"Brick Church Cemetery"

Now called "Baptist Rural Cemetery"

Sodus Center, Town of Sodus
Wayne County, NY

Part 2

Photograph Contributed by and
© 2005 Daryl VerStreate Jr. and Amanda VerStreate

Located about six miles north of Lyons village, in the town of Sodus. In the restoration of this cemetery, the stones were taken up, the land cleared and leveled, the stones replaced with no regard to family. It is a tragic sight, to observe when copying. The brick church at this cemetery is said to be the oldest in Wayne County. It is not in general use today (circa 1950).

[Note: the above was written about 1950, by the unknown reader of the cemetery. In 2005, the old brick Baptist church and cemetery are owned by the Baptist Rural Cemetery Association of Sodus Center, Inc. The phone number on the sign is too small to read. For information about how to contact them, please get in touch with the Office of the County Historian in Lyons NY.]

2005 Driving Directions - South Geneva Road into Sodus from Lyons. The Cemetery is on the corner of Brick Church Road and South Geneva Rd.

Towar, Lydia, wife of John, Feb. 3, 181, 27y

Warner, Asher, June 12, 1813, Battle of Sodus, died while fighting in defense of his country, War of 1812 Inf.
Warner, Hannah, wife, no dates

Arms, Daniel, Nov. 11, 1850, 65y

"Kind was his breast and his whole heart sincere
His judgment sound and understanding clear
To friend to stranger and to suffering poor
He held a liberal hand and open door."

Arms, Luany, wife, July 28, 1809, 38y (Clark records say 58y)

"Death came and from her husband bore
The loving mother and the faithful wife
Her friends with tears the loss deplore
And walk bereaved the thorny path of life."

Proseus, Franklin M., Dec. 9, 1864, 37y 7m 14d

"There are no partings in heaven"

VanEtten, John, Jan. 6, 1875, 61y 1m 21d
VanEtten, Sarah, wife, Feb. 10, 1877, 35y 6m 21d
VanEtten, Charles, son, May 7, 1875, 1y 2m 4d
VanEtten, Peter, June 23, 1863, 78y 4m 7d (Clark records say 73y)
VanEtten, Polly, wife, May 24, 1872, 78y 3m "Gone but not forgotten"

Bradshaw, Minnie, dau. Albert & Ann, Aug. 25, 1858, 1y

Arms, Morris, Oct. 28, 1801-Feb. 9, 1871

Norton, Rev. Seba, Aug. 9, 1835, 75y, War of 1812 Inf.
Norton, Margaret, wife, Mar. 8, 1841, 83y 11m

Sturges, Manley, 1850-1921 "At rest"
Sturges, Emma Delano, wife, 1819-1900
Sturges, Molly B., 1842-1909

Ashford, William, 1824-1912
Ashford, Elvira, wife, 1836-1911
Ashford, Keren, wife of William, Apr. 7, 1874, 89y 2m 12d
Ashford, James, Mar. 23, 1862, 81y
Ashford, U. Grant, 1869-1911

Clough, Infant, son of William & Ann, Feb. 2, 1850 (Clark says Glough)

Gowey, Solomon, Feb. 15, 1852, 60y

"Friends nor physicians could not save
This mortal body from the grave
Nor can the grave confine it here
When Christ shall call it to appear."

Brayman, Sabra, dau. Cornelius H. & Olive, Feb. 2, 1839, 3y 3m 4d
Brayman, Oscar T., son Jeremiah D. & Ruth, Aug.14, 1863, 4y 3m 7d
Brayman, Catherine M., dau. Jeremiah D. & Ruth, Aug. 24, 1863, 6y 1m 22d

Thorpe, Gershom, son Joel & Harriet, Mar. 17, 1846, 28y 1m 24d
Thorpe, Ambrose, son Joel & Harriet, Aug. 23, 1847, 20y

Knox, Charles, Aug. 8, 1872, 70y 3m
Knox, Mary, wife, Aug. 19, 1868, 71y 2m 7d

Wilber, Weston, son Cyrenus & Mareca, May 10, 1849, 16y 3m 28d
Wilber, Jane M., dau. Cyrenus & Mareca, Sept. 25, 1840, 6y

Coon, Benjamin, July 31, 1827-Nov. 16, 1900
Coon, Anna M., wife, Jan. 15, 1826-Aug. 13, 1901
Coon, Samuel, son, Jan. 29, 1864, 11y 6m 28d

Utter, Erastus, son F.H. & Sarah, Sept. 18, 1846, 5y 7m 15d

"Sleep on sweet child
And take thy rest
To call thee home
God thought it best."

