TROUPSBURG -
MRS. GEO. CADY. Mrs.
Geo.
Cady
died
very
suddenly
at her
home
Saturday
afternoon
of
influenza. Canisteo
Times
(Canisteo,
NY)
December
18,
1918; page
4, col.
2.
DIED CAMPBELL - at Buffalo, Sept. 18, Mrs. Martha Campbell, widow of the late Robert Campbell, of Bath, in the 83d year of her age. About the year 1800 she and her husband settled in this new country (now Steuben County), then a wilderness, near to the spot where now stands the beautiful village of Bath. In the year 1849 she was called to mourn the loss of her husband, who died in his 85th year. But having been reared in a family where all the children became the subjects of divine grace, she knew whence help cometh, and found the strength in the arm of her Beloved. Six children survive her, one of whom is the present Lieutenant Governor of the state of New York. New York Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY) October 27, 1860; page 3.
Death of Robert Campbell. The Hon. Robert Campbell, of Bath, Steuben County, died yesterday. Mr. Campbell was a prominent man in the politics of the State. He started in life as a Democrat, and represented Steuben County in the Constitutional Convention of 1846. He acted with what was then known as the Radical or Barnburning Democracy. He abandoned his old Democratic friends on the organization of the Republican Party, and was a delegate to the Syracuse Convention when the old Whigs and Free Deomocracy united.He was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1858, when E. D. Morgan was elected Governor. Mr. Campbell was a pleasant and agreeable gentleman, a respectable lawyer, but a man of no very great ability or force of character. New York Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY) July 18, 1870; page 1.
HON.
ROBERT
CAMPBELL,
who
died at his
residence,
Bath,
Steuben
county, on
Saturday,
was
a
gentleman of
high
character
and
repute, and
at one
time
prominent in the
politics of
the
State.
He was a
member of the
Constitutional
Convention of
1846, and
one of
the
Regents
of the
University. In
1858
he was elected
Lieutenant-Governor upon the
same
ticket with
Governor
Morgan, and was
re-elected in 1860.
Upon
the
expiration of
his
term,
he
retired
from
active
participation in
politics. He
was
born
at
Bath in
1809. Albany
Evening
Journal
(Albany,
NY)
Tuesday, July
19, 1870;
page
2.
JOHN CARNEY.
John Carney died, very suddenly at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26, of heart
failure. He was born in the town of Hartsville Jan. 11, 1864, and lived
there until 11 years ago, when he came to Greenwood and has resided here
since. He was well known in this section and had many friends. He was
always ready to lend a helping hand. Mr.
Carney was sitting in a chair in the store of D. A. Owens, when he
suddenly expired. The remains were taken to the home of his brother, F. E.
Carney. The funeral was held Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev. L. R. Peacock
officiating. Burial in Bennetts Creek cemetery. Canisteo Times
(Canisteo, NY) Wednesday, March 6, 1918; page 6, col. 1.
Veteran Who Died in Washington Recently Fought in 36 Battles - His Career. A Washington, D. C. newspaper has the following in regard to the death of O. A. Carpenter, who was noted in The Herald a few days ago: Otis A. Carpenter, a veteran of the Civil war and a messenger at the pension office, died at 10:30 o'clock last night at his home, No. 536 First street southeast, after an illness of several weeks. He was a member of Kit Carson Post, G. A. R. and of the Union Veteran Legion. Funeral services will be conducted by the legion at his late home Monday at 1:30 o'clock. Rev. Henry Couden, chaplain of the house of representatives will officiate. Burial will be in Arlington cemetery. Mrs. Carpenter and her son, C. O. Carpenter, will return shortly to their home in Ardock, N. D. Mr. Carpenter was born September 28, 1833, at Troupsburg, Steuben county, N. Y., and was married in 1856 to Sarah E. Everitt. Three children of this marriage survive. They are Frederick R. Carpenter, of Minto, N. D.; Mrs. May Williams, of Spokane, Wash., and Mrs. Fannie M. Grant, of Lakota, N. D. In 1861 he enlisted in Company H. 86th New York Infantry, known as the Steuben Rangers, and later was transferred to Company H, Second U. S. C. T., where he was promoted to first lieutenant. He was wounded in an engagement near Tallahassee, Fla. He took part in 36 battles and engagements during the war of the rebellion, including the famous battle of Gettysburg, receiving a medal of honor from the state of New York for participation in that battle. He resigned from the service on a surgeon's certificate of disability, September 16, 1865, having served through the war, being one of the five Carpenter brothers who enlisted from his family. His first wife having died during the war, he was again married Sept. 3, 1865, to Miss Dora J. Pryde, of Westfield, Pa. Mr. Carpenter began work in the pension office in 1891 and has been there ever since except during Cleveland's administration. He retained his residence in North Dakota, although living in his own home here, his wife and son, C. O. Carpenter, spending the winters with him in this city. Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, ND) Friday, April 9, 1909; page 8, col. 2.
