Oneonta Star
December 20, 1955Thomas Matthew Hickey was a successful business man, civic booster for two communities, a consistent contributor to worth causes, and at all times a ready humorist. He reached the end of a full life at 1:30 a.m. yesterday in his Milford home.
Mr. Hickey, about 82, was loyally active in Milford, where he resided some 60 years, and in Oneonta, where he was a banker, business man and father of an Oneonta mayor, the late Dorr Hickey, who died in 1942.
Mr. Hickey went to his office at Empire State Oil Co., Inc., 436 Chestnut St., three or four times weekly, his last visit being Friday when he was driven there by his grandson, Thomas Eddy Hickey, Stamford Road.
He was born in Owego about 1873, and at the age of 14 went to Binghampton to work with a wholesale drug company. In his early twenties he moved to Milford, and opened a drug store, which he operated, until he and associates formed the Empire State Oil Co. about 1925. The company was the second distributor for Atlantic Refinery in New York state. Mr. Hickey later bought out his associates and became sole owner.
He was one of the original stockholders when Citizens National Bank and Trust Co. was organized, and had been a director for approximately the last 30 years. He had been an Oneonta Rotarian, was a member of Oneonta Country Club, and at the same time was interested in the communithy life of Milford. He was a booster for Milford Free Library, a supporter of the Milford Fire Department, Milford churches and Milford Cemetery Association.
Mr. Hickey had many friends who respected his sound judgement and enjoyed his gift of story telling. His friends said he had "a sense of humor a mile long," that he liked to stop business and talk to friends in the fine tradition of village life.
Soon after moving to Milford, Mr. Hickey married May Sweet of Milford, who died in 1946. Their only child was Dorr Hickey, a former alderman and mayor of Oneonta, who resided at 18 Ford Ave.
Survivors are his grandson, Thomas Eddy Hickey, a grandaughter, Miss Gracia Hickey, employed by Time and Life in New York City; a great grandson, Kevin Matthew Hickey; a brother, William Hickey; and a sister, Miss Helen Hickey.
Syracuse Herald Journal
November 2, 1942Mayor Dorr Hickey of Oneonta dies after year's illness
Oneonta - Nov. 2 Mayor Dorr S. Hickey of 18 Ford Avenue died Saturday in the Fox Memorial hospital following an illness of more than a year from Brights disease. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 o'clock from the first Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Boyd McCleary officiating. Burial will be in the family plot in Milford cemetery.
Mr. Hickey was a republican and for three terms served as alderman of the Third Ward. Upon retirement of Capt. D. D. Bolton early this year, Mr. Hickey was elected acting mayor, and less than a week ago was elected mayor by a special meeting held by the common council following the death of Mayor Daniel Franklin on Oct 12.
Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Lois Eddy whom he married Feb. 25, 1928 at Jamestown, N.D.; two children, Thomas 13, and Gracia 11 and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Hickey of Milford.
ObituaryDaniel Smith was a resident of Milford Center, NY for over 30 years. He died at the Avery Nursing home thursday, January 1944. Danile was a farmer and his son, Stanley Smith, cared for him after his wife, Susan, died a number of years ago.
The funeral was held at the Lewis Funeral home in Oneonta Saturday afternon at 2 o'clock. His body was placed in the Plains vault, Oneonta and his burial will be at Miflord Center beside his wife.
He was survived by four sons, Clifford of Lane Hill, Stewart of Canajoharie, Stanley at home and Carlton who could not be located. He has a grandson in Hobart, NY.
Oneonta Star
January 2, 1957Stanley Smith, 59, of 279 Chestnut St., a fireman on the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, died in Fox Hospital Monday after a two week illness.
Mr. Smith was born Feb. 10, 1897 in Milford Center, son of Daniel and Susie (Wright) Smith. He was a lifelong resident of this area, a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trailmen.
Survivng are two brothers, Clifford Smith, Oneonta RD 1; Carlton SMith, Somerset, Pa.; two nieces, Mrs. John Bliss, Oneonta, RD 1; Mrs. Joseph Romanelli, 108 River St., and a nephew, Harold Smith, Homer
Oneonta Star
November 22, 1955
Smith - Stuart E. - In Canajoharie Nov. 20, 1955. Aged 57
Interment Hartwick cemetery.
