Index to Locations BoonvilleBoonville CemeteryBoonvilleBoonville CemeteryClayvilleSt. Mary's CemeteryClayvilleSauquoit Valley CemeteryClintonHamilton College CemeteryClintonSunset Hill CemeteryDeerfieldNorth Gage CemeteryNew HartfordGreen Lawn CemeteryNew York MillsGlenside CemeteryOneida CastleOneida CastleCemeteryRomeRome CemeteryUticaUnknown locationUticaBurying GroundUticaForest Hill CemeteryUticaOld Village Burying GroundUticaSt. Agnes CemeteryVernonMaple Grove CemeteryVernonVernon Village CemeteryWatervilleCity CemeteryWatervilleWaterville CemeteryWesternvillePresbyterian ChurchCemeteryWhitesboroGrandview CemeteryWhitesboroMt. Olivet CemeteryWhitesboroTemple Beth El Cemetery
BoonvilleCemetery
Boonville, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Henry Wilbur Bentley (1838-1907) — also known asHenry W. Bentley — of Boonville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in DeRuyter,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1838.Democrat.Lawyer;vice-president, First NationalBank ofBoonville;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1891-93; defeated,1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1896.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Boonville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1907 (age68 years, 119days).Interment at Boonville Cemetery.
BoonvilleCemetery
Boonville, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lemuel Hough (1778-1866) — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Massachusetts,October22, 1778.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County, 1832.Died in Forestport,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1866 (age87 years, 92days).Interment at Boonville Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Mary (Ives) Hough and Elijah Hough; married,May 16,1802, to Hulda Johnson. |
St. Mary'sCemetery
Clayville, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James H. Donovan (1923-1990) — of Chadwicks,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Marcy,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1966-90 (51st District 1966, 46th District 1967-82,47th District 1983-90); died in office 1990; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1980.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus.Represented Oneida County in the New York State Senate longer thanany other senator in the history of the county.Died, ofcoloncancer, in Chadwicks,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August31, 1990 (age66 years, 292days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
Sauquoit ValleyCemetery
Clayville, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | William Robert Williams (1884-1972) — also known asWilliam R. Williams — of Cassville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Brookfield,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,August11, 1884.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1936-43;U.S.Representative from New York, 1951-59 (35th District 1951-53,34th District 1953-59).Died in Cassville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,May 9,1972 (age87 years, 272days).Interment at Sauquoit Valley Cemetery. | | Cyrus Dan Prescott (1836-1902) — also known asCyrus D. Prescott — of Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in New Hartford,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August15, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;attorney for New York CentralRailroad;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1878;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1879-83.Died in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1902 (age66 years, 69days).Interment at Sauquoit Valley Cemetery. | | George W. Chadwick (1825-1885) — of Chadwicks Mills,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Sauquoit,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1825.Republican. President and general manager, WillowvaleBleachery;director, Oneida NationalBank;director, Delaware, Lackawanna and WesternRailroad;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1871, 1874.Episcopalian.Died, from "congestion of the brain" (probablystroke),in Chadwicks Mills,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December4, 1885 (age60 years, 171days).Interment at Sauquoit Valley Cemetery.
Hamilton CollegeCemetery
Clinton, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Elihu Root (1845-1937) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1845.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1883-85;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894;U.S.Secretary of War, 1899-1904; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1904(TemporaryChair),1912;U.S.Secretary of State, 1905-09;U.S.Senator from New York, 1909-15;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1916;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Member,UnionLeague;AmericanSociety for International Law;American BarAssociation;AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Recipient of theNobelPeace Prize in 1912.Died, ofpneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1937 (age91 years, 358days).Interment at Hamilton College Cemetery. | | | John George Erhardt (1889-1951) — also known asJohn G. Erhardt — of Coram,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1889.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inAthens, 1920; U.S. Consul inAthens, 1920-24;Winnipeg, 1924-26;Bordeaux, 1930-33; U.S. Consul General inHamburg, 1933-37;London, 1939-41; U.S. Minister toAustria, 1946-50; U.S. Ambassador toSouth Africa, 1950-51, died in office 1951.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;DeltaUpsilon.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis, in Wynberg, Cape Town,SouthAfrica,February18, 1951 (age61 years, 106days).Interment at Hamilton College Cemetery; cenotaph atUnionCemetery, Middle Island, Long Island, N.Y.
