TOWN OF ELLERY, NEW YORK
Compiled by Loraine C. Smith, Town of Ellery
Historian, 2004
DAVISON
Davison, Virginia R. b. Aug. 20, 1918 Jamestown, NY. d. Dec. 25, 1979 at home of son James, after a long illness. Age 61. d/o Ludwell & Mary Davison. w/o Floyd "Spike" Carpenter. b. Aug. 30, 1915. d. June 18, 1974. Age 58. s/o Ray & Harriet "Hattie" (Dowd) Carpenter. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. Virginia made her home in 1979 with her son James. She was a former resident of the Jamestown area and had formerly been employed at Truck Lite Co., of Falconer. She has a sister, Emma Lee Cusimano of Jamestown. She was preceded in death by a brother, Ludwell Davison.
DEAN
Dean, Buna Betsey. b. Apr. 25, 1889. d. Aug. 31, 1968. d/o Franklin "Frank" James & Mary Ann (Lenox) Dean.
Dean, Franklin "Frank" James. b. Oct. 15, 1845. d. Nov. 15, 1924. s/o Daniel Crandall & Betsey M. (Nichols) Dean. md. Dec. 25, 1866 - Mary Ann Lenox.
Dean, Mary Ann (Lenox). b. Oct. 29, 1847. d. Feb. 17, 1918. d/o William & Lana (Becker) Lenox.
Children of Franklin "Frank" James & Mary Ann (Lenox) Dean included:
1. Jennie A. Dean. 1873-1874. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
2. Buna Betsey Dean. 1889-1968. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
3. Myrtie Dean. 1875-1912. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Thomas Franklin Stone.
Dean, Jennie A. b. June 24, 1873. d. Summer of 1874. d/o Franklin "Frank" James & Mary Ann (Lenox) Dean.
Dean, Myrtie. b. Sept. 26, 1875. d. May 15, 1912. d/o Franklin "Frank" James & Mary Ann (Lenox) Dean. md. Thomas Franklin Stone. b. 1870. d. 1935. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
DECKER
Decker, Eva (Stom). b. Sept. 5, 1807 Sullivan, Madison County, NY. d. before 1850 probably Town of Ellery. d/o Lawrence & Charity (Pickard) Stom. w/o Conrad Decker. b. 1784/90. He md. 2nd Betsey _______.
Children of Eva (Stom) Decker & Conrad Decker included:
1. Melvina A. Decker. 1824-1847. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Peter Pickard.
2. Peter Lawrence Decker. b. July 27, 1835. d. Mar. 11, 1889 Knapp, Wisc. md. Feb. 25, 1860 - Harriet Fish.
3. James Decker.
Decker, Melvina A. b. ca. 1824. d. July 16, 1847. age 23. d/o Conrad & Eva (Stom) Decker. md. May 5, 1844 Gerry, NY by Robert Lenox Esq of Ellery - Peter M. Pickard. b. Sept. 8, 1822 Town of Ellery. d. Dec. 20, 1901 Aurora, Ill. Age 78/5/12. bd. Hopeland Cemetery, Buda Ill. s/o Peter & 2nd wife Mary F. (Miller) Pickard. Peter md. 2nd - Olivia A. Wright.
DE MOTT
De Mott., Bryon. b. 1847. d. May 9, 1885. Age 8/10/12. s/o Daniel & Celia (____ ) De Mott.
De Mott, Daniel. b. 1880. d. Mar. 19, 1851. Age 51/9/0. Eldest s/o John & Susan (Skinner) De Mott. w/ Celia _______.
De Mott, Celia (_____). Age 48. w/o Daniel De Mott. No stone.
Child of Daniel & Celia (_____) DeMott was:
1. Bryon De Mott. 1847-1855. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
De Mott, John. b. 1776. d. Dec. 24, 1831. Age 55. w/ Susan Skinner. John De Mott came from Chenango County. He planted an apple orchard from seeds he had brought when he came to the Town of Ellery from Chenango County on an ox sled with his wife and five children in 1809. The orchard was producing apples in 1822. John De Mott, in early manhood, having learned the shoemaker’s trade went to Dutchess County, where he was married; and soon after removed to Chenango County, thence in the fall of 1809, with his wife and five children, to Ellery on the Cassadaga Creek, near Wm Barrows, and so near the time of Mr. Barrow’s arrival, that it is doubtful which was first on the ground. The date of De Mott’s purchase, in lot 5, was Nov., 1809; that of Mr. Barrows, in lot 6, was June, 1810. This, however, does not determine priority of settlement. There being then no bridge across the Cassadaga at this place, the creek was forded or crossed in a canoe whenever he was obliged to go to Canadaway for supplies or milling. His oldest son, Daniel, took the south half of the old farm, where he resided until his death in 1851. His youngest son, Lorenzo, resides near the site of his father’s residence. John De Mott died Dec. 1932; his wife, Apr., 1838. (Hist. of Chautauqua County - Young - 1875)
De Mott, Susan (Skinner). d. Apr. 1838. w/o John De Mott.
Children of John & Susan (Skinner) De Mott included.: (There were 5 children).
1. Daniel De Mott. 1800-1851. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Celia ________.
2. Lorenzo S. De Mott. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Elmina _______.
De Mott, Lorenzo S. (not buried in Red Bird Cemetery). s/o John & Susan (Skinner) De Mott). w/ Elmina ________. After the death of Elmina, he went to Nebraska with son, Norman.
De Mott, Elmina (_____). b. 1816. d. Sept. 11, 1884. Age 68. w/o Lonenzo S. De Mott.