Oneonta Star
October 11, 1972
Smith - Mrs. Clara L., 72 of Canajoharie died Tuesday October 10 at Hartwi
ck.
Burial in Hartwick cemetery.Oneonta Star
October 11, 1972
Canajoharie - Mrs. Clara L. Smith, 72, of Moyer Street in Canajoharie died Tusday, October 10, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Steere of Hartwick, where she had been cared for the past three weeks.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Patterson Funeral Home, Hartwick, with the Rev. Theodore Hammer, pastor of the St. Johns' Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Hartwick cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was born June 9, 1900, in Hartwick, a daughter of Lucius N. and Cora (Bates) Steere. She married Stuart E. Smith of Milford.
For 35 years she and her husband owned and operated the Smith Cash Market in Canajoharie, prior in to Mr. Smith's death in 1955. She had been a resident of Canajoharie for over 50 years. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and the Willing Workers of the church.
Surviving are two nephews : Nelson Steere of Hartwick and Lyle Steere of Cooperstown RD 3; also surviving are several cousins.
The Otsego Farmer
September 1, 1939Harold L. Westcott, aged eighty-two, an esteemed aged resident of Milford, died Monday night in Cleveland, Ohio. his wife, formerly sara Estelle Bourne, died fourteen years ago.
Mr. Westcott is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Helen Christian of Cleveland and Mrs. Edith Jewell of Westville; also three grandsons, Clarke, Dean and Howard Jewell and a great grandson, Richard Jewell, all of Westville.
Oneonta Star
March 6, 1971Westville- Mrs Edith (Westcott) Jewell, 80, of Westville. a native of Milford, died Thursday, March 4, at her fome following a brief illness.
She was born October 21, 1891 in the Town of Milford, a daughter of Harold and Sarah (Boorn) Westcott. She was graduated from Milford High School, Oneonta Normal School and had taught in schools on Long Island prior to her marriage. She was married to Ernest Jewell on November 29, 1911 in New York City. Mr. Jewell died September 25, 1970.
Surviving are three sons, Howard R. of Westville, Dean M. of San Antonio, Texas, and Clark W. Jewell of Westville;
Oneonta Star
September 26, 1970Westville - Ernest M. Jewell, of Westville, died Friday September 25, at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown following a brief illness.
He was born December 26, 1886, in Milford, a son of Melvern and Grace (Gano) Jewell. He married Edith Westcott November 29, 1911, in New York City.
He was a framer in Westville. He was a member of Cherry Valley Lodge 334 F&AM a former member and past master of Westville Grange, a member of the Westville Methodist Church, the Dairyman's League and the Extension Service.
He is survived by his wife, at home; three sons, Howard R. of Westville, Dean M. of San Antonia, Texas, and Clark W. Jewell of Westville; three sisters, Mrs. Ethel L. Ottoway of Cooperstown, RD, Mrs. Clymena J. Alexander of Franklin and Mrs. Helen P. Webb of Cooperstown; one brother, Harold Jewell of Cooperstown, four grandchildre, three great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Find-a-GraveCHARLES D. MCLAURY DEAD
PROMINENT STOCK DEALER AND DAIRYMAN OF OTSEGO COUNTY PASSES
Member of Firm, of McLaury Bros. at Portlandville and One of Best Known Methodist Laymen in This Section-Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon at 1 O'clock-Man Highly Respected
Charles D. McLaury,of the widely known firm of dairymen and merchants of McLaury Bros. at Portlandville,and one of the most prominent residents of the county,died at his home in that village Wednesday night at 10 o'clock of pneumonia,as mentioned briefly in The Star of yesterday.
Charles Dayton McLaury was born on Betty's Brook in the town of Kortright,Delaware county,Sept.7,1852,and was the oldest child of John H. and Elvira Eunice Dayton McLaury. When 13 years of age he removed with his parents to the town of Milford,his parents residing on what was then known as the Clark farm,but now known as River Meadow farm No.8,forming one of the numerous farms now owned and operated by the firm of McLaury Bros.