Utter, Frederick H., July 7, 1852, 38y 3m 25d

"Wife and children I must leave
And pass into the silent grave
Father in heaven thy ways are just
Be thou their guide when I am dust."

Utter, John M., July 2, 1854, 72y 7m 18d
Utter, Laura, wife, Aug. 29, 1875, 93y 7m 20d
Utter, Jane E., wife of William C., Dec. 7, 1858, 33y

"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord"

Closs, Rose, dau. J. & A., Apr. 5, 1860, 12d (Clark record - Gloss)

"Happy infant early blest
Rest in peaceful slumber rest."

Brant, Eliza A., wife of Frank P., Oct. 29, 1880, 23y 25d

"Death came upon her like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flower of the field."

Griffith, Georgie W., son David & Margaret, May 15, 1856-Oct. 7, 1857
Griffith, Polly, wife of David, Sept. 23, 1843, 33y

Ford, Alonzo N., Sept. 7, 1869, 34y "Asleep in Jesus"
Ford, Ellen, wife, 1842-1924
Ford, Chancy, May 26, 1890, 81y
Ford, Hannah, wife, Feb. 9, 1864, 50y "Heaven is her home"

Hopkins, Esther, wife of Nicholas, June 10, 1843, 54y
Reynolds, Lewis, Dec. 8, 1870, 55y 5m "Asleep in Jesus blessed sleep"
Reynolds, Rhoda R., wife, Aug. 17, 1847, 28y

"My dear companion you I leave
Though long and sorely you must grieve
This tomb contains your blooming wife
Let this teach you how frail is life."

Reynolds, Nehemiah, Dec. 11, 1873, 87y 3m 21d
Reynolds, Sarah, wife, May 13, 1845, 58y 10m 23d

"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
This marble slab was reared to show
Whose dust it is that sleeps below
Likewise to tell the passer by
That she in life prepared to die."

Reynolds, Polly, dau. Sept. 20, 1848, 26y 1m 22d

"She is gone we trust to a land of love
Her cares and afflictions are no more
Christ, may we soon meet her above
Where all our troubles and trials are o'er."

Reynolds, Nehemiah Jr., 1820-1885
Reynolds, Philinda Watson, wife, 1834-1915

Walker, Henry, Aug. 3, 1862, 23y, died at Douglass Hospital, D.C., Co. H, 27 N.Y.S.V.
Walker, Soloman, June 1, 1849, 78y, War of 1812 Inf.

Carothers, A., (no dates)
Carothers, G., (no dates)

Crawford, Clarissa, wife of James A., Sept. 23, 1848, 56y

Morey, Clarissa E., dau. Manuel & Mallissa, May 19, 1852, 9y

Jenks, Thomas R., Dec. 26, 1865, 63y 7m
Jenks, Jemima, wife, Nov. 2, 1875, 71y 6m

Hall, John, May 26, 1850, 30y
Hall, Mary E., dau. J. & E., July 4, 1850, 8m
Hall, Susan A., wife of M.M., died in Detroit, Mich., April 13, 1879, 57y 5m 28d

Burnett, Infany son C. & Mary, Jan. 10, 1852

Smedley, Lucius N., Dec. 11, 1864, 43y 9d, Flag "He died in hope of rest in heaven"
Smedley, Polly, wife of Soloman, March 14, 1875, 86y 8d "Gone but not forgotten"

Wright, Hannah, March 21, 1850, 90y 2m 12d

Espenscheid, Philip J., Nov. 28, 1827-Dec. 23, 1857
Espenscheid, Andrew (no dates)
Espenscheid, Harriet, wife, 1831-1860
Espenscheid, Catherine, wife of Andrew, July 11, 1825-May 12, 1852

"I know that my redeemer liveth.
Thus fades our sweetest comforts here
Our dearest friends they disappear
When the loud call from God is given
They sleep in death to wake in heaven."

