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Friends Cemetery |
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Located behind the Hector Monthly Meetinghouse, at 5066 Perry City Road, just west of the intersection with Jacksonville Road, Town of Ulysses, Tompkins County, NY. All the stones were simple in design and similar in size, most about a foot tall and a bit over a foot wide. Many of the graves were planted with day lilies or irises. Rows are numbered from east to west, |
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Please use Notes as a guide only! |
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| ROW 1 | |
| 1. | Miriam KENNEDY, 1907–1991 |
| 1A. | Carol M. K. MOHLER, 1951-2012 |
| 1B. | Esther Christine Davi ROSENBERG, 27 Mar 2000–7 Dec 2000 |
| 2. | Jessie Lena RUFF, May 30 – June 1, 1979 |
| 3. | Charles B. OWEN, 1822–1902 |
| 4. | [Three very short stones with no inscriptions. Directly to the east was another small
blank stone partially imbedded in a tree. They did not appear to be broken off.]
2015: only one stone noted with inscription "S.O." No tree, any other stones possibly covered with leaves. See notes in alphabetical section, below. |
| 5. | Mary G. MEKEEL, 1825–1867 |
| 6. | William MEKEEL, 1815–1871 |
| 7. | Sarah Jane MEKEEL, 1854–1873 |
| 8. | Elizabeth MEKEEL, 1838–1908 |
| 9. | Isaiah MEKEEL, 1859–1918 |
| ROW TWO | |
| 1. | Sarah Rose PHILPOT, Nov. 12, 1988 "Our little rosebud" |
| 2. | Mary E. WOOD, 1866–1909 |
| 3. | Hannah W. WOOD, 1827–1890 |
| 4. | Emma MEKEEL, 1858–1929 |
| 5. | William E. MEKEEL, 1872–1959 |
| 6. | Lydia B. MEKEEL, 1832–1920 |
| 7. | Aaron MEKEEL, 1817–1903 |
| 8. | Frelove PYLE, 1834–1920 |
| 9. | Edward PYLE, 1837–1901 |
| 10. | A.M.P. See notes in alphabetical section, below. |
| 11. | H.P. See notes in alphabetical section, below. |
| ROW THREE | |
| 1. | SIEVERTS Helmut, 1906–1979 Cecilie Behrendt, 1908–1993 |
| 2. | BURTT Edith Jerome, 1918–1971 Edwin Arthur, 1892–1989 Marjorie Murray, 1890–1982 "my eve was my dawn" |
| 3. | Mary L. MEKEEL, 1880–1962 |
| 4. | Catharine Tripp MEKEEL, 1878–1944 |
| 5. | Sarah D. MEKEEL, 1876–1936 |
| 6. | Jesse MEKEEL, 1840–1931 |
| 7. | Rebecca H. MEKEEL, 1849–1934 |
| 8. | Elizabeth MEKEEL, 1873–1908 |
| 9. | Anna MEKEEL, 1870–1886 |
| ROW FOUR | |
| 1. | Amy Grace MEKEEL, 1885–1976 |
| 2. | Thomas C. HOPKINS, 1883–1965 |
| 3. | Eunice Mekeel HOPKINS, 1890–1985 |
| 4. | Mary Owen WILLSON, 1891–1914 |
| 5. | Stephen R. WILLSON, 1882–1945 |
| 6. | Lavinia A. WILLSON, 1841–1920 |
| 7. | Stephen ALDRICH, 1812–1910 |
| 8. | Elizabeth L., wife of Stephen ALDRICH, 1812–1904 |
| ROW FIVE | |
| 1. | W. Theodore OLIVER, 1895–1978 |
| 2. | Sarah W. OLIVER, 1892–1973 |
| 3. | Carol BEAVERS, 1957–1963 |
| 4. | Edward WOOD, 1853–1936 |
| 5. | Marianne V. WOOD, 1863–1940 |
| 6. | H. Foster OWEN, 1845–1936 |
| 7. | Jane C. OWEN, 1846–1933 |
