THOMAS FAMILY CEMETERY,
TOWN OF MARCELLUS, NY
LOCATED ON THE GOODEN
FARM, SEAL ROAD, ABOUT 2.5/10'S OF A
MILE EAST OF CORNER
OF SEAL AND SLATE HILL ROADS, ON A HILL
IN THE WOODS, ABOUT
125' FROM ROAD. FIELD VISIT MADE TO THIS
SITE E ON 26 AUGUST,
1995 BY BARBARA SPAIN, MICHAEL
PLUMPTON , SIDNEY TUTHILL,
JR., AND RICHARD LINCK,
OF SLATE HILL RD. (673-2981).
1. footstone: " D.T.'
2. tombstone, in 2 pieces:
"David Thomas/Died/May 31, 1849./In the 80, yr/of his age."
3. footstone: "C.T."
4. 1 piece tombstone, top
and bottom broken off: "wife of Davi/Thomas/died June, 22/1842./aged 78 years./Blessed
are the dead which die in the Lord."
5. footstone: "D.T."
6. tombstone with a weeping
willow tree motif: "The grave of/David son of/David & Chloe Thomas/who
died April 22d/1812 aged 2 years/10 months & 12 days/Suffer little children/to
come unto me and/forbid them not for of/such is the Kingdom of/God."
7. tombstone In 4 pieces
that were found, as well as a piece which is probably the bottom of Ellen's
stone which says "I Stanton, Syracuse" (probably the monument maker), with
weeping willow tree motif: "ELLEN J./daughter of/Asahel &/Abigail Thomas/Died/March
29th 1811/Aged 15 years/3 mo. & 19Ds." On one piece, the following parts
of a verse were found: "arly doom/sigh,/ts beyond/e tomb./be dry."
Submitted 23 September 2001