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Union Church Cemetery

Cemetery located on east side of Rudolf Weir, Jr. Road, just south of the Schoharie Turnpike. A large cemetery, it is very poor condition, overgrown with weeds and neglected. Surrounded by a stone wall.

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Transcribed by Sylvia Hasenkopf and Anne Clapper October 2011. All stones digitized.
The pictures of the tombstones are in the possession of the Cairo Historical Society.

 

  1. Mary Blossom d. July 9, 1884, in the 90th year of her age
  2. E.J.B. (footstone only)
  3. Clarisa, w/o Cyrus Shavalear, d. April 8, 1854, aged 60y19d
  4. Tana Shavalear, w/o Benjamin Howard, d. May 26, 1875, aged 75y10m15d
  5. Benjamin Howard,  d. April 1, 1869, aged 68y8m15d
  6. Hiram Parks, d. April 24, 1887, aged 52y
    Eliza M. Bush, his wife, d. August 4, 1917, aged 74y
    Rosezina D. Parks, w/o Edwin S. Anthony,  d. July 25, 1886, aged 20y
    Arthur G., infant s/o Edwin and Roszina Anthony, no dates or age
    Mary E. Parks, d. July 10, 1882, aged 20y
    Anna M. Parks,  d. July 18, 1880, aged 17y
    Charles B. Parks, d. January 9, 1889, aged 21y
  7. Judson Howard,  d. September 17, 1891, aged 65y
    Esther A. Greene, his wife, d. October 7, 1896, aged 67y
  8. Rufus T. Howard, d. June 29, 1884, aged 33y
  9. Margaret, w/o John Kipp, d. April 11, 1854, aged 48y
  10. Children of J. and E.A. Howard:
    Frankie A., d. December 25, 1871, aged 6m7d
    Nora M., d. June 12, 1872, aged 3y1m
  11. In Memory of Jane, w/o William Smith, d. February 18, 1847, aged 22y4m11d
  12. In Memory of Amanda Kipp, d. February 1, 1849, aged 18y10m5d
  13. In Memory of Margaret, w/o Peter Simpson, d. November 30, 1836, aged 81y7m21d
  14. In Memory of Peter Simpson, d. August 11, 1822, aged 73y
  15. Robert Simpson, d. May 16, 1852, aged 79y
  16. Elias, s/o Elias & Edeth Shavalear, d. March 6, 1860, aged 17y7m25d
  17. Infant s/o Elias and Edeth Shavalear, d. May 13, 1833, aged 6d
  18. Elias Shavalear, d. November 7, 1876, aged 68y10m13d
  19. Amos Chevalier, b. August 5, 1840, d. April 19, 1902
  20. German Simson, d. May 10, 1831, aged 19y
  21. Libbie M., d/o Byron and Cassie Palmer, d. May 7, 1883, aged 1y1m1d
  22. Charity M., w/o Simpson Palmer, b. March 31, 1818, d. April 27, 1865
  23. Simpson Palmer, b. December 3, 1815, d. April 9, 1894
  24. Lomira Dibble, w/o Timothy Palmer, d. August 9, 1877, aged 34y
  25. Joseph W. Palmer, b. 1853, d. 1898
  26. Edith Jane, w/o Benjamin Bush, d. July 3, 1869, aged 32y7m3d
  27. Ruth Hunt, w/o John Prosser, rest missing
  28. Gilbert S. Conrow, 120th Reg. Co. D, NYV, d. February 17, 1899, aged 65y Mariam L. Bedell, his wife, d. April 7, 1926, aged 90y
    Ada, d. October 15, 1886, aged 12y
    Laura Haines, d. August 5, 1917, aged 46y
    Footstones only:
    Ella
    Edwin
  29. Catharine Story, his wife (possibly of Israel Halstead), b. February 13, 1824, d. May 17, 1899
  30. Priscilla, d/o Simpson and Charity M. Palmer, b. February 5, 1861, d. January 10, 1862
  31. Helen E. Daniels, d. February 5, 1863, aged 22y3m
