A rare find today, a member of the lost Scottish-Indian tribe was found.........
List user 5/20/2005, 2:58:46 PM 7:45am today, I'm already sitting in Dunkin Donuts in Baldwinsville, N.Y. enjoying my coffee and apple fritter and all the bare belly's. The style now, the girls, all seem to wear the pull over tops that are about 3-4 inches to short.............some look great.............but I'm getting kind of sick of seeing the others who show rolls....................not good girls. Here comes Little Joan Perkins, she decided to join me for part of the day in the Baldwinsville cemetery. We were supposed to leave D.D. by 8:30am but I couldn't get her moving till 8:50am, she's always got a story to tell.............. :) About ten minutes later we arrived at Riverview Cemetery. This is a very large cemetery and very well kept. Only saw one sign of vandalism in this burial ground. Joan had a jacket on, I was out in short sleeves and the sun was beating down. First odd name that caught out attention was Scabra wife of Eli Perry who died Sept 24, 1855, 26 years, 9 months and 16 days.( I wonder if her nickname was Scabby??) Next was a normal name but seems like he was on the wrong side in the war. William H. Lee-private 151st U.S. Engineers, Civil War Veteran died May 9, 1893 at age 57. I'll bet he took some kidding about his last name being on the side of the North. .................. I hope this lady wasn't crummy..............Clara Crum died Jan 19, 1864. The first celebrity name to be found here....................John Kennedy Co. C, 50th Regiment of New York Volunteers died Now 28, 1910 age 71. Now heres a good start.........Augustus Start died (or in his case, finished) March 18, 1876 and below read............ "He greeteth His beloved Sleep" Next, Athanase Watier, a member of Co. A, 185th Reg't, New York Volunteers "Killed in battle at Gravely Run, Virginia" , March 29, 1865 aged 36. Now heres that strange Scottish/ Indian guy we found, Hiram McHuron(I think this is an off chute of the Huron tribe, watcha' think eh ?) died Dec 8, 1871 at age 74. Another odd name Mathew Englishbery died Aug 21, 1853 Warren Cox, a member of Battery B, New York Volunteers, 1st Artillery, died at Harpers Ferry Nov 13, 1862 aged 19 years, 3 months and 20 days. Now heres a good name.........Hanmer C. Degolyer died Feb 23, 1851 at age 23 years. Our next celebrity George Gobel died Dec 10, 1860 (remember him?) Odd names all over in here...............Loami Nearing died Sept 15, 1821 Its now afternoon and Joan ran out of time. Now I'm on my own to finish the rest of the cemetery. Kind of new sections remained, but I did find some good photo opportunities. So I finished up here and headed down the road to the next Under Ground City.............. St. Mary's Cemetery established 1881. Not very old and really not much to remark on in here. In the back of the cemetery someone was getting planted, so I didn't go back in that area as it looked like family members were leaving the site. Odd though, first place I stopped the car, I looked down and found.............David Fleming born in Cork, Ireland Oct 1810 and died Aug 21, 1888. Some coincidence eh ! Next I saw Cornelius Leahy Sullivan, Private, Co. A, 185th Regt. New York State Volunteers, died Feb. 5, 1865 at The Battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia Bad spelling? or stone cutters error? Anna Burke wife of Martin Ryan died Aug 31, 1898 age 80 years. And right alongside...Martin Rion(should be, Ryan) died Sept 7, 1880 age 65 years. Kind of the end of St. Mary's, not much old in here, but did get a few photos. Not as good of condition as Riverview Cemetery. And some damage to stones was noted. Trying to follow a map to the next stop. I guess a few wrong turns as I didn't end up where I wanted but, then again that's how you finds things...............there's always another cemetery around somewhere...............Theres one, but where am I? Turns out to be the village of Lysander, not huge by any means but it did have some interesting stones in here. The far side I'm walking along, now this so far takes the prize for best smelling cemetery, there were some sort of trees along the border of the stones and they were like a nice perfume, the trees had little white flowers and the scent was throughout the cemetery, neat. Odd spelling here ....... Wandell(not Wendell) son of John and Eunice Hillebrent died July 20, 1868 aged 20 I wonder if this guy collected stamps?????? Frederick Stampp died Oct 15, 1875 aged 48 years, 5 months and 4 days and below............. "Rest here loved one Thy work on earth is done" Came across a Revolutionary Soldier next......Jacob Northrop died July 28, 1848 aged 78. Next Laurence Reed McCarty of Co. K, 102nd Reg. , 26th Div. Killed in action Oct 27, 1918 at Bois D'Ormont, France and below read................. "His ancestors fought to make America free He gave his life that the world might be free" Probably 10-12 Townsend family members buried in here also, in case Kelly is interested? One being.......... Dea(<probably Deacon) William Townsend Died Feb 4, 1853, 73rd year of his life. Another odd name Aulchie wife of Henry Mount died Feb 17, 1871 aged 50 Eunice A. Smith died Dec 9, 1844 aged 13 years and below read................ "My parents dear weep not for me When in this yard my grave you see My time was short blest be He Who called me to eternity" I left here and found a yellow plastic flower and came back and placed it on her grave. Only 13............................. I picked up only one flag here and headed out to see what else I could find. It was a very well kept country cemetery. Theres another.......Plainville Cemetery was next.........................another well kept burial ground. Emma Frick 1857-1939, I looked, but there was no Frack.................... An odd one Francis Carncross died June 7, 1884 aged 34. Next Mr. John Dodson died July 13, 1833 age 34 years, 7 months, 14 days and below... " My children dear assemble here A fathers grave to see Not long ago I dwelt with you And soon you'll dwell with me" Ruel Upson was the next unusual name died Feb 17, 1830 in the 85th year of his age. This one had some unusual information on the face of the stone........................ Rev. Benjamin B. Schenk died March 22, 1883 Descent-Barons of Toutenburg, Holland 879AD General Peter Schenk 1225 AD On one side it read........Benjamin Rush died Sept 14, 1861 The other side Sally Gaby Died May 19, 1843 age 78 Revolutionary Soldier was next............In memory of Silas Scofield who died Nov 22, 1837 aged 78. Odd first name Jabez L. Paul died Jan 18, 1879 age 53 years, 5 months and 10 days This was it for today, probably 400-500 burials here and very well kept and saw no damage. It was another good day. Next week, Ogdensburg Best Bill
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