*Updated: 29 October 2000

  Powers Cemetery
Genesee Street,
Town of Lancaster
Erie County, New York

Note: Unless otherwise noted all listings are tombstone readings,
and the information has not been provided by any official cemetery source.
It is offered here as a tool to promote further research
and should not be considered as verified proof for genealogical records.
BAKER
John, died July 25, 1834. [E-Row 1]
Sylvester, son of John & Harriet Baker, Mar 12, 1831, 3 yrs, 7 mo.[Foot stone : S.B.]
Fannie, Feb 28, 1868, wife of Jacob, A/E 81 yrs, Wife [Fanny ]

BRIMWELL
Charles, son of William & [?], born Nov 8, 1880, died __, __, 1880, 10 mo, [?] ds.
Noah, Aug 7, 1852, aged 13 yrs.

COX
James, died June 26, 1853, aged 61 yrs. [E-Row 4]

CROUP
Simeon [?] E., son of Philip & Jul [?], Nov 26, 1851, AE 3 yrs, 2 ds.

CULLEN [?]
Fordson P., died Dec 21, 1811, 10 yrs, 6 mo.

DeFRIES
Christian, son of Jacob P., & Harriet DeFries, died March 15, 1853, aged 10 y's, 10 mo, 15 ds.[E-Row 1]

GREEN
Infant son, of Fordyce and Minerva Green, died June 7, 1840. [E-Row 3]

HALSTEAD
Clarissa, wife of Job Halstead, died Mar 1, 1832, AE 62 yrs [Foot stone : C.H.] [E-Row 3]
Job, died Oct 5, 1832[5], AE 68 or 86 yrs, 9 mo, 12 ds. [E-Row 3]

LUTZ
Gelina, wife of Frederick C. Lutz, daughter of Corbin W. & Clarissa Powers, died Mar 22, 1862, AE 31 yrs 1 mo 13 da [E-Row 2]

MURRAY
Sarah E., wife of A[lonz]o, died July 11, 1859, 19 Yrs, 10 [Broken stone]

POWERS
Caleb, son of Oliver & Elizabeth Powers, died Feb 25, 1834, 5 yrs, 8 mo.[?] [E-Row 2]
Corbin W., died Jan 23[5] 1854, AE 45 yrs [E-Row 2]
*Cordelia S., wife of Oliver F.[H].Powers , died April 23, 1814, AE 24 yrs [Foot stone : C.S.P.] [1st wife of Oliver Powers Jr.] [E-Row 2]

Edwin, son of Corbin W. & Clarissa Powers, died Feb 15 1853, AE 20 yrs [Foot stone :E.P.] [Broken stone] [E-Row 2]
Lydia, wife of Oliver Powers Sr., died Mar 27, 1836, AE 88 yrs 1 mo,[Foot stone : L.P.] [2nd wife of Oliver Powers Jr.][E-Row 2]
Lydia E., Dau' of Oliver & Elizabeth Powers, died July 2, 1824, AE 5 yrs. [E-Row 1]
Michael, son of Oliver & Elizabeth Powers, died Oct 9, 1829, AE 4 yrs [E-Row 2]
Oliver, died July 17, 1834, AE 42 yrs [E-Row 2]

Large upright weather stone, maybe Powers, Born 1802? - Died 1841?, Age 39 [E-Row 3]

SHEEFER
Eleanor T., wife of John Sheefer, Died Dec 3, 1852, 30 yrs, 6 mo. [Foot stone : E.T.S.] [Broken stone]

WILCOX
Mary Jane, wife of Geo R. Wilcox, July 11 1854, aged 17 yrs, 16 ds. M.J.W. [E-Row 5]

Foot stones
S.L.
E.M.
D.S.P.
O.R.
J.U.[?]

Unknown
- A large upright stone [?], died 1841, age 39
- Broken & half buried [E-Row 2]
- Broken stone, broken pieces [E-Row 2]
- Fallen and under fallen tree. [E-Row 5]
- Hidden under grapevine [E-Row 1]
- Two stones - illegible

[Cholera epidemic in 1832 and 1834]


Additional Information

"Erie County, New York Obituaries As Found In The Files Of The Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society" Compiled by Bill & Martha Reamy 1992
* POWERS, Cordelia S., wife of O.T., Lancaster, NY, April 23, 1849, age 24


Powers Cemetery Information

Name: Powers Cemetery
Location/ Street Address: On the north side , across from 5815 Genesee Street,
City: Lancaster
State: New York
Zip: 14086
County: Erie
Directions to cemetery: 1/4 mile west of Gunville Road , perhaps 100 - 150 yards off the road.
(Power pole 267 - 412.)
(Sec.6, Lot 12, Twp. 11, Range 6, Town of Lancaster )
Condition of cemetery: The entire cemetery and area is heavily overgrown with berry briar, grape vines, and scrub trees. Many of the stone have fallen, a few are broken and more are buried in the dirt.
This cemetery isn't maintained.
Location of original cemetery records : Unknown
Church Affiliation: Unknown
Ethnic background : Unknown
Date: 28 November 1998
Completed by: Leo J. & Katherine M. Kopp and earlier records recorded by Donald Keller.


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