Palmer Cemetery (aka Nickerson Cemetery, aka Knight Cemetery), Town of Scio, Allegany County, NY
On left side (up hill) about 1000 yards onto Back River Road; from intersection of County Route 31 (Scio-Friendship Road)
The list below was transcribed by Mary Rhodes from D.A.R. Record Archives of The Catherine Schuyler Chapter.
From the D.A.R. Record: “This cemetery is located on Lot 59 in the town of Scio on the town road on the west side of the river. The southern portion of the lot was owned by W. H. Nickerson when the 1869 Atlas of Allegany County was published. This is how the cemetery came to be called by some, the Nickerson Cemetery. There are only five Nickerson burials in the cemetery and they are not as early as the Knight graves. Polly, daughter of Silas Knight (son of Joseph) was the first birth in the town of Scio in 1806. Her death was also the first death in the town. Since the earliest graves of other known members of the Knight family are in this cemetery, it seems logical to believe that Polly, first to die in the township is also buried here. The grave of Joseph Knight has been marked by Catherine Schuyler Chapter DAR. Mrs. Chris Kruger (Muriel Church) and her mother Mrs. Raymond Church (Ina Sherwood) copied this cemetery on August 1, 1962. Although it has been recently somewhat renovated, it is still in rough condition and they reported that it was somewhat difficult to read many of the markers.”
Update, 2014: Several "finds" have been reported and supported by photographs of stones. These are added to the listing below with notations and to our Photo Gallery. Thank you Bob Heavener for your volunteer work & photos at this cemetery. (Additional comments at bottom of this page below the listings.)
*Recent "rediscovered" stones......Data has been added to this list based solely on information from stones that have been uncovered from sod cover after having fallen.
(Palmer Cemetery tombstone photos are in our gallery with additional information and verification of many entries from listings.)
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* Ames |
Clarissa K. |
Newly Discovered Stone 7/2014; " In Memory of Clarissa K. Ames Who Departed This Life Sept 6 1832 aged 27 years. The Above was Wife of Abner Ames"..located by Bob Heavener; Photo in Gallery) |
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Armstrong |
James C. |
No stone. Died 4/19/1838 Age 1Y 2M 8D, Son of Willard & Sabrina |
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Bellamy |
Silas |
Died 10/11/1836 Age 29, Husband of Betsey |
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Bellamy |
Abner |
Died 3/1/1820 Age 1 yr 6 mo, Son of Silas & Betsey |
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Bellamy |
Betsey |
Died 7/25/1853 Age 63Y 10M 25D, Wife of Silas |
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Briggs |
Jessie |
Died 9/12/1846 Age 73Y 11M |
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Chadwick |
Charles |
Born 10/26/1805 Died 11/18/1886 “Father” |
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Cheeney |
Maria H. |
Died 6/5/1841, Wife of Hiram |
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Cleaver |
Lucinda |
Born 1/17/1833 Died 12/6/1888 Wife of George |
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Fitzsimmons |
? |
Died 11/8/1826, Infant daughter of B & Sophia |
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*Gordon |
Alexander |
Died 6/9/1823 in the 5th year of his age, Son of Martha and Peter. Stone rediscovered 8/2014. |
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H. J. W. |
? |
No data |
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Hall |
John W. |
Died 8/13/1836 in the 4th year of his age. Son of Amasa & Roxina |
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Hotchkiss |
H.C. |
No data |
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Hotchkiss |
Naomi |
Died 5/21/1883 Aged 67Y. Wife of H.C. |
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Hotchkiss |
Lillian |
Died 8/20/1865 Aged 6Y 11M. Dau of H.C. & Naomi |
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Jenkins |
Harriet Augusta |
Died 12/13/1847 aged 23Y 10M 9D. Wife of J.H. |
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Johnson |
William |
Died 9/2/1857. Son of BM & Susan |
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Johnson |
Bertie |
Died 11/10/1870 age 2M 14D. Son of BM & Susan |
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Johnson |
Rebecca |
Died 8/2/1870 aged 33Y 2M. Wife of George |
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Johnson |
Miney |
Died 2/11/1867 age 1 day |
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Johnson |
Millie |
Died 3/17/1867 age 1M 7D |
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Johnson |
Cora C. |
Died 2/9/1869 |
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Knight |
Joseph |
Died 1/24/1829 age 80Y (Revolutionary War soldier) (See more below list) |
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Knight |
Sarah |
Died 7/9/1840 aged 82Y. Wife of Joseph Knight |
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Knight |
Ann |
Died 2/18/1841 in her 73rd year. Wife of Joseph Knight. (From tombstone, rediscovered in 2014, "Wife of Joseph Knight, Jr.") |
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Knight |
William |
Born 6/11/1802 Died 4/18/1882 |
