Fink Hollow Cemetery Listing, Town Of Allen -- Allegany County, NY (On Old State Road)
District 9, Lot 8; As shown on Beers Map of 1869; Burial Stones found at the burial site match the location and several obituaries state the burial is within the named cemetery. The number assigned during listing of Allegany County cemeteries was 2-4.
THERE ARE MANY MORE BURIALS THAT WILL BE PLACED ON THIS LISTING AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
If anyone can help by furnishing burials known (& proof of burials) please email the information to ron.taylor@alleganyhistory.org
Last Name | First Name | Birth mm/dd/yyyy |
Death mm/dd/yyyy |
Comments |
Miel (1st) | Charles Homer (1) | 1734 | 03/11/1836 | Sr.; Age 102; Rev. War Veteran (Capt.) BURIED FINK HOLLOW CEMETERY |
Miel | Mary Clark | 1749 | 1836 | Wife of Charles Homer Miel (1) BURIED FINK HOLLOW CEMETERY |
Miel (2nd) | Charles Homer(2) | 1778 | 3/14/1831 | BURIED FINK HOLLOW CEMETERY, TOWN OF ALLEN, ALLEGANY CO. NY |
Miel | Susan | 1782 | 5/18/1842 | Wife of Charles Homer Jr; Age 60 yrs. BURIED FINK HOLLOW CEMETERY |
Miel | Richard M. | 12/28/1838 | Son-Charles/Susan-Age29 yrs. BURIED FINK HOLLOW CEMETERY | |
Miel | Lucas | 1812 | 1/13/1839 | Son-Charles/Susan-Age27 yrs. BURIED FINK HOLLOW CEMETERY |
Miel | Celia H. | 1822 | 2/11/1831 | Dau-Charles/Susan BURIED FINK HOLLOW CEMETERY |
Miel | Louisa A. | 2/6/1834 | Dau-Charles/Susan-Age 19 BURIED FINK HOLLOW CEMETERY | |
Slade | George H. | BURIED FINK HOLLOW CEMETERY | ||
Slade | Dosha Ann Bissell | August 28, 1827 | July 02, 1916 | BURIED FINK HOLLOW CEMETERY |
Note: In the Miel families, as of the printing of this cemetery burial list (currently September 15, 2025), I have been informed that there are seven (7) members of the family that have been named “Charles Homer Miel”. This information came to me from Charles Homer Miel (5th). The “original” Charles Homer Miel (1st), listed above as having been born in 1734 in Britain, came to Canada where he served in the war with France. Later he moved to the United States and served in the Revolutionary War on the side of America.
DOSHA ANN BISSELL (SLADE)
Dosha Bennett Slade portrait behind curved glass in frame, is proudly displayed in the museum of Allegany County Historical Society. A family descendent presented the portrait to the museum several years ago.
Dosha Ann Bissell (Slade)
Born: August 28, 1827
Died: July 02, 1916
Married: George H. Slade
Children: Edgar Slade; Florence Slade (Sylor); Charles Slade
Lived in Town of Allen; Buried in Fink Hollow Cemetery.
Large (16” x 21”) Portrait of Dosha at Allegany County Historical Society was gifted by her Great-Great Grandson.
Her gr-gr-grandson also provided the Biographical History of Dosha:
“Dosha Ann recalled her early childhood at her father’s trading post near Birdsall, NY.
Whenever her father was required to leave home for several days, he would lock and shutter his buildings to protect his family. Indians wanting tobacco, etc., would knock on the shutters and doors but were not permitted entry until her father returned home.”
According to the Census data, Dosha Ann lived with her parents, Abner & Chloe Bissell, in the Inn her father ran in Allen, NY. She married George H. Slade in 1853 and the couple had 3 children. Dosha and George owned a farm on Allen Road in Allen, NY. Dosha was widowed in 1872 and managed the farm on her own until her death with some help from her children.
Dosha was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.
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George H. Slade
Son of Joseph Slade and Rhoda Eldridge
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Dosha Ann (Bissell) Slade — married about 1845 in New York, United States
Father of Edgar Slade