Sunset HillCemetery
Franklin Avenue
Clinton, Oneida County, New York
Founded 1854
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Dean F. Currie (1846-1932) — of Kirkland,OneidaCounty, N.Y.; Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1846.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 34th District, 1902; candidate forNewYork state assembly from Orleans County, 1915.Died in1932(ageabout86 years).Interment at Sunset Hill Cemetery. | | Herbert Erwin Allen (1874-1947) — also known asHerbert E. Allen;"Bertie" —of Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Mexico,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1874.Merchant;hardwarebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1910-13.Died in Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1947 (age72 years, 315days).Interment at Sunset Hill Cemetery.
North GageCemetery
Deerfield, Oneida County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Arthur Grant Blue (1864-1952) — also known asA. Grant Blue — of Barneveld,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Deerfield,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,May 15,1864.Farmer;bankdirector; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1907-08.Member,OddFellows.Died inOneidaCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1952 (age88 years, 216days).Interment at North Gage Cemetery.
Green LawnCemetery
New Hartford, Oneida County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Russell Goodier Dunmore (1884-1935) — also known asRussell G. Dunmore — of New Hartford,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1922-35; died inoffice 1935;chair ofOneida County Republican Party, 1927.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1935 (age51 years, 16days).Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery. | | Abisha B. Baker (1843-1919) — of Forestport,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in1843.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1889.Died in1919(ageabout76 years).Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
GlensideCemetery
New York Mills, Oneida County, New York
Founded 1827
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Joseph Ackroyd (1847-1915) — of Whitestown,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1847.Democrat.Grocer;undertaker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1884;postmaster;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 36th District, 1907-08.Englishancestry. Member,OddFellows.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1915 (age67 years, 112days).Interment at Glenside Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Abram Ackroyd and Harriet (Robinson) Ackroyd; married1871 toAdelaide Hoag. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
Oneida CastleCemetery
Oneida Castle, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Timothy Jenkins (1799-1859) — of Oneida Castle,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Barre,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,January29, 1799.Lawyer;OneidaCounty District Attorney, 1840-45;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1845-49, 1851-53;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1856;Republican candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1857.Died in Martinsburg,LewisCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1859 (age60 years, 329days).Interment at Oneida Castle Cemetery.
RomeCemetery
Rome, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Allen Foster (1800-1889) — also known asHenry A. Foster — of New York. Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 7,1800.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 5th District, 1831-34, 1841-44; resigned 1844;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1837-39; defeated,1872;U.S.Senator from New York, 1844-45;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1853;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1864-71.Died in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1889 (age89 years, 4days).Interment at Rome Cemetery. | | Alexander Hamilton Bailey (1817-1874) — also known asAlexander H. Bailey — of Catskill,GreeneCounty, N.Y.; Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Minisink,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1817.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Greene County 1st District, 1849; state courtjudge in New York, 1851; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1862-65;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1867-71.Died in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1874 (age56 years, 249days).Interment at Rome Cemetery. | | Henry Huntington (1766-1846) — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 28,1766.Member ofNew Yorkstate senate Western District, 1804-07; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County, 1816, 1817-18.Died in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October15, 1846 (age80 years, 140days).Interment at Rome Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofBenjaminHuntington and Anne (Huntington) Huntington; brother ofGurdonHuntington; married to Catherine Mary Havens (half-brother ofJonathanNicoll Havens); father