The Political Graveyard: Schoharie County, N.Y.

Schoharie County
New York

Schoharie County information:

Population: 31,582 (2000); 31,859 (1990)
Land area 622 square miles.
County seat: Schoharie
Schoharie County official web site.
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Neighboring areas:

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Schoharie County
Politicians who were born in Schoharie County
Politicians who lived in Schoharie County
Politicians who died in Schoharie County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Schoharie County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Schoharie County

(not intended to be complete)

Edward A. Dox (District Attorney, 1899) Sharon J. Mauhs (District Attorney, 1926-33)

Politicians who were born in Schoharie County

No city given: Caleb Thompson c.1810 Henry E. Abell 1837 Henry W. Barry 1840
Blenheim: Adam Mattice 1792
Blenheim Hill: Valentine Efner 1776
Cobleskill: Milton John Daniels 1838 George H. Durand 1838 Guy Leverne Fake 1879 Rufus Richtmyer c.1887
Esperance town: D. Cady Herrick 1846
Fultonham: William C. Bouck 1786 Gabriel Bouck 1828
Near Fultonham: Joseph Bouck 1788
Gallupville: DeWitt C. Dominick c.1860
Gilboa: F. Walter Bliss 1892
Jefferson: Burr Mattice 1856
Middleburgh: Peter I. Borst 1797 Elliott Danforth 1850 Arthur S. Tompkins 1865
Richmondville: George M. Palmer c.1861
Schoharie: Peter Swart 1752 William Dietz 1778 Thomas Lawyer 1785
Sharon: Lorenzo Crounse 1834 John S. Pindar 1835
Sharon Springs: Sharon J. Mauhs 1901
See also N.Y. birthplaces not assigned to counties.

