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WISNER BURYING GROUND (7/1802-10/1877)

ALSO CALLED BAPTIST BURYING GROUND, CHURCH STREET CEMETERY, MAIN STREET CEMETERY, OLD CHURCH STREET CEMETERY, BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY

City of Elmira, Chemung County, New York
Removal of Bodies - Articles A to G H to Z Additional Burials
WISNER CEMETERY; also known as" Baptist Burying Ground", "Church Street Cemetery", "Main Street Cemetery", "Old Church Street Cemetery", and "Baptist Church Cemetery".
Read by Doris Boyd
Date Read: August 27, 1973
Typed by Debora M. Vanhook Park
Location: Located between West Church and West Gray Streets, east of North Main St, in the City of Elmira, NY
Lastname Firstname Birthdate Deathdate Age Inscription or Note
HAMILTON Eddie 4or5/1842 6/?/1842 1m 14d Son of Daniel S. & Margaret Hamilton, born in Elmira, died on Cross Street, Elmira. (Data from Official City Death Register which states he was first buried in Second Street Cemetery, then removed to Wisner Cemetery on 4/12/1870. Towner's list of Wisner Cemetery gravestones for the Fall of 1875 does not list him. If an error was made in the City Death Register and he was first buried in Wisner Cemetery, then removed to Second Street Cemetery, no tombstone was found by Staver in 1932 or Boyd in 1975.)
HARRIS Hannah Louisa 4/30/1832 8/17/1833 1y 3m 18d Daughter of Reuben & Louisa Harris. (Towner read this gravestone, Fall, 1875.)
HARRIS Nancy N. 10/22/1813 9/16/1837 23y 10m 25d Daughter of Reuben & Louisa Harris. (Towner read this gravestone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn Cemetery by the City of Elmira, 1876. Tombstone read by Boyd, 3/1977.)
HAVILAND John Orval 4/25/1833 10/27/1834 1y 6m 2d Son of John W. & Anna Haviland. (Towner read this gravestone, Fall, 1875. Remains may have been removed to Second St. Cemetery by the family in 1875, but Staver in 1932 failed to find the tombstone, nor did Boyd locate it in 1975. The parents are buried there.)
HAVILAND Theodore T. 12/2/1830 10/19/1834 3y 10m 17d Son of John W. & Anna Haviland. (Towner read this gravestone, Fall, 1875. Remains may have been removed to Second St. Cemetery by the family in 1875, but Staver in 1932 failed to find the tombstone, nor did Boyd locate it in 1975. The parents are buried t
HENDY John, Col. 9/4/1757 3/15/1840 82y 6m 12d (The tall, shaft-type monument also has some historical data upon it. The 1st Ledger of Burials of Woodlawn Cemetery states that he was born 9/4/1757 in Pennsylvania and died 3/15/1840 in Elmira. He was buried in Wisner Cemetery, but removed to Woodlawn Cemetery on 10/9/1858, being the first burial in the latter cemetery. Marker read by Boyd, 3/1977.)
HENDY Polly   1/20/1828 69y Wife of John Hendy. (The 1st Ledger of Burials in Woodlawn Cemetery states she was born in New Jersey and died in Elmira. She was buried in Wisner Cemetery, but removed to Woodlawn on 10/9/1858, being the second burial in the latter cemetery. Her data is on the same shaft as her husband's epitaph. Read by Boyd, 3/1977.)
HENDY Rebecca       See entry for Rebecca Culp.
HENDY Samuel 4/6/1733 9/20/1808   (The 1st ledger of Burials in Woodlawn Cemetery states that he was born on 4/6/1733 in New Jersey and died on 9/20/1808 in Elmira. He was buried in Wisner Cemetery, but removed to Woodlawn on 10/9/1858, being the 3rd interment in the latter burial grounds. No tombstone found in 1977.)
HENDY Rebecca 1/4/1735 4/20/1814   (The 1st Ledger of Burials in Woodlawn Cemetery states that she was born in New Jersey and died in Elmira. She was buried in Wisner Cemetery, removed to Woodlawn on 10/9/1858, being the 4th burial in cemetery. No tombstone found, 3/1977.)