ofBenjaminNicoll Huntington; third great-granduncle ofRandolphAppleton Kidder; first cousin ofJohnDavenport andJamesDavenport; first cousin once removed ofTheodoreDavenport; second cousin ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington andAbelHuntington; second cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington andSamuelH. Huntington; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamWoodbridge,JabezWilliams Huntington,IsaacBackus,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,JosephLyman Huntington,CharlesPhelps Huntington,ElishaMills Huntington,HenryTitus Backus andRogerWolcott; second cousin thrice removed ofCollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington andWilliamClark Huntington; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamBarret Ridgely,JosiahQuincy,HenryArthur Huntington,ArthurEvarts Lord,JohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; second cousin five times removed ofAustinEugene Lathrop,FranklinDelano Roosevelt andHelenHuntington Hull; third cousin ofJoshuaCoit,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) andPeterBuell Porter; third cousin once removed ofZinaHyde Jr.,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin twice removed ofSamuelLathrop,BelaEdgerton,JohnHall Brockway,PhiloFairchild Barnum,PhineasTaylor Barnum,UlyssesSimpson Grant,RobertCoit Jr.,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); third cousin thrice removed ofHemanTicknor,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,WilliamHenry Barnum,AlexanderHamilton Waterman,AugustusFrank,MatthewGriswold,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,RhamanthusMenville Stocker,FrederickDent Grant,UlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.,CharlesEdward Hyde,ClementPhineas Kellogg,HermanArod Gager,WilliamBrainard Coit,JohnSedgwick Hyde,EdwardWarden Hyde,JohnLeffingwell Randolph,FrancisWatkinson Cole andGeorgeLeffingwell Reed; fourth cousin ofChaunceyGoodrich andElizurGoodrich; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnArnold Rockwell andAlansonPike. | | | | Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Huntington#2 family of Connecticut and Massachusetts;Davenport-Huntingtonfamily of Stamford, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Benjamin Nicoll Huntington (1816-1882) — also known asBenjamin N. Huntington — of Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,May 5,1816.Banker;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1851-53; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1866.Died in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November10, 1882 (age66 years, 189days).Interment at Rome Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofHenryHuntington and Catherine Mary (Havens) Huntington; married,January24, 1855, to Mabel Limbrieck Utley; nephew ofJonathanNicoll Havens andGurdonHuntington; grandson ofBenjaminHuntington; first cousin once removed ofJohnDavenport andJamesDavenport; first cousin four times removed ofRandolphAppleton Kidder; second cousin ofTheodoreDavenport; second cousin once removed ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington andAbelHuntington; third cousin ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington andSamuelH. Huntington; third cousin once removed ofJoshuaCoit,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),PeterBuell Porter,WilliamWoodbridge,JabezWilliams Huntington,IsaacBackus,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,JosephLyman Huntington,CharlesPhelps Huntington,ElishaMills Huntington,HenryTitus Backus andRogerWolcott; third cousin twice removed ofCollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington andWilliamClark Huntington; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamBarret Ridgely,JosiahQuincy,HenryArthur Huntington,ArthurEvarts Lord,JohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; fourth cousin ofZinaHyde Jr.,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr.,WickhamSayre Havens,JohnScudder Havens,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864) andCharlesSmith Havens; fourth cousin once removed ofChaunceyGoodrich,ElizurGoodrich,SamuelLathrop,BelaEdgerton,JohnHall Brockway,PhiloFairchild Barnum,PhineasTaylor Barnum,UlyssesSimpson Grant,RobertCoit Jr.,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925) andJohnLewis Havens. | | | | Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Huntington#2 family of Connecticut and Massachusetts;Davenport-Huntingtonfamily of Stamford, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Clayson Wheeler Aldridge (1899-1944) — also known asClayson W. Aldridge — of Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October19, 1899.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inJerusalem, 1925-27;Aden, 1927-28;Athens, 1929; U.S. Consul inAthens, 1929;Singapore, 1939.Died, fromtuberculosis,in the U.S. NavalHospital,Corona,RiversideCounty, Calif.,March30, 1944 (age44 years, 163days).Interment at Rome Cemetery.  | George Thomas Davis (1870-1947) — also known asGeorge T. Davis — of Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;OneidaCounty Special County Judge, 1899-1903; Rome city judge, 1905-12;chairof Oneida County Republican Party, 1910; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1916-19.