WEST RIVER CEMETERY: Notes

This small neighborhood cemetery is the oldest remaining in the town, and is located in the area of the town’s first settlement, along the old road to Canandaigua that became Route 245.

It has been sporadically maintained but is essentially neglected, so trees and brush are starting to encroach and there has been much damage from age and weather. The list that follows was much enhanced by notes assembled by Frederick Harter.

The cemetery is adjacent to the highway and access is easy.

Some of the old lists call it the Lee Cemetery. Elias Lee, who is buried here, was one of the first white people to settle in the area.

WEST RIVER CEMETERY: Burials

Beard Earl                              

1958

B1898 [Reynolds plot]

Beard Lillian                           

1943

B1874 [mother of Earl Beard] [Reynolds plot]

Bolster George H.                  

1901 Dec 15

B1867 Nov 7 [Bolster monument]

Bolster Jennie A.                    

1903 [Feb 24]

B1867; wife of George H. Bolster [MWF: born and died in Middlesex, age 35/3/27; funeral charged to O. S. Reddout] [Bolster monument]

Catterson Thomas #               

1902 Jun 20

D ae 80 in Middlesex; son of John & Elizabeth Anderson Catterson [town record]

Chaffee Ephraim #

1856

B1803

Chaffee H. B.                         

1851 Oct 26

D ae 52/8/1 [brother of Ephraim Chaffee]

Chaffee Helen S. Clark                          

1909

B1837; wife of Orville H. Chaffee [& daughter of Erastus G. & Hannah Green Clark] [Orville Chaffee monument]

Chaffee Jane Blair                  

1876 Apr 8

D ae 67/6/18; wife of [Ephr]aim C. Chaffee

Chaffee Jane M.                     

1845 Dec 17

D ae 2; daughter of E. C. & J. Chaffee [stone partially buried]

Chaffee Orville H.                  

1910 [Mar 31]

B1834 [died in Middlesex, age 75/11/9; son of Ephraim & Jane Blair Chaffee] [Orville Chaffee monument]

Chaffee Willy C.                    

1858 Aug 29

D ae 1 month and 23 days; son of Orville & Helen Chaffee [Orville Chaffee monument]

Clark Erastus G.                     

1863 Jan 11

D ae 50/5 days [son of William Clark Sr.]

Clark Frances [Metcalf]

1845 Apr 8

D ae 69; wife of William Clark [Sr.]

Clark Hannah [Green]

1851 Aug 9

D ae 60; wife of William Clark [she married 2nd to Silas Wiley] [buried with Farnams]

Clark Ithamer                         

1896 Mar 31

B1826 Oct 18 [son of Charles & Vesta Watkins Clark]

Clark Lucia Ann Griswold     

1903 May 12

B1830 Jul 23; wife of Ithamer Clark [& daughter of Jason Griswold]

Clark William Jr.                    

1829 Apr 27

D ae 28 [son of William Sr. & Fanny Clark]

Clark William [Sr.]                 

1851 Dec 27

D ae 81/5

Cole Leon                               

1900 Sep 27

B1899 Sep 21; son of Frank Cole

Dunton A[aron] B[ingham] C[lark]

1901

B1834 [son of William & Judith Dunton] [A. B. C. Dunton monument]

Dunton Ada                           

1863 Mar 12

D ae 2/2 days; “Little Ada”; daughter of Bingham & Ellen Dunton

Dunton Chauncey S.

1873

B1825

Dunton Cretie [Lucretia] P.

1903 Mar 16

B1854 Feb 8; wife of Frank A. Dunton

Dunton Elizabeth C. [Whitney]

1891

B1834; wife of Chauncey Dunton

Dunton Ellen M. Raymond

1916

B1836; wife of A. B. C. Dunton [A. B. C. Dunton monument]

Dunton Essie                          

1864 Mar 6

D ae 2/8/7; daughter of L. W. & E. J. Dunton

Dunton Floyd Charles #

1922 Feb 27

[MWF: born 17 May 1902 in West Italy, died in Italy age 20/9/10; single, son of Charles A. (born in Michigan) and Emma Ellerington (born in West Italy) Dunton]

Dunton Frank A.                    

m

B1852 Aug 18

Dunton Fred B.                      