STEPHEN
P.
CHACE Stephen
P. Chace,
one of
the
best
known
and
most
hightly
respected
civil war
veterans and
residents of
Canisteo, died at
7
o'clock
Saturday
morning
at the
home
of his daughter,
Mrs. D.
C. Bennett
in
Little
Valley, N.
Y., where he
went to
spend several weeks.
Mrs.
Chace
was
with him at
the
end. Mr.
Chace was born in
New
Bedford,
Mass., 78-years
ago. He
came
to
this part of
the
state and soon after the
civil
war
boke out
he was
among
the
first to
enlist in
response to
the
call of
President
Lincoln
for
volunteers. He
served
with bravery
with the
Steuben
Rangers and the
stirring
accounts he wrote
for The
TIMES of
his varied
experiences in
over four years
of
active
service
were
widely
read. After
the close
of the war he
located at
Brookfield,
Pa.,
and
resided there
until ten years
ago,
when he moved to this
village
to
reside. He
was
widely and
favorably
known both
in Tioga
county,
Penn., and
throughout
Steuben
county,
and his
active
interest
in
the
affairs of
the
veterans, and
his
busy
religious
life made him many
friends and acquaintances. He was
a man of
remarkable
mental energy
and
friendly activity, and during the past ten years of
his
life spent in Canisteo he
was a
member of the M. E.
church, an
official
exhorter
and
conducted many
religious
meetings, including
services
at
Crittenden. He leaves
his wife
and six
children:
Charles
of
Filmore, Mrs. Ina
Northrup of
Westfield,
Pa., Mrs.
Cora
Boller
of
Filmore,
Mrs. Phoebe King of
Detroit,
Mich.,
Mrs.
Maude
Bennett of
Little Valley
and Mrs. John M
Dudley of
Canisteo; also
two
sisters,
Mrs.
Mary
Butler
of
Harrison Valley and
Mrs.
Fannie
Howard of
Canisteo. The
funeral
was
held from
the
residence in West
Main
street
Monday at 2 o'clock.
Rev.
Dr.
M. J. Hill
officiating, burial
in
Woodlawn
cemetery. Among
those
present
at the funeral
of
the
late Stephen
P. Chace on
Monday
were all of the
children
as follows: Chas. W.
Chace
of
Filmore, Mrs.
Albert
Boller
and son
Charles
of Rossburg, Mrs.
Victor
Northrup
and
sons
Howard
and Denns of
Westfield,
Mrs.
P. B. King of Detroit,
Mich.,
Dr.
and
Mrs. D. C.
Bennett
and
daughter
of
Little
Valley;
also Mr. and
Mrs.
Geo. Simmons
of
Westfield, Pa., Mrs.
and
Mrs.
Will Cady of Troupsburg,
Mrs.
Kirke
Perry of
Arkport,
Mrs.
Isabelle Didas of
Hornell, Mr. and Mrs. L.
B.
Hunt,
Mrs.
Geo.
Plank and Mr. and
Mrs.
Fred Simmons, Gaylord
Simmons,
Galusha
Kelly,
Mrs.
P.
E.
Parker, Mrs.
Jennie
Hamlin and
Mr.
and Mrs.
Ray Simmons of
Westfield, Pa.,
Mrs.
Violette
McLean
and Mrs. Schuyler
Lozier of
Troupsburg. Canisteo
Times,
(Canisteo,
NY) May
7,
1919,
page 4, col.
1.
WOODHULL:
Frank
Champlain,
50,
died Friday
night.
He
spent
most of
his life
in Westfield,
Penna.
A wife and
2
sisters
survive. Canisteo
Times
(Canisteo,
NY)
Wednesday,
February 14,
1923.