Espenscheid, Lewis, Dec. 11, 1830-Apr. 30, 1852

Matteson, George, son James & Emily, Nov. 17, 1852, 5m 4d

Crosby, Myrtalu, son A. & D., July 27, 1855, 26y 9m

"One we loved has left our number
For the dark and silent tomb
Closed his eyes in deathless slumber
Faded in his earthly bloom."

Crosby, Mary C., dau. Alanson & Diana, Jan. 10, 1852, 18y 9m

"Let me die the death of the righteous
And let my last be like his."

Dunlap, Daniel, Feb. 1903, 72y, Co. D, 111 N.Y. Vol.

Gulick, Amos, Apr. 26, 1858, 77y 4m 13d
Gulick, Mary, wife, Nov. 8, 1856, 69y 7m 9d

Pollock, Alfred, Sept. 9, 1879, 66y 6m (Clark records say 1873)
Pollock, Mary, wife, July 4, 1867, 43y 3m
Pollock, Alfred E., son, April 24, 1854, 4y 10m 2d

"He is an angel now
With golden plumage on
While thou art desolate
To think that he is gone."

Pollock, David D., June 21, 1901, 53y 4m
Pollock, Emeline, wife, 1847-1927
Pollock, Baby son, Dec. 11, 1874, 1m

Reynolds, Crandell, Feb. 10, 1880, 76y 10m 4d
Reynolds, Sarah, wife of Crandell, Dec. 2, 1861, 52y 5m 20d

"Friends nor physicians could not save
Her mortal body from the grave
Nor can the grave confine it here
When Christ shall call it to appear."

Reynolds, Billings, son, Sept. 1881, 60y, Co. C, 160 N.Y. Vol.

Messinger, Henry, Nov. 21, 1870, 53y 1m 17d
Messinger, Delilah, wife, March 2, 1817-July 28, 1868

"Dear wife and mother thou art gone to rest"

Messinger, Walter, March 30, 1890, 61y 8m 25d
Messinger, Richard, Jan. 2, 1871, 77y 6m, War of 1812
Messinger, Polly, wife, June 12, 1872, 72y 4m
Messinger, Jacob, Feb. 2, 1895, 58y
Messinger, Edward, March 23, 1888, 58y

Hunn, Abbie, wife of Jerome, 1876, 20y 22d
Bell, Henry M., Sept. 1, 1865, 28y 4m 18d

"Dearest husband thou hast left us
Thou hast bid us all farewell
Where eternal spirits dwell
Dearest husband still we love thee
And thy name we still adore
And we hope by grace to meet thee
On bright Canaan's peaceful shore."

Bell, Sarah E., wife, 1842-1921 (later wife of Anson Pulver)

Phillips, Bell, dau. E. & E., March 12, 1875, 5y 6m 11d
Phillips, Ella A. dau. E. & E., Apr. 24, 1875, 11y (Clark- 12y 6m 27d)

Goodall, Charley, son P. & E., June 30, 1875, 1y (Clark says 1876, 3y 15d)

Cooper, Albert, Apr. 4, 1880, 55y, Co. F, 94 N.Y. Vol.

VanHoute, Sarah J., Oct. 15, 1865, 1y 3m 15d, dau D. & J.
VanHoute, Jane M., 1865, Oct. 16, 3y 16d, dau. D. & J.

Kansier, Augustus, Aug. 20, 1888, 43y 3m 3d
Kansier, Mary E., wife, May 29, 1896, 55y 10m 16d, later wife of A. G. Towns Kansier
Nora May, dau., May 2, 1876, 1y 2m 6d
Kansier, Irvin C., son, 1882, 11y

Fowler, Charles, 1853-1902
Fowler, Leo, son C. & Laura, 1891, 2y

Volunteer Typist - Patti Norton of Baldwinsville, NY

Following is the beginning of the section of the cemetery list prepared by Dorathy Hardie.