1896

B1868 [son of A. B. C. & E. Dunton] [A. B. C. Dunton monument]

Dunton Judith [Slayton]

1880 Nov 15

B1802 Mar 16; wife of William Dunton [Jr.] [Wm Dunton monument]

Dunton Libbie                        

1868 Aug 18

D ae 4/5/26; daughter of [A.] Bingham [C.] & Ellen Dunton

Dunton Lorenzo                     

1899

B1826 [son of William & Judith Dunton] [Wm Dunton monument]

Dunton Maggie                      

m

Infant daughter of C. S. & C. E. Dunton

Dunton William [Jr.]

1883 Sep 3

B1796 Jul 12 [son of William & Lucina Kibbee Dunton] [Wm Dunton monument]

Ellerington Harold Alfred

1946

B1857

Ellerington Jennie E. Catterson

1917

B1857; wife of Harold Alfred Ellerington

Elwell Elizabeth                      

1886 Sep 18

D ae 63; wife of Thomas Elwell

Elwell Thomas                       

1902 Nov 14

D ae 82

Farnam Joshua                       

1846 Jun 28

D ae 75

Farnam Julia Ann                   

1869 Mar 16

B1815 Aug 18; wife of Martin Farnam

Farnam Martin                       

1888 Jan 6

B1812 Feb 27

Fires Frank D.                        

1963

B1884 [son of George & Judie Dunton Fires] [Fires monument]

Fires George C.                      

1938 [Jun 26]

B1858 [MWF: born and lived in Middlesex, died at Willard, age 80/1/3; married] [Fires monument]

Fires Judie E. [Dunton]

1938

B1860 [Fires monument]

Flint Adolphus R.                  

1872 Mar 26

D ae 55

Flint Dewitt C.                       

1851 Dec 30

D ae 2/7; son of A. R. & S. W. Flint

Flint Jerome                           

1889

B1847

Flint Jerome C.                       

1846 Dec 16

D ae 2/5/10; son of A. R. & S. W. Flint

Flint Letitia                             

1927

B1852 [wife of Jerome Flint]

Getsinger Christopher            

1921

B1853

Getsinger [Edith]                    

1885 Jan 2

D ae 5/7 [daughter of Christopher & Sabrina Getsinger]

Getsinger Sabrina                   

1937

B1857; wife of Christopher Getsinger

Gilbert Minerva Ingraham Dunton #

1888 Apr 27

D ae 60; born in Bristol, Ontario Co., NY; daughter of Benjamin Ingraham, wife of Lorenzo Dunton & of Stephen B. Gilbert

Gilbert William S. #

1888 Jan 23

D ae 21/9 in Middlesex; son of Stephen & Manervy Gilbert [town record]

Griswold Fisher W.               

1907

B1825 [son of Jason Griswold] [F. W. Griswold monument]

Griswold Jason                      

[1842 Sep 2]

D ae 45/22 days [broken stone]

Griswold Jason S.                  

1860

B1846; son of Fisher & Mary J. Griswold [F. W. Griswold monument]

Griswold Mary J[ane Styles] 

1879

B1823; wife of Fisher Griswold [F. W. Griswold monument]

Griswold Patty [Lee]

1875 Jun 21

D ae 74/10; wife of Jason Griswold [& daughter of Elias & Patty Lee]

H--- E---                 

m

[Fieldstone with scratched initials]

Harrington Thomas #             

1904 Jun 8

D ae 38 in Michigan [town record]

Hilts Clarisa E. Whitney #

1891 Apr 24

D ae 57 in Middlesex; widow; daughter of Benjamin & Caroline E. Whitney [town record]

Hooker Pedy [Watkins Metcalf]

1864 Nov 17

D ae 79 [wife of Richard Hooker; she married 1st to Fisher Metcalf]

Hooker Richard #                   

1833 Jul 1

D ae 61

Jones Martha Shepherd #

1911 Dec 16

D ae 46 in Middlesex; married; daughter of Elleck & Sally Slayton Shepherd [town record]

Karnes Beulah L.                   

