RED BIRD CEMETERY

Taylor, Emma Jean (Sterner). b. Oct. 22, 1858. d. July 14, 1943 Town of Ellery. Age 84/2/20. d/o M. W. & Eliza (Locke) Sterner. w/o Eugene E. Taylor. PJ: 1/15/1943: Dewittville: Mrs. Emma Taylor, 84, widow of Eugene E. Taylor, died Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at the home of her son, Sidney Taylor, here. She also leaves two other sons, Eugene E. Taylor Jr, of Sauk Center, Minn., and Glenn L. Taylor of Belgrade, Minn.; two daughters, Mrs. Earl W. Anderson of Clark, S.D., and Mrs. Roy Fegenbush of Whitney, Iowa; a sister, Mrs. Hattie Smith of Onana, Iowa; 21 grandchildren. Her husband died nine years ago and their youngest son, Francis Taylor, in 1933. Mrs. Taylor was born at Pecatonica, Ill., Oct 22, 1858, the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Sterner and shortly after her marriage journeyed with her husband by covered wagon to Kansas, taking a homestead. The family lived there until 1920 when it came east and she had since lived in this county. The remains are at the Harrison Funeral Home, Sinclairville and funeral services will be held there Sunday at 2 p.m. with interment in Red Bird Cemetery.

Children of Eugene E. & Emma Jean (Sterner) Taylor included:

1. Sidney S, Taylor. 1898-1977. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

2. Eugene Taylor Jr. 1943 of Sauk Center, Minn.

3. Glenn L. Taylor. d. 1950. 1943 of Belgrade, Minn.

4. Jessie Taylor. 1943 of Clark, South Dakota. md. Earl Anderson.

5. Eunice Taylor. 1943 of Whiting, Iowa. md. Ray Fegenbush.

6. Francis Taylor. d. 1933.

Taylor, Sidney S. b. Nov. 6, 1898 Onawa, Iowa. d. Jan. 15, 1977 Gerry Heritage Village Health Care Center. Age 78. bd. beside his parents. There is a big pine tree on this lot which was planted by Sidney. s/o Eugene E. & Emma Jean (Sterner) Taylor. unmarried. Sidney was an artist and a taxidermist. He lived several years on the Morgan Sack Farm on Hale Road, where he was a handyman. He was caretaker for the Brambridge Colby estate the last the he worked before going to Heritage Village. He has a nephew Glenn, who took care of funeral arrangements. Sidney’s tomb stone is inscribed "Uncle Sidney Taylor".

TEFFT

Tefft, Agnes. b. Feb. 20, 1890 Town of Stockton. d. Sept. 6, 1958 Town of Ellery. Age 68/6/16. bd. Sept. 9, 1958. d/o Louis & Margaret (Smith) Tefft. w/o Lawrence Hautzinger.

Tefft, Alice O. b. Aug. 17, 1845. d. Oct. 24, 1861. d/o Asa Tefft.

Tefft, Asa. b. Feb. 21, 1819 South Stockton, NY. d. Mar. 19, 1903. s/o John & Elizabeth N. (Miller) Tefft. md. 1st Elizabeth C.________. md. 2nd Apr. 18, 1895 at residence of bride’s sister, Mrs. John Wesley of Sinclairville, NY - Mrs. Delia Allen of Sinclairville, NY

Tefft, Elizabeth C. (_____ ). b. Aug. 12, 1818 Germany. d. Jan. 7, 1892. 1st w/o Asa Tefft.

Children of Asa Tefft included:

1. Alice O. Tefft. 1845-1861. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

Tefft, Burt L. b. July 4, 1875. d. Oct. 22, 1882. bd. on George H. & Isabelle C. Tefft Lot.