DIED. At
Howard, Steuben co., N. Y., Mr. Timothy
Chapin,
85,
formerly of Springfield,
Mass., a soldier of
the
revolution. Emancipator
and Weekly Chronicle,
Wednesday,
January 15, 1845;
pg. 151; Issue 38; col.
F.
DIED: At
Scott, Sheboygan
Co.,
Wis.,
Feb. 21st, Deacon
WELLS
CHAPIN,
in the 75th year
of his age,
Steuben Co., N.Y., paper
please
copy. Semi-Weekly
Milwaukee News (Milwaukee,
WI)
Wednesday, March 6, 1867;
pg. 8; Issue 19;
col.
E.
CHANDLER
W.
CHASE.
Chandler
W.
Chase,
a
well
known resident of
this
village, passed away at
his
home
here Thursday night,
after a
ten days
illness from
pneumonia,
at the
age of
68 years. He was born
June
24,
1850
in the
town of Jasper near
the
Dennis settlement at
North
Jasper,
and when only a few
years of
age
he
with
his
parents
removed to
this
village,
where he has
always
resided
with
the
exception of a few
years'
residence
in Hornell.
He was
the
son
of
the late
Rev. and Rosetta
Walton
Chase,
and
was one of
the best
known men in
this vicinity
where he
has a
large
number of friends. When
only 15 years of age
he
entered
the
service of the
Erie
Railroad Company as a
brakeman
on the
Susquehanna division
and
in
a
short
time
he was
promoted
to
the position
of
conductor,
which gave
him the
distinction
of
being
the youngest
conductor
to
run
a train
on
the division. It was
always
interesting to his
frends to
hear him
relate his
experience in
railroading
in the early
days
of
the
Erie.
He
retired
from
railroad work
about
twenty years
ago
and
since
that time
has
followed
farming as
an
occupation.
Besides
a
large
circle
of
friends, he is
survived
by
one
daughter,
Mrs.
Ernest A.
Moore
of this
village, and
one
brother
Philetus O.
Chase.
The funeral
was
held
Sunday
afternoon at 2
o'clock
from
the home
of his
daughter and
was largely
attended.
The Rev. Geo.
J. Porter
officiated. Burial
in
the
Riverside
cemetery. Canisteo Times,
(Canisteo, NY)
Wednesday,
March 12,
1919, page 5,
col.
4.
DEATHS. CHATFIELD. - At Painted Post, N. Y., March 23, of congestion of the lungs, Charles J. Chatfield, aged 43, son of Major Jno. Chatfield, formerly of Gt. Barrington. Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA) Thursday, April 14, 1864; page 3.
MRS.
EMMA
CHRISCADEN. Mrs.
Emma
Chriscaden,
wife
of the
late
George
Chriscaden, a
civil war
soldier who
died three
years
ago, died at the
home of
her
daughter,
Mrs. Andrew
VanSkiver on
Bush
Hill,
Wednesday
forenoon,
of
asthma,
aged 65
years.
The
remains
were
moved
Wednesday
evening
to
her
home in
Milwaurkee.
The
funeral
was held from the
Gully
Church Friday at 3 p.m.,
and
burial
at
that
place.
She leaves two
sons,
Charles and
Frank of Jasper,
two
daughters,
Mrs.
Fannie
VanSkiver, of Canisteo
and
Mrs.
Olive Bump of
Watertown,
her
mother,
Mrs.
Margaret
Cornish,
84
years
old, of
Troupsburg, one
sister,
Victoria
Brown of Jasper
and one
brother,
J.
J.
Jones
of Hornell,
also three
half-brothers,
Thomas Cornish of
Canisteo and
William and
Israel
Cornish
of
Troupsburg. Canisteo
Times,
(Canisteo, NY)
November
20, 1918, page
7,
col.
4.
At
Hornellsville, Steuben
county,
N.Y., on the 6th
inst.
Mrs.
MARGARET CLARK,
in the
62d year of her age, formerly of
Philadelphia. New York
Spectator, (New York,
NY)
January
22, 1830;
col.
A.
MRS. RAYMOND
CLARK Mrs. Gertrude
Clark,
21, wife
of
Raymond
Clark of Howard, died
Saturday morning, Oct. 3
at home
"after a short
illness.
She was born
May 9, 1921 at
Jasper,
the daughter of Leon
and Fern
Terbury Drake. She was
a
member of the
Towlesville Grange.
