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- 1930 census, St. Johnsville, Montgomery, NY (26 Center Street) fam # 422 - Diefendorf (sic) Harlan, rents his home, owns a radio, ae 29, married at age 24, born in NY, parents born in NY, Clerk - Bank; Dorcas, wife, ae 29, married at age 24, born in NY, father born in NY, mother born in IL; Harlow, son, ae 2 11/12, born in NY.
- 1940 census, St. Johnsville, Montgomery, NY (24 Center St) fam # 179 - Devendorf Harlan, ae 38, 4 yr college, born in NY, Collector - Life Insurance Company; Dorcas, wife, ae 38, 4 yr college, born in NY; Harlow, son, ae 12, 7th grade, born in NY; Joan, daughter, ae 9, 3rd grade.
Marriage Notes for Dorcas Mary Dillenbeck and Harlan Abram Devendorf
- 40th Anniversary (Schenectady Gazette, NY, Tuesday, November 24, 1964)
ST. JOHNSVILLE — Mr. and Mrs. Harlin A. Devendorf were recently feted at their home, 24 Center street in celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary.
THEIR DAUGHTER, Mrs. Barton Leneker of Palatine Bridge, and son, Harlow Devendorf, Johnstown, arranged the event, which was attended by a large group of neighbors, friends and relatives.
Mrs. Donovan Nusom, who was flower girl at their wedding, presented Mr. and Mrs. Devendorf with a handsome bouquet of chrysanthemums.
Devendorf, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Irving S. Devendorf, and Miss Dorcas Dillenbeck, daughter of Mrs. Bertha Dillenbeck and the late Ezra Dillenbeck, were married in the Dillenbeck home on November 12, 1924, by the Rev. H. Curtis Ficken, then pastor of St. John's Reformed Church.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Devendorf have been active in community life. An insurance agent here, Devendorf is a former mayor of the village.
Mrs. Devendorf is active in the Eastern Star and other groups.
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- 1930 census, Syracuse, Onondaga, NY , (221 Palmer Avenue) fam # 459 - Green James F, rents his home, ae 32, married at age 25, born in NY, father born in Canada, mother born in NY, Special Representative - electrical manufacturing; Hilda E, wife, ae 29, married at age 23, born in NY, paents born in NY; Everson Edward L, father-in-law, ae 60, widower, born in NY, parents born in NY, Commercial Traveler - novelties; Gail A, brother-in-law, ae 33, born in NY, parents born in NY, clerk automobile agency.
- 1940 census, Syracuse, Onondaga, NY, (600 Wolcott Ave) fam # 191 - Green James, ae 42, 4 yr HS, born in NY, Salesman - electrical manufacturing; Hilda, wife, ae 39, 4 yr HS, born in NY; Nancy, daughter, ae 4, born in NY; Everson Gail, brother-in-law, ae 43, born in NY, Office Work - airplane manufacturing.
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- 1930 census, Little Falls, Herkimer, NY, (103 W Ganesvoort St) fam # 190 - Everson Emery, rents his home, owns a radio, ae 52, married at age 22, born in NY, parents born in NY, Linotype - daily press; Florence, wife, ae 52, married at age 22, born in NY, parents born in NY; Leland, son, ae 26, widower, born in NY, Office Asistant - dairy supply plant; Phyllis, grandaughter, ae 1 0/12, born in NY, parents born in NY; Jeanette, daughter, ae 13, born in NY.
- 1940 census, Little Falls, Herkimer, NY, (673 E Main) fam # 224 (not in sequence) - Everson Leland, rents his home, ae 36, 4 yr HS, born in NY, Sales department Office - dairy equipment; Frieda, wife, ae 28, 4 yr HS, born in NY, File Clerk - dairy equipment; Phylis, daughter, ae 11, 5th grade, born in NY; Nethaway Leta, sister-in-law, ae 46, 1 yr HS, born in NY, Housekeeping.