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows;RoyalArcanum;Maccabees.Died in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1947 (age77 years, 36days).Interment at Rome Cemetery. | | Gurdon Huntington (1768-1840) — ofOtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March16, 1768.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1804-08.Died in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November20, 1840 (age72 years, 249days).Interment at Rome Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofBenjaminHuntington and Anne (Huntington) Huntington; brother ofHenryHuntington; married,May 21,1794, to Anna Perkins; uncle ofBenjaminNicoll Huntington; third great-grandfather ofRandolphAppleton Kidder; first cousin ofJohnDavenport andJamesDavenport; first cousin once removed ofTheodoreDavenport; second cousin ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington andAbelHuntington; second cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington andSamuelH. Huntington; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamWoodbridge,JabezWilliams Huntington,IsaacBackus,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,JosephLyman Huntington,CharlesPhelps Huntington,ElishaMills Huntington,HenryTitus Backus andRogerWolcott; second cousin thrice removed ofCollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington andWilliamClark Huntington; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamBarret Ridgely,JosiahQuincy,HenryArthur Huntington,ArthurEvarts Lord,JohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; second cousin five times removed ofAustinEugene Lathrop,FranklinDelano Roosevelt andHelenHuntington Hull; third cousin ofJoshuaCoit,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) andPeterBuell Porter; third cousin once removed ofZinaHyde Jr.,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin twice removed ofSamuelLathrop,BelaEdgerton,JohnHall Brockway,PhiloFairchild Barnum,PhineasTaylor Barnum,UlyssesSimpson Grant,RobertCoit Jr.,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AbialLathrop andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); third cousin thrice removed ofHemanTicknor,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,WilliamHenry Barnum,AlexanderHamilton Waterman,AugustusFrank,MatthewGriswold,GeorgeDouglas Perkins,RhamanthusMenville Stocker,FrederickDent Grant,UlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.,CharlesEdward Hyde,ClementPhineas Kellogg,HermanArod Gager,WilliamBrainard Coit,JohnSedgwick Hyde,EdwardWarden Hyde,JohnLeffingwell Randolph,FrancisWatkinson Cole andGeorgeLeffingwell Reed; fourth cousin ofChaunceyGoodrich andElizurGoodrich; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnArnold Rockwell andAlansonPike. | | | | Political families:Huntington#1 family of Norwich, Connecticut;Huntington#2 family of Connecticut and Massachusetts;Davenport-Huntingtonfamily of Stamford, Connecticut (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Perry Miller Armstrong (1885-1963) — also known asPerry M. Armstrong — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,May 28,1885.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1916-17.Member,PhiGamma Delta.DiedJanuary26, 1963 (age77 years, 243days).Interment at Rome Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Jonas Armstrong and NHancy S. (Tibbits) Armstrong. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
UnknownLocations
Utica, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Rockwell Sheffield (1864-1938) — also known asJames R. Sheffield — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,August13, 1864.Republican.Lawyer;private secretary to U.S. Sen.WilliamB. Allison; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1894, 1904; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1916,1920,1924,1936;U.S. Ambassador toMexico, 1924-27;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.EnglishandScottishancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Saranac Inn,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,September2, 1938 (age74 years, 20days).Interment somewhere. | | Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (1865-1938) — also known asWilford B. Hoggatt — of Alaska. Born in Paoli,OrangeCounty, Ind.,September11, 1865.Governorof Alaska District, 1906-09.Methodist.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,February26, 1938 (age72 years, 168days).Interment somewhere. | | John Butterfield — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Mayorof Utica, N.Y., 1865.Interment somewhere.
BuryingGround
Utica, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Nathan Williams (1773-1835) — ofOnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,December19, 1773.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1805-07; served inthe U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County, 1815-16, 1817-19;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1821; circuit judgein New York, 1823-33.Died in Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1835 (age61 years, 280days).Original interment at Burying Ground; reinterment atForest Hill Cemetery.
Forest HillCemetery
2201 Oneida Street
Utica, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Schoolcraft Sherman (1855-1912) — also known asJames S. Sherman;"SunnyJim" —of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1855.Republican.Mayor ofUtica, N.Y., 1884-86;U.S.Representative from New York, 1887-91, 1893-1909 (23rd District1887-91, 25th District 1893-1903, 27th District 1903-09); defeated,1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1892;VicePresident of the United States, 1909-12; died in office 1912.ChristianReformed.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1912 (age57 years, 6days).Entombed at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Horatio Seymour (1810-1886) — also known as"The Great Decliner" — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Pompey Hill,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,May 31,1810.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County, 1842, 1844-45;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1845;mayor ofUtica, N.Y., 1843;Governor ofNew York, 1853-55, 1863-65; defeated, 1850, 1854, 1864; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1860;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1864;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1868; Democratic Presidential Elector forNew York,1876.Episcopalian.Died in Deerfield,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1886 (age75 years, 257days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofHenrySeymour and Mary Ledyard (Forman) Seymour; brother of JuliaCatherine Seymour (who marriedRoscoeConkling); married,May 31,1835, to Mary Bleecker; nephew ofHoratioSeymour (1778-1857); uncle ofHoratioSeymour Jr. and Helen Lincklaen (who marriedCharlesStebbins Fairchild); grandson ofMosesSeymour; first cousin ofOrigenStorrs Seymour andGeorgeSeymour; first cousin once removed ofEdwardWoodruff Seymour,JosephBattell andMorrisWoodruff Seymour; second cousin ofEdwinBarber Morgan,ChristopherMorgan,McNeilSeymour andHenryWilliam Seymour; second cousin once removed ofNormanAlexander Seymour; second cousin twice removed ofThomasSeymour; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin ofHezekiahCook Seymour; third cousin once removed ofSilasSeymour,WilliamChapman Williston andAugustusSherrill Seymour; third cousin twice removed ofJosiahCowles,DanielPitkin andOrloErland Wadhams; third cousin thrice removed ofFrankFiske Bostwick andDaltonG. Seymour; fourth cousin ofDavidLowrey Seymour andThomasHenry Seymour; fourth cousin once removed ofTimothyPitkin,OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,ElaCollins andCalebSeymour Pitkin. | | | | Political family:Seymourfamily of New York and Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | SeymourMountain,in the Adirondack Mountains,FranklinCounty, New York, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofSeymour,Wisconsin, isnamed forhim. | | | | Politician named for him:SeymourMerritt | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Horatio Seymour: StewartMitchell,HoratioSeymour of New York | | | | Image source: William C. Roberts,Leading Orators (1884) |
| | Ward Hunt (1810-1886) — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1810.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County, 1839;mayor ofUtica, N.Y., 1844;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1865-70;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1868-69; Member of the NewYork Commission of Appeals, 1870-72;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1872-82.Episcopalian.Member,KappaAlpha Society.Died inWashington,D.C.,March24, 1886 (age75 years, 283days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Alfred Conkling (1789-1874) — of New York. Born in Amagansett,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,October12, 1789.U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1821-23;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1825-52;U.S. Minister toMexico, 1852-53.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1874 (age84 years, 116days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888) — also known as"The Oneida Chieftan";"MyLord Roscoe" —of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1829.Republican.Lawyer;mayor ofUtica, N.Y., 1858-59;U.S.Representative from New York, 1859-63, 1865-67 (20th District1859-63, 21st District 1865-67);U.S.Senator from New York, 1867, 1869-81; resigned 1881; candidatefor Republican nomination for President,1876;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1880.Died, frommastoiditis,in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1888 (age58 years, 171days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery; statue atMadisonSquare Park, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofAlfredConkling and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Cockburn) Conkling; brother ofFrederickAugustus Conkling; married,June 25,1855, to Julia Catherine Seymour (daughter ofHenrySeymour; sister ofHoratioSeymour; granddaughter ofMosesSeymour; first cousin once removed ofMorrisWoodruff Seymour); uncle ofAlfredConkling Coxe,AlfredRonalds Conkling andHowardConkling; granduncle ofAlfredConkling Coxe Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofAbelHuntington. | | | | Political family:Seymourfamily of New York and Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThecommunityofRoscoe,New York, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:RoscoeC. Chandley—RoscoeC. Patterson—RoscoeC. Waterbury—RoscoeC. McCulloch—RoscoeC. Marcum—RoscoeC. Emery—RoscoeConkling Simmons—RoscoeConkling Fitch—RoscoeC. Van Marter—RoscoeC. Summers—RoscoeC. Rowe—RoscoeC. Lennon—RoscoeC. Austin—RoscoeC. Hobbs—RoscoeC. Stacey—RoscoeC. Brown, Jr.—RoscoeC. Howard | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Roscoe Conkling: DonaldBarr Chidsey,Thegentleman from New York: A life of RoscoeConkling | | | | Image source: James G. Blaine, TwentyYears of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
