Transcribed and submitted by Lynn Tooley

Old Yard Cemetery is located on the road to Hapgood Pond in the Town of Peru, Bennington County, Vermont. This cemetery was in good condition in 1959.

On road to Hapgood Pond - Good condition in 1959.

Adams, Abel Adams, born 1808, died 1855.

Adams, Damaris, wife of Abel Adams, born 1806, died 1891.

Adams, Emerancy Adams, born 1828, died 1847.

Adams, Moses Adams, died Jan. 14, 1876 in Stockbridge, age 85 yrs.

Adams, Sally, wife of Moses Adams, died Jan. 1, 1850, age 58 yrs.

Adams, Obad Adams, died Aug. 1, 1868, age 26 yrs., (See Johnson).

Aldrich, Shephard M., died Aug. 22, 18_6, age 72 yrs.

Aldrich, Emily Gould, wife of Shephard M., died Apr. 4, 1908, age 82 yrs.

Aldrich, Lura M., daughter of S. M. and E., died Feb. 22, 1872, age 16 yrs. 5 mos. 4 das.

Aldrich, Ethan, died July 5, 186_, age 2 yrs. 11 mos. 5 das.

Aldrich, Warren C., born 1853, died 1945.

Aldrich, Elizabeth Bush or Rush, wife of Warren C., born 1868, died 1947.

Aldrich, Rose F., daughter of Warren C. and Elizabeth Bush or Rush, born 1885, ----.

Anderson, Andrew, born 1865, died 1923.

Anderson, Bernice E., son of A. and M., born 1901, died 1902.

Bailey, Augusta A., daughter of Cephas and Caroline M., died Jan. 18, 1849, age 1 da.

Bailey, Nancy M., daughter of Cephas and Caroline M., died Feb. 5, 1849, age 19 das.

Baker, Charles H., son of Ezra and Deborah, died Dec. 14, 1845, age 7 yrs.

Barnard, Mrs. Rachel, wife of Benjamin, Jr., died Nov. 16, 1809, age 21 yrs., Flag.

Barnard, Benjamin, died June 11, 1837, age 88 yrs., wounded in the Revolution, DAR Marker, Ormsby Chapter Marker.

Barnard, Lucy, wife of Benjamin, died Jan. 14, 1848, age 97 yrs. 9 mos.

Barrows, Abigail Simonds, wife of Isaac, died Oct. 15, 1844, age 25 yrs.

Batchelder, Levi Batcheller, died Aug. 16, 1856, age 59 yrs.

Batchelder, Mary, wife of Levi Batcheller, died Oct. 10, 1863, (broken stone).

Batchelder, Levi Batcheller, born 1831, died 1885.

Batchelder, Dea. John Batcheller, died Jan. 9, 1851, age 70 yrs.

Batchelder, Martha Hildreth, wife of Dea. John Batcheller, died May 28, 1819, age 36 yrs.

Batchelder, Nancy Barnard, wife of Dea. John Batcheller, died Feb. 15, 1882, age 91 yrs., With a memorial of their decessed children on the next page.

Batchelder, Mark, died May 26, 1863, age 60 yrs.

Batchelder, John, died Oct. 18, 1822, age 13 yrs.

Batchelder, Edmund.

Batchelder, Fanny McMullen, died May 29, 1835, age 30 yrs.

Batchelder, Eliza Springer, died Oct. 19, 1846, age 39 yrs.

Batchelder, Lucy Ann, died Dec. 8, 1811, age 9 mos.

Batchelder, John, son of John and Martha, died Oct. 18, 1822, age 14 yrs.

Batchelder, Israel Batcheller, born Oct. 13, 1782, died Oct. 31, 1858, age 76 yrs. 18 das.

Batchelder, Abigail, wife of Israel, died June 4, 1857, age 74 yrs.

Batchelder, ----, Infant son of Israel and Abigail, died Apr. 18, 1819, age 7 das.

Batchelder, James, son of Edmund and Betsey Batcheller, died Oct. 5, 1839, age 5 yrs. 2 mos.

