TRANSIT ROAD CEMETERY, BETHANY, GENESEE COUNTY, NY Copyright (c) 1999 by Leilani Spring (leilani@iinc.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. ************************************************************************ TRANSIT ROAD CEMETERY is located on the on the west side of Transit Road, south of Sparks Road Junction, nine-tenths of a mile from route 20, between the town of Bethany and the town of Pavilion, Genesee County, New York. It is an abandoned cemetery. The first burial was in 1811 and the last in 1901. -B- BAILOCK, Huldah M. 23 Mar 1887 Age 64y BAILOCK, N. 29 Sep 1883 Age 56y BAKER, Betsey R. 4 Sep 1874 Age 63y; wife of James Baker BAKER, Elmina 24 Mar 1823 Age 16y; dau. of Seth C. & Cynthia Baker BAKER, James 16 Jun 1887 Age 82y BAKER, Polly 30 Mar 1851 Age 73y; wife of Stafford Baker: “Adieu, my friends, dry up your tears, Here I must lie ‘til Christ appears.” BARNEY, Chauncey 19 Sep 1807 - 19 Feb 1875 BARNEY, Parmelia 9 Nov 1805 - 6 Dec 1893 Wife of Chauncey BARTLETT, William L. 27 Nov 1851 Age 56y -C- CHASE, Bathsheba G. 3 Feb 1842 Age 27y; wife of John S. Chase; “We loved her with hearts sincere, But God was pleased to stop her young career.” COLLINS, A. L. 18 May 1863 Age 48y; “Father” COLLINS, Sarah E. 30 May 1887 Age 69y; wife of A. L. Collins; “Mother” -D- DAUCHY, Sarah 7 Sep 1865 Age 58y 9m; wife of Smith Dauchy -G- GILLET, Huldah 8 Nov 1875 Age 79y; wife of Joseph Gillet GILLET, Joseph 3 May 1871 Age 77y GILLET, Joseph M. 25 Jun 1834 Age 3y GILLET, Mary 7 May 1881 Age 11y; Adopted dau. of Joseph & Huldah Gillet -H- HALLOCK, Huldah M. 23 Mar 1887 Age 64y HALLOCK, N. 29 Sep 1883 Age 56y HAMILTON, Robert 30 Oct 1813 Age 53y; “Stop and listen as you pass by, As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, so you must be, Prepare for death and follow me.” HOLDEN, Lousette 12 Mar 1826 Age 1y 9m; dau of Metcalf & Amanda Holden -K- KNOWLTON, Daniel 4 Jul 1847 Age 71y KNOWLTON, Little Frank J. 1856 - 19 Aug 1859 Age 2y 7m 25d KNOWLTON, Lucy Obliterated Wife of David Knowlton KNOWLTON, Mary 8 Oct 1874 Age 88y; wife of Daniel Knowlton KNOWLTON, Phebe (Stewart) 1820 - 190 Wife of Thaddeus Knowlton KNOWLTON, Thaddeus J. 1822 - 1896 -M- MARSH, Clarissa 7 Aug 1867 Age 81y; wife of Jonathan Marsh MARSH, Ida A. 1 Sep 1851 Age 1y 9m; dau. of Mendol W. & J. Marsh MARSH, Jonathan 31 Jan 1871 Age 89y MARSH, Jonathan Jr. 24 Feb 1842 Age 31y MARSH, Mendol W. 1 Sep 1851 MARSH, Philena S. 7 Dec 1860 Age 25y 6m; dau. of Sewell & Sally Marsh; “We shall meet again.” MARSH, Sally Saphronia 18 Apr 1874 Age 61y 6m 11d; wife of Sewell Marsh; “We have met again.” “Dearest mother, thou hast left us, Here our loss we deeply feel; But ‘tis God that has bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal; But one short