Children of Lorenzo S. & Elmina (_____) De Mott were:
1. Orry De Mott. 1847-1850. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
2. Norman De Mott
De Mott, Orry. b. 1847. d. July 10, 1850. Age 3/1/0. s/o Lorenzo S. & Elmina (_____) De Mott.
De Mott, Roxanne "Roxy". b. Nov. 8, 1803. d. Dec. 29, 1831 Town of Ellery. Age 28. d/o John & Susan (Skinner) De Mott. 1st w/o Henry Love. b. Aug. 6, 1800. d. June 28, 1838 Town of Ellery. Age 38. s/o John Sr. & Sarah (Rose) Love.
DENIKE
Denike, John. b. 1803. d. Mar. 3, 1860. Age 57. w/ Jane E. Tompkins.
Denike, Jane E. (Tompkins). b. 1804. d. Jan. 19, 1871. Age 67/10/24. d/o John & Mary (Owens) Tompkins. w/o John Denike.
Child of John & Jane E. (Tompkins) Denike was:
1. Loweree (correctly Lowry) T. Denike. 1832-1835. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
Denike, Loweree (correctly Lowry) T. b. 1832. d. Feb. 23, 1835. Age 1/11/6. s/o John & Jane E. (Tompkins) Denike.
DENNISON
Dennison, Charles G. b. 1800. d. June 15, 1890. Age 90/10/7. md. Tabitha O. Allen.
Dennison, Tabitha O. (Allen) b. 1803. d. Mar. 24, 1857. Age 54/7/9. w/o Charles G. Denison.
Child of Charles G. & Tabitha O. (Allen) Dennison was:
1. Sharah M. Dennison. 1831-1929. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Simeon Morgan Tower.
Dennison, Sarah M. b. Nov. 22, 1831. d. Apr. 20, 1929. d/o Charles O. & Tabetha O. (Allen) Dennison. w/o Simeon Morgan Tower. b. Sept. 11, 1822. d. Aug. 31, 1901. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Elisha Sr. & Philenah (Morgan) Tower.
DEWEY
Dewey, Don T. b. Mar. 8, 1880 Sherman, NY. d. Aug. 17, 1963 Sinclairville, NY. Age 83. s/o Tyler & Ellen (Wilcox) Dewey. w/ Ida Gravink. PJ: 8/ /1963: Don T. Dewey, 83, of Sinclairville, formerly of Kennedy, died Saturday evening, (Aug. 17, 1963) He operated a greenhouse in Sinclairville from 1933 to 1946. Mr. Dewey was born March 8, 1880 in Sherman, the son of Tyler and Ellen Wilcox Dewey. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Ellen Carlson of Centralia; two sons, Donald Dewey of Sarasota, Fla.; and Ernest Dewey of East Otto; seven grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. His wife, Ida Gravink, died July 25, 1933. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville. The Rev. Mary Hale, South Stockton Church of God pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery.
Dewey, Ida (Gravink). b. 1881. d. July 25, 1933. w/o Don T. Dewey.
Children of Don T. & Ida (Gravink) Dewey included:
1. Mrs. Ellen Carlson. 1963 of Centralia, NY.
2. Donald Dewey. 1963 of Sarasota, Fla.
3. Ernest Dewey. 1963 of East Otto.
DEXTER
Dexter, Harriet P. (_____). b. 1790. d. Feb. 17, 1860. Age 70/8/11. w/o Jessie Dexter. Child of Jessie & Harriet P. (_____) Dexter was: 1. Pauline Dexter. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Nathaniel Tompkins.
Dexter, Harriet P. (_____). b. 1790. d. Feb. 17, 1860. Age 70/8/11. w/o Jessie Dexter. Child of Jessie & Harriet P. (_____) Dexter was: 1. Pauline Dexter. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Nathaniel Tompkins.
DEYMONT
Deymont, Henry. b. 1776. d. 1831.
DOLAN
Dolan, Eleanor Marie. b. Jan. 3, 1915. d. 1926. d/o Fred H. & M. Hattie (Hall) Dolan.
Dolan, Fred H. b. Apr. 17, 1868 Ellery Center, NY. d,. May 10, 1947 suddenly of a heart attack while seated at the supper table at his home, 6 Crescent Street, Jamestown at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Age 79/0/23. s/o George "Henry" & Mary (Dowd) Dolan. w/ M. Hattie Hall of Randolph. (Fred and Hattie were cousins) Fred survived by three brothers: Harry Dolan of Bemus Point, Earl Dolan of Elmira and Charles Dolan of Jamestown and a granddaughter Dawn Aileen Dolan of Jamestown.
Dolan, M. Hattie (Hall). b. 1857. d. 1949 Jamestown General Hospital. d/o Albert E. & Mathilda (Dowd) Hall. w/o Fred H. Dolan. PJ: May, 1947: Mrs. Hattie Dolan of 528 Allen Street, widow of Fred Dolan , who died May 10, 1947, died in Jamestown General Hospital at 2:30 a.m. today, age 70. She was a life-time resident of this area, living in Jamestown for the past 25 years. She was the daughter of Albert and Sarah Dowd Hall. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Lucille Anderson, Mrs. Jeanette Olson, Mrs. Claudia Willsie of Jamestown, and Mrs. Lillian Rounds of Celoron; one sister, Mrs. Maude Rounds, Jamestown; one brother; James Hall of this city; a granddaughter, Aileen Olson of Jamestown, and several nieces and nephews. The remains are at the home of the daughter, Mrs. Lucille Anderson 404 Lafayette Street. Funeral services will be held from the Boyd Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Saturday. Rev. R. W. Neathery will officiate. Interment will be at Red Bird Cemetery, South Stockton.
