New York State Out the door at 5:27AM @ 59F. 6:20AM brings me to Bethel Cemetery, Hannibal, New York @ 58F and the sun isn't up yet........... 43.263099 x 76.579696 I expected to see elephants around this area, grazing, but didn't see a one. : ( Cliffard J. Holsapple 1909-1971. Leonard F. Gove 1920-2007. Cloa T. Pierce 1875-1953. Anna M. Hermance Born Oct 5, 1831 and died Dec 13, 1897. Daniel Robinson Revolutionary War Vet., died Jan 19, 1852 age 85 years 11 months and 12 days. Hapsibeth Titus Died May 21, 1861 age 69 years and 3 months. Elkanah Baker Born Jan 23, 1822 and died Dec 14, 1898. Halsey Hutchinson 1835-1863. Trynelia Wright Died July 12, 1862 age 66 years. Alzina R. Petchin Died Jan 13, 1836 age 11 years and 10 months. Diritta Degraff Born Dec 19, 1802 and died Sept 8, 1897. Cassa J. Andrews Died July 25, 1856 age 4 years and 9 months. " Here lies a marksman, who with art and skillWhen young and strong, fat bucks and does did killNow conquered by grim Death (go, reader tell)He's now took leave of powder, gun and pelletA fatal dart, which in the dark did flyHas laid him down, among the dead to lie. " Penina Follett Died Feb 3, 1877 age 72 years 9 months and 15 days. Doiley Redden 1831-1905. Vallonia Sturge Died Feb 13, 1875. John Allen Co. i 184th Regt. N.Y. Vol. Died in Battle Oct 8, 1865 age 42 years 2 months and 28 days Civil War. C. Burton Sprague 1830-1901. Lavonda Stoutenger 1927-2017. Marian S. Tall 1912-1971. Granger G. Phelps Died Dec 25, 1866 age 76 years and 6 months. Rial Irish Died Feb 9, 1872 age 76 years and 2 days. Picked up 5 flags in this " Six Foot Under Collection Site " Vacated at 7:32AM Walked 1.1 mile. 8:19am brings me to Over Acre Cemetery, Sterling, N.Y. 43.277815 x 76.710800 Seward Longyear Sgt Us Army WW 1 Born March 29, 1893 and died Feb 24, 1985. John Overocker 1832-1909. Joseph Streeter Died April 8, 1865 age 75 years and 5 months. Peter F. Acre 1857-1948. Jeremiah J. Overacre Died July 1, 1859 age 35 years. Looking down at the next stone, a beagle appears. So offered her a dog biscuit and she readily accepted, then she asked for a 2nd one,by tail waging and the eyes that said, "I'm hungry". which I gave her. Now I have a friend for life. Finally leaving she wanted to get into the car................I managed to get away without her. (P) Walked .1 mile in this " Home for the Homeless " Vacated at 8:39AM @ 59F. " This tombstone is a milestoneHah ! How so ?Because beneath lies MILESWho's miles belowA little man he was, a dwarf in sizeYet now stretched out, at least Miles long he liesThis grave, though small, contains a space so wideThere's Miles in breadth and length and room beside " 9:07am brings me to Sterling Center Cemetery @ 63F. 43.326130 x 76.643610 Susan H. Harsha Born July 3, 1821. I might mention, all through this immediate area are numerous rebel and trump flags flying.................. John Bendschneider 1884-1962. Dennis T. Ouellette 1924-1978. imre Mentes 1929-1974. Colby F. Longley 1804-1976. Mary Kensda 1847-1937. George Dugid Co. A 1st Calv. 1832-1917, Civil War. wifeHelen M. Diguid 1847-1884 ( Notice husband and wife spelling) D. Easter Curtis 1895-1962. Vieta E. Curtis 1895-1948. Mary Irland 1859-1952. Letty M. Hall 1908-1997. Hiram R. Shockey Born May 19, 1837 and died Jan 18, 1925. Olla Fry 1871-1952. Joseph Tinkey 1826-1907. Edvert Larkin Co. i 112th N.Y.Vol. Died July 12, 1879, Civil War age 62 years. Atlas Miller Born May 11, 1830 and died Feb 22, 1911. " Wha lies here?I Johnnie DowHoo Johnnie is that you?Ay, man, but I'm dead now. " General John B. Van Petten PHD Born June 19, 1827 and died Oct 31, 1908 Civil War. William Gilchrist Died Aug 13, 1848. Peter Powers Co. L N.Y. H. Art. died of wounds suffered in battle Aug 15, 1864 Civil War age 46 years. Catherine Burns Born Scotland Died July 21, 1874 age 74 years. Peter Dumas Jr. 23rd Regt. N.Y. Militia, War of 1812 Born April 11, 1787 and died Sept 26, 1873. John McFadden Jr. of Peoria, Illinois Died July 15, 1850 age 32 years, Mary Naragong Died Oct 21, 1848 age 53 years. John Herries Born Scotland Died Dec 24, 1852 age 75 years. Alex Hume Born Lauder, Scotland Oct 1, 1804 and died May 1861 age 57 years. Rev. Samuel M. Plumb Born Stonington, Connecticut Dec 14, 1784 died March 6, 1852. Albert Hiram Born Fleming, New York Jan 9, 1842 and died Sept 15, 1851.