Tefft, Carrie. b. Sept. 26, 1885 Town of Ellery. d. July 3, 1975 Doctors Hospital, Erie, Pa. Age 89. d/o Lewis & Margaret (Smith) Tefft. md. Nov. 26, 1906 by Rev. George W. Strothard - Merlin Wagner Briggs. b. May 12, 1885 West Ellery, NY. d. Feb. 24, 1975 Doctors Osteopathic Hospital, Erie, Pa. Age 89. s/o Charles Edward & Mary (Wagner) Briggs. Merlin Wagner Briggs also bd. in Red Bird Cemetery. PJ: 7/?/1975: Mrs. Carrie T. Briggs, 89, of 210 N. Portage St., Westfield, died Thursday (July 3, 1975) in Doctors Hospital, Erie, Pa., after a short illness. She was the widow of Merl W. Briggs, who died Feb. 24 of this year. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs were married Nov. 26, 1906. She was born Sept. 26, 1885, in Ellery, the daughter of Lewis and Margaret Tefft, and resided in Westfield 35 years. In former years she had worked in the Coffee Shop of the former Hotel Samuels in Jamestown. She was a member of the United Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, Lauros Briggs of Jamestown; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Wetsel of Westfield; four granddaughters, Mrs. Deloros Sampson of Greenhurst, Mrs. Patricia Trujillo of Jamestown, Mrs. Betty Russo of Ohio, and Mrs. Jelnnie Wolcott of Brocton; two grandsons, Larry Briggs of West Ellicott, and Michael Briggs of Jamestown; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Barber Funeral Home. The Rev. Douglas H. Garwood will officiate. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery, South Stockton.

Tefft, George H. b. Apr. 27, 1842. d. Aug. 22, 1920. s/o Luke & Betsey (Bloomer) Tefft. md. Isabella C. __________.

Tefft, Isabella C. (_____). b. Sept. 27, 1844. d. 1941. w/o Geroge H. Tefft.

Child of George H. & Lsabella C. ( ______ ) Tefft was:

1. Probably - Bert L. Tefft. 1875-1882. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

Tefft, John. d. abt 1829. Is he bd. in Red Bird Cemetery? md. Elizabeth N. Miller.

Tefft, Elizabeth N. (Miller). b. Feb. 9, 1776. d. Jan. 14, 1852. w/o John Tefft.

Children of John & Elizabeth N. ( _____ ) Tefft included:

1. Luke Tefft. 1809-1891. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Elizabeth "Betsey" Bloomer.

2. Asa Tefft. 1819-1903. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. 1st - Elizabeth C. _________. md. 2nd Mrs. Delia Allen.

3. Orrilla Tefft. 1819-1853. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. William Stowell.

Tefft, John. b. Mar. 7, 1842. d. Jan. 31, 1845. s/o Luke & Elizabeth "Betsey) (Bloomer) Tefft.

Tefft, Lewis. b. 1853. d. Nov. 10, 1896. Age 43. s/o Luke & Elizabeth "Betsey" (Bloomer) Tefft. md. Margaret Smith.

Tefft, Margaret (Smith). b. 1851. d. 1929. w/o Lewis Tefft.

Child of Lewis & Margaret (Smith) was:

1. Carrie Tefft. 1885-1975. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Merlin Wagoner Briggs.

Tefft, Luke. b. Sept. 18, 1809 Lebanon, Madison Co., NY. d. July 18, 1891 Sinclairville, NY. s/o John & Elizabeth N. (Miller) Tefft. md. Elizabeth "Betsey" Bloomer.

Tefft, Elizabeth "Betsey" (Bloomer). b. Apr. 17, 1816 Chautauqua County, NY. d. Sept. 28, 1907 South Stockton, NY. bd. Sept. 31, 1907. d/o John & Rhoda (Darrow) Bloomer. w/o Luke Tefft.

Children of Luke & Elizabeth "Betsey" (Bloomer) Tefft included:

1. Mary Janett Tefft. 1851-1916. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md Delos A. Faulkner.

2. Martha Jane Tefft. b. July 30, 1849 Town of Ellery. d. 1928. bd. Gerry Village Cemetery. md. Hiram Edgar Messenger.

3. John Tefft. 1842-1845. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

4. George H. Tefft. 1842-1920. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Isabella C. ________.

5. Lewis Tefft. 1853-1896. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Margaret Smith.

6. Flora Tefft. b. ca 1857. md. Edward Button.

Tefft, Mary Janett. 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, NY. d. Feb. 17, 1891 Sinclairville, NY. bd. Evergreen Cemetery, Sinclairville, NY. s/o John & Elvira J. (Clark) Faulkner.

