World War I Veterans Grave Sites Ontario County, Ny
WORLD WAR I VETERANS GRAVE SITES ONTARIO COUNTY, NY
Former Residents Buried in Other Places
Compiled by
Preston E. Pierce County Historian
Ontario County Department of Records, Archives and Information Management Systems
Canandaigua, NY
Ontario County World War I Veterans Known to be Buried Outside the County
This list includes both those who entered the service from Ontario County as well as those who were residents of the county some time later.
Bartlett, Murray
Burial Place: According to his 1949 obituary, he was taken to Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY for cremation.
References:
“President Murray Bartlett of Hobart College Awarded Distinguished Service Cross.” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Apr. 9, 1923. p. 4. [This article describes Bartlett’s services as a chaplain during World War I.]
“Bartlett Rites are Held Wednesday.” Daily Messenger. Nov. 17, 1949. p. 4. [This short article reveals his cremation.]
“Funeral Planned Tomorrow for Dr. Murray Bartlett.” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Nov. 15, 1949. p. 33.
Bonenblust, Mary
Burial place: Webster Rural Cemetery, Monroe Co., NY
References:
“It’s History Now. Thirty Years Ago.” Webster, NY Webster Herald. Mar. 4, 1948. p. 6.
“Mary Bonenblust RN.” Daily Messenger. Aug. 27, 1968. p. 3. [The obituary indicates that nurse Bonenblust served in the Army Nurse Corps during World War I and was the school nurse in Canandaigua for 25 years.]
World War Service Record. Town of Webster, NY. Webster Museum collection on the Internet at: http://www.webstermuseum.org/wwi.php
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Clark, Lewis H.
Burial Place: Champlin Cemetery, Westfield, PA.
References:
“Obituaries. Lewis H. Clark.” Daily Messenger. Dec. 9, 1975. p. 2. [Obituary indicates that Clark was a former resident of Rushville for 25 years who died in Hornell, NY.]
Cobbett, William B.
Burial Place: Bath National Cemetery, Bath, NY
References:
“Obituaries. William H. Cobbett.” Daily Messenger. Feb. 12, 1951. p. 3. [Obituary indicates tht Cobbett was a guard at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center for 19 years and died at the hospital. He lived on the VA grounds. A member of the Canandaigua post, American Legion, he was also the first commander of the Canandaigua chapter, Disabled American Veterans.]
Colmey, John A.
Burial Place: Bath National Cemetery, Bath, NY
References:
Findagrave.com on the Internet at: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=511090 &PIpi=73693425.
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Comiskey Spencer E.
Burial Place: Restvale Cemetery, Seneca Falls, NY
References:
Comiskey is listed on the Roll of Honor compiled by the Ontario County Historical Society at the request of the county in 1919. He was credited to the Town of Manchester where he lived in 1910.
Comiskey, Spencer Ellwworth. Library Bureau 26-1533. New Image from Findagrave.com York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919. WWI Navy Cards Comiskey, B - Cook, R (Cabinet Box 24) Available on the Internet from Ancestry.com. Form indicates that Comiskey enlisted in the Navy at Buffalo in Aug. 1918. He was listed as a resident of Seneca Falls, NY. His death is listed as Sep. 23, 1919 [different from the headstone] at Newport, RI.
Converse, Rob Roy S.
Burial Place: Mount Hope Cemetery (Sec MM), City of Rochester, NY.
References:
Findagrave.com on the Internet at: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Converse&GSfn=Rob&GSmn=Roy&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel= all&GSst=36&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=7968444&df=all&. No image included.
“Obituaries. R. R. Converse.” Daily Messenger. Jan. 31, 1972. p. 2. [Obituary indicates that Converse was born in Geneva, and then lived in Naples. He died at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center.]
Day, Elroy.
Burial Place: Oatka Cemetery, Scottsville, NY.
References:
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Findagrave.com on the Internet at: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36576916.
“Obituaries. Elroy Dey.” Daily Messenger. Jun. 8, 1972. p. 2. [Obituary indicates that he was born in East Bloomfield and graduated from East Bloomfield High School.]
Doyle, Charles.
Burial Place: San Francisco National Cemetery (Sec OSA, Row 116, Site 4).
References:
Findagrave.com on the Internet at: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Doyle&GSfn=Charles &GSmn=+&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=6& GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=3525390&df=all&.
“Obituaries. Charles Doyle.” Daily Messenger. Jan. 13, 1936. p. 3. [Obituary indicates that Doyle had lived in the City of Canandaigua.]
Fraser, P. Donald
Burial Place: White Haven Memorial Park, East Rochester, NY.
References: “Obituaries. P. Donald Fraser.” Daily Messenger. Jan. 7, 1963. p. 3. [Obituary indicates that he was a resident of East Lake Rd., Rushville at the time of his death.]
Gascon, Edward E. Jr.
Burial Place: West Webster Rural Cemetery (Monroe Co), NY.
References: “Obituaries. Edward E. Gascon Jr.” Daily Messenger. Jun. 1, 1965. p. 3. [Gascon’s obituary mentions that he died in the VA Medical Center in Batavia, NY. and was a resident of Honeoye. He was a member of the Honeoye-Hemlock American Legion Post.]
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Greenfield, Robert A.
Burial Place: Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, NY.
References:
Greenfield was a noted architect. A good reference to his work is the National Register nomination papers for the Richmond Ave. ME Church in Buffalo that Greenfield designed. It is available on the Internet at: http://www.buffaloah.com/a/wferry/525/nom.pdf.
Greenfield died in Geneva, NY but was a native of Auburn, NY.
“Major Robert A. Greenfield.” Daily Messenger. May 16, 1938. p. 3. [Obituary indicates that he was a retired Army officer and mentions his service in World War I.
Findagrave.com. On the Internet at: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=greenfield&GSfn=robert+&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst =36&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=65433617&df=all&. No image of the grave is included.
Gustin, Gilbert L.
Burial Place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY.
References:
Gustin was listed as a casualty from the Town of Hopewell on the 1917-1919 list of residents of Ontario County who died in World War I.
Gustin, Gilbert Leslie. Available on the Internet at Findagrave.com.
Gustin, Gilbert L. AGO fm 724-7. New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919 for Gilbert L Gustin. WWI Army Cards Gulino, C - Gutowski (Box 247). Available on the Internet from Ancestry.com. Gustin’s service summary indicates that he was born in Smithfield, PA and was a resident of Elmira when he enlisted in the National Guard there. He served overseas from May-Sep. 1918. He died Sep. 30, 1918
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from wounds received in action. The person notified of his death was his father, Charles C. Gustin, whose address was RD#3, Stanley, NY.
Some genealogies give his father’s name as Rev. Clyde Charles Gustin.
Gustin, Gilbert L. New York, Abstracts of National Guard Service in WWI, 1917-1919 Gilbert L Gustin. Vol 13: 108th Infantry (3rd Inf NYNG) F-I. Available on the Internet from Ancestry.com. State form confirms information on federal service summary card.
Ingraham, Harry M.
Burial place: White Haven Memorial Park, East Rochester, NY.
References:
“Military Rites Held Today for Veteran of World War I.” Daily Messenger. Sep. 8, 1948. p. 3. Available on the Internet at: https://newspapers.com/image/20985056. [Subscription site.]
Lawrence, Paul N.
Burial place: Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, NY.
References: Listed on the Ontario County Roll of Honor as a resident of Canadice.
Findagrave.com on the Internet at: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lawrence &GSfn=Paul&GSmn=N&GSbyrel=a ll&GSdyrel=all&GSst=36&GScntry =4&GSob=n&GRid=146992892&df =all&. Includes image below.
“Wounded in Battle—Dies in a Hospital.” Ontario County Times. Sep. 4, 1918. p. 9. [Article provides text of a letter written to Lawrence’s sister.]
Locke, Peer A. Sr.
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Burial place: Un-named cemetery in/near Rome, NY.
References:
“Obituaries. Peer A. Locke Sr.” Daily Messenger. Jun. 3, 1965. p. 3. [Obituary indicates that Locke was a native of the Town of Vicor, born in 1893, the son of Fred M. and Mercie Peer Locke. He was a graduate of Victor High School. The obituary confirms his service in World War I.]
