Cortland Co. Cemetery listings - Unnamed Cem. in village of Virgil near M.E. Church

Unnamed Cemetery near M.E. Church

No. 2 on Atlas Map, Lot 34

According to Mrs. Bays, Virgil historian in 2000, this cemetery is known locally as the Pioneer cemetery or "the old cemetery".

James Knapp gave me the following directions to the cemetery: "It Is Located On Church Street In Virgil....Rt 215 From Cortland To Virgil At The Four Corners In Town It Turns Off To The Right In Front Of The School..Fifty Feet Past The Corner...Outside Of Town About 1/4 Mile..New Town Hall On Same Street Which Has An Office For Mrs.Bays On The Left..Cemetery On The Right...(which is) Virgil Rural Cemetery You Continue Through The Four Corners 1/8 Mile Past School..Its On The Right... "

ATWELL	John , of Fallsburg ,Sullivan Co. d. Apr.25,1853, ae 80 yr. 2 m.
ALLENTON	Emeline , wife of Jesse B. , d. Sept. 8, 1853, ae 39 yr. 1 m. 3 d.
BRANCH	Prudence D. , dau. of Enoch D. and Clarissa , d. Nov. 17, 1854 , ae 22 yr.
	Clarissa , wife of Enoch D., d.Sept. 7 , 1838 ae 38 yr.
	Polly Maria , dau. of Enoch D. and Clarissa ,
	d. Aug.16 , 1838 ae 12 yr.
	Enoch Nelson , son of Enoch D. and Clarissa ,
	d. Aug 27, 1838 ae 2 yr.
	Fanny Rosana , dau. of Enoch D. and Clarissa ,
	d. Sept.22 , 1839 ae 4 yr.
	Jephthah , d. July16 ,1849 ae 78 yr.
	Nancy , wife of Jephthah M. ,d. May 10 , 1850
	Charlotte C. , dau. of J.M. and Nancy.
	Infant son of J.M. and Rachel.
BURR	Daniel H. , d. Dec. 5 , 1849 ae 71 yr. 4 m. 4 d.
BROWNE	Henry , d. Sept. 1 , 1858 , ae 76 yr. 8 m. 4 d.
	Henry A. , son of Sarah and Henry , d. 1842 ae 11 yr.
	Sarah , wife of Henry , d. Jan. 30 , 1856 ae 70 yr. 4m.
BALL	Wait , d. Sept. 13 , 1837 , ae 83 yr. "He was one of the first
	settlers of the town. A judge for many years and a justice 16 years in
	succession. Settled in 1798 ."
	Rebecca , wife of Wait , d. June 11 , 1842 , ae 77 yr. 2m. 2d.
	Florence , dau. of Shubal G. and Catherine ae 11 yr. ( no date)
	Catherine , wife of S. G., d. June 6 , 1860 , ae 37 yr.
	Gorham , d. 1854 ae 36 yr.
BRADLEY	Isaac , d. Feb. 28 , 1843 , ae 56 yr.
	Mary E. , dau. of Isaac and Nancy , d. 1840 ae 18 yr.
BENTON	Rachel , wife of Frederick , d. Aug. 5 , 1839 , ae 55 yr. 10 m.
	Thomas , d. Apr. 6 , 1865 , ae 60 yr. 1 m.
BOUTON	James , d. Oct. 29 , 1854 , ae 73 (?) yr.
	Abagail , wife of James , d. Dec. 1859 , ae 73(?) yr.
	Diadama , wife of Hiram , d.June 10 , 1828 , ae 25 yr.
	With two infants by her side
CASE	George W. , son of Andrew and Sarah , d. Oct. 26 , 1842 ae 15 yr.
