Sperryville
Cemetery

 

Located on the Sperryville Road about 0.8 miles east from the intersection of the Erie Canal Road, the Chase’s Lake Road, and the Sperryville Road in the Town of Watson

Photographed and Transcribed by Paul Nagy during July & August 2008

Photographs at:  http://newyorkgravestones.org/cemetery.php?cemID=7470

 

Name

Birth

Death

Age

Inscription

Anson, George H.

1843

1906

 

Rock of Ages

Co. M.  2 Reg.  N.Y. Art.

Anson, Lucinda

1844

1935

 

Rock of Ages

His Wife

[George H. Anson]

Bailey, Anna

Abt. 18071

?

 

His Wife

[Norman Bailey]

Bailey, Frank W.

1872

1942

 

Father

Bailey, George H.

 

27 Jul 1919

50 Y’rs. 4 Mo’s.

Co. A  9 Reg.  U.S. Inf.

Bailey, Herman W.

1840

1920

 

 

Bailey, Mary A.

1840

1912

 

 

Bailey, Norman

1804

1876

 

 

Bailey, Tissie E.

1876

1955

 

Mother

Bates, George

1865

1900

 

 

Bates, Hiram

1819

1905

 

 

Buck, Frank, Jr.

1928

2003

 

 

Buck, Stanley E.

6 May 1927

21 Sep 2005

 

 

Bukta Janos2

[Bukta, John]

 

Meg Halt 1917 Dec. 12 en.

[Died 12 Dec 1917]

Elt 54 Evet

[54 Y’rs.]

Itt Nunyukszik

[Here lies]

Burr, Carrie R.

 

9 Jan 1874

1 Y’r. 10 Mo’s. 15 D’s.

Our Only Pet

Dau. of Peter W. & Anna Burr

Buzas, Karoly3

[Buzas, Charles]

1887

1918

 

 

Crossley, Mary Frances

 

2 Apr 1876

40 Y’rs. 7 Mo’s. & 15 D’s.

Wife of Thomas Crossley

We have buried her under the mossy sod.

And one long bright tress we well keep.

We have only given her back to God.

All wherefore do we weep.

Crossley, Nora M.

 

22 Oct 1871

2 Mo’s. 3 D’s.

Our Baby

Dau. of Thomas & Mary Crossley

Crusen, Ella J. Wetmore

1860

1936

 

 

Davis, Alma J. Griswold

11 Jun 1933

6 Mar 2006

 

Married 2 Sep 1951

In Loving Memory by your Children - Grandchildren

Davis, Herbert G.

23 Oct 1927

18 Feb 1995

 

Married 2 Sep 1951

In Loving Memory by your Children - Grandchildren

Daymont, Lester N.

“Les”

21 Feb 1924

26 May 1997

 

 

Daymont, Mary M. Deck

30 Dec 1925

7 May 2005

 

 

Demko, A[ndrew]4, 5

18574

Aft. 19355

 

 

Demko, Anna4, 5

18564

 

 

 

Der, Steven

1913

1978

 

Tec 5   US Army  World War II

Dosztan, Lewis

1 Jan 1910

3 Jan 1982

 

PFC   US Army  World War II

Dosztan, Patricia A.

18 Jun 1918

27 Nov 1983

 

Wife and Mother

Dosztan, Steve

1913

1999

 

“Gone Fishing”

Flint, Abbie

1858

1892

 

His Wife

[Philip Flint]

Flint, Philip6

18587

19387

 

 

Flint, Stephen

1833

1908

 

 

Garlock, Unknown

1862

1895

 

Wife of Fred Garlock

Garres, James

27 Nov 1910

26 Nov 1981

 

Brother

Garres, Joseph

5 Mar 1914

29 Oct 1990

 

Brother

Gibbons, Mary Putnam

1850

1889

 

His Wife

[Wm. H. Gibbons]

Gibbons, Wm. H.

 

12 May 1904

66 Y’rs.

Co. F.  60 Reg.   N.Y. Inf.

Gould, Cecil M. and Emily J.

?

?

 

Infants of G. H. & Mary A. Gould

Gyurko, Share  Eszter2

1881

1924

 

His Wife

[Gyurko Ignatz]

Gyurko Ignatz2

[Gyurko, Ignatius

1887

1978

 

 

Gyurko, Layos3

[Gyurko, Louis]

?

?

 

 

Hill, James

 

17 Sep 1880

35 Y’rs.

Co. F.  3 Reg.   N.Y. Art.

