This cemetery is sometimes called as Rural or Riverside. On the edge of the Village of Ellisburgh, Jefferson County, NY, the road that it is located on has two names - Main St heading west turns into South Landing Rd and depending on what map you are looking at you may see either name. It is a surprisingly large cemetery for such a small town.
At Find A Grave you will find this cemetery listed as Rural Cemetery. Thus far only 402 memorials have been created. I take photos every time I visit and add memorials based on them and occasionally I add information from obituaries that I stumble across.
Listed as Ellisburg Cemetery at NNY Genealogy, their listing includes just over 2700 records and is searchable.
For obituaries try Old Fulton Post Cards. NNY Genealogy also has death index compiled from various sources.
Harold I Sanderson's list of Civil War veterans buried in Ellisburg.
This is the photo that I have used as the background for Cemetery Rambles.
I'm biased (being related to almost everyone buried there!), but I believe this is one of the most beautiful cemeteries I've ever been to. I even plan to be buried there someday (hopefully far, far in the future). Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI think of you whenever I happen by a Bettinger stone! I hope you have a long life and I never see yours. Walking through the cemetery is a trip through the history of Southern Jefferson County.
ReplyDeletehas anyone ever found Nancy and Robert Myrick in this cemetery. Just spent and hour with no luck Robert died
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This cemetery is in the village I grew up in. My grandfather, a Gold Lifesaving Medal recipient, and grandmother, Lester D. Seymour and Stella M. Seymour are buried there along with my dad, Paul J. Turnbole and my wife, Stephanie C. Turnbole. There are many former Lifesaving Service and Coast Guard veterans as well as some Revolutionary War and Civil War soldier. The War of 1812 was fought not far from here and the cable for one of the war ships was carried by hand from Oswego to Sacketts through this village. Ellisburg has a rich history as an early industrial town but now has faded to a bedroom community better known for retirees and farming.
ReplyDeleteThis cemetery is in the village I grew up in. My grandfather, a Gold Lifesaving Medal recipient, and grandmother, Lester D. Seymour and Stella M. Seymour are buried there along with my dad, Paul J. Turnbole and my wife, Stephanie C. Turnbole. There are many former Lifesaving Service and Coast Guard veterans as well as some Revolutionary War and Civil War soldier. The War of 1812 was fought not far from here and the cable for one of the war ships was carried by hand from Oswego to Sacketts through this village. Ellisburg has a rich history as an early industrial town but now has faded to a bedroom community better known for retirees and farming.
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