WEST OLD TOWN CEMETERY ==================================================================== USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: C. Delana email: bdelana@mosquitonet.com ==================================================================== WEST OLD TOWN CEMETERY Submitted by C. Delana email: bdelana@mosquitonet.com 3683 Frenchman Road Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 Location: Kirkland Road, Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine Directions: Drive west from Old Town on Route 43 approximately eight miles. Drive across two small bridges, Kirkland Road located on left. Cemetery is about 1/10 mile down Kirkland Road, on left. 1. Babb, John H. 28 April 1837 -03 Sept 1901 military marker on grave 2. Babb, George A. 29 May 1855 - 03 Nov 1897 Caroline M., his wife 1858 - 28 Oct 1948 Babb, Ora A. 24 June 1894 - 07 Dec 1918 3. Buchannan, Malcolm Buchannan, Edith d. 1999 4. Cunningham, Robert J. 1885 - 1967 military marker on grave 5. Erskine, Edmund died 06 Jan 1895; age 64 yrs, 4 mo, 6 days A member of Co. 11 Maine Heavy Artillery Mary J., his loving wife died 07 Jan 1908; age 69 yrs, 5 mo, 28 days Infant 6. Glidden, Hiram 1820 - 1905 Glidden, Melissa D., his wife 1830 - 1899 Glidden, Edmond E. died 17 Feb 1893; age 41 years (stone down and embedding) Veazie, Alfred died 30 June 1893; age 62 yrs, 6 mo, 21 days A member of Co. A 22nd Regt. Me. Vols. 7. Glidden, Clara A. wife of Fred H. Glidden died 04 Feb 1882; age 25 yrs, 3 mo, 11 days a missing marker on this grave - stone broken off 8. Glidden, Angela, wife of Ammon Glidden; 1873 - 1902 9. Griffin, Joseph A. Griffin, Cora W.; his wife died 07 Mar 1898; age 27 yr. 1 day Griffin, Simon died 12 Nov 1895 age 88 yrs 2 mo. grange marker on Simon Griffin's grave Griffin, Mary B., his wife died 24 July 1899; age 88 yrs, 4 mo, 2 days 10. Griffin, William S. died06 Oct 1877; age 40 yrs, 5 mo. 29 days military marker on grave. William S. Griffin is buried in Ira Weymouth grave. 11. Holmes, Charles died 31 Dec 1903; age 68 yrs, 6 mo, 22 days Co. K 19th Regt Me. Vols Holmes, Frances E. died 05 Nov 1929; age 86 yrs Holmes, Mytie V. daughter of Charles and Frances Holmes died 31 Aug 1872; age 2 yrs, 4 mo, 28 days Mytie V. Holmes stone down and embedding 12. Kennedy, James T. 1918 - 1976 (U.S. veteran marker) Kennedy, Dorothy 1915 - 1975 Kennedy, Joyce M. 1952 - 1952 13. Orcutt, Otis died 22 Aug 1884; age 76 yrs 4 mo 18 days stone down and broken O.F.O. on small marker stone on grave Orcutt, Chas. Fred E. 22 May 1860 - 06 Apr 1910 14. Perry, Baby This is a cement block. Baby was buried in a field nearby and block moved to cemetery several years ago. 15. Porter, Sanford L. 28 Nov 1870 - 06 Sept 1950 Levenseller, Flora B., his wife 05 Jan 1870 - 14 Dec 1897 16. Porter, Willis M. died 01 Sept 1891; age 48 yrs 5 mo Co. K 19 Regt Me Vols. Porter, Esther H., his wife died 02 Mar 1918; age 78 yrs 6 mo 3 days Small father stone, mother stone A stone down and broken, no info on remaining part Edwards, Myra P. 1866 - 1946 Porter, Chesley F. son of Willis and Esther H. Porter died 03 Oct 1883; age 6 yr 8 mo 10 days 17. Porter, Willis died 03 July 1884; age 61 yr 3 mo 20 days stone down and broken Porter, Richard S. "born in Orneville" 20 Oct 1814; "died in Hudson" 08 Nov 1896 stone down Porter, Sarah J. , wife of Richard S. 16 May 1819 - 19 Feb 1869 Porter, Sarah A. daughter of Richard and Sarah J. Porter Died 18 July 1864; age 15 yrs 17 days stone down and embedding Porter, Sanford son of Richard and Sarah J. Porter Died 03 Mar 1860; age 1 yr 8 mo 17 days stone down and embedding Porter, James died 24 Oct 1872; age 81 yr 8 mo 15 days stone down and embedding Mary, wife of James Porter died 10 Apr 1878; age 88 yrs 11 mo 5 days stone down and embedding Porter, Asa died 29 Dec 1872; age 53 yr 8 mo 3 days stone down and embedding 18. Weatherbee, William Carl 12 Apr 1903 - 01 Aug 1992 Weatherbee, Valeria Mina 20 Apr 1911 - Weatherbee, Joseph F. 04 Oct 1898 - 14 Sept 1946 Maine BM 2 C USNR World War 2 Weatherbee, Ephraim W. 14 Apr 1873 - 29 Oct 1942 19. Weymouth, Ira died 12 Nov 1899; age 71 yrs 8 mo 11 days Co. E 11 th Me Vol. military marker on grave (William S. Griffin is also buried in this grave) 20. Whitcomb, Wilbur A. 02 Aug 1905 - 14 Feb 1948 military marker on grave stone embedding 21. Whitten, O'Shea W. 20 Apr 1833 - 10 Mar 1905 Whitten, Katheryn H. his wife 16 Sept 1831 - 17 July 1903 grange markers on this grave Whitten, O. W.; Katheryn H. Whitten; Katheryn E. Whitten three small flat stones, embedding 22. Wickett, Linwood A. 1911 - Wickett, Alice M. 1915 - 23. Young, Kenneth A. 1912 - 1977 Young, Pearl E. 1916 - 1991 24. Young, Burton I. 1872 - 1962 Young, Eliza A. 1877 - 1948 small stones on grave: father, mother 25. ---, Georgie (on small stone) (large stone on this grave is missing. Grave is located between Erskine and Charles Holmes gravesites, in older part of cemetery.) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Two older gravesites are missing stones. Alonzo McCullough is also buried in this cemetery, at an unknown location. This cemetery was badly vandalized in the 1980's, and is in need of restoration. Genealogical Information: Burton and Eliza A. Young are parents of Kenneth A. Young and Alice M. Wickett. Eliza A. (Webb) Young is also the mother of Joseph Weatherbee and William C. Weatherbee. Ephraim Weatherbee is father of Joseph and William Weatherbee. Pearl A. Young is sister to James T. Kennedy. Valeria M. Weatherbee is the daughter of George and Mina (Grant) Goodwin. Wilbur A. Whitcomb and Malcolm Buchannan are buried in same site, both husbands of Edith Wickett, sister to Linwood Wickett.