stephens.htm

Stephens Cemetery

*per Debbie Gabriel
Stephens Cemetery-about 2 miles north of Nicholson
Wm. Jackson
A Revolutionary Soldier
Died 
Mar. 18,1832
In the 72 year 
Of his age.

Louisa Packer
1845-1913

S. Edson Packer
1839-1910

Bertie R. Packer
Son of 
S.E. & L. Packer
Died 
Mar. 21,1873
Aged 6 mos
Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven.

Agnes Francis   [buried next to the three Packers]
1897-1900

Minnie E. Packer
1871-1912

William P. Packer
1864-1948

Hattie E. Packer
1871-1939

Ida M. Packer
1893-1918

Raymond Packer
1901-1922

		Phillips
Pauline Hartland	Stanley C.
1912-			1910-1961

Francis Labarron
Born April 4,1934
Died July 8,1934

Pauline Phillips
Born July 16,1912
Died 19__

Baby Phillips
[no dates]

Lloyd Hanyon
Born Feb. 18,1892
Died 19__

M. J. DeVaul
Born Apr. 16,
1866 Age 38
Died Feb. 1904

C. W. Jackson
Died
Oct. 27,1869
Aged 36 yrs.

Freddie C.
Son of
C. W. & D. E.
Jackson
Died
July 1,1868
Aged 6 yrs.,4 mo.
& 21 days

Rebecca 
Wife of
Zebina Sweet
Died
July 20,1859
Aged 56 years & 4 mo.
Mother thou hast gone,
And left us here behind,
But we will soon follow on,
And hope a heaven to find.

Wm. W. Watson
Co. F.
Died
July 17,1889
Aged 73 yrs. 1 mo
& 12 ds.

Abraham Casterline	GAR	emblem/flag
Died			1861
Aug. 24,1867		1865
Aged 77 years
10 mos. & 1 dy

Hannah B.
Wife of
Abraham Casterline
Died
Nov. 7,1867
Aged 74 yrs.
8 mos.& 15 dys.

Amelia
Dau. of
Cyrus M. & Polly M.
Jackson 
Died
Apr. 7,1864
Age 4 yrs. & 9 mos.
Then dry your tears ye mourning ones,
Your darling is at rest,
Safe from the cares and rails of earth,
Upon the Savior's breast.

Polly M.
Wife of
Cyrus M. Jackson
Died Nov. 1,1871
Aged 43 yrs. 6 mos.

Merit Turner
Died
Oct. 9,1856
Aged 33 yrs.
1 mo. & 9 ds.
Clay to clay and dust to dust,
Let them mingle, for they must,
Give toearth the earthly clod,
But his spirit has flown to God.

O'Donnell-large stone
small stones nearby

Amy Rosalia
Daughter
1861-1876

Permelia
His Wife
1839-1897

Thomas
1829-1872

Elmor Elsworth
Son of
Thomas & Permelia
O'Donnell
Died Dec. 20,1866
Aged 8 yrs. 4 ms.& 11 ds.
Go home my friends,
And cease from tears,
I must lie here,
Till Christ appears.

Pratt
Albert Pratt
Born Mar. 10,1812
Died Sept. 25,1882
Sally Ann  His Wife
Born Aug. 4,1824
Died Feb. 8,1895

Pickering
Ephraim
Pickering
1828-1915

Pickering
Emily
Wife of
Eph. Pickering
Died
Nov. 24,1890
Aged 62 yrs.
7 mos. & 24 ds.

Sally
Wife of
John Pickering
Died
Oct. 11,1865
Aged 66 yrs. 10 mos 11 ds
No studied phrase or force of
Words can speak thy loss.

John Pickering
Died
Jan. 22,1857
[broken/ piece missing]
[stone down]

Emulous GAR emblem/flag
Pickering
Co. A & C 16 Reg't. Pa. Cav.
Born
Jan. 14,1830
Died
Sept. 7,1909

Alva A.
Cook
1867-1941

Mother
B. Cook
1833-1910

Father
Geo. Cook
1825-1901

Bertie
Son of
George & Betsey
Cook
Died July 19,1881
Aged 6 yrs.
7 ms. & 11 ds.
Our Darling Bertie, thou hast left us,
Here thy loss we deeply feel.
But tis God that hath bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal.

Melvie Cook
Died July 7,1865
Aged 1 month 3 days

Josephine
Daughter of
George & Betsey
Cook
Died
Jan. 13,1863
Aged 1 yr.
& 3 ms
Of such is the Kingdom of
Heaven.