Tefft, Nancy. b. May 4, 1795. d. Sept. 27, 1865. w/o Silas Penoyer.

Tefft, Orrilla. b. Feb. 21, 1819. d. Mar. 13, 1853. Age 38/6/0. d/o John & Elizabeth N. (Miller) Tefft. Sister of Asa and Luke Tefft. w/o William Stowell.

Tefft, P. W. b. 1825. d. 1907.

THOMPSON

Thompson, Jay Franklin Sr. b. 1886. d. 1968. md. Mar. 10, 1913 Bemus Point, NY by Rev. George B. Crandall - Jennie Annett Wakefield.

Thompson, Jennie Annett (Wakefield). 1894/95 Johnstown, Pa. d. 1958. d/o Lawrence F. & Anna (Hammond) Wakefield. w/o Jay Franklin Thompson Sr.

Children of Jay Franklin Sr. & Jennie Annett (Wakefield) Thompson included:

1. Jay Franklin Thompson Jr. 1929-2001. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Clara Flagg. md. Rita E. _____

2. Wakefield Vincent Thompson. b. Sept. 25, 1914. md. Nancy Ezelle.

Thompson, Jay Franklin Jr. b. June 6, 1929. d. Sept. 2, 2001. s/o Jay Franklin & Jennie (Wakefield) Thompson. md. - Clara Flagg. md. July 22, 1967 - Rita E. _______
PJ Obit 9/2/2001 - Jay F. Thompson, 72, of Bowers Road, died Sunday (Sept. 2, 2001) in his home after a brief illness. He was born June 6, 1929, in Jamestown, a son of the late Jay F. and Jennie Wakefield Thompson. A Chautauqua County resident most of his life, he attended Cassadaga Valley Central School. He was employed as a milk hauler, self-employed as a logger and was a construction worker with Local Union 17. He retired from Benchley Rental in 1991. He had also worked as a CARTS driver. Surviving are five daughters: Teena Swanson, Nancy Snyder, Vickie Mangine, Debbie Buckland, all of Cassadaga, and Margaret Colburn of Geneva, Ill.; nine grandchildren: nine great-grandchildren; two sisters: Gertrude Pickard of Heritage Village in Gerry and Thelma Christiansen of Jamestown. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 27 years, Rita E. Thompson, whom he married July 22, 1967, and who died Jan. 24, 1995; a grandson, Jaret Colburn; and a brother, Wakefield Thompson. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery.

Thompson, Rita E. (_____). d. Jan. 24, 1995. w/o Jay Franklin Thompson, Jr.

Children of Jay Franklin Jr. & Clara (Flagg) Thompson included:

1. Debbie Thompson Buckland. 2001 of Cassadaga

2. Vicky Lee Thompson Mangine. 2001 of Cassadaga.

3. Teena Navar Thompson Swanson. 2001 of Cassadaga.

4. Nancy Snyder. 2001 of Cassadaga.

5. Margaret Colburn. 2001 of Geneva, Ill.

6. Kay Francis Thompson. b. Jan. 29, 1945. (adopted)

Thompson, Lillian D. b. 1871. d. 1874. d/o Melvin & Priscilla (Sloane) Thompson.

Thompson, Melvin. b. Sept. 30, 1815 . d. Mar. 17, 1875 Town of Ellery. Grandson of Elisha Thompson of Rensselaer County, NY. md. June 5, 1842 - Pricilla D. Solace of Pine Grove, Pa. Melvin was a farmer and a dairyman. Came to Ellery, Apr. 15, 1872. When son George was 8 years old, the family moved to Bemus Point, where they resided for the past 50 year.

Thompson, Pricilla D. (Solace). b. 1825. d. 1883. w/o Melvin Thompson.

Children of Melvin & Pricilla D. (Solace) Thompson included:

They had 13 children:

1. Rev. Abraham Thompson. b., July 4, 1844 Pine Grove, Pa. d. Mar. 7, 1937 Hamburg, NJ bd. Hamburg, NJ. md. Lydia J. ________.

