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Town of Covington
Wyoming County, New York
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Mountain Ash Cemetery is located in the Town of Covington, Wyoming County, New York.
A W S, No dates
Allison, Martha, wife of Joseph Allison 1796-1877
Altoft, Bessie, (no dates)
Altoft, Eva E., his wife, 1855-1882
Altoft, James, 1875-1906
Altoft, John B., b. May 3, 1844, d. Oct. 4, 1886
Altoft, Joseph W., 1864-1925
Altoft, Josephine M., his wife, b. Feb. 15, 1848, d. Dec. 20, 1916
Altoft, Orlo M., son of George & E. P (F?) Altoft, d. Sept. 20, 1881 ae. 1 yr. 4 mos. 11 days
Alverson, Cynthia, d. Apr. 9, 1842 ae. 21 yrs. (On Hiram Lamb lot)
Alverson, Hannah, d. in 1844 ae. 7 yrs.
Alverson, James, d. in 1845 ae. 3 yrs.
Andres, Agnes, his wife, 1824-1897
Andres, Albert, 1834-1907
Austin, (Hoel S., d. Jan. 4, 1866 ae. 31 yrs.
Austin, (Julia M., his wife, d. July 31, 1906 ae. 58 yrs. (These Austin graves on John Broughton lot)
Austin, (Nellie E., d. Mar. 31, 1878 ae. 15 yrs. & 9 mos.
Austin, (William N., d. 1914
Baird, George A., 1861-1903
Baird, James, 1815-1904
Baird, Margaret, 1849-1909
Baird, Sarah, his wife, 1817-1902
Barber, Henry, 1845-....
Barber, Sarah, his wife, 1845-1925
Barnes, Sheldon, d. July 31, 1873 ae. 34 yrs. Co. E., 33rd Reg. N.Y. Inf., Civil War.
Bates, Asenath, wife of Marble Bates, d. Apr. 13, 1846 ae. 42 yrs. 2 mos. 8 days
Bates, Cynthia, wife of Salmon Bates & dau. of Benjamin & M. Wallace, ae. 34 yrs. & 19 days
Bates, Ephraim, d. Dec. 6, 1848 ae. 81 yrs.
Bates, Lewis, son of Elisha W. & Cynthia Bates, d. Apr. 28, 1846 ae. 12 yrs. & 7 mos.
Bates, Sarah, his wife, d. June 6, 1847 ae. 73 yrs.
Benedict, Harriet, dau. of Elijah & Lovina Benedict, d. May 23, 1854 ae. 31 yrs.
Bradley, George R., their inf. son, d. July 11, 1856 ae. 4 mos.
Bradley, Mary A., wife of William E. Bradley, d. Jan. 17, 1857 ae. 27
Broughton, John, d. Sept. 24, 1879 ae. 64 yrs.
Broughton, Silence C., his wife, d. Apr. 18, 1877 ae. 65 yrs.
Butler, Calvin, d. Nov. 8, 1870 ae. 49 yrs.
Canaway, Robbie, 1864-1886
Canaway, William, 1853-1868
Canaway?, Father, 1816-1912)
Canaway?, Marriet, 1869-1924)
Canaway?, Mother, 1831-1899) (These may be Clemens, not Canaway)
Cannam, James, d. Dec. 22, 1879 ae. 75 yrs.
Cannam, Phebe, his wife, d. Apr. 17, 1874 ae. 66 yrs. & 5 mos.
Clemens, Addie F. Wolcott, his 1st wife, 1867-1895
Clemens, Fremont J., 1863-1911
Clemens, Leon M., son of Fremont J. & Mary Clark Clemens, 1903-1914
Clemens, Leon, their son, b. & d. 1894
Clemens, Warren, son of John & Clara Clemens, 1914
Clute, Frances V., 1845-1920
Clute, Hiram, 1813-1879
Clute, Margaret E. 1838-1924
Clute, Mary, his wife, 1813-1890
Connell, Margaret J., dau. of John & Sarah J. Connell, d. Oct. 13, 1862
Connor, "Thomas Connor & Family."
Connor, Father & Mother, Hannah, L. Libbie, John, Nephew (Above on monument, no dates) (An unmarked grave, new)
Connor, Mary, his wife, d. Dec. 4, 1891 ae. 74 yrs.
