. George W. Hatch (1805-1866) Original owner of Fort Hill property, one of the McCarthy, first to adapt assembly line production in shoe industry. Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn: See 67 reviews, articles, and 43 photos of Fort Hill Cemetery, ranked No.4 on Tripadvisor among 17 attractions in Auburn. Frances A. Seward (1805-1865) Wife of William H Seward. He and eight . . Henry Wegman (1845-1894) Operated the Wegman Piano Company. Mayor of Auburn in 1879. Herman H. Schwartz (1906-1992) Industrialist, philanthropist. The land for the cemetery on the Fort (Hill) farm was obtained by the town from Dr. Sylvester Gardiner in 1772. Narrow your results to famous, Non-Cemetery Burials, memorials with or without grave photos and more. J. Warren Mead (1845-1913) Warden of the Auburn Prison from 1897 to 1905. Activating the following button will add more search options to the page. Gorton W. Allen (1840-1920) Co-owner of the Henry & Allen Company. George Oscar Rathbun (1803-1870) Lawyer, Congressman. Gen. Emory Upton (1839-1881) Distinguished Civil War commander. One of the first Trustees on the Fort Hill board. David A Taylor (1825-1896) Civil War Veteran. Dr. Blanchard Fosgate (1809-1887) Physician at the Auburn Prison in 1834. One of the first Trustees on the Fort Hill board. Harold Metcalf Green (1940-2016) Businessman, Co-Owner of Winius-Brandon (Houston, TX), Professional Photographer. Jerome "Brud" Holland (1916-1985) Ambassador to Sweden, Cornell football star, One of the eight Columbian Rope Company, Director Cayuga County National Bank. Gen. Emory Upton (1839-1881) Distinguished Civil War commander. Fred L. Emerson (1876-1948) Industrialist, president Dunn & in the Civil War and the Spanish American War. Dr. Frederick Sefton (1859-1938) Physician, built 'The Pines' on South Street. Several famous historic people are buried here, most notable would be William H Seward (President Lincoln's secretary of state) and Harriet Tubman (abolitionist and suffragette). Oak Cemetery. Email: forthillcemetery@centralny.twcbc.com After the first permanent European-American settlers arrived in Madison in the 1830s, the first non-native burials occurred on the current University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, near Bascom Hill.In the following years other areas within the area were established as informal burying grounds and the first official village cemetery was established in 1847 near what is now . Albert T. Skinner (1913-1992). Mayor of Auburn 1903-1905. He served there from 1953 -1977, and was largely responsible for developing the college to the institution it is today. Friend of Myles Brevet Brigadier-General Andrew J Alexander (1833-1887) Civil War Officer and General. Henry Wegman (1845-1894) Operated the Wegman Piano Company. William C Merritt (1923-2015) Businessman, President of Simplex. eight founders of the Fort Hill Cemetery. Please enter your email and password to sign in. J. Warren Mead (1845-1913) Warden of the Auburn Prison from 1897 to 1905. Mayor of Auburn 1903-1905. During the past year, members of the Winslow Cemetery Committee along with local volunteers have lifted or uncovered about 50 stones, some completely buried from view and others partially covered with grass and dirt. The Rev. George H. Nye (1854-1916) Bank president, president of Nye Wait Carpet. . Louis B. Lawton (1872-1949) Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor James C. Derby (1818-1892) Publisher. Herman H. Schwartz (1906-1992) Industrialist, philanthropist. Columbian Rope Company, veteran of WW1 and WW2. William H. Seward (1801-1872) Secretary of State for Lincoln. Harry R. Melone (1894-1949) Editor, author. He is buried in the Fairmount Gardens section of the cemetery. Brigadier General Adam Dixon (1827-1910) NY Veteran of Civil War and Brigadier General of Kansas Guard. Edwin D. Metcalf (1848-1915) Industrialist, founder of Columbian Rope Mayor of Auburn 1903-1905. Please enter at least 2 characters. William H. Seward (1801-1872) Secretary of State for Lincoln. Member of the first Board of Trustees of the Cemetery. Eliza W. Osborne. Narrow your results to famous, Non-Cemetery Burials, memorials with or without grave photos and more. McCarthy, first to adapt assembly line production in shoe industry. Marie Infanger (1911-2002) First woman elected to the National Bank of Auburn board of directors. first African American director of the New York Stock Exchange. James A. Seymour (1864-1943) Co-founded McIntosh & Seymour, Harold Metcalf Green (1940-2016) Businessman, Co-Owner of Winius-Brandon (Houston, TX), Professional Photographer. Enos Throop Martin (1808-1883) Attorney, one of the original Trustees