~ COOK ~ IRISH ~ SHAW Cemetery ~
Foster Road, Collins,Erie co. New York.
From ALNOCA(fall 1933) papers;
The IRISH or COOK Cemetery on Zoar Rd.is spread on a ridge with sight
of great elm by the school house;which neighboriness seem fitting
for the mighty tree has played its
silent part in the life of every dweller on the hill side.
Here are found examples of an old fashiond type of tomdstone in which is
embedded a picture of the deceased, protected by a swinging cover. Inscriptions date back to 1840.
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*In 1830 Job IRISH and son Daniel Webster IRISH
cleared the land across the road from this cemetery.
They built a house there. Daniel Webster IRISH and wife
Ella ARNOLD IRISH dau.of George W. and
Emily POTTER ARNOLD
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Buried there are;
SAUNDERS Patty.. wife of Joseph SAUNDERS.
died ...May 24, 1853,aged 62 years, 1 month, 8 days.
LINDSLEY Melora A.(CHAFFEE) wife of Richard LINDSLEY.
died ...January 27, 1871, aged 20 years, 1 month, 18 days.
LINDSEY, Richard C.. died... May 2, 1877, aged 39 years, 21 days.
*COOK Nancy..wife of Sylvanus COOK.. died... December 16, 1873.
aged 77 years, 10 days.....( nee Nancy PHILLIPS)
dau of..Chad PHILLIPS and Sarah WELLER
*COOK Colonel Sylvanus ..1795..Apr.1885.. aged 90 years,3 months,5 days.
*COOK Lydia Maria.. 1st.wife of James MATTHEWS, died ...September 5, 1847.
aged 23 years, 11 months, 2 days.Dau of Sylvanus & Nancy PHILLIPS COOK.
Nancy COOK..2nd wife of James MATTHEWS.
*This may be incorrect,we found she is buried in Collins Center,NY Cemetery by husband
James MATTHEWS.
COOK Philuria A... wife of Lorron WALKER.. died ...July 3, 1851,
b..January 16, 1826..aged 25 years, 5 months.
COOK Davis.. died ...March 17, 1866, aged 59 years, 9 months.
WALKER Phylura.. wife of Lorron Walker.
SMITH Mary Elizabeth, daughter of John and Maragret SMITH.. died..January 1848..aged 2 years.
SMITH Asa.. son of John and Margaret SMITH died... October 1850.
aged 1 year, 9 months, 16 days.
(John SMITH was a minister of Free Baptist Church)
*WILBER Stephen.. died..December 12, 1886, aged 72 years, 1 month, 5 days.
*WILBER Lydia.. wife of Stephen WILBER, died April 26, 1864, aged 47 years, 22 days.
GRIFFITH, John, died... June 16, 1863,
aged 78 years, 11 months.
GRIFFITH, Elizabeth, wife of John Griffith,
died... December 31, 1860, 79 years.
*PHILLIPS, Joel, died... February 10, 1868, 92 years, 3 months.
b..1780
SAUNDERS, Mary P. , wife of Samuel WARNER, 53 years. (1810-1864)
WARNER, Lucy (1863-1866)
WARNER, Ezra (1831-1865)
WARNER, Samuel (1808-1883)
WARNER, Mary
HICKS, Mary J., wife of H.V. Hicks,
dau. of Samuel and Mary Warner, d. February 3,1859,25 years,
2 months,17 days.
HOLTON, Elijah (1830-1902)
PALMERTON, Josephine (1851-1911)
PHILLIPS, Katherine, Infant daughter of
Elbert and Katherine.
*PHILLIPS, Seth C.,d.. Oct. 28, 1881,36 years, 5 months, 24 days.
PHILLIPS, Justus, died ...August 22, 1876,
24 years, 8 months, 16 days.
*PHILLIPS, Emma L., daughter of Andrew and
*Sally PHILLIPS, died... Mar 25, 1881, 20 years, 6mths, 18 days.
*PHILLIPS, Andrew A. (May,1820-Mar.22nd..1905)
wife *PHILLIPS, Sally (COOK) (1819-Dec. 1909)
dau of Sylvanus Jr.and Nancy PHILLIPS COOK
BATES, Sylvanus, d.. April 27, 1882,96 years.
BATES, Sylvia, wife of Sylvanua Bates, d.. Sept. 1, 1861,
LINDSLEY, Orissa, daughter of Aaron and
Trypehnia Lindsley May 15, 1836-July 28, 1887.
LINDSLEY,Aaron L.April 19,1807- April 16,1887.
LINDSLEY, Tryphenia August 4, 1810- June 5, 1897.
CHIRST, Jacob (1861-1934)
CHRIST, Marion
*COOK, Rhoda A. (1833-1908).
