WILCOX CEMETERY

Little Falls, NY

Transcription by Winnie Grainer from photocopy of typewritten record from the Little Falls Historical Society.

WILCOX CEMETERY

Located in the woods behind the Slovak Cemetery off East Monroe Street Extension, Little Falls, New York. (May have been called Rural Grove Cemetery at one time).

ABERLE, Daniel b. 1/21/1824, d. 4/10/1898
Anna Maria his wife b. 8/1/1829, d. 12/27/1914

ACKERMAN, Seward, d. 12/9/1879 age 40 (Civil War Vet.)
Mary E. 1845 - 1936

BARKER, Young 1853 -1939 (father)
Sarah 1854 - 1899 (mother)
Lena Forsyth, daughter 1878 -1953

BASS, David L. d. 10/15/1886 age 45 (Civil War Vet. Served on U.S.S. Minnesota)

BAUER, Marie b. 1/11/1868, d. 4/6/1897

BESEUW, John 1821 - 1850
Elizabeth, his wife 1822 - 1882

BLOCK, Anna F. C., daughter of Frederick J. & Augusta F. Block, died 10/10/1887 age 32 yrs., 5 mos., 25 days

BROWN, (no name) Mother 1849 -1926
" " Father 1849 - (not inscribed)
Nellie - 1871 - 1940
George- 1873 - 1937
Arthur- 1875 - 1910
Roey- 1879 - 1886 (perhaps name s/b Roy)
May- 1882 - 1918
Claty- 1885 - 1944

BRUST, Fred 1851 - 19-- (not inscribed)
Minnie 1857 - 19-- ( " " )
Frank 1881 - 1918
Jesse 1882 - d. 9/1/1894

BUNTING, Jabez d. 4/20/1886, age 50 years
Martha b. 8/26/1835, d. 2/14/1913
Caroline d. 8/2/1880, age 9 years, 10 months

CLAFTON, Josiah 1842 - 1888 (Father)
Martha 1844 - 1929 (Mother)
George 1865 - 1958 (Son)

CLARK, Robert 1825- 1900
Elizabeth L. 1824 - 1925

EDICK, Hiram b. 11/30/1824, d. 4/6/1902
Minerva Miller, his wife b. 10/3/1841, d. 4/15/1899

EURON - headstones for Father and Mother, monument tipped over - unreadable.

FORSYTH, Lena 1878 - 1953 (buried on Barker Lot)

FROSCH, Johann M. b. 2/13/1873, d. 8/28/1905

GROSMANN, Phillip G. 1822 - 1881
Eva Kathrine Shaible, his wife 1827 - 1878
Charles Grosmann 1855 - 1883
William " " 1856 - 1905
Lewis " " 1862 - 1888
Sarah Stevenson 1858 - 1882 (Buried on Grosmann Lot)
Mary A. Stroup no dates "  "  "  "
Mary O'Rourke 1878 - 1896 "  "  "  "

HARRIS, Minnie - daughter of Earl & R.E. Harris - d. 6/2/1891 age 10

HAUSER, Philip d. 1888 (age illegible)
also a marker for another Philip Hauser - no dates

HAYES, John L. 1850 - 1926
Ida I. 1853 - 1884

HOLMES, Dr. Anson Herkimer d. 2/8/1895
Cora Catherine d. 12/31/1897

HORTON, Iram 1850 - 1910 (Father)
Sarah 1853 - 1922 (Mother)
Elmer 1882 - 1884
Lorena 1890 - 1892

HURLEY, James P. d. 12/9/1901, age 67 (Civil War Vet.)

INESON, Abraham b. 10/5/1845, d. 4/27/1923
Mary, his wife - b. 5/7/1846, d. 9/4/1884
Elizabeth - d. 5/17/1895 age 36 (monument erected by William & Elizabeth Ineson)

INGRAHAM, Ellen P. 1849 - 1895
Charles B., 1889 - 1890 son of William O. & Ellen P. Ingraham

JOHNSON, William 1832 - ( not inscribed)
Cornelia Flansburgh, his wife 1832 - ( not inscribed)

KELLER, Gustave d. 8/23/1892, age 20

KIRKWOOD, Duncan 1868 (or 63?)-1903
Almira 1863 - 1927
Mae E. Sheldon, their daughter 1886 - 1916

KLOCK, Charles P. d. 3/11/1887 age 39 yrs., 10 mos., 13 days - Son of Alexander & Nancy Klock
Maggie M. b. 11/21/1847 d. 11/23/1847 dau. of Alexander & Nancy Klock
Eugene no dates
Elizabeth Klock Walrath 1855 - 1913
all headstones for Father and Charles D. ? (Middle initial unclear as to D. or B.)

