Maria Barbane

Family/Spouse: Mattheas Hamscher. Mattheas was born in 1651 in Gau-Heppenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died after 1709 in Gau-Heppenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johann married Anna Margaretha about 1713 in Gau-Heppenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Anna was born about 1693 in Gau-Heppenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bernhand married Apollonia Marschall on 11 Jan 1718 in Gau-Heppenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Apollonia (daughter of Johann Jakob Marschall and Sybilla Gertrude) died in 1744 in Gau-Heppenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigrant: 1748

Anthony married Anna Margaret Raudenbusch about 1753. Anna was born on 24 Jul 1731 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died on 06 Aug 1793. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Barnett or Bernhard - may not be the son of Martinus...only speculation. However as LaMance wrote thtat he was the son of Anton is not possible - as Anton(Anthony) is the same age as Barnett...assume then he may be a brother of Anton - unfortunately he is not listed in an ship logs...howver could have been omitted because he may have been under 18???

Barnett married Katherine Waltman in 1753. Katherine (daughter of Count Conrad Waltman and Maria Katherine Bierly) was born in 1738 in Germany; died in 1811. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigrant: 1753, Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands; Ship: Edinburg Arrived: 14 Sep 1753 Philadephia, Pennsylvania
• Military Service: 1776, Berks County, Pennsylvania; American Revolution Berks County Militia 1776-1777 Northampton County Militia 1780-1783 Rear Party for Sullivan Expedition (1779)

Notes:

Adam came to America in the ship 'Edinburg' arriving in Philadephia
from Rotterdam, 14 Sep 1753. Adam served in the Revoultion starting in
1776. In 1777 he is listed as a 2nd LT in Berks County, 6th Company,
1st Battalion. From about 1780 to 1783 he is listed as a LT in the
Northampton County Militia, 7th Company, 3rd Battalion and Rear party
for the Sullivan Expedition(1779).

Johan married Anna Margaretha Heckman on 07 Nov 1758 (St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church) in Upper Hanover Twp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Anna (daughter of John Adam Heckman and Anna Elizabeth Lenner) was born about 1740 in Rottenburg am Neckar, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died after 1790 in Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jacob married Catherine Ulrich in 1793. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1778-1783, Berks County, Pennsylvania; American Revolution (US) Berks Co. Militia - Ranger Northampton Co. Militia Sullivan Expedition - 1779

Notes:

Daniel served in the Revolutionary War from 1778-1783, he served as a Private in the same company as his father. Daniel was a Ranger in the Berks Co. Militia and later Northampton Co. Militia. He did take part in the Sullivan Expedition of 1779 that brought him to western New York, which he would move his family to about 1810.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20926016/daniel-hamsher

Daniel married Elizabeth Catherine Waltman in 1783 in Hanover Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth (daughter of Lieutenant Valentine Waltman and Catherine Brucker) was born in 1761 in Pennsylvania; died on 18 Oct 1827 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Kiehle Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Christened:
Baptism records names "parents: Daniel and Catherine Elizabeth Hamsher; Sponsors, Valentine and Catherine Waltman, grandparents"

Valentine married Mary Elizabeth Welch about 1817 in Pennsylvania. Mary was born on 20 Mar 1793 in Pennsylvania; died on 20 Feb 1878 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Kiehle Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Christened:
Baptism Sponsors: John Adam Hamsher and Anna Margaret.

Adam married Elizabeth Overpeck on 10 Apr 1811. Elizabeth was born on 06 Dec 1784 in Springfield, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died on 18 Apr 1866 in Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Susan Fritch. Susan was born in 1791 in Pennsylvania; died on 01 Jun 1869 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Peter married Abalona Croman about 1823. Abalona was born on 27 Jan 1805 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 22 Nov 1878 in Logan County, Ohio; was buried in Stoney Creek Cemetery, Union Twp, Logan County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jacob married Sarah Anderson on 22 Oct 1820. Sarah was born on 01 Aug 1804 in Vermont; died on 19 Aug 1869 in Sandusky County, Ohio; was buried in McGormley Cemetery, Ballville Twp, Sandusky County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Abt 1812; War of 1812 (US)

