Graveyard Inscriptions Cedarcrest Cemetery Route 121, Otisfield, Maine ------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributor Note: Jean Hankins of the Otisfield Historical Society has given me permission to code her "Otisfield Cemeteries Transcription Project". Otisfield was originally part of Cumberland County, but seceded to Oxford County in 1978. The old section was transcribed in 1980, and the new section in 1994, by Jean F. Hankins, Scribner Hill Press, Scribner Hill Road, Otisfield, ME. Scanned for the Web in 1999 by Marilyn M. Strout, 58 Bean Road, Otisfield. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Graveyard Inscriptions Cedarcrest Cemetery Route 121, Otisfield, Maine Directions: From the Otisfield Town Office at 403 State Route 121, go out of the driveway and turn right. Go all the way to the stop sign at Spurr’s Corner (approximately 2 1/2 miles. Turn left and continue on SR 121 for 1 mile. Arrangement: Old part of cemetery (south) is recorded first. It consists of three sections, each of which is numbered left-right, front to back, beginning with front left corner. The new section is officially "open." Section I, South Part 1. Ezekiel Jordan Sylvester. Died Apr. 11, 1905, ae 81 yrs 6 mo. 3 days. Mariam (sic) T. Sylvester, his wife. 2. Robert Knight, d. Feb. 20, 1801, aged 33. 3. Christiana Gould, wife of Elijah Gould, d. Oct. 6, 1834, ae 70. 4. Elijah Gould, d. Sept. 29, 1841, ae 33. 5. Jabez M. Gould, son of Sireno & Hannah Gould, d. June 17, 1839, ae 14 mos. 6. Thomas Mayberry, d. Apr. 8, 1883, ae 83[?) yrs 2 mos. 7. Martha Mayberry, wife of Thomas, d. Mar. 16, 1891, aet 84 yrs 6 mos. 8. Jordan Mayberry, son of Thomas and Martha Mayberry, d. Aug. 7, 1850, ae 18 yrs 6 mos. 9. Margaret E. Mayberry, b. Oct. 27, 1838, d. May 14, 1904. 10. Myra D. Bangs, wife of Richard Bangs, d. Sept. 13, 1876, ae 35. ii. Abraham A. Knight, Apr. 9, 1859, ae 54 yrs 8 mos. 12. Henry Knight, d. Sept. 28, 1836, ae 65 y 2 mos. Martha Knight, his wife, d. Jan. 9, 1862, ae 85 y 7 mos. 13. Mary Knight, d. Apr. 28, 1854, ae 54 years 7 mos. 14. Caroline Jackson Knight, wife of Mark Knight, b. Nov. 4, 1834, d.Dec. 20, 1905. 15. Mark Knight, b. Oct. 9, 1801, d. Dec. 20, 1876. 16. Henry P. Spurr, 1825 - 1907. Sarah E. Spurr, wife of Henry P., d. Sept. 28, 1888, ae 54 years 1 mo. 17 days. E. Jennie Spurr, his wife, 1886 - 1906. Charles H. Spurr, 1879 - 1905. Nenie P. Spurr, dau. of Henry & Sarah E. Spurr, d. Feb. 8, 1881, ae 18 yrs. 17. Mark Knight, d. Dec. 6, 1813, ae 83. Margaret Knight, his wife, Sept. 20, 1822 ae 86. 18. Samuel G. Knight, Jan. 25, 1830 - Oct. 21, 1919. Hattie E. Millett Spurr, his wife, Apr. 22, 1837 - Aug. 8, 1911. 