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Details: Written by: Ronald Taylor; Parent Category: Cemeteries U - Z; Category: Willing Cemeteries

Shongo Cemetery, Town of Willing, Allegany County, NY

Two adjacent cemeteries make up the Shongo Cemetery - The Walden Cemetery and The Jenison-Hawks-Stephens-Peet Cemetery.

The following record of the Walden Cemetery was created by Robert Ackerman in June 2006. Mr. Ackerman explains..

"The Walden Cemetery, in Great Lot 27 of the Willing Tract, is purportedly the older of two adjacent cemeteries. The second is called the Jenison, Hawks, Stephens or Peet Cemetery. This second cemetery is located in Great Lot 28 of said Tract. According to Hazel Shear, Town of Willing Historian in the mid 1900's, an argument occurred back in time which caused a division between the two cemeteries. Consequently, a wire woven fence was erected to separate the cemeteries. In reviewing the Beer's Atlas Map of 1869, the dividing line is located on the Great Lot lines of 27 and 28, and also appears to be the property line between L.A. Jenison on the south, and A.W. Stevens (sp) on the north. Field evidence of the Great Lot lines is old trees and a fence west of NYS Route 19....According to a type-written paper (not dated) by Hazel Shear, "several bodies were taken from the Walden Cemetery and moved to the Stannards Cemetery about 1890".

Walden Cemetery Photos:

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SHONGO CEMETERY (WALDEN) ALPHABETICAL INDEX

Last Name	First Name /MI/Maiden Name	Other Information
Beebe	Flora	Died June 3, 1860 Age 8Y 1M 26D
Berry	Casy	Died May 9, 1875 Age 5M Son of Geroge F. and Anna Berry
Berry	Geroge F.	Died Apr 1, 1878 Age 25Y 1M 16D
Berry	Michael	1831 – Oct 9, 1868 Age 37Y Co D 18^th PA Cav.
Byam	Jane	1845 - 1900 Wife of Simon
Byam	Simon	1831 – Uncut Co G 46^th Reg. PA V.
Drake	H.M.	Horatio Miles Drake Nov 25, 1842 – July 1, 1893
Drake	Mary	June 16, 1847 – Aug 9, 1913 Wife of Horatio “Mother”
Graves	Electa	Died 1850 (Stone is broken) Wife of Sylvanus Graves (A 1950s DAR record shows dates of 1814 – Nov 25, 1850)
Graves	Infant	Died Feb. 3, 1856 Age 2D Son of Sylvanus and Electa
Graves	Mervin N.	Died Nov 29, 1847 Age 1M Son of Truman & Maria Graves
Gray	Amasa L.	Died Sept. 29, 1879 Age 60 Co E 1^st NY Dragoons
Gray	Sarah E. Stephens	1820 – 1895 Wife of Amasa (Note: Sarah’s stone is some 20’ south of her husband’s stone)
Huggins	Charles	Died Feb. 8, 1855 Age 24Y Stone is broken
Jenison	Hannah	Dec 9, 1789 – Dec 15, 1872 Wife of John
Jenison	John	Feb 3, 1785 – Sept 7, 1872
Jenison	L.A.	Footstone with the initials “L.A.J.” – possibly Lucius A., son of John and Hannah
Leach	Amelia	1860 – Mar 12, 1863 Age 3Y 14D Dau of Elias and Emily Stone is lying flat
Leach	Elias	1816 – Oct 31, 1865 Age 47Y 8M 13D (Date info from DAR list)
Leach	Emily	1821 – 1909
Leach	Harvey	1781 – 1859 Age 78Y Stone is lying flat
Leach	Michael	1849 – Oct 25, 1865 Age 16Y 4M Son of Charles (Stone is lying flat)
Leach	Orrena	1789 – July 27, 1853 Age 66Y 3M Wife of Harvey (Stone is broken and lying against a tree)
Leach	Steward	1852 – Nov. 17, 1868 Age 16Y Son of Charles and Ellen (Stone is lying flat)
Martin	Gaston	1840 – 1903 US Cav. Vol.
Metal Cross		Unknown Burial
Mudge	Sophronia	Died June 9, 1855 Age 38Y 11M Wife of A.B. Mudge (stone is broken, first name was found in 1850 census)
Newton	Jesse	1811 – May 1, 1842 Age 30Y 10M 12D
Perkins	Anna L.	1882 – 1918
Rolow	Rosina	1842 – Apr 2, 1887 Age 45 Wife of G. Rolow
Smiley	Theodore	Died Feb 16, 1896 Age 51Y Co B 46^th Regt Ohio Vol.
Truax	Jacob	1800 – Nov. 11, 1857 Age 57
Truax	Mary	Died Nov. 11, 1852 Wife of Jacob (Stone is broken)
Truax	Mary D.	Died 1857 Daughter of Jacob and Mary
VanPelt	Anna M. Peaslee Berry	1858 – 1923 Wife of William
VanPelt	William	Died Mar 2, 1883 Age 41Y Co. A 136^th Inf Regt NY
Walden	Amelia	1850 – 1930 Wife of Gaylord
Walden	Carrie V.	1882 – 1909
Walden	Gaylord	1857 – 1913
Walden	George	Died Sept 5, 1839 Age 2Y Son of John Jr. and Lydia A.
Walden	John D.	1849 – Nov. 20, 1868 Age 19 Y 11M Son of John and Diana
Walden	Joseph B.	1811 – Jan 26, 1857
Walden	Lydia Ann	1815 – Sept 8, 1846 Age 31Y 3M 5D Wife of Rev. John
Walden	Pansy L.	1903 – 2001
Walden	Rev. John Jr.	Died May 20, 1873 Age 51Y 3M 16D
Walden	Rowena	Feb 16, 1904 – July 22, 1906

