[WED]Re: Fosterville Cemetery
Bob McGinnis
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:03:46 -0600
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I have been reading the letters concerning Wedmore families in Cayuga =
Co, NY with interest for two reasons. My great-great grandfather was =
George Tincknell of Wedmore but his marriage record lists Zebedee =
Padfield as his father so we are unable to trace his Tincknell line =
(didn't find a bastardy bond for him when we were in Taunton record =
office two years ago) and don't know if he might be part of the =
Tincknells who emigrated to NY. George did come to the states with his =
wife's family and was in Burlington, Wisconsin by 1850, moving on to the =
Dyersville, Iowa area by 1853. He bought land in Iowa with his =
brother-in-law, Samuel Evans of Cheddar.
The other reason Cayuga Co is of interest is because my husband's =
great-great grandparents, Robert and Margaret Ester Black had emigrated =
from Ireland to Aurelius in the 1830's. They are buried in the Fort =
Hill Cemetery in Auburn, NY and we attempted to find the graves when we =
visited there in Sept this year. We did walk the cemetery in Aurelius =
looking for other family members, too. We didn't have any luck as we =
were there on a Saturday and the genealogy office was closed and there =
was no one at the cemetery to direct us. The cemetery in Auburn is =
huge!
I agree with James Ridley about the reasons groups settled together in =
certain areas. It seems in my ancestors that they joined others from =
Wedmore who had already gone to Wisconsin and then to Iowa. They moved =
on to Iowa because they wanted to own farms and good farm land was =
available there. One of Samuel Evan's brothers had purchased a near-by =
farm in Iowa in 1850 and they joined him. But I wonder in general about =
what qualities caused them to chose an area when I look at Bob's =
ancestors arriving in the 1830's in NY state. This was prior to the =
potato famine so not the reason the emigrated.
Sandi McGinnis
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Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 8:48 AM
Subject: [WED]Re: Fosterville Cemetery
Since I live about an hour's drive from Fosterville Cemetery, and =
since yesterday was a beautiful sunny day, my husband and I drove to =
Fosterville. It's in Cayuga County on Fosterville Road, near the town =
of Aurelius. Unfortunately, the cemetery is in horrible condition. If =
I had to guess, it has about 200-300 tombstones, but I will check when I =
have the opportunity at the Cayuga County Historian's Office to see if =
they have any records for it. The cemetery is mowed, but that's about =
all I can say for it. There is a large tree that has fallen across the =
grass in the middle of the cemetery that has not been taken out of =
there, even though it is possibly covering a couple of stones. There =
are many broken and tipped over stones, I think many in that condition =
because of pure vandalism. There was one granite stone in excellent =
condition for FEAR. I found it just before we left the cemetery and did =
not write down the names and dates on it, but there were three people =
memoralized on it. I took a photograph, and when I get it back in about =
two weeks, I will post the information on this site for anyone =
interested in the FEAR family who settled in Cayuga County. Barbara =
(interested in Coombe, Thomas, Evans) of Wedmore and NY state.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have been reading the letters =
concerning Wedmore=20
families in Cayuga Co, NY with interest for two reasons. My =
great-great=20
grandfather was George Tincknell of Wedmore but his marriage record =
lists=20
Zebedee Padfield as his father so we are unable to trace his Tincknell =
line=20
(didn't find a bastardy bond for him when we were in Taunton record=20
office two years ago) and don't know if he might be part of the =
Tincknells=20
who emigrated to NY. George did come to the states with his wife's =
family=20
and was in Burlington, Wisconsin by 1850, moving on to the Dyersville, =
Iowa area=20
by 1853. He bought land in Iowa with his brother-in-law, Samuel =
Evans of=20
Cheddar.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The other reason Cayuga Co is of =
interest is=20
because my husband's great-great grandparents, Robert and Margaret=20
Ester Black had emigrated from Ireland to Aurelius in the =
1830's. =20
They are buried in the Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, NY and we attempted =
to find=20
the graves when we visited there in Sept this year. We did walk =
the=20
cemetery in Aurelius looking for other family members, too. We =
didn't have=20
any luck as we were there on a Saturday and the genealogy office was =
closed and=20
there was no one at the cemetery to direct us. The cemetery in =
Auburn is=20
huge!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I agree with James Ridley about the =
reasons groups=20
settled together in certain areas. It seems in my ancestors that =
they=20
joined others from Wedmore who had already gone to Wisconsin and then to =
Iowa. They moved on to Iowa because they wanted to own farms and =
good farm=20
land was available there. One of Samuel Evan's brothers had =
purchased a=20
near-by farm in Iowa in 1850 and they joined him. But I =
wonder=20
in general about what qualities caused them to chose an area when I look =
at=20
Bob's ancestors arriving in the 1830's in NY state. This was prior =
to the=20
potato famine so not the reason the emigrated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sandi McGinnis</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 11, =
2003 8:48=20
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Cemetery</DIV>
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Since I live about an hour's drive from =
Fosterville=20
Cemetery, and since yesterday was a beautiful sunny day, my husband =
and I=20
drove to Fosterville. It's in Cayuga County on Fosterville Road, =
near=20
the town of Aurelius. Unfortunately, the cemetery is in horrible =
condition. If I had to guess, it has about 200-300 tombstones, =
but I=20
will check when I have the opportunity at the Cayuga County =
Historian's Office=20
to see if they have any records for it. The cemetery is mowed, =
but=20
that's about all I can say for it. There is a large tree that =
has fallen=20
across the grass in the middle of the cemetery that has not been taken =
out of=20
there, even though it is possibly covering a couple of stones. =
There are=20
many broken and tipped over stones, I think many in that condition =
because of=20
pure vandalism. There was one granite stone in excellent =
condition for=20
FEAR. I found it just before we left the cemetery and did not =
write down=20
the names and dates on it, but there were three people memoralized on=20
it. I took a photograph, and when I get it back in about two =
weeks, I=20
will post the information on this site for anyone interested in the =
FEAR=20
family who settled in Cayuga County. Barbara (interested in =
Coombe,=20
Thomas, Evans) of Wedmore and NY state. =20
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