St Johnsbury, Vt Cemeteries - Goss Hollow Cemetery

St Johnsbury, Vt Cemeteries - Goss Hollow Cemetery Numerical Transcript of the
Goss Hollow Cemetery
aka Coles Corner Cemetery
Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County,
Vermont, USA

earliest birth & oldest inscription recorded in this cemetery: Samuel Ayer; b. 1737a - d. May 14 1807 oldest person here is Gemima, wife of Hezekiah Ayer, who d. Dec 13 1863 AE 99y 2m total burials still recorded in this cemetery: 114 Transcribed Oct. 12, 2008 Updated Sept. 2010

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NOTE: "a" following a BirthDate indicates date calculated from DateDied minus age on the stone. blue Stone #s indicate gs sketched or photographed - click to view. Italics indicate supplemental info from the Vital Record. All other info below was transcribed directly from the stones.

Inscription	Description & Add'l Info
1-1 + CALVIN H. BOURTELLE ST US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II 1924 - 1982	gray granite grass-high veteran's stone
1-2 FREEMAN BRADLEY SON OF G.W. BRADLEY 1899 - 1974 GEORGE P. SON OF G.W. & HANNAH M. BRADLEY DIED OCT. 8, 1914 AGE 17 YRS. 9 MO. 21 DAYS	modern red granite monument "BRADLEY" in rectangular name slug at bottom.
2-1 BOURTELLE 1932 ESTHER B. 1924 CALVIN H. 1982	Veteran's flag gray granite modern pillow stone. Esther & Calvin are side-by-side on the stone.
2-2 BOURTELLE U.S.A.F. RET. 1923 WALTER T. 1981 HIS WIFE 1929 CARRIE C.	Modern small gray granite monument. Inscription on back. "BOURTELLE" in name slug on front.
2-3 GEORGE W. BRADLEY 1849 - 1924	Grass high gray granite marker.
2-4 FREEMAN	Grass high gray granite marker; footstone to 1-2
2-5 C. E. SIMPSON 1849 - 1923	white marble, size & shape of footstone; leaning against tree on south fence, proper location unknown.
3-1 GOSS HENRY C. BARBARA B. 12-19-1927 8-25-1925 3-10-2005	Modern red granite monument on large lot with square granite corner markers.
4-1 GILES BRADSHAW DIED 1896 [AE 80] MARYANN JORY HIS WIFE DIED 1905 [AE 100]	Interesting stone, White marble, back has oval with hand & finger pointing up, below are two 4" tapered circles carved 1-1/2" deep; dc's give ages as 80y 2m & 100y. See endnotes.
4-2 WM RALPH Son of Chas. E. & Mary W. Simpson Born May 28, 1887 Died June 3, 1887 Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven	white marble, curved top, name curved & between two curved lines with dot terminals. footstone is white marble monolith.
4-3 no stone there now	footstone is slate, 9" wide, tapered thru thickness - broken?
5-1-front-west Ayer monument HARLIE L. AYER 1870 - 1928 ALBERTA J. SARGENT HIS WIFE 1889 - 19__ 5-1-right side-south Ayer monument GEORGE AYER DIED OCT. 31, 1876 AEt. 74. ELIZA P. his Wife died Feb. 19, 1880 AEt. 66. 5-1-back-east Ayer monument HORACE W. AYER 1840 - 1926 EMMA S. his wife died Oct. 13, 1895 AEt. 48. MARIAM P. wife of HORACE W. AYER died Mar. 1, 1864 AEt. 23.	left of top of drive 8' gray granite spire with finial on top footstones, left end of lot: white marble, curved top, names in slugs on top: BERTA & HARLIE. Alberta d. at Kirby Dec 23 1951, bur. here [per burial permit] footstones, right end of lot, behind monument, beyond raised area: gray granite, curved top, raised names on top: w/o slugs:MOTHER & FATHER footstones, between son & parents: white marble, curved top, Horace' name in slug on top, no slug for Emma & Mariam; Maim looks newer, and is set in a granite base: HORACE - EMMA - MAIM
5-2-front-west Houghton monument WM. C. HOUGHTON BORN NOV. 4, 1805. DIED MAR. 11, 1887. MARIA HIS WIFE BORN JULY 3, 1803 DIED NOV. 7, 1887. 5-2-right-south Houghton monument SELIM N. HOUGHTON BORN MAY 27, 1838. DIED OCT. 16, 1906. ------ ISABELLE H. HIS WIFE BORN JULY 22, 1850. DIED FEB. 8, 1908. ------	right of top of drive 12' gray granite spire "Wm C." in curved name slug "MARIA" in oval name slug four plain white marble monolith footstones along back of raised terrace lot.