Children of Fred H. & M. Hattie (Hall) Dolan included:
1. Lucille Dolan. b. Apr. 1, 1911 Ellery, NY. d. Sept. 4, 1976 Manor Oak Nursing Home. Age 64. bd. Sunset Hill Cemetery, Jamestown, NY. md. Mackie Anderson.
2. Lillian Dolan. b. Feb. 12, 1913 Ellery Center. NY. d. Aug. 18, 1990. bd. Sunset Hill Cemetery, Jamestown, NY. md. 1st - Lawrence Rounds. md. 2nd Clinton Graham.
3. Anna Jeanette Dolan. b. Feb. 24, 1917. d. 1965.
4. Claudia Dolan. b. May 7, 1920. md. ________Hart.
5. Eleanor Marie Dolan. 1915-1926. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
DOWD
Dowd, Clarence H. Sr. b. Feb. 14, 1882 Town of Ellery. d. Feb. 11, 1964 Jamestown General Hospital. Age 81. s/o George & Hulda Ann (Parker) Dowd. md. 1st: Hattie Watson. b. 1881, Cherry Tree, Pa. d/o John & Angeline (Stevenson) Watson. md. 2nd. at the parsonage of the Buffalo Street Methodist Church by Rev. J. L. Petrie officiating. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Chester Holland, Mr. Holland a brother of Nellie- Mrs. Nellie C. (Holland) Persons. Nellie md. 1st - Ellis Persons. PJ: 2/ /1964: Sinclairville: Clarence H. Dowd, 81, of 32 Lester St., died Tuesday morning (Feb. 11, 1964) in Jamestown General Hospital. He had been a resident here for 12 years and was employed at Marlin-Rockwell Corp., for 13 years, retiring in 1952. He was born in the Town of Ellery, the son of George and Hulda Parker Dowd and was a member of First Baptist Church, Sinclairville. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nellie Holland Dowd; two sons, Clarence Dowd, Ross Mills, and Edwin Dowd, Sinclairville; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two step-daughters, Mrs. Margaret Pierson of Illinois; and Mrs. Ethel Hawkins, Batavia; three step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, Donald Dowd of Tacoma, Washington, who died Feb l of this year, and George Dowd, who died several years ago. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville. The Rev. William Carter, pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery. The funeral of Clarence H. Dowd Sr. was held at Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville. Bearers were: Ralph Dowd, Robert Dowd, Bruce Smith, Herbert Sample, Richard Dowd and Harold Dowd. The name of Mr. Dowd’s brother, DeForest Dowd, Frewsburg, was inadvertently omitted from the obituary.
Dowd, Nellie C. (Holland) Persons. b. July 2, 1889, Salladasburg, Pa. d. Oct. 9, 1972 Genesse Memorial Hospital, Batavia, NY living at residence of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Hawkins. Age 83. d/o William & Sarah (Confare) Holland. w/o Clarence H. Dowd Sr. Nellie md. 1st to Ellis Persons. b. July 19, 1882. d. Aug. 13, 1933. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Lawrence & Luella "Ella" (Ploss) Persons.
Children of Clarence H. Sr. & Nellie C. (Holland - Persons) Dowd included:
1. Edwin Dowd. of Sinclairville, NY.
2. Donald Dowd. b. Mar. 10, 1905. d. Feb. 1, 1964. 1964 of Tacoma, Washington.
3. Edgar Dowd.
Children of Clarence H. Sr. & Hattie (Watson) Dowd included:
1. George Dowd. 1903-1914. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
2. Clarence H. Dowd Jr. b. Feb. 4, 1911 Charlotte Center, NY. d. Oct. 20, 1964 at his home, Ross Mills, NY. md. Marjorie Simpson.
Dowd, Earl. b. Oct. 23, 1886 Town of Ellery. b. Oct. 23, 1886. d. Dec. 14, 1943 at his home, 13 Lincoln Street, Jamestown, NY. Age 59. s/o George & Hulda Ann (Parker) Dowd. md. 1st - Frances Fox. md. 2nd - Clara Appleby. Clara md. 1st to ______LaRusch. Earl Dowd had brothers: DeForest Dowd of Frewsburg; Francis Dowd of Frewsburg; Ernest Dowd of Bemus Point; Clarence Dowd of Conewango Valley; Raymond Dowd of Jamestown. He had four stepsons: Edward LaRusch, Albert LaRusch, Richard LaRusch all of Jamestown and Frank LaRusch of Korea.
Dowd, Frances (Fox) d. at age 50. 1st w/o Earl Dowd.
PJ: Mrs. Frances Dowd, wife of Earl Dowd,
Strunk Road, Town of Ellicott, died Wednesday night, aged 50 years.
Besides her husband, she is survived by two children, Morris and
Margaret Dowd at home. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the
Bemus Point Methodist Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Red Bird
Cemetery. Bearers at the funeral of Mrs. Dowd were: Clarence Dowd,
Francis Dowd, Raymond Dowd and Deforest Dowd.
Children of Earl & Frances (Fox) Dowd included:
1. Margaret Dowd. md. Albert Shelters.
2. Morris A. Dowd. b. June 29, 1920 Jamestown, NY. d. Jan. 11, 1963 Jamestown General Hospital. Age 42. bd. Lake View cemetery, Jamestown, NY. md. Aug. 2, 1941 - Dorothy Wilson.
