Concord Township, now in Paineswville Township

Mentor Avenue/Nye/Blish Cemetery
Section 2 Rows 7-12; Sections 3 & 4

Name

Sec- tion

Row

Stone #

Inscription

Symbols

Comments

 Abel, Harcy

2

7

1

Harcy Abel/ Born/ Feb. 3, 1796/ Died/ Aug. 30, 1870

 Abel, Almira

2

7

2

Almira Abel/ Born/ June 24, 1798/ Died/ June 5, 1884

2 roses and a bud

 Abel, John Bennaiah

2

7

3

In memory of/ John Bennaiah/ Son of Harcy/ & Almira Abel/ who died Aug./ 6, 1825 Aged/ 14 months

1/2 willow tree

Small brownstone mon.

 Goldsmith, Delos Edward Jr.

2

7

4

Delos Edward/ Goldsmith, Jr./ Oct. 8, 1871/ Aug. 2, 1900

granite mon.

 Goldsmith[?], Augusta

2

7

5

Augusta

zinc footstone-type mon.

 Goldsmith, Alonzo E.

2

7

6

Alonzo E./ Goldsmith/ 2d son of/ J. & A. J./ Goldsmith/ died 4th of/ Sept. 1815/ AE. 10 months

 Goldsmith, Lucia A.

2

7

7

Lucia A. Goldsmith/ Oct. 3, 1818/ May 16, 1909

granite stone

 Goldsmith, Marcia A.

 Goldsmith, Eliza C.

2

7

8

Marcia A./ daughter of/ Jonathan &/ Abigail J./ Goldsmith/ died/ June 19, 1835/ Aged 18 years/ Eliza C./ daughter of/ Jonathan &/ Abigail J./ Goldsmith/ died/ July 3, 1835/ aged 24 years/ Their worth is recorded in those hearts made desolate by their loss

double stone

 Goldsmith, Jonathan

 Goldsmith, Abigail Jones

 Johnson, Augusta R. Goldsmith

 Jones, Jemima Skinner

 Jones, Benaiah

 Jones, Elkanah

2

7

9

[W face] Jonathan/ Goldsmith/ 1784-1847/ Soldier of 1812/ Abigail Jones/ Goldsmith/ 1787-1887/ GOLDSMITH/ [N face] Augusta R./ Goldsmith,/ 1826-1891/ wife of/ E. E. Johnson/ She lived for/ others/ JOHNSON/ [E face] 1893/ [S face] Jemima Skinner/ Jones,/ 1758-1820/ Benaiah Jones/ 1755-1839/ Elkanah Jones/ 1761-1849/ Soldiers of 1776/ JONES

[E face] shock of wheat, War of 1812 flagholder, Rev. War flagholder

 Jones, Elkanah

2

7

10

[on SAR flagholder] Elkanah Jones/ 1761-1849

SAR & Rev. War flagholders

Old mon. illeg., from old reading

 *,

2

7

11

[illeg.]

illeg. rock

 *,

2

7

12

[illeg.]

illeg. rock

 *,

2

7

13

[illeg.]/ Aged 26

piece of white marble flat over base

 *,

2

7

14

[illeg.]

upside down footstone embedded flat

 Gregory, Samuel

 Gregory, Charlotte

2

8

1

Samuel Gregory/ died/ July 1, 1857/ AE 77 yrs/ Charlotte/ his wife/ died/ Jan. 29, 1859/ AE 71 yrs

efflorescing

 Gregory, sons

2

8

2

Our Dear Sons/ erected by/ Gregory & Brothers

 Gregory, Esther G.

2

8

3

Esther G./ daughter of/ Samuel & Charlotte/ Gregory/ Died/ Aug. 7, 1827/ AE 47 ys.

 *,

2

8

4

[illeg.]

brownstone mon., flat and peeled

 Palmer, Marilla

2

8

5

Marilla/ Daughter of/ Isaac & Lorinda/ Palmer/ Died/ March 11, 1834/ Aged 1 year/ 1 mo. & 17 ds.

 Palmer, Willard

2

8

6

Willard/ Son of/ Isaac & Lorinda/ Palmer/ Died/ Sept. 16, 1852/ Aged 2 yrs./ 3 mos. & 3 ds./ [illeg.] from our [illeg.]/ brothers sisters weeping/ but the cherub boy as in ours/ is not dead but sleeping

 Palmer[?], Willard

2

8

7

Willard

matches 2-8-8, 2-8-9, and 2-8-10

 *,

2

8

8

[top face] 38/ U.S.A.

Rev. War flagholder

matches 2-8-7, 2-8-9, and 2-8-10

 *,

2

8

9

Mother

matches 2-8-7, 2-8-8, and 2-8-10

 *,

2

8

10

Father

matches 2-8-7, 2-8-8, and 2-8-9

 Dille, Bethsheba

2

9

1

Bethsheba/ wife of/ L. Dille/ Died/ March 3, 1859/ Aged 73 years

flat, in pieces

 Dille, Lewis

2

9

2

Lewis Dille/ Died/ Sept. 8, 1854/ Aged 71 years

War of 1812 flagholder

 Dille, Salathiel

2

9

3

Salathiel Son/ of Lewis Dille/ Died Dec. 17, 1829/ AE. 19 years/ Blessed are the dead which die/ in the Lord

Large brownstone, concrete base broken in half

 Dille, Abijah L. Dr.

2

9

4

Dr. Abijah L. Dille/ Born/ Mar. 4, 1804/ Died/ Mar. 19, 1883/ Mark the perfect man/ And behold the upright for the/ end of that man is peace

 Prouty, Harriette G.

