Find A Grave - Cortland County

Babcock, Willoughby b. 1832 d. October 6, 1864
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War first as a 1st Lieutenant in the 3rd New York Volunteer Infantry. Promoted to Captain, he was initially assigned to the 64th New York Volunteer Infantry, but was never mustered in at that rank. However, he eventually became the Lieutenant Colonel of the 75th New York Volunteer Infantry after spending some time as the Acting Assistant Inspector General for the Department of the Gulf's Cavalry Division. He was mortally wounded at...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Glenwood Cemetery, Homer, Cortland County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 6, Lot 5
Carpenter, Francis Bicknell b. August 6, 1830 d. May 23, 1900
Artist. A portrait painter, he is most famous for during the portrait of President Abraham Lincoln and his family. He became a friend of Lincoln's and wrote a book called "Six Months in the White House with Abraham Lincoln." (Bio by: Laurie)
Glenwood Cemetery, Homer, Cortland County, New York, USA
Duell, Rodolphus Holland b. December 20, 1824 d. February 11, 1891
Civil War US Congressman. He was elected as a Republican to represent New York's 21st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1863. He was subsequently elected to represent New York's 23rd and 24th Districts, serving this time from 1871 to 1875. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland County, New York, USA
Grover, Andrew Jackson b. December 22, 1830 d. July 1, 1863
Civil War Union Army Officer. He served during the Civil War as Major and commander with the 76th New York Volunteer Infantry. He was killed on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg while defending the Oak Hill area. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland County, New York, USA
Hathaway, Samuel Gilbert b. July 18, 1780 d. May 2, 1867
US Congressman from New York. He attended school in Massachusetts and then worked at a variety of occupations, including one sea voyage as the member of a ship's crew. In 1803 he moved to New York, settling in Cortland County, where he owned and operated a farm. He served as Justice of the Peace from 1810 to 1858, and was a Member of the New York Assembly in 1814 and 1818. In 1819 he moved to the town of Solon, where he owned and operated a large estate that included farms, a gristmill and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Hathaway Family Cemetery (Solon), Cortland County, New York, USA
Miller, John b. 1774 d. 1862
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 22nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1825 to 1827. Also served as a Member of the New York State Legislature, and State Court Judge. (Bio by: K)
Truxton City Cemetery, Truxton, Cortland County, New York, USA
Miller, Nathan Lewis b. October 10, 1868 d. June 26, 1953
New York Governor. Served as Governor of New York from 1921 to 1922.
Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland County, New York, USA
Norton, Llewellyn Powell b. May 11, 1837 d. February 16, 1914
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant Major in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Sergeant in Company L, 10th New York Cavalry for action on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia. His citation reads "Charged the enemy and, with the assistance of Cpl. Andrew Bringle, captured a fieldpiece with two prisoners." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Elmwood Cemetery, Preble, Cortland County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 1, Lot 15
Reed, Edward Cambridge b. 1793 d. 1883
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 22nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1831 to 1833. Also served as a State Court Judge. (Bio by: K)
Glenwood Cemetery, Homer, Cortland County, New York, USA
Reynolds, Joseph b. 1785 d. 1864
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 22nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1835 to 1837. Also served as a Member of the New York State Legislature, and State Court Judge. (Bio by: K)
Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland County, New York, USA
Riggs, Lewis b. January 16, 1789 d. November 6, 1870
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 22nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1841 to 1843. (Bio by: K)
Glenwood Cemetery, Homer, Cortland County, New York, USA
Swift, Lewis A. b. 1820 d. January, 1913
Astronomer. He discovered the comet known as "1862 III", which was later re-named the "Swift-Tuttle Comet" after him and Harvard Observatories' Horace Tuttle, who indpendently confirmed the comet's existance three days after Lewis Swift's observations. Over the course of his life he would discover hundreds of comets and nebulae. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Marathon Village Cemetery, Marathon, Cortland County, New York, USA

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