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The Lanesboro Cemetery – Section 1 (Lanesboro, PA)

May 24, 2009

The Lanesboro Cemetery is located on the Main Street that runs right through the little village of historic Lanesboro, PA. With its crisp chain link fencing, paved pathways twining through out the different sections, this lovely country cemetery is neat, clean and very well kept. Because it is a rather large cemetery, it has been broken down into four sections to post.

The first section lies to the immediate right as you enter the gate at the Main Street entrance – a beautiful blue stone marker has been placed here. Section 2 is also on the right hand side of this entrance, just located up the paved drive another few hundreds yards or so behind a little stand of trees. When the leaves are on the trees, it is difficult to see this section. Section 3 is the central part of the cemetery with some burials on a large terrace facing out towards the Main Street. The paved drive allows you to drive up and around this section as most of the stones are located in a large field on top of this section.
Section 4 lies to the left of this main body of the cemetery. Again, the paved drive allows you to go completely around this part.

It is Section 1 that has been posted first. The other sections will be posted at a later date.

Lanesboro Cemetery Section 1

Lanesboro Cemetery Section 1

Lanesboro Cemetery Sign

Lanesboro Cemetery Sign


Lanesboro Cemetery Section 1
Accordino, Arthur – 1909-1982 (Veteran’s Plaque)
Accordino, Arthur J. – 1909-1982
Accordino, Margaret E. – 1908-1983
Andrus, Fred L. – 1872-1936
Andrus, Nora E. (Smith) – 1886-1977
Arthur, Charles C. Sr. – 1903-1978
Arthur, Mildred M. – 1905-1987
Axtell, Andrew C. – 1882-1948
Axtell, Mary C. – 1883-1971
Axtell, Robert McKune – Aug. 18, 1930 – Oct. 29, 1994 (Veteran’s Plaque)
Axtell, Robert McKune – Aug. 18, 1930 – Oct. 29, 1994 (Veteran’s Plaque)
Ball, Helen W. – 1913- 2001
Ball, Steven C. – Dec. 14, 1952 – July8, 1955
Ball, Ted Joseph – 1947 – 1993 (Beloved Son)
Ball, Timothy G. – Oct. 10, 1951 – Jan. 4, 1958
Barton, Bertha B. – 1893-1942
Barton, Edward L. – Sept. 6, 1916-Aug. 22, 2007 (Veteran Plaque)
Barton, Howard C. – 1880-1961
Barton, Marjorie S. – 1921-2001
Barton, Miles H. – 1914-1969
Beam, Dorothea – 1920-1991
Bedford, Valeda – 1928-1951
Benedict, Arthur H. – 1903-1934
Benedict, Erma E. – 1904-1989
Blackinton, Charles Willis – 1893-1969
Blackinton, Gertrude M. (Lewis) – 1896-1955
Blackinton, John Monroe – 1869-1951
Blackinton, Mary E. (Ables) – 1874-1943
Bond, George E. 1873-1946
Bonner, Pauline (Lannon) – Nov. 19, 1916-Sept. 29, 1960
Braungard, William – 1907-1986
Brooker, Anna E. – 1871-1937
Brooker, D. Clinton – 1871-1944
Brower, Arthur – 1871-1947
Brower, Eva K. – 1900-1988
Brower, Hannah A. – 1871-1938
Brower, Helen (Porter) – 1909-1995
Brower, Martin – 1899-1920
Brower, Reuben A. – 1908-1975
Brown, Minnie – 1876-1964 (Stone has no last name but lies next to Wm. Brown)
Brush, Betty L. – June 2, 1930 – Jan. 18, 2001
Brush, Josephine Lewis – Feb. 23, 1899-Apr. 13, 1979
Brush, Michael F. – Jan. 17, 1896-June 22, 1959 (Veteran’s Plaque)
Burchell, Chauncy P. – 1883-19672
Burchell, Florence A. – 1887-1959
Burdick, Juanita A. – 1913-no dates
Burdick, Lloyd M. – 1912-1983
Card, C. Vernon – 1922-1980
Card, Emma K. (Schmidt) – 1876-1965
Card, Frank Alzonzo – 1871-1948
Card, Stanley – June 10, 1913-Jan. 10, 1968 (Veteran’s Plaque)
Clapper, Frieda E. – 1888-1961
