Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice Youmans Cemetery, Town of Catlin, Chemung County, New York Bradford County PA Chemung County NY Tioga County PA

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The Youmans Cemetery is located in the southern part of the Town of Catlin, Chemung County, New York.

In 1933, Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Staver (name of Mrs. Staver not given in the text) visited this burial site and referred to it in their records as the “Mathews” cemetery. In 1975, the Boyds copied the data from all the tombstones and at that time, Mr. Mike Gursky, behind whose house it is located, stated that he had never heard the cemetery called by any name except “Youmans”.  Other residents of the area confirmed Mr. Gursky’s statement, yet individuals buried there with the surname of Mathews outnumber the Youmans 9 to 4.

The burial ground is situated on the north side of the Stits Hill Road, 1/10th of a mile from its junction with the Murphy Hill Road, and about 400 feet from the dirt highway.  Located on a slight knoll surrounded by open fields, the site has some small trees, brambles, and the usual dry grass and weeds. No care has been given the old cemetery in many years.  The surface is rough and pitted with woodchuck holes and several sunken graves minus markers.  Six to eight small evergreen trees have been planted around the grounds, which measure approximately 150’ by 75’, and the whole of the grounds is fenced, although in recent years horses have been permitted to roam among the tombstones.  There are two shale markers with no data upon them.

Doris and Joseph Boyd made the following record in October 1975.  All tombstones were copied. Data in brackets does not appear upon the markers, but has been added for interest.  In some cases, such as a wife, son/daughter, the surname has been added for the sake of clarity.
 

Last name	First Name	Birthdate	Deathdate	Age	Inscription/Relationship/Comments
ATWOOD	John	1779/80	3/4/1868	88y	Tombstone leans against a tree, its bottom embedded firmly in the dirt and it had to be partially dug out to be read; the remainer of the age (88y..) is sunk deep into the ground.
					Next is an unmarked sunken grave, which could be the wife of John Atwood.
FARR	Anna	11/5/1799	5/16/1868	68y 6m 11d	Wife of Richard A. FARR. (Tombstone is broken into two pieces through its age line and lays face-up on the ground.
GARDNER	EVA E.	1867	1903		(Tombstone lies face-up on the ground behind its base.)
GARDNER	George Stephen	8/6/1899	1/15/01		A small, grey monument in excellent condition.
KEEN	Armina	3/30/1824	9/25/1899		Tombstone lays face-up on the ground.
MATHEWS	Edgar	1843/44	4/6/1894	50y	Tombstone lays face-up on the ground.
MATHEWS	John N.	2/9/1819	3/24/1890
MATHEWS	Eveline	2/16/1822	3/29/1866		A shaft-type monument with the shaft on the ground.
MATHEWS	Charles L.	8/29/1861	12/25/1861	3m 26d	Son of John N. & Eveline MATHEWS. A small tombstone leaning backwards.
MATHEWS	Rosela E.	7/8/1859	2/22/1861	1y 7m 14d	Daughter of John N. & Eveline MATHEWS. Tombstone lies face-up on the ground.
MATHEWS	Herbert	1or2/1884	9/14/1884	7m	Son of L.A. & Etta MATHEWS. A small headstone dug out of the ground.
MATHEWS	Lena C.	3/17/1885	2/17/1889		Daughter of F.A. & Mary MATHEWS.
MATHEWS	Seeley	7/31/1867	8/27/1867	27d	Son of F.A. & M.A. MATHEWS.
					Next are two short and blank fieldstone markers. One is a headstone; the other is a footstone.
MATHEWS	Sarah E.	10/1/1871	9/11/1882		Daughter of F.A. & M.A. MATHEWS. "Our Darling".
YOUMANS	Frederick	6/25/1865	12/1/1888	23y 5m 6d
YOUMANS	Winona J.	4/15/1872	7/28/1890	18y 3m 13d	A shaft type monument with the shaft on the ground.
YOUMANS	George C.	8/25/1842			No death date on marker.
YOUMANS	Lydia A.	1/18/1842	3/19/08		His wife. (A shaft-type monument).

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 7/30/99

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