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Index to Davis, Leng, and Vosburgh's Tombstone Inscriptions
Volume 1
Staten Island Gravestone Inscriptions
from The Sylvan Grove, Merrell and Hillside Cemeteries in the former town of Northfield and the Church of the Ascension,
Staten Island, and the Fountain Cemeteries in the former town of Castleton. Copied in 1923, by William T. Davis, Charles W.
Leng, and Royden W. Vosburgh. Photographs by William T. Davis VOLUME ONE
Transcribed and Edited by ROYDEN, WOODWARD, and VOSBURGH New York City, March, 1924
More Information:
This index was input by Bob O'Connor. It contains more than two thousand names!!! from information provided
with the permission of the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences. Thanks for the hard work, Bob! Additional
information may be obtained through the SIIAS or by requesting film # 0017902 from the LDS.
Volume 1 and Volume 2 of
Leng, Davis, and Vosburgh's 1920s transcribed inscriptions
from various SI cemeteries that they felt were in danger of being abandoned.
They were correct, as most, if not all of them, are in fact neglected. The
work is in two volumes and the SIIAS and SIHS
each hold copies. The Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences
has generously allowed Bob O'Connor to scan its index and us to put
it online. Thanks, SIIAS for permission to share the data! And thanks,
Bob O'Connor for OCR'ing, proofreading (many times), and correcting
the index! See Volume 1 and Volume
2. With the index information, you can write the SIIAS, who, for a fee,
will copy the tombstone inscription for you. The info on tombstones can be
very valuable; I have solved a couple of family mysteries already with this
data!
The Data Note: The index attempts to show ONLY THE NAME OF THE PERSON DECEASED and the
NUMBER of the gravestone. As far as possible the maiden names of the married women are shown, thus "Cornelia J. (Johnson)
Bird" may be written rather than "Cornelia J. Bird." The married females are not crossed indexed and appear only under the
surnames of their husbands. The names of parents, husbands, or persons otherwise mentioned in the gravestone inscriptions
are not indexed. Index to Tombstone Numbers and Cemeteries
1 to 235 |
Sylvan Grove Cemetery | 236 to 264 |
Merrell Cemetery | 265 to 396 |
Hillside Cemetery, Oldest Section | 397 to 540 |
Church of the Ascension Burying Ground | 541 to 1092 |
Staten Island Cemetery | 1093 to 1500 |
Fountain Cemetery | 1501 to 1570 |
Hillside Cemetery, Sections Two and Three |
Volume 1 | A |
B | C |
D | E |
F | G |
H | I |
J | K |
L | M |
N | O |
P | Q |
R | S |
T | U |
V | W |
Z | other
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