East Durham Cemetery

East Durham Cemetery

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Located at the intersection of Rte 145 and Rte 20B in the village of East Durham. Cemetery is on a knoll overlooking the intersection and not readily visible. It is in excellent condition and is still active.


Transcribed by Sylvia and Britni Hasenkopf over the period July 1999 to November 1999.


  1. James O. Van Orden, b.1835, d. 1884
  2. Harry Klym
  3. Alvah Bush, b. 1850, d. 1929
  4. David Doty, b. November 24, 1809, d. March 11, 1892
    Catherine M. Whitbeck, w/o David Doty, b. November 5, 1815, d. February 24, 1884        Andrew  Whitbeck, b. July 5, 1834, no death date
    Samuel Doty, b. September 3, 1844, no death date
  5. Cora May, d/o R.E. and L. Taylor, b. March 12, 1872, d. April 7, 1872
  6. R. Edwin Taylor, b. 1829, d. 1909
    Louisa Utter, w/o R. Edwin Taylor, b. 1831, d. 1916
    Dwight E. Taylor, b. 1868, d. 1933
  7. Rufus Olmstead, b. November 14, 1837, d. January 16, 1875
  8. William A. Winans, b. 1846, d. 1924
    Mary E. Carter, w/o William A. Winans, b.1848, d. 1896
  9. Frances G S, d. June 24, 1861, 4y11m
  10. Havington J S, d. June 16, 1891, 5y9m16d
  11. Montgomery Stevens Jr., d. August 21, 1869, 38y
  12. Clark D., s/o Andrew J. and Sarah M. Tuthill, d. September 7, 1859, 17m
  13. Montgomery Stevens, b. May 13, 1776, d. January 6, 1863, 87y
  14. Catherine, d/o John Barker and w/o Montgomery Stevens, b. September 29, 1795, d. January 2, 1861
  15. Julia Ann, d/o (rest missing)
  16. J. Havington, s/o William and Catherine Havington, d. July 1853, 20y10m_d  
  17. Mary M., w/o J. McKinstry Smith, d. December 28, 1851, 24y3m21d
  18. Attaline M., d/o Thomas C. and Henrietta Palmer, d. November 10, 1850, 1y2m3d 
  19. Henrietta Stevens, w/o Thomas C. Palmer, d. March 23, 1851, 22y6m
  20. Lucy Champion, w/o D.B. Hervey, b. June 20, 1792, d. June 2, 1884
  21. Deliverance Hervey, b. July 30, 1788, d. May 3, 1870
  22. Peter Van Orden, d. August 10, 1876,   _y_m6d
  23. Florilla Gates, w/o Peter Van Orden, d. September 13, 1896, 86y10m   
  24. Charles G., s/o Montgomery and Elizabeth Stevens, d. March 8, 1837, 32y
  25. Henrietta Miller, w/o David Poland, b. February 24, 1843, d. December 9, 1905, 62y
  26. George H. Knowlton, b. November 7, 1843, d. May 27, 1881
    Ambrose Cartwright, b. 1839, d. 1902
    Josie L. Cartwright, b. January 8, 1871, d. February 16, 1881
    Rebecca A. Cartwright, b. November 1875, d. January 16, 1881
    Joseph S. Winston, b. May 4, 1819, d. June 10, 1884
    Rebecca Blackmar, his wife, b. March 24, 1834, d. May 22, 1916
    Alexander Paul, b. 1857, d. 1922
    Nellie Winston, his wife, no dates
  27. Lucina, s/o John and Eliza H. Richards, d. April 1, 1881, 3m7d
  28. William B. Richards, b. December 31, 1815, d. April 18, 1885
  29. Catharine Brant, w/o William B. Richards, b. August 9, 1813, d. August 17, 1871   
  30. Josephine W. Goff, b. 1861, d. 1898
    Harriet W., b. 1832, d. 1908
  31. Sherwood H. Vedder, d. July 6, 1871, 31y
  32. Ostrander H. Vedder, d. June 19, 1872, 60y
  33. Rev. Lafayette Moore, b. April 12, 1844, d. October 27, 1896
  34. John Hanord, Co. F 80 Regt NY Vol , d. December 14, 1922, 74y  
  35. Dora, d/o ___ and Olive (Hanson) Van Tassel, d. August 18, 1867, 1y9d
  36. James H. Stevens, d. September 6, 1867,  43y
  37. Manerva Attline, d/o Montgomery Stevens and w/o Gilbert Curtis, d. January 12, 1877, 67y
  38. Lewis P. Jennings, b. March 6, 1815,  d. December 11, 1872
