BIGALOW, Daniel (Mr. & Mrs.)
Lived and
Buried Together
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bigalow died at Genesee Falls, N.
Y. a few days since. They were each over eighty years of age, had lived
together as husband and wife for over sixty years, raising a family of
sixteen children. Both died on the same day, only a few hours apart, of
natural causes, and they were buried in the same grave. [The Evening
Gazette. Saturday, December 26, 1874 Port Jervis, New York. Transcribed
by Melissa]
BOARDMAN, Gerald
Little Valley Youth Hurt in
Crash Dies
Gerald Boardman, Injured on Way to See Mother, Hurt in
Earlier Accident, Succumbs - Mother's Condition Continues
Critical
Gerald Boardman, 23, of Little Valley,
who was injured in an auto-mobile accident Thursday afternoon while
rushing to the Wyoming county community hospital in Warsaw, where his
mother lay critically injured, the victim of an earlier accident, died
in the Warsaw hospital Friday afternoon.
His
mother, Mrs. Lee C. Boardman, continues in a ctitical condition. She has
undergone adjustment of a twisted vertebrae but it has not yet been
determined whether her spinal cord is injured. Her body is paralyzed
below the neck but her mind is said to be clear.
Gerald suffered a compound fracture of the skull and concussion when he
lost control of his car on a hill on Delhi road. The car sideswiped a
tree, according to Sergeant Charles MacDonald and Trooper John Everhart
of Castile. There were no witnesses to the accident, although the crash
was heard by Burton Eygus, living nearby.
Gerald was taken to the hospital at Warsaw where his mother was a
patient and his identity was not learned for some time, due to confusion
resulting when the wrong number of his automobile license was
reported.
Mrs. Boardman suffered her
injuries when a car driven by her husband went out of control near
Warsaw Thursday morning, as they were enroute to Vermont to visit
relatives. It is believed the steering gear broke. Mr. Boardman was
slightly injured, but the others riding with him, their daughter,
Geraldine, and a niece, Marguerite Culp of Detroit, escaped
injury.
The body of Gerald has been taken to the
Middleton funeral home in Little Valley, whence the funeral will be held
Monday afternoon at 2 o'- clock, Rev. William T. Dunstan officiating.
Burial will be at Little Valley.
His father and
other members of the family, except a sister, Helen have returned to
Little Valley from Warsaw. Helen remained with her
mother.
Gerald was born in Bethel, Vt., December
20th, 1912. His family moved to Little Valley during his infancy. A
graduate of Little Valley high school, he had been employed by the
Cattaraugus Cutlery company.
Besides his parents,
he leaves three sisters, Mrs. Willard Bernhoft of
Buffalo and Helen
and Geraldine, at home; and two brothers, Harry and
Harley, at
home.
His death occurred at 2.15 o'clock,
but was not reported in Little Valley until around 4
o'clock.
[Salamanca Republican-Press. Saturday, September 26,
1936 Salamanca, New York. Transcribed by Melissa]
BURCH, Lizette Montmollin
Mrs. LIZETTE MONTMOLLIN
BURCH, widow of Robert A. Burch of Brooklyn, died yesterady at Castile,
N. Y. She was born in Lexingtan Ky. and was a daughter of the late
Frederick Montmollin of that city. Her husband, Robert Burch, at the
time of his death, eight years ago, was editor of The Brooklyn Eagle.
She is survived by a daughter, Miss Clara Burch. The funeral services
will be held to-morrow afternoon at the residence of Edwin Packard, 241
Henry Street, Brooklyn. [The New York Times. Tuesday, May 05, 1903
New York, New York. Transcribed by Melissa]
BURT, Anna
Mrs. Anna Burt died at Pike aged 82
years and the body was brought to the home of her nephew, W.H. Burt, of
this village and the funeral services held Tuesday morning with
interment in the Fisk cemetery in the town of Allen. A son, Alfred H.