HEGGIE Almira 7/19/1832 10/22/1836 4y 3m 3d In memory of, daughter of Archilbald & Elizabeth Heggie. (Towner read this gravestone in Fall, 1875.Remains removed to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira, 1876. Tombstone read by Boyd, 3/1977.)
HOFFMAN Peggy 12/28/1784 11/11/1805 20y 10m 13d Wife of Wm. Hoffman. (Towner read this gravestone Fall, 1875. Remains removed by Family in late 1875 to family plot in Woodlawn. Boyd read tombstone, 3/1977.)
HOFFMAN Infant       Infant of W. & S. Hoffman
HOFFMAN Infant       Infant of W. & S. Hoffman. (Towner read both tombstones in the Fall, 1875.)
HOLDEN Anson E. 7or8/1827 9/5/1828 1y 1m Son of Marvin & Caroline Holden. (Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.)
HOLDEN Caroline 5/7/1809 8/24/1829 20y 3m 17d Wife of Marvin Holden. (Towner read this gravestone in the Fall, 1875, and reported that this was the first removal which took place under the order of the city's Common Council, the remains being removed on Saturday, 10/16/1875, to Greenwood, Steuben County, NY, by the brother to the deceased, W.R. Brewster.
HUDSON Timothy Woodruff 7or8/1822 3/18/1824 1y 7m Son of Lemuel & Maria Hudson. (Towner read this stone, Fall, 1875.)
HINCHMAN Joseph, Dr. 1761/62 7/23/1802 40y (Reported as being the first burial in Wisner Cemetery. Towner read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read the tombstone 3/1977; stone lays face-up on the ground. He was with his father at the evacuation from Long Island to Connecticut. Zerviah Seely, widow of Dr. Joseph Hinchman, married Isaac Baldwin as his second wife. b 10/17/1771-d. 5/17/1810)
HINMAN Daniel   10/11/1838 24y 7m 18d (Towner read this gravestone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by the city of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read marker, 3/1977.)
HURLBURT Herman M. 1820/21 10/20/1865 44y (Towner read this stone,Fall, 1875.)
HURLBURT Sally 1778 6/7/1864 87y Wife of L. Hurlburt. (Towner read this stone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Second St. Cemetery by the family in late 1875, early 1876. Tombstone missing in 1975.)
HURLBURT Luman 10/1/1780 2/16/1852 71y 4m 15d (Towner read this stone, Fall, 1875. May have been removed to Second St. Cem. By the family; stone missing in 1975.)
HURLBURT Susan P. 5/10/1846 5/14/1851 5y 4d Daughter of H.M. & Phebe Hurlburt. (John Jones dug the grave. Towner read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read stone, 3/1977.)
HURLBURT Lucy M. 4/7/1841 4/14/1841 7d Daughter of Herman & Phebe Hurlburt. (Towner read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira, 1876. Shale marker read by Boyd, 3/1977.)
           
JACKSON Margaret 1781 8/20/1811 31y Daughter of Aaron & Polly Jackson. (Towner read ston, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn, 1876, by city of Elmira. Boyd read tombstone, 3/1977.)
JACKSON Washington   7/23/182? 15y In Memory Of. (Towner could not read death date, Fall, 1875.)
JOHNSON Edward N. 5/30/1848 1/15/1849 8m 6d Son of W. S. & Amanda Johhnson. (Towner read the stone, Fall, 1875.)
JOHNSON Harriet 5/16/1823 6/6/1823 20d In memory of. Daughter of Jeremiah & Jane Johnson. (Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.)
JOHNSON Mary Ann 10/14/1817 2/18/1839 21y 4m 4d Wife of Wm. S. Johnson. (Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.)
JOHNSON Mary A. 12/19/1838 3/2/1839 2m 11d Daughter of Wm. S7. & Mary A. Johnson. (Towner read the gravestone, Fall, 1875.)