  39. Henry, s/o Samuel and Mary E. Mott, b. March 7, 1863, d. April 5, 1864
  40. Walter Adams, s/o Samuel and Mary E. Mott, b. October 30, 1860, d. February 6, 1863
  41. George W. Libby, b. 1854, d. 1933
    Mary M., w/o George W. Libby, b. 1856, d. 1929
  42. Nellie B. Galkins, b. January 25, 1875, d. August 28, 1875
  43. Nelly Becker, w/o Adonijah Blackmar, b. November 24, 1799, d. April 19, 1870
  44. Adonijah Blackmar, d. September 9, 1857,  54y4m20d
  45. Margaret, d/o Adonijah and Nelly Blackmar, d. April 24, 1848, 15y7m18d 
  46. Justus Lobdell, d. May 17, 1875,  58y10m25d
    Mary Blackmar, his wife, d. August 3, 1850, 29y8m22d
  47. John J. Waldron, b. November 12, 1835, d. June 2, 1915
    Mary Etta Lobdell, w/o John J. Waldron, b. November 27, 1843, d. June 1, 1891
    Emma Aldrich, w/o John J. Waldron, b. 1842, d. 1929
  48. Cora Alay, w/o Arthur J. Waldron, b.1883, d. 1955
    Arthur J. Waldron, b. 1867, d. 1937
    Grace Waldron Searle, b.1873, d. 1956
    Emma Aldrich Waldron, no dates
    Emma Waldron Davis, no dates
  49. William H. Paddock, b. 1857, no death date
    Anna E. Valkenburgh, w/o William H. Paddock, b. 1855, no death date
    Herbert M., b. 1880, d. 1923
    Edith G., b. 1882, d. 1889
    Mary A., b.1885, d. 1886
    Benjamin H., b. 1890, d. 1895
    Walter R., b.1897, d. 1898
  50. Cornelia Jones, w/o Albert Paddock, b. 1822, d. 1898
    Albert Paddock, b. 1818, no death date
  51. Cyras Bell, b. November 30, 1830, d. May 4, 1868
  52. Augustus W. Pratt, b. 1831, d. 1894
    Angeline Van Tassel, his wife, b.1831, d.1900
    Helen A. Pratt, b.1856, d. 1869
    Richard S. Pratt, b. 1863, d. 1904
    Katherine A. Pratt, b.1871, d. 1938
  53. Helen M., d/o Augustus and Angeline Pratt, b. April 12, 1856, d. September 24, 1869
  54. Ashel S. Jones, d. June 7, 1878, 78y10m23d
  55. Nancy K. Jones, b. April 15, 1809, d. February 22, 1898
  56. William H. Lewis, b. 1834, d. 1922
    Sarah Merrill, his wife, b.1838, d. 1911
    Anna, b. 1871, d. 1871
    Fay Rockefeller, b. 1886, d. 1939
  57. Harold, s/o Henry and Fannie Barker, d. April 30, 1899, 4m4d  
  58. John B. Richards, b. December 8, 1842, d. July 12, 1902
    Eliza Van Orden, his wife, b. October 11, 1845, d. January 7, 1930 
  59. Elizabeth A. Richards, b. June 12, 1840, d. February 22, 1901
  60. Ellen Smith, b.1840, d. 1925
  61. Florence Goggin Bullivant, mother, b. August 7, 1886, d. May 16, 1938
  62. Hiram S. Woodworth, b. 1869, d. 1954
    Louise M. Bock, his wife, b. 1874, d. 1965
  63. William S. Woodworth, b. 1839, d. 1921
    Adaline A. Moore, his wife, b.1846, d. 1912
  64. Georgie D., s/o Charles P. and Julia Renne, b. June 21, 1866, d. August 20, 1870
  65. Thomas Catlin, b.1831, d.1909
    Louisa Meller, his wife, b. 1832, d. 1907  
  66. David Bennett, d. March 26, 1863, 69y8m14d
    Margaret Becker, his wife, d. December 19, 1876, 75y
    Lucy, d/o David and Margaret Bennett, d. March 21, 1821, 3m3d
  67. Lydia Ann Brainerd, d. March 12, 1876, 64y
  68. John Rennie, b. November 1, 1791, d. September 9, 1873, b.  London, England
  69. Frank Owen, b. 1843, d. 1914
    Addie E. Hubbard, his wife, b. 1850, d. 1929
  70. John H. Betts, no dates
    Sarah Owens, his wife, no dates
  71. Goodrich Baldwin, b. December 23, 1804, d. April 15, 1879
    Frances B. Sherill, their daughter, b.1837, d. 1907
    Dorcas Becker, w/o G. Baldwin, b. June 22, 1806, d. December 7, 1881
  72. Oswin Rockwell, b. March 15, 1821, d. May 24, 1906
    Philura H. Paddock, his wife, b. November 19, 1826, d. April 18, 1891