Survivors,
besides
her
husband,
include
an
infant son
Raymond;
her
parents Mr.
and
Mrs.
Drake of
Canisteo;
four
sisters:
Mrs. Theodore
Burchard
of
Canisteo; Mrs.
Walter Vosburg,
Mrs
Raymond
French
of
Hornell,
Miss
Leonora
Drake at
home;
two
brothers:
Bernard
of Canisteo
and Pvt. Lee
Drake of
Ft. Sill, Okla. The
funeral
was held
from
the
home of Mr.
and Mrs. John
Shilleh near
Howard,
with
internment in the
Howard
Cemetery.
Rev.
Frank
White of
Kanona
officiated. Canisteo Times,
(Canisteo, NY)
October
8,
1942;
Page
4, Col.
6
NORTH JASPER - Mrs. Sarah
Clark.
Mrs. Sarah
Clark, a
very
hightly
respected
and aged
lady,
died
Monday
evening,
Feb. 26th, at
the home of
her
son, Joel Clark. The
funeral
was held at the
home
Thursday
afternoon and
was
largely
attended.
Those who
attended from
away
were:
Mr.
and Mrs. Will
Prentice
and
Edward Nolton of
Hornell,
Boardman Dennis and
son
Clark, L. D. Whiting
and
Marshall Dennis of
Jasper,
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Shelly of
Gravel Run,
Mrs.
Clark leaves
to mourn her
loss
three
daughters,
Mrs.
Julia
Angel of Findley, Ohio,
Mrs.
Sarah
Carrier of
Hornell
and Mrs.
George Talbot of this
place,
and one son
with
whom
she lived, also five
grandchildren,
eleven
great
grandchildren and
three
great
great
grandchildren, besides a
large
number of
other
relatives and
friends. Canisteo
Times
(Canisteo, NY)
March 14,
1917.
On
the
2d
instant,
at
Reading, Steuben
county,
state
of
New-York, SARAH
M.
CLARKSON,
wife
of
John
L.
Clarkson,
aged
29
years. New York
Spectator,
(New
York,
NY)
August 19,
1831; col.
F.
Andrew
J.
Coates Killed in
Germany Pvt.
Andrew
J.
Coates, 155
Leach
Avenue,
Hornell, a
native of
Greenwood,
and
an employee of
the
Erie freight
house in Hornell
before
entering
service
2 years ago,
was
killed in
action in
Germany March
17.
Mrs. Coates
received
a message to
this
effect from
the War
Department
yesterday. Survivors
include: his
wife,
at
home;
2
sons: David and
Dennison; a
daughter
Mary; 2
brothers
one in the Navy,
the other in
the
Marines, both
serving
abroad. Canisteo
Times
(Canisteo,
NY)
1949.
DIED.
- COLBY -
At
the residence of G. W. Paul, on Castle
Creek, on the 21st inst., at 4
o'clock p.m., of
appoplectic fits. Frank
Colby; aged
about 27 years; a native
of Bath,
Steuben
county, N. Y. The Idaho
Avalanche (Silver City, ID)
Saturday, March
3, 1888;
Isue 28; col.
C.
CAMERON MRS.
HANNAH COLE. On
Wednesday afternoon
occurred the death of Mrs.
Hannah Cole, wife
of Edward Cole, at the home
of
her daughter,
Mrs. Harry
Wilson, on the Swale. Mrs. Cole was about 54 years
of
age and had been in poor
health for the past
several
months. For a number of
years
Mr. and Mrs.
Cole
were
residents of
Adrian, but
had
resided at the home
of
their
daughter
for
several
months.
She
was
well
known
here
and in
the vicinity
of Adrian
and was
held in high
esteem. She
was
born in
West
Union,
N.
Y. Besides
her
husband, she is survived
by
one
daughter, Mrs.
Wilson,
and one son, John
Cole
of
Cortland, N. Y.
The
funeral
was held from the
Wilson home
on Friday
afternoon.
Burial
in
Swale
cemetery. Canisteo
Times (Canisteo, NY)
January
15, 1919;
page 2,
column
2.
MRS. EMMA COOK.
Mrs. Emma C. Cook, 57 years old, one of the most
highly respected women of
the
village, died Saturday
evening
at her
home in
Russell
street,
following
a
lingering
illness.