Hill, James E.

1845

1880

 

 

Hill, Mary An Flint

1846

1925

 

His Wife

[James E. Hill]

Hulbert, Annie E.

1916

1916

 

Sister

Hulbert, Anson D.

15 Dec 1915

18 Feb 1998

 

Tec 5  US Army  World War II

Hulbert, Anson D.

1915

1998

 

Brother

Hulbert, Evie C.

1887

1983

 

Mother

Klock, D. Nellis

1877

1891

 

Son of Herbert & Lizzie Klock

Kretik, George

1875

1917

 

 

Lenahan, Albert D.

1896

1897

 

Children of Dennis M. and Effie E. Lenahan

Lenahan, Infant

1898

1898

 

Children of Dennis M. and Effie E. Lenahan

Lustyik, Infant

1935

1935

 

Child of John Lustyik

Lustyik, John R.

13 Jun 1938

26 Apr 1992

 

 

Lustyik, Julia

?

?

 

 

Molnár, Rudolf3

SZMLT Sept 28, 1889-an

[Born 28 Sep 1889]

Meghalt Sep 14, 1921 elt

[Died 14 Sep 1921]

32 Evet

[32 Y’rs.]

Itt nyugszik  Rudolf Molnár

Nyugod jon békében az idgen hantok alatt

[Here lies Rudolf Molnar]

[Rest in peace beneath this foreign soil]

Morden Cornerstone

 

 

 

 

Morden, Arnzi

1869

1951

 

 

Moyer, Bettey

 

22 Jan 1840

93 Y’rs.

Wife of John Moyer

Moyer, Catherine

 

1 May 1855

79 Y’rs.

Wife of Jacob G. Moyer

Passing . . . an ear

Death . . . you soon must bury

He called

Yes, more days will seal your doom.

Moyer, Charles

1830

1903

 

 

Moyer, Jacob G.

 

17 Jan 1845

72 Y’rs.

 

Moyer, Mary M.

1854

1907

 

His Wife

[Charles Moyer]

Moyer, Sarah A.

1832

1877

 

His Wife

[Charles Moyer]

Nash, Chrystopher Jay

14 Jan 1987

23 Aug 1993

 

 

Nash, John L.

8 Oct 1934

21 Jun 1989

 

 

Nellis, Elsie Maud

 

29 Jan 1878

5 Y’rs. 2 Mo’s. & 11 D’s.

Dau’r of Wm. W. & Frances M. Nellis

O’Brien, Nancy Sconten

1834

1894

 

Wife of John O’Brien

Odett, Oliver

 

22 Jul 1885

55 Y’rs.

6 Reg.  N.Y. Vet.  R. Corp

Rennie, Clara L.8

 

6 Oct 1884

18 Y’rs. 10 Mo’s.15 D’s.

Dau. of Saml & Helen Rennie

Rennie, Clara L.8

 

6 Oct 1884

18 Y’rs. 10 Mo’s. & 5 D’s.

 

Rennie, Fred A.

 

7 Jan 1888

30 Y’rs. 3 Mo’s. 19 D’s.

Son of Saml & Helen Rennie

Rennie, Gertie L.8

 

20 Feb 1880

2 Y’rs. 9 Mo’s. 20 D’s.

Dau. of Saml & Helen Rennie

Rennie, Girtie L.8

 

10 Feb 1881

2 Y’rs. 9 Mo’s. 20 D’s.

 

Rennie, Helen Bailey

1837

1912

 

His Wife

[Samuel Rennie]

Rennie, Samuel

1830

1915

 

 

Share Eszter2, 9

[Gyurko, Esther Share]

1881

1924

 

 

Shary, Antal

1853

1929

 

 

Shaw, Henry

 

9 Nov 1875

11 Mo’s.

Children of Robert & Jennie Shaw

Shaw, Jane

1854

1921

 

His Wife

[Robert Shaw]

Shaw, Mattie

 

15 Jan 1874

1 Y’r.

Children of Robert & Jennie Shaw

Shaw, Polly A. [Moyer]10

184010

192410

 

His Wife

[William Shaw]

Shaw, Robert

1844

1940

 

 

Shaw, William

 

22 Jul 1902

65 Y’rs. 8 Mo’s.

Co. L.  5 N.Y.  H. Art.

