Cora M. Keefer

Cora M. Keefer

Female 1874 - 1953  (79 years)

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  • Name Cora M. Keefer 
    Birth 7 Mar 1874  Titusville, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 24 Nov 1953  Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1900 living in Jamestown,NY working as a stenographer, living with her sister. 1930 living in Jamestown.

    • Mrs. Cora Keefer Stevenson, 79, of 203 Van Buren Street, widow of M.R. Stevenson died at 5:50pm Tuesday in W.C.A Hosptial where she had been a patient since Dec 13, 1951. Mrs. Stevenson was born in Titusville, PA March 7, 1874. She was the daughter or Henry A. and Nora Keefer. She had been a resident of Jamestown 43 years. Her husband, the late Mayne Reid Stevenson, a former partner in the law firm of Fisher, Wade and Stevenson, preceded her in death on Oct 18, 1946. Mrs. Stevenson was for many years a devoted member of the First Presbyterian Church and sang in the church choir. She was an accomplished musician and took an active interest in the civic and musical life of the community. A woman of gracious presence and charm. Mrs. Stevenson endured the weary months of her long illness with a fortitude and grace, which has been a noble example to everyone who knew her. Surviving are two nieces, Mrs. Cora Keefer Batchelder, who spent her girlhood in Jamestown with the Stevensons, and Mrs. Marie K. Black, Pasadena, Calif. Friends may call at the Partridge Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
      (Jamestown (NY) Post-Journal, Wednesday Evening, November 25, 1953)

    • Funeral services for Mrs. Cora K. Stevenson, 79, of 203 Van Buren Street, who died Nov. 24, were held at 2 PM Saturday at the Partridge Funeral Home. The Rev. Gilbert VanBever of the First Presbyterian Church officiating ad burial in Labe View Cemetery. Bearers were C. Lynn Rowley, Charles J. Enrgott, Moreland Lazler, Marvin L. Clapp, Edward R. Herrrick and Leonard P. Crissey. Present from out of town were Mrs. Marie K. Black, Pasadena, Calif., Edward Reid Herrick and Miss Elizabeth Herrick, Conneaut, O.
      (Jamestown (NY) Post-Journal, Monday Evening, November 30, 1953)
    Person ID I12375  OurNorthernRoots
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2023 

    Father Henry A. Keefer,   b. 7 Jul 1848, Hornellsville, Steuben Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1907, Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Nora AnaBell Nelson,   b. 5 Jul 1852, Titusville, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1908, Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage Feb 1870  Oil Creek, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3354  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mayne Reid Stevenson,   b. 30 Aug 1861, Manchester, York Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1946, Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jul 1910  Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 May 2020 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Mar 1874 - Titusville, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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