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Index to Locations Attica Forest Hill Cemetery Gainesville Maple Grove Cemetery Pearl Creek Pearl Creek Cemetery Perry Hope Cemetery Perry Center Prospect Hill Cemetery Sheldon Unknown location Warsaw Warsaw Cemetery Forest Hill Cemetery Attica, Wyoming County, New York See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   George Gilbert Hoskins (1824-1893) — also known as George G. Hoskins — of Bennington, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in Bennington, Wyoming County, N.Y., December 24, 1824. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Wyoming County, 1860, 1865-66; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1865; U.S. Representative from New York, 1873-77 (30th District 1873-75, 31st District 1875-77); defeated, 1876; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1880-82. Died in Attica, Wyoming County, N.Y., June 12, 1893 (age 68 years, 170 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Harvey Putnam (1793-1855) — of New York. Born in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt., January 5, 1793. Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1838-39, 1847-51 (29th District 1838-39, 33rd District 1847-51); member of New York state senate 8th District, 1843-46. Died in Attica, Wyoming County, N.Y., September 20, 1855 (age 62 years, 258 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Smith Stevens (1824-1893) — also known as Robert S. Stevens — of New York. Born in Attica, Wyoming County, N.Y., March 27, 1824. Democrat. Member of New York state legislature, 1860; U.S. Representative from New York 31st District, 1883-85; defeated, 1880, 1884. Died in Attica, Wyoming County, N.Y., February 23, 1893 (age 68 years, 333 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Parmenio Adams (1776-1832) — of New York. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., September 9, 1776. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Genesee County Sheriff, 1818-21; U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1824-27. Died in Alexander, Genesee County, N.Y., February 19, 1832 (age 55 years, 163 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Parmenio Adams (1747-1809) and Chloe (Nearing) Adams; married, October 23, 1795, to Eleanor Wells; first cousin once removed of Hezekiah Case; first cousin thrice removed of Joseph Wells Holcomb; first cousin four times removed of Edmond Alfred Holcomb; second cousin once removed of Abiel Case, Asahel Pierson Case and Hiram Bidwell Case; second cousin twice removed of Noah Phelps, Nelson Platt Wheeler, William Egbert Wheeler and William Lucius Case; second cousin thrice removed of Alexander Royal Wheeler and Leonard Leach Case; third cousin of Almon Case; third cousin once removed of Augustus Pettibone, Augustus Seymour Porter (1769-1849), Peter Buell Porter, Elisha Phelps, Rufus Pettibone, Amos Pettibone, Anson Levi Holcomb, William Gleason Jr., Selah Merrill and Allen Jacob Holcomb; third cousin twice removed of Pierpont Edwards, Charles Ogden Tappan and Lafayette Blanchard Gleason; third cousin thrice removed of Oliver Ellsworth; fourth cousin of Abijah Blodget, Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Jairus Case, Peter Buell Porter Jr., Norman A. Phelps, Oliver Dwight Filley, William Dean Kellogg, John Smith Phelps, Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864), Augustus Herman Pettibone and Edwin Carpenter Pinney; fourth cousin once removed of John Davenport, Aaron Burr, James Davenport, Theodore Dwight, Gaylord Griswold, Benjamin Trumbull, Henry Waggaman Edwards, Oliver Owen Forward, Lancelot Phelps, Walter Forward, Chauncey Forward, Charles Creighton Stratton, Harrison Blodget, John Leake Newbold Stratton, Timothy E. Griswold, William Walter Phelps, Alvarus Payson Adams, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925), James Levi Hotchkiss, Phineas Orange Small and Claude Carpenter Pinney.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Charles Brewster Benedict (1828-1901) — also known as Charles B. Benedict — of New York. Born in Attica Township, Wyoming County, N.Y., February 7, 1828. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 31st District, 1877-79. Died in Attica, Wyoming County, N.Y., October 3, 1901 (age 73 years, 238 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Webber A. Joiner (1860-1940) — also known as Webb A. Joiner — of Attica, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in Weathersfield town, Wyoming County, N.Y., July 8, 1860. Republican. Livestock dealer; real estate business; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Wyoming County, 1922-26. English and Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Farm Bureau. Died in 1940 (age about 79 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Daniel Perry Joiner and Mariette (Cleveland) Joiner; married 1882 to Mary A. Wilson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: New York Red Book 1924   Clarence Henry Greff (1873-1954) — also known as Clarence H. Greff — of Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in Bennington, Wyoming County, N.Y., 1873. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention 44th District, 1915. Died May 18, 1954 (age about 80 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. Maple Grove Cemetery Gainesville, Wyoming County, New York Politicians buried here:   William Bristol (1775-1858) — of Genesee County, N.Y. Born in Canaan, Columbia County, N.Y., August 19, 1775. Member of New York state assembly from Genesee County, 1823. Died in Gainesville, Wyoming County, N.Y., January 4, 1858 (age 82 years, 138 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Martha Stevens; father of William Bristol (1821-1909).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Bristol (1821-1909) — of Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in Gainesville, Wyoming County, N.Y., March 7, 1821. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Wyoming County, 1867-68. Died in Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y., 1909 (age about 88 years). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Bristol (1775-1858) and Martha (Stevens) Bristol; married, January 12, 1843, to Adelia Lockwood; married, January 8, 1857, to Martha Jewett.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Pearl Creek Cemetery Pearl Creek, Wyoming County, New York Politicians buried here:   Benedict Brooks (1858-1933) — of Pearl Creek, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in 1858. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912. Died in 1933 (age about 75 years). Interment at Pearl Creek Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Hugh T. Brooks and Mary (Dwight) Brooks.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Hope Cemetery Perry, Wyoming County, New York Politicians buried here:   Willard J. Chapin (1791-1852) — of Perry, Genesee County (now Wyoming County), N.Y. Born in Livonia, Livingston County, N.Y., March 6, 1791. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; tanner; postmaster at Perry, N.Y., 1836. Baptist. Died, probably of cholera, in Perry, Wyoming County, N.Y., July 28, 1852 (age 61 years, 144 days). Interment at Hope Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Chapin and Sibyl (Joslyn) Chapin; married 1813 to Nancy Cooley; second cousin once removed of Alphonso Taft; second cousin twice removed of Charles Phelps Taft, William Howard Taft and Henry Waters Taft; second cousin thrice removed of George Franklin Chapin, Walbridge S. Taft, Robert Alphonso Taft and Charles Phelps Taft II; second cousin four times removed of William Howard Taft III, Robert Taft Jr. and Seth Chase Taft; second cousin five times removed of Eleanor Repass and Robert Alphonso Taft III; third cousin once removed of Edward M. Chapin; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Adams, Samuel Huntington, Daniel Chapin (1761-1821) and Arthur Chapin; fourth cousin of Calvin Fillmore, Bela Edgerton, Heman Ticknor and John Milton Thayer; fourth cousin once removed of Jonathan Elmer, Joseph Allen, Ebenezer Elmer, Eli Elmer, Elijah Boardman, John Allen, William Bostwick, Samuel H. Huntington, Bennet Bicknell, Daniel Warner Bostwick, Daniel Chapin (1791-1878), Chester William Chapin, Graham Hurd Chapin, Millard Fillmore, John Leslie Russell, Alfred Peck Edgerton, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton and Staley N. Wood.   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 Prospect Hill Cemetery Perry Center, Wyoming County, New York Politicians buried here:   Truman Benedict (c.1793-1855) — of Wyoming County, N.Y. Born about 1793. Member of New York state assembly from Wyoming County, 1843-44. Died December 1, 1855 (age about 62 years). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Unknown Location Sheldon, Wyoming County, New York Warsaw Cemetery Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York Politicians buried here:   Augustus Frank (1826-1895) — of Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y., July 17, 1826. Republican. Merchant; director and vice-president, Buffalo & New York City Railroad; later, director, Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856; U.S. Representative from New York, 1859-65 (30th District 1859-63, 36th District 1863-65); banker; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 29, 1895 (age 68 years, 286 days). Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Augustus Frank (1792-1851) and Jane (Patterson) Frank; married 1867 to Agnes McNair; nephew of William Patterson and George Washington Patterson; second cousin thrice removed of Matthew Griswold; second cousin four times removed of Benjamin Huntington; third cousin once removed of Thomas Hale Sill, Frederick William Lord and Theodore Sill; third cousin twice removed of James Hillhouse, Roger Griswold, Bela Edgerton and Zina Hyde Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Huntington, Henry Huntington and Gurdon Huntington; fourth cousin of John William Allen and George Griswold Sill; fourth cousin once removed of Hezekiah Case, Samuel Lathrop, Phineas Lyman Tracy, Albert Haller Tracy, Jairus Case, Henry Titus Backus, Alfred Peck Edgerton, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton and Thomas Worcester Hyde.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Roosevelt family of New York; Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Patterson (1789-1838) — of Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., June 4, 1789. Whig. U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1837-38; died in office 1838. Died in Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y., August 14, 1838 (age 49 years, 71 days). Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Patterson and Elizabeth (Wallace) Patterson; brother of George Washington Patterson; uncle of Augustus Frank.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Seth Merrill Gates (1800-1877) — also known as Seth M. Gates — of Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y.; Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in Winfield, Herkimer County, N.Y., October 10, 1800. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Genesee County, 1832; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1839-43; Free Soil candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1848; lumber and hardware merchant; postmaster. Died in Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y., August 24, 1877 (age 76 years, 318 days). Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Charles J. Gardner (1843-1901) — of Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in Attica, Wyoming County, N.Y., May 12, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded in the war, and lost his right leg; postmaster at Warsaw, N.Y., 1884-88; Wyoming County Sheriff, 1888-90; member of New York state assembly from Wyoming County, 1900-01; died in office 1901. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died, from uremic poisoning, in Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y., May 7, 1901 (age 57 years, 360 days). Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, July 30, 1865, to Annette R. Terry.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Eleazer Baldwin (1799-1845) — of Wyoming County, N.Y. Born September 16, 1799. Member of New York state assembly from Wyoming County, 1842-43. Died April 14, 1845 (age 45 years, 210 days). Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Francis Frederick Fargo (1824-1891) — also known as Francis F. Fargo; Frank Fargo — of California. Born in Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y., April 27, 1824. Newspaper publisher; member of California state assembly 4th District, 1861-62. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., January 12, 1891 (age 66 years, 260 days). Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of David Fargo and Phebe (Mason) Fargo; married to marietta Perry; fourth cousin of Jonathan R. Herrick and William George Fargo; fourth cousin once removed of D-Cady Herrick and Walter Richmond Herrick.   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   Isaac Samuel Johnson (1840-1906) — also known as I. Sam Johnson — of Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in New York, October 28, 1840. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; law partner of Elmer E. Charles, 1886-1906; member of New York state assembly from Wyoming County, 1890-91; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1894. Died September 25, 1906 (age 65 years, 332 days). Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Hiram Johnson and Jane (Slade) Johnson; married 1865 to Mary McFarland.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Nathan Summers Beardslee (1848-1915) — also known as Nathan S. Beardslee — of Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in New Berlin, Chenango County, N.Y., October 18, 1848. Republican. Lumberman; salt manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1892. Died in Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y., November 1, 1915 (age 67 years, 14 days). Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jesse Beardslee and Mary Ann (Chatfield) Beardslee; married, May 19, 1874, to Caroline Lamira Bristol; second cousin of Hobart Chatfield Chatfield-Taylor; second cousin once removed of Glover Wheeler Cable; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Pulaski Chatfield and Alton Farrel; third cousin twice removed of Truman Hotchkiss; fourth cousin once removed of Andrew Gould Chatfield and Henry Ward Beecher.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Farwell family of Chicago, Illinois (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Elmer E. Charles (1862-1936) — of Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in New York, January 3, 1862. Lawyer; law partner of I. Sam Johnson, 1886-1906; Wyoming County District Attorney, 1895-1904; member of New York state assembly from Wyoming County, 1904-05. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y., October 31, 1936 (age 74 years, 302 days). Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Henry Charles and Lurana (Witherell) Charles; married to Sadie Baird.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James Everett Nash (1875-1962) — also known as James E. Nash — of Silver Springs, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield County, Conn., January 6, 1875. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920, 1936, 1948 (alternate); chair of Wyoming County Republican Party, 1927-42. Died May 29, 1962 (age 87 years, 143 days). Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James H. Nash and Augusta (Dibble) Nash; married, October 27, 1896, to Jane E. Driscoll.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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