Old Shortsville Cemetery

Extracted From The Old Shortsville Cemetery, Also Known As "The Theopilus Short Cemetery and "Evergreen Cemetery", Located at the Corner of Main Street and Maple Avenue Shortsville, Ontario Co., New York, Burials from 1828 to 1907
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MONUMENTS IN THE CEMETERY:
  • Mary Larnerd, wife of Proctor NEWTON, d. 13 Jul 1884, ae 83 yrs

  • Mary J., wife of S.J. DEWEY, d. 23 Mar 1880, ae 45 y, 10 m, 23 d

  • Albert, son of Proctor and Mary NEWTON, d. 21 Dec 1852, ae 20 yrs

  • Hiram, son of Proctor and Mary NEWTON, d. 9 Mar 1874, ae 38 yrs

  • Proctor NEWTON, b. 15 Jun 1799, d. 15 May 1878, ae 79

  • DeWitt Clinton, son of Seymour and Mary ALDRICH, d. 9 Nov 1874, ae 21 yrs

  • Seymour ALDRICH, d. 20 Jan 1888, ae 77 yrs

  • Adelbert C. (WALKER) (no other information)

  • Father. (Artemus WALKER)


WALKER FAMILY MONUMENT

South Side
  • Adelbert C., son of Artemus and Cordelia M. WALKER, d. 12 May 1851, ae 3 yrs

East Side
  • Artemus WALKER, d. 3 Mar 1872, ae 59 yrs

  • Cordelia M. SHORT, his wife, d. 23 May 1898

West Side
  • Albert B. WALKER, 1839-1907

  • Albert B. WALKER, Co. C., 24th Iowa Inf., ae 73 yrs

  • Mortimer C.C., son of A. C. and Mary A. BUCK, b. 16 Dec 1851, d. 24 Mar 1858

[Apparent end of Family Monument Section]

  • A.C. BUCK, b. 25 Jun 1819, d. 5 Jan 1906

  • Mary A. MILLS, wife of A.C. BUCK, b. 16 Aug 1818, d. 2 Nov 1884

  • Clara, wife of M. M. BUCK, d. in St. Louis, 12 Dec 1872, ae 30 yrs

  • Theophilus SHORT, 1771-1842, Founder of Shortsville, New York [Theophilus SHORT d. 14 Dec 1842, in his 72nd year]

  • Lydia PECK, his wife, 1770-1831 [Lydia, consort of Theophilus SHORT, d. 10 Mar 1831 (might be 1837), ae 61 yrs.]

  • Wm. A. BARLOW, b. 20 Jan 1825, d. 31 Oct 1863

  • Harriet, consort of Abner BARLOW, Jr., d. 13 Apr 1828, ae 30 yrs

  • Abner BARLOW, b. 16 Jul 1794, d. 19 Nov 1862

  • Lydia S. BARLOW, b. 31 Jan 1827, d. 11 Jun 1846

  • Mother. Harriet S. HANNA, 10 Sep 1821 - 30 Apr 1896

  • Addison N. BUCK, d. 17 Nov 1843, ae 48 y, 3 m, 18 d

  • Sabrina E. SHORT, wife of A.N. BUCK, d. 27 Dec 1874, ae 73 yrs

  • Leonard BUCK d. 27 Feb 1847 in his 23rd year

  • Caroline Eliza, daughter of A.N. and S.E. BUCK, d. 29 Apr 1832, ae 6 yrs. Also an infant babe, d. Sep 1832, ae 3 mo.

  • Clarisa C., wife of J.A. MOORE, d. 10 Dec 1846, ae 25 yrs

  • Jennet A., daughter of J. A. and C. C. MOORE, d. 18 Jan 1847, ae 10 m, 9 d.

  • John A. MOORE, d. 17 Jun 1847, ae 28 yrs

  • Willie S., son of Franklin and Harriet CLOYES, d. 1 Sep 1864, ae 9 y, 5 m

  • Franklin B. CLOYES, b. 15 Jul 1829, d. 1 May 1878, "Member of Co. C., N.Y.V. Cav."

  • Harriet S. BUCK, his wife, b. 5 Jan 1830, d. 7 Apr 1888

  • Mother. Zylpha TOPLIFF, 1780-1879

  • Elmina TOPLIFF, 1803-1872

  • A. J. T. WARNER, 1821-1904

  • Emily A., # Eliab and Diana RUSSELL, d. 7 Jul 1857, ae 15 y, 7 m

  • Diana, wife of Eliab RUSSELL, d. 26 Nov 1867, ae 63 y, 10 m

  • Eliab RUSSELL, d. 26 May 1874, ae 70 y, 2 m, 17 d

  • Aurelia S., daughter of I. L. and P. A. WICKS, d. 17 Jul 1857, ae 4 y, 2 m, 10 d

  • Children of Sherman and Emily BABCOCK: James S., d. 4 Apr 1850, ae 9 m; Emma J., d. 19 Jun 1852, ae 7 m

  • F.L.T. Sherman BABCOCK, d. 28 May 1854, ae 24 y, 2 m, 24 d.

  • Weltha Mariah, wife of William D. WHIPPLE, d. 17 Dec 1847, ae 19 yrs, 9 days

  • L. M. VAN BUREN, d. 15 Sep 1857, ae 45 yrs,, 4 m's

  • Mary, daughter of Daniel and Sarah PORTER, d. 7 Oct 1849, in her 22nd year

  • Rufus, son of Daniel and Sarah PORTER, d. 28 Jun 1840, ae 21 yrs, 3 d.

