Hoover Cemetery, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York

Cemetery Inscriptions, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York

In the northwestern part of the town of LeRay, between the villages of Evans Mills and Theresa, is a territory called variously “Joachim” and “Dutch Settlement” The first name was given from a son of Joachim Mtirat, who attempted a settlement here, and the second name was used to designate the early settlers, many of whom were of the Palatines of the Mohawk Valley ancestry, and not Dutch at all.

The Hoover cemetery is about two miles north of Evans Mills on the crossroad from Theresa to the military road. It is one-quarter of an acre taken originally from the farm of Peter Hoover. The first trustees were Alfred Vebber, Isaac Walradt and Alexander Van Brocklin, all of whom are buried within it. The oldest date found in this cemetery is 1831.

HOOVER CEMETERY

Van Brocklin.
Alexander Van Brocklin, died May 21, 1852, age 64 years, 5 months.
Catherine, his wife, died January 14, 1843, age 51 years, 3 months.
Abram H. Van Brocklin, died March 21, 1852, age 63 years, 6 months.
Abram Van Brocklin, born in 1820, died in 1897.
Maria, wife of Abram, died January 30, 1890, age 65 years.
Catherine, died July 8, 1863, age 9 years, 7 months, 25 days.
Martha, died July 2, 1863, age 7 years, 6 months.
Alice L., died June 25, 1862, age 4 years, 4 months, 9 days.
The last three were children of Abram and Maria Van Brocklin.

Ensign.
Pamelia, wife of Amos Ensign, died September 25, 1838, age 75 years, 10 days.
Horace Ensign, died April 20, 1871, age 77 years, 8 months, 19 days, on the Murphy lot.

Hoover.
Abram Hoover, died July 29, 1859, age 42 years, 1 month, 24 days.
Mary Ann, adopted daughter of Abram and Philetta Hoover, died July 28, 1850, age 12 years, 10 months, 29 days.
Martha Ann, adopted daughter of Abram and Philetta Hoover, died February 19, 1862, age 11 years.
Elizabeth, wife of Henry Hoover, died March 7, 1839, age 87 years.
Peter Hoover, died February 19, 1879, age 92 years.
Magdalena, wife of Peter Hoover, died June 26, 1847, age 59 years.
Silas, son of Peter and Magdalena, died November 27, 1851, age 32 years.
Simon R. Hoover, died March 4, 1876, age 53 years.

Kellar.
Aaron Kellar, died December 21, 1886, age 60 years, 10 months.
Louisa, his wife, died September 16, 1872, age 38 years, 5 months.
Almerin Kellar, died January 21, 1890, age 33 years, 3 months.
Jacob Kellar, died September 25, 1873, age 80 years, 11 months, 14 days.
Nancy Petrie, his wife, died September 13, 1854, age 56 years, 7 months, 26 davs.
Joseph Kellar, died July 9, 1864, age 29 years, 7 months, 12 days.
Catherine, his wife, died October 4, 1860, age 29 years, 2 months, 15 days.

Cemetery Inscriptions, LeRay,

Murphy.
Pamela J. Vebber, wife of Aaron Murphy, died January 13, 1896, age 69 years, 7 months, 20 days.
Sarah A., died September 17, 1871, age 14 years, 2 months, 3 days.
Alzada L., died October 12, 1875, age 23 years, 1 month, 13 days.
The last two were children of Aaron and Pamela Murphy.

Lortscher:
Gottlieb Lortscher, died November 23, 1896, age 70 years.
Catherina, his wife, died June 22, 1893, age 65 years, 4 months.
Lora, daughter, of C. R. and Dora Lortscher, died August 24, 1893, age 2 . days.
Roy E., son of Godfrey and Alice Lortscher, died October 3, 1894, age 6 months, 5 days.

Sixbury.
Gertrude, daughter of Jacob and Mary Sixbury, died February 1, 1885, age 40 years, 11 days.
Melissa, daughter of Jacob and Mary Sixbury, died October 23, 1882, age 39 years, 7 months, 17 days.
Margaret, daughter of Jacob and Mary Sixbury, died July 21, 1897, age 56 years, 10 months, 15 days.
Mary, daughter of Jacob and Mary Sixbury, died August 3, 1863, age 28years, 1 month, 16 days.
Alonzo, son of Jacob and Mary Sixbury, died November 7, 1860, age 20 years, 7 months, 10 days.

Storing.
Benjamin Storing, died January 6, 1855, age 43 years.
Alonzo, died December 17, 1864, age 16 years, 4 months, 11 days.
Melissa, died February 2, 1857, age 7 years, 1 month.
Adelia, died February 28, 1848, age 7 months, 28 days.
Betsy, died March 2, 1848, age 4 days, 4 months, 17 days.
The last four were children of Benjamin and Abi Storing.

Sidney Storing.
Catherine, wife of Sidney Storing. Mattis.
Mary A. Mattis, mother of Catherine Storing, born in 1800, died in 1885.

Vebber.
Alfred Vebber, died November 8, age 80 years, 3 months, 4 days.
Sally Ensign, his wife, died August 8, 1876. age 72 years.
Selestia, daughter of Alfred and Sally Vebber, died March 30, 1841, age 1 year, 6 months.

Townsend.
Fanny, wife of James Townsend, born in 1795, died in 1849. Walradt.
J. Adam Walradt, died February 27, 1831, age 57 years. 10 months, 18 days.
Elizabeth Moyer, his wife, died June 28, 1860, age 80 years, 4 months, 13 days.
Isaac Walradt, died January 25, 1888, age 79 years, 4 months, 7 days.
Anna Sixbury, his wife, died October 24, 1874, age 64 years, 7 months, 8 days.
Sarah Ann, daughter of Isaac and Anna, died July 4, 1861, age 17 years, 11 months, 21 days.
Seymour, son of Isaac and Anna, died February 9, 1840, age 1 year, 4 months, 2 days.

(To be continued.)

SOURCE: Vol, II, No 14, October 5, 1912 Genealogy: a journal of American ancestry

SOURCE: Vol, II, No 12, September 21, 1912 Genealogy: a journal of American ancestry