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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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Surname First Name Birthdate Deathdate Age  Notes/Inscriptions
Early     Sep 27 1867 2 mos. 2 dys. son of J. M. & E. R. Early. (b. Jul 25 1867. Data appears on the very bottom of a shaft monument, the top having disappeared. There may have been other Early data.)
Easton William   Jul 2 1866 72 yrs. 6 mos. 3 dys. (b. Dec 29 1793)
Entz         To the Memory Of (no data. May be a child)
Evans George   Mar 19 1853 4 yrs. 12 dys. son of Hiram & Jane Evans. (b. Mar 7 1849. Marker face up on the ground)
Evens     Jul 18 1883 2 months Our Baby, Infant son of H. T. & M. E. Evens.
Fincher Ella     4 mos. 17 dys Our little, dau. Of L. & A. Fincher. (no death date)
Fincher George N.   Aug 21 1852 22 yrs. 3 mos. 8 dys. (b. May 13 1830)
Fincher Sabra   Jan 2 1844 40 yrs. 3 mos. 2 dys. wife of John Fincher (b. Sep 30 1803)
Fincher Orville       son of John & Sabra Fincher. (a small marker, deep in the ground so can not be read.)
Fincher Samuel   Mar 19 1855 21 yrs. 7 mos. 19 dys. (b. Jul 28 1833)
Fishler Clarence 1847 1871   179th Regt.
Fishler Eliza Apr 22 1832 Feb 3 1846    
Fishler George W. Apr 9 1797 Jun 15 1887   (He came to Wellsburg in 1835. He was an architect, contractor, and a bridge and house builder in the Town of Ashland. His marker is face up on the ground.)
Fishler Joanna A.   Apr 28 1842 41 yrs. 4 mos. consort of George Fishler. (b. Nov or Dec 1800. The stone was read in 1932 , not found in 1973)
Fishler Mary Oct 3 1829 Oct 16 1850    
French Cyrus H.   Apr 13 1852  9 yrs. 2 mos. 28 dys. only child of Harvey & Mahala French. (b. jan 16 1843. Stoon loose, propped against another)
French Eveline       wife of William S. French (stone broken, on ground)
French Emmaline   Mar 24 1864 19 yr? 2 mos. 6 dys. dau. Of William S. & Eveline French.
French Harriet E.   Oct 11 1861 5 yrs. 8 mos. 26 dys. dau. Of W. S. & E. French. (b. Jan 15 1856)
French Susan E.,   Nov 23 1861 2 yrs. 2 mos. 11 dys. dau. Of W. S. & E. French (b. Sep 12 1859)
French Harvey   Mar 26 1867 68 years (b. 1798/99. Stone broken and leaning against its base.)
French Joseph   Oct 13 1861 4 mos. 11 dys. son of W. S. & E. French (b. Jun 2 1861)
Fuller Abiel   Oct 11 1867 80 yrs. 8 mos. 3 dys.  (b. Feb 8 1787)
Fuller Rachel   May 27 1860 71 yrs. 9 mos. 29 dys. wife of Abiel Fuller. (b. Jun 22 1783. Leaning shale marker, fine lettering & design)
Furman Olive   1856 37 years wife of Cornelius Furman. (stone in two pieces, entire death date cannot be read)
Gillett Anna   Jan 26 1821 51 years. (b. 1769/70. Wife of Alpheus)
Gillett Alpheus   Jun 28 1841 81 yrs. 5 mos. 9 dys. A Soldier of the Revolution. (b. Jan 19 1760. To Ridgebury 1826)
Gillett Daniel H. 1819 1901    
Gillett Olive W. Smith 1824 1895   his wife
Gray Elizabeth B.   May 1 1864 22 yrs. 9 mos. 24 dys. daul of William S. (or A.) & Susan Gray. (b. Jul 7 1841)
Gray William S.   Jun 8 1849 38 yrs. 2 mos 29 dys. (b. Mar 9 1811)
Green William W.   May 1886 51 yrs. Co. G. 8th Vermont Vol. (1834 or 1835)
Griswold Hovey E.   Feb 8 1866 21 years. son of Mijamin & Margaret Griswold. (b. Dec 16 1844. The marker stone is broken with a part on the ground)
Griswold Margaret   Mar 1 1872 66 yrs. 7 mos. 4 dys. wife of Mijamin Griswold (dau of Solomon & Julia Seeley Smith b. Jul 26 1805)
Griswold Mijamin   Jun 28 1875 72 yrs. 2 mos. (b. chemung Mar 27 1803, son of Elisha & Ann Shoemaker Griswold)
Griswold Timothy S.   Feb 22 1844 1 yr. 1 mo. 8 dys. son of Benjamin & Peggy Griswold. (b.Jan 14 1875)
Gunsalus James   Apr 21 1860 60 yrs. 2 mos. (b. Jan or Feb 1800)
Gunsalues Hannah   Mar 20 1875 74 yr. 9 mos. 20 dys. wife of James Gunsalues. (b. May 28 1800. Note the difference in the spelling of the surname)
Gunsalues Hannah   Aug 27 1861 59 yrs. 2 mos. 10 dys.  wife of Samuel Gunsaules. (b. Jun 17 1802)
Gunsalues Samuel   May 11 1853 50 yrs. 10 mos. 10 dys. (b. Jul 1 1802)
Gurley Frank   Feb 18 1872 23 yrs. 4 mos. wife of Charles Gurley, and dau of Walter & Julia Morley. (b. Sep or Oct 1848)
Hamilton Jane D.   May 24 1853 11 yrs. 3 mos. 5 dys. dau. Of David & Emily Hamilton. (b. Feb 19 1842)
Hammond Jared Oct 4 1796 Apr 5 1860    
Hammond Hannah Bennett Jul 9 1799 Aug 5 1885   his wife. (dau. Of Samuel Benight. Mahala Bennett was his 1st wife.)
Hammond Thaddeus M.   Apr 2 1843 10 mos. 8 dys. son of Jared & Hannah Hammond (b. May 25 1842. A shale stone with fine lettering)
Hanmer Eddie A.   Apr 19 1872 3 yrs. 1 mo. 7 dys. son of Albert & Gertrude Hanmer (b. Mar 12 1869)
Hanmer Harry D.   Mar 18 1871 3 yrs. 7 mos. 7 dys. son of Albert & Gertrude Hanmer. (b. Aug 11 1867. Marker is eroded)
Hanmer Edgar E. 1839 1909   Co. K. 6th Regt. NY Art. (he was a carpenter and joiner on the town of Ashland)
Hanmer Emily A. 1815 1903    
Hanmer William B. 1815 1887   (He was a carpenter & joiner in the Town of Ashland)
Hanyon Margaret   Jul 20 1864 14 yrs. 9 mos. 20 dys. dau of Joshua & Sarah Hanyon (b. Sep 30 1849. Died of diptheria - 1850 mortality schedule)
Hanyen Gitty   Nov 29 1847   (a small fieldstone, crude lettering)
Hanyen James   Jul 21 1848   (or 1846 - crudely lettered fieldstone)
Hanyon Catherine   Mar 4 1853 67 yrs. 9 mos. wife of James Hanyon (b. May or Jun 1785. Stone read in 1932, not found in 1973)
Hanyen Pheby J.   Aug 23 1839 3 yrs. 5 mos. 20 dys. (b. Mar 3 1836. A small crudely lettered fieldstone)
Harkness Elizabeth Cummins Jul 7 1841 Apr 5 1879   wife of S. N. Harkness
Hemingway A. J.   Aug 1 1871 47 years (b. 1823/24. Stone against its base)
Hemingway Martha E. Daub 1831 1909   former wife of A. J. Hemingway.
? Frankie       (small marker showing only "Frankie, Our Darling")
Hemingway Andrew J. Nov 1 1871 Aug 5 1893    
Henry Edward L.   Jan 24 1870 86? Yrs. 9 mos. 2 dys. (Tombstone is face up on the ground with a crack across the age line)
Henry William   Feb 19 1847 67 years (b 1779)
Henry Catherine B.   Sep 1 1851 61 yrs. 5 mos. 5 dys wife of William Henry (b. Mar 26 1790)
Henry Catherine C.   Feb 17 1842 29 yrs. 1 mo. 15 dys dau. Of William & Catherine B. Henry. (b Jan 2 1813)
Henry Fanny Dec 7 1828 Jun `12 1867   dau of William & Catherine B. Henry
Herman Benjamin 1823 1890   (he was a hotel proprietor in Wellsburg)
Herman Cynthia M. Hammond   Oct 24 1864 39 yrs. 11 mos. wife of Benjamin Herman. (b. Oct or Nov 1824)
Herman George   Jul 20 1876 46 yrs. 1 mo. 25 dys. Killed by lightning. (b. May 26 1829)
Herman Stephen   Jan 24 1871 79 yrs. 11 mos. (b. Jan or Feb 1791)
Herman Samuel   Jul 6 1859 32 yrs. 8 mos. 22 dys. son of Stephen & Elizabeth Herman (b. Oct 14 1826. The above three appears on a shaft type monument)
Hewitt William   Apr 28 1830 48 yrs. 4 mos. 3 dys. (b. Dec 25 1781)
Hewitt Elizabeth Burt 1788 1874   wife of William Hewitt. (dau. Of Benjamin & Jo Ann Parshall Burt)
Hillman A. G.   Feb 6 1904 80 yrs. 10 mos. 24 dys. (b. Mar 13 1823 son of Samuel & Charity Hillman. His first name was Augustus)\ (b. Mar 13 1823 son of Samuel & Charity Hillman. His first name was Augustus)
Hillman Deborah   Mar 18 1876 53 yrs. 7 mos. wife. (The stone was read in 1932, located in the Ashland Cemetery in 1978 by Jos. C. Boyd.)
