the new coffin that had been provided.
Jones then reburied the coffin in Woodlawn.
Before all the headstones were removed, Ausburn Towner, a local historian,
newspaperman, and writer, copied the inscriptions the best he could, and
the data was published in the local newspapers.
The following is that list, with some added data enclosed in brackets.
This information does not appear on the gravestones, but is added for interest.
Stones marked with * indicate markers which were found on August 27, 1973,
at the Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York, by Doris Boyd. Without a doubt,
there are many others scattered about the site.
Lastname |
Firstname |
Birthdate |
Deathdate |
Age |
Inscription or Note |
BADGER |
Hannah M. |
9/7/1808 |
11/16/1832 |
24y 2m 9d |
Wife of Russel M. Badger. (The first
name of the husband is spelled as it appears on the tombstone. Removed
from Wisner Cemetery to Woodlawn Cemetery in 4/1876 by the City of Elmira.
Boyd read tombstone in 1977.) |
BAKER |
Oliver H.P. |
|
2/20/1834 |
|
Son of Fred & Sarah Baker. (Tombstone
read by Towned in Fall of 1875.) |
BALDWIN |
Charles D. |
7/9/1831 |
5/11/1832 |
10m 2d |
Son of Isaac & Alice Baldwin. (This
child may have been removed to Second Street Cemetery by its family, but
no tombstone was found by Staver in 1932, nor Boyd in 1977.) |
BALDWIN |
Grant B. |
3/18/1792 |
1/24/1840 |
47y 10m 6d |
(He was a judge and was buried from Trinity
Episcopal Church by the Rev. G. Winslow on 1/26/1840. Data read by Towner
from gravestone in the Fall of 1875.) |
BALDWIN |
Myrilla |
10/14/1792 |
7/6/1866 |
73y 8m 22d |
Wife of Grant B. Baldwin. (Buried from
Trinity Episcopal Crhuch on 7/8/1866 by the Rev. Andrew Hull. Data read
by Towner from gravestone in the Fall, 1875.) |
BALDWIN |
Jonas Sayre |
10or11/1833 |
3/6/1836 |
2y 4m |
Son of Grant B. & Myrilla Baldwin.
(Buried from Trinity Episcopal Church on 3/7/1836 by the Rev. Richard Smith.
Towner read death date as 3/16/1836 in the Fall, 1875, but this is in error.) |
BALDWIN |
Mercy Azubah |
2or3/1825 |
2/22/1826 |
11m |
In Memory of; daughter of Grant B. &
Myrilla Baldwin. (Data read by Towner from gravestone in the Fall, 1875.) |
BALDWIN |
Morris |
12/24/1793 |
01/7/1810 |
16y 14d |
In Memory of Morris Baldwin, who died
the 7th of Jan'y, A.D. 1810, aged 16y 14d. (Data read by Towner from gravestone
in the Fall, 1875.) |
BALDWIN |
William D. |
7or8/1767 |
6/25/1842 |
74y 10m |
|
BALDWIN |
Azubah |
12/10/1768 |
4/1/1847 |
78y 3m 22d |
Widow of William Baldwin. (Her maiden
name was "Seeley". Both were removed to Second Street Cemetery in late
1875 or early 1876 by the family. Towner read the gravestone in the Fall,
1875. Staver read the marker in 1932, but Boyd failed to find it in 1975.) |
BALDWIN |
William M. |
7or8/1825 |
2/2/1832 |
6y 6m |
Son of Thomas & Sally Baldwin. (Gravestone
read by Towner in the Fall, 1875.) |
BATTON |
Catherine |
3or4/1840 |
7/26/1841 |
1y 3m |
(Towner read tthis gravestone in the
Fall, 1875.) |
BANCROFT |
Harriet |
|
|
|
See entry for Harriet Sears. |
BECKWITH |
Daniel |
7/12/1808 |
1/9/1838 |
29y 5m 28d |
(Removed to Second Street Cemetery in
1875/76 by the family. Tombstone read by Towner in 1875 and by Boyd in
1975. The marker is a dark shale.) |
BECKWITH |
David |
2/28/1820 |
6/24/1846 |
26y 3m 21d |
Son of Richard & Sarah Beckwith.
