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Joyce's Search Tip - December 2007 -
Do You Know that you can search just the search just the 860 pages of Chemung County Cemetery Records on on the site by using the Cemeteries -Chemung button in the Partitioned search engine at the bottom of the Current What's New Page? If you use that partition follow these steps to search just one cemetery. 
1. Choose Cemeteries - Chemung
2. Enter part of the cemetery name [ie Comfort or Carr] AND a surname.
3. Choose the Find ALL Words option. Then it will find just the pages with that surname in the one cemetery you indicated. 

You will also want to search the three county level Obituaries by Cemetery partitions
The Wellsburg Cemetery surrounds the Baptist Church in Wellsburg. Immediately behind it is the newer Ashland Cemetery
 
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Brewer David, Major   Jun 5 1849 52 yrs. 1 mo. 8 dys. (he erected the first sawmill in Wellsburg)
Brewer Henry B.   Jun 8 1829 8 yrs. 6 mos. son of David & Betsey Brewer. (b. Nov or Dec. 1820. A shale stone marker)
Brewer George W.   Feb 19 1834 5 yrs. 2 mos. 25 dys. son of David & Betsey Brewer. (Oct 25 1828. A shale marker)
Brewer Ellen Augusta   Jan 17 1840 1 yr. 6 mos. 23 dys. dau of David & Betsey Brewer. (b. Jun 25 1838)
Brewer Sally Ann M.   Aug 3 1844 21 yrs. 9 mos. 18dys. dau. Of David & Betsey Brewer
Brewer Abby M.   Oct 28 1849 22 yrs. 9 mos. 13 dys. dau. Of David & Betsey Brewer. (b. Jan 15 1827. The stone is leaning)
Brewer Martha E.   Feb 27 1852 18 yrs. 5 mos. 12 dys. dau of David & Betsey Brewer. (b. Sep 15 1833)
Brewer Dewitt C.   Feb 15 1865 33 yrs. 6 mos. 6 dys.  
Brewer John S.   May 30 1864 39 yrs. 3 mos. 17 dys. died at Cincinnati. (b. Feb 13 1825)
Brewer Margaret   Aug 3 1844 63 yrs. 9 mos. 29 dys. widow of Elijah Brewer. (b. Oct 5 1780)
Brown Aram   Dec 24 1851 61 years (b. 1789 or 1790)
Brown Betsey   Apr 10 1841 50 years his wife (b. 1790 or 1791)
Brown Azarah   Jun ? ?   son of Aram & Betsey Brown. (a shale stone with the face badly eroded)
Brown Clayton   Dec 8 1852 4 yrs. 1 mo. 18 dys. son of S. B. & Mary A. Brown. (stone not found in 1973)
Brown Margaret       dau of Aram & Betsey Brown. (The face of this shale marker is almost completely gone)
Brown Elizabeth   Mar 4 1885 78 yrs. 4 mos. 11 dys.  wife of George Brown. (b. Oct 21 1806. Base & bottom turned over with the marker leaning against the adjoining tombstone.)
Brown Emeline E.   Apr 29 1856 15 yrs. 4 mos. 15 dys. dau. Of Daniel & Hannah Brown. (b Dec 14 1840)
Brown George 2nd   May 12 1862 58 yrs. 6 mos. 26 dys (b. Oct 16 1803)
Brown Hannah   Mar 15 1843 21 yrs. 5 mos. wife of Daniel S. Brown (b. Apr or May 1821)
Brown Horace Sep 14 1815 May 4 1886   (he was a farmer)
Brown Elizabeth Marsh Sep 4 1820 Feb 5 1888   wife of Horace Brown.