Wm. clark
Died
Dec. 12, 1866 [could be 1806/ one number hard to read]
Aged 42 years
& 7 months
And he said unto Jesus, remember me,
When thou comest into thy Kingdom.
Why do we mourn for dying friends,
Or shak at death's alarms.
Tis but the voice that Jesus sends,
To call us to his arms.

Timothy Quick
Died
Dec. 11,1884
Aged 79 yrs. 5 mos.
& 11 days.

Mary
Wife of
Timothy Quick
Died
June 27,1868
Aged 59 yrs 9 mos.
& 8 days

Marlow
Son of
Timothy & Mary
Quick
Died
Sept. 9,1853
Ae. 2 mos. & 15
Days

Catharine A.
Wife of
Apolos L. Myers
Died
Dec. 5,1862
Aged 18 yrs.
10 mos & 11 ds.
Gone but not forgotten.

Clarine
Daughter of
Charles & Abigail
Wickwire
Died
Sept. 30,1856
Aged 1 year
5 mos. & 15 ds.

Cyrus G.
Son of
Russel & Lucinda
Wickwire
Died Feb. 26, 1840
Aged 23 yrs.
10 mos. & 6 ds.

Lucinda
Wife of
Russel Wickwire
Died
Feb. 5,1863
Ae. 75 yrs. 4 ms.
& 3 ds.

Russel Wickwire
Died
Jan. 20,1851
Aged 59 yrs.
2 ms. & 5 ds.

Lucy R.
Daughter of
Johiel & Margaret
Wickwire
Died
June 8,1861
Aged 13 yrs.
3 mos & 5 ds.
Jesus can make a dying bod,
Feel soft as downy pillows are,
While on his breast I ledn my heart,
And breath my life out sweetly there.

Elizabeth
Wife of
John McCoy
Died
Arp. 1,1891
Aged
92 yrs. 2 mos & 6 ds.
Asleep in Jesus

John McCoy
Died
Mar. 29,1860
Aged 65 years
1 mo & 22 ds
[stone broken/ 1/2 lying down]

Elenor
Wife of
Israel Hendershot
Died Dec. 30,1852
Aged 27 years
& 23 days
Behold and see as you pass by,
As you are now, so once was I,
As I am now, so you must be,
Prepare for death and follow me.

John Felton
Died
Nov. 4,1852
Aged 26 yrs.

Stevens
Jacob Stevens
Died
July 18,1879
Aged 60 yrs.
Helen Roberts
His Wife
Died June 28,1860
Aged 35 yrs & 7 ms.
     side
Mary G.
Wife of
Jacob Stephens
Died June 1,1890
Aged 55 yrs.
7 mos & 27 ds.

Hollaway Jayne
Died
March 12,1873
Aged 63 years
5 mos. & 26 ds.

Sarah
Wife of
Hollaway Jayne
Died
June 25,1886
Aged 74 yrs.

Emeline I.
Wife of
John Bryan
Died
Oct. 15,1869
Aged 29 yrs.

Zilpah
Wife of
James Stephens
And dau. of
Benjamin &
Betsey Tingley
Died
July 23,1838
Ae. 23 yrs. 9 ms
& 10 ds.
Behold and see as you pass by,
As you are now, so once was I,
As I am now, so you must be,
Prepare for death and follow me.

Stephens
William Stephens
1798-1881
Abigail  His Wife
1802-1880
Oscar Stephens
1837-1876
Ziba Stephens
1822-1896

Sarah
Wife of
Caleb Roberts
Died
June 26, 1846
Aged 61 yrs.

Rachel Squirel
Wife of
Ebenezer Stephens
Born 1758
Died 1848

Ebenezer Stephens REV.  emblem/flag
Died   1776
Nov. 15,1839
Ae 80 yrs. 7 mo
& 3 ds.
The relics of departed worth,
Lies shrouded here in gloom,
And here with aching heart I mark,
My own dear partner's tomb.

Eliphalet L. Stephens  War 1812 emblem/flag
Died
May 8,1841
Ae. 79 yrs.
Behold and see as you pass by,
As you are now, so once was I,
As I am now, so you must be,
Prepare for death and follow me.

Jane
Wife of
Eliphalet L. Stephens
Died
Feb. 9,1861
Aged 83 yrs.

