Chemung County NY
Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
Ashland Cemetery, Town of Ashland, Chemung County, NY
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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
Comstock Peggy Sue


(no stone) Roberts Funeral Home: d. Mar 29 1977. CR: infant, died Wellsburg bur Mar 29 1977
Conklin Andrew Jackson Jun 11 1895 Feb 4 1975
Sgt. U. S. Army World War I (this burial does not appear on the cemetery records.
Conklin Charles M. Jun 2 1931 Mar 8 1962
NY Sgt. U. S. Army CR: d. Wellsburg, bur. Lot #313 Mar 26 1962
Conklin Edward J. 1897 1969
CR: D. Elmira buried May 23 1969 Lot #313
Conklin Elizabeth 1844 1925
his wife
Conklin Guy L. 1866 1886
their son "He had a separate stone which was being used as a step to the tool house in July 1973. The original stone: b. Apr 18 1866-D. May 7 1886
Conklin Mary
Apr 17 1901 50 yrs. 11 mos. wife of A. J. Conklin
Conklin Myrtle B. 1902 1971
Roberts Funeral Home: d. Apr. 4 1971. CR: d. Wellsburg bur. Apr 8 1971 Lot #313
Conklin S. J.
Jan 28 1896 49 yrs. 8 mos. 25 dys.
Conklin William 1939 1926
Obvious error or transpositions- check cemetery.
Conklin William


(no stone) CR: bur. Nov 13 1916 aged 49 years.
Cook Helen W. 1905 None

Cook John C.  1910 1965
CR: d. Newburgh, NY, buried May 11 1965 Lot #269. "He has a second tombstone"
Cook John C.  Aug 22 1910 May 7 1965
NY Sgt. Army Air Force, World War II (second separate tombstone)
Coonsack Jean E. 1927 None

Coonsack Stephen J. 1906 1955
CR: bur. Feb. 17 1955 Lot #251. The record also show the surname being spelled as "Komczak"
Cooper George W. Feb 2 1891 Feb 18 1961
NY Pfc., Co. C. 307th Inf. World War I. CR: d. Wellsburg buried Lot #292
Cooper Jessie


See entry for HOWARD E. BURT
Cooper Olive M. 1894 1968
CR: d. Elmira, buried Dec 10 1968 Lot #292
Cooper  Josey


(no stone) CR: d. Elmira, aged 63 years buried Dec 21 1927
Corby Edward C. 1936 1964
CR: Junior; d. Wellsburg, aged 27 years 11 months 13 days, buried apr 11 1964
Corey Caroline


(no stone) CR: bur Jan 10 1926 aged 77 years
Coughlin Charles W. 1911 1974
Roberts Funeral Home D. Oct 13 1974 CR: d. Elmira
Coughlin Doris J. 1915 1972
Roberts Funeral Home: d. Jul 4 1972. CR: d. Wellsburg buried Lot #373
Courtright Earle E. 1889 1920
USS Reina Mercedes
Courtright Eber G. 1845 1918
Co. A, 2 D.C. Inf.
Courtright Herbert L. 1884 1962
CR: d. elmira, buried Mar 28 1962 Lot #197
Courtright Lena B. 1883 1975
CR: d. Wellsburg, buried Aug 6 1975
Covell Barton C. Nov 11 1854 Apr 25 1858
These last four are children of C. T. & E. C. Covell
Covell Calvin T. Jan 22 1809 May 10 1879

Covell Elizabeth Coleman Dec 31 1809 Oct 10 1857
his wife
Covell Elizabeth P. Aug 8 1840 Jan 3 1856

Covell Elmer E. 1865 1934
CR: died Bradford County, Pa.
Covell George W. Feb 14 1832 Feb 23 1832

Covell Guy P. 1889 1977
Roberts Funeral Home: d. Jan 1 1977. CR: D. Bentley Creek, Pa. bur Jan 2 1977
Covell Hannah June 28 1786 Oct 10 1863
his wife
Covell James Mar 8 1777 Mar 21 1865
Captain War of 1812
Covell Jeremiah C. Jul 4 1847 Sep 21 1848

Covell Jessie 1864 1913
CR: buried Sep 21 1913. (a shaft type monument)
Covell Pauline 1905 1963
CR: d. Jul 15 1963 bur Lot #98
Covell Rebecca Pierce 1780 Dec 14 1848
his wife
Covell Ross P. Jul 24 1897 Aug 1 1968
Penna. Tec. 5, Hq. Det. 4 SVC Comd World War I & II. CR: d. Wellsburg, buried aug 5 1968 Lot #304A
Covey Daniel James Apr 12 1959 Nov 16 1959
"Son" CR: d. Wellsburg, aged 7 months 7 days, buried Lot #297
Craig Carl Mason Jan 30 1897 May 18 1970
CR: d. Springfield Township, Bradford Co., Pa. buried May 23 1970 Lot #50
Craig Claraibell T. 1876 1945
CR: cremated, ashes buried May 10 1945 Lot #50
Craig Edwin M. 1870 1955
CR: middle name was "McKee", died Jan 10 1955 at Trappe, Pa., cremated, ashes buried Jul 17 1964 Lot #50
Craig Joseph May 26 1860 Nov 9 1894

Craig Kitsie P. Jun 28 1859 Apr 28 1892
wife of Joseph Craig. (shaft monument)
Craig Laura 1848 1922
his wife
Craig Samuel W. 1838 1918

Crandall Adeline E.


