CEMETERY: Wood Cemetery; Ossian, Livingston co., NY submitted by Ronda Patterson (rpatterson@infoblvd.net). ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm http://files.usgwarchives.org/ny/livingston/cemeteries/ossian/wood.txt File size: 21 Kb ************************************************ Wood Cemetery, located in the town of Ossian county of Livingston, New York. There were 252 stones in the cemetery. 59 of them were unreadable / unrecordable by any means none to me. Recorded by: Ronda Patterson-- Email rpatterson@infoblvd.net Cemetery's Name : Wood Cemetery, Location: Township of Ossian, County of Livingston, In the state of New York. Direction's: From Dansville, New York,take route 436. You will cross over the Canaseraga Creek bridge. Take the first left hand turn, you need to stay on this road all the way to the top of the hill.This road is " Ossian Hill Road" you need to stay on this road, for up to about 4-6 miles. When you come to a 4 way stop this road is; "Hoataling Road". This cemetery is on the rightside of the road , just before the stop. It sets very close to the road, and is very easy to see. Across the road is a old 2 story gray house. date collected: June 11,2001. 1) JOHN B. SIOMAN Died 17 yrs. 2 mos. 2) unreadable 3) Catharine wife of Peter Shay Died May 24, 1845 4) Peter Shay 5) unreadable 6) L.G. 7) Mindwell wife of Lamberton Cooper Died Feb. 9, 1851 aged 63 ys. & 10 ms. 8) Tamson Wife of Benning W. Rowel Died Oct. 13,1862 aged 72yrs. 9ms. 18ds. 9) unreadable 10) Elizabeth wife of W. Scoon 11) unreadable 12) unreadable 13) unreadable 14) Polly wife of Elisha Prior Died Feb. 5, 1857 aged 75 yrs. 11 ms. & 2 ds. 15) Elisha Prior Died Mar. 11,1857 aged 80 yrs., 10ms. & 21ds. 16) unreadable 17) unreadable 18) Lamanzoo Shay Died 19) G.S. 20) J.S. 21) Unreadable 22) unreadable 23)unreadable 24) Erin 25) James Scott Died Apr.30,1861 aged 35 yr. 4ms. 1da. 26) FATHER & MOTHER Eleandr wife of John Scott died April 27, 1850 age 44yr. 27 ds. ------------------------------------- John Scott Born In Scotland Aug. 4, 1835 died Jan. 1,1870 27) Mary wife of Isaac Adams dau. of Dea Clendenning died in Ossian age 19, yrs. 28) John N 29) Jacob son of Isaac & Mary died March 23,1854 30) unreadable 31) unreadable 32) Rhoda wife of Jacob Clendenin died Feb. 9,1860 age 74, yrs. 33) Jacob Clendenin Died 34) unreadable 35) unreadable 36) James Graham Born Jan. 18, 1811 Died Sept. 25, 1838 -------------------------------- Elizabeth Henderson his wife born Nov. 30,1812 died Apr. 4,1890 37) Isabel F. Daughter Of Jas. & Nancy Scott Died Sept. 12, 1815 age 13 yrs.& 2ms. 22 ds. 38) NANCY wife of GEO G HOLDRIDGE Died Sept. 15,1845 39) MOTHER Bessie Wilkins Stoner 1884-1973 40) FATHER Floyd Wilkines 1872-1937 41) ELEANOR K. WILKINS 1910-1987 42) Kermit L. Vaughan 1909-1983 43) CARNEY Blain j. Minnie F. 1893-1980 1891 - 1952 44) BONNER 45) Frank D. Bonner 1898-1907 46) Grant L. Bonner 1903-1907 47) Frederick Bonner 1836-1911 48) Thomas W. Mitchell 1822-1896 ---------------------------------- Mary E. Gilbert his wife 1830-1909 49) FATHER 50) MITCHELL 51) Wm. L. Mitchell 1857- 1989 52)Carrie E. WIFE OF Wm. L. Mitchell 1863-1917 53) FATHER 54)MOTHER 55) George Thompson SARGT. CO. G13th. N.Y. VOL. 1838- ----------------------------------------------------- Jane Hughes his wife 1830-1899 56) FATHER 57) MOTHER 58) JOHN C. SCOTT Born Aug. 6, 1834 Died Aug. 16,1909 ---------------------------------------- ROSE A. his wife Born Sept. 23,1838 Died Aug. 3,1917 --------------------------------------- ALICE M. FRANCIS THEIR DAUGHTER Born Sept.24,1868 Died Nov. 20, 1896 59) ALICE 60) 1896 RUTH A. FRANCIS 1917 61) FATHER 62) MOTHER 63) LEWIS C. LEMEN 1838-1961 ------------------------------------- CATHARINE E. BOYLES HIS WIFE 1832-1904 64) KNAPP IRA JUSTIN VIRGINIA LEMON 1855-1919 1860-1944 65) TOM LEMON DIED JAN. 18,1863 AGED 72YR. 2MS. 20 DS. ---------------------------------- JANE WIFE OF TOM LEMON DIED SEPT. 7,1874 AGED 78YR. 4 MS. 7DS. 66) unreadable 67) unreadable 68) unreaadable 69) Jennet G. wife of James Lemon Died May 12, 1846 ag. 30yrs. 3ms. 8ds. 70) Virginia Lemon Died July 27,1856 71) LITTLE CORA 72) Elias Dimmick Died April 23,1882 age 77yr. 5ms. 11 ds. 73) John Dimmick Died June 23,1842 age 70 yrs. 74) HELEN MARY daughter of WOOLWORTH died May 17,1841 in her 2 days. 75) Joseph Witherell June 18,1863 76) POLLY wife of Joseph witherell died , 1854 77) Mary E. Witherell aged 17 mo's. 78) unreadable 79) unreadable 80) unreadable 81) unreadable 82)Orange Smith Died June 10,1884 83)Henry Luce died Aug. 19,1878 aged 83 yr. 14ds. 84) WORTHINGTON LUCE DIED SEPT. 19.1881 85) Eroch Tuttle died Sept. 19,1818 86) unreadable 87) unreadable 88) unreadable 89) unreadable 90) Jessa Tuttle died Dec. 10, 1844 91) Dinah E. wife of Jessie died May 26, 1840 92) unreadable 93) unreadable 94) unreadable 95) unreadable 96) ABIGAL - this was all that was on a very old slate stone tried to do a rubbing this did not work either. 97) unreadable 98) 1871 James L. Covert 1959 99) 1871 Carrie McNinch his wife 1839 100) NATHANIEL P. COVERT 1832--1910 ------------------------------------------------ MARIETTA LEMEN his wife 1829--1937 101) 1823 Mariett Covert 102) 1832 NATHANAL P. COVERT 103) FATHER 104) MOTHER 105) COVERT FREEMAN F. COVERT BORN JULY 18, 1835 DIED NOV. 23,1920 --------------------------------------------- MINERVA HIS WIFE BORN OCT. 12,1842 DIED OCT. 13,1891 106) SISTER MAE A. 1877-1934 107) Mary L. Hann 1871-1957 108) COVERT ANNA C. HACKMAN FRED L. HIS WIFE 1874-1936 1867-1944 109) LUTHER ALBERT L. LUTHER 1832--1998 ---------------------------------------------- DORATHY A. HUGHES HIS WIFE 1832-1898 110) Nathaniel Porter 111) Patty wife of nathaniel porter 112) Catherine F. daughter of nath & patty porter died May 11, 1825 113) ALICE daughter of samula & brenda porter died Aug. 28,1865 age 15yr. 2ms. 8 ds. 114) JEROME son of S & B PORTER died June 29,1852 age 10 yr. 115) BELINDA wife of S. Porter died June 29,1856 age 32 yr. 116) unreadable 117) unreadable 118) unreadable 119) CECELIA F. daughter of S&B PORTER died May 29,1849 age 10yrs. 120) JAMES W. PORTER 121) MOTHER 122) FATHER 123) ADAMS S. 1862-1944 ----------------------------- EMMA J. SMITH his wife 1863-1899 124) George E. son of Isaac & Jennie Bush Died Mar. 3,1902 125) HENRY BUSH 