Cemetery Report: Oct 9, 2012 "Bones of the Abandoned" paulam
1/30/2013, 11:44:59 AM Sent via the Samsung Galaxy STIII, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphoneWFlem72706(a)aol.com wrote:Not getting daylight as early anymore. So I get a little extra sleep on cemetery mornings. Out the door at 5:00AM and its 37F/3C. Heading back to Batavia, N.Y., western part of the State. Got to Tim's in Batavia at 6:40AM and its still dark. @38F/3C. Out of Tim's at 7:00AM. 7:07AM brings me to Grand View Cemetery in Batavia @ 37F/3C. "Here lies Fred Who was alive, and is dead Had it been his father I had much rather Had it been his brother Still better than another Had it been his sister No one would have missed her Had it been the whole generation Still better for the nation But since 'tis only Fred Who was alive and is dead There's no more to be said." Norman itjen 1930-1990 (P) George F. Tetley 1888-1930. Wray M. Blundell 1899-1952. Gurdon E. Wilkes 1897-1950 (< was that a stone cutters error? and should have been Gordon?) Eudo W. Mortimer N.Y. Pvt. 189th Ord. Depot Co. WW 2 Born July 13, 1903 and died Oct 22, 1961. Ealon Bryant 1897-1910. This is where I found the Angel of Death, nice large brass monument, and its a female. I ended up with three nice photos of this and having the three mounted together. If you want to see it and your not on my photo list, just send me an e-mail, put "Angel of Death" in the subject line, and it will be on the way. Warren A.H. Plock 1907-1960. (< I got an immunization for plock when I was a kid.) You ever get repeating songs etc. in your head and cant seem to get rid of them? Funny, I just got an old nursery/song." Skip to my Loo". I never gave this song much thought before, but, now me thinks this is a very strange song and its meaning. Loo= a British toilet. Skip skip, skip to my Loo. Damn, now I know why they were skipping so fast, they really had to go......................"skip to my Loo, my darling". Damn, why would your darling want to know your headed for the Loo/bathroom? Them British sure do speak funny...................LOL Frederick Pestline 1866-1939. Joseph Greentaner 1870-1925. Oliver C. Uphill 1853-1931 (P). Andrew Hawker 1872-1949 (P). Elmer J. Boatfield Pfc. Co. D 406th Inf. 102nd Div. Killed in action WW 2 1909-1945. Earl V. Tootell 1894-1955. ( Too tell or not too tell...........................) August J. Thee 1876-1949 (P). Floy M. Jayne 1886-1948. My pens keep freezing up, have to keep it in my shirt pocket for now. Almeron L. Carpenter 1852-1929. Lavere M. Tuttle 1871-1917. Calvin L. Boatfield 1913-2007. Junia A. Lang 1930-1931. Fleming T. Bibb 1883-1968. Mima Waldie 1850-1929. Addie M. Showerman 1892-1985. 9AM by this sundial.............................course, I don't know if that's regular or metric?.............LOL Virginia F. Fiche l 1923-2012. Wee Jim 1927-1929. Raymond Skeet 1924-2010(P). Sawyer A. Glidden 1919-2001. Picked up 9 flags and walked 2 miles in this "Long Term Care Facility" and vacated at 9:25AM @ 45F/7C. 9:47AM brings me to East Bethany Rural Cemetery on Rt 63 @ 47F/7C. Elijah Fosdick died April 2, 1854 age 66 years. Rosma Van Eps Born Aug 16, 1845 and died Feb 11, 1846. Thomas Adgat died Sept 19, 1847 age 92 years. Indiana Louisa Worthington Born Sept 16, 1816 and died Dec 20, 1884.