If someone in the cortland area could go to the library and look in a city directory for 1910 for the family of Charles and Emma Lucas I would appreciate it very much. It seems no one can find them in the 1910 census. Charles might have died before then and Reno might still be living at home. Perhaps Wava as well or she might be married and her surname would have been Tompkin as it was in the 1920 census and was listed as a widow living with her mother brother Reno and his daughter Beverly J. Wava was born in May of 1894 in Sherburn, NY and moved to Cortland/Cortlandville when she was about 6. Or if someone could take the time at the library to look for Wava and family in the 1910 census that would even be better but so far there has been no luck. The 1910 census is the only year I am missing for her when she lived in Cortland. Any help given is greatly appreciated. Joan

Just a quick note to let you folks know I've not disappeared. I did have an eventful summer, mostly in July with a near drowning experience in a whitewater accident in the Olympic portion of a local river. Today I reached the point half the distance between now and 1900. I'll report further when I get some more time. Off to feed the animals, gather supper. Tim

:I would like to have an obit look up for Laura Lucas. I am hoping she is the wife of the Late Claude F. Lucas who died in 1969 Laura might have been living with her daughter Charlotte Any help is appreciated. And thank you. Joan Laura Lucas Last Residence:13158 Truxton, Cortland, New York, United States of America Born:27 Aug 1909 Died:Feb 1984 State (Year) SSN issued:New York (Before 1951 )

If someone would be so kind as to locate the following obits for me. Beverly J. Lucas Rawlings I don't' know who her husband was but am thinking this to be her second marriage as her last name was Owens before that in 1966. Her father's name was Reno Lucas who died in 1966. Her mother died at least when Beverly was age 7 as she was living with her father Reno and her grandmother Emma in 1930 in Cortland Beverly was born about Oct. 1922 in Cortland and died in Cortland on April, 23 1990. Any help is appreciated. Also looking for an obit for her aunt Carrie A Marbel. Last known address was Canandaigua NY. She was born in 1892 and may have lived in Sherburn NY. at least that is where she was as Carrie A. Lucas with her parents Charles and Emma before they came to Cortland. Carrie died in Sept of 1968. Any other information about these people will be gratefully accepted. Joan

Hi List, I am hoping to get help for finding a number of people both in Obits and city directory 1. Charles Lucas born about 1867 died between 1901 and 1920 in Cortland/Cortlandville, NY 2. Wife Emma b. 1872-/77 lived in Sherburn with husband Charles and family in 1900. 3. In 1920 I find them in Cortland/Cortlandville but only Emma b. 1877, Reno b. 1902, his daughter Beverly age about 7, wava daughter of Emma but now her name is Tompkin or Tompkins. 3. I find Wava listed as Wava Lucas in the 1930 Census living in Cortland. She is living with a roommate. 4 Sometime between 1945 and 1947 Wava Lucas married my uncle William Swartz and they lived as husband and wife till 1978 when shed died and he died in 1981. Both are buried in Homer. 5.Other children listed with Emma and Charles in 1900 are the following. Claude, Munroe ( Monroe) Reno, and Carrie along with Wava. Sure would like to have help in finding obits and any other info that one might comeup with. Also can't find Charles even though he was born in NY before 1900 either. Thanks in advance. Joan

Thank you to all that helped find the obits for Will and Wava Swarts. I really appreciate it. Now I need to find a wedding announcement for them sometime after 1946 and by 1950. Since they both lived in Cortland for so long I am guessing that is were they were married. Wava lived there since she was about age 3-5 and Will at least 10 years. Thank you. After looking at the last census for Wava Lucas which was her maiden name it indicated the place of residence was Cortlandville which I guess was apart of the town of Cortland. Joan

If someone is near the Greenwood cemetery in Homer, Cortland County and take a picture of the following: County = Cortland City = Homer Cemetery = Greenwood Notes = Lot 4, Sect 3 - Gardner, Henry Died July 31, 1870 Age 82 yrs. and next to it _____wife of Henry I found that the wife never died in New York but went back to England, but I would to have a picture of this. Thank you, Wendy Washington State

