I've "rescued" an old photograph of Christopher BURMASTER which was taken at the Ladd & Parker Studio in Fredonia, New York. I'm guessing that the photograph was taken sometime in the 1870's and that Christopher was probably in his teens or 20's at the time. Based on limited research I believe that this may be a photograph of Christ BURMASTER who was living with his brother Frederich BURMASTER in Irving, NY during the 1880 census. Census records indicate that Christ was age 27 at that time, born in Prussia, living with two other brothers, Charles age 24, and Frederich age 34. All three were Farmers, living with Frederich and his family. Frederich's wife was Martha age 30, born in NY. They had two children living with them at the time, William age 3, and Claria age 1, both born in NY. They also had a German born servant living with them at the time. I'm hoping to locate someone from this family so that this wonderful old photograph can be returned to the care of family. If you are a member of this family, or know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11910.1 Message Board Post: When did he pass away? I can copy his obit if you want it. Bob Swanson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/3605.4171 Message Board Post: stage name Adele MANSTONE, Did you know Louis Schmidgall Oyster Bay, Nassau, NY b abt 1858 Ohio Head He works in the mechanical part of THEATER wife is Adele S Schmidgall Oyster Bay, Nassau, NYb abt 1884 ( actually is about 1874) Wife is the daughter of GENERAL and Gov George STONEMAN? is a noted singer, used the stage name Adele MANSTONE did not marry one they are found in the 1920 and 30 census she b Calif, father b NY and Mother in Maryland in 1900 she is in Manhattan, as STONEMAN, boarding and a vocalist; he is married in 1910 to another, no kids Manhattan Dee she is still living after 1935 Beginning data from town of Busti book, rest from census digging; Dee

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kesby, Newbury, Ingerson, Swanson, Reinbold, Pegan, Gustafson, Shepard, Seastrom, Haskin Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11921 Message Board Post: PJ: July, 1961: Albert T. Kesby, 53, of Bemus Point, died at 5 a.m., Tuesday, July 4, 1961, in Westfield Memorial Hospital. He was born July 24, 1907 in the town of Ellery, the son of Irving W. and Ina Newbury Kesby, and was a lifelong resident of Ellery. Mr. Kesby was a member of the Ellery Rod and Gun Club and the Maple Springs Fire Company. Survivors are his wife, Clara Ingerson Kesby; a son, Harold Kesby, Bemus Point; three daughters, Mrs. Norman Swanson, Eltamont, Mrs. Robert Reinbold, North Collins and Mrs. Charles Pegan, Albany; ten brothers, Walter, Kenneth, Roger, Raymond, Irving and Donald, Bemus Point, Willis, North Miami, Fla., Roy, Dewittville, Ralph and Maurice, Jamestown; four sisters, Mrs. John Gustafson, Jamestown, Mrs. Frank Shepard and Mrs. Henry Seastrom, Bemus Point, and Mrs. Claude Haskin, Maple Springs, and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Bemus Point Methodist Church. Rev. Bruce Hankey, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Dewittville Cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kesby, Newbury, Parker, Chapman, Engdahl, Swanson, Kolstee, Gustafson, Shepard, Seastrum, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11920 Message Board Post: PJ: May, 1979: Maple Springs: Raymond J. Kesby, 57, died at 1:10 a.m. Saturday May 12, 1979 in Lakeland, Fla., General Hospital following a motorcycle accident on U.S. Route 27 near Sebring, Fla. He had been employed as a heavy equipment operator in road construction for many years. A life-long area resident, Kesby was born in the town of Ellery, Oct. 28, 1921, the son of Irving W. and Ina Newbury Kesby. Kesby was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He was a member of the Moose Lodge of Jamestown. Surviving are his wife, the former Janet Parker; four daughters, Wendy Chapman, Lisa Engdahl and Becky Swanson, all of Jamestown and Dora Lutgen, at home; a son, Darren Kesby, also at home; four grandchildren; four sisters, Martha J. Kolstee, Maple Springs, Verna Gustafson, Jamestown, Belle Shepard, Bemus Point and Ethelyn Seastrom, Ellery Center; five brothers, Maurice Kesby, Jamestown, Roy Kesby, Dewittville and Irving Kesby Jr., Donald Kesby and Roger Kesby, all of Ellery. Burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ames, Darrow Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/4361.4362.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks Janece. I think that you or Arlene had given it to me a few years ago. But I appreciate it that you posted it on the board for others to enjoy. Homer and Maria are buried in Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, CA. I think you made a typo. Eva died June 09, 1992 in Santa Rosa. Have you been in touch with Eva's granddaughter Jackie Barnes Dietlin?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11911.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi How sweet That is why we post these items, ; they touch so many, and bring back memories, I still have no idea who put this clipping on my porch My Aunt Florence in this photo is long gone too, and I was so tickled to see her here; she had no children of her own, and she treated me as her own, we were very close; as I am sure you were with your sister Dee