Marriage Notes for Leland Weller Everson and Freda Reals
- Wedding Announcement (The Utica Observer-Dispatch, New York, Sunday, September 10, 1933)
Little Falls - Miss Freda M. Reals, East Main Street, became the bride of Leland W. Everson yesterday afternoon in the Methodist Church. The Rev. H. C. Campbell, pastor, officiated.
Mrs. F. R. Wagner sang and the wedding march was played by Miss Beatrice Williams.
Attendants were Miss Laura Layton, maid-of-honor; the Misses Jeanette Everson, sister of the groom and Miss Marion Glave, bridesmaids;. Audrey Jean Eysaman, niece of the bride and Phillis Clarice Everson, daughter of the groom, flower girls; Frederick Werner, best man with Lester Van Allen and Karl Kuhi as ushers.
Mrs. Everson wore white chiffon velvet with white turban and carried white roses and lilies of the valley. Miss Layton was gowned in blue lace with blue velvet turban and she carried yellow roses. The bridesmaids wore blue crepe net gowns with blue chiffon velvet turbans and carried yellow gladoli.
After the ceremony a wedding supper and reception was held at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Leta Nethaway, 573 East Main Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Everson lsft for a tour of New England. Upon their return they will be at home at 673 East Main Street. Both are employed in the office of the Cherry-Burrell Corporation in this city.
The bride was the guest of honor at several prenuptial parties given by Mrs. Marlon Glave, Mrs. Lester Van Allen, Mrs. Karl Kuhl, girls of the office force of Cherry-Burrell at the home of Miss Helen Rame, the choir of the Methodist church, and the Young Women's Home Missionary Society.
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- Obituary (The Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Florida, Daturday, November 18, 2006)
O'CONNOR, JEANETTE E., Formerly of Eustis, passed away November 12th after suffering a major stroke. As her friends and students recall, she was a teacher for many years in the Cudahy, WI Public Schools, where she taught kindergarten. For the past several years she resided in Leesburg, VA to be near her family; most recently in a nursing home. Although in her 90th year, she "made the rounds" of the home each day in her wheel chair to spread kind words and smiles to those who really needed them. She is survived by her son Richard of Leesburg, VA, granddaughters Michele O'Connor and Marilyn Fields of Leesburg and Reston, VA and precious great grandchildren Patrick and Faith whom she adored. A memorial service will be held in Eustis, December 2nd at 11AM on the grounds of St. Thomas Episcopal Church with internment next to her beloved husband Richard E., Sr.
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- Biogrraphy (Find A Grave)
Historian, Author, University President. He worked for the United States Air Force as a historian during the Second World War. He earned a Rockefeller fellowship in the humanities and American Studies at the University of Texas where he earned his Master's Degree in 1949 and later a doctorate from Tulane in 1951. He began teaching at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and at Rice University in Houston, Texas where he became a full professor by 1958 and remained with Rice until 1979 employed as department chairperson, master of Brown College, acting president, provost and vice president. He was President of the Texas A&M University from 1981 to 1988. He became President Emeritus. Between 1979 and 1981, he was president and chancellor of the University of North Texas. He wrote "Ploughshares Into Swords: Josiah Gorgas and Confederate Ordnance" in 1952, "Mighty Stonewall" in 1957 about Stonewall Jackson, "Rebel Brass: The Confederate Command System" in 1956, "Jubal's Raid: General Early's Famous Attack on Washington in 1864" in 1960, "Their Tattered Flags: The Epic of the Confederacy" in 1970, "Blood Brothers: A Short History of the Civil War" in 1992, Black Jack: The Life & Times of John J. Pershing" in 1977 which was a nominee for the National Book Award, "Shadows of Vietnam: Lyndon Johnson's War" in 1997, "1001 Things Everyone Should Know About World War II" in 2000. His first wife Carol Sue Smith Vandiver died in 1979, he is survived by his second wife Renee Aubry Vandiver(married in 1981), 2 daughters Nita W. Jackson & Nancy A. Wahl and a son, Frank A. all of Houston, Texas. In 1969, he was finally awarded his high school diploma when Houston City schools voted to award him the one degree that he never had in his life.