(Towner read this gravestone in the Fall, 1875.) |
BECKWITH |
Elizabeth |
11/7/1839 |
8/30/1815 |
24y 2m 8d |
Daughter of Richard & Sarah Beckwith.
(Towner read this gravestone in the Fall, 1875.) |
BECKWITH |
Mary |
7/28/1820 |
4/15/1826 |
5y 8m 18d |
Daughter of Richard & Sarah Beckwith.
(Towner read this gravestone in the Fall, 1875.) |
BECKWITH |
Zinah A. |
1812/13 |
12/26/1854 |
41y |
Daughter of Richard & Sally Beckwith.
(John Jones in his "Book of the Dead" recorded her mother's name as "Sally"
and dug her grave. Towner read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Jones
also wrote that she died in Horseheads. Located in Woodlawn, 3/1977.) This
and the next two names are on the same stone. |
BECKWITH |
Richard |
4/2/1776 |
5/8/1836 |
60y 1m 6d |
(Towner read the gravestone in the Fall,
1875. Located in Woodlawn, 3/1977.) |
BECKWITH |
Sarah |
6/1/1780 |
7/10/1835 |
55y 1m 9d |
Wife of Richard Beckwith. (Towner read
the gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Located in Woodlawn, 3/1977.) |
BEERS |
Elias P. |
7/21/1830 |
4/14/1838 |
7y 8m 24d |
Son of John & Mary Beers. (Towner
read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Moved to Woodlawn in 1876. Boyd
read the gravestone in 1977.) |
BEERS |
Susanna |
|
7/8/1834 |
|
Wife of Timothy Beers. (Towner read the
gravestone in the Fall, 1875, and reported the grave was badly sunken.
Moved to Woodlawn in 1876. Gravestone read by Boyd in 1977, and it was
sunk deep into the ground.) |
BEERS |
Wm. M. |
1803/04 |
4/3/1822 |
18y |
In Memory of, Son of John & Keziah
Beers. (Towner read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Moved to Woodlawn
in 1876. Boyd read the gravestone in 1977 and found it eroded.) |
BENEDICT |
Pamela |
1799/1800 |
7/3/1821 |
21y |
In Memory Of, Daughter of Elisha Benedict.
(Towner read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Moved to Woodlawn in 1876
where it was read by Boyd in 1977.) |
BIDLEMAN |
Joseph |
9/21/1792 |
9/21/1832 |
|
(Born in Hoagstown, PA. Killed in a fall
into a well.) |
BIDLEMAN |
Polly |
5/11/1799 |
5/7/1858 |
|
(Born and died in Elmira. Both Polly
and Joseph appear on one tombstone. 1st ledger of Woodlawn states he was
survived by Catherine B. Stone and J. Hendy. The Ledger also states that
her first name was "Mary" and she was survived by Esther and Sarah Bidleman.
She was the daughter of John Hendy. Both were removed to Woodlawn on 7/23/1861
and reinterred on the Hendy plot. Gravestone ready by Boyd in 1977.) |
BILES |
Elizabeth |
1800/01 |
3/14/1820 |
20y |
Wife of Lewis Biles, who died in the
20th year of her age. (Towner read the tombstone in the Fall, 1875. Moved
to Woodlawn in 1876. Boyd read the gravestone in 1977.) |
BLISS |
C.W., Doct. |
4/30/1805 |
7/18/1830 |
25y 6m 18d |
Son of Zenas & Polly Bliss. (Towner
read the tombstone in the Fall, 1875. Moved to Woodlawn in 1876. Boyd read
gravestone in 1977.) |
BREES |
Hosea P. |
11/2/1820 |
11/27/1830 |
10y 25d |
Son of John P. & Marilla Brees. (Towner
read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875.) |
BREES |
Marilda |
1783/4 |
6/27/1840 |
56y |
Wife of John P. Brees. (Towner read the
gravestone in the Fall, 1875.) |
BREES |
Mary M. |
9/11/1824 |
10/21/1838 |
14y 1m 10d |
Daughter of John P. & Marilda Brees.
(Towner read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875.) |
BREWSTER |
Caroline |
|
|
|
See entry for Caroline Holden. |
BROCK |
Rebecca Ann |
11or12/1826 |
6/2/1836 |
9y 6m |
Daughter of John W. & Fanny Brock.
(Towner read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875.) |
BULL |
Lucretia Jane |
9/15/1821 |
8/4/1822 |
10m 20d |
In Memory Of; Daughter of Geo.H. &
Matilda Bull. (Towner read this gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Moved to
Woodlawn in 1876 by the City of Elmira. Boyd read the excellent shale tombstone
in 1977.) |
BURNS |
Robert |
11/7/1800 |
2/4/1837 |
|
Sacred to the Memory of, Born Salt Hill,
England. Died Elmira, NY. (Towner read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875,
but the Trinity Episcopal Church record states he was buried on 3/22/1837
by the Rev. Richard Smith.) |
BURRITT |
Ann |
1804 |
3/21/1836 |
33y |
Wife of Frederick J. Burritt; died in
the 33 year of her age. (Towner read this gravestone in 1875. Remains removed
to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira in 1876, where Boyd read the tombstone
in 3/1975. Trinity Episcopal Church states she was a widow and buried on
4/1/1837.) |
BURRITT |
Elijah |
8or9/1828 |
5/28/1834 |
5y 8m |
Son of Fred'k & Ann Burritt. (Trinity
Episcopal Church record states he was buried on 5/29/1834 by the Rev. Thomas
Clarke. Towner read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875, and the remains were
removed to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira in 1876. Boyd read the marker
in 3/1977.) |
BURRITT |
Frederick J. |
1798 |
4/7/1835 |
38y |
(Trinity Episcopal Church record states
that his middle name was "John" and he was buried on 4/7/1836 by the Rev.
Richard Smith. There is a vast difference in the dates on the gravestone
and in the church record. Tombstone read in the Fall, 1875, by Towner.
Remains removed to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira in 1876. Boyd read the
marker stone in 3/1977.) |
BURRITT |
John |
1or2/1833 |
8/1837 |
4y 6m |
Son of Fred. & Ann Burritt. (Towner
read gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by the City
of Elmira in 1876. Boyd read the marker in 3/1977.) |
BURRITT |
Mary |
2or3/1835 |
8/1836 |
1y 5m |
Daughter of Fred & Anna Burritt.
(Trinity Episcopal Church record states: "MARY ANN BURRITT, child of Mrs.
Burritt, widow, buried 8/1/1836." Towner read gravestone in the Fall, 1875.
Remains removed by the City of Elmira in 1876. Boyd read the tombstone
in 3/1977.) |
BURT |
|
|
|
|
Infant Son of Joseph P. & Catharine
Burt. (No dates. A very small tombstone read by Towner in the Fall, 1875.
Moved to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira, 1876. Marker stone read by Boyd
in 3/1977.) |
BURT |
Mary E. |
|
9/13/1834 |
|
Daughter of Joseph P. & Catharine
Burt. (A very small gravestone read by Towner in the Fall, 1875. Moved
to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira, 1876. Grave marker read by Boyd in 3/1977.) |
BUTTRE |
Mary |
1808/09 |
1/10/1840 |
31y |
Wife of Wm. T. Buttre. |
BUTTRE |
Charles |
6or7/1839 |
3/2/1840 |
8m |
Son of W.T. & M. Buttre. (The gravestones
of both above were read by Towner in the Fall, 1875. They may have been
reburied in Second Street Cemetery prior to 1877 as the parents are interred
there, but no gravestones were located by Staver - 1932- or Boyd, 1975.) |
CAMPBELL |
Maranda |
1/26/1837 |
8/13/1840 |
3y 6m 18d |
(Towner read gravestone in the Fall,
1875.) |
CARPENTER |
Matthew, Major-General |
9/26/1759 |
10/6/1839 |
79y 12m 10d |
Revolutionary War Soldier. Died in the
81st year of his age. (Towner read gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Remains
removed to Woodlawn in 1876. Boyd read marker in 3/1977.) |
CARPENTER |
Catherine |
1764/65 |
10/28/1830 |
65y |
Wife of Maj.-Gen. M. Carpenter. (Towner
read gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn in 1876.
