Index to Locations AuburnFort Hill CemeteryAuburnNorth Street CemeteryAuburnSt. Joseph's CemeteryAuburnSt. Peter and St. JohnChurchyardAuroraAurora CemeteryAuroraOak Glen CemeteryKing FerryWest Genoa CemeteryLockeAbbott Farm CemeteryMoraviaIndian Mound CemeterySemproniusSand Hill CemeteryTwelve CornersWestfall CemeteryVictoryVictory Union Cemetery
Fort HillCemetery
19 Fort Street, Auburn NY 13021
Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
Founded 1851
| Politicians buriedhere: |  |  William Henry Seward (1801-1872) — also known asWilliam H. Seward — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Florida,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1801.Lawyer;co-founded (withThurlowWeed), theAlbany Evening Journalnewspaperin 1830; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1831-34;Governor ofNew York, 1839-43; defeated (Whig), 1834;U.S.Senator from New York, 1849-61; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1856,1860;U.S.Secretary of State, 1861-69; as Secretary of State in 1867, hemade a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska; critics dubbedthe territory "Seward's Folly".Survived anassassinationattempt on April 14, 1865 (the same nightAbrahamLincoln was shot), when Lewis Payne, an associate of John WilkesBooth, broke into his bedroom and stabbed him repeatedly. Payne wasarrested, tried with the other conspirators, and hanged.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1872 (age71 years, 153days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery; statue atMadisonSquare Park, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue atVolunteerPark, Seattle, Wash.| |  Relatives: SonofSamuelSwayze Seward and Mary (Jennings) Seward; married to FrancesAdeline Miller; father ofFrederickWilliam Seward andWilliamHenry Seward Jr.; uncle of Caroline Cornelia Canfield (whomarriedJohnLawrence Schoolcraft) andGeorgeFrederick Seward; granduncle ofFrederickWhittlesey Seward Jr.. | | | | Political family:Seward-Schoolcraft-Shermanfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:GeorgeW. Jones —SamuelJ. Barrows —FrederickW. Seward —EliasP. Pellet | | | | Seward counties inKan. andNeb. arenamed for him. | | | | SewardMountain,in the Adirondack Mountains,FranklinCounty, New York, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofSeward,Nebraska, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofSeward,New York, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofSeward,Alaska, isnamed forhim. — SewardPark(300 acres on a forested peninsula, established 1911), inSeattle,Washington, isnamed forhim. — SewardPark(three acres on East Broadway, opened 1903), inManhattan,New York, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:W.Seward Whittlesey—W.H. Seward Thomson—WilliamS. Shanahan | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the $50 U.S. Treasury note in the 1890s. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about William H. Seward: DorisKearns Goodwin,Teamof Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln —Walter Stahr,Seward:Lincoln's Indispensable Man — Walter Stahr,Seward:Lincoln's Indispensable Man — Michael Burgan,WilliamHenry Seward : Senator and Statesman (for youngreaders) | | | | Image source: New York PublicLibrary |
| | Theodore Medad Pomeroy (1824-1905) — also known asTheodore M. Pomeroy — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Cayuga,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1824.Republican.Lawyer;CayugaCounty District Attorney, 1850-56; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County 2nd District, 1857; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1860,1876(TemporaryChair;speaker);U.S.Representative from New York, 1861-69 (25th District 1861-63,24th District 1863-69);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1869;mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1875-76; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 25th District, 1878-79.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1905 (age80 years, 82days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery.  | William Miller Collier (1867-1956) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Lodi,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1867.Lawyer;U.S. Minister toSpain, 1905-09;president,George Washington University, 1917; U.S. Ambassador toChile, 1921-28.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Chi Psi;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died in1956(ageabout88 years).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | Sereno Elisha Payne (1843-1914) — also known asSereno E. Payne — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Hamilton,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,June 26,1843.Republican.Lawyer;CayugaCounty District Attorney, 1873-79;U.S.Representative from New York, 1883-87, 1889-1914 (26th District1883-85, 27th District 1885-87, 1889-93, 28th District 1893-1903,31st District 1903-13, 36th District 1913-14); died in office 1914;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1896,1900,1904,1908,1912.Died inWashington,D.C.,December10, 1914 (age71 years, 167days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | John Taber (1880-1965) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,May 5,1880.Republican.Lawyer;county judge in New York, 1911-18; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1920,1924,1936(member,ResolutionsCommittee);chair ofCayuga County Republican Party, 1920-24;U.S.Representative from New York, 1923-63 (36th District 1923-45,38th District 1945-53, 36th District 1953-63).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,November22, 1965 (age85 years, 201days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | Lithgow Osborne (1892-1980) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,April 2,1892.Democrat. Private secretary to U.S. AmbassadorJamesW. Gerard, 1915;newspapereditor; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1923; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 42nd District, 1924; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1928;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 36th District, 1932; New York StateConservation Commissioner, 1933;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938; U.S.Ambassador toNorway, 1944-46.Member,AudubonSociety;Council onForeign Relations.