WILD ROSE CEMETERY, NORTH HARMONY, CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NEW YORK Copyright (c) 2000 by Dee Davidson (jcricket@cecomet.net). ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any 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. The submittor has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ WILD ROSE CEMETERY NORTH HARMONY, NY Located on MORLEY Rd, just a few feet from the intersection of RAMSEY Rd. A secluded, wooded area, this small cemetery is fenced in with an old, still pretty wrought iron fence. Some stones are in good condition, others missing , off their bases or crumbled; there is quite a large area where nothing shows. This first group is from stones read by Dee Davidson, July 2000. Second group (soon to follow) is from older records, provided by Donna Mills & Dee Davidson, 2000. BERRY stone broken Ann E. BERRY d 1/23/1882 age 45 beside matching stone for Barbara A. BERRY d 8/8/1882 aged 18-11-6 large space then BERRY Shermon (as spelled with O ) died 4/12/1877 age 64-10-20 BERRY 3 matching stones all broken and not readable Infants, of J.D. BERRY? BLANCHARD There are other BLANCHARD in nearby Open Meadows cemetery N. Harmony a large name only monument, in front, a small child's marker, Charlie, Infant son of H B 11/1/1880 d 12/21/1880 To the right front is 6 markers, no last name but they seem to belong to the Blanchard L-R from Street 1,Seth 1778-1858 2. Caleb A. 1806-1870 (son of Seth and Lydia (RICE) BLANCHARD, not known if Lydia is here ) 3. (*Wife of Caleb) Clarissa GLEASON 1810-1887 (dau of Rufus GLEASON see Open Meadows listings) Emeline, 1847-1873 (dau of Caleb and Clarissa) Betsey E. 1833-1855(dau of Caleb and Clarissa) Lydia 1850-1868 (dau of Caleb and Clarissa) behind this row is a small marker, MARY, 1883-1893 no other stones near BOGARDUS - JAMES Large monument only reads the last names Bogardus front, James on back near BOGARDUS Fred, 1885-1906 "At rest" other matching granite stones near no last names Infant, Hazel May 10-17 to 11-27 1898 Sophie, "Sister" no data BROWN B. L. no data/ FLAG BROWN double marker Clifford R. 1896-1974 Hattie J. 1889-1985 near BROWN Willis E. 1898-1974 CARD separate stone for each, some seem to be missing Stephen died 10/5/1850 age 81 Wife Rebecca, died 10-2-1868 aged 91-0-15 Dau Susan Card age 1-2-29, eroded DAVISON monument, on front side Edgar Davison, 1854-1903 Nellie A. his wife 1857-1944 back side is Emanuel DAVISON died 2/16/1888 age 68-9-9 Wife Mary E. 1832-1912 nearby is DAVISON Louisa d 4/27/1854 ae 1/7/16 DAVISON Alice 5/27/1872 ae 2 yrs and 2 smaller markers for Nellie and Edgar and 2 smaller for "Mother" and "Father" EDDY 1 stone for each child 3 children of Nathan P and Laura EDDY Mary M died 8/9/1853 age 18-3-18 Enos L. died 4/6/1857 age 19-9-?? smaller Arthur M EDDY died 5/31/1854 cannot read age GLEASON there are several more GLEASON family in nearby Open Meadows Cemetery, N, Harmony GLEASON broken and flat almost grass covered Henry son of Edwin and Lucretia GLEASON - LOVEJOY Gleason Front, Lovejoy on back a large gray granite monument, in excellent condition but is tilting and will topple soon On the mon, Edwin GLEASON 1803-1864 Wife Lucretia,(*may be SACKETT) 1802-1880 Children Marcia, 1834-1837 Henry (same child as above) 1836-1861 Edwin B 1841- d/d not etched in GLEASON near monument, hand with finger pointing to Heaven Edwin GLEASON, d 7/21/1864 2 footstones, M G and L G near GLEASON the marker has fallen from its base Mary N. GLEASON died 8/8/1872 ae 47-? Near marker I. G.G JACKSON Monument Charles W. 1842-1893 (another smaller stone near says Charles, "Father") Wife Melissa J. 1856-1936 (another stone near says Melissa , "Mother") Sophia Jackson 1891-1939 (another stone near is Sophia, "Sister" JACKSON John, died 11-10-1851 aged 64-11-10 near JACKSON Sarah wife of John, died 7/26/1871 age 84-10-24 JACKSON Chauncey, died 4/13/1878 aged 65-10-7 "A loved one at rest" wife JACKSON Sophia, died 1/4/1884 aged 62-11-18 hand / finger toward heaven dau JACKSON Hattie A. died 7/1864 age 11 or 14, stone broken and reglued JACKSON Bronze and granite marker James G. JACKSON, US Navy WWII 12/7/1923 died 12/31/1985 FLAG beside JACKSON double marker John 1884-1940 Belle 1886-1971 beside JACKSON Charles Henry 1904-1920 LOVEJOY Henry M son of James J. and Emily Gleason 8/2/1894 ae 37 LOVEJOY James W. 1862-1947 LOVEJOY Emily GLEASON 1830-1922 beside John LOVEJOY 1828-1909 NORTON Mary L wife of Philip died 12/27 1815 stone broken and glued at age ae 21-11-?? Esther J. dau of Philip and Mary, died 3/12/1850 age 12/3/16 REYNOLDS next to fence is a flat marker with a flag there is a woodchuck hole under the marker Edward F. REYNOLDS US Marine Corp Reserve 8/17/1917 died 8/19/1945 REYNOLDS double marker Edward F. 1859-1958 Carrie S. 1875-1970 RICE Ephraim Rice, died 11/2/1861 aged 72-???? beside RICE Polly Mery(as spelled) died 11/18/1881 age 75-7-6 RICE double marker inside a large bed of "Wild Rose" Perry A Rice, 1851-1917 Mary N. 1859-1944 RICE Jabez, stone is fallen and leans on footstone he is probably the Jabez born 2/11/1782 MA beside another fallen stone RICE Nellie, wife of Jabez RICE died 3/29/1850 age (May read 67) was possibly Nellie BOYNES RICE Esther Ann, dau of George and Sarah RICE, d 5/23/1853 age 4-5-?? next to shattered stone Sarah, no data there is another stone near totally crumbled RICE - BUTTS small monument both names H.S. RICE 1835-1901 Nancy, his wife on the back is BUTTS Morris 1853-1894 small stone near is "Mother" RICE Seymour "At Rest" no dates next to matching stone for RICE Elizabeth died 2/15/1903 aged 59-4-0 RICE Sally, wife of Dwight RICE d 12/2/1862 age 61-3-9 RICE Dwight, died 4/21/1872 aged 74-0-17 SLAYTON - BUTTS double marker, near the monument for Butts - Rice Morris BUTTS (same as monument) 1853-1894 Dora BUTTS 1861-1945 STEVES small child's marker Henry son of P. Grant STEVES and E. B 10/3/1897 d 9/17/1898 near STEVES Barbara Esther STEVES "Mother" 1867-1905 next to STEVES P. Grant Steves 1868-19?? stone is sunken next to STEVES Anna B STEVES 1864-1948 STEVES Small monument, front is STEVES, back is WATKINS WATKINS beside the monument is 1. Benjamin G. Watkins, 1/15/1842 died 10/10/1880 there is a flag Civil War 2. wife Amita(as spelled with M) B. 12/4/1844 died 4/7/1898 3.tiny stone for their infant son no date, no name