BECKER, Frank, son of John and Margaret
BECKER, died... July 1865, aged 2 years.
BECKER, Laura, daughter of John and
Margaret Becker, died... April 17, 1861, 5 years.
*IRISH, Daniel, died... May 4, 1865, aged 55
years, 6 months, 7 days
*IRISH, Sophia, wife of Daniel Irish (1817-1911).
*IRISH, Eudora L. daughter of Daniel and
*Sophia IRISH, d.. April 16,1864, 17 years, 7mths 19 days.
*IRISH, Horatio L., son of Daniel and Sophia Irish, d... April 19, 1853, aged 3 years, 5 months, 7 days.
SHAW, Harvey W. (1839-1922)
SHAW, Mary S. (Irish), wife of Harvey Shaw, born May 21, 1839,
died... September 12, 1891.
SKUSE, Harvey March 22, 1901-August 15, 1917.
SKUSE, Winifred, aged 5 years, 8 months, 6 days (1916-1921)
PATCH, Minerva J. daughter of Asa and Lucy
Patch, d.. December 25, 1852, 1 year, 8 months, 22 days.
PATCH, Asa
PATCH, Lucy, wife of Asa Patch, d.December 17, 1856, 33 years.
BATES, Briggs (1808-1892)
BATES, Larmon (1842-1902)
BATES, Drusilla (1811-1882).
MUELL, Daniel, died... September 5, 1877, aged 77 years.
* IRISH, Job, died... January 28, 1864, 78 years, 3 months, 3 days.
m..Mary NICHOLS
BALLARD, Angeline M.,daughter of Elias and
Susan Ballard, died June 16, 1862, aged 12 years, 9 months, 2 days.
BALLARD, Elias
BALLARD, Lydia, wife of Nathaniel, d.October 12, 1868, aged
87 years, 6 months, 3 days.
BALLARD, Nathaniel (1779-1841)
RUDD, Increase, died ...March 24, 1872, aged
92 years, 2 months, 4 days.
RUDD, Lydia (-------1857)
KELLEY, Harriett, wife of Joseph Kelley,
died October 10, 1884 aged 75 years.
KELLEY, Joseph, died January 25, 1892,
aged 86 years.
KELLEY, Viola, wife of Andrew Olson, died
April 12, 1882, aged 19 years.
KELLEY, Harriett
KELLEY, Francis (1827-1899)
BATES, Abigale, wife of Francis Kelley (1831-1901)
KELLEY, Josephine (1870-1906)
MERILL, Fayette (1851-1894)
KELLEY, Prudence L. (1857-1924)
KELLEY, Frankie L. ( 1883-1884)
MERRILL, Frankie, son of F. and P, Merrill, d.. Sept. 22, 1884
KELLEY, Obediah (1846-1862) (brother)
KELLEY, Viola, mother (1821-1910)
HASKINS, Alonzo B. (1847-1910)
KELLEY, Judith A. wife of Alonzo Haskins
(1842-1935)
BATES, Sylvanus, died April 7, 1874, aged 61 years, 7 months,24
days.
BATES, Mariett, wife of Sylvanus Bates, born
April 27, 1812, died... July 4, 1886.
POTTER, Sarah B. (Bates) (1844-1925)
POTTER, Butler (1835-1921)
POTTER, Arthur
POTTER, Vernon, son of Sarah and Butler.
(unreadable)
SHAW, David
*COOK, Hiram W. (Sept 1834-Dec.1920)
*COOK, Melissa A., , died...November 28, 1871, aged 36 years.
*TARBOX, Emily L., wife of Hiram (Jan.1847-July 1905)
BLANCHARD, Christine
KING, Allen A., died... January 11, 1851 aged 1
year, 1 day, son of Alvin and Susan.
KING, Amanda, daughter of Allen and Regina
KING, died October 10,
1834, aged 2 years, 5 months, 2 days.
KING, Lydia (1812-1853)
KING. Harlan, died... 1851, aged 36 years, 29 days ( married ..Phoebe IRISH).
KING, Regina, wife of Allen King (1789-1860)
KING, Allen, father, died 1851, aged 64 years, 1 month, 21 days.
BECKER, Lloyd D. (1887-1959)
BECKER, Marianna B. (1892-1950)
From Munger Papers.
Back of the building(abt.2 and a half miles)some burials were made.
This place was not liked the soil clay and retained water.
Sylvia LINDSEY a young lady eighteen years old was the first to be
buried here.
The land was part of Daniel IRISH farm,Col.COOKbought the land and
was instrumental in having the burial ground there.
Lydia daughter of Col.COOK first wife of James MATTHEWS was first
interrment made here,1847.
Elias BALLARDwas buried in the first cemetery and later removed to
Shaw cemetery.
......Marlene.........
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