admin About two miles southwest of Sinclairville, is one of the earliest
places set apart for the burial of the dead, in the central part of the
county. It is near what was once known as the Barnes Place, in the
northeast corner of the town of Ellery, close to Cassadaga creek, and
not far from a pleasant natural grove of original forest trees. It was
in use from the earliest period of settlement by the people who reside
upon Pickard street, in Ellery, and upon the town-line road between
Ellery and Gerry, and in South Stockton, and by some who resided in the
vicinity of Sinclairville. Over three hundred burials have been made
here. The earliest inscription is that upon an old head-stone at the
grave of Margaret Love, who died February 3, 1823. Among those best
known, interred in this ground, are John Pickard, a soldier of the
Revolution; Elisha Tower, John Love, Jared Nicholson, Zaccheus Norton,
Peter Pickard, a soldier of the war of 1812, Abel Brunson, Levi Love,
John Tompkins.
Inscribed upon the headstones in this grave-yard are the names
of many well known families in this part of the county. Among them
frequently appears the name of Pickard, Love, Becker, Denike, Stom,
Vanderwaker, Lenox, Patterson, Brunson, Norton, Demott, Rogers,
Carpenter, Tompkins, Denison, Rooker, Kibbe, Tefft, Woodworth, Putnam,
White and Burns.
This burial ground has been enlarged from time to time, and now
contains about two and one-half acres. The present trustees are Arkiazo
Norton, Asa Tefft, and James Becker. Arkinzo Norton is the
superintendent.
Source: Page(s) 15, History of Evergreen Cemetery. by Obed
Edson. Sinclairville, New York, Press of the Commercial, 1890.