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Bowen Family Cemetery, Charleston Township,  Tioga County, Pennsylvania - 1975
Photo by Joyce M. Tice
May 2005
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BOWEN FAMILY CEMETERY

CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP TIOGA COUNTY, PA.

The following list is part of the Tioga County Cemetery Inscriptions– Volume 7. Readings were done in the 1970s.

Copied May 8, 1975. The Bowen Family Cemetery is located on Route 646 Mudge Road off Route 660 about 1.9 miles. Turn off on Miller Hill Road. On Property owned by M.D. Rose, R. D. 1 Mansfield, Pa.

Earlier information placed this cemetery in Richmond township, but it is on the Charleston side of the town line. I (Joyce M. Tice) have been to the cemetery and it is several miles from the Charleston-Richmond line well within Charleston.
 

Surname First Name  Birthdate Deathdate Age Inscription or note
A grave with no marker
Whittemore Jennie Sept. 9, 1868 Jan.21, 1888 wife of Fred Whittemore
Douglass Aaron O. 1842 1907 Civil War Marker & Flag
Douglass Margaret 1846 1929
Bowen David 1816 1868
Bowen Sarah E. 1816 1875
Bowen Sarah Jane 1850 1864
Rose Mary E. 1849 1914 wife of Daniel Rose
Atherton Jennie M. 1888 1970
Atherton Walter (funeral parlor marker)
Kimball Jacob A. July 29, 1953 May 28, 1906
Kimball Martha Bowen Dec. 10, 1854 May 18, 1933 wife of Jacob A.
Baity Edith Kimball 1884 1919 wife of Earl G. Baity
Ludlow Lovina Kimball 1882 19-- wife of Frank Ludlow
Ludlow a foot stone G.B. on the Stone "Gracie"
Ludlow a child's stone
Copp Lawrence 1906 ----
Copp E. Elnora 1908 1968
Copp Stephen Ashley 1883 1960
Copp Minnie Bowen 1883 1970
Blanchard Ida Mae '1906 1928 B.S.
Bowen William H. Jan. 25, 1852 June 8, 1917 Father
Bowen Elsie E. May 14, 1855 Mar. 2, 1923 his wife, Mother
Copp Sanford 1870 1959
Copp Martha D. 1878 1945
Copp Linden 1911 ------
Copp Olive M. 1909 1958
Copp Ansel B. 1924 1954
a few graves with no markers
Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
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Bowen Family Cemetery, Charleston Township,  Tioga County, Pennsylvania - 2005

Photo by Joyce M. Tice
May 2005

Name of Cemetery:    Bowen Family Cemetery
Read By:  Linda CR
Typed By: Pat Smith Raymond
Date Read:   April.29.2005
Location:  Charleston Twp, Tioga County
NOTE: Well maintained-Stones in good shape
Rte. 646, up from corner of Mudge Rd & Miller Hill Rd.--On Miller Hill Road, Not Mudge Road
Last Name First Name Date of Birth Date of Death AGE Inscription/RELATIONSHIP/COMMENTS
          Fairly new marker - Believe this to be Beth grave
Whittemore Jennie Sept.9.1868 Jan.21.1888   w/o Fred Whittemore
Douglass Aaron O. 1842 1907    
Douglass Margaret 1846 1929   On stone w/Aaron
Bowen David 1816 1868    
Bowen Sarah E. 1816 1875    
Bowen Sarah Jane 1850 1864    
Rose Mary E. 1849 1914   w/o Daniel Rose (Maiden name Bowen)
Atherton Jennie M. 1888 1970    
Atherton Harry R 1888 1986   On stone w/Jennie
Atherton Walter       Funeral marker-1975--(Don't see 2005)
Kimball Jacob A. Jul.29.1953 May.28.1906    
Kimball Martha Bowen Dec.10.1854 May.18.1933   w/o Jacob A. (On stone w/Jacob)
Baity Edith Kimball 1884 1919   w/o Earl G. Baity
Ludlow Lovina Kimball 1882 1975   w/o Frank Ludlow
Ludlow?Bowen         Child's stone G.B."Gracie"believe child is a Bowen
Copp Lawrence 1906 1971    
Copp E. Elnora 1908 1968   On stone w/Lawrence
Copp Stephen Ashley 1883 1960    
Copp Minnie Bowen 1883 1970   On stone w/Stephen
Blanchard Ida Mae 1906 1928   B. S.
Bowen William H. Jan.25.1852 Jun.8.1917   Father
Bowen Elsie E. May.14.1855 Mar.2.1923   his wife (Mother) On stone w/William H.
Copp Sanford 1870 1959    
Copp Martha D. 1878 1945   On stone w/Sanford
Copp Linden 1911 1995    
Copp Olive M. 1909 1958   On stone w/Linden
Copp Ansel B. 1924 1954    
          a few graves w/no markers
Copp Lorena Feb.18.1938      
Copp Lawrence M. Feb.19.1935 Jun.29.2000   On stone w/Lorena
Copp Linden W. Nov.13.1911 Aug.20.1995   U.S. Marine Corps WW II
Copp Stuart Frank Mar.9.1932 Aug.30.1980   CPL US Army Korea
Copp Linden Wm. Jr.   Mar.9.1940    
Copp Stuart Michael   Jun.12.1956    
Copp Debra Lynn   Jun.12.1956   On stone w/Stuart Michael
          Child's stone w/Lamb on top
Copp Stuart F. Mar.9.1932 Aug.30.1980    
Copp Marth M. Aug.17.1936     On stone w/Stuart F.
Copp Rita J. 1935 1997    
Copp George A. 1933     On stone w/Rita J.
Copp Graydon Stephen 1926 2002   s/o Stephen A. & Minnie L. Copp
Copp William Bowen 1916 1988   s/o Stephen A. & Minnie L. Copp
Copp Aaron G. 1920 1994    
Copp Hazel W. 1925     On stone w/Aaron G.
Copp Aaron G. Oct.31.1920 May.5.1994   U.S. Army WW II
Copp James   Nov.17.1878 61 yr Stone broken in half-Hard to read
Copp Clarence 1905      
Copp Lorena 1910 1911   On stone w/Clarence
Copp ASA & ADA       Twins
Obituaries
BOWEN MARGARET
Wellsboro Gazette, Tioga, PA-- Thursday, January 17, 1929
After a long illness, Mrs Margaret Bowen Douglas aged 82, died at the home of Sanford Copp, on the Mansfield Rd., Tuesday night. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Mrs Douglas was born near Cherry Flats and lived in that section all her life. She was a staunch member of the Baptist Church, in which body she was an earnest and active worker. Neighbors and friends loved and respected Mrs Douglas as an intelligent friendly woman. She is survived by one sister Martha Kimball; two sons, Will Douglas of Covington and Lewis Douglas; and one daughter, Mrs Sanford Copp of Wellsboro. Miss Leona Copp and Mrs Harry Atherton of Wellsboro are grandchildren.

COPP, Graydon S.
Age 75, of RD 1 Mansfield, Pa, passed away July 7, 2002 at Broad Acres Nursing Home, Wellsboro, Pa. He was born November 27, 1926 in Charleston Township, the son of Stephen and Minnie Bowen Copp. Graydon was a retired farmer and lifelong resident of Charleston Township. He is survived by several cousins, including Hazel Copp of Charleston Township and special friends, Leonard and Barbara Gee of Covington, PA; and Alfred and Louise Smythe of Cherry Flats. In addition to his parents, he was p0redeceased by a brother, William Bowen Copp, and a sister, Ida Mae Blanchard. Friends are invited to call at the Wilston Funeral Home, 18 N. Main St., Mansfield, PA, Tuesday, Noon – 1 p.m.. Funeral services will follow there Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Kirk Smethers officiating. Burial in Bowen Cemetery.

LEONARD LORENA G. COPP
Lorena G. (Leonard) Age 69, of Mansfield, PA, died on Monday, June 11, 2007, in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA. Lorena was born on February 18, 1938 in Tioga, PA, the daughter of John and Mazie (Evarts) Leonard. She was predeceased by her husband, Lawrence M. Copp, on June 29, 2000. Lorena is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Jim (Sheryl Boccaleri) and Bob Copp of Mansfield, PA; four daughters and sons-in-law, Susan (Gary Woodruff) Hilfiger of Mansfield, PA, Missy and William Stebbins of Killeen, TX, Tammi Eddy of Lancaster, PA, Vicki (Donald Johns) Copp of Mansfield, PA; one brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Rose Heilman of Williamsport, PA; two sisters and brother-in-law, Vivian and Maynard Mosher of Lawrenceville, PA, Mary M. Keeney of Farmington, NY; sixteen grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to call on Saturday, June 16, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Jacquelyn A. Buckheit Funeral Chapel, Crematory & Monuments, PC, 637 South Main Street, Mansfield, PA 16933. A funeral service will be held immediately following the viewing at Noon at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bowen Cemetery, Tioga County, PA. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the funeral home to assist with expenses.
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