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OLD MILLTOWN or REST CEMETERY Located at the corner of Hoover and Bradford Streets in Sayre,

Pa. The following is made up of two lists, first; by C. W. Northrup in March 1935 for D.A.R. Secondly by Cindy Rajala, former Athens, Pa. museum director in 1991. Since there are so many stones missing now, I used a combination of both lists and some research to make this list. Also in the old Athens Gleaner newspapers, when the Tioga Point Cemetery was opened in 1870, some people were moved by family members there. Some records for Tioga Point burned in the 1920's so it is unsure who has moved and when. If you find someone you are interested in, you will need to recheck with the Tioga Point Cemetery or Sayre Boro Hall. Sent in by Eloise Frantz Wilson

See bottom of page for comments by typist on possible errors
Joyce's Search Tip - December 2007 -
Do You Know that you can search just the Bradford County Cemetery Records on the site by using the Cemeteries -Bradford 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 - Bradford. 
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3. Choose the Find ALL Words option. Then it will find just the pages with that surname in the one cemetery you indicated. 

See also - Bradford County Cemetery Addresses

SURNAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE AGE NOTES/INSCRIPTIONS
Annable Lydia E. 1846 1916   dau. Of S. & M. Annable
Annable Samuel 1800 1887    
Annable Mary B. 1802 1876   wife of Samuel
Armstrong Henry       Co C. 141st Reg. Pa. Vol.
Ayers George   Dec 31 1878 55 years Co. I. 187th Rgt. Pa. Col.
Ayers Sarah J. 1815 1899    
Barker John   Oct 22 1854 56 years  
Barker Abigail Aug 7 1799 Mar 1 1890   wife of John
Barker Millis   Aug 6 1863 23 years son of John Barker
Barker Margaret   Apr 14 1852 14 years dau. Of John Barker
Bensley Henry 1800 1890    
Bensley Elizabeth   Feb 28 1879 78 years wife of Henry
Bensley Archie   May 28 1868 29 years son of Henry
Bensley John 1835 1898    
Bensley Lucy       wife of John
B. H.   1857 1875    
B.S.C.   1861 1895    
Bensley Leora D.   Mar 30 1891 1 year dau of Fred and Elaan Bensley
Brink Polly A. Apr 21 1791 June 5 1877   placed by son, Orson. (another D. A. R. note I have says she is placed by son, Aron Rickey)
Brock Frances Hoyt 1857 1878    
Brock Frances A, 1850 1851    
Brock Joseph L. 1816 1889    
Brock Margaret E. 1818 1872    
Brock Harriet L. 1848 1849    
Burhyte Lunis   May 6 1826 86 years  
Caleb Christopher   June 2 1854 63 years  
Caleb Abigail   July 29 1860 68 years wife of C. C.
Carkendall Clarissa S.   Nov 24 1839 3 years dau of John and Mary Carkendall
Carmer Dewitt C.       Co. C. 141st Rgt. Art.
Carmer Dewitt C.       Vol 14 Reg. Hvy. Art. N.Y. Vol. Son of ? And dates? (stone broken)
Carner Silas   July 7 1876    
Chamberlain Abigail May 1788 May 1882   wife of Samuel Warner
Chapman Benjamin F.   Sept 14 1836 12 years  
Chapman Marcy Ann 1817 1908 91 years  
Chapman Nathaniel A.   Aug 5 1842 22 years  
Chapman Ruth T.   Sept 3 1853 31 years dau of S. & P. Chapman
Chapman Samuel   Nov 1 1862 82 years  
Chapman Phebe   Nov 9 1862 83 years wife of Samuel
Chapman Sally Ann   June 15 1835 23 years dau of S. & P. Chapman
Clapp March   Feb 26 1866 75 years  
Clark George   July 11 1860 37 years  
Clark John C.   May 7 1892 59 years  
Clark J. C.   Feb 9 1879 45 years  
Clark H. Angeline   Feb 9 1872 45 years wife of John C.
Clinton  Charles   June 26 1854   died enroute to New Orleans.
Cooley James M. June 29 1820 Feb 22 1889    
Cooley Polly A. 1835 ??    
Cooley Jimmie   Apr 12 1893 12 years  
Cooley Oscar D. Nov 27 1859 Dec 2 1909    
Courtright Charlotte J.   Mar 6 1891 29 years wife of Alfred
Courtright Martin Van Buren   Nov 6 1901   B. Orange Co., N.Y. D. Athens Twp., Pa. of pneumonia (death book #2 Bradford Co. Courthouse)
Courtright Martin Van Buren   Nov 6 1901   B. Orange Co., N.Y. D. Athens Twp., Pa. of pneumonia (death book #2 Bradford Co. Courthouse)
Crans Adam   Dec 7 1849 72 years  
Crans Calista   July 4 1856 59 years wife of Adam Crans
Crans Adamy   Feb 10 1823 14 years  
Crans Catherine E.   Mar 22 1835 14 years  
Crans Edward   Dec 26 1811   Infant son of William and R. Crans
Crans Freddie   Dec 26 1811   son of R. M. & Elizabeth Crans
Crans John Y.   June 11 1835 30 years  
Crans Rebecca   July 29 1859 78 years wife of John
Crans Nathaniel A.   July 9 1856 19 years  
Crans Phillip   Apr 24 1813 64 years  
Crans Caty(Carytumis) Louis   July 24 1806 76 years mother of Phillip according to "A History of Waverly, N.Y. by Capt. C. Albertson.
Crans Elizabeth   Mar 20 1840 80 years wife of Phillip
Crans Robert G. 1827 1875    
Crans Margary S. 1831 1871   wife of R. G. Crans
Crans W. D.       Co. E. 23rd N.Y. Inf.
Crans William   Jan 29 1823 13 years  
Delaney Euphemia K.   Apr 21 1876 21 yrs. 6 mos. dau of John Richard and Sarah Harford. Supposedly died in Vt. Of T. B. and returned for burial) (family history)
Delaney Johnnie   ??   No death date (Brad. Co. Hist. Soc.) (There is a Johnnie in Forest home, Waverly, N.Y. Was he moved to be with others, and stone left?)
Dildine John L. Aug 1 1873 Oct 3 1897    
Dildine Stuart R.   Jan 4 1907 88 years  
Drake Abigail Winslow Feb 4 1806 Mar 4 1879    
Drake Mary Drake Shipman   Aug 4 1905   Both Abigail & Mary on "Drake Monument"
Edminister Ella A.   May 2 1863 12 years dau of Nathan & C. Edminster
Edminister James   Aug 19 1867 21 years son of N. & C. Edminister
Ellis Mary E. Pierce Aug 10 1846 Jan 24 1892   wife of William H. Ellis
Ellsworth Ruth 1776 1859    
Ellsworth Emily 1814 June 18 1870   died Athens, Pa., Athens Gleaner
Ellsworth Harriet L. 1812 1871    
Eveland S. Leroy   1852 1 year son of L. D. & E. F. Eveland
Fordham Eunice   Mar 2 1865 79 years  
Fordham P. F.   ??   No death date
Fordham Josie     7 yrs. 8 mos. dau of Silas and Mary Fordham
Fordham Silas 1819 1899    
Fordham Mary Shepard 1821 1883   wife of Silas
Fordham Josie   Apr 20 1861 7 years  
Genung Phebe 1822 1906   (in original D. A. R. list with Mary A. Morgan)
Goykendall Joshua   May 28 1870 73 years B. New Jersey D. Milltown, Pa. (Athens Gleaner June 2, 1870)
Grant Asa W. Nov 19 1792 June 3 1878   B. Huntington, Conn.
Grant Lou   Apr 2 1867   D. New Orleans
Guernsey Sheldon        
Guernsey Olive       wife of Sheldon . Also six sons are here.
Hanna Edgar J.   Sept 29 1856 3 years son of John and Elizabeth Hanna
Harris Alpheus   Apr 2 1850 84 years  
Harris Jennie M.   Aug 11 1883 2 years dau of Thoams & F. Harris
Harris Lotty   Jan 22 1851 31 years wife of Robert Harris
Harris Flors   Apr 1831   wife of Robert Harris
Harris ?   1830 66 years son of Robert and Lotty Harris
Hoover Cornelius   Sept 10 1862    
Hoover Elizabeth       Co. M. 50 N.Y. Engs.
Howard Clarissa H.   Dec 11 1854    
Howard Martha Shepard   Sept 1 183? 2 years  
Hyatt James H. 1849 1918    
Hyatt Emily O. 1849 1919    
Gurnesy Dheldon       In Memory of Dheldon and Olive Guernsey and their six sons.
Ingraham Nina L. 1899 1918    
Knapp Howton Jam 30 1819 Dec 23 1876    
Knapp William C. Nov 11 1814 Oct 4 1862    
Knight E.   ?    
Lamont J. C. Feb 29 1848 Apr 20 1887    
Lamont Mary A. Cochrane   Nov 18 1886 65 years wife of J. C. (these two are among the people originally buried here and when Tioga Point opened in 1870 they were removed to that location, date uncertain)
Lyman Sarah H. Beebe   Apr 18 1894 45 years wife of Moser Lyman
Lyman Harriet Dexter   Jan 8 1875 4 yrs. 6 mos. dau of Ellen A. Douglas and Moser Lyman
Lyman Lucy Beebe     9 mos.  
Lyman Samuel     1 day  
Lyman Marion     1 month  
Martin  Ward       Co. H. 27th Pa. Inf.
Martin  Louisa   Aug 17 1863 26 years wife of Ward, dau of Christopher and Abigail Caleb
Mard William   Feb 16 1864 28 years  
Matthews Gladys   Oct 10 1894 5 months Born and died Sayre, Pa. died of cholera. Dau of Robert and Mary Matthews (Death Book #1)
Meade Eldad   1836 102 years  
Meade "Granny"     112 years wife of Eldad.(ages are according to "A History of Waverly, N.Y. by Capt. C. Albertson")
Miller Mary Frances   1951   (thought to be last burial in cemetery. Family records show Feb 10 1880 - Nov 5 1951. Married George F. Miller ABT. June 7 1906. He died Oct 30 1973, we can not find his burial place. Her grave sits along side Hoover St.) Dau of Wesley Harford and Sarah Isabell LaMont Delaney.
Monroe William 1861 1901    
More Madeline 1839 1911    
Morgan Francis   Dec 6 1835 2 yrs. 15 dys. son of Sheldon and Abigail Morgan
Morgan Samuel   Jan 7 1838 1 month son of S. & A. Morgan
Morgan George B. 1839 1911    
Morgan Emily Jan 16 1840 Feb 7 1878   wife of Geo.
Morgan Mary A. Cochrane Oct 26 1836 July 22 1880   wife of George B.
Morgan Theodore   June 19 1838 68 yrs. 13 dys.  
Morgan Esther   Oct 4 1841 67 yrs. 2 mos. 7 dys.  
Morgan T. T.       Co. D 6th NY Heavy Art. (no dates)
Muzzy Reuben   Nov 1 1832 52 yrs. 4 mos. 23 dys.  
Muzzy Betsy   Apr 8 1858 80 yrs. 10 dys. his wife
Olmstead A. T.   Apr. 1 1902 77 years Born Athens, Pa., died Athens, Pa. of heart disease (Death Book #2)
Olmstead Hattie Hubbell   Aug 30 1882 32 years wife of F. H. Olmstead
Olmstead Mary   Aug 28 1866 21 years wife of F. H. Olmstead
Olmstead Mary   Aug 26 1867 58 yrs. 5 mos. wife of Henry E. Olmstead
Olmstead Sheldon M.   July 28 1851  4 yrs. 8 mo. 26 dys. son of Henry E. & M. Olmstead
Olmstead Henry A.   Dec 11 1837 7 years son of Henry E. & M. Olmstead
Olmstead Stephen       son of Henry E. & M. Olmstead
Olmstead Henry A.   Dec 11 1837 7 mos. son of Henry E. & M. Olmstead
Olmstead Stephen M.       son of S. W. & Eliz. Olmstead (no dates)
Ovenshire J. F.   Apr 11 1891 69 yrs. 18 dys.  
Ovenshire Elizabeth Thomas Mar 5 1829 June 16 1919   wife of J. F. Born Bloomville, Delaware Co., NY, died Sayre, Pa. heart and kidney trouble Married Nov 22, 1849
Ovenshire Jamie   Mar 20 1864   Our son
Prentice Amos Dr. Apr 14 1751 July 19 1805   Son of Samuel
Prentice Anna   Dec 7 1815 77 years dau of Rev. Owen, Groton, Conn. "A History of Waverly, NY by Capt C. Albertson"
Perry Cornelia Shepard June 2 1838 Sept 11 1921   wife of Theodore Perry. Dau of Job and Abigail E. Shepard.
Pierce Chester     18 years Known to be first burial here. Killed by being dragged by a horse. Son of Josiah. (A History of Waverly, NY. By Capt. C. Albertson)
Prentice Amos Esq. Dr. 1748 July 19 1805 54 years (According to Murry - "History of Old Tioga Point and Early Athens" he served in Rev. War as a surgeon.
Prentice Anna   Dec 1815 77 years  
Prentice Thomas   Oct 6 1806 33 years son of Amos & Anna
Prentice William Esq.   Oct 6 1806 55 years son of Amos & Anna
Quick Lewis   July 13 1881 78 years  
Quick Maria Jan 11 1801 Apr 23 1884    
Quick Sarah H. Feb 1 1836 Mar 5 1836   dau of L. & M. Quick
Quick W. A. Nov 17 1825 June 18 1894    
Rice Oliver G.   Oct 19 1840 58 yrs. 10 dys.  
Rice William W.   Sept 28 1830 36 yrs.  
Richmond Fannie A.   Apr 27 1866 22 yrs. 6 mos. 10 dys. wife of T. A. Richmond
Rickey Bertie   July 24 1866 11 yrs. 24 dys  
Rickey F. Delpherine   Sept 6 1863 15 yrs. 6 mos. 2 dys.  
Robb William 1814 Oct 4 1847 75 years  
Robb Sarah 1815 Sept 28 1845 70 years  
Rosencrans Abraham 1819 1893    
Rosencrans Elizabeth 1821 1872   wife of A. Rosencrans
Shepard Edward        
Shepard Howard   Dec 22 1851 16 years Children of L. & C. H.
Shepard Job   Jan 24 1855 53 yrs 3 mos.  
Shepard Abigail   Mar 26 1853 43 yrs. 1 mo. 24 dys.  
Shepard John Apr 17 1765 May 15 1837   Born Plainfield Conn. Died Barton, NY. According to Murray's History of Old Tioga Point and Early Athens, served as Ensign under Capt VanDusen's Co. Conn. Guards in Rev. War.
Shepard Anna Gore Feb 8 1772 Sept 7 1805   Born Sheshequin, Pa. Wife #1 of John Shepard, dau of Obidiah Gore
Shepard Deborah Hawkins 1778 Jan 18 1844 65 yrs. 3 mos. 14 dys. Wife #2 of John Shepard
Shepard Prentice   Feb 7 1805 14 years son of John and Ann Shepard. (Our Country and It's People, Tioga County, NY Ed. By Leroy W. Kingman)
Shepard Isaac   July 16 1885 73 years son of John Shepard
Shepard Deborah Mills   July 16 1885 73 years wife of Isaac
Shepard Anna   July 4 1832 6 years dau of Isaac and Deborah
Shepard Martha Shepard   July 5 1832 1 year dau of Isaac and Deborah
Shepard Mary Elizabeth   Feb 15 1844 20 years dau of Isaac and Deborah
Shepard Edward Prentice   Nov 16 1839 23 years son of Isaac and Deborah
Shepard Isaac   June 15 1850  29 years son of Isaac and Deborah. Died on board steamer Oregon, off Acapulco and buried at sea.
Shepard William Wickham Feb 11 1818 Apr 10 1887    
Shepard Mary Ann   Apr 2 1846   dau of Jonas & Eliza Mills Smithtown, L.I.
Shepard Job   Jan 24 1835 53 years  
Shepard Abigail   Mar 26 1853 43 years wife of Job
Shepard Martha Shepard   Sept 1 1835 2 years  
Shepard William W.   188?   69 years Feb. 11 last. Died Stimson Hotel, Athens, Pa. (scrapbook clipping)
Sherman Nathaniel   May 11 1811 67 years  
Sherman Huldah   June 26 1837 52 years  
Sherman Nathaniel, Jr.   Nov 13 1847 37 years  
Sherman Puddie   Dec 2 1869 5 years dau of D. S. & Jennie Sherman
Sherman Roderick H.   May 11 1811 67 years son of L. H. & Harriet Sherman
Simmons Silas W. 1822 1900    
Simmons Martha 1836 1903    
Simmons Nancy 1858 1874      
Simmons Alice E. 1876 1879    
Simmons Mary A. Cochrane 1864 1883    
Simmons Julia A. 1867 1886    
Snechenberger Francis   Apr 21 1822 70 years  
Snechenberger Catherine   Aug 29 1840 90 years  
Spaulding Abigail Aug 11 1747 Mar 1824   sister to John Shepard - buried at Plainfield, Conn.
Spring Orrin B. Jan 18 1810 Jan 3 1893    
Spring Emma A. Sept 13 1847 Dec 24 1894    
Spring Henrietta E. Ferguson   June 21 1857   wife of O. B. Spring
Spring Orrin July 15 ???? Sept 23 1875   son of John H. & Alice M. Wathins
Spring Ozias Dr.   Mar 21 1860  76 years  
Spring Oliver G.   July 20 1850 83 years dau of John and Anna Gore Shepard Married #1 ? Grant, d. Stonington, Conn. #2 Dr. Ozias (Spring Corners named for him according to "A History of Waverly, NY by Capt. C. Albertson)
Spring Pamelia D. 1811 1906    
Stetler Elizabeth   Jan 28 1837 6 yrs. 10 mos. 27 dys. dau of Benjamin & Jennie Steetler
Stocking ?       wife of Solon Stocking buried in The Rest in 1819. (A History of Waverly, NY by Capt. C. Albertson)
Strong Ebenezer   Mar 29 1821 77 years  
Thomas Charles E. Jan 21 1824 Apr 11 1895    
Thomas Clark Jan 21 1824 Apr 11 1895    
Thomas Hiron (Hiram?) June 23 1808 May 22 1882    
Thomas Susan Winslow Mar 30 1813 Apr 24 1882   wife
Thomas Madeline E. Sept 9 1840 Feb 15 1879   dau of Hiron & S. Thomas
Thompkins George W.   Feb 25 1877 53 years  
Thompkins Hannah   Feb 11 1878 58 years his wife
Thompkins Rachael   Sept 6 1854 2 years dau of G. W. & H. C. Thompkins
Thompkins Francis   Mar 17 1857 8 years dau of G. W. & H. C. Thompkins
Thompkins Isaac   Sept 27 1862 2 years son of G. W. & H. C. Thompkins
Thompkins Isabell   Nov 6 1854 2 years dau of G. W. & H. C. Thompkins
Thrall Charles 1818 1880    
Thrall Sarah 1825 1912   wife of Chas.
Tozer James   Feb 16 1839 58 years  
Tozer Sarah 1818 1903   his wife
Tozer Almerin H. 1816 1892    
Tozer Frank A. 1849 1903    
Tozer Helen A.   Nov 5 1851 5 years dau of A. H. & Sarah Tozer
Travis Sarah       wife of Wesley DeLaney. No dates. D. Sayre of paralysis (Death Book #1) Filed under: Date of filing death May 20, 1899.
VanOver Fanny       wife of Henry
Ward Lydia 1795 1886   wife of Stephen
Warner Deacon Samuel Aug 1779 May 1871   B.Mass.
Warner Abigail Chamberlin May 1788 May 1882   his wife
Warner Frederick Addison   Aug 290 1821 13 yrs. 8 mos. son of Samuel and Mary Warner
Warner Lydia Annabel   1882   B. VT. Wife, dau of Capt. Moses Chamberlin. (A History of Waverly, NY by Capt. C. Albertson)
Westfall John D. Sept 24 1799 Sept 23 1873    
Westfall Cady June 6 1804 Feb 23 1898   wife of J. D.
Westfall George   Aug 16 1891 1 year son of L. D. & Anna Westfall
Wilcox Thomas, Capt.   May 6 1855 80 years  
Wilcox Jerusha   Sept 14 1849 71 years wife
Wilcox Hutchins   Nov 2 1850 32 years son of Thomas & Jerusha Wilcox
Wilcox Sheffield   Aug 2 1848 28 years son of Thomas & Jerusha Wilcox
Williams Monroe   Jan 30 1901 84 years B. Thompkins Co., NY died Cayuta St. of dropsy. (Death book #2)
Willson Esther   Apr 25 1811 46 years wife of Uriah
Woodworth A. H. Dr.   May 28 1876 68 years  
Woodworth John A. 1838 1906    
Woodworth Emma O. Hart   May 16 1871 26 years wife
Woodworth Helen M. Bull   Oct 31 1871 31 years wife of John A. Woodworth
Woodworth Louisa   Oct 25 1866 2 days dau of J. A. & H. M. Woodworth
Woodworth Arden S.   Nov 6 1966 2 days son of J. A. & H. M. Woodworth
Woodworth Julia   Nov 5 1866 4 days dau of J. A. & H. M. Woodworth
Woodworth Ruth B.   Sept 16 1893 81 years B. Athens twp., Pa., d. Athens twp of old age (Death book #1)
Wrigley James June 5 1811 Feb 24 1878   B. Saddleworth, Austerlan, Yorkshire, England - d. Factoryville, Tioga Co., NY
Wrigley Elenora   June 22 1877   B. Nottingham, England - d. Factoryville, NY. Wife of James Wrigley.
Wrigley Bertie   July 24 1863 11 years  

Note from Barbara who typed this - There are three things on this that have to be wrong. I already mentioned to you in a previous e-mail about the Harris one. Here are the others. VanOver, Fanny dates have to be wrong. She died 2 months before she was born and is a wife. Also on John Woodworth's children. They all died in 1866, 2 were 2 days old and one 4 days old.

On the VanOver one I did not put any dates in. 

Subj:  Rest Cemetery - Bensley
Date:  10/26/2003 1:56:26 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:    churchill@talon.net (Norman and Jean Churchill)
Reply-to: churchill@talon.net (Norman and Jean Churchill)
To:    JoyceTice@aol.com

Dear Joyce,
    On the Rest Cemetery listing, you have "Leora D. Bensley" died March 30, 1891 - the daughter of Fred & Ella (Eleanor) Bensley.

    The Nichols Cemetery, Nichols, Tioga Co, NY also has this same daughter "Leora D. Bensley"  1889-1891 - daughter of Fred Bensley, wife Ella.

    I know that the birth and death dates and the parents are correct - but which cemetery is she buried in?
    Most of the rest of Fred Bensley's family are buried at the Nichols cemetery.

However, his parents: John Bensley/Lucy Wrigley are buried at Rest cemetery.  Lucy is the daughter of James Wrigley/Elenora ? who are also buried there.

Also you have a "Bertie Wrigley" listed - do you have any other information?

Thank you,
Jean Churchill                                      churchill@talon.net

Bradford County PA
Chemung County NY
Tioga County PA

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 12/23/1998
By Joyce M. Tice
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