Green-Wood Cemetery
Section 25, Lot 7405.
Only 3 stones stand on this large lot that hold the remains of 32 individuals. On an old map of the area, the right side of the lot is marked with the letter H for HOPKINS. All 3 stones are on that side. On the map, the left side of the lot is marked with E. & P. for EGENBERGER and PETERMAN(N), the latter spelled 2 ways. The only individuals memorialized in stone here are George W. Bird, Jesse W Mills, and Mary Ella Hopkins Mills. The first burials here occurred in 1853, and the most recent in 1985.
INSCRIPTIONS
---Stone in foreground:
Geo. W. Bird
Co. A.
65 N.Y. Inf.
---Two stones in background, left to right:
1
Jesse W Mills
Drummer
51 Ny Inf
1846
1939
2
In Memory of
Mary Ella Hopkins
Wife of Jesse W. Mills
Born Jan. 6, 1846
Died March 2, 1913
[NOTE: Complete burial list from cemetery staff, with burial dates, which may represent reburials after removal from previous graves. Contact the cemetery for more complete information about lots and occupants at http://www.green-wood.com:
BIRD: George W, 11/9/1864.
CARROLL: Lenore M, 9/12/1985.
EGENBERGER: Anna, 1/12/1935; Anna H, 1/26/1905; and Edward, 1/30/1951.
HARRISON: Child of William H, 9/18/1855.
HOPKINS: Charles M, 12/4/1864; Charles P, 5/6/1863; Jennie R P, 10/16/1881; John George P, John P, and Louisa M, all 3 on 10/15/1853; John P, 12/15/1875; and Louisa M, 3/18/1902.
MILLS: Jesse W, 7/24/1937; and Mary E, 3/5/1913.
OBERMANN: Andreas, 8/11/1861; and Louise, 8/14/1864.
Listed as PETERMAN: Joanna N, 9/11/1870; Frank, 6/12/1937; George, 1/31/1909; George, 4/19/1857; George Jr, 1/25/1864; Henrietta, 4/156/1906; Norah V, 1/3/1939; and Otto, 2/17/1931.
Listed as PETERMANN: Albert L, 7/22/1873; Child of George, 4/14/1870; Elizabeth, 10/14/1879; Franz R, 8/14/1873; and Margaret, 4/17/1870.
WIRTSCHE: Johanette, 5/20/1867.]