Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice Roushy Cemetery, Town of Ashland, Chemung County NY Bradford County PA Chemung County NY Tioga County PA

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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 Roushy Cemetery is located in the Town of Ashland, Chemung Co., NY. It is situated on the east side of State Highway #14, one-mile north of the New York - Pennsylvania line, and about 300-feet south of the junction of the Rogers Road, a town highway, and Route # 14. The plot is the responsibility of the town and has been cleared of high grass, weeds end brush. About a quarter of the grounds has no markers, and there is no evidence or any burials there. A white wooden rail fence defines the west, or roadside, line, while a combination wood and wire fence marks the limits of the other three sides.

The plot is approximately 130-feet in width and 275-feet in depth and lies on a slight incline. About two dozen markers are broken and/or off their bases. Several lay intact on the round and a few of these cannot be read because of erosion. Another dozen stubs of stones mark unidentified graves. It was necessary to apply liberal amounts of chalk to most of the monuments, while many had to be dug our of the sod. All markers, regardless of condition were carefully scrutinized.

In 1931-32, Mr. & Mrs Hugh Staver recorded the old cemetery, but for some reason did not report many of the monuments which were read in 1974. Although they did not record any infants or children, some markers reported by them were not found in 1974. Markers Reported by the Stavers, but not found in 1974, are marked by an asterisk (*).

This list of markers was compiled on Aug. 8, 1974 by Miss Isabel Ridall and Joseph C. Boyd. 

Subj:  Roushy Cemetery  Date:  02/26/2004 9:00:16 PM Eastern Standard Time  From:    wroushey@peoplepc.com (William Roushey, jr.)  To:    JoyceTice@aol.com  Hello Joyce  I have some photos of the Roushey Cemetery that I took last year.  Would you want to post them on your site.  One of the photos is of the tombstone of Isabella McCreery Roushey, wife of Michael Roushey. Why isn't she in the listing of those buried in the Roushey Cemetery. Answer - See Warning & Disclaimer Bill Roushey  Descendant of Peter B Roushey of Dallas PA, brother of Michael Roushy (Rauschenberger) of Southport NY

Handwritten: Roushy Cem 1811=1902 (Tombstone)
Stephen T. BROWN, the aged father of railroad superintendent, George R. Brown, died at his home here at 3:300 o’clock Saturday morning after one week’s illness from a stroke of apoplexy at the advanced age of 91 years.  His wife, who survives him, is 87 years old.  They celebrated their sixty-seventh wedding anniversary last February.  Mrs. Brown was born in North Hector in Schuyler county and moved to the Fassett farm when 19 years of age.  His wife was born on the farm and says that she desires to be buried in the cemetery, in a quiet vale near the old homestead, where all that remains mortal of her husband will be lowered to Mothter Earth this afternoon.  Funeral will be at the house at 1:30.  Dec. 22.

MARY MATTHEWS – The funeral of the sixteen months old daughter, Mary of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Matthews of No. 507 Franklin Street was held yesterday (June 28, 1900) at the house at 2:30 p.m.  Rev. Eli Pittman officiated.  Interment was in Roushy Cemetery, town of Ashland.  Miss Lewis and Miss Banks rendered two selections.  Funeral Director W. C. Harrington had charge.  –Elmira paper 6/29/1900
 

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