I would like to make contact with family members of this couple: Olivia A. Bangham b. 1848 marr. Andrew James Devoe b. 1837 houseville, NY They had; Fred b. 1866 marr. Ida Durkee 1897 Katie 1868 Alice 1871 m. Edward Humphry Charles 1875 m. Leah Gibbs 1901 Mary Maud 1887 m. william Keine 1908 Thank you, Duane -- Donna & Duane DeVoe Come Visit Lena, Illinois! http://www.villageoflena.com

Hi, Here's this week's Remember When.... Trish Hackett Nicola Seattle, WA Reprinted with permission from the author, Remember When..., p. 10, Arcade Herald, January 9, 2003, copied by Trish Hackett Nicola (*See below for information on how to receive a copy of the original article or obituary.) 10 Years Ago - January 7, 1993 Diane MALTESE opened The Daily Donut next to Jenny Lee Ice Cream. Deaths: Ella Mae MILKS WILLIAMS, 92, of Machias; Freda HEITMAN DOSTER, 84, of Java; Emil Keller, 86, of Holland; Lawrence ELLE, 81, of Arcade; Daniel BARTZ, 44, of Java; Ursula BARTZ YOUNGERS, 62, formerly of Bliss. Additional deaths: Larry ABRAHAM, 48, formerly of Chaffee; William METZGER, 91, of Sheldon; Mary HOWATT MESS, 58, of Delevan; MaryLou HOGUE BABBIT, 62, of Holland; Arthur MILIHOLLEN, 99, of Machias; George VanOCKER, 79, of Delevan. 25 Years Ago - January 11, 1978 Clifford and Bessie PFEIFER of Holland observed their golden anniversary. Mr. & Mrs. Arthur McELHENY of Yorkshire closed their Open Door Christian Supplies store in Delevan and moved the stock to their Olean store. Deaths: Mae GIBBON of Arcade; Jacenty ZALESNA, 87, of Arcade; Lucien HANN, 86, of Farmersville; Stewart BABBITT, 50, formerly of Franklinville. 35 Years Ago - January 4, 1968 Among the new businessmen in Arcade were lee WISHING of Colden at the Arcade Agency and Gene HILTS of Niagara Falls, who had purchased the W. S. Davis Funeral Home from M. S. TRACY. George COTTRILL succeeded Harry OFFERS as chairman of the Arcade Merchants Committee. Mary BALDWIN was installed as matron of the Eastern Star chapter in Arcade. Elected master of local Masonic lodges were Earl SCHRADER at Java Village, Frank NOBLE at Bliss and Clifford LESTER at Arcade. Frank POTTER was installed as noble grand of the Odd Fellows lodge in Chaffee. Deaths: Antonia SILVANO DiSALVO, 77, of Arcade; John McCORMICK, 83, of Java Center; Earl ARNOLD, 61, of Arcade; Norbert LERCZAK of Strykersville; Dori DYE, 86, of Arcade; Bertha COOPER, 73, of Java Village; infant Brent GILBERT of Delevan. 50 Years Ago - January 8, 1953 Fire destroyed a barn on the Robert WARNER farm at Arcade. Marjorie RICE was elected president of the Delevan Travelers Club. Deaths: Alice SMITH FISHER, 81, of Java Village; Hattie ROGERS HOYT, 79, of Java Center; Elizabeth GRIFFITH, 69, of Sandusky; Mary WINCH ALMETER, 65, of Strykersville. Page 7, Richard and Bobbie KING RUGG of Holland celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married in Shreveport, Louisiana, on December 13, 1952. *To receive a copy of the original article or obituary, send a written request listing the individual article and the exact date of the issue to Arcade Historical Society, P. O. 236, Arcade, NY 14009. Include a check or money order for $5 for each request.

Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State February 26-1875 Local Record A Le Roy Man Hurt.-The Attica 'News' tells of a man--an old engineer, but now out of employ--who, in attempting a day or two since to "board" a moving train, was thrown under the cars and had his little finger broken, his right wrist fractured, and the back of his head bruised, barely escaping being crushed under the car wheels. The 'News' doesn't give his name. Attica has a "St. James Hotel." An Attican who milked ten cows the past season realized $73.30 a head as his share of the dividend from the sale of cheese. submitted by L.Schmidt

Where should I look to learn the facts of the following story? In the "History of the Town of Warsaw, New York," 1869, Andrew W. Young writes of my 4g grand uncle, Nathan WHITING, 1795- ? , and his brother-in-law, Chauncey SHELDON, 1786-1866, both who served in the Patriot War of 1837 (an insurrection in Canada where many U.S. citizens joined the Canadian patriots). Eventually both were captured and banished to Van Dieman's Land, Australia. One escaped after seven years; the other was pardoned. Both returned to America. Thank you for any help you can offer. I would love to correspond with any descendants of these men. Sally Bailey [email protected]

I sometimes see articles containing information like: "In 1890, the average life expectancy was 43 years old, birth rate survival was 65%, etc etc etc." Does anybody know where I can dig up such facts in any given decade in the past ? On a website? Kurt Fox [email protected] Alexander, NY

Does anybody have more information on the Hasslebeck Cheese Factory? I've heard it mentioned that it operated first in Bennington, then Sheldon, Java and Attica (Attica Center). Kurt Fox [email protected] Alexander, NY

Looking to share information with anyone interested in the descendants of William Leveque and Anna Graves/Graff. See list of surnames at the end of this message. William LEVEQUE was born January 18, 1825 in Bonnert, Luxembourg, Belgium, the son of Michael and Elizabeth (BARDO) LEVEQUE and died July 16, 1887 in Sheldon, New York. He married Anna Margareth KUELGER October 2, 1847 in Bonnert, Luxembourg, Belgium, daughter of Jean Marie (GISHERT) KUELGER. She was born 1825 in Bonnert, Luxembourg, Belgium, and died March 19, 1863 in Sheldon, New York. William LEVEQUE and Anna KUEGLER had 11 children: Elizabeth LEVEQUE, born: December 1848, died: April 20, 1878. She married Theodore SCHILTZ, January 22, 1866, born: April 1838, died: November 6, 1913 Theodore B. LEVEQUE, born: April 2, 1850, died: October 20, 1920. He married Mary A. SUESS, born: 1857, died: 1908. William LEVEQUE, born: 1852, died: Before 1860 Mary LEVEQUE, born: 1852, died: March 14, 1886. She married Michael BEAVER on February 5, 1873, born: About 1838, died: January 12, 1891 John LEVEQUE, born: November 10, 1853, died: May 4, 1920. He married Mary ________, before 1879. She was born: 1853, died: August 1933 Hurbert LEVEQUE, born: November 10, 1853, died: before 1860. Margaret LEVEQUE, born: 1855, died: 1906. She married Jacob HIBSCH, born: 1850, died: 1931. Frank LEVEQUE, born: 1857, died: September 2, 1924 Elizabeth LEVEQUE II, born: 1857, died: before 1860 Catherine LEVEQUE, born: March 13, 1859, died: August 8, 1926. She married John H. WELDGEN on October 16, 1883, born: September 17, 1852, died: July 28, 1929. Lucy LEVEQUE, born: 1861. She married Peter H. GEORGE, who died June 8, 1942. Anna Marie GRAVES (GRAFF), a daughter of William GRAEFF and Jeannette GENGLER, was born February 13, 1830 in Nothomb, Belgium, and died April 10, 1878 in Sheldon, New York. She married Henri SCHNEIDER before 1851 in Nothomb, Belgium. He was born in Nothomb, Belgium, and died about 1860, probably in Belgium. Anna Graves and Henri Schneider had three children: William SNYDER, born July 21, 1851 in Nothomb, Belgium, died after 1927 in Maple Rapids, Michigan. John Hubert SNYDER, born August 26, 1853 in Nothomb, Belgium, died March 25, 1927. He married Margaret Agnes SCHEER on August 10, 1879, born March 2, 1860, died March 18, 1940. Elizabeth SNYDER, born November 24, 1856 in Nothomb, Belgium, died after 1927 in Michigan. She married Richard REED. Following the death of their first spouses, William LEVEQUE and Anna GRAVES/GRAFF married in Sheldon, NY, on July 11, 1864. The marriage of William LEVEQUE and Anna GRAVES/GRAFF produced 7 children. They are: Nicholas J. LEVEQUE, born 1865, died April 13, 1945 in Rochester, NY. He married Margaret BURNS of Rochester, NY. She died after 1947 in Rochester, NY. Anna LEVEQUE, born 1867; died November 1, 1936 in Buffalo, New York. She married ________ PESSING. He predeceased his wife. Barbara LEVEQUE, born 1868, died March 20, 1916. She married Henry KIRSCH, who died October 1935. Virginia ("Jennie") Elizabeth LEVEQUE, born August 29, 1870, died August 26, 1945 in Buffalo, New York. She married Jacob J. BOHN January 26, 1892. He was born April 2, 1860, died August 19, 1918. Cecilia LEVEQUE, born May 16, 1872, died February 21, 1932She married Joseph George BECKER. He was born October 1869 in Selbach, Germany, died April 1, 1948. William LEVEQUE, born March 1875. Mary Margaret LEVEQUE, born May 29, 1876, died April 1, 1894. The surnames listed here include the following: BARDO, BEAVER, BECKER, BOHN, BURNS, GENGLER, GEORGE, GISHERT, GRAEFF, GRAFF, GRAVES, HIBSCH, KIRSCH, KUELGER, LEVEQUE, PESSING, REED, SCHEER, SCHILTZ, SCHNEIDER, SNYDER, SUESS, WELDGEN.

