Cooley Cemetery
June 1935 Listing of Chemung Cemeteries, inventoried by C.W. Northrup rediscovered by Linda P. Doane at the Tioga Point Museum February 2017
The pdf file is the entire booklet, I was unable to separate the cemeteries.
The pdf file is the entire booklet, I was unable to separate the cemeteries.
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GPS# 42.041404,-76.625535
On the east side of County Route 3, (Wyncoop Creek Rd), about 3 & 4/10ths miles north of the intersection of County Rts. 3 and 60 (Old Rt 17) about 20 feet east of the highway. (Family Cemetery over 10 burials. Inactive)
COOLEY CEMETERY
(Alphabetical Listing )
Benjamin Cooley Died Sept. 23, 1872 Age 56 Years
Dear husband, you have made me so happy.
David Freeman Died June 10, 1881 Age 27 Yr 11 Mo ??D
Age is total guesswork. (Standing, left front, very badly worn)
Alice A. Grace Wife of L.B. Grace Feb. 15, 1896 48 Yr 9 Mo 23 D
GONE HOME (Footstone engraved ALICE)
(Evidently, Lorin Grace's second wife.)
Mary L. Grace Wife of Lorin Grace Oct 24, 1880 43 Yr 7 Mo 9 D
(Footstone engraved MLG )
Minnie E. Grace Daugh. of Loving Mary L Grace Oct ?? 1881 11Y ??Mo ??D
(Footstone plain)
Cyrus Hulett Apr 24, 1833 Jan. 24, 1875
(Expensive marble headstone, fresh as the day it was cut.
Grave is oriented south-north. All others north-south )
Julia Ann Robble D. Oct. 5, 1838 Age 29 Yr 9 Mo
By death removed from earthly scenes, I slumber in the dust.
I leave my family and friends, in God alone to trust.
(Double-checked surname spelling)
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Alberta <broken off>
B. 1877 <unreadable>
D. June 9, 1879
Children of F & A. D. Sharp
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Catharine Thompson daugh. of Susan and Henry Thompson Oct. 3, 1856 3 Yr 6 Mo 15 Da
Zara Thompson daugh. of Henry and Susan Thompson Apr. 23, 186? 18 Yr 3 Mo ? Da
Mary J. Quick daugh. of Cornelius and Margret Quick May 18, 1837 18 Yr 3 Mo 15 Da
How short the race our friend has run, cut down in all her bloom.
(Alphabetical Listing )
Benjamin Cooley Died Sept. 23, 1872 Age 56 Years
Dear husband, you have made me so happy.
David Freeman Died June 10, 1881 Age 27 Yr 11 Mo ??D
Age is total guesswork. (Standing, left front, very badly worn)
Alice A. Grace Wife of L.B. Grace Feb. 15, 1896 48 Yr 9 Mo 23 D
GONE HOME (Footstone engraved ALICE)
(Evidently, Lorin Grace's second wife.)
Mary L. Grace Wife of Lorin Grace Oct 24, 1880 43 Yr 7 Mo 9 D
(Footstone engraved MLG )
Minnie E. Grace Daugh. of Loving Mary L Grace Oct ?? 1881 11Y ??Mo ??D
(Footstone plain)
Cyrus Hulett Apr 24, 1833 Jan. 24, 1875
(Expensive marble headstone, fresh as the day it was cut.
Grave is oriented south-north. All others north-south )
Julia Ann Robble D. Oct. 5, 1838 Age 29 Yr 9 Mo
By death removed from earthly scenes, I slumber in the dust.
I leave my family and friends, in God alone to trust.
(Double-checked surname spelling)
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Alberta <broken off>
B. 1877 <unreadable>
D. June 9, 1879
Children of F & A. D. Sharp
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Catharine Thompson daugh. of Susan and Henry Thompson Oct. 3, 1856 3 Yr 6 Mo 15 Da
Zara Thompson daugh. of Henry and Susan Thompson Apr. 23, 186? 18 Yr 3 Mo ? Da
Mary J. Quick daugh. of Cornelius and Margret Quick May 18, 1837 18 Yr 3 Mo 15 Da
How short the race our friend has run, cut down in all her bloom.
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Thankfully, Mike Tuccinardi found this old newspaper clipping. Now we know there was at least one more grave in the Cooley Cemetery,
that of Benjamin Cooley's wife, Elizabeth, even though there isn't a grave marker for her. (thanks Mike!) |
Another description:
Big Pine Cemetery on Wyncoop Creek Road
Uncovered and read by Mike Tuccinardi and Lawrence ( Jack ) Whitney, July 30th, 2005.
This cemetery is located exactly 2.8 miles from the racetrack where Wyncoop Creek Road meets County Road 60 (old 17). It is on the right side of the road, fifty yards across a hayfield, just after a tiny, old, crumbling bridge. It is one hundred feet long by fifty feet wide, and has the remains of a stone wall down part of the left side. Dead center is a gigantic pine tree, at least seventy feet tall and twelve feet in circumference. This cemetery is on private property, owned by Jack Whitney, 82, whose white farmhouse with a big porch is on the opposite side of the road. The 1869 map of the Town of Chemung shows this property as being owned by C. N. Quick.
This cemetery is land locked by private property, please seek permission. Property owner: Jack Whitney is approachable, friendly guy. I do not want to hear about anyone taking advantage of him.
