There is a lost cemetery in Seneca county on Middle Black Brook road. This
cemetery is a heavily wooded area where Middle Black Brook road meets the thruway
(I-90). The cemetery is located at the South East corner of the bridge crossing
the thruway. Even the local historians have no name for this nearly forgotten
resting place, such a shame, as there must be at least thirty grave sites there.
The trees and brush are so thick there is no way to tell this is a cemetery from
the road. You need to get out of your car at the thick of the trees at this
intersection and walk in. The trees and bushes are such that crawling is
necessary in many parts. In this heart tugging field of nearly for gotten stones
are names like BAKER, FRENCH, and VAN CLEEF. Many are pre-civil war, and some
are post civil war. What happened that the neighboring communities, Seneca Falls
and Tyre, would let these go? A Van Cleef was an early settler of Seneca Falls.
When the county of Seneca speaks of it's proud heritage it should not ignore
the resting places of it's hard working founders.
Please ask the county to clear this cemetery of trees, and
brush that have grown wild for at least ten years.
Here is a list of legible stones December 1997
Elizabeth wife of
Zachariah Baker
d. June 2, 1863
58yrs. 8m. 29d.
Levi Baker
Co. H
148 N.Y.V.
AE 26yrs.
Julia Ann
wife of
Mahlon Bartless
Sarah
wife of
Mahlon Bartless
June 24 1851
AE. 32 yrs.
John French
d. July 29, 1832
Abigail Hudson
d. Feb 28 1831
AE 25yrs 10m
Eleanor
wife of
Petter Kittle
May 22 184?
Peter Kittle
d. Jan. 17 1845
Age 79y 7m 8d
Fran----Kittle
d. June 20, 1853
9yrs.
Clarence
son of
P. & R. Kittle
d. Nov. 6 1862
5yrs. 1m. 5d.
Margaret
wife of
Byron Richard
daughter of
Abraham & Mary
Bachman (?)
d. Aug. 1 1863
Harriet L.
dau of Byron & Margaret
Richard
Beth
wife of
John Roberts
1837
Hannah
daughter of
Peter & Catharin
VanCleef
Died 1850
AE 6yrs.
Maria wife of
C.W. VanCleef
April 9, 1855
Aged 29 yrs.
Eleanor
wife of
Issac VanCleef
June 8 1845
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