Bios for the
Palenville Cemetery History Walk
Saturday, June 19, 2021
11 am to 2 pm
Volunteers will be located in different areas at the cemetery, sharing some short information about some former Palenville residents. The history of the hamlet will come alive by hearing who lived here and what we know about their lives. Here are the names of the individuals we hope to present in the Walk. You can see that we have photos and stories for some of them but would like to know more. Can you add to the info that we have? Do you have photos, stories or artifacts that will add to their personal histories?
Eliza Deyo (the Curtis and Deyo families) - •Eliza’s stone is hand carved by her son, two of her children and several of their children are buried here. She was born in Catskill in 1867 and grew up in the area of Augustine Road. She had 11 children with William Curtis and is rumored to be Native American. Her children were notable for their antics, and several newspaper articles attest to their notoriety.•have photos, stories, and newspaper articles
Hannah Palen •wife of tanner, raised two sets of grandkids, independent of husband (died) •have her entry in Trumpbour store ledger, located at the Vedder
Rowland Trumpbour •family in the area for five generations•photos, stories, house still stands
Jennie Craft •grew up on Manorville Road•caretaker for first wife of Rowland (Rachel Wynkoop, have her story too)•photos of her, her house, diaries, read aloud from the diary!!!
Eva Trumpbour•school teacher, lived in New Jersey, came home on breaks, retired here•lots of photos, lots of stories, house still stands
Edward and Abraham Londo •Born in Saratoga Springs to a basket maker in an Indian Encampment, Edward and his three siblings learned the art of basket making prior to his father’s second marriage, at which point he left the encampment. Many newspaper articles exist attesting to his guiding two presidents through the wilds of the Adirondacks and explaining his claim to being “The Last of the Mohawks.” His son, Abraham, attended Rowena and died of influenza at age 18.•photo of Indian Encampment where he grew up, photo of baskets that are similar to ones he would have made in Palenville, his son went to Rowena, can we find a class photo?
Asa Mower•Long time resident of Palenville and a wood turner, he owned two turning mills and lived on Pine Ave with his wife, Cora Vedder, who was a laundress. One of his turning mills was located where the Circle W is today and closely resembles it.•have photos, know his house, one turning mill was where the Circle W is, have photos of both turning mills in Palenville
Lewis Barton•Another turner, his turning mill is still standing on Malden Ave. Artist George Hall painted his son in the turning mill, making souvenirs for the tourists.•the granddaughter marries a Post, Posts still own the house•we could show George Hall’s painting, the explanation says a lot about the context
Mary Whitney Mower•Raised by her aunt and uncle who lived next door, Mary married Elmer Mower at age 16 and they moved into a small house that still stands on Pine Ave. She was a laundress, washing laundry for the boarding houses in the stream and drying and pressing the laundry in a shed that still stands. She and her husband ran a store, located in their front yard on Pine Ave, where people could purchase groceries and hunting and fishing supplies. People who knew her recall her as kind and generous.•have photos, Eva lives in her laundry shed, I have a wash tub and scrub board and a mountain of laundry
Elmer Mower•A Palenville legend, Elmer was an Otis Elevated operator, a Rowena school janitor, a Palenville Cemetery caretaker, and ran a convenience store from his home on Pine Ave. •Four generations of Mowers are buried in one row, have photos, know his house, have his Rowena class photo.
Victor and Mildred Manning•donated land and cemetery, family lives in Birchwood Park, which they built, someone must have a photo
Gilbert Palen• Palenville tanners and brothers. Their tannery was located at the entrance to the Clove, Palenville was renamed to honor their contributions to the area, when they ran out of hemlock trees for tanning the family moved on, but several stayed and many had died and been buried here during the time the Palen tannery was in operation. can we find tanning artifacts? A beam, a tanner’s knife, I know Art has that tool they used to separate the hemlock bark from the tree)
Jonathan Palen
Ezekiel Palen
Rufus Palen
Sally Travis•As a single mother she owned land, ran a small boarding house, helped raise her granddaughter, and donated land to build the Gloria Dei church.•Myrtle Villa, still standing, Josephine Edward’s family bought it from Sally, maybe they have some photos or stories? She also donated the land for the Gloria Dei church.
