WILD ROSE CEMETERY

WILD ROSE CEMETERY

NORTH HARMONY, NY


Located on MORLEY Rd, just a few feet from the intersection of RAMSEY Rd. A secluded, wooded area, this small cemetery is fenced in with an old, still pretty wrought iron fence.  Some stones are in good condition, others missing , off their bases or crumbled; there is quite a large area where nothing shows.

This first group is from stones read by Dee Davidson, 2000.
Second group (soon to follow) is from older records, provided by Donna Mills & Dee Davidson, 2000.
**Indicates corrections and additions provided by Paul Newell after a current reading, 2001.


Name & Family                       Dates, age

BERRY
stone broken
Ann E. Berry Died July 23 1882 Aged 45 Ys 10 Mos 1 d**
beside matching stone for
Barbara A. BERRY d 8/8/1882 aged 18-11-6
large space then
BERRY
Shermon O. Berry Died Apr 2 1877 Aged 64 Yrs 10 Mos 20 Dys**

BERRY
3 matching stones all broken and not readable
Infants, of  J.D. BERRY?

Ephraim W. son of James D. and Ann E. Berry Died Mar. 22 1869 Ae 5 Mos 11 Days**
This little form and angel one
Free from pain and earthly care
Sweet Ephraim's gone with Christ to dwell
Our sorrow doth all things well

BERRY
EPHRAIM Died Nov 2, 1864, Aged 72 Years 9 Mos & 6 Days**
beside
POLLY MERY wife of EPHRAIM BERRY Died Nov 18, 1881 Aged 75 ys 7 ms 6 ds **

BLANCHARD
There are other BLANCHARD in nearby Open Meadows cemetery N. Harmony
a large name only monument,
in front, a small child's marker, Charlie, Infant son of H B 11/1/1880 d
12/21/1880
To the right front is 6 markers, no last name but they seem to belong to the
Blanchard
L-R from Street
1,Seth 1778-1858
2. Caleb A. 1806-1870 (son of Seth and Lydia (RICE) BLANCHARD, not known if
Lydia is here )
3. (*Wife of Caleb) Clarissa GLEASON   1810-1887 (dau of Rufus GLEASON see
Open Meadows listings)
Emeline, 1847-1873 (dau of Caleb and Clarissa)
Betsey E. 1833-1855(dau of Caleb and Clarissa)
Lydia 1850-1868 (dau of Caleb and Clarissa)
behind this row is a small marker, MARY, 1883-1893 no other stones near

BOGARDUS - JAMES
Large monument only reads the last names
Bogardus front, James on back
near
BOGARDUS
Fred, 1885-1906 "At rest"
other matching granite stones near no last names
Infant, Hazel May 10-17 to 11-27 1898
Sophie, "Sister" no data

BROWN
B. L. no data/ FLAG

BROWN
double marker
Clifford R. 1896-1974
Hattie J. 1889-1985
near
BROWN
Willis E. 1898-1974

CARD
separate stone for each, some seem to be missing
Stephen died 10/5/1850 age 81
Wife Rebecca, died 10-2-1868 aged 91-0-15
Dau Susan Card age 1-2-29, eroded

DAVISON
monument, on front side
Edgar Davison, 1854-1903
Nellie A. his wife 1857-1944
back side is
Emanuel DAVISON
died 2/16/1888 age 68-9-9
Wife Mary E. 1832-1912
nearby is
DAVISON
Louisa d 4/27/1854 ae 1/7/16
DAVISON
Alice 5/27/1872 ae 2 yrs
and 2  smaller markers for Nellie and Edgar
and 2 smaller for "Mother" and "Father"

EDDY
1 stone for each child
3 children of Nathan P and Laura EDDY
Mary M died 8/9/1853 age 18-3-18
Enos L. died 4/6/1857 age 19-9-??
smaller Arthur M EDDY died 5/31/1854  cannot read age

GLEASON
there are several more GLEASON family in nearby Open Meadows Cemetery, N. Harmony
GLEASON
broken and flat almost grass covered
Henry son of Edwin and Lucretia

GLEASON - LOVEJOY
Gleason Front, Lovejoy on back
a large gray granite monument, in excellent condition but is tilting and
will topple soon
On the mon,
Edwin GLEASON 1803-1864
Wife Lucretia,(*may be SACKETT) 1802-1880
Children
Marcia, 1834-1837
Henry (same child as above) 1836-1861
Edwin B 1841- d/d not etched in

GLEASON
near monument, hand with finger pointing to Heaven
Edwin GLEASON, d 7/21/1864
2 footstones, M G and L G
near
GLEASON
the marker has fallen from its base
Mark N. GLEASON died 8/8/1872 ae 47-?

