Old Wells Cemetery
Oswayo, Potter CO., PA

The Old Wells cemetery is located just outside Oswayo Potter Co, PA. It is located on a small knoll, back in a field across from the Pennsylvania Fish Hatchery. It is a pioneer cemetery of the area with many of the earliest settlers. The surrounding land was originally the John Wells farm, and he is buried here. Also buried there is Eleazer Lyman, nephew of Major Isaac lyman, who settled Coudersport.

Eleazer Lyman's daughter Sarah married Walter Wells, son of John and Polly wells. Because of the limited space on the knoll. Walter and Sarah started the large Wells cemetery located a short distance down the road from the old Wells cemetery.

Note: LN = Last Name; FN = First Name; DOB = Date of Birth; DOD = Date of Death

LASTNAME  FIRSTNAME   DOB         DOD         FATHERLN   FATHERFN   MOTHERLN MOTHERFN   SPOUSELN  SPOUSEFN    VERIFY VET      REMARKS
ALLEN     F.M.                                                                                                TS     VET-CW   136 NYI CO K
AMES      INFANT DAU  30 APR 1880 3 MAY 1882  AMES       ALVA R.    BRADLEY  MARY JANE                        TS
BAKER     PHEBE A.    1831        2 NOV 1864                                            BAKER     R.H.        TS
BEEBE     CLARINDA A. 1853        187?        BEEBE      SAMUEL     COLVIN   DOROTHY                          TS              "CLARA"
BEEBE     DOROTHY     18 MAR 1827 24 MAR 1888 COLVIN                                    BEEBE     SAMUEL      TS
BEEBE     FANNY LOUISE31 OCT 1860 10 AUG 1883 TYLER      GEORGE W.           ELLEN      BEEBE     JOEL H.     TS
BEEBE     PRENTICE W  1856        187?        BEEBE      SAMUEL     COLVIN   DOROTHY                          TS              "PRINT"
BEEBE     SAMUEL      22 MAY 1827 25 AUG 1876 BEEBE                                     COLVIN    DOROTHY     TS
BODWELL   JULIA M.    17 AUG 1845 1 MAR 1873  BODWELL    LUMAN               MARY                             TS              ONLY CHILD
BODWELL   LUMAN       15 FEB 1811 27 NOV 1887 BODWELL                                             MARY        TS
BRADLEY   EUNICE      3 FEB 1837  14 NOV 1848 BRADLEY    SHELDON             JULIA A.                         TS
BRADLEY   GEORGE W.   1822                    BRADLEY    SHELDON             JULIA ANN            LYDIA       TS     VET-CW   CO C 46 PAV
BRADLEY   JULIA ANN   22 AUG 1797 24 APR 1851                                           BRADLEY   SHELDON     TS
BRADLEY   LYDIA       29 MAY 1821 1 APR 1864                                            BRADLEY   GEORGE W.   TS
BROWN     HARLAN E.   18 OCT 1862 26 OCT 1887 BROWN      JUDSON     JOHNSON  SOVINA                           TS
BROWN     JUDSON                  30 JUL 1864 BROWN                                                           TS     VET-CW   ANDERSONVIL
BRYANT    ELIZA       1850        1932                                                  BRYANT    WILLIAM     TS
BRYANT    FLORA M     1863        1863        BRYANT     WILLIAM    H. E.    ROWLAND                          TS
BRYANT    GEORGE      1862        1863        BRYANT     WILLIAM    ROWLAND  H. E.                            TS
BRYANT    GRACE                               BRYANT     WILLIAM    ROWLAND  H. E.                            TS
BRYANT    H. E.       1839        1869        ROWLAND    SAMUEL                         BRYANT    WILLIAM     TS
BRYANT    WILLIAM     1833        1903        BRYANT                                              ELIZA       TS              WED 2 TIMES
COLEGROVE FRANK       23 MAR 1872 13 APR 1873 COLEGROVE  EUGENE              SARAH                            TS              CANT READ
CONE      EMMA E.     1856        28 JUL 1882                                           CONE      WILLIAM     TS
CRITTENDENCLARENCE    10 SEP 1859 21 JAN 1864 CRITTENDEN                                                      TS
