Index to Locations Big FlatsRural Home CemeteryElmiraUnknown locationElmiraFitzsimmons CemeteryElmiraSt. Peter and Paul'sCemeteryElmiraSecond Street CemeteryElmiraWoodlawn CemeteryHorseheadsMaple Grove CemeteryVeteran townVan Duzer CemeteryWellsburgAshland Cemetery
Rural HomeCemetery
Big Flats, Chemung County, New York
UnknownLocations
Elmira, Chemung County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  John Barry Stanchfield (1855-1921) — also known asJohn B. Stanchfield — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor ofElmira, N.Y., 1886-88; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1895-96; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1904,1912(speaker);delegateto New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1915.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died ofkidneyfailure, in Islip,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 25,1921 (age66 years, 87days).Interment somewhere.| |  Relatives: Sonof John K. Stanchfield; married1886 to ClaraS. Spaulding. |
| | John F. Murtaugh — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 41st District, 1911-14; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.Interment somewhere.
FitzsimmonsCemetery
Elmira, Chemung County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Caleb Baker (1762-1849) — of Tioga County (part now inChemungCounty), N.Y.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,1762.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in New York, 1810; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Tioga County, 1813-15, 1829;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1819-21.Died in Southport (now part of Elmira),ChemungCounty, N.Y.,June 26,1849 (ageabout 86years).Interment at Fitzsimmons Cemetery.
St. Peter andPaul's Cemetery
623 Franklin Street
Elmira, Chemung County, New York
Founded 1850
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Sheehan (1860-1951) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Ridgebury,BradfordCounty, Pa.,1860.Democrat.Merchant;mayorof Elmira, N.Y., 1903-04, 1908-11; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1912;postmaster atElmira,N.Y., 1918-21.Died in1951(ageabout91 years).Interment at St. Peter and Paul's Cemetery. | | Henry W. Honan (1888-1935) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in1888.Democrat.Mayor ofElmira, N.Y., 1934-35; died in office 1935.DiedMay 20,1935 (ageabout 46years).Interment at St. Peter and Paul's Cemetery.  | Thomas Francis Fennell (1875-1936) — also known asThomas F. Fennell — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.BornMay 25,1875.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate treasurer, 1910; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 37th District, 1912; Judge of NewYork Court of Claims, 1915-17.Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1936 (age61 years, 162days).Interment at St. Peter and Paul's Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas McCarthy Fennell and Margaret (Collins)Fennell. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Max O. Pabis (1916-1989) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in1916.Unionorganizer; American Labor candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 46th District, 1946.Died in1989(ageabout73 years).Interment at St. Peter and Paul's Cemetery.
Second StreetCemetery
Elmira, Chemung County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Partridge (1790-1883) — of New York. Born in Norwich,WindsorCounty, Vt.,November29, 1790.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1841-43.Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1883 (age92 years, 121days).Interment at Second Street Cemetery.
WoodlawnCemetery
Elmira, Chemung County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jacob Sloat Fassett (1853-1924) — also known asJ. Sloat Fassett — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1853.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor;ChemungCounty District Attorney, 1879-80; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1880,1892,1904,1908,1916;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 27th District, 1884-91;Secretaryof Republican National Committee, 1888-92;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1891; candidateforGovernor ofNew York, 1891;U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1905-11; defeated,1910;banker;lumberbusiness.Died in Vancouver,BritishColumbia,April21, 1924 (age70 years, 160days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Newton Pomeroy Fassett and Martha Ellen (Sloat) Fassett; married,February13, 1879, to Jennie L. Crocker (daughter ofEdwinBryant Crocker; niece ofCharlesCrocker); fourth cousin once removed ofZenasFerry Moody andAlfredClark Chapin. | | | | Political family:Crocker#1 family of Sacramento, California (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThevillageofFassett,Quebec, Canada, isnamed forhim. — FassettElementarySchool, inElmira,New York, isnamed forhim. — Fassett Commons, abuildingat ElmiraCollege,Elmira,New York, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Jacob Sloat Fassett (built 1944 atSavannah,Georgia; scrapped 1965) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Alexander Williams Randall (1819-1872) — also known asAlexander W. Randall — of Prairieville, Milwaukee County (now Waukesha,WaukeshaCounty), Wis.; Manitowoc,ManitowocCounty, Wis.; Waukesha,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.; Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Ames,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1819.Lawyer;postmaster atPrairieville,Wis., 1843-46;delegateto Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1855; circuit judge in Wisconsin 2nd Circuit,1856;Governor ofWisconsin, 1858-62; U.S. Minister toPapal States, 1861-63;U.S.Postmaster General, 1866-69.Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1872 (age52 years, 269days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Lucius Robinson (1810-1886) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Windham,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1810.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1860-61;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1862-65, 1876; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1870;Governor ofNew York, 1877-80; defeated, 1879; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1880.Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1886 (age75 years, 139days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | | John Arnot Jr. (1831-1886) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,March11, 1831.Democrat.Banker;villagepresident of Elmira, New York, 1859-61;mayor ofElmira, N.Y., 1864-65, 1870-71, 1874-75;U.S.Representative from New York, 1883-86 (29th District 1883-85,28th District 1885-86); died in office 1886.Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,November20, 1886 (age55 years, 254days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Horace Boardman Smith (1826-1888) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Whitingham,WindhamCounty, Vt.,August18, 1826.Republican.Lawyer;ChemungCounty Judge, 1859-60;U.S.Representative from New York, 1871-75 (27th District 1871-73,28th District 1873-75);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 6th District, 1883-88; resigned 1888.Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,December26, 1888 (age62 years, 130days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Frederick Collin (1850-1939) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Benton,YatesCounty, N.Y.,August2, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;director, ChemungCanalTrust Co.; director, ArnotRealtyCorporation; director, Elmira, Corning, & WaverlyRailway;mayorof Elmira, N.Y., 1894-98;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1910-20; appointed 1910.Member,Skulland Bones.Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,November26, 1939 (age89 years, 116days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Thomas Schmeck Flood (1844-1908) — also known asThomas S. Flood — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Lodi,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,April12, 1844.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1887-91.Died in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October28, 1908 (age64 years, 199days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Hosea Hunt Rockwell (1840-1918) — also known asHosea H. Rockwell — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Lawrenceville,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,May 31,1840.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1877;U.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1891-93; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1896;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1900.Englishancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in1918(ageabout78 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Edward Le Grand Adams (1851-1928) — also known asEdward L. Adams — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Clarence,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January3, 1851.Republican.Newspapereditor;oilproducer; New York State Tax Commissioner, 1895-98; U.S. ConsulGeneral inStockholm, 1902-09; U.S. Consul inDublin, 1909-19;Sherbrooke, 1920-24.Died in Booterstown, County Dublin,Ireland,October2, 1928 (age77 years, 273days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin T. Adams and Janet (Gibson) Adams; married,January22, 1879, to Kate L. Atwater. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1919) |
| | | Hiram Gray (1801-1890) — of New York. Born in Salem,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,July 10,1801.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1837-39; circuitjudge in New York, 1846;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1847-60; Member of the New YorkCommission of Appeals, 1871-73; appointed 1871.Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1890 (age88 years, 300days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Thomas Maxwell (1792-1864) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.; Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.Born in Tioga Point (now Athens),BradfordCounty, Pa.,February16, 1792.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;TiogaCounty Clerk, 1819-29;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1829-31;newspapereditor; postmaster atElmira,N.Y., 1834-39;ChemungCounty Treasurer, 1836-43; vice-president, New York & ErieRailroad,1841.Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1864 (age72 years, 262days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Asher Tyler (1798-1875) — of New York. Born in New York,1798.U.S.Representative from New York 31st District, 1843-45.Died in1875(ageabout77 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Alexander Samuel Diven (1809-1896) — of Angelica,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.; Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Catharine (now Watkins Glen),SchuylerCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1809.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofGeorgeMiles, and later, ofSamuelG. Hathaway;railroadpromoter; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1843 (Allegany County), 1854 (Chemung County);member ofNew Yorkstate senate 27th District, 1858-59;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1861-63; general inthe Union Army during the Civil War;mayor ofElmira, N.Y., 1880-82.Presbyterian.IrishandEnglishancestry.Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,June 11,1896 (age87 years, 122days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | William Irvine (1820-1882) — of Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.; Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Whitney Point,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1820.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1856;U.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1859-61; colonel inthe Union Army during the Civil War; taken prisoner by Confederateforces at Beverly Ford, 1863, and held at Libby Prison in Richmond,Va.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,November12, 1882 (age62 years, 271days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Lewis Henry (1885-1941) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,June 8,1885.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 37th District, 1922-23; president,Oriental ConsolidatedMiningCompany.Member,KappaAlpha Society.