Dear Group, If you'll pardon the expression, oh poopies! What I had intended to send to the entire list, I just realized that I sent it to only John Noble who prompted me to post the message in the first place. Don't you just hate it when you do dumb stuff like that? This was my response to John's message regarding the Biographical Sketch of William P. Clapsaddle that he posted to the Niagara Co. NY Biographies web site. vee ----- Original Message ----- From: Vee L. Housman <housman@adelphia.net> To: John Noble <nobleone@servtech.com> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 9:52 PM Subject: Re: WILLIAM P. CLAPSATTLE - Biographical Sketch > Dear John, et al, > > I think it's so great that you are posting so much to the Niagara Co. > Rootsweb site regarding local obituaries and biographies. Trust me, I read > every one of them. > > Now regarding William P. Clapsaddle and all of the family relationships to > him, I know that you have made the disclaimer that you have no relationship > with him or the families. And I also know that I'm not responding to the > website directly regarding your post but only to our list where it showed > up. (Hey, I'm still having difficulty recovering from my surgery.) > > But there is one thing that I wanted the list to know. I "know" William P. > Clapsaddle and I've researched just about every family that was mentioned in > the bio and if any of you are interested in any of them, just let me know. > But from a very picky point of view, I just want to mention that in the > biography, Niagara-on-the-Lake is in Ontario, Canada and not New York and > the reference to Queenstown, NY, is also PROBABLY in Ontario very near > Niagara-on-the-Lake. I mention that only to give a little bit of geneaolgy > advice. Biographies of that sort are GREAT sources of information, but > consider the source. They are far removed from primary sources. Typos > abound and memories fade or get creative as the retelling of the stories > keep getting repeated, generation after generation. Write down every single > word of such biographies, but of utmost importance is to make note of the > source. In this case it was a book published in 1921. Don't carve the > whole thing into stone. > > vee > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Noble <nobleone@servtech.com> > To: <NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:38 AM > Subject: WILLIAM P. CLAPSATTLE - Biographical Sketch > > > > Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Biographies > > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/NiagaraBios/6 > > > > Surname: CLAPSATTLE, Balmer, Bradlee, Brookins, Calver, Rogers, Mayro > > ------------------------- > > > > The following is from "Niagara County, New York . . . A Concise Record > > of > > her Progress and People, 1821-1921 . . . Vol. II, Biographical," Edward > > T. > > Williams, pg. 612 > > > > WILLIAM P. CLAPSATTLE, a leading undertaker and funeral director in the > > city of Niagara Falls, was born in the town of Porter, Niagara county, > > Aug. > > 14, 1883, and is of the third generation of the family in this county. > > He is > > a son of William and Clara (Hosmer) Clapsattle, both of whom are now > > deceased, the father having long been numbered among the representative > > farmers of the county, within whose borders his entire life passed, his > > wife > > having been born and reared in the town of Porter. His grandfather, > William > > Clapsattle, was a native of Pennsylvania and upon coming to Niagara county > > settled near Ransomville, where he developed a productive farm and became > > one of the substantial and honored citizens of Niagara county. William > > and > > Clara (Hosmer) Clapsattle are survived by two children, William P. and > > Donna. > > The latter is the wife of Frank Balmer, of Youngstown, N.Y., who is a > cooper > > by trade. > > > > William P. Clapsattle is indebted to the public schools of Niagara county > > for his early educational discipline, which was supplemented by a course > > in > > the Bryant & Stratton Business College at Buffalo. After leaving school > > he > > continued active association with farm enterprises in his native county > > until > > 1906, when he engaged in the produce business at Niagara Falls. three > years > > he here opened an undertaking establisment and within the intervening > period > > of somewhat more than ten years he has developed a large business, and > > has a > > well equipped eastablishment at No. 4370 Third street, all departments > > of its > > service being of the most approved modern standard. He is loyal and > > progressive in his civic attitude, is a Republican in political > allegiance, > > and both he and his wife hold membership in the Presbyterian Church. He > > is > > affiliated with Frontier Lodge No. 785, F. & A.M.,and the Niagara Falls > > Lodge > > No. 316, Odd Fellows, and belongs also to the Rotary Club. > > > > In 1900 Mr. Clapsattle married Cora Bradlee, daughter of Matthew Bradlee, > > of Ransomville. She died in 1911 leaving no children. In 1916 was > solemnized > > the marriage of Mr. Clapsattle to Mrs. Alberta Brookins, who was born and > > reared in Niagara county, a daughter of the late John Calvert, whose death > > occurred Jan. 12, 1913, at his home in Youngstown, where he was a > successful > > contractor and influential citizen. He was born Aug. 28, 1845, and his > > parents were natives of England, their home having been established in > > the > > state of New York soon after their arrival in America. John Calvert > Married > > Rebecca Rogers of Niagara-on-the-Lake, N.Y. and of their children only > > Mrs > > Clapsattle and James are living, the latter being manger of the business > > of > > the Larkin Company, at Queenstown, N.Y. > > Mrs. Clapsattle's first marriage was with the late Bert Van Horn Brookins, > > a son of Samuel W. Brookins, who was born at Athens, Pa., and who was a > > resident of Youngstown, Niagara county, N.Y., at the time of his death. > > Mr. > > and Mrs. Clapsattle have no children, but mrs. Clapsattle had two children > > by > > her first marriage: Ruth Mayro, who was born May 1, 1897, and died Feb. > > 24, > > 1913; and Aubrey M., who was born July 12, 1900. Aubrey M. Brookins was > > reared and educated in Niagara county and was one of the gallant young > > men > > who served the country in the World war. When America became involved in > > the > > Great war he enlisted in the Naval Reserves, and in the ship Mercury, one > > of > > the convoys of the American troops, he crossed the Atlantic ocean five > > time > > within the period of the war, his record being one of loyal and efficient > > service. He is now employed as an electrcian with the Shredded Wheat > Company > > at Niagara Falls and is one of the popular young men of his home city. > > > > [Note: poster is not related and has no further information.] > > > > > > ==== NYNIAGAR Mailing List ==== > > Looking for a dead-end Niagara County ancestor? Check the WorldConnect > > Project, <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/>, to see if an unknown > > cousin may be able to help! > > >