2

10

1

Harriette G./ wife of/ V. Prouty/ Died/ June 23, 1833

broken and flat

 Eddy, Rolly

2

10

2

Rolly/ Eddy/ 1816-1878

like new marble in concrete

 Fuller, Joseph

2

10

3

Joseph Fuller/ Father/ 1821-1904

granite

 Nye, Sarah E.

2

10

4

Sacred to the memory of/ Sarah E./ Daughter of/ Marvin H. & Martha A./ Nye/ who died Dec. 8, 1862/ Death loves a shining angel

rose

 Spaller, Fridrike

2

11

1

Fridrike Spaller/ geboren/ den 22 Juni 1808/ gestorben/ den 23 April 1883/ 74 yahr 10 mo./ 26 tag.

 Arnold, Mary

 Arnold, infant

2

12

1

Mary/ wife of/ D. Arnold/ Died July 8, 1852/ Aged 40 years/ Also an infant child/ formerly of England/ Elham Kent

now repaired in oversized concrete base

 Merrell, Dwight

2

12

2

Dwight/ Son of/ G. M. & L. A. Merrell/ Died/ Sept. 1, 1849/ AE 7 yrs & 9 mo./ [footstone] D.M.

 Hobday, William C.

2

12

3

William C./ Son of/ John & E./ Hobday/ Died/ Jan. 27, 1847/ Aged 9 years/ 7 mos. & 13 d's

 Hobday, Elizabeth A.

2

12

4

Elizabeth A./ wife of/ John Hobday/ of Barham/ near Canterbury Kent/ Died April 18, 1851/ Aged 41 years/ Stranger, friend stop and shed a tear./ [A loving?] wife lies buried here.

 Sperry, Ambrose

3

1

1

Ambrose Sperry/ died/ May 8, 1865,/ Aged 45 yrs. 7 mo.

 Sperry, Sarah A.

3

1

2

Sarah A./ wife of/ Ambrose Sperry/ died/ Mar. 4, 1865/ Aged 38 years

broken and lying flat

 Sperry, Wheeler

3

1

3

Wheeler Sperry/ died/ Jan. 17, 1863/ Aged 81 years

flat

 Sperry, Mehetabel

3

1

4

Mehetabel Sperry/ died/ Jan. 4, 1867/ Aged 78 years

 Doolittle, Almira A.

3

1

5

Almira A./ wife of/ Solomon Doolittle/ died/ Mar. 27, 1857/ Aged 29 years

 Sperry, Lucetta

3

1

6

Lucetta/ Daughter of/ W. & M. Sperry/ died/ April 29, 1844/ Aged 21 years

 Wadsworth, Calvin S.

3

1

7

In memory of/ Calvin S./ son of Samuel & June/ Wadsworth/ who died Nov. 18,/ 1838/ Aged 6 years, & 10/ months.

willow

 Sperry, Wheeler

3

1

8

Wheeler Sperry/ Feb. 5, 1875/ Aged 49 years/ 10 mos.

 Wilhelm, Maria

 Wilhelm, Carl

3

1

9

[W face] geb./ 12 June 1823/ gest. 30 July 1899/ Maria/ Wilhelm/ Wilhelm/ [E face] geb./ 1 Aug. 1817/ gest./ 8 Sept. 1883/ Carl/ Wilhelm

 Collister, Henry

3

1

10

Henry/ son of/ John & Esther Collister/ died/ Feb. 3, 1864/ Aged 27 years, 3 mo./ & 26 ds.

 Collister, Esther

3

1

11

Esther/ wife of/ John Collister/ died/ Sept. 10, 1873/ Aged 76 yrs.

 Collister, John Sen.

3

1

12

John Collister Sen./ died/ Nov. 8, 1884/ Aged 84 yrs.

 Collister, Jefferson

3

1

13

Jefferson Collister/ born/ Mar. 2, 1840/ died/ Nov. 6, 1894/ Aged 54 yrs.

 Collister, Ellen

3

1

14

Ellen/ daughter of/ Jefferson & Mary/ Collister/ born/ Apr. 18, 1882/ died/ Sep. 12, 1899/ Aged 17 yrs.

 Collister, Thomas

3

1

15

Thomas Collister/ born/ Apr. 14, 1835/ died/ Dec. 7, 1899/ Aged 64 yrs.

 Youmans, Warren H.

3

1

16

Warren H./ Youmans/ 1816-1877

matches 3-1-17

 Youmans, Sarah Booth

3

1

17

Sarah Booth/ Youmans/ 1820-1908

matches 3-1-16

 Lemmon, Hugh

3

2

1

Hugh Lemmon/ born in/ Co. Tyrone, Ireland/ died in Mentor,/ July 21, 1866/ aged 30 years

 Lemmon, Catharine

3

2

2

Catharine/ wife of George Lemmon/ died Nov. 25, 1867/ aged 40 years/ I sometimes know her pleasant smiles/ still on us sweetly fall/ her tones of love I faintly hear/ my name in sadness call/ I know that she is happy with that/ angel plummage on/ but my heart is very desolate/ to think that she is gone.

heart

poem difficult to read

 Lemmon, George

3

2

3

George Lemmon/ born in/ Co. Tyrone, Ireland/ died in Mentor/ Mar. 16, 1874/ Age 42/ Stranger, Friend! Stop & shed a/ tear,/ [A loving?] husband lies buried here.

 *,

3

2

4

empty base, mon. gone

 *,

4

1

1-37

37 unlabled concrete stones (Potter's Field)

 *,

4

2

1-45

45 unlabeled concrete stones (Potter's Field)

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