Burt of Buffalo, accompanied the remains. [Olean Times. Wednesday,
February 04, 1920 Olean, New York. Transcribed by Melissa]
BURTON, Fred
The body of the late Fred Burton,
who died at Arcade was brought to Hinsdale for burial Saturday.
[Olean Evening Herald Wednesday, April 16, 1919 Olean, New
York. Transcribed by Melissa.]
CAPRON, Julia Alden
Miss Julia Alden Capron, who
recently died in Pike, was a descendant of one of the- Mayflower
pilgrims, John Alden, whoso name she bore. [Hornellsville Weekly
Tribune. Friday, November 03, 1899 Hornellsville, New York. Transcribed
by Melissa]
KILDOYLE, Frances R.
Mrs. Frances R. Kildoyle
died yesterday, in Warsaw, aged 69 years. [Olean Times. Thursday,
April 20, 1911 Olean, New York. Transcribed by Melissa]
KIMBERLY, Sherman
Sherman Kimberly. a soldier of
the war of 1812, died in Pike, N.Y., on the 8th inst., aged 84 years.
[Hornellsville Tribune. Thursday, June 12, 1862 Hornellsville, New
York. Transcribed by Melissa]
MILLER, Frank
Frank Miller, the shoe-blacking
inventor, died in Warsaw, N. Y., yesterday. Born in Walllngford, Vt., In
1804, he went to Warsaw In 1819, a boy of 15. Without a friend residing
in the State and having no trade, he engaged in tanning and shoe-making.
About 1835 he invented his blacking and commenced its introduction with
a small capital. For years the business was limited, but today his
blacking is known in every hamlet in the United States and in foreign
countries. He commenced the sale in Warsaw from a basket. [The New
York Times. Thursday, March 29, 1883 New York, New York. Transcribed by
Melissa]
OLIN, Norman E.
A Sad History.
Norman E. Olin,
aged 83. died at Pike Monday. Several years ago he was one of the
wealthiest and most influential men of Pike. He founded Pike Seminary,
was one of the founders of the Methodist church there and one of its
most esteemed members. He owned a tannery and did a large boot and shoe
business, employing a great many men. Then came a time when paper came
due which he could not meet, creditors became alarmed and all swooped
down upon him at once. Then it became known that Olin had forged notes
to the amount of many thousands of dollars and his failure meant the
failure of many of his old friends and neighbors. He was tried at
Batavia and sent to States prison for three years. He served his time
and came back to Pike, where he has lived alone ever since, doing little
jobs of cobbling as long as he was able. He was buried by the town on
Wednesday. [The Olean Democrat. Thursday, December 17, 1891 Olean,
New York. Transcribed by Melissa]
POWELL, Rosalette Joan
Mrs. R. J. Powell,
Centenarian, Dies At Arcade
Mrs. Rosalette Joan
Powell, 100-year-old maternal grandmother of Cattaraugus County
surrogate Alonzo J. Prey, died at her Arcade home Wednesday, (September
28, 1949) after an illness of about a week. She is survived by
seventy-five relatives representing four
generations.
Relatives said that Mrs. Powell broke
her leg in a home accident some days ago; and it’s believed the mishap
was one of the major factors in her death.
The
centenarian spent her entire life in western New York, having been born
at Eagle February 9, 1849, of Quaker
parents.
She was the wife of late Civil War
veteran Alonzo S. Powell, and was the mother of eight children, four of
whom are living.
The four children are
Ernest Powell, Friendship, Mrs. Lena Crawford, Belfast, Mrs. Gilbert O.
Prey, Salamanca, and Mrs. Ida Hall, with whom Mrs. Powell lived in
Arcade.
Also surviving are twenty-six
grandchildren, thirty-nine great grandchildren, and ten great-great
grandchildren.
The body of Mrs. Powell will be at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hall in Arcade, where a brief prayer
service will proceed regular funeral services at Caldwell’s Methodist
Church, at two o’clock Saturday afternoon, (October 1, 1949). Burial
will be at Caldwell Cemetery.
