Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsFairfieldEpiscopal CemeteryFrankfortNorwich Corners CemeteryHerkimerOak Hill CemeteryIlionArmory Hill CemeteryLittle FallsChurch StreetCemeteryLittle FallsHerkimer Home BurialGroundManheimSnells Bush CemeteryIngham Mills, ManheimRural ParkCemeteryMohawkMohawk CemeteryNewportNewport CemeteryPolandPine Grove CemeterySalisburyStratford CemeteryVan HornesvilleVan HornesvilleCemeteryWarren townRobinson Cemetery
Private or familygraveyard
Herkimer County, New York
EpiscopalCemetery
Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Alexander Hamilton Buell (1801-1853) — also known asAlexander H. Buell — ofHerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Fairfield,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1801.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1845;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1851-53; died inoffice 1853.Died inWashington,D.C.,January29, 1853 (age51 years, 199days).Interment at Episcopal Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.
Norwich CornersCemetery
Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel M. Prescott (1818-1895) — of Washington Mills,OneidaCounty, N.Y.; New Hartford,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,December15, 1818.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1863.Died in Herkimer,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,July 30,1895 (age76 years, 227days).Interment at Norwich Corners Cemetery.
Oak HillCemetery
Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Warner Miller (1838-1918) — of Herkimer,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Hannibal,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,August12, 1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;papermanufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1872,1892,1896;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1874-75;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1879-81; resigned1881;U.S.Senator from New York, 1881-87.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March21, 1918 (age79 years, 221days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Donald Jerome Mitchell (1923-2003) — also known asDonald J. Mitchell — of Herkimer,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Ilion,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;optometrist;mayorof Herkimer, N.Y., 1956-59; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1965-72 (Herkimer County 1965, 122nd District1966, 112th District 1967-72);U.S.Representative from New York 31st District, 1973-83.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,September27, 2003 (age80 years, 142days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Gaylord Griswold (1767-1809) — of Herkimer,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Windsor,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December18, 1767.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1796-98;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1803-05.Died in Herkimer,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,March 1,1809 (age41 years, 73days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Sylvanus Griswold and Mary (Collins) Griswold; married,August3, 1796, to Mary Hooker; first cousin twice removed ofErastusWolcott,OliverWolcott Sr. andEdmundHolcomb; second cousin once removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; second cousin twice removed ofAlbertAsahel Bliss andPhilemonBliss; second cousin thrice removed ofNelsonPlatt Wheeler andWilliamEgbert Wheeler; second cousin four times removed ofAlexanderRoyal Wheeler; third cousin ofElishaPhelps; third cousin once removed ofOliverEllsworth,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),PeterBuell Porter,JohnWilliam Allen,NormanA. Phelps,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,GeorgeSmith Catlin,HenryTitus Backus,JohnSmith Phelps,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,MatthewGriswold andRogerWolcott; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesJenkins Hayden,CharlesFrederick Wadsworth,WilliamWalter Phelps,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,EdwardOliver Wolcott andAlfredWolcott; third cousin thrice removed ofSheffieldPhelps,CarlTrumbull Hayden,JamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr. andSeldenChapin; fourth cousin ofJasonKellogg,BenjaminTrumbull,OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,LancelotPhelps,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,WilliamAugustus Bird,AbijahBlodget,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); fourth cousin once removed ofHezekiahCase,ParmenioAdams,OliverOwen Forward,SilasDewey Kellogg,WalterForward,AbielCase,ChaunceyForward,HarrisonBlodget,JairusCase,LorenzoBurrows,AnsonLevi Holcomb,HenryWard Beecher,LymanTrumbull,WilliamDean Kellogg,FarrandFassett Merrill,WilliamGleason Jr.,JamesPhelps,LeveretBrainard,EdwinCarpenter Pinney,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925) andAllenJacob Holcomb. | | | | Political family:Wolcott#1 family of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry G. Munger (1846-1933) — of Herkimer,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in1846.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1892,1924.Died in1933(ageabout87 years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Clarence Howard Flint (1895-1971) — also known asClarence H. Flint — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Herkimer,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,October7, 1895.Democrat.Musician;musicteacher; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1927, 1928.Died inPalm BeachCounty, Fla.,January20, 1971 (age75 years, 105days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Armory HillCemetery
Ilion, Herkimer County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Seth Grosvenor Heacock (1857-1928) — also known asSeth G. Heacock — of Ilion,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 1,1857.Republican.Postmaster;oilproducer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1907-14 (33rd District 1907-08, 32nd District1909-14); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1914, 1918; Republican Presidential Electorfor New York,1916.Died, in PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December4, 1928 (age71 years, 278days).Interment at Armory Hill Cemetery.  | Edward Owen Davies (1869-1933) — also known asEdward O. Davies — of Ilion,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Bridgewater town,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1869.Republican.Laundryowner; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1917-20, 1932-33; died inoffice 1933.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Redmen;Moose;Knightsof Pythias.While on afishingtrip, he suffered aheartattack, and died at Pleasant Lake, Stratford,FultonCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1933 (age63 years, 284days).Interment at Armory Hill Cemetery.