2. Mary Jane Thompson. md. Charles Lyon.

3. Hiram A. Thompson. b. June 22, 1851 Landau, Pa. d. Dec. 31, 1932 Kennedy, NY. bd. Pine Hill Cemetery, Falconer, NY. md. Feb. 22, 1876 - Julia Ann Cornell.

4. Juliette Thompson. md. Jerome Lyon and resided in Jamestown, NY.

5. Louisa M. Thompson. b. 1853. Bemus Point, NY. d. Apr. 1, 1928 Cleveland, Ohio. bd. Apr. 7, 1928 Bemus Point Cemetery Lot 590. md. Frank Chase.

6. Quincy Melvin Thompson. b. xxxx. d. Nov. 28, 1926 Jamestown, NY. Age 77/8/22. probably bd. Pine Hill Cemetery, Falconer, NY. md. Alice Vincent.

7. Emeline "Emma" Thompson. twin to Evaline Thompson. b. May 30, 1856 Farmington, Warren County, Pa. d. Nov. 2, 1943 Jamestown, NY. Age 87. bd. Russell Township. md. Wallace W. Briggs.

8. Evaline Thompson. twin to Emeline Thompson. b. May 30, 1856 Farmington, Warren County, Pa. d. June 23, 1938 Warner Home, Jamestown, NY. bd. Ashville Cemetery. md. 1st - William Turner. md. 2nd - William Morse.

9. William Wilkins Thompson. b. Mar. 25, 1861. d. Apr. 24, 1955. Age 94. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery, Bemus Point, NY. md. Oct. 31, 1883 - Harriet Rosett Akin.

10. George W. Thompson. b. Oct. 30, 1863 Lander, Pa. d. Dec. 15, 1952 at his home 138 Lakeside Dr., Bemus Point, NY. bd. Dec. 17, 1952 Bemus Point Cemetery, Bemus Point, NY. md. Dec. 6, 1883 - Edith Izora Haskin.

11. Elmer E. Thompson. b. Apr. 7, 1866. 1952 of Boise, Idaho.

12. Sarah Ann Thompson. b. 1868 Lander, Pa. d. Mar. 26, 1904 Jamestown, NY. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. 1st Adelbert Eugene Hull. md. 2nd. Robert Andrews.

13. Lillian D. Thompson. 1871-1874. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

Thompson, Sylvia. d. July 20, 1842. Age 48/5/4. md. Zaccheus H. Norton. d. Apr. 27, 1839. Age 50/5/10. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Joe Norton.

TILYOU

Carlyle C. "Curly" Tilyou. b. Apr. 22, 1915 Gerry, NY. d. Jan. 10, 1996 Surrey Place, LeCanto, Fla. Age 80. s/o Harry & Grace (Coe) Tilyou. md. Dec. 11, 1971 Edna A. Carlson. PJ: 1/12/1995: Sinclairville: Carlyle C. "Curly" Tilyou, 80, of 5859 Route 380 and Homossassa, Fla., died Wednesday (Jan. 10, 1996) in Surrey Place, LeCanto, Fla. He was born April 22, 1915 in Gerry, son of Harry and Grace Coe Tilyou. A Chautauqua resident his entire life, he attended Sinclairville High School. He owned and operated a farm in South Stockton for more than 50 years and also produced maple syrup under the label, "Chautauqua Lassies," retiring in 1978. He was a member of many farm organizations, including the New York State Maple Syrup Association. He was a former member of the International Order of Odd Fellows in Sinclairville and the Sinclairville Volunteer Fire Department. He had served a Republican committeeman for more than 30 years. Surviving are his wife of 24 years, Edna A. Carlson Tilyou, whom he married Dec. 11, 1971; a daughter Marilyn Desnerk, a son, Larry Tilyou, both of Sinclairville; two step-daughters, JoAnne Hagberg, Jamestown, and Marian Scott, Sinclairville; two stepsons, Bruce Edwards, Jamestown, and Evan Edwards, Sinclairville; 20 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Martha Fisher, Seabeck, Wash. He was preceded in death by a brother, Eugene Tilyou. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville, The Rev. James D. Bailey, pastor of Park United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery.