Mr.McLaury was united in marriage on Feb 19,1877,with Miss Alta Z.Westcott. Their first home was in Milford village,where their only son,Dorr Westcott McLaury, was born. About 1880 they removed to Portlandville to reside,he having previously entered business there. Soon after locating at Portlandville,the subject of this sketch,united with his brother,Washington D. McLaury, in the formation of the firm of McLaury Bros. The firm has gradually extended its operations until it owns and operates much of the land on the west bank of the Susquehanna river between Portlandville and Milford and has one of the largest dairies in the county. In former years they were quite extensively engaged in breeding thoroughbred cattle and their herds were frequently exhibited at some of the largest agricultural fairs in this and neighboring states. More recently they have confined their efforts more particularly to the production of milk,retaining however always choice cattle. Both brothers have given of themselves without stint to the upbuilding of the business and the measure of success that thy have attained evidences that their efforts have been abundantly rewarded.
At the age of 15 years Mr. McLaury united with the Methodist Episcopal church and for 54 years he has been a faithful servant of the church at Portlandville. At the time of his death,he was both trustee and steward of that church and very influential in all its counsels. Not only was he interested in the local church,but he saw opportunity for service in the large and wider denominational program,for which he subscribed whole-heartedly and freely.
The deceased is survived by the wife,one son,Dorr McLaury,prominent in state agricultural affairs for years,now in charge of the bureau of animal industry of the state department of Farm and Markets at Albany;three grandchildren,Doris,Loralee and Jean McLaury;also one sister,Mrs.Alice Chase,and the brother so long associated with him,W.R.McLaury.
Mr.McLaury will be greatly missed in the village and in the church, where he was so active and after all these many years of association with the life and the community his place will not be easily filled. His many friends will extend their heartfelt sympathy to the family in this time of bereavement.
Oneonta Star
February 12, 1954Dorr Westcott McLaury, 74, pioneer purebred cattle breeder and former chairman of the National Holstein Friesian Association, died late Wednesday in his home on the McLaury's famed River Meadow Farm between Portlandville and Milford.
Burial will be later in Portlandville Cemetery.
Mr. McLaury was one of the first to introduce purebred livestock in the Susquehanna Valley, and personally started the bovine tuberculosis eradication program in New York State. He was director of the National Holstein Friesian Association for 12 years and after the resignation of H. V. Noyes, became chairman of the executive committee of its board of directors. He was chairman from 1938 to 1940, and was still a member of the Association at the time of his death. He had been ill for a long time.
Mr. McLaury was born Sept. 14, 1879, in Milford, only son of Charles Dayton and Alta (Westcott) McLaury. He graduated from Hartwick Seminary and attended Cornell University, At Cornell, he was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and charter member of Alpha Zeta, Cornell's agricultural fraternity.
He married the former Florence Kinne of Hartwick Seminary in 1903 and, after extensive lumber operations near Ocala, Fla., returned to join his father and uncle in operating ten farms known as the River Meadow Farms. The first of which was purchased in 1884.
The McLaury brothers were pioneers in introducing purebred livestock into the Susquehanna area and during the first half of the 20th century, exported choice cattle to South America, Cuba, Porto Rico and much of the United States. In 1918, he was named director of New York State's Bureau of Animal Industry at Albany and continued in this position until the death of his father in 1923. While director, he put into effect the bovine tuberculosis eradication program which was credited with improving New York milk supply. He was also president of the Otsego County Farmers Cooperative Fire Insurance Co. for 25 years, and had resigned shortly before his death. Mr. McLaury was a member, steward and trustee of the Milford Methodist Church for many years.
Survivors include his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Thomas P. Hughson, 25 State St., Mrs. Warner R. Bouldin and Miss Jeanne McLaury, both of Scarsdale. Three grandchildren, Thomas McLaury and Florence Anne Hughson, 24 State St. and Dorr Warner Bouldin, Scarsdale and a cousin, Mrs. George Simons, Cincinatti, Ohio.
Oneonta Star
October 1, 1963Mrs. Florence K. McLaury, 84, of 3 Pine Street, a native of Hartwick Seminary, died Sunday, September 29, in Fox Hospital following a long illness.
Burial will be in Portlandville Cemetery.
Mrs. McLaury was born Jan. 12, 1879, at Hartwick Seminary, a daughter of Hiram and Julia Anna (Lull) Kinne.
She was graduated from Hartwick Seminary as valedictorian of her class and was then graduated from Oneonta Normal School in the class of 1901.
She married Dorr McLaury on June 17, 1903, at Hartwick Seminary. Mr. McLaury died Feb. 10, 1954.
She spent most of her life in Milford, living nine years in Oneonta. She was a mamber of the Milford Methodist Church; of the Agonian Soroity of SUCO and a member of the Oneonta Country Club.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. T. P. Hugson of 26 State Street; Mrs. Warner R. Bouldin and Miss Jean Alta McLaury, both of Scarsdale, Pa.; two grandsons, Thomas M. Hughson, 57 Ford Avenue and Dorr W. Bouldin of Scarsdale, and one granddaughter, Mr. James A. Wiltshire of Freeport, Ill., and several nieces and nephews.
53373. Florence Claudine Christian
Charleston Gazette
November 10, 1972Mrs. Florence Claudine Schaefer, 80, of 863 Hanna Dr., died Tuesday in a Spencer Hospital after a long illness. She was a native of Sidney, N. Y.
Mrs. Schaefer was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of South Charleston, Order of Eastern Star, White Shrine and the White Shrine patrol. She was past officer in the West Side Woman's Club in South Charleston, Friendship Club and the Charleston Fellowship Club.
Mrs. Schaefer organized the Paragon Club, was past officer of the VFW Auxillary American Legion Auxillary, and was charter member of all the senior citizens groups and the Barracks Auxillary.
There are no known survivors.
Charleston Daily Mail
January 26, 1951,Henry Schaefer, 50, of 2035 Macon St., South Charleston, an employee of the Galperin Music Co., died Thursday night at his home of a heart attack.
He was born in Hudson, N. Y. and was a member of Hudson Lodge No. 7, AF&AM, Tyrian chapter No. 13, Royal Arch Masons of Charleston and Beni Kedem Temple. He was also a member of the Shrine Gold Band. Mr. Schaefer was affiliated with music circles in Charleston for many years and formerly was a professional trumpet player. He attended the Presbyterian church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Florence Schaefer, and two sisters, Mrs. Connard Martin of Dover, Del., and Mrs. Roscoe Melius of Hudson, N. Y.
The Oregonian (Portland, OR)
October 19, 2000A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, in Siskiyou Memorial Park in Medford for Helen D. Evans, who died Oct. 16 at age 84.
Mrs. Evans was born Oct. 31, 1915, in Wren, and was raised in Grants Pass. Her maiden name was Dodson. A homemaker, she lived in Portland since 1954. In 1940, she married Vernon M. Evans; he died in 1988.
Survivors include her son, Robert; daughter, Merilyn Downing; sisters, Virginia Hansen and Marjorie Arnold; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Waco Tribune-Herald (TX)
July 1, 2013Richard Vance Evans, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle passed away into the arms of Jesus on June 28, 2013 at St. Catherine Place, Providence Hospice, in Waco, Texas. Visitation will be on Tuesday, July 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 3, with burial following at Oakwood Cemetery.
Richard was born May 16, 1940 in Medford, Oregon to Tyley and May Evans. He graduated from Central Point High School (Oregon) in 1958. In 1962 he received the Bachelor's of Music degree from Wheaton College in Illinois, and from there went on to graduate school at the University of Oregon, obtaining the Master's of Music degree. While in graduate school, he met his future wife, Lottie Schuh, and they were married in 1965. Since college teaching was his goal, he returned to the University of Oregon to pursue a Doctor of the Musical Arts degree, awarded in 1970. Thus began his lifelong passion for college teaching.
Professionally, he loved teaching and his students alike. He spent most of his teaching career at Whitworth University (1973-2004) in Spokane, Washington, where he was professor of music, director of the wind ensemble, and music department chair. Richard made many close and enduring friendships during those years. Every other year, during January, he took students to San Francisco, and later to Europe, for the Jan Term Domain of the Arts study abroad program to see museums, art galleries, and concerts. Both he and Lottie traveled to Europe as much as possible during summers, affording them the opportunity to increase their knowledge of music and arts original source material, and of the peoples in the countries they visited.
Richard loved people and learning in general, and was very active professionally. He served Whitworth as its faculty president several times, he was president of the Washington College Music Council, lecturer in Humanities for the state of Washington, accreditation office for the National Association of Schools of Music, and a 50 year member of the National Music Educators Society, to name just a few of the organizations with which he was involved.
Richard loved God foremost, followed by family and friends. To that end, he served as director of music at Northwood Presbyterian Church (with Lottie as the organist), and later at Opportunity Presbyterian Church, all in Spokane. In Waco, he has been a faithful member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, where he sang in the choir, enjoyed fellowship in the men's breakfast group, served on various committees, and was part of the of the Education for Ministry class at the time of his passing. He also served as a verger. At the invitation of vergers of Hereford Cathedral, Richard took a group of vergers from the Diocese of Texas to Hereford, England in July of 2011 to visit churches in the area.
Besides music, sailing was his favorite hobby. Richard and Lottie spend many happy summers sailing on Loon Lake, just north of Spokane, Washington. He also enjoyed fishing and gardening, and later became a master gardener in Waco. Richard passed along his passion for gardening to his grandson Chandler.
Retiring to Waco brought him close to his beloved grandchildren Mikhayla and Chandler, son Bruce, and daughter-in-law Terri. Being close to family has been a wonderful blessing, enabling him to be an integral part of the family's daily life, including numerous summer vacations. Richard will be sorely missed by his family and friends.
Richard is survived by his wife of 48 years, Lottie Schuh Evans; son, Bruce Evans and wife Terri Evans, grandchildren; Mikhayla and Chandler Evans, all of Hewitt; son, David Evans of Lakewood, California; sister, Tylene Langslet of Gresham, Oregon; nephews, William Langslet of Hanoi, Vietnam, and Robert Langslet of New London, Connecticut; and many cousins and extended family in Medford, Oregon.
The Baker City Herald (OR)
April 8, 2004Leah Etta Kerr, 85, of Bend, a former longtime Baker teacher, died April 4, 2004.
Mrs. Kerr was born on June 25, 1918, at Loveland, Colo., to Leon and Olivia Hewitt Evans. She was raised at Medford. She married Norman M. Kerr on April 11, 1942, at Medford. He died in 1988.
Mrs. Kerr was an elementary schoolteacher in the Baker School District from 1965 to 1986. She retired after 37 years of teaching. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and Oregon Retired Educators. She was active with the Baptist Church and loved to read and sing and she enjoyed music.
Survivors include her son, Norman Kerr V and his wife, Vicki; her daughter, Karen Spencer of La Pine and her husband, Virgil; a brother, Leon Evans of Medford; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother and three sisters.
Nevada Appeal (Carson City, NV)
December 31, 2012Verna Louise Evans passed peaceably and comfortably on Thursday, December 27, 2012. She was a resident of Carson City for the past 47 years.
Verna was born in Seattle, WA, daughter of Ove and Valborg Pedersen. She was the youngest of three children.
She married Ralph E. Evans on June 3, 1944, enjoyed 44 years together and had five children. After many years as a homemaker Verna began working for the State Of Nevada - Department of Education as an Administrative Assistant III retiring in 1983.
After retirement Verna volunteered for many years at Carson Tahoe Hospital. She also enjoyed travel, sewing and baking goodies, which were much enjoyed by friends and family.She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Marguerite Anderson, brother Howard Pedersen, and husband Ralph.
Verna is survived by her son Don and wife Christine, daughter Cheryl and husband Darl Thiessens, daughter Marcia and husband Roy Robinson, and twin sons Mark and wife Jude, and Leon and wife Robbin as well as numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The Ashland Daily Tidings (OR)
May 2, 2013Leon Loren Evans
Leon Evans, 90, of Central Point, Ore. passed away May 1, 2013. Arrangements by Perl Funeral Home, 541-772-5488.
The Medford Mail Tribune
April 6, 2014Doris Genevieve Evans, 89, of Central Point, Ore. passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014. She was born June 22, 1924 in Los Angeles, Calif., to Dewey and Lorene Babcock.
The family moved to the Rogue Valley in the early 1930's where Doris graduated from Medford Senior High School.
She worked at the Medford Lab before marrying Leon Evans in 1947. They were married for 67 years. They purchased Eads Transfer and Furniture in Medford where they worked until retiring. The business is still family owned.
Doris was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church for 67 years. She was an avid gardener. She loved to swim and sew. She also loved to entertain her four grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Rosabelle and her husband, Leon, who passed away on May 1, 2013.
She is survived by her daughter, Genevieve Christine Helfrich; grandson, Brett (Trina) Helfrich; and grandchildren Ashtyn, Avrey, Ryder and Savannah. She will also be missed by many nieces and nephews.
Oriental Rugs, by John Kimberly Mumford, published 1900, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
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Find-a-GraveJKM was the son of Harriet Tanner and Prosper Dwight Mumford of Syracuse, NY. He was a member of the Class of 1885 at Princeton University, where he was an editor of the Princetonian and of The Tiger.
John Kimberly married Corolyn Currier Tanner (widow of Joseph Mead Bailey, Jr.) on March 19th, 1895. Corolyn (1866-1949) was the daughter of Orphena Christine Currier and De Witt Clinton Tanner. The children of Corolyn and John were Harriet Talcott, John Kimberly II, Constance and Marcia.
On June 1st 1900 the young family of four resided at 305 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. Corolyn is recorded as head of household.
As a journalist John K. Mumford was entrusted with important assignments for The World, The New York Journal, Harper's Weekly, The World's Work and Munsey's. He served as a correspondent on General Shafter's staff during the Spanish-American War.
According to family legend, JKM contracted yellow fever while on assignment in Cuba. Through an open window of the hospital where he was being treated he heard men hammering coffins for the dying. He fled into Cuba for a year and the family in New York thought he had died, until he appeared on their doorstep, finding his wife in black mourning attire.
JKM was the author of "The Yerkes Collection of Oriental Carpets" and of "Oriental Rugs", for which he rode donkey and camel through middle eastern countries to investigate his topic. Convinced of inaccuracies in his findings, he returned to Persia just before publication to obtain additional information.
During World War I Mumford edited the Red Cross Magazine. He wrote books on other industrial subjects including bakelite, wire and anthracite. He also contributed biographical sketches on leaders in NYC to the Herald Tribune regularly.
The Recorder of Catskill, New York, contains articles between 1915 and 1921 about the family living in Lime Street, a settlement in Athens Township. In 1919 the March 4th issue reported that JKM of Washington, D.C. was visiting with his family.
His son, John Kimberly, Jr., married Everlena (aka Evelina) Wilkinson, daughter of Nettie Spoor and Robert Wilkinson, on June 19th, 1921, in Coxsackie, New York. John, Jr. was a farmer at the time. George Sumner Small, his brother-in-law, and Dorothy C. Wilkinson were the witnesses.
On April 25th 1922, The Columbia Republican reported that JKM had sold his farm in Lime Street to James Hollister, and that he would hold an auction sale for the farming implements.
According to his obituary in the NY Times, JKM sailed to Singapore via ship in February 1926 to gather information for a new book about rubber. He died of pneumonia at the Europe Hotel in Singapore. The Straits Times recorded his death in its April 20th and 24th editions on page 8. A funeral was held on April 23rd at the Bidadari Cemetery, Singapore, in the Straits Settlements. Later, his grave was unable to be found by his grandson, Chip, and probably had to make way for public transportation and housing.
