2011 photo by H. Ross Glover taken from Bank Street where the F. A.
Owen Publishing Co. once stood, looking north.
This is the location of the first cemetery in Dansville Village.
Contributors: Jane Schryver, Ken Holbrook, Don McLane, Bob
Glover, H. Ross Glover & Andrew Burdett
There is no marker memorializing those interred at the old burying
ground.
| BLOCHFORD, Eliphalet
listed in 1888 Village minutes as marker to be
removed from Old Village to Greenmount Cemetery BLOCHFORD, M.E. listed in 1888 Village minutes as marker to be removed from Old Village to Greenmount Cemetery BRADLEY, Cornelia , Died 10 May 1841 , age 1y1m5d d/o Chester and Eliza Bradley, likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 BRADLEY, Henrietta , Spouse of Benjamin , Born 4 Nov 1813 , Died 22 Feb 1842 likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 in Sec C BRADLEY, Joseph Britton , Died 12 Feb 1841 , age 9y10d s/o Chester and Eliza Bradley, likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 BRADLEY, Rhoda Caroline , Died 25 Mar 1831 , age 5.5m d/o Chester and Eliza Bradley, likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 BRADLEY, William Wallace Buried in The Old Village Cemetery before 1847, stone found in Greenmount BROOKS, Amy , Died 13 Oct 1844 , age 26y7m13d d/o Isaac and Sarah Brooks CRUGER, Mary Graham , Spouse of Henry , Died 1 May 1852 , age 26y4m d/o John and Isabell Graham CRUGER, Mrs. , Spouse of Henry , Died 1852 d/o John Graham, Buried in The Old Village Cemetery before 1847, stone found in Greenmount DODGE, Helen , Died 7 Jun 1835 , age 10y d/o Anasa and Betsy Dodge DRAKE, James A. , Died 17 Apr 1856 , age 2y4m23d s/o I. W. and Elizabeth W. Drake FAULKNER, Amariah H FAULKNER, Amariah H , Born 6 May 1822 , Died 19 Jul 1839 s/o Dr. James and Minerva Hammond Faulkner, likely buried Old Village Cemetery, marker later erected in Sec M Greenmount Cemetery by father James FAULKNER, Catherine Lemen , Spouse of Samuel , Born 31 Dec 1768 , Died 17 May 1835 likely buried Old Village Cemetery, marker later erected in Sec M Greenmount Cemetery by son James, old marker also found there, also listed as Phenie or Phoenix but old stone lists as Lemen FAULKNER, infant daughter , Born 3 Feb 1814 , Died 4 Feb 1814 d/o Dr.James and Minerva Hammond Faulkner, likely buried Old Village Cemetery, marker later erected in Sec M Greenmount Cemetery by father James FAULKNER, infant son , Born 2 Mar 1813 , Died 2 Mar 1813 s/o Dr. James and Minerva Hammond Faulkner, likely buried Old Village Cemetery, marker later erected in Sec M Greenmount Cemetery by father James FAULKNER, infant son , Born 1 Jan 1815 , Died 1 Jan 1815 s/o Dr. James and Minerva Hammond Faulkner, likely buried Old Village Cemetery, marker later erected in Sec M Greenmount Cemetery by father James FAULKNER, Mary B. , Born 15 Sep 1830 , Died 15 Aug 1832 d/o Dr.James and Minerva Hammond Faulkner, likely buried Old Village Cemetery, marker later erected in Sec M Greenmount Cemetery by father James FAULKNER, Samuel , Spouse of Catherine Lemen , Born 26 Sep 1765 , Died 5 May 1805 s/o John J. and Ann Perine Faulkner; likely buried Old Village Cemetery, marker later erected in Sec M, Greenmount Cemetery by son James, built lst frame dwelling and lst Inn in Dansville in 1796 FAULKNER, Samuel D , Born 22 Aug 1827 , Died 29 Jan 1834 s/o Dr. Jamesand Minerva Hammond Faulkner, likely buried Old Village Cemetery, marker later erected in Sec M Greenmount Cemetery by father James FISK, Jonathan , Died May 1841 in the 38 year of his life, likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 FISK, Ruel , Born 6 Jun 1897 , Died 1 Mar 1841 GRAHAM, Sarah , Spouse of Sidney , Died 24 Feb 1845 , age 22y GREGORY, Mary Ann , Spouse of Jeremiah , Died 13 Mar 1838 , age 82y likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 HAMSHER, Adam , Spouse of Elizabeth Overpeck , Born 2 Apr 1786 , Died 2 Jul 1835 s/o Daniel and Elizabeth Waltman Hamsher (likely first buried Old Village Cemetery and marker moved to Greenmount) HARTMAN, Harman H. , Spouse of Maria Catherina Weaver, Susannah Anawalt , Born abt 1758 , Died 1 Jun 1811 footer reads “H.H.H.”, s/o George and Anna Maria Ruth Hartman' buried Old Village, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, lies flat on ground next to standing stone of Susannah, Sec O, served in American Revolution 1781-1784, settled in Dansville in 1807 HARTMAN, infant son , born 1841 , Died 30 May 1841 s/o Hugh and Lucinda Prentiss Hartman, likely first buried at Old Village Cemetery, marker moved to private lot at Greenmount, photo 2012 HARTMAN, Jacob , Spouse of Sarah Katherine Knappenberg , Died 24 Oct 1831 , age 44y s/o Harman and