3. Marie Dowd.
Dowd, Francis M. b. 1872 Town of Ellery. d. Feb. 7, 1947 Jamestown General Hospital. Age 74. s/o George & Huldah Ann (Parker) Dowd. md. 1st Aug. 9, 1898 by Oscar Hale, J.P. - Ada Sischo of Ellery. d/o C. & Orilla (Cowden) Sischo of Gerry. md. 2nd Mabel Giles. PJ: 2/7/1947: Francis M. Dowd, 74, of the Town of Poland, R.D. 2, Jamestown, died at the Jamestown General Hospital today at 1 a.m.. He is survived by his wife, Mabel Dowd: two sons, Merle and Clifton Dowd at home. four brothers, Ray Dowd of Celoron, DeForest Dowd of Frewsburg, Clarence Dowd of Jamestown and Ernest Dowd of Bemus Point. The remains are at the Falconer Funeral Home and funeral services will be held there on Monday at 2 p.m. with Rev. R. W. Neathery of Falconer Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be in the Red Bird Cemetery.
Dowd, Mabel (Giles) d. Mar. 5, 1949 at her home on the Frank Thayer Farm of a heart attack. Age 65. d/o Nelson & Eleanor (Dowd) Giles. 2nd w/o Francis M. Dowd. Mabel survived by two sons: Merle Dowd, R.D. Frewsburg, and Clifton Dowd, RD, Falconer. Mabel survived by sister, Mrs. May Dowd, Bemus Point.
Dowd, George. b. Aug. 1917. d. Aug. 25, 1917. Age 15 hours. s/o Ernest & May (Giles) Dowd.
Dowd, George. b. 1903. d. 1914. s/o Clarence & Hattie (Watson) Dowd.
Dowd, George. b. abt 1857. d. Jan. 11, 1908. Age 56. s/o Norton & Amanda (Sager) Dowd. w/ Hulda Ann Parker.
Dowd, Hulda Ann (Parker).b. 1855. d. July 16, 1927 at home of son Earl Dowd, Peck Settlement, Jamestown, NY. Age 72/3/24. d/o Levi & Philena Hannah (Pickard) Parker. Hulda Ann Parker Dowd was brought up by her grandparents, Joseph & Hulda (Rooker) Pickard after the death of her mother. A resident on Pickard Street for a number of years. She kept house for her sons after George’s death between 1905-15. She also in Town of Cherry Creek and died in the Falconer area. w/o George Dowd.
Children of Huldah Ann (Parker) Dowd & George Dowd included:
1. Francis Marion Dowd. 1872-1947. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. 1st - Ada Sischo. md. 2nd Mabel Giles. md. 3rd Arvilla Samuelson.
2. Philena Hannah Dowd. b. 1874.
3. Ernest Dowd. b. Aug. 31, 1875 Bemus Point, NY. d. Jan. 8, 1952 State Hospital at Helmuth, NY. Age 76/4/9. bd. Jan. 10, 1952 Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Feb. 17, 1900 - May G. Giles.
4. Julin Dowd. b. 1881. md. Raymond Deviligar.
5. Clarence H. Dowd. 1882-1964. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. 1st - Hattie Watson. md. 2nd Mrs. Nellie (Holland) Persons.
6.. Earl Dowd. 1886-1943. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. 1st Francis Fox. md. 2nd Mrs. Clara Appleby Persons.
7. Harriet "Hattie" Dowd. 1890-1918. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Ray Alton Carpenter.
8. DeForest Dowd. b. Aug. 24, 1896 Ellery Center, NY. d. Nov. 7, 1980 Helmuth, NY. bd. Maple Grove Cemetery. md. 1st Myrtle Van Tassel. md. 2nd Nov. 9, 1935 - Myredith Van Tssel Barber.
9. Raymond Dowd. 1898-1954. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Mrs. Dorothy Yankels.
Dowd, Harriet "Hattie". b. abt. 1890. d. Sept. 17, 1917 of Spanish influenza at Falconer, NY. 1st w/o Ray Alton Carpenter. b. Oct. 16, 1889 Pickard Street, Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 13, 1956 of cancer, Westfield Hospital, Town of Portland. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o George W. & Julia (Pickard) Carpenter.
Dowd, Norton. b. 1827. d. 1895. (Listed in Red Bird Cemetery list with "Perhaps not here" written in..) md. Amanda Sager.GREENWOOD CEMETERY data STOCKTON NY
DOWD
Isaac Norton, 1828, Civil War, not buried here,
Pfc. 112 NY inf-Enl, July 17, 1862, Died Sept. 11 1864 of sickness, age 40, interred Fortress, Monroe.
Wife Amanda, (SAGER) 6 children
Norton Dowd ,
Enlistment Date: 25 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Stockton, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 25 August 1862 at the age of 38.
Enlisted in Company I, 112th Infantry Regiment New York on 28 Aug 1862.
Died of disease Company I, 112th Infantry Regiment New York on 27 Jan 1865 at Federal Point, NC.
AMANDA seems to be buried at Red Bird
Dowd, Amanda (Sager). b. May 26, 1827. d. Oct. 7. 1895. w/o Norton Dowd
Children of Norton & Amanda (Sager) Dowd included:
1. George Dowd. xxxx-1908. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
2. Mary Dowd. d. Oct. 10, 1901 Chautauqua County Farm, Dewittville, NY md. George Henry Dolan.
1. George Dowd. xxxx-1908. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
2. Mary Dowd. d. Oct. 10, 1901 Chautauqua County Farm, Dewittville, NY md. George Henry Dolan.
Dowd, Raymond. b. Jan. 13, 1898. d. 1954 Celoron, NY. Age 56. s/o George & Huldah Ann (Parker) Dowd. md. Mrs. Dorothy Yankels.