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Newbury, Wing, Brown, Gustafson, Cornell Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11919 Message Board Post: Willia M. Newbury, 73, of 9 Maple Avenue, Bemus Point, died at 11 p.m. Friday June 9, 1961 in his home. He retired from farming 10 years ago. A life-long resident of this community, he was born Jan. 20, 1888, in the Town of Ellery. His parents were LeRoy and Belle Wing Newbury. Mr. Newbury was charter member of the Bemus Point Community Church of God. Survivors are his wife, Edith Brown Newbury; and two sisters, Mrs. Ragnar Gustafson, Bemus Point and Mrs. Gladys Cornell, Maple Springs. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the Bemus Point Community Church of God, with LeRoy Apotosh, lay pastor of the church officiating. The Evans Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gustafson, Bengston, Anderson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11918 Message Board Post: PJ: 12/12/1973: J. Bernard Gustafson, 73, of 32 Pearl Ave., died at 12:55 a.m. today Dec. 12, 1973 in his home. He was personnel director at Dahlstrom Mfg. Co. prior to retiring in 1969. Mr. Gustafson came to the U.S. at three years of age from Sweden where he was born in Halland, Feb. 10, 1900, the son of John and Julia Bengston Gustafson. He was confirmed in the First Lutheran Church, class of 1911, the year he came to Jamestown to make his home. Memberships include Mt. Moriah Lodge 145 F. & A. M., Jamestown Consistory, Jamestown Shrine Club, Ismailla Temple of Buffalo, and the American Assn. of Retired Persons. Surviving are his wife, the former Laura Anderson; a daughter, Miss Marilyn Gustafson, at home, a son, Paul B. Gustafson, a medical student at the University of Buffalo; and a brother, Ragnar Gustafson, Bemus Point. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Too many to mention Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11917 Message Board Post: I have seen many of the publications and have a listing of what they have for sale, and have sent a letter as to what I wanted to buy and also have left a note about two years ago at the Barker Museum on the day of a meeting they were to have there with my address phone number and email address. I had to return to PA and was unable to stay for the meeting. I really would like to order some of the publications. If some one that can actually help me out would contact me it would be very greatfully appreciated!! Dottie chuckm@tbscc.com

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Camfield,LeBaron Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11911.1 Message Board Post: Since this photo included my sister Evelyn LeBaron Camfield that just died in Sept. at the age of 90 I was especially pleased to see it.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cornell, Newbury, Bixby Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11916 Message Board Post: PJ:Nov., 1975: Maple Springs: Purl D. Cornell, 79, of Maple Springs, died at 9:15 p.m. Sunday Nov.23, 1975 in Jamestown General Hospital after a two-day illness. He was a retired carpenter. He was born July 19, 1896 in Rexville, NY, a son of Ezra and Jennie Cornell. He married the former Gladys Newbury in 1917 in Jamestown. He had been a resident of Maple Springs for the past three years, coming from Hollywood, Fla. Mr. Cornell was a veteran of World War I, a member of the Bemus Point American Legion and was an exempt fireman of the Maple Springs Fire Department. In addition to his wife, he is survivd by one son, Purl D. Cornell Jr. of Baldwinsville; one daughter, Mrs. Janice Bixby of Clay; several grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Freay Funeral Home, Mayville. The Rev. Lyston Kanppenberger, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, Mayville, will officiate. Burial will be in Mayville Cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hoag, Robertson, Weil, Albin Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11915 Message Board Post: Mrs. Phonnie Robertson Hoag, widow of Joseph Wing Hoag and eldest daughter of the late W. A. Robertson, of Utica, Ohio, died on the morning of Easter Monday, April 9, 1917, at her residence 1872 E. 90th St., Cleveland, Ohio, after a long and painful illness, aged 71 years. She was buried the following Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in Lake View Cemetery, by the side of her husband, who preceded her in death in the Fall of 1911. She is survived by three daughters: Edith (Mrs. Arthur V. Weil), Jennie (Mrs. Leland D. Albin), and Elizabeth W. Hoag, all of whom are residents of Cleveland, with the exception of Mrs. Albin, whose home is at Plainfield, N.J.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11914.1 Message Board Post: Ok, so I might have jumped the gun. I'm reading up on this GEDCOM family tree thing....

