This burial ground is in the Town of Barton, Tioga County, New York,
about 200 feet from the Chemung County boundary line. Visible from the
New York State Highway #34, it is not situated on a public road, but must
be reached via a grass filled farm lane. It is situated on a rise of ground,
is well cared for, and all the tombstones stand upright. The are where
the memorials are located measures about 102’ in width and 140’ in depth,
but the whole of the plot is much larger. No high grass, weeds, or unsightly
brush grows on the ground.
To reach the cemetery it is necessary to cross Shepherd’s Creek and
the single track of the ex-Lehigh Valley Railroad (now Conrail) via the
Reniff Road, a town highway which begins at Route #34. This dirt road is
about six miles south of the village of Van Etten. Immediately after crossing
the railroad, turn right, or north, onto a grass filled road known as West
Road, which is merely a farm lane. Proceed about 100’ and turn left, or
west, immediately after crossing over a very small creek bridge and continue
to the cemetery entrance via another weed-filled lane. From Route
#34 to the burial ground the distance is about 3/10’s of a mile.
Because the cemetery is so close to Chemung County, there is no doubt
but that former Chemung County residents are interred there. Doris and
Joseph C. Boyd made the following record on August 21, 1974. All the tombstones
were copied except for three small brown fieldstone stubs, which were void
of any data. Information in brackets does not appear on the tombstones
but has been added for interest. In some cases the surname has been added
in the case of a wife, son/daughter for clarity and identification.
| Surname |
Birthdate |
Deathdate |
Age |
|
Inscription or Note |
| BARDEN |
Cassie |
4or5/1867 |
3/30/1872 |
4y 10m |
|
| BARDEN |
George W. |
1839 |
1919 |
|
|
| BARDEN |
Frankie Barnes |
1843 |
1/26/1875 |
31y |
Wife of G.W. Barden |
| BARDEN |
Hellen L. |
7/6/1865 |
5/28/1867 |
1y 10m 22d |
Daughter of George & Frankie H. Barden |
| BARDEN |
Willie |
1868 |
12/8/1879 |
11y |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
NOTE: In the following list of BARNS
and BARNES the surname has been used interchangeably for the same individuals
who are listed on a large shaft type monument and on individual tombstones;
therefore all BARNS and BARNES are lumped together regardless of the spelling
on the headstones. The bulk of the data was taken from the shaft type monument. |
| BARNES |
Isaac H. |
5/4/1813 |
5/16/1887 |
74y 12d |
|
| BARNES |
Naomy W. |
1or2/1817 |
8/17/1890 |
73y 6m |
Wife of Isaac H. Barnes |
| BARNES |
Hellen A. |
1839/40 |
4/11/1848 |
8y |
Daughter of Isaac H. & Naomy W. Barnes |
| BARNS |
Morris N. |
11/4/1848 |
3/7/1849 |
4m 3d |
Son of Isaac H. & Naomy Barnes |
| BARNS |
Ward O. |
1855 |
12/2/1879 |
24y |
Son of Isaac H. & Naomy Barnes |
| BARNES |
Naomy M. |
7or8/1879 |
12/13/1879 |
4m |
Daughter of Ward O. & Edith Barnes |
| BARNES |
Frankie |
|
|
|
See entry for Frankie Barnes Barden |
| BARNS |
Mary |
|
|
86y 3m 6d |
Wife of Jonathan Barns, died M_______.
(Tombstone broken across the death line and the data cannot be read. Top
section of the tombstone stands on the ground, leaning against bottom portion.) |
| BARNS |
Jonathan |
4/2/1787 |
8/3/1868 |
81y 4m 1d |
Next stands a tombstone of the same design
as the headstone above, but the top is broken off and missing. It could
be for Jonathan Barnes. |
| BARNS |
Mary T.C. |
8or9/1818 |
1/22/1850 |
31y 4m |
Wife of Christopher Barns |
| BATES |
John J. |
1859 |
1941 |
|
|
| BATES |
Edith V. |
1855 |
1947 |
|
|
| BENSLEY |
R. P. |
1857 |
1920 |
|
|
| BENSLEY |
Emma L. |
1868 |
1916 |
|
His wife. |
| BENSLEY |
Harvey & Stanley |
|
|
|
(No dates). Infant sons of R.P. &
Emma L. Bensley |
| BENSLEY |
Robert P. |
1894 |
1962 |
|
|
| BIXBY |
Vincent |
1871 |
1928 |
|
|
| BROWN |
James |
1833 |
1903 |
|
(A shaft type monument) |
| BROWN |
John |
1787/88 |
2/27/1872 |
84y |
|
| BROWN |
Polly |
1797 |
10/1/1882 |
86y |
Wife of John Brown |
| BROWN |
Roswell |
1789/90 |
4/26/1849 |
59y |
(An excellent shale tombstone) |
| DAVIS |
Samuel H. |
12/5/1810 |
7/8/1874 |
63y 7m 3d |
|
| DAVIS |
Minerva |
1/17/1811 |
11/15/1851 |
40y 9m 29d |
Wife of S.H. Davis. (A shaft type monument.) |
| ELWELL |
Mary A. |
1/24/1848 |
10/1/1864 |
16y 8m 7d |
Wife of Orlando Elwell. (Epitaph is on
the LOTT shaft type monument.) |
| EVERETT |
James Merton |
1900 |
1973 |
|
|
| EVERETT |
Lydia West |
1899 |
|
|
(No death date given) |
| FRANTZ |
Ronald L. |
10/22/1957 |
1/26/1974 |
|
Joyce; Don;t mean to be a pain, but
a major mistake in typing or reading of Reniff.