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Knight |
Louisa |
No stone. Died 6/10/1862 Aged 50Y 10M. Wife of William. (9/2015 Update; Stone Recovered: CLICK for UPDATE PAGE ) |
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Knight |
Almira |
Died 11/25/1833 aged 2Y 10M 16D |
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Knight |
Frederick |
No stone. No data. Son of Wm & Louisa |
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Knight |
Frederick L. |
Died 4/21/1853 Age 6M 18D |
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Knight |
Seymour H. |
Died 7/19/1863 Aged 29. Received his death wound at the Battle of Bull Run, Aug 30, 1862. |
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Knight |
Mary |
Dau of Wm. & Louisa Died Nov 25, 18?5 age 2yrs ?mo ?days. (Data from tombstone rediscovered in 2015; year, & mo/days unsure) |
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Larnerd |
W.B. |
Died 1/10/1869 age 54Y |
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Larrabee |
Andrew |
Died 4/1/1849 Age 18y 7M |
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Lathrop |
Mary E. |
Died 5/11/1856. Wife of David K. Lathrop |
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Luther |
Benjamin P. |
Died 9/3/1859 aged 33Y |
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Luther |
Electa |
Died 12/14/1863 age 49Y 9M. “His Wife” |
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Luther |
Ezra |
Died 7/15/18?7 Aged 96Y 15D. Revolutionary War veteran (per descendant) |
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Luther |
Henry |
Died 9/22/1842 age 2Y 3M 4D. Son of B.P. & E. Luther |
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Luther |
Nathaniel |
Died 11/6/1862 age 81Y. Husband of Orpha |
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Luther |
Orpha |
Died 1862. Wife of Nathaniel |
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Martin |
Jennie R. |
1877 – 1897 |
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Marvin |
Jane Ann |
Died 4/14/1856 age 36Y 1M 20D. Wife of CM |
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Nickerson |
DanL. P. |
Died 9/2/1861 age 26Y 20D |
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Nickerson |
Phebe |
No stone. Died 1/15/1864 age 63Y. “Wife of Henry” |
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Nickerson |
Mary E. |
Died 1/16/1837 age 7Y 4M. “Daughter of Henry $ Phebe” |
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Nickerson |
Henry |
Died 1/10/1843 age 49Y 8M 7D |
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Nickerson |
William H. |
Born 9/14/1821 Died 9/24/03 (i.e. 1903) |
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Palmer |
Benj |
Died 8/26/1826 Age 14Y. Son of Benj and Mary |
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Palmer |
John H. |
Died 12/11/1831 age 10Y. Son of Benj and Mary |
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Peterson |
Alice M. |
Born 1/12/1855 Died 3/10/1877 |
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Peterson |
John W. |
Died 2/27/1877 aged 64Y 7M |
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Peterson |
Charlotte |
Born 11/1/1818 Died 5/7/1902. “Wife of John” |
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Peterson |
Almira |
Died 3/25/95 age 53Y 11M. Wife of C. Peterson |
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Peterson |
C.H. |
Corporal, Co F 31st, U.S. C.T. |
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Pettys |
D.W. |
Died 5/6/78 age 40 |
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Pettys |
Z.B. |
Died 11/12/62 age 25Y |
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Pettys |
B. |
Died 5/23/1863 age 32Y. Vet 1861 – 1865 |
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Pettys |
Betsey |
Died 8/1/1848 age 50Y. Wife of Daniel |
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Pettys |
Sarah |
Died 7/1/1865 age 64Y. Wife of Daniel |
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Pettys |
Freelove |
Died 8/10/1849 age 74Y. |
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Richardson |
Christiana |
Died 8/22/1847 Daughter of Thomas & Marie. Age 4 years |
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Richardson |
Sarah Jane |
Dau of ?? |
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Rhodes |
Mary |
Wife of Ephraim. Died 8/10/1839** aged 55Y, 11D (added from Scio Library List 7/2014) |
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Stout |
Cornelia |
7/15/1843. Daughter of Peter L. & Wate. Age 15Y, 3M, 2D. (**Headstone discovered under sod 9/22/2016 which reports Year of Death as 1839. |
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Thomas |
Sally M. Odell |
1854? Wife of John Thomas |
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*Thomas |
Susan Cartwright |
(Stone rediscovered under sod 2014) "Wife of Ralph Thomas; Died Jan 10, 1848; Aged 29 Yrs" |
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Tibbs |
Sally |
Died 3/25/1847. Wife of James |
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Wilkins |
Samuel |
1778 – 1863 |
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Wilkins |
Mary |
1788 – 1865 |
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Wilkins |
James E. |
1821 - 1896 |
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Unknown |
Linus W.? |
5/18/1861? |
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