Church StreetCemetery
Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Homer Peter Snyder (1863-1937) — also known asHomer P. Snyder — of Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1863.Republican. Manufacturer ofknittingmachinery andbicyclesas Homer P. Snyder Manufacturing Co.; vice-president, Little FallsNationalBank;director, Little Falls and JohnstownRailroad;director, Little FallsHotelCo.;U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1915-25; defeated,1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916,1920;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died in Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,December30, 1937 (age74 years, 24days).Interment at Church Street Cemetery. | | Henry Porteous Alexander (1801-1867) — also known asHenry P. Alexander — ofHerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1801.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1849-51; defeated,1846, 1850; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1856.Died in Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,February22, 1867 (age65 years, 162days).Interment at Church Street Cemetery. | | George Petrie (1793-1879) — of New York. Born in New York,1793.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1847-49.Died in1879(ageabout86 years).Interment at Church Street Cemetery. | | Arphaxed Loomis (1798-1885) — ofHerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Winsted,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April 9,1798.Democrat. State court judge in New York, 1835;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1837-39; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1841-42, 1853 (Herkimer County 1841-42, HerkimerCounty 1st District 1853);delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1846.Died in Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,September15, 1885 (age87 years, 159days).Interment at Church Street Cemetery. | | Edmund Gillett Chapin (1810-1861) — also known asEdmund G. Chapin — of Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,January20, 1810.Postmaster atLittleFalls, N.Y., 1845-49; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County 1st District, 1855.DiedNovember2, 1861 (age51 years, 286days).Interment at Church Street Cemetery. | | Frederick Lansing (1806-1861) — of Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.BornMay 30,1806.Democrat. Postmaster atLittleFalls, N.Y., 1827-41, 1859-61; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1840; vice-president and director,Herkimer CountyBank;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1856.Died in1861(ageabout55 years).Interment at Church Street Cemetery. | | Harvey Feldmeier (1871-1936) — of Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1871.Democrat.Engineer;commissioner of public works, Little Falls, 1912-36; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912,1928.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;SigmaXi;AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers;Elks.Died in1936(ageabout64 years).Interment at Church Street Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Maximilian Feldmeier and Elvire (d'Asnoy) Feldmeier; married,November24, 1915, to Lela B. Lumley. |
Herkimer HomeBurial Ground
Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Herkimer (1773-1848) — of Danube,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Tryon County (part now inHerkimerCounty), N.Y.,1773.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County, 1799-1800, 1803-04,1805-06;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1801; major in theU.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from New York, 1817-19, 1823-25 (17th District1817-19, 15th District 1823-25).Germanancestry.Died in Danube,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,June 8,1848 (ageabout 74years).Interment at Herkimer Home Burial Ground. | | Alonzo Herkimer Greene (1834-1912) — also known asAlonzo H. Greene — of Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Danube,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1834.Republican. Postmaster atLittleFalls, N.Y., 1882-86;insuranceagent.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 18,1912 (age78 years, 8days).Interment at Herkimer Home Burial Ground.
Snells BushCemetery
Manheim, Herkimer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jacob Markell (1770-1852) — ofHerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born inSchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1770.Manheim Town Supervisor, 1797-1819, 1824-29; common pleas court judgein New York, 1810;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1813-15; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1819-20.Died in Manheim,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,November26, 1852 (age82 years, 202days).Interment at Snells Bush Cemetery.