JONES Eleanor 11/3/1814 2/26/1820 5y 3m 23d In Memory of, Daughter of Samuel & Maria Jones. (An excellent shale tombstone with fine lettering which has weathered to a deep black color. Towner read the data in the Fall, 1875. Removed to Second St. Cem. By the Family in 1876. Staver, 1932, partially read the gravestone. Boyd read the marker in 1975.)
JONES Minerva       See entry for Minerva Crane.
JONES Simeon, Rev. 1756/57 3/13/1857 84y (There is a crack through the age line.)
JONES Rebecca Ward 1775/76 12/14/1831 55y Wife of Rev. Simeon Jones. (Towner read gravestone, Fall, 1875. The remains were removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read tombstone 3/1977. It lays face-up in the ground and is eroded.)
JONES William L. 1810/11 11/24/1835 24y (Towner read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Second St. Cem. By the family in 1876. Tombstone read by Boyd, 3/1977.)
           
KING Henry S. 12/28/1818 3/13/1834 15y 3m 13d Son of Wendell D. & Rhoda King. (Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.)
KLINE John 1/20/1760 4/23/1837 77y 3m 3d (Towner read this gravestone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by the family in 1875/76. Boyd read this excellent shale tombstone in 3/1977. Drummer, 1st. Co, Sussex County, NJ Militia, Capt. Jacob Winter. Section A, Lot #3.)
KLINE Elizabeth 3/7/1771 9/21/1846 75y 6m 14d Wife of John Kline. (Towner read this tombstone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by the family in 1875/76. Boyd read the gravestone which lays face-up in the ground 3/1977. Her maiden name was Shipman.)
KLINE Godfrey 1/25/1788 7/19/1821 33y 5m 24d In Memory Of. (Towner read this stone, Fall, 1875.)
KLINE Isaac 9or10/1801 3/25/1825 23y 5m Son of John & Elizabeth Kline. (Towner read the tombstone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read stone, 3/1977.)
KNOTT Rebecca H. 8/7/1822 7/18/1841 18y 11m 11d Daughter of Abijah & Sabra Knott. (Towner read this gravestone in the Fall, 1875. She was undoubtedly removed to Second Street Cemetery as her parents are buried there, but Boyd found no tombstone in 1975.)
KONKLE Ann 1761/62 5/9/1839 77y  Wife of John Konkle, Esq. (Towner read the originial tombstone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by the family in 1875/76. Tombstone read by Boyd, 3/1977; a modern marker.)
KONKLE John, Esq. 1755/56 5/30/1828 72y In Memory Of. (Towner read the original tombstone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn in 1875/76. A modern gravestone now marks the grave, but the death date reads 3/30/1828. Boyd read the marker in 3/1977.)
KONKLE John   11/20/1817   Son of Aaron & Mary Konkle. (Towner read the gravestone, Fall, 1875.)
           
LAMB Clarissa Ann 1823/24 9/13/1837 13y Daughter of John & Clarissa Ann Lamb. (Gravestone read by Towner, Fall, 1875.)
LAWRENCE Robert, Esq.       (This is a shale tombstone which contains no data. It was read by Towner in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira, 1876. Read by Boyd 3/1977.) (Trinity Episcopal Church shows a LAWRENCE - no first name - as being buried on 5/19/1834; also a LAWRENCE - no first name- aas being buried in the year 1834.)
LAWRENCE Martha Ann 1812 5/18/1834 23y Wife of A.S. Lawrence, who died in the 23rd year of her age. (Towner read this gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira in 1876. Boyd read the tombstone which lays face-up in the ground 3/1977. Trinity Episcopal Church Record shows a LAWRENCE - no first name - being buried from the church by the Rev. Thomas Clark on 5/19/1834. 
LAWRENCE Locky 11/20/1785 12/13/1817 32y 23d In Memory Of, Wife of Robert Lawrence. (The Carpenter Family Bible record states that her name was "Catherine" and she was the daughter of Mathew & Catherine Mathews Carpenter. Towner read this excellent shale tombstone in Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn, 1876, by City of Elmira. Boyd read stone, 3/1977.)