Her
health
had been poor for a
long
time,
but she had not
been
seriously
ill for
more
than two
months. She is
survived
by
her
husband,
Cyrus
Cook,
four sons, George,
Ross,
Wayne
and
Alfred, and
one
daughter,
Miss
Iva Cook, all
of this village; six
brothers, Egbert Adams
of
Roulette, Pa.,
Charles
Adams
of
Jasper, William
Adams of
Allentown, N. Y.,
Merritt Adams of
Shingle
House, Pa.,
Adelbert
Adams
of
Richburg, N.Y., and
Edwin
Adams, and one sister,
Mrs. W. S.
Sherman
of
Corning.
The funeral was
held
yesterday
afternoon at
3:30
o'clock from the house,
burial
in
Hillside
cemetery. Canisteo
Times
(Canisteo,
NY) May 29,
1918;
page 5, col.
1.
OLD
RESIDENT
OF
TROUPSB'G
DEAD TROUPSBURG,
N.
Y.,
July
22.
- Pulaski
Cook,
aged
73
died at
this
home in
Troupsburg
Wednesday
evening,
July 15
after a
lingering
illness,
Mr. Cook had
resided
in
Troupsburg
nearly his life. He
was
the
son
of
David
Cook
and
Emily
Schoonover
Cook.
Survivors are
his
wife, Sylvia
Lamphier Cook and one
daughter, Pearl
Wetherby, wife
of
Rev. Homer
Wetherby who
was a
former Baptist
minister
here; one
granddaughter and
several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral
services were held from the
Baptist Church of which Mr.
Cook
was
a member,
Saturday,
conducted by
Rev.
Harold
Burgess,
Baptist
minister.
Escorts were Jos.
White,
Leo
Willis,
Supervisor
H. J.
Bates, Edwin
Elwell,
Henry
Prutsmn and
Matthew
Hurlbut.
Burial in Mt.
Hope
cemetery at
Troupsburg.
Among
those
from
out of town who
attended the
funeral were Rev.
and
Mrs.
Homer
Wetherby and
daughter of
Ames,
N.Y.,
Mr.
and Mrs. Horace Cook
of South
Woodhull,
Mr. and
Mrs.
Alwert Cook of
Endicott,
Mr.
and Mrs.Coral Cook of
Woodhull, Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ernest
Baker and
family of
Arkport,
Mrs.
Eddie
Johnson of
Cook
Hollow,
Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur
Plank of
Hornell
and
Mr. and Mrs.
Bert
Lamphier of
Woodhull. Canisteo
Times,
(Canisteo, NY)
July 23, 1942,
page 3, col.
5.
TROUPSBURG GIRL DEAD
FROM ARSENIC
POISONING Miss
Alta
Coon,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Volney
Coon of
Troupsburg, died
in
the
Higgins
Memorial
Hospital
at
Olean
Monday
morning from arsenical
poisoning,
which
it is
stated she
took for the
purpose of
committing suicide
She
was well
known in
Canisteo. A
year ago
she
and her
sister
Eva were
employed
in the
Canisteo Silk Co.
factory and
worked
there
part of the
summer. Later the
sisters
went
to Olean to
work in a
factory. She
was in a
rooming house in West
Sullivan
Street,
Olean,
and
took
poison
some time Sunday
afternoon.
She was
found in
spasms an
hour
later
and
Dr.
R. B.
Morris
was summoned
and
used first aid
for
poisoning and
then had
her
removed to the hospital
where
everything
possible was
done
to
save her life, but
without
success. She was
well
known
in
Canisteo. She
was born
in
Troupsburg and lived
there
until
coming to Canisteo to
work. Her
father
was
notified. Canisteo
Times,
(Canisteo, NY) Wednesday, April 2, 1919, front
page, col.
3.
FREDONIA, NY
OCT.
31 Afflicting
dispensation. - As
Jeduthan
Higby, Esq. Jonathan
Wales,
George
Copper, Noble
Sweet, and Chauncey Phelps,
were
passing in a wagon,
in
the
town
of
Pulteney,
Steuben
county, on
the
11th inst in a
severe
storm of
wind,
just
as they came
out
of a piece of woods into a
clearing, a
large
walnut
tree
was
torn
up
by the
violence of
the
wind, and,
shocking
to
relate, fell
directly
across
the wagon,
and
killed three
of them, viz:
Jeduthan Higby,
Esq. Jonathan
Wales,
and
George
Copper. Daily
National
Intelligencer,
November 13,
1820
JASPER
GIRL DIED
TUESDAY Miss
Elizabeth
Cornell, 12
years
old, daughter of Mr.
and
Mrs. Lloyd
Cornell of Jasper,
died
Tuesday morning at her
home
following a
brief illness of
pneumonia.