19. Mabel Spurr, dau. of S. G. & H. E. Spurr, d. Aug. 17, 1866, ae 2 mos. 17 days. 20. Susie A. Spurr, dau. of S. G. & H. E. Spurr, d. June 10, 1864, ae. 5 years 8 mos. 12 days. 21. Margaret A. Knight, dau. of Samuel & Elizabeth Knight, d. Feb. 2, 1835, ae 30. 22. Martha D. Knight, dau. of Samuel & Elizabeth Knight, d. 8 April 1830 in the 19th year of her age. 23. Charles M. Eaton, d. July 8, 1890, ae 26 years 11 ms 18 days. 24. Hannah Mayberry, wife of David Mayberry, d. Jan. 29, 1900, ae 97 years 3 mos. 11 days. 25. David Mayberry, d. July 15, 1860, ae 62 years 11 mos 14 days. 26. Caroline F. Mayberry, dau. of David & Hannah Mayberry, d. Mar. 27, 1849, ae 20 years and 3 mos. 27. Martha K. Mayberry, dau. of David & Hannah Mayberry, d. Sept. 23, 1848, ae 17 years 8 mos. 28. Clarissa A. Mayberry, dau. of David & Hannah Mayberry, d. Apr. 19, 1854, ae 21 years 2 mos. 29. Hannah E. Mayberry, dau. of David & Hannah Mayberry, d. May 18, 1854, ae 18 years 11 mos. [Stone lying on ground.) 30. Cynthia J. Coffin, wife of Wm. H. Coffin, d. Nov. 30, 1861, ae 35 years 7 mos. 31. David M. Coffin, son of Wm. H. & Cynthia J., d. Jan. 3, 1869, ae 15 y 11 mos. 19 days. 32. Addie M. Coffin, dau. of Wm. H. & Cynthia J., d. Dec. 25, 1876, ae 21 years 9 mos. 10 days. 33. Daniel G. Jennings, d. Oct. 13, 1892, ae 77. 34. Mary H. Spurr Jennings, wife of Daniel G. Jennings. B. Sept. 10, 1820, d. Dec. 28, 1893. 35. James G. Howe, b. in Brighton, Mass., Sept. 20, 1845, d. in Otisfield, Me., Mar. 11, 1914. 36. Oliver H. Spurr, b. June 23, 1794, d. May 14, 1868. Hepzibah Shedd Spurr, wife of Oliver Spurr, b. Nov. 18, 1799, d.July 7, 1856. Abbie M. Spurr, b. Aug. 19, 1835, d. Sept. 20, 1852. Willie Spurr, b. June 23, 1826, d. Oct. 14, 1828. Frances E. Spurr, b. Dec. 22, 1828, d. June 26, 1855. Lydia T. Spurr, b. Nov. 7, 1830, d. Apr. 1, 1852. Eliza A. Spurr Howe, wife of Charles Howe, b. Feb. 25, 1822, d. Feb. 20, 1846. Orsina L. Spurr, b. Apr. 17, 1824, d. May 12, 1845. 37. Henrietta Kimball, wife of Lyman N. Kimball. [Bottom of stone broken off.] 38. Benjamin J. Stone, 1816 - 1890. 39. Mary Moors Stone, 1825 - 1904. 40. Cyrus W. Stone, 1846 - 1927. 41. Nellie F. Stone, 1864 - 1943 42. Mary C. Crawford, 1883 - 1963. [No gravestone. Information taken from undertaker's placque.] 43. Samuel Cain, May 9, 1828 - Oct. 17, 1899. 44. Elizabeth Cain, Sept. 23, 1833 - Feb. 14, 1907. 45. "Mamie." Mary Whitman Cain, dau. of Samuel & Eliz. Cain, d. Nov. 13, 1868[?], aet 2 years 2 mos. 46. Clara E. Foster, Jan. 11, 1863 - Mar. 17, 1921. 47. Susan E. Foster, wife of Benj. S. Foster, d. Feb. 10, 1928, ae. 87 y 5 mos. 26 days. 48. Benj. S. Foster, d. Feb. 21, 1903, ae 72 years 10 mo. 17 days. 49. Anne K. Foster, wife of Amos P. Foster, d. Mar. 29, 1871, ae 72 years 9 mos. 50. Amos P. Foster, d. Apr. 27, 1885, ae 80 y 6 mos. 51. Anna K. Allen, d. Mar. 17, 1908, ae 71 y 10 mos 23 days. 52. Catherine T. Andrews, wife of S. D. Andrews, d. May 10, 1913, ae 70 years 11 mos. 11 days. 53. Andrews, Infant son of S. D. & K. T. Andrews, d. Sept. 1, 1870. 