Politicians who lived in Schoharie County

No city given:
- Lived in No city given, 1790-1799: Storm A. Becker - John Rice
- Lived in No city given, 1800-1809: Henry Becker - Storm A. Becker - Henry Bellinger - Joseph Borst, Jr. - John Ingold - Lawrence Lawyer, Jr. - Freegift Patchin - John Rice - Henry Shafer - Peter Swart, Jr.
- Lived in No city given, 1810-1819: Isaac Barber - Henry Becker - William C. Bouck - William Dietz - Henry Hager - Heman Hickok - Peter A. Hilton - Aaron Hubbard - John Ingold - Thomas Lawyer - George H. Mann - Jedediah Miller - Freegift Patchin - John Redington - John Rice - Nathan P. Tyler
- Lived in No city given, 1820-1829: Samuel Baldwin - Joseph I. Borst - Henry Devereaux - William Dietz - Valentine Efner - Robert Eldredge - Barnabas Eldridge - Heman Hickok - Peter Hynds - Marvin Judd - Thomas Lawyer - William Mann - Martinus F. Mattice - Jedediah Miller - Freegift Patchin - Peter W. Snyder - Freeman Stanton - John Stryker - James Sweetman - Harvey Watson
- Lived in No city given, 1830-1839: Alex Crookshank - Robert Eldredge - George F. Fox - Daniel Hager, Jr. - John F. Hiller - Jonas Krum - Abraham L. Lawyer - Jacob L. Lawyer - Thomas Lawyer - Phillip Mann - Martinus F. Mattice - Reuben Merchant - Jedediah Miller - Watson Orr - Mitchell Sanford - Hiram Walden - Charles Watson - Alvin Wilkins - John G. Young
- Lived in No city given, 1840-1849: Nicholas Beekman - Seymour Boughton - Seth Eldredge - William Fink - Elisha Hammond - Abraham L. Lawyer - Thomas Lawyer - John Osterhout - Abraham Ritchmeyer - Jacob C. Skillman - Thomas Smith - John Spikerman - Henry Tibbets - George Wright
- Lived in No city given, 1850-1859: John Avery - Jacob J. Barton - Tobias Bouck - William H. Crowe - Daniel D. Dodge - Charles Holmes - Abraham L. Lawyer - John Lovett - Simon H. Mix - James Osterhout - Luman Reed - Lewis Rockwell - John H. Salisbury - S. Sornberger - John Westover - Wilkeson Wilsey - James S. Wood
- Lived in No city given, 1860-1869: Joseph Buckbee - William S. Clark - John W. Couchman - Peter R. Dyckman - Edward Eldredge - Peter P. Schoolcraft - Daniel Shaver - Benjamin E. Smith
- Lived in No city given, 1870-1879: Duryea Beekman - Charles C. Bouck - James H. Brown - Peter Couchman - John B. Hoag - Silas Sweet
- Lived in No city given, 1880-1889: Addison H. Bartley - Charles Brewster - James H. Brown - Alonzo B. Coons - John J. Dominic - Edwin D. Hager - Robert Grant Havens - Hadley Snyder - Emory Stevens
- Lived in No city given, 1890-1899: Charles Chapman - Alonzo B. Coons - Ambrose R. Hunting - Henry J. Staley
- Lived in No city given, 1910-1919: Frank L. Casper - J. Maurice Turnbull
- Lived in No city given, 1920-1929: John W. Beggs - Grant L. Bice - D. Roy Shafer - Silas Springstead
- Lived in No city given, 1930-1939: Daniel Larkin
- Lived in No city given, 1940-1949: Madison J. Hilts
- Lived in No city given, 1950-1959: Grover C. Chriss - Morris F. Karker
Carlisle: John M. Roscoe
Central Bridge: David Enders - Arthur L. Parsons - Wallace H. Sidney
Cobleskill: Eugene Coffin - Kenneth H. Fake - Harry M. Greenwald - Charles H. Holmes - Milo R. Kniffin - William C. Lamont - Raymond G. Leonard - Sharon J. Mauhs - Charles E. Nichols - Arden L. Norton - George M. Palmer - John S. Pindar - Charles L. Ryder - Frank H. Ryder - Russell Selkirk - Elliot Springstead - Seward H. Van Ness - John Van Schaick - Lewis Wilson
Esperance: Geraldine Barton - James L. Gage
Fultonham: Layman Burgett
Gardnersville: Austin Sexton
Gilboa: Harvey Bliss
Jefferson: Benjamin H. Avery - Jessie Hamilton - Richtmyer Hubbell - Charles E. Nichols
Lawyersville: Joseph H. Ramsey - Jared Van Wagenen, Jr.
Leesville: James Parsons
Livingstonville: Adam Mattice
Middleburgh: F. Walter Bliss - Joseph Bouck - Alexander Boyd - David B. Danforth - George L. Danforth - Peter S. Danforth - Daniel D. Frisbie - J. Robert Johnson - Milo R. Kniffin - Albert E. Requa - Arlington Van Dyke - J. Edward Young
North Blenheim: Gail S. Shaffer
Richmondville: Fred C. Beagle - Joseph Bernocco, Jr. - Edward A. Dox - I. J. Harrington - William T. Lamont - Amer A. Reed - J. Ernest Wharton
Schoharie: William S. Dunn - Charles Goodyear - Abraham Keyser, Jr. - Hobart Krum - Stephen L. Mayham - Clyde H. Proper - Peter Swart - Harry C. Wright
Schoharie Court House: Henry Hamilton - N. P. Hinman
Seward: George N. Pinder
Sharon: George A. Parsons
Sharon Springs: Kenneth L. Johnston - Everett D. Mereness
Sloansville: David Enders - Amer A. Reed
See also N.Y. areas not assigned to counties.

Politicians who died in Schoharie County

No city given: William C. Bouck 1859
Blenheim Hill: Valentine Efner 1865
Cobleskill: John S. Pindar 1907 Sharon J. Mauhs 1964
Esperance: Alexander Boyd 1857
Gilboa: Harvey Bliss 1874
Lawyersville: Thomas Lawyer 1868
Middleburgh: Peter I. Borst 1848 Martinus F. Mattice 1852
Schoharie: Peter Swart 1829 William Dietz 1848
See also N.Y. deathplaces not assigned to counties.

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Schoharie County

Private or family graveyards
Blenheim Hill Blenheim Hill Cemetery
Cobleskill Cobleskill Cemetery
Cobleskill Cobleskill Rural Cemetery
Gilboa Flat Creek Cemetery
Livingstonville Livingstonville Cemetery
Middleburgh Middleburgh Cemetery
Schoharie Lutheran Cemetery
Schoharie Old Stone Fort Cemetery
Schoharie St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
Schoharie Schoharie Cemetery