Bernard married Rebecca FlickSparta, Livingston County, New York. Rebecca (daughter of Martin Flick and Susanna Magdelena Scholl) was born in 1803 in Pennsylvania; died on 20 Dec 1893 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Sparta Center Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Katherine married John Traxler about 1820. John (son of Henry Traxler and Elizabeth Hummer) was born on 04 Dec 1796 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died on 26 Sep 1845 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Nicholas Bale. Nicholas was born on 06 May 1791; died on 24 Sep 1842 in Lima Twp, Washtenaw County, Michigan; was buried in Lima Center Cemetery, Lima, Washtenaw County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Conrad Hamsher who resided on East Hill, died June 28th, aged 75 years and 6 months. His funeral was held at the Kiehle church in Sparta last Monday morning, the Rev. P. A. Strobel of Dansville officiating. The deceased was native of Northampton county, Pa., but removed to this county when quite a boy. He leaves a widow, one son and six daughters. The attendance at the funeral was quite large.
(Dansville Advertiser, Thursday July 4, 1878)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23691127/conrad-hamsher

Conrad married Judith Hughes about 1827. Judith (daughter of Daniel Hughes and Elizabeth Stephen) was born on 30 Nov 1808 in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 30 Aug 1888 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Kiehle Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Sophia C. Karcher about 1830 in Livingston County, New York. Sophia was born in 1804 in Pennsylvania; died on 13 Mar 1875 in Nunda, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Nunda, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Went to Michigan.

Family/Spouse: Stephen Fish. Stephen (son of Nathaniel Fish and Polly Kimbel) was born in ca 1796 in Livingston County, New York; died on 15 Mar 1900 in St.Johns, Clinton County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Hannah Hughes about 1845 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York. Hannah (daughter of Daniel Hughes and Elizabeth Stephen) was born on 13 Dec 1816 in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 13 Jan 1885 in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Kiehle Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dansville - Mrs. Elizabeth Steffy died in this village yesterday afternoon. She was born in Sparta eighty-six years ago and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Hamsher, wife of Ramous Steffy, and mother of Daniel and Amariah Steffy. Funeral will be held on Saturday at the home of Levi Kuhn, where she died.
(Dansville Express, Thursday, January 26, 1905)

Family/Spouse: Ramous Steffy. Ramous (son of Isaac Steffy and Catherine Wolf) was born on 27 Apr 1812 in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 25 May 1890 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Abraham Hartman about 1847 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York. Abraham (son of Henry Hartman and Elizabeth Zerfass) was born on 10 Mar 1819 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 25 Mar 1908 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His sister Elizabeth(b.1818) married Ramous Steffy. There maybe two Jacob Hamsher, as there is a Jacob Hamsher in 1830 census in Sparta, possibly had a son Jacob, who was living with Valentine and Elizabeth Hamsher in 1850. Mary E. Hamsher, ae. 76, was living with Jacob in 1870 in Springwater.

Jacob Hamsher, a prominent farmer of East Hill, died on Thursday morning of cancer of the stomach, 67 years old. The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon from the school house at that place.
(The Buffalo Courier, Buffalo NY, Sunday, January 6, 1901)

Jacob married Pauline Hughes about 1860. Pauline (daughter of Thomas Hughes and Elizabeth Fronk) was born on 14 Oct 1839 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 2 Feb 1931 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Kidd-Fronk Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mr. Meter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Rebecca Artman on 8 Feb 1836 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York. Rebecca (daughter of John Artman and Anna Justina Knause) was born on 7 Apr 1816 in Pennsylvania; died on 29 Jan 1882 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maria married Reuben Kiehle in 1835. Reuben (son of Abraham Kiehle and Elizabeth Hughes) was born in 1808; died in 1896 in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Kiehle Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lived in Elkhart Co.,Ind.