KRUEGER, Andereas I. b. 10/20/1842 d. 7/11/1897
Sophia b. 8/19/1843, d. 10/11/1917
Henry b. 12/6/1881 d. 10/27/1954
Barbara b. 2/12/1886 d. 3/1/1920
John G. b. 11/22/1876 d. 4/27/1952
Sophia G. b. 6/15/1879 d. 10/2/1940
also George Teetz b. 1/17/1871 d. 7/6/1952 (on same stone as Krueger)

KURZBACH, Charlotte 1825 - 1904 (marked Mother - buried with C. Volkman)

LAKE, Peter d. 5/30/1896, age 52
Eliza, his wife 1852 - 1929

LEE, Mary Ellen d. 2/14/1888, age 20 yrs, 5 mos., 14 days
George Edward d. 11/5/1883, age 2 yrs., 3 mos., 5 days
(Children of William and Lydia Lee)

LEE, Joseph, born in England b. 9/2/1830, d. 9/17/1908
Mary d. 10/7/1903 age 73
Cornelius Henry d. 7/14/1906 age 46 yrs., 11 days
Maria J., d. 2/12/1829 (?), age 20-5-17 dau of Joseph & Mary Lee
headstones marked Father, Mother, Brother & Sister

LEWIS, Matthew1883 - 1883
Eddy1885 - 1885

LYNCH, William C. d. 2/12/1915 age 82 (Civil War Vet.)
Mary C., his wife 1834 - 1905

MARKIE Stones marked Father & Mother - no dates or other names

MOODY, John W. d. 7/30/1865 age 19 (Civil War Vet.)

NICHOLS, Clarissa A. d. 2/3/1875, age 78 (buried on Wilcox Lot) also
George B. d. 1805, age 52
Saloma Cox, his wife d. 7/5/1852, age 86

O'ROURKE, Mary 1878 - 1896 (Buried on Grosmann Lot)

PAUTH, Charles d. 8/4/1906, age 62 (Civil War Vet)
Belle, his wife 1852 - 1899

PHELPS, Willard S.1854 - 1888

POOLE, James N. 1855 - 1925 (Father)
Sarah Kitson, his wife 1857 - 1912 (Mother)
also a stone marked Grandfather - William Poole - no dates
William not inscribed
George E. 1881 - 1890
M. Elizabeth 1880 - 1896

PROSS, George Adam b. 10/27/1835 d. 6/7/1910
Caroline F., his wife b. 7/31/1839 d. 5/8/1891
Mary C., daughter d. 3/24/1882 age 11 yrs 10 ? [Note: further info cut off in copy]

RAME, Frederick 1839 - 1923
Sena R. Cassidy, his wife 1835 - 1914
Fred D. their son 1867 - 1924

RISER, Henry W. d. 9/21/1892 age 1 yr., 6 mos.
Son of William & Carrie Riser

ROEDEL, Ludwig 1840 - 1910
Barbara 1838 - 1930
also, nearby, Katherine Roedel Stockburger 1863 - 1900

SCHULTZ, Albert M.1893 - 1918

SHELDON, Mae E. 1886 - 1916 ( buried on Kirkwood Lot)

SHIRMAN, Martin S.b. 2/11/1845 d. 3/4/1917
Nancy, his wife 1846 - 1888

SIMPSON, George M. 1854 - 1935
Emily Mitchell, his wife 1855 - 1922
Martha Ellen 1882 - 1897
Agnes Mitchell 1880 - 1904

SMITH, Frank P. b. 6/6/1852 - d. 12/31/1882 (son of Ezra & Almira Smith)

SNELL, O'Riley d. 4/3/1896 age 62 (Civil War Vet)

STEVENSON, Sarah 1858 - 1882 (buried on Grosmann Lot)

STOCKBURGER, Katherine Roedel 1863 - 1900

STROUP, Mary A. no dates (buried on Grosmann Lot)

TEETZ, George b. 1/17/1871 - d. 7/6/1952 (buried on Krueger Lot)

UPRIGHT, Frank d. 6/24/1884 age 25

VALENTA, Peter 1891 - 1932 (World War I Vet)

VOLKMAN, C. d. 3/2/1888 age 30 (buried with mother, Charlotte Kurzbach)

VOLZ, Jacob J. b. 3/14/1818 - d. 2/21/1886
Catherine M., his wife b. 8/27/1829 - d. 8/29/1899

WAGNER, August b. 8/18/1849 - d. 3/1/1922
Minna, his wife b. 4/18/1845 - d. 8/7/1893

WAGNER, John 1849 - not inscribed
Anastasia, his wife 1859 - not inscribed

WALDON, George d. 6/8/1899 age 34

WALRATH, Barney d. 2/22/1897 age 77 (Civil War Vet)

WALRATH, John H. d. 3/23/1888 age 63 (Civil War Vet)

WECKESSER, Andrew, b. at Boxberg, Baden, Germany 11/7/1833 d. 11/24/19? [Note: further info cut off in copy]
Katherina 1845 - 1909
Andrew, Jr. 1880 - 1889

WELSBY, Russell A. 1913 - 1929

WERNER, Frederick 1840 - 1902
Leene, his wife 1841 - 1914

WILCOX, Isaiah d. 7/1/1844 age 82
Polly Pendleton, his wife d. 11/18/1847 age 81
Asad. 5/3/1863 age 66
Lurancy J. d. 5/20/1859 age 30
Clarissa A. d. 9/30/1836 age 12
Washington I. d. 2/22/1835 age 1
also, George B. Nichols d. 1805 age 52
Saloma Cox his wife d.7/5/1852 age 86 listed on page with Nichols
Clarissa A. Nichols d. 2/3/1875 age 78 but buried on Wilcox lot

WORMUTH, (no name) dau of A. & E. Wormuth, d. 9/11/1868 age 1-7-9

Also other monuments which are tipped over and unreadable.