Connor, Nicholas, "Enlisted in Co. E., 136th Regt. N.Y.S.V., Sept. 1862; d. Dec. 25, 1863 in the U.S. Hospital at York, Pa., of a wound received on the 3rd day of July 1863 at the battle of Gettysburg. Ae. 22 yrs."
Cooley, Carlton, 1819-1897
Cooley, Eliza A., wife of A.B. Cooley, d. Oct. 10, 1863 ae. 40 yrs. (On Jeffres lot)
Cooley, Elizabeth A., 1826-1916
Cooley, Francis, d. July 5, 1853 ae. 39 yrs. "Rest, dear husband, & C."
Cooley, Hellen M., dau. of Gilbert & Eliza H. Cooley, d. at Cuylerville N.Y. Sept. 7, 1848 ae. 1 yr. & 9 days
Cooley, Jonathan, d. Dec. 15, 1855 ae. 73 yrs.
Cooley, Martha S., their dau., d. May 9, 1868 ae. 18 yrs. & 6 mos.
Cornwell, Margaret, d. Dec. 3, 1880 ae. 84 "Mother"
Cornwell, Thomas, d. Aug. 20, 1852 ae. 80 yrs."Father"
Cowden, Mary, 1820-1911
Cromwell, Alice S., his wife, 1853-1909
Cromwell, An Infant, no dates
Cromwell, Charles, 1847-1927
De La Verne, Minnie B., wife of Melville De La Verne, 1862-1897 (Above on Charles D. Lamb lot)
Donnon, Andrew J., d. Apr. 15, 1858 ae. 1 yr. & 6 mos.
Dugan, John, 1854-....
Dugan, Sarah, his wife, 1857-1908
Edmonds, Allen, son of John & Laura Edmonds, d. Sept. 26, 1844 ae. 17 yrs. & 4 mos.
Edmonds?, Lucinda)
Edmonds?, Mary) No dates
Edmonds?, William)
Ellis, (Another small stone, inscription obliterated)
Ellis, Mehitable, d. Aug. 6, 1839 ae. 18 yrs. & 6 mos.
F A R, no dates
Fagan, Another child's grave, no dates
Fagan, Charles, 1856-1857
Fagan, John C., son of Thomas & Nancy Fagan, d. Mar. 26, 1857 ae. 7 mos. & 19 days
Fagan, Nancy A. Campbell, his wife, 1828-1898
Fagan, Thomas, 1824-1902
Fagan, William, 1874-1877
Fierce, Capt. John C., 1800-1874
Fierce, Emily, 1831-1902
Fierce, Isabelle, his wife, 1801-1868
Fierce, James, Bugler 136th N.Y.S., Co. E., 1841-1915
Fierce, Rebecca, 1823-1894
Fole, Susan, dau. of Robert & Agnes Fole, d. Mar. 14, 1868 ae. 2 yrs & 10 mos.
Gardner, Mary McEwen, 1855-1918 (Alexander McEwen lot)
Gay, Caroline, 1818-1893
Gay, Charles, d. Dec. 8, 1877
Gay, Elizabeth, wife of William Gay, d. May 9, 1845 ae. 26 yrs.
Gay, Henry, "In memory of Henry Gay, who fell at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, 1864."
Gay, Hugh L., d. Apr. 22, 1867 ae. 63 yrs.
Gay, Inf. dau. of James & Mary, d. Oct. 25, 1839.......
Gay, Inf. son of James & Mary Gay, d. Nov. 23, 1835 (rest of inscription, buried in ground)
Gay, James, d. Dec. 24, 1859 ae. 53 yrs.
Gay, Jane, 1821-1899
Gay, Mary A., his wife, 1806-1896
Gay, Mary Jane, dau. of James & Mary, d. Sept. 25, 1845 ae. 1 yr.
Gay, Rebecca, his wife, d. Apr. 28, 1835 ae. 55 yrs.
Gay, William, d. Oct. 13, 1845 ae. 74 yrs. 6 mos. 15 days
Given, Belle Clute, wife of David W. Given, 1854-1899
Greene, Anna, his wife, d. Feb. 25, 1872 ae. 73 yrs.
Greene, James, d. Sept. 5, 1878 ae. 83 yrs.