Brown Antoinette Kilbourn Mar 3 1833 May 8 1910   wife of Smith Brown. (she was his 2nd wife & they were married on Jun 1, 1871. She was the dau. Of Dr. Henry & Fanny Briggs Kilbourn)
Brown Ida Oct 15 1872 Nov 30 1926   dau of Smith & Antoinette Brown
Brown John, Elder   Dec 5 1838 54 yrs. 4 mos. 19 dys. (b. Jul 16 1784 in Ireland. He emigrated to Orange Co., NY, then moved to Doty Hill, Bradford Co., Pa. He was a Baptist Minister. The marker leans)
Brown Julia ann   aug 19 1845 58 yrs. 8 mos. 5 dys. wife of Elder Brown. (b. Dec 14 1786. Her maiden name was Tucker. The stone is leaning aginst an adjacent marker)
Brown Lyman C.   Oct 16 1913 76 years (b. 1836/37. He was a farmer in the Town of Ashland)
Brown Mary E.   Dec 19 1859 21 yrs. 1 mo. 21 dys. dau of Obadiah H. & Mary A. Brown. (the stone is broken into two pieces, face up)
Brown Stephen M.   Jul 26 1857 76 years (b. 1780 or 1781)
Brown Nancy Crane   Jan 6 1854 68 years wife of Stephen H. Brown. (b. 1785 or 1786)
Brown Sabin H.   Apr 7 1854 20 yrs. 11 mos. 13 dys. son of T. T. & Lesby Brown. (b. Apr 25 1833)
Brown Smith B. Feb 12 1817 Jul 21 1891   (born in Orange Co., NY. He came to Wellsburg and was a farmer. He was the son of the Rev. John Brown and Mary Ann Hildreth on Feb 14 1839)
Brown Mary Ann Hildreth Apr 6 1816 Oct 7 1869   his wife. (she was his first wife. The monument is a shaft type)
Brown Timothy T.   Jan 12 1883 70 years (b. 1812/13 Morris Co., NJ. He moved to the Town of Ashland in 1816 with his father, Aaron Brown. He was a farmer, blacksmith and assessor in 1869)
Brown Lesby   Aug 31 1855 44 yrs. 11 mos. 26 dys. 1st wife of T. T. Brown. (b. Sep 5 1810)
Brown Louisa D.   Jan 7 1859 38 yrs. 5 mos. 13 dys. 2nd wife of T. T. Brown. (b. Jul 25 1820)
Brown Phebe A.   Apr 17 1871 37 yrs. 10 mos 14 dys 3rd wife of T. T. Brown. (b. Jun 3 1833)
Brown Zina   Aug 24 1881 74 years (b. 1806/07 . Stone on ground)
Burnham Fanny       (a very small marker with no data)
Burnham Orrin       (a very small marker with no data)
Burnham Samuel R.   Jun 15 1853 2 yrs. 3 mos. 1 dy. son of Orrin & Fanny Burnham. (b. Mr 14 1851)
Burnham Susan   Sep 16 1856 36 yrs. 6 mos. 8 dys. sife of David H. Burnham. (this data appears on the shaft type Rayner monument, but she also has an individual headstone with the exact data EXCEPT that her first name appears as Sarah.)
Burnham Asahel, Jr.   May 30 1852 71 yrs. 1 mo. 8 dys. (b. Apr 22 1781. This stone is embedded in a concrete slab, very dark. The age line is difficult to read. He was the son of Asahel & Johanna Wadsworth Burnham)
Burnham Ruth   Oct 17 1857 73 yrs 9 mos 24 dys. wife of Asahel Burnham, Jr. (b. Dec 23 1783, the dau of Benjamin & Joann Parshall Burto.)
Burt Alfred S.   Feb 8 1856 29 yrs. 11 mos. 8 dys. son of Israel & Polly Burt. (b. Feb 28 1826. The stone is face up on the ground)
Burt Ann P.   oct 4 1866 47 yrs 2 mos. 14 dys. wife of M. A. Burt. (b. Jul 20 1819)
Burt Belden   Oct 23 1864 71 yrs. 14 dys. (b. Oct 9 1793)
Burt Rebecca   Dec 15 1855  55 yrs. 11 mos. 15 dys. wife of Beldin Burt. (note spelling of her husband's first name. Her maiden name was Leffter)
Burt  Benjamin   May 10 1826 77 yrs 2 mos 1 dy. In memory of who departed this life, May the 10th, 1826, age 77 years two ms and 1 day. (b. Mar 9 1749 in Warwick, orange Co., NY. He was a Soldier of the American Revolution. At the top of his shale marker, which has excellent home-made lettering, is a small disc placed there by the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution. It states "BENJAMIN BURT,Ensign, Penna. Troops, Revolutionary War.")
Burt Jo Anna Parshall   Mar 20 1850 93 yrs. 1 mo. 4 dys. wife of Benjamin Burt. (died at Chemung)
Burt David   Jun 20 1828 68 yrs. 3 mos 5 dys. In memory of, who died June 20, 1828, age 68y 3m 5d. (b. Mar 15 1760. He settled in Wellsburg about 1800. He was a Soldier of the American Revolution. His stone is a finely carved and lettered shale stone.)
