The Political Graveyard: Schoharie County, N.Y.

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 (age 51 years, 204 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Blenheim Hill Cemetery
Blenheim Hill, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Valentine Efner (1776-1865) — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Blenheim Hill, Schoharie County, N.Y., May 5, 1776. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1829; U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1835-37. Died in Blenheim Hill, Schoharie County, N.Y., November 20, 1865 (age 89 years, 199 days). Interment at Blenheim Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Breakabeen Cemetery
Breakabeen, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians who have (or had) monuments here:

Francis Walter Bliss (1892-1982) — also known as F. Walter Bliss — of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Gilboa, Schoharie County, N.Y., April 27, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department, 1933-43. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Sons of the American Revolution. Died September 8, 1982 (age 90 years, 134 days). Interment somewhere in Middleburgh, N.Y.; cenotaph at Breakabeen Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Franklin Winslow Bliss and Alberta (Becker) Bliss; married, June 22, 1918, to E. Margaret Schaeffer; great-grandson of Harvey Carpenter Bliss.
		Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

Cobleskill Cemetery
Cobleskill, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Sigsbee Pindar (1835-1907) — also known as John S. Pindar — 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, 1890-91; defeated, 1880 (15th District), 1888 (24th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888. Died in Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y., June 30, 1907 (age 71 years, 224 days). Interment at Cobleskill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Cobleskill Rural Cemetery
Cobleskill, Schoharie County, New York
Founded 1862

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Lawyer (1785-1868) — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., October 14, 1785. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1815-16, 1846; U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1817-19. Slaveowner. Died in Lawyersville, Schoharie County, N.Y., May 21, 1868 (age 82 years, 220 days). Interment at Cobleskill Rural Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Johannes Lawyer and Anna (Bouck) Lawyer; married 1804 to Sarah Hill 'Sally' Tiffany; first cousin of Abraham L. Lawyer; second cousin twice removed of Charles Lawyer Jr..
		Political family: Lawyer family of Schoharie and Cobleskill, New York.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

Henry Shafer (1757-1839) — also known as Johan Heinrich Schafer — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born June 1, 1757. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1805-08; common pleas court judge in New York, 1820. Died April 15, 1839 (age 81 years, 318 days). Interment at Cobleskill Rural Cemetery.

Relatives: Son of Johan Heinrich Schafer and Eva (Sternberg) Schafer; married, November 23, 1777, to Elisabeth Warner.

Charles F. Boughton (1870-1957) — of Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in 1870. Democrat. Postmaster at Cobleskill, N.Y., 1933-42 (acting, 1933-34). Died in 1957 (age about 87 years). Interment at Cobleskill Rural Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Louis Richman Mann (1896-1966) — also known as Louis R. Mann — of Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., April 15, 1896. Democrat. Postmaster at Cobleskill, N.Y., 1942-60 (acting, 1942-43). Died in Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y., January, 1966 (age 69 years, 0 days). Interment at Cobleskill Rural Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Jacob H. Mann and Amelia (Richman) Mann.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Esperance Cemetery
Esperance, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Jonathan R. Herrick (1818-1890) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, N.Y., October 14, 1818. Member of New York state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1877. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., November 2, 1890 (age 72 years, 19 days). Interment at Esperance Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of James Herrick and Julia (Sherburne) Herrick; married 1845 to Harriet E. Deuel; married 1870 to Charlotte Jackson Brown; father of D-Cady Herrick, Louise Brown Herrick (who married Robert Edwin Whalen) and Walter Richmond Herrick; great-grandfather of D-Cady Herrick II; second cousin four times removed of Waightstill Avery; third cousin of William George Fargo; third cousin twice removed of David Hough, Jeremiah Mason, Daniel Packer, Asa Packer and Irving Dilley Tillman; third cousin thrice removed of George Champlin; fourth cousin of Alfred Avery Burnham and Francis Frederick Fargo; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Townsend Douglass, Silas Hamilton Douglas and Robert Asa Packer.
		Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1839. Died in Gilboa, Schoharie County, N.Y., May 14, 1874 (age 83 years, 124 days). Interment at Flat Creek Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Samuel Bliss and Anna (Mason) Bliss; married, December 25, 1817, to Betsey Ploss; great-grandfather of Francis Walter Bliss; second cousin of Albert Bliss.
		Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Beakes-Greene-Witter family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

Burdette Gage Dewell (1873-1943) — also known as Burdette G. Dewell; Burdette Gage Hall — of Catskill, Greene County, N.Y. Born in Jewett, Greene County, N.Y., September 2, 1873. Democrat. Chair of Greene County Democratic Party, 1927-32; postmaster at Catskill, N.Y., 1938-43. Died in Catskill, Greene County, N.Y., January 12, 1943 (age 69 years, 132 days). Interment at Flat Creek Cemetery.

