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The JOSEPH & LUCY HOWLAND Cemetery
DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP TIOGA COUNTY,
PA.
This Cemetery is located on the original
JOSEPH HOWLAND farm in Deerfield Township, later owned by Fred J. Merrick.
The property is now (1998) owned by George Smith, son of Emily Merrick
Smith, a daughter of Fred J. Merrick. The cemetery was never incorporated
so there is no provision for care. George Smith mows the grass and keeps
it in good condition as his grandfather did in prior years. George has
agreed to two more burials.
Since this is a family burial plot all those buried in it are related to JOSEPH HOWLAND and LUCY REXFORD.
The inscriptions on the markers in the cemetery were read by Forrest W. Watkins in April 1978, checked with the record of Rhoda Ladd, rechecked at the cemetery in May 1978. The inscriptions and the relationship to the JOSEPH & LUCY HOWLAND family are recorded:
| 1. One large marker
JOSEPH HOWLAND b. Nov. 17, 1805, d. Dec. 17, Lucy, his wife b. May 4, 1811, d. Oct. 1, 1890 (there are small individual markers: "Joseph""Lucy") |
2. This marker off foundation
(a small marker with initials CR is at head) Charlotte, wife is John S. Rexford d. May 31, 1864 in her 88th year The mother of LUCY (Rexford) HOWLAND |
| 3. Marker flat on the ground
(a small marker with initials AH is at head) ADDA E., daughter of JOSEPH & LUCY HOWLAND d. May 1, 1872 aged 23 yrs. 7 months & 17 ds. Also knows as ADDIE & ADELINE? |
4. One marker (a large HOWLAND marker indicates this
family section.) PRINCE P. HOWLAND b. Jan. 26, 1811 d. Aug. 2. 1888 Isabelle, his wife, b. Oct. 21, 1821, d. Jan. 25, 1891 PRINCE P. HOWLAND was a younger brother of JOSEPH His wife was Isabella McKay |
| 5. This is one marker
(the same type as the JOSEPH HOWLAND marker) HOWLAND JOHN P. LETTIE, his wife 1854-1939 1863-1937 JOHN P. HOWLAND was the youngest son of PRINCE P. His wife was Lettie Sutton |
6. This is a small marker resembling a heart
NELLIE is on the front and this inscription is on the back: dau of J.P. & L.A. HOWLAND b. Dec. 3, 1898, d. Sept. 24, 1901 Oldest child of JOHN PARKER HOWLAND & LETTIE ALMIRA (Sutton) HOWLAND |
| 7. A single low marker
FORD E., Dec. 11, 1884-Dec. 3, 1941 Son of EDDY ALEXANDER HOWLAND & DORA A. Chamberlain Grandson of PRINCE PARKER HOWLAND |
8. Same type marker as FORD E.
IDA L., July 19, 1883-March 24, 1944 IDA L. (Ransom) HOWLAND, wife of Ford E. Howland |
| 9. One marker
JAMES C. b. Aug. 8, 1878, d. Aug. 17, 1956 JAMES CHAMBERLAIN HOWLAND son of EDDY A. HOWLAND & DORA A. (Chamberlain) HOWLAND grandson of PRINCE PARKER HOWLAND. JAMES C. never married |
10. One marker
EDDY A., b. Jan. 28, 1850, d. April 1, 1932 EDDY ALEXANDER HOWLAND, son of PRINCE PARKER HOWLAND |
| 11. One marker (same type as EDDY A.)
