List compiled from cemetery records, old newspaper articles, Robson/Savage Post records, Cleveland’s “History of Yates County,” various notes and letters.
Wilson W. Simmons Jr.
Town of Potter Historian
April, 1999
Cleveland’s Book states that Potter sent 127 men to the Civil War, 27 died in service and 11 were buried in town. 127 is the exact number of burials in the town of Potter cemeteries, including Rushville Village Cemetery and Baldwin’s Corners Cemetery. That however does not mean that these were the same as those that were drafted or volunteered for service.
Pioneer Cemetery
Abandon – No Association
No known veterans
Nettle Valley Cemetery 96
Active
Wayne Smith – President of the Nettle Valley Cemetery Association
5 Revolutionary War Veterans
HAZARD MOON – APPEARS ON OLD LIST, NOT IN CEMETERY BOOK, IS ON 1855 AND 1865 POTTER CENSUS, REV. WAR
GEORGE GREEN – 11/8/1761- 1/15/1852, RI MILITIA, SECTION 4, BRONZE MARKER, REV. WAR
REV. WILLIAM HOBART – 3/23/1751 – 1/1/1801, SECTION 3, BRONZE MARKER, REV. WAR
CALEB CARR – @ 1750 AND DIED IN 1837, [BORN IN WEST GREENWICH, RI ON AUG. 17, 1750], REVOLUTIONARY WAR. If he was buried In Nettle Valley his stone is missing. May have been buried in Pioneer Cemetery.
PHILIP ROBINSON ESQ. – BORN 11/26/1760 - 12/17/1843 IN POTTER, CPL. MA CONTINENTAL LINE, SECTION 4, BRONZE MARKER, REV. WAR
9 War of 1812 Veterans
JAMES D. ALMEY – DIED 9/5/1869, SECTION 3, WAR OF 1812
JOHN COVERT – DIED 8/27/185? - AGE 66, SECTION 4 BY PINE TREE, WAR OF 1812
CAPT. PETER LAMOREAUX – SECTION 4, WAR OF 1812
THOMAS McDONALD – DIED 2/4/1836 AE 57, SECTION 4, WAR OF 1812
JACOB ROSE – UNREADABLE OR MISSING STONE, WAR OF 1812, CENSUS RECORDS STATE HE WAS IN THE TOWN OF JERUSALEM
RUFUS SLAWSON – DIED 3/21/1861 AE 71Y, 7M, 22D, SECTION 4, WAR OF 1812
COONROD TURNER – 1794 - 1858, SECTION 3, BRONZE MARKER, WAR OF 1812
WILLIAM TURNER – 5/2/1783 - 10/22/1869, 3RD REGT. NY MILITIA, SECTION 3, BRONZE MARKER, WAR OF 1812
GEORGE WELLS – 1799-1876, SECTION 2, WAR OF 1812
67 Civil War Veterans
WILLIAM ABBOTT – CO. F 122D NY, CIVIL WAR
DAVID D. ANSLEY – CIVIL WAR
GEORGE A. ANSLEY – CO. F 148TH NY, SECTION 3, CIVIL WAR
JAMES G. ANSLEY – CO. F 148TH NY, CIVIL WAR
THEODORE BARBER – CO. H 58TH REG. NY, SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
LEWIS BARDEEN – CO. C 22 NY CAV., SECTION 2, CIVIL WAR
JOHN H. BENEDICT – CO. F 148TH NY, SECTION 2, CIVIL WAR
CHARLES M. BOGERT – 1838 -1915 “BUGLER CO. F 1ST USSS,” SECTION 2, CIVIL WAR
ROBERT BOGERT – 1833-1862, 1ST USSS, SECTION 2, CIVIL WAR
SWEET BRAYTON – CO. K 107TH REG. NY, SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
