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HIRAM CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS by HUBERT W. CLEMONS, 1989 - 2011 - HIRAM VILLAGE CEMETERY and PLEASANT RIDGE CEMETERY. Recorded fully as typed in Clemons's notebook in the collection of Hiram Historical Society in Great Ossipee Museum. Heading PAGE # = the page in Clemons's notebook. (1) = footnote

Last Name
First Name
Born
Died
Cemetery Name
Page #
Notes
Gilpatrick
Norman A.
1908
1972
Pleasant Ridge
15
Norman/Cyrena Pillings Gilpatrick parents of Judith and David
Gilpatrick
Raymond L.
1906
1920
Pleasant Ridge
15
Raymond L./Mable Goowin Gilpatrick parents of Beatrice and Helen Gilpatrick
Gilpatrick
Frank
1875
1999
Pleasant Ridge
15
son of Eli/Mary Gilpatrick-Frank/Emma Norton Gilpatrick parents of Raymond, Norman, Lawrence, Arthur Gilpatrick
Gilpatrick
Emma (Norton)
1884
1951
Pleasant Ridge
15
wife of Frank Gilpatrick
Gilpatrick
R.Cyrena
1905
1967
Pleasant Ridge
15
wife of Norman A. Gilpatrick-dau of George/Cynthia Day Pillings
Gilpatrick
Mabel L.
1906
1964
Pleasant Ridge
15
wife of Raymond L.-dau of Cyrus/Ruth Sargent Goodwin
Girourd
Clovis Warren
1845
1970
Pleasant Ridge
18
from Canada
Glines
Avis E.
1886
May 27, 1929
Pleasant Ridge
13
1st wife of Charles Glines-dau of Cyrus/Cpra Greer Black-Charles/Avis Black Glines were parents of Pauline, Treva, Lee, Vivian, Charles, Carlene Glines
Glines
Lee Russell
1913
Feb 24, 1920
Pleasant Ridge
14
husb of Mildred Kingsley
Glines
Emma
June 29, 1849
1976
Pleasant Ridge
18
sister of Mary W. Nelson
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Footnotes

Footnotes:

ST-7 John C. Gilpatrick and his wife, Abigail Bond lived for many years by the brook-side near the Samuel Ridlon homestead in Hiram. When advanced in life,he removed to Limerick, where he died. John & Abigail were parents of Daniel & Ammi Gilpatrick. Ammi Gilpatrick married Esther Gray; they were parents of 11 children, including Charles F. Gilpatrick to whom the following obituary was written in a Portland newspaper on Feb. 9, 1914. Believed to be the only case of complete ossification on record. South Hiram, Feb. 9- at the home of his sister, Mrs. Alpheus Gilpatrick; Charles F. Gilpatrick, known all over New England and many other states as 'the ossified man', passed out of life Feb. 7, aged 57 years". Mr. Gilpatrick is believed to have been buried on family property to avoid exhumation of his body for medical research.

 

ST-12 William Stanley, son of William, was born in Shapleigh, ME in 1778. He married Susanna Morrison, certificate granted Dec.12,1797, and followed his brother Joseph to Parsonsfield. He soon moved to Hiram, where he built a house and mill and cleared a farm. He died April 27, 1822, age 46yrs; his wife died July16, 1836 age 56yr. They were buried on his land at South Hiram, where their gravestones now stand. William and Susanna were parents of Esther who married Samuel Ridlon; Isaac who married Susan Gould; William who married Nancy Perkins; Jacob who married Betsey Thompson; Joseph who married Olive Peters; Deborah who married Daniel Gould; Olive who married George Gould; and Rev. John who married Salone Stacy. Information from Geideon T. Ridlon's SACO VALLEY SETTLEMENTS AND FAMILIES.

 

ST-22 NOTE: The following are listed in Preston Stanley's (local funeral director for many years) record books as having been buried in the Stanley Cemetery, South Hiram. They may be in unmarked graves.

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