LOWRY James D. 2or3/1810 2/11/1832 21y 11m (Towner read this gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira in 1876. Boyd read this excellent shale tombstone with nice lettering in 3/1977.)
LURKINS Richard 1813/14 2/27/1854 40y (Towner read this stone, Fall 1875.)
LURKINS Matilda J. 1/22/1818 6/15/1874 56y 4m 24d Wife of Robert Lurkins. (The official City Death Record states that she was the daughter of Luman & Sarah Hurlburt, born in Delaware County, and died at 104 Husdon St, Elmira, aged 56y 5m 7d, which is different from the tombstone. Towner read the gravestone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Second St. Cem. by family in 1876. Boyd read tombstone in 1975 and it lays face-up.
           
MARSH Guy 9or10/1832 1/7/1834 15m Son of Belormar & Mary Marsh. (Towner read this gravestone, Fall 1875.)
MARVIN Ebenezer 6/7/1787 2/28/1832 44y 8m 21d (Towner read this stone, Fall, 1875.)
MASON Geo. W. 12/26/1813 5/27/1856   (Born in Lancaster County, PA; died in Elmira. Removed from Wisner Cemetery to Woodlawn on 5/28/1865. Data from "Register of Interments, Woodlawn Cemetery.")
MASON Mary Ann 1/2/1827 8/12/1847   (Born, died in Elmira. Removed from Wisner Cem. To Woodlawn on 5/28/1865. Data from "Register of Interments, Woodlawn Cem.")
MATHEWS Fletcher 7/19/1775 2/16/1814 38y 6m 28d In Memory Of. (Towner read this tombstone, Fall 1875.)
MATHEWS Peter 5/11/1789 10/24/1826 37y 5m 13d (Towner read this stone, Fall, 1875.)
MATHEWS Selah 1761/62 11/9/1833 71y (Towner read this stone, Fall, 1875.)
MATHEWS Thomas 9/5/1786 6/16/1836 49y 9m 11d (Trinity Episcopal Church record states he was buried on 6/18/1836 by the Rev. Richard Smith. Towner read tombstone, Fall, 1875.)
MATHEWS Charles H.  1/28/1796 3/24/1834 38y 1m 24d (Towner read this stone, Fall, 1875.)
MATHEWS Robert  8or9/1809 8/28/1835 25y 11m (Towner read this stone, Fall, 1875.)
MATHEWS Lucinda 6/7/1811 5/25/1836 24y 11m 18d Wife of Charles Mathews. (A shale tombstone read by Towner, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira, 1876. Tombstone read by Boyd, 3/1977.)
MAXWELL Julia 6/17/1823 9/11/1825 2y 2m 25d Daughter of Samuel H. & Rebecca Maxwell.
MAXWELL William  5/28/1821 2/21/1826 4y 8m 21d Son of Samuel H. & Rebecca Maxwell. (Both were read by Towner in Fall 1875. They were undoubtedly moved to Second St. Cem. In 1875/76 by the family, as the parents are buried there. Boyd did not find the gravestone/s in 1975.)
MAXWELL Thomas 4/10/1834 9/20/1834 5m 10d (Buried from Trinity Episcopal Church by the Rev. Thomas Clark. Towner read the tombstone, Fall, 1875.)
MAXWELL Mary A. H. 7/16/1835 9/6/1835 1m 21d (Towner read the tombstone Fall, 1875. Children of Thomas Maxwell. She was buried from Trinity Episcopal Church by the Rev. Thomas Clark on 9/6/1835.)
MAXWELL Alexander  2/24/1835 5/15/1835 2m 20d Son of Samuel H. & Rebecca Maxwell. (Buried by the Rev. Thomas Clark of Trinity Episcopal Church on 5/16/1835.
MAXWELL Juliana C. 7/18/1836 10/21/1836 3m 3d Daughter of Samuel H. & Rebecca Maxwell.(Towner read the tombstone/s in the Fall, 1875. Undoubtedly the remains were removed to Second St. Cem in 1875/76 by the family, as the parents are buried there.)