Near
marker
I. C.G. [Isme C. Gleason wife of Mark N. Gleason]

JACKSON
Monument
Charles W. 1842-1893 (another smaller stone near says Charles, "Father")
Wife Melissa J. 1856-1936 (another stone near says Melissa , "Mother")
Sophia Jackson 1891-1939 (another stone near is Sophia, "Sister"

JACKSON
John, died 11-10-1851 aged 64-11-10
near
JACKSON
Sarah wife of John, died 7/26/1871 age 84-10-24

JACKSON
Chauncey, died 4/13/1878 aged 65-10-7
"A loved one at rest"
wife
JACKSON
Sophia, died 1/4/1884 aged 62-11-18
hand / finger toward heaven
dau
JACKSON
Hattie A. died 7/1864 age 11 or 14, stone broken and reglued

JACKSON
Bronze and granite marker
James G. JACKSON, US Navy WWII 12/7/1923 died 12/31/1985 FLAG
beside
JACKSON
double marker
John 1884-1940
Belle 1886-1971
beside
JACKSON
Charles Henry 1904-1920

LOVEJOY
Henry M son of James J. and Emily Gleason 8/2/1894 ae 37

LOVEJOY
James W. 1862-1947

LOVEJOY
Emily GLEASON 1830-1922
beside
John LOVEJOY 1828-1909

NORTON
Mary L wife of Philip died 12/27 1815
stone broken and glued  at age  ae 21-11-??
Esther J. dau of Philip and Mary, died 3/12/1850 age 12/3/16

REYNOLDS
next to fence is a flat marker with a flag there is a woodchuck hole under
the marker
Edward F. REYNOLDS US Marine Corp Reserve 8/17/1917 died 8/19/1945

REYNOLDS
double marker
Edward F. 1859-1958
Carrie S. 1875-1970

RICE
double marker inside a large bed of "Wild Rose"
Perry A Rice, 1851-1917
Mary N. 1859-1944

RICE
Jabez, stone is fallen and  leans on footstone
he is probably the Jabez born 2/11/1782  MA
beside another fallen stone
RICE
Nellie, wife of Jabez RICE died 3/29/1850 age (May read 67)
was possibly  Nellie BOYNES

RICE
Esther Ann, dau of George and Sarah RICE, d 5/23/1853 age 4-5-??
next to shattered stone
Sarah, no data
there is another stone near totally crumbled

RICE - BUTTS
small monument both names
H.S. RICE 1835-1901
Nancy, his wife
on the back is BUTTS
Morris 1853-1894
small stone near is "Mother"

RICE
Seymour "At Rest" no dates
next to matching stone for
RICE
Elizabeth died 2/15/1903 aged 59-4-0

RICE
Sally, wife of Dwight RICE d 12/2/1862 age 61-3-9
RICE
Dwight, died 4/21/1872 aged 74-0-17

SLAYTON - BUTTS
double marker, near the monument for Butts - Rice
Morris BUTTS (same as monument) 1853-1894
Dora BUTTS 1861-1945

STEVES
small child's marker
Henry son of P. Grant STEVES and E. B 10/3/1897 d 9/17/1898
near
STEVES
Barbara Esther STEVES "Mother" 1867-1905
next to
STEVES
P. Grant Steves 1868 - 1946**
next to
STEVES
Anna B STEVES 1864-1948

STEVES
Small monument, front is STEVES, back is WATKINS

Esther A. Steves 1925-1929**

WATKINS
beside the monument is
1. Benjamin G. Watkins, 1/15/1842 died 10/10/1880  there is a flag Civil War
2. Aminta B. Wife of Benj. G. Watkins Born Dec. 4 1844 Died Apr. 7 1898.**
3.tiny stone for their infant son no date, no name


SOURCE: Compiled by Glenn E. Griswold, Cleveland, OH. 1931