(P) Deliaette Hallack 1822-1908. Wyan H. Ordway 1890-1938. Clement Frolicker died Dec 15, 1891 age 62 years (P). Orlin Cook died April, 10, 1870 age 43 years. Anner Comstock died Feb 21, 1818 age 24 years. Bernice W. Fricker 1906-1988. Charles Sprague Born Dorsit, Vermont Aug 6, 1824 and died Dec 24, 1869. John Sprague Born Lanesboro, Massachusetts March 29, 1798 an died May 7, 1866. William Odiorne died Jan 7, 1854 age 84 years. idanella Olmsted 1878-1979. Rosebud Devans 1888-1894(P). Frank A. Montreal 1936-1986. Gudrum T. King 1906-1994. Wannamae H. Finlay 1928-1991. Picked up 2 flags, walked .8 miles in these "Serenity Pits" and vacated at 10:47AM @ 47F/7C. 10:53AM brings me to Transit Rd. off of Rt 63, 2 abandoned cemeteries @ 51F/9C. After walking back to this abandoned cemetery, I felt positive about finding bones before looking closely at the first grave. Woodchuck holes all over in here and many look like they are right into the graves. Sure enough, the first grave.......... Survina Perry died Feb 8, 1847 age 91 years. And the 1st thing I see here was a little bone sticking out, and its a finger bone. Kicking the dirt around, there are more bones. Picked up what I found and put them down the hole and jammed in some rocks. Everywhere I walked in here was a potential bone bed as there was high grass, holes, branches and rubble. More bones were found through out this abandoned place and all I could do was force them done the holes and place stones over them. Ezra Starkweather died Jan 17, 1874 age 79 years. < Not sure which bone I'm looking at , but down a hole it went. Thaddeus J. Knowlton 1822-1896. isacc Pepper died June 29, 1816 age 42 years. Chauncy Barney Born Sept 19, 1807 and died Feb 19, 1875. Fanny Smead died Dec 20, 1811 age 11 years, 5 months and 10 days. Most of the headstones in here are laying down, and the ones I cant read are face down. Sarah Daurghy died Sept 7, 1865 age 58 years and 9 months. The best find, or most startling find here was the skull, but its location doesn't give me a real idea of which headstone it might belong to (P). Wanna see a skull/ Drop me a note if your not on the photo list. Put "skull" in the subject line. Walked .3 miles in this "Treasury of Death" and vacated at 11:30AM @ 51F/10C. 11:39AM brings me to Pavilion Cemetery on Rt. 63 @ 53F/11C. Mandana Grossman 1826-1901. Hepsibar Heath died Jan 23, 1870 age 67 years and 7 months. George Wilson Born at Rotford Notts, England Feb. 7, 1824 and died Sept 29, 1882. Volney O. Bucknam Pfc. US Army WW 2 Born July 28, 1925 and died Dec 26, 1987. Keeler Starr died July 8, 1826 age 51 years. Harriet Isabelle wife of John H. Docking 1857-1919 (P). Kasiah Cook died Sept 9, 1875 age 78 years. Origen McWethy died April 18, 1853 age 18 years. Adelia M. Plucker 1845-1925 (P). Vashti Stevens 1853-1917. Mildred Railing 1910-200 (P). Marshall Smead Born Jan 22, 1784 and died Sept 17, 1853 age 69 years. George Peddle 1834-1903 (P). Grove W. Dauchy 1866-1932. Saloma Wood 1882-1961. Pollian Watkins Waltz 1866-1926. Columbus D. Sapp 1846-1903. Cleo O. Wood 1886-1956 wife Cleon A. 1887-1971. Lena Tennies 1915-1976. Cass Ward 1890-1958. Lutie A. Utter 1878-1967. The smells in this area are great, seems folks have wood fires burning all over and its drifting into here. Mads Christian Madsen 1883-1928. Picked up 11 flags and walked 1.2 miles in this "Ashes to Ashes Area" and vacated at 1:05PM @ 53F/11C. 1:08PM brings me to Pavilion, N.Y. at St Mary's Cemetery on Rt. 19 @ 54F/11C. Lars B. Tyler 1909-1977. Zillah Willis 1898-1929. Garnetta L. Whalon 1911-2003. Picked up 4 flags and walked .5 miles in this "Final Send Off Grounds" @ 55F/13C. 1:43PM brings me to Pavilion Center on Rt. 19, Fairview Cemetery @ 59F/15C. Ardis M. Aiker 1899-1989. Baby Feb. 17-23, 1903. Dewitt C. Barnett, Killed in Battle in Maryland died July 9, 1864 age 36 years, Civil War. Stillman Lewis died Feb 11, 1871 age 23 years and 7 months. Nahum Lord died Aug 23, 1842 age 62 years. Almond P. Lord Born Nov 14, 1827 and died Nov. 11, 1866 age 39 years. Barber Allen died June 19, 1842 age 56 years. Wesson Gage 1839-1916. Haskell A. Bush 1862-1952. Oneita