  73. John M. Murta, b. April 6, 1828, d. January 15, 1909
    Ellen A. Jones, his wife, b. December 3, 1840, d. November 24, 1896
  74. Edwin M. Woodruff, b. 1908, d. 1911
  75. Elmer L. Woodruff, b.1883, d. 1943
    Hazel Traver, his wife, b. 1883, no death date
  76. Edwin Woodruff, b. 1857, d. 1921
    Elizabeth Lamb, his wife, b. 1856, d. 1922
  77. Mary G. Utter, b. 1872, d. 1940
    Herbert E., b. 1872, d. 1935
  78. Charles A. Utter, b. October 19, 1874, d. December 22, 1895
  79. Benjamin, s/o Rev. and Mrs. R. Dubois Wyckoff, d. January 2, 1880, 2y4m9d
  80. Jacob H. Rockefeller, b. 1823, d. 1894
    Sally Webster, his wife, b. 1823, d. 1905
    Omar Rockefeller, b. 1850, d. 1900
    Kate M. Lewis, his wife, b. 1860, d. 1945
  81. Frank Paddock, b. 1857, d. 1931
  82. Reuben Van Tassel, d. November 17, 1902, 90y3m16d
    Elizabeth French, his wife. b. 1822, d. 1911
    Charles H. Van Tassel, b. 1866, d. 1949
    Maude E., his wife, b. 1878, d. 1959
    Wynan H. Van Tassel, b. 1903, d. 1947
    Nelson A. Van Tassel, d. October 27, 1882, 33y10m29d
    Ella C. Van Tassel, b. 1857, d. 1936
    Josephine E. Van Tassel, b. 1861, d. 1938
    Alice A., d/o Reuben and Elizabeth Van Tassel, d. January 18, 1871, 23y
  83. Theodore Van Tassel, d. April 3, 1899, 74y
  84. Violetta A., w/o Theodore Van Tassel, d. September 24, 1881, 56y2m1d
  85. Rhodell, s/o Theodore and Viletta Van Tassel, d. January 13, 1876, 6y7m27d
  86. Mary, d/o Daniel and Eliza Egnor, d. July 11, 1871, 20y10d  
  87. Alanson Van Tassel, b.1828, d. 1911
    Olive L. Winans, his wife, b.1837, d.1921
    Libbie, b.1861, d. 1931
    Mary, b. 1863, d. 1934
  88. Charles D. Tubbs, b.1850, d.1909
    Bertha E. Bogardus, b.1852, d. 1935
  89. Lewis Chappel, b.1839, d.1878
    Mary A. Mills, b.1841, d.1913
    James A., their son, b.1870, d.1892
  90. Lewis B. Hallock, b.1834, d.1908
    Agnes S. Fanning, his wife, b. 1835, d. 1905
    Elizabeth M., b. 1855, d. 1913
  91. George S. Tubbs, b. August 29, 1845, d. September 8, 1897
    Victoria C. Flager, his wife, b. 1850, d. 1936
    James J. Meloy, b.1870, d.1931
    Grace O. Tubbs, his wife, b. 1875, d. 1965
  92. Harry Bagley, b.1835, d.1912
    Emily Baldwin, his wife, b. 1834, d.1897
    Hattie, b. 1864, d.1869
  93. Hattie Clark, b. 1878, d. 1935
  94. Oledine Macfarland, b. 1866, d. 1934
  95. Cornelius Schermerhorn, b. 1809, d. 1899
    Alchie A. Evory, his wife, b. 1814, d. 1900 
    Emma E., b. 1851, d.1931
    Ella L., b.1856, d. 1931
  96. James McCabe, husband, b.1872, d. 1943
    Louise, wife, b. 1877, d. 1954
  97. Bradley Olin Teator, Sr., Daddy, b. August 29, 1933, d. December 1992
  98. Grace Hallock Teator, b.1898, d. 1948
  99. Robert C. S. Teator, b. 1924, d.1949
  100. Olin Teator, b. April 10, 1902, d. July 21, 1983
  101. G. Ford Hallock, b. November 4, 1857, d. November 30, 1929
    Martha S. Smith, his wife, b. August 10, 1859, d. August 30, 1981
  102. Frank L. Mackey, b.1875, d.1952
    Mary Ella, his wife,  b.1875, d. 1954
    Edith L. Mackey, b. 1901, d.1903
  103. Andrew J. Mackey, b. November 19, 1828, d. February 20, 1901
    Lucy A. Bouton, his wife, b. January 11, 1843, d. February 19, 1901
  104. Burton Goodfellow, b.1863, d.1931
    Elizabeth Mackey, b.1865, d. 1909
    Dora May Searing, b.1879, d.1962
  105. John Steele, b.1853, d.1915
  106. Mary A. Scoville, his wife, b.1852, d. 1936
  107. David R. Fraser, b.1884, d.1952
  108. Margaret Steele, his wife, b.1880, d.1956
  109. Henry E. Abrams, b. 1857, d.1931
    Carrie E., his wife, b.1863, d.1934
