Westfall or Twelve Corners Cemetery

(Town of Niles - Cayuga County, NY)  #146

CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS

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WESTFALL CEMETERY LOCATED ON EAST SIDE OF ROAD LEADING FROM GLOBE HOTEL CORNERS, " HOLLOW " ROAD , TO TWELVE CORNERS , AND NEAR CENTER OF LOT 27 , TOWN OF NILES , AS SHOWN ON PG. 79 , NEW CENTURY ATLAS OF CAYUGA COUNTY , N.Y. , DATED 1904

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COPIED 1960 BY LESLIE L. LUTHER MORAVIA , N.Y.

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COPIES WITH :
NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL - BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
CORNELL LIBRARY OF REGIONAL HISTORY
POWERS LIBRARY , MORAVIA , N.Y.

WESTFALL CEMETERY ________________________________________________________________________

ABBOTT

2 HS.- LYMAN ABBOTT , BORN IN VERMONT , NOV. 6, 1787 , DIED IN NILES ,  N.Y. , OCT. 7 , 1869 . ; MAGDALENE , WIFE OF LYMAN ABBOTT , DIED SEPT. 3, 1860 , IN HER 65TH YR.

2 U.S. MILITARY HS. -
JOHN ABBOTT , COLONEL VT. MILITIA , REV. WAR. APRIL 2 ,1724 - MAY 21 , 1814. ;
JOHN ABBOTT JR. , CAPTAIN 14 N.Y. REGT. REV.WAR. JULY 17 , 1748 , MARCH 30 , 1835. ;
LYMAN ABBOTT JR., DIED MARCH 27 , 1849 , AGED 39Y/3M/16D. ;
1 , ILLEGIBLE.

MARBLE MON.-----

CHAUNCEY ABBOTT , BORN NOV. 1 , 1782 , DIED FEB. 19 , 1854.  MARY ABBOTT, BORN AUG. 4, 1785 , DIED MAY 2 , 1864.  ( NOTE: ON SIDE OF THIS MONUMENT AND PARTLY CHISLED OUT - " ADELINE , WIFE OF CHAUNCEY M. ABBOTT , 1823-1907.

MARBLE MON. -----
HON. CHAUNCEY M.ABBOTT , DIED NOV. 11 , 1863 , IN HIS 42ND YR.

3 HS. -
MILTON E., SON OF CHAUNCEY M. & ADALINE ABBOTT , DIED OCT. 26, 1861 , AGED 1 YR. & 1 DY. ; ADDIE , DAU. OF C.M. & ADELINE ABBOTT , DIED FEB. 26 , 1862 , AE 11 MOS. & 22 DYS. ;
JOHN MILTON , SON OF C. MILTON & ADELINE ABBOTT , DIED JULY 27 , 1849 , AE. 3 YRS. & 7 DYS.

ACKERMAN

GRANITE MON.ACKERMAN ;
ABRAM , 1799-1864 ;
LEAH , HIS WIFE , 1801-1874 ;
JOHN , 1834-1862 ;
JAMES , 1770-1844.

BEEGLE

MARBLE MON.- BEEGLE ;
JAMES BEEGLE , DIED MAY 22 , 1889 , AE.79Y/3M/14D. ;
CLARA A. , HIS WIFE , ( NO DATES ) ;
LEVI BEEGLE , DIED DEC. 1 , 1865 , IN HIS 24TH YR.

BUCKHOUT SEE WESTFALL

DeBAR

1 HS. - DANIEL W. DeBAR , 1858 - 1938

SEE SCHELL

DEMPSEY

1 HS. - SERGT. WILLIAM NELSON , SON OF SAMUEL & HANNAH DEMPSEY , OF THE 1ST N.Y. INDEPENDENT VETERAN BATTERY , 6TH.CORPS. , DIED NOV. 1 , 1864, AE 21Y/10M/23D

DERBY

1 GOVT. HS. -
ELIAB DERBY , SGT. MASS. TROOPS , REV. WAR. MARCH 8 ,1750 -MAY 29 , 1812. REV. SOLDIER

1 HS. - SALLY , WIFE OF DAVID DERBY , DIED DEC. 21 , 1865 , IN HER 85TH YEAR.

DEWITT

5 HS. - DELILAH , WIFE OF STEPHEN DEWITT , AND DAUGHTER OF GEORGE & PHEBE PARKER , DIED ----?---?---- ; GEORGE PARKER , DIED JUNE 23 , 1852 , AE. 86Y/8M/1D ; PHEBE , WIFE OF GEORGE PARKER , DIED OCT. 7 , 1840 , AGED 70Y/10M/6D. ; 2 HS. ILLEGIBLE.

