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Wayne County
New York

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Wayne County

Howard Arthur Bowman (1894-1971) — also known asHoward A. Bowman — of Clyde,WayneCounty, N.Y.Born in Clyde,WayneCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1894.U.S. Vice Consul inDanzig, 1921-24;Trieste, 1924-29; U.S. Consul inTrieste, 1929-31;Sault Ste. Marie, 1931-32;Mexicali, as of 1938;Cali, as of 1943;Poznan, as of 1947.Member,BetaGamma Sigma;AmericanLegion.Died in Monterey,MontereyCounty, Calif.,March 4,1971 (age77 years, 52days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Index to Locations ClydeMaple Grove Cemetery LyonsElmwood Cemetery LyonsRural Cemetery LyonsSouth Lyons Cemetery MarionMarion Cemetery NewarkNewark Cemetery PalmyraPalmyra Cemetery PalmyraSt. Ann's Cemetery SodusRural Cemetery SodusSodus Rural Cemetery Maple GroveCemetery Clyde, Wayne County, New York Founded 1859 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.George Washington Cowles (1823-1901) — of New York. Born in Otisco,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1823.Republican. County judge in New York, 1860;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1869-71.Died in Clyde,WayneCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1901 (age77 years, 45days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

	Relatives: Sonof Chester Henry Bowman and Sophia (Feezlear) Bowman; married,March16, 1922, to Alma Melchert.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

James Winslow Dunwell (1850-1907) — also known asJames W. Dunwell;JimmyDunwell —of Lyons,WayneCounty, N.Y.Born in East Newark,WayneCounty, N.Y.,December18, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;counsel to the New York CentralRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1892;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1896-1907; died in office1907.Died in Lyons,WayneCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1907 (age56 years, 155days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofCharlesTappan Dunwell.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

John Milton Holley (1802-1848) — also known asJohn M. Holley — of Lyons,WayneCounty, N.Y.Born in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November10, 1802.Whig.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wayne County, 1838, 1841;WayneCounty District Attorney, 1842-45;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1847-48; defeated,1844; died in office 1848.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,March 8,1848 (age45 years, 119days).Interment at Rural Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.

Daniel Dorsey (1757-1823) — ofOntarioCounty, N.Y.Born in Elkridge,HowardCounty, Md.,March 6,1757.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Ontario County, 1809-10.Died in Lyons,WayneCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1823 (age66 years, 71days).Interment at South Lyons Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Thomas Dorsey and Elizabeth (Ridgely) Dorsey; married,February17, 1779, to Eleanor Dorsey; father ofAndrewDorsey; first cousin ofRichardRidgely; first cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminH. Ridgely; second cousin ofThomasBeale Dorsey; second cousin once removed ofCalebDorsey; second cousin twice removed ofGeorgeRiggs Gaither Jr.; second cousin four times removed ofAlbinOwings Jr.,EliHuston Brown Jr. andLeonardFranklin Poffenbarger; second cousin five times removed ofEliHuston Brown III andJohnT. Poffenbarger; third cousin ofAlexanderWarfield andClementF. Dorsey; third cousin twice removed ofRichardYates (1815-1873) andAlexanderWarfield Dorsey; third cousin thrice removed ofRichardYates (1860-1936).
		Political family:Dorseyfamily of Maryland (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Elias Durfee (1796-1864) — ofWayneCounty, N.Y.; Marion,WayneCounty, N.Y.Born in Palmyra,WayneCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1796.Whig. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wayne County, 1846.Died in Marion,WayneCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1864 (age68 years, 84days).Interment at Marion Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Pardon Durfee and Ruth (Reeves) Durfee; married to Mercy Mason;first cousin ofElihuDurfee; first cousin once removed ofHenryRees Durfee; first cousin twice removed ofDavidMelvin Durfee; first cousin thrice removed ofGideonWanton; second cousin ofJobDurfee; fourth cousin ofNathanielBriggs Durfee; fourth cousin once removed ofDudleyEmerson Cornell,BradfordKirk Durfee andCharlesW. Durfee.
		Political family:Durfeefamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Esbon Blackmar (1805-1857) — ofWayneCounty, N.Y.Born in Freehold,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1805.Merchant;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wayne County, 1838, 1841;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1848-49.Accidentallydrownedin a well, in Newark,WayneCounty, N.Y.,November19, 1857 (age52 years, 153days).Interment at Newark Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:
	John Leffingwell Randolph (1878-1954) — also known asJohn Randolph — of Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,June 5,1878.Newspapercorrespondent; U.S. Vice Consul inMoscow, 1917; U.S. Consul inTiflis, as of 1919-21;Baghdad, as of 1924-29;Quebec City, as of 1932-38; U.S. Consul General inBelfast, 1939-41;Edmonton, as of 1943.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,1954(ageabout76 years).Interment at Newark Cemetery.   Relatives: Sonof Burnett Howe Randolph and Catherine Melissa 'Kittie' (Leffingwell)Randolph; married,August17, 1929, to Persis S. Schramm; nephew ofAlonzoMark Leffingwell; second cousin thrice removed ofCalvinFillmore; second cousin four times removed ofSamuelHuntington andLutherWalter Badger; third cousin twice removed ofZinaHyde Jr.,MillardFillmore andJohnLeslie Russell; third cousin thrice removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,JoshuaCoit,SamuelH. Huntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,DanielWebster,BelaEdgerton andHemanTicknor; fourth cousin once removed ofWilliamWoodbridge,IsaacBackus,HenryTitus Backus,AugustusBrandegee,LeslieWead Russell,ThomasWorcester Hyde,CharlesHazen Russell,JohnClarence Keeler,JohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles.   Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..   See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial   Image source: U.S. passport application(1921)

	Relatives: Sonof Abel Edward Blackmar (1771-1843) and Polly (Trowbridge) Blackmar;married to Arabella Reed; uncle ofAbelEdward Blackmar (1852-1931).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

Charles Christopher Brainerd Walker (1824-1888) — also known asCharles C. B. Walker — of Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Drewsville, Walpole,CheshireCounty, N.H.,June 27,1824.Democrat.Contractor;lumberandhardwaremerchant; postmaster atCorning,N.Y., 1856-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1860,1872;U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1875-77;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1886-87.Died in Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1888 (age63 years, 213days).Interment at Palmyra Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Alvah Walker and Harriet (Blake) Walker; married to Maria DurfeeTownsend.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

Martin Butterfield (1790-1866) — of Palmyra,WayneCounty, N.Y.Born in Westmoreland,CheshireCounty, N.H.,December8, 1790.Hardwarebusiness;rope andcordage manufacturer; Whig Presidential Elector for New York,1848;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1859-61.Died in Palmyra,WayneCounty, N.Y.,August6, 1866 (age75 years, 241days).Interment at Palmyra Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married1835 to NancyRoxana May.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Olive Corning Sanford (1875-1970) — also known asOlive C. Sanford;Olive TerryCorning —of Nutley,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Palmyra,WayneCounty, N.Y.,December19, 1875.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1935-36,1938-42;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,1947.Female.Member,League of WomenVoters;AmericanAssociation of University Women.DiedMarch15, 1970 (age94 years, 86days).Interment at Palmyra Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married1900 to F. H.Sanford.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Henry Rees Durfee (1840-1915) — also known asHenry R. Durfee — of Palmyra,WayneCounty, N.Y.Born in Palmyra,WayneCounty, N.Y.,October5, 1840.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wayne County 2nd District, 1871;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 26th District, 1894.Died in Palmyra,WayneCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1915 (age75 years, 80days).Interment at Palmyra Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Bailey Durfee and Abigail A. (Rees) Durfee; married to Mary G.Hatch; first cousin once removed ofEliasDurfee andElihuDurfee; first cousin four times removed ofGideonWanton; second cousin once removed ofJobDurfee andDavidMelvin Durfee; fourth cousin once removed ofNathanielBriggs Durfee.
		Political family:Durfeefamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Ambrose Hall Purdy (1842-1919) — also known asAmbrose H. Purdy — of Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1842.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1877-78.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August11, 1919 (age77 years, 156days).Interment at Palmyra Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Rev. Fay Hovey Purdy and Caroline (Hall) Purdy; married to AnnaSchofield.
		Cross-reference:CaesarB. F. Barra
		Epitaph: "Thy mercy, O LOrder, endurethforever."
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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St. Ann'sCemetery
Palmyra, Wayne County, New York
Harold P. Burke (1895-1981) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1929; candidateforNew Yorkstate senate 46th District, 1930;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1937-81;took senior status 1981.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,July 17,1981 (age86 years, 41days).Interment at St. Ann's Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Relatives: Sonof Peter Burke and Jennie (Noonan) Burke; married,June 30,1927, to Margaret M. McKay.

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RuralCemetery
Sodus, Wayne County, New York
Byram Green (1786-1865) — ofOntarioCounty, N.Y.Born in East Windsor, Windsor,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April15, 1786.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; circuit judge in NewYork, 1814; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Ontario County, 1816-17, 1818-20, 1821-22;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1823-24;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1843-45.Died in Sodus,WayneCounty, N.Y.,October18, 1865 (age79 years, 186days).Interment at Rural Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

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Sodus RuralCemetery
Sodus, Wayne County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Frank DeForest Gaylord (1860-1937) — also known asFrank D. Gaylord — of Sodus,WayneCounty, N.Y.Born in Atchison,AtchisonCounty, Kan.,September24, 1860.Republican.Merchant;fruitpacking business; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wayne County, 1917-19.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,April14, 1937 (age76 years, 202days).Interment at Sodus Rural Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Married to Augusta Flint.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: New York Red Book1917

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