Ronald Frantz Oct. 22, 1957 ( not 1857) - Jan.
26, 1974(not 1874 ) I know, he is my nephew and now his
brother Harold lies beside him Feb. 8, 1956 - Mar. 29, 1976
Sons of Mahlon Leroy and Nancy Walker Frantz. I am surprised
a mistake was made in this one, because they have matching metal flat markers,
similar to military. Thanks Eloise Wilson |
| GAMESTER |
Ellsworth G. |
7/4/1898 |
11/15/69 |
|
New York, CMI, US NAVY. (A flat tombstone
of government issue.) |
| GAMESTER |
Thelma Walker |
10/16/1899 |
|
|
(No death date. A flat tombstone of government
issue.) |
| GILLETT |
C.L. |
1852 |
1930 |
|
|
| GILLETT |
Flora M. Thompson |
12/17/1858 |
6/23/1889 |
|
Wife of C.L. Gillett |
| GILLETT |
Maggie |
1873 |
1925 |
|
|
| GILLETT |
Ladore |
|
|
9weeks |
Infant son of C.L. & F.M. Gillett.
(No death date; a shaft type monument.) |
| GILLETT |
Mary W. |
1/30/1817 |
9/3/1880 |
63y 7m 4d |
Wife of Nathan Gillett |
| GILLETT |
Morris H. |
1833 |
1901 |
|
Co. K, 3rd Regt, Pa Heavy Artillery |
| HEDGES |
Allen F. |
|
10/29/1846 |
|
Son of Charles G. & Sarah A. Hedges.
(A shale tombstone sunk into the ground. Additional data, if any, could
not be read.) |
| HEDGES |
Christopher |
1753 |
8/29/1839 |
87y |
Died in the 87th year of his age. (An
excellent shale tombstone.) |
| HEDGES |
Hannah |
1757 |
2/3/1845 |
89y |
Wife of Christopher Hedges. Died in the
89th year of her age. (An excellent shale tombstone.) |
| HEDGES |
Marcy H. |
11/29/1848 |
9/7/1849 |
9m 9d |
Daughter of Christopher E. & Mary
Hedges. (A nice shale tombstone.) |
| HEDGES |
Mary |
1837 |
10/21/1838 |
1y |
Daughter of Christopher E. & Mary
Hedges. (A nice shale tombstone.) |
| HEDGES |
Forrest, Captain |
10/7/1796 |
8/4/1839 |
42y 9m 28d |
(A nice shale tombstone.) |
| HEDGES |
Lydia N. |
|
|
|
See Lydia N. Woodard |
| LOTT |
Abraham |
1776/77 |
9/20/1866 |
89y |
|
| LOTT |
Mary |
1775/76 |
11/6/1866 |
90y |
His wife. |
| LOTT |
Allen F. |
9/20/1841 |
3/15/1843 |
1y 5m 23d |
Son of Allen & Nancy Lott. (A shale
tombstone.) |
| LOTT |
Ellen Jane |
9/16/1856 |
10/11/1856 |
25d |
Daughter of Abel T. & Sarah M. Lott |
| LOTT |
Isaac F. |
5/1873 |
11/30/1874 |
17m |
Son of T.S. & N.M. Lott. (A small
eroded tombstone.) |
| LOTT |
Laton |
12/26/1846 |
11/16/1847 |
10m 21d |
Son of George W. & Anna Lott. (This
data also appears on the LOTT shaft type monument.) |
| LOTT |
Live Oak |
1856 |
1945 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The following epitaphs all appear on
a large shaft type monument. |
| LOTT |
George W. |
1814 |
1901 |
|
|
| LOTT |
Anna |
1819/20 |
1/31/1857 |
37y |
Wife of George W. Lott |
| LOTT |
Harriet E. |
6/17/1860 |
9/23/1864 |
4y 3m 6d |
Daughter of G.W. & Mary A. Lott |