Maria Catherina Weaver Hartman, likely buried Old Village, stone erected on private lot at Greenmount HARTMAN, John , Spouse of Mary Longnecker , Died 21 Feb 1845 , age 63y likely buried Old Village, stone erected on private lot at Greenmount, both John and wife died within 2 days of disease HARTMAN, Mary Longnecker , Spouse of John , Died 19 Feb 1845 , age 63y likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount HARTMAN, Sardious Monroe , Died 23 Feb 1832 , age 1y1m9d s/o Hugh and Lucinda Prentiss Hartman, likely first buried at Old Village Cemetery, marker moved to private lot at Greenmount, photo 2012 HARTMAN, Susannah , Spouse of John Dippy, Harman Hartman , Died 7 Oct 1846 , age 78y11m15d d/o Valentine and Johanna Margaret Kurtz Anawalt/Anewald, Sec O, likely buried Old Village, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount HARTMAN, William B. , Born abt 1840 , Died 20 May 1841 s/o Hugh and Lucinda Prentiss Hartman, likely first buried at Old Village Cemetery, marker moved to private lot at Greenmount, photo 2012 HAVENS, infant , Died 1801 d/o Thomas Havens, Buried in The Old Village Cemetery before 1847, stone found in Greenmount KINGSBURY, Lester , Died 30 Mar 1837 in the 49 year of his age, likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 KNOX, Catherine Ann Habermehl , Spouse of Alanson R. , Died 13 Apr 1840 , age 38y likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 KNOX, Harriet Amanda , Born 27 Oct 1830 , Died 16 Oct 1834 d/o Alanson R. & Catherine Ann Knox, likely buried in Old Village Cemetery LACEY, Elizabeth , Died 22 Jul 1810 , age 50y7m5d LACEY, Isabel , Spouse of John , Died 4 Oct 1810 , age 30y LACEY, Ransford S. , Died 11 Jan 1829 , age 9m s/o John MACKLEM, Rosannie MACKLEM, Thomas McCOY, Conelius Buried in The Old Village Cemetery before 1847, stone found in Greenmount NOBLE, Nancy , Died 28 Apr 1859 , age 55y OTTLIN, Mary OVERTON, Phebe , Spouse of Israel H. , Died 17 Apr 1841 , age 27y1m7d PICKELL, Henry , Died 6 Aug 1843 , age 71y7m likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 PORTER, Ann , Died 30 Aug 1797 in her 4th year, d/o cousins Richard W. Porter and Katherine Porter, who was d/o Captain Nathaniel Porter, buried Old Village, stone moved to Greenmount abt 1847, transcribed 1954, photo of fragmented, barely readable discarded stone in 2012 PORTER, Annetje “Ann” , Spouse of William , Born abt 1741 , Died 12 Nov 1798 d/o Abraham and Annetje Blaw Oukee Porter, buried Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to Greenmount abt 1847, stone transcribed 1954, stone not yet found in 2012 PORTER, Charity , Spouse of Nathaniel , Died 19 Mar 1813 , age 64y PORTER, Katherine PORTER, Nathaniel , Spouse of Charity , Died 12 Mar 1797 , age 54y early settler, lst death and burial in Dansville PORTER, William , Spouse of Annetje “Ann” Oukee , Died 11 Mar 1816 , age 77y s/o Richard and Anne Porter, early settler of Dansville in 1796 with brother Capt Nathaniel Porter, buried Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to Greenmount abt 1847, stone transcribed 1954, stone not yet found in 2012 PRENTICE, Emmeline , Died 27 Sep 1841 , age 21y1m7d d/o Nathan and Elizabeth Prentice, likely first buried at Old Village Cemetery, marker moved to Sec. L at Greenmount, stone transcribed 1997 SHOLL, David , Died 1811 s/o Philip and Margaret Sholl, likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 SHOLL, Margaret , Spouse of Philip , Died 10 apr 1815 , age 45y likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 SHOLL, Peatt (Pete) , Died 1809 s/o Philip and Margaret Sholl, likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 SILL, Abigail M , Spouse of Sedley , Died 8 Feb 1843 , age 42y likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 SILL, Jabez , Spouse of Kezia Sterling , Born 11 Jan 1800 , Died 29 Aug 1842 "Husband", likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 SNIDER, Eady Buried in The Old Village Cemetery before 1847, stone found in Greenmount SNYDER, Eady , Spouse of Henry P. , Died 6 Jun 1841 in the 54th year of her age STUART, Daniel C. , Died 5 Apr 1821 , age 13y8m s/o John & Nancy, likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount TAGGART, Rebecca Maria , Spouse of H. G. , Died 10 May 1841 , age 34y9m?d likely buried in Old Village Cemetery, stone moved to private lot at Greenmount, photographed in 2012 TAYLOR, Charles TAYLOR, George Buried in The Old Village Cemetery before 1847, stone found in Greenmount TAYLOR, Henry Buried in The Old Village Cemetery before 1847, stone found in Greenmount unknown, George C. Buried in The Old Village Cemetery before 1847, stone found in Greenmount WARREN, O.W.L. , Spouse of Olive , Died 26 Feb 1842 , age 54y WARREN, Olive , Spouse of O. W. L. , Died 4 Aug 1842 , age 50y WILLIAMS, James Buried in The Old Village Cemetery before 1847, stone found in Greenmount WILLIAMS, John Buried in The Old Village Cemetery before 1847, stone found in Greenmount YOCUM, Jonas , Died 14 May 1844 , age 55y6m1d |
