The Political Graveyard: Schoharie County, N.Y.

Schoharie County
New York

Schoharie County information:

Population: 31,582 (2000); 31,859 (1990)
Land area 622 square miles.
County seat: Schoharie
Schoharie County official web site.
Capital Impact: Schoharie County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Schoharie County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Schoharie County NYGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Schoharie County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Schoharie County
Politicians who were born in Schoharie County
Politicians who lived in Schoharie County
Politicians who died in Schoharie County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Schoharie County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Schoharie County

(not intended to be complete)

Edward A. Dox (District Attorney, 1899) Sharon J. Mauhs (District Attorney, 1926-33)

Politicians who were born in Schoharie County

No city given: Henry W. Barry 1840
Cobleskill: Milton John Daniels 1838 George H. Durand 1838 Rufus Richtmyer c.1887
Esperance town: D. Cady Herrick 1846
Fultonham: William C. Bouck 1786 Gabriel Bouck 1828
Near Fultonham: Joseph Bouck 1788
Gallupville: DeWitt C. Dominick c.1860
Gilboa: F. Walter Bliss 1892
Middleburgh: Peter I. Borst 1797 Elliott Danforth 1850 Arthur S. Tompkins 1865
Richmondville: George M. Palmer c.1861
Schoharie: Peter Swart 1752 William Dietz 1778 Thomas Lawyer 1785
Sharon: Lorenzo Crounse 1834 John Sigsbee Pindar 1835
Sharon Springs: Sharon J. Mauhs 1901
See also N.Y. birthplaces not assigned to counties.

Politicians who lived in Schoharie County

No city given:
- Lived in No city given, 1750-1799: Storm A. Becker - John Rice
- Lived in No city given, 1800-1849: Samuel Baldwin - Isaac Barber - Henry Becker - Storm A. Becker - Nicholas Beekman - Henry Bellinger - Joseph Borst, Jr. - Joseph I. Borst - William C. Bouck - Seymour Boughton - Alex Crookshank - Henry Devereaux - William Dietz - Valentine Efner - Robert Eldredge - Seth Eldredge - Barnabas Eldridge - William Fink - George F. Fox - Daniel Hager, Jr. - Henry Hager - Elisha Hammond - Heman Hickok - John F. Hiller - Peter A. Hilton - Aaron Hubbard - Peter Hynds - John Ingold - Marvin Judd - Jonas Krum - Abraham L. Lawyer - Jacob L. Lawyer - Lawrence Lawyer, Jr. - Thomas Lawyer - George H. Mann - Phillip Mann - William Mann - Martinus Mattice - Reuben Merchant - Jedediah Miller - Watson Orr - John Osterhout - Freegift Patchin - John Redington - John Rice - Abraham Ritchmeyer - Mitchell Sanford - Henry Shafer - Jacob C. Skillman - Thomas Smith - Peter W. Snyder - John Spikerman - Freeman Stanton - John Stryker - Peter Swart, Jr. - James Sweetman - Henry Tibbets - Nathan P. Tyler - Hiram Walden - Charles Watson - Harvey Watson - Alvin Wilkins - George Wright - John G. Young
- Lived in No city given, 1850-1899: John Avery - Jacob J. Barton - Daniel D. Dodge - Charles Holmes - Abraham L. Lawyer - John Lovett - Simon H. Mix - James Osterhout - Luman Reed - Lewis Rockwell - S. Sornberger - John Westover - Wilkeson Wilsey - James S. Wood
- Lived in No city given, 1900-1949: John W. Beggs - Grant L. Bice - Frank L. Casper - Madison J. Hilts - Daniel Larkin - D. Roy Shafer - Silas Springstead - J. Maurice Turnbull
- Lived in No city given, 1950-1999: Morris F. Karker
Carlisle: John M. Roscoe
Central Bridge: David Enders - Arthur L. Parsons - Wallace H. Sidney
Cobleskill: Eugene Coffin - Kenneth H. Fake - Harry M. Greenwald - Charles H. Holmes - Milo R. Kniffin - William C. Lamont - Raymond G. Leonard - Sharon J. Mauhs - Charles E. Nichols - Arden L. Norton - George M. Palmer - John Sigsbee Pindar - Frank H. Ryder - Russell Selkirk - Elliot Springstead - John Van Schaick - Lewis Wilson
Esperance: Geraldine Barton - James L. Gage
Fultonham: Layman Burgett
Gardnersville: Austin Sexton
Gilboa: Harvey Bliss
Jefferson: Benjamin H. Avery - Jessie Hamilton - Richtmyer Hubbell - Charles E. Nichols
Lawyersville: Joseph H. Ramsey - Jared Van Wagenen, Jr.
Leesville: James Parsons
Livingstonville: Adam Mattice
Middleburgh: F. Walter Bliss - Joseph Bouck - Alexander Boyd - David B. Danforth - Peter S. Danforth - Daniel D. Frisbie - J. Robert Johnson - Milo R. Kniffin - Albert E. Requa - Arlington Van Dyke - J. Edward Young
North Blenheim: Gail S. Shaffer
Richmondville: Fred C. Beagle - Edward A. Dox - I. J. Harrington - William T. Lamont - J. Ernest Wharton
Schoharie: William S. Dunn - Charles Goodyear - Abraham Keyser, Jr. - Hobart Krum - Stephen L. Mayham - Clyde H. Proper - Peter Swart - Harry C. Wright
Schoharie Court House: N. P. Hinman
Seward: George N. Pinder
Sharon: George A. Parsons
Sharon Springs: Everett Mereness
Sloansville: David Enders
See also N.Y. areas not assigned to counties.

