| Row/Headstone # |
Name/Relationship |
Birth/Death/Age |
Inscriptions/Notes |
Row One
#1 |
Eliza E., Daughter of Louis & Loviney FORTNER |
Died July 30, 1816, Æ. 1 Year 5 Mo 7 Da |
(E.F.)(L.F.) ***** in ground |
| #1 |
__wis B., Son Of Louis & Loviney FORTNER |
Died May 28, 1832 Æ. 9 Mo 11 Da |
(E.F.)(L.F.) ***** in ground |
Row Two
#2 |
Daniel B. TURK |
Died Feb. 21, 1860 ag'd 20 Y'rs 7m & 22 d's |
"Behold And See As You Pass By,
As You Are Now So Once Was I,
As I Am Now Soon You Must Be,
Prepare To Die And Follow Me." |
| #3 |
Nancy M., wife of Daniel B. TURK |
Died Nov. 8, 1855 Æ. 23 Y'rs 3 Mo 28 Da |
"Gone But Not Forgotten."
(N.M.T.) |
| #4 |
Hannah C., wife of John VANDEBOGERT |
Died June 1, 1841 aged 29 years 9 months 15 days |
"She's Planted In The Realms Of Rest,
Beneath A Stormless Sky;
Amid The Gardens Of The Blest,
Where Roses Never Die."
(H.C.V.D.) |
Row Three
#5 |
Jemima, wife of William BABB |
Died Sept. 17, 1851 Æ. 93 Y's 4 M's 23 D |
"With Jesus Now I Am At Rest,
No Sorrow Do I Know;
In Heaven I Am Forever Blest,
Why Wish Me Here Below." |
| #6 |
*_ealthy R., daughter of Benjamin & Nancy D. ELLIOTT |
Died May 16, 1842 aged 16 years 3 mo's 8 days |
"When This You See Remember Me,
As I Am Now Soon You Must Be,
Prepare For Vast Eternity."
(* _.R.E.) *could be either H or W |
| #7 |
Elizabeth, wife of Stephen WILLIAMS |
Died Nov. 15, 1826 Æ. 46 Y |
(E.W.) |
Row Four
#8 |
Abigail, wife of Dea. Ephraim SMITH |
Died Jan. 21, 1848 In The 81 Year Of Her Age. |
|
| #9 |
In Memory Of Dea. Ephraim SMITH |
Who Died Sept. 18, 1838 Aged 68 Years 10 Mo 16 Da |
"No Doubt His Soul To God Has Gone,
In Perfect Peace And Love
To Be With Christ For Evermore,
In Heavenly Courts Above."
(E.S.) |
| #10 |
J.B. |
No Date |
***** old slate fs or hs possibly
***** loose |
| #11 |
***** missing
(A.E.) |
|
*****slate fs
"Tompkins County Tombstone Inscriptions" indicate as a possible:
Eldridge, Abigail, w/o Andreas Eldridge d. Oct. 18, 1823 ae 36y 1m 4d |
Row Five
#12 |
Sarah R., daughter of Nathan & Mary BENJAMIN |
Died Nov. 10, 1848, Æ. 4 Y'rs 2 Mo 25 Da |
"Sweet Little Flower For Earth Too Fair,
Has Gone To Heaven To Blossom There."
(S.B.) |
| #13 |
Mercy, wife of David SMITH |
Died Aug. 29, 1849 Aged 78 Y's 4 M 15 Ds |
"Stop Reader As You Pass By,
As You Are Now So Once Was I;
As I Am Now Soon You Will Be,
Prepare For Death And Follow Me."
(M.S.)
***** "4 M" Was Carved In Later |
| #14 |
David SMITH |
Died Oct. 12, 1854 Aged 82 Y'rs 11 Mo 19 D |
"Here I Lie Low In The Ground,
Until The Last Loud Trump Shall Sound." |
Row Six
#15 |
Patience Ann, dau. of Charles & Minerva BUSH |
Died Nov. 16, 1832 Æ. 1 Y |
|
| #16 |
Abigail, daughter of E. M. & Mary A. AXFORD |
Died Aug. 15, 1839 Aged 9 Months 21 Days |
|
| #17 |
Caroline H., Wife Of George JACKSON |
Died July 29, 1847 Æ. 32 Y'rs 10 Mo 3 Da |
(C.H.J.) |
| #18 |
John DENTON |
Born Nov. 27, 1772; Died Apr. 2, 1848 |
(J.D.) |
| #19 |
George F., Son Of George & Lavina DENTON |
Jan. 6, 1838, Æ. 6 Y'rs 3 Mo |
(G.D.) |
|
From "Tompkins County Tombstone Inscriptions" indicates:
Axford, Harriet, d/o Montgomery & Mary Axford d. Mar. 23, 1853 ae 21y 8m 5d
Jackson, John D. s/o George & Caroline Jackson d. June 3, 1848 ae 8m 6d
The following soldiers of the Revolution are said to be buried in the Denton Burying Ground, but there are no markers to indicate it.
Hollister, Captain Thomas, no dates
Landon, ________, no dates
Mount, Matthias, no dates
Pumpelly, William, no dates
Smith, David, no dates
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