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Photo by Wayne Benn 2007 Hills Creek
Cemetery Obits
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The following list is part of
the Tioga County Cemetery Inscriptions– Volume 4 . Cemetery read and published
1970s.
Reprinted with Permission of Rhoda ENGLISH Ladd.
Located on Route 58042. Copied by Lola W. Franke of Wellsboro, Pa.
From History of Tioga County by R.D. Brown & Co. 1897, Hills Creek is a settlement on Hills Creek, near the northern line of the township.
The first pioneer here was Dr. Jacob Schieffelin. In 1827, he purchased a large tract of land here, settled there in 1828. In 1830, he built a sawmill and for a number of years was a leading lumberman.
In 1863, Solomon Bennett and Ira Newhall erected a steam saw-mill and soon afterward, sold it to Luther Bennett and George P. Card. Among early settlers was Capt. William Hill, whose name the creek bears.
(My apologies - as it was customary in that era not to mention the women pioneers. They were there as we well know by our own existence, but historians of earlier times did not value their contributions enough to record their names – The above is quoted as written in the 1897 history- JMT)
| NEWHALL | Ira A. | Apr 30,1821 | Dec 22,1879 | ||
| NEWHALL | Delana A. | July 11,1883 | 52yr 4da | w/o Ira A. Dear Mother, rest in quiet sleep, While friends in sorrow o'er you weep | |
| BREWSTER | Infant children of Alonzo C. and Delana Brewster.These stones are very old and lying flat, and overgrown | ||||
| GOODWIN | James W. | Apr 20,1831 | |||
| GOODWIN | Serue L. WHITE | Mar 28,1843 | w/o James W. (Serue L. White) | ||
| GOODWIN | Walter L. | May 23,1846 | June 9,1898 | There is a GAR flag here for one of these | |
| NEWHALL | Large central family monument, seperate headstones | ||||
| NEWHALL | Frank | 1851 | 1926 | ||
| NEWHALL | Jennie A. | 1856 | 1909 | ||
| OSGOOD | J. W. | 1820 | 1888 | ||
| OSGOOD | Ezilpha A. | 1822 | 1908 | his wife | |
| OSGOOD | N. N. | 1847 | 1926 | ||
| Grave here, near fence, GAR flag but no marker | |||||
| BROWN | Leslie W. | 1881 | 1950 | on seperate stone | |
| BROWN | Edith | 1879 | 1967 | ||
| BROWN | Ray | 1884 | 19-- | uncut | |
| BROWN | Thelma | 1912 | 1940 | ||
| BENNETT | Eunice E. | 1894 | 19-- | ||
| BENNETT | Clara A. | 1870 | 1939 | ||
| BENNETT | Edwin | 1860 | 1941 | ||
| BROWN | Zuletta | 1840 | 1904 | w/o J.S.Brown. Mother | |
| COSTELLO | Doris F. | Mar 6,1911 | Dec 27,1954 | (Doris F. Smith) | |
| SMITH | Wm. T. | 1870 | 1941 | Father | |
| SMITH | Lyle D. | 1880 | 1968 | Mother | |
| HEMENWAY | Carl E. | 1961 | 1966 | Luke 18:16 | |
| BROWN | William L. | 1868 | 1938 | ||
| Lyon | Mary | 1877 | 1910 | his wife,(Mary Lyon), Mother | |
| VAN WERT | Dolly | 1865 | 1942 | Mother | |
| VAN WERT | Abraham | 1903 | Baby brother | ||
| HARDING | Sadie | Aug 23,1880 | (Sadie Copley) Mother | ||
| HARDING | Richard F. | Apr 29,1917 | Son | ||
| HARDING | James L. | Aug 10,1917 | Son | ||
| MOSHER | Father | no dates | Upright gray granite Family stone F.L.T & Odd Fellows | ||
| MOSHER | Charles R. | no dates | |||
| MOSHER | Mother | no dates | |||
| MOSHER | Mamie | no dates | |||
| FLEITZ | Mildred L. | Dec 8,1898 | Sept 15,1904 | ||
| RICHARDSON | Harriett A. | 1856 | 1926 | ||
| RICHARDSON | Archie D. | 1851 | 1912 | ||
| BUTLER | C. Gibson | 1855 | 1920 | ||
| BUTLER | Edith L. | 1861 | 1899 | ||
| BUTLER | Elwin G. | 1878 | 1937 | Father | |
| BUTLER | Dessie C. | 1883 | 1939 | Mother | |
