Mayor of Auburn 1855. George Corning (1818-1892) Established the first shoe manufacturing company James S. Seymour (1791-1875) Philanthropist, founded Seymour Library John W Haight (1815-1895) One of the first Trustees on the Fort Hill board. Copp's Hill is the final resting place of over 10,000 people. Dr. Sylvester Willard (1798-1886) Physician, capitalist, philanthropist. Lithgow Osborne (1892-1980) Newspaper publisher, ambassador to Norway. NOTABLE PEOPLE Active in women's rights movement. . He is buried in the Fairmount Gardens section of the cemetery. David M. Dunning (1844-1940) Civil Engineer, horticulturist. Father of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, Lithgow Osborne (1892-1980) Newspaper publisher, ambassador to Norway. John Taber (1880-1965) Congressman 1922-1962. E. D. Clapp (1823-1889) Industrialist, president of E.D. Harold Metcalf Green (1940-2016) Businessman, Co-Owner of Winius-Brandon (Houston, TX), Professional Photographer. Cayuga County National Bank. United States of America. William H. Seward (1801-1872) Secretary of State for Lincoln. John Sherwood (1793-1871) Colonel NYS Militia, Sherwood Stage Line, Auburn Academy, Auburn/Syracuse Railroad. Cemetery. James O. Woodruff (1840-1879) Innovator, planner and founder of Woodruff Place, Indiana. Edwin D. Metcalf (1848-1915) Industrialist, founder of Columbian Rope Horace R. Wait (1844-1919) Merchant and Real Estate Dealer He is buried in the Fairmount Gardens section of the cemetery. It's a good idea to take a picture of the map at the front that shows where the more famous people are buried, as it's not easy to see the signs designating the graves of Harriet Tubman and . Barnes was a Massachusetts native who died May 26, 1872, at age 84. Harold G. Metcalf (1882-1971) Industrialist, Chairman and President of 1820-1913) Former slave, leader of the Underground Railroad. Christopher Morgan (1808-1877) New York Secretary of State 1848-1852, John Beardsley (1783-1857) Associate Judge of Cayuga County. William C Merritt (1923-2015) Businessman, President of Simplex. brother of David Munson Osborne. Founder of Auburn. Purchased Alaska. and Auburn City Hospital. Jonas White Jr. (1813-1876) Mayor of Auburn in 1863. Auburn board of directors. Auburn board of directors. and President of Columbian Rope Company 1916-1948. He is buried in the Fairmount Gardens section of the cemetery. Some Voodoo Child. Theodore M. Pomeroy (1824-1905) State Senator, Mayor of Auburn. Dr. Frederick Humphreys (1816-1900) Founder of Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co. Judge George Humphreys (1812-1885) Mayor of Auburn in 1861, 1862 and 1865. revised: January 11, 2022. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. James O. Woodruff (1840-1879) Innovator, planner and founder of Woodruff Place, Indiana. The oldest monument, dated 1842, the same year Fort Smith was incorporated, marks the grave of Captain Gookin. William C. Beardsley (1816-1900) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Cemetery, member on the first board of Trustees. . Lithgow Osborne (1892-1980) Newspaper publisher, ambassador to Norway. James E. Tyler (1807-1882) Mayor of Auburn in 1868. Auburn, Cayuga County, James O. Woodruff (1840-1879) Innovator, planner and founder of Woodruff Place, Indiana. Auburn board of directors. Hon. Very few organized burial grounds existed in the mid to late-1830's and early 1840's when the first pioneers arrived in Fort Hill and the surrounding areas. District, Cayuga County sheriff, businessman. James S. Seymour (1791-1875) Philanthropist, founded Seymour Library Email: forthillcemetery@centralny.twcbc.com Member of the first Board of Trustees of the Cemetery. J. Warren Mead (1845-1913) Warden of the Auburn Prison from 1897 to 1905. This account has been disabled. Cemetery. Edwin R. Fay (1829-1930) Banker. General William H. Seward (1839-1920) Civil War General, Banker and Community Leader. Horace R. Wait (1844-1919) Merchant and Real Estate Dealer Mayor of Several famous historic people are buried here, most notable would be William H Seward (President Lincoln's secretary of state) and Harriet Tubman (abolitionist and suffragette). The cemetery is well kept and marked, so finding graves is not difficult. . Wharton Green Jr. (1910-1969) Owner of Nye Wait Carpet Company 1936 to 1956. Thomas