The Cemetery is on a tree covered ridge which is heavily carpeted with
brown pine needles, dead leaves and patches of myrtle, a lack of sunlight
discouraging undergrowth. The boundaries are irregular and not readily
apparent. In some places old paths can be seen winding around the ridge.
There is no evidence of a main entrance. The graves closest to the highway
are some 150 feet distant. In some areas the graves are located close together,
with the remainder being scattered. There are many sunken sites minus grave
markers, and numerous bases with no headstones. A good fifty percent of
the memorials are on the ground, making it necessary to dig into pine needles
and soil to uncover them. Almost all of the tombstones hod to be covered
with white chalk to bring out the eroded data for accurate reading and
recording.
The following list of existing markers was made by Isabel Ridall and
Doris and Joseph Boyd on May 1, 1975. In some cases, such as wife, son
or daughter, the surname has been added for clarity. Any data in ( ) does
not appear on the headstone, but has been added for interest. Stones read
in 1932, but not found in 1975 are so indicated. Also interments recorded
in Elmira City records, for which no stones were found, are noted. 
| SURNAME |
FIRST & MIDDLE
NAMES |
BIRTH DATE |
DEATH DATE |
AGE AT DEATH |
INSCRIPTION / NOTES |
| (Unknown) |
|
|
6 Feb ???? |
4y 10m 13d |
(Eroded stone, on the ground with the top piece missing) |
| Boardman |
|
(26 Jan 1870 Water St., Elmira) |
(26 Jan 1870 Water St., Elmira) |
(6hrs) |
(Infant daughter of William & Nancy Boardman. City
record - no stone found.) |
| Boardman |
Myron A. |
(28 Oct 1852) |
21 Oct 1854 |
1y 11m 23d |
Son of John & Mary Ann Boardman |
| Bosworth |
Laurinda |
(12 Sep 1813) |
1 Dec 1894 |
81y 2m19d |
|
| Brown |
Mary J. |
1840 |
1925 |
|
(Tombstone located in a plot of ground surrounded by
a two rail pipe fence) |
| Bunto |
Eleanor |
(Jan 1800) |
22 May 1882 |
82y 4m |
Wife of Matthew Bunto (with) Matthew (Both names on marker
face up, on ground) |
| Bunto |
Matthew |
6 Mar 1797 |
26 Feb 1873 |
75y 11m 20d |
(with) Eleanor (Both names on marker face up, on ground) |
| Carley |
Frances |
(1842) |
26 Apr 1897 |
54y |
Mother |
| Carnrike |
William |
(2 Aug 1796) |
25 Feb 1867 |
70y 23d |
(Marker face up, on ground) |
| Cary |
Eleanor |
(Nov or Dec 1822) |
10 Dec 1859 |
37y |
Wife of Robert Cary |
| Cary |
William |
(20 Oct 1812) |
17 Mar 1871 |
58y 4m 25d |
My Husband |
| Clearwater |
Burt |
(19 Oct 1882) |
14 Sep 1888 |
5y 10m 26d |
Son of Charles & Eva Clearwater |
| Clearwater |
Esther |
1859 |
1891 |
|
(with) Fred C., & Lena, their daughter (All names
on a shaft monument, in a plot enclosed by a two rail pipe fence) |
| Clearwater |
Fred C. |
1861 |
1895 |
|
(with) Esther, his wife & Lena, their daughter (All
names on a shaft monument, in a plot enclosed by a two rail pipe fence) |
| Clearwater |
Lena |
1885 |
1901 |
|