[Transcriber's Note: A list of Civil War Veterans, some of whose markers are not upright or readable, but are known to be buried in the Wilcox Cemetery, is on a separate listing at the bottom of this page.]

Additions to WILCOX CEMETERY records

(Located in the woods back of the Slovak Cemetery, Little Falls, New York.)

It is an abandoned cemetery off East Monroe St. Ext., Little Falls, NY.

DAVENPORT, Mary 1858 - 1917

GOODALE, William T. 1857 - 1916
Anna, his wife 1861 - 1924
also, ANDREW MARTIN, "father" 1854- 1893 (same type of marker)

GURMAN, William "father" 1873 - 1960
Amelia "mother" 1882 - 1934
George "son" 1903 - 1974

LACOMB, John, d. 9/24/1895 age 35 years

MARTIN, Andrew 1854- 1893 (buried on Goodale Lot)

OWENS, William P., d. 2/3/1905 age 39 years.
Alice, daughter of Wm. P. & H. Owens d. 12/29/1900 age 4 Years

PHELPS, Dormer H. 1832 - 1893
Sarah M., his wife 1838 - 1901

SHIPMAN, Warren J., b. 2/11/1845, d. 5/4/1917
Nancy, his wife1846-1888

WETZER, Henry 1839 - 1906
Conrad G., b. 1/31/1907, d. Aug 1907
Henry L., b. 1/31/1907, d. 1/31/1907

also, STANKA, John 1866----
Lyda 1869 (perhaps should be Lydia)
George S. 1902- 1926

(inasmuch as Stanka sounds as though it might be a Slovak name I did not include this family on the other lists, but since Lyda Stanka was a town 'Character' the Historical Society of Little Falls might wish to know where she was buried.)

A letter written 47 years ago, kept on file with the cemetery list. Perhaps this list was made by the City Historian? It appears that Mr. Siep, to whom the letter was addressed, was in charge of marking graves for a local veterans' organization or historical group.

13 West Monroe St.
Little Falls, N. Y.
August 5th, 1957

Mr. Oscar Siep
15 Churchill St.
Little Falls, N.Y.

Dear Sir,

Yesterday afternoon, I was up in the old Wilcox Cemetery, checking some dates on stones, and was surprised to find the old cemetery had been adandoned, and overgrown with trees and weeds. I was talking to Elmer Munk, and he told me that you were now in charge of the grave decorating and I noticed that there were still quite a number of flags, remaining, after three months. It must be quite a job, in that tangled underbrush, to find the graves that should be decorated.

For your convenience, here is a list of Civil War Veterans, according to my files, who are buried here:

Huldah Clemens Monument decorated

James Hurley    "

Seward Quackenbush    "

Peter Lake    "

Warren Shipman    "

William Lynch    "

No monuments visible, today ----------

O'Reilly Snell

Charles Pantz

Israel Pickard

David Bass

Peter Egan

Solomon Goodbread

Walter Harris

John McLaughlin

John Moody

John Walrath

Barney Walrath

Peter Yeagans

Some of the above grave markers may be there, but have fallen over, and are overgrown with weeds. I recall that I visited the abandoned cemetery of Beardslee Mills, twenty years ago, and counted a hundred markers. Last summer, I again visited it, and couldn't locate half that number.

Sincerely,

City Historian.

Transcriber's Footnote: "My husband, Bernard Grainer, was certain he had some of his Goodbread ancestors buried in this cemetery but could not find any list on the web anywhere, so I, his wife, Winifred Perry Grainer, decided to try getting the list from the Little Falls Historical Society - with the promise that I would then get it published to the web. Well, I have to say we were somewhat dismayed at the fact that yes, Solomon Goodbread, a Civil War Veteran, is listed as being buried here, but, none of his other family members are listed. What ever happened to his first wife, Anna Southwick, and his second wife, Eliza Taylor Tubbs?? Well, that gives us something more to ponder. Bernie is looking for Goodbreds(Goodbreads), Suits, Grainers, Davis ancestors. All of whom are of German origin. Hope this listing is of help to others. Happy Hunting, The Grainers."

If you can help with information about Solomon, Anna, and Eliza, please contact Winnie directly. (Please do not email for information about people buried in this cemetery.)

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