Theodore Teale•A boarding house keeper for the Winchelsea, there was also a Teale House at the triangle, where he ran the Palenville Post Office for years.•have a picture of the Winchelsea and possibly Teale House•He’s in Beers prominent people
Cecelia Palen•wife of James Palen, tanner, son of Gilbert and Hannah, buried here•James Palen 1810- July 1846 in Manhattan•both children, Frances, aged 6 month, and Phebe, aged 7 years, died March 8, 1842 in Manhattan. Both children died on the same day in March. By July her husband was dead as well. She died the following year. All three stones are broken into multiple pieces and the focus of our preservation efforts. Help preserve their memory and their story.
Hannah Palen •wife of tanner, raised two sets of grandkids, independent of husband (died) •have her entry in Trumpbour store ledger, located at the Vedder
Rowland Trumpbour •family in the area for five generations•photos, stories, house still stands
Jennie Craft •grew up on Manorville Road•caretaker for first wife of Rowland (Rachel Wynkoop, have her story too)•photos of her, her house, diaries, read aloud from the diary!!!
Eva Trumpbour•school teacher, lived in New Jersey, came home on breaks, retired here•lots of photos, lots of stories, house still stands
Edward and Abraham Londo •Born in Saratoga Springs to a basket maker in an Indian Encampment, Edward and his three siblings learned the art of basket making prior to his father’s second marriage, at which point he left the encampment. Many newspaper articles exist attesting to his guiding two presidents through the wilds of the Adirondacks and explaining his claim to being “The Last of the Mohawks.” His son, Abraham, attended Rowena and died of influenza at age 18.•photo of Indian Encampment where he grew up, photo of baskets that are similar to ones he would have made in Palenville, his son went to Rowena, can we find a class photo?
Asa Mower•Long time resident of Palenville and a wood turner, he owned two turning mills and lived on Pine Ave with his wife, Cora Vedder, who was a laundress. One of his turning mills was located where the Circle W is today and closely resembles it.•have photos, know his house, one turning mill was where the Circle W is, have photos of both turning mills in Palenville
Lewis Barton•Another turner, his turning mill is still standing on Malden Ave. Artist George Hall painted his son in the turning mill, making souvenirs for the tourists.•the granddaughter marries a Post, Posts still own the house•we could show George Hall’s painting, the explanation says a lot about the context
Mary Whitney Mower•Raised by her aunt and uncle who lived next door, Mary married Elmer Mower at age 16 and they moved into a small house that still stands on Pine Ave. She was a laundress, washing laundry for the boarding houses in the stream and drying and pressing the laundry in a shed that still stands. She and her husband ran a store, located in their front yard on Pine Ave, where people could purchase groceries and hunting and fishing supplies. People who knew her recall her as kind and generous.•have photos, Eva lives in her laundry shed, I have a wash tub and scrub board and a mountain of laundry
Elmer Mower•A Palenville legend, Elmer was an Otis Elevated operator, a Rowena school janitor, a Palenville Cemetery caretaker, and ran a convenience store from his home on Pine Ave. •Four generations of Mowers are buried in one row, have photos, know his house, have his Rowena class photo.
Victor and Mildred Manning•donated land and cemetery, family lives in Birchwood Park, which they built, someone must have a photo
Gilbert Palen• Palenville tanners and brothers. Their tannery was located at the entrance to the Clove, Palenville was renamed to honor their contributions to the area, when they ran out of hemlock trees for tanning the family moved on, but several stayed and many had died and been buried here during the time the Palen tannery was in operation. can we find tanning artifacts? A beam, a tanner’s knife, I know Art has that tool they used to separate the hemlock bark from the tree)
Jonathan Palen
Ezekiel Palen
Rufus Palen
Sally Travis•As a single mother she owned land, ran a small boarding house, helped raise her granddaughter, and donated land to build the Gloria Dei church.•Myrtle Villa, still standing, Josephine Edward’s family bought it from Sally, maybe they have some photos or stories? She also donated the land for the Gloria Dei church.
Theodore Teale•A boarding house keeper for the Winchelsea, there was also a Teale House at the triangle, where he ran the Palenville Post Office for years.•have a picture of the Winchelsea and possibly Teale House•He’s in Beers prominent people
Cecelia Palen•wife of James Palen, tanner, son of Gilbert and Hannah, buried here•James Palen 1810- July 1846 in Manhattan•both children, Frances, aged 6 month, and Phebe, aged 7 years, died March 8, 1842 in Manhattan. Both children died on the same day in March. By July her husband was dead as well. She died the following year. All three stones are broken into multiple pieces and the focus of our preservation efforts. Help preserve their memory and their story.
Volunteer to tell their stories. Let us know that you'll join us on June 19th.
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