Graves oriented north-south except for Cyrus Hulett. Robble and Quick graves closest to the road. At this time, it is heavily overgrown, not photographable. Cleaned up, it would be quite picturesque. I intend to go back with a brush cutter and steel rake, later on this summer. A day's work should get it done. There is room for at least a dozen more graves. There is quite a space between the Freeman stone and the Grace's and the Sharp children, which are the next ones back.
Alphabetical Listing
Benjamin Cooley Died Sept. 23, 1872 Age 56 Years
Dear husband, you have made me so happy.
David Freeman Died June 10, 1881 Age 27 Yr 11 Mo ??D
Age is total guesswork. Standing, left front, very badly worn.
Alice A. Grace Wife of L.B. Grace Feb. 15, 1896 48 Yr 9 Mo 23 D
GONE HOME
Footstone engraved ALICE.
(Evidently, Lorin Grace's second wife.)
Mary L. Grace Wife of Lorin Grace Oct 24, 1880 43 Yr 7 Mo 9 D
Footstone engraved MLG
Minnie E. Grace Daugh. of Loving Mary L Grace Oct ?? 1881 11Y ??Mo ??D
Footstone plain.
Cyrus Hulett Apr 24, 1833 Jan. 24, 1875
Expensive marble headstone, fresh as the day it was cut.
Grave is oriented south-north. All others north-south
Julia Ann Robble D. Oct. 5, 1838 Age 29 Yr 9 Mo
By death removed from earthly scenes, I slumber in the dust.
I leave my family and friends, in God alone to trust.
Double-checked surname spelling.
==========
Alberta <broken off>
B. 1877 <unreadable>
D. June 9, 1879
Children of F & A. D. Sharp
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Catharine Thompson daugh. of Susan and Henry Thompson Oct. 3, 1856 3 Yr 6 Mo 15 Da
Zara Thompson daugh. of Henry and Susan Thompson Apr. 23, 186? 18 Yr 3 Mo ? Da
Mary J. Quick daugh. of Cornelius and Margret Quick May 18, 1837 18 Yr 3 Mo 15 Da
How short the race our friend has run, cut down in all her bloom.
Big Pine Cemetery on Wyncoop Creek Road
Uncovered and read by Mike Tuccinardi and Lawrence ( Jack ) Whitney, July 30th, 2005.
This cemetery is located exactly 2.8 miles from the racetrack where Wyncoop Creek Road meets County Road 60 (old 17). It is on the right side of the road, fifty yards across a hayfield, just after a tiny, old, crumbling bridge. It is one hundred feet long by fifty feet wide, and has the remains of a stone wall down part of the left side. Dead center is a gigantic pine tree, at least seventy feet tall and twelve feet in circumference. This cemetery is on private property, owned by Jack Whitney, 82, whose white farmhouse with a big porch is on the opposite side of the road. The 1869 map of the Town of Chemung shows this property as being owned by C. N. Quick.
This cemetery is land locked by private property, please seek permission. Property owner: Jack Whitney is approachable, friendly guy. I do not want to hear about anyone taking advantage of him.
Graves oriented north-south except for Cyrus Hulett. Robble and Quick graves closest to the road. At this time, it is heavily overgrown, not photographable. Cleaned up, it would be quite picturesque. I intend to go back with a brush cutter and steel rake, later on this summer. A day's work should get it done. There is room for at least a dozen more graves. There is quite a space between the Freeman stone and the Grace's and the Sharp children, which are the next ones back.
Alphabetical Listing
Benjamin Cooley Died Sept. 23, 1872 Age 56 Years
Dear husband, you have made me so happy.
David Freeman Died June 10, 1881 Age 27 Yr 11 Mo ??D
Age is total guesswork. Standing, left front, very badly worn.
Alice A. Grace Wife of L.B. Grace Feb. 15, 1896 48 Yr 9 Mo 23 D
GONE HOME
Footstone engraved ALICE.
(Evidently, Lorin Grace's second wife.)
Mary L. Grace Wife of Lorin Grace Oct 24, 1880 43 Yr 7 Mo 9 D
Footstone engraved MLG
Minnie E. Grace Daugh. of Loving Mary L Grace Oct ?? 1881 11Y ??Mo ??D
Footstone plain.
Cyrus Hulett Apr 24, 1833 Jan. 24, 1875
Expensive marble headstone, fresh as the day it was cut.
Grave is oriented south-north. All others north-south
Julia Ann Robble D. Oct. 5, 1838 Age 29 Yr 9 Mo
By death removed from earthly scenes, I slumber in the dust.
I leave my family and friends, in God alone to trust.
Double-checked surname spelling.
==========
Alberta <broken off>
B. 1877 <unreadable>
D. June 9, 1879
Children of F & A. D. Sharp
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Catharine Thompson daugh. of Susan and Henry Thompson Oct. 3, 1856 3 Yr 6 Mo 15 Da
Zara Thompson daugh. of Henry and Susan Thompson Apr. 23, 186? 18 Yr 3 Mo ? Da
Mary J. Quick daugh. of Cornelius and Margret Quick May 18, 1837 18 Yr 3 Mo 15 Da
How short the race our friend has run, cut down in all her bloom.
A special thanks to Mike Tuccinardi for the information and photos on the Cooley Cemetery
This set of photos taken at the Cooley Cemetery, Wynkoop Creek Rd, Chemung, NY on August 20, 2016, by Mary Ellen Kunst
