Cemetery Report: Aug. 14, 2010 "Poor Cyrus Beers" List user
9/3/2010, 8:33:31 AM Gee, I'm a minute late this morning, out the door at 4:31AM. Its 68F/21C now. Heading back to Dryden/Ithaca today and see how far I get. 5:29AM brings me to Donkin Donuts in Dryden, its still pretty black outside so might as well grab a coffee to drink on the way. 6:07AM brings me to Green Hill Cemetery in Dryden, it was established in 1863 and its 66F/20C now and still very black. Go for a leisurely walk. That should have loosened up the legs and back. Walked around for about 15 minutes in the dark, no spooks, but I did see some deer in the shadows. It is so still, peaceful and quiet, its unbelievable. Now, think about this one, "Now this is living", yeah, I know, saying that in a cemetery. But I'll bet shortly it will be very noisy with traffic in the distance etc. But, its light enough to get started now........................... Rev. Winston L. Givens 1907-1998. Eugene W. Vunk 1875-1942.(< now theres something you dont want to get on you, its as bad as poison ivy, Vunk.) Mary Main 1899-1993(P). Robert A. Luss 1929-2005. Woodrow W. Wood 1918-1981. Dayborn G. Armitage Born Aug 23, 1931 (P). Frink J. Hill Co. C 24th Regt. N.Y. Cav. 1849-1922 Civil War. Fred Lafortune 1866-1932 wife Kittie L. Shevalier(Chavalier) 1873-1921. ida E. Rote 1860-1931. Kester H. Gridley 1879-1940. Mary Shevalier(Chevalier) wife of Eugene Northrop 1856-1932. Anna Shevalier(Chevalier) wife of Ernest Boothe 1870-1955. Ardeen Glazier 1899-1990 wife Elwina J. 1898-1982. Minnie J. Hiles 1866-1946. "He got a fishbone In his throat Which made him sing An angels note." Barzillai Howe died Sept 19, 1869 age 62 years 1 month and 19 days. Frankie Bloomer 1888-1841. Marovah Y. Carpenter 1862-1953. Frances M. Stairs 1908-1986(P). Bert i. Shevalier(Chevalier) 1888-1954 wife Ada B. Chevalier 1896-1981. Deloyd Pierce died Aug 13, 1917 age 67 years and 6 months. Hamlet P. Pierce died June 7, 1894 age 77 years (P). Clarence C. Fitts 1895-1934. Eli D. Rummer died June 9, 1880 age 60 years. Pardon Tabor died April 16, 1856 age 53 years. Eliada T. White died Nov 9, 1874 age 32 years, killed by a fall from the roof of a house. Elfrieda G. Woodard 1912-1978. David P. Goodhue died July 2, 1877 age 66 years. Eralbon S. Green died Nov 9, 1849. Loring Demaranville Co. B 97th Regt. N.Y. Vol. Born Nov 14, 1831 and died July 21, 1904. Britton Maston Co. F 76th Res. Vol. Inf died July 27, 1905 age 79 years. wife Frances wife of Briten Maston died May 25, 1889 age 67 years.(< notice spelling change) Tamma L. Tripp Born June 10, 1828 and died June 22, 1838. Dr. Benevolent Stevens Born at Freetown, N.Y. Nov 15, 1821 and died Nov 11, 1869(P). Cyrus H. Hike 1838-1929 (P). "Killed by an unskilled Doctor." Flavilla Hiles died April 12, 1882 age 64 years. Osmer J. Hill died Nov 23, 1914 age 74 years 4 months and 24 days. Hooker Ballard 1765-1830. John Stewart Born at Karry, Scotland March 12, 1818 and died July 25, 1892. Maximillan J. Rooker Ohio T. Sgt. QM Corps WW1 Born June 13, 1893 and died Oct 1, 1966. Theadore W. Ogden adopted son of N.J. & J. Ogden died Oct 29, 1864 at Baltimore, Maryland while in his country's service age 17 years, Civil War. Lawina D. Perrigo 1844-1926. Hulda Carmer died April 4, 1884 82 years 11 months and 17 days. Rhet Lamont died Jan 30, 1856 age 3 years 6 months and 5 days. Barnum S. Tanner Born Sept 17, 1827 and died Aug 24, 1889. Freeman Stebbins died April 11, 1877 age 74 years. Dr. J. W. Montgomery Born at Stillwater, N.Y., Saratoga Co. Sept 24, 1804 and died Aug 25, 1872 age 67 years 11 months. Henry Lum died Dec 10, 1824 age 78 years. Schuyler Goddard died April 19, 1859 age 60 years and 4 months. Walked 2.9 miles in this "Remains Silent Land" and vacated at 8:33AM @ 70F/21C. 8:45AM brings me to Etna, N.Y. and the City Cemetery established 1853. @69F/20C( I think they sell insurance here) "She always said her feet were killing her But nobody believed her." Riley Gilky