Politicians who died in Schoharie County

No city given: William C. Bouck 1859
Cobleskill: John Sigsbee Pindar 1907 Sharon J. Mauhs 1964
Esperance: Alexander Boyd 1857
Gilboa: Harvey Bliss 1874
Lawyersville: Thomas Lawyer 1868
Middleburgh: Peter I. Borst 1848
Schoharie: Peter Swart 1829 William Dietz 1848
See also N.Y. deathplaces not assigned to counties.

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Schoharie County

Private or family graveyards
Blenheim Hill Blenheim Hill Cemetery
Cobleskill Cobleskill Cemetery
Gilboa Flat Creek Cemetery
Middleburgh Middleburgh Cemetery
Schoharie Lutheran Cemetery
Schoharie Old Stone Fort Cemetery
Schoharie St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
Schoharie Schoharie Cemetery

Private or family graveyard
Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Peter I. Borst (1797-1848) — of New York. Born in Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y., April 24, 1797. U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1829-31. Died in Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y., November 14, 1848. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Blenheim Hill Cemetery
Blenheim Hill, Schoharie County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Valentine Efner (1776-1865) — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1776. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1829; U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1835-37. Died in 1865. Interment at Blenheim Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Cobleskill Cemetery
Cobleskill, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Sigsbee Pindar (1835-1907) — of Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Sharon, Schoharie County, N.Y., November 18, 1835. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1885-87, 1889-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888. Died in Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y., June 30, 1907. Interment at Cobleskill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Flat Creek Cemetery
Gilboa, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Harvey Carpenter Bliss (1791-1874) — also known as Harvey Bliss — of Gilboa, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born January 10, 1791. Son of Samuel Bliss and Anna (Mason) Bliss; married, December 25, 1817, to Betsey Ploss (1792-1875); second cousin of Albert Bliss; great-grandfather of Francis Walter Bliss. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1839. Died in Gilboa, Schoharie County, N.Y., May 14, 1874. Interment at Flat Creek Cemetery.
- See also Bliss family of New York

Middleburgh Cemetery
Middleburgh, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William C. Bouck (1786-1859) — also known as "Old White Hoss of Schoharie" — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Fultonham, Schoharie County, N.Y., January 7, 1786. Father of Charles C. Bouck. Farmer; sheriff; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1813-16, 1817-18; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1820-22; Governor of New York, 1843-45; defeated, 1840; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846. Died in Schoharie County, N.Y., April 19, 1859. Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery.
- See also Cornell-Bouck family of New York
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Joseph Bouck (1788-1858) — of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born near Fultonham, Schoharie County, N.Y., July 22, 1788. Uncle of Gabriel Bouck. U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1831-33. Died March 30, 1858. Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Lutheran Cemetery
Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Jacob Houck, Jr. (1801-1857) — of New York. Born in New York, 1801. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1841-43. Died in 1857. Interment at Lutheran Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Old Stone Fort Cemetery
Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Peter Swart (1752-1829) — of Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., July 5, 1752. Common pleas court judge in New York, 1795; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1798-99; U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1807-09; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1816-20. Died in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., November 3, 1829. Interment at Old Stone Fort Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Stephen Lorenzo Mayham (1826-1908) — also known as Stephen L. Mayham — of Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1826. Democrat. Member of New York state legislature; U.S. Representative from New York, 1869-71, 1877-79 (14th District 1869-71, 15th District 1877-79); Justice of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1896. Died in 1908. Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Dietz (1778-1848) — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., June 28, 1778. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1813-15, 1823; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1825-27; member of New York state senate 3rd District, 1830-33. Died in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., August 24, 1848. Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Gebhard (1782-1854) — of New York. Born in New York, 1782. U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1821-23. Died in 1854. Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Schoharie Cemetery
Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Alexander Boyd (1764-1857) — of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., September 14, 1764. U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1813-15. Died in Esperance, Schoharie County, N.Y., April 8, 1857. Interment at Schoharie Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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