Century Cemetery
Town of Russia
Herkimer County, NY
This reading of the Century Cemetery was made in the 1920s by Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Merritt, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Layton. Several women will appear twice on this list and the cross-reference is indicated. This cemetery was situated on "The Mike Smith Farm" in the Town of Russia. Names of residents in the 1869-70 Hamilton Child Directory of Russia are noted.
ALLEN, Clark B., b. Apr. 23, 1808; d. Apr. 26, 1893 (listed in 1869 Russia Directory)
ALLEN, Priscilla L., b. Nov. 28, 1820; d. Apr. 1, 1891
ALLEN, Margaret, consort of Eli STARKWEATHER and of Ichabod Allen, d. Nov. 26, 1811 in her 41st year. See Starkweather.
ANDREWS, Hiram, d. Mch. 19, 1835 in her 20th yr (Note: this must be a typo)
ANDREWS, Asahel, d. Nov. 19, 1849, ae 69 yr
ANDREWS, Mercy, his wife, d. May 11, 1840, ae 53 yr
BARNEY, Nathan, d. Apr. 11, 1868, ae 78 yr
BARNEY, Sarah, his wife, d. Mch. 23, 1868, ae 73 yr
BAXTER, Emma E., wife of William E., d. Mch. 30, 1890, ae 42 yr 6 mo 8 da (on Decker Monument)
BRAINARD, Isaac, drowned June 14, 1808 in his 33rd year
BRAINARD, Timothy, d. May 8, 1823, ae 84 yr
BRAINARD, Elizabeth, consort of Timothy, d. Apr. 2, 1813 in her 69th yr
BUCK, Capt. Samuel, d. July 26, 1833, ae 87 yr; A Revolutionary Patriot
BUCK, Susanna, consort of Capt. Samuel, d. Mch. 6, 1835, ae 83 yr
BULLOCK, Charles H., son of Angeline, Lost at Sea, Nov. 1868, ae 18 yr 4 mo
BUNCE, Alanson, d. May 5, 1899, ae 81 yr
BUNCE, Cynthia, his wife, d. May 15, 1889, ae 72 yr
BUNCE, Wealthy, their daughter, b. June 8, 1844; d. Mach. 31, 1862
BUNCE, Alice, their daughter, b. Sept. 8, 1851; d. Apr. 1, 1862
One the Bunce lot is a stone marked "Jerry", also one marked "Mother".
BURBERRY, William, d. Mch. 5, 1869, ae 59 yr
BURBERRY, Jane, his wife, d. May 9, 1887, ae 71 yr 10 mo 24 da
BURBERRY, James, their son, d. Mch. 18, 1859, ae 13 yr 3 mo 8 da
BURBERRY, Sabina, their daughter, d. Aug. 13, 1859, ae 9 yr 13 da
BURBERRY, William, their son, killed at Hatcher's Run, Feb. 5, 1865, ae 25 yrs
BUTLER, Charles B., son of M. and E., d. Jan 14, 1875, ae 5 yr
BUTLER, Everett J., son of M. and E., d. Nov. 10, 1879
BUTLER, Morris, 1834 - 1916 (listed in 1869 Russia directory)
BUTLER, Elizabeth, his wife, 1835 - 1907
CARLOCK, Sophronia W., see Walters
CARPENTER, Capt. Levi, Co. H., 94th Regt., 1839 - 1894 (this is probably Levi F. in the 1869 Russia directory)
CARPENTER, Olive A. BACON, his wife, 1836 - 1903
CARPENTER, Phil S., 1867 - 1918
CARPENTER, Jennie E., daughter of John and Helen, b. Aug. 17, 1841; d. Dec. 21, 1890
Near this stone is one marked "1808 K.D. died in Ma__n, age 25 years
CARPENTER, Rev. John, b. June 17, 1804; d. Apr. 16, 1847. "Father".
CARPENTER, Helen M., his wife, b. Oct. 22, 1808; d. June 26, 1894. "Mother".