Burt Hannah   May 6 1824 48 yrs. 10 mos. 8 dys. In memory of, wife of David Burt. (b. Jun 28 1775. This is a shale marker with fine lettering and designs. Her maiden name was Bennett)
Burt David   Dec 14 1869 82 yrs. 8 mos. 2 dys. (He was b. Apr 12 1787 at Sugar Loaf, Lycoming Co., Pa. the son of Benjamin & Johanna Parshall Burt. He came to Wellsburg about 1800.)
Burt Phebe A.   Jan 6 1874 78 yrs 11 mos 25 dys. wife of David Burt. (b. Jan 12 1795, the dau. Of Kenny Burnham of Chemung, m Oct 30 1818)
Burt  Harriett   Oct 11 1856 31 yrs. 8 mos. 13 dys. wife of George W. Burt. (b. Jan 28 1825)
Burt Henry T.   Oct 2 1855 5 yrs 2 mos 10 dys son of Howard & Maranda Burt. (b. Jul 22 1850. The marker is off its base, leaning against another stone)
Burt Howard   May 11 1864 66 yrs. 6 dys the son of David & Hannah Bennett Burt. (b. Aug 5 1797, the son of David & Hannah Bennett Burt. The stone is on the ground, in four pieces.
Burt  Elizabeth   Sep 8 1846 42 yrs. 9 mos. wife of Howard F. Burt (b. Nov or Dec 1803, her maiden name was Benight. Stone on ground)
Burt John W.   Jan 22 1872 80 yrs. 7 mos. 14 dys. (b. Jun 8 1791, the son of David & Hannah Bennett Burt)
Burt Elizabeth   May 2 1871 76 yrs. 4 mos. 19 dys. wife of John Burt. (b. Dec. 13 1794. Her maiden name was Hammond)
Burt Mahala   Mar 14 1871 43 yrs. 8 mos. 16 dys (b. Jun 26 1827, the above three on a shaft type monument)
Burt Stephen N.   Aug 9 1819 5 yrs. 20 dys. Here lies Stephen N. Burt, son of John & Elizabeth Burt. (b. Jul 20 1814. A small marker)
Burt Lorinda   Oct 28 1840 36 yrs. 6 dys. wife of Thomas J. Burt. (She was b. Oct 22 1804. Her maiden name was Van Gorder. Thomas J. was the son of David & Hannah Burt)
Burt Margaret 1795 1874   wife of James Burt
Burt Mark Feb 18 1820 Feb 1884   (He was a Justice of the Peace)
Burt Mary   Jan 23 1865 27 yrs. 8 mos. wife of Sylvester Burt. (b. May 1837)
Burt Frankie Jan 28 1857 Mar 14 1863   son of Sylvester & Mary Burt. (a small tombstone)
Burt Phebe S.   Mar 10 1863 2 years dau. Of Sylvester & Frances Burt. (b. 1860/61 . A small marker)
Burt Frances B.   Feb 1846 4 mos. 6 dys. dau. Of S. W. & Frances Burt. (b. Oct 1845)
Burt Sallie B. 1830 1917    
Cassel John   May 3 1870 70 yrs. 6 mos. 2 dys.  (b. Nov 1 1790)
Chadwick Asa W. Sep 19 1803 Jul 4 1889    
Clark Arvine 2nd   Jan 21 1845 33 yrs. 3 mos. 26 dys. (b. Sep 26 1811)
Clark Hepsibeth Lock Vandermark Jan 10 1812 Apr 9 1891   early consort of Arvine Clark
Coleman Anna   Apr 7 1841 29 yrs ? Mo. 10dys wife of Samuel H. Coleman (b 1811/12. Stone is eroded and has been repaired)
Coleman Isaac M.   May 10 1841 22 days son of Samuel H. & Anna Coleman
Coleman  J.(Jeremiah)   Dec 10 1850 73 yrs. 9 mos. 4 dys. (b. Mar 6 1777. He came to the Town of Ashland from Orange Co., NY about 1805. He saw service in the War of 1812.)