Children of Carlyle C. "Curly" & Edna A. (Carlson) Tilyou included:

1. Marilyn Desnerk. 1996 of Sinclairville.

2. Larry Tilyou. 1996 of Sinclairville, NY.

3. stepson - Bruce Edwards, 1996 of Jamestown.

4. stepson - Evan Edwards. 1996 of Sinclairville, NY.

5. step-daughter - JoAnne Hagberg. 1996 of Jamestown, NY.

6. step-daughter - Marian Scott, 1996 of Sinclairville, NY.

Tilyou, Eugene A. b. Apr. 4, 1917 Town of Gerry. d. May 3, 1980 was pronounced dead on arrival at Jamestown General Hospital. He had been stricken earlier at his home Route 380, Stockton. Age 63. s/o Harry C. & Grace (Coe) Tilyou. md. Aug. 28, 1940 - Olive Snell. PJ: 5/ /1980: South Stockton: Eugene A. Tilyou, 63, of Route 380, South Stockton, was pronounced dead on arrival at Jamestown General Hospital, Saturday afternoon (May 3, 1980). He was stricken earlier at his home. He was born April 4, 1917 in the Town of Gerry, a son of the late Harry C. and Grace Coe Tilyou. Tilyou had been employed by Cassadaga Valley Central School for 27 years, retiring in March 1977 for health reasons. He was a member of the South Stockton Church of God and had served many years as a trustee of Red Bird Cemetery Association. Surviving are his wife, the former Olive Snell, whom he married Aug. 28, 1940; a daughter, Sharon Lang of Sinclairville; a son, Ross Tilyou of Jamestown; six grandchildren; a sister, Martha Fisher of Scabeck, Wash.; and a brother, Carlyle Tilyou of Centralia. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville. The Rev. Dewey M. Yale, pastor of South Stockton Church of God, will officiate. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery.

Children of Eugene A. & Olive (Coe) Tilyou included:

1. Sharon Lang. 1980 of Sinclairville, NY.

2. Ross Tilyou. 1980 of Jamestown, NY.

Tilyou, Harry C. b. Feb. 10, 1889 Town of Ellery. d. Jan. 22, 1973 at home of son at Centralia, NY. Age 83. s/o Jason J. & Rose (Kibbe) Tilyou. md. March 28, 1911 - Grace Coe. PJ: 1/ /1973: Centralia: Harry C. Tilyou, 83, died Monday afternoon (Jan. 27, 1973) at the home of his son, Carlyle C. Tilyou of South Stockton. He was born Feb. 10, 1889, in the Town of Ellery, the son of Jason J. and Rose (Kibbe) Tilyou. Before his retirement, he had been a potato producer and was widely known as the "Potato King" and also as a maple syrup producer. Mr. Tilyou, and his wife, the former Grace Coe, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary 11 years ago, and would have celebrated their 62nd anniversary March 28 of this year. He was a graduate of Jamestown Business College, a member of the South Stockton Church of God, a 50-year member of the Centralia Grange and a member of the Sinclairville Senior Citizens. In his younger days, he was widely known as a fiddle player with various dance groups and orchestras in the area. For the past 18 years, Mr. and Mrs. Tilyou had made their winter home in Florida but ill health prevented their going this year. Surviving besides his wife, are a daughter, Mrs. Martha Fisher, Seabeck, Wash.; two sons, Carlyle C. Tilyou and Eugene A. Tilyou, both of South Stockton, nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Grace Thelander, St. Petersburg, Fla. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville. The Rev. Russell I. Hinderer, pastor of the Bethany Church of God, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Willis McChesney. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery.

Tilyou, Grace (Coe). w/o Harry C. Tilyou.

Children of Harry C. & Grace (Coe) Tilyou included:

1. Martha Tilyou. md. _______Fisher.

2. Carlyle C." Curley" Tilyou. 1915-1996. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Edna A. Carlson.

3. Eugene A. Tilyou. 1917-1980. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md Olive Snell.

Tilyou, Jason J. b. 1845. d. 1929. w/ Rose A Norton. Enlisted Aug. 6, 1862 PVT Ellery, 112 N. Y. Infantry. Out June 13, 1865 as Corporal with company at Raleigh, N. C.