CARPENTER, Elijah, d. Feb. 27, 1844, ae 50 yr
CARPENTER, John, d. June 22, 1809, ae 36 yr
CARPENTER, Thankful, his wife, d. Aug. 14, 1845, ae 72 yr
CARPENTER, Dorcas, wife of Jotham, d. Aug. 9, 1825, ae 53 yr
1808 L.C. died ae 19 years
CARPENTER, Roswell, d. Jan. 17, 1833 in his 38th year
CARPENTER, Marvin P., son of Roswell and Amy, d. July 30, 1833, ae 2 yr 4 mo
CARPENTER, Asahel, d. June 10, 1841, ae 71 yr 5 mo 10 da
CARPENTER, Elizabeth, his wife, d. Dec. 1, 1836, ae 63 yr 1 mo 16 da
Stone marked "D.C."
CAVE, parents of Caroline and Amanda, see Emver
CLARK, Alice, daughter of D. and E. Clark, d. June 24, 1876, ae 6 yr 9 mo 8 da
CLARK, Harold E., May 7, 1902; Nov. 23, 1927
COREY, William, d. Dec. 13, 1839 in his 83rd year
COREY, Elizabeth, his wife, d. Oct. 11, 1818 in her 64th year
COREY, Rachael, his wife, d. Aug. 9, 1865, ae 93 yr 6 mo
COREY, Burnam T., d. Aug. 6, 1836, ae 37 yr
COREY, Ann, his wife, d. Dec. 22, 1872, ae 74 yr
COREY, George D., their son, d. Aug. 22, 1828, ae 3 yr 6 mo 7 da
COREY, Elizabeth A., their daughter, d. Aug. 27, 1828, ae 1 yr 3 mo 14 da
DICKER, Thomas, b. Mch. 7, 1836; d. May 30, 1896 (listed in 1869 Russia directory)
DICKER, William, b. Aug. 21, 1804, in East Kent, England; d. June 15, 1880 (listed in 1869 Russia directory)
DICKER, Elizabeth, his wife, b. East Kent, England Dec. 10, 1812; d. Jan 18, 1895
DICKER, Albert K., their son, b. Mch. 25, 1829; d. Mch. 23, 1887
DYGERT, John, d. Mch. 12, 1879 in his 57th year
DYGERT, Cinderella, his wife, d. June 4, 1875, ae 44 yr 9 mo
DYGERT, Florence E., daughter of J. and H., b. Apr. 17, 1887; d. May 10, 1890
EMVER, Howard H., d. Jan. 29, 1887, ae 71 yr 4 mo 29 da
EMVER, Anna, his wife, d. Apr. 13, 1902, ae 90 yr 2 mo 13 da
Parents of Caroline and Amanda Cave.
EMVER, John Jerome, son of Arnold and Anna, d. July 2, 1877, ae 23 yr 4 mo
EVANS, Griff, 1839 - 1915 (listed in 1869 Russia directory)
EVANS, Lois, his wife, 1837 - 1910
FIELD, William, 1832 - 1908 (may be William Fields in 1869 Russia directory)
FIELD, Rebecca, his wife, b. Nov. 18, 1834; d. Mch. 5, 1903
FIELD, Josephine, their daughter, b. Mch. 23, 1859; d. Mch. 8, 1884, ae 24 yr 11 mo 14 da
FIELD, Henry Rozell, their son, d. Sept. 9, 1859, ae 3 yr 10 mo 4 da
FIELD, Johnie, adopted son of William and Rebecca, d. Dec. 21, 1874, ae 4 yr 3 mo 13 da
GREENFIELD, James, d. Jan 15, 1812 in his 59th year
GREENFIELD, Margaret, his wife, d. Sept. 20, 1833, in her 75th year
HALL, Elisha C., d. July 23, 1866, ae 75 yr
HALL, Mercy CORP, his wife, d. Feb. 24, 1836, ae 32 yr
HALL, John E., d. Mch. 13, 1885, ae 88 yr (may be John Hall in 1869 Russia directory)
HALL, Juliet E., d. Sept. 2, 1895, ae 90 yr
HALL, Elisha, d. Apr. 8 1855, ae 95 yr
HALL, Rosannah, his wife, d. Oct. 11, 1849, ae 86 yr
HESS, Alvina, wife of Henry, d. Apr. 21, 1863, ae 19 yr 6 mo 2 da
HOAG, Isaac, d. Aug. 10, 1871, ae 73 yr 11 mo 9 da (listed in 1869 Russia directory)
HOAG, Permelia, his wife, d. Oct. 4, 1853, ae 47 yr 14 da
HOAG, Anna and Hewlett, ae 3 years and 3 weeks. Children of Isaac and Permelia.
