STOVER CEMETERY - South Harpswell, Cumberland Co., Maine USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message re-mains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file sub-mitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. Transcribed and submitted by Karen Ray In Brunswick, from intersection of State Rts. 123 & 24, Rt 123 south to Harpswell. From inter-section, cemetery is 9.5 miles on left in the woods. (A private drive must be used to gain access to this cemetery, please ask permission) This cemetery, maintained by the Harpswell Historical Society, is made up of two small lots about 50' apart. The first lot is surrounded by a white board fence. I transcribed this cemetery fall 1999. Headstones are listed alphabetically by surname, than the first name shown on the stone. Other names on the stone are cross-indexed to that headstone. Square brackets [ ] indicate, added by compiler. Diagonals /// indicate, illegible. Spaces in epitaphs indicate, end of line as cut on the headstone. No name is abbreviated unless that is how it appears on the headstone. Stover Cemetery - Lot #1 DINSMORE LYDIA w/o Capt Paul Stover Oct 15, 1883 Aged 64y Them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. DUNNING ABBIE A Jul 19, 1888 Aged 17y DUNNING ALBION P Aug 4, 1912 Aged 72y [h/o Priscilla J] DUNNING ELIZABETH D d/o Cap. Isaac & Nancy Nov 10, 1848 AEt 1y 15d Sleep lovely babe and take thy rest God called thee home he thought it best Like as the grass is early mown So death has cut our darling dau. Footstone - E D D DUNNING ISAAC Capt Father Nov 24, 1890 Aged 88y [h/o Nancy S] DUNNING NANCY S Mother w/o Capt Isaac Jul 24, 1877 Aged 60y 3m DUNNING NORTON S Aug 27, 1846 Aged 3m Farewell dear son a short farewell Till we shall meet again In that blest world where Jesus reigns Remote from sin and pain Footstone - N S D [next to Elizabeth D] DUNNING PRISCILLA J his wife Feb 1, 1897 Aged 58 y [w/o Albion P] INGRAHAM CHAS. P Oct 18, 1813 - Feb 18, 1891 Footstone-C P I [h/o Elizabeth Stover] INGRAHAM ELIZABETH STOVER see STOVER, ELIZABETH RANDALL ELBRIDGE see RANDALL, HULDA Mrs RANDALL HULDAH Mrs w/o Elbridge Sep 21, 1849 AE 28 Than cease dear friends cease to mourn The loss of thy departed one For in the mansions of the blest The dear beloved is at rest. She's gained that bright and blessed sleep Where friends shall meet to part no more If faithful, soon you'll meet her there With her the joy of heaven to share. Footstone - H R STOVER CHARLES INGRAHAM see STOVER, THOMAS BRADBURY STOVER CLARINDA W Miss May 4, 1847 Aged 22y 10m She sleeps in Jesus blessed rest Of calm and sweet repose No care can reach the sleeper's breast Nor shade of human woes. Faith, Faith alone can lift the eye From all the lonly sod And bear the mourner's thoughts on high Near to the throne of God Where robed in white it sees her stand Hymming a /// lay, The palm of victory in her hand Her tears all wiped away. Footstone - C W S STOVER DANIEL R Mr Imo May 23, 1845 Aged 35y 11m Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection. Footstone - D R S [h/o Eliza Ann] STOVER DANIEL R 1846 - 1923 [next to Mr Daniel R-1845 and Thomas B] STOVER DELPHINA P d/o Norton & Huldah Nov 22, 1848 AE 18 The once loved form now cold and dead Each mournful thought employ And nature weeps, her comfort fled And withered all her joy But wait the interposing