Tongore Cemetery is located in the Township of Olive, Ulster County, New York.  I have a lot of relatives in this cemetery.  The following photos are a very small selection.  Unless indicated otherwise, most of these photos were taken in May of 2002.

Clicking a small photo will open a large photo.  Clicking a name will open a web page on that individual's family branch.

The terms "old section" and "new section" are relative.  The "new" section has quite a few old grave markers too.

•  The main entrance to Tongore Cemetery.  This leads into the newer section of the cemetery from the main road.

•  The older section of the cemetery as seen from the newer section.

•  The older section, looking toward the front.

•  The older section, looking toward the back.  Visible, but not quite legible in the large original scan of this photo are stones for BISHOP, MERRIHEW, TYLER, and WINCHELL.

   Detail of Tyler and Merrihew stones from above photo.

•    Two views of the newer section of the cemetery as seen from the older section.

This is NOT a complete listing of all the stones in the cemetery, just the ones that I happen to have photographs of.  Unless indicated otherwise, most of these photos were taken in May of 2002.

The BISHOP markers are enlargements from the photo above that looks toward the back of the old part of the cemetery.  This is why the image quality is not as good as it could be.  The VANDEMARK stone is located all the way down in the back under the large evergreen tree in the center of the photo above that looks toward the back of this section.

1.  BISHOP, baby boy (first name not legible in this photo if present), son of Charles & Bertha M. BISHOP, 1900 - 1901, verse (not legible in photo).

2.    BISHOP, large monument.
   1. BISHOP, Eph(raim?), Jan. 22, 1832, Apr. (23, 1914?)

   2. BISHOP, Eliza(beth?), his wife, Sept. 2?, ????, Sept. 2?, ????

3.  VANDEMARK monument.
   1. VANDEMARK, Fred, 1872 - 1947

   2. DAVIS, Rosina, his wife, 1874 - 1905

1.  BARRENGER, John E., son of A & R, died Oct 27, 1874, agd 1 mo 8 d.  The small stone behind this is probably his footstone as it has his initials "J E B" carved onto it in the same hand.

   
    BARRINGER, Freeman and Elnora plot.  Freeman and Elnora (Kerr) Barringer were my great great grandparents.  They are buried near the back of the newer section of Tongore Cemetery.

2.  BARRINGER, Freeman, "father", 1854 - 1927.

3.    BARRINGER, Elnora, "mother", 1856 - 1929.  The older snapshot on the left was probably taken in the 1970s.  The photo on the right was taken in May of 2002.

   
    Two BARRINGER stones:

4.  BARRINGER, Melissa, wife of John J. Rappleyea, died Sept. 8, 1882, aged 24 yrs, 13 d's.  Melissa or Sarah Melissa was the daughter of Peter and Sarah next to her.

5.  BARRINGER monument
   1. BARRINGER, Peter P., 1818 - 1890.  Peter was one of the children of Peter BARRINGER and Catherine HAUVER, my great great great great grandparents.  Peter and Catherine are buried in Laurel Cemetery.

   2. CONSTABLE, Sarah M., his wife, 1817 - 1891

   3. BARRINGER, Rebecca, 1844 - 1895 (no relationship stated on stone - this may be the wife of their son Abram)

   
   
6.  BEESMER stone.  One of Lorenzo and Sarah's grandchildren married into my VAN KLEECK line.
   1. BEESMER, Lorenzo D., 1850 - 1926

   2. AVERY, Sarah A., his wife, 1853 - 1932

   3. children Carrie, Lonnie, Hiram, and Frederick (no dates)

   
    DUDREY family plot.  These are enlarged from the background of the photo of Egbert VAN KLEECK's stone and some are a bit hard to read here.  I have little information on the DUDREY family.  The lighting looks a little strange in some of these photos because I have messed with the contrast to try to make the inscriptions easier to read.

7.  DUDREY, John.  John and Sophia (Boice) Dudrey were the parents of Egbert VAN KLEECK's wife Louisa.  John was in the same Artillery unit as Egbert's father, although a different company.
   1. DUDREY, John, Co. H. 5 N.Y. ART., 1843 - 1937

   2. BOICE, Sophia, his wife, 1846 - 1924

8.  Mary, wife of Lemuel W. DUDREY, died April 18, 1879, aged 51? years, 5 mo's, & 19? d's

9.  Louisa C?, daughter of Lemuel W. and Mary DUDREY, died Oct? ??, 185?, aged 11? yrs, 5 ??

10.  DUDREY, Lemuel W., died Oct. 15, 1881, aged 70 or 79 years.

    
       KERR plot.  The photo on the left was taken in May, 2001.  The photo on the right was taken in May, 2002.  For more about Eugene KERR and his family, see my KERR page.