HOUGHTON, Elijah, b. Nov. 16, 1795; d. June 26, 1869 (estate listed in 1869 Russia directory)
HOUGHTON, Martha, consort of Elijah, d. May 28, 1824 in her 56th year
HOUGHTON, Amanda, his wife, b. Apr. 12, 1799; d. Nov. 2, 1872
HOUGHTON, Nelson, their son, b. Mch. 6, 1822; d. Mch. 7, 1823
HOUGHTON, Delilah, b. July 7, 1829; d. May 5, 1873. See Knight
HUNT, Julia Ann, wife of Addison, d. Mch. 28, 1833, ae 21 yr 4 mo
KENYON, see WALKER
KING, Wiliam H., son of Earl S. and Amy, d. Nov. 2, 1845, ae ___
KING, M. Elizabeth, wife of Rev. L.S., d. Jan. 28, 1876, ae 44 yr (husband probably Lester S. King in 1869 directory
KNIGHTS, William E., b. Great Melton, England, Mch. 8, 1815; d. Dec. 12, 1880 (on the HOUGHTON monument)
KNIGHTS, Caroline M., his wife and the daughter of Elijah and Amanda Houghton, b. May 15, 1925; d. July 13, 1905.
LARAWAY, Henry, son of G. and M., d. Feb. 28, 1874, ae 2 yr 6 mo
LYON, Charlotte, b. Sept. 29, 1808; d. Aug. 17, 1829
LYON, Doct. Benjamin, d. Oct. 24, 1826 in his 57th year
LYON, Rosannah, his wife, d. Oct. 26, 1865, ae 77 yr
McAVOY, Sophia, wife of William, d. July 30, 1874, ae 18 yr 11 mo 2 da
McVOY, William, 1851 - 1915
McVOY, Adelia, wife of William, d. Aug. 28, 1880, ae 24 yr 7 mo 23 da
MILLINGTON, Louisa, wife of Nathan R., d. Nov. 5, 1857, ae 29 yr
MILLINGTON, Ida R., d. May 11, 1857, ae 5 yr
MILLINGTON, Ellen, d. Aug. 1849, ae 2 mo
MILLINGTON, Nathan R., b. Jan. 12, 1823; d. July 20, 1874 (listed in 1869 Russia directory
MILLINGTON, Emily Luella, daughter of N.R. and Louisa, b. Feb. 1, 1856; d. Oct. 14, 1873
MILLINGTON, Lodia M., daughter of N.R. and Louisa, b. Aug. 18, 1850; d. Sept. 14, 1874
MILLINGTON, Richard, b. Jan. 29, 1800; d. Jan. 14, 1881 (listed in 1869 Russia directory)
MILLINGTON, Matilda, his wife, b. Nov. 18, 1801; d. Jan. 18, 1881
MILLINGTON, Deacon Nathan, d. Sept. 19, 1853, ae 77 yr
MILLINGTON, Amity, his wife, d. June 11, 1842, ae 60 yr
MILLINGTON, Sally Z., their daughter, d. July 30, 1814 in her 3rd year
MURRAY, Susan S., wife of William B., d. Feb. 6, 1850, ae 29 yr 2 mo (may be husband in 1869 Russia directory)
NEWBERRY, Mercy W. POOLER, wife of Joseph Newberry and 2nd wife of Peter NEWMAN, b. Apr. 19, 1806, d. Apr. 22, 1888
NEWBURY, Martha, wife of Elisha, d. Feb. 6, 1849, ae 63 yr 3 mo 15 da
NEWBURY, Joseph, d. May 29, 1835, ae 35 yr
NEWBURY, Mercy W. POOLER, see above.
