WEST NILES CEMETERY
(Also known as DAVISON CEMETERY)
(Town of Niles, NY) #153
Located about the center of Lot 24, town of Niles, on the north side of Arnold Road, as shown on page 78 in the New Century Atlas of Cayuga County, dated 1904. Copied 1961 by Leslie L. Luther, Moravia, NY
AMERMAN Granite Mon. - AMERMAN Peter G. AMERMAN Feb 15, 1833 - Mar 11, 1896 Mary A., his wife May 14, 1837 - Oct 29, 1905 2 hs. - Peter, Mary see VAN ARSDALE and MC DOWELL BEVIER Granit Mon. - BEVIER Dennis BEVIER 1838 - 1911 Mary E., his wife 1839 - 1906 2 hs. - illegible BIRCH see ELLIS BOWEN 6 hs. William BOWEN (note says Rev. soldier) b Sept 25, 1760 d Feb 20, 1854 Lydia, wife of Wm. BOWEN d 24 Aug 1825 age 65 yrs Sally, wife of G. W. BOWEN d Apr 18, 1840 age 40y, 7m, 8da William, son of G. W. & Sally BOWEN d May 26, 1842 age 2y, 3m, 18da Sarah J., daughter of G. W. & Sally BOWEN d Aug 16, 1834 age 3y, 6m 6da Mary Jane BOWEN b Sept 10, 1836 d Mar 1, 1865 1 hs. William BOWEN, Jr. d June 12, 1854 ae 71y, 4m, 16da BREED Granite Mon - BREED-FOWLER Cassius G. BREED 1862 - ____ N. Alma FOWLER, his wife 1863 - 1908 Samuel Noyes FOWLER 1835 - 1896 Nancy E. SUMMERTON, his wife 1839 - 1926 3 hs. Allie; Noyes; Nancy Evidence of grave by “Allie” but no headstone BRIEN 1 hs. Henry, son of John & Elizabeth BRIEN d Feb 8, 1842 ae 21y 9mo 23 da BRINKERHOFF 2 hs. Abram, son of Geo. H. & Susanna BRINKERHOFF d June 30, (illeg); 1 (illeg) see ROSEBOOM BROKAW Marble Mon. - BROKAW John N. BROKAW b Mar 22, 1829 d Sept 9, 1898 Dorlesca FORBUSH, his wife b Mar 12, 1826 d Apr 6, 1896 Frances E. BROKAW d Mar 27, 1877 ae 16 yrs, 6 mos Harmon BROKAW b July 24,1834 d Apr 6, 1893 4 hs. - J. N. B.; D. B.; F.E.B.; I. H. B. Granite Mon. - ----- Aaron BROKAW 1833 - 1918 Sally Ann, his wife 1833 - 1887 Frances A., their dau. 1861 - 1889 Gertie May, their dau 1880 - 1889 see ROSEBOOM BROWN 1 hs. - S. Emma BROWN d Aug 19, 1868 ae 13 yrs 4mo 12 da COOPER see ROBINSON DAVISON Granite Mon - DAVISON George DAVISON d Feb 24, 1884 ae 78 yrs Minerva DAVISON d Mar 1, 1894 ae 84 yrs Lyman DAVISON d Aug 12, 1893 ae 59 yrs 3 hs. George; Minerva; Lyman see ROCKEFELLER DAVISON 2 hs. - John DAVISON d June 1, 1858 ae 83y 5m 27da Sycha, wife of John DAVISON d Oct 29, 1823 ae 47y 2m 12da Marble Mon - DAVISON John DAVISON d Oct 9, 1904 ae 73y, 2m Louisa ROBINSON, wife of John DAVISON d Mar 14, 1885 ae 45y, 5m Willie B. DAVISON b June 17, 1866 (no death date) Jennie M. DAVISON b Mar 28, 1876 (no death date) 3 hs. Father, Mother; Jennie DAVISON SPLANE (no dates) DE HART 5 hs. William C. DE HART d Mar 25, 1877 ae 71y, 2m 10da Martinia, wife of Wm. DE HART (rest illegible) Cornelius, son of Wm. C. & Martinia DE HART d Apr 15, 1846 ae 3y, 11m, 7da Cornelius DEHART d Jan 20, 1859 ae 82 