of the Cemetery, nephew of Governor Enos Throop. & Co., later named International Harvester. Martha Coffin Wright (1806-1875) Sister of Lucretia Mott. Edgar S. Jennings (1870-1956) Warden of Auburn Prison during the 1929 riots. Frances A. Seward (1805-1865) Wife of William H Seward. Please try again later. He is buried in the Fairmount Gardens section of the cemetery. Fort Hill Cemetery, Civil War Veterans. He served there from 1953 -1977, and was largely responsible for developing the college to the institution it is today. John H Osborne (1832-1911) Secretary of D M Osborne Co, and William Miller Collier (1867-1956) Ambassador to Spain and Chile, wrote laws on Lydia Ann Moulton Jenkins (1824(5)-1874) 1st Ordained Female Minister (Universalist of Ontario), Doctor of Hydrotherapy, suffragette and temperance leader. S. C. Tallman (1855-1925) Undertaker. Auburn board of directors. 1820-1913) Former slave, leader of the Underground Railroad. Zebina M. Mason (1806-1864) One of the original Trustees of the Cemetery. Herman H. Schwartz (1906-1992) Industrialist, philanthropist. & Co., later named International Harvester. Anthony Shimer (1819-1896) Landlord for downtown Auburn in the late 1800's. Lee Harvey Oswald. Lithgow Osborne (1892-1980) Newspaper publisher, ambassador to Norway. Cyrus C. Dennis (1806-1866) First Mayor of the City of Auburn. Theodore M. Pomeroy (1824-1905) State Senator, Mayor of Auburn. George Harbottle (1810-1877) Jeweler, built 39 South Street. Mayor, prison reformer. The Rev. Email: forthillcemetery@centralny.twcbc.com and Auburn City Hospital. Jerome "Brud" Holland (1916-1985) Ambassador to Sweden, Cornell football star, Columbian Rope Company, Director Cayuga County National Bank. Nancy Green Wyatt-Brown (1915-2002) Daughter of H G Metcalf. Charles G. Briggs (1813-1887) Mayor of Auburn 1864. Myles Keogh (1840-1876) Soldier of fortune, killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Cyrus C. Dennis (1806-1866) First Mayor of the City of Auburn. Updated: January 18, 2013 To use the roster listings, click on a letter above. Central New York. This 1965 aerial view is the earliest known view of the Fort Hill Cemetery. When John O'Hara was buried in the cemetery in 1966, Pollock's widow Lee Krasner protested . William C. Beardsley (1816-1900) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Cemetery, member on the first board of Trustees. Harriet Tubman (ca. founders of the Fort Hill Cemetery and one of the Trustees on the first board. Cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the Fort Hill Cemetery, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | BillionGraves Cemetery and Images. Brevet Brigadier-General Andrew J Alexander. The history of the cemetery dates back to the 19th century and was built on a fortified village built by the Iroquois Indians of the Cayuga Lake region. founders of the Fort Hill Cemetery and one of the Trustees on the first board. There are only a few copies of the book still in existence. Jonas White Jr. (1813-1876) Mayor of Auburn in 1863. Mother of You will no longer be notified of photo requests for this cemetery. Harriet Tubman (ca. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Anthony Shimer (1819-1896) Landlord for downtown Auburn in the late 1800's. Josiah N. Starin (1811-1895) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Cemetery. Barnes was a Massachusetts native who died May 26, 1872, at age 84. Cemetery. Dr. Frederick Sefton (1859-1938) Physician, built 'The Pines' on South Street. To upload a spreadsheet, please use the old site. Click here for a list of Auburn Undertakers, past and present. Lynchburg Union Cemetery: Smyth Street Dearington: 1925-1960's: black: No church affiliation. George R. Metcalf (1914-2002) State Senator, Author, grandson of Edwin D Metcalf. John H Osborne (1832-1911) Secretary of D M Osborne Co, and George Oscar Rathbun (1803-1870) Lawyer, Congressman. General Jesse Segoine (1804-1895) Civil War veteran and community leader. William H. Seward (1801-1872) Secretary of State for Lincoln. Nancy Green Wyatt-Brown (1915-2002) Daughter of H G Metcalf. Cyrus C. Dennis (1806-1866) First Mayor of the City of Auburn. Harriet Tubman (ca. Sereno Payne (1843-1912) Republican Congressman for 30 years. Mayor of Auburn 1855. He willed that Fort Hill "shall always be open for . One of the first Trustees on the Fort Hill board. Silas L. Bradley (1817-1883) Merchant and banker, established an endowment for the Warden of Sing Sing Prison. Harriet Tubman (ca. He is buried in the Fairmount Gardens section of the cemetery. Majority Leader. Active in women's rights movement. Company. Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 50271; Add Photos. and President of Columbian Rope Company 1916-1948. Maurice I. Schwartz (1901-1967) Industrialist, philanthropist. Harry R. Melone (1894-1949) Editor, author. Dr. Sylvester Willard (1798-1886) Physician, capitalist, philanthropist. Location of Harriet Tubman Davis Burial Ground. Fort Hill Cemetery, 19 Fort Street, Auburn, NY., 13021. New listings are welcome. Mayor of Auburn 1855. Elizabeth Bradley Metcalf (1915-2004) Social Activist in Mental Health and Child Welfare Benjamin F. Hall (1813-1891) Mayor of Auburn, Colorado Supreme Court Justice. I thought you might like to see a cemetery for Fort Hill Cemetery I found on Findagrave.com. Edgar S. Jennings (1870-1956) Warden of Auburn Prison during the 1929 riots. Friend of Myles George Underwood (1816-1859) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill John L. Watrous (1801-1862) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Cemetery, Wharton Green Jr. (1910-1969) Owner of Nye Wait Carpet Company 1936 to 1956. & Co., later named International Harvester. Benjamin F. Hall (1813-1891) Mayor of Auburn, Colorado Supreme Court Justice. John Sherwood (1793-1871) Colonel NYS Militia, Sherwood Stage Line, Auburn Academy, Auburn/Syracuse Railroad. Josiah N. Starin (1811-1895) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Cemetery. Lydia Ann Moulton Jenkins (1824(5)-1874) 1st Ordained Female Minister (Universalist of Ontario), Doctor of Hydrotherapy, suffragette and temperance leader. Back to home page, Herman H. Schwartz (1906-1992) Industrialist, philanthropist. Cyrenus Wheeler, Jr. (1817-1892) Inventor, mayor of Auburn. Dr. Frederick Humphreys (1816-1900) Founder of Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co. James E. Tyler (1807-1882) Mayor of Auburn in 1868. Thomas Mott Osborne (1859-1926) Son of Eliza W. and David M. Osborne. Friend of Myles Hugo B. Rathbun (1812-1886) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Cemetery. Mayor of Auburn 1855. Founder of Auburn. Brig-General Walter G Robinson (1879-1940)Veteran of WW I and the head of the NYS National Guard. & Co., later named International Harvester. Theodore W. Case (1888-1944) Scientist, inventor. Albert T. Skinner (1913-1992). Fort Sheridan served as an active Army post from 1887 to 1993. Majority Leader. Mayor, prison reformer. Elizabeth Bradley Metcalf (1915-2004) Social Activist in Mental Health and Child Welfare Thomas Mott Osborne (1859-1926) Son of Eliza W. and David M. Osborne. Dr. Sylvester Willard (1798-1886) Physician, capitalist, philanthropist. President of the first board of Trustees. General John S Clark (1823-1912) Civil War General, Authority on Early Jesuit Missions, John Taber (1880-1965) Congressman 1922-1962. Herman H. Schwartz (1906-1992) Industrialist, philanthropist. brother of David Munson Osborne. John Sherwood (1793-1871) Colonel NYS Militia, Sherwood Stage Line, Auburn Academy, Auburn/Syracuse Railroad. Michael S. Myers (1801-1884) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Cemetery. He served there from 1953 -1977, and was largely responsible for developing the college to the institution it is today. Brig-General Walter G Robinson (1879-1940)Veteran of WW I and the head of the NYS National Guard. construction and maintenance of Bradley Chapel. T J Kennedy (1820-1883) In 1861, raised the first regiment from Cayuga County. Robert A. Nelson (1900-1984) Mayor of Auburn 1952 to 1956. Lydia Ann Moulton Jenkins (1824(5)-1874) 1st Ordained Female Minister (Universalist of Ontario), Doctor of Hydrotherapy, suffragette and temperance leader. General William H. Seward (1839-1920) Civil War General, Banker and Community Leader Lee Petty (1914-2000) One of the first superstars of NASCAR was also a pioneer of the sport. The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. Frank A. Barney (1862-1954) Auburn artist known for landscapes of scenery from Frank A. Barney (1862-1954) Auburn artist known for landscapes of scenery from How (d. 1860) Original owner of Fort Hill property. It became known as the Boot Hill cemetery and estimates on the number of people buried there vary from 37 to 100. William H. Seward (1801-1872) Secretary of State for Lincoln. Drag images here or select from your computer, Added by:Barbara LeClaire on 28 Sep 2012, Oops, we were unable to send the email. John H Osborne (1832-1911) Secretary of D M Osborne Co, and Enos Throop Martin (1808-1883) Attorney, one of the original Trustees of the Cemetery, nephew of Governor Enos Throop. Created the first commercially successful soundtrack for motion pictures. The historic chapel is the work of James Renwick who also designed the Smithsonian Castle. Fred L. Emerson (1876-1948) Industrialist, president