Green-Wood Cemetery
Section 160, Lot 12862.
In contrast to many people buried in Green-Wood without a stone or inscription—most individuals resting in this lot are mentioned twice—once on an individual stone, and once on the pedestal of the central obelisk.
INSCRIPTIONS
---Obelisk, inscribed on all 4 sides.
---Front:
In Memory of Hyacinth Yvelin
Born in Versailles, France
Dec. 21st 1793,
Died in N.Y. Feb. 10th 1861.
Mary, wife of Hyacinth Yvelin
Died July 4, 1840,
Aged 37 Years
YVELIN
---Left side:
H. Augustus Yvelin
Died July 22nd 1840.
Aged 19 years and 5 months.
Francis T. Yvelin
Died July 4th 1840,
In the 10th year of his age.
Children of Hyacinth & Mary Yvelin
---Right side:
Gardner G. Yvelin
Son of Hyacinth & Mary Yvelin
Born in Charlestown, Mass.
April 25th 1826,
Died in N.Y. June 16th 1876.
---Rear:
Philip C. H. McLelland
Born the 12th day of February 1836.
Died April 9th 1864.
---Row of 3 small stones, left rear corner of lot, left to right:
1) Illegible, but probably Mary L McClelland (died 1863).
2) My Husband Philip C. H. McClelland
Born Feb. 12th 1836
Died April 9th 1864
3) In Memoriam (no name, no date.)
---Small stone immediately left of obelisk:
MOTHER
Mary L. McClelland,
Born December 8, 1835,
Died January 1, 1915.
---Small stone at far left:
Brother
Hyacinth G. McCLelland
Born April 24, 1858
Died March 19, 1907.
---The 4 stones in the right foreground are actually 2 headstone/footstone pairs memorializing Gardner G. Yvelin and his daughter, Charita Agusta Yvelin. The footstones, nearest to the camera, are inscribed with the initials G.G.Y. and C.A.Y. The headstones are inscribed, left to right:
1
My Dear Husband
Gardner G. Yvelin,
Born in Charlestown, Mass.
April 25th 1826.
Died in New York June 16th 1876.
2
Charita Agusta Yvelin
Born July 15, 1867
Died Oct. 16, 1878
God in His wisdom has recalled
The precious boon His love had given
And though the body moulders here
The soul is safe in Heaven.
[NOTE: Burial list from online cemetery records, with burial dates, which may represent reburials after removal from previous graves. Asterisks indicate those buried without visible stone and/or legible inscription. This list may be incomplete. Contact the cemetery for more complete information about this lot and its occupants at http://www.green-wood.com:
McCLELLAND: Hyacinth G, 3/22/1907; Mary, 1/4/1915; *Mary L, 1/2/1863; and Philip C H, 4/12/1864.
YVELIN: Charita Agusta, 10/19/1878; Francis T, Hyacinth A, and Mary A Sprague, all 3 on 5/9/1868; and Gardner G, 6/19/1876.]

Green-Wood Cemetery
Section 160, Lot 12862.
INSCRIPTION
Front of obelisk:
In Memory of Hyacinth Yvelin
Born in Versailles, France
Dec. 21st 1793,
Died in N.Y. Feb. 10th 1861.
Mary, wife of Hyacinth Yvelin
Died July 4, 1840,
Aged 37 Years
YVELIN