DURBIN

1 HS. - LEON S. DURBIN , 1927 - 1939

FORBES

MARBLE MON. - FORBES
JAMES FORBES , BORN MARCH 1 , ( NO DEATH DATES ) ;
MARY , HIS WIFE , BORN FEB. 20 , 1808 , DIED MAY 5 , 1880.

MARBLE MON. - FORBES
ADAM FORBES , 1831 - 1875 ;
ELIZABETH , HIS WIFE , 1825 - 1895

2 HS . FATHER;MOTHER.

MARBLE MON. - FORBES
MARY ELIZABETH , WIFE OF CHARLES FORBES , DIED OCT. 6 , 1869 AE. 33Y/19D. ;
MARY JANE , DAU. OF C. & M.E. FORBES , DIED SEPT. 27 , 1869 , AE 6Y/9M ;
JOSEPHINE , DAU. OF C. & M.E. , DIED SEPT. 30, 1869 , AE 2Y/10M.

3 HS. - MARY JANE , DAU. OF ADAM & ELIZABETH FORBES , DIED OCT.4 , 1865 , AE 7Y/7M/24D. ;
FREDERICK L. , SON OF ADAM & ELIZABETH FORBES , DIED MAY 15 , 1865 , AE 1Y/11M. ;
CHARLES , SON OF JAMES & MARY FORBES , DIED APR. ? , 18?? , AE. ? .

1 HS. - MARY MAGGIE , DIED OCT. 31 , 1877 , AGED 5Y/3M/9D. DAUGHTER OF GEORGE & ARMENA FORBES.

FOSTER

GRANITE MON.-  -----
JOHN O. FOSTER , 1810 - 1843 . ;
MARY E. OAKLEY , AUNT MAMIE , HIS WIFE , 1820 - 1916.

HARGETT

2 HS. -
LORENZO HARGETT , 1849 - 1926 . ;
MARY A. ROOT , HIS WIFE , 1857 - 1905.

HAYNE

1 HS. -
REUBEN ,DIED JAN. 2, 1847 , AE. 2Y/2M. ; FRANCES , DIED SEPT. 1, 1852 , AE. 5 MOS. ; FRANKLIN , DIED JUNE 1 , 1853 , AE 1Y/2M.  CHILDREN OF WM. & H. HAYNE

HELMER

MARBLE MON. - HELMER
WILLIAM M. HELMER , DIED FEB. 18 , 1890 , AGED 27Y/9M/25D.

1 HS. - W.M.H.

GRANITE MON. - HELMER
JOSEPH HELMER , DIED JAN. 30 , 1902 , AE 76Y/8D. ;
MARY L. , HIS WIFE , DIED JAN. 2 , 1892 ,AE 63Y/8M/18D. ;
EDWARD , DIED AUG. 8, 1866 , AE 17Y/9M/2D. ;
MARY L. , DIED JULY 10 , 1876 , AE 5Y/5M/11D. ;
ERVIN , DIED OCT. 24 , 1882 , AE 29Y/10M/11D.

4 HS. - MOTHER,EDWARD,MARY,ERVIN.

JOHNSON

MARBLE MON. - JOHNSON
ROSWELL JOHNSON , BORN SEPT. 19 , 1806 , DIED MAY 29, 1887. ;
MARY S. PALMER , HIS WIFE , BORN AUG. 20 , 1816 , DIED MAY 16 , 1881. ;
J. REED , ( NO DATES ). ;
OMAR , 1843-1908. ;
H. CLYDE , 1857-1931. ;
     THEIR SONS. ;
KATE LAURIE , WIFE OF CLYDE , 1862-1946. ;
OSMOND D. , BORN FEB. 4 , 1841 , DIED MAY 8 , 1846. ;
MARY E. , BORN MAY 28 , 1850 , DIED FEB. 23 ,1874.
     CHILDREN OF ROSWELL & MARY S. JOHNSON.
HARRIET , ( NO DATES ) ;
JULIA D. , 1845-1927.
     THEIR DAIGHTERS.

