Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsBurlington townSill Farm CemeteryCherry ValleyCherry ValleyCemeteryCooperstownChrist ChurchyardCooperstownCooper GardenCooperstownDrake CemeteryCooperstownLakewood CemeteryGilbertsvilleBrookside CemeteryLaurensLaurens CemeteryMorrisFriends Burying GroundMorrisHillington CemeteryOneontaUnknown locationOneontaGlenwood CemeteryOneontaOneonta Plains CemeteryOneontaPlains CemeteryOneontaRiverside CemeteryOtsegoExeter CemeteryOtsegoFly Creek CemeteryRichfield SpringsLakeviewCemeterySchenevusSchenevus CemeteryUnadillaSt. Matthew's CemeteryWorcesterMaple Grove Cemetery
Private or familygraveyard
Otsego County, New York
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | |  Stukely Stafford Ellsworth, Sr. (1769-1837) — also known asStukely Ellsworth — ofOtsegoCounty, N.Y.BornSeptember26, 1769.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1817-18, 1820-21; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 6th District, 1825-28.Died in Hartwick,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1837 (age67 years, 186days).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentto unknown location.
Sill FarmCemetery
Burlington town, Otsego County, New York
Cherry ValleyCemetery
Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jabez Delno Hammond (1778-1855) — of New York. Born in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,August2, 1778.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1815-17; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Middle District, 1817-21; state court judge in NewYork, 1838.Died in Cherry Valley,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August18, 1855 (age77 years, 16days).Interment at Cherry Valley Cemetery. | | Oliver Andrew Morse (1815-1870) — of New York. Born in New York,1815.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1857-59.Died in1870(ageabout55 years).Interment at Cherry Valley Cemetery. | | William W. Campbell (1806-1881) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cherry Valley,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1806.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1845-47;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1857-65; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1868.Died in Cherry Valley,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1881 (age75 years, 89days).Interment at Cherry Valley Cemetery.
ChristChurchyard
Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) — also known asJane Morgan — of Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Burlington,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,September15, 1789.Novelist;U.S. Consul inLyon, 1826-28.Episcopalian.Elected in 1910 to theHallof Fame for Great Americans. Inducted into the New York WritersHallof Fame.Died in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1851 (age61 years, 364days).Interment at Christ Churchyard; statue atCooperGarden. | | William Cooper (1754-1809) — of New York. Born in aloghouse, in Smithfield (now part of Philadelphia),PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December2, 1754.Merchant;common pleas court judge in New York, 1791;U.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1795-97, 1799-1801.Englishancestry.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December22, 1809 (age55 years, 20days).Interment at Christ Churchyard. | | John Russell (1772-1842) — of Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Branford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,September7, 1772.Physician;merchant;OtsegoCounty Clerk, 1801-04;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1805-09; FederalistPresidential Elector for New York,1812;delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839.Died in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,1842(ageabout69 years).Interment at Christ Churchyard.
CooperGarden
Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) — also known asJane Morgan — of Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Burlington,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,September15, 1789.Novelist;U.S. Consul inLyon, 1826-28.Episcopalian.Elected in 1910 to theHallof Fame for Great Americans. Inducted into the New York WritersHallof Fame.Died in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1851 (age61 years, 364days).Interment atChrist Churchyard; statue atCooper Garden.
DrakeCemetery
Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Isaac Williams Jr. (1777-1860) — of Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Goshen,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April 5,1777.Democrat.OtsegoCounty Sheriff, 1811-13;U.S.Representative from New York, 1813-15, 1817-19, 1823-25 (15thDistrict 1813-15, 1817-19, 13th District 1823-25).Died in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1860 (age83 years, 218days).Interment at Drake Cemetery.
LakewoodCemetery
Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Nelson (1792-1873) — of New York. Born in Hebron,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,November10, 1792.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1821; state courtjudge in New York, 1823, 1831;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1845-72.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.DiedDecember13, 1873 (age81 years, 33days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | George Van Horn (1850-1904) — of Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1850.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1891-93; defeated,1894.Died in1904(ageabout54 years).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Andrew Davidson (b. 1840) — of Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Morebattle, Roxburghshire,Scotland,February12, 1840.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 23rd District, 1884-85.Scottishancestry.Received theMedalof Honor in 1892 for action at Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864.Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | John Holmes Prentiss (1784-1861) — of New York. Born in Massachusetts,1784.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1837-41.Died in1861(ageabout77 years).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | George Anson Starkweather (1794-1879) — of Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 19,1794.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1847-49.Died in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,October15, 1879 (age85 years, 149days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | John Myer Bowers (1772-1846) — of New York. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September25, 1772.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1813.Died in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,February24, 1846 (age73 years, 152days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery. | | Erastus Flavel Beadle (1821-1894) — also known asErastus F. Beadle — of Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born inOswegoCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1821.Republican.Publisherof dime novels; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1892.Died in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,December18, 1894 (age73 years, 98days).Interment at Lakewood Cemetery.
BrooksideCemetery
Gilbertsville, Otsego County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Abijah Gilbert (1806-1881) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.Born in Gilbertsville,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,June 18,1806.Republican.Merchant;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1869-75.Died in Gilbertsville,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1881 (age75 years, 158days).Interment at Brookside Cemetery. | | Charles Burke Elbrick (1908-1983) — also known asC. Burke Elbrick — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.;Washington,D.C.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,March25, 1908.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inPanama, 1931-32;Southampton, 1932-34;Port-au-Prince, 1937;Lisbon, 1940-41; U.S. Consul inWarsaw, 1945; U.S. Ambassador toPortugal, 1958-63;Yugoslavia, 1964;Brazil, 1969-70.Member,PhiDelta Theta.Died in1983(ageabout75 years).Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
LaurensCemetery
Laurens, Otsego County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Craig Fields (1804-1882) — also known asWilliam C. Fields — of Laurens,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February13, 1804.Republican.Merchant;manufacturer ofcotton andlinengoods;OtsegoCounty Clerk, 1852-55;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1867-69.Died in Laurens,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1882 (age78 years, 256days).Interment at Laurens Cemetery.
Friends BuryingGround
Morris, Otsego County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Smith Bowne (1800-1865) — also known asSamuel S. Bowne — of Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1800.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1834;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1841-43;OtsegoCounty Judge, 1851-55.Died near Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1865 (age65 years, 89days).Interment at Friends Burying Ground.
HillingtonCemetery
Morris, Otsego County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George McMurtrie Godley II (1917-1999) — also known asG. McMurtrie Godley — ofWashington,D.C.; Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1917.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toCongo (Leopoldville), 1964-66;Laos, 1969-73;Lebanon, 1974-76.Member,Rotary.Died, ofheartfailure, in A.O. Fox MemorialHospital,Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,November7, 1999 (age82 years, 76days).Interment at Hillington Cemetery. | | Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot (1855-1943) — also known asNicholas V. V. Franchot — of Olean,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.Born in Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August21, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;oilproducer; vice-president, Exchange NationalBank ofOlean; directorElectricLight & Power Co.; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1892,1896,1904;mayorof Olean, N.Y., 1894-98.Episcopalian.Member,SigmaPhi.Died in Olean,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1943 (age87 years, 258days).Interment at Hillington Cemetery. | | Francis M. Rotch (c.1822-1863) — of Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born about 1822.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 20th District, 1860-61; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War.Contracted anunspecifieddisease while with the Army of the Potomac during theCivilWar, and died from it about a year later, in Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1863 (ageabout 41years).Interment at Hillington Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Oneonta, Otsego County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Alden M. Haupt (d. 1980) — U.S. Vice Consul inMoscow, as of 1943.Died in1980.Interment somewhere.
GlenwoodCemetery
Oneonta, Otsego County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | David Forrest Wilber (1859-1928) — also known asDavid F. Wilber — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Milford,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1859.Republican.Farmer;real estatebusiness; vice-president and director of the Wilber NationalBank ofOneonta, 1883-96;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1895-99; U.S. ConsulinBarbados, 1903-05; U.S. Consul General inSingapore, 1905-07;Halifax, 1907-09;Kobe, 1909-10;Vancouver, 1910-13;Zurich, 1913-15;Genoa, 1915-21;Wellington, as of 1921-22; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1924-27.Died in Upper Dam,OxfordCounty, Maine,August14, 1928 (age68 years, 251days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | David Wilber (1820-1890) — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Duanesburg,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,October5, 1820.Republican.Farmer;lumberbusiness;hopdealer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1873-75, 1879-81, 1887-90 (20thDistrict 1873-75, 21st District 1879-81, 24th District 1887-90); diedin office 1890; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for NewYork,1884.Died in Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,April 1,1890 (age69 years, 178days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | George Winthrop Fairchild (1854-1924) — also known asGeorge W. Fairchild — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1854.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;U.S.Representative from New York, 1907-19 (24th District 1907-13,34th District 1913-19); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1912,1916.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1924 (age70 years, 239days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Abraham Lincoln Kellogg (1860-1946) — also known asAbraham L. Kellogg — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Croton (now Treadwell),DelawareCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1860.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1894;county judge in New York, 1908-17;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 6th District, 1918-30.PresbyterianorBaptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Eagles;Elks.Died in Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1946 (age86 years, 116days).Entombed at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Grant L. Bice (1868-1932) — of Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in West Fulton,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1868.Schoolteacher;minister;Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Schoharie County, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1922.Methodist.Died, from aheartattack, in Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,September19, 1932 (age63 years, 332days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery; cenotaph atOldStone Fort Cemetery, Schoharie, N.Y. | | Charles Jacob Beams (1874-1959) — also known asCharles J. Beams — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,September17, 1874.Democrat. Postmaster atOneonta,N.Y., 1913-21.Died in1959(ageabout84 years).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
Oneonta PlainsCemetery
Oneonta, Otsego County, New York
Founded 1883
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
PlainsCemetery
Oneonta, Otsego County, New York
RiversideCemetery
Oneonta, Otsego County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William W. Snow (1812-1886) — ofOtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Heath,FranklinCounty, Mass.,April27, 1812.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1844, 1870 (Otsego County 1844, Otsego County 2ndDistrict 1870);U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1851-53.Died in Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1886 (age74 years, 129days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
ExeterCemetery
Otsego, Otsego County, New York
Fly CreekCemetery
Otsego, Otsego County, New York
LakeviewCemetery
Richfield Springs, Otsego County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Chase (1789-1838) — ofOtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,1789.Lawyer;OtsegoCounty District Attorney, 1821-29;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1827-29.Died in Richfield,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1838 (ageabout 49years).Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.  | Allen J. Bloomfield (1883-1932) — of Richfield Springs,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Warren,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1883.Republican.Hotelier;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1915-20; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 39th District, 1921-24; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1932.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Richfield Springs,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1932 (age49 years, 116days).Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Charles Warren Bloomfield and Elizabeth (McCready) Bloomfield;married to Renelcha Elderken; married,April25, 1917, to Ruby Emma Newcomb. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Willard Geary Bullion (1878-1955) — also known asWillard G. Bullion — of Richfield Springs,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Richfield Springs,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,May 21,1878.Republican.Dairyfarmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1912;postmaster.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Killed whenstruck bya car on Route 20, Richfield Springs,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1955 (age77 years, 2days).Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Bullion and Rebecca (Whitman) Bullion; married1903 toMaebelle Vrooman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
SchenevusCemetery
Schenevus, Otsego County, New York
St. Matthew'sCemetery
Unadilla, Otsego County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Sherman Page (1779-1853) — ofOtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Cheshire,New HavenCounty, Conn.,May 9,1779.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1827;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1833-37.Died in Unadilla,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1853 (age74 years, 141days).Interment at St. Matthew's Cemetery. | | Frank B. Arnold (1839-1890) — also known asMichael Edwards;Benjamin FranklinArnold —of Unadilla,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in County Clare,Ireland,March29, 1839.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County 2nd District, 1885-87; memberofNewYork state senate 23rd District, 1888-89; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1890, 1890.Irishancestry.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in hislawoffice, Unadilla,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1890 (age51 years, 257days).Interment at St. Matthew's Cemetery.
Maple GroveCemetery
Worcester, Otsego County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Milo Ritton Kniffen (1902-1972) — also known asMilo R. Kniffen — of Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in Worcester,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August20, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;chair ofSchoharie County Democratic Party, 1932-40; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1932.Died, in Cobleskill CommunityHospital,Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1972 (age69 years, 344days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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