I am in search of HIGGINS who lived in the Cortland Co., of New York. William Higgins was born abt 1801 and died in Ionia Co., Michigan, 1873. He was the father of a Norman HIGGINS that lived in Cortland County New York and had a daughter Louiza Higgins who married a BURT. Norman Higgins and his family were listed on the 1880 census District 1, Cortlandville, Cortland, New York Norman HIGGINS   Self   M   Male   W   42   NY   Farming   NY   NY   Hester A. HIGGINS   Wife   M   Female   W   42   NY   Keeping House   CT   NY   Eugene HIGGINS   Son   S   Male   W   13   MI   At School   NY   NY   Anna HIGGINS   Dau   S   Female   W   11   NY   At School   NY   NY   Lilly M. HIGGINS   Dau   S   Female   W   8   NY   At School   NY   NY   Freddy M. HIGGINS   Son   S   Male   W   5   NY   At School   NY   NY   Virna HIGGINS   Son   S   Male   W   3   NY   At Home   NY   NY   Lurana B. BUCK   MotherL   W   Female   W   86   NY   At Home   CT   CT   Lurana BUCK   SisterL   S   Female   W   64   NY   At Home   CT   NY  Anyone with information please e-mail me directly at [email protected] Thank you, Sharon

Since my last report of 6/25/06: Chenango County: Nothing to report except that another chapter of the 1880 history is ready for coding. ============================================================ Cortland County: Marriage and death notices from Cortland newspapers: Cortland Democrat - 1875 and 1876 Cortland Repository - 1814 - 1824 Cortland Republican - 1815 - 1821 http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycortla/crtdvlle.htm or http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/cortland/crtdvlle.htm ============================================================ Madison County: Nothing to report. I have though received a note from someone who claimed that in 1860 the writer Herman Melville was living in Lenox. Whether that's true or not, it is intriguing to say the least. ============================================================ Not near as much rain as you folks have had. Wish you could have saved some and sent it here as we are 9 inches below normal. Even though only Cortland county has anything to report there are references to Chenango and perhaps Madison county towns therein. I trust you all are having a safe and happy 4th - number 230! Tim

Deaths and marriages from the Cortland Democrat for 1875 are now online: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycortla/crtdvlle.htm From the year 1871 death's listing is the note that the newspaper files from 14 Apr 1871 to July 1875 are missing. ------------------------------------------------------via webmail---- Tim Stowell [email protected]

If someone in Cortland Co. would be willing to go to the country seat and check for an marriage licence for William and Wava Lucas Swartz in the year 1947 I sure would appreciate it. I don't know if the county seat is in Cortland or where it for sure. But if someone would be willing to do this for me I would appreciate it. Actually the licence that would be in the county seat is better than a copy that is in the Town Clerk's office and it is cheaper as one only has to copy the record of the licence for the price of the copy that is about .50 cents rather than spend $10.00 and have them to spend more if they can't find it in the year I think they married. Or if the individual doesn't want to make a copy for me at least would they take time and see if they can find the year and month and perhaps make some notes from it? I am mainly interested in finding out the complete date and who stood up with them. Will was born in Potter Co. Pa April 1895 and his parents were David L. Swartz and Nora Wheeler Swartz of Ulysses, Pa. All I know about Wava is that she was born in or around Homer, NY. But when Will and Wava met they both lived in Cortland and both worked for Wickwire.. Sure would appreciate the help. Joan

