Cemetery Report: July 1, 2007 "George Washington is Buried Here" List user
7/20/2007, 1:16:41 PM Out of the garage at 5:52am. Hi Ho, Hi Ho, its off to the dead I go.........................enough already............much to early for this train of thought................ At 12.1 miles heading west from my starting point I now have the wipers going fast. Not a good sign to start with. By the time 19.4 miles register, it has stopped raining and now looks like I'm in a valley of clear. But, left and right of me are some extra black threatening clouds. Fortunately I see no more rain for the day and the fact that everything is so dry, this rain had no effect on my destination, as 'ya would have never known it had rained at all by the time I started my walk. Some things stay the same. As I'm heading west on Rt.90 I see a mammoth pile of crushed stones. Back around 1971 when I was driving back and fourth to Buffalo from Syracuse 5 nights a week, that pile was there then. If its the same stones or not doesn't matter, its the same spot. And just about each and every night there was a trooper sitting behind the pile watching for speeders.................. Exit at #42 and head south on Rt.14 to Geneva to Rt.14A into Penn Yan. But, what do I have to go right by, a Tim's, so I stopped for a quick breakfast of Tim's, 6:48am, coffee and apple fritter."Toujours frais". Vacated Tim's at 7:00am and continued on Rt14A to 54A on the west side of Penn Yan to Lakeview Cemetery at 7:20am. Quick drive through it and I think I'm going to be here for the better part of the day. Samuel S. Ellsworth Born at Pownal, Vermont Oct 13, 1790 and died June 4, 1863. Wanton Ellsworth Born at Rhode Island March 22, 1764 and died June 15, 1826. Sara Stewart Born at Voluntown, Connecticut July 20, 1763 and died Nov 22, 1839. Robert R. Henry M.D. Born at Lamington, New Jersey May 27, 1753 and died Dec 27, 1805. Mary Hilliard Born at Danbury, Connecticut 1759 and died Nov 19, 1843. William Cornwell Sr.. Patriot of the Revolution 1750-1825. Dr. William Cornwell Born March 1, 1787 and died Nov 11, 1846 Surgeon of the War of 1812. William T. Leach 1830-1905. Thankful McAlpine July 18, 1798 and died Jan 17, 1878. Orsa Persons 1865-1919. Pvt. James John Bell Co. F, Mississippi Vol. Cav., Confederate States Army Born Nov 16, 1839 and died Nov 13, 1922. Edatha Arnold 1859-1935. Case W. Blodgett 1857-1922 Faithful Law Enforcement Officer. Capt. Lawrence E. Townsend N.Y. , 4th Regt. N.Y. Vol., Revolutionary War Born Nov 3, 1740 and died Aug 29, 1824. Fenia Schwartz Armstrong Born Feb 19, 1885 and died June 13, 1952. Zerviah St John Born Feb 4, 1790 and died Oct 22, 1871. David D. Kidder 1821-1897. Shubael C. Babcock 1820-1912. George Heck Born Dec 22, 1807 and died Dec 15, 1895. Charles C. Berry Born May 1, 1836 and died May 22, 1887. Zenecia Bassett 1820-1884. Zalmon Goodsell died Feb 8, 1898 age 7 years and 4 months. Vargo A. Hatch 1856-1927. Carlton Legg Born June 2, 1880 and died Feb 25, 1893. Dewey T. Wollaver Born Jan 22, 1813 and died Oct 1, 1898. Charlott(< forget an E?) wife of Amasa Kneeland died Jan 25, 1875 age 88 years. Benajah Todd Born March 17, 1829 and died May 2, 1885. Meli Todd died July 5, 1883 age 79 years. George Washington Born Feb 22, 1861 and died June 16, 1861.(The Penn Yan celebrity.............LOL) (But, the real George helped a neighbour whose carriage ran into a ditch during a rain storm. George came down with a sore throat that became worse. Physicians drained and pint of blood and made him drink molasses, vinegar and melted butter. They gave him an enema and then forced him to vomit. This was repeated 3 times. He died soon after at age 67 in 1799. Pneumonia was the official cause of death on his death certificate.) Worthy Carroll 1843-1924. Solon West Born Dec 15, 1816 and died Sept 8, 1880. Samuel Fullagar died Aug 6, 1902. Frankie E. Burke Born Nov 17, 1873 and died June 10, 1876. Lametta M. Burke Born Nov 20, 1834 and died June 13, 1891. Hosea C. Williams Born July 20, 1792 and died Nov 19, 1851. Hiley Williams Born Nov 23, 1798 and died Nov 26, 1879. Jacob Hoos died Oct 16, 1868 age 50 years 1 month and 21 days. Max L. Orr 1903-1965. Ira O. Sprague Born Aug 13, 1835 and died Feb 29, 1904. Cinderrilla Priest 1841-1913. Luman Sprague died Aug 27, 1870 age 51 years. Dodson Sheppard Born Nov 21, 1841 and died Feb 1, 1912. Bolender Lewis Born Aug 28, 1812 and died Dec 2, 1885. Ferris Burt Born Aug 5, 1827 and died June 29, 1905. Kiamesia Townsend age 2 years and 6 months.