CEMETERY: Bird Pond Road Cemetery; Igerna, Warren co., NY Submitted by Elaine Cope copekecope@aol.com ************************************************ Copyright.All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/newyork/newyork.html http://files.usgwarchives.org/ny/warren/cemeteries/chester/birdpondroad.txt Submitted date: July 9, 2006 ************************************************ Transcribed complete 9/16/2004 by Elaine Cope & Tim Dewell Cemetery at intersection of Bird Pond Road and Igerna Road, in hamlet of Igerna, Town of Chester Front left Row 1 1) Erwin 1921 – 1938 (sm.stone) (big pink stone cement enclosure) 2) FISH Marshall E. Fish Born 4/5/1867 died 2/9/1960 Flora A. Southwick Born 10/13/1882 died 9/22/1904 3) WELLS Willard 4/3/1837 – 12/26/1919 Lovina Russell His wife 3/17/1842 – 6/16/1919 4) Margaret Keyes Morrisey Ethel Morrisey 5) BYRNE George W. Byrne 7/2/1853 – 4/26/1917 Nettie V. Keyes His wife 12/19/1865 – 5/21/1911 6) BYRNE Thomas F. Mary J. 1850 – 1915 1862 – 1927 7) LOVELAND Charles F. 9/16/1848 – 6/11/1906 Electa J. Snyder His wife 1/22/1855 – 1/20/1934 8) HEGGENS Samuel Born 1829 Died Sarah A. His wife Died 7/5/1891 Aged 67 years 9) Lizzie (on back) Sary Elizabeth Dau. Of CF & G Stevens B 12/27/1886 - D 10/3/1887 10)Our Darling Baby Raymond Son of Collins & Bertha Hammond D 9/22/1917 Age 10 months 15 days 11)Infant daughter & son of C & B Hammond 12)Corp Vernando M Hammond Troop G 310 CAV MASS VOL B 5/30/1888 D 10/13/1918 13)Baby Perry In between Row 1 & 2 on left BROWN Benjamin C. Brown CO K 153 NY VOL Josephine A. Mead His Wife 5/10/1843 – 11/15/1915 Stella O. Daughter of BC & JA Brown 9/19/1876 – 6/3/1882 Ella E. Daughter of BC & JA Brown 9/19/1876 – 6/10/1882 (twins) Row 2 1)Anna Mead 5/5/1807 10/28/1894 2)Browns 3)Byrne Robert E. Son of William & S. D 5/14/1882 AE 3 yrs., 10 days 4)Wm A Byrne 7/16/1872 – 1/6/1888 Son of WA & S Gone but not forgotten 5)MOTHER 6)BYRNE William A CO A 83 REGT & CO K 97 REGT NY SV 10/21/1842 – 11/15/1935 Selina Foster His wife 12/20/1848 – 12/28/1924 7)FATHER 8)AUSTIN (lamb on top of stone) James H Son of David Vargis Austin D 8/5/1888 Aged 5 years 2 months 9)David Austin CO H 42nd REG NY SV Died 7/26/1911 AE 72 years 10)Mary A wife of BC Schuyler Died 2/12/1870 AE 74 years 8 months Row 2 11)WELLS James E Nora V B 1853 1863 D 1941 1908 12)Hattie F daughter of Alathear & George D. Loveland wife of Daniel S. Wetherbee D 2/8/1893 AE 35 yrs, 11 mos., 20 dys 13) LOVELAND tall stone George D. Loveland (left side of stone) 9/15/1822 6/29/1893 Alathear (front of stone) Wife of Geo. D. Loveland D 4/11/1884 AE 59 years 9 mos 14)Laura E. Loveland wife of E F Lavery D 1/22/1890 AE 27 yrs (inscription unreadable) 15)Ninah Vanderwarker wife of E F Lavery D 7/3/1893 32 years old Billy M Son of E F & N Lavery D 7/7/1893 AE 5 days I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. 