    Walter L. Woodward. b.1882, d.1966
    Marian J. A., his wife, b. 1891, d.1974 
  110. John Lawyer, father, b. 1855, d. 1923
    Edna, daughter, b.1895, d. 1908
    Ella, mother, b.1864, d. 1930
  111. Charles F. Meloy, b. 1876, d. 1950
    Lena Hyde, his wife, b.1872, d. 1956
  112. Leonard Safford, b. 1853, d. 1924
    Angeline Cleveland, his wife, b.1858, d. 1919
  113. Helen C. McMahan, beloved mother, b. 1892, d.1969
  114. Frank Hines, b.1927, d. 1995
    Phyllis, b. 1939, no death date
  115. Gerald A. Van Tassel, b.1930, d.1995
    Virginia S., b.1932, no death date
  116. Arthur P. Kerrigan, Artie, b. January 27, 1930, d. November 11, 1996
  117. William T. Dean Sr, b. April 30, 1928, d. January 7, 1997, HA2 US Navy WW2
  118. Michael J. Hackett, beloved father and grandfather, b. February 23, 1934, d. July 30, 1997
  119. Blenda Pettersson, mother, b. December 15, 1867, d. July 1, 1953
    Tina Bellinger Tubbs, daughter, b. October 4, 1910, d. November 25, 1988
  120. Lyman S. Tubbs, b. 1918, d. 1953
  121. Millard Tubbs, b. 1895, d. 1977
    Hazel, b. 1894, d. 1976
  122. Timothy Conway, b.1896, d. 1969
    Rose A., b. 1855, d. 1957
  123. Charlotte Story Conway, b. 1914, d. 1992
  124. Harry Lawyer, b.1887, d.1969
    Florence E. Tubbs, his wife. b. 1885, d. 1966
  125. Stanley F. Lawyer, b.1914, d. 1994
    Helen Orcutt, his wife, b.1914, no death date
  126. Otto Molter, b. 1900, d. 1994
    Ida, his wife, b. 1904, d. 1971 
  127. Robert Urban, b.1916, d. 1991
  128. Michael Paul Cruise, no dates,  AJ Cunningham Funeral Homes Marker, Greenville
  129. Lawrence J. Vriale, b.1918, no death date
  130. Becky Lynn Mack, b. November 4, 1983, d. November 5, 1983
  131. Fred J. Mack, b. 1926, no death date
    Helen Lawyer, b. 1924, no death date
  132. Daniel J. Mack, b.1887, d. 1968
    Marie Renner, his wife, b. 1890, d. 1967
  133. Adam J. Tubbs, b. 1875, d. 1963
  134. Harry W. Tubbs, b. 1883, d. 1975
    Harriet R., b. 1889, d. 1961
  135. George Pavlonis, b.1890, d. 1969
    Anna Pettersson, wife, b. 1896, d. 1956
  136. Carl Arthur Larson, b. October 9, 1893, d. July 15, 1956,  NY Pvt 62 Co 153 Depot Brigade WW1
    Elsa Kerstin Pettersson, b. September 9, 1902, d. May 22, 1976
  137. James Murray, b. 1931, no death date, Ret NYC PD
  138. Thomas Evans, b. March 21, 1927, d. February 24, 1995, PFC US Army Korea
    Bridget Scanlan, wife “Peg”, b. 1929, no death date
    Children of this marriage: Thomas John, Mary Elisabeth, James Patrick
  139. Johanna McAvey, b. 1941, d. 1998
  140. Thomas J. Healy, b. 1925, no death date
    Bettina R., his wife, b. 1917, d. 1999
  141. Thomas “Neil” McArdle, b. November 13, 1928, d. March 17, 1998
    Annie, his wife, b. July 21, 1932, no death date
  142. Martin J. Fallon, b.1934, no death date
  143. Ken Tubbs, b. September 1, 1912 , d. February 12, 1970
  144. Marie Bullivant Streever, b.1911, d.1973
  145. Dominick Aragona, b.1909, d. 1996
    Jeannie, b. 1911, d. 1987
  146. Gloria M., wife,  b.1925, d. 1997
    John P., husband, b. 1925, d. 1987
  147. Jeffrey L. Mack, Sue’s husband, b. 1954, no death date
    Sue Van  Orden Mack, Jeff’s wife, b. 1953, d. 1990
  148. James E. Van Orden Jr., b. August 6, 1922, no death date
    Evelyn R., b. June 5, 1924, no death date
  149. Loretta F. Johnson, b. 1946, no death date
  150. Gian D. Sacco, b.  June 7, 1964, d. June 16, 1994  
  151. Catherine Haran, mother, b. 1905, d. 1995
    Kathleen Kelly, daughter, b. 1930, d. 1996

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