This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BRAMBLE62 Surnames: Crego, Riker, Fish, Fox, Bramble Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.yates/1902/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I addressed an old posting on the Onondaga County site and thought I should post here as well in case of searches: Not sure if this is still active... Evelyn J Crego born 1828 Onondaga County, NY died 29 Mar 1872 at Italy Valley, Yates, New York He served in Co. B 188th NY and is buried in Italy Valley Cemetery " Crego Evelyn J. 1872 Mar 29 D ae 44/27 days [Civil War: Co. B, 188th NY]. His death was recorded in the Yates County Chronicle - 4 April 1872 - "Mr. Evelyn Crego, a highly esteemed citizen of Italy, died suddenly on Friday last, March 29th.at the age of forty-four years. He had been fourteen years a citizen of Italy..He leaves a widow and three children.". Evelyn married Amanda Fish (1835-14 Mar 1928) born in Onondaga County, NY daughter of Otis Fish (1789-1836) and Isabella Fox Fish Downer (1789-1878) natives of Vermont. Amanda Fish Crego died in a home at Oxford, Chenango, New York and was buried back in Italy Valley Cemetery with her family in Crego Plot. Her mother, Isabella Fox married first abt 1818 in Vermont to Otis Fish born 18 Apr 1789 Chester, Windsor, VT , he reportedly died abt 1836 in Onondaga County and she next married widower William Downer (1777- 1854) and he is buried in Marcellus Cemetery, Onondaga County, NY. Much of the Fox family had come in large numbers from Vermont to Yates County earlier in the century and after the death of her second husband, Isabella removed to Yates County and lived with her children. First with the Crego family (1860 Census) and second with other daughter Sophia, wife of Jeremiah Gillett (1870 census), two additional children were in Yates county as well, Sophronia, wife of William Scott and son Valorus lived in Chicago but died in 1875 at the home of his sister Amanda Fish Crego "Valorus Fish died in Italy Hollow on Monday, august 9, at the age of forty-four years. He died at the residence of his sister Mrs. Crego. He was also a brother of Mrs. William Scott and Mrs. Jeremiah T. Gillett. The deceased was a resident of Chicago." Source Yates County Chronicle August 19, 1875 Evelyn Crego and Amanda Fish had 4 children: William O Crego born Jul 1855 NY died 4 Jun 1919 Geneva, Ontario, NY married 26 Nov 1882 at Prattsburgh, Steuben, NY to Emily A "Emma" Bramble born Oct 1858 Prattsburgh, Steuben, NY died 24 Dec 1943 Geneva, Ontario, NY. they are buried at Glenwood Cemetery, Geneva, NY. Emma is daughter of George Bramble (1828-1881) and Mary Robbins (1826-1899). William and Emma had three daughters: Maude Crego (Claude Goodsell Roloson), Inez Leona Crego (Otto Joseph Seyba), Hazel Dorothy Crego (Harland Baines Reese). "William O. Crego - The funeral of William O. Crego, City Hospital, following an Illness for who died yesterday morning at the some time, will be held tommorow afternoon at the residence, 22 Grant avenue at 2 o'clock. Rev. E. H. Dickinson will officiate and burial will be made in Glenwood Cemetery." Source: Geneva NY Daily Times Thursday 5 Jun 1919 Laura J Crego born Aug 1859 Italy, Yates, New York died UNK married 1st to Joel F Riker (1854-1894) with children, George (1881-1883), William Harvey (1882-?)and Joel(1887-1888). She married 2nd to widower Braman Fox (1838-1906) and lastly to Widower William Martin Graham, an Italy Valley native who had moved to Michigan, came home after his wife died, married Laura and they removed back to Kalamzoo, Michigan and then returned to Italy, Yates, NY where Laura died 26 Sep 1918 "Laura C. Graham, wife of William Grabam of Italy, N. Y., died at the Geneva City hospital, September 26th 5 days after an operation and the funeral was held at the M. E. church in Italy, Sunday at 1 o'clock. She was 59 years of age and beside her husband she leaves an invalid mother, Mrs. A. M. Crego, a brother, William O. Crego of Geneva and son William H. Riker of Norwich, N. Y; and three grandchildren to mourn her loss. She was a woman of fine disposition and for the past seven years she had the constant care of her invalid mother who is past 83 years of age and confined to her bed." Source: Naples (NY)News Wednesday Oct 2, 1918. Laura is interred in Italy Valley Cemetery in the Crego Family Plot, William M Graham died in 1920 and is also buried in Italy Valley Cemetery. Laura's son William Harvey Riker was living in Norwich, NY in 1918 and married on 11 Jan 1921 in Auburn, NY to Caroline Anna Covey (born about 1878 PA), a trained nurse, their wedding announcement being printed in the Auburn NY Citizen 13 Jan 1921. The announcement states the couple will reside in Norwich. I have not found any earlier marriage for William and am still searching for the three grandchildren mentioned in Laura's obit. Carrie Crego born 1863-died 1864, Italy, Yates, NY buried Italy Valley Cemetery in Crego Plot - Crego Carrie S. 1864 Apr 25 D ae 6 months 10 days; daughter of Evelyn J. & Amanda Crego. Frances M Crego born abt 1872 Italy, Yates, NY No further information. I do have further descendants for the children of William and Emily Bramble Crego. Italy Valley Cemetery listings can be seen at: http://www.yatescounty.org/upload/12/historian/Italy/ITALY VALLEY CEMETERY.htm bramble_jim@hotmail.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.