CRITTENDENMARY        1848        1876        CRITTENDEN NOAH       STOUT    CATHERINE                        TS
CRITTENDENNOAH        25 SEP 1819 21 DEC 1872 CRITTENDEN                                STOUT     CATHERINE   TS              MARY WOOD?
DAVIS     HERBERT L.  MAY 1869    24 AUG 1880 DAVIS      JOHN       FESSENDENRACHEL                           TS
DAVIS     JOHN                                DAVIS                                     FESENDEN  RACHEL      DR
DAVIS     RACHEL      16 SEP 1840 5 JUL 1921  FESENDEN   WILLIAM    LYMAN    JANE       DAVIS     JOHN        DR              N/TS
DEXTER    LUCY M.     7 JUL 1820  13 JUN 1884                                           DEXTER    WILLIAM     TS
DEXTER    WILLIAM     13 JUN 1809 4 MAY 1893  DEXTER                                              LUCY M.     TS
DUNHAM    MARIA       1825        1904                                                  DUNHAM    SOLOMON     TS
DUNHAM    SOLOMON     1818        1882        DUNHAM                                              MARIA       TS     VET-CW
EARL      LORENZO     6 JAN 1857  30 JUN 1867 EARL       WILLIAM M.          MARY                             TS
GALE      BELINDA     17 JUL 1858 15 MAR 1883 LORD       WILLIAM             POLLY      GALE      FRANKLIN JR.TS
GALE      JOHN E.     6 JUN 1845  22 DEC 1863 GALE       FRANKLIN            ALMIRA                           TS
GRANDY    JOSEPH O.   6 NOV 1851  30 APR 1883 GRANDY     ROYAL               JULIA A.                         TS
GRANDY    JULIA       1816        26 NOV 1890                                           GRANDY    ROYAL       TS
GRANDY    ROYAL       1812        6 APR 1890  GRANDY                                              JULIA       TS
HEAD      POLLY S.    1834        30 MAR 1869 JOHNSON                                   HEAD      CHARLES     TS
HEAD      SARAH E.    17 JUN 1856 10 MAR 1862 HEAD       CHARLES    JOHNSON  POLLY S.                         TS
HEAD      SUSAN M.    JAN 1852    27 MAY 1873 HEAD       CHARLES    JOHNSON  POLLY S.                         TS              UNWED
HODGE     AGGIE       24 AUG 1859 11 MAY 1867 HODGE      GEORGE R.  BOHE     MARY                             TS              CHECK DATES
HODGE     DON         9 JAN 1854  16 APR 1864 HODGE      GEORGE R.  BOHE     MARY                             TS              CHECK DATES
HODGE     MARION      20 JAN 1848 6 SEP 1862  HODGE      GEORGE R.  BOHE     MARY                             TS              CHECK DATES
LEWIS     SARAH       14 AUG 1834 22 AUG 1860 BRADLEY    SHELDON             JULIA ANN  LEWIS     PHILANDER   TS
LORD      POLLY       20 NOV 1781 11 OCT 1869                                           LORD      WILLIAM     TS
LORD      WILLIAM     4 APR 1787  13 OCT 1849 LORD                                                POLLY       TS
LOVELL    LEMUEL      29 MAY 1806 21 JAN 1873 LOVELL                                    CRITTENDENSARAH       TS
LOVELL    PHILEMON C. 1837                    LOVELL     LEMUEL     CRITTENDESARAH                            TS     VET-CW
LOVELL    SARAH       4 SEP 1817  5 DEC 1855  CRITTENDEN                                LOVELL    LEMUEL      TS
LYMAN     ASHBEL H.   OCT 1846    1 FEB 1863  LYMAN      ELEAZER    HOLLISTERMARY E.                          TS GEN
LYMAN     ELEAZER     12 JUN 1876 24 SEP 1880 LYMAN      ALGERNON S.TAGGART  RACHEL                           TS FAM          "LEA"
LYMAN     ELEAZER     15 JUN 1793 4 FEB 1878  LYMAN      BENJAMIN                       HOLLISTER MARY E.     GEN    VET-1812 WED 2 TIMES
LYMAN     LUCRETIA E. 11 APR 1844 16 DEC 1872 LYMAN      ELEAZER    HOLLISTERMARY E.    UNWED                 TS GEN
LYMAN     MAE E.      31 MAY 1863 22 MAR 1875 LYMAN      ALGERNON S.TAGGART  RACHEL                           TS FAM
LYMAN     MAUDE R.    8 APR 1868  30 SEP 1880 LYMAN      ALGERNON S.TAGGART  RACHEL                           TS FAM