Clapper, Hugh M. – 1889-1960
Cooper, Helen G. – 1910-1985
Cooper, William H. – 1903-1954
Crossier, Clyde D. 1901-1948
Crossier, Marion 1903-1984
Dilello, Alton F. – 1937-1999
Dilello, Regina E. – 1939- no dates
Duree, Francis R. – 1911-1939
Ellis, Forrest R. – July 14, 1902 – Mar. 29, 1987
Ellis, Marian D. – Sept. 29, 1902 – Nov. 11, 2001
Empet, Florence B. – 1875-1932
Empet, Isabel M. (Poter) 1854-1930
Empet, Thomas J. Jr. – 1851-1933
Fogelson, Joseph W. – 1915-1982
Fogelson, Joseph W. – 1915-1982 (Veteran’s Plaque)
Fogelson, Lucille (Thomas) – 1913-1983
Fritchley, George H. – May 27, 1883 – Feb. 23, 1970
Fritchley, Jayne (Bertine) – Apr. 17, 1918-Sept. 5, 1937
Fritchley, Mildred E. – May 27, 1894 – June 23, 1977
Gaes, Fannie C. – 1888-1952
Gates, Wallace A. – 1870-1947
Geer, Della R. – 1882-1960
Geer, Rufus E. -1870-1943
Glover, Elizabeth G. – Apr. 9, 1932-Dec. 20, 1999
Gordon, Kenneth A. – 1916-2003
Gordon, Phoebe (MacPherson) – 1924-no dates
Govern, Edward J. – 1890 – 1952
Govern, Ruth M. – 1902-1990
Greeley, Anna E. – 1878-1957
Greeley, Evelyn G. – 1908-1984
Greeley, George H. – 1873-1955
Greeley, Joey H. – 1904-1970
Greeley, Junior H. – 1925-1935
Greeno, Katherine Mae – Died Aug. 23, 1959
Hallstead, Elizabeth – 1886-1940
Hallstead, James – 1889 – 1965
Hanzalik, Diane (Hassinger) – 1942-1983
Hard, Richard – 1893-1972
Hart, Wilson – Aug. 7, 1936 Aged 16 yrs.
Hassinger, Agnes (Jehu) – 1922-1996
Hassinger, Irene J. (Harden) 1895-1921
Hassinger, Louis – 1890-1930
Hassinger, Louis R. – 1918-1978
Hendrickson, Earl – 1882-1951
Hendrickson, James P. – 1964 (only date on stone)
Hendrickson, Libbie – 1884-1969
Hendrickson, Lillian M. – 1908-1992 (no last name on stone but in Hendrickson Lot)
Hendrickson, Ray S. – 1905-1980 (no last name on stone but in Hendrickson Lot)
Hendrickson, Roland S. – 1907-1998 (no last name on stone but in Hendrickson Lot)
Hendrickson, Roma (Lannon) – 1913-1996
Jennings, Amy A. (Woodard) -1850-1922
Jennings, Helen M. – 1915-1924
Jennings, Mae E. – 1892-1991
Jennings, Stephen W. – 1888-1971
Jennings, Thomas E. – 1913-1974
Jennings, Thomas H. – 1847-1923
Jordan, Helen J. – 1911-1985
Jordan, Walter A. – 1903 – 1967
Keyes, Fred J. – 1890-1982
Keyes, Frederick G. – 1917-2007
Keyes, Harry G. – 1889-1925
Keyes, Ina (Bagley) 1916-2000
Keyes, Jessie (Cooke) – 1896-1969
Kishbaugh, Frank L. – 1901-1925
Lawrence, Carrie (Bond) 1868-1953
Lawrence, Charles O. – 1860-1934
Leibig, Peter J. – 1865-1935
Lewis, George A. – 1901-1969
Lewis, Milo Ernest – Mar. 2, 1901-Feb. 10, 1952 (Veteran)
Livingston, Elizabeth – 1908-1970
Livingston, Minor – 1895-1971
Llewellyn, Charles E. – 1884-1951
Llewellyn, Lela C. 1898-1984
Lovelace, Ada (Malpass) – 1875 – 1945
Lovelace, Arvilla M. (Boice) – 1896-1966
Lovelace, James D. – 1903-1926
Lovelace, Rev. Leon A. – 1895-1979
Lovelace, Sidney W. – 1872-1944
Luciana, Beatrice W. – 1902-1989
Luciana, Peter J. – 1902-1988
Luscomb, Mary E. (Bond) – May 31, 1865-Mar. 11, 1943
Luscomb, Maud H. – Nov. 11, 1895-Jan. 17, 1983 (no last name on stone but it lies next to William and Mary Luscomb)
Luscomb, William – Jan. 29, 1863-Jan. 29, 1936
Lyons, Hazel A. – 1903-1967
Lyons, Robert J. – 1905-1994
MacPherson, Claire T. – 1883-1979
Marshall, Gertrude – 1888-1953
Martin, Gerard – Died Sept. 24, 1940 (Veteran)
McCann, Katherine E. – 1905-1984
McCann, Raymond J. – 1894-1966
McKune, Mabel (Luscomb) 1889-1967
McKune, S. Arthur – 1885-1933 ( Son of Gilbert and Flora McKune)
Medlar, James M. – 1875-1956