ABEL BRIGGS – 15TH NY ENG., SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
*JAMES R. BRINMAN – DIED JUNE 15, 1864, CIVIL WAR
THURMAN BUTLER – CO. B 126TH NY, SECTION 4 BOTTOM OF CEMETERY, CIVIL WAR
*RICHARD CHAPMAN – DIED SEPTEMBER 2, 1864, CIVIL WAR
ALBERT W. CLARK – CO. F 148TH NY, SECTION 4, CIVIL WAR
*JEROME H. CONLEY – CO. K 15TH NY ENG., DIED 5/3/1864 AT 25Y, 5M, 25D, CIVIL WAR
ABNER CLARK – 148TH NYV (NO MARKER)? CIVIL WAR
JOHN J. CONLEY – CO. F 148TH NYV, CIVIL WAR
JAMES CONLEY, ESQ. – 1841-1913, CO K 15 NY ENG. SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
ANDREW J. CRISS – CO. B 122ND REG. NY, SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
DAVID [P] CRISS – CO. F 148TH NY, SECTION 3, CIVIL WAR
*JOSEPH S. CROUCH – 148TH NY AND 85TH NY DIED AT FT. MONROE 10/28/1864, SECTION 4, CIVIL WAR
LYMAN CULVER – 79TH NY, PROBABLY WAS 179TH, SECTION 2, CIVIL WAR
JOHN COVERT – CO. L 14TH NYHA, CIVIL WAR
GEORGE COOK – CO. D 150TH NY, SECTION 2, CIVIL WAR
*JAMES DENSMORE – CIVIL WAR, CPL. 1ST USSS, AUG. 27, 1838 - JAN.24, 1863, SECTION 3, CIVIL WAR
*EBENEZER FINCH – DIED IN FEBRUARY OF 1865 AT ANNAPOLIS, MD 85TH NY, SECTION 4, CIVIL WAR
BENJAMIN F. GLEASON – CO. F 148TH NY, SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
JACOB GOODSELL – CO. G 126TH NY, SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
FRANKLIN G. HALSTEAD – 1ST SGT. CO. C 4TH MI, SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
LEWIS HALSTED – CPL. CO. D 194TH NY, SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
RANSOM I. HILL – CO. E 194TH NY, SECTION 4, CIVIL WAR
GEORGE HOBART – CPL. CO. M 148TH NY, CIVIL WAR, MAY BE SPELLED “HOBERT”
WILLIAM HULBERT – CO. F 117TH NY, CIVIL WAR
JOHN JONES – CO. K 15TH NY ENG., SECTION 3, CIVIL WAR
JOHN S. KNAPP – BAND MASTER 50TH NY ENG., SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
JOHN A. LAFLER – CO. G 85TH NY, SECTION 2, CIVIL WAR
WILLIAM LAMOREAUX – CO. F 148TH NY, SECTION 4, CIVIL WAR
ALONZO LATHROP – 112TH NY, SECTION 2, CIVIL WAR
GEORGE C. LEDDICK – CO. I 34TH NY, SECTION 2, CIVIL WAR
LAWRENCE B. MACOMBER – CO. F 148TH NY, SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
ASHLEY McDONALD – CO. F 148TH NY, CIVIL WAR
*THOMAS McDONALD JR. – DIED NOVEMBER 18, 1863, SECTION 4, CIVIL WAR
EDWIN J. MORGAN – 4TH NYHA, SECTION 2, CIVIL WAR
ELIAS NEFF – 188TH NY, SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
ALBERT OSTRANDER – CO. C 159TH NY, SECTION 1,CIVIL WAR
ASA C. PHELPS – CO. A 50TH NY ENG., SECTION 2, CIVIL WAR
JAMES R. PUTMAN – 10/29/1822 – 6/15/1844, CO. H 189TH NY INF., SECTION 4, CIVIL WAR
*JAMES ROBINSON – 4th NYHA DIED 8/31/1864, LIKELY AT WAR, SECTION 4, CIVIL WAR
