Cemetery Report: Oct 10, 2006 "White rain from Geese is not good".............
List user 10/10/2006, 11:41:25 AM This is the complete report...............................LOL Leaving the garage at 6:53am its 34F/3C a bit nippy and very moist out here. Basically heading east on Route 90 and ending up on or near Route 20 area for the day. First stop at 8:01am is Cedar Road in Morrisville, N.Y. Jay Maine 1884-1967. Lowis Walters 1908-1911. (< have only seen Lois as a spelling in the past) Nelson D. Sellers 1865-1924. Ulysses G. Frink 1867-1914. Claud(< where did the E go on the end?) D. Clark born July 11, 1878 and died Dec 14, 1964. Orrinda West 1901-1973. I guess this next guy was failing for years............... James E. Failing 1915-1981. Auma J. Cushing born Sept 25, 1925 and died Dec 17, 2004. Heman G. Allen 1905-1964. Royson N. Whipple 1912-2000. Rose A. Wilt(< maybe she should have married Failing above as she has now wilted away..............) 1884-1963. Coman L. Choate 1916-1989. Thresia N. Ginney 1904-1918. Ottelia R. Kombacher 1864-1918. Francelia A. Utter 1843-1910. (< got milk?) Miranda Seymour born Sept 12, 1806 and died Sept 16, 1882. Uriah Leland died Oct 6, 1852 aged 59 years. Rosel Whitman born April 14, 1816 and died April 18, 1881 aged 65 years. Hiland Hall 1835-1884. Clara Belle Dana born May 18, 1856 and died July 18, 1859. Finette L. Lewis 1856-1939. Frazanna Nash born Oct 1, 1817 and died Dec 9, 1885. Elbridge G. Tidd born Feb 12, 1803 and died March 26, 1872. Solomon J. Stamy 1879-1920. William G. Yearly 1880-1965. olwen J. Field 1903-1991. Ruth E. Bible 1900-1982. Summer S. Gill 1893-1962. Alma M. Iby 1859-1927. Earle C. Faucette 1874-1934. William J. March Co. G, 9th Inf. Reg. Spanish American War 1878-1952. Hannah Broad, native of Cornwall, England 1837-1888.(If she left England to come here, she went a BROAD, yes?) Bengamin(<always seen J instead of G) Hamblet died April 12, 1873 aged 55 years wife Arminda C. Hamblet died Aug 31, 1886 aged 41 years. Cheney Morse died March 29, 1870 age 66 years. Zemira Jones died June 28, 1823 aged 32 years. Ithamar Jones died Nov 16, 1826 aged 57 years wife Thankful died June 28, 1823 aged 60 years. Edward Clark died Sept 13, 1825 age 13 years and 6 months & Orsemuss Clark died Sept 13, 1825 age 17 years and 7 months, were both drowned in Leland's Pond in Eaton on the same day of the month that they were both born.(photo)( and later another cemetery right across from Leland's Pond which I easily saw) Burr Lewis 1854-1857. James R. Comes died Nov 9, 1880 aged 75 years. Thomas Fleming died Jan 20, 1856 aged 61 years.(photo) Ceriza M. Fleming 1825-1866. Otis R. Granger born in Suffield, Connecticut Feb 21, 1796 came to Morrisville July 14, 1821 and died Aug 23, 1883. John Farwell born in Mansfield, Connecticut Oct 5, 1786 and died Dec 18, 1867. Amariah Williams born in Mansfield, Connecticut, died Jan 17, 1850 aged 74 years. In memory of Thomas Morris 1760-1824 Founded Morrisville 1796. Enoch Frink died Aug 3, 1872 aged 88 years and 5 months. Ithamar Jones died Nov 28, 1877 aged 80 years. Aluy A, Jones died Jan 29, 1871 aged 19 years. Mary J. Cronk 1831-1904. William M. Whipple 1855-_______ wife Ellen Williams 1853-1909. Florence M. Butman 1899-1957. Agnes Pelletier 1858-1945. Walked 4.5 miles in this "Body Bank" and vacated at 10:56am. Now south on Route 105 to Eaton Cemetery on Landon Road just off Route 26 at 11:16am. Tilley L. Snow 1857-1943. And right along side Snow was............the Frost family, was that done on purpose? George W. Winchester 1827-1894. Leroy Boast died May 22, 1903 aged 25 years and 9 months. William Blinn 1842-1892. Allie Wootton 1862-1895. Gordon L. Palmer born at Lisbon, Connecticut May 2, 1810 and died Nov 22, 1877. Rhoda P. Bonney 1811-1899. Thaxter Dunbar died Sept 5, 1883 aged 98 years. Richard Nightingale 1838-1922. Henry J. Dadd 1875-1940. Emma Denny Moss born April 2, 1867 and died Oct 9, 1898. Margaret A. Vines born May 4, 1852 and died Jan 30, 1899. Alche Darrow died March 12, 1863 aged 87 years. Mary Buck died April 5, 1851 aged 64 years. Miles Standish died July 22, 1819 aged 71 years.