12 HS. - FATHER,MOTHER,OMAR,CLYDE,KATE,OSMOND,MARY E.,HARRIET,JULIA, SAMUEL L. , 1890-1953 , SON OF CLYDE & KATE JOHNSON ; DAVID JOHNSON , DIED JUNE 21 , 1840 , AGED 82Y/2M/13D. ; PRUDENCE , WIFE OF DAVIS JOHNSON , DIED FEB. 10 , 1849 , AE 84Y/2M/27D,
( NOTE: I BELIEVE THAT J. REED & HARRIET , ABOVE , ARE BURIED IN INDIAN MOUND CEMETERY AT MORAVIA , AS THERE ARE INSCRIPTIONS - " JOHN REED JOHNSON , 1ST N.Y IND. BATTERY , 1839-1913. ; ANTOINETTE CORTRIGHT , HIS WIFE , 1843-????. ; HARRIET C. JOHNSON , THEIR DAU. , ????_????. " I KNEW HARRIET , AND KNOW THAT THEIR FAMILY CAME FROM THE LOCATION OF TWELVE CORNERS. L.L.L. )

SEE VAN ETTEN

OAKLEY

MARBLE MON. - OAKLEY
ACHSAH , WIFE OF STEPHEN OAKLEY , DIED APRIL 14 , 1861 , AGED 55Y/3M.

SEE FOSTER

ODELL

MARBLE MON. - ODELL-
JOHN C. ODELL , 1815 - 1896. ;
ANNA W. , HIS WIFE , 1820 - 1891.

2 HS. - J.C.O. ; A.W.O.

SEE WESTFALL

PALMER SEE JOHNSON

PARKER SEE DEWITT

PHELPS

GRANITE MON. - PHELPS -
CLOVEY D. PHELPS , 1796-1881. ;
ARMENA A. , HIS WIFE , 1798-1877. ;
MARTHA , THEIR DAU. , 1835-1857. ;
RUTH K. , WIFE OF SILAS PHELPS , 1765-1835.

2 HS. - GLENN F. PHELPS , CO.7 , 308 GUARD & FIRE CO. , 2ND BATTALION , 1888-1935 , PHELPS , SYLVIA RICHARDSON , 1856-1926. ; PERRY MARTIN , 1856-19??.

REYNOLDS

3 HS. - JUNIUS R. , 1854-1945. ;
ELIZABETH H. , 1852-1938. ;
EDWARD A. REYNOLDS , 1876-1943. ;
MARY L. , DAU.OF JUNIUS & LIBBEY REYNOLDS , DIED MARCH 5 , 1878 AE 3Y/27D.

ROBINSON

7 HS. - JAMES FRANKLIN , SON OF WM.C. & B.J. ROBINSON , DIED JULY 18 , 1863 , AE 7Y/10M/18D. ; ELMER D. , SON OF HARMON & JANE ROBINSON , DIE MARCH 20 , 1872 , AGED 3Y/9M/6D. ; GEORGE A. , SON OF HARMON & JANE , DIED APR. 30, 1868 , AE 5Y/1M. ; MARTHA M. , DAU. OF EDMUND & ELIZABETH ROBINSON , DIED JUNE 11 , 1858 , AE 18Y/4M/7D. ; ADELBERT , SON OF EDMUND & ELIZABETH ROBINSON , DIED JAN. 10 , 1860 , AE 2Y/1M/25D. ; ?ATA? , SON OF EDMIND & ELIZABETH , DIED MARCH 20 , 18?? , AGED 4M/?D. ; 1 STONE FACE DOWN.

ROOT SEE HARGETT

SCHELL

GRANITE MON. - SCHELL-
AARON SCHELL , 1820-1904 ;
MARY C. , HIS WIFE , 1826-1913 ;
      THEIR SONS:
WILLIAM H. , 1847-1858 ;
CHARLES E. , 1859-1862 ;
FANNIE L. DeBARR , 1855-1940.