Lung, George A.
Burial place: Arlington National “A Canandaigua Boy for Surgeon Cemetery, VA. General.” Ontario County Times. Mar. 16, 1921. p. 6. References:
Capt. Lung was born in Canandaigua and graduated from the Univ. of Rochester with the Class of 1883. He received his medical degree from the Univ. of Pennsylvania and served in both the Spanish-American War and World War I. During the latter conflict, he commanded the US Naval Hospital in New York.
Findagrave.com. On the Internet at: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lung&G Sfn=George&GSmn=A&GSbyrel=al l&GSdyrel=all&GScntry=4&GSob= n&GRid=57196714&df=all&.
Norton, Robert W.
Burial place: National Cemetery, Beaufort, SC
References: http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/index.html
Site lists his year of death as 1978. Norton was a well-known resident of East Bloomfield at the time of the war and for a decade or more after it. It appears that he moved to Syracuse in the late 1930s, and later to Florida
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Penoyer, Arthur Lorne
Burial place: St. Bonaventure Cemetery, Allegany, Cataraugus Co., NY. Sec. 2
References:
“Local Lad Wounded in England.” Ontario County Journal. May 11, 1917. p. 1. News artlcle indicates that Penoyer was a former
resident of Canandaigua and had suffered a gunshot wound. He was in Westtern Image from Findagrave.com General Hospital at Manchester, England. Information was sent from Canadian authorities to his father, A. L. Penoyer. Young Penoyer had recently lived in Ottawa, Ontario and was serving with the Canadian army.
Findagrave.com: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184787161 . The information on findagrave.com indicates that Penoyer died in NJ.
Penoyer, Arthur. Canada, WWI CEF. Attestation Papers, 1914-1918. Available on the Internet from Ancestry.com. Penoyer’s paper indicates that he was born in New York and that his father had lived in Canandaigua, NY. He was a bookkeeper. He signed his attestation papers on Oct. 12, 1915.
Penoyer, Arthur Lorne. Arthur Lorne Penoyer in the U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. Available on the Internet from Ancestry.com. World War II draft registration card indicates that Penoyer was living in Olean, NY.
Penoyer, Arthur. Arthur Penoyer in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Available on the Internet from Ancestry.com. Electronic record indicates that Penoyer died in Plainfield, Union Co., NJ.
Pinckney, Alto C.
Burial place: Grove Cemetery, Trumansburg, NY (Tompkins Co.)
References:
Pinckney’s form collected by the county and the Ontario County Historical Society right after the war states that he was buried in St. Emlie, France in the British Military Cemetery. He was reinterred inTrumansburg in 1921.
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Pinckney, Alto C. AOG fm 724-6. New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919. WWI Army Cards Pilkey - Piscitello, S (Box 476). Available on the Internet from Ancestry.com. Service summary indicates that Pinckney was born in Towanda, PA and was living in Geneva when he entered service. He enlisted in the National Guard in Sep. 1915 and served overseas from May 1918 until his death in Sep. 1918. His next of kin was listed as Cora Pinckney (mother) of Romulus, NY.
Pinckney, Alto C. New York, Abstracts of National Guard Service in WWI, 1917-1919. Vol 15: 108th Infantry (3rd Inf NYNG) Mc-R. Available on the Internet from Ancestry.com. State form indicates that Pinckney joined the National Guard in 1915. It confirms federal service summary and adds detail about the National Guard.
Pinckney, Alto C. New York, Mexican Punitive Campaign Muster Rolls for National Guard, 1916-1917. 3rd Infantry: P-Z. Available on the Internet from Ancestry.com. State form provides details of Pinckney’s active duty in 1916. It does not indicate actual service in Mexico or on the border.
“Soldier’s Body is Brought Back Here for Burial.” Ithaca, NY. Ithaca Journal. Mar. 23, 1921. p. 15. News story indicates that Pinckney was killed in action on Sep. 29, 1918 and buried on the Hindenburg line. It also says that Pinckney was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pinckney, former residents of “this village” [Trumansburg, NY].