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 23,1941 (age56 years, 45days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Francis Everett Baldwin (1856-1930) — also known asFrancis E. Baldwin — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Otego,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1856.Lawyer;milkbottlemanufacturer; president, National Total Abstinence League; New YorkProhibition state chair, 1889-93; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1894; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Electorfor New York,1900;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1906; Prohibitioncandidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1910; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1912;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1914; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1916;Prohibition candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1920.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died, frompneumonia,in Mentone (Menton),France,December19, 1930 (age74 years, 111days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Jay Maxwell Beers (1870-1941) — also known asJ. Maxwell Beers — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Lindley,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1870.Republican.Mayor ofElmira, N.Y., 1936-41; died in office 1941.Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,November29, 1941 (age71 years, 332days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Zebulon Reed Brockway (1827-1920) — also known asZ. Reed Brockway;"Father of PrisonReform";"Father of AmericanParole" —of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Brockway Landing, Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April27, 1827.Warden, Elmira Reformatory, 1876-1900;mayor ofElmira, N.Y., 1906-07.Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,1920(ageabout93 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Erwin J. Baldwin (1849-1927) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Otego,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,March10, 1849.Lawyer;Prohibition candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 6th District, 1906, 1909, 1913, 1915;Prohibition candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1912; Prohibition candidate forchiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1916.Died in Chemung,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1927 (age78 years, 65days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Menzo Clinton Beardsley (1859-1946) — also known asMenzo C. Beardsley — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Catharine (now Watkins Glen),SchuylerCounty, N.Y.,October5, 1859.Insuranceagent; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1902 (19th District), 1910 (33rdDistrict); Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1911 (Chemung County), 1914 (Chemung County),1920 (Queens County 4th District); Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1916.Died in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1946 (age86 years, 322days).Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Charles W. Perry (1900-1972) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,August21, 1900.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;chair ofChemung County Republican Party, 1935-42; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1945-50; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1948.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;AlphaSigma Phi.Died in July,1972(age71years, 0 days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Maple GroveCemetery
Horseheads, Chemung County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Edgar Tuttle Jr. (1870-1923) — also known asWilliam E. Tuttle, Jr. — of Westfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Horseheads,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1870.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1911-15;chair ofUnion County Democratic Party, 1913; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1916.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in1923(ageabout52 years).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.  | Robert Porter Bush (1842-1923) — also known asRobert P. Bush — of Horseheads,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Branchport,YatesCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1842.Democrat. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher;physician;ChemungCounty School Commissioner, 1875-78;ChemungCounty Coroner, 1883; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1886-92, 1894, 1911-13,1916-17; defeated, 1918;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1892; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1896;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 41st District, 1914.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, frompneumonia,in a Arnot-OgdenHospital,Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,January8, 1923 (age80 years, 283days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Van DuzerCemetery
County Route 15
Veteran town, Chemung County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Hulett (1805-1883) — of Horseheads,ChemungCounty, N.Y.BornFebruary19, 1805.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1860;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1863.Died in Horseheads,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1883 (age77 years, 341days).Interment at Van Duzer Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Nancy McDowell, Ann Elizabeth Munson and Eliza P.Hulett. |
AshlandCemetery
Wellsburg, Chemung County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Rutherford Losey Decker (1904-1972) — also known asRutherford L. Decker — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Born in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,May 27,1904.Minister;Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1960; American candidate for PresidentialElector for Missouri,1968(on behalf ofGeorgeC. Wallace andMarvinGriffin).Baptist.DiedSeptember21, 1972 (age68 years, 117days).Interment at Ashland Cemetery.
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