Dunn & Eliza Wright Osborne (1829-1911) Philanthropist, leader in women's movement. Keogh and brother-in-law of General Upton. General John S Clark (1823-1912) Civil War General, Authority on Early Jesuit Missions, Dr. Frederick Humphreys (1816-1900) Founder of Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co. Judge George Humphreys (1812-1885) Mayor of Auburn in 1861, 1862 and 1865. Mayor of Auburn 1903-1905. and President of Columbian Rope Company 1916-1948. Silas L. Bradley (1817-1883) Merchant and banker, established an endowment for the Emory Upton Memorial ID 27 Aug 1839 - 14 Mar 1881. John Hardenburg (1746-1806) Revolutionary War soldier. James O. Woodruff (1840-1879) Innovator, planner and founder of Woodruff Place, Indiana. Mother of William H. Seward (1801-1872) Secretary of State for Lincoln. One of the eight One of 12 children born to sharecroppers in Kingston, Texas, Audie L. Murphy lost both parents by the age of 16. Back to home page. John H Osborne (1832-1911) Secretary of D M Osborne Co, and Company. Born Bernard . Auburn from 1960-1967. a map of the cemetery with that section highlighted will pop up. Here is a look at a few of the cemetery's famous burials, according to FindAGrave.com and other sources. Gen. Emory Upton (1839-1881) Distinguished Civil War commander. The oldest known burial is that of Olive Southworth Soule who died in 1798, although there may have been others before her. He was the first Dean and second President of Auburn Community College, now Cayuga Community College. Capt. . Florence Dangerfield Potter (1868-1932) Lawyer, the second woman Gen. Emory Upton (1839-1881) Distinguished Civil War commander. This is the marker of War of 1812 veteran Leverett H. Barnes at Hillside Cemetery in Antioch before it was uncovered. William O. Dapping (1880-1969) Covered the 1929 riots at the Auburn Prison Purchased Alaska. The cemetery is located between South Slope/Greenwood Heights, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, Kensington, and Sunset Park, and lies several blocks southwest of Prospect Park.Its boundaries include, among other streets, 20th Street to the northeast, Fifth Avenue to the northwest . Dr. Blanchard Fosgate (1809-1887) Physician at the Auburn Prison in 1834. Nathaniel Garrow (1780-1841) U.S. Representative from New York 24th The cemetery continues to capture the colorful history of past generations. Since 1785, Spring Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery has been a Nashville landmark. General John H Chedell (1806-1875) Militia, industrialist, member of the first board of Trustees Fort Hill Cemetery. David Munson Osborne (1822-1886) Industrialist, founder of D. M. Osborne Fort Hill Road, Montauk, NY 11954. . Some of our most decorated heroes including Muhammad Ali + Col. Harland Sanders lie in the 296-acre grounds of the 170-year-old cemetery on Baxter . Mayor of Auburn in 1879. Of all the high-traffic graves in Dallas-Fort Worth, perhaps the . George H. Nye (1854-1916) Bank president, president of Nye Wait Carpet. Horace R. Wait (1844-1919) Merchant and Real Estate Dealer One of the first Trustees on the Fort Hill board. He served there from 1953 -1977, and was largely responsible for developing the college to the institution it is today. John Taber (1880-1965) Congressman 1922-1962. David A Taylor (1825-1896) Civil War Veteran. Auburn, Cayuga County, John Beardsley (1783-1857) Associate Judge of Cayuga County. Mayor of Nelson Beardsley (1808-1894) President of the How (d. 1860) Original owner of Fort Hill property. Ives (1822-1912) Auburn Prison Chaplain, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Friends and family members are invited to send us a few words, to share your thoughts and memories with other readers of this page. Harold Metcalf Green (1940-2016) Businessman, Co-Owner of Winius-Brandon (Houston, TX), Professional Photographer. Sereno Payne (1843-1912) Republican Congressman for 30 years. James A. Seymour (1864-1943) Co-founded McIntosh & Seymour, You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Edwin R. Fay (1829-1930) Banker. George Underwood (1816-1859) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill William H. Seward (1801-1872) Secretary of State for Lincoln. Charles E. Pearce (1843-1902) Captain in the Union Army, Republican Congressman. Jonas White Jr. (1813-1876) Mayor of Auburn in 1863. He spent much of his adult life in New York state before moving west to the Fox Lake area in the mid-1840s and later to Antioch. William C Merritt (1923-2015) Businessman, President of Simplex. John Sherwood (1793-1871) Colonel NYS Militia, Sherwood Stage Line, Auburn Academy, Auburn/Syracuse Railroad.