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Bradford County, PA
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Joyce's Search Tip - December 2007 -
Do You Know that you can search just the Bradford County Cemetery Records on the site by using the Cemeteries -Bradford button in the Partitioned search engine at the bottom of the Current What's New Page? If you use that partition follow these steps to search just one cemetery. 
1. Choose Cemeteries - Bradford. 
2. Enter part of the cemetery name [ie Ballard or Berrytown] AND a surname. 
3. Choose the Find ALL Words option. Then it will find just the pages with that surname in the one cemetery you indicated. 

See also - Bradford County Cemetery Addresses

Pail Factory Cemetery

Union Bluff / Willow Grove

North Towanda Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Read by Dick McCracken May 2000

Photo of Red Winged Blackbird nest by Joyce M. Tice June 27, 1999
Name of Cemetery:    Pail Factory (aka Union Bluff/Willow Grove)
Read By:  Dick McCracken
Date Read:   01-May-2000
Typed By:   Dick McCracken
Location:  Sugar Creek Rd, No. Towanda Twp, Bradford County, PA
Other comments: There are many blank local slate and fieldstone markers and large, open areas with no markers.
Last Name First Name Date of Birth Date of Death AGE Inscription/RELATIONSHIP/COMMENTS
RUSSEL'S         Recent homemade wooden cutout of a cross, supported by animals
MILLER Billy   05-Oct-22 Infant  
STROPE Hollister A. 1879 1946    
STROPE Samuel M. 1850 1931  
STROPE M. Almina 1856 1928   Same stone as Samuel M. above
BENNETT Enos   20 Apr 1875 78y  
BENNETT Hiram   1863   Killed in the Army in the year 1863. s/o E. & P. Bennett. Same stone as Enos above.
BENNETT Dorress   10 Jul 1868 35y s/o E. & P. Bennett. Same stone as Enos above. Same side as Hiram
BENNETT William   14 Apr 1833 1y, 10d s/o Enos & Polly Bennett. f/s W.B.
BENNETT Amos   10 Feb 1839 73y f/s A.B.
BENNETT Chester   2 Apr 1874 73y, 11m, 7d f/s C.B.
BENNETT Mary Almina   May …… 33   d/o Nathaniel & Rachel Bennett. f/s M.A.B.
BENNETT Sarah Jane   9 Mar 1868   f/s S.A.B.
BENNETT Nathaniel   4 Feb 1877 78y, 6m, 9d f/s Father
BENNETT Rachel   12 Feb 1877 74y, 11m, 7d w/o Natha'l Bennett. f/s Mother. Same stone as Nathaniel above
BENNETT John M. 23 Sep 1828 10-Mar-1909   Same stone as Nathaniel above
BENNETT Mary L. 13 Jul 1830 27-Dec-1900   his wife. Same stone as Nathaniel, same side as John M. above.
BENNETT Jno. M.       Co C, 188th N.Y. Inf. Govt stone. GAR flagholder/flag
RUNNELL Florence 1851 1884    
RUNNELL E. (or L.) B. 1842 1919    
BENNETT Lila        
Unknown         f/s M.P.H., next to Runnell above.
STROPE Nathaniel 15 Feb 1846     Co H, 57 PA Vol. GAR flagholder/flag
STROPE Malvina BENNETT 1850 23-May-23   his wife. f/s Mother. Same stone as Nathaniel above.
HOWE Lena   9 Aug 1881 7y d/o Manson & Emma C. Howe
HAWKENS Annie   1 Apr 1869 2y, 3m, 18d d/o Samuel and Sarah Hawkens
STROPE Alfred       Co D, 141 PA Inf. Govt stone. GAR flagholder/flag
STROPE Elisha   13 Jun 1839 21y, 9m, 9d s/o Isaac & Abigail Strope
STRATTON Samuel M. 19Feb 1808 28 Mar 1898   f/s S.M.S.
STRATTON Euphrasia 23 Oct 1830 31 Dec 1881   wife of Samuel Stone. f/s A.S. Same stone, same side as Samuel M. above
STRATTON Harry N. 15 Sep 1852 23 Mar 1864   children of Samuel & Euphrasia Stratton. f/s H.N.S.
STRATTON Anna   17 Jan 1872 6m children of Samuel & Euphrasia Stratton. f/s A.S.
BENNETT Frankie   18 Nov 1876 19y, 5m, 12d d/o Henry & Mariah Bennett
MYER Frances A.   15 Oct 1838 11m, 15d d/o Jacob & Clara Myer