5-3	raised terrace lot, no stones except a flatish rock in NW corner of lot. - un-marked? - unused? - removed? - ledge?
6-1 SIMEON AYER DIED Nov. 9, 1880 AE. 70 YRS. JOANNA F. GRAY HIS WIFE DIED DEC. 25, 1895 AE. 81 YRS.	left of top of drive
6-2 OUR DARLING CLARABELLE A. PARKER FEB. 16 - 23 1920 BABY	white marble 10" x 10" on 6" x 12" white marble base, sharing concrete base with 6-3; - related??
6-3 OUR DARLING THERON A. HAWKINS JAN. 30 - FEB. 18 1908 BABY	white marble 10" x 10" on 6" x 12" white marble base, sharing concrete base with 6-2; - related??
6-4 ELSIE EVA, dau'r of T.C. & Maria HAWKINS died Aug. 31, 1879 AE. 1 yr. 5 mos.	white marble, 12" x 20", rounded top, circle at top with 3-leafed rose branch with drooping rose bud
6-5 TRUMAN C. HAWKINS 1820 - 1904	modern gray granite pillow. Replacement? [son of Steven & Nabby]
6-6 EZRA F. HAWKINS BORN NOV. 22, 1830 DIED SEPT. 6, 1899, ----- EMILY HAWKINS HIS WIFE BORN JULY 14, 1839, DIED DEC. 11, 1924	3-1/2' tall white marble podium with book on slanted top; inscription is on back. single piece of white marble lying on grass behind - partially rounded on one end; 5/8" thick x 8" x 12"; part of a wider footstone?? [son of Steven & Nabby]
6-7	piece of flat rock - may or may not be a grave.
7-1 no headstone there now	white marble monolith footstone w/o markings
7-2 no headstone there now	white marble monolith footstone w/o markings
7-3 HARRIET Dau'r of Clark & Celia Stearns died Jan. 28, 1862, AE. 51 yrs. ---	white marble coped stone, oval name slug for "Harriet"; white marble monolith footstone w/o markings
7-4 CELIA, wife of Clark Stearns DIED Jan. 24, 1869 Aged 79.	white marble coped stone, Celia's name slug is rectangular with out-pointing brackets for ends; broken in thirds thru "DIED" & just below "Aged"; white marble monolith footstone w/o markings
7-5 CLARK STEARNS DIED Feb. 9, 1869 Aged 83.	Veteran's flag; white marble coped stone, name slug is rectangular with in-pointing brackets for ends; broken in thirds above "DIED" & just above "Aged"; white marble monolith footstone w/o markings
7-6 JOHN STEARNS, DIED JULY 12, 1826, AE. 83. HANNAH his wife died Aug. 25, 1827, AE. 73.	white marble coped stone, rectangular name slugs; 2 white marble monolith footstones w/o markings
7-7 G. Stearns?? stone gone, only pieces of schisty shale remaining	footstone is dark slate or sandstone, 10" x 14" x 1/2" thick" "G. S."