Batchelder, Dexter Batcheller, born June 8, 1820, died Mar. 7, 1888.

Batchelder, Susan P. Bloomer, wife of Dexter Batcheller, born June 2, 1820, died Dec. 17, 1899.

Bell, Jedd D. Dell, born May 1, 1846, died Oct. 23, 1912.

Bell, Lydia Lincoln, wife of Jedd D. Dell, born Sept. 5, 1850, died Feb. 17, 1911.

Bennett, Jonas B., died May 14, 1869, age 80 yrs. 2 mos. 10 das.

Bennett, Nancy, wife of Jonas B., died Mar. 8, 1847, age 54 yrs.

Bennett, Electa, daughter of Jonas B. and Nancy, died Nov. 17, 1834, age 5 wks. 4 das.

Bennett, Samuel W., son of Francis and Mary, died Oct. 28, 1839, age 22 yrs.

Bigelow, Reuben, died Dec. 13, 1834, age 59 yrs.

Bigelow, Abigail Brooks, wife of Reuben, died Sept. 2, 1857, age 81 yrs.

Bigelow, Eliza R., daughter of Reuben and Abigail Brooks, died Aug. 2, 1814, age 6 yrs., erected by Abigail Bigelow Whitney, 1864 (?).

Blodgett, Sylvester M., born May 3, 1859, died Jan. 20, 1909.

Blodgett, Hattie C. Sawyer, wife of Sylvester M., born Jan. 27, 1868, died Oct. 1, 1895.

Brown, Jesse Brown, died Nov. 6, 1860, age 93 yrs. 1 mo. 8 das.

Brown, Lydia, wife of Jesse Brown, died Mar. 28, 185_, age 81 yrs. 7 mos. 10 das.

Bruce, Jeduthun, died Aug. 12, 1816, age 40 yrs. 10 mos.

Bruce, Samuel J., son of Jeduthun and Susan Bruce, died Sept. 13, 1814, age 21 yrs. 24 das.

Burt, Scammal, died Oct. 25, 1857, age 75 yrs.

Burt, Sally, wife of Scammal, died Jan. 14, 1877, age 92 yrs.

Burt, Mary Ann, daughter of Scammel and Sally, died Mar. 23, 1827, age 7 yrs. 6 mos.

Burton, Laurin Whiting, died Apr. 22, 1846, age 5 yrs.

Carleton, Alfred H., son of E. F. and M. P., died Apr. 11, 1862, age 1 yr. 1 mo. 22 das.

Chandler, John, died Feb. 5, 1859, age 81 yrs. 8 mos. 13 das.

Chandler, Mary, wife of John, died Jan. 23, 1846, age 63 yrs. 5 mos. 8 das.

Chandler, Sally W., daughter of John and Mary, died Mar. 2, 1836, age 15 yrs. 11 mos. 8 das.

Clark, John Allen, son of Asa F. and Mary, died Feb. 14, 1849, age 3 yrs.

Cone, Uriel Cone, born Jan. 21, 1785, died Feb. 4, 1854.

Cone, Eeulan (?) Chapin, wife of Uriel Cone, born Feb. 26, 1785, died Nov. 17, 1872.

Coolidge, John F. Coolidge, died Apr. 23, 1900, age 46 yrs.

Coolidge, Ina (?) C. Smith, wife of John F., died Nov. 7, 1907, age 46 yrs.

Coolidge, Harley, born Aug. 28, 1814, died Apr. 8, 1889.

Coolidge, Clarissa Davison, wife of Harley, born Oct. 27, 1812, died Sept. 26, 1875.

Cross, Hannah Sawyer, wife of Thomas, died July 13, 1871, age 35 yrs. 2 mos. 22 das.

Davis, Daniel, born Nov. --, 1794, died Mar. --, 1853, age 59 yrs.

Davis, Betsey J., wife of William, formerly of Dublin, N. H., died Jan. 22, 1863, age 87 yrs.

Davis, James K., son of Horace O. and Lucy P., died Nov. 29, 1835, age 6 mos.

