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Joyce's Search Tip - December 2007 -
Do You Know that you can search just the 860 pages of Chemung County Cemetery Records 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. 
Introduction & Aber to Boyce
Brewer to Burt
Cacciotte to Comfort
Comstock to Dean
Decker to DuVall
Easton to Goldsmith
Green to Hammond
Haner to Hillman
Hollenbeck to Laseur
Lattimer to Mayr
McAdams to O'Hanlon
Ostrander to Roby
Rockwell to Smith
Snell to Tuton
Updike to Winant
Wood to Addendum
History of Ashland Cemetery
Obituaries
Updates
See also the Wellsburg Cemetery which is the older cemetery which adjoins this
Surname First Name Birthdate Deathdate Age Inscriptions/Notes
Decker A. Elizabeth 1905 1953   CR: first name was "Anna", died Wellsburg, bur. Feb 16 1953 Lot #217
Decker Abraham L. 1901 1949   CR: middle name was "Lincoln" buried Jun 18 1949 Lot #60
Decker Alice M. 1883 1973   "Mother" Roberts Funeral Home: d. Sep 1 1973 CR: d. Bowman Road, buried Sep 5 1973
Decker Alida J. 1878 1902    
Decker Charles A. Sep 30 1911 May 11 1916   son of H. F. & A. M. Decker CR: burned in Lowman, NY
Decker Charles G. 1899 1967   CR: d. Wellsburg, buried apr 10 1967 Lot #60
Decker Dallas   Dec 3 1876 28 yrs. 8 mos. 23 dys. son of George & Sarah Decker (b. Mar 10 1848)
Decker Dallas M. 1877 1936   CR: middle name was "Miffin"
Decker Edward 1858 1899    
Decker Elizabeth A. 1913 1971   Roberts Funeral Home : d. Nov 10 1971 CR: buried Nov 13 1971
Decker Ella Loomis 1858 1903   his wife (epitaphs appear on the Lewis Loomis shaft monument.
Decker Ellen       See entry for FRANK W. GUNDERMAN
Decker Emma D. Mar 22 1838 May 7 1878    
Decker Ford Payne Jul 3 1897 Dec 25 1918    
Decker George B. 1870 1937   CR: middle name was "Burt", died Horseheads, buried Feb 15 1937 Lot #219
Decker George B. 1913 1975   CR: bur May 18 1975
Decker George D.   Jan 27 1879 62 yrs. 7 mos. 20 dys. (b. Jun 7 1816)
Decker Harriet Dec 16 1829 Jun 9 1878   "Our Mother"
Decker Harrison May 5 1820 Oct 10 1874   "Our Father"
Decker Helen M. Aug 12 1834 Jan 13 1877   All above are on a shaft type monument.
Decker Howard F. 1890 1930   "Father" CR: d. Lowman NY
Decker Howard P. 1913 None   Obit Elmira Star Gazette, Oct 8 1977; died Oct 6 1977 aged 64 years,Veteran of World War II
Decker Ida G.       See entry for IDA G. DECKER SHARPE
Decker Infant       (no stone) CR: d. Town of Ashland, aged 11 days buried Oct 22 1917
Decker Infant Boy & Girl       (no stone) CR: stillborn in Elmira, buried Aug 1 1950
Decker Jacob Jul 15 1844 Apr 8 1921   "A second headstone states: Jacob Decker son of George & Sarah H. Bentley Decker 1844-1921
Decker Jacob, Jr.       (no stone) CR: stillborn in Erin, buried Feb 25 1952 Lot #219
Decker Josephine Shappee       (no stone) CR: bur Lot 138 no other data.
Decker Lettie B. 1850 1907    
Decker Lorinda A. 1845 1915   his wife CR: bur. Sept 8 1915
Decker Lucinda Jun 25 1830 Mar 1 1837    
Decker Mary 1842 1898   "Sister" (the surname is assumed to be Decker as the stone stands on the Robert Decker plot.
Decker Mary D.       See entry for MARY D. MERRIAM
Decker Maurice S. 1849 1906    
Decker Purley 1831 1903    
Decker Richard C. 1890 1950   CR: d. New Rochelle, NY, buried Nov 18 1950 Lot #160
Decker Robert A. 1817 1899    
Decker Robert A. 1843 1922   He also has a separate headstone with Co., K. 131st NY vol.
Decker Ruth Losey 1881 1969   CR: d. Wellsburg, buried apr 22 1969 Lot #217
Decker Rutherford   Sep 21 1972   Data from Roberts Funeral Home ( No stone or entry in Cemetery Record.
Decker Sally T. Jan 18 1798 Jan 12 1872    
Decker Sarah Bentley Apr 22 1821 Mar 27 1884   wife of George Decker
Decker Sarah Burt Nov 7 1848 Aug 28 1886   wife of Jacob Decker
Decker T. Gertrude 1912 None    
Decker Thomas Sep 25 1793 Jan 12 1882    
Decker William B. 1851 None   CR: middle name was "Emanuel". Died Schuyler Co., NY aged 84 years, buried Nov 12 1935 (the five above are on a single large marker stone)
Decker William I. 1885 1902   Latter two their children all on a single tombstone behind the Baptist Church.