7-8 ABEL S. son of Stephen & Nabby Hawkins died Nov. 9, 184(3?) AE 17 y's & 24 d's --------- [no obit or dc found at Barnet, Danville, Lyndon or St.J.; Parents buried Ashuelot Cem, Winchester, NH per 2004 FamHist; sister, Abbie Marion (Hawkins) Stiles, bur. Centervale Cem, St J Ctr, Vt]	soapstone, thick leafed willow & urn, blank side panels; smashed; 6 pieces found & arranged flat in front of footstone; plain monolith soap footstone: "A.S.H."; matches 7-9; last digit of yr. died lost due to break
7-9 JERIAH HAWKINS died Nov. 28, 1840 AE 98 years & 4 mo.	Revolutionary War Veteran; flag; stone & fs match 7-8 [his grandson perFamHist]; plain monolith soapstone footstone: "J.H."; obit gives age as 98y 3m 19d.
8-1 front: MACKAY back: Derek Christopher Aug. 5, 1987 - Sept. 15, 2008 "We are not here for a long time, we are here for a good time." DCM	black granite monument of modern style with color picture of Derek riding "4-wheeler All Terrain Vehicle" on its rear wheels, doing a "wheel-ee" - appears to have been painted on with an air-brush; 4-plot lot
8-2 MARY JANE daughter of Lewis K. & Hannah HOCKINGS died Sept. 17, 1859, aged 6 y'rs 10mo.	White marble monolith. Rose branch with bud & 3 leaves on each side. Note "Hawkins" is misspelled on stone. White marble monolith fs
8-3 GEORGE, son of Levis & Hannah HAWKINS died Apr. 6, 1842 AE. 6 mos. & 5 days.	White marble monolith. First name in rectangular name slug.
8-4 LEWIS K. HAWKINS {frame} DIED FEB. 27, 1855 AE 44	White marble monolith; curved name slug, below is 3" x 4" x 1/4" deep cut-out with engraved frame around it; once held what?? White marble monolith fs
8-5 fieldstone - no markings
8-6 fieldstone - no markings
8-7 shaped fieldstone with fieldstone footstone no markings
9-1 COLONY CHARLES SON OF JOHN J. AND CHARLOTTE W. OCTOBER 14, 1918 OCTOBER 12, 1994 JACQUELINE S. JANUARY 1, 1925 JANUARY 29, 1998	modern small gray granite monument; 4-plot lot
9-2 no stone yet	Charles Edward Roderick b. Spfld, Ma Apr 03 1934 d. Lyndon, Vt Aug 21 2010 per [bp]
9-3 Vacant
9-4a ARMINELLA A. dau'r of Allen & Mary S. HIGGINS died Oct. 14, 1862 aged 13 yrs. {flower} Earth's chilling blasts have nipped this We cherished here with care, But now transplanted to heaven's bower She flowers forever there.	white marble (top section shaped like open book) is now on ground behind stone - needs new brass pins to repair; rose in full bloom in circle above inscription; rectangular name slug with circular cut-outs in corners; blank white marble monolith footstone - only footstone in lot. Last word of first line of epitaph is inscribed above previous two words.
9-4b Mary S. Wife of Allen Higgins DIED Nov. 16, 1899, AE. 79 yrs. 8 ms. 22 ds.	curved top white marble; matches husband.
9-4c ALLEN HIGGINS DIED Nov. 8, 1881, AE 77 yr's. 11 ms. 22 ds.	curved top white marble; matches wife. 9-2 thru 9-5 in raised lot.
9-4d ALLEN W. HIGGINS BORN JULY 9, 1843 DIED MAY 27, 1909	curved top white marble.