Reuben married Martha E. White about 1840. Martha was born in 1821; died in 1882; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Laura Trescott. Laura (daughter of Asa Trescott and Elmira E. Smith) was born in Nov 1850 in Livingston County, New York; died on 28 Oct 1932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jonas Shafer. Jonas was born in 1821; died in 1906; was buried in Union/Scottsburg Cemetery, Conesus, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Injured in a logging accident in 1867 in Michigan - Had Travelers Insurance and was paid $200 after a drag-hook of chain caught his arm tearing it open from the elbow to wrist.

William married Elizabeth Kiehle about 1845. Elizabeth (daughter of Abraham Kiehle and Elizabeth Hughes) was born on 18 Feb 1821 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 13 Jul 1870 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Sparta Center Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Harriet Johns about 1845. Harriet (daughter of David Johns and Jane) was born in Jun 1826 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died in 1900 in Nunda, Livingston County, New York; was buried in West Sparta Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Susan wrote her Will on 18 April 1864 and states the following regarding her personal property. "I give and devise to my Husband Edmund Hartman his heirs and assigns all that tract or parcel of land situate in the Town of North Dansville and bounded as follows: on east by Main Street, on the North by the Dutch Lutheran church lot; on the west by lot of Stephen Brown and on the south in part by Franklin Street and in part by lot of Mrs. Brown and being the same premises purchased by me of Aaron Brown and wife, together with all the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining: To have and hold the premises above described to my husband Edmund Hartman his heirs and assigns forever."

Hartman- In this village, April 16th, Susan E., wife of Edmund Hartman, aged 45 years, 1 month, and 12 days. Mrs. Hartman was a great sufferer during ten painful years, but a patient one, as became her sterling Christian character, she was an earnest, consistent member of the English Lutheran church from a child of twelve years, and her life of devotion to Christian principles causes many to bless her memory.
(Dansville Advertiser, Thursday, April 24, 1873)

An article in the same paper as her obituary(24Apr1873) states of "A Remarkable Case" in which Mrs. Edmund Hartman suffered close to ten years with dropsy and tumor. "Mrs. Hartman was a great sufferer during ten painful years, but a patient one, as became her sterling Christian character. She was an earnest, consistent member of the English Lutheran church from a child of twelve years, and her life of devotion to Christian principles causes many to bless her memory."
(Dansville Advertiser, Dansville, New York, Thursday 24 April 1873)

Susan married Lieutenant Edmund Hartman about 1855 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. Edmund (son of Henry Hartman and Elizabeth Zerfass) was born on 30 Apr 1830 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 19 Jun 1876 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Margaret Houts. Margaret was born about 1855. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Solomon married Elizabeth Sipe about 1853. Elizabeth was born in 1825 in Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Mary Ann Kaylor on 01 Mar 1859. Mary was born on 10 Jul 1839 in Harrison Twp, Logan County, Ohio; died on 19 May 1924 in Altamont, Labette County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 11 Aug 1862; American Civil War (North) 96th Ohio Infantry, Co.H & transferred to Co.D (18Nov1864) Battles of Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Cane River, Fort Gaines, Fort Morgan, Spanish Fort, Fort Blakely, Mobile and Whistler. Discharged 7 Jul 1865

Martin married Anna E. in ca 1870. Anna was born in May 1849 in Pennsylvania; died in 1921; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Pleasant, Logan County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Huss. John was born in 1814 in York County, Pennsylvania; died on 9 Oct 1865 in Johnson County, Iowa; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Solon, Johnson County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James William Ernsperger. James (son of Christopher Ernsperger and Catherine Fister) was born in 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucy married George W. McGormley on 31 Dec 1847 in Sandusky County, Ohio. George (son of William McGormley and Susan Williams) was born on 26 Dec 1826 in Perry County, Ohio; died on 3 Apr 1886 in Ballville, Sandusky County, Ohio; was buried in McGormley Cemetery, Ballville Twp, Sandusky County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 14 Aug 1862; American Civil War (North) 111th Ohio Infantry, Co.A Enlisted as a Privated, promoted to Full Sergeant. Battles of Stones River, Loudon Creek, Strawberry Plains, Georgia Campaigns (Rocky Face Ridge, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountian,A tlanta, Stone Mountian), and Nashville. Discharged 27 Jun 1865