Grove, Catherine Connor, wife of James Grove, d. Aug. 7, 1875 ae. 28
Grove, Mary Elizabeth, their dau., d. July 23, 1875 ae. 5 mos.
Guthrie, Anna Belle - .......
Guthrie, Cuthbert, b. Mar. 22, 1829, d. Dec. 28, 1892
Guthrie, M. Chapin, 1865-1886
Guthrie, Paulina, his wife, 1827-1898
Hawthorne, (An old stone, inscription obliterated) (Note: Name on monument is Hawthorne-Turner. No Turner, inscriptions)
Hawthorne, Agnes, his wife, 1806-1890
Hawthorne, Andrew D., 1846-....
Hawthorne, John, 1804-1885
Hawthorne, Mary L. A., his wife, 1829-1911
Hawthorne, Thomas, d. Nov. 15, 1894 ae. 62 yrs.
Henderson, John, d. Nov. 4, 1863 ae. 60 yrs. "Adieu, loved companion & children, etc"
Hibson, Mary, 1796-1873. (Alexander McEwen lot)
Holsted, (Clarissa, d. Mar. 21, 1857 ae. 55 yrs.
Holsted, (Mary, d. Mar. 17, 1898 ae. 76 yrs. Wives of William Holsted
Holsted, Almina, his wife, b. Jan. 22, 1832, d. Dec. 14, 1871
Holsted, Arch, b. Apr. 25, 1831
Holsted, William, d. Apr. 10, 1887 ae. 82 yrs.
Hutchinson, Sarah Wier, his wife, d. May 21, 1879 ae. 81 yrs. 7 mos.
Hutchinson, William, d. Jan. 27, 1887 ae. 79 yrs. & 7 mos.
Jeffres, C.G., 1824-1902
Jeffres, Emily A., wife of Ezra H. Jeffres, d. Aug. 31, 1863 ae. 34 (Latter On A.B. Cooley lot)
Jeffres, Margaret, d. Mar. 24, 1838 ae. 83 yrs.
Jeffres, Palmyra, his wife, 1800-1854
Jeffres, Thomas, 1800-1881
Jenkins, Rev. John B., a member of the Genesee Conference of the M.E. Ch., d. Aug. 8, 1859 ae. 49 yrs.
Jenkins, Sophia, his wife, d. Aug. 17, 1861 ae. 49 yrs.
Johnston, Alexander, their son, d. July 12, 1863 ae. 6 yrs. & 8 mos.
Johnston, Ann Murdech, his wife, b. May 14, 1834, d. Dec. 31, 1892
Johnston, Inf. son - ..........
Johnston, John, b. May 1, 1824, d. Mar. 8, 1883
Johnston, Samuel H., their son, d. May 27, 1863 ae. 2 yrs. & 6 mos.
Johnston, Samuel, their son, d. Nov. 23, 1859 ae. 6 mos. 29 days
Kendall, (Charles W., d. June 14, 1834 ae. 4 yrs.
Kendall, (Nancy A., d. Apr. 1, 1827 ae. 1 yr. & 6 mos. (Their Children)
Kendall, Aurilla, his wife, d. Feb. 26, 1843 ae. 32 yrs.
Kendall, Edward I., inf. son of Franklin & Louisa B. Kendall, d. Mar. 14, 1837
Kendall, Eleanor, his 3rd wife, d. Dec. 1, 1884 ae. 83 yrs.
Kendall, Elijah, d. Oct. 30, 1859 ae. 77 yrs.
Kendall, Emeline A. Green, his wife, b. Mar. 12, 1820, d. Jan. 19, 1880
Kendall, Frances M., 1838-1925
Kendall, Franklin, d. June 29, 1879 ae. 72 yrs.
Kendall, George A., b. Feb. 27, 1853, d. June 30, 1889
Kendall, George, d. June 17, 1842 ae. 2 yrs.
Kendall, Lawson P., b. July 12, 1820, d. Mar. 28, 1888
Kendall, Louisa B., his 1st wife, d. June 10, 1838 ae. 33 yrs.
Kendall, Louisa J., their dau. d. Sept. 10, 1842 ae. 1 yr.
Kendall, Nancy N., his wife, d. July 5, 1850 ae. 65 yrs.