9-6 ESTHER wife of DAVID GOSS JR. dau'r of ABEL & REBECCA BUTLER died July 3, 1854. AE. 53.	white marble monolith; rectangular name slug with out-pointing braces for ends; blank white marble monolith footstone
9-7 DAVID GOSS JR. DIED Jan. 22, 1880, AE. 84 ys. 8 ms. 22 ds.	white marble monolith; rectangular name slug with out-pointing braces for ends blank white marble monolith footstone
9-8 ESTHER Dau'r of David & Esther Goss DIED Dec. 25, 1861, AE. 21 y'rs. 8 mo's --(--	coped white marble; rectangular name slug with out-pointing braces for ends blank white marble monolith footstone
9-9 ALMIRA B. Daur of David & Esther GOSS died Jan. 6, 1850 AE. 18.	white marble monolith; 1st, 4th, & 5th lines in rectangular slugs blank white marble monolith footstone
9-10 TRUMAN Son of David & Esther GOSS died Nov. 6. 1849, AE. 23.	white marble monolith; 1st, 4th, & 5th lines in rectangular slugs blank white marble monolith footstone
9-11 SETH WILLARD son of David & Cynthia GOSS, died Sept 26, 1818 AE. 19.	white marble monolith; 4th line in rectangular slug blank white marble monolith footstone; his original slate stone is at 12-2 (see photo)
9-12 CYNTHIA wife of DAVID GOSS died Dec. 20, 1850, AE. 80, We valued well her worth while here, the kind, the gentle heart, But we never knew how much we loved Till we were forced to part. Her Father called, she hastened Where we shall meet her spirit.	white marble monolith; name slug has rounded ends with square tips; husband's name slug is rectangular; blank white marble monolith footstone
9-13 DAVID GOSS DIED May 9, 1861 AE. 90 y'rs 7 mos. --(--	white marble monolith; rectangular name slug blank white marble monolith footstone
9-14 thru 17 fieldstones	no markings
9-18 fieldstone	either one stone split in half top-to-bottom, or two pieces set side-by-side.
9-19 OLIVE wife of Artimus Mansfield died Oct. 28, 1838, AE. 36.	portal type soapstone with wavy line in tympanum, willow & urn; shoulders have pedestals in squares; columns on sides behind circular inscription area.
9-20 ARTIMUS MANSFIELD DIED in St. Johnsbury June 30, 1867. AE. 72 y'rs. "Artemas" in VR & on some ch. gs's	Veteran's flag round top white marble with curve name slug; broken in half below word "DIED"; granite slot-type base [Died July 01 1867 AE 70 per dc, died June 30 per Obit]
9-21 fieldstone	grown into roots of tree
10-1 GAVIN H. BARTON BA.,LLB.,LLM.- RAN 400M IN 46.7 SEC. BORN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA APRIL 12, 1949 -- DECEMBER 5, 1999 WE MISS HIS GOOD HUMOR, GOOD FOOD AND BIG HUGS	modern gray granite, grass-high marker, 4-plot lot
10-2a GEMIMA wife of Hezekiah Ayer died Dec. 13, 1863 aged 99	white marble coped stone; broken in half thru age. Aged 99y 2m per obit. Rectangular name slug with circular cut-outs in corners "Jemima" in town records.
10-2b HEZEKIAH AYER DIED Oct. 26, 1849 AE. 79 YR'S.	white marble monolith; rectangular name slug; broken off below age
10-2c MARY, wife of Samuel Ayer died Jan. 30, 1828. In her 87 year.	white marble monolith; rectangular name slug; blank white marble monolith footstone - only footstone now in lot.
10-2d SAMUEL AYER died May 14, 1807 In his 70 year.	[Revolutionary War Veteran]; flag, no holder; white marble monolith; rectangular name slug
10-3 thru 10-5 Vacant
10-6 SUSANNA, wife of Abner Houghton DIED Nov. 6, 1861 aged 74 broken above & below "DIED", and again, just below age	white marble coped stone; rectangular name slug with out-pointing braces for ends; blank, white marble monolith footstone m.2nd Sylvester Hall; d. Burke - per obit
10-7 ABNER HOUGHTON DIED Feb. 18, 1824, aged 47.	white marble coped stone; rectangular name slug with out-pointing braces for ends; broken off just below age; blank, white marble monolith footstone
10-8 EDWIN R. HIGGINS SON OF LEONARD & ELIZABETH HIGGINS JAN. 29, 1840 APR. 21, 1904 COR.CO.A 11 REG.VT.VOL.	Veteran - Civil War white marble coped stone; rectangular name slug.