Coleman Hannah   Apr 22 1857 74 yrs. 7 mos. 24 dys. wife of J. Coleman. (b. aug 8 1782, dau of Richard & Hannah Comfort m. 1803)
Coleman Catherine J.   Feb 2 1851 1 yr. 3 mos. 12 dys. dau of O. P. & C. L. Coleman. (b Oct 21 1849)
Coleman Fidelia O.   Mar 1 1852 3 yrs. 11 mos. 15 dys. dau. Of O.P. & C. L. Coleman. (b. Mar 15 1848)
Coleman Edward   Mar 18 1852 6 yrs. 1 mos. 15 dys. son of O. P. & C. L. Coleman. (b. Feb 3 1846)
Coleman  Henry   Mar 3 1852 8 yrs. 3 mos. 17 dys.  son of O.P. & C. L. Coleman. (b. Nov 15 1846)
Coleman Richard (B.) 1823 1911   (b. Jun 3 1823 in the Town of Ashland. He was a farmer with 188 acres in 1869)
Coleman Harriett Sep 3 1828 Apr 25 ? ?   (wife of Richard B. Coleman & dau. Of William & Cynthia Easton. Born in Orange Co., NY)
Coleman Willie   Apr 11 1853   infant son
Coleman Joe   Oct 13 1862 8 yrs. 4 mos. 25 dys. (b. May 19 1854)
Coleman Minnie   Oct 22 1863 3 yrs. 1 mo. 25 dys. (b. Aug 28 1860)
Coleman Owen   May 5 1881 17 yrs. 7 mos son of R. B. & Harriet Coleman (Sep or Oct 1863)
Coleman Merriet   Aug 11 1869 7 mos. 19dys (b. Dec 23 1868. Above children were those of R. B. & Harriet Coleman. Data appears on a dark shaft type monument. Most of the plot is covered with cement)
Comfort Abigail   Mar 7 1826 35 yrs. 11 mos. 17 dys wife of Thomas Comfort. (b Mar 18 1790)
Comfort Emmaline   May 4 1819 2 yrs. 1 mo. 16 dys dau. Of T. & A. Comfort. (b. Mar 19 1817. Marker is eroded.)
Comfort Jacob       This is a shale marker with only the following data readable: c-----21st---,---37 years--13--. Other sources state that he was born Jun 8 1775, the son of Richard & Charity Comfort. He died Sep 21 1812, aged 37 yrs., 3 mos., 13 dys. He came to the Town of Ashland from Orange Co.,NY in 1807 and purchased 83 acres at 20 shillings per acre--one of the first farms.)
Comfort Lydia, Mrs.   Nov 3 1811 37 yrs. 4 mos. wife of Jacob Comfort. (These two names appear side by side on an eroded shale stone. She was b. Sep 26, 1774 and her maiden name was Owens. Her age was 37 yrs. 4 mos., 8 dys.)
Comfort Richard   Nov 13 1840 53 years (b. 1787)
Comfort Hannah   May 12 1822   also, his wife.
Comfort Hannah    May 12 1822 39 yrs. 1 mos. 21 dys. In Memory of, wife of Richard Comfort. (This is a shale stone with fine lettering, and is in addition to another marker)
Comfort Richard, Mr.   Mar 6 1824 79 years (b. aug 15 1745. He came to the Town of Ashland in 1807. The stone is a finely lettered marker. He was a Revolutionary War Soldier, from Dutchess Co., NY)
Comfort Charity   Jul 11 1815 68 years (b. 1748, her maiden name was Perkins or Young, as indicated in the D A R Patriot Index. A finely lettered shale stone.)
Comfort Robert Feb 28 1801 Mar 10 1881    
Comfort Jerusha Mar 31 1802 Mar 31 1876   his wife
Conklin Guy L. Apr 18 1866 May 7 1886   son of William & Elizabeth Conklin. (this flat stone is being used as a step to the tool shed used by caretakers of the village cemetery, located behind the church burial ground. Its original location is unknown)
Covell James B. Mar 8 1777 Mar 21 1865   (Served in the War of 1812. This marker read in 1932 by Mrs. Staver, but not found in 1973)
Crane Rebecca T.   Sep 2 1853 52 yrs. 3 mos. (b. May or Jun 1801. Stone in two pieces, on the ground)
Cummins Anna Miller   Mar 24 1878 52 yrs. 7 mos. 18 dys. wife of K. H. Cummins. (b aug 6 1825)
Cummins King H. 1809 1891    
Cummins Sally 1813 1871   (a modern tombstone)
Decay Thomas P.   Aug 5 1838 19 yrs. 3 mos. 8 dys. In Memory of, the son of Charles & Clarissa Decay of New Jersey came to this place ?? It on the 28th of June, 18? 8,and died on the 5th of August, 1838 aged 10 y 3 m 8 d. (b. Apr 27 1819. A shale stone with fine lettering, eroded)
Decker Aaron Eaton 1808 1894   (son of Joseph & Eunice Kelsey Decker)
Decker Aurelia   Jan 10 1856 5 yrs. 9 mos. 11 dys. dau. Of Jacob & Eunice Decker. (b. Mar 20 1850. The death date may be in error as the marker is broken & badly eroded)
Decker Eunice   Mar 21 1864 75 yrs. 11 mos. 25 dys. wife of Jacob Decker (and dau. Of Abner Kelsey. 1st child b. Wellsburg Mar 16 1789. The marker is broken with the top portion against another stone.)