| BUTLER | Cpl. Elwin | Mar 17,1945 | Made supreme sacrifice in Germany W.W.2 | ||
| CLEMENS | Bert C. | 1874 | 1946 | ||
| CLEMENS | Ida R. | 1880 | 1946 | ||
| CLEMENS | Leafy | 1902 | 1903 | Children of Bert and Ida Clemens | |
| CLEMENS | Archie | 1916 | 1916 | Children of Bert and Ida Clemens | |
| CLEMENS | Martin | 1918 | 1918 | Children of Bert and Ida Clemens | |
| SPENCER | Infant | dau of Floyd and Agnes C. Spencer | |||
| SPENCER | Ruth A. | 1935 | 1935 | ||
| CARPENTER | Archie Ray | 1881 | 1936 | ||
| Copley | Rena | 1877 | 19-- | ||
| WEBSTER | Dan P. | 1812 | 1890 | all on one stone | |
| WEBSTER | Lydia I. | 1816 | 1866 | his wife | |
| Ludlam | Stella | 1873 | 1902 | (Stella Ludlam) | |
| Webster | Newell P. | 1851 | 1910 | ||
| Webster | Annie | 1847 | 1910 | his wife | |
| Wilkinson | Gertrude | 1878 | 1924 | ||
| WAGNER | Leafy Lyon | 1881 | 1903 | ||
| BUTTON | Dorothy | July 28, 1854 | May 19,1912 | w/o W.C. Button | |
| BUTTON | Alley | Sept 6,1895 | 11 years | Children of W.C. and Dorothy Button | |
| BUTTON | Myrtlle | May 10,1882 | 3 years | Children of W.C. and Dorothy Button | |
| BUTTON | Maud | July 12,1877 | 6 weeks | Children of W.C. and Dorothy Button | |
| BUTTON | Goldin | Feb 26,1893 | 2 weeks | Children of W.C. and Dorothy Button | |
| Two field stones | |||||
| KITTELL | M. D. | Nov 9,1829 | Feb 8,1908 | GAR Flag (Civil War) | |
| KITTELL | Minnie | 1868 | 1923 | ||
| KITTELL | Adelbert | 1859 | 1929 | ||
| KITTELL | Jan 10,1898 | 6yr | Dau.---of A.E. and M.M. | ||
| SCHEELEY | John | 5 identical headstones with | |||
| SCHEELEY | Fred | ||||
| SCHEELEY | William | ||||
| SCHEELEY | Father | ||||
| SCHEELEY | Mother | ||||
| SCHEELEY | Fred | 1882 | 1964 | ||
| SCHEELEY | Anna | 1873 | 1949 | ||
| BADMAN | Samuel | 1873 | 1925 | ||
| BADMAN | Elizabeth | 1827 | 1892 | ||
| BADMAN | Dolly | 1869 | 1894 | ||
| DECKER 1857-1936 | Abram | 1857 | 1936 | ||
| DECKER 1857-1936 | Mary | 1854 | 1921 | his wife | |
| ABERNATHY | Large block type shaft, urn broken off | ||||
| ABERNATHY | Robert | Sept 4,1831 | Mar 10,1886 | GAR | |
| ABERNATHY | Ellen S. | Nov 19,1835 | Nov 19,1835 | ||
| ABERNATHY | Baby | ||||
| COLE | Anna | 1908 | |||
| COLE | Dewey | 1899 | |||
| BADMAN - | B. Robert | 1897 | |||
| BADMAN - | Elouise M. | 1915 | |||
| PECK | George M. | 1846 | 1931 | G.A.R. Flag | |
| PECK | Kate | 1862 | 1927 | his wife | |
| SCHIEFFLIN | No names | or dates | Two children of Clinton and Jane Schieffelin | ||
| MARLAND | William A. | 1906 | 19-- | ||
| MARLAND | Clara M. | 1911 | 19-- | ||
| LOCKWOOD | Margaret | Nov 22,1803 | Mar 20,1884 | ||
| LOCKWOOD | D.A. | Feb 8,1811 | |||
| LOCKWOOD | Denison | Feb 8,1811 | Feb 16,1907 | ||
| BELLINGER | Levi | 1816 | 1897 | ||
| BELLINGER | Lavina | 1811 | 1888 | his wife | |
| WHITNEY | Frank | 1850 | 1923 | ||
| WHITNEY | Adeline E. | 1850 | 1919 | his wife | |
| WHITNEY | Catherine L. | Apr 24,1895 | 5yr 7mo | d/o Frank & Adaline | |
| SCHIEFFELIN | Catherine | Apr 3,1873 | 50yr 8mo | w/o A.Schieffelin | |
| SCHIEFFELIN | Alfred L. | June 15,1874 | 10yr 8mo 21da | ||
| SCHIEFFELIN | Alfred E. | 1827 | 1913 | GAR flag Co.K 207th Pa P.V. | |
| MCCONNELL | 3 stones, overgrown, GAR (Civil War) flag . | ||||
| MCCONNELL | Danny R. | May 15,1876 | 5mo 7da | s/o N.R. and A.F | |
| WEBSTER | Dannie | May 29,1892 | 11yr | d/o R. and Addie | |
| WEBSTER | Gertrude | Oct 31,1877 | 4da | d/o R. and Addie | |
| WEBSTER | Roswell I. | 1844 | 1910 | GAR flag IOOF FLT | |
| ELY | George F. | 1900 | 1968 | Masonic Emblem | |
| ELY | Wuanita S. | 1912 | W.W.1 holder | ||
| COPLEY | Clarissa | 1836 | 1925 | ||
| COPLEY | Amos | 1850 | 1935 | ||
| COPLEY | William | 1848 | 1934 | All on one monument | |
| COPLEY | Effie | 1875 | 1897 | ||
| COPLEY | Susie | 1850 | 1893 | ||
| COPLEY | Nellie | 1863 | 1924 | ||
| SAMPSON | J.R. | 1852 | 1941 | ||
| JAYNES | Anna A. | 1864 | 1936 | ||
| GOODWIN | C.V. | Oct 5,1834 | Apr 14,1893 | ||
| GOODWIN | Abiah | Sept 23,1836 | Jan 20,1901 | his wife | |
| GOODWIN | Clara | May 12,1869 | May 11,1885 | Footstones-Father, Mother, Sister | |
| SAMPSON | Large gray marker with 5 headstones. | ||||
| SAMPSON | Ralph | July 7,1840 | June 17,1899 | Father | |
| SAMPSON | Lizzie | Oct 31,1853 | Nov 7,1938 | Mother | |
| SAMPSON | Baby | ||||
| PECK | Elihu | Nov 30,1858 | 44yr 10mo 19da | ||
| COPLEY | Carl | July 17,1796 | Feb 12,1891 | ||
| COPLEY | Martha L. | June 18,1813 | Oct 20,1863 | his wife | |
| COPLEY | Phebe M. | July 7,1845 | May 1847 | ||
| COPLEY | Infant son | Sept 12,1854 | Dec 1854 | ||
| COPLEY | Emily | Oct 29,1849 | July 3,1854 | ||
| COPLEY | George | July 3,1854 | Mar 25,1890 | ||
| BARNES | William | Apr 6,1818 | Aug 1,1900 | ||
| BARNES | Elizabeth | Mar 16,1820 | Oct 30,1898 | his wife | |
| COPLEY | Lyman | no dates | Co.A.171 Pa inf. | ||
| BRYANT | Alonzo | no dates | Co.H.45th Pa Inf | ||
| SMITH | Wilbur D. | 1891 | 1964 | Father | |
| SMITH | Susanna | 1863 | 1944 | ||
| SMITH | Grant B. | 1864 | 19-- | ||
| SMITH | Edgar | 1866 | 1944 | Spanish American War Holder | |
| SMITH | 1888 | 1944 | |||
| COPLEY | Charles C. | 1892 | 19-- | ||
| COPLEY | Avah B. | 1904 | 1947 | ||
| COPLEY | Hilda I. | 1958 | |||
| This finishes main part of cemetery. In separate fenced in area, near main road----------- | |||||
| ADAMS | E.J. | no dates | |||
| ADAMS | Eliza | 1866 | 1920 | w/o E.J.Adams | |
| ADAMS | Eliza | Apr 20,1882 | July 13,1953 | ||
| ADAMS | Erwin J. | 1865 | 1935 | ||
| SAMPSON | Margaret E. | Aug 19,1878 | Sept 22,1970 | ||
| MCENTEE | Edgar A. | 1856 | 1925 | ||
| MCENTEE | Mary J. | 1861 | 1921 | his wife | |
| MCENTEE | Robert E. | Sept 2,1901 | Apr 14,1904 | son | |
| MCENTEE | L.L.M. | Headstone | |||
| MCENTEE | Father | Headstone | |||
| MCENTEE | Mother | Headstone | |||
| ADAMS | Robert E. | 1893 | 1960 | ||
| ADAMS | Anna R. | 1890 | 1965 | ||
| SAMPSON | John | May 7,1838- | Father | ||
| SAMPSON | Lucy E. | May 25,1845 | July 12,1914 | Mother | |
| Three smaller stones with--- | |||||
| Ellen N. | July 17,1877 | Jan 29, 1884 | |||
| Ethel M. | Jan 17,1869 | Jan 6,1882 | |||
| ADAMS | Joseph | Sept 18,1893 | 96 years | ||
| ADAMS | Robert | Aug 16,1889 | 69 years | ||
| ADAMS | Ann Jane | Jan 21,1910 | 84 years | ||
| HAYS | Two old thin stones, lying flat and overgrown. | ||||
| HAYS | Henry | June 18, 1868 | 77yr 1mo 18da | ||
| HAYS | Margaret | Dec 20,1858 | 66yr 7mo 12da | his wife | |
| ADAMS | On large shaft type stone - | ||||
| ADAMS | William | Mar 7,1861 | 89 years | ||
| ADAMS | Nancy | Sept 20,1857 | 86 years | his wife | |
| ADAMS | William Jr. | June 21,1840 | 47 years | ||
| ADAMS | Mary | Apr 12,1882 | 91 years | ||
| ADAMS | Robert W. | Apr 11,1861 | 8yr 6mo 1da | On small stone- s/o Robert & Ann Jane | |
| Many other stones lying flat and overgrown | |||||
| ADAMS | Old thin marble, lying flat, covered with dirt from woodchuck hole | ||||
| ADAMS | John | ----3,1852 | in his 40th year | ||
| ADAMS | Susan | May 9,1882 | 79 years | ||
Published on Tri-Counties 10 DEC 2005