MAXWELL Morris B. 6/16/1815 2/4/1817 1y 7m 19d Son of William & Serviah Maxwell. (Towner read this tombstone in Fall, 1875.The remains were undoubtedly removed to Second St. Cem, as the parents are buried there, but Boyd did not find the gravestone in 1975.) 
McKIBBEN John 1782/82 2/24/1835 52y  
McKIBBEN Betsey 1784 1/12/1852 69y Widdow (sic) of John McKibben, died in the 69th year of her age. (Towner read this small shaft-type monument in Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by family, 1875/76. Boyd read marker, 3/1977.)
McREYNOLDS Hugh Platt 6/9/1822 9/18/1825 3y 3m 9d Only Son of Matthew & Lucinda McReynolds. (Towner read marker in Fall 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn in 1876 by City of Elmira. Tombstone read by Boyd, 3/1977.) *
MILLER Sibele C. 3/28/1836 1/5/1839 2y 9m 8d Daughter of Adam & Mary Miller. (Towner read this stone, Fall, 1875.)
MILLER Elizabeth 1784/85 2/16/1817 32y (Buried in Wisner Cemetery but not read by Towner in 1875. Moved to Woodlawn by City of Elmira, 1876. Gravestone read by Boyd, 3/1977.)
MOORE Solomon 9/9/1829 1/19/1830 4m 10d Son of J.B. & Mary Moore. (Read by Towner, Fall, 1875.)
MOORE Mary, Mrs. 1791/92 9/18/1831 39y Wife of J.B. Moore.(Towner read this stone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn, 1876, by City of Elmira. Boyd read this nice shale marker made by J.S. & G. Gee of Horseheads in 3/1977.)
MOSHER H., Doct. 1803 2/24/1834 32y The grave of, who died in the 32nd year of his age. (Gravestone read by Towner, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn, 1876, by City of Elmira. Tombstone read by Boyd, 3/1977.)
           
NORTH Infant son   9/10/1827   Infant son of Norris & Mercy North. (Towner read this gravestone, Fall, 1875. Remains may have been removed to Second St. Cemetery as the parents are buried there, but Boyd did not find a marker there in 1975. 
NORTH Wm. .   5/8/1830 1y 6w Son of Norris & Mercy North. (Towner read this gravestone in Fall, 1875. Remains may have been removed to Second St. Cemetery, as the parents are buried there, but Boyd did not find a marker in 1975.)
           
ORWAN Betsey 6/16/1811 2/18/1812 8m 2d In Memory Of. (Towner read this stone, Fall, 1875.)
ORWAN Rebecca 10/15/1789 9/6/1817 27y 10m 22d In Memory Of, Wife of Charles Orwan. (Towner read this gravestone,a shale, in the Fall, 1875. The remains were removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read tombstone, 3/1977.)
PAINE George Clinton 1784/85 1862 78y (This tombstone does not appear on Towner's list of 1875. The remains were removed to Woodlawn Cemetery by the City of Elmira in 1876.Boyd read the gravestone, 3/1977. It lays face-up on the ground in four pieces, one break being through the surname.)
PAINE Brinton 3/3/1806 6/7/1850 44y 3m 4d (Towner read this gravestone in the Fall, 1875. In late 1875 or early 1876 the remains were removed to Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY, by the uncle of the deceased, James H. Paine, of Cincinnati, OH, and Miami, FL. The latter data from a notation by Clark Wilcox, former Chemung County Historian.)
PARMENTER George B. 10/16/1821 4/18/1835 13y 6m 2d Son of E.L. & M.G. Parmenter. (He was buried from Trinity Epis. Church on 4/20/1835 by the Rev. Thomas Clark. Towner read the gravestone Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Second St. Cemetery by family in 1876, where tombstone was read by Staver in 1932. Boyd did not find it in 1975.)
PATTINSON Thomas 1785/86 2/20/1838 52y In Memory Of. (He was buried from Trinity Episcopal Church on 4/21/1838 by the Rev. Richard Smith. Towner read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Second St. Cemetery by family in 1875/76. Boyd read tombstone in 1975, and it lies face-up on th ground.