Medlar, Leah A. – 1875-1951 (no last name on stone but lies next to James Medlar – “his wife”)
Merk, Clara (Keyes) 1890-
Merk, John H. 1876-1966
Monell, Edgar A. – 1887-1962
Monell, Ethel B. 1891-1961
Moore, Arthur C. – 1874-1936
Moore, Eunice M. – 1913-1991
Moore, Frances – 1882-1925
Moore, Frederick A. – 1931-1931
Moore, Richard C. – 1912-1991
Morse, Annie M. (McDonald) 1878-1941
Morse, Seymour Halsey – 1873-1950
Oakley, James B. – 1856-1936
Oakley, Lottie – 1860 – no dates
Odell, H. Esther (Ables) (Gates) – 1857-1921
Penndorf, Agnes – 1882-1965
Penndorf, Richard S. – 1883-1935
Pond, C. Henry – 1887-1981
Pond, Jennie T. – 1895-1963
Potter, Elphonse – May 1911-March 1935 (Veteran)
Potter, Fred E. – 1886-1971
Potter, William F. – Oct. 30, 1912-Sept. 6, 1967 (Veteran)
Prentice, Arthur H. – 1907-1926
Prentice, Evah – 1905-1976
Prentice, Frank E. – 1854 – 1928
Prentice, Frank M. – Jan. 12, 1924 – June 3, 2001 (Veteran’s Plaque)
Prentice, Fred – 1901-1940
Prentice, Frederick – 1926- no dates
Prentice, George E. – 1861-1920
Prentice, Mary E. 1871-1959
Prentice, Nancy M. – 1865-19221
Reid, Adeline (Carr) – 1875-1931
Reid, Rev. M. Hunter – 1859-1939
Reigles, Otto – 1892-1967
Reigles, Phoebe A. (Smith) – 1896-1945
Riley, J. Kort – 1957 (only date on stone)
Robson, Elsie M. – 1897-1992
Robson, George R. – 1919-1933
Robson, Rennison – 1896-1965
Saam, Elma I. – 1889-1959
Saam, Ethel E. – 1896-1945
Saam, Henry – 1890 – 1958
Saam, Henry 1867-1941
Schmidt, Sophia – 1847-1934
Schubacher, Carl – 1869-1940
Shofkom, Clarence – 1898-1944 (Veteran)
Shofkom, Theresa – 1912-1983
Slocum, Edith (Gardner) – Oct. 19, 1899-Mar. 26, 1989
Slocum, Harry H. – Oct. 13, 1894 – May 3, 1954 (Veteran’s Plaque)
Smith, Frank J. – 1891-11977
Smith, James – 1846-1920 (Veteran)
Smith, Lena (Stewart) – 1881-1956
Smith, Lynn O. – June 25, 1916-Dec. 11, 1994 (Veteran’s Plaque)
Smith, Marie (Taylor) – 1894-1962
Smith, Nellie (Taylor) – 1888- 1933
Smith, Oscar S. – 1891-1950
Smith, Philip Edgar – 1877-1948
Smith, Roselia J. – 1859-1935
Smith, Zulita Z. – 1897-1978
Soop, Catherine – 1909-1974
Soop, Donald – 1905-1970
Soop, Mabel – 1878-1952
Soop, Valentine – 1881-1955
Squires, Estella E. (Heliker) – 1862-1953
Squires, Horace Edward – 1856-1937
Stack, Fern V. – 1913- 1982
Stack, Stephen J. – 1918- 1983
States, Frederick – Nov. 9, 1909-Apr. 3, 1943
Storer, Emery Scott – 1917-1953
Storer, Mabel W. (Abrams) – 1919- no dates
Taylor, Eunice – 1849-1924
Taylor, James – 1846-1920
Teed, Mary J. (Fisk) (Lewis) 1875-1949
Terrell, Edwin S. – 1871-1952
Terrell, Lewis M. – 1896-1964
Terrell, Nettie B. – 1872-1943
Terrell, Ruth S. – 1899-1974
Theodore, Amelia P. – 1888-1977
Theodore, Belle P. – 1915-1934
Townsend, Ida L. – 1863-1939
Townsend, Lenoir- 1851-1937
VanHorn, Ella – 1893-1991
VanHorn, Fred A. – 1864-1936
VanHorn, Lottie – 1869-1960
VanHorn, Stephen – 1883-1955
Wadin, Edward G. – 1897-1946
Wadin, Lila B. – 1897-1981
Watkins, Burt H. – 1872-1954
Watkins, Earl C. – 1918-1978
Watkins, LaVere C. – 1906-1977
Watkins, Marion R. – 1913-2004
Watkins, Milton C. – 1913-1977
Watkins, Nellie (Cone) – 1876-1947
Wayman, Julius J. – 1857-1941
Wolf, Josephine M. – 1920 – no dates
Woodard, Fred – 1880-1965
Woodard, Ora – 1876-1938
Woodmansee, Charlotte L. – 1926 – 1940
Woodmansee, Edna B. – 1892 – 1952
Woodmansee, George E. – 1886- 1960
*Updated information on the following people: Abrams, Mabel – 1919 – 2011, Russell, Doris A. – 1911 – 2009 and Josephine Wolf M. 1920 – 2011*