Other titles by JKM: "Anthracite", "A Physician to Corporate Bodies", "A Study in Progressive Efficiency", "Chinese Rugs", "Election Night in New York", "Glimpses of Modern Persia", "Last Haven of Exclusives; Art Invades Arcadia," "Making Hay of the Rug Business", "Men of To-Day: Thomas Fortune Ryan", "Minnesota - The Land of Promise", "Outspinning the Spider: The Story of Wire and Wire Rope", "Rugs and Rug Making", "Russia's Conquest of Asia", "The Great 'One Man Railroad' of the West", "The Heart of a Soulless Corporation", "The History of Bethlehem Steel 1914-1918", "The Life Of William Mckinley: Including A Genealogical Record Of The Mckinley Family And Copious Extracts From The Late President's Public Speeches" (creator with Oscar King Davis, author), "The Passing of the Antique Rug", "The Story of Bakelite", and in the Harper's Weekly series "This Land of Opportunity": 'Gary, the City that Rose from a Sandy Waste', 'The Man and the Job', 'The Nerve Center of Business', 'The Story of a Man Who Stayed on His Job', and 'The Watchword of the Hour Honest Business and Fair Play'.
New York Times
March 22, 1977Amall, G. Sumner. On March 21, 1977, Husband of Harriet, father of George Sumner Small, grandfather of Thomas Small. Interment Greenwood cemetery.
Marriage Notes for Harriet Talcott Mumford and George Sumner Small III
MARRIAGE: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York
March 14th, 1915"George Sumner Small 3d, son of Mrs. George Sumner Small Jr. and the late George Sumner Small Jr., who was one of the best liked men of his day, is engaged to Miss Harriet Mumford, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Klmberly Mumford. Miss Mumford's father made a reputation for himself some years ago as the great American authority on Oriental rugs and wrote a book on rugs that had a wide vogue and was wonderfully illustrated in color.
The Smalls now make their home at 137 East Seventy-third street, Manhattan. They originally resided on Grand avenue, Brooklyn, and afterward on the Heights."
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Brooklyn Life
June 12, 1915"Miss Harriet T. Mumford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kimberly Mumford of Manhattan and Athens, N.Y., was married on Friday of last week in the chapel of St. Bartholomew's Church to Mr. George Sumner Small, 3d, a son of Mrs. George Sumner Small and a brother of Mrs. Hamilton Pell.
The bride was to have made her debut in the city next winter, and it was at first intended to have the wedding after that event, but Mr. Small, who is an efficiency engineer, was called upon to go to Ohio for a prolonged stay, and he and Miss Mumford decided to have the wedding immediately.
Their engagement was just announced in March. Only members of the two families were present at the ceremony, at which the Rev. Sidney N. Usher officiated. Mr. Small is a Polytechnic graduate and the family formerly lived on Sidney Place."
Border Crossings: Fom Canada to U.S.
Ship Doric from Liverpool arrived Quebec 4 Oct 1925
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New York Passenger Lists
Ship Santa Barbara from Havana arrived New York 20 Feb 1935
Ship Columbia from Kingston, Jamaica arrived New York 14 Feb 1938
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Find-a-GraveBiographical Information:
Connie was the 3rd child of John Kimberly Mumford and Corolyn Currier Tanner. Following graduation from the Emma Willard School in Troy, New York, in 1923, she attended Vassar College, where she was a one of the daisy chain members of the sophmore class.
On April 25th 1925 The New York Times reported the engagement of Constance to David Garland Dutton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Dutton of Springfield, Massachusetts. David's mother's maiden name was Rose G. Filer. She and her mother, Rose, were both born in Indiana.
David and Constance resided in Poughkeepsie, New York.
According to the "History of the Class of Nineteen Hundred Twenty-two, Yale College: Quindecennial Record", Mr. Dutton was married at Llewellyn Park, New Jersey, on July 14th, 1925, to Constance, daughter of John Kimberley and Corolyn (Tanner) Mumford.
While reporting about her husband, a trustee of the college, the Vassar Miscellany News, Volume XXIV, Number 11, from the 4th of November 1939, reports:
"Mrs. Dutton was in Vassar with the class of '27 when she met Mr. Dutton but she left at the end of her sophomore year to be married. She too, takes an active interest in the college and is on the Advisory Council of the Summer institute of Euthenics. The Duttons have four children. three boys and a girl."
The Poughkeepsie Journal of October 5, 1967, from Poughkeepsie, New York, reports on page 24 that Mrs. Dutton was in charge of the Fall programm at the Explorer Club of Poughkeepsie, which began on Oct. 19th at the Junior Arts Center and Museum, 139 Cannon St.