Hillman Emma   Mar 11 1866 3 yrs. 6 mos. 6 dys. dau of E. S. & E. M. Hillman. (b. Sep 5 1862, marker face up on ground)
Hillman James Nov 14 1833 May 11 1900   Co. C. 50th NY Engineers
Hillman Samuel   Apr 6 1866 81 years (b. 1784/85)
Hillman Charity   Aug 4 1867 75 years wife of Samuel Hillman (b. 1791/92. This is a grey shaft type monument)
Haupt E. R. Charley   Dec 13 1856 6 yrs. son of Mathew & Einshem Haupt. (b 1850)
Hulse Susan E.,   Oct 6 1856 21 yrs. 11 mos. 6 dys (b Oct 30 1834)
Jenkins Morgand   Oct 1 1857 1 yrs. 10 mos. 25 dys. son of Hugh & Margaret Jenkins. (b. Nov 7 1855)
Kelsey Abner Jun 29 1755 Nov 1816   (he was from Connecticut, a soldier of the American Revolution as a private with the Ct troops. His wife was Ann Eaton. The tombstone was not located in 1931 or 1973)
Kelsey Abner   May 17 1871 50 years (b. 1820/21. He was a carpenter)
Kelsey Maryell       wife of Abner Kelsey. (no data, marker not located0
Kelsey Hattie D.   Apr 23 1863 4 yrs. 9 mos. 5dys dau. Of Abner & Maryell Kelsey. (b. Jul 18 1858)
Kelsey Horace   Dec 28 1877 58 yrs. 4 mos. 17 dys. (b. Nov 8 1819. This marker was located in the Ashland Cemetery by Jos. C. Boyd in 1978)
Kelsey Martha   Dec 28 1877 58 yrs. 4 mos. 17 dys. wife of Horace Kelsey. (b. Nov 8 1819. This stone is in the Ashland Cemetery)
Kelsey Candace   Apr 28 1877 18 yrs. 8 mos. 12 dys. dau. Of Horace & Martha Kelsey. 9b. Aug 16 1858. The stone is in the Ashland Cem.)
Kingsley Esther Dec 13 1839 Mar 7 1878   wife of Daniel B. Kingsley. (tombstone is face up on the ground)
Kress Elizabeth M.   Apr 8 1856 25 yrs. 3 mos. 15 dys. (b. Dec 24 1830. Marker is tipping over)
Kress Henry W.   Jan 21 1830 1 mo. 17 dys In Memory Of, son of Samuel D. & M. Maria Kress. (b. Dec 4 1829, a small marker)
Kress Horace   Feb 10 1830 33 yr. 1 mos. 15 dys. In Memor Of, the hones and just husband who died on the 10th day of February, 1830, aged 33 years 1 m and15 days. (b. Dec 26 1796. A large shale stone with face eroding)
Kress Samuel D.   Oct 19 1840 36 yrs. 11 mos. 13 dys. (Nov 6 1803)
Kress M. Maria   Apr 29 1859 48 years wife of Samuel D. Kress and dau of Henry & Mary Wells. (b1811/12)
Kress Samuel J. Mar 1 1838 Apr 4 1889    
Lain George V.   May 9 1837 10 months son of Lawrence & Hannah H. Lain(b. Apr or May 1836. A small shale marker)
Lawrence Gertrude   Dec 3 1897 45 yrs. 5 mos. wife of M. E. Lawrence. (marker located in Ashland cemetery by Jos. C. Boyd in 1978)
Lewis Jennie S.   apr 21 1863 5 yrs. 7 mos. dau. Of Oliver & Ellen Lewis. (b. Aug or Sep 1857)
Lewis Charles V.   Apr 18 1863 7 yrs 7 mos. 17 dys. son of Oliver & Ellen Lewis (b. Sep 1 1855)
Loomis Hattie S.   Mar 16 1878 22 years (b. 1856. A small shale marker)
Loomis Lewis 1824 1869    
Lounsberry Thankful   Sep 29 1882 54 yrs. 6 mos. 5 dys.  wife of N. Lounsberry. (b. Mar 24 1828. Marker broken thru age line.)