Tilyou, Rose A. (Norton). b. 1855. d. 1937. d/o Arkinzo & Rebecca S. (Foster) Norton. w/o Jason J. Tilyou.

TOMPKINS

Tompkins, Amos D. b. Oct. 10, 1818 Peekskill, Westchester, County, NY. d. Sept. 3, 1902. Age 83/11/23. w/ Emily Hale.

Tompkins, Emily (Hale). b. May 6, 1816 Lisbon, Otsego County, NY. d. Mar. 27, 1897 Randolph, Cattaraugus County, NY. Age 80/10/21. d/o Orrin & Electa (Porter) Hale. w/o Amos D. Tompkins. Emily survived by brothers: John and Oscar Hale of the Town of Ellery.

Children of Amos D. & Emily (Hale) Tompkins included:

1. Dr. O. A. Tompkins.

2. Nathaniel Thompkins. xxx-1849. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Pauline Dexter.

Tompkins, Catharine. b. 1812. d. Feb. 14, 1837. Age 25. d/o John Tompkins of Putnam Valley, NY. 1st w/o Nathaniel T. Bargar. b. June 24, 1808 Putnam Valley, NY. d. Jan. 16, 1859. Age 50/6/22. Nathaniel T. Bargar also bd. in Red. Bird Cemetery.

Tompkins, Jane E. b. 1804. d. Jan. 19, 1871. Age 67/10/24. d/o John & Mary (Owen) Tompkins. w/o John Denike. b. 1803. d. Mar. 3, 1860. Age 57. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

Tompkins, John. b.1849. d. Mar. 6, 1874. Age 92/3/18. w/ Mary Owen.

Tompkins, Mary (Owen). d. Jan. 19, 1871. Age 67/10/24. w/o John Tompkins.

Child of John & Mary (Owen) Tompkins was:

1. Jane E. Tompkins. 1804-1871. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. John Denike.

Tompkins, Nathaniel. b. July 31, 1810 New York State. d. Apr. 22, 1848. Age 38/8/22. s/o Amos D. & Emily (Hale) Tompkins. w/ Pauline Dexter.

Tompkins, Pauline (Dexter). b. 1811. d. Feb. 22, 1847. Age 36. d/o Jessie & Harriet P. (_____) Dexter. w/o Nathaniel Tompkins.

Tompkins, Tamar. b. 1816. d. Feb. 23, 1871. Age 55/11/10. d/o John Tompkins of Putnam Valley, NY. 2nd w/o Nathaniel T. Bargar. b. June 24, 1808 Putnam Valley, NY. d. Jan. 16, 1859. Age 50/6/22. Nathaniel T. Bargar also bd. in Red Bird Cemetery.

TOWER

Tower, Alton D. b. Feb. 23, 1859. d. Mar. 18, 1919 sucide by hanging. s/o Simon Morgan & Sarah M. (Dennison) Tower.

Tower, Clarissa D. b. ca. 1826. d. June 19, 1903. Age 77/0/5. d/o Elisha Sr. & Philenah (Morgan) Tower. Never married. Committed to State Hospital for the insane at Gowanda by Sp. Co. Judge Frank S. Wheeler, June 1900.

Tower, Clora F. b. July 11, 1869. d. Oct. 12, 1870. Clora twin to Flora T. Tower. d/o Simeon Morgan & Sarah M. (Dennison) Tower.

Tower, Corydon L. b. Oct. 22, 1834. d. 1909. s/o Elisha Sr. & Philenah (Morgan) Tower. md. Feb. 21, 1861 - Harriet Fanny Felt.

Tower, Harriet Fanny (Felt). b. Sept. 12, 1835 Norwalk, Ohio. d. 1906. w/o Corydon L. Tower.

Children of Corydon L. & Harriet Fanny (Felt) included:

1. Lazelle Hosca Tower. b. June 2, 1861. md. May 5, 1887 Dunkirk, NY - Mary "Maude" Heath.

2. Iredell Tower. 1866-1869. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

3 Fila Rhobe Tower. b. Oct. 8, 1870.

4. Sheral Alcott Tower. b. June 9, 1873. d. July 15, 1923. bd. July 17, 1923 Bemus Point Cemetery Lot 239 G - 8. md. Edna Clark.

