Scribner Hill, Upper Yard Cemetery, Scribner Hill Road, Otisfield, Maine
Otisfield (Cumberland County 1798-1978; Oxford County 1978-Present), Maine.


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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.  Transcribed 
in 1977 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.
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Scribner Hill, Upper Yard Cemetery, Scribner Hill Road, Otisfield, Maine
Otisfield (Cumberland County 1798-1978; Oxford County 1978-Present), Maine.

Directions:  From the Town Office at 403 State Route 121, go out the driveway
and turn right onto SR 121.  Go up hill and at top of hill, turn left onto
Scribner Hill Road.  Go approximately   miles.  Cemetery is on the left.

Inscriptions were transcribed in 1973 by Jean F Hankins, Scribner Hill Press, 
Scribner Hill Road, Otisfield, Maine.  Scanned for the Internet in 1999
by Marilyn Strout, 58 Bean Road, Otisfield, ME.

First number starts in south-east corner (left front). There are a number
of plain fieldstones in this cemetery, some of which are illegible. These
stones, which were obviously intended as grave markers, are omitted in this
list.  This cemetery is maintained by the town and is officially "closed."

1.     Rebecca, wife of Hiram Jordan, d. Jan. 22, 1848, ae 34 yrs. 9 mos.
2.     Annah Rowena, dau. of Silas B. & Charlotte B. Whittum, d. Dec. 22, 1852, ae 7 ms.
3.     Silas B. Whittum, d. July 1, 1853, ae. 25 yrs.
4.     John Scribner Jr., d. Sept. 9, 1864, ae. 75 yrs. 4 ms.
5.     Elizabeth, wife of John Scribner Jr., d. May 24, 1880, ae 81.
6.     Georgiana, dau. of John & Elizabeth Scribner, d. Sept. 24, 1862, ae 20 yrs. 3 mos.
7.     Eliza A., dau. of David & Mary E. Whittam, d. Oct. 16, 1842, ae.15 yrs. 3 mos.
8.     Eunice, dau. of I. H. & L. Scribner, d. Aug. 25, 1835, ae 17 mos.
9.     Jackson Scribner, Co. C, 30 Me. Infantry, b. Apr. 1, 1820, d.May 2, 1864, in New 
       Orleans. Also inf. son d. May 16, 1864, ae 2 days.
10.    Julia wife of Willoughby Smith, d. July 6, 1878 ae 84.
11.    Reuben son of Willoughby & Julia Smith, d. Sept. 3, 1832.
12.    Willoughby Smith, d. Aug. 27, 1866 ae 66 yrs. 7 mos.
13.    Zach L. Winship, d. Oct. 24, 1873, a. 73
14.    Elizabeth, wife of Z. L. Winship, d. Jan. 14, 1868, ae 61 yrs. 18 days.
15.    Julious, son of Z. & Elizabeth Winship, d. Dec. 12, 1861, aet. 19 yrs. 3 mos. 17 ds.
16.    Mahala A., dau. of Zachariah L. & Elizabeth Winship, d. Sept. 13, 1853, ae. 22 yrs. 2
       mos.
17.    Baby, dau. of Peter & Sophronia Billings.
18.    Betty, wife of John Winship, d. Nov. 28, 1851, ae 85 yrs. 2 mos.
19.    John Winship, d. Feb. 11, 1848, ae 85 yrs. 4 mos.  "Soldier of the Revolution."
20.    Simeon Whitham, d. June 9, 1815.  Drummer, Scammons Regt., Rev. War.
21.    Abigail Ger[rish), wife of Simon Scrib[ner), d. June 30, 1837.
22.    Urania, dau. of John & Dorcas Piper, d. Feb. 10, 1836, ae 29 yrs 11 mos.
23.    "D.P. d. 1822 a. 31."  [Dorcas Piper, wife of John Piper, d.Mar. 20, 1822, 
       according to Spurr's History.--JFH)
24.    Martha Ann dau. of Jonathan & Martha     p, died 1851(7?].  [This stone is broken
       and lying on stone wall surrounding cemetery.]
25.    "Abica" [This is only word on another broken stone fragment.]