Rock Stream Cemetery

also known as StarkeyCemetery

West side of Old Lake Road, North of RockStream Road

Starkey, Yates Co., NY

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This is the largest burial ground in the townof Starkey, after the Dundee village Hillside cemetery.  It is currently ownedand maintained very well by an active cemetery association. An original transcription of the cemetery was made by Mrs. Grace Perry Ameigh, supplyingreadings of many unmarked graves. Most of the older lots are not associated withan actual owner. In this listing, the names attached to plots and monuments donot bear any necessary connection with their owners. The cemetery is easilyaccessible from the road.

WatkinsExpress               Apr 7, 1926

Survivorof Andersonville Answers Last Call - The death of TimothyJ. Terrill occurred April 5th of heart trouble at his home on Ninthstreet.  He had been ailing for the last five weeks but was up and down,not confined to the bed continually. Thus goes out from our midst a goodcitizen, and a brave soldier.  He had a large acquaintance in all classes,and he will be universally mourned and missed.

He was the son of Mr.and Mrs. A. F. Terrill born August 4, 1841 in the town of Starkey. He wasmarried to Minerva Roberts in 1878 at Watkins Glen,who was a sister of Mrs. Charles Tims of thisplace.  

Mr. Terrill enlisted asa soldier in the Civil War in October, 1861; Co. K. 17th N. Y. Regiment. He sawactive service in this regiment until it was disbanded in front ofFredericksburg. He re-enlisted Feb. 20th, 1863, was afterward transferred with60 other comrades of the regiment to N. Y. Batallion under command of Capt. Bates.They then left for Gettysburg.   

After this for refusingto cheer for General Meade, the battalion wasbroken up and divided into other regiments and Mr. Terrillwas put into Co. G. 146th N. Y., a Zouave Regiment, where he served twoyears lacking three weeks. He was taken prisoner in the battle of theWilderness, where he was badly wounded in the arm and neck, May 5, 1864, and wasconfined in Andersonville prison for eight months, enduring all the horrors ofthat prison.

He was then paroled as aconvalescent and taken to Charleston with 500 others and put aboard ship wherethey received sanitary care. They were then put on another ship and taken toAnnapolis, Maryland being  six days en route. There they went into barrackswhere they received further medical and surgical care and more clothing giventhem.  

All of this on accountof the imprisonment at Andersonville. The name even at this long period of time,makes one shudder. From Annapolis they went into convalescent camp and as theygrew stronger, the men were allowed to go to their homes.

Mr.Terrill came home on a 60 day furlough as all this time he was a paroledprisoner, and when his leave expired he went back to Annapolis where he wasexchanged and sent with the 146th regiment to City Point.

At last coming home toSyracuse with his regiment, he was honorably discharged July 17, 1865. Hispaternal grandfather served in the Revolutionary war.His maternal grandfather, Timothy E. Jones, was inthe War of 1812 - a splendid patriotic record.

He is survived by hisdaughter, Mrs. Michael Frank of Rochester whotenderly cared for him until the last, also by eight grandchildren.  Thefuneral services will be held at St. James church Thursday at two o'clock, Rev. F.N. Bouck officiating.  At the home at 1:30 p. m., the survivingmembers of the G. A. R. will hold a short service in memory of their honoreddead.  Burial at Rock Stream cemetery in the family plot.

TheWatkinsExpress                         Dec 18, 1940

CharlotteE. Warner - Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Warner died at her home, 224 ClintonStreet, Penn Yan on Tuesday, December 3rd, 1940.  MissWarner was born at Big Stream, N. Y., (now Glenora) on August 22, 1853,the daughter of Daniel DeWitt and Charlotte CoonWarner. 

Mr.Warner was born at Big Stream September 25, 1809and died at Rock Stream April 19, 1888. Mrs. Warnerwas born at Salem, N. Y., March 17, 1831 anddied at Rock Stream March 25, 1890.

MissWarner lived the greaterpart of her life at or near Rock Stream, moving to Penn Yan 12 years ago. Forsome fifty years, she was a member of the Rock Stream Christian Church, upon theclosing of which she became associated with the ChristianChurch at Lakemont, with which latter churchshe was connected at the time of her death.

Shehad a very large acquaintance in that section, and as long as physically able,gave much of her time to the church and community work.   

PennYan Courier      Thurs          Mar 25,1948   

JamesWard Warner died in New York City on Monday, March 15, 1948 after afew days illness. He and Mrs.Warner had gone to New York to spend a few weeks, as had been theircustom for the past few years.

He was born in thevillage of Big Stream, later called Glenora, N.Y. on March 15, 1858. The son ofJ. Dewitt Warner and Charlotte Coon Warner,with his parents he moved to Rock Stream in 1860.  

He received his earlyeducation in the district school, Starkey Seminary and graduated from CornellUniversity in 1879. He was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon society. Later hewent to New York City and became a member of the Produce Exchange, later thepresident. He was a member of the Shakespeare Club of New York City, later, thepresident.  He retired from business about ten years ago and came to theold Warner home to reside.

He was married on March9, 1932 to Mrs. Erma Miles Barnes who survives.Others are a nephew J., New York City; D.Warner of Newark, N. J.; a niece Mrs. WilliamBarney of New York City; a step daughter, Mrs.Harold Axtell of Rochester, New York.

The funeral was held onThursday with a prayer service at home, and services in the Rock StreamPresbyterian Church with Rev. A. S. Taylorofficiating. Burial took place in the family lot in the Rock Stream Cemetery.

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