[Olean Times Herald Thursday,
September 29, 1949 Olean, New York. Transcribed by Melissa]
PUTNAM, Harvey
Death of Hon. Harvey Putnam
The
Buffalo Express announces the death of Hon. Harvey Putnam, of Attica,
Wyoming County. He expired on Thursday last, after a short but painful
illness, aged sixty-two years. Mr. Putnam was an able and highly
respected member of the bar at the time of his death. He had filled
several important representative positions with credit to himself and
usefulness to the public. He was several years in the State Senate, and
subsequently a Representative in Congress. In all the relations of life,
whether in the domestic or social circle, or as a public servant, he has
discharged all the responsibilities of husband, father, neighbor, friend
and citizen like a true man. He made his mark while living, and leaves
an upright example to live after him as a remembrance of his good deeds.
[The New York Times. 26 Sep 1855. Transcribed by Melissa.]
SUTLEY, John
A Track Boss Dead.
John Sutley,
one of the oldest track bosses, died at Castile Friday, 13th,
of
Bright's disease, soon after nine o'clock, leaving a wife and five
children, the youngest a babe, unprovided for. The funeral occured at
Portage
on Sunday. [Hornellsville Weekly Tribune. Friday, August
20, 1886 Hornellsville, New York.. Transcribed by Melissa]
TOWER, M.C.
M.C. Tower
Riverdale Farm, in Eden township, Brown county, Minnesota, is one of the most delightful rural places in this county, and its propietor, Mr. M.C. Tower, is one of Brown county's best known and most highly respected citizens.
Mr. Tower is a native of the Empire state. He was born in Wyoming county, New York, March 27, 1841, the son of English parents who came to America in early life. Bela Tower, his father, was born in Manchester, England, and was just entering manhood when he made the Atlantic voyage and sought a home in the New World, his location being in New York. In Wyoming county, that state, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Woodard, like himself, a native of Manchester. some years after their marriage they removed to Erie county, where they passed the rest of their lives and died. He lived to the advanced age of eighty two years and she was seventy six at the time of death. Both were devoted Christians, differing somewhat, however, in their creeds, he having been a Presbyterian and a deacon in the church for many years, and she a consistent Methodist. To them were born nine children, five sons, and four daughters, namely: Alonzo N., Warren J., Merritt X., George M., Alerick W., Phoebe, Amerette, Emily and Savilla.
His father was a farmer, the subject of our sketch was reared to farm life in his native state, recieving his education in the common schools and at home being surrounded by a refined and Christian influence, honesty and industry being instilled in him in his boyhood days. Thus he grew up, and on reaching manhood was well equipped for the battle of life. He was married in Strykersville, Wyoming county, New York, and in 1864, to Miss Maryetta Curtiss, an amiable and accomplished lady, and previous to her marriage a teacher in the schools of Wyoming county. She is an only child of Freeborn H. and Laura (Cutler) Curtiss, both natives of New York, the former of Scotch-English descent and the latter of English. Mr. and Mrs. Curtiss are now residents of North Java, New York.
About the time the civil war closed Mr. Tower was seized with a desire to "go west" and in 1865 we find him locating in Wabasha county, Minnesota, where he made his home one year, at the end of that time coming farther west and settling in Redwood county, across the county line from his present location, where he improved a good farm. In 1873 he bought the farm upon which he now lives, moved here in 1875, and has since maintained his residence here, sparing neither time nor means in the improvement of his land and the beautifying of his home. This farm comprises four hundred and forty acres of choice land and is utilized chiefly as a stock farm, its broad, rich pastures rivaling the bluegrass regions of Kentucky. for years Mr. Tower has made a specialty of fine stock and is at present directing his attention more particularly to dairy cattle of the best breeds, having expended a large amount of money in securing his stock. Formerly he was largely interested in breeding improved Clydesdale horses. His long experience in the stock business and the close attention he has given it have made hime an authority on the subject, and he is recognized as such throughout the county, his opinion and advice always being valued by others in this line of business. The residence at Riverdale Farm is a commodious two story building, beautifully situated on a natural building site, with attractive surroundings, and with furnishings the bespeak both the culture and refinement as well as the wealth of the owner and his family. In his farming and stock operations Mr. Tower is ably assisted by his son Fred, who is a partner in the firm and has been trained to the business and is familiar with it in its every detail.