Kendall, Olin & Mary, no dates
Kendall, Rev. William Case, A. M., b. in Covington, N.Y., Dec. 25, 1822, d. at West Falls N.Y. Feb. 1, 1858, 9 yrs. & 4 mos. a Methodist Itinerate, Genesee conference. "My husband William's grave, but not his home. Our Pastor... he fell as a martyr....."
Kendall, Sarah P., his 2nd wife, d. Jan. 2, 1845 ae. 39 yrs.
Kendall, Theodore B., 1838-1917
Lamb, Charles D., 1834-1834-1903
Lamb, Elijah, d. Dec. 26, 1857 ae. 86 yrs.
Lamb, Elizabeth, his wife, d. Mar. 18, 1880 ae. 83 yrs.
Lamb, Hannah, his wife, d. Oct. 29, 1851 ae. 82 yrs.
Lamb, Hiram, d. Aug. 9, 1855 ae. 57 yrs.
Lamb, Marvin Judd, 1861-1921 (Murphey, graves on this lot also
Lamb, Mary E., his wife, 1838-1898
Lamb, Roxana, their dau. - .......
Lowry, George, 1833-1911
MacIntyre, William, 1863-1923
Martin, Abby C., 1842-1911
Martin, Bemon A., 1838-1918
Martin, Margaret, his wife, b. July 3, 1876, d. Feb. 26, 1897
Martin, Phebe Ann, his wife, b. Aug. 29, 1815, d. Mar. 17, 1894
Martin, W.J., .......
Martin, William J., b. July 26, 1809, d. May 22, 1873
May, Lucinda, his 2nd wife, d. July 12, 1897 ae. 86 yrs.
May, Mary S., his wife, d. Mar. 7, 1877 ae. 62 yrs.
May, William, d. Sept. 19, 1896 ae. 83 yrs.
McCumings, Jane H., dau. of Thomas & Agnes Milligan, d. Jan. 5, 1887 ae. 38 yrs.
McEwen, Alexander, Co. D., 6th Regt. N.Y. Heavy Art, 1822-1889
McEwen, Elizabeth, 1832-1916 "Mother"
McKee, Margaret, 1837-1909
McMann, David, 1860-1862
McMann, Ernest, inf. son of Robert & Mary McMann, d. Dec. 2, 1889 ae. 3 mos.
McMann, Margaret L., 1852-1913
McMann, Margaret, his wife, 1824-1887
McMann, Thomas, 1822-1906
McMann, Williuam, 1858-1862
Milligan, Agnes Pearl, 1895-1903 ??
Milligan, Agnes, his wife, d. May 18, 1913 ae. 87 yrs.
Milligan, Florence, 1884-1885
Milligan, Inf. dau. of R.A. & C.E. Milligan, 1905
Milligan, Marian Elinor, 1910-1924
Milligan, Their inf. son, d. Feb. 20, 1854
Milligan, Thomas, d. Oct. 9, 1880 ae. 79 yrs. "Father"
Milroy, Elizabeth, wife of Robert A.C. Milroy, d. Oct. 1892 ae. 39
Milroy, Inf. dau. of Above
Milroy, Joseph, 1843-1906
Milroy, Mary, 1872-1926
Moag, Mary, 1828-1909
Moag, Stewart, - 1852-1917
Morrow, (Harriet, d. Jan. 30, 1858 in her 19th year. (Children of David & Agnes Morrow)
Morrow, (Robert J., d. Jan. 17, 1834 ae. 1 yr. 9 mos. 17 days
Morrow, Andrew, b. June 10, 1802, d. Mar. 31, 1888
Morrow, Helen E., his wife, 1836-1924
Morrow, John, 1834-1906
Morrow, Margaret Burrell, his wife, b. Dec. 15, 1809, d. June 3, 1878
Morrow, Mary H., 1877-1901
Morrow, Mary, d. Oct. 31, 1838 ae. 73 yrs.
Murphey, Alfred J., 1834-1907
Murphey, Charley, son of Mr. & Mrs. William H. Murphey, d. Sept. 19 1889 ae. 11 mos. 7 days
Murphey, Emeline, his 1st wife, d. Dec. 13, 1881 ae. 49 yrs.
Murphey, Jennie, his 2nd wife, 1861-....
Murphey, Matilda, 1861-....
Murphey, William, 1861-....