L. Tillotson 1903-1967. Walked .4 miles in these "Caverns of the Dead" and vacated at 2:29PM @ 59F/15C. 2:47PM brings me to Maplewood Cemetery on Rt. 20 & South Street Rd @ 59F/15C. James Smiley died Oct 3, 1865 age 71 years and 10 months. Charles Hill Born at Killingworth, Connecticut Sept 21, 1799 and died Nov 5, 1874. Julia Ann Wilcox Born at Middletown, Connecticut July 4, 1809 and died May 2, 1870. Amasa Allen 1755-1820 Revolutionary War Vet. Jacob Whiteman Born July 24, 1814 and died Sept 19, 1888 (P). Platt T. Sperry 1814-1889. Page Russell Born Feb 13, 1790 and died July 16, 1871. Clorenda Allen Born Aug 20, 1817 and died July 19, 1818. Darius Spring, Fifer in Adams & Crosby's Regt. N.Y. Vol. War of 1812 Born March 23, 1792 and died Nov 17, 1814. Rebecca Wells Born at Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut Jan 4, 1826 and died Sept 10, 1912. The Fall colours are outstanding in here. C. Ellsworth Found 1910-1999, <That's was a good find ! George E. Spittal 1916-1973, < I was told they used to call him SPIT ! Basil B. Burnside 1909-1964. Onalee Graham 1909-2003. Elizabeth M. Bloodgood 1855-1944. Margaretha Petry 1845-1928. Picked up 3 flags and walked .7 miles in these "Dead Tunnels" and vacated at 3:44PM @ 59F/15C. 3:57PM brings me to Ashbury Cemetery on Ashbury Rd. just south of Le Roy, N.Y. Edmond Mill Born Jan 29, 1791 and died Nov 14, 1826. Parthena Ladd Born at Woodstock, Vermont Feb 12, 1790 and died Feb 7, 1881. Dimmis Crocker died Sept 7, 1881 age 88 years (P). Walked .2 miles in this "Underground Maze" and vacated at 4:19PM @ 62F/16C. 4:31PM brings me to Stafford Cemetery on Transit Rd just off of Rt. 5 @ 62F/16C. Susan B. Rimmer 1895-1959. Adgate Lathrop Born Aug 29, 1764 and died April 11, 1840. John Getten Born Dec 2, 1806 and died Nov 16, 1872. Orator H. Kendall died Dec 22, 1876 age 79 years 10 months (P). Merritt King Born Vermont Dec 31, 1796 and died Aug 22, 1877. William Passmore died Jan 9, 1884 age 73 years. George Jeary Born at Belaugh County, Norfolk, England May 12, 1835 and died March 19, 1863. Orvan K. Judd Born at Pompey, N.Y. Feb 18, 1820 and died May 24, 1890. Semanthe Kingsley died Jan 9, 1879 age 83 years. William Weller Born Headcorn Kent, England July 22, 1831 and died Sept 30, 1915 wife Mary Antoinette Merrill Born at Pittsfield, Massachusetts July 15, 1820 and died Aug 28, 1903. Mahala Stage died April 10, 1852 age 78 years.(P) Lodowick Champlain died March 28, 1853 age 65 years. Salma White died Aug 18, 1881 age 65 years. George Crocker Born at Bishops Tawton, Devonshire, England died Aug 10, 1850 age 75 years. Quartus Warner 1794-1869. Alzada Clapp Born Sept 20, 1818 and died Oct 23, 1889. Percis E. Prole 1851-1934. Parnal Southworth died March 1, 1809 age 35 years. Mary Heaman 1867-1931. Lamott King 1876-1919. John Pither 1862-1902. Gen. Worthy L. Churchill died May 25, 1839 age 63 years Vet. War of 1812.(< something I have always wondered about, are the Churchill's that I find in N.Y. State. Winston Churchill's(< of England fame) mother was from central N.Y. if you weren't aware of it. And she is buried south east of Syracuse, which I will find yet.................) Herbert H. Glasscock 1840-1926 (P). Walter H. Churchfield 1920-1985 (P). Corp. John Kirkpatrick, killed in action at Chateau Thierry, France, WW 1, died July 20, 1918 age 22 years. Picked up 24 flags and walked 2 miles in this "Underground Installation" and vacated at 6:26PM @ 62F/16C. Got home at 8:24PM @ 56F/13C. Drove 269 miles for the day. Walked 8.1 miles for the day. Visited 9 cemeteries.. Paid $9.30 in Tolls. $49.31 round trip in gas. Another great day with the dead. Best Bill Help keep our dead alive!
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