80. Webster Wright Eaton (Lot 269) was born on October 27, 1892 in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Williams College and Columbia and Ohio State Universities. In World War I, he served in the British Ambulance Service, and was a 1st Lieutenant in the 44 Balloon Air Service. After the war he worked with refugees, for which he received the Order of St. Sava from Serbia and an award from the Red Cross. His book Around the World in the Carinthia was written about his post-war job as a travel representative for the Cunard Steamship Line. At a later date he worked for the State Employment Service. Residing in Manlius for seven and a half years before his decease, he was a member of the Rotary Club, the Torch Club and the American Legion. He died of a heart attack at the Veterans Hospital on May 6, 1958. He was survived by his wife, Dr. Winifred K., a correspondent for "The Eagle-Bulletin," his two daughters, Alice and Virginia, and a son, Ted. His and his wife's stones are intact.
81. Reginald F. Ince (Lot 276) was born on July 5, 1910, and was living on 14 Pleasant St. in Manlius when inducted in May 1943 as a Tec 5 in the U. S. Army. He served overseas and was honorably discharged in early January, 1946. After the war, he and his wife, Mary, lived at 106 North St. He was a shipping clerk, and the parent of two daughters by 1949. He died on February 24, 1962. His stone is intact.
- The 149th Monument at Gettysburg National Battlefield, Pennsylvania
82. William Tegg (Lot 252) was a private in Co. F of the 149th New York Volunteers in the Civil War. He enlisted at Syracuse on August 27, 1862, was mustered in on September 18, 1862, and was promoted from Private to Corporal on May 1, 1865.
Christ Church burial records note that he died on September 24, 1921, aged 81, whereas the Town of Manlius roster of enlistments says he was born on 1838. His stone is intact.
83. Eric Coan (lot 232) enlisted in Company C, 108th Infantry, the Syracuse unit of the National Guard in April 1917, and trained at Camp Wadsworth in Spartanburg, Georgia before going overseas in May 1918. Coan, then 21 years old, died on October 19 from wounds received in the battle of Duck Valley. His company, composed of other Syracuse national guardsmen, fell into an ambush of machine guns the morning of October 17. The main battle of Duck Valley occurred from September 29 to October 2, when the Hindenburg line was pierced for the first time. The 108th returned to the line on October 14th and again on October 17th. The 108th Infantry, Twenty-seventh division which included many Manlius soldiers was cited for exceptional valor of its officers and men.
Eric Coan was the first Manlius boy to enlist in 1917, and was the fourth Manlius soldier who died in the war after Archie Van Patten, Jay Cross and Henry Tyler. Coan's body was brought back at the request of his parents, Royal and Ella, and he was buried in Christ Church Cemetery on January 7, 1921. At a memorial service held almost two years prior, the church was filled with relatives and friends. Attending in a body were the Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors, of which Coan had been a member. The pulpit was draped with the American flag on which hung Coan's picture. An unpublished hymn was written for, and dedicated to, him.
When a Manlius man enlisted in the Army in World War I, a blue star was placed on the Manlius service flag. If he died, the blue star was replaced by a gold star. Those who examine the Coan burial lot will notice that his mother's stone says "Gold Star Mother."
- Private Eric Coan
84. Leslie J. Hemens (lot 233) was a first lieutenant in the Army in World War II. He died on April 6, 1977. He was the eastern New York sales representative for Rockwell International Power Tool Division for 17 years. Leslie was a native of Syracuse and a graduate of Hartwick College in 1942. He resided at Carriage House East at the time of his decease, and was survived by his wife, Mary; a son, Denney C. of San Francisco, California; a sister, Mrs. Harold Daley of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and several nieces and nephews. His wife died in 1977, aged 59. Their stone is intact.
85. George W. Cross (Lot 249) was in Co. H of the 76th Regiment of the New York Volunteers during the Civil War. He was a well-known resident of the town of Dewitt, and died at home of apoplexy on February 11, 1913, aged 81. He was survived by his sons: Herman, Harold and Herbert. His Civil War stone is intact, but says he was 82.
86. Daniel Fargo (Lot 242) was the son of Azariah and Eleanor Fargo. The Fargos came to Manlius in 1825. Daniel served in the Civil War from September 2, 1864 to May 30, 1865. He was stationed at Baltimore as a member of Co. F of the 2nd NY Cavalry. On April 3, 1865, he was wounded. Following the war, he was a resident of Manlius for many years. He died at age 82 on January 10, 1931 at the home of his niece, Mrs. George Tompkins in Syracuse, and was also survived by his brother, Edwin, and his sister, Mrs. Sarah Agan. His stone is intact.
87. Earl Steltzner (Lot 242) was a private in the Army, and was stationed at Fort Dix during World War I. He died on July 19, 1934, aged 40. There is no stone present.
88. Glen William Mercer (237) was born on August 30, 1893. During World War I, he was a private in Co. C, 31st Battalion, U. S. Guards. He died on March 18, 1955. His stone is intact.
89. Linnaeus Dickerson (Lot 236) served as a private in Co. F of the 2nd New York Cavalry during the Civil War. According to the Special Civil War Schedules of the 1890 Census, he died before 1890 after suffering from chronic rheumatism and diarrhea. There is no stone and his burial record does not contain a death date.
90. Luther M. Matheny (Lot 197) was born on January 12, 1894. He was a Tennessee corporal in the Medical Department during World War I, and died on May 20, 1949. His wife, Bessie, died on January 9, 1961, aged 82. Their stone, and his additional stone, are intact.