Rural ParkCemetery
Ingham Mills, Manheim, Herkimer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Wilfred Earl Youker (1876-1920) — also known asWilfred E. Youker — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Ingham Mills, Oppenheim,FultonCounty, N.Y.,April26, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1917-19 (Kings County 18th District 1917, KingsCounty 21st District 1918-19).Dutchancestry.Died, followingappendicitissurgery, in Carson Peck MemorialHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1920 (age44 years, 235days).Interment at Rural Park Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Philip Youker and Cecilia Youker; married1905 to LenaViolet Sabin. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
MohawkCemetery
Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Francis Elias Spinner (1802-1890) — also known asFrancis E. Spinner — of Mohawk,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Mohawk,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1802.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1855-61.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,December31, 1890 (age88 years, 344days).Interment at Mohawk Cemetery.
NewportCemetery
Newport, Herkimer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Westel Willoughby Jr. (1769-1844) — ofHerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Goshen,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November20, 1769.Democrat.Physician;common pleas court judge in New York, 1805-21; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1807-09;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1815-17.Died in Newport,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1844 (age74 years, 318days).Interment at Newport Cemetery.
Pine GroveCemetery
Poland, Herkimer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Stephen Millington (1855-1913) — also known asCharles S. Millington — of Herkimer,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1855.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1908;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1909-11; defeated,1910.Died in1913(ageabout58 years).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
StratfordCemetery
Salisbury, Herkimer County, New York
Van HornesvilleCemetery
Van Hornesville, Herkimer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Owen Daniel Young (1874-1962) — also known asOwen D. Young — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Van Hornesville,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1874.Democrat.Lawyer;financier;industrialist;chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded RadioCorporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of thefounders of the NationalBroadcastingCompany (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement ofGerman war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1932.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;BetaTheta Pi;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;OddFellows;Grange.Died in St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.,July 11,1962 (age87 years, 257days).Interment at Van Hornesville Cemetery.
RobinsonCemetery
Warren town, Herkimer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Theodore Douglas Robinson (1883-1934) — also known asTheodore D. Robinson — of Mohawk,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Mohawk,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1883.Republican.Real estatebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1912; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1917-18, 1921-24 (32nd District 1917-18, 35thDistrict 1921-24); Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy, 1924-29.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1934 (age50 years, 347days).Interment at Robinson Cemetery. | | Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (1861-1933) — also known asCorinne Roosevelt — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1861.Republican.Poet;lecturer;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1920.Female.Died, frompleuralpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1933 (age71 years, 143days).Interment at Robinson Cemetery. | | Helen Roosevelt Robinson (1881-1962) — also known asHelen Rebecca Roosevelt — of Mohawk,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September26, 1881.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1940.Female.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1962 (age80 years, 285days).Interment at Robinson Cemetery.| | Relatives:Daughter of James Roosevelt Roosevelt and Helen Schermerhorn (Astor)Robinson; married1904 toTheodoreDouglas Robinson; half-niece ofFranklinDelano Roosevelt; grandniece ofJohnJacob Astor III; second great-granddaughter ofJohnArmstrong Jr.; second great-grandniece ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesArmstrong andEdwardLivingston; third great-granddaughter ofJohnArmstrong andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-granddaughter ofRobertLivingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandniece ofJohnLivingston,GilbertLivingston andJabezHuntington; fifth great-granddaughter ofRobertLivingston the Elder andRobertLivingston the Younger; fifth great-grandniece ofJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); sixth great-granddaughter ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); half-first cousin ofFranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr.; first cousin ofJamesRoosevelt andElliottRoosevelt; first cousin once removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor; first cousin thrice removed ofElizabethMonroe; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,WilliamLivingston,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,JedediahHuntington,JamesLivingston andEbenezerHuntington; first cousin six times removed ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) andPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin seven times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler andBenjaminHuntington; second cousin ofWilliamAstor Chanler andLewisStuyvesant Chanler; second cousin twice removed ofSamuelLaurence Gouverneur; second cousin four times removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,NicholasRoosevelt Jr.,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,MaturinLivingston andJabezWilliams Huntington; second cousin five times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andPeterSamuel Schuyler; third cousin ofFrancisHolden Aspinwall; third cousin thrice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PhilipDePeyster,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),WilliamJay,JamesI. Roosevelt,GerritSmith,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish andElizabethCady Stanton; fourth cousin ofPeterGoelet Gerry,OgdenLivingston Mills andRobertReginald Livingston. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Epitaph: "To live in the hearts / Ofthose we love / Is not to die." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
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