 | Alfred Conkling Coxe (1847-1923) — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.; Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,May 20,1847.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1882-1902;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1902-17.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,April15, 1923 (age75 years, 330days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Carrie Babcock Sherman (1856-1931) — also known asCarrie Babcock — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November16, 1856.SecondLady of the United States, 1909-12.Female.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1931 (age74 years, 324days).Entombed at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Samuel Beardsley (1790-1860) — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Hoosick,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1790.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 5th District, 1823;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1823-31;U.S.Representative from New York, 1831-36, 1843-44 (14th District1831-33, 17th District 1833-36, 20th District 1843-44); circuit judgein New York, 1836;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1836-39; appointed 1836;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1844-47.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1860 (age70 years, 90days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Charles Andrew Talcott (1857-1920) — also known asCharles A. Talcott — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1857.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor ofUtica, N.Y., 1902-06;U.S.Representative from New York, 1911-15 (27th District 1911-13,33rd District 1913-15); defeated, 1914, 1916.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1920 (age62 years, 262days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Ellis Henry Roberts (1827-1918) — also known asEllis H. Roberts — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1827.Republican.Newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1864,1868;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1867;U.S.Representative from New York, 1871-75 (21st District 1871-73,22nd District 1873-75); defeated, 1874;banker;Treasurer of the United States, 1897-1905.Presbyterian.Welshancestry. Member,AlphaDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa;Skulland Bones;AmericanHistorical Association.Died in1918(ageabout90 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Thomas Hill Hubbard (1781-1857) — of New York. Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,December5, 1781.Democrat. Presidential Elector for New York,1812;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1817-19, 1821-23;Presidential Elector for New York,1844;Presidential Elector for New York,1852.One of thefoundersof Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,May 21,1857 (age75 years, 167days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Orsamus Benajah Matteson (1805-1889) — also known asOrsamus B. Matteson — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1805.U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1849-51, 1853-59.Died in1889(ageabout84 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Joseph Kirkland (1770-1844) — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Norwich (part now in Lisbon),New LondonCounty, Conn.,January18, 1770.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1803-05, 1817-18, 1820-21, 1825 (Oneida County1803-05, 1817-18, Oneida and Oswego counties 1820-21, Oneida County1825);U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1821-23;mayor ofUtica, N.Y., 1832.DiedJanuary26, 1844 (age74 years, 8days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Ezekiel Bacon (1776-1870) — of Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September1, 1776.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1805-06;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1807-13; statecourt judge in Massachusetts, 1811-14; state court judge in New York,1818; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida and Oswego counties, 1818-19;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1821.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October18, 1870 (age94 years, 47days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | John Savage (1779-1863) — of Salem,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.Born in Salem,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,February22, 1779.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Washington and Warren counties, 1813-14;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1815-19;WashingtonCounty District Attorney, 1818-20;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1821-23;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1823-37; Democratic Presidential Electorfor New York,1844.Slaveowner. Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October19, 1863 (age84 years, 239days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | William Johnson Bacon (1803-1889) — also known asWilliam J. Bacon — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,February18, 1803.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1850; state courtjudge in New York, 1854; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1872;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1877-79.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,July 3,1889 (age86 years, 135days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Edward Waterman Townsend (1855-1942) — also known asEdward W. Townsend — of Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,1855.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1911-15 (7th District 1911-13,10th District 1913-15); defeated, 1926.Authorof a number of novels and books of short stories.Died in1942(ageabout87 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Benjamin Walker (1753-1818) — of New York. Born in London,England,1753.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1801-03.Slaveowner. Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1818 (ageabout 64years).Original interment atOld Village BuryingGround; reinterment in 1875 at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Nathan Williams (1773-1835) — ofOnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,December19, 1773.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1805-07; served inthe U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County, 1815-16, 1817-19;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1821; circuit judgein New York, 1823-33.Died in Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1835 (age61 years, 280days).Original interment atBurying Ground;reinterment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Rutger Bleecker Miller (1805-1877) — also known asRutger B. Miller — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1805.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County, 1832;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1836-37.Died in1877(ageabout72 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr. (1880-1957) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1880.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1929.