Mott Osborne (1859-1926) Son of Eliza W. and David M. Osborne. Charles E. Pearce (1843-1902) Captain in the Union Army, Republican Congressman. Auburn board of directors. later named American Locomotive Co. [ALCO]. Founder of Auburn. Cyrenus Wheeler, Jr. (1817-1892) Inventor, mayor of Auburn. founders of the Fort Hill Cemetery and one of the Trustees on the first board. Fort Hill Cemetery: Famous folks buried here - See 67 traveler reviews, 43 candid photos, and great deals for Auburn, NY, at Tripadvisor. Herman H. Schwartz (1906-1992) Industrialist, philanthropist. John M. Hurd (1832-1886) Mayor of Auburn in 1869. Myles Keogh (1840-1876) Soldier of fortune, killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn. John M. Hurd (1832-1886) Mayor of Auburn in 1869. Harold Metcalf Green (1940-2016) Businessman, Co-Owner of Winius-Brandon (Houston, TX), Professional Photographer. Nathaniel Garrow (1780-1841) U.S. Representative from New York 24th Benjamin F. Hall (1813-1891) Mayor of Auburn, Colorado Supreme Court Justice. Burial Hill Cemetery (1622). Mother of Nancy Green Wyatt-Brown (1915-2002) Daughter of H G Metcalf. Columbian Rope Company, veteran of WW1 and WW2. William F. Wait (1846-1915) Vice-President and General Manager of Nye & Wait Carpet Co. John L. Watrous (1801-1862) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Cemetery, first African American director of the New York Stock Exchange. General Jesse Segoine (1804-1895) Civil War veteran and community leader. President of the first board of Trustees. Try again. How (d. 1860) Original owner of Fort Hill property. John Sherwood (1793-1871) Colonel NYS Militia, Sherwood Stage Line, Auburn Academy, Auburn/Syracuse Railroad. Horace R. Wait (1844-1919) Merchant and Real Estate Dealer Michael S. Myers (1801-1884) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Cemetery. James O. Woodruff (1840-1879) Innovator, planner and founder of Woodruff Place, Indiana. President of the first board of Trustees. . Martha Coffin Wright (1806-1875) Sister of Lucretia Mott. George Underwood (1816-1859) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Wharton Green Jr. (1910-1969) Owner of Nye Wait Carpet Company 1936 to 1956. Fort Hill Memorial Park: 5196 Fort Avenue Lynchburg, VA 24502 (434) 239-6951: 1926-present: white: Lynchburg's first "memorial park"-style cemetery. Horace R. Wait (1844-1919) Merchant and Real Estate Dealer Harriet Tubman's Grave dbimages / Alamy. Theodore W. Case (1888-1944) Scientist, inventor. Mayor, prison reformer. Col. Stanley W. Metcalf (1893-1980) Chairman and President of the Oswego Starch Co. General Jesse Segoine (1804-1895) Civil War veteran and community leader. S. C. Tallman (1855-1925) Undertaker. Dr. Sylvester Willard (1798-1886) Physician, capitalist, philanthropist. Dr. Sylvester Willard (1798-1886) Physician, capitalist, philanthropist. Frank A. Barney (1862-1954) Auburn artist known for landscapes of scenery from General William H. Seward (1839-1920) Civil War General, Banker and Community Leader Robert A. Nelson (1900-1984) Mayor of Auburn 1952 to 1956. Cyrenus Wheeler, Jr. (1817-1892) Inventor, mayor of Auburn. TSgt Hill was missing in action for 62 years. Martha Coffin Wright (1806-1875) Sister of Lucretia Mott. Fort Hill Cemetery, Civil War Veterans. Louis B. Lawton (1872-1949) Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor When John O'Hara was buried in the cemetery in 1966, Pollock's widow Lee Krasner protested . T J Kennedy (1820-1883) In 1861, raised the first regiment from Cayuga County. Back to home page. Lead the restoration of Fort Hill's Bradley Chapel. Martha Coffin Wright (1806-1875) Sister of Lucretia Mott. Anthony Shimer (1819-1896) Landlord for downtown Auburn in the late 1800's. Originally called North Burying Ground, Copp's Hill was the second place of interment on the Boston peninsula and was laid out in 1659. Edwin F. Metcalf (1876-1949) Industrialist, philanthropist, Chairman John S. Fowler (1821-1902) Mayor of Auburn 1866 and 1867. Frank A. Barney (1862-1954) Auburn artist known for landscapes of scenery from Dr. Frederick Sefton (1859-1938) Physician, built 'The Pines' on South Street. Dr. Frederick Humphreys (1816-1900) Founder of Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co. Skip to main content. Warden of Sing Sing Prison. Cayuga County