Check your local library and LDS Library for microfilm. The New York State Census's are not indexed. Templates for the 1855, 1865, 1875 & 1825, New York State Census. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nybroome/brcens1.htm Questions ask on the New York State Census. http://www.andrle.com/newyork/ny25b.htm

Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State October 1, 1928 ROAD WORKER KILLED, MAN HELD AT WARSAW Warsaw, Oct. 1 - Gordon IEKLER of Bliss, aged 25, a road worker, was killed by an automobile driven by William WAHAL of Rochester on Saturday afternoon on the state road near Bliss on which IEKLER was working. WAHAL is being held in the Warsaw jail in default of $4,000 bail, pending an investigation of the accident. WAHAL said there was another car ahead of him and that when he passed it he did not see IEKLER in the road until it was too late for him to slow down. The road workman was thrown heavily to the pavement and his scull was fractured. He died ten minutes after reaching the Warsaw hospital. He leaves his wife and his mother in Bliss. Riding with WAHAL at the time of the accident were three students of nursing at the Rochester General hospital. ------------ FINED FIFTY DOLLARS, WENT TO COUNTY JAIL Charged with driving an automobile while intoxicated, William McCAFFREY, 24, of No. 129 South Main street, Warsaw, was fined $50 yesterday by Justice of the Peace F. W. MATTHEWS of Le Roy. Unable to pay the fine McCAFFREY went to the county jail to serve fifty days or until such time as the fine is paid. Trooper L. D. FORTNER of the state police arrested the Warsaw youth on the main highway near Le Roy. With him was Kenneth E. VanBUREN, 24, of Rock Glenn, who paid a fine of $10 to Justice MATTHEWS when arraigned on a charge of intoxication. ------- The Late John A. HUNTER Warsaw, Oct. 1 - The late John A. HUNTER, whose funeral will be held from the Presbyterian church here at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon, was a member of Batavia Commandery, Knights Templar, as well as of Warsaw Masonic Lodge. Among Mr. HUNTER'S surviving relatives is a daughter Mary. ----------- Perry Personals Word has been received by Mrs. George GILLETTE from her sister, Mrs. W. W. BOYD of Puerto Rico, former resident of Perry, that the family was safe. The roof of their house was blown off and they had been living in other quarters until repairs could be made. Assemblyman HANLEY, C. W. BUCKLAND and R. W. HART attended the Republican state convention in Syracuse. Fred HAWLEY has sold his stucco house on Main terrace to Willard CRANE, possession to be given April 1st. Mrs. C. W. JOHNSON of Warsaw will address the women of Perry Center Wednesday afternoon at the Congregational church on "Law enforcement" Mrs. E. C. ULLERMAN, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry KAHLER, returned Friday to Buffalo. Mrs. Elizabeth MAKEN of St. Lois, Mo., Mrs. C. B. ROBERTS and Mrs. G. H. HANKIN of Milwaukee, Wis., have been spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. HEATH. Mrs. MAKEN, who purchased the first four-door sedan made by the Ford Motor Company, drove through with it and is continuing the trip to New York and Philadelphia. Miss Delia THODE of Niagara Falls is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. HOWLETT. James T. KINSEY of Rochester and Frank KINSEY, Jr., of Syracuse are visiting their sister, Mrs. T. L. MINGLE. Mrs. E. L. NOTTINGHAM, district chairman, and Mrs. W. J. METZ, local president, are at the 32nd annual convention of the Parent-Teacher congress in Niagara Falls. Mrs. NOTTINGHAM presides at the Genesee Valley district luncheon at the Niagara hotel. Officers of the class of 1929, Perry high school, have been elected as follows: President, Henry HILL; vice-president, Elizabeth STRONG; secretary-treasurer, Alexander TRYKA. Miss Bernice PARKS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milo PARKS, is improving after an operation for appendicitis at the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Mrs. James BOOTHE is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frank HOHMAN, and family of Rochester. Bequest to Perry Library Perry, Oct. 1 - Dr. Charles H. STONEWELL who died September 17th, leaving an estate of $120,000, chiefly to his widow, provided in his will that after the death of his wife a number of oil paintings be given to the public library of Perry, together with $10,000 for building an annex in which to house them. ------------------------ Submitted by Joan Falcone Arnold