Redding, Allen H.
Burial place: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY. Cremated and ashes scattered there according to cemetery interment records. Available on the Internet at: http://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/mthope/search.
References:
Redding lived on Freshour Rd. in the Town of Hopewell for many years at the home of Jennie and Charles Freshour.
“Allen Redding.” Daily Messenger. Jul. 25, 1960. p. 3. Obituary mentions Redding’s military service in World War I and says that he died at the home of Mrs. Jennie Freshour where he lived for 35 years. He was a member of the Turner-Schrader Post American Legion in Shortsville, NY. No burial is mentioned.
Redding, Allen Harold. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Available on the Internet from Ancestry.com. On his draft registration, Redding stated
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that he was a natural born citizen born in Rochester, NY. He was living in Shortsville and working for the Papec Machine Co.
Redding, Allen. New York. [No AGO form number.] Abstracts of World War I Military Service. Available on the Internet through Ancestry.com. Service summary says that Redding lived in the Village of Shortsville at the time of the war and was slightly wounded. He was born in Rochester and inducted at Canandaigua in Sep. 1917. Redding served overseas from May 1918-May 1919 and was slightly wounded.
Redding, Allen H. New York. New York National Guard Service Cards, 1917-1954. Available on the Internet through Ancestry.com. Service summary card indicates that Redding enlisted in Co. B, 108th Infantry in 1924. That is the company at the armory in Geneva, NY.
Robertson, John L.
Burial place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY.
References:
“Obituaries. John L. Robertson.” Daily Messenger. Apr. 15, 1968. p. 3. [Mentions his service overseas during World War I. Native of Delhi, NY. Lived in Shortsville after retirement. Obituary gives place of burial.]
Redding, Donald P.
Burial place: Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY. Interrment record available on the Internet from the University of Rochester library at: http://www.lib.rochester.edu/IN/RBSCP/Databases/IMAGES/MtHope/disc3/00000780.p df.
References:
“Redding, Donald P.” Democrat & Chronicle. Jul. 8, 1974. p. 21. Mentions his service. He was the brother of Allen Redding and entered the war from Manchester. His obituary indicates that he was probably a resident of the City of Rochester at the time of his death.
Robb, James B.
Burial place: National Cemetery, Elmira, NY.
References:
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“Obituaries. James B. Robb.” Daily Messenger. Jun. 27, 1960. p. 3. [Obituary indicates that Robb was living in the City of Canandaigua at the time of his death, but was a retired employee of American LaFrance Co. in Elmira.]
Vail, Robert W. G.
Burial place: Mount View Findagrave.com. On the Internet at: Cemetery (Niagara Co.), Pekin, NY http://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=65873531&PIpi References: =39136836
Vail was well known in Victor and in historical and library circles around the state. He was for some time the director of the New York Historical Society.
“In Memoriam: Robert William Glenroi Vail 1890-1966.” The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. V. 62. No. 4. Fourth Quarter 1968. pp. 579-580. http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/do i/abs/10.1086/pbsa.62.4.24306880?jo urnalCode=pbsa
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Wheeler, Ray L.
Burial place: Cobbleskill Rural Cemetery, Cobbleskill, NY.
References:
Wheeler, Ray Leech. Findagrave.com. On the internet at: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=1044172 79
Wheeler was the first person from East Bloomfield to enlist for service in World War I.
“Eight Men Accepted for Service in Army.” (Rochester) Democrat & Chronicle. Apr. 29, 1917. p. 36.
“Wheeler Hall Dedicated.” (Rochester) Democrat & Chronicle. May 9, 1964. p. 55. [A new science hall had been named for past college president, Dr. Ray L. Wheeler.]
“Dr. Ray Wheeler.” (Rochester) Democrat & Chronicle. Mar. 16, 1961. p. 77. [Obituary mentions Wheeler’s service and that he was the first enlistee from E. Bloomfield.]
“Dr. Ray L. Wheeler.” Daily Messenger. Mar. 15, 1961. p. 3. [Obituary mentions Wheeler’s service, including his being the first enlistee from E. Bloomfield.]
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