Joyce's Search Tip - January 2008    Do You Know that you can search just the Obituaries on the site by using the three County Specific Obituary selections in the Partitioned search engine at the bottom of the Current What's New Page? You can narrow your search by including a key word in the cemetery name or a township name in addition to the surname you search. Then select the Find All Words option. You'll also find obituary and other newspaper clippings using Clippings partition. Additional clippings can be found in the Birth, Marriage, and some other partitions.

Reading a series of obituaries from a single cemetery, as they are presented here, is like reading the multi-generational history of a community. These people were the local populace at a particular time. The people buried here knew each other, were neighbors, relatives and school mates. They attended church together and engaged in "trade" or business.  All people are listed in alphabetic order by surname at BIRTH. Women identified by a married alias only and  for whom a birth surname can not be identified, are listed on the last page for the cemetery's obituaries. Please send in typed obituaries for people buried in our local cemeteries. If possible include name of newspaper and date. Send typed in your email or in attached Word files. Send to Joyce M. Tice (JoyceTice@aol.com)

 

WILLIAM H. ARNOT
William H. Arnot, 79, died Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. at the family home in Roseville, Pa. He was a veteran of the Civil War. Mr. Arnot is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lydia Arnot; a daughter, Mrs. Jerome Spencer of Millerton, Pa.; two brothers Andrew of Oregon and Clarence of Chicago. The funeral will be held at the family home Saturday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Mr. Kahler of Daggett, Pa. will officiate. Burial in the Pine City Cemetery. (handwritten on article July 14, 1926)

BREWER, AARON J.:
Aaron J. Brewer, an employee of Kertscher & Company’s plant, died Sunday at 1:30 pm at the family home, 701 Judson St., aged sixty years. He was a former resident of Wells, Pa., and was a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge of that place.  The decedent is survived by his widow; a daughter, Gretchen; a step-daughter Miss Emma Shafer, both of this city; three brothers, Levi of this city, Adelbert of Breesport, and Joel R. of Oneida; two sisters, Mrs. Nettie Whitaker of the state of Washington and Mrs. Harry Hunt of this city.  The funeral will be held at Wilson’s undertaking rooms Tuesday at 2 pm.  The Rev. Mr. Benton to officiate. Burial in the Pine City Cemetery.  (from the scrapbook of Iva Riley;  no stone or date).

BUCK - Bert Buck, [SRGP 86025] a former resident of Mansfield, was found dead in bed at his home in Hornell, NY, on the 20th instant. He had shot himself with a 38 caliber revolver, the bullet entering the right temple and emerging behind the left ear. He was an engineer on the Erie railroad, and moved from Elmira to Hornell about two years ago. Mr. Buck was a son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Norman [Lucy] Buck, of Mansfield, and was 41 years old. He is survived by his wife and three children and two brothers, Leon Buck of Mansfield, and Frank Buck of Troy. The funeral was held last Tuesday in Hornell; burial in the Pine City, NY cemetery. - Wellsboro Agitator, December 30, 1908

CROWELL –MRS. HENRIETTA A. COLLIER of Pine City died Friday (Juy4, 1919) after an illness ot three weeks duration, aged seventy-three years.  She is survived by two sons, C. C. and D. D. Collier of Pine City; two brothers, George P. Crowell of Elmira and J. B. Crowell of Canton, Pa.; a sister, Mrs. Charles Newell of Canton, Pa.; five grandchildren; a niece, Mrs. Louis P. Northrup of Elmira and a nephew, Jesse Barber of South Carolina.  The funeral will be held at the home of D. D. Collier in Pine City Sunday at 3 p.m.  Burial in the Pine City Cemetery.  –Elmira Telegram 7/6/1919

SHELDON Z. KNAPP Sheldon Z. Knapp, a resident in the town of Southport over a half century, died on the family far, Pine City last night about 11 o’clock, aged eighty-three years. He is survived by one son, Fred A. Knapp. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 3 o’clock from the home. The Rev. C. E. Ferguson will officiate and burial will be in the Pine City Cemetery. (handwritten on article (May 26, 1912)