Davis, Edward, son of Horace O. and Lucy P., died Oct. 29, 1841, age 11 mos.

Davison, Dea. John, born Aug. (?) 22, 1771 (?), died Dec. 28, 1858, age 86 yrs.

Davison, Emma, wife of Dea. John, wife of Dea. John, died Sept. 13, 1859, age 76 yrs.

Davison, Sarah M., daughter of John and Elizabeth, died Oct. 29, 1841, age 18 yrs.

Davison, Flavel L., son of John and Elizabeth, died May 28, 1853, age 25 yrs.

Davison, Mary, daughter of John and Elizabeth, died Mar. 25, 1856, age 35 yrs.

Dryden, Aratas, born July 25, 1877, died Oct. 21, 1905.

Dryden, Lewis A., born May 24, 1850, died Feb. 19, 1925.

Dryden, Harriet A. Moon, wife of Lewis A., born May 7, 1850, ----.

Dryden, Harriet L., daughter of Lewis A. and Harriet A. Moon, died Mar. 17, 1894, age 2 yrs.

Dryden, George E., son of Lewis A. and Harriet A. Moon, died Dec. 8, 1894, age 24 yrs.

Dudley, General Peter, died Aug. 18, 1847, age 73 yrs.

Dudley, Lucy, wife of General Peter, died Aug. 24, 1840, age 60 yrs.

Dudley, Samuel H., son of General Peter and Lucy, died Sept. 26, 1836, age 16 yrs.

Dudley, Benjamin B., son of General Peter and Lucy, died Sept. 5, 1813 (?), age 2 yrs. 24 das.

Dudley, Mrs. Lydia, wife of Stephen, died Aug. 6, 1812, age 73 yrs.

Dudley, Benjamin B., child of Stephen and Mrs. Lydia, died Apr. 16, 1836, age 1 yr. 9 das.

Dudley, ----, daughter of Stephen and Mrs. Lydia, (stone in ground).

Faulkner, Eunice, wife of Jonas of Rindge, N. H., died ----.

French, Thomas, died Oct. 24, 1870, age 85 yrs. 2 mos. 22 das.

French, Betsey, wife of Thomas, died Nov. 19, 1839, age 42 yrs.

Garfield, Dorcas, born 1809, died 1889.

Gould, Horace, died Apr. 6, 1879, age 82 yrs. 9 mos. 11 das.

Gould, Polly, wife of Horace, died July 23, 1859, age 70 yrs.

Gould, Peter, died Aug. 19, 1844, age 82 yrs.

Gould, Margaret, wife of Peter, died Sept. 14, 1854, age 89 yrs.

Gould, Horace F., died Jan. 26, 1861, age 43 yrs.

Gould, Sulivan, died May 22, 1888, age 66 yrs. 10 mos. 23 das.

Gould, Lucia, died July 15, 1902, age 75 yrs.

Graves, Mina M. Smith, born 1862, died 1930.

Hapgood, Marshall M., son of Joseph J. and Hepsibah, died Apr. 25, 1842, age 3 yrs.

Hapgood, Charles J., son of Joseph J. and Hepsibah, died Aug. 18, 1840, age 3 yrs.

Hapgood, Josiah, died Feb. 17, 1857, age 78 yrs.

Hapgood, Elizabeth M., wife of Josiah, died Oct. 1, 1853, age 70 yrs. 6 mos.

Hart, John, born Feb. 26, 1813, died Apr. 16, 1890, age 76 yrs. 1 mo. 18 das.

Hart, Milinda Batchelder, wife of John, born May 6, 1820, died Oct. 20, 1873, age 53 yrs. 4 mos. 4 yrs.

Holcomb, Edward L., born 1875, died 1952.

Holcomb, Cora A., wife of Edward L., born 1887, died 1952.

Holton, Frederick, died Oct. 5, 1848, age 62 yrs.

Holton, Aurilla, daughter of Frederick and Sophia, died June 16, 1853, age 26 yrs.