DRISCOLL
Driscoll, Helen N. b. 1886. d. Oct. 18, 1926 Falconer, NY. 2nd w/o
Ray Alton Carpenter. b. Oct. 16, 1889 Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 13, 1956
Town of Portland. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o George & Julia
(Pickard) Carpenter.
EASTAM
Eastam, Elin M. b. 1883. d. 1971.
EATON
Eaton, Archie James. b. 1959. d. 1970.
EDWARDS
Edwards, Burton Clifford. b. May 31, 1918. d. Aug. 10, 1918. Age 0/2/10. s/o Bonnie & Bessie (Blackmer) Edwards.
Edwards, Jason R. d. Mar. 1970.
Edwards, Mark. b. Mar. 23, 1922. d. Mar. 23, 1922 at birth. s/o Bonnie & Bessie (Blackmer) Edwards.
Edwards, Ralph C. b. Sept. 11, 1907 Town of Ellicott. d. Mar. 11, 1991 Kinzua Valley Facility. Age 83. s/o Bonnie & Bessie (Blackmer) Edwards. w/ Dorothy Adams. PJ: 3/13/1991: Ralph C. Edwards of Kinzua Valley Health Care Facility, formerly of Charlotte Villa and Frewsburg Nursing home, died Monday, March 11, 1991 at the Kinzua Valley Facility at the age of 83. He was born Sept. 11, 1907 in the Town of Ellicott, a son of Bonnie and Bessie Blackmer Edwards. He was a Chautauqua County resident until volunteering for the service during World war II. Mr. Edwards was a chief motor machinists mate in the Navy, serving aboard the U.S.S. Ancom in the Mediterranean and European Theaters from 1942-1945. He was employed as a mechanic and welder at the Jacksonville Shipyard in Florida until his retirement in 1973. He is survived by three sister, Doris Barnhart of St. Louis, Mo., Lucille Quinlisk of Brooksville, Fla., and Lela Faulkner of Sinclairville; three brothers, Barney Edwards of Jamestown, and Bennie and Neil Edwards both of Brooksville, Fla. He was preceded in death by four brothers; Burton, Mark, George and Lawrence Edwards. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery.
Edwards, Dorothy (Adams). b. Apr. 8, 1909 Dunkirk, NY. d. July 13, 1984 Jamestown General Hospital. Age 75. d/o Marcy E. & Mabel (Luce) Adams. w/o Ralph C. Edwards. PJ: 7/16/1984: Dorothy A. Edwards, 75, of 369 Howard Ave., West Ellicott, died Friday (July 13, 1984) in Jamestown General Hospital. She was born April 8, 1984 in Dunkirk, a daughter of Marcy and Mabel Luce Adams. A Jamestown resident the past 11 years, she was previously a waitress in the employees dining room of the Prudential Insurance Co. office in Jacksonville, Fla. Surviving are her husband of 54 years, Ralph C. Edwards; two sisters, Mary Allenson of Jamestown and Berdena Persons of Jacksonville, Fla.; a brother, Aleck W. Adams of Bemus Point. She was preceded in death by a brother, Leo Adams, in 1980. The funeral was at 2 p.m. today in Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville. The Rev. Stephen J. Parelli of Sinclairville First Baptist Church, officiated. Burial was in Red Bird Cemetery.
EMERSON
Emerson, Hattie E. b. July 25, 1872 Warren County, Pa. d. Mar. 12, 1947 Town of Ellery. Age 74/7/15. d/o Milo & Esther (Loomis) Emerson. md. Feb. 5, 1902 - George Myron Becker. b. Sept. 5, 1875 Town of Ellery. d. June 21, 1956. s/o Myron W. & Sarah "Sally" Matilda (Maybee) Becker. George Myron Becker also bd. in Red Bird Cemetery.
ENOS
Enos, Minnie. b. 1862. d. 1929. md. ________Shealey.
FAULKNER
Faulkner, Benjamin "Bennie" Lewis. b. Nov. 24, 1887 Sinclairville, NY. d. Sept. 5, 1968 Jamestown, NY. s/o Delos A. & Mary Janett (Tefft) Faulkner. md. 1st March 28, 1908 - Bernice Amelia Pickard. md. 2nd - Effie Waite. Obit: Ben L. Faulkner, 80, of the Kimball Stand Road, South Stockton, died 3:30 (Sept. 5, 1968) in Jamestown General Hospital where he had been a patient for more than a month. Mr. Faulkner was a retired dairy farmer. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Gaszynski, Cuba Lake and Mrs. Doris Richardson, Merritt, British Columbia. Two sons, Harold D. Faulkner of Oxnard, Calif., and George P. Faulkner, 9 grandchildren, Mrs. Gwendolyn Thompson, Bemus Point, Richard and Ronald Maybee of Detroit, Mich., Jeffrey and Barry Faulkner, and Mrs. Marsha Goodin both of Oxnard, Walter and Douglas Richardson, both of Merrit, B. C., and eight great-grandchildren. Services held 2 p.m., Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville, Rev. Elmer E. Evans, of First Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery.
Faulkner, Bernice Amelia (Pickard). b. Sept. 23, 1889 Pickard Hill, Town of Ellery. d. Feb. 15, 1988 Lawson Care Center, Jamestown, NY. Age 98. d/o Benjamin A. & Lillian Belle (Rappole) Pickard. 1st w/o Benjamin "Bennie" Lewis Faulkner. Bernice md. 2nd. Merle Wilson. Bernice md. 3rd - George A. Stedman. In 1988 her grandchildren included: Gwen Thompson of Bemus Point, Richard Mabee of Birmingham, Mich., James Mabee of Charlevoix, Mich., Jeff Faulkner of Hawaii, David Faulkner of N. C., and Marsha Goodin of Seattle, Wash.
Faulkner, Effie (Waite). b. May 13, 1897 Town of Poland. d. June 12, 1962. She was stricken ill at her home on Kimball Stand-Stockton Road. Was pronounced dead on arrival at WCA Hospital. Age 65. d/o Walter & Ida (Remington) Waite. 2nd w/o Benjamin "Bennie" Faulkner. Effie was a member of Centralia Grange. Has brothers: Arthur H. Waite - 1962 of Falconer and George B. Waite - 1962 of Kennedy.
Children of Benjamin "Bennie" Lewis & Bernice Amelia (Pickard) included:
1. Lucille Irene Faulkner. d. 1984. md. 1st Deloris "Del" Maybee. md. 2nd Louis Gaszynski.1962 of Olean.
2. Harold Delos Faulkner. b. Nov. 12, 1912 Pickard Hill, Town of Ellery. md. Sept. 1, 1934 - Marie Margaret Boyd. 1962 of Newberry Park, Calif.
3. George Pickard Faulkner. b. Aug. 1, 1915 Pickard Hill, Town of Ellery. md. 1st - Alice Hineball on Sept. 2, 1939, Jamestown, NY. md. 2nd - Barbara Dean. md. 3rd - Irene Mattson. 1962 of Newberry Park, Calif.
Child of Benjamin "Bennie" Lewis & Effie (Waite) Faulkner was:
1. Doris Faulkner. md. __________Richardson.
Faulkner, Mary Janett (Tefft). b. June 16, 1851. d. July 17, 1916. Age 68/11/14. d/o Luke & Elizabeth "Betsey" (Bloomer) Tefft. md. 1886 - Delos A. Faulkner. b. Oct. 2, 1851 Hamlet, Chautauqua County. bd. Evergreen Cemetery, Sinclairville Cemetery. s/o John & Elvira J. (Clark) Faulkner.
Children of Mary Janett (Tefft) Faulkner & Delos A. Faulkner included:
1. Benjamin "Bennie" L. Faulkner. 1887-1968. md. 1st. Bernice Amelia Pickard. md. 2nd. Effie Waite.
2. Warren Delos Faulkner. 1890-1967. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Edna Spooner.
Faulkner, Warren Delos. b. Aug. 31, 1890 in the family homestead, Town of Ellery. d. June 28, 1967. Age 76. s/o Delos A. & Mary J. (Tefft) Faulkner. md. Mar. 22, 1919 - Edna Spooner. PJ: 6/28 /1967: Warren D. Faulkner, 76, of the Kimball Stand-Stockton Road, retired dairy farmer and well known fox trapper, died early today (June 28, 1967) at the WCA Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Faulkner was born August 31, 1890, in the family homestead in the Town of Ellery, the son of Delos and Mary Teft Faulkner. He resided on the farm near Red Bird Corners which has been in the Tefft and Faulkner family since 1833, purchased originally by Mr. Faulkner’s grandfather, Luke Tefft, a sergeant of the State Militia, from William Stowell who had bought it from the Holland Land Company. The present house, distinctive because of its tower, was built by Mr. Tefft in 1869. Mr. Faulkner sometimes trapped as many as 100 foxes in a month and was for many years active in the Fox Hunter’s.......
Faulkner, Edna (Spooner). b. Feb. 14, 1900 Town of Stockton. d. July 16, 1994 WCA Hospital. Age 94. d/o Ira & Sophia (Mathis) Spooner. PJ: 7/17/1994: Gerry: Edna Spooner Faulkner, 94, of Heritage Village Health Care Center, Gerry, formerly of Ellery, died Saturday (July 16, 1994) in WCA Hospital. She was born Feb. 14, 1900, in the Town of Stockton, the daughter of the late Ira and Sophia Mathis Spooner. A Chautauqua County resident her entire life, she attended Sinclairville High School. She assisted her husband with the daily operation of the family dairy farm (end of Harvey Road and road to South Stockton). She was a former member of the Centralia Grange, Stockton Rebekas, Red Bird Cemetery Association and during World War II, she served as an Army aircraft spotter. She also was a 4-H Club leader. Surviving are four daughters: Allene Piazza, Gerry, Anne Nickerson, Falconer, Evelyn Sample, Gerry, and Lois Leslie, Port Richey; one son, Ralph Faulkner, Sinclairville; 20 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; and 23 great-great-grandchildren. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Warren D. Faulkner, whom she married March 22, 1919 and who died June 28, 1967; one daughter, Frances Martin, who died March 23, 1993; one great-grandson, Robert Pierce, who died June 1992; four brothers, Ray, Ralph, Lee and Fay Spooner; and one infant sister. The funeral is at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville. The Rev. Richard Fenn, pastor of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will officiate. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery.
Children of Warren Delos & Edna (Spooner) Faulkner included:
1. Frances Edna Faulkner. b. Sept. 19, 1927 Sinclairville, NY. d. Mar. 23, 1993. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Presbyterian University following a brief illness. Age 65. bd. Sheridan Center Cemetery. md. Alvin C. Martin of Dunkirk.
