Sheriff of Niagara County New York.
Sheriff of Niagara County New York.
Inscription
Lot 13 in Section B was purchased by Margaret Hill on July 1, 1852.
This lot can be easily located by entering the cemetery through the Cold Springs Road entrance,immediately turning left and proceeding down Chestnut Avenue about 250' past the caretaker's house. There is a very big tree here in 2014.
This is a tall pink granite monument with inscriptions on all four sides:
Note: Both Elisha Clapp and Alva Hill served as Sheriff of Niagara County.
Side 1:
"ALVA HILL
BORN
FEB. 23, 1808
DIED
JAN. 25, 1851.
MARGARET
HIS WIFE
BORN MAR. 6, 1807
DIED MAR. 27, 1881.
Side 2:
ELISHA CLAPP
BORN
FEB. 15, 1808.
DIED
JUNE 1, 1878.
Side 3:
GERTIE ELOISE
DAU'R OF
J.B. & SETHA T. HILL
BORN APR. 26, 1870.
DIED JAN. 22, 1872
Side 4:
AGNES I.
DAU'R OF
H.N. & EMMA HILL
BORN JUNE 12, 1859.
DIED FEB. 13, 1869.
MARGARET C. HILL
WIFE OF
CHARLES A. WEBB
1870 - 1891"
Gravesite Details
Photo is from the Reed collection (2005), courtesy of the Niagara County Historian's Office (2014).
Family Members
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