Updated: 31 August 2002

Cox Cemetery
Shimmerville Road
between Roll Road, and 1/2 mile north of Greiner Road
Town of Clarence
Erie County, New York

 

Note:
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It is offered here as a tool to promote further research,
and should not be considered as verified proof for genealogical records.
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please check with the source for conformation.
Readings have been doubled checked, but mistakes are possible.

 

BERRY
Anna, 'Wife of Daniel' April 8, 1847
Elias, 'Son of Joseph & Martha' Died Sept 11, 1879 Age 12 years
Infant Daughter of Jacob & Maria Died April 3, 1859
_____, '_____ Jacob & Maria' Died J___ 18, 1864
 
BMMEL
Jody[?], August 1, 1833 73 years, 11 months, 16 days
 
BUCKWALTER see MARTIN
 
BUTUK
Esther, ___________[?]
J.,
 
BLOCHER
John, Died Jan 23, 1856 Age 82 years
Martha, 'Wife of John', Died Jan 11, 1859 Age 82 years, 4 months, 2[8] days [BS}
Polly, Died Sept 2, 1888 Age 74 years
 
COX see MARTIN
* John, Died ____ 2[5?], 1878, 69 years, 2 months
 
FRICK
* Jacob, died March 4, 1832, age 66 years.
 
GOOD
Died Feb 28, 1833 30 years
 
HOOP
Daniel, Died Feb 28, 1833 Age 10 years
 
HEIL
Marara, Died Dec 20, 1887 Aded 71 years
 
HOLMES [?]
Sarah A., 'Daughter of [Peter & Elizabeth] Died Aug 23, 1884 Age 4 months, 4 days
 
LEIB
Barbara, 'Daughter of Abraham & Elizabeth' Died December 1, 1836 23 years of her age'
Esther, 'Daughter of Abraham & Elizabeth' Sept 15, 1839 [11?] years of age
 
LEILMAN
Abraham 'Son of Peter & Fanny' Died May 27, 183_? Age 2 years, 5 months, 11 days
Peter, Died May 21, 1863 Age 78 years, 9 months, 19 days [Stone broken & parts missing]
 
MARTIN
______, (Top of stone missing) 'Wife of Abraham Martin, Died Feb? 3, 1868
Polly Cox, 'Wife of Samuel B., Oct 6, 1804 - May 21, 1867*
Samuel G., Sept 19, 1775 - Aug 2, 1845*
Susanna Buckwalter, 'Wife of Samuel G.' March 16, 1778 - Aug 28, 1848* (*New Tombstone)
 
OBERMOLTZER
Bertha,'Wife of Christian' Died _____3?, ___1871 [G]
Christian, Dec 20, 1871 67 years[G]
 
ROTH
Betsey, 'Wife of John' Died June 2, 1876 Age 59 years, 5 months, 10 days
John E., 'Son of John & Elizabeth' Died A.D. 1849
 
SCHARRER
Betsy, Born Feb 23, 1826 Died (Bottom of stone missing)
David, Born July 12, 1821 Died June 11, 1902
Fanny, Died Aug 21, 1855 Age 3_ years
 
SHARRER
John, Jan/June 3, 1881/7 87 years, 3 months, 2 days
Maria, 'Wife of John' Died Feb 26, 1875 80 years, 10 months, 2/25 days
David,____
Betsy, Born Feb 23, 1826 - Died ______
 
 
UNKNOWN
__________, Jacob, Died 13 Jrnz 1766 - Mar 4, 183[2] 66 years [G]
__________, Emangel*
__________, Maria*
 
 
GRAVE MARKERS - 6
_._,
B.A.
B.R.
C.O.
E.A.R.
E.B.
E.B.
E.R.
E.C.
F._.
H.B
J.C.
J.H.
I.R.
M.B.
M.S.
M.S.
R.R.
S.M.


Additional Information

 
* Frick, Jacob, (First burial) died March 4, 1832, age 66 years. As early as 1819. Mr. Frick served as pathmaster of the Town of Clarence.
That same year (1819) he built the stone hiuse on Wehrle drive drive near Shimerville Rd. which still stands.
Jacob, his brothers Christian and John and their sister Magdalena ( Blocher came to Clarence in 1807, the first of the Frick family in Western New York.
 
* Cox John, (Last burial) Died ____ 2[5?], 1878, 69 years, 2 months, a farmer whose home was at the corner of Roll and Shimerville Rd.


Cox Cemetery Facts

Address : Shimmerville Road between Roll Road, 1/2 mile north of Greiner Road
Burials : First known burial 1832 .........Last known burial 1878
Caretaker : Maintained by the Town of Clarence
Condition of cemetery :
Contact Person :
Location :
Location of cemetery records :
Known by other names
Map :
Photograph : Digital Photographs
Source of Information : Tombstone Readings and information from the Clarence Historical Society.
Year Established : First known burial 1832 .........Last known burial 1878
History : This cemetery was apparently started as a church cemetery.
The 1855 map of the Town of Clarence shows a Mennonite meetinghouse at this site.
All those buried here, of which have records, are of the Mennonite Faith.

 Complied : 28 October 1999
by : Leo J. Kopp and Katherine M. Kopp

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