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Lewis County |
Obituaries and Death Notices
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Lewis County |
Frank AMMOND | Charles D. Van DRESSEN
DROWNED IN PLEASANT LAKE
Lowville, N. Y. - July 17, Frank Ammond and Charles D. Van Dressen, aged thirty-five and forty years, respectively were drowned in Pleasant Lake last night. Edward White, who was with the men, swam ashore. The men were in a boat, and attempted to change places, when the boat capsized. Ammond and Van Dressen could not swim. The three men resided at Copenhagen. Van Dressen leaves a wife and three children. The bodies have not been recovered. (New York Herald-Tribune, July 18, 1899, page 7 - Sub. by Peggy Thompson)
Marcella BUZAS
Deceased Name: MARCELLA BRAGG BUZAS, ONCE OF CITY, DIES
Marcella Bragg Buzas, 75, Kalet's Adult Home, Glenfield, a former worker in St. Patrick's Church rectory, Watertown, died Sunday in Lewis County General Hospital, where she had been a patient since April 13. A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter's Church, with Rev. Albert Plante, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Beach's Bridge Cemetery. Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Donald F. Virkler Funeral Home, where the Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Surviving are a son, Harold Bragg, Whitesboro; a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Frieda) Hunziker, Greig; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a brother, John Kerringer, Amsterdam; a sister, Mrs. Leo (Ann) Lospinoso, Miami Beach, Fla., and nieces and nephews. A daughter, Matilda, died in infancy, and a brother, Elmer Kerringer, also died previously. Born in Pocahontas, Va., May 16, 1912, daughter of Rose Kerringer, she attended school in Ohio. She married Dain Bragg. He died in July 1944. A later marriage, to Walter B. Buzas, ended in divorce. death BUZAS - At Lewis County General Hospital, Lowville, May 8, 1988, Marcella Bragg Buzas, 75, Kalet's Adult Home, Glenfield. Funeral Mass Wednesday, 10 a.m., St. Peter's Church, Lowville. Burial in Beach's Bridge Cemetery.
[Watertown Daily Times (NY) - May 9, 1988, pg. 21, Submitted by Erica Beatty]
Ela COLLINS
Death of Gen. Collins - Hon. Ela Collins died suddenly, of apoplexy, on Thanksgiving Day, at Lowville, Lewis County, New York, where he had resided since 1808. Gen. Collins had represented his county in the Legislature in the Constitutional Convention of 1821 and in Congress. In 1814 he commanded a regiment of militia in the vicinity of Sackett's Harbor. The present Representative in Congress from that district (Hon. Wm. Collins) and Lieut. Collins, of the United States Army, are sons of the decased. - Albany Ev. Jour. (Daily National Intelligencer, December 6, 1848, page 4, transcribed by Peggy Thompson)
Charles DAYAN
Mr. Charles Dayan died on Christmas morning at his home in Lowville, Lewis County, N.Y. in the eighty-sixth year of his age. He was born at Amsterdam, N.Y., July 16, 1792, and removed to Lowville in 1809. He was elected to the State Senate in 1826 and was chosen president of that body in the following year, and when Lieutenant Governor Pitcher became Governor Mr. Dayan acted as Lieutenant Governor for the remainder of the term and as such was President of the Court of Errors. He was elected to the Twenty-second Congress in 1830 from the Twentieth district, comprising the counties of Lewis and St. Lawrence and was a member of the Committee on Tariff of which John Quincy Adams was Chairman. He was present at the great debate between Webster and Hayne. In 1835 and 1836 Mr. Dayan was elected to the Assembly and served as Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, by virtue of which he became a leader of that body. He was appointed in 1840 District Attorney for Lewis County and served four years. He was a candidate in the democratic caucus of the members of the Legislature in 1829, against Silas Wright for Comptroller and received twenty eight votes to Wright's fifty-four. He was a lawyer by profression and in politics a life long democrat. (New York Herald, December 28, 1877, page 5, transcribed by Peggy Thompson)
Louise DUDLEY
Menasha, Wis. - Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Dudley, one of the city's oldest residents, who passed away at her home at 22 Main street, were held at the residence this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. R. A. Heron officiating. Mrs. Dudley observed her ninetieth birthday anniversary on Sept. 10 of the present year and one week later sustained injuries in a fall at her home from which she never recovered. Deceased was born at Denmark, New York, Sept. 10, 1833, and came to Menasha more than fifty years ago. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Agnes McCulley and Miss Buddie Dudley, both of Menasha. She also leaves three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. ["The Daily Northwestern" (Oshkosh, Wisconsin), 2 Oct 1923 - Sub. by Jim Dezotell]
William E. HARRIS
Idaho Pioneer Dead
Nampa, April 25 - Word has been received of the death at Lowville, N. Y., of William E. Harris, one of the pioneers of this section. Mr. Harris left here last September to spend the winter with relatives in New York, expecting to return this spring. Just as he was making preparations to return he became ill, and passed away April 20. He was 91 years of age, having been born in Lewis County, New York, Spetember 22, 1820.