Decker         CR: stillborn infant of Furman Decker, (no stone) d. Lowman, NY buried Nov 7 1916 Lot #60
Decker  George D. Oct 3 1822 May 8 1871    
Decker  Lannar Cole 1819 1886   his wife
Decker  Ulilla M. Lockwood 1856 1928   wife of M. S. Decker CR: d. Bloomfield, NJ buried Mar 14 1929
Deery Edward       (no stone) CR: d. Horseheads, buried Aug 2 1922
Dehass Elva K.       (no stone) CR: d. Scranton, Pa., bur. Aug 7 1958 Lot #214
Delaway Alice M.       (no stone) CR: bur. Jun 20 1932 aged 72 years.
Denton Nettie B. 1896 None    
Denton William H. 1901 1972   Roberts Funeral Home: d. Mar 31 1972. CR: Wellsburg, buried Lot #375 Apr 1 1972
Dewey Albert 1845 1917   CR: died Elmira
Dewey Andrew J. 1835 1909    
Dewey Caroline May 17 1830 Jul 10 1906   his wife
Dewey Charles 1827 1901   "Husband"
Dewey Cora I. 1870 1920    
Dewey Cora M. 1867 1946   CR: D. Lansing, buried oct 11 1946 Lot #210
Dewey Eliza A.       "See entry for DWIGHT SMITH PARSONS
Dewey Elizabeth A. 1830 1902   "Wife"
Dewey Eugene       "Assumed to be Dewey, stone next to Caroline.
Dewey Floyd H. 1864 1929    
Dewey Frank N. Aug 3 1868 Jun 5 1926   CR: D. Springfield, Pa., buried Jun 8 1926
Dewey Hannah 1849 1929    
Dewey Leona 1866 1923   CR: middle name was "Whorton", buried Dec 26 1923
Dewey Lyman C. Dec 14 1824 Nov 10 1906    
Dewey Sarah E. Loveland 1843 1920   his wife
Dewey Timothy Brown       (no stone) CR; buried Apr 13 1933 aged 62 years
Dickerson Esther J.       See entry for ESTHER J. DICKERSON LARRISON
Diven Annie       See entry for ANNIE WHITTLESEY
Diven Annie Carpenter       See entry for ANNIE WHITTLESEY
Doane  Winifred l. 1904 1973   Roberts Funeral Home: d. Sep 24 1973 CR: D. Wellsburg, buried Sep 25 1973 Lot #340
Donahue Martin J.       (no stone) CR: d. New York City bur. Jun 5 1958 aged 58 years Lot #189
Doty Benjamin Jul 24 1825 Mar 17 1896    
Doty Elizabeth A.       See entry for JOSEPH W. BOILEAU
Doty Harold C. 1895 1935    
Doty Inez       See entry for GEORGE A. SYDNEY
Doty Jennie C. 1871 1970   CR: d. Livonia NY bur. Apr 13 1970 Lot #209
Doty Martha A. May 9 1837 Feb 17 1899   his wife
Doty Sarah M. Doty       See entry for WILLIAM. M. DEAN
Doty Summer N. 1866 1950   CR: d. Wellsburg, bur. Jan 22 1950 Lot #209
Downing Lee       (no stone) CR: killed by train, buried Sep 25 1920 aged 70 years
Drake Alta Pope 1856 None   his wife CR: d. Millport, NY aged 66 years bur. Oct 25 1923
Drake Charles W., Rev. 1855 1917   CR: Baptist Minister, died in Millport, NY
Drake Charlotte D.       See entry for JAMES J. DALTON
Drake Lewis E. 1900 1958   CR: d., Elmira, aged 58 years 7 months., bur. Aug 20 1958 Lot #317
Drake Mabel M. 1903 None    
Drake Ralph W. 1884 1909   their son
Draper  Franklin       (no stone) CR: bur Apr 8 1919 Aged 4 years
Duke Joseph P. 1911 1916   infant son of W. & May Duke
Duke May Prescott 1884 1960   "Mother" CR: d. 240 Delavan Ave., Corning, NY aged 76 years Bur. Nov 12 1960 Lot #10
Duml Sabra Fincher 1885 None   CR: d. Elmira, bur. Sep 10 1963 in Lot #84
Dunn Delia M. 1894 None    
Dunn George E.       (no stone) CR: bur. Mar 3 1931 aged 70 years
Dunn Glenn E. Sr. 1895 1964   CR: d. Wellsburg, bur. Jul 29 1964 Lot #303A
DuVall Chad E.   Jun 16 1974   CR: middle name was "Elden". An infant died on Second St., Elmira, buried Jun 16 1974

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 12/2/98
By Joyce M. Tice
Email: JoyceTice@aol.com