(with) Fred C., & Esther, his wife (All names on
a shaft monument, in a plot enclosed by a two rail pipe fence) |
| Cole |
Albert |
(1863 - 64) |
21 Aug 1890 |
26y |
(Marker face up, on ground) |
| Dailey |
(Isaac) |
(22 Jan 1873 Elmira) |
(8 Mar 1873 at 75 Water St., Elmira) |
1m 14d |
(City record - no stone found) |
| Dalley |
Emma G. |
(11 Dec 1839) |
6 Oct 1864 |
24y 9m 25d |
Daughter of Hiram & Christina Dally (Marker face
up, on ground) |
| Dalley |
Robert M. |
(3 Jan 1836) |
21 Jun 1846 |
10y 5m 18d |
Son of Abram & Cristina Dalley (The mother's name
is spelled as on stone) |
| Dalley |
Sally |
(19 Mar 1844) |
5 Mar 1852 |
7y 11m 15d |
(This is a nice shale stone measuring about fifteen inches
in length, seven inches in width & two inches in thickness.) |
| Decker |
Judith |
(28 Apr 1804) |
16 Nov 1859 |
55y 6m 19d |
Wife of Zephaniah Decker |
| Decker |
Mary E. |
(1810 or 30) |
15 Sep 1837 or 1857 |
27y |
Daughter of Chuncey & Mariah Decker (The father's
given name is as spelled on the stone, erosion through the death date makes
reading difficult) |
| Decker |
Zephaniah |
(29 Jan 1798) |
14 Jan 1867 |
68y 11m 16d |
|
| Derry |
Lydia |
(1 Jan 1812) |
24 Jan 1839 |
27y 23d |
Daughter of Martin & Mary Derry (Excellent lettering
& design, face up on ground) |
| Eames |
Edwin M. |
|
6 Apr 1874 |
53y or 59y 2m 20d |
(This marker was discovered under the surface of the
ground. It was cleaned of dirt, pine needles & leaves, but erosion
makes an accurate reading impossible) |
| Edwards |
Asa L. |
1830 |
1902 |
|
Co., I, 141st Regt., NY Vol. |
| Elson |
Sally |
(1816) |
26 Dec 1836 |
22y |
Wife of Abraham Elson (Spelling of name as on stone) |
| Elston |
Isaac |
(21 Jul 1789) |
18 Mar 1846 |
56y 7m 28d |
(Marker about to fall to ground) |
| Elston |
Josephine |
(21 Nov 1848) |
8 Aug 1850 |
1y 8m 18d |
Daughter of J. C. & Sarah Elston |
| Elston |
Margaret |
(1785) |
21 Aug 1850 |
in the 66th year of her age |
Wife of Isaac Elston |
| Eston |
Hellen H. |
(28 Jan 1850) |
4 Aug 1850 |
6m 7d |
Daughter of AB'M & Louisa Eston (Spelling of surname
as on stone) |
| Goldsmith |
Bridget |
(1800) |
10 Oct 1864 |
64y |
Wife of Stephen Goldsmith (Stone on ground, face up) |
| Goldsmith |
Lebeus |
(17 Jul 1824) |
6 Dec 1860 |
36y 4m 19d |
(Marker face up, on ground) |
| Goldsmith |
Sarah M. |
(18 Sep 1827) |
6 Jun 1857 |
29y 8m 19d |
Wife of Lebeus Goldsmith (Tombstone face up, on ground) |
| Goldsmith |
Stephen L. |
(Oct or Nov 1860) |
6 Mar 1862 |
1y 4m |
Son of Vincent M. & Margaret A. Goldsmith (A very
small shaft monument) |
| Goldsmith |
William |
(1834) |
20 Sep 1864 |
30y |
(A narrow marker, fallen to the ground) |
| Greatsinger |
Almon |
(27 May 1830) |
15 Mar 1875 |
44y 9m 16d |
(Age line slightly eroded) |
| Greatsinger |
Anna Mariah |
6 Feb 1799 |
26 Oct 1866 |
|
Wife of Rev. Christian Greatsinger (Marker on ground) |
| Greatsinger |
Brinkerhoof |
(30 Nov 1831) |
10 Apr 1836 |
4y 4m 10d |
Son of Stephen & Emma Greatsinger |