John R. SHARP, aged 77 years, died at his home in the town of Big Flats, yesterday morning at 3.  The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon.  Burial will be in the Pine City Cemetery.   Star-Gazette    January 10, 1908

The funeral of John SHARP of the Town of Big Flats will be held at the family residence tomorrow morning at 10. Burial will be in the Pine City Cemetery.  The survivors are his wife, Anna, and two daughters, Mrs. Nellie and Myra  Bennett of Big Flats.  One step-daughter, Mable Sharp, also of Big Flats, also 4 sons, Frank and William of Big Flats, Jay and Bert of Elmira. Star-Gazette   January 11, 1908

 SMITH, JUDD:
Judd Smith died at the home of his brother, John Smith, on the Bird Creek Road out of Pine City Wednesday at 1 pm.  He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Sabrina Smith; five sisters; Mrs. Carrie Eaton, of Elmira; Mrs. John Balmer of Pine City;
Mrs. S.T. Goodwin and Mrs. Miles Criss of Millerton, Pa; and Miss Anna Smith at home.  The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock and will be private.  Burial in the Pine City Cemetery.  (from the scrapbook of Iva Riley; no date).

STURDEVANT-MRS SABRINA SMITH:
Mrs. Sabrina Smith died Friday afternoon at 5:25 o’clock at the family home on the Bird Creek Road in Wells Township, Pa., aged eighty-nine years.  She is survived by five daughters; Mrs. Carrie Eaton, Mrs. John Balmer, Miss Anna Smith, all of Pine City; Mrs. SP Goodwin, Mrs. Emma Criss of Millerton, Pa.;
Son, John Smith of Pine City; a brother M.D. Sturdevant of Mansfield, Pa.  The
Funeral will be held at the family home Monday at 1 o’clock.  Burial in the Pine City Cemetery.  (from the scrapbook of Iva Riley;  from the stone b. 1834 d.1924)

 

? ARNOT – Mrs. W.H. Arnot died recently at her home in Roseville, following an illness of two years. She was 57 years old, and had lived in Roseville three years and in that vicinity nearly eighteen years. The funeral was largely attended, Rev. J.W. Miller, of Millerton, officiating. Burial was in the cemetery in Pine City, NY, where Mr. & Mrs. Arnot formerly resided. Besides her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Bessie A. Spencer of Millerton, survives her. Mrs. Arnot had been a member of the Presbyterian Church for 47 years. - Wellsboro Agitator, 30 December 1908, p8
 

Biographies (Joyce's Ancestors)

CONNELLY, Naomi - A.K.A. Naomi Mosher - Naomi was born 1803 in Dutchess County, New York, daughter of Mary CANTINE and Richard CONNELLY. She married Eli MOSHER before 1823. She was mother of Elijah, Ruth, Richard, Mary F. , Martha, Catherine, Lewis D., Huldah, and George. She died in Town of Southport in 1877 and is buried in the Pine City Cemetery where I accidentally discovered her tombstone by tripping over it while showing someone else their ancestral burials in that cemetery. She is great great great grandmother of Joyce M. Tice (Joyce M. Tice, Marcella MILLER, John L. MILLER, Emma MOSHER, Lewis D. MOSHER, Naomi CONNELLY) Submitted by Joyce M. Tice (JoyceTice@aol.com) on Nov. 28, 1997

MOSHER, Eli - Eli was born 26 FEB 1802 in Dutchess County NY son of Mary (surname unknown) and Ephraim MOSHER. Born into the Quaker faith, Eli was disowned by the Stanford Society of Friends on 10 APR 1823 for "Marrying Out." He and Naomi settled in Town of Southport. He died 28 FEB 1877 and is buried in the Pine City Cemetery. He is great great great grandfather of Joyce M. Tice (Joyce M. Tice, Marcella MILLER, John L. MILLER, Emma MOSHER, Lewis D. MOSHER, Eli MOSHER) Submitted by Joyce M. Tice (JoyceTice@aol.com) on Nov. 28, 1997