Boyd read the tombstone in 3/1977.) |
CARPENTER |
Nancy |
3/30/1809 |
9/19/1841 |
32y 5m 20d |
Wife of John Carpenter. (Towner read
the tombstone in the Fall, 1875.) |
CARPENTER |
Henry T. |
8/15/1802 |
2/28/1866 |
|
|
CARPENTER |
Zerviah |
4/18/1819 |
5/16/1821 |
2y 28d |
Dau. Of Elijah & Elvira Carpenter. |
CARR |
William |
5/8/1761 |
1/14/1844 |
82y 8m 6d |
(Towner read this gravestone in the Fall,
1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read
marker in 3/1977. Section EE. Revolutionary War Soldier.) |
CARR |
Frances Augusta |
5/28/1833 |
8/22/1833 |
2m 25d |
Daughter of Silas T. & Susan Carr.
(Towner read gravestone, Fall, 1875.) |
CARTER |
Seth |
2or3/1783 |
2/11/1833 |
49y 11m |
(Towner read gravestone, Fall, 1875.) |
CARTER |
Zeno A. |
1/26/1809 |
9/17/1834 |
25y 7m 22d |
(Towner read marker, Fall, 1875.) |
CARY |
Malina Jane |
6/24/1836 |
1/25/1840 |
3y 7m 1d |
Daughter of Wm. & Elizabeth Cary.
(Towner read gravestone, Fall, 1875. Removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira,
1876. Boyd read marker 3/1977.) |
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|
|
|
Next to above is a shale tombstone with
its entire face gone. It was removed to Woodlawn in 1876 by the City of
Elmira. |
CHERRY |
George H. |
1812/13 |
1/12/1819 |
6y |
Son of John & Alcina Cherry. (Towner
read gravestone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn, 1876. Boyd read
marker, 3/1977.) |
CHERRY |
Wm. M. |
5or6/1817 |
12/9/1834 |
17y 6m |
Son of John & Alcina Cherry. (Towner
read gravestone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn, 1876. Boyd read
marker, 3/1977.) |
COLLINGWOOD |
Francis |
11/2/1780 |
2/2/1849 |
68y |
Born in England. Died in Elmira. (Removed
from Wisner Cemetery to Woodlawn 8/25/1865 - "Register of Interments, Woodlawn
Cemetery". Buried from Trinity Episcopal Church on 2/3/1849 by the Rev.
B.W. Witcher. Located in Woodlawn 3/1975, face-up.) * |
CHRISTINE |
John A. |
|
|
7y |
Son of Timothy Royal Christine. 10/2/1834
(only date) aged 7y. (Stone not found. May be defaced, shale stone.) |
COLLINGWOOD |
John |
3/8/1836 |
3/29/1836 |
|
Born in Elmira; died in Elmira. (Removed
from Wisenr Cemetery to Woodlawn 8/25/1865 - data from "Register of Interments,
Woodlawn Cemetery." Buried from Trinity Episcopal Church on 6/18/1836 by
the Rev. Richard Smith. Apparently the burial was delayed because of th
frozen ground of the cemetery. No tombstone found in Woodlawn, 3/1977.) |
COLLINGWOOD |
Thomas Francis |
4/23/1831 |
10/31/1833 |
2y 6m |
Born, died in Elmira. (Removed from Wisner
Cemetery to Woodlawn 8/25/1865 - data from "Register of Interments, Woodlawn
Cemetery." Buried from Trinity Episcopal Church on 11/5/1833 by the Rev.
Thomas Clark. An excellent shale tombstone laying face-up in Woodlawn 3/1977. |
COMPTON |
Mary Jane |
5/6/1835 |
9/11/1835 |
4m 5d |
Daughter of Stephen & Almira Compton.