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11914 Message Board Post: I'm looking for a program online that I can use to generate my family tree. Preferably one that is free. I can input information, and I have a book here I'm working on, but it would be alot easier if I could see it spread out a little better. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/3766.3772.1 Message Board Post: Sorry forgot to tell you who the picture is. It is Gladys A. Kilpatrick Watson and Clinton H. Watson. The son and daughter-in-law of Iva. And the woman in the back is Gladys Watson Smith, their daughter, Iva's granddaughter.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bratt, Kilpatrick, Watson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/3766.3772 Message Board Post: ***Iva Bratt Watson is my great great grandmother! I'm just so amazed to find this. If you might need any information I may have let me know. I can't promise I have anything more or different than you but you never know. Helen Akin (9) m Erastus Bratt 1. Lizzie Bratt. She had a daughter Stella. 2. Ella Bratt 3. Laura Bratt m Clyde_____________ They had children Helen, Clyde Jr. and Edward 4. Mercy Ann Bratt m Bratt They had children Beulah and Beryl 5. Flora Bratt m Cunningham. They had children Ruth, Helen and Ethel Cunningham. ***6. Iva Bratt m Watson. Their son Clinton H. Watson married Gladys Kilpatrick. Their children were Gladys Watson and Clinton A. Watson. 7. Ransom Bratt. Had a child Ethel Bratt. 8. Elliott Bratt. Venture, Calif. 9. Edward Bratt. Had children Clifford, Helen, John, Laura, Pauline and Rosemary Bratt. 10. Anthony Bratt. Had children Floyd, Dorothy, and Meta Brat. 11. Frank Bratt. b. 1870. d. 8/17/1942 m Anna Hettie Merrill, b. 1872. d. 4/11/1951. Anna was the daughter of John and Sarah Nichols Merrill. Their children included: a) Anthony E. Bratt b) Harold C. Bratt c) Frank Bratt d) Ethel Bratt who married David Nelson e) Beatrice B. Bratt f) Mary H. Bratt g) Ruth Bratt m Alton Whiting h) Ella Bratt i) Mildred Bratt m _______Milford

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CASE, HAZELTON, ROCKER, CARD Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11913 Message Board Post: PJ Obit 1/6/2005 DUNKIRK - Francis W. ''Casey'' Case, 85, died Tuesday (Jan. 4, 2005) in Brooks Memorial Hospital. He was born May 23, 1919, in Fredonia, the son of William and Rose Case. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 in the European Theater as a first sergeant. He had been employed by Card's Restaurant in Fredonia as a chef and in later years by Koch Brewery of Dunkirk as a driver. He is survived by a son, Timothy Case of Fredonia; two grandsons: Patrick Case and Scott Hazetton; and a sister, Dorothy Rocker of Fredonia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alma M. ''Dolly'' Case, who died May 23, 1992; a sister, Anna Card; and two brothers: Paul and William C. Case. Interment will be in Willow Brook Cemetery, Dunkirk, NY.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HARPER, HARTQUIST, EVERETT, PERRYMAN, BARTON, SUTTON, REYNOLDS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11912 Message Board Post: PJ Obit 3/2/2002 Virginia D. Harper, 86, of the Charlotte Villa, died Saturday (March 2, 2002) in WCA Hospital. She was born May 19, 1915, in Jamestown, the daughter of Arthur G. and Carrie Everett Hartquist. A Chautauqua County resident most of her life, she attended Charlotte Center School. She was employed at Red Wing from 1959 to 1970 as a packer, and served as a pianist and vocalist at many functions. She was a member of the Charlotte Center United Methodist Church, Sinclairville Senior Citizens, Retired Senior Volunteer Program and was a charter member of the Sinclairville Kitchen Band. She was a member of the Polio Survivors Group, a member and former past noble grand of the Milbrook Rebekah Lodge and a former member and financial secretary of the Fireman and Oilers Union at Red Wing. She is survived by a son, Henry D. Harper Jr. of Charlotte Center; a daughter, Elizabeth Perryman of Fredonia; six grandchildren: and a sister, Joan Barton of Frewsburg. She was preceded in death by her ! husband of 40 years, Henry D. Harper Sr., whom she married Oct. 31, 1936, and who died Dec. 8, 1977; a brother, Everett Hartquist; and her step-parents: Arthur and Beatrice S. Sutton Barton Reynolds. Burial will be in Charlotte Center Cemetery