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Arcade RuralCemetery
Arcade, Wyoming County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  |  John Knight (1871-1955) — of Arcade,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Arcade,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1871.Republican.Lawyer;WyomingCounty District Attorney, 1904-12; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1913-16; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 44th District, 1917-31; resigned 1931; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1924(alternate),1928(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee);U.S.District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1931-55;died in office 1955.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1955 (age84 years, 46days).Interment at Arcade Rural Cemetery. |
Forest HillCemetery
Attica, Wyoming County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Gilbert Hoskins (1824-1893) — also known asGeorge G. Hoskins — of Bennington,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Bennington,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1824.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1860, 1865-66;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1865;U.S.Representative from New York, 1873-77 (30th District 1873-75,31st District 1875-77); defeated, 1876;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1880-82.Died in Attica,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,June 12,1893 (age68 years, 170days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Harvey Putnam (1793-1855) — of New York. Born in Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.,January5, 1793.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1838-39, 1847-51 (29th District1838-39, 33rd District 1847-51); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 8th District, 1843-46.Died in Attica,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1855 (age62 years, 258days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Robert Smith Stevens (1824-1893) — also known asRobert S. Stevens — of New York. Born in Attica,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1824.Democrat. Member of New York state legislature, 1860;U.S.Representative from New York 31st District, 1883-85; defeated,1880, 1884.Died in Attica,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,February23, 1893 (age68 years, 333days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Parmenio Adams (1776-1832) — of New York. Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,September9, 1776.Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;GeneseeCounty Sheriff, 1818-21;U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1824-27.Died in Alexander,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1832 (age55 years, 163days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Parmenio Adams (1747-1809) and Chloe (Nearing) Adams; married,October23, 1795, to Eleanor Wells; first cousin once removed ofHezekiahCase; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephWells Holcomb; first cousin four times removed ofEdmondAlfred Holcomb; second cousin once removed ofAbielCase,AsahelPierson Case andHiramBidwell Case; second cousin twice removed ofNoahPhelps,NelsonPlatt Wheeler,WilliamEgbert Wheeler andWilliamLucius Case; second cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderRoyal Wheeler andLeonardLeach Case; third cousin ofAlmonCase; third cousin once removed ofAugustusPettibone,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),PeterBuell Porter,ElishaPhelps,RufusPettibone,AmosPettibone,AnsonLevi Holcomb,WilliamGleason Jr.,SelahMerrill andAllenJacob Holcomb; third cousin twice removed ofPierpontEdwards,CharlesOgden Tappan andLafayetteBlanchard Gleason; third cousin thrice removed ofOliverEllsworth; fourth cousin ofWilliamAugustus Bird,AbijahBlodget,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),JairusCase,PeterBuell Porter Jr.,NormanA. Phelps,OliverDwight Filley,WilliamDean Kellogg,JohnSmith Phelps,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),AugustusHerman Pettibone andEdwinCarpenter Pinney; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnDavenport,AaronBurr,JamesDavenport,TheodoreDwight,GaylordGriswold,BenjaminTrumbull,HenryWaggaman Edwards,OliverOwen Forward,LancelotPhelps,WalterForward,ChaunceyForward,CharlesCreighton Stratton,HarrisonBlodget,JohnLeake Newbold Stratton,TimothyE. Griswold,WilliamWalter Phelps,AlvarusPayson Adams,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),JamesLevi Hotchkiss,PhineasOrange Small andClaudeCarpenter Pinney. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Charles Brewster Benedict (1828-1901) — also known asCharles B. Benedict — of New York. Born in Attica Township,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1828.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 31st District, 1877-79.Died in Attica,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1901 (age73 years, 238days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Webber A. Joiner (1860-1940) — also known asWebb A. Joiner — of Attica,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Weathersfield town,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1860.Republican.Livestockdealer;real estatebusiness;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1922-26.EnglishandDutchancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;FarmBureau.Died in1940(ageabout79 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Perry Joiner and Mariette (Cleveland) Joiner; married1882 to MaryA. Wilson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1924 |
| | | Clarence Henry Greff (1873-1954) — also known asClarence H. Greff — of Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Bennington,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,1873.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention 44th District, 1915.DiedMay 18,1954 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
Maple GroveCemetery
Gainesville, Wyoming County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Bristol (1775-1858) — ofGeneseeCounty, N.Y.Born in Canaan,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,August19, 1775.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Genesee County, 1823.Died in Gainesville,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1858 (age82 years, 138days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery. | | William Bristol (1821-1909) — ofWyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Gainesville,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1821.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1867-68.Died in Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,1909(ageabout88 years).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Pearl CreekCemetery
Pearl Creek, Wyoming County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Benedict Brooks (1858-1933) — of Pearl Creek,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in1858.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912.Died in1933(ageabout75 years).Interment at Pearl Creek Cemetery.