(but, on his wife's stone next door, its spelled Milos). Doct. Titas Hull died 13th Aug 1817 in his 67th year. Selah Revemod died Dec 27, 1846 aged 57 years. By the way, this place smells great, the heavy Fall smell of fallen leaves which is near constant in all the cemeteries now..................and the occasional smell of burning leaves through these rural areas. Those would be good scents for candles. Vashti Waters died Jan 12, 1823 aged 36 years. William L. Romer born Jan 29, 1848 and died June 1, 1918. Achsah A. Wellington 1842-1919. Edmond Gilbert was killed by the kick of a horse July 29, 1848 aged 14 years. Peter Edwards born in Charleton, Massachusetts June 5, 1790 and died Aug 27, 1881 wife Mary Ballard born in Boston, Massachusetts July 24, 1790 and died June 24, 1870. Willard L. Race 1830-1905. The next name isn't odd, its just that there's a hand saw laying on the marker. Maybe the guy was a carpenter in life? De Ette Johnson 1852-1892. John Sutcliffe who departed this life March 19, 1882 aged 52 years wife Betty Eastwood died Nov 5, 1917 aged 93 years Their languishing heads are at rest Their thinking and aching's are o'er Their quiet immovable breasts Are heaved with affections no more. Vinal(< to bad it wasn't vinyl) Lafayette Meritt 1834-1912. Now, how'd this K-9 get in here? Wu Chi..........Our Dog(no dates) Benjamin F. Whipple 1819-1895. Ellis Morse born Jan 26, 1789 at Natick, Massachusetts, came to Eaton 1796 and died Oct 15, 1869 aged 80 years. Bigelow Morse died March 14, 1846 aged 42 years. Cyrenus White 1813-1898. LaVonne F. Morse 1921-_____ . Exana Waters Bagg died May 5, 1879 aged 57 years. Beard Leavenworth 1823-1896. (photo) Alcy Campbell died March 24, 1884 aged 76 years. Lulu L. Nash died Jan 5, 1881 aged 9 years and 2 months. Diogenes D. Chase M.D. born Oct 27, 1843 and died Jan 7, 1914. Deiadamia Button Chase M.D. born July 27, 1802 and died March 12, 1869. Egeria V. Morse born June 25, 1864 and died July 10, 1940. Alfarette A. Hammond born June 28, 1864 and died July 17, 1864. Zilpah A. Keyes born Sept 12, 1861 and died June 10, 1929. Vadie Wilson Soule 1904-1981. Granville C. Albee 1844-1919. Leva E. Brown 1897-1971. Adelbert E. Abbott 1911-1974. Viola M. Duffy Philpot 1879-1924. Carrie E. Shapley 1858-1940. Durwood F. Loder died Dec 25, 1935. This next lady must have been a bundle of sarcasm, she has a great epitaph........ "I am not perfect But I am consistently adequate"( kind of sounds like Sis..........LOL) Barbara R. Lillis 1928-1992. Arvilla Ferris 1918-2004. Sabra Holbert 1917-1997. T. Jay Merrifield 1864-1948. Millicent E. Smith 1897-1987. Carribel Covey 1895-1979. Ruby Jeffs Woodcock 1910-1984. Clarence R. Whipple 1891-1956. Huber J. Cramphin 1921-2001. Seaborn L. Brannan 1893-1962. Wally 1924-1959. Cathline Laman died March 26, 1861 aged 77 years. Elon G. Bonney born Aug 1, 1844 and died May 8, 1882. Galusha Bonney 1819-1845. Vashty Moseley died June 22, 1846 in her 60th year. Winsor Brown 1835-1885. Juliet Enos died Aug 18, 1827 aged 2 months and 9 days. Eaton Born in Heaven (<that's all it said) Bethiah Leach died April 22, 1841 aged 60 years and 8 months. Backus Leach died Oct 19, 1864 aged 82 years, 9 months and 3 days. Walked 3.4 miles in this "Belly Up Bed", picked up 7 flags and vacated at 2:12pm. Route 26 North to Route 46 South to Leland Pond Cemetery at 2:21pm. Bly A. Sanderson 1872-1936. Ivory Stilwell born Aug 10, 1939 and died Aug 9, 1952. Wood G. Arity 1849-1906. Willis L. Tice 1938-1943. Lois Griffin died Feb 23, 1816 age 27 years. Lizaann Leland died Feb 27, 1816 age 2 years and 4 months. Waitstill Leland died April 13, 1838 aged 76 years. Osmer B. Leland died Aug 7, 1865 aged 33 years and 5 months. Lucile lines 1893-1962. Ellet P. Embury born July 13, 1856 and died Aug 13, 1918. Appleton Tucker died April 2, 1886 aged 87 years. Ruben W. Stone 1820-1890. Calpornia L. Howard died Jan 12, 1858 aged 38 years. Walked .5 miles in this "Lifeless Lane" and vacated at 