11.  Eugene KERR stone
    1. KERR, Eugene, 1852 - 1929

    2. DEWITT, Rachel, his wife, 1857 - 1938

        on back of same stone:

    3. KERR, Theodore, 1875 - 1948.  Theodore was the son of Eugene and Rachel.

    4. VAN BUMBLE, Lestia, his wife, 1871 - 1949.

12.  KERR, Jennie, 1891 - 1984.  Jennie was the daughter of Eugene and Rachel (DeWitt) KERR above.

    
    

13.  LEWIS, Llewellyn J., March 17, 1865 - June 15, 1931.  There is a Masonic emblem on this stone.  This is an enlargement from the back of the Nichols family plot photo.  I have no further information on this person.

    
    

14.  MERRIHEW, Rebecca, wife of Stephen WINCHELL.  This is an enlargement from the background of the Egbert VAN KLEECK photo below and any dates on Rebecca's stone are illegible here.  I can just barely make out the name of her husband, "Stephen WINCHELL", on the marble tablet next to her stone.  There are a few Merrihews and Winchells that married into various branches in my family tree, but I have no further information on this particular couple.

    
     NICHOLS plot.  I don't have much information on the NICHOLS family, but for more on their BARRINGER connection, see my BARRINGER page.

15.  NICHOLS, Milton, 1880 - 1938.

16.  BARRINGER, Mabel, his wife, 1891 - 1960

17.  NICHOLS, Ira, 1909 - 1935.  Due to the lack of contrast between the inscription and the rest of the stone, this is not easy to read even in person.  Ira was one of the children of Milton and Mabel (Barringer) Nichols.  Milton and Mabel also had a son named Alfred who Grandma says "died in his teens" - will have to look around this area next time we're up and see if we missed him.

    
    

18.    PERSONEUS monument with bench.  The odd reflection on the right side of the monument is me taking the photo.  I don't have much on the PERSONEUS family, but for more on their BARRINGER connection, see my BARRINGER page.

    The bench reads:
    

    IN MEMORY OF
    HARRIET (HATTIE) BARRINGER PERSONEUS
    NEW YORK STATE MOTHER OF THE YEAR 1956

    The back of the monument says:
    

    LESTER PERSONEUS
    AND HIS WIFE
    HATTIE BARRINGER
    GAVE US LIFE
    (list of all eleven children by name)
    WITH ETERNAL GRATITUDE FROM THEIR CHILDREN
    1. Lester, "Father", 1893 - 1983

    2. Hattie, "Mother", 1895 - 1971

    3. living daughter

    4. Gloria, "Daughter", 1928 - 1972

    5. living daughter

    
    
19.  ROOSA stone.  This monument is immediately behind the stone for Abram and Bertha VAN KLEECK below.  I have no information on this ROOSA family.
    1. ROOSA, Albert, 1869 - 1955

    2. WINCHELL, Delia, his wife, 1869 - 1948

20.  SAMPSON stone.  This is an enlargement from the back of the Nichols family plot photo.  I have no further information on these people.
    1. SAMPSON, Gilbert, 1907 - 1988

    2. WRIGHT, Gladys, his wife, 1907 - (no death date)

21.    VAN KLEECK monument (Abram and Bertha).  The photo on the left was probably taken in May, 2001.  The photo on the right was taken in May, 2002.  The odd reflection on the left side of the stone is me taking the photograph.  Abram and Bertha are my great grandparents.  For more information see the BARRINGER page, the VAN KLEECK page, and the specific page I made for Abram and Bertha.
    1. VAN KLEECK, Abram, 1871 - 1954

    2. BARRINGER, Bertha, his wife, 1874 - 1953

    
    
22.    VAN KLEECK monument (Egbert and Louisa).  Egbert was one of the sons of Francis Van Kleeck, who was in the Civil War and died in Andersonville in 1864.  The DUDREY stones across the background are the family of Egbert's wife Louisa (see DUDREY entries further up this page).
    1. VAN KLEECK, Egbert, 1860 - 1935

    2. DUDREY, Louisa C., his wife, 1870 - 1958

    
    
23.  VAN KLEECK family monument.  I have no information on this particular Van Kleeck family yet.
    1. VAN KLEECK, Virgil,"Father", "interred in Bushkill Cem." (I have a page on Bushkill Cemetery, but no photo yet of Virgil's grave there)

    2. HESLEY, Orpha, "Mother", 1872 - 1966

    3.  VAN KLEECK, Edward L., "Son", 1908 - 1967.  Marked with an American Legion flag.

24.  WRIGHT stone.  This is an enlargement from the back of the Nichols family plot photo.  I have no further information on these people.
    1. WRIGHT, Henry, 1870 - 1949

    2. GORDON, Matilda, his wife, 1875 - 1950

25.  YOUNG stone.  This is an enlargement from the back of the Nichols family plot photo.  I have no further information on these people.
    1. YOUNG, Mayo, 1875 - 1933

    2. GORDON, Susan, his wife, 1875 - (date obscured by another stone in this photo)

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