		Relatives: Adoptive son of William Henry Dewell and Mary Elizabeth (Kingsley) Dewell; son of Elbert Osborn Hall and Irene A. (Brockett) Hall.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Lawyersville Union Cemetery
Lawyersville, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Redington (1757-1830) — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., September 29, 1757. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1811-12. Died in Lawyersville, Schoharie County, N.Y., April 12, 1830 (age 72 years, 195 days). Interment at Lawyersville Union Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Daniel Redington and Hannah (Haynes) Redington; married, December 5, 1811, to Laura Wales; fourth cousin once removed of Asa Redington Jr. and Alfred Redington.
		Political family: Redington family of Waterville, Maine.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Livingstonville Cemetery
Livingstonville, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Adam Mattice (1792-1868) — also known as "Black Adam" — of Livingstonville, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Blenheim, Schoharie County, N.Y., June 6, 1792. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County 1st District, 1848. Died January 10, 1868 (age 75 years, 218 days). Interment at Livingstonville Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Johannes H. Mattice and Gertrude (Vrooman) Mattice; married 1813 to Nancy Winans; father of Manly Burr Mattice; second cousin of Martinus F. Mattice; second cousin twice removed of Burr Mattice; second cousin thrice removed of Warner Bryce Mattice.
		Political family: Mattice family of New York.

Unknown Location
Middleburgh, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Francis Walter Bliss (1892-1982) — also known as F. Walter Bliss — of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Gilboa, Schoharie County, N.Y., April 27, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department, 1933-43. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Sons of the American Revolution. Died September 8, 1982 (age 90 years, 134 days). Interment somewhere; cenotaph at Breakabeen Cemetery, Breakabeen, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son of Franklin Winslow Bliss and Alberta (Becker) Bliss; married, June 22, 1918, to E. Margaret Schaeffer; great-grandson of Harvey Carpenter Bliss.
		Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

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. 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 (age 73 years, 102 days). Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Charles C. Bouck.
		Political family: Cornell family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		The community of Bouckville, New York, is named for him.
		See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
		Image source: New York Red Book 1896

Joseph Bouck (1788-1858) — of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born near Fultonham, Schoharie County, N.Y., July 22, 1788. U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1831-33. Slaveowner. Died March 30, 1858 (age 69 years, 251 days). Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery.

		Relatives: Uncle of Gabriel Bouck.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Daniel Dodge Frisbie (1859-1931) — also known as Daniel D. Frisbie — of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y., November 30, 1859. Newspaper publisher; insurance business; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1900-01, 1909-12; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1911. Died in Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y., August 6, 1931 (age 71 years, 249 days). Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Grandison Norton Frisbie and Catherine 'Kate' (Dodge) Frisbie; married, February 22, 1882, to Eleanor Manning; third cousin twice removed of Henry Clinton Frisbee; third cousin thrice removed of Luther Hotchkiss; fourth cousin of John Frisbee Keator and Arthur Frisbee Bouton; fourth cousin once removed of Oliver Morgan Hungerford, Luther S. Pitkin and Ezra H. Frisby.
		Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Martinus F. Mattice (1790-1852) — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born June 11, 1790. Farmer; miller; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1826, 1833; common pleas court judge in New York, 1840. Died in Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y., July 19, 1852 (age 62 years, 38 days). Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Maria (Vroman) Mattice and Frederick Mattice; married, March 7, 1810, to Dorothy Bouck; granduncle of Burr Mattice; second cousin of Adam Mattice; second cousin once removed of Manly Burr Mattice; second cousin thrice removed of Warner Bryce Mattice.
		Political family: Mattice family of New York.

Lutheran Cemetery
Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Jacob Houck Jr. (1801-1857) — of Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., January 14, 1801. Democrat. Lawyer; Schoharie County District Attorney, 1831-36; U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1841-43. Died in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., October 2, 1857 (age 56 years, 261 days). Interment at Lutheran Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Old Stone Fort Cemetery
Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York

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. Slaveowner. Died in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., November 3, 1829 (age 77 years, 121 days). Interment at Old Stone Fort Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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 North Blenheim, Schoharie County, N.Y.; Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Blenheim, Schoharie County, N.Y., October 8, 1826. Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent of schools; Schoharie County District Attorney, 1859-62; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1863; U.S. Representative from New York, 1869-71, 1877-79 (14th District 1869-71, 15th District 1877-79); Schoharie County Judge, 1883-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1884; Justice of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1886-96. Died in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., March 3, 1908 (age 81 years, 147 days). Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

William Dietz (1778-1848) — of Schoharie, 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. Slaveowner. Died in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., August 24, 1848 (age 70 years, 57 days). Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

John Gebhard (1782-1854) — of New York. Born in Claverack, Columbia County, N.Y., February 22, 1782. Lawyer; Schoharie County Surrogate, 1811-13, 1815-22; U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1821-23. Died in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., January 3, 1854 (age 71 years, 315 days). Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Hobart Krum (1833-1914) — of Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Fulton town, Schoharie County, N.Y., January 12, 1833. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884, 1892, 1900; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1884; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1890-92; member of New York state senate 27th District, 1896-1902. Died in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., May 4, 1914 (age 81 years, 112 days). Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Jonas Krum and Mary (Bixby) Krum; married to Frances Amelia Washburn.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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. Slaveowner. Died in Esperance, Schoharie County, N.Y., April 8, 1857 (age 92 years, 206 days). Interment at Schoharie Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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