Copyright 24 September 2005, Esther Doyle Read
New 24 September 2005
READ FAMILY CONNECTIONS
CONNEAUTVILLE CEMETERY
Conneautville Cemetery is located on Route 18 on the northern edge of the town of Conneautville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania (thats pronounced "Connieville" by the natives). The cemetery is a community cemetery and is not asociated with any specific church. The oldest part of the cemetery, seen in the photograph to the right, is along the tree-lined main drive at the entrance to the cemetery. The photograph is oriented east. Lot A ison the left (or north) side of the photo and Lot B is on the right (or south) side of the photo. The graves become (more-or-less) progressively younger as you drive toward the rear of the cemetery (as seen in the photograph below—Lot C on the left and lot D on the right.).
This is not a complete transcription of the cemetery. It is instead a selection of the stones within the cemetery, which were collected 9 July 2005 by Esther Doyle Read. There are 12 stones included in the transcription, representing 12 individuals. Most of the transcriptions include photographs of the grave stones. Click on the thumbnails to access the photos, then use the icon that appears in the lower right-hand corner of the photo to enlarge the image. All photos associated with this page were taken by either Esther Doyle Read or Timothy J. Doyle on 9 July 2005.
Whenever possible relational data is given for individuals listed below. This data is taken from the main pages of "Read Family Connections" and is the result of many years of reserch into each of the families. Check the surname index for a listing of individuals covered in greater detail in these pages.
One final note about the cemetery, although the graves are numbered in the cemetery records—for instance the Coursen and Woodard graves are in Lot D11—there are no markers in the cemetery which guide you to a specific section or plot number. If you know your lot number, you still may not be able to find the grave without a map. We wandered around for an hour before finding the Coursen and Woodard graves, at the bottom of the hill a few rows to the east of the memorial to the unknown dead of the Civil War (the memorial is in the second photograph next to the flag pole). However, I have since found a map for the cemetery which is located on-line:
Conneaut Valley Area Historical Sociey web page. They have a map as well as a complete listing of the burials.
Coursen and Woodard Families. Elmer Floyd Coursen married Jennie I. Nicolls, on 3 October 1893 in Spring Township, Crawford County. The couple had three sons: Chauncey Reed, Floyd Emment and Freemont. Only Floyd survived infancy. Elmer died in 1902. After his death she married George A. Woodard on 4 October 1904 in Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. George and Jennie had two children: a daughter who died in infancy and Simon N. Woodard who survived. The Coursens and the Woodards are buried in Lot D11. The graves in the photograph are from left to right: Infant daughter Woodard, George and Jennie Woodard, large stone for Elmer, Chauncey and Freemont Coursen, smaller stone for Elmer, smaller stone for Freemont, smaller stone for Chauncey. See below for individual stones.
Coursen, Chauncey Reed, see Elmer F. Coursen.
Coursen, Elmer F., June 1, 1861, Apr 22, 1902; Chauncey Reed, Aug. 8, 1895, May 17, 1896; Freemont, Oct 5, 1899, Oct 7, 1899. Elmer Floyd Coursen was born in South Shenago Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania and died 22 April 1902 as a result of measles in Pine Township, Crawford County. He was the son of Aaron Reed Coursen and Sarah Fonner. He married Jennie I. Nicolls, on 3 October 1893 in Spring Township, Crawford County. She was the daughter of Simon C. and Louisa M. Nicholls. Two of the couple's three sons are buried with Elmer. Their middle son Floyd grew-up, married and became a lawyer in Syracuse, New York. There are three smaller stones set to the right of the main stone for Elmer, Chauncey and Freemont Coursen (see Coursen and Woodard Families photograph above).
Coursen,Chauncey Reed, photo of small head stone and detailed close-up of his inscription on the main stone.
Coursen, Elmer F., photo of small head stone and detailed close-up of his inscription on the main stone.
Coursen,Freemont, photo of small head stone and detailed close-up of his inscription on the main stone.
Nicholls, large family stone with three smaller headstones from left to right: S. Clyde, 1872 - 1874; Simon C., 1841 - 1910 (GAR flag with smaller stone), [large Nicholls stone], Louisa M., 1845 - 1910. Simon and Louise Nicholls were the parents of at least three children (who are buried in the cemetery): Addison E. Nicholls (1861 - 1923), Jennie Nicholls Coursen Woodard (1868 - 1954) and S. Clyde Nicholls (1872 - 1874). Addison's stone may be seen in the photograph directly behind his mother's small head stone.
Nicholls, Addison E., 1861 - 1923; Myra B. Nicholls 1856 - 1923. Addison was the son of Simon C. and Louise M. Nicholls, and the brother of Jennie Nicholls Coursen Woodard. His stone is located behind his parents's plot, see Nicholls above.
Nicholls, Jennie I., see George A. Woodard. Maiden name is not given on the stone (see also Elmer F. Coursen).
Nicholls, Louise M., see Nicholls.
Nicholls, Myra B., see Addison E. Nicholls.
Nicholls, S. Clyde, see Nicholls.
Nicholls, Simon C., see Nicholls.
Vapner, Elsie S., 1887 - 1957. Elsie's stone is on the right-hand side of the small head stone of Louise M. Nicholls (see Nicholls photograph above). It is not known what her relationship is to the Nicholls family (if any).
Woodard, George A., 1875 - 1960; Jennie I. Woodard, 1865 - 1954. Jennie I. Nicolls Woodard was the second wife of George A. Woodard (he and his first wife were divorced). George was Jennie's second husband. Her first husband was Elmer Floyd Coursen (see above). Jennie appears to be buried between George (on her left) and Elmer—whose stone is to the right of her stone (see Coursen and Woodard Families photograph above). George and Jennie had two children, Simon was born 4 July 1905, he survived childhood. Their second child was an infant daughter who was born and died in 1910. She is buried next to them (on the left).
Woodard, Infant Dau. Geo.& Jennie Woodard, 1910. (see Coursen and Woodard Families photograph above).Return to Cemeteries
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