(no date) Mandane Coats Born July 22, 1844 and died Feb 18, 1939. Evolina Corey 1823-1862. Roletta Corey 1833-1899. Lillius H. Pearce 1835-1910. Howland Hemphill Born Jan 29, 1812 and died Jan 17, 1887. Green Kenyon died March 14, 1866 age 68 years. Hixon Anderson Born Feb 8, 1794 and died May 28, 1879. Tunis S. Bryzee died Dec 4, 1865 age 52 years and 9 months. Isaac i. Frame 1832-1895. David Crocket died March 14, 1872. Perley K. Frame 1872-1920. Eliseph Preston Pvt. N.Y. Militia, War 1812 Born March 29, 1799 and died Oct 5, 1890. Clarimond R. Stanford died Aug 10, 1847 age 2 years 11 months. Isaac Youman died April 18, 1825 age 38 years. Etherinda A. Sutherland died May 15, 1816. Polly W. wife of Volney Vorce Born Nov 23, 1820 and died Jan 21, 1845 age 24 years 2 months and 1 day. Mrs. Lovisa Skinner died Nov 18, 1848 age 83 years 9 months and 24 days. Phebe Sutfin died Sept 18, 1867 age 88 years. Sophia Fowle died March 12, 1897 age 58 years. Mary Jillett wife of Charles Dake April 7, 1873 age 76 years. Lexa L. Yonge Born March 8, 1903 and died Sept 14, 1903. John Armstrong Born Jan 17, 1793 near Princeton, New Jersey and died Sept 24, 1877. Arabel Sprague Born Dec 22, 1826 and died May 12, 1886. Armas H. Himmanen 1908-1983. Rev. Philip J. Bull 1848-1928. William Wallace Wallis(< W.W.W. another case of parent humour and his middle name and last name pronounced the same) Born June 20, 1870 and died May 23, 1909. Benedict Robinson Born at Jamestown, Rhode Island Feb 10, 1758 and died Feb 18, 1832, Revolutionary War Vet., age 74 years. Jasper Traver died March 23, 1862 age 73 years 8 months and 29 days. Laura Oakly died Feb 18, 1889 age 72 years.(< was she related to Anny?) Roxeen A. wife of Warren Allen died March 30, 1864 age 59 years. Marsena A. Knapp 1848-1939. HAPPY CANADA DAY July 1(< today's holiday with a holiday............................) Thomas Holiday died May 11, 1850 age 61 years 8 months and 23 days. Horace Greeley(< go west young man) died Aug 10, 1845 age 7 months 11 days. Just walked up to the back of a headstone and noticed a large woodchuck hole with a woodchuck sticking his head up. He was posing I guess, as he gave me lots of time to take photos with me standing a foot or two from him. He also had to be in the coffin as around his hole were brass corners, each with 3 tiny holes in each corner, for tacking on to the coffin corner for decoration, along with dirt and stones. So, I guess people aren't the only ones steeling brass from cemeteries..................................... Heber Chapin Born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania died Aug 5, 1853 age 21 years 9 months. Ann T. wife of Rila Kittredge Born June 21, 1812 and died Aug 13, 1852. Eugenia L. Stebbins died Oct 1, 1831 age 23 years 10 months. Kasiah Sabin died Oct 14, 1835 age 78 years. Dr. Partridge Parsons Born at Middletown, Connecticut Aug 23, 1763 and died May 9, 1846. Tewalt Hamm 1883-1938. Mary wife of Prince Minisee died Jan 12, 1852 age 64 years 7 months and 23 days. John V. Masten , Killed in the Mexican War March 12, 1848 age 23 years. Found a couple headstones I'm not familiar with. For a lack of something better to call them, I'll call them slot stones, as I've never seen this style before. There's a slab, flat on the ground which is the size of a upright headstone. On each end there is a slot in about 4" from the end and running across close to each side. Then on each end where the two slots are, there sits in them two headstones, each facing out. So it looks like a big l______l . There is another one like it along side but lies in pieces rather than together, so I'm able to see exactly the way these are put together. Photos. Maj. Gen. John Morrison Born Sept 6, 1828 and died March 30, 1872. Lanient Smith died Sept 14, 1835 age 46 years. Joseph Fenton 1761-1851 Rev. War Soldier from 1778-1781. 