#B021 Oaklawn Cemetery, Brookhaven Hamlet, Suffolk County, Brookhaven Town, NY, USA: Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets, Suffolk County, NY

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The Oaklawn Cemetery in Brookhaven is at the north end of Arthur Avenue, north of Montauk Highway. It resulted from a meeting of twelve residents, held at the home of Nathaniel Miller, on March 20, 1890. He and James H. Post gave six acres of land for a nonsectarian burial ground.

There had been a small Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery on the west side of Beaver Dam Road, across from the modern Bellport High School, then on the James H. Post estate. This cemetery was abandoned in the early 20th century, and most of the graves were disinterred and headstones moved to Oaklawn Cemetery by Post (a few, at the request of their families, were moved elsewhere).

Many old headstones, and perhaps remains, from other local family burying grounds were relocated in to the Oaklawn Cemetery, including a Rose family burying ground (apparently a.k.a. the Swezey cemetery) located near to the Brookhaven Free Library on Beaver Dam Road (at the northeast corner of Library Lane) and a Homan family burying ground in South Haven. These sites appear to have been largely maintained as separate plots at Oaklawn, perhaps as approximations of their original configurations.

This is still an active cemetery maintained by the Oaklawn Cemetery Association. Mailing Address: PO Box 415, Brookhaven, New York 11719. Phone: (631) 286-0204, John E. Barry.

The information on the interments at the Oaklawn cemetery is being completely revised with the assistance and encouragement of the Oaklawn Cemetery Association. Since most of the individuals interred in the Oaklawn cemetery have a strong associations with Brookhaven hamlet, it is our intention to incorporate most of these individual in the Hamlet People database to the extent that information becomes available. Since this is likely to take some time, the information on these pages and their associated linked pages will be updated as the work progresses.

The purpose of this project is two-fold:

To compare what is visually apparent at each lot with the records of the cemetery association, and in the process provide a photographic record of the plot. Throughout its over 100 year history, the cemetery's administrative records has been maintained by community volunteers. Inevitably, errors in these records creep in (although the results of the inventory work so far has shown a high degree of accuracy). Notations are being made to these records where errors and ambiguities are found.
To provide a "face" to the individuals in the cemetery, many of which are from families who have had a long association with the hamlets of Brookhaven and South Haven and are important to its history. The information on individuals and families interred at the cemetery is not intended to be an exhaustive genealogy report. It is mostly obtained through research of internet published records such as commercial genealogy web sites such as Ancestry.com, and online local newspapers, principally the Patchogue Advance. These sources are often sketchy and incomplete, and relationships are sometimes inferred (and therefore may be incorrect). Information from family members and knowledgeable associates is encouraged. Please contact us.

This cemetery has Historic Sites Reference ID Br01.3-S and is #21 on the Town of Brookhaven Historian's master inventory of cemeteries. Gravesites in this listing are first identified by cemetery (#21), then by lot number and a family name (e.g., "#021.001.Corson:" means cemetery 21, lot 1, Corson family site).

Each identified gravesite has a link to a datasheet containing research facts on the individual(s). In some cases, Oaklawn cemetery records indicate that a person was interred at a site, but no grave marker could be found. These are identified with aicon. In other cases, a monument was found, but the records of the cemetery association do not indicate that the person, either as a body or cremated remains, were actually interred on the site (these instances are often memorial monuments.)

