POWERS CEMETERY, LANCASTER, ERIE, NEW YORK Copyright (c) 2000 by Kathygen@aol.com ************************************************************************ 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. ************************************************************************ Powers Cemetery Town of Lancaster, Erie County, New York 1811 - 1864 (Sec.6, Lot 12, Twp. 11, Range 6) Located on the north side of Genesee Street, across from # 5815 Genesee St. 1/4 mile west of Gunville Road, perhaps 100 - 150 yards off the road. [Located 800 feet north of Genesee Street at power pole 267 - 412.] Many of the stones have fallen and a few are broken. The entire cemetery and area is heavily overgrown with berry briar, grape vines, and scrub trees. This cemetery isn't maintained. Eastern most Rows - E BAKER John, died July 25, 1834. [E-Row 1] Sylvester, son of John & Harriet Baker, Mar 12, 1831, 3 yrs, 7 mo.[Foot stone : S.B.] BRIMWELL Charles, son of William & [?], born Nov 8, 1880, died --, --, 1880, 10 mo, [?] ds. Noah, Aug 7, 1852, aged 13 yrs. COX James, died June 26, 1853, aged 61 yrs. [E-Row 4] CROUP Simeon [?] E., son of Philip & Jul [?], Nov 26, 1851, 3 yrs, 2 ds. CULLEN [?] Fordson P., died Dec 21, 1811, 10 yrs, 6 mo. DeFRIES Christian, son of Jacob P., & Harriet DeFries, died March 15, 1853, aged 10 y's, 10 mo, 15 ds.[E-Row 1] GREEN Infant son, of Fordyce and Minerva Green, died June 7, 1840. [E-Row 3] HALSTEAD Clarissa, wife of Job Halstead, died Mar 1, 1832, AE 62 yrs [Foot stone : C.H.] [E-Row 3] Job, died Oct 5, 1832[5], AE 68 or 86 yrs, 9 mo, 12 ds. [E-Row 3] LUTZ Gelina, wife of Frederick C. Lutz, daughter of Corbin W. & Clarissa Powers, died Mar 22, 1862, AE 31 yrs 1 mo 13 da [E-Row 2] MURRAY Sarah E., wife of A[lonz]o, died July 11, 1859, 19 Yrs, 10 [Broken stone] Foot stone : M.J.W. [E-Row 5] POWERS Caleb, son of Oliver & Elizabeth Powers, died Feb 25, 1834, 5 yrs, 8 mo.[?] [E-Row 2] Corbin W., died Jan 23[5] 1854, AE 45 yrs [E-Row 2] Cordelia S., wife of Oliver F.[H].Powers , died April 23, 1814, AE 24 yrs [Foot stone : C.S.P.] [1st wife of Oliver Powers Jr.] [E-Row 2] Edwin, son of Corbin W. & Clarissa Powers, died Feb 15 1853, AE 20 yrs [Foot stone :E.P.] [Broken stone] [E-Row 2] Lydia, wife of Oliver Powers Sr., died Mar 27, 1836, AE 88 yrs 1 mo,[Foot stone : L.P.] [2nd wife of Oliver Powers Jr.][E-Row 2] Lydia E., Dau' of Oliver & Elizabeth Powers, died July 2, 1824, AE 5 yrs. [E-Row 1] Michael, son of Oliver & Elizabeth Powers, died Oct 9, 1829, AE 4 yrs [E-Row 2] Oliver, died July 17, 1834, AE 42 yrs [E-Row 2] Large upright weather stone, maybe Powers, Born 1802? -Died 1841?, Age 39 [E-Row 3] SHEEFER Eleanor T., wife of John Sheefer, Died Dec 3, 1852, 30 yrs, 6 mo. [Foot stone : E.T.S.] [Broken stone] WILCOX Mary Jane, wife of Geo R. Wilcox, July 11 1854, aged 17 yrs, 16 ds. Foot stones E.M. D.S.P. J.U.[?] O.R. S.L. Unknown A large upright stone [?], died 1841, age 39 Broken & half buried [E-Row 2] Broken stone, broken pieces [E-Row 2] Fallen and under fallen tree. [E-Row 5] Hidden under grapevine [E-Row 1] Two stones - illegible [Cholera epidemic in 1832 and 1934] SOURCE: Tombstone information complied by Leo J. & Katherine M. Kopp on a personal visit to the cemetery 28 November 1998, and earlier records recorded by Donald Keller. Erie County, New York Cemeteries (http://members.tripod.com/~wnyroots)