16)Infant daughter of Oliver & Eliza Wells D 5/6/1891 Row 3 1) Daniel E. Mead D 10/25/1907 AE 69 yrs Peace Forever 2) Solomon Mead 9/22/1801 12/29/1887 Luie Anna (Laura A.) His wife 5/6/1806 9/21/1892 MEAD Father Mother 3) no name 4) no name 5) CLARK Nettie H Myron 1874 – 1964 1855 – 1944 6) Lottie Wife of Myron Clark D 1/2/1884 AE 28 yrs How We Miss Thee 7) Anna P. (on right side of this tall stone) wife of RA Foster D 3/17/1892 AE 79 years Richard A Foster (on back of stone) CO.H 147 INF D 4/4/1885 AE 73 years 7) 8) HOWE William B 8/27/1832 D 4/9/1929 9) Seth F. Howe Mary J. Prouty his wife 8/27/1832 1/3/1841 11/9/1910 9/28/1912 10)Olla Huntley Hammond 1885 – 1968 11)Alexander Fish D 7/19 1901 Age 90 yrs & 24 days 12)Martha C. wife of Alexander Fish D 10/31/1887 Age 56 yrs 7 mos 10 days Though lost to sight to memory draw 13)Ellen L Fish wife of Henry J. Fish B 10/18/1861 D 2/12/1897 14)BELDIN (3 on 1 base) Archie E. Beldin 5/22/1871 10/2/1949 Lelia J. Loveland Wife of Archie E. Beldin B 9/21/1859 D 5/1/1935 Asleep In Jesus Zilpha E. Daughter of Archie E. & Lelia J. Beldin B 2/27/1897 D 9/22/1909 The golden gates are open wide a gentle voice said come & angels from the otherside welcomed our loved one home. Row 4 1)Dora A D 1/7/1886 Lillian G D 6/8/1899 Daughters of Hannah Culver 2)Mattie M. Hanmer Daughter of Mr.& Mrs. Benjamin Hanmer B 8/27/1886 D 3/11/1902 AE 15 years 8 mos 24 days (can’t read inscription) 3)ST. DENNIS (on top of stone) Alexander St. Dennis CO H 3rd REGT NY CAVALRY military flag & star Amelia Monty His wife D 12/2/1911 AE 63 years 4)Laura St. Dennis no stone marker, only Swaine Funeral Home 1874 – 1972 5)Alma H. Fish Wife of Floyd Fish 3/17/1897 – 10/3/1918 age 21 yrs 6 mos 14 days Maurice Cuthbert Infant son of Floyd & Alma Fish Died Oct 16, 1916 6)Floyd Fish (military flag & star) PVT US ARMY WWII 1899 - 1983 7) Dunkley Clarence Jessie 1879 – 1954 1885 – 1964 8) Vernon M. Brown B 1891 - Estella E. Coal His wife 1878 – 1936 9) Liefa A. Rogers Wife of John E. Cole B 1/1/1859 D 1/1/1937 10)John E. Cole B 1/15/1859 D 2/12/1921 11)(3 on 1 base) Claude W. Son of CH & EM Cole 1910 – 1919 COLE Carl H. Edna M. 1889 – 1980 1890 – 1970 12)(AUSTIN base 5 stones) Our Darling Kenneth G. Son of GB & EE Austin 3/3/1900 11/15/1912 13) At Rest George B. Austin 4/25/1873 10/1/1926 14)(on back) At Rest Eva Austin Parker 6/15/1880 8/22/1947 15) At Rest Ralph E. Parker 1/28/1883 5/5/1943 16)(no stone – chain & metal) John B. Austin Iva A. Austin 1898 – 1973 1902 - 17) John E. Austin Virginia M. Smith 1937 - 1939 - ROW 5 Stone 1) 1) William J. Russell D 12/17/1902 AE 74 years 2) no name 3) no name 4) Clyde Clark 1899 – 1966 (Swain Funeral Home marker) 5) blank 6) blank 7) blank 8) CLARK Ona G. Ernest 1910 – 1986 1892 – 1951 9) blank 10) McGlosley (Swain F.Home marker – faded out) D Jan 49 years 8 mos. Warrensburg, NY 11)(wood cross) Anita Dunkley (Barton F.Home metal marker) 1925 – 1994 12)Reginald Dunkley 1916 – 1967 13)Reginald Dunkley Jr. D 1/17/1946 14)JOHNSON 1965 (also metal marker) Cora May 1898 – 1965 Franklin Johnson 1879 – 1965 (military flag & plaque) 15) blank 16) HART (brick enclosed) Charles L. Blanche M. (flag & plaque by Charles) 1896 - 1960 1965 – 1982 17) Helen Fish 1919 - 18) Paul Busteed 1941 – 1963 19) Wells Rosie B. Fish Frank E. 1910 – 2002 1901 – 1975 his wife 20) Marshall Tyrrell (metal marker Barton F. H.) 1967 – 1967