5 HS. - FANNIE ; 4 ILLEG.

SHEPARD

GRANITE MON. - SHEPARD -
WM. J.N. SHEPARD , 1814-1873 ;
LYDIA , HIS WIFE , 1818-1895 ;
TRUMAN SHEPARD , 1781-1860 ;
SALLY , HIS WIFE , 1786-1852 ;
WM. ROSS SHEPARD , 1840-1845.

5 HS. - W.J.N.S. ; L.S. ; T.S. ; S.S. ; W.R.S.

MARBLE MON. - SHEPARD -
JULIA A. SHEPARD , MARCH 19 , 1831 , JUNE 6 , 1910.

1 HS. - AMANDA E. , DAU.OF NORMAN & JULIA SHEPARD , DIED JULY 20 , 1862 , AE 11Y/9M/21D.

MARBLE MON. - SHEPARD -
LaDURNEY SHEPARD , 1852-1887 ;
ACHSA A. SHEPARD , 1821-1903 ;
CHARLES L. SHEPARD , 1847-1895.

1 HS. - L.S.

( NOTE: WM. J.N. SHEPARD , ABOVE , WAS MURDERED IN IN THE HILLMAN-SHEPARD TRAGEDY NORTHEAST OF MORAVIA. )

VanETTEN

MARBLE MON. -
LEVI W. VAN ETTEN , DIED FEB. 25 , 1894 , AE 83Y/4M/16D. ;
ELIZA , WIFE OF LEVI , DIED DEC. 28 , 1862 , AE 48 YRS. ;
EMILY E. , WIFE OF LEVI , DIED FEB. 26 , 1869 , 46Y/7M/24D.

8 HS. - HENRY VAN ETTEN , REV. SOLD. , DIED AUG. 11, 1814 , AE 83Y/3M/10D. (NOTE: SHOULD THIS BE 1844 ? ) ;MARY , WIFE OF HENRY , DIED AUG. 21, 1842 , AGED 72Y/12D. ; ANN ELIZABETH , DAU. OF LEVI & ELIZA , BORN MARCH 19 , 1839 , DIED MAY 28, 1844. ; ELIZA; LEVI W. ; EMILY ; DEBORAH VAN ETTEN , DIED NOV. 25 , 1865 , AE 80Y/8M. ; PEGGY JOHNSON , 1806-1895 , DEAR AUNTIE WE MISS THEE. ( NOTE: IN 1945 AN AGED WOMAN IN MORAVIA TOLD THE WRITER THAT AUNT PEGGIE WAS A SLAVE IN THE VAN ETTEN FAMILY.

WESTFALL

GRANITE MON. - WESTFALL-
ABRAHAM WESTFALL , 1800-1852 ;
MARY , HIS WIFE , 1806-1837 ;
DANIEL WESTFALL , 1773-1846 ;
MARY , HIS WIFE , 1780-1865 ;
ELSIE WESTFALL , 1809-1828 ;
HANNAH H. WESTFALL , 1840-1855 ;
WILLIAM WESTFALL , 1829-1830 ;
FAY WESTFALL , 186801870.

8 HS. - A.W. ; M.W. ; D.W. ; M.W. ; E.W. ; H.W. ; W.W. ; F.W.

GRANITE MON. - WESTFALL -
LEVI WESTFALL , DIED FEB. 19, 1878 , AE 78 YRS. ;
ELIZABETH , HIS WIFE , DIED DEC.26, 1865 , AE 68 YRS. ;
HENRY WESTFALL , DIED JAN. 15 , 1848 , AE 23 YRS. ;
SALLY WESTFALL , DIED DEC. 22 , 1851 , AE 18 YRS.

4 HS. - FATHER;MOTHER;HENRY;SALLY.

GRANITE MON. - WESTFALL - BUCKHOUT-
CHAUNCEY WESTFALL , DIED FEB. 18, 1862 , AE 44 YRS. ;
CHARLES H. , SON OF C.W. & P.O. WESTFALL , DIED AUG. 10 ,1865 ,AE 18 YRS. ;
EDWARD A. BUCKHOUT , DIED JUNE 16 , 1871 , AE 42 YRS. ;
PHILENA ODELL WESTFALL , HIS WIFE , DIED DEC. 3, 1904 , AE 82 YRS.

4 HS. - CHAUNCEY;CHARLES,EDWARD;PHILENA.

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