Her brothers Arthur and Alfred Phelps and his wife Clarissa, Samuel and Mindwell aka Melinda Phelps Gott were some of the first early settlers on the East hill of Springwater, NY. Samuel, Mindwell and their children are found in the 1820 Census in Springwater, NY. Her brothers, Clarissa and Mindwell were of the 12 original members of the first Congregational Church in Springwater, that later was changed to a Presbyterian Church in 1821.
Her brothers Arthur and Alfred Phelps and his wife Clarissa, Samuel and Mindwell aka Melinda Phelps Gott were some of the first early settlers on the East hill of Springwater, NY. Samuel, Mindwell and their children are found in the 1820 Census in Springwater, NY. Her brothers, Clarissa and Mindwell were of the 12 original members of the first Congregational Church in Springwater, that later was changed to a Presbyterian Church in 1821.
Inscription
East Avenue Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Springwater, NY, first burial in 1810. Some of the markers are simply wooden markers, or stones with no name or dates. Mindwell is most certainly buried in this cemetery. Only 27 burials have been positively identified.
The cemetery is located on East Avenue in Springwater NY. From the four corners in Springwater where State Routes 15 and 15A intersect, turn east onto East Avenue. The cemetery is found within a quarter mile and sits on the left (north) side of the road. It has some wooden headstones and is the oldest cemetery in Springwater.
The first burial in this cemetery was 30 Mar 1810; the last burial was in 1876. There are 27 known burials besides several that are marked with unlettered fieldstones. Those identified are from the records of J. Reid Robinson and Dorothy Graham, previous Springwater historians.
Gravesite Details
Wooden or simple stone marker with no inscriptions presently in 2017.
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