2:48pm. Route 26 North to Route 20 East to Route 41 North to Indian Opening Road Cemetery, just a block or so off Route 41. Psyche Burton born April 23, 1803 and died April 14, 1889. Missouri Perkins died Nov 1, 1867 age 43 years. Asenath Pinkerton died Nov 9, 1877 aged 73 years. Burdette Whitman 1858-1928. Abel Rundell 1804-1880. David Lucas 1746-1827 Revolutionary War Vet. Capt. Edmund mize died July 12, 1823 age 35 years, War of 1812 Vet. Fitch Brigham died Feb 26, 1844 age 41 years. Cephas Perkins died Feb 9, 1827 aged 52 years, 8 months and 5 days. Marble Bond died Sept 1, 1864 aged 72 years, 5 months and 16 days. Bathshera C. Burton died march 10, 1897 aged 81 years. Mrs. Silence (<I'll bet) Howard died May 6, 1821 age 70 years. Mellona Bond died Jan 28, 1865 aged 70 years. Prince Newton 1858-1871. Walked 1 mile in this "Mortified Meadows" and vacated at 3:45pm. 3:48pm Madison Cemetery just about a block from the intersection of Route 20 and Route 21. Mayne W. Dunster (no dates) Clarence N. Forward died Oct 4, 1884 aged 5 months. Fannie E. Adams Pilbeam 1854-1929. Sardis W. Pecham died May 7, 1845 aged 25 years and 4 months. Almiron B. Cole 1825-1895. And now the awful squawking of 1000's upon 1000's of geese. Largest flock I've ever seen together and they are low. When I left, it wasn't but 2 blocks away is where they all landed for the night. But, as they were slowly on their way down, they kind of made an arch right over the cemetery and then turning slightly to land in that field. Have you ever seen WHITE rain?? This was about all I could see as they came closer, strings of white poop flying down from those screeching birds. I hustled over to the closest spruce tree and took cover. After close to 10 minutes of hiding from the POOP STORM, it was over and they had landed. They missed me and to my surprise where the car was parked they missed that also. But 'ya should have seen some of the tomb stones............dripping....................... Zayda M. Brady 1880-1952. Calvin J. Wheat 1833-1905. Lulu Hubbard Anguish 1887-1977. Zilpha Relf 1908-1993. Denslow R. Collester 1884-1923. Charles Schwab(< well, thats one commercial 'ya wont have to watch anymore...........) 1888-19_ _ . Roy C. Lafleur 1894-1943 WW 1 Vet. Orlo T. Hewitt 1907-1929. Parley J. Martin 1852-1930. Sardis W. Sayer 1854-1945. Pearl E. Heap 1885-1941. Evelyn Sitts 1922. Theda Appleford 1856-1934. Corydon Tucker died July 23, 1855 aged 28 years. Atlanta Lewis died Feb 21, 1864 aged 72 years. Affabelle Brown died April 25, 1876 aged 48 years. Declercom Brown died Dec 28, 1871 aged 28 years. Renett D. parker 1834-1904. Stiles Lewis died Sept 20, 1892 aged 75 years. Mary Ambler 1807-1892. Inor R. Babcock born May 24, 1920 and died Nov 27, 1925. Hurd D. Brockett 1859-1934. Remus C. Loomis born Nov 25, 1821 and died June 6, 1898. Danforth D. King died Dec 5, 1888 aged 73 years. Zenas C. Leach died Jan 23, 1887 aged 68 years. Mase S. Peckham born May 29, 1811 and died June 18, 1902. Laban Tyler died Dec 11, 1863 aged 71 years. Theophilus Guillaume 1851-1936. Hoby L. Tallman 1959-1989. Walked 3.7 miles in this "Stiff Settlement" and vacated at 6:05pm and there wasn't much sun left in the sky................... This gave me 13.1 miles for the day and I've been paying for it yesterday and today............ But it was a great day and especially the smell of the fall air. If weather permits there will be one last cemetery trip for this year, Friday will head to Hamilton, N.Y. and see what they have to offer, in the way of dead, that is..................... Best Bill.................................................But wait.........................there's more................... After getting home a little after 7:00pm, I was sitting and starting to read the Sunday paper, and that's when it hit me. I know what the "saw" on the grave stone was for. A saw is a tool, right? So it had to have been.................................ready for this........scroll down.................. TOOL and DIE the end. LOL
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