Newman, "The Mother of Sarah Newman Upham, 1916"
Newman, Annie J. May, wife of G.H. Newton, 1856-1917
Newman, Charlotte, 1844-1912
Newman, Ernest H., 1883-1900
Newman, Isaac, 1802-1883
Newman, J.C., 1824-1900
Newman, Lucy M., his wife, 1805-1888 "Father & Mother"
Newman, Mary Wallace, his wife, 1827-1902
Newman, Sarah Wallace, his wife, 1825-1885
Nimocks, Mrs. Zerviah, d. Apr. 20, 1839 in the 90th year of her age.
Noble, James, their son, d. Apr. 1, 1863 ae. 2 yrs. 10 mos. 19 days
Noble, Jane, his wife, 1827-1901
Noble, William, 1828-1899
Nobles, 2 unmarked stones (Think allabove should be Noble)
Nobles, James, d. Nov. 11, 1873 ae. 73 yrs.
Nobles, William J., 1887-1915
Palmer, Isabell, d. June 30, 1865 ae. 87 yrs.
Partridge, Elizabeth M., his wife, 1833-1865
Partridge, Frankie E., 1871-1900
Partridge, Inf. son ae. 6 weeks
Partridge, Nancy E., his wife wife, 1838-1892
Partridge, Rev. William B., 1834-1902. Joined the Genesea conferance of the Free Methodist Ch. Sept. 22 1872
Pattridge, George W., d. Aug 27, 1863 ae. 42 yrs.
Pattridge, Ora, d. Feb. 8, 1845 ae. 46 yrs.
Pattridge, Rev. Charles, d. of Cholera June 30, 1859 ae. 29 yrs. "A member of the Genesee conference, M.E. Ch."
Pattridge, Sarah J., wife of G.O. Pattridge, d. Sept. 18, 1888 ae. 31
Pattridgem Betsey, his wife, d. Aug. 8, 1877 ae. 77 yrs. "Mother"
Paul, Annabelle, 1887-1887
Paul, Hugh L., 1882-1901
Paul, Maria, 1848-1900
Perkins, Adaline, his wife wife, b. July 22, 1830, d. May 3, 1901 "wife & Mother...."
Perkins, Adelbert H., b. July 2, 1862, d. Feb. 4, 1866
Perkins, Charles, b. Aug. 20, 1828 Civil War
Perkins, Dellie, Inf. son of G.M. & J.A. Perkins, d. July 25, 1876
Perkins, Mary A., b. June 24, 1858, d. Nov. 7, 1864
Perkins, Willie E., b. Aug 12, 1860, d. Nov. 17, 1864
Pforter, Emma M., 1891-1925
Phinney, Elijah, d. Apr. 3?, 1854 ae. 23 yrs.
Proudfit, Margaret Gay?, wife of David Proudfit, d. July 2, 1836 ae. 25 yrs.
Randall, Franklin C., son of Aaron E. & Olive Randall, d. Jan. 11, 1844 ae. 12 yrs.
Riddell, Frank G., d. Nov. 9, 1860 ae. 23 yrs.
Rigg, Eddie, d. Apr. 2, 1860 ae. 7 yrs. Children of William & Ann Rigg
Rigg, Willie, d. Mar. 12, 1860 ae. 9 yrs.
Ross, Agness, his wife, d. Sept. 23, 1845 ae. 71 yrs.
Ross, James, d. Feb. 25, 1837 in his 66th year
Rowley, Florence E., b. June 18, 1896, d. Mar. 2, 1900
Rowley, Rev. Herbert W., b. Sept. 4, 1864
Rowley, Rosa A. Perkins, his wife, b. Feb. 10, 864, d. June 3, 1922
Rudgers, Daniel, d. July 24, 1845 ae. 71 yrs.
Rudgers, Nancy, his wife, d. June 18, 1872 ae. 89 yrs.
Schenck, "Little Charles", no dates
Shannon, Eliza H., his wife, d. Apr. 28, 1875 ae. 44 yrs. & 6 mos.
Shannon, Francis, 1831-1900 Father
Shannon, George H., their son, d. Sept. 14, 1875 ae. 5 mos.