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- Birth Announcement (The Morning Herald, Gloversville and Johnstown, NY, Wednesday, July 2, 1930)
Recent births at the Hanson Maternity Home, Nelliston: A daughter, Reta Mae, to Mr. and Mrs. Leland M. Everson of Sprakers; a daughter, Virginia Mae to Mr. and Mrs. Phelps Button, of Ames.
Marriage Notes for Reta Mae Everson and William Anthony Kniskern
- Engagement Anouncement (The Canajoharie Courier - Fort Plain Standard, New York,. Thursday, October 22, 1953)
Mrs. Leland M. Everson, Sprakers RD, has announced the engagement of her daughter, Reta Mae, to William Anthony Kniskern, son of Mrs. Ora Kniskern, Seward.
No date has been set for the wedding.- Engagement Announcement (Schenectady Gazette, NY, Saturday, December 26, 1953)
TO WED IN SPRING—Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Reta Mae Everson, daughter of Mrs. Ada M, Everson of Sprakers and the lata Leland M. Everson, to William Anthony Kniskern, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ora Kniskern of Seward.
Miss Everson was graduated from Canajoharie Central school and attended Albany Business College.
Mr. Kniskern, a graduate of Cobleskill Central sohool, is a member of the active Armed Force Reserve corps.
Both are employed at General Electrio Co. The wedding is planned for spring of 1954.
28043. Jeffrey Leland Kniskern
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Jeffrey L. Kniskern, 61, of Barnerville Road, died Friday, May 14, 2021 at Albany Medical Center following a decline in his health.
Born December 31, 1959 in Cobleskill, he was the son of the late William and Reta Mae Kniskern.
Jeff was a graduate of Canajoharie Central School and completed his Auto Tech Course at Montgomery VoTech during high school. He was especially proud of his ASE 5 Star Chrysler Tech Certification that he achieved during his 40-year career. Jeff was currently working as an auto technician at Exit 5 Auto Group in Latham. He made many lifelong friends at all the garages he worked at in the Capital District.
Jeff filled his life with cars, trucks, motorcycles, and the love of his family. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepdaughter, Sheila Coager.
Cherishing his love and memories are his wife, Mary Lou (Vacula) Kniskern, whom he married July 21, 1984; stepson Tim Coager (Donna Van Valkenburg) of Middleburgh; grandson Preston Coager; brothers-in-law Joe Vacula and Dan Vacula and Family as well as cousins.
Family and friends are invited to a period of visitation from 6 to 8PM Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Covid guidelines will be adhered to by all in attendance. A private graveside service will be held for the family at Carlisle Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Marathon For a Better Life, PO Box 268, Warnerville, NY 12187.
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- Obituary (Find A Grave / The Patriot Ledger on July 22, 2010)
David L. Wightman, age 73, of Hingham, Massachusetts passed away at home on Monday, July 19th after a brave battle with cancer. David grew up in Hamburg, New York and was the child of Alice (Kelsey) Wightman and Walter D. Wightman, a 33rd degree Mason. He graduated from the Univ. of Buffalo with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and lived in Hamburg until joining the United States Navy where he served honorably as a Lieutenant and Engineering Officer on the U.S.S. Moale in the 1960's with cruises taking him throughout the Atlantic Mediterranean, Persian Gulf and Caribbean where he was present during the Cuban Missile Crisis. After finishing active duty, David came to Massachusetts where he met and married his loving wife of 44 years, Nora (Bushey) Wightman formerly of Hull, MA. David worked for W.R. Grace & Co. for 33 years in their offices in Cambridge and Chicago, IL and served as the North American Vice President of Administration for the Construction Products Division until his retirement.