Jenison-Hawks-Stephens-Peet Cemetery Photos:

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JENISON-HAWKS-STEPHENS-PEET CEMETERY ALPHABETICAL INDEX

Last Name	First Name/MI/Maiden Name	Other Info
Bilby	Catharine	Died June 6, 1872. Age 88Y 7M 14D – Stone says “Burritt”
Billings	Addie M.	1890 – 1965
Billings	Asher N.	Born Aug 14, 1829 Died June 5, 1908
Billings	Emma S.	1867 – 1951, Wife of John N.
Billings	Estella J.	Wife of Warren, June 23, 1858 – Feb 19, 1919
Billings	Frank B.	Son of Hiram and E Billings, Died June 16, 1886, Age 8Y 9M
Billings	John N.	1865 – 1936 “Father”
Billings	Mary	Wife of AN Billings, Died Dec 31, 1893, Age 66Y 2M
Billings	Our Darling	Born Apr 2, 1898, Died Nov 14, 1898, Son of John and Emma Billings
Billings	Warren E.	Aug 4, 1849 – July 19, 1935
Bingley	Frank B.	Sept 8, 1845 – Apr 13, 1904
Bingley	Ida A.	Wife of Frank, Oct 22, 1859 – Oct 3, 1896
Brundage	Flora M.	1868 – 1952
Burritt	Martha	Wife of Truman, Died Jan 30, 1893, Age 83
Burritt	Truman	Died Apr 2, 1882, Age 74Y 5M
Burrow	Cora	1865 – 1934
Downs	Emma J.	“Mother” 1850 – 1906
Elliott	May S.	1861 – 1940
Graves	Florence S.	1883 – 1962
Hawks	Bernard	Died Apr 14, 1875, Age 84Y 2M
Hawks	C.E.	1862 – Uncut
Hawks	Clarinda	Wife of William, 1826 – 1849
Hawks	Mary	Wife of Wallace, Born Jan 30, 1844, Died Feb 6, 1898
Hawks	Netoscar?	Son of WC and May Hawks, Died Jan 26, 1874, Age 1Y 1M 1D
Hawks	Orpha L.	Wife of William, 1831 – 1891
Hawks	Prudence	Wife of Bernard Hawks, Died Sept 12, 1876 Age 82Y 4M
Hawks	Wallace C.	Born Nov 8, 1841, Died Mar 13, 1898
Hawks	William	1830 – 1900
Jenison	Carrie	“Our Darling” Daughter of ES & Mary Jenison, Died June 5, 1877, Age 5Y 4M 19D
Jenison	Clara	Wife of Wm Jenison, Died July 2, 1881, Age 21Y 6M 9D
Jenison	Elhanan W.	1830 – 1924
Jenison	Elson S.	1833 – 1917 “Father”
Jenison	Elson W.	May 18, 1897 – Feb 10, 1907
Jenison	Lena Mae	1919 – 1921 (Temporary Marker)
Jenison	Mary J.	1838 – 1913, Wife of Elhanan
Jenison	Mary S.	1844 – 1916 “Mother”
Jenison	Raymond F.	June 22, 1899 – Apr 18, 1900
Jenison	Samuel E.	1868 – 1950
Lancaster	Anna	Died Sept 30, 1884
Lancaster	Joshua	Died Aug 4, 1869, Age 89Y 11M 22D
Lancaster	Permelia	Wife of Joshua Lancaster, Died Dec 9, 1872, Age 83Y 8M 9D
McCann	Effie May	Daughter of LO & Ada McCann, 1896 – 1898