CALEF
George D., March 4, 1857-July 6, 1926

PROSEUS
John F., Apr. 2, 1868, 72y 10m (Clark records say 1863)

"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord"

"Those that knew him best loved him best"

"Ma do not cry, Trumie is going home
We loved him and he died."

"Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade
Death came with friendly care
This lovely bud to heaven convey
And bade it blossom there."

"Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord"

"Friends nor physicians could not save
This mortal body from the grave
Nor can the grave confine it here
When Christ my Saviour doth appear."

"Weep not dear parents tis but vain
What is your loss is my gain."

"Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade
Death came with friendly care
This lovely bud to heaven conveyed
And bade it blossom there."

"Remember me as you pass by
As you are now so once was I
As I am now so you must be
Prepare for death and follow me."

"Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear
I made her bounds; no mortal woes
Can reach the lonely sleeper here
And angels watch her soft repose."

"Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not"

"You blooming youth as you pass by
As you are now, so once was I
As I am now so you must be
Prepare for death and follow me."

"Thus fades our sweetest comforts here
Our dearest friends they disappear
When the loud call from God is given
They sleep in death to wake in heaven."

"But he knoweth the way
That I take, when he
Hath tried me I shall
Come forth as gold."

"God gave, he took, he will restore
He doeth all things well."

"Sleep on dear child thy work is done
The mortal pang is past
Jesus has come and borne thee home
Beyond the stormy blast."

"She fought a good fight, she kept the faith"

"Our sister has passed through death's alarms
And is free from every sorrow in the loving Saviour's arms."

"Father thou art gone to rest
Thy toils and cares are o'er
And sorrow, pain and suffering
Shall ne'er distress thee more."

"She has gone from this troublesome world with Jesus forever to dwell"

"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord"

"Our Mary dear lies cold in death
O'er us is cast a gloom
When Jesus comes he'll bid her rise
Decked with immortal bloom."

"A faithful wife and devoted mother"

"Mother dear mother I am at rest
Though not upon your loving breast
Then for the absent do not weep
Tis sweet to sleep as angel's sleep."

"The toils are all over
I now am at rest
My body in the tomb
And my spirit with the blest."

"This much and this is all we know
They are supremely blest
Have doene with sin and care and woe
And with their Saviour rest."

HARRIS
Spencer, June 18, 1881, 34y 6m 18d
Ellen P., wife, May 17, 1886, 36y
Essie , dau., Sept. 12, 1875, 1y 6m
Robert, Feb. 15, 1885, 63y
Jane W., Oct. 12, 1877, 53y 6m 27d, wife of Robert
Sarah, dau. David & Eliza, Feb. 8, 1894, 14y
Amarilla A. 1885 - 1912
Jennie B., dau. William & Josephine, Aug. 26, 1896, 8y
Satie A. (no dates)

BOEDEN
Marie, wife of Andrew, 1841 - 1906

TINDALL
Charles H., Aug 2, 1802 - Apr. 10, 1883
Polly A. CAMP, wife, Oct. 1, 1815 - Feb. 11, 1901
Charles S., Nov. 20, 1844 - Aug. 30, 1913
J. Worth 1850 - 1937
Ida J., wife, 1856 - 1924

PITCHER
Frank J., died Minn., Apr. 8, 1888
Lawson C., Oct. 27, 1881, 44y 10m
Sarah Ann, wife, Aug. 24, 1886, 50y 8m 25d

DOWNING
Elder John, July 15, 1873, 71y 7m 13d
Laura, wife, May 29, 1873, 70y (Clark records say May 20, 71y)

BORRADAILE
John, June 12, 1872, 85y
Mary Ann, wife, Sept. 24, 1877, 76y "Dear mother gone but not forgotten"
Richard S. 1838 - 1921
Harriet W., wife, 1837 - 1918