1885 Mar 24

B1885 Jan 28; daughter of James [& Mary Jane] Karnes

Karnes Carrie [Dunton]         

1928 Apr 4

B1856; wife of Taylor Karnes; died in Italy [Taylor Karnes monument]

Karnes Howard J.                  

1897 Mar 7

B1896 Apr 17; son of James [& Mary Jane] Karnes

Karnes James                         

1920

B1848

Karnes Mathias                      

1906

B1820

Karnes Susannah Blank

1907 [Mar 3]

B1824; wife of Mathias Karnes [died in Middlesex age 83; daughter of John & Catharine Blank]

Karnes Taylor                        

[1932]

B1844 [Taylor Karnes monument]

Karnes William D.                 

[1960]

B1874; son of Taylor & Carrie Karnes [Taylor Karnes monument]

Kunes Ella S [Griswold]

1886

B1848; wife of Frank Kunes [F. W. Griswold monument]

Kunes Frank E.                      

m

[Plot with F. W. Griswold monument]

Leach Elsie                             

1912 Dec 31

B1911 Jun 12

Leach Elva                              

1911 Jun 27

B1911 Jun 12

Leach Helen #

1925 Aug 25

[MWF]

Leach infant #                         

1905 Jul 1

D ae 19 days in Potter; a child of William & Florence Jones Leach [town record] [MWF: born in Potter, child of William and Hattie Leach, both born in Yates Co.]

Leach Lizzie                           

1900 Aug 24

B1900 Aug 7; daughter of Edgar & E. A. Leach

Lee Elias                 

1825 Feb 1

D ae 45? [inscription weathering off]

Lee Huldah [Mower]

1833 Sep 21

D ae 24; wife of William D. Lee [& daughter of John & Polly Williams Mower]

Lee Mary                

1847 0ct 1

D ae 2/11/11; daughter of W. D. & E. Lee

Lee Patty [Watkins Whitney]

1849 Jun 2

Wife of Elias Lee [she married 1st to Fisher Whitney]

Lee Pedy L.                            

1838 Apr 12

B1820 Dec 23

Lee Roxanna Clark

1850 Jun 15

D ae 30/2/24; [1st] wife of Roswell Lee [& daughter of Charles Clark]

Lee Rozetta Jane #                  

1865 Oct 19

D ae 6 months & 6 days; daughter of Roswell & Jane Shay Lee [marker “Our Little Rosie” in Lee plot]

Leeman Ola G. #                    

1900 Oct 23

D ae 1 month in Italy ; a child of Joseph & Nellie Leeman [town record]

Lockwood Harriet [Delameter]

1894 [Apr 2]

B1820 [died age 74/ 13 days; wife of Stephen Lockwood & daughter of Abram & Olive Delameter]

Lockwood Mary                    

m

[Daughter of Stephen & Harriet Lockwood]

Lockwood Stephen

1893

B1817

M--- ----                 

m

[Broken footstone; possibly a Mower]

M--- F---                

m

[Footstone; possibly Fisher Metcalf]

Mabie Almond                       

1844 Jul 28

D ae 1 month and 1 day; son of J. G. & S. Mabie

Mabie Elias                            

1855? Jan 18

D ae 85

Mabie Eunice                         

1847 Jan 8

D ae 71; wife of Elias Mabie

Meade Irvin                            

m

D ae 2 months [Meade children plot]

Meade Lena                             

m

D ae 1 week [Meade children plot]

Meade Lora B.                       

m

D ae 2 months [Meade children plot]

Meade Mimie                         

m

D ae 3 months [Meade children plot]

Metcalf Jabez                         

1859 Nov 3

D ae 78

Metcalf Nancy Torrey

1843 Mar 26

D ae 60; wife of Jabez Metcalf

Mills Helen Dunton

1922 Aug 25

[Wife of Alfred Mills]

[Mower?] ---                          

18-- Jan 1

D ae 36 [broken stone; possibly Anna Watkins, 1st wife of John Mower, died 1802 age about 30]

Mower Byron Harvey

1844 Apr 2

B1841 Sep 2 [Mower monument]

Mower Elizabeth Folston

1907 Mar 14

B1814 Nov 27; wife of John Warner Mower [Mower monument]

Mower John                           

1855 Jan 21

[B1771] [broken stone]