LEMUEL E. ROE – CO. I 161ST NY, SECTION 4, CIVIL WAR
ALBERT I. SHARP – LISTED IN SHADMAN’S BOOK AS MIA/PRISONER, NOT ON ORIGINAL ROSTER OR AS ENLISTEE FROM 1863 - 1865 ? POSSIBLY FROM POTTER AREA
WILLIAM H. SIMMONS – CO. B 1ST USSS (SHARP SHOOTERS), SECTION 3, CIVIL WAR
WILLIAM M. STROBRIDGE – CO. A 126TH NYV, SECTION 4, CIVIL WAR
JOHN S. THARP – ENG. BRIGADE. DIED 11/19/1884 AE 66, SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
JEFFREY RANDALL THOMAS – 112TH NY, SECTION 3, CIVIL WAR
LOREN T. THOMAS – CO. H 194TH NY, CIVIL WAR
FRANKLIN M. THOMPSON – 148TH NY, SECTION 3, CIVIL WAR
ALSON D. TORREY – 1824-1898, ON THE VETERANS’ LIST, SHOULD BE CIVIL WAR, SECTION 1
REV. BENJAMIN J. TRACY – “40 YEARS MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL, 3 YEARS CIVIL WAR, SECTION 2,
JOSEPH BENSON VOAK, MD – CO. K 17TH IL, SECTION 3, CIVIL WAR
JAMES H. WARNER – 15TH NY ENG., SECTION 4, CIVIL WAR
JESSE R. WELCH – CO. D 22ND MI, SECTION 2, CIVIL WAR
GEORGE WELLS – SECTION 2
THOMAS F. WELLS – POST LIST SAYS HE WAS A CIVIL WAR VETERAN, SECTION 2
ISAAC WILKINS – CO. F 148TH NY, SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
WILLIAM H. WOLVIN – CO F 148TH NY, SECTION 1, CIVIL WAR
CHAS. WOODRUFF – POST LIST STATES HE WAS A CIVIL WAR VETERAN, NOT IN CURRENT CEMETERY BOOK
8 WWI Veterans
JAMES BUNN – CO I 348TH INF., 2/14/1890 - 8/24/1964, SECTION 2, BRONZE MARKER, WWI
GEORGE W. HOYT JR. – NY US ARMY, 2/23/1896 - 8/31/1971, WWI
BIRT LATHROP – WWI CPL. HQ TRP. 2 DIV, 4/23/1888 - 12/9/1956, SECTION 2, BRONZE MARKER, WWI
HERBERT R. LATHROP – PRIVATE, SECTION 2, FLAT STONE, WWI
CARL W. MARTIN – US ARMY, 9/5/1902 - 11/11/1985, BRONZE MARKER, SECTION 3, WWI
ARCHIE MCFALL – CO M 2D INF. REPL. REGT. 6/9/1894-9/16/1963, SECTION 2, BRONZE MARKER, WWI
EDWARD CARL PEPPER – NY MMI USN, 7/9/1891-2/23/1968, SECTION 2, BRONZE MARKER, WWI
EFNER H. SANTEE – PRIVATE, FLAT STONE ADJ. TO H.R. LATHROP, WWI
7 WWII Veterans
ERNEST H. BORDWELL – NY TEC 5 US ARMY, 9/27/1909 - 12/12/1955, SECTION 1, WWII
JAY WESLEY BORDWELL – WWII US ARMY, 4/30/1923 - 5/30/198, WWII
OSCAR CONLEY – PFC US ARMY, 1/7/1910 - 9/10/1990, BRONZE MARKER, WWII
CHARLES R. HALL – NY H&S CO. 263D ENG. C BN., 9/6/1906 - 8/18/1964, SECTION 2, BRONZE MARKER, WWII
STANLEY K. HALL – CPL. US MARINE CORPS, 10/27/1924 – 2/18/1994, SECTION 2, BRONZE MARKER, WWII
ERWIN G. HOOSE – US ARMY AIR CORPS, 1/24/1916 - 9/26/1989, SECTION 3, BRONZE MARKER, WWII
ORLIN A. PHELPS – US ARMY, 8/22/1910 - 11/26/1988, WWII
Yatesville Cemetery 5
Active Association
1 Revolutionary War Veteran
ACHILLES COMSTOCK – 1757 -1832 REV. WAR FOR 7 YEARS, 5TH CT REGT., S/O SAMUAL COMSTOCK, BRONZE MARKER NEAR THE ROAD.