WIGGINS Roena Maroa   20 Sep 1854 17y, 11m, 11d w/o Ezra H. Wiggins
WILBER Ardella Lovina   24 Jul 1881 26y, 8m, 6d d/o Samuel & Nancy G. Wilber
WILBER Rodrick F.   17 Jan 1886 57y f/s R.F.W. 
WILBER Amanda C.   (?1890?)   w/o Samuel Wilber
BAILEY Sarah E.   15 May 1881 36y, 5m w/o Thomas J. Bailey. f/s S.E.B.
RUNDELL Wm Stilwell 10 May 1824 13-Jan-1912   f/s Father
RUNDELL Nancy 26 Feb 1825 30-Mar-1915   f/s Mother
RUNDELL Andrew J. 17 Jan 1858 15 Apr 1883   s/o William S. & Nancy Rundell. f/s A.J.R.
          The following are contained within a low pipe enclosure:
BARNES William 26 Oct 1816 18 Mar 1885   f/s Father
BARNES Sarah STROPE 5 Nov 1821 12 Nov 1893   his wife. Same stone as William Barnes above. f/s Mother
BARNES Sidney 20 Nov 1860 2 Dec 1891   within 300 yards of his house in a blizzard in South Dakota. Same stone as William. f/s Sidney
BARNES Frederick   26 Sep 1866 15y, 18d Our Brother. s/o Wm & Sarah Barnes. f/s F.B.
BARNES Burton   18 Dec 1864 18y, 4m died at City Point, Va. Member Co jB, 188th Regt N.Y.V. s/o Wm & Sarah Barnes
BARNES Delia   11 Oct 1851 3y, 26d d/o Wm & Sarah Barnes. f/s 
BARNES Mary   4 Dec 1880 11y, 3m d/o Wm & Sarah Barnes. f/s M.B.
          End of enclosure reading
STROPE Henrietta   4 Feb 1842 23y s/o Samuel Strope
COON Amaliah   11 Jun 1843 30y,  f/s A.C.
COON Nathanial   29 Jan 1847 41y, 5m, 12d f/s N.C.
COON Nathan   29 Jul 1848 44y  
COON Anna   6 Feb 1893 73y Same stone as Nathan above
COON Johnson 1844 1914   Same stone as Nathan above
COON Marshall 1847 1918   Same stone as Nathan above, same side as Johnson
COON Smith B.   6 Oct 1868 17y, 4m, 24d s/o Nathan & Anna Coon. Same stone as Nathan above.
COON Huston   13 Jun 1867 24y s/o Nathan & Anna Coon. Same stone as Nathan above, same side as Smith B. Co B, 141 Regt PA Vol
COON Smith B.       rest of stone sunken, can't access to read
COON Huston       Co B, 141 PA Vol Govt stone. GAR flagholder/flag
COON Johnson       Co C, 188 N.Y. Inf. Govt stone. GAR flagholder/flag
COOLBAUGH W. M.       Co F, 54 PA Inf. Govt stone. GAR flagholder/flag.
BENNETT Annie L.   19 Nov 1871 7m, 2d d/o G.W. & Bridget Bennett. f/s A.L.B.
BENNETT Peter   13 Nov 1832 22y, 3m, 3d Earliest dated headstone in this cemetery. f/s
SLATER William J.   7 Jul 1882 73y f/s W.J.S.
SLATER Caroline   23 Dec 1883 74y, 11m Same stone as William J. above. f/s C.S.
SLATER Bertha M.   26-Apr-1900 17y, 6m Same stone as William J. above. f/s B.S.
SLATER Freddy   8 Feb 1871 1y, 1m, 17d Same stone as William J. above. Children of Edwin E. (.llice) Slater. f/s F.S.
SLATER Martha   17 Dec 1875 1y, 11m, 4d Same stone as Willliam J. above. Children of Edwin E. (.llice) Slater. f/s M.S.
SLATER Grant   25 Aug 1884 4m Same stone as William J. above. Children of Edwin E. (.llice) Slater. 
HINEY Dan'l       Co E, 141 PA Inf. GAR flagholder/flag
HINEY Daniel 1844 1909   New flat bronze headstone
HINEY Ellen 1860 1920   On same flat bronze headstone above.
SNIVELY John F.       Co E. 143 Regt Ill Vol Inf. Govt (Federal) stone
SNIVELY John F.       Co E, 143 Regt. Govt (County) stone. GAR flagholder/flag
EASTABROOK Charlotte   24 Mar 1864 16y, 4m, 11d d/o Wm W. & Julia Ann Eastabrook
EASTABROOK Julia Ann   1 Apr 1881 66y, 5m, 17d w/o Wm. W. Eastabrook.
EASTABROOK Wm. W.   6 Oct 1871 62y  
EASTABROOK Avery   17 Oct 1864 26y  was killed 17 Oct 1864. Co D, 141 Regt PA Vol. Same stone as Wm W. above.
SLUYTER W.A. 7 Aug1817 8 Jun 1885   GAR flagholder/flag
SLUYTER Polly BENNETT 15 Oct 1819 17 May 1889   w/o W. A. Sluyter