Edward R.
Son of
Ward & Sarah A.
Stephens
Died
Aug. 18,1863
Aged 20 years
& 19 days
We know that he is happy,
From suffering he is free,
O, Lord, how could we give him
To anyone but thee,
_____________,
______________,
Just death among the blest.


Myron W.
Son of
Edwin & Jerusha
Finn
Died Oct. 28,1867
Aged 11 yrs
4 ms & 17 ds.
Gone but not forgotten

Adaline
Wife of
Amos Wight
Died
Oct. 11,1868
Aged 40 yrs 6 ms
& 29 days

Ellen E.
Dau. of
John W. & Lucy
Griffith
Died
Feb. 18,1862
Aged 2 months
& 5 days

Eli
Son of
John W. & Lucy
Griffith
Died
Nov. 29,1867
Aged 14 yrs 11 mos
& 3 days
While friends are weeping here below,
And loth to let him go,
He shouts with his expiring breath,
And leaves them all below.

Harriet Gilbert  [cross engraved in stone/IHS in cross]
1833-1907

Eliab Gilbert
Died Mar. 1,1857
Aged 75 years
Rachel
His Wife
Died
Nov. 6,1870
Aged 81 yrs

Francis Sheridin
Died
Apr. 11,1877
Aged 60 yrs.

Mary C. Gilbert
Wife of
Francis Sheridan
Died
Oct. 15,1897
Aged 68 yrs.

Hattie G.
Dau. of
Francis & Mary G.
Sheridan
Died
Sept. 9,1864
Ae 13 yrs 5 mos & 29 ds.

John H.
Son of
Francis & Mary
Sheriden
Died
Mar. 21,1857
Aged 4 yrs.

James
Died Nov. 1,1863
Aged 5 yrs 8 mos
& 15 ds.
Eliab M.
Died Nov. 1,1863
Aged 3 yrs 8 mos
& 27 ds
Children of
Francis & Mary
Sheridan

George
Son of
Francis & Mary
Sheridan
Died
Nov. 10,1863
Aged 1 years

Steele
John
Steele
Borned
Jan. 5,1818
Died
July 1,1893
Ann
His Wife
Borned
Feb. 29,1818
Died
Feb. 15,1895

Rilsetta A.
Daughter of
Abram H. &
Jerusha E. Benjamin
Died
Aug. 25,1855
Ae 2 yrs 3 mos
& 5 ds.

Richard W.
Son of
Samuel & Mary
Benjamin
Departed this life
Aug. 6,1846
Ae. 21 yrs 8 mos
& 14 das

Thomas J.
Son of
Samuel & Mary
Benjamin
Died
July 6,1857
Ae 18 yrs 2 mos
& 15 ds
[message unreadable]

Samuel Benjamin
Died
Jan. 14,1873
Aged 75 yrs
8 mos & 13 ds.
For we know that if our,
Earthly house of this tabernacle,
Were dissolved, we have a building
Of God, an house not made with,
Hands eternal in the heavens.

Mary
Wife of
Samuel Benjamin
Died
Sept. 20,1885
Aged 87 yrs
[stone broken 1/2]

F. L. Blakslee  GAR emblem/flag
Co. K.
143rd Regt. Pa. Vols.
Died
Jan. 22, 1901
Aged 70 yrs 10 mos

Women of the World Memorial
[emblem on stone]
Amos C.
Blakeslee
[no dates]

Helen L.
Daughter of
Wm. M. & Emily
Hobbs
Died
Dec. 12,1858
Ae. 6 yrs 8 mos
& 26 ds.
[ stone down]

Daniel C. Farnam
Died
Apr. 3,1886
Aged 78 years
Demila
His Wife
Died July 26,1883
Aged 73 yrs.

Edwin R.
Son of
Stephen J. & Polly
Millard
Died
Sept. 23,1856
Aged 4 yrs
4 mos & 24 ds
[message unreadable]

Stephen J. Millard
Died
Feb. 2,1859
Aged 40 yrs.
6 mos & 14 ds

Polly Millard
Wife of
Stephen J. Millard
Died
May 27,1897
Aged 75 yrs
& 10 ms

Carrie E.
Dau. of Joseph A. &
Hannah E. Curts [Curtis??]
Died Sept. 18,1881
Ae 13 yrs 5 mos
& 27 ds.