Click Here For Downloadable Oaklawn Cemetery Maps (includes site and lot location maps)

Description revised: 29 August 2013

Latitude: 40.7823 , Longitude: -72.9282

Headstones

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Description	Status	Location	Name (Died/Buried)
#021.038.Harner. James Harner gravesite .. Records of the Oaklawn cemetery indicate that a "James Harner" was interred in Lot 38. No gravestone has been found. This lot contains graves of persons originally interred in the old Methodist cemetery on Beaver Dam road. Evidence suggest that there originally was a grave marker.	Missing	38. Fletcher (From Methodist cemetery)	James Harner, ^ (d. Yes, date unknown)
#021.038.Harner. Josie Harner ..She was originally interred in the old Methodist church cemetery on Beaver Dam road.	Located	38. Fletcher. (From Methodist cemetery).	Josie H. Harner, ^ (d. 12 Sep 1874)
#021.038.Harper. Caroline Harper gravesite. ..According to the Oaklawn Cemetery Association records, a "Caroline Harper" is interred in Lot 38. Her gravestone has not been found. Interments in Plot 38 were originally interred in the Methodist Church cemetery on Beaver Dam road. Records suggest that originally there was a grave marker.	Missing	38. Fletcher. (From Methodist cemetery)	Caroline Harper, ^ (d. Yes, date unknown)
#021.038.Harper. George Harper gravestone .. George Harper was first interred at the old Methodist cemetery on Beaver Dam road, Brookhaven, in reinterred here about 1890 when the Methodist cemetery was abandoned.	Located	038. Fletcher (From Methodist Church Cemetery)	George Harper, ^ (d. 18 Mar 1872)
#021.038.Harper: Francis Harper ..Francis Harper was first interred at the old Methodist cemetery on Beaver Dam road, Brookhaven, in reinterred here about 1890 when the Methodist cemetery was abandoned.	Located	038. Fletcher (From Methodist Church Cemetery)	Francis Harper, ^ (d. 23 Apr 1872)
#021.038.Reeves: Barnabas Reeves gravestone .. Barnabas Reeves was first interred at the old Methodist cemetery on Beaver Dam road, Brookhaven, in reinterred here about 1890 when the Methodist cemetery was abandoned.	Located	038. Fletcher (From Methodist Cemetery)	Barnabas Reeves, ^ (d. 27 Apr 1857)
#021.038.Reeves: Phebe Reeves gravestone .. Phebe Reeves was first interred at the old Methodist cemetery on Beaver Dam road, Brookhaven, in reinterred here about 1890 when the Methodist cemetery was abandoned.	Located	038. Fletcher (From Methodist cemetery)	Phebe Reeves, ^ (d. 25 Nov 1873)
#021.038.Robinson01: John M. Robinson gravestone .. He was originally interred at the old Methodist cemetery on Beaver Dam road, Brookhaven, NY, and reinterred here about 1890 when the Methodist cemetery was abandoned.	Located	038. Fletcher	John M. Robinson, ^ (d. 5 Jul 1854)
#021.038.Robinson02: Oliver D. Robinson gravestone .. Oliver Robinson is not recorded on the inventory of graves at the old Methodist Cemetery on Beaver Dam road, Brookhaven, NY, prepared by the Trustees of the Brookhaven M.E. Church. This inventory is dated Feb 3, 1890 (a day before Oliver's death), and apparently was taken in December 1889. These dates suggest that Oliver may have been one of the first persons interred at the Oaklawn cemetery who was not originally interred elsewhere.	Located	038. Fletcher	Oliver D. Robinson, ^ (d. 4 Feb 1890)
#021.038.Woodruff. Carrie Woodruff gravesite ..While the Oaklawn cemetery records indicate that a "Carrie Woodruff" was interred in Plot 38, no gravestone has been found.	Missing	38. Fletcher	Carrie Woodruff, ^ (d. Yes, date unknown)