The
entire community is
saddened by her
death.
Nothing
has caused deeper
sympathy here in
many
months, than the
death
of
this
young girl.
Only last
week
Thursday, on
her
12th
birthday
and then
seriously ill, did
she receive
many
cards
from
friends
far and
near.
Up
until
las
August
2,
Elizabeth was a
strong
robust and
well
developed
girl. At
that
time she
was stricken with
infantile
paralysis and
completely
lost
the use
of
her
limbs. She
was
a
great
sufferer and
was
cared
for at home
until November 27,
when
she
was
taken, at her
own
request,
to the
Children's
Reconstruction
Home in
Elmira,
confident
that she
would
again
regain
her
health
and
strength. She
only
staid
there about 2 weeks
when
she
became
so
homesick, that
her
parents
realized she was not
gaining
but
losing and it
was
necessary to bring
her
home. Her
sudden
taking away
is
a sad
incident and
the
sympathy of
the
entire
community goes out in
full
measure to
the grief
stricken
parents in
Greenwood.
She
is
survived by
her
parents, 2
brothers,
Edward
and
Douglas,
her
grandparents, Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ralph
Hale, a
grandmother,
Mrs. Emma
McDonald, and a host of
other
relatives
and
friends.
The
funeral
will
be
held from
the home of
the
grandparents
on
Thursday. Canisteo
Times
(Canisteo,
NY)
February 11,
1926;
page 5, col.
7.
DIES AT CHICAGO By Associated Press. CHICAGO, Dec. 4. - T. Z. Cowles, an editor and author, died last night of pneumonia, aged 74 years. For twenty years, until he retired about a year ago, Mr. Cowles was editor of the Economist of New York and previously had been managing editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and sporting editor, musical and dramatic critic and night editor of the Chicago Tribune. He was born in Painted Post, New York. He served in a Minnesota regiment in the Civil War. Salt Lake Telegram (Salt Lake City, UT) Thursday, December 4, 1919; page 9, col. 6.
ANDREW
B.
CRAIG
OF JASPER
DEAD JASPER, N.
Y., July
21. -
Andrew B. Craig, Sr.,
passed
away Monday, July
20 at
10:45
a.m., at his
home,
following an
illness of 7
days, from
cerebral
hemorrhage. Mr.
Craig's
death removes
a lifelong
resident,
whose family
descendants have
been
woven
into the
history of Jasper for
over
100
years.
His
grandfather,
Edward Craig
settled
here,
when
the
town was
thinly
inhabited, and
clearing
much of
the valley
land,
he
purchased
from
Almon
Simpson.
It
was
Edward
Craig's widow,
who
afterwards
married Nelson
Johnson that
gave the land for
the
Jasper
cemetery,
and lot
for
the
Presbyterian
Church. Mr.
Craig's
death
Monday
came as a shock
to the
community,
where he was well
known,
having been a partner
with
Craig
Brothers in merchantile
business,
and
farming,
for nearly 40
years.
He
retired
about 15 years
ago. He
was
postmaster here for
8 years,
and
a
former
member of
Woodhull IOOF
lodge.
Andrew B. Craig
was born
here
August
20,
1865,
the
son
of
Andrew
B. and Kate
McNeal
Craig. His
marriage to Miss
Flora
VanOrsdale
of
Jasper
occurred
October
2, 1893, who
survives with 4
children:
Mrs. A.
C.
Waight
and A. B.
Craig
Jr., of
Jasper; E. Van Craig
of
Hornell and
Mrs.
George Walker of
Russell, Pa.;
also
1
brother,
Charles H.
Craig of
Canisteo
and 4
grandchildren.
Funeral
services,
largely
attended,
were
held Thursday
afternoon,
with a
prayer at
the home at
1:30
p.m., and services in
the
Presbyterian
church, Rev.
A.S.