David was an activist for quality education and community involvement serving on the Board of Directors for the United Way of Massachusetts Bay he was Chair of the Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair and was a member of the Hingham Education Foundation. David also served on the Board of Directors for the Hingham Institution for Savings and as Second Vice President and Chair of Community Outreach for the Massachusetts Chemical Technology Alliance. Throughout his life David had a genuine love of baseball, football and the American Dream. He enjoyed spending time with his family in Denmark, Maine where he leaves many friends and wonderful memories.
David is survived by his wife of 44 years, Nora (Bushey) Wightman formerly of Hull, Massachusetts, his son Brian and wife Madeline (Torres) Wightman of Media, Pennsylvania, his daughter Leigh (Wightman) Long and husband David Long of Bridgewater, Massachusetts his beloved brother Graham D. Wightman and his wife Dee (Croft) Wightman of Caton, NY. David is the loving "Grandpa" of Edward Daniel Wightman and Samantha Josephine Wightman Long. David is the beloved cousin to Susanne K. (Black) Fone and the late Kenneth W. Fone of Cohasset, MA and Denmark, ME, brother-in-law to Eleanor (Bushey) Kerrissey of Hingham, MA and Marion (Perry) Bushey and the late Lt. Col. George D. Bushey of Niceville, FL, Gerard W. Pyne and Joan (Bushey) Pyne of Hingham, MA. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews who he loved very much.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visiting hours Friday 4-8 PM in the Pyne Keohane Funeral Home, 21 Emerald St. (off Central St.), HINGHAM. A funeral service in celebration of David's life will be held in the funeral home on Saturday at 10:30 AM. Burial in St. Paul's Cemetery, Hingham.
Donations in memory of David may be made to Hospice of the South Shore, 100 Baystate Dr., PO Box 859060 Braintree, MA 02185 or Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for Cancer Research, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th floor, Brookline, MA 02445 ATTN: Contribution Services. See www.Keohane.com or call 1-800-Keohane for directions and online condolences.
Marriage Notes for David Leigh Wightman and Nora Josephine Bushey
- Engagement Announcement (The Boston Globe, MA, Sunday, August 1, 1965)
To Wed Mr. Wightman
May wedding plans are being made by Miss Nora Josephine Bushey, daughter of Deputy Fire Chief George Edward Bushey of Hull and the late Eleanor Studley Bushey. She is engaged to David Leigh Wightman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Daniel Wightman, Hamburg, N.Y. Miss Bushey graduated from Burdett College, Boston. Mr. Wightman is a graduate of New York State University.
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Resident of Middleport, formerly of Hamburg, NY. She was the daughter of the late Milton and Grace (Kingsland) Berns. She had worked for the Buffalo Family Practice in East Aurora in medical records and was a member of the Middleport United Methodist Church. She was predeceased by a son, John Black, and siblings, Shirley, Sandra, and Kenneth. She is survived by her children, Joseph (Samantha) Black of Ohio, Jeffrey (Janice) Black of Arkansas, James (Barbara) Black of Boston, NY, and Jill (Robert) Seelbinder of Middleport; grandchildren, Jennifer, Jeremy and Matthew; four great-grandchildren.
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- Obituary (The Boston Globe, MA, Monday, October 4, 1999)
FONE-Of Denmark, Maine, formerly of Cohasset, MA, Kenneth W. Fone, died Saturday, October 2nd. 1999, after a brief illness. Born and raised in Quincy, MA, he was a 1953 graduate of North Quincy High School and a 1957 graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Mr. Fone worked at W.R. Grace for thirty-six years, retiring in 1995. Throughout his distinguished career, he held a number of sales end marketing management positions, most recently as the Eastern Regional Sales Manager for Grace Construction Products. Throughout his career, Mr. Fone was actively involved in a variety of key construction industry associations on both the local and national level. Upon his retirement, he moved to Denmark, Maine, where he became an active member of the Denmark Lions Club. In 1998, he was voted "Lion of the Year" in recognition of his commitment to making the Centennial Field Project a reality. This project exemplified Mr. Fone s lifelong support of local youth. Mr. Fone is survived by his wife of forty years, Suzanne (Black) Fone of Denmark; a son. Scott Fone of Bath, ME: daughter, Joanna Aman of Jacksonville, FL and two grandchildren, Delaney and Zachary Fone of Bath, Maine.