Since my last report of 5/25/06: Chenango County: 3 new chapters from the 1880 history book: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychenan/1880hist.htm for Smyrna - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/chenango/books/1880-34.htm - villages of Smyrna and Upperville. for Otselic - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/chenango/books/1880-35.htm - villages of Otselic, South Otselic, Otselic Center, Beaver Meadow and Upper Beaver Meadow. for Lincklaen - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/chenango/books/1880-36.htm Settlements of Catlin, Burdick Update for the cemetery of Pitcher Congregational Church - from a 2006 survey of the old section of the cemetery including confirming already existing data, updating some plus some 240 names previously unrecorded. Some of these burials are from recent times but many are from the 1860s, parent name previously listed but their children left off. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychenan/ptchcngr.htm An update of the new portion of the cemetery will be done later this year. ============================================================ Cortland County: Bio of George Hulbert from the biographies book: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/cortland/books/1898-h.htm#15 Bio of Burdette Salisbury - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/cortland/books/1898-s.htm#1 and Nathan Salisbury - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/cortland/books/1898-s.htm#3 There are 3 items in the works for Cortland County, hopefully to be added shortly. ============================================================ Madison County: Uploaded, but not linked in, copy of a condolances letter from a local society regarding one David W. Davies - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymadiso/strenton.jpg the question being what kind of society it was in South Trenton, Oneida County. ============================================================ New queries were added for all 3 counties around 6/16. Lastly a couple of names that have been picking at me because I can't remember who was researching them - Luke P. Babcock and unfortunately now that I've slept since then the other name escapes me at the moment. Hot and dry in TN, nearly 9 inches below normal in rainfall, we did get a storm on Friday that while giving some relief, we need more. We experienced 4 power outages in 5 minutes at work - just hoping my computer will work tomorrow. Tim

I am looking for two obits and a marriage licence for William Swartz and wife Wava. Will was born April 28, in Ulysses, Pa. to David L. Swartz and Nora Wheeler Swartz. He died Nov. 1981 in Cortland. Wava I think her maiden name was Hunt but not sure was born May 4, 1894 but not sure where she died Oct, 1978 in Cortland. I am also looking for a marriage for them that occurred between 1930 and 1945 even perhaps as late as 1950. I have a picture of them which I think is a wedding picture but there is no date. Perhaps someone could check in a city directory for them at the local library for me starting with 1930 when I know he was living in Cortland up to the year 1950. If you find them please let me know. They are my aunt and uncle and are the only ones that I don't have much information on. Thank you. Joan Beebe Meddaugh

Looking for an obit or any other info about Mary Edwards Borman. born about 1921 to Lewis and Vinta Edwards. Mary was some place between the age of ( one and nine) when her father died. In 1930 she was living in Elmira Heights with her mother Venta, brother Floyd and possibly another brother Lewis not sure if sister Ella was still living at home or not. In 1966 she is listed as being married and living in Elmira. In 1992 when her half sister died she was listed as living in Cortland. I don't find her in the SS death index but that may not mean anything. If someone could check a city directory for me for the year 1992 give or take a few years I sure would appreciate it. Or perhaps they might run across an obituary of her. Sure would appreciate nay help in locating her and her family. I am a cousin of hers. Joan Beebe Meddaugh

An offer to do lookups in old church records for the ME Church in Cuyler. Please put "Cuyler Church Records" in your subject line. Address records look up to: [email protected] and thank Mr. Dudley Hazen for offering this service. ------------------------------------------------------via webmail---- Tim Stowell [email protected]

Since my last report of 5/11/06: Chenango County: 3 new chapters from the 1880 history book: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychenan/1880hist.htm for Guilford - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/chenango/books/1880-20.htm - a long chapter introducing me to hamlets I'd not heard of before including Latham's Corners, Yaleville and Van Buren's Corners. for Columbus - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/chenango/books/1880-32.htm - names I've heard of numerous times on the lists - Beebe, Lamb, Tracy to name a few. for Sherburne - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/chenango/books/1880-33.htm several woodcuts and two bios in the midst of the chapter including one I believe is an ancestor of one of our transcribers, Elaine Decker, Atkyns by name. ============================================================ Cortland County: Bio of Dr. Halsey J. Ball from the biographies book: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/cortland/books/1898-b.htm#2 Chapters 12, 13 and 18 from Smith's 1885 history: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycortla/smithhis.htm 12 - THE 185th REGIMENT AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/cortland/books/1885-12.htm 13 - OFFICIAL ACTION IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/cortland/books/1885-13.htm 18 - COUNTY SOCIETIES, BUILDINGS, ETC. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/cortland/books/1885-18.htm ============================================================ Madison County: List of contributors for DeRuyter to the 1880 history of Madison county: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymadiso/1880asst.htm ============================================================ New queries were added for all 3 counties. The search engines were reindexed around 5/15-5/16 and include both locations for each county. Tim