2. Allene Faulkner. b. Feb. 5, 1920. md. Carl Piazza.
3. Evelyn Beatrice Faulkner. b. Mar. 4, 1923. md. Hugh Wilson Sample.
4. Lois Irene Faulkner. b. Jan. 8, 1926. md. H. R. Leslie.
5. Ralph Warren Faulkner. b. May 11, 1924. md. Lela Edwards.
6. Anne Hazel Faulkner. b. July 16, 1921. md. 1st ______Lawson. md. 2nd - Clair Nickerson.
FELT
Felt, Harriet Fanny. b. Sept. 12, 1835 Norwalk, Ohio. d. 1906. md. Feb. 21, 1861 - Corydon L. Tower. b. Oct. 22, 1834. d. 1909. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Elisha Sr. & Philenah (Morgan) Tower.
FENTON
Fenton, George Washington. b. May 12, 1848 Town of Ellery. d. 1934 at home of granddaughter, Elsie Chapman. Age 85. s/o Orren & Lucy J. (Avery) Fenton. w/ Ella Victoria Haviland. PJ: 1934: George Fenton died yesterday morning at 1 o’clock at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Elsie Chapman, at Levant, aged 85 years. He is survived by four granddaughters, Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Margaret Ferguson of Sinclairville, Mrs. Mabel Heeter of Tiona, Pa., and Mrs. Ella Bloss of Keystone Heights, Fla., and ten great grandchildren. Mr. Fenton was a native of Ellery, born May 12, 1848, moving to Levant about four years ago. The funeral will be held tomorrow (Friday) at 2 o’clock at the Chapman home. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery.
Fenton, Ella Victoria (Haviland). b. Nov. 27, 1854. d. Nov. 14, 1917. d/o Washington & Hannah (Haskins) Haviland.
Children of George Washington & Ella Victoria (Haviland) Fenton included:
1. DeLeah Fenton. b. Oct. 5, 1872. d. May 13, 1876. md. John Kiley - John md. 1st to Mina E. Taylor.
2. Lucy Fenton. md. Orrin Smedley.
Fenton, Jane A. b. 1847. d. 1862. d/o Orren & Lucy J. (Avery) Fenton.
Fenton, Mary. b. 1790 Burlington, Otsego County, NY. d. Feb. 8, 1835 Town of Ellery. Age 45. Probably d/o Barry B. Fenton. md. 1st ________Miller. md. 2nd Sept. 30,1819 Town of Ellery (his 2nd wife) - Peter Pickard. b. Jan. 17, 1791 Little Falls, Herkimer County, NY. d. Sept. 28, 1872 Busti, NY. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o John & Margaret (Garlock) Pickard.
Fenton, Mary C. b. 1839. d. 1860. d/o Orren & Lucy J. (Avery) Fenton.
Fenton, Orren. b. 1814 Cayuga County, NY. d. 1855. w/ Lucy Avery.
Fenton, Lucy J. (Avery). b. 1815 Cayuga County, NY. d. 1882. d/o _______& Abigail
(_____) Avery. w/o Orren Fenton.
Children of Orren & Lucy J. (Avery) Fenton included:
1. Nelson Orrin Fenton. b. 1836 Town of Ellery. d. 1926. b. Fluvanna Cemetery. md. Melissa (Klock) Smiley - widow of J. Wallace Smiley.
2. George Washington Fenton. 1848-1934. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Ella Victoria Haviland.
3. Sarah Fenton. 1839-1894. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Adam Smedley.
4. Jane A. Fenton. 1847-1862. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
5. Mary C. Fenton. b. 1839. d. 1860. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
Fenton, Sarah. b. 1839. d.1894. d/o Orren & Lucy J. (Avery) Fenton. w/o Adam Pickard Smedley. b. 1835. d. 1921. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
FERGUSON
Ferguson, Alfred William. b. Oct. 12, 1899 Sherman, NY. d. Oct. 16, 1947 auto accident in Town of Ellery. md. Aug. 18, 1930 Dover, Ohio - Mrs. Margaret Victoria Kiley Cole.
Ferguson, Margaret Victoria ( Kiley) Cole. (Margaret md. 1st to Charles Edward Cole). b. Jan. 22, 1894 Pickard Hill, Town of Ellery. d. Dec. 21, 1981. Age 87. d/o John W. & DeLeah (Fenton) Kiley. w/o Alfred William Ferguson. PJ: 12/22/1981: Margaret V. Ferguson, 87, formerly of 42 W. Ninth St., W.E., Jamestown, died at 7:35 a.m. Monday (Dec. 21, 1981) in Manor Oak Skilled Nursing Facility. She was the widow of Alfred Ferguson, who died in October, 1947. A Sinclairville resident before coming to Jamestown in 1952, Mrs. Ferguson was born on Pickard Hill, Ellery Township, Jan. 22, 1894, a daughter of John W. and DeLeah Fenton Kiley. She and her husband had operated a farm in Ellery. She had been employed at the former National Worsted Mills. Mrs. Ferguson was a member of Park United Methodist Church, Sinclairville, and a former member of the Grange. Surviving are two daughters; Edith Holthouse of RD, Clymer and Elizabeth Sherman of Ashville; six grandchildren: Juanita Porter of Jamestown, Margaret Peters of Dolphin, Ala., Linda Sprigg of Lakewood, Geraldine Yaw of Arizona, Ann Neckers of Amherst and Mary Holthouse of Clymer; seven great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren and a step-great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by two sons: Robert G. Cole, who died in 1976, and George Ferguson, who died in 1947; a sister, Elsie Blodgett, who died in 1979; and a brother, John D. Kiley. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Russell I. Hindereer, pastor of Bethany Church of God, will officiate. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery.
