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CHAMBERLAIN, see SCHIAVONE, Catherine Chamberlain

H., Died April 15, 1863, Aged 60 years, 1 month, 12 days

 

CLARKSON, see DAVIS, Sarah Clarkson

 

CLEARWATER, see DAVIS, Catharine Clearwater

 

DAVIS

* Albert, 1838 - 1912, 'Husband of Jane L.'

Ann, H. 1878 - 1889

Catherine Clearwater, July 20, 1777 - June 1,1859, 'Wife of Samuel D.'

George, "Little George", May 28, 1872, Aged 3 years, 2 months, 'Son of A.H. & Sara Davis'

George, Sept 23, 1866, Aged 30 years, 1 month

Harriet, Age 48 years

Harry, "Little Harry", 2 years

*James, Died January 29, 1865

Jane L. , 1842 - 1915, 'Wife of Albert'

Jeremiah, April 1, 1808 - Feb 6, 1886

John D., April 26, 1810 - May 23, 1888

Samuel, Aug, 1774 - Nov 14, 1856, 'Husband of Catharine Clearwater'

*Sarah Clarkson, April 21, 1864, 28 years, [Illegible verse on stone]

 

HOGEN

Hannah E., March 10, 1878, Aged 58 years, 9 months 'Wife of Cornelius'

HORNER

Fred, 1914 - 1990, 'Husband of Ruth'

H., 1938 'Infant Daughter' [Ruth & Fred]

Ruth, 1914 - 1990, 'Wife of Fred, 'Dau. of Edward Davis'

Infant Son, 1939 [Ruth & Fred]

 

KYSER

Joseph, 1854 - 1888

 

MARVEL

* Alfred, Sept 27, 1885, Aged 64 years, 11 months, 24 days 'Husband of Lana'

Lana, Oct 29, 1885, Aged 65 years, 3 months, 25 days, 'Married - April 12, 1846' [Broken stone]

 

McCULLOUGH

Alexander Jr., Sept 27, 1846, Age 42 years, 1 month

 

SCHIAVONE

Catherine Chamberlain, May 21, 1877, Aged 71 years, 3 months, 2 days

 

SCHINDLER

John, 1819 - 1904

 

SMEDES

Charles E., Jan 24, 1870, 16 years, 3 months, 18 days, 'Son of Abraham W. & Belinda Davis'

Belinda,, Sept 12, 1866, 'Wife of Abraham'

Carrie S., Oct 12, 1881, ___ years, 'Wife of Lewis Luke',

Verse : "As a Wife, Devoted; As a Mother, Affectionate; As a Friend ever kind and true"

 

ILLEGIBLE

_________, _____, _____, W.N. & Sara, May 24, 1872, 8 years, 2 months

_________, Catherine [Small flat stone]

_________, Jeremiah [Small flat stone]

_________, John [Small flat stone]

*________, Harriet C., No Dates, [Illegible verse on stone]

(** Hattie E. Davis, Could this be the 11 year old daughter of Wm. H. Davis, [Lot 101 Northrup Road]
who drown, July 24, 1867, in Devil's Hole, Cazenove Creek.?).

_________, "Our Little Gerry" [Small flat stone].

 

*Additional Information :

- * * Alfred Marvel, moved on his farm south of Spring Brook in the early part of 1848.

- * * Mr. James Davis, who moved on to the north part of Lot 35 of the Mile Strip,

one and one-half miles southwest from Spring Brook in 1831, died January 29th, 1865;

age sixty-five years; burial in Davis Cemetery.

- * * Jacob R. Davis moved on to a farm on Lot 35, May 5, 1829.

- * * Jacob R. Davis built a saw mill on the Cazenove Creek on the end of Lot 35 in May, 1830.

The was the first and only saw mill build on the Mile Strip in The Town of Elma, in 1831.

- * * Jacob R. sold half of Lot 35 to his brother, James, where he and his family lived for many years

- * * The son William R. Davis, resided about one and one half mile south west from Spring Brook,
was born May 4, 1827, and so was two years and one day old when the family moved to the Mile Strip.

- * * Albert, he youngest son of Jacob R., now owns and for all his life has lived on the south half of said Lot 35.

- * * We find the names of James Davis and William H. Davis, among though who settled on the Miles Strip before 1842.

- * * Davis Road, Town of Elma was named for James Davis

- * * * James M. , Spring Brook, NY, Feb 1, 1874, age 34, suicide at Elma.

- * * * Sarah Davis, Wife of William H., Elma, NY, April 24, 1864, age 28 years

 

 

SOURCE:

1. Tombstone readings, June, 1998, Leo J. & Katherine M. Kopp

2. * * History of the Town of Elma, Erie County, New York, 1620 - 1901, author, Warren Jackman -1902

3. * * * Erie County, New York Obituaries As Found In The Files Of The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, author, Bill and Martha Reamy - 1992