Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
Rutland Township, Tioga County PA
Bradford County PA
Chemung County NY
Tioga County PA
Families & Individuals of the Tri-Counties
Matilda Caroline Smith & Elisha L. Nash of Rutland
From Joyce M. Tice's Sullivan-Rutland Genealogy Project
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Photo: Matilda Caroline Smith & Elisha L. Nash
Township: Rutland Township, Tioga County PA
Photo of the Old Nash House by Joan NASH O'Dell 1994
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1.  Elisha Leonard1 Nash, son of Elisha Leonard Narsh (Nash) and Hannah Rebecca Dann, (#1943) was born in Sullivan Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania 6 MAR 1841.   Individual flags: Newspaper; Obituary; Civil War.  Lisher died 18 FEB 1929 in Rutland Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, at age 87.   His body was interred FEB 1929 in Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. 

 He married twice.  He married Louisa A. Smith BEF 1863.  (Louisa A. Smith is #2204.)  Louisa was born 1831 in Sullivan Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.  Louisa was the daughter of Arad Smith and Margery Genoung.  Louisa died 31 OCT 1875 in Elk Run, Sullivan Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, at age 44.  Her body was interred NOV 1875 in Smith Cemetery, Sullivan Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.  NASH Louisa A.wife of Elisha Nash d.Oct 31,1875 aged 44yr 3mo Epitaph - None but a companion's heart can tell, The grief to bid a loving wife farewell. 

 He married Matilda Caroline Smith 6 MAR 1878 in Mansfield, Richmond Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.   Mansfield Advertiser 13th Mar 1878: Married E.L. Nash & Miss Matilda C. Smith of Rutland in Mansfield at M.E. Parsonage Mar. 6th by Rev. H. Vosburg. (Matilda Caroline Smith reference LR 115)  (Matilda Caroline Smith is #1942.) 

 Till was born 5 DEC 1847 in Rutland Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.  Till was the daughter of John Smith and Harriet Reynolds.  Till died 19 MAR 1929 in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, at age 81.  Her body was interred Mar 1929 in Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.  Erma's note refers to her as Aunt Till 
Matilda Caroline Smith, second wife of Elisha Nash
 Lisher was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census in Sullivan Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.  Lisher was listed in a directory in Rutland Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania 1899.   Nash Elisha L, r 41, dairy 11 cows and farmer, 100 acres In 1850 living with Arad Smith at age 9 while father age 45 living  with Rufus Smith as a laborer. He later married Arad's daughter Louisa who was ten years older than he. She died and he remarried.  See 1900 Rutland Census  See Erma's book page 5 for Golden Wedding Anniversary which includes photograph. Lived on Rutland Hill next to his brother-in-law Emerson Smith who records routine contact in his diary. A reference in one of the Solomon Wood Civil War letters records that Lisher was inducted into the army but sent back along with a couple of other Sullivan Township boys because of health problems. The letter was dated November 1862 and indicates that Elisha was sent back because of a fever sore. David and Amos Welch, and Lorenzo Doud were sent back at the same time based on health problems.  He is, however, listed in the roster on page 236 of 1897 history.
 Apparently he went bankrupt since Emerson describes the Sherrif's sale at Lisher's but he attempted to recover and was recorded as making purchases of farm equipment and livestock after that time. The house of Til and Lisher still stands in 1995 but is adandoned and in disrepair and is scheduled to be torn down soon by the present owners who have a trailer next to it.

      Elisha Leonard Nash and Louisa A. Smith had the following children:

      2  i.  Herman T.2 Nash (#4091) was born in Sullivan Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania 1863.  He bought property from Daniel Reynolds 1914 in Rutland Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.  Herman purchased land in Rutland fromDaniel reynolds and his wife Harriete Newell. Scanned copy of deed in the Harlo folder. Herman predeceased his parents as he is not mentioned in their 1929 obituaries.
      3  ii.  Mabel Nash (#4092) was born in Sullivan Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania 1869.  Mabel died in of Wilmington, North Carolina, at age unknown.  She married twice.  She married Louis B. Knowlton 11 SEP 1886 in Pine City, Town of Southport, Chemung County, New York.  Mansfield Advertiser 15th Sep 1886: Lewis Knowlton of Kellytown and Miss Mable Nash of Rutland twp. married Pine City NY Sep 11th. (Louis B. Knowlton is #27984.)
    Louis was born JAN 1861 in Sullivan Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.  Louis was the son of Andrew Jackson Knowlton and Margaret Augusta Kelley.  Louis died 1915 at age 54.  His body was interred 1915 in Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.  Louis was listed in a directory in Richmond Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania 1899.   Knowlton Louie B (Lambs Creek) r 16, dealer in groceries and provisions Louis was a mail carrier. This family was 1n Charleston township for the 1900 census and in Middlebury township for the 1910 census.
    She married Mr. ? Dean.  (Mr. ? Dean is #4095.)

 Elisha Leonard Nash and Matilda Caroline Smith had the following children:
 

4  iii. Millard Fillmore Nash reference LR 295 (#4093) was born in Sullivan Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania 3 JAN 1879.  Individual flags: Photograph.  Millard died ABT 1960 at age unknown.  There is a picture of Millard Nash in Grandma Miller's book. He owned the house my grandmother Miller lived in with Theron Hulslander just below the Elk Run School. Millard had lived in it at the time Joan Nash was in school in Elk Run. He was apparently an "odd ball" of sorts and Joan was teased for being related to him although she is not. He is mentioned frequently in parts of the Emerson Smith diaries since they lived next door to each other and Millard was Emerson's nephew. (Photo at right taken 1941 in front of the house just below the Elk Run School.)

      5  iv.  Everett Rexford Nash reference LR 296 (#4094) was born in Rutland Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania 15 AUG 1881.  Individual flags: Soc.Sec..  Everett died 13 APR 1978 in Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, at age 96.  His body was interred APR 1978 in Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.   He married Anna E. Mason 14 MAR 1905.  (Anna E. Mason reference SSI)  (Anna E. Mason is #8338.)  Anna was born 11 MAR 1887 in Gillett, South Creek Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.  Anna was the daughter of James Will Mason* and Delphine Wood.  Anna died 04 JUL 1983 in Arnot Ogden Hospital, Elmira, Chemung County, New York, at age 96.   Her body was interred JUL 1983 in Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.   Everett and Anna owned a fine farm in Rutland Township overlooking the village of Roseville, known as Valley View Farm.
      6  v.  Harriet Nash reference LR 297 (#7008) was born in Sullivan Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania 13 MAR 1884.  Hattie died 1952 at age 68.  She married William Narsh before 1907.  (William Narsh is #11414.)  William was born 20 DEC 1875.  William was the son of Samuel Narsh and Harriet Kent*.  William died 31 JUL 1962 in Horseheads, Chemung County, New York, at age 86.  His body was interred Aug 1962 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Horseheads, Chemung County, New York.  Narsh is the correct name. It is not a typo. Harriett NASH married William NARSH. William was a storekeeper at Tompkins Corners, Horseheads. He died in Tompkins Corners at age 87. Narsh is a very rare name with few instances in the Social Security Death Index. I believe it is a corruption of Nash, and we have the store records of Elisha Nash who occasionaly signed his name as Narsh. All the people in the SSDI with this name are either from Horseheads, NY or Missouri. Joan found records, I believe in Town of Catlin office, that Harriet died 28 Dec. 1940.Daughters, Bessie, Mabel, Sons, Clare, Elisha, grandchildren John and Janette P???ow, and Geraldine & Jeanette Narsh. For some reason, I have that Clare is William's son from an earlier marriage and therefore a step son, not a son. A note at the side of the paper indicates Maple Grove Cemetery in Horseheads but there is no indication if it is Harriet or one of her brothers there. Ask Joan for clarification.
      7  vi.  Dean Nash reference LR 298 (#4096) was born in Sullivan Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania 1 NOV 1886.  Dean died in of Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, at age unknown.
 


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