5. Fanny Adelis Tower. b. Apr. 4, 1875.

6. Ben Ion Tower. b. May 19, 1877. d. June 18, 1880 Town of Ellery.

7. May Belle Tower. b. May 1, 1879. d. June 16, 1880 Town of Ellery.

Tower, Elisha Sr. b. May 10, 1788 New Bedford, Mass. d. Jan. 9, 1865. Age 77/0/5. s/o Isaiah & Sylvia (Toby) Tower. md. June 1, 1815 - Philenah Morgan of Berne, Albany County, NY. Elisha moved with his parents to Duanesburg. In the summer of 1810 he came to Chautauqua County, NY. He acquired title to 176 acres of land on Lot 43 and 12, in the northeastern part of Ellery. In 1813 he was drafted into the army and took part in the Battle of Buffalo. (War of 1812). Elisha Tower Sr. held many important town offices in the Town of Ellery.

Tower, Philenah (Morgan). b. June 1, 1792. d. Dec. 17, 1860. Age 68/6/16. s/o Simon & Rhobe (Allyn) Morgan. w/o Elisha Tower Sr.

Children of Elisha Sr. & Philenah (Morgan) Tower included:

1. Emily Tower. 1816-1817. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

2. Elisha Tower Jr. md. Electa Moon.

3. Simeon Morgan Tower. 1822-1901. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Sarah M. Dennison.

4. Corydon L. Tower. 1834-1909. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Harriet Fanny Felt.

5. Rhoda "Rody" Allyn Tower. b. May 4, 1820. d. Feb. 20, 1905 Cleveland. Age 85. bd. Evergreen Cemetery, Sinclairville, NY, Lot 45. md. 1840 - Ebenezer Moon Sr.

6. Emily Minerva Tower. md. B. Franklin Dennison.

7. Clarissa D. Tower. 1826-1903. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. never married.

Tower, Emily M. b. 1816. d. July 24, 1817 at the home of William Barrows. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. d/o Elisha Sr. & Philenah (Morgan) Tower.

Tower, Fanny D. b. 1834. d. 1956.

Tower, Flora T. b. July 11, 1869. d. Oct. 6, 1870. twin to Clora F. Tower. d/o Simeon Morgan & Sarah M. (Dennison) Tower.

Tower, Leora S. b. Aug. 26, 1856. d. Feb. 17, 1891. d/o Simeon Morgan & Sarah M. Dennison) Tower. md. June 9, 1889 George H. Williamson.

Tower, Iredell. b. Mar. 18, 1866. d. Nov. 7, 1869 Town of Ellery. Age 3/7/20. s/o Corydon L. & Hannah (Felt) Tower.

Tower, Simeon Morgan. b. Sept. 11, 1822. d. Aug. 31, 1901. s/o Elisha Sr. & Philenah (Morgan) Tower. w/ Sarah M. Dennison.

Tower, Sarah M. (Dennison). b. Nov. 22, 1831. d. Apr. 20, 1929. d/o Charles G. & Tabetha O. (Allen) Dennison. w/o Simeon Morgan Tower.

Children of Simeon Morgan & Sarah M. (Dennison) Tower included:

1. Alton D. Tower. 1858-1919. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

2. Leora S. Tower. 1856-1891. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. George H. Williamson.

3. Flora T. Tower. 1869-1870. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

4. Clora F. Tower. 1869-1870. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

TRUDE

Trude, Vernette "Polly". b. Aug. 12, 1844. d. Nov. 30, 1918. Age 74/3/18. unmarried.

TURNER

Turner, Zelpha "Elizabeth". b. Oct. 1, 1835. d. 1918 South Stockton, NY. d/o Dea. Rinus Dickerson & Deana (Winchester) Turner. w/o Alfred Perry Brunson. b. Nov. 16, 1828 Town of Ellery. d. Nov. 3, 1874 South Stockton, NY. s/o Abel & Sally (Love) Brunson. Alfred Perry Brunson also bd. in Red bird Cemetery.