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Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York

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  • Henry A. Cowing (1848 - 1904)
    Obituary: Jamestown NY Evening Journal, August 15, 1904 Death of H. A. Cowing Henry A. Cowing died at his home in Allentown, Pa., Sunday evening, aged 56 years. He leaves a wife, Mary Cowing of Al...
  • Elizabeth Hunt Cowing (1823 - 1896)
    Daughter of Robert Atwater and Esther Knott Married John Thompson Cowing on March 20, 1847 in New Haven, CT Their children: Henry, John Alonzo, Ella Elizabeth, Olive E. and William Miller Cowing ...
  • Ella Elizabeth Oaks (1859 - 1888)
    Ella Cowing Oaks BIRTH 16 Sep 1859 Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA DEATH 29 Nov 1888 (aged 29) Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, USA BURIAL Lake View Cemetery Jamestown, Chautau...
  • John Thompson Cowing (1826 - 1899)
    Son of Thompson Cowing and Salome House Married Elizabeth Hunt Atwater March 20, 1847 Their children: Henry, John Alonzo, Ella Elizabeth, Olive E. and William Miller Cowing "Massachusetts, Town C...
  • Baby Boy Powers (1913 - 1913)
    parents: John Henry & Alice Electra Powers name: Infant male Powers age: stillborn died: 1 Aug 1913 @ 10:35 pm Celoron, NY born: Venice St Celoron, NY parents: J.H & A.E. Powers burial: Mon 4 Aug 1...

Lake View is a large cemetery in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York. Known for its beautiful and mysterious statuary, Lake View Cemetery is a short trip from Chautauqua Lake.
Lake View is overseen by the Lake View Cemetery Association. The cemetery was incorporated in 1858 and burials started in 1859. The cemetery is still well maintained and active at present.

The records of burials from 1859-1921 were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in 1984 and are available through LDS Family History Centers. Films also available at Reed Library- SUNY College at Fredonia and at the Prendergast Library in Jamestown.
https://chautauqua.nygenweb.net/CEMETERY/Lvie_cem.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/65038/lake-view-cemetery


Famous Graves:

Comedienne and actress
Lucille Ball

Businessman, Army Surgeon and the eponymous B.F. Goodrich Company
Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich