John COWLES ( - )
1 John COWLES1 ( - ) [8354].
2 ? COWLES2 ( - ) [8345]. Marr Rose Ruby COMFORT btw 1933 and 1946.3
3 Rose Ruby COMFORT1,2,4,5,6,7,8 (1903-1985) [8339]. Born 2 Jan 1903.4,7,9 Marr Cecil S. PERRY 8 Jan 1920, Lawrenceville, PA.8 Marr ? GOLDSBY bef 1961.1 Died Jan 1985.9
From the Wellsboro Agitator.
January 14, 1920 - "Cecil S. Perry, of Westfield, and Miss Rose Ruby Comfort were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Comfort, in Lawrenceville, Thursday afternoon, by Rev. E.F. Phelps, of Painter Run."
From the Wellsboro Gazette.
November 3, 1976 - "Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wagner of Mansfield and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bowers, RD 5, Wellsboro have returned from a trip to Tennessee. While there they visited Mrs. Bower's mother, Mrs. Rose Goldsby of Millington, Tenn. and brother John Cowles of Arlington, Tenn. Mrs. Goldsby and John Cowles are former residents of Wellsboro. The Wagners and Bowers traveled over 2500 miles enjoying many places of interest also crossing over into Arkansas before returning home.".
6 William Henry COMFORT2,4,5,10 (1878-1957) [8337]. Born Jun 1878.4,10 Marr Pearl BARTLETT Feb 1898.6 Died 24 Apr 1957. Buried 27 Apr 1957, Evergreen Cemetery, Tioga, PA.2
From the Wellsboro Agitator.
May 2, 1957 - "William Henry Comfort 82 of Mansfield RD 3, Pa, died April 24, 1957. He was a member of Knoxville Baptist Church.
He is survived by daughters, Mrs. Rose Cowles of Wellsboro, Pa., Mrs. Nellie Stradley of Himrod N.Y., sons Truman Comfort of Norfolk, Va, Alfred of Lawrenceville Pa., Raymond of Mansfield, 18 grandchildren and 26 great great grandchildren .
The funeral was Saturday with Rev. Oren E. Crippen officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Tipga.".
7 Pearl BARTLETT4,5,10 (1882-1925) [8336]. Born Jul 1882, Tioga, PA.4,10 Died 2 Apr 1925, Charleston, PA.11 Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Tioga, PA.6
From an unknown Tioga, PA newspaper.
"The many friends of Mrs. Pearl (Bartlett) Comfort were saddened when it became known that she had died at her home in Charleston last Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Two years ago last June Mrs. Comfort suffered a stroke of paralysis from which she gradually declined until a few days before her death, when she suffered another stroke, which caused her death. Had Mrs. Comfort lived until July 23 she would have been 43 years old. In February 1898, she was married to William H. Comfort and to this union seven children were born, five of whom survive. They are Truman D. Comfort of Trenton, N.J.; Mrs. Cecil Perry, of Charleston, and Nellie, Alfred and Raymond at home; besides her husband and children she also leaves to mourn, her father, David Bartlett, of Tioga; one sister. Mrs. Emma Kennedy of Mansfield; two brothers, Lawrence Bartlett of Holiday and Harley Bartlett of Mill Creek, and four grandchildren. Mrs Comfort was a kind wife, a loving mother and a good neighbor. The funeral was held from the M.E. church in Tioga Sunday at one o'clock, the Rev. F.A. Phelps, of the Free Methodist church in Corning, officiating. Interment was in the family plot in Evergreen Cemetery at Tioga. The bearers were old neighbors and schoolmates of Mrs. Comfort.
14 David BARTLETT12,13,14,15,16,17,18 (1849-1930) [8291]. Born Dec 1849, PA.12,15 Marr Jennie Abigail LAWRENCE 1 May 1877, Tioga, PA.14 Died 27 Aug 1930, Middlebury Center, PA.19,20 Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Tioga, PA.20
From the Wellsboro Agitator.
September 23, 1879 - " A new Postoffice has been established at Painter Run in this county, and Mr. David Bartlett has been appointed Postmaster."
From the History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, 1897.
"Painter Run is the name of a postoffice in the southeast corner of the township. The office was established in 1872. David Bartlett was the first postmaster.".
15 Jennie Abigail LAWRENCE14,15,16,20 (1858-bef1920) [8296]. Born Mar 1858.15 Died btw Mar 1918 and Jan 1920.21
Sources
| 1 | "Newspaper article mentioning Rose Goldsby in the Wellsboro Gazette, November 3, 1976". |
| 2 | "Obituary of William Henry Comfort in the Wellsboro Agitator, May 2, 1957". |
| 3 | "Incidental mention of Rose Cowles in a 1946 newspaper article". |
| 4 | "1910 Tioga, Rutland census". |
| 5 | "1920 PA, Tioga, Lawrence census". |
| 6 | "Obituary of Mrs. William Comfort in an unknown Tioga County newspaper.". |
| 7 | "Tioga County PA Birth Records.". |
| 8 | "Wedding announcement of Cecil S. Perry and Rose Ruby Comfort in the Wellsboro Agitator, January 14, 1920". |
| 9 | "Social Security Death Index". |
| 10 | "1900 PA, Tioga, Sullivan census". |
| 11 | "Obituary of Mrs. William Comfort in the Wellsboro Agitator, April 15, 1925". |
| 12 | "1850 PA, Tioga, Tioga census". |
| 13 | "1860 PA, Tioga, Tioga census". |
| 14 | "Marriage announcement of David Bartlett and Jennie A. Lawrence in the Wellsboro Agitator, May 8, 1977". |
| 15 | "1880 Tioga, Tioga, PA census". |
| 16 | "1910 PA, Tioga, Tioga census". |
| 17 | "1920 PA, Tioga, Tioga census". |
| 18 | "1930 PA, Tioga, Middlebury". |
| 19 | "Obituary of David Bartlett in the Wellsboro Agitator, September 3, 1930". |
| 20 | "Obituary of David Bartlett from Wilson, Weiskopf, Moon, Zaner Family". |
| 21 | "Estimated based on related dates and information". |
