Yates County
New York
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Yates County
New York
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Yates County
Index to Locations Benton RuralCemetery Havens Corners Road Benton Center, Yates County, New York Founded 1797 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
HillsideCemetery Dundee, Yates County, New York
|  Ann S. Iselin (1892-1978) — also known asAnn Sworts;Mrs. WilliamIselin —of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Southbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Dundee,YatesCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1892.Republican.Schoolteacher;chemist;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1952,1956.Female.Died in Southbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March18, 1978 (age86 years, 34days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
Overacker'sCemetery Middlesex, Yates County, New York
Lake ViewCemetery 426 Court Street Penn Yan, Yates County, New York Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1996 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| William Morrison Oliver (1792-1863) — also known asWilliam M. Oliver — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.Born in Londonderry,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,October15, 1792.Democrat.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in New York, 1823-28, 1838-45; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1827-30;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1830;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1841-43.Died in Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.,July 21,1863 (age70 years, 279days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
| Daniel Morris (1812-1889) — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1812.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Yates County, 1859;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1863-67; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1872.Died in1889(ageabout77 years).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
| Andrew Oliver (1815-1889) — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1815.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1853-57.Died in1889(ageabout74 years).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
| Elijah Spencer (1775-1852) — ofOntarioCounty, N.Y.Born inColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,1775.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Ontario County, 1818-19;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1821-23.Died in Benton,YatesCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1852 (ageabout 77years).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
| Samuel Stewart Ellsworth (1790-1863) — also known asSamuel S. Ellsworth — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.Born in Pownal,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,October13, 1790.Democrat.YatesCounty Judge, 1824-29; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Yates County, 1840;U.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1845-47.Died in Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1863 (age72 years, 234days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
| Darius Adams Ogden (1813-1889) — also known asDarius A. Ogden — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.Born in King Ferry,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1813.Democrat. Postmaster atPennYan, N.Y., 1843-49; U.S. Consul inHonolulu, 1854-57; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1860;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Yates County, 1862.Died in Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.,May 4,1889 (age75 years, 263days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
 Howard Samuel Fullagar (1869-1951) — also known asHoward S. Fullagar — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.Born in Jerusalem,YatesCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1869.Republican.Schoolteacher;fruitgrower;president of a smallinsurancecompany, and of a ruraltelephonecompany; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Yates County, 1916-17.Methodist.Member,Grange;FarmBureau;OddFellows.Died, in Soldiers and Sailors MemorialHospital,Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1951 (age82 years, 270days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
| George Washington Wolcott (1811-1885) — also known asGeorge W. Wolcott — ofYatesCounty, N.Y.; Barrington,YatesCounty, N.Y.Born inUlsterCounty, N.Y.,February1, 1811.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Yates County, 1846.Died in Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1885 (age74 years, 20days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | Darius Adams Ogden Jr. (1850-1918) — also known asDarius A. Ogden, Jr. — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.; Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.,March10, 1850.Democrat. Postmaster atPennYan, N.Y., 1886-90.Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,September24, 1918 (age68 years, 198days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
| Gilbert Hedges Baker (1870-1939) — also known asGilbert H. Baker — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.Born in Milo,YatesCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1870.Democrat. Candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 7th District, 1918, 1927; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1924.Died in Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.,November29, 1939 (age69 years, 233days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
| Homer M. Fullager — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1936.Interment at Lake View Cemetery.St. Michael'sCemetery Penn Yan, Yates County, New York
City HillCemetery Near Penn Yan, Yates County, New York
Rock StreamCemetery Rock Stream, Yates County, New York
RushvilleCemetery North Main Street Rushville, Yates County, New York See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Vernon Wilson Blodgett (1899-1988) — also known asVernon W. Blodgett — of Rushville,YatesCounty, N.Y.Born in Rushville,YatesCounty, N.Y.,December2, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Yates County, 1946-58.Member,AmericanLegion;Grange;Freemasons.DiedMay 30,1988 (age88 years, 180days).Interment at Rushville Cemetery.
| Leon Allen Currey (1895-1968) — also known asLeon A. Currey — of Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.Born in Sodus,WayneCounty, N.Y.,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster atGeneva,N.Y., 1931-35; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1944.Died in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,January5, 1968 (ageabout 72years).Interment at Rushville Cemetery.
| Addison T. Halstead — of Rushville,YatesCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1924.Interment at Rushville Cemetery.EddytownCemetery Starkey, Yates County, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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