Mr. Tower has been a Republican until recently, when he espoused the principles adopted by the Populists and is now in favor of reform. He has frequently been urged to accept local office, but has always declined the honor, his own private affairs demanding his whole time and attention. Both he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. [Source: Memorial Record of S.W. Minnesota - Submitted by Gary Boomgaarden.]
TOZIER, Orange Lester
ORANGE LESTER TOZIER died
at Sheldon, N.Y., yesterday. He was born at Watertown,
N.Y., in 1826,
but had lived in Sheldon since 1841. He represented Wyoming County in
the State Assembly from 1979 to 1880 and had filled the offices of
Justice
of the Peace, Supervisor, School Director, and Assistant
Provost Marshal. In 1860
he raised Company G, Ninth New York Cavalry,
of which he was made Captain. Mr. Tozier was one of the delegates to the
first Wyoming Republican County Convention, and had missed 'attending
few since. He was a Freemason and comrade of the Grand Army of the
Republic. In 1847 he married a sister of State, Senator L.N. Humphrey.
[The New York Times. Tuesday, April 10, 1900 New York, New York.
Transcribed by Melissa]
WOLCOTT, Alvina
Demise of Mrs. Nelson
WOLCOTT
An Aged and Highly Respected Citizen Passes Away at the Age
of 83 Years.
Monday morning, Dec. 18, 1893, at 6 o’clock, the spirit of Mrs.
Nelson WOLCOTT took to flight to the great beyond, after a long and
useful life. Alvina WRIGHT was born in Midlebury, Wyoming Co., N. Y.,
March 27, 1809 and descended from English ancestry; was married to
Nelson Wolcott, September 2, 1835, came to Illinois in 1856 with her
husband, where the rest of her life has been spent. Soon after her
arrival here, she united with the Congregational church, and has been a
devoted and faithful member for over 30 years, doing the duties that lay
in her path with a true christian spirit and heroism; and was a very
quiet and unassuming lady, was very devoted to her home, and family of
eight children, six sons and two daughters, who are all grown to
maturity, highly educated, refined and worthy citizens, which speaks
volumes of the mother’s home life and early training.
Sept. 2, 1893, their children and grandchildren gathered at the old
home on Batavia Ave. and celebrated the 58th wedding anniversary of the
aged parents and grand-parents, little thinking that their next reunion
would take place in the world beyond.
Deceased has been in very good health for one of her years, up to
about two weeks ago, when she, as well as her companion was taken ill,
medical skill was at once obtained and all did for her that human power
could furnish, but to no avail, after having been confined to her bed
for eight days with pneumonia, she quietly passed away, aged 83 years
and 9 months. She was not a great sufferer during her illness and
remained conscious up to the last, and knew the children, four of whom
were permitted to be with and care for her during her last sickness.
Her death seems doubly hard to her aged husband, who is now confined
to his bed with illness, and is feared will be unable to overcome the
blow, caused by the separation of one with whom he has spent nearly 59
years of his life.
The funeral was held from the home Tuesday at 2 p.m., Rev. J. E.
Bissell officiating. The following children were permitted to be present
at the funeral: Mrs. E. H. BAKER, Mr. H. K. WOLCOTT, Mr. S. A. WOLCOTT,
and Mr. W. A. WOLCOTT, all of this city, Mrs. T. R. WILLARD, of
Galesburg, and Mr. R. N. WOLCOTT, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
The aged husband and children have the sympathy of their many friends
in the hour of their sorrow.
[Batavia Herald, Kane County, IL, 21
Dec. 1893.]
