Corporal Martin Stover Hamsher

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 30 Aug 1862, Sparta, Livingston County, New York; American Civil War (North) 136th New York Infantry, Co.I Battles of Chancellorville, Gettysburg, Rescaca, and Cassivile Honorably Discharge 22 May 1865

Notes:

Death of Martin S. Hamsher.
Martin S. Hamsher died at his home in Canaseraga Tuesday afternoon. He was born in Sparta about 80 years ago, was the son of Bernard Hamsher and grandson of Daniel Hamsher, both of whom cams to Sparta from Pennsylvania along in 1820 or a little later, Bernard Hamsher taking up and clearing the farm north of Sparta Center now owned by Leonard Tucker, where the son Martin was born. In 1862 the deceased enlisted in Co. I, 130th N. Y. V. and served his full term of enlistment. He was a farmer nearly all his life; was a Mason and a member of the G. A. R., and was married nearly fifty years ago to Miss Virginia Losier, daughter of Hon. Abram Loxier who represented the 2nd district of this county in the assembly in 1853 and 1854. He is survived by his wife, and a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Gibson of Ossian, and by his brother Jonas Hamsher of this village, who is the last of his father's large family.
(Dansville Express, Dansville NY, Thursday, July 26, 1917)

Martin married Virginia Lozier about 1869. Virginia was born on 20 Aug 1845; died in 1932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Arthur Gibson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Helen Gibson, 91, a resident of the King's Daughters Home in Dansville for the past eight years, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1997 after a brief illness. She was born in Ossian, Sept. 2, 1906, the daughter of the late Arthur and Maude Hamsher Gibson.
Miss Gibson obtained her master's degree in education from New York University. Prior to her retirement, she had taught at the Buffalo City School District for 44 yrs.

Helen was a life long staunch member of the Republican Party, the Eastern Star, the New Year State Retired Teachers Assoc. and the Opportunity Circle of the King's Daughters Home.

She is survived by her sister-in-law Esther Gibson of Dansville, nieces and nephews Louise (David) Evans of Conn., Margaret (William) Fay of Calif., Arthur (Nina) Crawford of Buffalo, Geri (Paul) Anderson of Mass., the late Alice (Nathan) Fenton of Dansville, May (Steven) Corey of Calif., Arthur (Joan) Gibson of S.C., Greta (Clarence) May of Avon, Norma Miner of Dansville, Harold (Norma) Gibson of Honeoye Falls, Howard (Robin) Gibson of Dansville and Lois (Richard) Pappa of Rochester. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews and a very dear friend, Betty Parks of Buffalo.

Friends called Thursday, Sept. 11, 2-4 and 7-9 at the Chamberlin Funeral Home, Inc., 73 Main St., Dansville, where a funeral service was held Friday, Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Dayle Dickey officiating. Burial was in Canaseraga Cemetery.

Those wishing may make memorial contributions to the King's Daughters Home or the Dansville Ambulance, Dansville NY 14437. (GCE, September 18 & 25, 1997, p4)