gloom And to, stern winter flies And drest in beauty's fairest bloom The flowry tribes arise Then cease fond nature: cease thy tears Religion points on high: There everlasting spring appears And joys which cannot die Footstone - D P S STOVER ELIZA ANN Imo w/o Daniel R Jun 10, 1842 Aged 23 Depart dear friends dry up your tears, I must lay here till Christ appears. Footstone - E A S STOVER ELIZABETH w/o Chas. P. Ingraham Apr 5, 1814 - Feb 4, 1896 STOVER HULDAH w/o Capt Norton Feb 8, 1859 Aged 68 No pain - no grief - nor anxious fear Invade thy bounds-nor mortal woes Can reach thy peaceful sleeper here: For angels guard her soft repose. Footstone - H S STOVER LYDIA DINSMORE see DINSMORE, LYDIA STOVER NORTON Capt May 8, 1858 Aged 75 All earthly joys and sorrows o'er, Each changing hope or fear: He sees the light of that fair shore, Without a sigh or tear Footstone - N S [h/o Hulda] STOVER PAUL May 5, 1887 Aged 75y Faithful unto death Rev 11:10 [next to Lydia Dinsmore] STOVER THOMAS B s/o Paul & Lydia Sep 6, 1851 AEt 19m Welcome dear babe to Jesus' breast Forever there in joy to rest Welcome to Jesus' courts above To sing thy great Redeemer's love. Footstone - T B S STOVER THOMAS BRADBURY Nov 9, 1880 Aged 28y 9m; CHARLES INGRAHAM Died at Sea Nov 13, 1876 Lat. 34 40.N. Lon. 60 20.W. Aged 18y 10m sons of Paul & Lydia STOVER CEMETERY - Lot #2 CHERRY JOHN F Aug 22, 1884 Aged 24y DALY AULENAH J w/o Dr. Wm. S. Sep 26, 1837 - Dec 28, 1910 DALY WM. S. Dr. Dec 21, 1824 - Jun 2, 1881 At Rest [h/o Aulenah] MARTIN OWEN Nov 11, 1883 Aged 90y At rest in Heaven MERRILL HORATIO see MERRILL, IDA V MERRILL IDA V d/o Horatio & Lucinda Dec 24, 1879 Aged 2y 7m Angels took our darling home. MERRILL LUCINDA see MERRILL, IDA V MERRIMAN ELIZABETH w/o Jacob Jul 12, 1882 AEt 85y 5m Dear is the spot where Christians sleep And sweet the strains that angels pour O! Why should we in anger /// weep They are not lost but gone before. MERRIMAN JACOB Jul 29, 1866 Aged 73y 10m Blessed rest! O how sweet. When we shall rest at Jesus' feet: Forever then, our sins forgiven, Free from care, we'll rest in heaven Footstone - JM [h/o Elizabeth] STOVER ABIJAH C Capt 1823 - 1887 [h/o Mercy Ellen] STOVER ALVAH see STOVER, LORENZO A STOVER DAVID Capt Father Apr 29, 1900 Aged 81y 4m [h/o Lucinda] STOVER DAVIS Capt Mar 1863 AE 55 STOVER H D see STOVER, RUTH STOVER INFANT s/o David & Lucinda Jul 25, 1857 [stone-flower stem w/broken bud] STOVER J HARMON 1857-1912; LYDIA J his wife 1852-1926 Footstones - Mother Father STOVER JOHNSON H Capt May 8, 1856 AEt 83y 7m 14d [h/o Susanna]; Capt SAMUEL S died at sea in the Brig Matanzas, Harpswell Mar 8, 1853 AEt 27y 9m STOVER L J see STOVER, RUTH STOVER LORENZO A Apr 24, 1873 Aged 13y 3m; ALVAH B Apr 24, 1873 Aged 11y 2m Brothers sons of Capt Norton & Lydia STOVER LUCINDA w/o Capt David Jul 13, 1897 Aged 73y 10m STOVER LYDIA J see STOVER, RUTH STOVER LYDIA S Mother w/o Capt Norton Feb 26, 1894 Aged 72y STOVER MERCY ELLEN w/o Capt Abijah 1835 - 1911 STOVER NORTON Capt Father Oct 22, 1898 Aged 85y 11m [h/o Lydia S] STOVER RUTH infant dau H D & L J Oct 28, 1913 [This headstone is next to the foot- stones of J.Harmon & Lydia J Stover] STOVER SAMUEL S Capt see STOVER, JOHNSON H Capt. STOVER SUSANNA w/o Capt Johnson H Feb 4, 1857 AEt 72y 6m 19d A well wisher to all mankind STOVER WILLIAM D s/o Capt Abijah C & M Ellen 1861 - 1887