  32. Henry Story, b. 1816, d. 1893
    Eliza S. Daniels, his wife, b. 1820, d. 1870
  33. L.S. (footstone only)
  34. Peter Reynolds, d. October 8, 1865, aged 35y5m22d
  35. Isaac Reynolds, d. April 2, 1857, aged 28y6m29d
  36. Christina, w/o Robert Weeks, d/o John and Lucy Webber, d. December 9, 1826, aged 21y
  37. In Memory of Jacob Cornwell, d. January 19, 1839, aged 79y4m
  38. Jonathan Davis, d. March 24, 1840, aged 73y7m12d
  39. Martha, w/o Jonathan Davis, d. March 19, 1839, aged 71y3m
  40. In Memory of Annis, w/o Abel Webb, d. October 20, 1839, aged 39y1m4d
  41. Sally, d/o Abel and Annis Webb, d. May 20, 1837, aged 3y1m13d
  42. Mary E., d/o Abram and Jane Vermilyea, d. December 6, 1837, aged 9m26d
  43. N.V.H. (footstone only)
  44. Elmira Reynolds, w/o Walter Youmans, d. April 20, 1875, aged 39y2m5d
  45. R.A.R.(footstone only)
  46. Samuel C. Brown, Co I 44th NY Inf, b. 1838, d. 1876
  47. Adelia Ann Hyatt, d. July 20, 1880, aged 18y
  48. Eliakim Wright, d. April 25, 1869, aged 55y9m
  49. Sally A. Daniels, w/o Lambert Gass, d. January 23, 1869, aged 53y3m18d
  50. John Stoutenburgh, d. June 4, 1872, aged 40y7m
  51. William H. Hoose, Co. A, 80 Regt. NYSV, d. March 12, 1909, aged 69y
  52. Little Eva, d/o O. and J. Alvord, d. April 8, 1883, aged 5y6m7d
  53. Thurlow, s/o David and Sarah Bush, d. May 23, 1845, aged 22d
  54. David Bush, d. July 25, 1852, aged 52y
  55. Sarah, w/o Trianson Slawson, d. December 26, 1883, aged 79y4m20d
  56. Abel Walters, b. 1829, d. 1908
    Mary A. Smith, his wife, b. 1831, d. 1912
  57. Ida, d/o Abel and Mary Walters, d. September 10, 1858, aged 1m7d
  58. Amanda, d/o Abel and Mary Walters, d. March 16, 1856, aged 4m2d
  59. Elizabeth, w/o Jonas Walters, d. May 19, 1851, aged 48y8m14d
  60. Jonas Walters, b. July 8, 1798, d. October 19 1860
  61. Lucy Brownell, w/o Gideon Palmer, d. December 5, 1859, aged 75y
  62. Gideon Palmer, d. March 26, 1854, aged 86y3m11d
  63. David Palmer, d. April 25, 1850, aged 33y1m4d
  64. Anna, w/o Oliver Palmer, d. February 13, 1839, aged 70y10m8d
  65. Amos, s/o Enoch and Lydia Lacy, d. May 8, 1845, aged 1y7m24d
  66. Cynthia Lacy, d. June 8, 1834, in the 64th year of her age
  67. Oliver Palmer, d. January 20, 1839, aged 71y9m26d

Stones missing that are in LDS transcription:

  1. Elijah Blossom, d. July 23, 1870, aged 76y10m11d (likely stone #2 above)
  2. Alanson Smith, d. February 13, 1868, aged 58y
  3. Edith Story, w/o Elias Shavalear, b. April 17, 1811, d. October 12, 1904
  4. Dorcas, w/o Jacob Cornwell, d. May 20, 1848, aged 85y1m27d
  5. Isreal T. Halstead, b. July 11, 1824, d. August 20, 1900
  6. Rachel Ann Garner, w/o W.S. Reynolds stone illegible (likely footstone #45)
  7. Martha Brownell, w/o Jonathan Palmer, d. December 21, 1869, aged 79y
  8. Lavinia S., w/o Samuel Daniels, b. January 28, 1797, d. April 6, 1861 (likely stone # 34 above)
  9. Samuel Reynolds, d. September 29, 1837, no age
  10. Hannah Bush. w/o William Butler, d. April 3, 1876, aged 56y9m9d
  11. William T. Searing, b.1838, d. 1898
 

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