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WISNER BURYING GROUND (7/1802-10/1877)

ALSO CALLED BAPTIST BURYING GROUND, CHURCH STREET CEMETERY, MAIN STREET CEMETERY, OLD CHURCH STREET CEMETERY, BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY

City of Elmira, Chemung County, New York
Removal of Bodies - Articles A to G H to Z Additional Burials
WISNER CEMETERY; also known as" Baptist Burying Ground", "Church Street Cemetery", "Main Street Cemetery", "Old Church Street Cemetery", and "Baptist Church Cemetery".
Read by Doris Boyd
Date Read: August 27, 1973
Typed by Debora M. Vanhook Park
Location: Located between West Church and West Gray Streets, east of North Main St, in the City of Elmira, NY

WISNER BURYING GROUND (7/1802-10/1877)
ALSO CALLED BAPTIST BURYING GROUND, CHURCH STREET CEMETERY, MAIN STREET CEMETERY, OLD CHURCH STREET CEMETERY, BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY

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.)
          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     11/2/1833   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   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  
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  
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.)

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Published On Tri-Counties Site On  11/06/1999
By Joyce M. Tice
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