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AlphaDelta Phi.Died in Old Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,December21, 1957 (age77 years, 228days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Charles Wells Wicks (1862-1931) — also known asCharles W. Wicks — of Sauquoit,OneidaCounty, N.Y.; Kennebunkport,YorkCounty, Maine.Born in Paris,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1862.Republican.Farmer;clothingmerchant; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 36th District, 1915-18; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1916.Member,Freemasons.Died in Kennebunkport,YorkCounty, Maine,August25, 1931 (age68 years, 252days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Chidsey Wicks and Nancy Bicknell (Dickinson) Wicks;married,May 5,1892, to Lucie Canterbury Glenn; father of Glen DickensonWicks. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Frederick Manwell Calder (1861-1921) — also known asFrederick M. Calder — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in New York Mills,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,March20, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofOneida County Republican Party, 1891-92;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 5th District, 1921; died in office 1921.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, fromcerebralapoplexy, while presidingincourt, in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1921 (age59 years, 303days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Ansel Kenneth Zellner (1894-1961) — also known asAnsel K. Zellner — of Oneida,MadisonCounty, N.Y.Born in Fayette,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,September26, 1894.Republican.Veterinarian;mayorof Oneida, N.Y., 1938-41.Died in Oneida,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,May 24,1961 (age66 years, 240days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Oron Alonzo Zellner and Margaret (Carleton) Zellner; married toOlive Sarah Jones and Mildred M. Conley. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Richard Updike Sherman (1819-1895) — also known asRichard U. Sherman — of New Hartford,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Vernon,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,June 26,1819.Newspaperpublisher; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1857, 1875-76;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867.Died in New Hartford,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1895 (age75 years, 240days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Albert H. Geiersbach (1875-1936) — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1875.Democrat.Hardwarebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1917; defeated,1917.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Moose.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1936 (age60 years, 162days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Geiersbach and Caroline (Agne) Geiersbach; married to ElmaRieben. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Frederick H. Hazard (1865-1958) — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in1865.Candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 5th District, 1920.Died in1958(ageabout93 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Merwin Kimball Hart (1881-1962) — also known asMerwin K. Hart — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1881.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1907-08; servedin the U.S. Army during World War I; founder and director, UticaMutualInsuranceCo.; political ally of "radio priest" Rev. Charles Coughlin, Sen.JosephR. McCarthy, and Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain.Protestant.Member,JohnBirch Society.Died, of aheartattack, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1962 (age81 years, 158days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Herbert Edward Trevvett — also known asHerbert E. Trevvett — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1936.Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Charles Hutchins Doolittle (1816-1874) — also known asCharles H. Doolittle — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Herkimer,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1816.Lawyer;mayorof Utica, N.Y., 1853;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 5th District, 1869-74; died in office 1874.While sailing from New York to Europe on the steamerAbyssinia, he waslostoverboard and presumeddrowned,inNorthAtlantic Ocean,May 21,1874 (age58 years, 91days). His body was not recovered.Cenotaph at Forest Hill Cemetery.
Old VillageBurying Ground
Utica, Oneida County, New York
St. AgnesCemetery
Utica, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Francis Kernan (1816-1892) — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Wayne,SchuylerCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1816.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1861;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1863-65; candidateforGovernor ofNew York, 1872;U.S.Senator from New York, 1875-81; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1876.DiedSeptember7, 1892 (age76 years, 237days).Interment at St. Agnes Cemetery.
Maple GroveCemetery
Vernon, Oneida County, New York
Vernon VillageCemetery
Vernon, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Asahel Pierson Case (1818-1899) — also known asA. Pierson Case — of Vernon,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Vernon,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,March22, 1818.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1854; served inthe Union Army during the Civil War.Died in Vernon,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1899 (age81 years, 176days).Interment at Vernon Village Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Salmon Asahel Case and Maria (Pierson) Case; married1841 to LovinaW. Coburn; first cousin twice removed ofHezekiahCase; first cousin thrice removed ofNoahPhelps; second cousin once removed ofParmenioAdams,AmosPettibone,NelsonPlatt Wheeler andWilliamEgbert Wheeler; second cousin twice removed ofElishaPhelps andAlexanderRoyal Wheeler; third cousin ofHiramBidwell Case; third cousin once removed ofNormanA. Phelps,JohnSmith Phelps,AlmonCase,JosephWells Holcomb,WilliamLucius Case andArthurBurnham Woodford; third cousin twice removed ofAugustusPettibone,RufusPettibone,EdmondAlfred Holcomb,LeonardLeach Case andDonaldBarr Chidsey; third cousin thrice removed ofPierpontEdwards; fourth cousin ofSelahMerrill andWilliamWalter Phelps; fourth cousin once removed ofAbielCase,JairusCase,OliverDwight Filley,WilliamDean Kellogg,AugustusHerman Pettibone,EdwinCarpenter Pinney,AllenJacob Holcomb andSheffieldPhelps. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
CityCemetery
Waterville, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Levi D. Carpenter (1802-1856) — of New York. Born in Waterville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August21, 1802.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1844-45.Died in Waterville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1856 (age54 years, 67days).Interment at City Cemetery.