Anyone have access to the 1925 NY State Cen for Wyoming Co or know where it can be found? Is there a State cen later than 1925?? Best, Hal McCawley Researching Frank William COAKLEY 1887 MA and last seen residing in Silver Springs, NY <1930- >1937.

Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State February 5-1875 Attica. Failure.--Another of those falitures, so common in commercial cities, has visited Attica. Last Saturday, Jan. 30, the store of John PUTNAM, dry goods merchant, was closed, and the curtains drawn on the scene. It was soon noised abroad on the streets that a failure was the cause, and that an assignment had been made, which report proved to be too true. I am not prepared to give any definite figures as yet; various reports are in circulation, fixing his liabilities from $25,000 to $30,000. We are both surprised and pained at the information above given by our Attica correspondent, and earnestly hope the case may not prove as bad as reported. * Ambrose SUITS, of Wyoming county, was tried and convicted at Rochester, on Monday last, of burglary and larceny and was sent to Auburn for three years. Wonder if that Suits him. * The new postal card will be nearly white, printed with black ink, and the border will be narrower. By the United States Government statistics for 1871 it is ascertained, that the salaries of all ministers of the gospel amounts to $6,000,000. Cost of dogs, $10,000,000. Cost of tobacco and cigars,, $610,000,000. Importation of liquor, $50,000,000. Support of grog shops, $1,500,000,000. Whole cost of liquor, $2,200,000,000. * submitted by Linda Schmidt