54. Andrews, S. D., b. Sept. 3, 1836, d. Mar. 2, 1916. Section II, South Part 55. Frank M. Barrows, 1859 - 1928. Gertrude I. Spurr Barrows, his wife, 1875 - 1962. 56. Ada E. Spurr, wife of Sumner Spurr, June 26, 1852 - Jan. 29, 1931. 57. Sumner Spurr, Jan. 30, 1837 - Feb. 11, 1914. 58. Nettie May Spurr, dau. of Sumner & Ada E. Spurr, d. Sept. 23, 1878, ae 3[?) years 4 mos. 59. Mary Spurr, d. Dec. 8, 1891, ae 91 years 3 mos. 23 days. 60. James L. Cheever, son of J. & M. D. Cheever, d. Dec. 21, 1851 [Stone is broken.) 61. Enoch Spurr, d. May 2, 1843, ae 82. "A Revolutionary soldier." 62. Abigail Spurr, wife of Enoch Spurr, d. July 27, 1815, ae 48. 63. Martha D. Spurr, wife of James Cheever, "went to the Spiritland" 1831, ae 41. [Stone not set in ground.) 64. Susan A. Spurr, dau. of Enoch & Levina Spurr, d. Dec. 13, 1851, ae 17 yrs. 65. Joseph Spurr, son of Enoch & Lovina Spurr, d. Apr. 6, 1853, ae 25 y 3 mos. [Stone out of ground, broken.) 66. Lorenzo Spurr, d. Mar. 10, 1857, ae 24 years 7 mos. 67. Levina Spurr, wife of Enoch, d. July 17, 1856, ae 62 years [Stone broken) 68. Enoch Spurr, d. Nov. 3, 1883, ae 81 years 3 mos. 69. Joseph Knight, d. Apr. 3, 1831[?) [Remainder illegible) 70. Millie Knight, wife of Joseph M. Knight, d. Nov. 6, 1894, ae 87 years 6 mos. 71. Sally Spurr, d Aug. 28, 1889, ae 90 years 5 mos. 24 days. 72. Joseph Spyrr [sic), d. Jun4 17, 1805, ae 74 years 3 mos. Miriam Spyrr, wife of Joseph Spyrr, d. Nov. 26, 1811, ae 80 years. 73. Joseph Spurr, d. Dec. 5, 1825, ae 68 years 11 ms. Tryphena Spurr, wife of Joseph Spurr, d. Dec. 17, 1883, ae 69 years 5 months 74. Samuel Spurr, d. Oct. 26, 1845, ae 78 years 9 mos. 75. Miss Sarah Spurr, d. June 16, 1849, ae 86 y 6 mos. 76. Lydia Thurston, b. [no dates), d. May 24, 1838, dau. of Thomas Thurston. 77. David Thurston, d. Dec. 31, 1846, ae 55 years 10 mos. 78. Sibyl Thurston, wife of David Thurston, d. Feb. 27, 1856, ae 52 years 8 mos. 79. Sibyl H. Thurston, dau. of David & Sibyl Thurston, d. Mar. 24, 1867, ae 31 yrs. 2 mos. "Sister." "Erected by A. K. Holt." 80. Amelia K. Holt, wife of John L. Holt, d. June 3, 1892, ae 46 years 9 mos. 81. Nellie Ener [sic) Holt, dau. of John L. & Amelia K. Holt, d. Jan. 21, 1867, ae 14 mos. 20 days. 82. John H. Thurston, Feb. 7, 1829 - Apr. 14, 1900. 83. Joel Stevens, d. Dec. 16, 1847, ae 65 years 7 mos. 84. Rodney Cooley Mayberry, 1844 - 1914. Nettie Florence Stone Mayberry, his wife, 1864 - 1929. 85. Hattie M. Davis, wife of Edwin Davis, 1883 - 1923. 86. Marion E. Davis, dau. of E. & H. M. Davis, Apr. 25, 1909 - Aug. 27, 1911. 87. Abbie G. Knight, wife of Johnson Knight, d. Jan. 6, 1876, ae 27. 