He came to Idaho in the early '60's and lived continually in Owyhee and Canyon counties until last fall. He was a member of the Nampa Masonic lodge and was one of the oldest Masons in Idaho, having been made a Mastor Mason in 1851. He leaves many friends among the old timers in this section, but has no living relatives in Idaho so far as can be learned. (Idaho Statesman, April 27, 1912, page 10, transcribed by Peggy Thompson)
George HARVY
A young man about twenty years old, named George Harvy, deliberately shot and killed his father, while he was lying asleep upon a launge at his residence, near Port Leyden, Lewis county, New York, on the 19th inst. The murderer escaped. ["New York Illustrated News", Jan. 11, 1862. Submitted by Candi Horton]
JACKSON Family
SIX BROTHERS, MOTHER PERISH IN FARM HOME FIRE
Lowville, N.Y., May 5--Six brothers and their mother perished today when flames destroyed the family farmhouse. They were Mrs. Harold Jackson, 37, and six of her 14 children - David, 10, James, 7, Gerald, 6, Douglas, 5, George, 2, and Allen, one. Mrs. Jackson, Douglas and a youngster believed to be Allen died in Lewis County Hospital here. The father, a 42-year old railroad worker, was reported seriously burned. The other eight children either escaped injury or were not at home at the time of the fire. They range in age from 9 to 21. ["The Huronite and Daily Plainsman", Huron, SD. Friday, October 22, 1948. Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Addison C. MILLER
Utica, N. Y., Dec. 18 (Special) - Addison C. Miller, senior member of the law firm of Miller, Fincke & Brandegee, died this morning of pneumonia, aged sixty-three. Mr. Miller was born in Lowville and came to Utica when twenty years old. He was largely interested in banking and manufacturing enterprises. (New York Herald - Tribune, December 19, 1894, page 11, transcribed by Peggy Thompson)
E.A. STEVENSON
Died while at a Health Resort in California, July 7 - San Luis Obispo, Cal., July 7 - Ex Governor E. A. Stevenson of Idaho committed suicide yesterday at Paraiso Springs, a health resort near here. Ex Governor Stevenson arrived at Paraiso Springs on June 5th. He was afflicted with sciatica and was in a helpless condition. His health had improved somewhat and he was able to walk a little. It is supposed that during the night the pain returned, and in desperation he took a large dose of laudnum. He was found unscious in his room and all efforts to revive him failed.
Career as a Public Man
Boise, Ida., July 7 - Special to the Tribune - Ex Governor E. A. Stevenson of Idaho died at Paraiso Springs at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He went there six weeks ago suffering from sciatica, that followed an attack of the grip while he was in Washington last winter. Since going to the springs he had written that at times he was suffering terribly. The first intimation that there was any danger came in a dispatch from dr. Perrault in San Francisco yesterday that he was dying. The body will be embalmed and brought to Boise.
The deceased was born in Lowville, Lewis County, New York in 1825. The family removed to Michigan while he was a child. He lost his father by accident and immediately afterward started to California by sailing vessel from New York. He arrived in San Francisco in December 1848. In California he held a number of positions and was twice elected to the legislature, serving as Speaker to pro tem in 1860. He was Indian agent in California and extensively connected with that branch of the Government in all parts of the state. Governor Stevenson came to Idaho in 1863 and settled at Placerville. He was elected to the Territorial Council in 1866; served in several legislatures and was Speaker of the House of the eighth session. In 1885 he was appointed Governor of Idaho by President Cleveland, serving the full term.
In 1894 he was the Democratic candidate for Governor. The Governor was a prominent Mason and for four years was grand master. He was married in 1859 at Red Bluff, Cal., to Annie N. Orr. The widow and one son, C. C. Stevenson, survive him. The flag on the Capitol is at half-mast in honor of his memory. (Idaho Falls Times, July 11, 1895, page 1, transcribed by Peggy Thompson)
Silas STOW
Died at Lowville, on the 19th inst. the Hon. Silas Stow, aged 54 years. Mr. S. has for a number of years been the first judge of the court of Lewis county and formerly represented the district in Congress. (Spectator, February 2, 1827, page 2, transcribed by Peggy Thompson)
Benjamin Franklin TAYLOR
Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 24 - Benjamin Franklin Taylor, the poet and lecturer, died this morning in this city. Mr. Taylor was born in Lowville, N.Y. in 1822 and was educated at Madison University, New York of which his father was President. He is the author of several volumes of poems and miscellaneous writings and in late years has been a very successful lecturer. He was for many years the literary editor of the Chicago Evening Journal and was its war correspondent during the rebellion. His description of the battle of Lookout Mountain was a marvelous pen-picture of that memorable contest. (Daily Inter Ocean, February 25, 1887, page 4, transcribed by Peggy Thompson)
DeWitt C. WEST
One of the local leaders of the democracy in Northern New York, Dewitt C. West, died suddenly at his home in Lowville yesterday morning of heart disease, in the fifty-fifth year of his age. He was in his store at ten o'clock on the previous night, when he appeared to be in a jovial mood. He represented Carthage, Jefferson County in the Legislature when William H. Ludlow was Speaker. He was a candidate for office several times, but for all his popularity and influence never succeeded in carrying his district. He was always to be seen at the democratic State conventions and was a shining light in local politics and at all gatherings where the politicians of the State assembled. Mr. West opposed the nomination of Governor Robinson last fall but also opposed Tammany withdrawing from the Convention. He was sent as a delegate to several national democratic conventions. Mr. West was one of the earliest advocates of the Black River and Utica Railway, which was reorganized in 1860 under the name of the Utica and Black River road. The road runs from utica to Ogdensburg, and opened up all the country in the northwestern part of the State. Mr. West was a director for many years, and became its president. Some years ago he changed his residence from Carthage to Lowville, Lewis County, where he had ever since resided. (New York Hearld, September 28, 1880, page 4, transcribed by Peggy Thompson)
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