Howard, John T., born Dec. 28, 1845, died Mar. 16, 1923.

Howard, Jane M. Reed, wife of John T., born Oct. 9, 1846, died Dec. 30, 1921.

Howard, Joseph, died Apr. 11, 184_, age 63 yrs.

Howard, James H., died Sept. 7, 1846, age 2 yrs.

Huntoon, Eunice, died June 23, 1848, age 62 yrs.

Jennison, Martha Frost, wife of Daniel A., born 1812, died 1891.

Johnson, Martha Smith, wife of James, Jr. and 2nd wife of Obed Adams, died Aug. 11, 1868, age 26 yrs.

Keizer, Eugene W., son of Martha E. Rush, born 1896, died 1897.

Killam, Lorinda, daughter of Aaron and Eunice, died Apr. 22, 1822, age 11 mos.

Killam, Moses, died May 7, 1813, age 33 yrs.

Killam, Tryphena, wife of Moses, died Mar. 14, 1810, age 22 yrs.

Lakin, James, born Jan. 4, 1807, died May 21, 1875.

Lakin, Abigail, wife of James, born Aug. 9, 1805, died Nov. 3, 1863.

Lakin, Laura A., born Mar. 29, 1831, died Feb. 18, 1852.

Lakin, Susan, born Dec. 14, 1833, died Mar. 28, 1859.

Lakin, Harriet, born Feb. 23, 1809, died Sept. 29, 1860.

Lakin, Clifford, born Jan. 21, 1873, died Mar. 9, 1891.

Lakin, James G., born 1842, died 1910.

Lakin, Rivira H. Rideout, wife of James G., born 1849, died 1912.

Lanphear, Jesse, died Sept. 24, 1860, age 77 yrs.

Lawrence, Thomas P., died Nov. 13, 1857, age 65 yrs. 6 mos.

Lawrence, Anna, wife of Thomas P., died Jan. 29, 1866, age 66 yrs. 10 mos. 11 das.

Lester, Melvin, born 1866, died 1947.

Lester, Julia A., wife of Melvin, born 1875, died 195_.

Lillie, William S., born Mar. 1, 1849, died June 13, 1905.

Lincoln, Amos D., died May 31, 1857, age 41 yrs.

Lincoln, James, died May 23, 1882, age 78 yrs. 5 mos. 5 das.

Lincoln, Mary A., wife of James, died Sept. 29, 1842, age 36 yrs. 10 mos. 19 das.

Lincoln, Sybel, wife of James, died Nov. 23, 1863, age 48 yrs. 5 mos.

Lincoln, Cornelia, daughter of James and Mary A., died Nov. 25, 1842, age 9 wks.

Long, Joseph P., died Apr. 20, 1885, age 70 yrs.

Long, Rebecca L., wife of Joseph P., died Aug. 31, 1859, age 43 yrs.

Long, Joseph M., died Oct. 10, 1870, age 27 yrs. 9 mos.

Long, George E., died Jan. 25, 1864, age 13 yrs. 9 mos.

Long, Isaac, died Feb. 27, 1846, age 65 yrs.

Long, Remenbrance, wife of Isaac, died Aug. 24, 1864, age 84 yrs.

Long, Abigail, wife of Samuel, died Jan. 26, 1852, age 93 yrs. 6 mos.

Lord, Mahala, died July 21, 1865, age 48 yrs.

Lord, Josiah, died Jan. 3, 1823, age 9 das.

Lyon, Dea. Seth, died Mar. 21, 1844, age 75 yrs.

Lyon, Sophia, wife of Dea. Seth, died Oct. 9, 1854, age 86 yrs.

Lyon, Marcelius G., died Apr. 9, 1857, age 24 yrs. 7 mos.

Lyon, Freeman, died Oct. 21, 1866, age 77 yrs.

Lyon, Lovica Pease, wife of Freeman, died Feb. 25, 1829, age 38 yrs.

Lyon, Julia A., daughter of Freeman, Jr. and Marinda, died Sept. 26, 1849, age 2 yrs. 7 mos. 15 das.