1 War of 1812 Veteran
COL. BAXTER HOBART – BORN 1/25/1790 - 3/20/1879 ENS COL. HUGH DOBBINS REGT WAR OF 1812, BRONZE MARKER
3 Civil War Veterans
WILLIAM H. CARROLL – 1840 -1909, CO. G 12TH IL, HENRY BROWN MONUMENT, CIVIL WAR, BRONZE MARKER
JAMES GERMAN – 1840 -1865, CO. I 148TH NY, CIVIL WAR – MAY BE THE ONE ON TOP WITH NO STONE
OLIVER S. McCann – 1844-1913 CO. G 14TH NYHA, CIVIL WAR, BRONZE MARKER
M.B. – IS FLAGGED AS A VETERAN’S GRAVE. ADJACENT STONE IS WM. BEARD 1810-1886, WIFE MARY BEARD 1815-1856, PROBABLY A MISPLACED OR MOVED FLAG.
Arnold Potter Cemetery
Abandon – no association
No known veterans
VanZandt/Barber Cemetery
Re-interred to Nettle Valley
Voak Rural Cemetery 10
Active Association
Civil War Veterans 7
GEORGE R. BRIGGS – 1835 - 1863, CO. M 7TH MI CAVALRY, CIVIL WAR
SAMUAL B. BRIGGS – 1831-1919, CIVIL WAR
JOSEPH H. FLETCHER – DIED 2/1/1863 AE 36, 144TH NY, CIVIL WAR (POSSIBLY BURIED IN BENTON)
MILTON I. LANE – 1833 - 1904, ISAAC LANE MONUMENT, CIVIL WAR
B. F. RHODES – CO. G 14TH NYHA, CIVIL WAR
*ISAAC F. VOAK – DIED 9/13/1864, UNKNOWN UNIT, CIVIL WAR
*JAMES AUGUSTUS WINANS – DIED 10/19/1862, UNKNOWN UNIT, CIVIL WAR
3 WWII Veterans
MAURICE W. EVENS – 1914 - 1990, WWII
WILLIAM O. FREER – VT 71ST INF. 44TH INF. DIV, 7/16/1916 - 9/3/1960, WWII
FENTON PAYNE – 1913 - 1967, WWII
Lain Cemetery
Abandon – No Association
No Known veterans
Craft Cemetery 1
Abandon – No Association
1 Revolutionary War Veteran
MAJOR EDWARD CRAFTS – 10/12/1746 - 4/11/1806, MAJ. GRIDLEY’S ARTILLERY REGT., A PATRIOT OF 1776 ORIGINALLY FROM BOSTON, REV. WAR
Gardner Cemetery
Abandon – No Association
No known veterans
Perry Cemetery
Abandon – No Association
No known veterans – All but two burials were supposed to have been re-interred to Rushville Village Cemetery – Old list has the same names as Abiel Thomas Cemetery
French Cemetery 13
Abandon – No Active Association
10 Revolutionary War Veterans
CHESTER ADAMS – 1759 – 3/17/1829, REV. WAR
JAMES FITCH – DIED 9/9/1840 AT AGE 80 REV. WAR, LARGE STONE ON EAST SIDE
DEACON JABEZ FRENCH – DIED 2/23/1879 AE 79Y, 6M, 9D, REV. WAR, SOUTH SIDE VERY NEAR IRON FENCE
OZIAS FRENCH – 5/4/1761 - 1/26/1809, REV. WAR, BELIEVE TO BE THE ONE THAT WAS MARKED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE IRON FENCE, INSCRIPTION COMPLETELY GONE
ELIAS GILBERT – 1748 - 8/20/1828, REV. WAR
OLIVER HARWOOD – 1763 - 1822, DIED 7/10/1822 AT AGE 59, REV. WAR, LARGE WHITE STONE, WAS NOT MARKED