year ago we laid Our Father, dear away.” MARSH, Sewell B. 3 May 1873 Age 64y 5m 11d; “He has taken him from a world of pain, That shook his feeble frame; Our hearts are full of sorrow, But still we praise his name.” MARVIN, J. 11 May 1883 Age 58y -N- NEEDHAM, Alonzah 5 Feb 1832 Age 10y; son of Ziba and Achasa Needham; “Death like an early frost, Hath cropt a blooming flower; Fond expectation tost, By a Heavenly power.” -P- PEPPER, Isaac 28 Jun 1826 Age 42y; “Ye who mourn a husband true! Ye who weep for a friend! Call to mind the Christians hope, That your friend is safe in heaven.” PEPPER, Sally 30 Sep 1844 Age 56y; wife of Isaac Pepper PERRY, Survina 8 Feb 1847 Age 91y; wife of Ezekiah Perry -S- SAYRS, Thomas 6 Jul 1823 Age 1y 3m 7d; son of John L. & Sally Sayrs SHEDD, Joseph 4 Jan 1817 Age 33y SHEDD, Sally 8 Oct 1844 Age 58y; wife of Joseph Shedd SHELDEN, Gardner 10 Jun 1859 Age 61y SHELDEN, Nancy G. 15 Dec 1884 Age 85y; wife of Gardner Shelden SMEAD, Betsey 15 Oct 1825 Age 53y; wife of Selah Smead SMEAD, Charles 22 Jan 1875 Age 82y 1m 24d SMEAD, Fannie 8 Sep 1824 Age 10m; dau. of Charles & Maliga Smead SMEAD, Fanny 26 Dec 1811 Age 11y 5m 16d; dau.of C. & M. Smead SMEAD, George C. 6 Jun 1846 Age 25y SMEAD, Maliga 8 Apr 1854 Age 56y; wife of Charles Smead SMEAD, N. G. 18 Nov 1859 Age 42y SMEAD, Phylinda H. 17 Aug 1824 Age 1y 10m 28d; dau of Charles & Maliga Smead SMEAD, Selah, Esq. 8 Mar 1851 Age 83y SNOW, Alberia 8 Apr 1854 Son of Edwin & Emily Snow SPAULDING, Helen M. 8 Mar 1815 Age 2y 3m; dau. of B. F. & M. Spaulding STARKWEATHER, Ezra 17 Jan 1874 Age 79y STARKWEATHER, Hiram 15 Jan 1887 Age 74y STARKWEATHER, John 27 May 1847 Age 80y STARKWEATHER, Lucy 9 Jan 1841 Age 70y 5m 28d; wife of John Starkweather; “Dearest Mother, thou has left us, and thy loss we greatly feel; ‘Tis the Lord that hath bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal.” STARKWEATHER, Mary E. 10 Dec 1873 Age 31y; wife of F. E. Starkweather STARKWEATHER, Polly 28 Sep 1810 Age 85y; wife of Daniel Starkweather; “The sweet remembrance of the just, Shall flourish though they sleep in dust.” STARKWEATHER, Prudence 29 May 1859 Age 52y STARKWEATHER, Sally 17 Jul 1822 Age 7y; dau. of John & Lucy Starkweather -W- WARD, Hannah 26 Nov 1812 Age 59y; consort of Amasa Ward; “Death is a debt to nature due, Which I have paid and so must you.” WELLS, Ebenezer 3 Sep 1852 Age 69y WELLS, Harriet S. 4 Oct 1878 Age 59y; wife of Seymour Wells WELLS, Rachael 6 Jan 1832 Age 50y; wife of Ebenezer Wells WELLS, Seymour 28 Oct 1860 Age 47y; “I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” WRIGHT, E. Darwin 25 Oct 1815 - 20 Feb 1891 WRIGHT, Hephsibah 27 Sep 1813 - ? Wife of E. Darwin Wright WRIGHT, Sarah 7 Oct 1831 Wife of Stephen Wright WRIGHT, Stephen 17 Mar 1831 Age 75y