SLUYTER Nettie 30 Apr 1859 13 Jan 1884   d/o W.A. & P. Sluyter
SLUYTER Sylvester   5 Feb 1865 21y, 7m, 25d died in Jarvis Hosp, Baltimore, Md. Member Co K, 210 Regt PA Vol. f/s S.S.
SLUYTER Maria L.   20 Mar 1850 4y, 9m d/o Wm A. & Polly Sluyter. f/s
SLUYTER W. Theodore   6 Jun 1850 1y, 8m s/o Wm A. & Polly Slutyer. f/s
SLUYTER Tillis T.   6 May 1854 11m, 7d s/o Wm A. & Polly Slutyer. f/s
Unknown         Unreadable Govt stone. GAR flagholder/flag.
SCHERGER Emma   15-Jan-1930    
SLATER Anna   10 Dec 1899 22y w/o Roswell Slater. f/s Mother
Unknown         f/s L.S.
SHERIDAN Albert Eugene   13 Nov 1871 8y, 7m, 10d  
SHERIDAN Clarissa A. I.   26 Jun 1871 10y, 4m, 20d  
SLUYTER     1925 Infant s/o James & Hazel Sluyter
SLUYTER Annie 17 Jun 1881 9 Nov 1882   d/o W.S. & Mary Sluyter
WARFIELD William   15 Mar 1868 82y, 8m  
BENJAMIN David 22 Dec 1836 4 May 1880    
BENGAMINE David       Co D, 141 PA Inf. GAR flagholder/flag
BENJAMIN Harry    9 Sep 1878 6y, 4m, 18d s/o David & Mary Benjamin
BENJAMIN Frankie   1 Sep 1872 4y, 9m, 19d s/o David & Mary Benjamin
BENJAMIN Stella A.   11 Mar 1887 3y, 10m, 18d d/o David & Mary Benjamin
BENJAMIN Willie   11 Mar 1887 6y, 6m, 11d s/o David & Mary Benjamin
Benjamin Dewitt 1854 1935    
WALTMAN Mollie B. 1875 1954   Latest date on headstone in this cemetery
BENNETT William 1871 19.. (blank)   Peacetime flagholder/flag
BENNETT Lottie 1879 1935   Womens Relief Corps, Mich. flagholder/flag
BENNETT Clysta 1840 1907    
BENNETT Luther 3 Apr 1837 01-Aug-1914   Co E, 49 Regt PV Inf. GAR flagholder/flag
April 2005 - Note -
Joyce,
The other day while doing research at the Bradford County Library, I found this;   Mrs Hattie Russell, her funeral was at the Maryott Bowen Funeral Home, interment was in the Pail Factory cemetery.  Pallbearers were Nathaniel McNeal, George Harford, Albert Fenton, Harold Federick, John Herman and Donald Strope.  The Daily Review 5/9/1951.  I would have taken greater care with the details had I known she wouldn't be mentioned as being buried there.
Reva Wagner 
Dear Joyce
I Hope you received my info on my Great Grandfathers service during the civil war.  I have some additional info but I'm not quite sure where to send it. My great grandfather Jackson Alexander was married  times , to two sets of sisters; The first was Sally Coolbaugh and the next was her sister Elizabeth. He then married Delight Wiggins. They all died before he was 30 years old . He married Delight's sister Abigail after Delight's death. He and Abigail were married for 36 years.   Now the info is Sally, Elizabeth and Delight are buried in the Pail Factory Cemetery side by side but they do not have any gravestones and are not listed on the registry. I know this from a deposition that was given when Abigail was trying to surviors benefits. Also Abigail who died in 1912 was buried beside Jackson in Luthers Mills cemetery does not have a gravestone and is not on the registry.  Who should I give this info to, so that they can be registered for those cemeteries?
Thank you for your time
Glenn Alexander 
Hi Joyce, [March 2007]
Last September 3, 2006, my husband and I made a visit to Pail Factory Cemetery. To our surprise we found the grave of my husbands great grandfather James H. Wiggins 8/3/1840-10/23/1883 he was a Civil War vet in the 50 NY Engineers Co. B. His grave is not listed on your list of Pail Factory Cemetery interments. We did find also Rena Maroa Wiggins.We did not find Margaret Delight Wiggins or Abigail her sister only their husband Jackson Alexander. Sending an attachment of the Wiggins graves.