88. Annie L. Knight, infant dau. of Johnson & Abbie L. [sic] Knight, d. Dec. 23, 1871. 89 Edwin R. Knight, son of Johnson W. & Harriet Knight, d. June 20, 1856, ae 20 years 9 mos. 90. Johnson W. Knight, d. Sept. 25, 1882, ae 74 y 2 mos. Section III, South Part 91. R. G. Edwards, July 31, 1840 - Mar. 2, 1921. F.H. Edwards, mar. 13, 1872 - Feb. 5, 1926. A. M. Edwards, June 12, 1881 - June 5, 1968. 92. Hiram H. Edwards. Oct. 17, 1833 - June 17, 1905. 93. Laura E. Edwards, dau. of Hiram H. & Rosilla Edwards. Sept. 28, 1861 - Sept. 9, 1881. Nellie. 94. Isiah (sic] Edwards, d. Oct. 21, 1871, ae 70 years, (?] mos. 95. Betsey E. Edwards, wife of Isaiah Edwards, d. July 27, 1897, ae 83 years 3 mos. 14 days. 96. Simeon Edwards, d. May 18, 1890, ae 54 years 9 mos. 17 days. 97. Clara A. Edwards, wife of Simeon Edwards, d. Dec. 25, 1878, ae 36. 98. Wyatt T. Edwards, May 17, 1844 - Jan. 8, 1922. Abbie R. Edwards, his wife, Nov. 28, 1846 - Nov. 14, 1928. 99. Lyman Smith, Jan. 28, 1832 - July 21, 1903. 100. Hulda Smith, Feb. 18, 1837 - June 21, 1911. 101. Etta M. Smith, Apr. 13, 1872 - Mar. 18, 1910. 102. Charles Smith, May 17, 1858 - July 2, 1934. 103. Ellsworth Edwards, d. Aug. 27, 1878, ae 8 years 9 mos. Alice M. Edwards, d. Sept. 6, 1878, ae 10 years 8 mos. Children of Wyatt T. & Abbie P. Edwards. 104. Elena R. Edwards, dau. of Wyatt & Abbie Edwards, May 31, 1881- Mar. 20, 1915. 105. Oliver D. Richardson, d. Feb. 18, 1886, ae 79 y 5 mos. [GAR flag] 106. Algernon H. Smith, Feb. 6, 1856 - Feb. 10, 1941. Rose E. Foster Smith, his wife, Oct. 13, 1859 - Oct. 8, 1940. 107. E. Marguerite Little, 1898 - 1946. 108. Jason P. Little, 1891 - 1963. [No gravestone; undertaker's placque only.] 109. Isaac J. Morey, d. June 21, 1894, ae 42 y 10 mos. 110. "Morey Bolster.u Emma J. Bolster, wife of Isaac J. Morey,d.June 2, 1927, aet 69 years 7 mos. "Later wife of Fred A.Bolster." 111. Hannah B. Warren, wife of James Warren, d. June 9, 1857, ae 79 years. [Stone broken off] 112. Jane Starbird, dau. of Lowett[?] and Sarah Starbird, d. Aug. 24, 1852, ae 1 year 8 mos. [Stone broken off] 113. Gilman Nutting, d. Dec. 9, 1920, ae 83 years 2 mos. 16 days. 114. Annie M. Nutting. NMother.N (Stone broken off.] 115. Elizabeth E. Nutting. "Lizzie." Wife of Nathan W. Nutting. D.Sept. 27, 1897, ae 33 years 2 mos. 15 days. 116. Edith Angie Nutting, d. May 3, 1896, ae 3 years 11 mos. Eugenia G. Nutting, d. July 22, 1896, ae 1 mo 10 days. Children of N. W. & E. E. Nutting. 117. Alfred G. Nutting. "Ferd." Son of Gilman & Annie M. Nutting, d. Dec. 25, 1890, ae 22 years 10 mos 20 days. 118. John Merton Noble, May 8, 1891 - Oct. 19, 1957. 119. George C. Noble, son of Millie & Chas C. Noble, d. Dec. 29, 1890, ae 1 year[?], 4 mos. 120. Mildred K. Edwards Noble, wife of Charles C. Noble, Nov. 24, 1862 - Nov. 9, 1917. 