Taylor
of
Dundee,
N.Y.,
former pastor of
the
church,
officiated.
Burial in
Jasper
cemetery. Canisteo Times
(Canisteo, NY)
July 23, 1942;
col.
2,
page
2.
Note and Comment. A veteran of the civil war worth note was Brig-Gen Hiram M. Crane, who died at Wayne, Steuben county, N. Y., Wednesday, aged 73. He came of an old Connecticut family of English stock, which had furnished a soldier in every war since the country was settled; his ancestor, Capt. John Crane, led a party against the French in Canada in 1711, and died of the hardships of the campaign; Capt. Crane's grandson, Daniel, was a soldier in the Revolution from Gates county, N. Y.; where he was a pioneer; Daniel's son, Hiram, was lieutenant of riflemen, in 1812, and took part in the battle of Queenstown Hights, and the Hiram who has just died closed his bank at Hornellsville, N. Y., when the war broke out in April, 1861, raised a company and went out as its captain in the 23d New York regiment. He was for a time a staff officer with Reynolds and Hooker, and as the new colonel of the 107th New York, he marched with it to Gettysburg, where he distinguished himself. After that he joined Sherman on the March to the Sea, and was breveted brigadier-general for gallantry in South Carolina. When the war was over he resumed his banking business. There is a typical civil war record for you. Gen. Crane had been retired from business for some years to a farm in Steuben county, where he died, leaving his wife and three children. Springfield Republican (Springfield, MA) Saturday, September 28, 1901; page 6, cols. 3 & 4
In Jasper, Steuben
Co., N. Y., July
14, of
the Catalepsy, for
seven years, Anna
Crosby,
daughter of
Alfred
and
Susannah D.
Hadley,
formerly of
Lyndeborough,
N.
H. - aged 11
years,
4 months,
16
days. Farmer's
Cabinet
(Amherst, NH)
Thursday,
September 26,
1844;
page
3.
Death of Mrs. Crawford. S. C. Crawford, who was for many years a resident of Jackson county, living a part of the time in this city, died at her home in Bucyrus, Kan., Jan. 5, 1895. Mrs. Crawford leaves her aged husband and 9 children, four of whom live in this county. Mrs. C. H. Harrington, of Parma, Mr. S. A. Crawford, of this city, Mrs. J. J. Daniels, of Blackman, and Mrs. C. Markham, of Hanover. Mrs. C. was born in Steuben County, N.Y. She removed to Michigan in an early day, where she passed so many years of her life, and by her loving cheerful dispositon had won the affectionate regard of all who knew her for her admirable qualities as a mother, neighbor and friend, and the intelligence of her death will be received with sorrow by a large circle of friends and old acquaintances. She was also a sister of Mrs. J. J. Smith, of Blackman. Jackson Citizen Patriot, January 14, 1895; page 7.
DEATHS. At
his residence at Elm
Grove,
Ohio
county,
Virginia,
on
Wednesday, the
12th
instant,
Gen. DANIEL
CRUGER,
of Bath, Steuben county,
New
York, aged 64
years. Daily
National
Intelligencer
(Washington, DC)
Saturday, July 22, 1843;
col.
E.
CUMMINGS.
-
On Saturday,
Dec.
31,
1859,
DELIA.
E.,
daughter
of
Chas.
Cummings,
aged 18
years, 4 months
and 13
days,
(formerly
of Howard,
N.Y.) The
New
York Herald,
(New
York,
NY)
Thursday,
January
05,
1860;
pg.
5,
col.
E.
EDWARD CUMMINGS. Edward Cummings, a well
known farmer of Bennetts Creek, died yesterday
morning at the home of his
son, from heart disease,
aged
66 years. He was a native
of Troupsburg. He
leaves
his wife
and two
children,
Mrs. A. B. Taylor
of
this village and
Ray
Cummings.
The funeral will
be
held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from the
house.
Burial at
Bennetts
cemetery. Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY)
Wednesday, January 23, 1918;
page 5, col.
3.
EDWARD
CURRAN,
BODY
COVERED
BY BURNING
TAR DIES
IN
HOSPITAL Promising
Young
Man
is
Fatally
Burned When Barrel
of
Tar Explodes
Near
Hammondsport High
School.
Edward
Curran,
aged
20
years,
was
fatally burned last
Friday
while at
work
with the
highway
department in
Hammondsport near the high
school. He died in the
Bath
Hospital at
7 o'clock Saturday
morning.
