| Name of Cemetery: Watrous Family Cemetery
Deeded As Read By: Linda C. Reese Date Read: 2009 Typed By: Pat Smith Raymond Formatted and Published by Joyce M. Tice Location: Gaines Twp., Tioga County, PA -South of Watrous on West side of Elk Run Road GPS Coordinates 41.73180 -77.58201 Other Comments: Number of Burials this Section Approximately 23 Photo by Joyce M. Tice |
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| Last Name | First Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Age | Inscription/Relationship/Comments |
| Watrous | Anliza Badger | 6/9/1850 | 24y | w/o J. S. | |
| Field Stone Marker | There are more graves in this row, but no markers | ||||
| Watrous | Willie | 4/8/1865 | 3y3m3d | s/o Chas. & Harriett | |
| Watrous | Harriett | 2/22/1861 | 27 yr | w/o Charles B. | |
| Smith | Azubah | 8/18/1856 | 69y4m | ||
| Smith | Miles | 6/17/1851 | 75y9m | ||
| Watrous | Charles H. | 1/9/1864 | 7y9m5d | s/o James H. & Betsey | |
| Watrous | John C. | 4/26/1852 | 16y2m18d | s/o James H. & Betsey | |
| Watrous | William | 12/29/1799 | 3/19/1883 | ||
| Watrous | Eliza H. | 6/28/1802 | 4/4/1895 | w/o William | |
| Watrous | Emma | 3/17/1863 | d/o William & Eliza H. -Rest of stone gone | ||
| Watrous | Mary B. | 2/2/1870 | 2/4/1899 | ||
| Cole | Freda V. | 10/25/1914 | 7/5/1994 | ||
| Cole | Stanley A. | 10/6/1904 | 1/28/1995 | On marker w/Freda V. | |
| Cole | David S. | 1938 | 1988 | ||
| Cole | Joanne M. | 1950 | On marker w/David S. | ||
| Cole | John Roy | 8/9/1872 | 3/4/1952 | ||
| Cole | Grace W. | 8/19/1879 | On marker w/John Roy | ||
| Cole | Carroll W. | 1899 | 1918 | 1st Cav. NY Guards | |
| Watrous | Wm. H. | 1838 | 1928 | Co 145th Reg. Pa. Vol. | |
| Watrous | Emma L. Williams | 1845 | 1937 | w/o Wm. H. - On same marker | |
| Watrous | Charles H. | 1868 | 1953 | ||
| Watrous | Sadie M. | 1870 | 1954 | On marker w/Charles H. |
By Joyce M. Tice
The following list is part of the
Tioga County Cemetery Inscriptions– Volume 4.
Reprinted with permissionof Rhoda ENGLISH LaddLocated 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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