( I did the cemetery in Fleming, N.Y. years ago, and funny, not a Fleming buried there ) James Burns Born Scotland and died Feb 8, 1845 age 70 years. Daniel Overocker Died June 4, 1863 age 63 years. Laura Vilas Died Feb 20, 2836 age 34 years. John Smith Co. i 111th Regt. N.Y. S Vol. died of wounds April 4, 1864 Civil War age 34 years. Rebe Moffitt Died Aug 30, 1876 age 62 years. Levi P. Howard Born Hamton, Windham County, Connecticut Nov 11, 1814 and died Feb 28, 1863. Tamson Stevens Died Feb 27, 1867 age 69 years. " Here lies Tommy MontagueWhose love for angling daily grewHe died regretted, while laid outTo make a capture of a trout " Dorastus Pettit Sr. 1831-1919. Catherine E. Sturgis Born Hamilton, Scotland and died Jan 8, 1909 age 85 years. Weetie A. Cooper Born Feb 14, 1855 and died July 21, 1859. Tillotson Reed 1819-1907. Spicer Forsyth Died March 29, 1877 age 53 years. Lillias C. Blaikie Born Nov 28, 1849 and died June 14, 1865. This one unreadable, wrapped up in tree roots (P) Fenton H. Dofferty Died Feb 19, 1868 age 25 years. Alpheus Pickett Born May 11, 1809 and died April 13, 1891. Frederick Dominy 1864-1932. Melancthon William Clvert 1826-1894. Picked up 5 flags in this " Skeleton Party Park " Walked 1.7 miles and vacated at 11:28AM @ 63F. 11:41AM brings me to Red Creek Community Burying Grounds @64F. 43.265800 x 76.745179 Augustus Milliman 1847-1879. Manville C. Carywood 1841-1916. Walter Bloomingdale Died Jan 12, 1874 age 72 years. William Longyear 1821-1902. " Since I have been so quickly done forI wonder what I was begun for " James Terwillicer Died March 28, 1838 age 55 years 5 months and 21 days. Aurelius Dykeman accidentally killed Aug 31, 1867 age 73 years 2 months and 11 days. Perthena A. Van Stin Died Dec 3, 1880 age 11 years 10 months and 2 days. David H. Becker Born April 17, 1806 and died April 12, 1889. Walked .4 miles in this " Skull Orchard ". Vacated at 12:15PM @ 64F. 12:23PM Brings me to St Thomas Catholic Cemetery at Red Creek. 43.24070 x 76.720877 Mathew Durkin 1818-1900. Margaret H. Crouthamel 1912-1974. Zenobia M. Deschacht 1889-1976. Meaka Penta 1882-1961. Boleslaw Markowski Jr. SK3 US Navy WW 2 Born Nov 22, 1924 and died Feb 2, 1996. Charles Linkenheimer 1918-1997. John Mitchell Born 1806 Galway, Ireland died 1889. Catherine Ging 1827-1909. Picked up 2 flags and walked .3 miles in this " Smorgasbord of Decay ". Vacated at 12:51PM @ 60F. 1:02PM brings me to Victory, Cummings Road cemetery @ 59F. 43.212620 x 76.615430 Henry A. Merman Died Aug 21, 1870, 76 years. " So died John SoSo so did he so?So did he liveAnd So did he dieSo so did he so?And so let him lie " Benjamin Streeter Died July 26, 1861 age 77 years and 6 months. This place is abandoned, and that was all that was readable. Walked .1 mile in this " Solitary Confinement Station " @ 59F Vacated at 1:12PM 1:24PM brings me to Victory, French Cemetery @ 61F. 43.201698 x 76.680801 Hollister Patchen 1858-1923. Edward Spurr Born April 24, 1810 and died Jan 8, 1895. Stebbins Hoyt 1803-1850. C. Finck Born Feb 4, 1759 and died June 26, 1841. Puella Grisold Died 1868. Mima Snyder 1833-1908. Joseph Rumsey Died March 12, 1871 age 14 years 9 months and 9 days. Amos Thompson Born Sept 2, 1794 and died Sept 11, 1895. Mahepsiba Telford Died April 1, 1861 age 78 years. Whipple Williams Born Sept 21, 1828 and died Sept 18, 1835. Abraham Spickerman 1792-1879. Thomas Lewis Born Pembrookshire, England Died Jan 19, 1838 age 64 years. Uenette Wilson Died Sept 3, 1859 age 19 years and 21 days. Picked up 3 flags and walked .6 miles in this " Soul Garden " Vacated at 2:01PM 2:05PM brings me to Old Westbury Cemetery at Victory. @ 63F. 43.217288 x 76.710507 Thucy S. Fraser 1804-1862. Artemetias Campbell Died Feb 17, 1845 age 25 years. Rowena Sprague Died May 28, 1852 age 20 years and 8 months. Ethen Easterbrooke 1825-1902. Ransom Fleming Born April 6, 1815 and died June 9, 1873. " Reader, don't smileBut reflect at this tombstone you viewThat death, who killed him, in a very short whileWill huddle a stone upon you " Gideon Granger Born Sept 4, 1791 and died Jan 3, 1885. Saac Houghtaling 1822-1900. Bula M. Bates 1882-1979. Smith Carkner Born April 24, 1835 and died July 25, 1921 Still strikes me funny, especially in Catholic cemeteries, how segregation was practiced. God forbid if you placed a bunch of Irishman next to Scots. Or Italians next to Germans. Or Polish next to Frenchmen.They had their own areas of Nationalities. Today there doesn't seem to be sections as much as yesteryear. But then again Catholic churches then were known as the French Church, The Polish Church, the Italian Church, all Catholic..........................I wonder if they have sections in heaven????????? Spaghetti benders over here, Frogs over here, Krauts over here, Plaid skirt guys over here, Kielbasa people over here. And now, stay there! We Catholics are very strange in some respects....................... Walked .8 miles in this " Spirits Playground " Picked up 34 flags and vacated at 2:57PM Got home at 3:43PM @ 70F Drove 132 miles for the day. $13.00 gas. Another great day with the dead. BestBill Help keep our dead alive, remember them.
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