yrs (1 hs face down) 4 hs Mary Ann DE HART d Apr 1, 1882 ae 46y, 5m Frank Evlyn, son of John & Prudence VAN DUYNE d July 28, 1839 (?) ae 1y 1m 6da 2 hs. face down see VAN DUYNE DEUEL, see ELLIS DEVINNEY 6 hs. David DEVINNEY d Nov 23, 1874 ae 74 yrs Catherine, wife of David DEVINNEY d Mar 7, 1867 ae 59 yrs Isaac D., son of Wm. & Eliza DEVINNEY d Jan 21, 1862 ae 4y 4m 20da Letty O., dau of Wm. & Eliza DEVINNEY d Jan 30, 1862 ae 6y 8m 20da William H., son of Wm. & Eliza DEVINNEY d Feb 19, 1862 ae 2y 1m 20da John H. , son of David & Marianne DEVINNEY d Nov 10, 1850 ae 6y 27da DEVOE Granite Mon - DEVOE Wm. F. DEVOE b May 22, 1835 d May 29, 1892 1hs. W. F. D. Granite Mon. DEVOE Austin 1851 - 1929 Esther M. 1861 - 1948 Marble Mon. - ____ Clifford Austin DEVOE d Dec. 1. 1886 ae 6 y 2da see VANDERBILT DURYEA 1 hs Maud C. DURYEA May 17, 1880 July 9, 1955 ELLIS Marble Mon. - ELLIS Cyrus ELLIS b Feb 2, 1799 d Nov 19, 1885 Clarissa BIRCH, his wife b Jan 30, 1800 d Aug 17, 1885 Minerva ELLIS, w of E. H. DEUEL b Nov 16, 1829 d Dec 16, 1872 Edward H. DEUEL b Aug 30, 1819 d Nov 16, 1889 Edgar H. SELOVER b Aug 17, 1831 d Mar 21, 1915 Clarissa ELLIS, his wife b Mar 15, 1832 d Apr 13, 1919 Edward D. ELLIS died in U.S.A. at Brownville, AR Sept 5, 1863, ae 27y 5m 5d Henry F. ELLIS died in U.S.A. at New Orleans, LA Apr 20, 1863, ae 20y 2m 11da 6 hs. - Father; Mother; Minerva; Edward; Cyrus; Henry Granite Mon - ELLIS Anthony W. ELLIS 1820 - 1901 Hannah VAN ETTEN, his wife 1826 - 1906 Arthur Day ELLIS 1859 - 1861 2 hs. Father; Mother 2 hs. John ELLIS d Apr 10, 1849 ae 76y, 6m 21da Abilene, wife of John ELLIS d Dec 4, 1855 ae 79y, 9m 22da Double Marker - ELLIS I. Newton 1846 - 1927 Nancy M. 1857 - 1931 see HALL FLOUR see WADE FORBUSH 2 hs. Lyman FORBUSH d Aug 7, 1826 ae 46y 11m 20da Amanda, wife of Lyman Forbush d Nov 14, 1867 ae 87y 13da see BROKAW FOWLER see BREED GILBERT 3 hs. - Philo GILBERT d June 2, 1858 ae 75y 6mo Mrs. Clarinda, wife of Elder Philo GILBERT d Jan 1, 1834 ae 43y 11mo Elizabeth, wife of Philo Gilbert d Mar 6, 1849 ae 46y 6m HALL 2 hs. Eliza A., dau of Geo B. & Ruth A. HALL d Jan 23, 1842 ae 2yrs 3mo Marchel, son of Benjamin & Jemina ELLIS died (illegible) HUSK Granite Mon - HUSK J. Harmon HUSK 1835 - 1907 Malinda SELOVER, his wife 1842 - 1902 Fredie, their dau. 1877 - 1878 3 hs. Father; Mother; Freedie, dau of J. H. & M. HUSK, ae 7m 6d 2hs. Abram HUSK d May 26, 1877 ae 75y 7m Homer A., son of Dorr & Elsie HUSK d July 21, 1872 ae 2y 11mo KAHLER Marble Mon. - KAHLER Charles KAHLER 1857- ----- Johanna, his wife 1864 - 1904 Anna, their dau. 1895 - 1901 3 hs. - C. K.; J.K.; A.K. LAZELL 6 hs. Calvin LAZELL (note says Rev. soldier) d Apr 1, 1831 ae 65 yrs Sarah, wife of Calvin LAZELL d Oct 6, 1857 ae 87 yrs Electa, dau