Lyon, Hepsy, wife of Seth, Jr., died July 1, 1829, age 29 yrs.

McMullen, Fanny (Batchelder), died May 29, 1835, age 30 yrs.

McMullen, Lawrence, died May 12, 1850, age 64 yrs.

Maynard, Lovina, widow of Joseph, died Feb. 21, 1840, age 85 yrs.

Messinger, John Messinger, died Aug. 10, 1841, age 72 yrs.

Messinger, Margaret, wife of John, died Jan. 5, 1864, age 91 yrs. 9 mos.

Messinger, Anna, wife of Amherst, died Dec. 30, 1838, age 44 yrs.

Moody, Susannah, wife of G. W., died Oct. 19, 1844, age 64 yrs.

Morrill, Charles F., born 1829, died 1902.

Morrill, Charles Frank, son of Charles F. and Ann Sawyer, born 1857, died 1917.

Mullen, Charles M., died Aug. 1, 1866, age 28 yrs. 11 mos.

Mullen, Albert M., born 1847, died 1905.

Parker, Susannah, wife of Philemon, died Apr. 17, 1815, age 52 yrs.

Parker, Nathan, died Dec. 19, 1910, age 23 yrs.

Priest, Mary E., died Jan. 11, 1858, age 24 yrs. 11 mos.

Priest, Sarah N., died Mar. 23, 1864, age 17 yrs. 3 mos.

Reed, Charles H., born Mar. 28, 1845 in Dorset, Vt., died Mar. 14, 1928, age 82 yrs. 11 mos. 14 das.

Reed, Aaron, born Aug. 23, 1856 in Dorset, Vt., died June 2, 1924, age 67 yrs.

Rider, Moses, died May 5, 1860, age 86 yrs. 9 mos.

Rider, Hepzibah, wife of Moses, died Mar. 30, 1847, age 70 yrs.

Rider, Charles E., son of Jesse and Mary, died Aug. 3, 1854, age 3 yrs. 4 mos.

Rider, Jesse LeRoy, died Jan. 5, 1847, age 2 yrs. 6 mos.

Rite, Anner, daughter of Oliver and Lydia, died Sept. 8, 1856, age 22 yrs.

Robbins, David, born Apr. 30, 1872, age 82 yrs. 6 mos.

Robbins, Eliza, wife of David, died July 13, 1891, age 88 yrs. 5 mos.

Rush, Isaac M., born 1833, died 1919.

Rush, Harriet S. Taylor, wife of Isaac M., born 1842, died 1921.

Rush, James E., son of E. G. and S. S., born 1921, died 1924.

Rush, Philip H., son of E. G. and S. S., born 1907, died 1916.

Rush, Alfred M., son of E. G. and S. S., born 1903, died 1903.

Sawyer, Sarel A., born June 1, 1833, died Dec. 1, 1919.

Sawyer, Susan J. Connable (?), wife of Sarel A., born Apr. 7, 1842, died Apr. 28, 1915.

Sawyer, Edward P., died May 8, 1873, age 29 yrs. 6 mos. 9 das.

Sawyer, John S., born 1871, died 1872.

Sawyer, Seth S., born 1879, died 1883.

Sawyer, Harlan S., born 1875, died 1883.

Sawyer, Achsah, daughter of David and Lydia, died Sept. 9, 1831, age 9 yrs. 8 mos. 9 das.

Sawyer, Hannah R., wife of John H., died May 31, 1871, age 70 yrs. 6 mos. 19 das.

Sawyer, Seth L., son of J. H. and H. R., died Sept. 19, 1871, age 24 yrs. 10 mos. 7 das.

Sawyer, Ambrose W., died Mar. 31, 1866, age 32 yrs.

Sawyer, Harvey, born 1829, died 1850.

Sawyer, Harlan, born 1839, died 1850.

Simonds, Elijah, died Mar. 18, 1832, age 82 yrs.

Simonds, Abigail, wife of Elijah, died May 21, 1822, age 71 yrs.

