Cowan Farnam Cemetery

COWAN FARNAM CEMETERY

Town of Aurelius (Cayuga County NY)

Private cemetery just north of State Trooper's Station on Rts. 5 & 20,
east side of road called Half Acre Road
There are TWO transcriptions on this page. At the top is a listing included within a countywide cemetery burial transcription compiled in the 1960s
At the bottom of the page is a revised burial listing based on a visit to this cemetery in 2018 by Jessica Armstrong.


ALLEN 	Trowbridge d. Jan. 29, 1814 ae 40 yrs 

COWAN 	John d. Jun. 5 ,1836 ae 50y 2mo 

COWAN 	William T. d. Feb. 27, 1854 ae 21st yr son of John &
	Jerusha

COWAN 	T. A. d. Jan. 16, 1816(or1846 ae 39y 10mo 1da 

COWAN 	Huldah E. d. Sep. 3, 1856 ae 37y 0mo 3da wife of
	T.A.COWAN

FARNAM 	Benaiah d. Aug. 6, 1876* ae 94y 8mo 16da 

*death date for Benaiah Farnam should be August 6, 1870 - he was born on 25 Dec 1775 
 per Stephen A. Barnhoorn

FARNAM 	Sarah d. Oct. 9, 1849 ae 73y 6mo 2da wife of
	Benaiah

FARNAM 	William Henry d. Oct. 22, 1863 ae 27y 27da son of Wm. &
	Lydia

FARNAM 	William d. Sep. 29 1870 ae 69y 5mo 11da b. Apr.
	18, 1801

FARNAM 	Lydia d. Jan. 29, 1886 B. Jul. 25, 1800 

FARNAM 	J. N. S. d. Sep. 23, 1833 b. Dec. 7, 1831 

FARNAM	William H. d. Oct. 22, 1863 b. Sep. 26, 1836


The revised 2018 information below was provided by Jessica Armstrong.

Cowan-Farnam Cemetery; approximately 1/3 mile north of the corner of Route 5 & 20 and Half Acre Road, east side of road, easily visible. Property owned [2018] by Neal and Nancy Webster.
[Crosby/Daniels notes]

Allen, Trowbridge: d. Jan 29, 1814; age 40 yrs
Metal Marker: 1st Lt. 8th Regt. Cavalry 1812. Born Dec 25, 1775; died January 29, 1814

Cowan, John: d. June 5, 1836; age 50 yrs 2 months. Stone eroded, could say “30 years
”
Cowan, William Y.: son of John & Jerusha; d. Feb 27, 1841 in 21st year.

Cowan, T. A.: appears to be a new stone. Born 1816, Died 1855.
[June 16, 1816 (or 1846); William T.]

Cowan, Huldah E.; wife of T. A. Cowan. Appears to be new marker. Born Sept 1, 1822; died Sept 2, 1859
[Sept 3, 1856; age 37y 3d]

Farnam, Benaiah: [d. Aug 6, 1876; age 94y 8m 16d]
Per Stephen A. Barnhorn, he was born Dec 25, 1775; d. Aug 6, 1870
Dual stone with wife Sarah; d. Oct 9, 1849; age 73 y 6m 2d
Stone is covered with black lichen

Farnam, William Henry: son of Wm & Lydia; d. Oct 22, 1863; age 27 y 27d. Large vertical stone.

Farnam, William: b. Apr 18, 1801; d. Sept 29, 1870; age 69y 5m 11d

Small Obelisk to the far right of the cemetery
Farnam, William: b. Apr 18, 1801; d. Sept 29, 1870
Farnam, Lydia: b. July 25, 1800; d. Jan 29, 1886
Farnam. J. N. S.: b. Dec 7, 1831; d. Sept 23, 1833.
Farnam, William H.: b. Sept 26, 1836; d. Oct 22, 1863

Two stones not included in previous inventory:
Harriet, wife of Peter (Feeck): d. Oct 31, 1838; age 35y
Eber M. Dunning: d. March 3, 1862; age 74y

Footstones: T. A., F., M. D.

Find-A-Grave
Benoit (Benaiah) Farnum, son of Benaiah: b. June 21, 1812; d. May 5, 1899
Margaret Thompson Dunning, wife of Eber: b. Nov 11, 1789; d. Aug 9, 1825. Previous inventories have Eber and Margaret Dunning buried in Porter Farm Cemetery, Owasco.

Note: These burial records were originally compiled in the early 1960's as part of a project by Local Historians, Members of the Owasco Chapter D.A.R. and Pomona Grange. The 1960s countywide cemetery burial inventory was often just a transcription of names & dates found on legible headstones. Thus, the listings may not include any burials after about 1964. There may be additional burial or record information not cited on this website page because headstones were missing or not legible. Copies of the burial listings found on this website page came from the 1960s Cayuga County NY cemetery burial roster project and were obtained courtesy of the Cayuga County NY Historian's Office. Thanks to Linda Beyor for transcribing the information on this page into a digital format.

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