CRONKHITE	Elizabeth ,wife of Anthony , d. Sept. 30 , 1841 , ae 83 yr. , 8 m. 22 d
CURTIS	Nehimiah , d. July 21, 1845 , ae 63 yr.
	Lucida , his wife , d. May 13 , 1873 , ae 88 yr
CHASE	Jeremiah , d. Apr. 10 , 1847 , ae 92 yr.
	Sabra , wife of Jeremiah , d. Apr. 23 , 1844 , ae 80 yr. 1m. 23 d.
CARSON	Mary , d. Feb. 22 , 1842 ae 22 yr.
	Sally , wife of Abraham , d. Dec. 8 , 1824 , ae 26 yr. 7 m.
	The oldest dau. of Jonathan and Lucinda Edwards.
CONRAD	Susana , wife of John , d. Feb. 4 , 1840 , ae 47 yr.
DAVIS	Benjamin , d. Oc. 30 , 1863 , ae 58 yr.
EDWARDS	Jonathan , b. Jan 14 , 1769 , d. Apr. 2 , 1845
	Lucinda , his wife , b. Apr. 29 , 1774 Eldest
	child of Jonathan and Joanna Skeel
	Mr. William , youngest son Jonathan and Lucinda ,
	d. July 4 1834 , ae 24 yr. 4m. 13 d.
	Miss Harriet , youngest dau. of Jonathan and Lucinda ,
	d. Apr. 6 , 1835 , ae 28 yr.
	Miss Lydia , second dau. of Jonathan and Lucinda ,
	d. Dec. 29 , 1845 , ae 42 yr. 9 m 6 d.
	Sally Marcia , dau. of Rufus Harriet , d. Jan. 8 , 1837,
	ae 1 yr. 10 m. 15 d.
FRANK	Mr. John M. ,d. Apr. 9 , 1830 ae 81 yr. " He was born in
	Brunswick , Germany. He emigrated to America at an early period of our
	Revolution. Joined the contest for freedom and fought for independence.
	Peter , d. Jan. 30 , 1827 , ae 36 yr. 5 m. 10 d.
	William K. , son of Peter and Sarah , d. Nov. 3 , 1826 , ae 4 yr. 1 m. 15 d.
	Jane D. , dau. of Peter and Sarah , d. Mar.19 , 1816 , ae 1 m. 9 d.
GLAZIER	Lucy , wife of Calvin L., d. 1853 , ae 32 yr.
	Benjamin , d.Feb. 19 , 1862 ae 76 yr. 13 d.
	Joseph , d. Jan 30 , 1847 , ae 61 yr.
	Almira , wife of Benjamin , d. 1858 ae 57 yr. 11 m.
GEROW	Julia , wife of William , d. June 14 , 1843 , ae 46 yr.
GREGORY	Josiah , d. June 16 , 1844 ae 49 yr. 4 m. 28 d.
HUMISTON	Adalaide J. , dau. of Horace and Jane , d. Dec. 31, 1852 ae 8m.
HANCOCK	Joel , d. Dec. 9 , 1864 ae 74 yr. 5m. 21 d.
	Susan , wife of Joel , d. June 24 , 1868 , ae 72 yr. 4m.
HOLDRIDGE
HOLBRIDGE	Anna C. , wife of Daniel , d. Nov.13 , 1847 , ae 47 yr. 9m. 8d.
	Daniel , d. Oct. 18 , 1882 , b. May 20 , 1798
	Abagail E. , dau. of Daniel and Anna c. , d. Feb 2, 1845 , ae 13 yr
HOLBROOK	Susannah , dau. of Phineas and Cloy , d. Dec. 6 , 1838 ae 26 yr. 5m.
LEECH	Amos , d. Aug. 25 , 1859 ae 49 yr.
	Clarissa , wife of Isaac , d. Feb. 4 , 1863 , ae 91 yr.
	Isaac , d. Oct. 18 , 1848 , ae 71 yr. 6 m.
LUCK*	Simeon , d. Jan. 10, 1852 , ae 84 yr. 8m. 13 d.
	Rebeckah , wife of Simeon , d. June 26 , 1831 , ae 61 yr. 6m.
probably	Chester , son of Simeon and Edith , d. Nov. 1, 1836 , ae 10 yr.
LUCE*	Simeon , d. Aug. 19 , 1808 , ae 86 yr.