10-9 ELIZABETH ROSS wife of LEONARD HIGGINS died Oct. 24, 1845, AE 34 yr's. Dear as thou wast, and justly dear Our tears will we restrain For who that saw thy parting hour Could wish thee here again.	white marble monolith; rectangular name slug;
10-10 LEONARD HIGGINS DIED Oct. 3rd. 1859 aged 50. Sleep on dear husband, take thy rest God called thee home. He thought it best.	white marble coped stone; rectangular name slug; broken diagonally thru date (re-verified from Vital Records); lying flat & sunk to grass-high;
10-11 MARY wife of JOHN HIGGINS died Dec. 10, 1845, aged 64 years. 10 months The grave, our resting place	white marble monolith; rectangular name slugs; no footstone
10-12 JOHN HIGGINS died SEPT. 8, 1847, AE. 72.	white marble monolith; curved name slug; rectangular age slug; no footstone
10-13 field stones
10-14 field stones
10-15 ALEXEY A. dau of A. & S. Mansfield died in St. Johnsbury Dec. 23, 1860 AE. 7 ys. 9 ms.	curved top white marble stone; rectangular name slug with in-pointing braces for ends; blank white marble monolith footstone Lexia Ann b. Mar 26, 1853 per bc; d. AE 7y 8m 27d per dc.
10-16 ELLEN F. dau. of A. & S. Mansfield died in St. Johnsbury Jan. 1, 1861 AE. 14 yrs. 10 ms.	curved top white marble stone; granite slot-type base; blank white marble monolith footstone. bc: b. Feb 18, 1848 dc: d. Jan 1, 1861 AE 14y 10m 03d => b.ab. Feb 28, 1846.
11-1 LOESA G. dau'r of D.G. & L.B. Houghton died Aug. 27, 1851, AE. 2 yrs. 8 mos. --(-- Sleep on thou lovely creature, For God hath called. We'll ne'er forget thy form nor feature, But mourn that thou art gone.	coped white marble stone; 10" wide, 24" tall; footstone 3/4" thick, 6" wide, 18" high from band - reads, "A.H." whose??
11-2 MARY ANN wife of Allen Higgins died Nov. 3, 1842 AE 22 y'rs 3 mo. & 14 d's.	soapstone with tympanum & square shoulders; no footstone
11-3 In memory of Lucinda daughter of William and Susanna Hoit who died June 29th 1815 aged 20 years 3 months & 26 days. design barely discernible, sketched under optimal conditions with good cross light, photograph illegible; grown into roots of white pine stump that is over 3 feet in dia.
11-4 William H. Hoit?? stone gone, footstone only, reads, "W.H.H."	white marble monolith; possibly a brother of Lucinda, who was moved to Centervale Cem; see endnotes
11-5 H.B. (on top - raised letters)	white marble, curved top; footstone to 11-7 (front)
11-6 J.B. (on top - raised letters)	white marble, curved top; footstone to 11-7 (front)
11-7-front-west JESSIE BROWN DIED JUNE 15, 1837 AE 40 YS. ---- HANNAH HIS WIFE DIED DEC 17, 1889 AE. 89 YS.	Veteran's flag Brown family monument; 11' gray granite spire white marble footstone to left of monument, "J.B." white marble footstone to left of husband's, "H.B."
11-7-right-south NATHL BROWN DIED APR. 22, 1843 AE 80. Y. ---- REBECCA HIS WIFE DIED DEC 1, 1840 AE. 80 Y.	[Revolutionary War Veteran]; white marble footstone to right of wife's fs, "N.B." white marble footstone to right of monument, "R.B."
11-7-back-east FREEMONT E. 1856 - 1887 MARY G. 1852 - 1882 FREEMONT W. 1877 - 1889	round top marble footstone at rt-rear corner of lot, "F.E.B."; see endnotes for 2nd wife Square top marble footstone at left of husband's, "M.C.B"; no StJVRdc; StJVRmc gives mi as"C"; see endnotes round top marble footstone at left-rear corner of lot, "F.W.B."
11-7-left-north EDSON BROWN DIED SEP. 26, 1868 AE. 45 Y. ---- JULIA. A. HIS WIFE DIED JUNE 5, 1874 AE. 47 Y. ---- FREEMAN BROWN DIED OCT. 23 1871 AE. 15 Y. 8 M	round top marble footstone at center-rear of lot, "E.B." on top round top marble footstone to left of husb at center-rear of lot, "J.A.B." on top round top marble footstone to left of father at left-rear of lot, "F.J.B." on top; Freeman J. Brown on dc; see endnotes.