#021.038.Woodruff: Sarah, wife of William E. Woodruff .. Sarah was first interred at the old Methodist cemetery on Beaver Dam road, Brookhaven, NY, and removed here when that cemetery was abandoned about 1890.	Located	038. Fletcher (From Methodist Cemetery)	Sarah A. [Woodruff], ^ (d. 12 Sep 1863)
#021.039.Rose00: John Smith Rose family plot .. east face of monument is inscribed "Father - Mother."	Located	039. C.E. Rose	Family: John Smith Rose, ^ / Ruth Newey, ^
#021.039.Rose01. John Smith Rose .. He was first interred in the old Methodist Cemetery, and moved to the Oaklawn Cemetery about 1890. His name is inscribed on the north face of the monument.	Located	039. C.E. Rose	John Smith Rose, ^ (d. 14 Aug 1882)
#021.039.Rose02: Ruth Newey Rose .. wife of John Smith Rose. Her name is inscribed on the south face of the monument.	Located	039. C.E. Rose	Ruth Newey, ^ (d. 28 Dec 1894)
#021.039.Rose03: Sarah M. Rose .. She was first interred in the old Methodist Cemetery, and moved to the Oaklawn Cemetery about December 1889.	Located	039. C.E. Rose	Sarah M. Rose, ^ (d. 3 Sep 1853)
#021.040.Rider01: Lodwick Rider gravestone .. Lodwick was first interred at the old Methodist cemetery on Beaver Dam road and removed here when that cemetery was abandoned about 1890.	Located	040. James Rider.	Lodwick Rider (Ryder), ^ (d. 26 Jul 1875)
#021.040.Rider02. James Rider gravestone .. James was first interred at the old Methodist cemetery on Beaver Dam road and removed here when that cemetery was abandoned about 1890.	Located	040. James Rider	James Barnabas Rider, ^ (d. 21 Dec 1879)
#021.041.Ballard00: Ballard family plot		041. Ballard	Family: Harold Mead Ballard, ^ / Ella A. [Ballard], ^
#021.041.Ballard01: Harold Mead Ballard gravestone	Located	041. Ballard	Harold Mead Ballard, ^ (d. 18 Mar 1955)
#021.041.Ballard02: Ella Ballard gravestone	Located	041. Ballard	Ella A. [Ballard], ^ (d. 29 Jan 1964)
#021.042.Booth01: Deidamia (Booth) Hawkins, wife of Rev. Nathaniel Hawkins. .. Deidamia Booth was the second wife of the Rev. Nathaniel Hawkins. She died 24 years after he did. Ralph Clymer Hawkins in "A Hawkins Genealogy" recorded that she was interred "in the cemetery at Fireplace." Some interpreted this statement to mean the Nathaniel Hawkins cemetery (B039); however, a manuscript found in the records of the Oaklawn cemetery association indicates that she was first interred there. Later her grave was moved to the Oaklawn Cemetery (B021), Brookhaven, NY. when the Methodist cemetery was abandoned about 1890. Her gravestone has recently been repaired and conserved by the Oaklawn cemetery association. The Rev. Nathaniel Hawkins and his first wife have monuments at the Yaphank Village Cemetery (B022), Yaphank, NY.	Located	042. Booth	Deidamia Booth, ^ (d. 13 Apr 1884)
#021.042.Booth02: Sanathan Smith gravesite .. records of the Oaklawn cemetery indicate that a "Sanathan Smith" (sic) was interred on this lot. No grave marker has been found. No information on this individual has been found. [This entry in the cemetery records may be a typographical error; investigating perhaps a Jonathan or Samatha. No Jonathan or Samatha was found on the list of Methodist Church Cemetery interments prepared by the Trustees of the church in 1890. (See Old Methodist Church cemetery).]	Missing	042. Booth
#021.043.Albin00: Albin family plot	Located	043. E. Albin.	Family: James Louis Albin, ^ / Eloise [Albin], ^ William H. Albin (d. 11 Apr 1851) F. D. Fisher, ^ (d. 6 Oct 1898)
#021.043.Albin01: James L. Albin gravestone	Located	043. E. Albin	James Louis Albin, ^ (d. 1 Sep 1902)
#021.043.Albin02: Eloise Albin .. wife of James L. Albin	Located	043. E. Albin	Eloise [Albin], ^ (d. 1911)
#021.043.Albin03: William H. Albin gravestone		043. E. Albin	William H. Albin (d. 11 Apr 1851)
#021.043.Albin04: F.D. Fisher grave site .. He was perhaps the husband of one of James and Eloise Albin's daughters (e.g., Aggie, Nellie, or Amy).	Located	043. E. Albin	F. D. Fisher, ^ (d. 6 Oct 1898)
#021.044.Craven00a: Craven Family Plot .. This site contains graves sites for Frank (Francis Daniel) Craven, his descendants and their spouses. Frank and Margaret Craven had four daughters, all of whom have monuments here. In addition, their spouses (with one exception, Richard Darrow, spouse to Frances) also have monuments. While monuments are provided, not all are deceased.	Located	044. Frank Craven	Family: Francis Daniel Craven, ^ / Margaret Anna Lyons Family: Stanley W. Wnenta, ^ / Margaret M. Craven Family: Willem Van der Zalm, ^ / Elizabeth Craven, ^ Family: Walter L. Kalinowski, ^ / Patricia Craven, ^ Frances Craven, ^
#021.044.Craven00b: Craven family plot monument	Located	044. Frank Craven.
#021.044.Craven01: Frank Craven gravestone	Located	044. Frank Craven	Francis Daniel Craven, ^ (d. 22 Feb 1992)
#021.044.Craven02: Margaret Craven gravestone .. Margaret was Frank Craven's wife	Located	044. Frank Craven	Margaret Anna Lyons (d. 23 Feb 1994)
#021.044.Craven03: Stanley Wnenta gravestone .. Stanley was husband of Margaret Craven	Located	044. Frank Craven	Stanley W. Wnenta, ^ (d. 20 Feb 1971)
#021.044.Craven04: Margaret Wnenta gravestone .. Margaret was the eldest child of Frank and Margaret Craven.	Located	044. Frank Craven	Margaret M. Craven (d. 13 Nov 2000)
#021.044.Craven05: Elizabeth Van der Zalm gravestone .. Elizabeth was the second child of Frank and Margaret Craven.	Located	044. Frank Craven	Elizabeth Craven, ^ (d. 20 Mar 2009)
#021.044.Craven06: Willem Van der Zalm gravestone. .. Willim was Elizabeth Craven's husband.	Located	044. Frank Craven.	Willem Van der Zalm, ^ (d. 6 Sep 2011)
#021.044.Craven08: Patricia Kalinowski gravestone .. Patricia was the youngest of Frank & Margaret's children	Located	044. Frank Craven	Patricia Craven, ^ (d. 1 Nov 2006)
#021.044.Craven09: Frances Craven Darrow gravestone .. Frances was the third daughter of Margaret and Frank Craven. There is no death date on the monument; she may still be living.	Located	044. Frank Craven	Frances Craven, ^
#021.044.Craven: Walter L. Kalinowski gravestone .. Walter was husband to Patricia Craven. No death date appears on the monument; he is believed still to be living.	Located	044. Frank Craven.	Walter L. Kalinowski, ^
#021.045.Nesbitt00: Nesbitt plot	Located	045. Nesbitt	Family: William Nesbitt, ^ / Jane L. [Nesbitt], ^ Adelaide Nesbitt, ^ (d. 1948) Eugene William Nesbitt, ^ (d. 1941) Mary L. Nesbitt, ^ (d. 1927)
#021.045.Nesbitt01: William and Jane L. Nesbitt	Located	045. Nesbitt	Family: William Nesbitt, ^ / Jane L. [Nesbitt], ^
#021.045.Nesbitt02. Eugene Nesbitt grave plaque. .. this marker is immediately to the left (south) of a stone marker memoralizing Eugene William, his wife Margaret Lawson, and son William E. Nesbitt	Located	045. Nesbitt	Eugene William Nesbitt, ^ (d. 1941)