died Jan 1, 1831 age 19 years 1 month and 23 days(P). Gorrell White Born April 1, 1805 and died Jan 17, 1887. Casper Miller died Jan 16, 1869 age 82 years. Aldola Freeman died Oct 1832 age 39 years. Rice W. Carr died March 21, 1838 age 16 years 4 months and 28 days. Dougald Thompson died Dec 22, 1853 age 70 years. Johannah wife of Russel Sikes died Jan 12, 1844 age 36 years and 10 months. Weyburn Van Horn Born April 27, 1821 and died Oct 5, 1873. Thomas E. Pew 1822-1868. John E. Wiiki 1896-1956. Walked .6 miles in this "Immortal Garden" and vacated at 9:22AM @ 69F/20C. 9:37AM brings me to Ithaca City Cemetery off of Rt 79 and is right alongside of Cornel University @73F/22C. Daniel Jackson 1814-1889 former slave.(P). Linus S. Mackey Civil War Vet. Sgt. Co. D 143rd Reg 1838-1932. Obadiah L. Livermore Born March 7, 1796 and died May 22, 1858. Welthen Patterson died Aug 20, 1886 age 56 years. Louis Dicker 1886-1936. Leopold Leo Born Dec 25, 1844 and died July 10, 1921. "I was somebody Who is no business of yours." John Barnard Sergt. Co. D 137th Regt N.Y.S.V. 1843-1904 He planted the 1 st flag on Lookout Mountain, Civil War. Sylvester Suzey Co. D 3rd Regt. USCT died Jan 11, 1908 76 years Civil War. Decator Simpson Co._ 65 Regt. N.Y.V. 1830-1909 Civil War. Minor C. Phillips died Dec 25, 1864 29 years. Abigaile Blue 1816-1874. Bethier Tabler 1840-1904. Fenimore C. Terry 1843-1921. Lufaney D. Terry 1873-1964. John Gauntlett died May 8, 1875 age 72 years (P). William Hange Born at Monmouth Co., New Jersey died Nov 19, 1862. John G. Shaw Born at Yorkshire, England Feb 17, 1819 and died Feb 10, 1881. Hurlburt Reed Co. E, 64th Reg. N.Y.S.V. died in Salisbury Prison 1864 Civil War wife Diademia Born Aug 18, 1819 and died Oct 10, 1902. Eunice E. Chipman wife of Rev. J.M. Harris Born Kentville, Nova Scotia April 23, 1806 and died Jan 15, 1859. Eunice Cogswell wife of Charles Chipman Born at Cornwall, Nova Scotia May 8, 1778 and died May 11, 1855. Alphues Twist 1823-1895. Jasper Woodsin died July 26, 1909 age 47 years. Lorin Day died Sept 27, 1900 age 84 years. "Now Ain't That to bad." Jennie A. wife of Buren Gunn died May 3, 1882 age 38 years. Charles Angus died Aug 22, 1845 age 36 years Born at Aberdeen, Scotland (P). Baltus W. Frear died April 24, 1885 age 18 years and 7 months. George P. Covert Born at Coeymans(< I have no idea where this place is?) Aug 16, 1797 and died Nov 17, 1875. Catura Fosbinder 1792-1847. Jeduthun Taber died Aug 10, 1855 age 83 years 9 months. Its 11:21AM and 73F/24C. Willard Boyd Georgia 1849-1916 (P). Harlan R. Johnson Born Oct 20, 1838 and died June 10, 1906. Harriet Beers Sumner Born Brooklyn, N.Y. Nov 23, 1873 and died Oct 5, 1946. Oh Oh.................I see bones.......(P)........ well, after walking back to the car getting a bag(Kinney Bag, a drug store where Sue works) I started the process of picking up bones, here's a nice long arm bone and it appears I have just about all the finger bones. At any rate, I picked up everything on top and kicked around the dirt to find more bones and finally got them all in the bag. This wood chuck has been busy. Such as the arm bone the marrow is all gone so some bones are hollow and kind of clunk together in the bag. They'd probably make great wind chimes. Have many pictures, so if your on the list to receive cemetery photos you have seen these by now. I made up a second set of these photos and have already given them to Sue's boss. She got a kick out of seeing this guy(bones) all in a Kinney bag. Actually, she had asked for the next human remains to be put in a Kinney bag as she has seen the photos of previous human remains. But wait.....................there's more to this...............I have my film processed at a different drug store, Rite Aid and Will, who I've known a few years now, he does the film processing there, gave me a brand new Rite Aid bag and a request to have the next human remains put in a Rite Aid bag and photographed, same as Kinney drug store. LOL(P) Who's next with a bag request????????? Loblaws?????????????? And the remains belonged to........................ Cyrus Beers Born June 21, 1796 and died July 5, 1860.(P) (< now that he's above ground for the first time since 1860 now I have to dispose of him..................) I actually attached him to my belt rather than carrying him back to the car for now. I wasn't exactly close the where the car was parked. Finally got to the car an put him on the floor in the front seat. < no seat belt needed. Least I don't think there is a law that dead need to wear a seat belt??? Later finishing the cemetery and being a Saturday, I figured I'd take a ride to center city, find the police station and hand him in. But........not so easy. Cant find the police station after multiple tries at asking people. Finally I spotted a police car and waved like hell from my car and he pulled over. Then we stood there on the sidewalk 45 minutes for him and his bosses on the cell phone deciding what to do with Poor Cyrus. We did have a good laugh all along but end result, he could not except poor Cyrus. Turns out its not against the law to be dead and be above ground, especially since 1860. No law has been broken. Its also not against the law for me to come along and find Poor Cyrus, to pick him up and bag him. No laws have been broken so the Police cant get involved............................Oh no........................will Poor Cyrus finally go home with me??????????????? Tune in next Sat. night to find out what happens. Well, I wont make you wait that long, finally the Cop asked if there was a building in that cemetery where Poor Cyrus came from. Yes I said, but no one was there on the weekend. He asked if there was a door knob? Yes, seems I remember seeing one there. So the Cop suggested I go back to the cemetery and hang Poor Cyrus on the knob and leave a note as to how I found him and even leave my e-mail address. Which I did..............................have never heard a thing. Hope the caretaker found him instead of the students from Cornell College. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm ! Arvah Isaac Hopkins 1836-1842. Philip W. Custeed 1822-1907. "Life is a jest and all things show it I thought so once, and now I know it." Edward Hart Born at Kent , England Oct 4, 1836 and died at Aug 12, 1928. Ramer V. Egbert 1845-1912. Now that I'm a little ways away from the hole that Poor Cyrus came out of, who do I see but the culprit (2P). Charles S. Shaw Co B 26 Regt. U.S. Colored Troops died Jan 27, 1901 age 56 years Civil War. Almeron Foote Pvt. 109 N.Y. Inf died Nov 21, 1914. Sewell D. Thompson Born Dec 11, 1809 and died Feb 12, 1900. Silas Criss 3rd N.Y.H.A. Civil War died Dec 14, 1891. George Fowles Born at Isle of Wright, England 1815-1883 wife Elizabeth Crick 1815-1909. James Edwards Born 1840 at Kingston, Ontario died 1892 wife Elizabeth Fowles 1846-1925. G. L. Bontecou 1849-1932. Dr. G. W. Saxton died Nov 9, 1863 aged 50 years 8 months and 7 days (< Sue alert) Annatje Fort Born March 29, 1770 and died Jan 12, 1851. Damia Foster died July 8, 1857 age 60 years. Esther Mix 1843-1916. St. John Gardiner died Oct 21, 1858 age 43 years. indiana Blood died Nov 24, 1849 age 57 years. Leonard Treman Born June 18, 1819 and died May 25, 1888. "Go away------I'm asleep." Joseph Brittin Sprague Born at Schenectdy,(<Schenectady) N.Y. Sept 19, 1826 and died at Denver, Colorado Nov 30, 1878. Jacob Guess Co. B 26 USCT 1815 - Jan 3, 1896. Almira Buell Gere died Aug 18, 1831 Newton Gunn died Nov 12, 1856 57 years. Lafayette Crum 1844-1934. Mittie L. Beers 1851-1934. Corabel C. Taber 1863-1944. Uri Clark Born Oct 23, 1836 and died Feb 3, 1916. Jeduthan P. Taber died Sept 13, 1890 age 92 years 8 months and 3 days wife Thankful Robb died Dec 14, 1874 age 76 years 7 months and 7 days. Maza Rankin 1843-1907. Carline Seaman 1831-1861. Alex H. Minturn Born March 22, 1831 and died March 27, 1905. Thomas Fleming Born May 26, 1802 and died Dec 