The gravesites of Connie's mother, Corolyn Tanner Mumford (1866-1949), Connie's son, Arthur Claude Dutton II (1928-2014), Connie's brother, John Kimberly (Kim) Mumford II (1898 - 1981), and Connie's aunt, Harriet Anne Mumford (1858-1947), have not yet been located. Connie's maternal grandparents were Orphena Currier and DeWitt Clinton Tanner.
Border Crossings: Fom Canada to U.S.
Ship Doric from Liverpool arrived Quebec 4 Oct 1925New York Passenger Lists
Ship Santa Barbara from Havana arrived New York 20 Feb 1935
Ship Columbia from Kingston, Jamaica arrived New York 14 Feb 1938
The Greenville News (SC)
November 18, 2007Marcia Mumford Park of Simpsonville, S.C., passed away on Friday, November 16, 2007, at Saint Frances Hospital in Greenville, S.C., She was 100 years old.
Mrs. Park was born in Nyack, New York. She was the daughter of the late John Kimberly Mumford and Coralyn Tanner Mumford.
The widow of George Colton Park, she is survived by her daughter, Marcia Kimberly Leitner of Simpsonville, S.C., and a son, John Kenneth Park and his wife Carol of Buffalo, New York; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Park was preceded in death by her son, George C. Park Jr., a brother, John K. Mumford II, sisters, Harriet (Mrs. G. Sumner) Small and Constance (Mrs. David G.) Dutton.
New York Passenger Lists
Ship Queen Mary from Cherbourg, France, arrived New York 6 June 1950
New York Passenger Lists
Ship Queen Mary from Cherbourg, France, arrived New York 6 June 1950
The San Diego Union-Tribune (CA)
September 28, 2000Jan. 25, 1913-Sept. 25, 2000
Everett M. Jess, 87, of San Diego died Monday. He was born in Haddon Heights, N.J. Mr. Jess was a businessman.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia H. Jess; daughter, Frances L. Blair of San Diego; and son, Everett M. Jess Jr. of San Diego.
Syracuse Herald
March 30, 1927Funeral services for Nelson Spencer Mumford, 56, of 753 Allen Street, who died yesterday at St. Josephs Hospital of injuries suffered in a fall at the New York Central Railroad station, will be conducted at the home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The body will be taken to DeRuyter by John McCarthy Sons, undertakers, for burial.
Mr. Mumford, an employee of the American Express Company, fell from the top of a truck when a pile of boxes he was loading slipped, and he lost his balance in an attempt to keep the boxes from falling. His death was attributed to a fracture of the skull.
Mr. Mumford was a son of the Dr. and Mrs. Erasmus S. Mumford, pioneer physician in this city. He recieved his education in the schools of the city and attended Alfred University. Following his graduation from college, Mr. Mumford entered the trucking business. The firm name was the Mumford Trucking Company. He later became associated with the American Express Comoany and was in their employ for the last 18 years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alice M. Mumford; a son Raymond S. Mumford, and three step children, John B. Moran, vice-president of the City Bank Trust Company, Mrs, Morris H. Tolcott and Miss Ella A.
Syracuse Herald Journal
August 24, 1947Mrs. Alice Moran Mumford, a native of Ireland and resident of Syracuse 67 years died Saturday at her home, 235 Garfield Ave.
She leaves two sons, John F. Moran of Chevy Chase, Md., and Raymond S. Mumford; two daughters, Mrs. Morris H. Talcott and Miss Ella A. Moran; a brother, Albert J. Hogan of West New York, N.J.; eight grandchildren and 4 great grandchidren.
53388. Raymond Spencer Mumford
Syracuse Herald Journal
December 29, 1955Raymond S. Mumford, 51, an expediter at Doyle Machine Toll Co. until he was stricken some time ago, died today at his residence 235 Garfield Ave. He was a native Syracusan.
Surviving Mr. Mumford are a son Thomas R. Mumford, a daughter, Mrs. Donald Cook of Cicero; a brother, John F. Moran of Washington D.C.; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Talcott and Miss Ella Moran; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.