Charlotte Center Burying Ground

The third death, and the first male person who died in the town of
Charlotte, was Barnabas Cole. He died in the year 1811, and was buried
at Charlotte Center, then a little settlement deep in the woods which
had been commenced in 18o9, a little later than the settlement in the
Pickett neighborhood, and a little earlier than that at Sinclairville.
It is not certainly known where Cole's remains were interred. It is
believed, however, that he was buried within the limits of what was
afterwards set apart as the burial place at Charlotte Center. The
burying ground consists of two acres or more, situated on the west side
of the highway, about forty rods south of the intersection of the roads
at the center of the town, in which about four hundred and fifty people
are buried at this time. The oldest grave-stone in the burial place is
that at the grave of Betsey C., daughter of Jabez and Mary Beardsley,
who died February 12, 1831, aged nine years. A monument is erected here
to the memory of Alonzo W. Cross, the first soldier representing the
town of Charlotte to fall in the war of the Rebellion. He was instantly
killed in the thick of the conflict in the battle of Malvern Hill, July
1st, 1862. Upon his monument are inscribed the lines:

“No more the trumpet's martial sound
Shall summon him to meet his foes,
Nor war's deep thunder echoing round,
Disturb him in his last repose.”

Many of the pioneers, and most prominent of the early residents
of the town, are buried in this burial place. Among them Robert W.
Seaver, a. soldier of the Revolution, and the first settler at
Charlotte Center; Randolph W. Seaver, his son; Elijah Carter, a soldier
of the Revolution, was probably buried in this ground; Stephen Lyman,
Samuel Vaughn, and Samuel Cleland, soldiers of the last war with
England; the brothers Calvin, Luther, Nathan, and Daniel Lake, among
the best known and most respected citizens of the town; Aaron Hall,
Nathan Penhollow, Addison Lake, Hiram and A. W. Straight; also Thomas
Pearson and William Wright, natives of England; James Houston and Hugh
Harper, natives of Ireland; David George, and James Williamson, and
David Rose, natives of Scotland. The latter was more than seven years a
soldier in the British Army. He served in the 93d Highlanders. He
arrived at the battle ground at Waterloo, with his regiment, just as
the great conflict terminated. He served under Packenham at the battle
of New Orleans, and soon after was honorably discharged, his time
having expired. He returned to his native country, and later took up
his home in Charlotte.

 

Source: Page(s) 15-17, History of Evergreen Cemetery.  by Obed
Edson. Sinclairville, New York, Press of the Commercial, 1890.