Marriage Notes for Suzanne K Black and Kenneth W Fone
- Wedding Announcement (The Sun and the Erie County Independant, Hamburg, NY, Thursday, December 4, 1958)
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Black of Steves Rd. have Issued invitations for the marriage of their daughter, Suzanne, to Kenneth Fone of Qulncy, Mass., here on Dec. 20. The Rev. Fred M. Webber will perform the ceremony in Hamburg Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. The reception will be held at the West End Hotel.
Miss Black Is a graduate of the Erie County Technical Institute and is the dental hygienist at Eden Central School this year. Her fiance, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, is a civil engineer with the Bethlehem Steel Company in Lackawanna. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fone of Qulncy.
The bride-elect was guest of honor Sunday afternoon at a cocktail party given by Miss Mary Faith Fallon and Miss Betty Lynn Rochester at the, Fallon home in East Main St. This affair was a, hand kerchief and perfume shower.
Earlier Mrs. Marshall Black and Mrs. Earl Wilson, Jr. feted her with a kitchen shower in the Old Lake Shore Rd. home of Mrs. Black. Mrs. Wilbur Hillwig and Mrs. Russell L. Draudt entertained for her with a linen shower in Mrs. Draudt's home in Highland Ave.
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On Tuesday, April 6, 2021, David Axelson, loving husband and father of three children, passed away at the age of 86. Dave was born on August 20, 1934, at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, NY, to Roy and Alice (Caylor) Axelson. He was raised in western New York, attending public schools and Buffalo State Teachers' College before being drafted into the Army for two years. At age 20, Dave met the love of his life, Ann Kelsey, and married her six years later, on May 28, 1960. In 1961, Dave and Ann moved to Whittier, California. After another one-year callback by the Army, Dave completed his BA degree at Whittier College, and his master's degree at Pepperdine University. Upon earning his teaching credentials, Dave was hired by the East Whittier City School district, where he taught primarily 8th grade math at Hillview Middle School in Whittier, until his retirement in 1996. After retiring, Dave volunteered at the La Habra Library.
Dave really enjoyed watching sports, cheering especially his Buffalo Bills, and anyone playing the Patriots. He always loved the beach, and enjoyed several years of vacations at beach houses in Balboa Beach, and then at a time share for over 20 years at Dana Point. When at home, he enjoyed swimming and laying out in the sun. And he loved traveling with Ann and various friends, both near and far, especially cruises.
But most of all, Dave loved people. Whether his family, his students, his co-workers, the random clerk at the grocery store, or the office staff at his doctor or dentist, Dave's friendly demeanor and warm sense of humor was contagious. He laughed with people, not at them. And whether as a friend, role model, mentor, or teacher, his love of people impacted hundreds, if not thousands, of lives, in the best possible way.
Dave is preceded in death by his father Roy and mother Alice. He is survived by his wife, Ann, his brothers, Ted and Jim, his sister, Karen, his favorite first son, Bill, his favorite second son, Jeff, his favorite daughter, Julie, his favorite daughter-in-law, Sherri, two favorite grandsons, and several cousins, nieces, and nephews, no doubt all his favorites too.
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- Birth Announcement (The Hamburg Sun, NY, Wednesday, July 9, 1969)
Mr. and Mrs. David Axelson of Whittier, Calif, announce the birth of a son, Jeffrey Scott, on June 21. Mrs. Axelson is the former Ann Kelsey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Kelsey of Calif., former Hamburg residents. Also former Hamburg residents, now living in Calif., are the paternal grandparents, Mr and Mrs. Roy Axelson. They also have a son, William David.
