STONY FORK CEMETERY

DELMAR TOWNSHIP - TIOGA COUNTY, PA..

The following list is part of the Rhoda Ladd series of Cemeteries of Tioga County PA – Volume 4. It was retyped August 1997 by Mary PARIS Copp of Roseville PA

Copied by Lola W. Franke, 15 King St., Wellsboro, Pa., 1969

Due to the extensive area of Delmar Township, cemeteries and graveyards are found in various parts. One of the oldest is the graveyard adjoining the old Baptist Church Building at Stony Fork. The new cemetery, a few rods to the south, was incorporated May 4,1886. May be also known as the Butler Cemetery for the Butler family.

Many stones here are broken and unreadable

HOUGHTON Simeon Houghton,Esq.b.July 10,1780 in Petersham,Mass. d.Oct 2,1843 Stony Fork

Rachel (Deane) Houghton b.Nov 19,1776 Mass.,

d.June 19,1853 Stony Fork

Esther, youngest dau of above b.Draper,Tioga Co.

May 31,1819 d.Feb 14,1842 unmarried
 

WILSON Ulysses Grant Wilson s/o Robert B.Wilson

b.Nov 3,1864 Morris Twp. d.Dec 1,1936 Stony Fork

Clara (Hildreth) Wilson b.1864 d.1930

Kenley Wilson b.Apr 17,1844 Lycoming County, Pa.

d.July 16,1887 Stony Fork, married Almeda Cole

Extra info.from Lola Franke's family history
 

PARRISH Samuel Parrish d.Nov 27,1841 age 65yr 8mo 2da

Elizabeth w/o Samuel d.Jan 17,1848 age 63yr 8mo 1da
 

BACON Daniel H. Bacon d.May 26,1830 age 84yr

Mary A. 2nd wife of D.H. d.Sept 23,1836 age 48yr
 

SABINS Stephen sabins d.Sept 18,1861 age 63 years

Sarah E. dau. rest illegible
 

WILSON Grant Wilson 1864-1936

Clara, his wife 1864-1930
 

BUTLER Allen Butler b.1853 d.Nov 30,1904

Susan w/o Allen no legible

Note-from Tioga County History 1897, Allen Butler, native of Vermont b.May 14,1771, married Susanna Borden of New Hampshire in 1817. Susanna d.Jan 15,1850. They were parents of nine children: Belinda, Betsey, Allen, Hartford, Wellman, Eunice, Dolly, Seldon, Crete.

BUTLER Wellman Butler 1801-1884

Nancy w/o Wellman 1803-1834

Matilda w/o Wellman 1802-1864

Note- from Steele Family History, Margaret Steele, d/o Ephraim and Julia A. Steele married Feb 22,1835 to Wellman Butler as second wife. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
OBITUARIES

 

COLE Minnie

Wellsboro Gazette, Tioga, PA - Thur.,October 30, 1930, Pg 7

Mrs. Minnie Cole Peters, aged 63 years, of Coolidge Hollow, wife of Emil Peters, died Saturday [10/25/1930] at 6:40pm after an illness of about a week, although she had been in poor health for several years.  She was born April 9, 1867, daughter of Jacob and Mary Tome Cole.  She is survived by her husband, and one son, E. J. Covert of Delmar.  Her first husband, William Covert, died May 11, 1898.  She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Sadie Bendle and Mrs E. G. Phillips, both of Corning.  The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon; burial in the Stony Fork Cemetery.