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Tri-Counties Genealogy &
History by Joyce M. Tice
Watrous Town Cemetery, Gaines
Township, Tioga County, PA
a.k.a. Ye Olde Cemetery by Pine
Creek
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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This cemetery is located in the center of Watrous. There
is a plaque on the fence giving information on this cemetery. The cemetery
is just before you cross the bridge right along the Pine Creek Recorded
by Donna Allen ,Micheal Lecrone and Wendy Baker Aug 2003 Very pretty
Deeded as Watrous Cemetery. A.K.A. Watrous Town Cemetery.
“YE Old Cemetery Beside Pine Creek “ Watrous Gaines
Township Tioga County Pa
Plaque on Cemetery gate reads as follows :
Buried in this small cemetery are some Tioga County’s first pioneers.
They cleared this land with their hands and a mule or a horse. They first
built log homes and later (post 1890)slab wood houses. The first saw mill
built in the area was powered by water. Probably by Pine Creek in approximately
1840. They made a living and fed their families on the land that they cleared
. They had to raise enough food to last them throughout the winter. AS
you pause to reflect on this cemetery , remember that the pioneers of this
area did not have conveniences we have today, here are a few comparisons:
Today Yesteryear
Electric lights oil lamps /candles
Automobiles horse drawn wagon
Telephone a fast horse and rider
Refrigerator a cold cellar
Electric/gas stove cast iron wood stove /fire
place
Power saw cross cut hand saw or ax
Paved roads rough dirt road /Indian trails
Snow plows wait for sun to melt snow
/ice
We could go on and on of these hardships they had to endure. But now
as you stop and observe this tiny cemetery ,you could appreciate that you
truly are looking at the grave sides of some of the pioneers that
were the beginning of beautiful Tioga County Pa. as we know it today Oct
1999.
This cemetery was restored by a local person that cared how hard it
must have been for those first pioneers.
There are approximately 30 marked graves here . The oldest Henry
Conrad April 23 1852 the most recent buried Barnhart Sept 3 1871.
In addition there are many unmarked sites.
Author of plaque - Unknown
note none of the Watrous or Cole headstones were found here
today Aug.22,2003 According to plaque last burial occurred in 1871 and
they died after this date They have been placed on the list as they
were known to have been buried in this cemetery.
| Name |
Spouse |
DOB |
DOD |
Age |
Comments |
| BARNHART Clinton
D |
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July 8 1872 |
30y2m 21d |
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| BARNHART Maryette |
David K |
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Sept 3 1871 |
46y 1m 10d |
Wife Of |
| BARNHART Samuel
A |
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June 20 1868 |
22y 3m 5d |
Son of David K
& Maryette Barnhart Sleep on sweet one and take they rest ,God called
thee home He thought it best. |
| BERNAUER Conrad |
Sarah |
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Aug 1 1870 |
80y 11m 16d |
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| BERNAUER Henry |
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Apr 23 1852 |
17y 4m 1d |
Son of Conrad &
Sarah Bernauer When earthly hopes shall fade away and die .We have a home
beyon the skies. |
| BERNAUER Irene
A |
Joshua |
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June 17 1856 |
29y |
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| BERNAUER John J |
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Feb 27 1871 |
25y 10m 9d |
Son of Conrad &
Sarah Bernauer No earthly power could hold thee here though to our hearts
thou be so dear |
| BERNAUER Mary E |
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Apr 20 1861 |
3y 11m 6d |
Dau of Joshua &
Lucy R Bernauer Farewell dear Mary we will not forget rest unreadable |
| BERNAUER Nellie
L |
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Feb 8 1864 |
5y 5m 29d |
Dau of Joseph S.
& Mary Bernauer Earth hath one gentle spirit less but Heaven one angel
more |
| BERNAUER Sally
B |
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May 4 1858 |
4m 8d |
Dau of Joshua &
Lucy R Bernauer |
| BERNAUER Sarah |
Conrad |
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Oct 16 1865 |
60 y |
Wife of |
| CHAMPNEY Lasina
L |
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Apr 29 1864 |
2y 6m 10d |
Dau of Isaiah &
C.A. Champney |
| COLE Carroll W |
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1899 |
1918 |
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1st Cav. N Y Guards"Tombstone
no longer there |
| COLE Grace W |
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Aug 19 1879 |
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Tombstone no longer
there |
| COLE John Roy |
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Aug 9 1872 |
Feb 4 1952 |
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Tombstone no longer
there |
| SMITH Alonzo |
Lorenda M |
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Aug 8 1857 |
36y1m 29d |
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| SMITH Frank W |
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Aug 31 1881 |
29y 7m |
Gone Home |
| SMITH Lorenda M |
Alonzo |
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May 8 1867 |
39y 1m 20d |
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Published On Tri-Counties Site On 09/01/2003
By Joyce M. Tice
This cemetery boasts a beautiful white picket fence and a statement
on the entryway to the effect that all that enter should leave it as they
found it.. Says there are about thirty graves, some unmarked. Ye olde cemetery
beside Pine Creek is in Watrous, Gaines twp, Tioga, PA. It was @
one time known as Watrous church yard cemetery. The building
to the east being the church and later becoming Reinwald's store.
It was later owned by Ernie Robinson who also operated a traveling store
that went to the customer instead of waiting for the customer to come in
to the store. The cemetery was also known as Watrous town cemetery, denoting
it from the Watrous family cemetery on up the valley.
Note from JMT - This was submitted by Marylyn DEWEY Adams as Ye Olde
Cemetery by Pine Creek.
* Exactly as written on headstone
**As told by local genealogists
***Ripley, Smith, Freeland genealogy
| Smith,
Alonzo |
d.
Aug 8, 1857 |
36
yr, 1mo,29 da |
FATHER
(supposedly son of David & Amanda Wright Smith--her family was part
of Wright Bros)** |
| Smith,
Lorenda M- |
d.May
8, 1867 |
39yr,
1mo, 20da |
MOTHER
(supposedly dtr of Henry Farnham & Lorenda Conant)** |
| Smith,
Frank Wright |
d.Aug
30, 1881 |
29yr
& 7mo |
SON
(father of Effie & Stella)*** |
| Bernauer,
Irene A. |
d.
June 17, 1856 |
29
yr |
(supposedly
Alonzo Smith's sister)** Wife of Joshua Bernauer |
| Mary
E. |
d.
Apr 20, 1864 |
3yr,
11 mo, 6 da |
Dtr
of Joshua & Lucy R. Bernauer |
| Sally
B. |
d.
May 4, 1858 |
4
mo, 8 da |
Dtr
of Joshua & Lucy R. Bernauer |
| Nellie
L. |
d.
Feb 8, 1864 |
5
yr, 5mo, 29da |
Dtr
of Joseph & Mary E. Bernauer* |
| Bernauer,
Conrad |
d.Aug
1, 1870 |
80yr,
10 mo, 16 da |
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| (Bernauer),
Sarah |
d.
Oct 16, 1865 |
60
yr |
WIFE
OF CONRAD |
| (Bernauer),
Henry |
d.
Apr 23, 1852 |
17yr,
4mo, 1da |
SON
OF CONRAD AND SARAH |
| (Bernauer),
John J. |
d.
27 Feb 1871 |
25yr,
10mo,29da |
SON
OF CONRAD AND SARAH |
| Champney,
Lasina |
d.
Apr 29,1864 |
2yr,6mo,10da |
DTR
of ISAIAH & CM CHAMPNEY |
| (Barnhardt),
Clinton B. |
d.July8,1872* |
30yr,2mo,21da |
(G.B.
on footstone (?)Date may be 1871* |
| "
Maryette B. |
d.Sept
3, 1871 |
46yr,1mo,10da |
WIFE
OF DK BARNHART(sic) |
| Samuel
A. |
d.June
20, 1868 |
22yr,3mo,5
da |
SON
OF DANIEL K &MARYETTE BARNHART |
Published On Tri-Counties Site On 08/05/2000
By Joyce M. Tice
Email: JoyceTice@aol.com
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Published On Tri-Counties Site On 08/05/2000
By Joyce M. Tice
Email: JoyceTice@aol.com
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