of Calvin & Sarah LAZELL d Aug 29, 1851 ae 18 yrs, 4mo, 25da Jared LAZELL d Oct 25, 1855 aged (illegible) Catherine, wife of Jared d Jan 29, 1860 ae 67 yrs Henry RARICK d Sept __ 1814 ae 64 yrs MC DOWELL 2 hs. Hugh McDOWELL d July 9, 1875 ae 83y, 5m Sally AMERMAN, wife of Hugh MC DOWELL d Mar 19, 1871 ae 73y, 1mo 20da OWEN see VAN ARSDALE PHARAS 2 hs. Sally PHARAS d Jan 19, 1872 ae 80 yrs In memory of Hannah PHARAS who died August 25, 1833, ae 45 yrs 5mos. see ROCKEFELLER RARICK see LAZELL ROBINSONS Marble Monument - ROBINSON Jane SELOVER, wife of Harmon ROBINSON b Nov 26, 1834 d Mar 30, 1881 1 hs. J. S. R. ROBINSON - see DAVISON Marble Mon. - ROBINSON Rev. John ROBINSON d Aug 4, 1876 ae 81y, 5m 10da Mary COOPER, his wife d Mar 29, 1879 ae 84y, 2m 5da 3 hs. Father; Mother; Elizabeth, relict of Benj. COOPER d Jan 5, 1853 ae 90 yrs 7mo 10da 1 hs. George, son of Joseph & Mary ROBINSON b June 26, 1826 d Sept 24, 1854 Marble Mon. - ROBINSON William C. ROBINSON d Aug 1, 1877 ae 54y 3mo 19da Betsey Jane, his wife d Aug 20, 1895 ae 64y 7m 11da 2 hs. Father; Mother ROCKEFELLER 1 hs - Frances, dau of Wm. A. & Eliza ROCKEFELLER d Apr 16, 1847 ae 11y 5mo 5da
(Note: This headstone is close in line with PHARIS headstones, and next to the George DAVISON monument. William A. and Eliza (DAVISON) ROCKEFELLER were parents of the venerable John D. ROCKEFELLER. The ROCKEFELLER family lived on the East Owasco Lake Road, a short distance southwest of this cemetery. LLL)
ROSEBOOM Granite Mon. - ROSEBOOM Benjamin B. ROSEBOOM 1800 - 1871 Jane BRINKERHOFF, his wife 1810 - 1845 Gilbert ROSEBOOM 1768 - 1850 Ann BROKAW, his wife 1773 - 1823 Abraham BROKAW 1770 - 1835 5 hs. - all illegible Marble Mon. - ----- Abraham ROSEBOOM b 1809 d 1880 Betsey TOWNSEND, his wife b 1805 d 1883 see SUTPHEN SELOVER 8 hs. Abraham SELOVER d May 15, 1828 in the 80th year of his age Abraham SELOVER d Oct 25, 1855 ae 62y 6 mos Maria, wife of Abraham SELOVER d Feb 21, 1844 ae 74 y 5mo 2 da Peter A. SELOVER d June 18, 1870 ae 90 y 4mo 4da Maria, wife of Peter A. SELOVER d Nov 5, 1859 ae 63 yr 9 mo 5da Sarah, dau of Peter A. & Mary SELOVER d Aug 13, 1834 ae 8 yrs Margaret Ann, dau of Peter A. & Mary SELOVER d Dec 22, 1838 ae 15 yrs 1., illegible 2 hs. Jacob SELOVER d Apr 19, 1876 ae 76y 4m 5da Sarah, wife of Jacob SELOVER d Mar 31, 1872 ae 73y 11m 13 da Granite Mon - SELOVER Isaac P. SELOVER Apr 12, 1813 Sept 15, 1899 Betsey Ann SELOVER, his wife Nov 2, 1819 Sept 9, 1870 2 hs. - I.P.S.; B. A. S. Granite Mon. - SELOVER Horace SELOVER 1847 - 1926 Mianda, his wife 1849 - 1921 Jacob A. SELOVER 1814 - 1872 Harriet, his wife 1821 - 1872 4 hs. - Father; Mother, Horace; Miranda see ELLIS - HUSK - ROBINSON - VAN DUYNE SPLANE see DAVISON STEBBINS Marble Mon - STEBBINS