| Greatsinger |
Christian, Rev. |
(22 Nov 1792) |
19 Mar 1879 |
86y 3m 28d |
(Marker on ground) |
| Greatsinger |
Eliza |
(1816 - 1817) |
10 Mar 1889 |
72y |
(This shaft monument is on the ground) |
| Greatsinger |
Emma |
(27 Jan 1813) |
22 Mar 1859 |
46y 1m 23d |
Wife of Stephen Greatsinger |
| Greatsinger |
Emma G. GOLDSMITH |
1866 |
1898 |
|
Wife of J. Wesley Greatsinger |
| Greatsinger |
Henri Stoll |
(Jan or Feb 1870) |
17 Mar 1871 |
1y 1m |
(with) W. Almon Judd Greatsinger Children of Almon &
Mary Greatsinger (On shaft monument) |
| Greatsinger |
Jacob Lowman |
1 July 1849 |
2 July 1918 |
|
|
| Greatsinger |
Laura Whitlock |
(2 May 1791) |
22 Aug 1877 |
86y 3m 20d |
Mother (with) William Greatsinger (On a shaft monument,
fallen to the ground) |
| Greatsinger |
Mary E. |
7 Jun 1832 |
24 Mar 1866 |
|
Wife of Almon Greatsinger (This is a tall shaft monument) |
| Greatsinger |
Phebe |
(3 Nov 1798) |
10 Jan 1848 |
49y 2m 7d |
Wife of William Greatsinger ( Marker face up, on ground) |
| Greatsinger |
Phebe M. |
(23 Apr 1846) |
12 Sep 1848 |
2y 4m 20d |
Daughter of Stephen & Emma Greatsinger |
| Greatsinger |
Sally Ann |
(25 Mar 1822) |
31 Dec 1825 |
3y 9m 6d |
Daughter of William & Phebe Greatsinger (Marker face
up, on ground) |
| Greatsinger |
Sarah E. |
(10 Jan 1829) |
12 Aug 1872 |
43y 7m 2d |
Wife of Rev. Christian Greatsinger (Marker on ground) |
| Greatsinger |
W. Almon Judd |
(Sep or Oct 1872) |
24 Dec 1873 |
1y 3m |
(with) Henri Stoll Greatsinger Children of Almon &
Mary Greatsinger (On shaft monument) |
| Greatsinger |
William |
(16 Sep 1829) |
19 Apr 1830 |
7m 3d |
Son of Rev. Christian & Anna Mariah Greatsinger |
| Greatsinger |
William |
(22 Dec 1788) |
26 Mar 1887 |
88y 3m 4d |
Father (with) Laura Whitlock Greatsinger (On a shaft
monument, fallen to the ground) |
| Greatsinger |
William |
(6 Aug 1824) |
6 Dec 1860 |
36y 4m |
(This stone was located in 1932 by Mrs. Staver but not
found in May 1975) |
| Hallenbeck |
Adelbert |
Nov 1848 |
Mar 1873 |
|
(with) Cora Bell (Marker with two names in two places,
on ground) |
| Hallenbeck |
Cora Bell |
Feb 1868 |
Oct 1869 |
|
Daughter of Adelbert & Martha Hallenbeck (with) Adelbert
(Marker with two names in two places, on ground) |
| Harrington |
Harriet |
(1840 - 41) |
11 Mar 1866 |
25y |
Daughter of W. & N. Harrington (Note the difference
in surname spelling, this marker is a small one, face up, on the ground) |
| Herrington |
Matthew |
(Feb or Mar 1846) |
11 Sep 1863 |
17y 6m |
Son of Willard & Nelly Herrington (Marker stands
against father's) |
| Herrington |
Willard |
(1803 - 4) |
17 May 1883 |
79y |
|
| Hicks |
Julia A. |
(28 Feb 1832 Hoosic Falls) |
(30 May 1870 Market St., Elmira) |
(38y 3m) |
(Daughter of John & Elsie Sheffles Millus Data from
official City record. No stone found in 1975) |
| Hugg |
Catherine |
(2 Jan 1819) |
12 Aug 1873 |
53y 9m 10d |
Wife of William Hugg (Tombstone on ground) |
| Hugg |
Edward W. |
4 May 1858 |
20 Oct 1863 |