Charles married Emma M. Smith on 26 Nov 1896 in Ohio. Emma was born on 09 Jun 1845 in Sandusky County, Ohio; died on 13 Jun 1935 in Sandusky County, Ohio; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Caroline Hartman, wife of George Hartman, died at the family home at the lower end of Main Street Saturday afternoon. She had been sick for some time, and as Mr. Hartman had also been ill for a time, the care of the two aged people had devolved upon the daughter Miss Mary Hartman, who gave the closest attention to the sick ones until a nurse was called in to assist. Mrs. Hartman was the daughter of Bernard Hamsher of Sparta and she was born in the house on the Magin farm near the Lackawanna depot which was removed when Mr.Magin built his present residence, Dec. 5, 1824, so the she was a little more than 88 years at the time of her death. She married to Mr. Hartman Oct. 18, 1854, by Rev. David Lantz, and she had lived in the home where she died nearly al lher married life. She was beautiful in her younger days and as the years advanced she developed into a noble woman, beloved not alone by her family but by her acquaintances and friends. As a mother she had no superior and as a friend to the afflicted and the poor she was ever ready to give of her sympathy and her means, counting it always more blessed to give than to receive. While at her home in Sparta as a girl she was a leader in musical circles, having a voice of rare sweetness and volume, and until she left her own home to build up another for her husband and children she was a member of the choir of St.John's Lutheran church at the center. Mrs. Hartman is survived by her husband, her daughter, Miss Mary Hartman and two sons, Frank M. Hartman and Albert W. Hartman. Funeral services were held from the house on Tuesday, Rev. M. R. Heilig of St. Paul's English Lutheran church officiating, and she was buried on the family lot in Greenmount.
(The Dansville Express, Thursday, March 27, 1913)

Caroline married George Hartman on 18 Oct 1854 in Sparta Center, Livingston County, New York. George (son of John Hartman and Mary Longnecker) was born in 1827 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 9 Mar 1916 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Genesee Country Express and Advertisor
Thursday, January 21, 1937

30 Years ago

Mrs. Susannah Oberdorf died on January 16th, at the home of her son, B.H. Oberdorf. She is survived by two sons, County clerk B.H. Oberdorf and W.S. Oberdorf and by a sister and two brothers, Mrs. George Hartman and Jonas G. Hamsher of this town and M.S. Hamsher of Canaseraga.

Family/Spouse: Peter John Oberdorf. Peter (son of Joseph Oberdorf and Elizabeth Brewer) was born in 1828; died in 1906 in Monroe County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 5 Jun 1865; American Civil War (North) 147th New York Infantry, Co.D Transferred out of Company D, 147th Infantry Regiment New York on 5 Jun 1865. Transferred into Company B, 91st Infantry Regiment New York on 5 Jun 1865. Mustered Out Company B, 91st Infantry Regiment New York on 3 Jul 1865 at Washington, DC.

Notes:

Dansville, Oct. 30—Jonas Hamsher died last night at his home In Gibson Street, after a short illness. He was 93 years old October 1st, having been born in Sparta in 1831. He always lived in this vicinity and was a farmer for many years. His father, Bernard Hamsher, came to Sparta from Pennsylvania over a century ago. He served two whole years in the Civil War in Company D 147th N. Y. V. losing a finger at the battle of the Wilderness. Mr. Hamsher married Cornelia Woodruff, who died a number of years ago. Of the four children born to them three survive. Mrs. Fred LeRouette of Conesus, Glenn Hamsher of Dansville, Herbert Hamsher of Rochester. He was one of the brightest and sturdiest men of his age in this section and was loved by everyone. His grandfather fought in the War of the Revolution, his father in the war of 1812, he fought in the Civil War and his son, the late Gates Hamsher was a soldier in the World War. The funeral arrangements are not yet completed. He was a member of the local Seth W. Hedges Post G. A. R.
(Evening Tribune-Times, Hornell NY, Friday, October 31, 1924)

Jonas married Cornellia R. Woodruff about 1868 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York. Cornellia was born in 1848 in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York; died on 2 Jun 1896 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Sparta Center Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