Silas P. STEBBINS d May 5, 1874 ae 28y, 10mo, 5da SUTPHEN Marble Mon - SUTPHEN David, son of William & Maria SUTPHEN b Aug 22, 1840 d Jan 31, 1879 Hannah A. ROSEBOOM, w of David SUTPHEN b Jan 16, 1839 d July 18, 1904 2 hs. - David - Hannah STUPHEN 4 hs. William SUTPHEN b Aug 2, 1791 d Apr 12, 1856 Mariah SUTPHEN b Oct 12, 1802 d June 2, 1886 Mary A. SUTPHEN b Feb 28, 1844 d Apr 30, 1868 Sarah J. SUTPHEN b Aug 6, 1842 d June 22, 1863 TOWNSEND see ROSEBOOM VALENTINE 1 hs - David SMITH VALENTINE b July 9, 1827 d Mar 30, 1904 Mary E., his wife b July __ 1825 d May 4, 1888 1 hs - Elmer D. VALENTINE 1882 - 1940 Granite Mon - VALENTINE John E. VALENTINE 1850 - 1886 Cloa A., his wife 1850 - 1903 VAN ARSDALL 2 hs. Isaac VAN ARSDALL b Feb 26, in A.D. 1768 d Aug 19, 1836 ae 68y 5mo 23 da Agnes VAN NORSTRAND, w of Isaac VAN ARSDALL, dau of James AMERMAN d Aug 23, 1870 ae 101 yrs & 3 mos 3 hs. John VAN ARSDALE b Aug 27, 1766 d Aug 17, 1848 Catharine, wife of John VAN ARSDALE b May 26, 1766 d Nov 5, 1836 Betsey, consort of John OWEN d June 28, 1842 age46 y 6 mo & 14da 3 hs. Thomas B., son of Thomas & Amanda VAN ARSDALE d Jun 6, 1847 ae 1 month Henry E., son of Thomas & Amanda VAN ARSDALE d Jun 9, 1849 ae 1 yr & 9 da Day Leslie, son of Thomas & Amanda VAN ARSDALE d May 2, 1859 ae (illegible) Marble Mon. - ------ Thomas VAN ARSDALE d May 12, 1862 ae 24y 3mo 7da VANDERBILT 2 hs. Andrew VANDERBILT b 1768 d May 12, 1850, ae 82yrs Nelly, wife of Andrew VANDERBELT d Feb 27, 1842 ae 61 yrs 1 hs. D. Birton, son of Byron & Verah VANDERBELT d Jan 17, 1874 ae 11mo 3 da Granite Mon - VANDERBILT Andrew VANDERBILT b Nov 2, 1813 d Mar 27, 1900 Armilla DE VOE, his wife b Feb 17, 1825 d May 20, 1890 2 hs. Father; Mother VAN DUYNE 2 hs. Mary Jane, wife of Abram VAN DUYNE and daughter of Cornlius & Prudence DE HART d Mar 5. 1847 ae 22y 10mo 15da Hellen A., daughter of Hiram(?) P. & Eliza SELOVER d Mar 6, 1839 ae 1 yr 5mo 4da see DE HART VAN ETTEN see ELLIS VAN NOSTRAND see VAN ARSDALE VANTINE 1 hs Electa J., wife of Thomas VANTINE d Dec 11, 1874 ae 47 yrs VAN TUYLE 3 hs. In memory of Jacob VAN TUYLE, who died Sept 19 1837, ae 40 yrs, 11mos & 16 days In memory of John VAN TUYLE, who died March 16, 1836, ae 75 yrs, 7mos & 15 days In memory of Mary, wife of John VAN TUYLE, who died Dec 10, 1828, ae 69 yrs 9mo & 23 days 1 hs - Elizabeth, wife of William VAN TUYLE d Feb 28, 1856 in the 60th year of her age WADE 1 hs. Elizabeth - wife of Edwin P. WADE d May 3, 1815 ae 22y, 7mo & ?da Marble Mon - WADE Ebenezer WADE d Aug 5, 1864 age 78 yrs - A minister of the gospel Hannah FLOUR, his wife d May 16, 1865, ae 81 yrs, a good woman - our mother WELCH 1 hs. John M. WELCH d Oct 3, 1871 aged 60 yrs
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