|
Son of William & Catherine Hugg (A very small stone) |
| Hugg |
Melinda |
26 Jul 1853 |
21 Oct 1863 |
|
Daughter of William & Catherine Hugg |
| Hugg |
William |
(31 Jul 1822) |
9 Feb 1902 |
79y 6m 9d |
(Marker broken into two pieces) |
| Hunter |
Emila Cornelia |
(16 Dec 1853) |
10 June 1857 |
3y 5m 24d |
Daughter of O. C. & Maria Hunter |
| Hunter |
Lowman M. |
9 Feb 1868 |
16 Dec 1868 |
|
Son of Myron A. & Sarah A. Hunter (A small shale
stone in excellent condition, face up, on the ground) |
| Jenkins |
Chloe P. |
(1 May 1852) |
26 Feb 1873 |
20y 8m 25d |
Wife of Stephen Jenkins (Marker on the ground, face up) |
| Ketchum |
Lucy |
(Nov or Dec 1801 in Otsego Co., NY) |
(24 Mar 1871 Water St., east of Sullivan
St., Elmira) |
(69y 3m) |
(Widow, daughter of William & Elizabeth Sharpe. Data
from official City Record. Tombstone not found in May 1975) |
| Kilmer |
Joseph |
(Aug 1807 in the United States) |
(26 Apr 1881 at 1319 Lake St., Elmira) |
(73y 8m) |
(A widower, a son of Peter Kilmer. Data from official
City Record. Tombstone not found in May 1975) |
| Kilmer |
Willie |
(18 May 1868) |
10 Aug 1868 |
2m 22d |
Son of Charles H. & Sarah E. Kilmer (A small marker
leaning against a tree trunk) |
| Longcoy |
Barbary |
(1823) |
20 Sep 1860 |
37y |
(Marker on the ground) |
| McLane |
Wally |
(Dec 1856 or Jan 1857) |
11 July 1858 |
18m |
Only child of C. L. & S. E. McLane (A small stone
face up, on the ground) |
| Mead |
Ebenezer |
(1762) |
25 Aug 1835 |
72y |
|
| Mills |
John |
|
Feb 1864 |
4y |
Only son pf M. J. & Margaret O'Neill (Listed by Mrs.
Staver in 1932, not found in May 1975) |
| Moore |
Harriet E. |
3 Oct 1857 |
31 Jan 1901 |
|
(with) John J. (two names on a shaft type monument) |
| Moore |
John J. |
24 Jun 1850 |
24 Jan 1901 |
|
(with) Harriet E., his wife (two names on a shaft type
monument) |
| Mott |
Esther E. HALPIN |
|
17 Jan 1997 |
68y |
|
| Rhoades |
Harriet |
(8 Jan 1821) |
12 Nov 1889 |
68y 10m 4d |
Wife of William G. Rhoades (with) William G. (names on
a shaft monument, on the ground) |
| Rhoades |
William G. |
|
|
|
(with) Harriet (his name appears on a shaft monument,
on the ground, but there is no other data) |
| Rhodes |
Anna (GREATSINGER) |
(1778 - 79) |
30 Aug 1859 |
80y |
(Wife of Ezekiel Rhodes) (Pension record states born
5 Jun 1777) |
| Rhodes |
Ezekiel |
|
11 Aug 1849 |
103y 11m 20d |
(A Soldier of the Revolution) (Stone reads as given,
however, his Pension Record states he was born 21 Aug 1762) (This flat
marker is broken into two pieces with the top portion leaning against a
tree and the bottom half firmly embedded in the ground with the tree beginning
to grow around it. The grave is marked with a SAR standard and American
Flag) |
| Robinson |
Freeman C. C. |
(Sep or Oct 1866) |
16 Apr 1869 |
2y 6m |
Son of Chancy & Clarissa Robinson (Marker face up,
on the ground) |
| Singter |
Willie |
|
23 Sep 1852 |
7y |
Son of A. P. & M. A. Singter (Listed by Mrs. Staver