1833-1896 --------------------------------- JULIA his wife 1842-1929 --------------------------------- ISAAC MOORE 1838-1900 BUSH 126) ISAAC 127) JULIA 128) Henry Bush Co. H 21st. N.Y. CA. Died Aug. 25,1896 129)EDWIN M. SCOTT 1845-1900 130) Annie Noe born Feb. 7,1831 died Dec. 9,1898 131) unreadable 132) WOMPOLE LINVILLE JOSEPHINE 1861-1928 1863-1945 133) FENTON Charles H. Edith J. 1873-1965 1887-1974 134) FENTON Annette C. Isabelle J. Mason May 18,1916 Cpl. US. Marine Corps Mar. 23,1992 World War II March 30,1918 & Jun. 22,1994 135) unreadable 136) unreadable 137) HAROLD WILLIAM BAKER 1924-1955 138) Charles M. Wood PENNSYLVANIA Pvt. 109 MG. BN. 28 DIV. WORLD WAR I Feb. 27,1890 & Oct. 28, 1949 139) ROYAL W. RUDESIL CPL. ARMY AIR FORCES Apr. 18,1907 & Mar.1,1972 140) McNINCH LESTER G. JENNIE L. 1883-1959 1880-1974 141) MARION 1907-1908 142) LAFAYETTE WOOLWORTH Co. E 104 N.Y. Vol. Died June 14,1891 aged 65 yrs. 143) Rudesil Chadwick J. (wick) Oct. 16,1971 & Sept. 23,1991 144) FATHER 145) MOTHER 146) WILLIAM McNINCH 1812-1898 -------------------------------------------- CAROLINE E. GOULD his wife 1817-1898 McNINCH 147) ANNA wife of Mitchell 148) Sally Ann wife of D.C. BAILEY died Sept. 23,1867 149) Ralph L. son of T.W. & MARY E. Mitchell 1864-1879 150) MARY 151) Harriet L. wife of Thomas W. Mitchell died July 13,1835 age 32 yrs. 152) Lula wife of W.M.Gould died May 8,1845 age 48 yrs. 153) unreadable 154) unreadable 155) unreadable 156) unreadable 157) unreadable 158) unreadable 159) BETSEY wife of James VanScoter Died Oct. 1,1861 aged 56yrs. ------------------------------------- CATHARINE daughter of J.B. VanScoter Died Jan. 21,1853 age 15yrs. & 6mo. 21da. 160) unreadable 161) unreadable 162) unreadable 163) unreadable 164) OUR FATHER THOMAS WAINMAN 165) OUR MOTHER HANNAH WAINMAN 166) FAMILY MONUMENT Thomas Wainman died Nov. 6,1878 aged 81 yr. 7 m. 12 d. ----------------------------------------- Hannah Wainman wife of Thomas Wainman died Dec.11,1872 age 76 yr. --------------------------------------- Walter M. Mary Wainman daughter of died H& T Wainman june 14,1857 died age 23 yrs. Mar.18,1856 age 23 yrs. 167) POLLY ANN dau. of Elijah & Mary Wilcox died nov. 12, 1832 age 9yrs. 168) Wm. S. Watson died Feb. 6, 1819 169) JERUSH A. 170) Rhoda L. wife of Leo Barrel died June 1, 1846 171) Jennie (infant) dau. of D. & L. McCurdy died on Dec. 12, 1848 172) James W. son of WN. & Esther McCurdy died March 10,1843 173) George L. son of Wn. & Esther McCurdy died Feb. 23,1845 174) McCurdy died MAY 8,1845 age 30yrs. 2mo. 5ds. 175) HANNAH BABCOCK 176) MATILDA MOORE 177) ISAAC MOORE 178) MARY SMITH 179) Hiram B. Wright Co. K 21st. Reg. N.Y. Cav. Died 1863 Aged 46 yr. 180) Susan wife of Isaac Hurble 181) unreadable 182) unreadable 183) unreadable 184) Rufus Pratt died Feb. 22,1843 185) Mary A. Price wife of Oscar S. Wilcox Died Apr. 3,1920 age 85yr. 2mo.5d. 186) Oscar Wilcox died July 14,1870 187) Covert E. 188) unreadable 189) unreadable 190) unreadable 191) unreadable 192) unreadable 193) Lettitia T. dau. of Loarain T. & Marg Ann M. C. Price died Jan. 5,1810 age 5 mo. 194) Lemuel Price born 1784 Bucks Co. Penna. died 1858 2 Wives Letitia Elmira Thorn Somers buried: Kinston Wisc. (Kingston) ( Back Side) Lemuel Price War 1812-1814 U.S. Mounted Rangers Daniel M. Boone Co. Penna. 