Hi Anita, Thanks for the reply. You can find Edmund/Edmond in the Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors book. He was born, supposedly in Amherst Mass in 1762(I think it was outside of Amherst), did several hitches with the militia and continental army and was finally mustered out of his last one at West Point. He even did one as a replacement for a friend named Kellog. I believe that when his unit was going through Connecticut he may have met the Mott family there while he was sick because he went back to Canterbury, Windham Co. Ct. and married Sarah Mott in 1788, had 4 children there including our Benjamin who came to Mich. in 1823(others were Joseph, John, and Lydia). Edmond moved from Ct. to Vermont abt 1792/93, lived in Pawlett(1800) and Orwell(1810), then moved to Middlebury between 1810 and 1820. I have the microfilm of his pension file from NARA. The letters were written for him by the first Judge of Genesee Co. at the time. Also, only one lady has gone into the DAR off of him, a descendent of his daughter, Elizabeth Rowe. I know that Edmund, his wife Sarah Mott, his daughter Elizabeth Rowe and her husband Moses, and his son Joseph are all buried in Wyoming Village Cem. I would think that his mother, Elizabeth Gould, who supposedly lived to abt 103 would be buried there also but am not sure. My big problem is proving her maiden name was Thayer and that she was married to Joseph Gould either in Amherst in 1758--town record/maybe only intentions--or in Spencer or Charleton,Worcester, Mass. on Nov 7, 1759. There was a big problem with the family just after Christmas in 1764 because Edmond, Elizabeth, and Martha Gould were warned out which probably meant they just blew into town. I am quite sure that she(Elizabeth) was living with her husband Joseph Gould in Toppsfield Mass in 1810, was living next door to a Joseph Gould Jr. in 1820 and probably moved to Middlebury from Toppsfield Mass between 1820 and 1830 to live with Edmond. I believe that her husband, Joseph, died between 1810 and 1820. I am in a quandry over this Joseph Jr. because in an affidavit which appears in Edmond's Pension papers she tells that Edmond was her only son(she was 91 at the time and may have been slipping). Edmond's Pension file jacket has his name as Edmond/Edmund Gould evidently because he signs it both ways. I really think he was trying to be Edmond because his son Benjamin had a son named Edmond. So, anyway, do you have anything which shows Elizabeth Gould's maiden name to be Thayer? Am glad to hear what you have done with the cemeteries in Wyoming Co., Anita as some of the people here are walking some of the cemeteries here in our area also to try to get the reads collected as a county wide effort. Would be glad to pay for some research if it's fruitful. Maybe Probate records would be available to show Elizabeth Gould's maiden name. She probably would have died when Middlebury was in Wyoming Co. and not in Genesee. Am hoping that John may have had a family history on file----maybe not though if he didn't know anything about Edmond's Rev War service.----Better be sure that DAR puts one of their plaques on his grave. I really don't think that they knew where he was buried. regards, John Voorhees ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anita Hayes" <[email protected]> To: "john voorhees" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [NYWYOMIN] Passing of a Great Historian > John - the Wyoming County Historian's Office does not have email. If you > want I can help you. Please read the attached letter. Also we were not aware > Edmund Gould buried in Wyoming Village cemetery was in the Rev. War. Anita > Ripstein Hayes TEXT ONLY >

Hi, It was great to hear from so many of you. I just copy what the Arcade Herald prints in their weekly Remember When column. The author of the column goes through the old newspapers and extracts the information. He asked that his name not be published on the List. Since so many of us are interested in older information, we could write to the Arcade Herald, 223 Main Street, Arcade, NY 14009, tell them how much we enjoy the Remember When column and request that they include information from 75 and 100 years ago. Maybe if we also mentioned that if they included that information, we would subscribed to the newspaper, they might decide to include it. And then, of course, we would subscribe if they include the additional information. Here's this week's Remember When.... Trish Hackett Nicola Seattle, WA Reprinted with permission from the author, Remember When..., p. 7, Arcade Herald, January 2, 2003, copied by Trish Hackett Nicola (*See below for information on how to receive a copy of the original article or obituary.) 10 Years Ago - January 1993 [This week's Remember When... column did not include 10 Years Ago.] 25 Years Ago - January 4, 1978 Pete SCHNITZLER sold his newsstand in downtown Arcade to Ted FREEMAN. Pete had purchased the business in 1939. Mary HAMM WERTZ of Wind Song Studio and Dale FRYER of Tri-County Times were named to co-chair the annual Arcade Winterfest. The Al NOVAK home at Lime Lake was damaged by fire. 35 Years Ago - January 4, 1968 Fire destroyed a barn on the Charles KING farm at Yorkshire. Postal rates for first-class mail were increased to six cents. Deaths: Olive ROBLEE of Farmersville; Ethel WEBSTER, 70, of Curriers. 50 Years Ago - January 1, 1953 New York State had set aside funds with which to provide more state park land in Erie county. A special committee of the county Board of Supervisors had picked three possible sites, including 1,600 acres in the Protection area. The other two sites were at Zoar Valley and along the lakeshore at Angola. Hazel HOPKINS of Delevan was named executive secretary of the Wyoming County Chapter of the American Red Cross. A lighting district was established and street lights were installed in the hamlet of Chaffee. Deaths: Velma SNYDER FRANKLIN, 78, of Machias; Earle CRANDALL, formerly of Arcade; John TARBRAKE, 75, of Arcade; Sarah BROWN PRATT, 82, formerly of Sandusky. *To receive a copy of the original article or obituary, send a written request listing the individual article and the exact date of the issue to Arcade Historical Society, P. O. 236, Arcade, NY 14009. Include a check or money order for $5 for each request.