| LOTT |
Mary A. |
1821 |
1901 |
|
|
| LOTT |
Marilla M. |
3/2/1849 |
9/23/1864 |
15y 6m 21d |
|
| LOTT |
Miammi M. |
7/6/1850 |
9/25/1864 |
14y 2m 19d |
|
| LOTT |
Laton |
12/26/1846 |
11/16/1847 |
10m 21d |
|
| LOTT |
Isaiah W. |
12/1851or1/1852 |
9/15/1864 |
12y 8m |
|
| LOTT |
Sarah E. |
4/18/1853 |
9/30/1864 |
11y 5m 12d |
|
| MOSHER |
Bessie R. |
1919 |
1953 |
|
|
| NEWELL |
Laton |
8/28/1774 |
10/5/1862 |
88y 1m 7d |
|
| NEWELL |
Marcy H. |
11/26/1775 |
10/31/1829 |
53y 11m 5d |
Wife of Laton Newell. (Excellent shale
tombstone.) |
| NEWELL |
Lydia |
11/2/1802 |
9/12/1827 |
24y 10m 10d |
Daughter of Laton & Marcy Newell.
(An excellent shale tombstone.) |
| NEWELL |
Marcy |
5or6/1812 |
9/19/1849 |
37y 3m |
Daughter of Laton & Marcy Newell.
(An excellent shale tombstone.) |
| NEWELL |
Rebecca H. |
6/3/1808 |
1/18/1861 |
52y 7m 15d |
Daughter of Latone & Marcy Newell.
(Top of the tombstone is broken off and leans against the bottom section.) |
| NEWELL |
Benoni |
5/20/1840 |
4/15/1841 |
10m 26d |
Son of George W. & Louisa Newell.
(A small shale tombstone.) |
| NEWELL |
George W. |
6/24/1835 |
7/1/1835 |
7d |
Son of George W. & Louisa Newell.
(A small shale tombstone.) |
| NEWELL |
Laton |
3/27/1852 |
9/18/1853 |
1y 5m 22d |
Son of G.W. & Louisa Newell |
| NEWELL |
Marcy W. |
7/14/1836 |
3/15/1853 |
16y 7m 29d |
Daughter of G.W & Louisa Newell |
| PORTER |
Fred |
|
|
|
No dates. |
| PORTER |
Avis E. |
3/14/1882 |
3/16/06 |
|
His wife. |
| SMITH |
Jane |
9/15/1808 |
3/20/1886 |
77y 6m 5d |
Wife of Jessie Smith |
| THOMPSON |
Flora M. |
|
|
|
See entry for Flora M. Thompson Gillett |
| WALKER |
Edward H. |
1854 |
1938 |
|
|
| WALKER |
Myrtie A. |
1865 |
1949 |
|
|
| WALKER |
Alton L. |
4/26/1886 |
8/16/1886 |
|
|
| WALKER |
Mailon A. |
11/16/1893 |
11/24/1895 |
|
Children of Edward & Myrtie Walker.
(A shaft type monument.) |
| WALKER |
E. Leon |
1882 |
1957 |
|
|
| WALKER |
Erma M. |
1884 |
1951 |
|
|
| WALKER |
Thelma |
|
|
|
See entry for Thelma Walker Gamester |
| WARNER |
Ebenezer |
6/29/1840 |
4/28/1891 |
|
|
| WARNER |
Lucena A. |
|
6/25/1893 |
|
Wife of E. Warner. (A shaft type momument.) |
| WEST |
Benjamin B. |
1867 |
1940 |
|
|
| WEST |
H. Augusta |
1867 |
1929 |
|
|
| WEST |
Leon Lerue |
8/30/06 |
11/22/08 |
|
|
| WEST |
Lydia |
|
|
|
See entry for Lydia West Everett |
| WEST |
Malden Lerue |
10/10/04 |
4/30/05 |
|
|
| WEST |
Nellie B. |
1860/61 |
4/22/1888 |
27y |
This epitaph is on the BARNES shaft type
monument. |
| WEST |
Wilson W. |
1845 |
1919 |
|
This epitaph is on the BARNES shaft type
monument. |
| WOODARD |
Lydia N. |
1/2/1830 |
5/19/1856 |
26y 4m 17d |
Wife of Samuel Woodward and daughter
of Christopher & Mary Hedges. |