  • Hiram BABCOCK, Co. C., 15 N.Y. Cav., d. 7 Apr 1869, ae 49 yrs

  • Mary E., wife of G. W. BABCOCK, d. 19 Aug 1858, ae 34 y, 8 m, 14 d

  • Phidelia, daughter of Chauncy and Phidelia ANDREWS, d. 2 Sep 1854, ae 5 y, 6 m

  • Lucy A., daughter of Walter S. and Mary HAWVER, d. 4 Sep 1866, ae 22 y, 1 m, 15 d

  • Walter S., son of W.S. and M. A. HAWVER, d. 12 Nov 1865, ae 35 y, 11 m, 10 d

  • Mary L., daughter of Walter S. and Sarah M. HAWVER, d. 16 Jul 1863, ae 10 m, 1 d

  • Allen W., son of W. S. and M. A. HAUVER (sic), d. 1 Jul 1862, ae 20 y, 11 m, 12 d

  • Jane L. HAWVER, wife of John P. SPEAR, d. 17 Oct 1859, ae 27 y, 6 m, 14 d.

  • Emma M., daughter of J.P. and J. L. SPEAR, d. 16 Jan 1864, ae 6 y, 5 m, 20 d

  • James, son of W.S. and M.A. HAUVER (sic), d. 9 Apr 1856, ae 21 y, 26 d

  • Mary A., wife of Walter S. HAWVER, d. 30 Jul 1785, ae 71 y, 8 m, 11 d

  • Walter S. HAUVER, d. 19 Nov 1855, ae 55 yrs, 11 m, 19 d

  • Seth JOHNSON, d. 25 Mar 1862, ae 56 y, 5 m, 17 d

  • Nett, wife of W.P. EDWARDS, d. 31 Oct 1868, ae 23 yrs

  • Robert C., son of John and Mary CALHOUN, d. 24 Feb 1867, ae 24 y, 6 m, 11 d

  • Mary A., wife of John CALHOUN, d. 21 Jul 1870, ae 52 yrs

  • Job, son of Job and Polly BELLINGER, d. 23 Jul 1850, ae 4 y, 10 m

  • James F. COREY, 1790-1870

  • Nancy, his wife, 1790-1866

  • Amos COREY, buried in Brookside Cemetery, d. 15 Sep 1870, ae 54 y, 4 m

  • Anna E., daughter of James N. and Phebe COREY, d. 26 Dec 1862, ae 16 y, 10 d

  • Sarah JONES, b. Buckinghamshire, Eng., 9 Aug 1812, d. in the city of Rochester, 8 Sep 1880

  • H. William JONES, b. Berkshire, Eng., 17 Feb 1789, d. in Shortsville, 3 Feb 1870

  • Sophia, his wife, b. in London, Eng., 1795, d. 4 Feb 1870

  • Chester CRAIN, d. 26 Nov 1876, ae 90 yrs

  • Abigail, wife of Chester CRAIN, d. 16 Aug 1854, ae 65 yrs

  • Isaac, son of Isaac and Jane PEACOCK, d. 9 Oct 1865 ae 16 y, 4 m, 5 d. "He was a member of the 14th U.S. Infantry."

  • Lana, wife of Richard BURCHIM, d. 19 Sep 1860, ae 56 y, 5 m, 21 d.


MONUMENTS NOT ERECTED - BROKEN IN MANY PIECES:

  • Seneca A., son of I.S. and C. PARISH, d. 20 Sep 1866, ae 5 y, 11 d.

  • Herbert D.C., son of David and Clara VANDERCARR, d. 24 Aug 1862, ae 2 y, 18 d.


MONUMENT WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN FOUND:

  • Carrie L., wife of John T. ADAMS, d. 1 Jan 1872, ae 22 yrs

  • Samuel N. PRENTISS, d. 25 Aug 1864, ae 30 y, 5 m, 23 d

  • William, son of Wm. and Eliza JONES, d. 18 Dec 1856, ae 12 yrs

  • Elnathan G. GARIAD, d. 31 Aug 1872, ae 26 y, 11 m, 12 d

  • Myron N. SHORT, d. 11 Oct 1859, ae 50 y, 2 m

  • Charles, son of Chauncy and Phidelia ANDREWS, d. 9 Jun 1831, ae 5 yrs.


SUMMARY DATA:

Total Number of Original Burials: 101

Total Number of Known Transfers to Brookside Cemetery, Shortsville, sice it was Organized in 1878: 19

Total Number of Known Graves in the Cemetery at the Present Time: 82

Total Number of Civil War Veterans Originally Buried in this Cemetery: 9

Total Number of Civil War Veterans Presently Buried in this Cemetery: 6
  • Hiram BABCOCK, Pvt. Co. C., 15th N.Y. Cavalry; Pvt. Co. C, 2nd N.Y. Provisional Cavalry
  • Robert C. CALHOON, Pvt. Co. K, 148th N.Y. Infantry, Serg. in same unit.
  • Franklin B. CLOYES, Pvt. and Corp., Co. C. 15th N.Y. Cavalry
  • Allen W. HAUVER, Pvt., Co. D, 33rd N.Y. Infantry
  • Isaac PEACOCK, Pvt. Co. G., 14th U.S. Infantry
  • Albert B. WALKER, Pvt., Co. C. 24th Iowa Infantry


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