Mower John Warner

1887 Oct 24

B1811 Jan 18 [son of John & Polly Mower) [Mower monument]

Mower Mary [Williams]

[1813 Feb 11]

[D ae 36; 2nd wife of John Mower] [broken stone]

Mower Richard                      

1832 Sep 1

D ae 61/2/21

Mower William Henry

1854 Jul 20

B1838 May 14 [son of John W. & Betsy Mower] [Mower monument]

Nellis Delphine [Whitman]    

1877 Aug 6

D ae 21/4/21; wife of Marshall Nellis & daughter of George & Sarah Whitman; mother of Herbert J. & Anna Nellis

Nellis Willie                           

1891 May 31

D ae 4/4; son of M. & O. Nellis

Powers Susan Karnes

1909

B1877; wife of Guy Powers & daughter of Taylor & Carrie Karnes [Taylor Karnes monument]

Reddout Daniel A.                 

1898

B1869 [Reddout monument]

Reddout Mary Chaffee           

1922

B1843; wife of Orrin S. Reddout [Reddout monument]

Reddout Orrin S.                    

1925 [Aug 27]

B1845 [Civil War: Co. E, 161st NY] [Reddout monument]

Reynolds Grover C.

1927

B1885 [Reynolds plot]

Reynolds Judith A. Tyler       

1935

B1855; wife of Myron E. Reynolds [Reynolds plot]

Reynolds Leon                        

1981

B1895 [Reynolds plot]

Reynolds Myron E.

1912

B1849 [Reynolds plot]

[Shay] ---                               

18-- Nov 26

D ae 82/1/2 [wife of] Da[niel Shay] [broken stone]

Shay Daniel H.                       

1862 Feb l

B1795; died age 66/9/6

Slover William #                    

1912 Feb 1

D ae 85/5 in Middlesex [town record]

Snyder George E. #

1864 Oct

D ae 3/3 in Italy [mortality schedule]

Snyder Jenett                          

1898

B1831; wife of Reuben Snyder

Snyder Reuben                       

1889

B1813

Standish Alice E. M.

1918 Jun 21

B1843 Aug 19 [Mower monument]

Standish Alice Elizabeth [May]

1881 Sep 17

B1881 May 26; “Little Lizzie” [Mower monument]

Standish Edna                        

1889

B1854 [wife of John W. Standish] [Standish monument]

Standish John W.                   

1901

B1844 [Civil War: Co. E, 188th NY] [Standish monument]

Standish Jonathan B.

1890

B1810 [Standish monument]

Standish Polly Hogue

1890

B1811; wife of Jonathan B. Standish [Standish monument]

Starkweather Dora                 

1914

B1858 [wife of Eugene Starkweather] [Starkweather plot]

Starkweather Eugene

1916

B1853 [Starkweather plot]

Starkweather Maggie B.

1883 Nov 20

D ae 4/9/10; daughter of Eugene & Dora Starkweather [Starkweather plot]

Starkweather Walter

1897

B1877 [Starkweather plot]

Watkins Jason                        

1844 May 13

D ae 76/10 days

Watkins Nancy [ Clark]

1841 Aug 5

D ae 45; wife of Jared Watkins [& daughter of William & Fanny Clark]

Watkins Polly [Ide]

1833 Apr 28

D ae 63/11/20; wife of J[ason] Watkins

Wheat Mary Bolster

1921

B1897 [daughter of George H. & Jennie Bolster] [Bolster monument]

Whipple Daniel                      

[1904 Apr 28]

B1821 Jul 1 [MWF: died in Potter, age 86]

Whipple Hannah                    

1888 Jan 11

D ae 71; wife of Daniel Whipple

[Whitney?] Betsy L.

1848 Dec 18

D ae 36/10; wife of --- [Whitney?] [broken stone]

Whitney Fisher                       

1805 Dec 19

D ae 29

Williams Oliver S.                  

1881 Sep 2

B1793 Sep 5 at Petersburg, Rensselaer Co., NY; died in Naples

Williams Patty                        

1863 Mar 10

D ae 69/9/14; wife of Joseph P. Williams

Williams Sally [Mower]

1836 Jul 16

D ae 39; wife of Oliver Williams [& daughter of John & Anna Mower]

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