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,March10, 1980 (age87 years, 343days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | Jerome Heartwell Holland (1916-1985) — also known asJerome H. Holland;BrudHolland —of Virginia. BornJanuary9, 1916.U.S. Ambassador toSweden, 1970-72.Africanancestry.DiedJanuary13, 1985 (age69 years, 4days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | Truman Adams Merriman (1839-1892) — also known asTruman A. Merriman — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1839.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1885-89.Died in1892(ageabout53 years).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | Charles Edward Pearce (1842-1902) — also known asCharles E. Pearce — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Whitesboro,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1842.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1888;U.S.Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1897-1901.Member,KappaAlpha Society.Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,January30, 1902 (age59 years, 246days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | William Osborne Dapping (1880-1969) — also known asWilliam O. Dapping — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 12,1880.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;newspapereditor and publisher; received aPulitzerPrize Special Citation in 1930, for theAuburn Citizen'scoverage of an inmate uprising at the Auburn prison; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New York,1933;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1936;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1956.Universalist.Member,Elks.DiedAugust1, 1969 (age89 years, 50days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | Christopher Morgan (1808-1877) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Aurora,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1808.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1839-43; defeated,1842;secretaryof state of New York, 1847-51;mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1860.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1877 (age68 years, 303days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | George Oscar Rathbun (1803-1870) — also known asGeorge Rathbun — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Scipioville,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,1803.Democrat.Lawyer;postmaster atAuburn,N.Y., 1840-41;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1843-47.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,January5, 1870 (ageabout 66years).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | Nathaniel Garrow (1780-1841) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,April25, 1780.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1827-29.Slaveowner. Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1841 (age60 years, 312days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment atFort Hill Cemetery. | | Thomas Yardley Howe Jr. (1801-1860) — also known asThomas Y. Howe, Jr.;Thomas Yardley HowJr. —of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,1801.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor; president and treasurer ofrailroads;inspector, Auburn Prison, 1834-38;CayugaCounty Surrogate, 1836-40;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1851-53;mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1853.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1860 (ageabout 59years).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | Benjamin Franklin Hall (1814-1891) — also known asBenjamin F. Hall — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.; Colorado.Born in Whitehall,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1814.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1844;mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1852-53;justice ofColorado territorial supreme court, 1861-63; U.S. Consul inValparaiso, 1863-65.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1891 (age77 years, 45days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | Charles Devens Osborne (1888-1961) — also known asCharles D. Osborne — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,November22, 1888.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher;mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1928-31, 1936-39; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1934-48; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 36th District, 1942.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1961 (age72 years, 191days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | George Underwood (1816-1859) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1816.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County 2nd District, 1851-52;mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1854; resigned 1854.Presbyterian.Member,AlphaDelta Phi.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1859 (age43 years, 141days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | William Clinton Beardsley (1816-1900) — also known asWilliam C. Beardsley — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Stewarts Corners,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1816.Democrat.Lawyer;postmaster atAuburn,N.Y., 1841-45;banker;railroaddirector; Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1852;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1864;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1884, 1886.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,January25, 1900 (age83 years, 304days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Beardsley and Alice (Booth) Beardsley; married to CatharineRichardson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Maurice I. Schwartz (1901-1967) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in1901.Republican.Mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1960-67; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1964.Industrialist, philanthropist. Died in1967(ageabout66 years).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | Thomas Mott Osborne (1859-1926) — also known asThomas M. Osborne;"TomBrown" —of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,September23, 1859.Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1896,1924;Independent candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1898;mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1903-05.Son of the founder of International Harvester; prison reformer; NewYork State Public Service Commissioner; New York State Fish and GameCommissioner, 1911; warden of Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, N.Y.,1914-16;indictedby a grand jury in 1915 for allegedperjuryandneglectof duty;tried,but the charges were dismissed; commander of naval prison,Portsmouth, N.H., 1917-20.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1926 (age67 years, 27days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | John M. Hurd (1832-1886) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Sandwich,CarrollCounty, N.H.,1832.Bookbinder;paperbag manufacturer;wheelbarrowmanufacturer;mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1869.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,1886(ageabout54 years).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | David Munson Osborne (1822-1886) — also known asDavid M. Osborne — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1822.Republican.Hardwarebusiness;farmimplement manufacturer;mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1879-80; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1884.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1886 (age63 years, 203days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Hall Osborn and Caroline (Bulkley) Osborn; married1851 to ElizaLidy Wright; father ofThomasMott Osborne; grandfather ofCharlesDevens Osborne andLithgowOsborne; second cousin ofCharlesTaylor Sherman,BarzillaiBulkeley Kellogg,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman andJohnSherman; third cousin once removed ofDwightArthur Silliman; third cousin twice removed ofIraYale andAsburyElliott Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed ofEbenezerLockwood,JonathanBrace andAaronBurr; fourth cousin ofHowkinBulkley Beardslee,HenryJarvis Raymond andEdwinOlmstead Keeler; fourth cousin once removed ofEbenezerHuntington,CharlesYale,EliThacher Hoyt,MillardEllsworth Lane,OliverCromwell Jennings,FredLockwood Keeler andThomasMcKeen Chidsey. | | | | Political family:Osbornefamily of Auburn, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Eugene Clarence Aiken (b. 1856) — also known asE. Clarence Aiken — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Scipio,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1856.Republican.Lawyer;director and counsel, New York, Auburn & LansingRailroad;mayorof Auburn, N.Y., 1906-07;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1915.Baptist.Member,Elks.Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Ira Aiken and Ellen (Olney) Aiken; married,July 13,1881, to Frances Baker. |
| | William Bruce MacMaster (1838-1891) — also known asWilliam B. MacMaster — Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,May 24,1838.U.S. Consul inCartagena, 1886-91, died in office 1891.Died in Cartagena,Colombia,February13, 1891 (age52 years, 265days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Zalmon J. MacMaster and Sophia (Bruce) MacMaster; brother ofZalmon MacMaster; father ofWilliamBruce MacMaster Jr.. |
| | Frederick William Seward (1830-1915) — also known asFrederick W. Seward — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Montrose,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1830.Republican.Lawyer;U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, 1861-65, 1877-79; on April 14,1865, the same evening thatAbrahamLincoln was assassinated, Lewis Powell, a co-conspirator of JohnWilkes Booth, came to the Seward home intending to kill his father,Secretary of StateWilliamH. Seward; Frederick, trying to block Powell, wasattackedand suffered a skull fracture; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 7th District, 1875; candidateforsecretaryof state of New York, 1875.DiedApril25, 1915 (age84 years, 291days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | Abraham Gridley (d. 1850) — of New York. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1847.Died in1850.Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | John Newcomb Knapp (1826-1893) — also known asJohn N. Knapp — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Victory,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1826.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1860;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1880;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1889-91; postmaster atAuburn,N.Y., 1890-93.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1893 (age67 years, 31days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. | | William Henry Seward Jr. (1839-1920) — also known asWilliam H. Seward, Jr. — Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 18,1839.Republican.Banker;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New York,1888.Member,LoyalLegion.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,April29, 1920 (age80 years, 316days).Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery.
North StreetCemetery
Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Whitefield Hulbert (1770-1831) — also known asJohn W. Hulbert — of Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.; Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Alford,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,June 1,1770.Lawyer;bankdirector;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1814-17 (at-large 1814-15, 7thDistrict 1815-17); member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1825.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,October19, 1831 (age61 years, 140days).Interment at North Street Cemetery. | | Ulysses Freeman Doubleday (1792-1866) — also known asUlysses F. Doubleday — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born inOtsegoCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1792.U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1831-33, 1835-37.Died in Belvidere,BooneCounty, Ill.,March11, 1866 (age73 years, 86days).Interment at North Street Cemetery. | | Gershom Powers (1789-1831) — of New York. Born in Croydon,SullivanCounty, N.H.,July 11,1789.Lawyer;CayugaCounty Common Pleas Judge, 1823-28;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1829-31.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1831 (age41 years, 349days).Interment at North Street Cemetery.