(Towner read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875.) |
COOK |
Eliza N. |
1805/06 |
8/25/1838 |
32y |
Wife of Miles Cook. (Towner read this
gravestone in Fall, 1875. Moved to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira, 1876.
Boyd read marker, 3/1977.) |
COOK |
Sarah |
3or4/1834 |
7/10/1834 |
3m |
Daughter of Miles & Eliza N. Cook.
(A very small gravestone read by Towner in the Fall, 1875. Moved to Woodlawn
by the City of Elmira, 1876. Marker read by Boyd, 3/1977. Buried from Trinity
Episcopal Church on 7/11/1834 by the Rev. Thomas Clark.) |
COOLEY |
Jessy |
11or12/1777 |
8/28/1807 |
29y 8m |
(Towner read this gravestone in the Fall,
1875. Removed to Second Street Cemetery in 10/1875, but Boyd failed to
find it there in 1975.) |
CRANE |
Minerva |
1812/13 |
10/27/1836 |
23y |
Wife of Hiram Crane, and daughter of
E. Jones. (Gravestone read by Towner, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Second
Street Cemetery by the family in 1876. Marker read by Boyd, 1975.) |
CRANE |
Wm. Henry |
4or5/1832 |
1/5/1833 |
8m |
Son of Hiram & Minerva Crane. (Gravestone
read by Towner, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Second Street Cemetery by
family, 1876. Tombstone read by Boyd, 1975.) |
CULP |
John, Sen. |
3/3/1777 |
7/24/1842 |
65y 4m 21d |
(Towner read the gravestone in Fall,
1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read
tombstone, 1977.) |
CULP |
Rebecca |
6/3/1854-wrong |
2/27/1854 |
73y 8m 24d |
Wife of John Culp, Sen. (She was the
daughter of John Hendy and came to the Chemung Valley with her parents
in 1788. John Jones dug her grave in Wisner Cemetery. Towner read the gravestone
in the Fall, 1875. Both she and her husband were removed to Woodlawn by
the City of Elmira in 1876. Boyd read tombstone, 3/1977.) |
DAVIS |
Abijah A. |
10/30/1836 |
10/4/1838 |
1y 11m 4d |
Son of James A. & Hannah Davis. (Towner
read tombstone Fall, 1875. Remains may have been moved to Second Street
Cemeter in 1875 or 1876, as the mother is buried there, but Boyd did not
find the gravestone in 1975.) |
DAVIS |
John |
1772/73 |
4/10/1847 |
74y |
|
DAVIS |
Mercy |
1770/71 |
4/8/1847 |
76y |
Relict of William Dunn, and Wife of John
Davis. (Towner read this gravestone in Fall, 1875.) |
DUDLEY |
Sally |
5/15/1799 |
10/30/1844 |
45y 5m 15d |
Wife of Ward Dudley. |
DUDLEY |
Harriet E. |
9/26/1827 |
11/11/1845 |
17y 11m 16d |
Daughter of W. & S. Dudley |
DUDLEY |
Wm. Henry |
12/1829or1/1830 |
2/27/1831 |
1y 1m |
Son of W. & S. Dudley |
DUDLEY |
Horace W. |
|
9/1839 |
16y |
Son of W. & S. Dudley. (Trinity Episcopal
Church record states that his father's first name was "Ward". He was buried
from the church on 9/3/1839 by the Rev. Mr. Whiting. His death was the
result of consumption. Towner read all the data for those listed above
on a small shaft-type monument in the Fall, 1875.) |
DUMARS |
Almira |
1814 |
11/20/1838 |
|
Born in New York. Died in Elmira. (Removed
from Wisner Cemetery to Woodlawn on 5/17/1859. Data from "Register of Interments,
Woodlawn Cemetery.") |
DUMARS |
James |
3/1772 |
4/17/1856 |
|
(Born in Ireland, died in Pittsburgh,
PA. Removed from Wisner Cemetery to Woodlawn 5/17/1859. Data from "Register
of Interments, Woodlawn Cemetery.") |
DUNHAM |
Benjamin |
5/22/1830 |
8/2/1830 |
2m 11d |
Son of Josiah & Betsey Dunham. (Gravestone
read by Towner, Fall, 1875.) |
DUNN |
Marshall |
9/6/1833 |
2/27/1834 |
5m 21d |
Son of William & Marilla Dunn. (Towner
read stone, Fall, 1875.) |
DUNN |
Mercy |
|
|
|
See entry for Mercy Davis. |
DUNN |
Mercy E. |
1832/33 |
11/6/1836 |
3y |
Daughter of Thomas & Rachel E. Dunn.