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Abram Walker

April 9, 2009

Because Ianthus Walker doesn’t mention anything about his parents or siblings in all of his Civil War Pension Papers, I was intrigued when an Abram Walker gave a deposition on Ianthus’s behalf in an affidavit dated 1891. In the Commemorative Biographical Record by J. H. Beers, an extensive account of Abram Walker and his life is given – that he had lived in Brandt before his enlistments in the Civil War and then in Lanesboro after the war had ended. So, I didn’t know if it was mere coincidence that he and Ianthus shared the same last name or if they were indeed brothers or cousins. It has been something that I have been trying to find out now for the last few years….

Abram Walker was born in Sanford, NY in July of 1833, to William and Debbie (Monroe) Walker. CBR goes on to state that Abram was one of a family of thirteen children, (five of whom died in infancy) and it does list the remaining seven brothers and sisters but– Ianthus is not one of them. Because Abram’s father died when he was just a small boy, he was placed with a family in Deposit, NY (Delaware County). It was there that he learned to be a mason, and later, in 1856, he married Susan Finch. After the marriage, they settled in Brandt until 1861 when the Civil War broke out. Like Ianthus, Abram mustered into the army but served a longer term with two different companies.

In Abram Walker’s Civil War Pension Papers, there isn’t any reference to relatives at all. No children are mentioned in the papers – just one brief account by his wife on a Widow’s Pension Application that states “there aren’t any children under the age of 16 living in the household”. But in Beers’ Commemorative Record, it states that Abram and Susan had five children; three daughters and two sons but both sons drowned.

It seems probable that Abram and Ianthus Walker were related- they were both born in Sanford, NY just a few years apart. Ianthus lived in a household with a Thomas and Debbie Henderson. Both were married in January of 1856 – by the same minister. Familiar signatures appear on affidavits for Abram, giving the same testimonies as for Ianthus. Being that Brandt and Lanesboro were such little towns with only a few miles apart, it seems likely that they certainly knew each other and were possibly well acquainted.

Four years of soldiering took its toll on Abram Walker and his family – after his return from the Civil War, he was plagued with ill health and unable to keep steady work. Through his pension papers that I have posted in the gallery, you can read and appreciate this life story of another small family from Harmony Township…

Abram Walker gravestone in Lanesboro Cemetery

Abram Walker gravestone in Lanesboro Cemetery

Abram Walker Tombstone

Abram Walker Tombstone

I have posted numerous pages of Abram’s pension papers in the Abram Walker gallery.

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Newspaper Items (Stevens Point Cemetery Burials) From Research at the Historical Society in Montrose, PA

April 2, 2009

George Kuhn, aged 55 years, died suddenly at his home on the outskirts of Susquehanna on Tuesday 7-20-1920. He is survived by one son, who resides in Stevens’ Point.
Montrose Independent Republican 8-6-1920

Roland Kuhn, of Stevens Point, aged 18 years, son of George Kuhn of Oakland, lost his life Sunday morning, near the Erie stone bridge at Lanesboro, by being hit by an Erie express train.
Montrose Democrat 11-20-1913

Elwin Kuhn, aged 22, was fatally injured while gunning, near his home at Stevens Point, on Saturday afternoon. In some manner his gun was accidentally discharged and an artery in one of his legs was severed. He died in a few hours. The funeral took place on Tuesday from the Steven’s Point Methodist Church.
Montrose Independent Republican 11-10-1899