ISAAC PAGE – 1759 – 3/26/1844, REV. WAR, STONE APPARENTLY MISSING, WAS A MARKER NEXT TO PAGE STONE IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER
JONATHAN PRATT – DIED 8/19/1847 AT AGE 87, REV. WAR
CORNELIUS SAWYER – 1748 – 5/24/1823, REV. WAR, LARGE SLATE STONE
WARHAM WILLIAMS – DIED 1/9/1840 AT AGE 79, REV. WAR
1 War of 1812 Veterans
MICHAEL L. FRANCISCO – VOLUNTEER MINUTEMAN IN THE WAR OF 1812, WAS MARRIED TO SALLY FRENCH TWITCHELL, CEMETERY RECORDS DO NOT STATE THAT HE IS IN THE FENCH CEMETERY BUT HE PROBABLY IS
3 Civil War Veterans
*HIRAM H. BARNES – PRIVATE CO. F 148TH NY, CIVIL WAR, SHOT AT PETERSBURG WHILE DELIVERING DINNER TO HIS MESS-MATES
JAMES S. HAWLEY – KILLED 6/27/1862 AE 32, CIVIL WAR
*THADDEUS B. TWITCHELL – Co. A 126TH NY, KILLED AT BRISTOW STATION, VA, CIVIL WAR, STONE ON EAST SIDE NEAR THE EDGE, LARGE STONE AND A MARKER - T. B. T., FALLEN DOWN
Abiel Thomas Cemetery
Abandon – No Association
No Known Veterans
Southerland Cemetery 2
Abandon – No Association
1 Revolutionary War Veteran
DEACON DAVID SOUTHERLAND – BORN IN 1756 AND DIED 9/23/1828 AE 72. REV. WAR
1 War of 1812 Veteran
PELEG G. BATES – 6/14/1875 – 1/31/1859, PRIVATE, SON OF GEORGE BATES SR., Ref. CLEVELAND’S HISTORY OF YATES COUNTY
Shuman Cemetery Cemetery 15
Active
Sam Oswald – President of the Shuman Cemetery Association
Fred Oswald places the veterans Flags
2 Revolutionary War Veterans
JACOB SHUMAN – 1765 - DIED 4/11/1824 AE 69, REV. WAR
DEACON WILLIAM HOLTON – 6th BN PHILA. PA MILITIA, REV. WAR
5 Civil War Veterans
*GEORGE R. BRIGGS – CO. M 7TH MI CAVALRY, DIED 11/13/1863, CIVIL WAR
S (AMUAL) B. BRIGGS – CIVIL WAR
*JACOB CAREY FREY – CO I 98TH NY, DIED AT HOSPITAL IN VA, CIVIL WAR
*ABRAM GANNON – 8TH NYHA, DIED ON 6/2/1865, CIVIL WAR
MILTON I. LANE – UNKNOWN UNIT, CIVIL WAR
2 WWI Veterans
GEORGE FREDERICK WINDNAGLE – 1892 - 1963, PRIVATE, 1ST REGT. FA REPL. DEPOT, WWI
WILLIAM H. JONES – NY US ARMY, 3/11/1889 - 6/28/1973, WWI
6 WWII Veterans
ROBERT W. ERWIN – TEC 5 US ARMY, 9/17/1906 - 5/20/1974, WWII
RAYMOND LLOYD HERBERT – ST /SGT. USAAC, 1/1/1909 - 9/5/1972, WWII
FREDERICK G. KINDLEBERGER – TEC 5 US ARMY, 1/12/1904 - 12/30/1977, JACOB KINDLEBERGER PLOT, WWII
RICHARD LICHT – 1929 - 1984, WWII
WENDELL C. OSWALD – TEC /5 838 AAA - AW BN CAC, 11/5/1911 - 6/5/1964, WWII
FREDERICK H. OSWALD – 1918 -? , LISTED ON POTTER MONUMENT