MESSINGER
Jerusha H. 1833 - 1922

SMITH
Clarence 1870 - 1926

HOLMES
Myron, Feb. 14, 1801 - May 4, 1872
Eliza HECOX, wife, Oct. 21, 1815 - Sept. 22, 1881

SMITH
Joseph M. 1874 - 1923

CALKINS
Ensign 1843 - 1912
Jessie W. 1860 - 1924

PITCHER
Henry, Aug. 1, 1883, 52y 3m 12d
Harvy, son H. & W., July 12, 1885, 17y 8m 22d

SHORT
Seymour S., 1832 - 1907, Co F, 98 N.Y.S. Vol.
N. Emma, wife, 1840 - 1935
Ora, (no dates, Ensign, 9 N.Y.H. Art.

BREMER
Mattie, wife of Wm. J., Dec. 29, 1902, 24y 5m 19d

MASON
Orien, Aug. 31, 1900, 71y 27d
Cynthia, wife, Feb. 11, 1899, 71y 6m 18d

THOMPSON
Robert R. 1815 - 1886
Elizabeth 1820 - 1852 (Clark records say Oct. 28, 1853, 33y)
Palina 1812 - 1883
Samuel P. 1845 - 1905
R.L.T. & S.P.T. Civil War markers on this lot

CAVES
Jeremiah 1827 - 1909
Susan 1844 - 1923
Frank 1881 - 1907

DOVILLE
Andrew J. 1847 - 1922
Alice, wife, 1852 - 1916

VanDUSER
Hiram, Dec. 22, 1824 - Jan. 25, 1902
Electa, wife, Mar. 22, 1833 - Jan. 4, 1901
Elizabeth, wife, June 16, 1886, 61y 9m 9d
Ellie, dau. H. & E., Nov. 28, 1883, 24y 1m 2d

MASON
Orin 1855 - 1929
Sarah, wife, 1849 - 1932

DUNHAM
Henry, Aug. 8, 1822 - March 3, 1895

SHEPPARD
Mattie M., dau. Fred & Hattie, 1897 - 1898

PIERCE
Lorenzo 1876 - 1901
John T. 1849 - 1924
Catherine ALLEN, wife, June 22, 1852-Jan. 14, 1904
Henry Herman 1877 - 1933

HARNART
Johnnie 1881 - 1902

DeBADTS
John 1881 - 1931
Jacob A. 1905 - 1926 or 1936

DeLAND
Isaac 1865 - 1936

VanHOUT
1834 - 1910
Johan, wife, 1833 - 1911

NEGUS
John, Sept. 26, 1901, 77y 1m 23d, Co B, 9 N.Y.H. Art.
Mary Jane, wife, 1857 - 1932

REYNOLDS
Thomas, Feb. 19, 1896, 49y, Co I, 22 N.Y. Cav.
Adelaide, wife, 1846 - 1920

MUNN
Gladys Pauline, dau. G.A. & E.B., July 25, 1892 - Nov. 5, 1893

THORNTON
Walter, July 18, 1844 - Feb. 23, 1894

TAYLOR
William, Apr. 10, 1871 - Dec. 24, 1896
Henry B., Sept. 4, 1842 - 19-
Eliza A., wife, Aug. 25, 1845 - Feb. 20, 1880

WOODARD
Byrd R. 1934-1934

PIERCE
Daniel M., June 13, 1894, 47y 4m 9d, Co B, 184 N.Y.S. Inf.
Jane A., wife, 1850 - 1928
Mary C., 1848 - 1918

PROSEUS
Emmet 1872 - 1934

DUNCAN
Infant son Allen & Dorothy, 1936 - 1936
Hary S. 1867-1936

NEGUS
Katherine L., wife of George N., 1849 - 1911
(Note, penciled in 'Hopkins') E.H., Jan. 22, 1820 - Mar. 16, 1896
Emeline, wife, Nov. 5, 1823-Nov. 10, 1878

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Volunteer Typist - Dorathy Hardie

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