St. Joseph'sCemetery
Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert P. Marren (1918-1990) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,March10, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;civilengineer;surveyor;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 48th District, 1954; member of city council, Auburn,N.Y., 1957-63.Died, from complications ofdiabetes,in ahospitalat Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1990 (age71 years, 322days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
St. Peter and St.John Churchyard
Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Enos Thompson Throop (1784-1874) — also known asEnos T. Throop — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.; Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in Johnstown,FultonCounty, N.Y.,August21, 1784.Democrat.Lawyer;postmaster atAurelius,N.Y., 1807-14;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1815-16; circuitjudge in New York, 1823-28;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1829;Governor ofNew York, 1829-33; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toTwo Sicilies, 1838-41.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,November1, 1874 (age90 years, 72days).Interment at St. Peter and St. John Churchyard. |
AuroraCemetery
Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
Oak GlenCemetery
Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Avery (1766-1842) — of New York. Born in Groton,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September18, 1766.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York, 1811-15, 1816-17 (14th District1811-13, 20th District 1813-15, 1816-17).Died in Aurora,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1842 (age75 years, 134days).Interment at Oak Glen Cemetery. | | Edwin Barber Morgan (1806-1881) — also known asEdwin B. Morgan — of Aurora,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Aurora,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,1806.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1853-59; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1856.Died in Aurora,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1881 (ageabout 75years).Interment at Oak Glen Cemetery.
West GenoaCemetery
King Ferry, Cayuga County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Casper Fenner (1860-1922) — of Ludlowville, Lansing,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Lake Ridge, Lansing,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,1860.Republican.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Tompkins County, 1916-22; died in office 1922.Died in Lake Ridge, Lansing,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,December30, 1922 (ageabout 62years).Interment at West Genoa Cemetery.
Abbott FarmCemetery
Locke, Cayuga County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Silas Bowker (1763-1834) — ofCayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Concord,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April26, 1763.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1813-15, 1824; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1823.Died in Locke,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1834 (age71 years, 171days).Interment at Abbott Farm Cemetery.
Indian MoundCemetery
Moravia, Cayuga County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Rowland Day (1779-1853) — of Sempronius,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Chester,HampdenCounty, Mass.,March 6,1779.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1816-17;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1823-25, 1833-35.Died in Moravia,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1853 (age74 years, 292days).Interment at Indian Mound Cemetery.  | Charles J. Hewitt (1867-1940) — of Locke,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Navarino,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1867.Republican.Farmer;producebusiness;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County 2nd District, 1902-04; memberofNewYork state senate, 1909-38 (40th District 1909-18, 42nd District1919-38).Died in1940(ageabout72 years).Interment at Indian Mound Cemetery.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | Leander Fitts (1822-1891) — of Moravia,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Sempronius,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1822.Cashier and director, First NationalBank ofMoravia; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County 2nd District, 1889-90.DiedApril 3,1891 (age68 years, 315days).Interment at Indian Mound Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin Fitts and Marian (Dresser) Fitts; married to MarySmith. |
Sand HillCemetery
Sempronius, Cayuga County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Henry Springer (1857-1916) — also known asCharles H. Springer — of Moravia,CayugaCounty, N.Y.; Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Niles,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1857.Republican.Producemerchant;coal,lumber,andfeeddealer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1914.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Rotary.Suffered astroke,and died ten days later, in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 8,1916 (age59 years, 91days).Interment at Sand Hill Cemetery.
WestfallCemetery
Twelve Corners, Cayuga County, New York
Victory UnionCemetery
Victory, Cayuga County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Lewis Ford Hager (1877-1932) — also known asL. Ford Hager — of Victory,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Victory,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1877.Republican.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1917-22.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheartattack, in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1932 (age54 years, 121days).Interment at Victory Union Cemetery.
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