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TIMELINE FOR DANSVILLE OLD
VILLAGE CEMETERY
Compiled by Jane Schryver and Bob Glover from files in the Dansville Town Historian’s Office and “Dansville Turns 200” by David Gilbert 1797--- The first death and burial in Dansville was Captain Nathaniel Porter, a Revolutionary War hero and father-in-law to Captain Daniel Faulkner (for whom Dansville was named). 1810---The Dansville United Society purchased the land that included the unofficial cemetery from Nathaniel Rochester. The land became an official cemetery at this time. Most burials in Dansville between 1797-1847 were at this site. 1847--- On August 4, The Dansville Cemetery Association was organized and Greenmount Cemetery was opened. It is believed that there were no more burials at the old cemetery after this date. But it is possible that a few were made. 1847 or 1848--- About two dozen markers (but apparently not the remains) were moved to GreenmountCemetery, including that of Nathaniel Porter and his family. 1888--- The old cemetery,unused since the founding of Greenmount Cemetery in 1847, was an eyesore. On February 16, the Village ImprovementSociety was organized. The briars and weeds of the old cemetery were burned away; the tombstones, some half-sunken,were removed and relocated to Greenmount. A new layer of topsoil provided thefinishing touch on what would now be called Union Park. 1888—Mr. Andrews offered a resolution to the Village board: “Resolved,that the Dansville Village Improvement Society be authorized to remove from theold burying ground the human remains and monuments from the graves…..(listingsome 30 names including Dansville’s first teacher Thomas Macklem)…. The Village resolved “that the Society be directed to properly reinter such remains in Greenmount Cemetery in the Town of North Dansville and that no expense shall be made to the corporation for such transfer. (NOTE: It is believed that no bodies were moved at this time and stones formost of the names listed were dumped in a pile at Greenmount where they remained in 2012). 1888--- Dansville Express 6 Sep 1888 More than half the graves andheadstones in the old cemetery have been put out of sight by leveling themounds and burying the stones. The consent of the friends of those buried was obtained before anything was done. (NOTE: This may or may not be the truth, certainly there is evidence that many stones were moved to Greenmount and tossed aside; some were moved to private lots. So some also could be buried in the ground at the old site) 1888-1889--- “ about 35 more stones were removed but not the remains." There are believed to beat least 100 and as many as 500 buried at the old cemetery. By 1889, all markers had been buried at the site or removed. It is believed that only a few bodies were moved to Greenmount and the rest remain in the earth at the old burying grounds. 1954--- The Village Board officially changed the name of the park, the site of the old burying grounds, from “Normal Park” to “Instructor Park” at the request of the F.A. Owen Company which published “The Instructor” magazine. 1954---Dansville Historian Wutz Rauber delivers a report to the Village Board on the history of the old burying grounds and his recommendations. The report was initiated in view of the fact that the site was being considered for the building of a new school. The Dansville Breeze reported: “Rauber suggested that from the stand point of history the park should be maintained as it is, a memorial to these people, and at some time be suitably marked to indicate this fact. The board received favorably a suggestion to mark historical data on some sort of a plaque and indicated that such action probably would be taken in the future.” Note: no action was taken. As of 2012 there is still no marker at the site of the old burying grounds. 1954—Under the supervision of Wutz Rauber, a detailed transcription is made of old discarded stones found at Greenmount Cemetery that originally were erected at the Old Village Cemetery. Most of those stones remain in 2012 in various piles on the sides of thecemetery. 2012---Concerned natives and residents of Dansville initiate a proposal to establish a proper memorial at the site of the old burying grounds and rename the site |
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