121. Charles C. Noble, Nov. 25, 1850 - Apr. 11, 1937. 122. Orillia(?] Noble, wife of J. W. Noble, d. Mar. 3, 1891, ae 79 years 11 mos. 28 days. 123. John W. Noble, d. June 2, 1904, ae 77 years 10 mos 15 days. 124. Sally Noble, wife of Joseph, d. Feb. 1, 1878, ae 83 years [Stone is on ground.] 125. Joseph Noble, d. Apr. 12, 1863, ae 73. 126. Hiram Noble, d. July 30, 1883, ae 64 years. 127. Freddie Hancock, son of C. F. & Ella Hancock, d. May 25, 1879, ae 4 years 4 mos. 128. Lucy E. Gage, dau. of Wm. & Olive A. Gage, d. Feb. 9, 1876, ae 16 years 11 months. 129. James B. Gage, son of Wm. & Olive Gage, d. July 28, 1872, ae 16 years 3 mos. 130. Nathan Wight, d. Apr. 20, 1862, ae 56 y 4 mos. 131. Alfred A. Wight, d. Mar. 20, 1865, ae 33 years 8 mos. (Stone broken off] 132. Flora E. Corbin, 1915 - 1969. 133. Edwin C. Knight, 1901 - Aggie N. Knight, 1886 - 1970. 134. Ralph Lamb, 1872 - 1924. 135. Louisa Mayberry, wife of Lewis Mayberry, d. May 28, 1881, ae 36 years 5 mos. 136. Lewis Mayberry, d. Oct. 31, 1912, ae 75 years 5 mos. 137. Winnie Plummer, son of Rev. N. W. & Ann B. Plummer, d. June 3, 1879, ae 7 years 14 days. Hattie Plummer, dau. of Rev. N. W. & Ann B. Plummer, d. June 30, 1878, ae 17 years 9 mos. 16 days. 138. James A. Shedd, Jan. 28, 1839 - Feb. 5, 1920. 139. Martha A. Shedd, wife of James A., d. Oct. 9, 1870, ae 23 y 7 mos. 140. Tyre Ann Shedd, wife of Thomas Shedd, d. Jan. 21, 1869 ae 59. 141. Thomas Shedd, b. Apr. 9[?], 1814[?], d. Sept. 5, 1894. 142. Albert Strout, 1847 - 1925. 143. Robert H. Strout. "Harley." Son of Albert & Ida Strout, b.Apr. 27, 1869, d. Jan. 2, 1879. 144. Ida H. Spurr Strout, wife of Albert Strout, d. May 17, 1898, ae 46 years 3 mos. 24 days. 145. "Spurr Lamb." Laura Lamb, wife of David T. Lamb and formerly wife of Samuel Spurr, b. Nov. 1, 1820, d. Apr. 12, 1895. 146. David T. Lamb, b. Mar. 30, 1816, d. Nov. 18, 1878. 147. Samuel Spurr, d. Mar. 3, 1855, ae 43. 148. William Byron Spurr, son of Samuel & Laura Spurr, d. Mar. 9, 1844, ae 8 mos. North Part - [Transcriptions made in 1994, starting with gravestones farthest front, across in rows from left to right.] 149. Richard C. Jackson, U.S.A.F., 1933 - Jacqueline J. Wallace Jackson, 1938 - 1985. 150. Neil K. Eaton, 1908 - 1984. Sadie A. Shoals, his wife, 1913 - 1984. 151. Their son, Neil K. Jr., 1930 - 1990. 152. Charles Gilfin Godfrey, SP 4, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Dec. 20, 1947 - Oct. 6, 1986. 153. Danny Lee Jackson, 1959 - 1985. 154. W. Ellsworth Stuart, 1904 - 1984. Olive F. Ingalls, wife, 1907 - 1984 155. Lew Baker, 1909 - Ella Baker, 1899 - 1977. 156. Eugene W. O'Connor, 1916 - 1984. Katherine W. O'Connor, 1917 - 1973. Grave unmarked (as of 1994) Edna Godfrey (ashes], d. Sept. 1994.