DORA A. (on top) wife of E.A. HOWLAND b. 1856, d. 1919 DORA A. Chamberlain, Wife of EDDY A. HOWLAND |
12. One marker
EVA B. (on top), dau of E.A. & D.A. HOWLAND d. Nov. 26, 1894 aged 5 years & 6 mo. Youngest child of EDDY A. HOWLAND & DORA A. (chamberlain) HOWLAND |
| 13. A red granite marker
B. W. Merrick, Co. A 136, b. Mar. 10, 1842, d. Jun. 1, 1896 Bradford William Merrick, husband of EMILY E. (HOWLAND) Merrick She was a daughter of JOSEPH HOWLAND & LUCY Rexford |
14. Same style & kind as B.W. Merrick's
EMILY E. Merrick, 1844-1933 Wife of Bradford W. Merrick & second daughter of JOSEPH HOWLAND & LUCY (Rexford) HOWLAND |
| 15. Same style & kind as B.W. Merrick
JIMMIE B., son of B.W. & E.E. Merrick b. April 2, 1881, d. Aug. 15, 1884 "Meet Me in Heaven" |
16. A very small marker beside
JIMMIE B. marker BABY MAY 1889 A small marker shows initials J.M. Daughter of B.W and EMILY (HOWLAND) Merrick |
| 17. A small marker
FRED J. Merrick, 1871-1946 Grandson of JOSEPH & LUCY (Rexford) HOWLAND Second son of B.W. & EMILY (HOWLAND) Merrick |
18. A small marker
SOPHIA C., 1872-1948 wife of FRED J. Merrick SOPHIA (Clark) Merrick |
| 19. A small marker
BRAD W. Merrick 1899-1913 Son of FRED J. & SOPHIA (Clark) Merrick |
20. Low gray granite marker
LEW H. Merrick 1900-1978 Son of FRED J. & SOPHIA (Clark) Merrick LEW never married |
| 21. A tall marker with an open book on top
FRANK L. Skinner VIOLA H., his wife 1854-1914 1852-1932 Skinner Two small stones in the back read: "Father," "Mother" VIOLA (HOWLAND) Skinner was the youngest daughter of JOSEPH & LUCY (Rexford) HOWLAND (FRANKLIN LEVI Skinner was the son of Levi N. & Caroline (Van Winkle) Skinner |
22. Large red granite
Skinner KATIE LEE HOWLAND, b. 10 Sep. 1902, d. 12 Nov. 1988 CHARLES ALBERT REESE Skinner, b. 28 Mar. 1892, d. 29 Sep. 1977 REESE was the only son of Frank & VIOLA (HOWLAND) Skinner KATIE (HOWLAND) Skinner was the dau. of JOHN P. & LETTIE (Sutton) HOWLAND |
| 23. A small stone with a lamb on top
FRANK, son of M.W. & V.M. Drew d. Oct. 18, 1907 aged 1 yr. 24 days |
24. A small stone
ABBIE V. Drew, 1897-1910 ABBIE V. Drew was "Abigail" also the child of Martin V. & VILLA (Husted) Drew |
| 25. A small stone with a lamb on top same as FRANK Drew's
VILLA MAE dau. of J. & A. Jacobson d. Jan. 8, 1907, aged 4 mo. 4 ds. Dau. of John & Violet Abigail (Husted) Jacobson (VIOLET Husted was the dau. of George Osmer Husted & MARY (HOWLAND) Husted who was the dau of JOSEPH & LUCY (Rexford) HOWLAND |
26. A stone in the shape of a book. It can only be read by shading
Left side Right side MARY JAMES F. d. Aug. 1867 d. Dec. 28, 1862 age 11 mos. age 3 yrs. 3 mos. children of MICAJAH & CHARLOTTE F. Inscho A single small stone has the initials JFI & MI CHARLOTTE Inscho was the oldest dau. of JOSEPH & LUCY (Rexford) HOWLAND JAMES F. Inscho would be the oldest grave in the cemetery. Perhaps there were unmarked graves, if so, I have no knowledge of them. FWW |
| 27. Shultz, Leon L.
b. 25 Feb. 1914, d. 21 Aug. 1988 Tech/4, US Army, WWII |
28. Kline, Kay
1938 - 1981 |
I believe these are the last ones to be buried in the JOSEPH & LUCY HOWLAND CEMETERY. BGR
Submitted by Bradley G. Rice
Joyce,
This cemetery is located in Deerfield Twp. on what is called the Glen or Glenn Road. If anyone is interested in visiting this cemetery, have them contact me at:
Bradley G. Rice
RR #1, Box 670
Knoxville, PA 16928
bgrice@penn.com
814-326-4465
CLARK SOPHIA
The Agitator - May 12. 1948
Mrs. Sophia Clark Merrick, aged 76 years, of Elkland, died Wednesday
at
the home of her daughter, Mrs Ernest Smith. She was born in Deerfield Twp.,
March 18, 1872, daughter of Mary and George Clark. She was married to Fred
J. Merrick March 18, 1896. She was a member of the Valley Grange for more
than 50 years and was a member of the Methodist church and at one time
taught school in the Gravel Bank area. Mrs. Merrick made her home
with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith since last summer. Survivors include
one son, Lew Merrick of Corning, 4 daughters: Mrs. Mary Carr of Rochester,
Mrs. Addie Morrell of Palmyra, Mrs Ola. Thurston and Mrs Emily Emith of
Elkland; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services
were held Saturday; burial in Gravel Bank Cemetery.
HOWLAND CLYDE
Wellsboro Agitator – November 10, 1909
Jottings from Jemison – On Oct. 31st, Clyde, the oldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. Howland, died of pneumonia. The funeral was held at the
house Wednesday, interment in the Howland cemetery.
HOWLAND EMILY
Wellsboro Agitator – March 8, 1933
Mrs. Emily Merrick, aged 88 years, died at the home of her son, Fred
Merrick, at Gravel Deerlick, near Knoxville, February 27. She was
a member of the Knoxville Methodist church. She is survived by her
son and six grandchildren, Mrs. Ernest Smith and Mrs. Alfred Thurston,
of Elkland; Lew and Reed Merrick, of Knoxville; Mrs. George Carr, of Andover,
N.Y., and Mrs. Harold Morrell, of Rochester. The funeral was held
Thursday; burial in the Gravel Deerlick cemetery
HOWLAND JOHN PARKER
Wellsboro Agitator – February 22, 1939
John Parker Howland, aged 84 years, of Knoxville, R. D., died at his
home Thursday morning, Feb. 16, after several days illness of pneumonia.
Mr. Howland was born December 3, 1854, son of Prince P. and Isabelle McKay
Howland. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Kate Skinner and one
grandchild. Mrs. Howland died a few years ago. Funeral services
were held Saturday at the home at Academy Corners, Rev. Wallis H. Stevens
of the Baptist church at Willseyville, N.Y. officiating; burial in Howland
cemetery.
HOWLAND VIOLA
Wellsboro Agitator – May 19, 1932
Little Marsh, May 23 – Mrs. Viola Skinner passed away at her home,
Friday, May 13. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lucy Davenport
and Mrs. Ellory Watkins and one son, Reece Skinner, at home. Rev.
John Babcock conducted the services.
JACOBSON Villa Mae
Wellsboro Agitator – January 16, 1907
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Jacobson, of Breesport, N.Y.,
died last Tuesday at the home of her grandfather, Mr. George Husted, in
Deerfield. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m., on Thursday.
MERRICK FRED J
Wellsboro Agitator - March 20, 1946
Fred Merrick, aged 74 years, of Knoxville, died March 10. He
is survived by his widow, Sophia Clark Merrick; daughters, Emily Smith,
of Elkland; Addie Morrell, of Rochester; Olla Thurston, of Elkland; Mary
Carr, of Rochester; son, Lewis Merrick, of Corning.
MERRICK FRED J
Wellsboro Agitator - March 20, 1946
Fred Merrick, aged 74 years, died at his home March 10. He was
born in Chatham, Dec.16, 1871, son of Emily Howland Merrick and Brad Merrick.
He spent nearly his entire life on his farm. He married Sophia Clark
March 18, 1896. He is survived by his widow, four daughters, Mary
Carr, of Rochester, N.Y.; Mrs. Emily Smith, Mrs. Ola Thurston, of Elkland;
Mrs. Addie Morrell, of Palmyra, N.Y.; one son, Lewis, of Corning.
The funeral was held Thursday; burial in the Howland cemetery.
SKINNER FRANKLIN LEVI
Death of Frank Skinner
Frank Skinner died Sunday, Nov. 8, 1914, at his farm home in Deerfield,
after a lingering illness of something like a year with stomach troubles.
He was married about twenty-eight years ago to Viola Howland, of Deerfield,
and they settled on the farm where he died. Besides his wife he is
survived by three daughters, Addie, wife of Elery Watkins, of Deerfield,
and Lucy and Reese at home. He also leaves one brother, Perry Skinner,
of Nelson, and three sisters, Mrs. Rant Pride and Mrs. H. Everitt, of Mills,
Potter County, and Mrs. Mary Phillips of Nelson. His age was 60 years.
Funeral services were held from the house yesterday, Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. Angus, of Little Marsh, officiating, and the interment was in the
Howland burying ground on the Merrick farm in Deerfield.
SUTTON LETTIE ALMIRA
Wellsboro Agitator – November 3, 1937
Knoxville, Nov. 2 – Mrs. Lettie Sutton Howland died at her home at
Academy Corners Oct. 21. She was born in Deerfield, May 10, 1863,
daughter of Isaac and Hulda Seeley Sutton, and was the last of eleven children.
On Feb. 4, 1895, she was married to John P. Howland, of Deerfield, and
they made their home at the Howland homestead until about five years ago,
when they moved to Academy Corners. Two daughters were born to them,
Nellie, who died at the age of three years, and Katie, who with her father
survives; also one sister, Mrs. Rhobie Trimmer, of Sabinsville, and several
nieces and nephews.
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