Dear Readers: It is with a very heavy heart that I pass on the sad news of the death of former Wyoming County Historian John G. Wilson who passed away this morning. Many of you knew John though his writings, his research and his true love for the history and people of Wyoming County. John will be greatly missed by many -especially me. He was not only my colleague but my dearest friend. Anita Ripstein Hayes

Hi everyone, Thank you to everyone who responded to my questions about how much of the Arcade Herald Remember When... column to post on the NYWYOMIN-L. It was great to hear from so many people! The consensus was to continue all of it. Some is pretty current but might be helpful to someone. Everyone would like to see older information. Jeff Mason dutifully summarizes the information from the old issues and, with his blessing and permission from the Arcade Herald, I copy it to the list. There are microfilms of the older Arcade Herald issues, starting in 1894, at the Arcade Free Library, Arcade Historical Society, Delevan Historical Society, and the Delevan Library. If anyone on the List has access them, the time, and good enough eyesight to transcribe them; I am sure the rest of us would be very grateful. Trish Hackett Nicola

Trish, I enjoy reading all of the "Remember When"! Please continue to submit all of it. In ten years the "ten years" will twenty years, etc. And there will be younger people looking for information and when they search the NYWYOMIN-L Archives they might find that person that has been hiding from them! Keep up the good work! Thank You Christina Laskowski

Hello, Looking for data and family of Caroline and her husband, Elijah DeVeau/Devoe. They had Amelia, John Gilbert DeVeau, Caroline Matilda, and Elizabeth Wyse DeVeau. Any help would be wecomed, like where did they live, who did everyone marry, the usual things we researchers want. Thank you, Duane -- Donna & Duane DeVoe Come Visit Lena, Illinois! http://www.villageoflena.com

Hi, Now that I have been submitting the Arcade Herald, Remember When for some time, I am wondering how useful it is. What do you think? 1. Should I list things from 10 years ago, 25 years ago, 35 year, and 50 years ago? 2. Are some of those things too current? 3. Should I just list deaths? 4. Has anyone searched the NYWYOMIN-L Archives and found something that was listed in the Arcade Herald? I don't want to be using up space on the NYWYOMIN-L if it isn't useful. Sometimes I wonder if the information is too current for the List. Please tell me what you think. Thank you. Trish Hackett Nicola

