This is an obituary out of a scrapbook. The name of the paper is not known, it had been cut out and glued into this scrapbook. I am not related to the family, but wanted to post the information in case there is someone related, they can have the information. If you would like a copy of this page of the scrapbook, please email me. John G. Holland was born to John B. and Mary E. Holland, Nov 4, 1874 in East Ashford, N. Y. He lived in that place nearly all his life. He was married Nov. 6 1901, to Grace A. Sherman of East Ashford. After an illness of over two years he died April 16, 1916, at the age of 41 years, 5 months, and 12 days. He leaves to mourn their loss his wife, two young sons, DeLot and DeWitt, of Springville; a mother, Mrs. Mary E. Holland, of Delevan; two sisters, Mrs. H. B. Damon of Wichita, Kansas, and Mrs. A. S. Cheeseman, of Delevan, besides many other relatives and friends. His funeral was held at the Methodist Church in this village Wednesday, April 19th, services conducted by Elder H. L. Shoup of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Buffalo, assisted by Rev. R. T. Doherty, and I. O. O. F. Lodge, No. 665, of West Valley of which he was a member. Those from away who attended the funeral were: Mrs. Mary E. Holland, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Cheeseman, George Fox, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cheeseman, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Oyer of Delevan; Mrs. Irving Whitney of Machias; Mrs. Harry Hamilton Arcade; John Sherman and daughter Blanche of Attica; Mr. and Mrs. George Holland, Charles Holden, Mrs. F. H. Sherman, Mrs. Roy Babcock, Mrs. Manley Meacham and Mrs. Iona Williams, West Valley; Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Hufstader, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Hadley, Mrs. Emily Cole and Frank Hadley, North Ashford; Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Holland, Mr and Mrs. H. H. Weast, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Weat, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weast, Elmer Rice, Mrs. Gottleib Heinz, Mrs. Herman Fritz, Mrs. Dora Hadley, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wasson, Charley Twichell, East Ashford; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spittler, Rock Springs." Susan Stahley rsm.stahley@verizon.net Professional Genealogist http://www1.cedar-rapids.net/page/brickwall/ Mrs.

Obit notices like this one sometimes prove to be extremely helpful in providing that one elusive clue when one is searching for long-lost ancestors. Look, for instance, at all the names provided in the list of those who attended the funeral of this person. :) LL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Stahley" <rsm.stahley@verizon.net> To: <NYCATTAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 10:19 AM Subject: [NYCATTAR] John G. Holland obituary > This is an obituary out of a scrapbook. The name of the > paper is not known, it had been cut out and glued into this > scrapbook. > > I am not related to the family, but wanted to post the > information in case there is someone related, they can have > the information. If you would like a copy of this page of the > scrapbook, please email me. > > John G. Holland was born to John B. and Mary E. Holland, > Nov 4, 1874 in East Ashford, N. Y. He lived in that place > nearly all his life. > > He was married Nov. 6 1901, to Grace A. Sherman of East > Ashford. > > After an illness of over two years he died April 16, 1916, at > the age of 41 years, 5 months, and 12 days. > > He leaves to mourn their loss his wife, two young sons, DeLot > and DeWitt, of Springville; a mother, Mrs. Mary E. Holland, of > Delevan; two sisters, Mrs. H. B. Damon of Wichita, Kansas, > and Mrs. A. S. Cheeseman, of Delevan, besides many other > relatives and friends. > > His funeral was held at the Methodist Church in this village > Wednesday, April 19th, services conducted by Elder H. L. > Shoup of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Buffalo, > assisted by Rev. R. T. Doherty, and I. O. O. F. Lodge, No. 665, > of West Valley of which he was a member. > > Those from away who attended the funeral were: Mrs. Mary > E. Holland, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Cheeseman, George Fox, Mr. > and Mrs. W. H. Cheeseman, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Oyer of > Delevan; Mrs. Irving Whitney of Machias; Mrs. Harry > Hamilton Arcade; John Sherman and daughter Blanche of > Attica; Mr. and Mrs. George Holland, Charles Holden, Mrs. F. > H. Sherman, Mrs. Roy Babcock, Mrs. Manley Meacham and > Mrs. Iona Williams, West Valley; Mr. and Mrs. Ferd > Hufstader, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Hadley, Mrs. Emily Cole and > Frank Hadley, North Ashford; Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Holland, Mr > and Mrs. H. H. Weast, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Weat, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weast, Elmer Rice, Mrs. Gottleib Heinz, Mrs. Herman > Fritz, Mrs. Dora Hadley, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wasson, > Charley Twichell, East Ashford; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spittler, > Rock Springs." > > Susan Stahley > rsm.stahley@verizon.net > Professional Genealogist > http://www1.cedar-rapids.net/page/brickwall/ > Mrs. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >