Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
Rome Cemetery, Rome Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
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30 August 2000
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. 
2. Enter part of the cemetery name [ie Ballard or Berrytown] 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. 

See also - Bradford County Cemetery Addresses
Name of Cemetery:  Rome Cemetery
Read By:   Sarah Edsell
Date Read:    May 2000
Typed for Website By:  Pat Raymond
Location:   Rte. 187, Rome Borough - Bradford County
Other comments:  HISTORICAL MARKER -Philip P. Bliss  -  The great singing evangelist and gospel   song writer lived and taught school at one time in Bradford Co.  The cemetery   monument was built by Sunday School gifts from England and the U.S. After his   death in 1876.
Other comments:  From 1904 Mortuary Records:  Barbara Elliott, wife of Joseph died Jan. 22, 1833   age 41 was the first person buried in this cemetery.  The remains of those lying   in earlier marked graves were re-interred here after the opening of the cemetery.
The listing remains in cemetery order. If you do not wish to review the listing page by page, it will eventually be included in the search engine which you will find in the main page of the site (Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice) You will find this in the Bradford County Directory.
The Willows of Rome by Joyce M. Tice - I am illustrating these pages with pictures of tombstone carved willows, all found in Rome Cemetery. The willow is one of the commonest of the 19th century tombstone symbols. It is widely believed to be a sign of mourning - weeping willow. While the symbol itself is common, its diversity is infinite as each stone carver's style varied with his tastes and skills and creative need for variety. These illustrations are a sampling of the tombstone carving project I will eventually be including on this site.
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Last Name First Name Date of Birth Date of Death AGE Inscription/RELATIONSHIP/COMMENTS
Edna       Rest Unreadable
King Elsie Edith 1901 1947    
Sweet Lewis N.       No Dates/ Co. G. 207 PA Inf. - Flag & Vet Marker
King Dorothy E. 1919 1920   d/o Herman & Hazel
Vought Susie  1879 1901   w/o Henry
Baker Blanche 1887 1910   w/o Leonard H.
Swart         Stone only - No names or dates
Swart Deloss May 7.1845 Mar.1.1903   Co. H. 157 Regt. NY Vol. - Flag & Vet Marker
Bixby Stanley M. 1880 1908    
Russell Hannah 1873 1950   w/o Stanley M. Bixby
Bixby Lydia N. Feb.20.1903 Jul.4.1908    
Bixby Donald Jan.29.1901 Feb.3.1901    
Baker Alonzo L. 1855 1914    
Morris Ellen 1857 No date   w/o Alonzo L. Baker
Davis William C. Jul.25.1839 Jul.7.1902   Co. D 141st Regt. PA Vol.
Wilson Lysena Sep.24.1848 No date   w/o William C. Davis
Simons James Mar.21.1855 No date    
Higgins Tennie Jul.10.1859 No date   w/o James Simons
Simons Mervin Sep.7.1890 Mar.12.1923    
          S.A.M. - Only markings
Gibbs John E. 1860 1923    
Gibbs Bertie Vought 1879 1929    
Gibbs Emory C. 1899 1966    
Simons Floyd L. 1895 1935    
Hamilton Max Irwin 1912 1990   Flag & Vet. Marker
Hamilton Harriett Gibbs 1913 No date    
Maynard Hannah   Feb.2.1819 52 yr w/o Nathan
Maynard Nathan   May 25.1855 72 yr  
Maynard Lydia    Mar.30.1855 62 yr  
Maynard Nathan   Apr.24.1842   s/o Nathan & Lydia (Stone embedded)
Maynard Pierpoint E. Apr.14.1808 Apr.29.1858    
Maynard Laura Aug.3.1809 Sep.1.1891   w/o Pierpoint E.
Maynard Zilpah L. Jul.8.1831 Jan.14.1834    
Maynard Mary Ann May 26.1833 Jan.26.1835    
Maynard Samantha B. Mar.25.1850 Oct.21.1851    
Miller Johnnie   Dec.5.1873 3-1-5 s/o ??
Miller D. N. Jan.31.1802 Mar.21.1869    
Miller Maria Maynard Aug.9.1806 Jul.18.1886   w/o D. N.
Miller H.E. Jul.4.1838 Oct.18.1902    
Miller N.M. Mar.16.1846 No date    
Coolbaugh J.R. May 12.1807 Dec.17.1885    
Coolbaugh Melida L. Apr.14.1814 Sep.28.1895   w/o J.R.
Miller William H.   Mar.19.1835 1-1-10 s/o D.W. & M.
Miller Edwin A. 1840 1892    
Miller Anne Case 1844 1908    
Miller William P. 1873 1927    
Carey Lovina   Dec.30.1856 50y 5d w/o Daniel
Kneeland Mariam   Sep.9.1836 70 yr w/o John
Kneeland John   Aug.21.1851 87 yr Flag & Vet. Marker
Frost Francis 1829 1876 46-10-22  
Frost Rebecca A. 1830 1907   w/o Francis
Parks Candace C.   May 13.1870 47-8-18 w/o W. B.
Russell Alene E. 1861 1937    
Clark Eliphalet M. Jan.17.1844 Oct.16.1918   Battery I 2nd PA Heavy Artillery
Clark Rosalia C. Dec.21.1848 Oct.11.1904   w/o Eliphalet M.
Frost Octavia   Sep.27.1853 21 yr d/o Hiram & Anna
Chaffee Maria A. Frost May 21.1825 Feb.4.1904   w/o Jarvis
Chaffee Jervice   Feb.10.1891 66-10-6  
  Minnie  1886 1932   No Surname
  John 1877 1948   No Surname
Smith Perley   Apr.9.1874   Embedded
MacKey Peter H. Sep.8.1829 Apr.29.1907    
MacKey Antoinette E. Jul.26.1831 Feb.24.1906   w/o Peter
Lent Chloe Jun.10.1785 May 23.1863   w/o James
Lent James Apr.14.1782 May 25.1881    
Towner Washington May 3.1826 Apr.27.1898    
Parks E. Minerva Oct.18.1828 Dec.29.1899   w/o Washington Towner
Towner Melville L. May 12.1851 May 24.1851   s/o Washington & E. Minerva Towner
Towner Clarence L. Jan.3.1855 Nov.5.1858   s/o Washington & E. Minerva Towner
Lent Melvin S.   Aug.27.1848 1-6-6 s/o John & Sally
Lent Adelia   Aug.11.1845? 24 days d/o John & Sally
Parks John   Sep.27.1820? 67-7-15 ? Field stone - Flag & Veteran Marker
Parks Sarah   Mar.22.1843 81 yr w/o John
Parks Harry L. Jul.20.1800 Jan.27.1888    
Parks Electa Aug.6.1806 Oct.31.1887   w/o Harry L.
Parks Warren E. Nov.26.1831 Mar.6.1901    
Parks Almira V. 1827 1921    
Parks Electa L. 1858 1927    
Parks Lizzie M. Oct.29.1869 Aug.12.1870   Children of J.W. & Almira
Parks Julia M. Nov.20.1866 Apr.3.1875   Children of J.W. & Almira
Wage Effie   Apr.6.1862 4y 2m d/o ?? & M.E.
Beeman N. D.   Apr.28.1866 56 yr  
Beeman Sarah   Jan.16.1892 86 yr w/o N. D.
Beeman Mary E.   Mar.23.1868 34 yr w/o E. Spaulding
Beeman C.L.   Mar.27.1855 2m 15d Children of N.D. & Sarah
Beeman J. N.   Dec.4.1852 11m 26d Children of N.D. & Sarah
Beeman N. S. Dec.2.1852 2y 8m Children of N.D. & Sarah
Beeman Alonzo L.   Jan.31.1852 6 yr Children of N.D. & Sarah
Beeman Norman   Feb.7.1852 3y 4m Children of N.D. & Sarah
Spaulding E. Minerva       Co. C 57 Regt. PA INF - Flag & Vet Marker/No dates
Beeman John A.   Nov.22.1870 27-2-14 Flag & Vet Marker
Beeman A. J.   Oct.2.1870 29 yr  
Forbes Arnest   Jul.31.1860 76-3-25  
Forbes Polly Jul.5.1787 Mar.18.1865 77-8-13 w/o Ernest Forbes
Forbes Precepter   Oct.16.1874 61-10-12  
Forbes Harriet M. Oct.16.1817 Jan.14.1893   w/o Preceptor
Forbes Maria H. Mar.11.1852 Oct.24.1886   d/o Precepter & Harriet M.
Lent James H. Aug.18.1833 Dec.6.1897    
Lent Martha A. Mar.17.1838 Jun.5.1912   w/o James H.
Ridgway Rachel   Jan.4.1844 ?? d/o F.L. & H. - Broken off and leaning against Lent's stone 
Lent Infant Daughter   May 18.1875 ?? d/o James & Martha
Lent Hannah Jul.16.1860 Sep.17.1860   d/o J.H. & Martha
Forbes Fred W. Feb.4.1868 Mar.15.1888?   s/o A.D. & Mervil
Cannan Mervil May 2.1845 Mar.20.1894   w/o Andrew D. Forbes
Gowin Clarissa A.   Jun.22.1858 20y 11m w/o Nelson L.

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 09/10/2000
By Joyce M. Tice
Email: JoyceTice@aol.com