Shreder, Anna M., wife of Irving Shreder, 1885-1916
Shreder, Everett M., 1846-1911
Shreder, Zella, his wife, 1857-1926
Smith, Margaret Jane, dau. of William J. & Eliza Smith, d. Jan. 10 1856, ae. 3 yrs. 4 mos. 7 days
Thurlow, C. Euphemia Milroy, wife of George Thorlow, d. June 16 1880 ae. 18 yrs. 9 mos.
Town, Cynthia H., b. 1793, d. 1851
Town, Electa C., 1807-1901
Town, Levi, 1797-1887
Tryon, Ann, wife of Luther Tryon, d. June 30, 1856 ae. 64 yrs.
Tufts, John, 1800-1885
Tufts, Martha, his wife, 1814-1892
Turner, (See Hawthorne)
Wallace, Agnes, his wife, 1848-1918
Wallace, Benjamin, d. Feb. 4, 1848 ae. 83 yrs.
Wallace, William A., 1842-1895
Weber, Mary Eva, dau. of Harry & Addie Weber, 1919-1920
Winegar, son of Jacob & Arusaville, no dates
Wing, (Benjamin E., b. Mar. 13, 1793#
Wing, (Benjamin, b. Sept. 23, 1788#
Wing, (Salome, b. Oct. 6, 1785#
Wing, Allie B., their dau., d. Oct. 20, 1875 ae. 4 yrs. 7 mos. 5 days
Wing, Benjamin E. had three other children not buried here:---#
Wing, Benjamin E., b. in 1756 at Dartmouth, Mass; d. Feb. 26, 1836 ae. 89 yrs.
Wing, Chanceller R., d. Mar. 21, 1847 ae. 45 yrs.
Wing, Della M., their dau., d. July 26, 1877 ae. 19 yrs. 4 mos.
Wing, Dolley, his 1st wife, d. Nov. 20, 1856 ae. 62 yrs. ??
Wing, Helen E., their dau., d. June 7, 1866 ae. 14 yrs. & 10 mos.
Wing, Joseph H., d. Nov. 28, 1871 ae. 70 yrs.
Wing, Laura, his wife, d. Aug. 4, 2875 ae. 54 yrs.
Wing, Maria H., his wife, d. Dec. 1, 1887 ae. 60 yrs. & 11 mos.
Wing, Minnie H., their dau, d. Oct. 8, 1875 ae. 9 yrs. 6 mos. 9 days
Wing, Sarah Wallace, his wife, d. Jan. 30, 1842 ae. abt 80 yrs ??
Wing, William M., d. Dec. 6, 1871 ae. 54 yrs. & 11 mos.
Wolcott, Alice L., their dau., d.Feb. 6, 1866 ae. 1 yr. & 3 mos.
Wolcott, C.N.,
Wolcott, E.A. -
Wolcott, Electa, his wife, d. Mar. 2, 1889 ae. 72 yrs.
Wolcott, Eliza, his wife, d. Mar. 10, 1875 ae. 65 & 10 mos.
Wolcott, Emma, his wife, d. Mar. 26, 1868 ae. 28 yrs. & 4 mos.
Wolcott, J.A., 1850-1873 Civil War.
Wolcott, John W., d. Mar. 9, 1891 ae. 52 yrs. Co. H., 9th N.Y. Cav.
Wolcott, Nelson, 1826-1875
Wolcott, Orson M., d. Sept. 20, 1880 ae. 75 yrs. & 8 mos.
Wolcott, Orson, 1833-1872 104th N.Y. Inf. Civil War.
Wolcott, Willie, son of John W. & Charlotte Wolcott, d. July 12, 1872 ae. 2 yrs. & 6 mos.
Wright, Adella, wife of Henry, d. Aug. 6, 1892 ae. 23 yrs.
Wright, Alvin, 1817-1883
Wright, Eliza, his wife, 1840-1905
Wright, Esther, 1816-1899
Wright, Henry, 1839-1904
Wright, John, b. 1836, d. 1924 or 1925
Wright, Joseph - .......
Wright, Maggie E., 1871-1876
Wright, MargareT, HIS Wife, 1840-1895
Wright, Mary, wife of H.J. Wright, d. Nov. 24, 1919 ae. 40 yrs.
Wright, Maurice, 1897-1909
Wright, Mina A., 1882-1914
Wright, Silas, 1845-1905
* An old stone, obliterated, may be Luther Tryon?