Decker Julia Ann   Feb 24 1849 21 yrs. 5 mos. 5 dys. dau. Of Jacob & Eunice Decker. (b. Sept 19 1827. This marker was read by Mrs. Staver in 1932 but probably destroyed by the construction of the new church after the fire.)
Decker Ella Allen   Mar 30 1853 1 yr. 8 mos. 11 dy. dau. Of Oscar & Julia Decker. (b. Jul 19 1851. The marker is falling over)
Decker George   Jan 1 1878 62 yrs. 7 mos. 20 dys.  (b Jun 7 1815)
Decker Sarah Bentley Apr 22 1821 Mar 27 1884   his wife. (this marker was read by Mrs. Staver in 1932 but was found in the Ashland Cemeter by Jos. C. Boyd in 1978)
Decker Grove   Aug 18 1851 10 yrs. 10 dys. (b.Aug 8 1841)
Decker Alexander   Aug 15 1851 1 yr. 7 mos. 29 dys. children of George & Sarah Decker. (b. Dec 17 1849 . (this marker is in the pile of stones at the rear of the church)
Decker Jacob   May 4 1845 59 yrs. 1 mo. 23 dys (b. Mar 12 1786)
Decker Sarah Burt Nov 7 1848 Aug 18 1886   This is a shale marker with only the following data readable: c-----21st---,---37 years--13--. Other sources state that he was born Jun 8 1775, the son of Richard & Charity Comfort. He died Sep 21 1812, aged 37 yrs., 3 mos., 13 dys. He came to the Town of
Decker Robert 1817 1899    
Decker Lanner Cole 1819 1886   wife of Robert Decker. (this stone ready by Mrs. Staver in 1932, but found in the Ashland Cemetery by Jos. C. Boyd in 1978)
Decker William   Jun 13 1851 35 years (b 1817)
Dewey Charles   Jan 12 1874    
Dewey Polly   Dec 23 1870 78 years. wife of Charles Dewey. (marker in four pieces on the ground)
Dewey Louisa   Apr 19 1844 23 yrs. 1 mo. 15 dys. dau. Of Charles & Polly Dewey (b. 1792)
Dewey Ebenezer   May 12 1842 34 yrs. 9 mos. b. Jul or Aug 1807)
Dewey Elias   Feb 7 1873 27 yrs. 3 mos. 2 dys. son of Hiram & Louisa Dewey. (b. Nov 5 1845. The marker leans against another stone)
Dewey Mary E.   Sep 22 1842 9 mos. 15 dys. dau. Of Ebenezer & Parience Dewey. (b. Dec 7 1841. A small marker)
Dewey Harvy H.   Dec 7 1856 26 yrs. 6 mos. 7 dys.  son of James & Mahetabel. (b. May 30 1830. The marker is leaning)
Dewey     1843   infant son of James & Mahetabel Dewey
Dewey     1845   infant of J. & M. Dewey (a small grave marker)
Dewey     Dec ? 1839   infant dau. Of James & Mahetabel Dewey
Dewey     Dec 1841   also an infant son of J. & M. Dewey (no data)
Dewey         also an infant of J. & M. Dewey ( no data)
Dewey Mehetabel   Sep 6 1863   wife of James Dewey. (b. oct 1826. Marker broken across age line, in two pieces on the ground)
Dewey ?         (This is a base, but no marker, could be James Dewey)


Published On Tri-Counties Site On 12/2/98
By Joyce M. Tice
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