11-8 R.B.	white marble monolith footstone to 11-7 (right)
11-9 N.B.	white marble monolith footstone to 11-7 (right)
11-10 JEROME E. MANSFIELD died Jan. 13, 1892 AE 50 ys. 9m. 12 ds. A member of Co.F 8th Reg.Vt.Vol.	Veteran. white marble; curved top; curved name slug; matches parents'
11-11 SOPHRONA AYER [2nd] wife of Artemas Mansfield died Dec. 26, 1886, AE. 64 ys. 8 ms.	white marble; curved top; curved name slug; matches stone of son, Jerome, & of husband (who is buried next to his 1st wife); blank white marble monolith footstone
11-12 IRA T. Son of Artimus & Sophronia Mansfield died in St. Johnsbury Jan. 24, 1876 AE 21 yrs. 4 mos.	white marble; curved top; rectangular name slug
11-13 MARSILLON A. Son of Artimus & Sophronia Mansfield died in Cambridge, Mass Oct. 16, 1873 AE. 23 yrs. 4 ms	white marble; curved top; curved name slug; matches parents' stones
11-14 ROYAL G. Son of Artemas & Sophronia MANSFIELD DIED Sept. 10, 1864 aged 20 Member of Co.G 17th Regt.Vt.Vol.	Veteran, G.A.R. Flag holder white marble; curved top; rectangular name slug
11-15 SOPHRONIA E. MANSFIELD DIED July 23, 1915 aged 67.	white marble; curved top; rectangular name slug [Sophronia Eliza, dau Art & Sophronia per bc/dc]
12-1 broken piece of 20" wide marble stone, 4" high stood on end like footstone - part of whose??	another similar piece sits on a stump in the right-rear corner of the cemetery, but not exactly same width & thickness. Neither exactly match any other stone here. -- Parts of discarded or moved stones?
12-2 In memory of SETH W. son of David & Cynthia Goss, who died Sept. 26, 1818, aged 19 years.	black stone, possibly slate pillars on sides, double fan in tympanum Has newer stone next to parents (9-11)
12-3 M.A.H.	white marble monolith footstone to 11-2
12-4 Unmarked, delaminated, shaley slate stone - See 13-1	12" wide x 8" above ground level, appears to have had rounded top, discarded fs?
12-5 L. H.	curved topped white marble footstone to 11-3
12-6 W.H.H. stone gone, footstone only	white marble monolith fs to 11-4; possibly a brother of 11-3, see endnotes
12-7 F.W.B. (on front)	white marble monolith footstone to 11-7 (back); possibly out-of-place and belongs in space to left of mother (#12)
12-8 F.J.B. (on top - raised letters)	curved topped white marble footstone to 11-7 (left)
12-9 J.A.B. (on top - raised letters)	curved topped white marble footstone to 11-7 (left)
12-10 piece of white marble on end like footstone	appears to be part of a discarded marble base, has 1/2" pin hole and is chamfered on edges; "483" carved on mating surface.
12-11 E.B. (on top - raised letters)	curved topped white marble footstone to 11-7 (left)
12-12 F.E.B. (on top - raised letters)	curved topped white marble footstone to 11-7 (back)
12-13 M.C.B. (on top - carved letters)	white marble monolith footstone to 11-7 (back)
12-14 blank	curved topped white marble; matching footstone to 11-10
12-15 blank	white marble monolith footstone to 11-11
13-1 Unmarked shaley slate stone, 20" wide x 10" above ground level, no markings; matches piece of same slate - 12" wide x 8" above ground level, directly in front of it and 1 ft to the right of Mary Ann Higgins' footstone.	found 3'-4' into the bushes behind & beyond where the custodian has been mowing; but, 2'-3' in front of the cedar tree line that marks the back of the cemetery.
13-2 no markings	fieldstone