(Towner read tombstone, Fall, 1875.) |
DUNN |
William |
1764/65 |
2/17/1805 |
40y |
(Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.) |
DYKINS |
Jedediah |
3/5/1772 |
4/13/1829 |
57y 1m 8d |
(Towner read stone, Fall, 1875. He may
have been removed to Second Street Cemeter as his wife is buried there.) |
EDWARDS |
Clarissa |
3/13/1817 |
4/9/1819 |
2y 27d |
In Memory Of. Daughter of Geo. B. &
Hannah Edwards. (Towner read this shale gravestone in Fall,1875. Removed
to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira, 1876. Tombstone read by Boyd, 3/1977.) |
ELLSWORTH |
Lorinda |
12/8/1807 |
11/30/1832 |
24y 11m 22d |
Wife of Sidney Ellsworth. (Towner read
this stone in Fall, 1875. Removed to Woodlawn, 1876. Read by Boyd, 3/1977.) |
FARNSWORTH |
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11/2/1833 |
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Infant Daughter of the Rev. M.L. &
Joanna B. Farnsworth. (Towner read this gravestone, Fall, 1875.) |
FAUSNAUGHT |
Thomas Napolion |
12/15/1836 |
2/26/1837 |
2m 21d |
Son of John H. & Elizabeth Fausnaught.
(Towner read gravestone, Fall, 1875.) |
FITZSIMMONS |
Jane, Mrs. |
2/6/1792 |
4/21/1836 |
44y 2m 15d |
Wife of John Fitzsimmons. (Towner read
this stone in the Fall, 1875. Removed in 1876 by the family to Fitzsimmons
Cemetery, Town of Southport. Tombstone read by Boyd, 1975.) |
FORD |
Caroline D. |
11or12/1813 |
8/15/1824 |
10y 8m |
In Memory Of; Daughter of the Rev. Henry
& Elizabeth Ford. (Towner read this gravestone in the Fall, 1875, and
reported it was very old and a good sized elm tree was growing out of the
grave. She may have been removed to Second Street Cemetery in 1875/76,
as her father is buried there. Boyd found no marker stone in 1975.) |
FORSYTH |
Helene |
4/31/1837 |
1/21/1839 |
1y 8m 21d |
Daugher of Azor & Deborah Forsyth.
(Towner read this tombstone in the Fall, 1875, and erred. The Trinity Episcopal
Church record states that her name was " HELEN ELIZA and she was 1y 8m
& 21d of age." She was buried from the church on 1/21/18393 by the
Rev. G. Winslow. Undoubtedly she actually died on 1/20/1839 and was born
on 4/30/1838 April has only 30 days. Towner read the gravestone in the
Fall, 1875. |
GEIGER |
Susan J. |
6/28/1838 |
7/29/1838 |
1m 1d |
Daughter of J.E. & Sarah Geiger.
(Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.) |
GILLETT |
Cornelia T. |
2or3/1832 |
6/1832 |
3m 17d |
Daughter of P.D. & H.E. Gillett.
(Towner read stone,Fall, 1875.) |
GOODWIN |
John, Dr. |
6/1755 |
10/28/1833 |
78y 4m |
(Towner read this stone, Fall, 1875.
Removed by City of Elmira to Woodlawn, 1876. Boyd read tombstone, 3/1977.)
Revolutionary War Soldier, Section EE. |
GOODWIN |
Mary Elizabeth |
12/1832or1/1833 |
10/14/1834 |
1y 9m |
Daughter of John & Thurza Goodwin.
(Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.) |
GOLDSMITH |
Eliza Ann |
5/6/1811 |
7/17/1854 |
43y 2m 11d |
Wife of Ira Goldsmith. (Towner read stone,
Fall, 1875.) |
GOLDSMITH |
Ira |
9/21/1800 |
9/10/1852 |
51y 11m 20d |
(Towner read stone, Fall 1875.) |
GORNEE |
Hellen |
12/27/1816 |
4/11/1834 |
17y 3m 15d |
Daughter of Abraham & Martha Gornee.
(Towner read stone, fall 1875. Remains may have been removed in 1875/76
to Second Street Cemetery as her mother is buried there. Boyd did not find
marker stone in 1975.) |
GORNEE |
Hiram |
8/30/1848 |
10/18/1849 |
1y 1m 18d |
Son of Samuel & Sarah A. Gornee.
(Towner read stone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn in 1876 by
the City of Elmira. Tombstone read by Boyd, 1977.) |
GORNEE |
John |
6/21/1843 |
9/11/1846 |
3y 2m 21d |
Son of Samuel & Sarah A. Gornee.
(Towner read stone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn in 1876 by
the City of Elmira. Tombstone read by Boyd, 1977.) |
GORNEE |
Randall |
1/6/1840 |
3/31/1841 |
1y 2m 25d |
Son of Wm. & Amey Gornee. (Towner
read this stone in Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira,
1876. Gravestone read by Boyd, 3/1977.) |
GORNEE |
Wm. |
9/19/1814 |
8/11/1845 |
30y 10m 23d |
(Towner read this gravestone, Fall, 1875.
Remains removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira, 1876. Tombstone read by
Boyd, 3/1977.) |
GRANGER |
Dency |
1/28/1805 |
8/12/1826 |
21y 6m 15d |
Daughter of Fredric & Mary Granger.
(Towner read this tombstone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn
by City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read gravestone, 3/1977.) |
GRANGER |
Polly |
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3/22/1833 |
55y 5m 7d |
Wife of Fred'k Granger. (Towner read
this tombstone Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn, 1876, by City of
Elmira. Boyd read stone, 3/1977.) |
GRANGER |
Mary |
3or4/1801 |
5/5/1845 |
44y 1m |
Daughter of Fredric & Mary Granger.
(Towner read this tombstone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn
by City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read gravestone, 3/1977.) |
GREGG |
Andrew |
1732/33 |
10/8/1807 |
74y |
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GREGG |
Esther |
1731/32 |
12/2/1807 |
75y |
Wife of Andrew Gregg. (Towner read this
tombstone, Fall, 1875.) |
GREGG |
George S. |
11/16/1817 |
8/24/1818 |
9m 8d |
In Memory of, Son of Samuel & Martha
Gregg. (Towner read this stone, Fall, 1875.) |
GREGG |
Harriett |
1/6/1822 |
7/9/1842 |
20y 6m 3d |
Daughter of Samule & Martha Gregg.
(Towner read this tombstone, Fall, 1875.) |
GREGG |
John |
12/29/1768 |
8/5/1843 |
75y 7m 7d |
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GREGG |
Mary |
1/7/1769 |
10/22/1840 |
71y 9m 15d |
Wife of John Gregg. (Towner read this
tombstone, Fall, 1875.) |
GREGG |
Martha |
4/29/1794 |
9/10/1824 |
27y 4m 12d |
This stone erected in memory of, wife
of Samuel Gregg. (Towner read stone, Fall 1875.) |
GREGG |
Minerva |
8/2/1820 |
9/10/1839 |
19y 1m 8d |
Daughter of Samuel & Martha Gregg.
(Towner read this gravestone in the Fall, 1875. |
GREGG |
Sarah Francis |
7/16/1824 |
11/2/1825 |
1y 3m 17d |
Daughter of A.K. & Clarissa Gregg.
(Towner reported this grave enclosed by a white fence when he read the
tombstone in the Fall, 1875.) |
GROVER |
Laura |
1/24/1839 |
3/8/1841 |
2y 1m 12d |
Daughter of Hiram & Keziah Grover.
(Towner read this tombstone, Fall, 1875.) |