Smith, Frank B., born 1823, died 1898.

Smith, Ann C. Batcheller, wife of Frank B., born 1826, died 1889.

Smith, Charles H., son of Frank B. and Ann C. Batcheller, born 1866, died 1887.

Springer, Eliza, died Oct. 19, 1846, age 39 yrs., (Batcheller).

Stiles, Sarah D. Connable, wife of Samuel, died May 13, 1877, age 32 yrs. 1 mo. 20 das.

Stiles, Ebenezer, died Sept. 29, 1857, age 92 yrs. 2 mos. 15 das.

Stiles, Sarah, wife of Ebenezer, died Sept. 30, 1868, age 102 yrs. 5 mos. 23 das.

Stiles, Francis H. Stiles, died Apr. 8, 1881, age 78 yrs. 6 mos. 19 das.

Stiles, Martha Stone, wife of Francis H., died Mar. 9, 1899, age 93 yrs.

Wait, Ira S., born Dec. 7, 1829, died Mar. 28, 1923.

Waite, Permelia A. Frost, wife of Ira S., born Sept. 30, 1832, died Nov. 18, 1915.

Waite, George B., born 1853, died 1945.

Waite, Mary Melissa, wife of George B., born 1861, died 1910.

Waite, Jennie B., wife of George B., born 1876, died 1925.

Waite, J. O. Wait, born Apr. 1, 1873, died Nov. 4, 1918.

Walker, Jonathan, died Sept. 5, 1838, age 37 yrs.

Wait, Eleanor M., wife of J. O. Watt and daughter of L. A. and H. A. Dryden, died Nov. 23, 1894, age 21 yrs.

West, Reuben B., born Sept. 19, 1835, died May 26, 1910.

West, Janett A. Jones, wife of Reuben B., born Sept. 12, 1842, died Jan. 29, 1918.

West, Fred W., died Sept. 26, 1902, age 40 yrs.

West, Jude H., died Aug. 5, 1863, age 23 yrs. 3 mos.

West, Wm. W., born Aug. 28, 1850, died May 20, 1918.

West, Jennie, wife of Wm. W., born May 7, 1859, died Dec. 21, 1880.

West, Willie, aged 2 days.

West, Alice Wait, wife of Willie, born Oct. 21, 1862, died June 10, 1943.

West, Delmer, age 5 yrs.

West, Lewis, age 8 mos.

West, Keyes, age 2 yrs.

West, Walter H., born 1879, died 1944.

West, Edna M. Shattuck, wife of Walter H., born 1887, died 1939.

West, Gilbert, born 1917, died 1917.

West, Ellsworth, son of Gilbert, died Oct. 3, 1910, age 3 mos. 7 das.

West, Wallace L., born Sept. 29, 1947, died Mar. 23, 1950.

Whitney, Zimri, died Sept. 24, 1862, age 86 yrs. 5 mos.

Whitney, Susannah, wife of Zimri, died Dec. 22, 1864, age 82 yrs. 6 mos.

Whitney, Lauraetta H., daughter of Zachariah and Hepzibeth, died Sept. 2, 1852, age 4 yrs. 3 mos. 8 das.

Whitney, Mrs. Phebe, wife of Timothy, died May 22, 1824, age 67 yrs.

Whitney, Susan A., daughter of Ira and Susan, died Mar. 17, 1832, age 7 mos. 10 das.

Wood, Myron C., son of Daniel and Minerva, died Oct. 11, 1841, age 4 yrs. 2 mos. 9 das.

Wyman, Levi, died July 8, 1853, age 42 yrs. 7 mos.

Wyman, Eugene S., son of L. S. and M. I., died July 27, 1842, age 10 mos.

Wyman, Dea. Thomas, died Dec. 13, 1844, age 76 yrs. 2 mos. 17 das.

Wyman, Sarah, wife of Dea. Thomas, died May 21, 1838, age 69 yrs.

Wyman, Sally, wife of J. R., died Nov. 10, 1850, age 39 yrs.