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- 1940 census, Interlaken, Seneca, NY, fam # 229 - VanOrder Ruben, rents his home, ae 63, 2 yr HS, born in NY, Operator - restaurant; Mable, wife, ae 61, 4 yr HS, born in NY, Waitress - restaurant; Elsie Johns, daughter, ae 38, 4 yr HS, born in NY, Teacher - school.
- 1930 census, Honesdale, Wayne, PA, (1317 Main street) fam # 471 - Johns Hector D, rents his home, owns a radio, ae 32, married at age 25, born in PA, father born in Wales, mother born in PA, Doctor - dentistry; Elcie, wife, ae 25, married at age 18, born in NY, parents born in NY; Helen, daughter, ae 5, born in Pennsylvania.
- Obituary (Pike County Dispatch, Milford, PA, Thursday, October 2, 1975)
Hector David Johns, Doctor of Dentistry, died Thursday, Sept. 25, in St. Francis Hospital, after a long illness.
He was born June 20, 1897, and was 78 years old. He came to Milford in 1932, and was a graduate of Taylor High School, Taylor, Pa; a graduate of Pittsburg University School of Dentistry, Pittsburgh, Pa. He resided at Cliff Park Road, Milford, Pa. and is survived by his wife Elsie Van Order Johns; a cousin Harold Johns of Buffalo, N.Y.; two nieces Dr. Helen E. Jones and Mrs. Douglas Russ; one nephew John D. Jones, two grandnephews and one grand niece.
He was a veteran of WWI, a member of Marsh Kellogg Post 139, Mt. Laurel Post VFW, the Milford Fire Dept., the Milford Ambulance Corps, and was a member of the Methodist Church, Milford, Pa. He was also a member of the Pike County Historical Society.
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Marriage Notes for Elsie Mary VanOrder and Lynn Wilson
- Wedding Announcement (The Interlake Reviewm New York, Friday, August 23, 1940)
One Year Ago ... Lynn Wilson and Mrs. Elsie M. Johns, both of Interlaken, were married last Saturday afternoon, August 17, 1940, by Justice of the Peace George W. Hunt.
- 1930 census, Honesdale, Wayne, PA, (1317 Main street) fam # 471 - Johns Hector D, rents his home, owns a radio, ae 32, married at age 25, born in PA, father born in Wales, mother born in PA, Doctor - dentistry; Elcie, wife, ae 25, married at age 18, born in NY, parents born in NY; Helen, daughter, ae 5, born in Pennsylvania.
- Obituary (Pike County Dispatch, Milford, PA, Thursday, October 2, 1975)
Hector David Johns, Doctor of Dentistry, died Thursday, Sept. 25, in St. Francis Hospital, after a long illness.
He was born June 20, 1897, and was 78 years old. He came to Milford in 1932, and was a graduate of Taylor High School, Taylor, Pa; a graduate of Pittsburg University School of Dentistry, Pittsburgh, Pa. He resided at Cliff Park Road, Milford, Pa. and is survived by his wife Elsie Van Order Johns; a cousin Harold Johns of Buffalo, N.Y.; two nieces Dr. Helen E. Jones and Mrs. Douglas Russ; one nephew John D. Jones, two grandnephews and one grand niece.
He was a veteran of WWI, a member of Marsh Kellogg Post 139, Mt. Laurel Post VFW, the Milford Fire Dept., the Milford Ambulance Corps, and was a member of the Methodist Church, Milford, Pa. He was also a member of the Pike County Historical Society.
Marriage Notes for Elsie Mary VanOrder and Hector David Johns
- Marriage Announcement (Farmers Review, Interlaken, NY, Thursday, April 30, 1970)
Elsie VanOrder Wilson, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. H. VanOrder was married to Dr. H.D. Johns of Milford, Penn. Saturday, Apr. 25, 1970.