PERRY Aaron 8/21/1812 3/1/1831 18y 6m 8d Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Perry. (Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.)
PERRY Horace 1802/03 8/30/1836 33y Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Perry. (Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.)
PERRY Thomas M. 1775/76 6/2/1836 60y  
PERRY Elizabeth 6/19/1780 1/20/1844 63y 7m 1d Wife of Thomas Perry. (Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.)
PERRY William 1801/02 11/20/1823 21y In Memory of, on of Thomas & Elizabeth Perry. (Towner read this tombstone, Fall, 1875.)
PRATT Ethan 1831/32 9/1/1837 5y Son of Rev. E. & M. Pratt. (Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.)
PRATT Margaret 4or5/1809 7/26/1837 28y 2m Wife of the Rev. Ethan Pratt. (Towner read this gravestone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read tombstone, 3/1977.)
REYNOLDS Hetta Jane 2/28/1834 8/9/1834 5m 12d Daughter of A.G. & Harriet A. Reynolds. (Towner read stone,Fall, 1875.)
REYNOLDS Samuel 1799/1800 2/16/1827 27y 10m 22d "Reader, here lies all that was mortal of, who died." (Towner read this tombstone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read tombstone, 3/1977.
REYNOLDS Sarah A. 6/13/1830 5/4/1831 10m 21d Daughter of James & Mary Reynolds. (Towner read stone, Fall 1875.)
REYNOLDS Solomon 1763/64 9/6/1831 67y (Towner read stone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read stone,3/1977.)
RIGBEY Horace 1836/37 2/20/1838 1y Son of I. & J. Rogbey. (Towner read stone,Fall, 1875.)
RIGGS Sally Ann 6/4/1816 8/27/1837 21y 2m 23d Adopted daughter of B.B. & Mary Payne. (She was buried from Trinity Episcopal Church on 8/28/1837 by the Rev. Richard Smith. Removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira, 1876. Read by Towner in Fall, 1875, and Boyd, 3/1977.)
ROBISON Elizabeth 1750/51 3/31/1837 86y Wife of Andrew Robison. (A nice large shale tombstone which does not appear in Towner's list of 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira,1876. Read by Boyd, 1977.)
RODBOURN Lucy Ann 6or7/1835 3/26/1837 1y 8m In Memory of, Daughter of Charles & Ann Rodbourn, who departed this life. (This is a nice shale gravestone read by Towner, Fall 1875. Removed to Woodlawn, 1876, by City of Elmira. Read by Boyd, 3/1977.)
ROE Mary S. 11/22/1814 8/23/1821 6y 9m 1d Daughter of Isaac & Hannah Roe.
ROE Hester Ann 6/10/1822 9/24/1822 3m 14d Daughter of I. & H. Roe. (Gravestone/s read by Towner, Fall, 1875. Both removed to Second St. Cemetery by family in 1875/76, where tombstone/s were read by Staver in 1932. Not found by Boyd in 1975.)
ROE Sarah  1760/61 3/22/1837 76y Wife of John Roe. (Gravestone read by Towner, Fall, 1875. A new marker is now used, but does not have "Wife of John Roe." Read by Boyd in Woodlawn Cemetery 3/1977.)
ROYAL John A.  5/8/1824 10/2/1831 7y 4m 25d Son of Timothy & Christen Royal. (Tombstone read by Towner, Fall, 1876. Remains removed to Woodlawn, 1876, by City of Elmira. Stone read by Boyd, 3/1977.
           
SEASBURY Lydia M.      20y 4m 19d Wife of Richard F. Seabury. (Cracked through death date. Trinity Episcopal Church record states she wa the wife of Richard Seabury, born 10/15/1813, and died 3/6/1834. She was buried from Trinity Church on 3/8/1834. Her name does not appear on Towner's 1875 list of gravestones moved to Woodlawn by the cit of Elmira in 1876. It was read by Boyd in 3/1977.