McCann	Robert E.	Son of Lyle R. and Florence B. Arnold-McCann, born Mar 24, 1928, Died May 6, 1928
Mosher	Hazel A.	Feb 17, 1906 – June 27, 1906
Osburn	James R.	Died May 17, 1865, Aged 83Y 4D
Peet	David	1843 – 1910 “Father”
Peet	David F.	Died Dec 11, 1861, Aged 62Y
Peet	Edgar	Born Mar 3, 1835, Died Feb 4, 1896
Peet	Fannie Peet	Died Nov 1, 1876, Aged 74Y, Wife of David F.
Peet	George	Jan 18, 1863 – May 18, 1894
Peet	Grover D.	1885 – 1975
Peet	Hannah E.	1842 – 1909 “Mother”
Peet	Lulu E.	1884 – 1963
Peet	Mary H.	1916 – 1994
Peet	Mercy	Wife of Edgar, Born Jan 22, 1832 – Uncut
Robbins	Amanda M.	Wife of James B. Robbins, Died Oct 27, 1868, Age 26Y 9M 26D
Robbins	Charles R.	Son of JB & Amanda Robbins, Died Aug 2, 1869, Age 10M 15D
Robbins	Harry Jr.	Died May 24, 1935
Rohrabacher	Claribel E.	1900 – 1989, Wife of Ellwyn
Rohrabacher	Ellwyn M.	1899 – 1956
Rohrabacher	Maynard S.	1920 – 1982, PFC US Army WWII
Slawson	Fredinand	Died May 18, 1885, Age 36Y 6M 24D
Stalcup	Doris T.	1908 – 1967, Shared marker with Betty Thorwart
Stephens	Andrew W.	1839 – 1926, 85^th Regt NY Vol
Stephens	Archie	1863 – 1906, “The Lord is My Shepard”
Stephens	Bertha C.	1918 – 1993, Wife of Ronald
Stephens	Charles W.	1833 – 1915, Corporal Co A 136 Regt NYS Vol, “At Rest in Jesus”
Stephens	Clark E.	1876 – 1955
Stephens	Ebenezer G.	Died June 18, 1881, Aged 73Y
Stephens	Ella J.	1869 – 1956
Stephens	Elnora D.	Wife of A.W. Stephens, Died Apr 2, 1880, Aged 35Y 11M 27D
Stephens	Etta Leonard	Wife of Clark, 1882 – 1934
Stephens	Frank W.	1872 – 1944
Stephens	Frank S.	1874 – 1954
Stephens	James R.	1879 – 1939
Stephens	Lawrence E.	1888 – 1960, temporary marker
Stephens	Lewis	1908 – 1935
Stephens	Lillian J.	Wife of A.W. Stephens, 1858 – 1923
Stephens	Lillie	1876 – 1926, temporary marker
Stephens	M. Maud	1878 – 1946, Wife of James
Stephens	Mary	Wife of Ebeneezer Stephens, Died Sept 10, 1859, Age 53Y
Stephens	Reginald	Son of GW & M Stephens, Died July 30, 1862, Age 3Y
Stephens	Ronald A.	1907 – 1985
Thorwart	Betty D.	1925 – 1977, Shared marker with Doris Stalcup
Thorwart	Francis X.	July 4, 1921 – Feb 10, 1996
Whitaker	Chester	Died Dec 31, 1873, Aged 53Y 4M 29D (Stone is broken)
Wood	Elizabeth	Apr 3, 1817 – July 1, 1903 “Mother”
Wood	James R.	May 16, 1810 – Sept 18, 1896 “Father”

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