in 1932, not found in 1975) |
| Sleyter |
Sarah (GREATSINGER) |
(1774) |
6 Jan 1857 |
82y |
Wife of Isaac Sleyter |
| Smith |
Catharine |
(1839 - 40) |
1876 |
36y |
(with) Timothy J., Lucy Savey, & Susan L. (Four names
on a shaft monument) |
| Smith |
Florence |
|
23 Oct 1996 |
|
|
| Smith |
Lucy Savey |
25 Jun 1812 in Vermont |
25 Mar 1881 Baldwin, Chemung
Co., NY |
Wife of Timothy J. Smith (with) Timothy J., Susan L.,
& Catharine (Four names on a shaft monument) |
| Smith |
Reuben |
(9 Jun 1815) |
1 Dec 1844 |
29y 5m 22d |
(Listed by Mrs. Staver in 1932, not found in 1975) |
| Smith |
Samuel |
(21 Mar 1843) |
18 Jan 1864 |
20y 9m 28d |
Son of Timothy & Lucy Savey Smith |
| Smith |
Susan L. |
(1851 - 52) |
8 Oct 1882 |
30y |
(with) Timothy J., Lucy Savey, & Catharine (Four
names on a shaft monument) |
| Smith |
Timothy J. |
1 Jan 1802 Monroe, Orange Co., NY |
28 Feb 1881 Baldwin, Chemung
Co., NY |
(with) Lucy Savey, Susan L., & Catharine (Four names
on a shaft monument) |
| Snover |
Emma M. |
(10 Oct 1861) |
26 Sept 1864 |
2y 11m 16d |
Daughter of Abram & Lucinda Snover (Tombstone is
on the ground, face up) |
| Sprague |
Daniel |
(May or June 1791) |
7 Nov 1863 |
72y 5m |
(with) Marina ( This is a single flat stone on a single
base, with the two inscriptions side by side. The stone is on the ground) |
| Sprague |
Marina |
(9 Spe 1799) |
11 Aug 1885 |
85y 11m 2d |
Wife of Daniel Sprague (with) Daniel ( This is a single
flat stone on a single base, with the two inscriptions side by side. The
stone is on the ground) |
| Stannard |
Mercy R. |
1852 |
1874 |
|
Daughter of Giles & Lydia Stannard "Erected by her
brother" |
| Stannard |
Ruth Ann SPRAGUE |
29 Oct 1830 |
18 Mar 1866 |
|
Wife of B. Stannard (Marker face up, on the ground, buried
under leaves) |
| Stowell |
Jerusha A. |
(28 Jun 1836) |
3 Feb 1837 |
7m 3d |
Daughter of Butler & Lorinda Stowell |
| Treat |
Ansel |
6 Oct 1828 |
28 Apr 1902 |
|
(Marker face up, on the ground) |
| Treat |
Ansel Oscar |
19 Mar 1866 |
6 Jan 1881 |
|
(Located by Mrs. Staver in 1932, not found in May 1975) |
| Treat |
Lewis |
30 Aug 1874 |
22 Apr 1894 |
|
(Marker on the ground) |
| Van Houten |
Stan |
|
|
|
|
| VanderHoof |
William |
1835 |
1901 |
|
Co. C., 7th New Jersey Vol. (Marker face up, on the ground) |
| Webb |
Gilbert McH. |
(16 Feb 1817) |
4 Nov 1839 |
22y 8m 19d |
Son of Abram & Sally Smith Webb (Marker about to
fall to ground) |
| Webb |
Sally SMITH |
7 Sep 1793 Town of Monroe, Orange Co., NY |
21 Mar 1864 |
|
Wife of Abram Webb (died) in the 43rd year of her widowhood
(Marker leaning severly) |
| Weed |
Martha M. |
(14 Dec 1843) |
12 Jan 1882 |
38y 29d |
Wife of J. K. Weed (Marker on ground, in two pieces) |
| Whipp |
Phebe |
(10 May 1827) |
21 Jan 1896 |
68y 8m 11d |
|
| Wiese |
Jacob |
20 Jul 1820 in Germany |
5 Feb 1896 |
|
Father |
| Williams |
George J. |
(29 Mar 1874) |
16 May 1877 |
3y 1m 17d |
Son of G. L. & J. L. Williams (Tombstone face up,
on the ground) |
