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id	first	middle	last	dob	dod	cod
19	Jane	Ann	Canniff		10/21/1878	consumption

veteran	exhumed	purchaser	cemetery
	FALSE		Adams Street

lot	plot
	R1 G4 south face; footstone present to SE of stone

relations

Simeon S. Canniff (brother, age 27 in 1860, a carpenter and Civil War vet) Anna Canniff (mother, age 49 in 1860) George Burlingame Canniff (brother, age 25 in 1860, age 34 in 1870) Ellen Engle Canniff (sister-in-law) William Canniff (nephew, age 8 in 1870, age 18 in 1880) George Canniff (nephew, age 6 in 1870, age 13 in 1880) other sister-in-law, married to Simeon other nephew, born to Simeon

comments

Jane is a bit of a mystery. The 1904 inscription survey says her tombstone noted she was "age 88 at death"; the 1934 inscription survey says "age 38 at death." The Cuyahoga County Cemetery Inscriptions state, "Jane Ann canniff, wife of --- Canniff, died Oct 21, 1878, ae 38." Her obituary says she was age 39 at death. The 1934 list also calls her the "wife of …Canniff" although her obituary says she was not married and was Simeon's sister, not his wife. She was enumerated with the Simon Canniff household in the 1860 census in Middleburg, age 23, born in NY. There is a suspicious entry of a "William Canneff" burial in city records on the same day as her DOD on her tombstone; since her burial is not recorded, this is possibly the name of the relative--her nephew William?--who buried her. Her obituary said: "Miss Jane Ann Canniff died last Monday afternoon, of consumption, aged 39. She was a sister of Simeon and George Canniff, who died some years ago, with the same disease." Ana, Jane Ann, and Simeon Canniff have a family monument, a pedestal with an urn or other decorative top (top is broken), and a military marker. The marker is made of large grain marble. The lot number was 146, the row number was 1, and the grave number was 5. There was a fizz test performed and a magnifier was not used to examine the grain. The marker was grey and white, as well as marbled with lichens or moss (causing green spots). It is 31 inches high, 21 inches wide, and no thickness was listed. The family monument faces North and the military marker faces West. The inscription is on the West side for the military marker and the inscriptions are on all sides except East for the family marker. The family monument commemorates three people. The lettering is not very scriptive, just regular block lettering on both stones. The family marker has a distinctive shape. The family marker is in worst shape than the military marker. The top of the family marker is clearly broken off and the coverage of moss is great. The letters are also extremely hard to read. The inscription is mostly illegible. The South side of the family stone is almost completely gone. The family stone’s inscription is incised and the military stone’s inscription is relief. The family marker’s West side stated, “MOTHER ANA CANNIFF Died December 20, 1882 age 71 1882.” The south side states, “JANE ANN CANNIFF (very hard to read) Died Oct. 21, 1878 age 39.” The North side states, “SIMEON CANNIFF Died May 7, 1872 age 37.” The military marker states, “S.S. CANNIFF CO.E ST [] O []” on the West side.

sources

E. S. Loomis and D. T. Gould, "Inscriptions from the Old Berea Cemetery," 1904; Adams St Cemetery folder, Berea Historical Society "Cuyahoga Cemetery Inscriptions," Vol. I, compiled by the Western Reserve Historical Society 1860 US Federal Census, Simon Canniff household, Series: M653 Roll: 954 Page: 112 1870 US Federal Census, George Canniff household, Series: M593 Roll: 1193 Page: 415 1880 US Federal Census, William Engle household, Series: T9 Roll: 1009 Page: 227 (lists William and George Canniff as grandsons) Obituary reprinted in book: Births, Marriages and Deaths, p. 252. Photo of Jane Canniff inscription, Jeremy Feador, 2006. Baldwin Wallace College History Dept. Cemetery Documentation Project, Jane Ann Canniff, Monica Brusee, 30 October 2007.