91. Frederick G. Ransier (Lot 196) was a farmer. Ransier entered the Civil War as a private in Co. F of the 2nd New York Cavalry. Subsequently he was promoted to Sergeant. He died of disease at Camp Stoneman, Washington, D. C. on November 16, 1864, aged 27.
Frederick G. Ransier was the son of George Ransier, Jr., mentioned previously. He was removed to this lot from lot 115. Ransier's stone is intact.
92. Julian M. Ransier (Lot 196) served in Co. F in the 2nd New York Cavalry, Civil War and was Onondaga County's last Civil War veteran to pass away. Julian died at age 102 on November 8, 1948 at Hot Springs, Arkansas. He enlisted at age 18, and was part of George Custer's Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War. The 600-pound limestone wash basin at this site was carved by Julian's father to replace one constantly misplaced by workers. Julian removed the basin from the Eagle Village farm of his parents, James M. and Mary C., and had it installed over their graves. The ashes of Julian and his wife, Cora, were to have been sent here for burial, and it is probable the ashes are here
93. Oscar P. Hughes (Lot 215) served in the Civil War, and was a private in Co. G of the 2nd New York Cavalry when he mustered in September 3, 1864. He was promoted to Sergeant and in 1866 promoted to 2nd Lieutenant for gallant and meritorious services. Oscar was a member of the vestry of Christ Church, Manlius from 1868-1869. A farmer and quarry owner by occupation, he was born in 1842 to Isaac N. and Mary Ann Parry Hughes. He died on March 27, 1906, aged 63. The Hughes monument is intact.
The Hughes' stained glass window in Christ Church is in memory of Oscar's mother and his sister, Hannah.
94. James S. Murphy (Lot 192) was the son of John and Julia Murphy who emigrated from Ireland to Manlius Village in 1835. John was a blacksmith.
Murphy was born in 1846, and was a private in the 12th New York Volunteers during the Civil War. Following three years of service he re-enlisted in Co. F of the 2nd Regiment of the New York Cavalry on September 2, 1864, and was mustered in the following day. He was slightly wounded at Mt. Jackson November 22, 1864. Murphy was 23 when he was murdered at Memphis, Tennessee on September 26, 1867. His stone is down, but the Murphy monument is intact.
95. Friend Chapman (Lot 146) was the son of Horatio and Sophronia Chapman, and was born in Pompey in 1840. He died during the Civil War at Winchester Hospital, Virginia on January 6, 1865, aged 24. The Chapman monument is intact.
96. James M. Balsley (Lot 186) was in Co. F of the 2nd New York Cavalry during the Civil War. He died on December 21, 1930 at the age of 87 at the home of his cousin, Arthur Balsley, in Syracuse. His wife was Lottie Allen. She was born in 1846 and died in 1920. Their stone is intact.
97. George W. Millis (Lot 29) was born in 1832, and served in Co. F of the 75th New York during the Civil War. He died on September 24, 1907, aged 76. He was married to Alvira Nims who passed away April 1, 1916, aged 87. His stone is intact.
98. Alfred Nims (Lot 28) was born in August 1813 at Manlius. He was the son of Asa Nims and Marietta Nichols Nims. Asa, a saddle and harness maker, arrived in Manlius around the time of the War of 1812. His first shop was on the north side of Seneca Street between North and Clinton Streets. His residence was on the present site of the Baptist church at the corner of Pleasant and North Streets. Asa Nims' second shop was in the west extension of the present Masonic building. This extension, known as the yellow brick building for many years, was divided into three parts. Asa Nims occupied the middle two-floor section in 1824. He was known as Squire Nims. According to one account, Nims also was sometimes called Square Nims because he was so fair in his judgments made in the courtroom above his saddlery shop.
Alfred was a seventh generation descendant of Godfrey Nims through Godfrey's son, Ebenezer. Alfred's great-grandfather, Moses, served in the militia during the Colonial Wars. On March 6, 1747, during King George's War, Moses provided Col. William Williams sixty pairs of snowshoes he had made for the "Snow Shoe Men" company. He also served under Capt. Thomas Wells as a sentinel, and appears on the April 23, 1746 muster list. In 1756 Moses was impressed for duty with Capt. John Catlin near Albany.
Alfred's grandfather, Ariel, was born in Deerfield, Massachusetts. He responded to the alarm of Lexington and Concord at the onset of the Revolutionary War by enlisting as a sergeant in Capt. Jonas Locke's Company. He marched on April 19, 1775, and served nine days. On April 27, 1775 he enlisted as a private into Capt. Webber's Co. of Col. John Fellows' Regiment and served three months and eleven days. He also was a participant in the Battle of Bunker Hill, according to the Nims' genealogy.
Alfred served during the Civil War as Captain of Co. C, 122nd New York Volunteers. He mustered in August 28, 1862 and was discharged on resignation on December 3, 1862. A harness maker and carriage trimmer by trade, he bought his father's saddlery shop in 1836. Alfred married Sarah Waite Scott and was a member of the vestry of Christ Church, Manlius for many years between 1845 and 1862. He died on March 16, 1871, aged 57. His wife passed away on February 1, 1860, aged 43. Her stone is intact. Alfred's is toppled, inscription side down.
99. Henry Clark (Lot 11) passed away on January 21, 1809, aged 45. It is likely that prior to his decease he ran the Ward Mills near Troop K Road. In an 1809 flood on "Mad Creek," as the Native Americans called Limestone Creek, the mills of Jackson and Clark were badly damaged, with no expectation of saving them. Following Clark's decease, Abijah Yelverton, Jr. ran the mills with James Jackson. Henry Clark is buried in the James Jackson lot. A marker was placed on his grave in 1950 by the Sons of the American Revolution. There is no stone present.