At the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Seamans at Steven’s Point, Feb. 22, 1898, occurred the death of George Wilson after an illness of about two months. Son of Frederick Wilson, he was age 13 years 5 months.
Montrose Democrat March 17, 1898

The death of Cora, the daughter of F. L. and Mary E. Wilson, age 17 years 10 months and 27 days formerly of Susquehanna, occurred in Scranton on Wed. May 3, 1899, after a protracted illness resulting from appendicitis. She is survived by a father, mother and two sisters, Mrs. Lillie McHenry of New Milford and Mrs. Nellie Bell of Windsor.
The remains were brought to Stevens Point and interred beside those of her brother; Rev. D. C. Barnes of Lanesboro conducted the services at the grave.
Montrose Democrat May 11, 1899

The remains of Elmer Carnegie, who died in Elmira, were brought to his home at Stevens Point, Wednesday, 10-15.
Montrose Independent Republican 10-24-1902

At his home in Stevens’ Point, PA, May 2, 1901, S. H. Carnegie , aged 74 years. Funeral held last Sunday from the Methodist Church in that place, Rev. D. L. Meeker officiating.
Montrose Independent Republican May 10, 1901

Albert A. Rockwell, 62 years old, died at his home in Stevens Point, Sunday 5-18-1924. He is survived by his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Linn Schenck , Mrs. Ray Keesler, Mrs. Walter Glover, and Mrs. Walter Brady, 3 sons, Ray, Merlin and Harold, 2 sisters, Mrs. James Reed and Mrs. M. H. Connelly. Burial in the Stevens Point Cemetery.
Montrose Democrat 5-22-1924

At the Brandt Brick Works on Saturday morning, Eugene Campbell of Stevens Point, was killed by the caving in of an embankment. Deceased leaves a widow and four children. The funeral took place, Monday, with interment in the Stevens Point Cemetery.
Unidentified Newspaper July 3, 1903

The remains of Mrs. Frank Burchell of Syracuse, N. Y. were brought to Stevens Point for burial Tuesday of last week. H. I. and C. F. Burchell brothers in law, from this place were in attendance.
Forest City News 9-20-1925

Frank Burchell, of Stevens Point, an aged and respected citizen, died 8-21-1913 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Michael Sheffelm, Lanesboro.
Montrose Democrat 9-4-1913

Mrs. Horace Burchell of Stevens Point, died suddenly on Thursday of pneumonia. The funeral was held at the M. E. church in that place.
Forest City News 1-22-1914

The death of Horace Burchell, a veteran of the Civil War, occurred at his home in Endwell, March 12th. The body was brought to the home of his son, Chauncey Burchell, of this place. The funeral was held Monday at Stevens Point. Burial was also made at that place.
Forest City News 3-19-1931

Charles Tewksbury met his death last Saturday afternoon while helping a neighbor, Perry Bushnell, unload hay. Mr. Tewksbury was standing under the hay forks, when they fell striking him in such a manner that it severed the jugular vein and he died in a few minutes. Mr. Tewksbury was about 70 years of age, had lived in this neighborhood for many years and was respected by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Tewksbury, two daughters, Mrs. Agnes Keating of Avoca, and Mrs. Mabel Corby of Waverly, and six grand children, Marjorie, Edith, Ruth, Agnes and Marion Keating, and Mrs. Anna Prentice, who had always made her home with her grandparents, up to the time of her marriage. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock and burial was made in the Stevens Point Cemetery. Rev. Lamb of Lanesboro officiated.
Binghamton Newspaper 9-12-1918

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Quarry Documents

March 21, 2009

These documents were typical of quarry transactions of the period.

Walter Glover Quarry Receipts

Pennsylvania Blue Stone Company

Putnam and Whipple Stone Company

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Harmony Township Quarry

February 10, 2009

This picture came from a collection of pictures from Ethel (Rockwell) (Glover) French, sister to Ray Rockwell. Her first husband was Walter Glover and in the several censuses, it has he and his family living and working in Thompson, as a farmer and a quarryman. The original picture is a black and white 4” X 8” print pasted on heavy gray cardstock. No names are written on the back. There were several active quarries around at the time of Walter Glover and because these pictures were from Ethel French, it is likely that this picture may have been taken at the Company Quarry (owned by Joseph Botts) on Pig Pen Alley Road in Lanesboro or the Hobbs Quarry (owned by the Rockwells) located in Stevens Point. Either way, the picture is unique that it shows the hard labor of quarrying and the lack of sophisticated equipment used to mine the stone from the earth.

Men working in the Harmony Township Quarry

Men working in the Harmony Township Quarry

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