Hi, Remember When.... Trish Reprinted with permission from the author, Remember When..., p. 7, Arcade Herald, December 19, 2002, extracted by Trish Hackett Nicola (*See below for information on how to receive a copy of the original article or obituary.) 10 Years Ago - December 17 & 24, 1992 Dr. Michael A. VALENTE, who practiced medicine in Strykersville from 1939 to 1990, died at the age of 84. Marty & Margaret BENZINGER of Arcade were operating The Olde Schoolhouse Christmas Tree Farm on Route 39 near Bliss. Alton "Pete" PETTIT of Arcade was appointed a national deputy chief of staff for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Friends of the Arcade Free Library held its first Festival of Trees. Marjorie RYAN came up with the idea for the festival. Deaths: Thomas RULE, 21, of Arcade; John KIC, 78, of Delevan; Mae ROBBINS WAGNER, 78, of Arcade; Annie ERAZZEK VAN DeBOGART, 92, of Machias; Catherine "Theda" NAVADEL DARDEN, 93, formerly of Holland; Royal RUEHMANN, 73, of Arcade; Kenneth DAVIDSON, 71, of Delevan; Marion "Pat" SNYDER RICKETTS, 79, formerly of Arcade; William FRAZIER, 47, of Delevan. Additional deaths: Harold BINNIE, 76, formerly of Arcade; Michael EICHENSEER Jr., 78, of Delevan; Ivan COUNTRYMAN, 69, of Machias; Fred SPRAGUE, 88, of Farmersville Station; Rose KOIZINSKI HOFFMAN, 62, of Delevan; Harriet SMART ZWICKER, 86, of Holland; Emerson "Blackie" HOLMES, 71, of Freedom; Rudolph TOLLINI, 78, of Holland; JoAnn RIGGS LORD, 66, of Sandusky. 25 Years Ago - December 21 & 28, 1977 The town clerk's office in Arcade was moved to the Arcade Men's Shop, due to the recent election of Kevin FERINGTON as clerk and tax collector. Elected matron of local Eastern Star chapters were Dorothy COLLER at Machias and Margaret JONES at Java Village. Roger Bishoff was elected master of the Masonic Lodge in Machias. Mary DIESFELD of Arcade won the Outstanding Teenage Young Man and Woman contest sponsored by the Pioneer Jaycees and Jayncees. Deaths: Fred ROBINSON of Arcade; Marie BRAYMILLER KITTLESON of Sardinia; Walter ANWYL, formerly of Sandusky; Chaffee native Alan JACKSON, 39; Warren PUTNAM of Yorkshire. 35 Years Ago - December 21 & 28, 1967 Bishop James McNULTY of Buffalo announced that the Rev. Richard RUTECKI had been elevated to monsignor. Ralph CHRISTMANN of Delevan Machias was named Coach of the Year by the Seneca Football Conference. The SCHWAB Block at 1 North Main Street in Holland had been extensively remodeled and renovated for use by several office tenants. Mrs. Walter LIS was elected matron of the Eastern Star chapter in Machias. Frederick SCHWAB was elected master of the Masonic ledge in Machias. William BLAKE of Freedom died at age 77. 50 Years Ago - December 18 & 25, 1952 Vernon BARBER of the Bliss Grange was installed as master of the Wyoming County Pomona Grange. Duval KING was elected president of the Arcade Conservation Society. Carol LANDPHAIR was elected matron of the Eastern Star chapter in Java Village. *To receive a copy of the original article or obituary, send a written request listing the individual article and the exact date of the issue to Arcade Historical Society, P. O. 236, Arcade, NY 14009. Include a check or money order for $5 for each request.

John D. Baker and Elizabeth Coleman were b in England abt 1815. Came to the U. S. in the very late 1820s or 1830s. The first I find them in the U. S. is in what is thought to be Wyoming County but it may be Wyoming in Genesee County as it would be about the time Wyoming County came into being. By the 1850 Census they have moved to Lenawee County MI and by 1860 the family is located in Trempealeau County, WI where they homesteaded. They are still in Trempealeau County , WI in 1870. Some of the family migrates on to Nebraska by 1880 settle there. Children of John and Elizabeth are Sylvia b in 1836 NY George b 1839 NY Ellen b 1841 in NY William b 1843 NY Charles Wesley b 1845 NY all of these may have been born in Wyoming NY (per a family note) Carolyn b 1849 MI James Harvey b 1851 MI Harriett Emma b 1854 MI I would like to get in contact with anyone else researching this family. I have quite a bit of information but would like to find exactly when John and Elizabeth came to the U. S and what happened to Sylvia as she is on the 1850 Lenawee County MI Census but I have found nothing on her since. If anyone is researching this family I would appreciate hearing from you. I will share what I have. Frank