See entry for HAROLD YAVIS
Crandall Charles H. Aug 26 1875 Jan 17 1961
CR: d. Elmira, buried Mar 8 1961 Lot #268
Crandall Charlie 1881 1934

Crandall Frances A. 1912 1936
"Granddaughter of A. Webb" CR: died Rochester, NY
Crandall Frances S. 1860 1964
CR: d. Wellsburg, buried Mar 1 1946
Crandall Frank H. 1867 1943
CR: middle name was "Howard", died Wellsburg, buried Oct 30 1943 Lot # 236
Crandall Howard F.


(no stone) CR: d. Elmira, placed in receiving vault Feb 13 1974
Crandall Omar
Jan 16 1989 93 years
Crane Bela B. 1848 1921

Crane Byron B.
Oct 28 1893 35 years (shaft type monument)
Crane Millicent


See entry for CHARLES F. SMITH
Crane Willis A. Mar 21 1850 Dec 26 1906

Crane  Cora A.
Apr 9 1881 3 yrs. 6 mos. 5 dys. daughter of Willis & Jane Crane. (a small stone on the ground)
Crane  Ida E. Feb 1 1876 Mar 12 1905
daughter of Willis & Cynthia J. Crane
Croix Mattie Dela


CR: middle initial was "F" Buried Apr 13 1948 aged 69 years Lot #87. Name appears on the Fincher monument.
Culp Emma 1864 1940
CR: middle name was "Eliza". Died Athens Pa buried Oct 23 1941 Lot #207
Culp Georgiana 1850 1928

Culp J. Thompson 1860 1938
CR: d. Miami, FL. Buried Aug 10 1938 Lot #114
Culp Jennie 1854 1938
CR: d. Athens, Pa. buried Jun 14 1938 Lot #207
Culp Jennie G. 1860 1918

Cummings Addie B. 1886 1926
"Daughter" Red Cross Nurse.. CR: died San Diego, CA, buried Feb 26 1926
Cummings Alta Wood 1896 1940
CR: d. Elmira buried Feb 27 1940 Lot #225
Cummings Hatttie M. 1863 1950
"Mother" CR: first name was "Harriet", died Lawrence Township, Tioga Co., Pa., buried Jan 12 1951 Lot #116
Cummings Hiram 1857 1933
"Father"
Cunningham George & Frederick
1881

Cunningham George, Sr.
1898
"Grandfather"
Cunningham Mary
1886
"Grandmother"
Daily Harry G. 1882 1939
"Son" CR: d. Elmira, buried Dec 23 1839 Lot #133
Daily Laura B. 1868 None
CR: d. Elmira buried Jul 19 1955 Lot #133
Dalton C. James 1890 1971
"Father" - Roberts Funeral Home: d. Feb 19 1971. CR: died Wellsburg, buried Feb 22 1971 Lot #63
Dalton Della D. 1864 1923
"Mother" CR: entry is under the name "Charlotte D. Drake", buried Oct 26 1923 aged 59 years.
Dalton James J. 1862 1917
"Father" - Roberts Funeral Home: d. Feb 19 1971. CR: died Wellsburg, buried Feb 22 1971 Lot #63
Dalton Marguerite M. 1892 1960
CR: first initial was "C". Died Wellsburg, buried May 9 1960 Lot #63
Dalton Norman Sep 15 1886 Feb 5 1971
Pvt. NY Hq. Co. 307th Inf. World War I. CR: d. Wellsburg, buried Apr 14 1971 Lot #63
Daniels Rosa Hillman Sayre 1871 1961
"Mother" CR: middle name was "Deborah". Buried Jul 27 1961 Lot #71 Married "Daniels" See Claud D. Sayre
Daniels William 1877 1953
"Father" CR: d. Township of Ridgebury, Bradford Co., Pa. buried Jan 28 1953 Lot #318
Davidson Eva


(no stone) CR: d. elmira, aged 79 years, buried Jul 31 1963 Lot #1
Davis Edward J. 1883 1969
CR: middle name was "John" died Elmira, buried June 16 1969 Lot #195
Dean  A. Horton 1861 1934

Dean  Charles B. 1880 1955
CR: d. Wellsburg. Buried Nov 4 1955 Lot #165 aged 75 yrs. 6 mos. 12 days
Dean  Cora M. 1874 1934
CR: died Bradford County, Pa.
Dean  Edna M 1891 1965
CR: d. Wellsburg, bur Sept 27 1965 Lot #165
Dean  Edwin L. 1898 1961
CR: Wellsburg, bur. Dec 14 1961 Lots #165
Dean  Frank S. 1966 1933 "obvious error or transpositions-check cemetery 
Dean  Freeman G. 1850 1925

Dean  Gabe S. 1860 1932

Dean  Hiram L. 1890 1963
CR: d. Wellsburg, buried May 17 1963 Lot #165
Dean  Joseph 1858 1939
CR: middle name was "Sherman", d. Penn Yan, NY
Dean  Margaret Mae
Aug 23 1956
"this is a tiny bronze heart shaped plaque set in the ground immediately behind the above stone CR: d. Waverly NY aged 7 hrs. 20 mins. Bur aug 24 1956 Lot #168
Dean  Minnie B. 1858 1944
CR: middle name was "Belle"; d. Wellsburg, buried Jan 26 1944 Lot #165
Dean  Ruth B. 1869 1965
CR: Middle name was "Berry" died Atlanta, GA, buried Feb 16 1965 Lot #200
Dean  Sarah M. Doty Jun 1 1833 Nov 22 1904
his wife CR: buried Lot #168
Dean  William M. Oct 28 1827 Aug 11 1903    

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