SEASBURY Eliza       Infant of R.F. & L.M. Seabury. (This appears on the mother's gravestone with no dates. Trinity Church Record states she was baptized in Elmira on 5/14/1833 by the Rev. James D. Carder of Ithaca, NY, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church. The church record states she died on July 20, 1833, and was buried on the 21st, but no minister's name is given.She was 4 months of age and her given name was ELIZA ANN. Her remains were removed to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira in 1876. Her name does not appear on Towner's 1875 list. Tombstone lays face-up on the ground.)
SEARS Harriet 1815/16 11/17/1834 18y Daughter of Rulander & Harriet Bancroft. (Towner read this stone,Fall, 1875.)
SEELEY Azubah       See entry for Azubah Baldwin.
SHEPHARD Eleanor 10/2/1798 11/16/1836 40y 1m 14d Wife of Joael Shephard. (A shale tombstone read by Towner, Fall, 1875.)
SHERMAN Susan C. 5/23/1829 4/27/1853 23y 11m 4d Wife of Z.G. Sherman, and daughter of Joseph & Catherine Burtt. (Gravestone read by Towner, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn, 1876, by City of Elmira. Marker lies face-up on the ground and is broken ; read by Boyd in 3/1977.)
SHOCKEY Lewis 4/29/1818 9/14/1825 7y 4m 14d Son of John & Catherine Shockey. (Towner read this tombstone, Fall 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read marker, 3/1977. His mother, brothers, and sisters are buried in Second St. Cemetery.)
SMITH Abigail 1785/86 4/17/1839 53y Wife of Doct. Norman Smith, died in the triumph of faith, aged 53 y. (Tombstone read by Towner, Fall, 1875.)
SMITH Mary Ann 6or7/1798 5/17/1846 47y 10m Wife of Doct. Norman Smith. (Towner read this stone,Fall, 1875.)
SMITH John, Rev. 1750 5/15/1817 68y In Memory Of. (This is a nice, tall shale tombstone which does not appear on Towner's 1875 list, but which was moved to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira in 1876. Read by Boyd, 3/1977. Revolutionary War Record not known.)
SMITH Alice Andrews 1756/57 7/11/1811 54y 6m Wife of the Rev. John Smith. (Towner's 1875 list does not show this marker, but it was moved to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira in 1876. Read by Boyd, 3/1977. It is a shale gravestone with very fine lettering, but the death year could not be rea. Staver's 1932 Records states that the death year was 1811.)
SMITH Francis William   3/21/1833 4m Read by Towner, Fall, 1875.)
STEPHENS Matilda       Daughter of John W. & Cedillia Stephens. (Towner listed this marker in the Fall, 1875, but showed no data.)
STEWART Samuel 11/31/1814 6/17/1834 19y 6m 19d (Towner read this gravestone, Fall 1875. Remains removed by family to Second St. Cemetery in late 1875/early 1876. Tombstone read by Boyd, 1975.)
STEWART John  11/21/1807 8/18/1825 17y 8m 28d (Towner read this gravestone, Fall 1875. Remains removed by family to Second St. Cemetery in late 1875/early 1876. Tombstone read by Boyd, 1975.)
STEWART William 3/7/1765 9/18/1824 59y 6m 11d (Towner read this gravestone, Fall 1875. Remains removed by family to Second St. Cemetery in late 1875/early 1876. Tombstone read by Boyd, 1975.)
STEWART Mary  1or2/1773. 10/14/1851 78y 8m Wife of Wm. Stewart. (John Jones in his "Book of the Dead" stated that she was the wife of W.K. Stewart and died aged 78y & 8m. He dug the grave in Wisner Cemetery and Towner read the gravestone in Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Second St. Cemetery in late 1875 or early 1876. Staver - 1932- read the tombstone, but Boyd failed to find it in 1975.)
STRAUSE Mary Ann 11/6/1834 11/9/1837 3y 3d Daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Strause. (Trinity Episcopal Church Record states she was buried from the church by the Rev. Richard Smith. Towner read the gravestone in the Fall of 1875. The family later spelled the surname as "STROUSE" and her father is buried in the Pine City Cemetery.)