Nelly
Daughter of
Joshua & Lydia
Millard
Died
March 21,18[01?]
Ae 3 yrs 9 mos
& 25 ds

Cedara
Wife of
F. C. Millard
Died
Sept. 12,1879
Aged 26 yrs
& 14 ds
Gone but not forgotten

Joseph V. Millard GAR emblem/flag
Co. B 5 Regt. N.Y. Vol.
Died
Feb. 26,1895
[no age given]

Millard [new stone/old stones leaning on wall]
Joshua Millard
1791-1850
Lydia Millard
1802-1863

Joshua Millard  [original stone]
Died
June 26,1850
Ae 59 yrs
& 2 mos.

Lydia  [original stone]
Wife of
Joshua Millard
Died
April 27,1863
Aged 64 yrs 11 mos
& 25 days.

Henry E.
Son of
Wm. M. & Emily
Hobbs
Died
Sept. 3,1856
Aged 1 year
5 mos & 11 ds

Perlina
Daughter of
Mark & Elizabeth
Hartley
Died
June 6,1849
Aged 17 yrs
& 3 mos

Charles
Son of
Mark & Elizabeth
Hartley
Died
Dec. 14,1841
Aged 1 year
10 mos & 14 ds

Mark Hartley
Died
Oct. 12,1869
Aged 75 yrs

Euphrasia E.
Daughter of
Daniel & Elsy
Kintner
Died
Oct. 15,1851
Aged 3 yrs.
& 7 mos.

Ray
Son of F. M. & Anna
Millard
Born June 30,1886
Died May 19, 1887

Admorel R.
Son of James
& Dezia
Roberts
Died
Jan. 31,1837
Ae 1 yr 7 mo
& 18 ds.

M. Adelia E.
Dau. of E. S. &
Aurora E.
Roberts died
Aug. 2.1837
Ae 1 yr 1 mo
& 6 ds.
This lovely bud so young and,
Called hence by early doom,
          Sweet a flower,
Jest came to show how,
In paradise wood bloom.

 Here Rests in Peace  REV. emblem/flag
Rev. James Finn - Gentleman
Ordained an elder in Baptist Church, 23 April 1783
Pastor of the First church in Nicholson, Pa.
Died 15 November 1797, Aged 51 years
Patriotic service in the American Revolution
Born in Goshe, Orange County, New York
Son to Mary Carpenter and William Finn
'One lies inter'd beneath this sod,
Who always did obey his God
And willingly resign'd his breath
Since Christ his Lord has conquer'd death.
[original stones are old style and at head and
foot of marble slab containing previous info.]

Sacred to the Memory [old style stone/foot stone follows]
Of Mis Priscilla Basset
Who was drowned
Feb. 8 AD 1806 In the 20th
Year of her age.
    tear,
Some hearty friends shall drop a
On these dry bones and say
    appear,
These once were strong as mine
And mine must be as they.

[foot stone]
Priscilla
Bassett
1806

Phillips
Rufus Phillips
Born
Jan. 9,1798
Aged
82 years
Lilles Youngs
His Wife
Born
Aug. 14,1798
Aged 81 years
     side
Isaac
Born
Sept. 25, 1838
Aged
32 years
Lucy
Born
Sept. 5,1841
Aged
20 years

Jacob Quick
Died
June 10,1881
Aged 84 years

Eliza Ann
Wife of
Jacob Quick
Died
Apr. 4,1847
Aged 26 yrs.
6 mos & 7 ds

Louisa M. Bacon
Died
Aug. 28, 1845
Aged 31 yrs.

George Pratt
Died
July 9,1848
Aged 37 yrs.

Nancy
Wife of
Noah Pratt
Died
Oct. 15,1862
Ae 73 ys.

Our Mother
Almira
Wife of
G. H. Benjamin
Died
June 1864
Ae 45 ys 1 mo
& 20 ds.

[top lying face down/broken]
Daughter of
Samuel & Esther Estes
Died
Mar. 4,1865
Aged 43 yrs.

Charles N. Griffis
Died
May 6,1872
Aged
__ yrs 8 mos
& 3 dys
[stone broken 1/2 part missing]

Harriet
Wife of
R. D. Clark
Died Jan. 15,1873
Aged 68 years 10 mo.
[broken 1/2 here]
& 23 days
B. D. Clark
Born Sept. 22,1804
[no death date]

Lodowich  John W.
H. Clark  Clark
Born Dec. 5,1829 Born Aug. 8,1825
Died Aug. 25,1833 Died Nov. 9,1828
 [message unreadable]

Rufus D. Clark  Vet.  emblem/flag
Co. H. 1st Reg. Pa. Art. 1861
Died    1865
Aug. 12,1888
Aged 84 yrs.

