Rathbun Lawn Cemetery

Named for Solomon Rathbun, Pioneer Settler and a Revolutionary War Soldier

Rathbun Lawn Cemetery is in the Town of Hanover, on Versailles Road, Chautauqua County, NY

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Alphabetical listing of Rathbun Lawn Cemetery

Rathbun Lawn Cemetery - Sections1-7

Rathbun Lawn Cemetery - Sections 8-13

Sections 14-19 of Rathbun Lawn Cemetery

SECTION 14 Lot 79 through Lot 84 - empty SECTION 15 Lot 85 Lot 86 1. FRANK SHULTS HUSBAND 1873-1946 2. FRANCES SHULTS WIFE 1884-1925 3. CECILE SHULTS DAUGHTER 1913-1925 4. Lot 87 Lot 88 Lot 89 Lot 90 SECTION 16 Lot 91 1.-2. - large monument with MERRILL on it underneath: ADELBERT A 1845-1945 MALVINA HIS WIFE 1839-1929 3. FATHER 4. MOTHER Lot 92 Lot 93 1. HIRAM H. KENT DIED JUNE 30 1887 AGE 82 YRS 9 D'S 2. BETSEY W/O D. JAN 20 1878 A. 71-9-14 D'S 3. HENRY C SON OF HIRAM & BETSEY KENT D. DEC 16 1879 A. 35-9-13 D'S 4. MARY D DAUGHTER OF HIRAM & BETSEY KENT D. 1866 A. 31-9-4 D'S 5. ALICE E. KENT D/O 1848-1873 Lot 94 Lot 95 Lot 96 Section 17 Lot 97 1. 2. NELVILLE P JOHNSON SON OF PERRY & DELIGHT 1834 A. 1-5-27 3. 4. DORTHEA HELEN EDLER 1918-1925 D/O JOHN & BEULAH EDLER Lot 98 large EDLER monument 1. JOHN 1877-1934 2. BEULAH 1878-1968 north side 3. JOHN 1853-1933 4. DORA 1857-1932 5. PELEG KENT D. FEB 26 1840 A. 68 YRS Lot 99 1. ALICE W/O PELEG KENT D. JULY 17 1871 A. 88 YRS 2. HIRAM S/O SAMUEL & SARAH KENT D. MAY 29 1837 A. 3 YR 11 MS 8 DS 3. SAMUEL KENT D. JAN 5 1873 A. 57-2-16 D'S 4. SARAH M W/O SAMUEL KENT D. JUNE 1 1893 Lot 100 1. OLIVER R. STAFFORD JUNE 24 1834 JULY 12 1912 2. EMMA K. STAFFORD JULY 15 1849 SEPT 12 1911 Lot 101 1. JOSEPH EVERHART 1856-1932 2. NELLIE G. EVERHART 1861-1928 Lot 102 1. empty 2. empty 3. empty 4. BESSIE A. SNYDER MOORE 1904-1993 SECTION 18 Lot 103 1. 2. large MERRILL monument (intrudes into Lot 108) WILLIAM W. 1851-1931 HARRIET M. HIS WIFE 1854-1921 3. FATHER 4. MOTHER Lot 104 large HARVEY monument 1. MAUD R. 1885-1935 2. BENJAMIN A. 1875-1954 3. LIBBIE monument WILLIAM C. 1870-1947 4. J. BRAINARD KENT 1839-1915 Lot 105 1. ESTHER HOUGH KENT 1852-1927 large KENT monument intrudes into Lot 110 2. RETTIE M. DAUGHTER OF BRAINARD & ETTIE KENT D. MAY 24 - 1879 A. 3 MS 3. BERTRAND B. KENT 1880-1898 Lot 106 1. ? 2. ? 3. OLIVE R. (unreadable) - 4. ? Franklin s/o David C. and Olive Parker - unreadable According to list made by E. May Christy in 1925, buried in Rathbun : OLIVE R. D/O DAVID C. & OLIVE PARKER D. Oct 17 1837 AGE 19 YRS FRANKLIN T. S/O DAVID C. & OLIVE PARKER D. JULY 12 1842 AE 16 YRS Lot 107 HEMAN GREEN 1836-1910 CO. D. 9TH REG., NY VOL. CAV.

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Lot 108 CELINDA GREEN W/O 1841-1923 BABY DAUGHTER P.S. & G.E. GREEN LINDA DAUGHTER OF H & C GREEN D. May 13 1883, A. 8 M'S JENNIE R. DAUGHTER OF H & C GREEN D. MAY 8 1885 A. 8 M'S
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SECTION 19 Lot 109 1. 2. 3. CLIFFORD MERRILL 1878-1880 4. BERTIE (Merrill- s/o William W. Merrill and Harriet K Remington) Born Dec. 11, 1882, Died Dec. 29, 1882 D. 1882 AGED 19 D'S Lot 110 1. LEROY MERRILL 1890-1894 2. 3. large VAN VLACK monument GEORGE W. 1839-1917 CO. A. 64TH NY VOL. (Civil War Veteran) MARIETTE M. W/O 1847-1921 4. H.J. (Herbert) VAN VLACK s/o George & Mariette B. May 29 1874 D. OCT 9 1941 Lot 111 KENT monument C.R. (Clayton) VAN VLACK (s/o George & Mariette Van Vlack ) B. FEB 20 1870 D. APR 4 1953 Lot 112 unknown Lot 113 ? - believed to be John & Mary Stookey and family -- no stones John (Stooky) Born 1855 Died Aug. 21, 1915 age 60 years Hanover, NY Mary Rose (Stuckey) born in Switzerland February 15, 1841 Died October 26, 1920 AGE 74 YRS 8 MO 11 D'S Lot 114 George Hancock lot - believed that Hancock family is buried here, found two broken stones: 1. unreadable 2. LEWIS S/O George Hancock

Stone research and information compiled by William M. Snyder (Secretary/Treasurer of Rathbun Lawn Cemetery), great-grandson of Lewis and Mary Snyder (Section 1, Lot 4) and great-grandson of Heman (Civil War Veteran) and Celinda Green (Section 18, Lot 107) Typed and edited by Barbara A. van Vlack, great-granddaughter of George (Civil War Veteran) and Mariette Van Vlack (Section 19, Lot 110) and great-great-granddaughter of Leonard and Eliza (Judd) Merrill (Section 7, Lot 37) Special thanks to: Lorraine Marvin, Town of Perrysburg Historian, for access to lists of deceased buried in Rathbun Lawn Cemetery Vincent Martonis, Town of Hanover Historian, for supplying E. May Christy list (partial Rathbun stone inscription reading done by E. May Christy, 1925) and a 1946 list (compiler unknown) Versailles Cemetery, Cattaraugus County, NY RuggTown Cemetery (West Perrysburg Cemetery), Cattaraugus County, NY Mallory Cemetery, Town of Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, NY Markham Cemetery, Town of Dayton, Cattaraugus County, NY Broadway Cemetery, Gowanda, Town of Persia, Cattaraugus County, NY Cooper Cemetery, Town of Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, NY Philbrick Family Site, Town of Persia, Cattaraugus Co., NY Crandall Cemetery, Cattaraugus Co., NY

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