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William Lyman Ostrom
1862 - 1940 (77 years)
Generation: 1
1. William Lyman Ostrom was born on 16 Jun 1862 in Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York; died on 12 Jan 1940 in Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York. Notes:
William was a son of Lyman and Elizabeth (née Smith) Ostrom. He was the husband of Katherine G. Campbell. They were married in Ithaca, New York on May 17, 1887. William and Katherine were the parents of three children: Merle Campbell Ostrom, Robert Lyman Ostrom and Selden William Ostrom. William Ostrom had been the publisher of The Olean Evening Herald and he was a journalist. He was survived by his wife; sons, Merle C. Ostrom, Binghamton and Selden W. Ostrom, New Rochelle, New York; and five grandchildren.