Children of Alfred William & Margaret Victoria (Kiley-Cole) Ferguson included:
1. Edith Margaret Ferguson. b. Oct. 28, 1931 Town of Ellery. d. Jan. 2, 1997 Corry Memorial Hospital. bd. Holland Cemetery, Clymer, NY. Age 65. md. Merle Everett Holthouse of Clymer.
2. George Stanton Ferguson. 1936-1947. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
3. Elizabeth Ferguson. md. _______Sherman.
Ferguson, George Stanton. b. Jan. 30, 1936. d. Oct. 26, 1947 WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. Age 11 years. s/o Alfred William & Margaret Victoria (Kiley) Ferguson.
Ferguson, Golda (Norton). b. 1890. d. 1928.
Ferguson, Hannah (Overocker) Pickard. b. Aug. 1, 1855 Town of Ellery.. d. Feb. 11, 1939 Conewango Valley, Allegany County, NY. Age 82. d/o Jacob M. & Eliza (Weaver) Overocker. md. 1st 1857 - James (Jarvis) Pickard. b. Feb. 11, 1850 Town of Ellery. d. Jan. 19, 1866. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. Hannah md. 2nd June 3, 1888 by Rev. L. McIntyre - Rev. Ebenzer C. Ferguson. b. 1844 Town of Ellicott. s/o Stephen & Celestia (Curtis) Ferguson. Ebenezer was an undertaker in Conewango. Mrs. Hannah P. Ferguson, died Saturday p.m. at her home in Conewango, at 82 years. She is survived by a niece, Mrs. Alice Hambeton of Maple Springs, a nephew, Marvin Pickard of Mayville. Mrs. Ferguson was born in Ellery and had resided in that village over 50 years. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 1 p.m., at home. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and had taught the Philathia Class for over 17 years. She was a member of the Rose Valley Grange and of the Women’s Benefit Association.
FLAGG
Flagg, Rosina. b. 1835. d. 1915. md. May 24, 1854 - Jay Love. b. June 28, 1829. d. 1912. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o John Jr. & Mary A. (Ward) Love.
FLANIGAN
Flanigan, John. b. 1889. d. 1967. w/ Grace B.
Flanigan, Grace B. b. 1886. d. 1951. w/o John Flanigan.
FOSTER
Foster, Betsey. b. Nov. 6, 1782 Ira, Vt. d. June 9, 1859. w/o Comfort Carpenter. b. Nov. 6, 1775 Rehoboth, Mass. d. Mar. 12, 1853. s/o Jabez & Molly (Lawrence) Carpenter.
Foster, Rebecca S. b. June 18, 1826. d. Sept. 1, 1901. w/o Arkinzo Norton. b. Jan. 26, 1823. d. Apr. 11, 1904. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
FOX
Fox, Frances. died at age 50. 1st w/o Earl Dowd. b. Oct. 23, 1886 Town of Ellery. d. Dec. 14, 1943 at his home, 13 Lincoln Street, Jamestown, NY. Age 59. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o George & Huldah (Parker) Dowd.
FROST
Frost, Lyle C. b. Sept. 17, 1871. d. Mar. 24, 1889.
FULLER
Fuller, Doris G. b. Feb. 8, ____. d. Nov. 13, ____. d/o Floyd & Caroline (_____) Fuller. md. Sept. 5, 1936 Salamanca First Methodist Church - Arnold Becker. b. Mar. 31, 1916 Frewsburg, NY. d. Mar. 21, 1967 as a result of a one-car accident near the Kabob Road. Age 50. s/o Joseph & Eleanor (Shaw) Becker PJ: 3/21/1967: Mr. Becker had been employed for the past 16 years with the Chautauqua County Highway Department as a motor equipment operator, and had lived at R. D. Sinclairville for 26 years. He had sisters: Mrs. Faye Brandquist, Sinclairville; Mrs. Laura Goodwill, Jamestown; and Mrs. Gertrude Gens, Cassadaga. It also appears that Doris md to _____Wiser and Robert Little. Robert b. 1916. d. 2000. Age 84. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.
Fuller, Mary "Polly". b. Oct. 15, 1802 Russia, Herkimer County, NY. d. July 14, 1884. md. 1822. Henry W. Sager. b. Jan. 14, 1800 Albany, NY. d. Apr. 21, 1868. Henry and Mary came to Ellery in 1833.
FURLOW
Furlow, Birdie. no data
Furlow, Charles H. b. Mar. 2, 1931 Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 11, 1920. Age 83/1/9. s/o James & Esther (Carpenter) Furlow. w/ Amelia Kibbe. Charles lived near Corydon, Pa. then at Gerry, NY.
Furlow, Amelia (Kibbe). b. Aug. 27, 1848. d. Feb. 28, 1918. d/o Stephen & Cyrena (Norton) Kibbe. w/o Charles H. Furlow.
Children of Charles H. & Amelia (Kibbe) included:
1. Frank Furlow. b. Oct. 12, 1869 Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 8, 1942. Age 72/5/26. bd. Fluvanna Cemetery. md. Nellie Ballou of Ross Mills.
2. Ernest Furlow. 1885-1937. bd. Red Bird cemetery.
3. Mep Furlow.
4. Esther Serena Furlow. md. Will Luce.
5. Charles Furlow.
6. Rose Furlow. md. John Ostrander.
Furlow, Ernest. b. 1885. d. 1937. s/o Charles H. & Amelia (Kibbe) Furlow.
Furlow, Florence. no data
Furlow, Gracie. no data
SOURCE: Compiled by Loraine C. Smith, Town of Ellery
Historian, 2004