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SMITH CEMETERY in Town of Tompkins

On east side of County Route 27, south of village of Trout creek. Latitude: 42.18495 Longitude: -75.28021 (a bit beyond this heading south)

compilation from NYSL at Albany, NY - electronic text by Joyce Riedinger, February 1, 2002
photographed August 2015 - click highlighted names below to view photo

Twin stones on single base:

FATHER JESSE B. SMITH born June 29, 1804 died Jan. 6, 1887
MOTHER RACHEL E, born May 11, 1806 died Dec. 19, 1888
Wife of Jesse B. Smith (Note: Eggleston, dau. of Samuel)

Ensign E. son of Jesse and Rachel Smith
d. Sept, 100 1871 aged 21 yrs.
"Lay me down to sleep."

Peter T. son of Charles J, and Jane Smith
d. Mar. 9p 1863 ae 5 yrs. 9 mos. & 2 days

Abram C. son of J.B. & R. E. Smith
d. 6 Apr, 1852 ae 5 yrs.

Small pillar type stones:

on south face - JAMES WHITE 1753 His wife JANE ROSE 1807-1890
on north face - ALEXANDER 1839 - 1842
JAMES M. 1843 - 1856
ANN E. 1845 - 1852
Children of James and Jane White

JOHN McLAUGHLIN Nov. 23, 1806 - Nov, 28, 1891
his wife ELIZABETH BEERS Apr. 22, 1809 - Feb. 11, 1886

4-sided marble stones names on one side only
KIPP ABRAM b. May 3. 1828 - d. July 4. 1862
Erected by his wife Elizabeth

Tall 4-sided monument:

KIPP JOHN d. Apr. 7, 1883 aged 85 yrs.
HANNAH his wife d. Jan. 28, 1884 aged 85 yrs.
"Gone but not forgotten"

Small pillar with tasselled shawl draped on it and bird in flight-

NETTIE P. dau of WILLIAM & ELLEN KIPP
d. Jan. 6. 1876 aged 6 yrs, and 10 mos.

In loving remembrance of HARRY A. SMITH
d. Apr. 19, 1893 24 yrs 4 mos. 21 ds.

CALEB B. SMITH 1830 - 1912 (son of Jesse & Rachel)
BETSEY J. SMITH 1828 - 1913 (dau of Jesse & Rachel)

unmarked graves with plastic flowers
unmarked grave with Flag

Polished red granite stone - four sides:

VESPASIAN E. JONES d. Feb. 7, 1887 aged 82 yrs.
SUSAN W. JONES d. May 11, 1887 aged 81 yrs.

BATHSHEBA J. PARTRIDGE d. May 6, 1882 aged 82 yrs.
TIMOTHY E.JONES d. Jan.20,1847 aged 16 yrs.

TIMOTHY W. JONES b. Sept. 11, 1851 - d. Apr., 1859
CHARLOTTE S. b. Sept. 14, 1848 - d. Apr., 1859

ALBERT W. JONES Co, I. 89 Regt. NYSV
Killed before Petersburg, Va, July 15, 1864
aged 26 yrs

8 field stones - one with traces of letters remaining

SARAH A. dau. of ISAAC & JANE JACKSON
d. Mar. 23, 1887 aged 6 yrs 9mos 19ds
U.S. FLAG by this stone

8 unmarked field stones in this corner of cemetery

HARRY L. CARROLL d. Feb. 6. 1865 aged 39yrs 10 mos 18 ds
"Blessed are they that die in the Lord."
"Erected by the children"

2 field stones in line with this.

MICHAL GAFFITY died June 17, 1876 aged 55 yrs.
"Gone but not forgotten"
(6 foot tall pillar resting against this)

MICHAEL GAFFITY (small marble stone)

Field Stone alongside this one

JONES WEST d. Nov. 6, 1862 aged 78 yrs.
RACHEL WEST d. Nov. 12, 1875 aged 82y 3m 9ds

Field stone

2 small field stones with lilac bush on graves

RICHARD WHITAKER born Oct. 7, 1816 died Jan. 24, 1896
MARY born Feb. 20, l816 died Apr. 20, 1882
(twin, stones on common base similar to J. & R. Smith's)

OLIVE, dau of JOHN & ANNIE BULLOCK
born Feb. 10, 1818 died June 9, 1872
ANNE, wife of JOHN BULLOCK
died July 19, 1867 aged 80 yrs ll mos 12 days
JOHN BULLOCK died July 14, 1857 ae 78 yrs & 11 mos.

Children of WHITNEY & CORNELIA HILL:
MARSHALL C, d. June 12, 1863 aged 11 yrs 8 mos.
HELEN A, d. Oct. 31, 1863 aged 9 yrs 9 mos.

Large flagstone with faint trace of inscription

In memory of CORNELIA S. HUYCK who died Aug 30? 1832
aged 89 yrs 8 mos and 17? da
ALSO
ESTHER, wife Of CORNELL HUYCK
who died March 10, 1829

2 more fieldstones in this tier

In memory of ISAAC HUYCK who died Apr. 16, 1826
aged 97 yrs 5 mos. 16 days
ALSO
SUSAN H. wife of ISAAC HUYCK
who died
(remainder of stone buried)

ANNAH C. wife of PETER HUYCK died Sept. 3, 1801
aged 30 yrs; and 27 days

Unmarked fieldstone next to this.

PETER HUYCK died Sept, 18, 1854 aged 83 yrs.
CORNELIA HIS WIFE died Sept. 4, 1865 aged 80 yrs.

2 more fieldstones

MARY Jo dau of S.H. & R.A. GROTEVANT
died Jan. 11, 1818 ae 8 yrs. and 2 mos.

One more fieldstone.



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