| 8. | Persis E. HALLOCK, 1830–1913 |
| 9. | Sarah E. HALLOCK, 1834–1907 |
| Note: there are two more graves listed on the Find A Grave site for which there are no stones: Hester Bailey Mekeel, 1795-1846 Joshua Mekeel, 1795-1877 | |
| Friends Cemetery – Alphabetical Listing | ||
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| ALDRICH | Elizabeth L., wife of Stephen | 1812–1904 |
| ALDRICH | Stephen | 1812–1910 |
| BEAVERS | Carol | 1957–1963 |
| BURTT | Edith Jerome | 1918–1971 |
| BURTT | Edwin Arthur | 1892–1989 |
| BURTT | Marjorie Murray | 1890–1982 |
| HALLOCK | Persis E. | 1830–1913 |
| HALLOCK | Sarah E. | 1834–1907 |
| HOPKINS | Eunice Mekeel | 1890–1985 |
| HOPKINS | Thomas C. | 1883–1965 |
| KENNEDY | Miriam | 1907–1991 |
| MEKEEL | Mary G. | 1825–1867 |
| MEKEEL | Aaron | 1817–1903 |
| MEKEEL | Amy Grace | 1885–1976 |
| MEKEEL | Anna | 1870–1886 |
| MEKEEL | Catharine Tripp | 1878–1944 |
| MEKEEL | Elizabeth | 1838–1908 |
| MEKEEL | Elizabeth | 1873–1908 |
| MEKEEL | Emma | 1858–1929 |
| MEKEEL | Hester Bailey | 1795-1846 [no stone found, listed on Find A Grave] |
| MEKEEL | Isaiah | 1859–1918 |
| MEKEEL | Jesse | 1840–1931 |
| MEKEEL | Joshua | 1795-1877 [no stone found, listed on Find A Grave] |
| MEKEEL | Lydia B. | 1832–1920 |
| MEKEEL | Mary L. | 1880–1962 |
| MEKEEL | Rebecca H. | 1849–1934 |
| MEKEEL | Sarah D. | 1876–1936 |
| MEKEEL | Sarah Jane | 1854–1873 |
| MEKEEL | William E. | 1872–1959 |
| MEKEEL | William | 1815–1871 |
| MOHLER | Carol M. K. | 1951-2102 |
| O. | S. | [Stone is next to Charles B. Owen. This may be a stone for Sarah, wife of Charles, who was enumerated with him in the 1870 census. Sarah was b. cir. 1819, d. bef. 1880.] |
| OLIVER | Sarah W. | 1892–1973 |
| OLIVER | W. Theodore | 1895–1978 |
| OWEN | Charles B. | 1822–1902 |
| OWEN | H. Foster | 1845–1936 |
| OWEN | Jane C. | 1846–1933 |
| P. | A. M. | [Stone is next to Edward Pyle. In the 1870 & 1880 censuses he is enumerated with a wife named Amy M., b. cir. 1842. Frelove, on the other side, was his wife in 1900.] |
| P. | H. | [Stone is next to A.M.P., which is next to Edward Pyle. In the 1880 census, Henry Pyle, b. cir. 1873, is listed as a son to Edward & Amy.] |
| PHILPOT | Sarah Rose | Nov. 12, 1988 |
| PYLE | Edward | 1837–1901 |
| PYLE | Frelove | 1834–1920 |
| ROSENBERG | Esther Christine Davi | 27 Mar 2000 – 7 Dec 2000 |
| RUFF | Jessie Lena | May 30 – June 1, 1979 |
| SIEVERTS | Cecilie Behrendt | 1908–1993 |
| SIEVERTS | Helmut | 1906–1979 |
| WILLSON | Lavinia A. | 1841–1920 |
| WILLSON | Mary Owen | 1891–1914 |
| WILLSON | Stephen R. | 1882–1945 |
| WOOD | Edward | 1853–1936 |
| WOOD | Hannah W. | 1827–1890 |
| WOOD | Marianne V. | 1863–1940 |
| WOOD | Mary E. | 1866–1909 |
Cemetery copied July 28, 1999 by Virginia T. Peterson.
Updated, corrected, and photos taken November 7, 2015.
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