Wesley
Son of
Milton &
Caroline
Cooper died
Jan. 8,1839
Ae 9 mos &
20 ds

Andrew Steel
Died
Aug. 9,1851
Aged 52 yrs 8 ms
& 1 day

Sally A.
Wife of
___ser Steele [Balser??]
Died
[stone broken/missing]

Julia A. Steel
Died
Feb. 22,1837
Aged 21 years
& 20 days

Balser Steele
Died
Aug. 10,1879
Aged 74 yrs 5 ms
& 19 days

James Steel
Died
Feb. 6,1834
Aged 1 yr. 6 ms
& 26 days

Ellen R.
Daughter of
A. & Catherine
McDanold
Died
Feb. 25, 1854
Aged 8 mos
& 14 ds

James A.
Born July 22,1872
Died Aug. 14,1873
Alphia M.
Born May 11,1875
Died Aug. 11,1878
Children of
Morris & Sarah
McDanold

McDanold
Allen
McDanold
Died
Mar. 8,1879
Aged
72 years 1 mo
& 8 ds
     back
Catherine
McDanold
Died
Aug. 23,1877
Aged
63 yrs 7 mos
& 22 ds

McDanold  WW emblem/flag
Truman McDanold US
Born   Vet.
Oct. 5,1848
Died
Apr. 7,1883
     back
William McDanold
Born
May 2,1831
Died
Jan. 21,1886

William E.
Son of
M. S. & S. A.
McDanold
1883-1898

Perry
Son of
H. & Rachel
Marcy
Died
Oct. 24, 1853
Aged 1 year
9 mos & 24 ds

Perry Jr.
Son of
Hiram & Rachel
Marcy
Died
Jan. 14,1864
Aged 9 yrs
2 ms & 17 ds

Emily E.
Daughter of
Hiram & Rachel
Marcy
Died
Sept./ broken here
other half nearby/face down

Jane
Wife of
John March
Died April 9,
1849
Ae 58 yrs 11 mo
& 21 ds

John Marcy
Died
June 6,1840
Ae 70 yrs 10 ms
& 7 ds

Simon Marcy
Died
Feb. 16,1839
Ae 28 ys.
[message unreadable]

Olive
Daughter of
John &
Jane Marcy
Died
Dec. 29,1834
Ae 8 yrs &
6 mo

Napoleon
Son of John &
Jane Marcy
Died
July 2,1826
Ae 2 ys 5 mos
This lovely bud that's
 nipt so soon,
Shall rise and bloom
Beyond the tomb.

Arthur Leslie
Son of
Eli N. & Julia
Bacon
Died Dec. 15,
1843
Aged 1 year 4
Mos & 10 ds

Emily Madeline
Daughter of
Eli N. & Julia
Bacon
Died
June 20,1859
Aged 19 yrs
4 ms & 22 ds
Precious child thou art gone,
To meet thy Savior dear,
And we soon must follow on,
After shedding many a tear.

Stone face down
broken 1/2
possibly Julia Bacon
[foot marker says J. B.]

Olive
Daughter of Simon &
Esther Marcy
Died
May 3,1849
Ae 13 ys 6 ms
& 14 ds
[message unreadable]

Sarah
Wife of
Nathan Bacon esq.
Died
June 7,1868
Aged 86 yrs
& 8 ms

Nathan Bacon
Died
Nov. 15,1859
Aged 81 yrs
5 mos & 18 ds

Stone sunk deep
possibly Elam Hawley

Sarah
Wife of
Elam Hawley
And daughter of
Able & Rumah
Green
Died Mar. 29,1849
Aged 24 yrs.

Elijah N.
Son of
Abel & Reumah
Green
Died
Feb. 27,1853
Aged 34 years

Reumah
Wife of
Abel Green
Died
June 17,1846
[broken/missing]

Able Green
Born in
Rhode Island
Mar. 22,1788
Died
Apr. 23,1869

Arthur Pratt
Jan. 30,1889
July 16,1976
The hours part us
But they bring us
Together again

Nellie Pratt
[no dates]

Monroe Pratt
[no dates]

Mary Pratt
[no dates]

Susan Sweet
[no dates]

Lewis
Sweet
[no dates]

small field stone
GAR emblem/flag

Stanton
Ackley Stanton
Apr. 28,1817-Aug. 9,1866
Mary   His Wife
Oct. 22,1824-Apr. 25,1914

many field stone markers
with no names and dates


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