On the Cortland County Site, I found the listing for Cortland County Standard for 14 Jan 1873. It lists the marriage of Anna E Tyler of Virgil and Thomas R Space at the home of the bride on Dec 23, 1872. It also lists the marriage of DeEtte S. Tyler to Archibald Givens at the home of Anna E. Tyler on the same day. Does anyone on this site know if these girls were sisters and who their parents were? Thanks, Patty

Does some kind soul know in which cemetery in Cortland Amos Barber and Elizabeth Graham Barber were buried, if they died the first decade of the 20th century?? Many thanks. Katherine Macdonald -----Original Message----- From: Tim Stowell <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 11 May 2006 01:43:20 -0400 Subject: [NYCORTLA] update 05/11/06 Our weather of late reminds me so much of July weather in New York. Cool and rainy with some sunshine sprinkled in. Highs only in the 60s. The only thing missing is the sweet smell of fresh mown hay. Since my last report of 4/22/06: Chenango County: 3 new bios from the 1898 bios book: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychenan/1898bios.htm ============================================================ Cortland County: Chapter 11 of Smith's 1885 history of Cortland County - Military history - The 157th Regiment. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycortla/smithhis.htm Chapter 3 - Indian relations; Chapter 12 - the 185th regiment and Chapter 13 - Official action in the war of the (late great unpleasantness) are all being transcribed at the moment as is Chapter 18 - County societies, buildings, etc. ============================================================ Madison County: first chapter for Madison county specifically from the 1880 history - 1880-37 - Early civil divisions - formation of the county - topography - etc. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymadiso/1880hist.htm and the remainder of the names index of the ancestors of Robert Brown of Nelson, NY: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/madison1/brownidx.htm or from the family tree section - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymadiso/gedcom.htm ============================================================ Tim ==== NYCORTLA Mailing List ==== ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free.

Our weather of late reminds me so much of July weather in New York. Cool and rainy with some sunshine sprinkled in. Highs only in the 60s. The only thing missing is the sweet smell of fresh mown hay. Since my last report of 4/22/06: Chenango County: 3 new bios from the 1898 bios book: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychenan/1898bios.htm ============================================================ Cortland County: Chapter 11 of Smith's 1885 history of Cortland County - Military history - The 157th Regiment. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycortla/smithhis.htm Chapter 3 - Indian relations; Chapter 12 - the 185th regiment and Chapter 13 - Official action in the war of the (late great unpleasantness) are all being transcribed at the moment as is Chapter 18 - County societies, buildings, etc. ============================================================ Madison County: first chapter for Madison county specifically from the 1880 history - 1880-37 - Early civil divisions - formation of the county - topography - etc. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymadiso/1880hist.htm and the remainder of the names index of the ancestors of Robert Brown of Nelson, NY: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/madison1/brownidx.htm or from the family tree section - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymadiso/gedcom.htm ============================================================ Tim

Could I please get a look up for Mary Teresa Pomeroy CLARK, born 1843. Her husband died 10-31-1871 in Ocean Co.. Holmansville, NJ and I'm told she went to Cortlandville, NY to live with her Father, Rev Lemuel POMEROY. I'm looking for a marriage and / or death date. Any sign that Mary is in Cortland would be great! I appreciate your help. Star