Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
Watrous Family Cemetery, Gaines Township, Tioga County, PA
Bradford County PA
Chemung County NY
Tioga County PA

The following list is part of the 
Tioga County Cemetery Inscriptions– Volume 4.
Reprinted with permissionof Rhoda ENGLISH Ladd
It was retyped August 1997 by Mary PARIS Copp of Roseville 

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Located on Rt 58002 out of Watrous on property now owned by Carter Family Copied by Rhoda ENGLISH Ladd, Wellsboro, Pa. May 30,1970

LAST NAME FIRST & MIDDLE NAMES BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE AGE AT DEATH INSCRIPTION
WATROUS Eliza A. 28 Jun 1802 4 Apr 1895 w/o Wm. Watrous
WATROUS William 29 Dec 1799 19 Mar 1883 Three field stones here. footstone J.B.W.
WATROUS John C. 26 Apr 1852 16yr 2mo 18da s/o James & Betsey
WATROUS Charles H. 9 Jan 1864 7yr 9mo 5da s/o James & Betsey
SMITH Miles 17 Jun 1851 75yr 9mo Two broken stones here. Footstones M.S., J.S., H.W.
WATROUS Harriett 8 Apr 1865 27yr w/o Charles E. Watrous
WATROUS Willie 8 Apr 1865 3yr 2mo 3da s/o Chas. & Harriett
WATROUS Mary E. 2 Feb 1870 4 Feb 1899
COLE John Roy 9 Aug 1872 4 Feb 1952
COLE Grace W. 19 Aug 1879 now Mrs. Norman Strait, Snyder's Nursing Home, Westfield, Pa
COLE Carroll W.  1899 1918 1st Cav. N.Y.Guards
WATROUS Wm. H. 1838 1928 Co. 145th Reg. Pa. Vol Father
WATROUS Emma L. WILLIAMS 1845 1937 his wife
WATROUS Charles H. 1868 1953
WATROUS Sadie M. 1879 1954  

Entries Below are fromWatrous Town Cemetery which is separate fromWatrous Family Burial Ground
BARNHART Maryette 3 Sep 1871 46yr 11mo 10da wife of D.K.Barnhart
BARNHART Samuel A. 20 Jun 1858 22yr 3mo 10da s/o Daniel K. & Maryette
BARNHART Clinton D. not legible
BERNAUER John J. 23 Apr 1852 25yr 10mo 9da s/o Conrad & Sarah Bernauer
BERNAUER Henry 23 Apr 1852 17yr 4mo 1da
BERNAUER Sarah 16 Oct 1865 60yr w/o Conrad bernauer
BERNAUER Conrad 1 Aug 1870 80yr 11mo 6da
BERNAUER Irene A. 17 Jun 1856 29yr w/o Joshua Bernauer
SMITH Frank W. 30 Aug 1881 29yr 7mo
SMITH Lorenda M. 8 May 1867 39yr 1mo 20da w/o Alonzo Smith
SMITH Alonzo 8 Aug 1857 36yr 1mo 29da
BENAUER Mary E. 20 Apr 1864 3yr 11mo 6da dau of Joshua & Lucy R. Benauer
BENAUER Sally B. 4 May 1858 4mo dau of Joshua & Lucy R.
BENAUER Nellie L. 8 Feb 1864 5yr 5mo 29da dau of Joshua & Lucy R.
CHAMPNEY Lasina L. 29 Apr 1864 2yr 6mo 10da dau of Isaiah & C.M.Champney

Page 964 History of Tioga County 1897 - Watrous Family Charles Watrous was born at Colesville, Broome County, NY on Oct 13, 1835, a son of William and Eliza H.(Smith) Watrous. His father was son of James S. Watrous, born Connecticut and removed to Penna in spring of 1847, where he died 19 Mar 1883 Charles B. Watrous was educated in the common schools and was twelve years old when family came to Gaines Twp. Here, his father engaged extensively in lumber and cleared a farm one mile south of mouth of Elk Run, Tioga, Pa. Charles B., in Feb 1861, married Harriett H. Hurd, daughter of Stephen Hurd of Caton, N.Y. They had two children, William, deceased, and Robert S. of Watrous. Charles B. married, second, Isabella Brewster, dau of Luther H. and Olive (Palmer) Brewster of Richmond Twp, Pa. Ch.- Mary B., wife of Robert Tuton of N.Y.C. and William H., who lives in Minnesota. WATROUS FAMILY, TIOGA COUNTY HISTORY, PAGE 176 F.E. Watrous, son of James and B.A. Watrous, both natives of Connecticut, was born Windsor, Broome county, N.Y. Apr 4, 1851. He is one of eight children - - John - died 1856 age 16years Henry - resident of Gaines Twp. F.E. - subject of this sketch Arthur - resident of Forest Grove, Oregon Charles - died 1863 Sarah - wife of Jesse Locke of Wellsboro, Tioga Co., Pa Jennie - deceased wife of J.H.Wood of Gaines Twp Emma A. - wife ofH.M. Foote, an Attorney of Washington, D.C. F.E.Watrous married Fanny Shore, dau of Daniel & Rebecca Shore of Knoxville, Tioga Co., Pa Married Mar 24, 1876, they have adopted daughter Margaret. Mr. Watrous was member of the Bar, practicing in the State & U.S. Courts.

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