5, 1877. Nailor C. Davis Chief Engineer U.S.N. Born Jan 24, 1807 and died March 6, 1863 from injuries received on the U.S. Monitor, Weehawken, Civil War (P). Platt S. Lyon died May 29, 1882 age 73 years 6 months. Frederick Roat died April 26, 1888 age 64 years 3 months and 21 days. Alexander Tannahill 1798-1855. Orra O. Strong Born March 24, 1808 and died Nov 15, 1884. "Anything for a change." Eron C. VanKirk 1836-1901. Merab Beach Welch Born May 6, 1820 and died May 15, 1902. Hervey Platts Born Nov. 1810 and died Nov. 1896. Hettey Maria Burritt died Jan 5, 1873 age 54 years. Solon Philo Sackett M.D. Born Oct 7, 1818 and died Dec 18, 1893 wife Lovedy K. Woodward Born June 27, 1823 and died July 23, 1912. Hartwell M. Ferguson died Dec 19, 1857 age 55 years 5 months and 11 days. Mayton C. Hillick 1850-1936. 2:25PM @ 83F/28C. Frederick Piza Asher M.D. Born at Hamburg, Germany and died 1975. Sydelle F. Lewis 1910-1992. Anna Swimmer 1888-1959 (P). Solomon Newman Born at London 1896 and died 1975. John F. Hasenjager Born 1851 at Bremen, Germany and died 1893. Gazena Vischer died Aug 11, 1901 age 81 years. William Major Born Dec 11, 1827 and died Oct 19, 1885. "I don't want to talk about it now." Halsey Norton died May 27, 1875 age 55 years 11 months and 5 days. Hiram Clock Born Oct 16, 1794 and died Sept 10, 1877. Dudley Farling Born April 1818 and died Dec 1883. Sally wife of Birdsey Clark Born Feb 7, 1807 and died June 7, 1885. Arnold Vincent Born Aug 11, 1822 and died Jan 25, 1900. Nathan Barney Mellon died Feb 11, 1867 age 36 years 11 months and 7 days. Zalmon D. Havens 1833-1872. Now I'm watching some college aged guys playing with Frisbees here in the cemetery. I finally got up to them and we talked a few minutes. They were playing Cemetery Golf with Frisbees. Interesting. I couldn't get the object but they played right along. About an hour later I ran into them again and talked with a different guy as I still couldn't get the gist of what they were doing. He said he was a new player that day and really had no idea what he was doing other then following the rest of the players. He said it was kind of lame. So much for Cemetery Golf with Frisbees................................... Minnie M. Christiance Born May 5, 1859 and died March 9, 1897. 3:40PM @ 83F/28C. Gee, even this late in the day here comes walking by another deer and another. Odd, they finally ended up standing on top of some of the mausoleums (P). Harmon Hill Born Feb 18, 1843 and died June 24, 1892. Etta M. Pangburn Born July 12, 1857 and died June 22, 1937. Its a bad back day, lots of pills........................... Adnah Barker died Sept 15, 1876 age 39 years. "What I was, you know not What I am , you know not Whither I am gone, you know not Go about your business." Rueles Northway died Sept 10, 1846 age 70 years. Edmund M. Plum died April 21, 1836 age 24 years. Capt. John Eager died April 14, 1844 age 61 years. By the way, this cemetery needs some help. Its very rough as far as care and its not the easiest to walk. Bad real estate. Wheeler Saxton 1830-1894 (< Sue alert) Abraham Johnson N.Y. Ordl. Sgt. Rosecran's Co. Dubois, NY Regt. Revolutionary War died June 12, 1828. Jacob Terry died Sept 23, 1830 age 65 years 7 months and 14 days. Jane Gauntlett died Jan 7, 1856 age 73 years. Jane Cart died April 28, 1859 age 77 years (P). Warren B. Gay 1806-1879. Joseph Burritt Born at Stratford, Connecticut Aug 21, 1795 and died March 9, 1889. Esther B. Bessac Born March 6, 1820 and died Aug 30, 1885. Walked 9.3 miles in this "Land of Decay", picked up 19 flags and vacated at 5:06PM @88F/32C. But I was finally on my way after talking to the cop down in the city and finally started home at 5:46pm. Got home at 7:19PM. Drove 144 miles for the day. Walked 12.8 miles for the day. Another great day with the dead...................and Poor Cyrus too. Best Bill The trees are starting to turn colours........................
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