3rd Pennsylvania Continentals, Stony Point, Bergen Point, His Excellency's Guard. Nehemiah Clark died May 29, 1811 age 26 years. "Man wants but little,Nor that little long How soon must he resign that very dust That frugal Nature lent him for an hour." Robert Roberts Born Feb 20, 1808 and died Sept 7, 1888. Courtlandt P.S. Betts Born April 16, 1819 and died Jan 17, 1896. Frances A. Sincebox Born Aug 22, 1841 and died June 18, 1872. Pvt. Meletiah Lawrence 10th Regt., N.Y. Cavalry, War of 1812 Born Oct 18, 1774 and died July 30, 1824. William H. Godfrey Born New York City Oct 28, 1842 and died Oct 4, 1889. Renette C. wife of Nelson Thompson died Aug 13, 1859 age 40 years. Horatio W. Perkins 1830-1918. Abner Chase Born at Stonington, Connecticut Dec 11, 1782 and died April 27, 1854 age 71 years. Elizabeth Friend 1857-1926. I just popped a Halls Fruit Breezer in my mouth, like a hard candy that I carry walking in cemeteries. Funny, soon as I did, it brought up an old memory Nuns and Grade School. " Mr. Fleming, did you bring enough of what ever your eating for the whole class?"......"Nope"........."What?"......"No Sister". " I don't like the whole class and they have their own parents." "Bring that candy up here, NOW! and don't let me catch you again." "OK"................thinking..................guess I'll have to be sneakier next time so she wont catch me.................I was never quiet sure if those were rules or challenges.................................Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ! Isaac S. Purdy died Feb 13, 1876 age 82 years 6 months and 26 days. O death where is thy sting O grave where is thy victory. Albanes C. Castner died July 3, 1888 age 45 years. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm, 'ya know, one of these days, I ain't coming back, from the cemetery that is. But............we all have that problem sooner or later.................... Reliance W. Lapham died Aug 19, 1855 age 43 years. Dr. Uri Judd died Feb 23, 1860 age 83 years. Willia Apgar age 91 years. Uriah Stamp(< I guess Uriah has been cancelled.................) 1823-1903. Ardalissa Hall 1864-1895. Ivona St John 1876-1945. Anzi Bruen 1799-1868. Little Ben Born Nov 10, 1886 and died May 29, 1889. Rho D. Ludlow Born July 19, 1813 and died April 13, 1878. Zeno T. Carpenter 1833-1903 Pvt., Co. A, 97th Regt. N.Y. Line, Civil War. Rhoda Chubb 1844-1929. Abagal(< should that have been Abigail?) Carey 1859-1927. Redding L. Sutherland 1849-1929. Zetha Fullagar 1900-1976. Mary A. Bulpin 1863-1925. Evarts L. Prentiss Born June 25, 1860 and died Nov 22, 1934. Herbert Longwell 1868-1933. Robert Leclaire 1919-1929. (photo) Lars Larsen , Pfc. Btry F, 44th Arty., CAC, WW1 Born Dec 30, 1885 and died Nov 5, 1960. Moses S. Crosby Born at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia 1814 and died 1892. Joseph Hiscott 1867-1925. David Silliman 1890-1962. Irmgard M. Taylor 1920-1998. Carolyn Cone 1881-1958. Glennis Brown 1906-1909. A. Madelly Underwood 1855-1934. Frank A. Scutt Born Jan 17, 1861 and died Sept 15, 1901. Tennie i. Sutton 1876-1969. John Robert Lightfoot 1859-1923. Margaret H. Gnau 1896-1983. Axel Peterson 1888-1966. Verna A. Wettling 1875-1953. Glennis C. Benedict 1912-1990. I just had a blue/green dragon fly land on my hand. Big one. But the colour close up is terrific. Neat. This is a good bug, don't kill them, they eat mosquitos. Evanette F. Closson 1846-1956. Flournoy Allen 1846-1881. Zenecia Thayer 1888-1974. Reading Beattie 1822-1899. Luthera Andruss 1852-1936. Beda H. Haines 1867-1951. George E. Ulp 1907-1996.