National Bank. John Hardenburg (1746-1806) Revolutionary War soldier. As of 1906, the cemetery comprised 180 acres and there were 1,300 interments. They may not be secured to headstones or markers. Narrow your results to famous, Non-Cemetery Burials, memorials with or without . a map of the cemetery with that section highlighted will pop up. Dr. Frederick Sefton (1859-1938) Physician, built 'The Pines' on South Street. George Underwood (1816-1859) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Allen Macy Dulles (1854-1930) Professor at Auburn Theological Seminary. in Auburn. The land for Maple Hill Cemetery was originally bought from LeRoy Pope for $100 in 1822. Created the first commercially successful soundtrack for motion pictures. William C. Beardsley (1816-1900) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Cemetery, member on the first board of Trustees. Martha Coffin Wright (1806-1875) Sister of Lucretia Mott. Anthony Shimer (1819-1896) Landlord for downtown Auburn in the late 1800's. Mayor of Auburn 1903-1905. Charles F. Durston (1840-1894) Warden of Auburn Prison. Enos Throop Martin (1808-1883) Attorney, one of the original Trustees of the Cemetery, nephew of Governor Enos Throop. He stated that their township was restoring and preserving the Hope Grove Cemetery, also known as the Shaw Family Cemetery (circa late 1840's to early 1860's), located on land southwest of Route 120 and Wilson Road, east of Volo. Mayor of Auburn 1903-1905. George H. Nye (1854-1916) Bank president, president of Nye Wait Carpet. Active in women's rights movement. He willed that Fort Hill "shall always be open for . Resend Activation Email. Maurice I. Schwartz (1901-1967) Industrialist, philanthropist. Jerome "Brud" Holland (1916-1985) Ambassador to Sweden, Cornell football star, Edwin D. Metcalf (1848-1915) Industrialist, founder of Columbian Rope Elizabeth Bradley Metcalf (1915-2004) Social Activist in Mental Health and Child Welfare revised: January 11, 2022 Gen. Emory Upton (1839-1881) Distinguished Civil War commander. Frances A. Seward (1805-1865) Wife of William H Seward. Brigadier General Adam Dixon (1827-1910) NY Veteran of Civil War and Brigadier General of Kansas Guard. Brigadier General Adam Dixon (1827-1910) NY Veteran of Civil War and Brigadier General of Kansas Guard. Active in women's rights movement. At the Maple Hill office, I grabbed a map and headed to find notable Huntsvillians buried within the 80,000 graves. Brigadier-General William Kirby (1842-1933) NYSNG Brigadier General who served in both for the Citizen Newspaper. George R. Metcalf (1914-2002) State Senator, Author, grandson of Edwin D Metcalf. Mayor, prison reformer. Silas L. Bradley (1817-1883) Merchant and banker, established an endowment for the S. C. Tallman (1855-1925) Undertaker. John Hardenburg (1746-1806) Revolutionary War soldier. Jerome "Brud" Holland (1916-1985) Ambassador to Sweden, Cornell football star, Harry R. Melone (1894-1949) Editor, author. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Columbian Rope Company, Director Cayuga County National Bank. Gorton W. Allen (1840-1920) Co-owner of the Henry & Allen Company. S. C. Tallman (1855-1925) Undertaker. Billy the Kid's tombstone was first stolen in 1950 by parties unknown and remained missing until a couple from Texas visited Fort Sumner in 1975 and mentioned when they sold their house in 1969 the new owner found a headstone partially buried on the property. School Street. District, Cayuga County sheriff, businessman. Dedicated in 1862 at Fort Willich, where the bodies of the 13 soldiers were originally interred, the 32nd Indiana Monument is regarded as the oldest Civil War memorial. Harold G. Metcalf (1882-1971) Industrialist, Chairman and President of James E. Tyler (1807-1882) Mayor of Auburn in 1868. FOREST HILLS CEMETERY IS A PLACE DEDICATED to memory. Cemetery. Hon. Harriet Tubman (ca. Brigadier-General William Kirby (1842-1933) NYSNG Brigadier General who served in both He was the first Dean and second President of Auburn Community College, now Cayuga Community College. Josiah N. Starin (1811-1895) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill Cemetery. Edwin R. Fay (1829-1930) Banker. George Underwood (1816-1859) One of the eight founders of Fort Hill You will no longer be notified of photo requests for this cemetery.