This
was
one
of
those
distressing
accidents
that
tear at the
heart
strings. The
young
man, who was
employed in
the
office
of the
road
workers,
went
out to help
Friday
morning
because there was
a
shortage
of men, it being a
holiday.
Barrels
of
tar
lay
beside the
road
at
that
point.
Some
children had set a
pile of
leaves on
fire,
and as
the
flames
neared
the
barrels
the heat
expanded one
of the
drums, which
alarmed passersby who
noticed Mr.
Fogarty, who
was
forking with his gang
about a
block
from the
scene.
Several of the
men,
including Mr.
Curran, ran to
the
blaze, and Mr.
Fogarty
summoned the
Hammondsport
fire department.
When
the
apparatus arrived
they found
that the
chemicals
would
not
work.
Curran suggested
that a
hole be
shot
into
the
drum, which
was of sheet
iron
construction. He secured
a
rifle from
him car and
whether
he fired into
the drum is not
known,
as no one
heard a
report of the
rifle, but
it is
believed
that
he
did.
The young man
was
standing
close to
the
drum when it
burst, throwing
the
tar, which
took fire, in
every
direction.
Its
deadly work
was done
quickly, and before
the boy
could be
rescued
from
the
flames nearly
three-quarters of his
body had been burned.
He was
rushed
to the
Bath Hospital,
where he was
given
every care, but the
burns were
so
extensive
that it
was
impossible
to
save
him.
Mr.
Fogarty
said
that
Curran
did
shoot into the
drum, he
probably
saved
several persons from
burns and
possibly
death.
If
the
drum
had
exploded without an
air
vent the hot
tar
would have
been
spread over 20
or 30 persons
who had
gathered.
Edward
was
a
young
man
of
promise,
genial,
studious,
energetic, with a
determination to
get
ahead
in the world. He
was
born
in
this village, the son
of
Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Curran,
who
have the sincere
sympathy
of the
entire
community.
The
funeral
was
held Tuesday
morning at
9:30 at St. Mary's
church. Steuben Courier (Bath,
NY) October 19,
1928; front
page.
ROAD WORKMAN DIES FROM BURNS OF
HOT
TAR
Edward
Curran,
aged
20,
died at
the
Bath
hospital
at 7
oclock
Friday
morning.
Curran
was badly burned by tar
while
working with
other
men
on
the
highway near
Taggart's
between
Bath
and
Hammondsport,
Friday.
It
is
claimed
that
some
children
had
started
a fire in
a pile of leaves,
gradually
unnoticed, the
fire
burned to a
point
where
several
barrels of
tar
stood.
The heat
caused
gas to
generate
within
one
of
the
barrels,
which
burst,
scattering
the
tar
broadcast.
The
tar took
fire and
Curran, who stood
nearby,
was
covered with the burning
mass.
His clothing took fire, and although his
fellow workmen
did everything
possible to smother the flames in quickest time,
Curran
suffered awful burns
about
his head, face, hands,
chest
and
legs. He is
survived by
his
parents, Mr.
and
Mrs. Francis Curran
of
Rumsey
street Bath and a
sister
Margaret. Canisteo
Times
(Canisteo,
NY)
Wednesday,
October 18,
1928;
front
page, col.
7.
MRS.
MARGARET
L.
CURRAN
BATH
-
Mrs.
Margaret L.
Curran, 94,
of 41
Rumsey St., Bath,
died
Friday
at her
home.
Born
Jan.
24,
1878 in
Bath, she was
a
daughter
of Edward
and Katherine
Walsh
Murphy.
Mrs.
Curran
was a
member
of
St.
Mary's
Church
here.
Surviving is
a
daughter,
Miss
Margaret L.
Curran
of Bath and
several
nieces and
nephews.
Calling
hours will
be
tonight
from 7 to 9
p.m.
at the
Fagan
Funeral
Home
here.
Recitation of the
Rosary
will
be Sunday at
8 p.m. at
the
funeral
home.
Mass of
Resurrection
will
be
Monday at
10
a.m. at
St.
Mary's Church, the Rev.
John
P. O'Malley,
pastor, as the
celebrant.
Burial
will be in
Holy Cross
Cemetery. Canisteo
Times
(Canisteo,
NY)
February,
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