Private or family graveyard
Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Peter I. Borst (1797-1848) — of New York. Born in Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y., April 24, 1797. U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1829-31. Died in Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y., November 14, 1848. Interment at in a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Blenheim Hill Cemetery
Blenheim Hill, Schoharie County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Valentine Efner (1776-1865) — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Blenheim Hill, Schoharie County, N.Y., May 5, 1776. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1829; U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1835-37. Died in Blenheim Hill, Schoharie County, N.Y., November 20, 1865. Interment at Blenheim Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Cobleskill Cemetery
Cobleskill, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Sigsbee Pindar (1835-1907) — also known as John S. Pindar — of Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Sharon, Schoharie County, N.Y., November 18, 1835. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1885-87, 1889-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888. Died in Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y., June 30, 1907. Interment at Cobleskill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Cobleskill Rural Cemetery
Cobleskill, Schoharie County, New York
Founded 1862

Politicians buried here:

Henry Shafer (1757-1839) — also known as Johan Heinrich Schafer — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born June 1, 1757. Son of Johan Heinrich Schafer and Eva (Sternberg) Schafer; married, November 23, 1777, to Elisabeth Warner (1760-1849). Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1805-08; common pleas court judge in New York. Died April 15, 1839. Interment at Cobleskill Rural Cemetery.

Flat Creek Cemetery
Gilboa, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Harvey Carpenter Bliss (1791-1874) — also known as Harvey Bliss — of Gilboa, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born January 10, 1791. Son of Samuel Bliss and Anna (Mason) Bliss; married, December 25, 1817, to Betsey Ploss (1792-1875); second cousin of Albert Bliss; great-grandfather of Francis Walter Bliss. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1839. Died in Gilboa, Schoharie County, N.Y., May 14, 1874. Interment at Flat Creek Cemetery.
- See also Bliss family of New York

Livingstonville Cemetery
Livingstonville, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Adam Mattice (1792-1868) — also known as "Black Adam" — of Livingstonville, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Blenheim, Schoharie County, N.Y., June 6, 1792. Son of Johannes H. Mattice (1748-1824) and Gertrude (Vrooman) Mattice; second cousin of Martinus F. Mattice; married 1813 to Nancy Winans (1792-1874); father of Manly B. Mattice; second cousin twice removed of Burr Mattice; second cousin thrice removed of Warner Bryce Mattice. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County 1st District, 1848. Died January 10, 1868. Interment at Livingstonville Cemetery.
- See also Mattice family of New York

Middleburgh Cemetery
Middleburgh, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William C. Bouck (1786-1859) — also known as "Old White Hoss of Schoharie" — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Fultonham, Schoharie County, N.Y., January 7, 1786. Father of Charles C. Bouck. Farmer; sheriff; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1813-16, 1817-18; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1820-22; Governor of New York, 1843-45; defeated, 1840; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846. Died in Schoharie County, N.Y., April 19, 1859. Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery.
- See also Cornell-Bouck family of New York
- See also: National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
Joseph Bouck (1788-1858) — of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born near Fultonham, Schoharie County, N.Y., July 22, 1788. Uncle of Gabriel Bouck. U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1831-33. Died March 30, 1858. Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Martinus F. Mattice (1790-1852) — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born June 11, 1790. Son of Maria (Vroman) Mattice (1768-1846) and Frederick Mattice (1770-1851); married, March 7, 1810, to Dorothy Bouck (1795-1892); second cousin of Adam Mattice; second cousin once removed of Manly B. Mattice; granduncle of Burr Mattice; second cousin thrice removed of Warner Bryce Mattice. Farmer; miller; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1826, 1833; common pleas court judge in New York. Died in Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y., July 19, 1852. Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery.
- See also Mattice family of New York

Lutheran Cemetery
Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Jacob Houck, Jr. (1801-1857) — of New York. Born in New York, 1801. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1841-43. Died in 1857. Interment at Lutheran Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Old Stone Fort Cemetery
Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Peter Swart (1752-1829) — of Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., July 5, 1752. Common pleas court judge in New York, 1795; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1798-99; U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1807-09; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1816-20. Died in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., November 3, 1829. Interment at Old Stone Fort Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Stephen Lorenzo Mayham (1826-1908) — also known as Stephen L. Mayham — of Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1826. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1863; U.S. Representative from New York, 1869-71, 1877-79 (14th District 1869-71, 15th District 1877-79); Justice of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1896. Died in 1908. Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Dietz (1778-1848) — of Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., June 28, 1778. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1813-15, 1823; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1825-27; member of New York state senate 3rd District, 1830-33. Died in Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y., August 24, 1848. Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Gebhard (1782-1854) — of New York. Born in New York, 1782. U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1821-23. Died in 1854. Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Schoharie Cemetery
Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Alexander Boyd (1764-1857) — of Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., September 14, 1764. U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1813-15. Died in Esperance, Schoharie County, N.Y., April 8, 1857. Interment at Schoharie Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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