Smith, Edson

 

3 Apr 1878

11 Y’rs. and . . .

Son of Franklin & Margaret Smith

Snyder, Benjamin

1892

1892

 

Their Children

[Leonard & Nancy Snyder]

Snyder, Clarence B.

1885

?

 

Their Children

[Leonard & Nancy Snyder]

Snyder, Leonard J.

1860

192811

 

 

Snyder, Leroy

1881

1887

 

Their Children

[Leonard & Nancy Snyder]

Snyder, Mary M.

1888

1918

 

Their Children

[Leonard & Nancy Snyder]

Snyder, Nancy C. Vanbrocklin12

1861

?

 

His Wife

[Leonard J. Snyder]

Sperry Family Monument

 

 

 

[See details.]

Sperry, Elizabeth M.

 

10 Dec 1887

56 Y’rs. 19 D’s.

His Wife

[Franklin Sperry]

Sperry, Ettie E.

 

31 Aug 1879

21 Y’rs. 6 Mo’s. 18 D’s.

 

Sperry, Franklin

 

4 Mar 1884

54 Y’rs. 11 Mo’s. 10 D’s.

 

Spruill, Orium

28 Jun 1950

23 Jul 1994

 

Remember

Easy does it

Keep it simple

Sweeney, Earl G.

1924

1985

 

 

Szollosi, Stanly

1902

1916

 

 

Thompson, Harriet L. Rennie

1859

193513

 

His Wife

[William R. Thompson]

Thompson, William R.

1864

1916

 

 

Unknown A.

?

?

 

 

Unknown B.

?

?

 

 

Unknown, Mother

1829

1910

 

 

Wahl, Elizabeth M.

1916

2005

 

Mother

Waldron, Perry

 

7 Feb 1887

31 Y’rs. 5 Mo’s. & 12 D’s.

 

Waldron, William A.

 

14 Oct 1917

76 Y’rs.

Sgt.  Co. D. 175 Reg.  N.Y. Inf.

Walters, Mary Jane

1854

1927

 

 

Waters, Marjorie C.

19 Mar 1904

26 Jun 1914

 

 

Wiliste, Thomas E.

21 Apr 1861

6 Feb 1931

 

 

Wiltse, Minerva

 

14 May 1916

77 Y’rs.

Mother

Wormwood, Hiram

 

7 Jul 1897

55 Y’rs. 10 Mo’s. 27 D’s.

Co. B  97 Reg.  N.Y. Vol.

Wormwood, Mary A.

 

4 Feb 1915

71 Y’rs. 5 Mo’s.

Wife of Hiram Wormwood

Wormwood, Matthew

 

26 Apr 1883

21 D’s.

Son of Hiram & Mary Wormwood


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          11880 US Federal Census for Watson, Lewis, New York.  http://www.ancestry.com/.

2Like the Chinese, Hungarians place their surnames ahead of their given names.

                3This Hungarian-American family has obviously adopted the American practice of placing the given name before the surname.

          41930 US Federal Census for Watson, Lewis, New York.  http://www.ancestry.com/.

          5 In June 1935, Andrew and Anna Demko had just celebrated their 56th Wedding Anniversary.  Journal and Republican.  Lowville, NY:  13 Jun 1935. http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html.

          6 Since he remarried sometime around 1900, Philip Flint may not be buried here.  Cf. “Mrs. Philip Flint.”  Numerous articles after 1900 in the Journal and Republican.  http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html.

          7“Deaths in Village of Lowville.”  Journal and Republican. Lowville, NY:  5 Jan 1939. http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html.

                8Note the incongruities between the double entries.

          9Hungarian women regularly continue to use their maiden names even after they have married.

          10 After William Shaw’s death, she married John Smith.  “[Mrs. John Smith Passes On].”  Journal and Republican.  Lowville, NY:  16 Oct 1924.  http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html

          11Nye, Mrs. Clark C.  “Leonard Snyder.”  Journal and Republican.  Lowville, NY:  26 Jul 1928.  http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html.

          12According to the Journal and Republican, her maiden name was either Goutermout or Goutremout.  “Snyder – Goutermout.”  Journal and Republican.   Lowville, NY:  19 Jan 1882.  http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.htmlReprinted.  “Snyder – Goutremout.”  Journal and Republican.   Lowville, NY:  13 Jan 1927.  http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html.

          13“Mrs. Harriet L. Thompson.”  Journal and Republican.   Lowville, NY:  7 Feb 1935.  http://news2.nnyln.net/lewis-county/search.html.


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