Loveland John Steward   Apr 5 1858 3 yrs. 21 dys. son of Stephen & Miranda Loveland. (b. Mar 15 1855)
Lozier Mary Louisa   Jun 21 1862 1 yr. 6 dys dau of John H. & Mary C. Lozier. (b. Jun 15 1861. Small, eroded marker, Age may not be correct.)
Manning Keturah       (broken stone, data could not be read)
Manning Mary A.    Feb 19 1848 2 mos. 13 dys dau of Ephriam & Keturah Manning. (b. Dec 6 1847)
Manworing Margie       (a small brown stone with crude lettering. No data)
Mather Julia   Jun 22 1855 90 yrs. 5 mos 24 dys (b. Dec 29 1764)
Mathews Lawrence   Nov 16 1878 53 yrs. 2 mos. 12 dys (b. Sep 4 1825. He was the son of Amasa & Rebecca Cortwright Mathews and was a farmer in the Town of Ashland with 80 acres)
Mathews Amanda B.   Sep 26 1869 48 yrs. 8 mos. 2 dys wife of Lawrence Mathews (b. Jan 24 1821)
Mathews Mary Jane   Sep 1 1856 17 yrs. 11 mos. dau. Of Lawrence & Amanda Mathews (b. Sep or Oct 1838)
Mathews Infant Son   Feb 27 1837    
Mathews Amasa D.   Jun 18 1846 5 yrs. 11 mos. 10 dys. (b. Jul 8 1840)
Mathews Willie F.   Jun 20 1846 1 yr. 11 mos. 8 dys. (b. Jul 12 1844. The last six names appear on a tall shaft type monument)
McDowell Emma J.   Aug 9 1861 3 yrs. 9 mos. 8 dys. daul of Sanford & Deborah McDowell. (b. Nov 1 1857. Small marker leaning against another)
McHenry Philena   Aug 21 1855 35 yrs. 7 mos 11 dys. wife of Charles McHenry. (b. Jan 10 1800)
Meander Elva A.   Mar 4 1862 1 yr. 8 mos. 16 dys. dau of Oscar & Delia A. Meander. (b. Jun 16 1860)
Merritt Lewis       son of ?? (marker stone is broken on ground)
Miller John D.   Apr 4 1866 57 yrs. 7 mos 21 dys (b. Aug 14 1808)
Miller Isaac   Jul 23 1844 66 yrs. 5 mos. 10 dys. (b. Feb 13 1778)
Miller Catherine   Mar 4 1853 57 yrs. 4 mos. 22 dys. wife of Isaac Miller (b. Oct 19 1785. Stone leans against its base)
Mitchel James   Feb 16 1831 73 yrs. 3 mos. 11 dys (b. Nov 5 1757. A Soldier of the American Revolution. The marker is a shale stone with fine lettering.)
Monroe Nelson & Jennie       In Memory of, Father & Mother (no other data. "Mother & Father" engraved in Old Englis script)
Morehouse Guy L.   Mar 11 1872 5 yrs. 10 mos. 2 dys. son of J. C. & L. L. Morehouse. (b. May 9 1866)
Morley Lena D.   Jan 3 1868 4 yrs. 2 mos. dau. Of John & ? Morley (b. Oct or Nov 1863. Marker eroded)
Morley Sarah A. Stevens 1832 1867   wife of D. Morley
Morley Walter   Oct 3 1872 71 yrs. 6 mos. (b. Mar or Apr 1801)
Morley Julia   Jun 19 1870 62 yrs. 6 mos 17 dys wife of Walter Morley (b. Dec 2 1807. Marker on ground)
Morley Samuel   Feb 24 1850 21 yrs. 6 mos. 4 dys. son of Walter & Julia Morely (b. Aug 20 1828)


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