Tri-Counties Genealogy & History
Lovel & Thankful Short Family Plot,
Clymer Township, Tioga County PA
Obituaries
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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| 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. |
SHORT Lovel
Westfield Free Press - January 14, 1886 Died--Short--In Chatham, Jan. 9 '86
- Lovel Short in his 85th year. Mr. Short was born in Deerfield, on the
Cowanesque river near the Bulkley estate, Aug. 23, 1801. When 19 years old (65
years ago) he married Sarah Clark, and took up the tract of land now known as
the Daniel Hill farm, near Little Marsh, where five children were born to them,
all of whom, together with their mother are buried on said farm. Mr. Short was
again married in 1828 to Thankful Hatchet (~s/b Hackett) of whom twelve children
were born all reaching the years of adult life save one. Mrs. Short 2nd, died
March 11, 1858.
SHORT Lovel
Wellsboro Agitator - Jan. 26, 1886 NOTES FROM CHATHAM Death of an Old
Resident - Some of His Pioneer Experiences - A Post Sociable. Correspondence of
the Agitator.
Chatham, January 21, 1886 - The late Lovel Short who died at his son's
residence in Chatham on the 8th Instant, was born in Tioga county, N.Y., in
1801. His father moved to that place from Rhode Island. In 1807 the family moved
into this country and settled on the Cowanesque river on the farm now known as
the Bulkley farm, where they stayed a few years. They then moved into Chatham on
the farm now owned by George Wass, where the father died. Young Lovel then took
charge of the family. He moved to the place now owned by John Youmans. He was at
that time eighteen years of age. He now felt the need of a helpmeet, and in 1819
he returned to the valley of the Cowanesque and married Eleanor Clark. From this
marriage five children were born when Mrs. Short died. In 1830 Mr. Short married
Miss Thankful Hackett, a sister of Mr. Seth Hackett, of Middlebury, and from
this marriage twelve children were born. Of this large family only nine are now
living, the first wife's children being all dead and three of the last wife's.
In 1859 Mr. Short was again left a widower. He remained upon his farm most of
the time, some one of his children living with him until a few years ago, when
his house was burned. After that time he lived among his children alternately
until his death. In the year 1835 Mr. Short moved upon the farm which he owned
at his death, which was at that time nearly or quite a wilderness. Game was very
plenty, and he killed eleven panthers during his hunting days. At one time while
riding a three-year-old colt through the woods near Winthrop Beach's place a
panther leaped upon his horse and inflicted a severe wound upon its hip and
flank. Mr. Short was unarmed, but by putting his horse to its utmost speed he
succeeded in reaching some friendly log heaps which were burning. The firelight
frightened the beast, and Mr. Short thus escaped. He kept that colt until it was
34 years old. During the years when deer were plenty he killed two deer at one
shot nine times making eighteen deer at nine shots. Last fall he went to Kettle
creek in Clinton county, where he trapped eleven musk rats and one mink and
caught many a string of trout. Thus the old landmarks are passing away one by
one.
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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Published On Tri-Counties Site On 19 March 2006
By Joyce M. Tice
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