This cemetery was called the Old Rockport or Wagar Family Cemetery or “The Graveyard”.
This cemetery was located on Detroit Avenue between Belle and St. Charles Avenues, formerly Rockport Township, present city of Lakewood.
In 1977, no cemetery records have been found, and no trace was left of the cemetery. It’s former location is now a business block.
The inscriptions on the stones were copied by Edith Sherman and G. Elizabeth mettler, August 1929, typed two pages in the WRHS library. Mrs. Sherman was the Librarian at WRHS, and copied many cemetery inscriptions.
This is a service to fellow genealogists, and I have taken every precaution to be precise, but I assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, nor any responsibility for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.
Mars Wagar settled in Rockport in 1820 and started the cemetery as a family burying ground. The first burial was Lucy D. Wagar in 1826. By 1828, Mars wagar had extended the use of the cemetery to his friends and neighbors. The last burial was about 1891. Gradually the cemetery became neglected, and in the 1920’s an effort was made to preserve it… but the mayor of Lakewood, the council and the owners could not agree. Some of the remains were moved to other cemeteries. In 1931 some of the land was deeded to the city of Lakewood by Edna Stall. In 1957 the Wagar Heirs sold the rest of the land. By then many of the stones had disappeared. One belonging to John Honan, builder of the Stone House, was given to the Lakewood Historical Society. Five stones still remained behind the garage at Lakewood City Hall, in 1977.
LINTON – Mary Ann Saunderson, wife of William Linton, died 6/15/1871, age 64
SAUNDERSON, W.M. ______ stone gone
Marh Ann Saunderson, his wife, afterwards wife of W. M. Linton – stone broken
HOWE – Joseph 1821- 1894
Ellen B. Calkins, wife of Joseph Howe 1826
Our baby girl 1871 5 days
GLEASON – Catherine, wife of JD Gleason, 3/10/1799 – 2/7/1856
PADDOCK, Ruhamah, wife of Anthony Paddock died 9/24/1935 age 66 years, stone broken
FRENCH, Almina wife of AG French died 11/8/888 age 74 years 6 months
Collins son of Albert and Almina French died 6/30/1830 or 1839, age 1 year 20 days
Calphurn dau of Price and Rachel French, died 3/15/1853 age 38
PLIMPTON – Jonathan M. 7/20/1797 – 2/4/1865
Malone Winslow, wife of Jonathan born 7/23/1803 – 12/27/1880
Harriett born 2/27/2828 died 8/11/1851
Mary A. born 4/6/1839 died 2/19/1843
Marilla Plympton born 6/5/1845 died 3/19/1846
NICH___ - James Nich___ born 4/16/17__ died Nov. 11 ___
HANNUM – Charles son of John and Mary Hannan died 9/29/1840 age 18 years
HALL – Joseph born at St. Ives Huntingshire England 1/25/1793 died 2/16/155 age 62
Sarah, wife of Joseph Hall, born at Chatteris, Isle of Ely, County Cambridge, England 12/18/1799 Died 12/21/1877 aged 78
WHITEHEAD – Richard died 4/6/1880 aged 65 years
Kate Rye, wife of Richard died 10/10/1861 aged 48 years, 11 mo and 27 days
Fannie, died June 19, 1853 aged 3 years 4 mo. 10 days
FARROW – John 1831-1891
Frances Olive, wife of John 1847-1872
MUNN – E. Berge no record
Obadiah Munn died april 16, 1871 age 73 years 5 mo 20 days
Aurilla, His wife, died Jan. 12, 1876 age 79 years 2 months 21 days
HOWE- Joseph no dates
Matilda died Feb. 12, 1863, age 26 years 7 months
_______, ______ died August 14, 1860 age 63 years
BATES, Jonathan born Dec. 2, 1825 died July 21, 1880
BREWSTER, Sally Ann, wife of Timothy died 8/28/1828 in her 23rd year
CALKINS – Charles 1783 – 1877
Mary Ann Gilman, wife of Chas Calkins 1788-1875
HOWE, Henry 1855-1877 son of J. and M.P. Howe
KIDNEY, Catherine wife of IV Kidney died May 17, 1850 age 51
BROWN, Anna W. wife of Asa W. Brown and dau of Mars Wagar born July 7, 1830 and died sept. 18, 1856 “Asa’s Love”
TEGARDINE, Jane Hales, wife of Mark Tegardine, born 6/13/1813 died 7/30/1879
Peter born Nov. 15, 1838 died Aug 29, 1841
James born Mar 5, 1852, died dec. 15, 1853
Sons of M and J. Tegardine
Bodies taken to Fair View Cemetery
There are no stones standing in this cemetery.