LYMAN     MAURICE W.  1866        25 SEP 1886 LYMAN      ALGERNON S.TAGGART  RACHEL                           TS FAM
LYMAN     RACHEL      17 NOV 1839 26 OCT 1882 TAGGART                                   LYMAN     ALGERNON    TS FAM
MARTIN    LOVINA      29 OCT 1859 30 MAY 1863 MARTIN     VINCENT             MARY                             TS
MARTIN    MARY        20 DEC 1833 10 APR 1883                                           MARTIN    VINCENT     TS
MARTIN    WILLIAM     22 FEB 1858 27 SEP 1863 MARTIN     VINCENT             MARY                             TS
MUNSON    HARRIET     1835
MUNSON    HENRY M.    1843        5 MAY 1864  MUNSON                                                                 VET-CW   CO G 46 PAV
PARKER    LUCY A.     1796        29 MAY 1869                                           PARKER    JOHATHAN    TS
PHILLIPS  HENRY H.    1821        19 SEP 1863 PHILLIPS                                                        TS
ROBBINS   EMMA        JAN 1867    17 JUN 1884 LABONTA                                   ROBBINS   VERNER      TS
SIMMONS   WELTHY      25 FEB 1836 26 AUG 1862 WELLS      JOHN                POLLY      SIMMINS   CHARLES H.  TS
SLAUGHTER MAMIE A.    1875        1882        SLAUGHTER  FRANK W.   BRIZZEL  LAURA E.                         TS
SMITH     ANSEL T.    1824        1906        SMITH                                                           TS              MASON
SMITH     ELLA E.     23 FEB 1853 4 APR 1881  TYLER      GEORGE W.           ELLEN      SMITH     COLEMAN     TS
SMITH     EMMA J.     1857        1940        BROWN                                     SMITH     WILLIAM W.  TS
SMITH     JOANNA S.   1860        1 JUL 1883                                            SMITH     EUGENE      TS
SMITH     LEROY V.    18 JUL 1849 24 AUG 1874 SMITH                                                           TS
SMITH     SOVINA      1835        1897        JOHNSON                                   SMITH     ANSEL T.    TS              WED 2 TIMES
SMITH     WILLIAM W.  1853        1905        SMITH                                               EMMA J.     TS
SNATH     HENRY       14 APR 1840 11 FEB 1891 SNATH                                               LOVINA      TS
SNATH     HENRY JR.   1840        20 JUL 1864 SNATH      HENRY               LOVINA                           TS     VET-CW   CO G 46 PAV
SNATH     L.
SNATH     LOVINA      19 MAY 1812 4 APR 1860                                            SNATH     HENRY       TS
STILSON   CALVIN S.   30 MAR 1807 13 DEC 1864 STILSON                                   HUFF      ALLIE       TS
STORY     MARY J.     MAY 1838    11 MAR 1861                                           STORY     CLARK       TS
SWIFT     AUGUSTA     2 JUN 1839  2 JAN 1871                                            SWIFT     ELIJAH      TS
SWIFT     JAMES                               SWIFT                                                           TS              CANT READ
WELLS     JOHN        25 NOV 1793 18 MAR 1869 WELLS                                               POLLY       TS
WELLS     POLLY       14 APR 1802 17 AUG 1853 POTTER                                    WELLS     JOHN        TS
WILKINSON MARY F.     4 SEP 1830  1 DEC 1888  BURDICK                                   WILKINSON JOHN C.     TS              2ND WIFE
WILKINSON MARY J.     30 JUL 1832 5 DEC 1861                                            WILKINSON JOHN C.     TS              1ST WIFE
WOOD      FRANK E.    6 APR 1869  22 NOV 1880 WOOD       M.R.       STILSON  MARTHA                           TS
WOOD      JULIA A.    19 DEC 1873 25 NOV 1880 WOOD       M.R.       STILSON  MARTHA                           TS
WOOD      MARTHA      9 FEB 1845  23 MAR 1883 STILSON                                   WOOD      M.R.        TS

Recorded, mapped and submitted by Charles Barrett.

 

 

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