NEWBURY, Samuel J., son of Joseph and Mercy, d. Apr. 17, 1828, ae 1 yr 1 mo 10 da
NEWMAN, Mercy W. POOLER, see Newberry.
PARDEE, Eliphalet, d. Aug. 14, 1830 in his 87th year
PARDEE, Rebekah, d. June 17, 1829, ae 81 yr
PARDEE, Josiah, d. Sept. 13, 1846, ae 75 yr
PARDEE, Betsey, his wife, d. Feb. 18, 1838, ae 60 yr
PAYN, Daniel, d. Sept. 22, 1877, ae 71 yr 6 mo 6 da (probably listed in 1869 Russia directory
PAYN, Harriet M., his wife, d. Dec. 22, 1896, ae 77 yr 8 mo 12 da
PAYNE, William R., b. Mch. 16, 1842; d. Sept. 9, 1899
PAYNE, Gardner S., son of Wm. R. and Mary E., d. Dec. 2, 1878, ae 1 mo 4 da
PAYNE, Willie P., son of Wm. R. and Mary E., d. Sept. 3, 1879, ae 3 yr 2 da
PHELPS, Anson, d. Dec. 1, 1842, ae 25 yr 2 mo
PHELPS, Amanda, daughter of Isaac and Ruth, d. Oct. 14, 1846, ae 30 yr
PHELPS, Bela, d. Jan. 31, 1841 in his 79th year
PHELPS, Anna, consort of Bela, d. 26 Jan. 1820, ae 53 yr
PHELPS, Ezra, their son, d. Apr. 5, 1823, ae 25 yr
PHELPS, Reuben, d. Feb. 11, 1848 in his 53rd year
PARISH, Elisha K., d. Nov. 3, 1822 in his 26th year
POOLER, Mercy W., see Newberry
POOLER, William W., son of Gaylord and Mary Ann, d. Apr. 20, 1838, ae 1 yr 5 mo 2 da
POOLER, John, d. Apr. 19, 1863, ae 64 yr
POOLER, Joseph, d. Dec. 25, 1860, ae 80 yr
POOLER, Violetta, his wife, d. Feb. 24, 1861, ae 76 yr
POOLER, Nathaniel, d. Jan. 28, 1870, ae 62 yr (listed in 1869 Russia directory)
POOLER, Mary, his wife, d. Feb. 7, 1878, ae 63 yr 11 mo 23 da
ROBENS, William, d. Feb. 14, 1875, ae 57 yr 2 mo 19 da (listed in 1869 Russia directory)
ROBENS, William, d. Apr. 21, 1855, ae 51 yr 10 mo
ROBENS, Lucretia, his wife, d. Apr. 24, 1826 in her 22nd year
ROBENS, Laurey, consort of Ruben, d. May 8, 1825, in her 43rd year
SICKLES, Seth D., d. 27 Mch. 1833, ae 2 yr 7 mo
SIMPSON, George, 1835 - 1896, "Father"
SIMPSON, Jane BURBERRY, his wife, 1841 - 1891, "Mother"
SIMPSON, Willie, their son, d. Mch. 6, 1874, ae 2 yr 6 mo
SMITH, Jeremiah, d. May 12, 1818 in his 49th year
SMITH, Rachel, his wife, d. Aug. 28, 1823 in her 50th year
SMITH, John, d. July 6, 1834, ae 60 yr
SMITH, Lucinda, his wife, d. Oct. 10, 1861, ae 84 yr
SMITH, Lydia, wife of Boswell P., d. May 23, 1849, ae 44 yr
SMITH, Hanah, wife of John, d. Mch. 1, 1863, ae 63 yr
SMITH, Michael S., b. Aug. 23, 1829; d. Dec. 10, 1898
SMITH, Susan M., his wife, b. Feb. 23, 1829; d. Mch 31, 1888
SPENCER, Polly, wife of Gardner, d. at Brownsville, Jan. 2, 1849, ae 62 yr. "She was our sister" is on the Hall monument.