HopeCemetery
Perry, Wyoming County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Willard J. Chapin (1791-1852) — of Perry, Genesee County (nowWyomingCounty), N.Y.Born in Livonia,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,March 6,1791.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;tanner;postmaster atPerry,N.Y., 1836.Baptist.Died, probably ofcholera,in Perry,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,July 28,1852 (age61 years, 144days).Interment at Hope Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Chapin and Sibyl (Joslyn) Chapin; married1813 to NancyCooley; second cousin once removed ofAlphonsoTaft; second cousin twice removed ofCharlesPhelps Taft,WilliamHoward Taft andHenryWaters Taft; second cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeFranklin Chapin,WalbridgeS. Taft,RobertAlphonso Taft andCharlesPhelps Taft II; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamHoward Taft III,RobertTaft Jr. andSethChase Taft; second cousin five times removed ofEleanorRepass andRobertAlphonso Taft III; third cousin once removed ofEdwardM. Chapin; third cousin twice removed ofSamuelAdams,SamuelHuntington,DanielChapin (1761-1821) andArthurChapin; fourth cousin ofCalvinFillmore,BelaEdgerton,HemanTicknor andJohnMilton Thayer; fourth cousin once removed ofJonathanElmer,JosephAllen,EbenezerElmer,EliElmer,ElijahBoardman,JohnAllen,WilliamBostwick,SamuelH. Huntington,BennetBicknell,DanielWarner Bostwick,DanielChapin (1791-1878),ChesterWilliam Chapin,GrahamHurd Chapin,MillardFillmore,JohnLeslie Russell,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton andStaleyN. Wood. | | | | Political family:Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Prospect HillCemetery
Perry Center, Wyoming County, New York
UnknownLocation
Sheldon, Wyoming County, New York
WarsawCemetery
Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Augustus Frank (1826-1895) — of Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,July 17,1826.Republican.Merchant;director and vice-president, Buffalo & New York CityRailroad;later, director, Buffalo, Rochester & PittsburghRailroad;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1856;U.S.Representative from New York, 1859-65 (30th District 1859-63,36th District 1863-65);banker;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April29, 1895 (age68 years, 286days).Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Augustus Frank (1792-1851) and Jane (Patterson) Frank; married1867 to AgnesMcNair; nephew ofWilliamPatterson andGeorgeWashington Patterson; second cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold; second cousin four times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; third cousin once removed ofThomasHale Sill,FrederickWilliam Lord andTheodoreSill; third cousin twice removed ofJamesHillhouse,RogerGriswold,BelaEdgerton andZinaHyde Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington,HenryHuntington andGurdonHuntington; fourth cousin ofJohnWilliam Allen andGeorgeGriswold Sill; fourth cousin once removed ofHezekiahCase,SamuelLathrop,PhineasLyman Tracy,AlbertHaller Tracy,JairusCase,HenryTitus Backus,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton andThomasWorcester Hyde. | | | | Political family:Pattersonfamily of Warsaw, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Patterson (1789-1838) — of Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Londonderry,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,June 4,1789.Whig.U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1837-38; died inoffice 1838.Died in Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1838 (age49 years, 71days).Interment at Warsaw Cemetery. | | Seth Merrill Gates (1800-1877) — also known asSeth M. Gates — of Le Roy,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.; Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Winfield,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1800.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Genesee County, 1832;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1839-43; Free Soilcandidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1848;lumber andhardwaremerchant;postmaster.Died in Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,August24, 1877 (age76 years, 318days).Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.  | Bert P. Gage (1868-1931) — also known asAlbert P. Gage — of Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Eagle,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,April 8,1868.Republican.Farmer;automobiledealer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1917-21;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Buffalo, New York, 1927.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Grange.Died in Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1931 (age62 years, 287days).Interment at Warsaw Cemetery. | | | Charles J. Gardner (1843-1901) — of Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Attica,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded inthe war, andlost hisright leg; postmaster atWarsaw,N.Y., 1884-88;WyomingCounty Sheriff, 1888-90; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1900-01; died in office 1901.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, fromuremicpoisoning, in Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1901 (age57 years, 360days).Interment at Warsaw Cemetery. | | Eleazer Baldwin (1799-1845) — ofWyomingCounty, N.Y.BornSeptember16, 1799.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1842-43.DiedApril14, 1845 (age45 years, 210days).Interment at Warsaw Cemetery. | | Francis Frederick Fargo (1824-1891) — also known asFrancis F. Fargo;FrankFargo —of California. Born in Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1824.Newspaperpublisher; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 4th District, 1861-62.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January12, 1891 (age66 years, 260days).Interment at Warsaw Cemetery. | | Isaac Samuel Johnson (1840-1906) — also known asI. Sam Johnson — of Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,October28, 1840.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer; lawpartner ofElmerE. Charles, 1886-1906; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1890-91;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1894.DiedSeptember25, 1906 (age65 years, 332days).Interment at Warsaw Cemetery. | | Nathan Summers Beardslee (1848-1915) — also known asNathan S. Beardslee — of Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in New Berlin,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,October18, 1848.Republican.Lumberman;saltmanufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1892.Died in Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,November1, 1915 (age67 years, 14days).Interment at Warsaw Cemetery. | | Elmer E. Charles (1862-1936) — of Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,January3, 1862.Lawyer;law partner ofI.Sam Johnson, 1886-1906;WyomingCounty District Attorney, 1895-1904; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1904-05.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died in Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1936 (age74 years, 302days).Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Henry Charles and Lurana (Witherell) Charles; married toSadie Baird. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Everett Nash (1875-1962) — also known asJames E. Nash — of Silver Springs,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk),FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January6, 1875.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1920,1936,1948(alternate);chair ofWyoming County Republican Party, 1927-42.DiedMay 29,1962 (age87 years, 143days).Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.
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