#021.045.Nesbitt03: Monument for Eugene Wm. Nesbitt, Margaret Lawson & William E. Nesbitt .. records of the Oaklawn cemetery indicate that only Eugene was interred at this lot. The stone therefore may be a memorial monument for Margaret and William E.	Located	045. Nesbitt	Family: Eugene William Nesbitt, ^ / Margaret Lawson, ^ William E. Nesbitt, ^ (d. Mar 1932)
#021.045.Nesbitt04. Mary L. Biggs gravestone .. she was a daughter of William and Jane Nesbitt	Located	045. Nesbitt	Mary L. Nesbitt, ^ (d. 1927)
#021.045.Nesbitt05: Adelaide Cartwright gravestone .. she was a daughter of William & Jane Nesbitt	Located	045. Nesbitt	Adelaide Nesbitt, ^ (d. 1948)
#021.046.Munsell00: Munsell plot .. this plot contains only two grave monuments. One of the monuments (Fannie Munsell wife of George Munsell) is for an interment originally at the old Methodist cemetery Beaver Dam road, Brookhaven, NY and removed here. The other would have been one of the earliest for this cemetery (Mary Hulse wife of Thomas Hulse). The registered owner of the lot, Annie Bell Munsell, was Fannie and George Munsell's daughter. Mary (Petty) Hulse was Fannie's mother.	Located	046. Miss Annie Bell Munsell	Frances Amelia Hulse, ^ (d. 9 Dec 1869) Mary Petty, ^ (d. 6 Apr 1890)
#021.046.Munsell01: Fannie A. Munsell gravestone .. Frances Amelia Hulse was George Munsell's first wife, and the mother of the site's registered owner, Miss Annie Bell Munsell. Annie Bell was born about the time of her mother's death. Fannie was first interred at the old Methodist cemetery on Beaver Dam road, Brookhaven, NY, and removed to here when the Methodist cemetery was abandoned.	Located	046. Miss Annie Bell Munsell.	Frances Amelia Hulse, ^ (d. 9 Dec 1869)
#021.046.Munsell02: Mary wife of Thomas Hulse .. Mary's birth surname was Petty. She and Thomas Hulse were the parents of Fanny Munsell of the adjacent monument. The date on the gravestone has been interpreted as April 6, 1890, although it is an odd "9". Mary's interment would have been one of the first (if not the first) interments at the new Oaklawn cemetery if she were not first interred elsewhere. She is not listed among those removed from the Methodist cemetery to the Oaklawn cemetery when the Methodist cemetery was abandoned. Her husband, Thomas Hulse, predeceased her by twenty-eight years and was interred at the Presbyterian Church cemetery in South Haven, NY.	Located	Methodist	Mary Petty, ^ (d. 6 Apr 1890)
#021.047.Blume00: Blume plot .. Oaklawn cemetery records assigns Lot 047 to "Blume." However, there is only one grave stone on the plot, and one unidentifiable funeral parlor grave marker. In addition to the Melita Walter gravestone, the following are recorded in the cemetery records as being interred on the site: Katrina B. Walter, C. Wheaton Walter, Louis Blume, Elsa Roos Parks, and Ainslie W. Walters (sic). In this picture, the unidentifiable grave marker is immediately to the right (north) of the Melita Walter gravestone.	Unmarked	047. Blume	Family: C. Wheaton Walter, ^ / Katrina Blume, ^ Louis Blume, ^ (d. 1954) Elsa Roos Parks, ^ (d. 1949) Ainslie Walter, ^ (d. 1978)
#021.047.Blume01: Louis Blume grave site .. while the records of the Oaklawn cemetery indicate his interment at this site, no grave marker was found.	Unmarked	047. Blume	Louis Blume, ^ (d. 1954)
#021.047.Blume02: C. Wheaton & Katrina B. Walter gravesite .. while Oaklawn cemetery records indicate their interment at this site, no grave markers were present. Katrina was a daughter of Louis and Melita Blume.	Unmarked	047. Blume	Family: C. Wheaton Walter, ^ / Katrina Blume, ^

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