(< Isn't ulp, ulp, ulp, the noise seals make?) Rebecca S. Hollowell 1865-1950. (LOL and earlier there was a Long-well and now a Hollo-well) George H. Excell 1867-1963 age 96. (<Guess he excelled in age). Emma Rudy 1896-1966. Annavilla Williams 1859-1909. Cornelia H. Beaumont, Nurse U.S. Army WW1, Born Feb 17, 1875 and died Feb 9, 1952. Flourndy Wheeler 1890-1918. Mary A. Yorks Born Oct 1, 1834 and died June 24, 1900. Luin Edgar Dexter 1879-1923. Edwin Habberfield 1851-1937. Eunice A. Wood Born at Smithfield, Pennsylvania 1837-1905. Mary Hobkirk Born at Waddington, New York 1877-1955. Estella R. Slitor 1899-1985. Holger Pederson 1891-1908. James H. Chidsey 1889-1961 "An English Gentleman". Jens Anderson 1871-1957. Charles E. Fingar Born March 10, 1859 and died Nov 8, 1906. Carl J. Slutter Pvt. US Army WW1 Born Feb 5, 1894 and died May 10, 1978. Jeaness Waterman 1880-19__ . Someone step on a duck???????????? Lester H. Stark 1898-1980. Vermet L. Page 1893-1955. Bernest Jensen 1896-1963. Vick Winship 1884-1972. Georgia R. Winnie 1919-1995. Wright A. Yetter 1849-1922. Desdamona K. Yetter 1881-1956. Arlo Adams 1916-1982. Schuyler L. Lerch(< "You rang?") 1882-1942. Niram A. Squires 1861-1928. Dorchester E. Martin 1883-1958. Florabell Meaker 1895-1973. Welther H. Wyman 1906-1953. Odell M. Jones 1902-1963. Sorney J. Jacobson 1892-1975. Oh no.................mini me.............. William Fleming 1883-1960. Jackie Kennedy 1937-1944. May L. Angus(< was she a black angus or white angus?) J. Wallace Eveland 1885-1972. Niels P. Nielsen(< another case of parent humour) 1881-1954. Ole Pallesen 1887-1975. Dagman A. Peterson 1905-2000 Berlin W. Hobart 1883-1957. Emma E. Buckle 1869-1922. Alfred E. Beamish 1902-1995. Michael Least 1908-1994. Gerald A. Rugg 1921-2003. Arral A. Morgan 1917-1986. Muza B. Allison 1896-1975. Spencer F. Lincoln 1868-1944. Twila M. Hallings 1923-1981. Zephaniah A. Space Born Jan 3, 1859 and died Nov 12, 1920. Jennie Waddell 1885-1929. Lars Nelson 1864-1930. Margaret Lown 1834-1916. Ruscombe Habberfield 1863-1924. Albro Read Cole 1890-1972. Zelmer Axtell(< isn't Axtell a phone company?) Gilbert Born June 19, 1892 and died July 22, 1975. Loren J. Beam 1872- ____ . Gladys Rib Larham 1921-1987. Elsie Bloomfield 1894-1984. Dillie Scranton 1878-1954. Mary H. Lamb no dates(But..........could this be Mary Had Lamb???) Maunsell Jolley 1883-1937. Gertrude Wetmore 1902-1949. F. Joseph Bly 1888-1957. Rev. Nelson A. Depew Born at Kent, Connecticut Dec 11, 1813 and died Sept 14, 1903. Ezra Birdseye 1789-1858. (< I think he sold frozen vegetables) Henry J. Ovens 1894-1945. Delos Trenchard Born April 17, 1848 and died Feb 3, 1924. Charles F. Leclaire Born Sept 18, 1841 and died March 10, 1914. Janet Dick 1860-1902. Dolly F. Tongate 1857-1931. Hopestill R. Phillips 2nd lieut., Co K, 10th Regt. Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army Born Aug 1, 1835 and died July 19, 1916. Maud Diaine 1881-1915. Julia A. Goundry 1843-1918. Sine Anderson 1849-____ . Gene Reno 1866-1921. Frank Suzey Pvt., Co. K, 11th US Hv. Arty. Born Jan 17, 1848 and died Nov 9, 1935. Isabelle M. World 1933-1998. Grace Girk 1887-1971. Harvey E. Yoder 1884-1958 (photo) Donald F. Hey 1922-1965. George W. Excell 1892-1967. Carl F. Leclaire 1902-1972.(photo) Wilbur Charland 1888-1964. Leon A. Swing 1901-1980. Herbert J. Worboys 1904-1991. Dellazon W. Bennett 1889-1971. Elsie J. Borglum 1921-1994. George F. Spike 1926-1981. Gerald A. Brace Born Sept 30, 1913 and died Oct 24, 2002. Walter Lead 1905-1986. Finally finished this "Casket Courtyard", picked up 9 flags, 28 pots of flowers and walked 12.8 miles and finished at 7:14pm. A 12 hour cemetery................... Got home at 8:58pm. But............. I had to go right by Tim's again , so stopped for the chili deal on the way home. I wont tell you what I did to the waitress in Tim's. But I vaguely remember wearing my Tim Horton's Manager shirt into the store while having the chili deal. Thanks GiGi, that certainly improves service and amenities are great also. :) Another great day at tim's, I mean the dead........................... Best Bill........................................Oh! I just saw a yellow sticky note stuck to my foot, must be a foot note........... In the recent past some people asked me about the name Penn Yan, when I mentioned I planned on going there soon. When the area was being settled there was a dispute on what to name the place. Finally to make everyone happy Penn Yan came about. About half the people were from Pennsylvania and the others northerners= Yankees. So Penn for Pennsylvania and Yan for Yankees.
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