48th. Regt. Vol. Arty. 2-nd. Div. 2-nd Brig. Capt. Joseph VAND4CK Bucks Co. Penna. 195) OUR DEAR FATHER Owen Hughes died Oct. 24,1866 age 60yr. 6mo. 196) OUR DEAR MOTHER Girtdude wife of Owen Hughes died Nov. 18,1883 197) Robert C. son of Owen & Gerrud Hughes died March 8,1862 198) unreadable 199) unreadable 200) Peter Rolison 1782-1847 ------------------------------ Ann his wife 1792-1874 201) THOMAS TAYLOR 1794-1839 202) ESTHER TAYLOR 1795-1874 203) ROLISON Robert Rolison 1811-1870 ------------------------- Rebecca his wife 1812-1897 ------------------------- Cordelia their daughter 1876-1897 204) BROKAW Arlene C. Marion L. 1915- 1909-1963 205) Baby Harold 1937 3mo. 18da. 206) Robert M. Burger 1924-1960 World War II Veteran 207) Shirley Patterson 1943-2000 208) Teetsell 1911 Fred W. 1995 1923 Wilma Pringle 1999 209) Charles E. Pringle New York PVT Co. C309 Infantry World War I Feb. 6,1889 - March 6,1966 210) Mildred E. Pringle Nov. 24,1887 - Mar. 15,1969 211) KNAPP Marle F. Clifford J. 1899- 1898-1958 212) MAHUS Peter Mahus 1864-1948 Frieda his wife 1864-1913 William H. 1889-1957 213) Lewis J. McNinch 1844-1909 mary A. Mosher his wife 1850-1935 214) ANNETTE 215) GOUID 1842-1913 216) McNINCH 217) McNINCH 218) GARY L. 1877-1913 219) ELEANOR DENTON NEALE 1904-1929 220) FREEMAN G. DENTON 1911-1925 221) DENTON CARRIE LLOYD 1880-1969 1880-1968 222) DENTON LINA B 1882 1976 223) DENTON ANNE NICKESON CHESTER S. HIS WIFE 1856-1940 1860-1942 224) F.M.BURSE born Oct. 9,1864 died June 7,1934 225) DENTON THEODORE DORIS 1923- 1925- 226) RUNYAN 227) COVERT ARTHUR F. DORA R. 1869-1932 1871-1950 228) MYRA GIDDINGS his wife 1852-1920 229) Boyd Runyan 1844-1922 230) LOVING FATHER NEAL H. WEIDMAN JULY 19,1938 - DEC. 26,1999 231) WEIDMAN ADDIE M. RAY B. 1895-1970 1884-1947 232) WEIDMAN M. Elizabeth Joel H. 1852-1930 1853-1926 233) LEVASSEUR Norman jr. Lynn j. 1954- 1955-1986 234) LEVASSEUR MELONIE ANN Oct. 27,1962 235) LEVASSEUR Norman j. Helen B. 1933-1996 1936- Norman J. Levasseur PFC US ARMY KOREA APR.1,1937 - MAR. 13,1996 236) Isaac j. Bush 1863-1937 237) SARGEANT CHARLES H. BUSH 1890-1919 DIED IN FRANCE 238) BUSH 239) LEVERNE J. BUSH 1892-1985 240) ADDIE L. BUSH 1897-1944 241) WEIDMAN RUBY G. 1919-1955 242) BERTHA SCOTT NEW 1896-1964 243) ECWIN M. SCOTT PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I SEPT. 3,1891 - DEC.26,1954 244) LEITER CECELIA S. WILLIAM J. JULY 27,1878 JUNE 17,1877 APR, 23,1935 JAN.12,1960 245) Oscar W. Leiter 1911-1934 246) GENE R. VROMAN LOVING SON AND FRIEND 1941-1995 247) BABY Gene Vroman Nov. 9,1935 Dec. 24,1935 248) GALLTON MOTHER SON EDNA MAE GEORGE L. Mar.3,1934 May 19,1953 March 1,1982 249) BONNIE LYNN GALLTON WOOLLET 1952-2001 250) LANG Bernhardt A. Mildred J. 1903-1992 1911- 251) VROMAN RUSSELL ANNA 1903-1990 1906-1996 All the unreadable's , were either broken into many pieces,or to faint to read or even make out. A few where even made out of sleight. these ones where completely smooth. No one knew who ran it, it was a very OLD cemetery.