Forestburg Cemetery, Forestburg, NY
Extracted from
Gravestone Inscriptions
All Located in Sullivan County, NY
Volume 5
Copied & Edited by Gertrude A. Barber
1930 (Typescript, no copyright statement)

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

Forestburg Cemetery, located on the right side of the road leading from Monticello to Port Jervis and about one mile before you come to Forestburg Town Clerk's home. The Cemetery is surrounded by a low stone wall and badly neglected. The old church has long since merged witht eh Catholic Church and the present whereabouts of the old church records are unknown. STODDARD, Emma, daughter of S. & P. A., d. 13 Jan 1864, ae 2 mos, 6 dys STODDARD, Harriet Ann, daughter of Shapley & Polly Ann, b. 7 Jun 1852, d. 22 Nov 1861 DECKER, Stoddard, son of William P. & Ammarintha, d. 2 Sep 1875, ae 7 mos, 19 dys DECKER, Armanda, wife of David DECKER, d. 20 Jun 1852, ae 51-6-19 DECKER, Morris, son of Gabriel & Anna Ackerman, d. 23 Jul 1871. ae 17-1-15 ACKERMAN, John, a soldier, d. 15 Oct 1863, ae 26-6-17 ACKERMAN, William H., son of Gabriel & Hannah, d. 28 Nov 1861, ae 3 yrs, 5 mos ACKERMAN, Alicia H., daughter of John & Mary, d. 10 Aug 1865, ae 6-6-20 ACKERMAN, Carrie E., daughter of John & Mary E., d. 20 Sep 1865, ae 4-4-13 ACKERMAN, Mary, (no date or age given) JONES, Daniel R., 1826-1901 ACKERMAN, Gabriel, d. 3 May 1882, ae 83-1-26 DRIVER, Robert A., d. 21 Feb 1858, ae 32 yrs DRIVER, Children of Robert A. & Sarah E.: Robert I., d. 4 Jul 1854, ae 4 mos, 4 dys Matilda A., d. 7 Feb 1856, ae 1 mo, 26 dys DRIVER, Children of R. A. & S. E.: John R., d. 20 May 1850 (no age given) Isabella F., d. 8 Jul 1852 SMITH, Oliver J., son of Robert & Eliza, d. 4 Mar 1811, ae 1-5-16 HARRIS, Orrin, d. 29 May 1863, ae 75 yrs, 20 dys HARRIS, Sallie, wife of Orrin, d. 29 May 1874, ae 84-8-3 EDWARDS, Rachel, wife of Thomas, d. 1 Jun 1866, ae 61-2-25 HARRIS, Three infant sons of Orin S. & Catherine (no date or age given) , The 1st, d. 28 Mar 1833, the 2nd d. 25 Jul 1834, ae 7 wks, the 3rd d. 8 Dec 1836, ae 8 wks FISHER, Adelia M., wife of John D., d. 26 Apr 1865, ae 23-1-3 CANTRELL, George C., b. 1 May 1807, d. 30 Mar 1891 CANTRELL, Martha L., his wife, b. 30 Mar 1813, d. 5 Jun 1895 SOUKES, Edward R., Co. A, 143 N.Y.V., 1840-1910 SOUKES, Irving, 1887- SOUKES, Mary L, his wife, 1895-1920 SOUKES, Arthur, 1917-1920 SOUKES, Edith, 1919-1919 MAPES, Infant son of Daniel & Fanny, d. 26 Mar 1901 MAPES, Daniel J., 1859- MAPES, Fannie M. Whiting, his wife, 1865-1919 MAPES, Iva B., 1891-1906 LITTS, Infant daughter of Daniel & Sarah LITTS, d. 21 Mar 1889 WHITING, John, d. 13 Nov 1881, ae 25 yrs WHITING, Esther, d. 19 Mar 1883, ae 16 yrs WHITING, Francis, d. 13 Feb 1875, ae 50 yrs WHITING, Lucinda, his wife, d. 10 Apr 1895, ae 65 yrs KINNE, Sarah, wife of J. W., b. 6 Aug 1843, d. 26 Mar 1878 BECK, John & wife Minna BECK, erected by their son E. BECK (no dates or ages) EBERTH, Joseph, b. 7 Feb 1827, d. 8 Dec 1887 MOORE, Ann Haight, wife of Lewis MOORE, b. 28 Feb 1808, d. 11 Mar 1883 MOORE, Lewis, b. 15 Dec 1808, d. 14 May 1878 MOORE, Blanche A., daughter of Wm. H. & Anna H. MOORE, b. 17 Apr 1882, d. 10 Jun 1882 MOORE, Alexander, b. 2 Feb 1834, d. 20 Apr 1904 MOORE, Louisa, his wife, b. 8 Nov 1838, d. 5 Jan 1923, ae 84-1-28 MOORE, Emmett, b. 1 Feb 1830, d. 24 May 1915 MOORE, Alvina, wife of Emmett, b. 10 Sep 1832, d. 5 Jan 1901 MOORE, Herbert J., 1900-1925 MOORE, Infant son of Alexander, Jr., & Fannie MOORE (no date or age given) MOORE, Alex, 1861- MOORE, Fannie Mapes, his wife, 1864- MOORE, Wilbur M., 1907-1914 MOORE, Infant, 1903-1903 MOORE, Freddie, son of Charles L. & Gesilah, b. 12 Jul 1874, d. 27 Oct 1882 PETERS, Robert J., b. 1 Mar 1861, d. -- PETER, Amelia Ehrets, his wife, b. 23 Jul 1863, d. 24 Jan 1919 DUNN, George M., son of David L. & Sarah, d. 1 Nov 1890, ae 7 yrs, 4 mos MAPES, Infant son of Irvin & Ida (no date given) DRESCHER, Mildeed, b. 8 Mar 1922, d. 14 Feb 1924 JOHNSON, Horace B., 1848-1921 JOHNSON, Anna B. Litts, his wife, 1849- LITTS, Archibald I., 1879-1923 LITTS, Isaac, b. 22 Oct 1814, d. 13 Mar 1887 AVERY, David W., b. 4 May 1831, d. 8 Aug 1901 AVERY, Charles W., son of David & Martha, b. 14 Sep 1883, d. 23 Jun 1893 JONES, Mary E., 1867-1873 JONES, Helen F., 1880-1887 JONES, Joseph H., 1866-1890 STODDARD, Maria, daughter of Shapley & Polly Ann, b. 5 Sep 1854, d. 11 Nov 1861 The following are handwritten at the bottom of the page, no ages or dates: WILLIAMS, John K. WILLIAMS, Clarissa H. Reed, wife of John K.