Best Regards,
Pat and Ralph Wiggins

Obituaries
BENNETT George
The funeral of the late George Bennett will be held at the family home near Woodside this morning at 10:00 o'clock.  Interment will be made in The Pail Factory Cemetery.  Daily 'Review  4/24/1912.  Reva Wagner

COON - Marshall Coon, 71 years old, a life long resident of North Towanda died at his home at that place yesterday of an illness of less than one week.  Death was due to heart trouble.  The death of Mr. Coons removes from the township the last of a family of seven children, of one of the most pominent families of the township.  A lover of nature, Mr. Coon always found keen enjoyment on his farm in the Sugar Creek Valley, in the birds and flowers and was kindness to all animals.  He was a conscientious man, a firm friend and a loyal citizen.  He is survived by several neices and nephews.  The funeral service will be held at the house Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and interment will be made in the Pail Factory cemetery.  RHW.  Towanda Daily Review 12 Feb 1918.

STROPE - Daily Review March 26, 1926 WAR VETERAN, 81, CALLED BY DEATH Nathaniel Strope, 81 years of age and avetern of the Civil War, died Wednesday night at the home of his son, Levi, on Kendall Hill. He is survived by his wife and nine children as follows: Mrs Anna Hall of Riggs; Mrs. May McNeal of Towanda; Mrs. Minnie Parks of Ithica; Rachel Strope of Elmira; Mrs Nellie McNeal, Overshot; Levi of Kendall Hill; Alfred of Athens and George of Overshot. The deceased was a member of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served in CO. H. of that regiment. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the Pail Factory school house and burial will be in the Pail Factory cemetery. Sandy Reeves-Vanderpool email svpool@sosbbs.com

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 05/02/2000
By Joyce M. Tice
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