STANTON, Caroline, wife of Albert P., Apr. 11, 1849; June 18, 1886. On the stone with Lettie WALKER.
STARKINGS, James, d. Jan. 29, 1882, ae 37 yr 6 mo 8 da. He served 97 Regt. for 3 years and 6 mos. N.Y.S.V.
STARKWEATHER, Eli, d. Apr. 23, 1801 in his 40th year
STARKWEATHER, Margaret, consort of Eli and of Ichabod ALLEN, d. Nov. 26, 1811 in her 41st year
STRANAHAN, Else, wife of Aaron, d. Feb. 22, 1822, ae 50 yr
STRANAHAN, Elijah C., d. Aug. 22, 1842 in his 44th year
STRANAHAN, Mary Eliza, daughter of Elijah and Tabytha, d. Feb. 8, 1833, ae 6 yr 5 da
STROBEL, Raymond R., son of Herman and Sarah, b. Sept. 21, 1889; d. Sept. 14, 1891
SWEEZEY, Alanson, b. Oct. 27, 1833; d. Nov. 6, 1883 (listed in 1869 Russia directory)
SWEEZEY, Mary E., his wife, b. June 13, 1842; d. July 8, 1901
SWEEZEY, Elijah, d. Oct. 9, 1831, ae 3 da
SWEEZEY, Elma, d. Feb. 28, 1843, ae 8 mo 16 da
SWEEZEY, Frances A., d. Jan. 30, 1841, ae 1 yr 3 mo
SWEEZEY, Elizabeth J., d. Sept. 7, 1834, ae 1 yr
SWEEZEY, Ira, killed by falling of a tree, Apr. 7, 1829, ae 29 yr
SWEEZEY, Polly S., daughter of Ira and Lydia, d. July 26, 1828, ae 3 wk
SWEEZEY, Richard, b. Jan. 10, 1764; d. May 25, 1843
SWEEZEY, Elizabeth ALBIAR, consort of Richard, d. Apr. 4, 1844, ae 72 yr
SWEEZEY, Luville, their daughter, d. Oct. 6, 1810, ae 2 yr
***Elma, Frances A. and Elizabeth J. are noted as being daughters of Orange and Sophia J. Sweezey
SWEZEY, Jane, daughter of George and Elizabeth, d. Sept. 30, 1860, ae 47 yr
SWEZEY, Ahimass, d. Nov. 19, 1882, ae 80 yr 6 mo
SWEZEY, Polly, his wife, d. June 22, 1862, ae 53 yr
SWEZEY, Lucinda, his wife, d. Oct. 15, 1829, ae 24 yr
SWEZEY, Mercy L., daughter of A. and L., d. Oct. 26, 1830, ae 3 yr
SWEZEY, Isaac, d. Oct. 9, 1832, ae 3 mo 3 da
SWEZEY, Elijah, d. Oct. 4, 1831, ae 3 da
SWEZEY, Jerome, d. May 7, 1851, ae 3 yr 9 mo
SWEZEY, Alvina, d. Mch. 24, 1841, ae 9 mo
***The last four children are noted as being children of A. and Polly Swezey
TANNER, Smith W., d. Jan. 26, 1878, ae 65 yr (listed in 1869 Russia directory)
TANNER, Harriet, his wife, d. June 15, 1878, ae 53 yr
THEOBALD, Mary ROBENS, d. Dec. 24, 1821, ae 78 yr 6 mo 2 da; on the William ROBENS monument.
THEOBALD, William, 1838 - 1904
THEOBALD, Mary BURBERRY, his wife, 1836 - 1919
THEOBALD, Anna M., 1880 - 1880
THEOBALD, James B. 1869 - 1885
***Anna M. and James B. marked their children.
TREAT, Samuel P., d. July 5, 1837, ae 82 yr
TREAT, Sarah, his wife, d. Jan. 13, 1830, ae 66 yr
VICKERY, Abigail, wife of Claudius, d. Nov. 10, 1829, ae 25 yr
VICKERY, Giles, son of Claudius and Lois, d. Feb. 27, 1843, ae 7 yr 9 mo 12 da
VICKERY, George, d. Apr. 2, 1892, ae 65 yr (listed in 1869 Russia directory)
VICKERY, Laura A., his wife, d. Oct. 30, 1885, ae 60 yr 6 mo
VICKERY, Asa, d. Jan. 14, 1857, ae 65 yr 2 mo
VICKERY, Polly, his wife, d. Mch. 7, 1884, ae 87 yr
VICKERY, David, d. Nov. 14, 1863, ae 93 yr
VICKERY, Priscilla, his wife, d. Apr. 28,1844, ae 77 yr
VICKERY, Anna PERKINS, his wife, d. July 7, 1862, ae 67 yr
VICKERY, Malissa, d. July 11, 1883, ae 48 yr 4 mo
VINCENT, S. and R. Vincent's child, Sept. 8, 1821
WALKER, Lieut. Truman, d. June 5, 1813 in his 39th year
WALKER, A----, wife of Truman and 2nd wife of Sheffield KENYON, b. Apr. 21, 1778, d. Jan. 15, 1861
WALKER, Truman J., d. Feb. 3, 1862, ae 40 yr 4 mo 26 da
WALKER, Leonora FRANCE, his wife, d. Mch. 27, 1898, ae 77 yr 6 mo 5 da
WALKER, Charles N., son of Truman J. and Leonora C., d. Apr. 9, 1864, ae 10 yr 9 mo 9 da
WALKER, Ebenezer N., d. Feb. 26, 1876, ae 76 yr 6 mo 20 da (listed in 1869 Russia directory)
WALKER, Jane F., his wife, d. Aug. 1, 1846, ae 31 yr
WALKER, Phoebe or Phebe, wife of Ebenezer, d. May 1, 1837, ae 36 yr 2 mo 8 da
WALKER, Lettie, wife of Nelson B., Feb. 5, 1845; June 26, 1885. On the stone with Caoline STANTON.
WALTERS, William, b. Aug. 3, 1798; d. Feb. 27, 1889 (listed in 1869 Russia directory)
WALTERS, Fannie, his wife, b. July 12, 1803; d. Mch. 4, 1877 in her 74th year
WALTERS, Sophronia his wife, also wife of Daniel CARLOCK, b. Aug. 4, 1814; d. Mch. 25, 1901
WALTERS, Addie E., daughter of W.W. and L.M., d. Sept. 16, 1887, ae 19 yr 7 mo
WALTERS, Nathaniel, d. June 24, 1849, ae 77 yr 3 mo 21 da
WALTERS, Esther, his wife, d. June 4, 1842, ae 65 yr 13 da
WALTERS, David, their son, d. June 28, 1826 in his 17th year
WALTERS, Mary, their daughter, d. Sept. 11, 1809 in her 14th year
WALTERS, Amelia C., daughter of Myron C. and Maryette, d. Apr. 4, 1848, ae 9 mo 23 da
WALTERS, Harvey W., son of Reuben R. and Emily, d. Dec. 23, 1886, ae 8 wks
WILLIAMS, Mary Jane, dau. of Hugh P. and Mary Ann, d. Feb. 21, 1864, ae 8 yr 6 mo 21 da (father listed in 1869 Russia directory)
Source: These lists was typed from the original September 1928 list of the tombstone readings made by Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Merritt and Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Layton for the Genealogical Research Committee of the Oneida Chapter, N.Y.S. D.A.R.
Submitted by: Robert Lorick, Contributing Editor, Herkimer County NYGenWeb.
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