THOMPSON Amira  7or8/1801 10/20/1839 38y 2m Wife of R.H. Thompson. (Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.)
THOMPSON Amira Horton 11/20/1832 3/11/1834 1y 3m 19d Daughter of Robt. H. & Amira Thompson. (Towner read this tombstone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read eroded gravestone 3/1977.)
TUTTLE Lydia M.  1739 3/15/1824 86y Sacred to the Memory Of, relict of Stephen Tuttle, who departed this life in the 86th year of her age. (Towner read this tombstone in the Fall, 1875.)
           
VAIL Julia Cleves 1828 8/31/1828 7wk Daughter of Joseph & Louise Vail, In Memory Of, who died, aged 7 weeks. (Towner read this gravestone, Fall, 1875.)
VANAIKEN David 1759/1760 11/9/1809 46y Here lies, aged 46y. (Towner read this tombstone Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by the City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read the shale marker in 3/1977)
VAN METER Joseph 8/7/1795 8/1/1829 33y 11m 25d In Memory Of, a native of Hardy Co., VA, departed this life. (Towner read this gravestone in Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read tombstone, 3/1977.)
WALLING John  1818/19 2/11/1840 21y Monument erected by Mrs. L. Goard. (Tombstone read by Towner, Fall, 1875.)
WALLING Martha 8/18/1787 10/19/1839 52y 2m 1d (Tombstone read by Towner, Fall, 1875.)
WHITE A., Dr. 1768/69 2/5/1833 64y  
WHITE Abigail 1777/78 7/30/1816 38y Wife of Doct. A.G. White. (Gravestone/s read by Towner, Fall, 1875.)
WHITSON Margaret 6/31?/1832 11/6/1842 10y 4m 6d Daughter of Alex & Malley Whitson. (An error was made in computing her age, as June has only 30 days. Towner read the gravestone in the Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Second St. Cemetery by the family in late 1875 or early 1876. Staver read the tombstone in 1932 but it was not found by Boyd in 1975.)
WIGHTMAN Polly 6/2/1796 1/26/1832 35y 7m 24d Wife of David Wightman. (Towner read tombstone, Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Woodlawn by City of Elmira, 1876. Boyd read gravestone, 3/1977.)
WILLARD Harriett 10/12/1827 8/26/1828 10m 14d Daughter of Asa & Lucy Willard. (Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.)
WILLARD Lucy   11/22/1833 43y The Wife of Asa Willard, who died in the 43rd year of her age. (Towner read gravestone, Fall, 1875.)
WILLIAMS Elizabeth 1823/24 8/11/1826 2y Daughter of William & Stella Williams. (Towner read tombstone Fall, 1875. Remains removed to Second Street Cemetery by the family in late 1875 or early 1876. Marker read by Staver in 1932, but not found by Boyd in 1975.)
WISER Achsah E. 4/31?/1826 6/10/1834 8y 1m 10d Daughter of Josiah & Philema Wiser. (An error was made in computing her age, as April has only 30 days. Towner read the gravestone, Fall, 1875.)
WISER Elizabeth       (No data. Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.)
WOODRUFF Lucy Maria 2/10/1835 7/23/1836 1y 5m 13d Daughter of Chauncey & Lucy Woodruff. (Towner read stone, Fall, 1875.)
WOODWORTH Mary   12/9/1835   Daughter of Philo & Lucy Woodworth. (Towner reported in the Fall, 1875, that the tombstone was sunk deep into the ground. Undoubtedly he could not read the age because of this.*
WOODWARD Benjamin T. 5/4/1759 9/24/1846   2nd Regt., 7th Co., NY Col. Phillip Van Courtland, Capt. Jonathan Hallet, pensioner. Jane Cave, Wife, born in Ireland, no marker found. Benjamin Woodward was moved from Wisner Cemetery to Woodlawn Cemetery, but not found by Towner in 1875. 

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 11/6/99
By Joyce M. Tice
Email: JoyceTice@aol.com