	George , son of Martin and Catherine , d. Oct. 10 1848 , ae 6 yr. 11m. 18 d.
	Edith , wife of Simeon , d. Aug. 1856 , ae 54 yr. 4m. 28 d.
MOTT	Hannah , dau. of Joshua and Permela , d.1829 , ae 10 yr.
	Thomas , d. Apr. 30 , 1848 , ae 90 yr.
	Susan , his wife , d. May 7,1845 , ae 78 yr.
	Emaline , dau. of Henry and Sally d. Apr.17 , 1843 , ae 3 yr.
MOSHER	Stephen , d. Nov. 3 , 1864 , ae 79 yr.
MORSE	John , d. 1832 (?) ae 74 yr. 10 m.
	Hannah , wife of John , d. Mar. 2 , 1860 , ae 91 yr. 11 m. 17 d.
ROE	Deacon John E. , d. Jan. 13 , 1831 , ae 56 yr.
	Charlotte , wife of Deacon John E. , d. Sept, 26 , 1835 , ae 61 yr.
	James , d. Mar. 24 , 1813 ae. 44 yr.
	Elizabeth , dau. of Sylvester and Nancy , d. 1839 , ae 12 yr.
REAS	William H. , son of James and Elizabeth , d. Feb. 1828 , ae 4 yr.
	Rose Allen , dau. of Frederick and Eliza , d. Dec, 28 , 1829 , ae 2 m.
RUSSEL	Thomas , d. Apr. 23 , 1834 , ae 69 yr. 9 d.
SKEEL	Jonathan , d. July 20 , 1834 , ae 84 yr. 9 m.
	Joanna , his wife , d. Sept. 13 , 1830 , ae 76 yr. 17 d.
SMITH	Nancy , wife of Harrison , d. June 26 , 1842 , ae 40 yr.
	Nancy E. , dau of Harrison and Nancy , d. July 28 , 1842
	ae 2 yr. 8 m.
	Charlott , wife of Henry , d. Oct. 31 , 1862 , ae 34 yr. 9 m.
TAYLOR	Hepsibath , wife of Justus , d. May 20 , 1844 , ae 40 yr. 5m. 18 d.
	Sarah , dau. of above , ae 7 yr.
TERPENING	Sarah Agusto
	Anna Sophia , dau. of Merenus T. and Peggy ,
	d. Oct.9 , 1829 , ae 1 yr. 8m. 1 d.
TROWBRIDGE	William S. , from Wisconsin , Nov. 1848 , ae 29 yr.
TERPENING	Mary E. , dau. of Josiah Elizabeth , d. Apr. 1842 , ae 11 yr.
VEEDER	Penelope ,wife of Adam C. ,d. June 10 , 1860 , ae 60 yr. 15 d.
WOOD	Orrin , d. July 13 , 1842 , ae 55 yr. 1m. 19d.

Records furnished to Cortland Historical Society by Mrs. L. F. Bristol, Virgil, N.Y. who was the local Historian during 1932.

*Jessie Elder, a Luce researcher noticed that the names in this section of the cemetery matched the names of early LUCE settlers in the area. A volunteer for the website checked out the situation and this is what she reported back:
>the name is LUCE
>
> Here is what I could read:
> G Francis Luce, d. 16 Oct 1861 ae. 45y 5 m 20 d
> Lydia w/o George F Luce, d. 8 May 1880 ae 68 y 8 m * there was more on this
> stone but it was unreadable
> There were also 2 footstones that were unreadable
> Another: Newer replacement stone on this site:
> Father- Joel Allen Luce
> b. Jan 3, 1820; d. 19 May 1898
> 2 Upright older stones that were unreadable.

Transcribed by from scanned images of LDS tape number 1304773, supplied by Pat Stefnik and .