WatervilleCemetery
Waterville, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Charlemagne Tower (1848-1923) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April17, 1848.Republican.Lawyer;president, Duluth & Iron RangeRailroad;managing director, Minnesota Iron Co. (mining);universityprofessor; U.S. Minister toAustria-Hungary, 1897-99; U.S. Ambassador toRussia, 1899-1902;Germany, 1902-08; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1916.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died, frompneumonia,in PennsylvaniaHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February24, 1923 (age74 years, 313days).Original interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.; reinterment at WatervilleCemetery.
PresbyterianChurch Cemetery
Westernville, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Anson Floyd (1734-1821) — also known asWilliam Floyd — of New York. Born in Brookhaven,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,December17, 1734.Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1774-77, 1778-83;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1777-88, 1807-08 (Southern District 1777-88,Western District 1807-08); member ofNew Yorkcouncil of appointment, 1787;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1789-91; PresidentialElector for New York,1792(voted forGeorgeWashington andGeorgeClinton);delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1801.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died in Westernville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1821 (age86 years, 230days).Interment at Presbyterian Church Cemetery; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Tabitha (Smith) Floyd and Nicoll Floyd (1705-1755); married,August23, 1760, to Hannah Jones; married,May 16,1784, to Joanna Strong; father ofNicollFloyd (1762-1852); grandfather ofFrederickAugustus Tallmadge,DavidGelston Floyd andJohnGelston Floyd; granduncle ofCharlesAlbert Floyd; third cousin once removed ofMartinKeeler; third cousin twice removed ofStephenHiram Keeler andDanielDarling Whitney; third cousin thrice removed ofAlfredWalstein Bangs andJohnClarence Keeler. | | | | Political family:Tallmadge-Floydfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThetownofFloyd, NewYork, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS William Floyd (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1971) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record |
GrandviewCemetery
Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Thomas Spriggs (1825-1888) — of Whitesboro,OneidaCounty, N.Y.; Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Peterborough, Northamptonshire,England,April5, 1825.Democrat.Lawyer;OneidaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1853;OneidaCounty Treasurer, 1854; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1864,1872,1880;mayorof Utica, N.Y., 1868-80;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1883-87; defeated,1878, 1886.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1888 (age63 years, 262days).Interment at Grandview Cemetery. | | Thomas Ruggles Gold (1764-1827) — also known asThomas R. Gold — of Whitesboro,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November4, 1764.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate Western District, 1796-1802; member ofNew Yorkcouncil of appointment, 1800; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County, 1807-08;U.S.Representative from New York, 1809-13, 1815-17 (11th District1809-13, 16th District 1815-17).Slaveowner. Died in Whitesboro,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October25, 1827 (age62 years, 355days).Interment at Grandview Cemetery. | | Abram B. Weaver (1830-1908) — of Deerfield,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Deerfield,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December18, 1830.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1863-65;New Yorksuperintendent of public instruction, 1868-74; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1870; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1900.Died in Deerfield,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,June 8,1908 (age77 years, 173days).Interment at Grandview Cemetery.
Mt. OlivetCemetery
Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Fred James Douglas (1869-1949) — also known asFred J. Douglas — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Clinton,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,September14, 1869.Republican.Physician;mayorof Utica, N.Y., 1922-24; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1924(alternate),1936(member,CredentialsCommittee),1940;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidateforLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1934;U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1937-45; defeated inprimary, 1944.Member,American MedicalAssociation;Freemasons;Elks.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1949 (age79 years, 109days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Frederick James Sisson (1879-1949) — also known asFred J. Sisson — of Whitesboro,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1879.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1933-37; defeated,1922, 1928, 1936.Died in1949(ageabout70 years).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Temple Beth ElCemetery
Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Milton A. Abelove (1912-1986) — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.; Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,June 9,1912.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 36th District, 1938.Jewish. Member,OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.Died, in St. Luke's MemorialHospital,Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,July 22,1986 (age74 years, 43days).Interment at Temple Beth El Cemetery.
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