Notes:

History of Washtenaw County, Michigan, by Charles Chapman & Co, 1881, vol 2, page 773

Daniel Bale, son of Nicholas and Elizabeth Bale, was born June 10, 1823, in Livingston county, N. Y. In June. 1834, he accompanied his parents to Michigan, and after one year's residence in Scio, they settled in Lima twp. He was married Oct. 8, 1854, to Amanda C. Tuttle, of Freedom twp. They have 4 children? Albert A., born July 27, 1855; Ida E., born Aug. 22, 1857; Esther B., born Dec. 6, 1861; and Cynthia A., born Feb. 3, 1869. After marriage he resided on the homestead for some years. In 1869 he located at Chelsea, where he has since resided. His father came to this county in 1834; in December, 1836, located in Lima twp., where he died Sept. 24, 1842. Mrs. Bale, mother of Daniel, was the mother of 11 children, 2 of whom are living. She was born in Northampton county. Pa., Jan. 19, 1801, and died at Chelsea, Feb. 13, 1881, aged 80 years and 25 days

Daniel married Amanda C. Tuttle on 08 Oct 1854. Amanda was born about 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sophronia married Jonathan E. Kellogg on 25 Oct 1848 in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Jonathan was born on 23 Mar 1828 in Tompkins County, New York; died in 1904 in St.Johns, Clinton County, Michigan; was buried in Mount Rest Cemetery, Saint Johns, Clinton County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Eliza Ann Harris. Eliza was born in 1837; died in 1916 in St.Johns, Clinton County, Michigan; was buried in Mount Rest Cemetery, Saint Johns, Clinton County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Irene. Irene was born in ca 1838 in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine married Valentine Fish on 24 Sep 1853 in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Valentine (son of Stephen Fish and Catherine Hamsher) was born on 3 Feb 1832 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 13 Mar 1920 in St.Johns, Clinton County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lester Lucius Cooper. Lester was born on 25 Feb 1808 in Addison County, Vermont; died in 1897 in Lima Twp, Washtenaw County, Michigan; was buried in Lima Center Cemetery, Lima, Washtenaw County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Mary Harris on 09 Feb 1880 in Michigan. Mary was born about 1841 in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A Death on Sandy Hill
Mrs. H. S. Hartman of Sandy Hill died early Tuesday morning of rheumatism of the heart after an illness of several mouths. She was the eldest daughter of the late Conrad Hamsher of Sparta and was 64 years and 5 months old. She leave a husband and ten children, Mrs. Wm. Sample, Mrs. Chris Wagner, M. B. Hartman and John H Hartman of Sparta; Mrs. D. G. Haynes, Joseph Hartman, Miss Ida Hartman, Clarence Hartman, Mrs. Nic Friese, of Sandy Hill, and Lewis A Hartman of West Sparta. The members of her father's family who survive are Mrs. Henry Zerfass of Dansville, Mrs. John Sample of Sparta, Mrs. Jesse Carney of Springwater, and Mrs. Geo. W. Johns of Rochester. The funeral is to take place on Friday at 11 a. m. at the house.
(Dansville Express, December 22, 1892)

Died:
Sophia died of Heart Disease.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39110550/sophia-hartman

Sophia married Henry S. Hartman on 6 Oct 1844 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York. Henry (son of Henry Hartman and Elizabeth Zerfass) was born on 12 Jul 1820 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 29 Dec 1896 in Dansville, Steuben County, New York; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Dansville, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married John Shaffer on 24 Jan 1850. John (son of Henry Shaffer and Maria Magdalena Kline) was born on 9 Feb 1824 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 1 Apr 1903 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Death of Mrs. George W. Johns
Mrs. Mary E. Johns, wife of Geo. W. Johns of Rochester, died Tuesday evening, aged 73 years. She was the daughter of Conrad Hamsher, one of the earliest settlers in the town of Sparta. She leaves besides her husband two daughters, Mrs. W. M. Butler of Rochester and Mrs. Walter Dixon of East Bethany, Genesse Co., and three sisters, Mrs. Zerfass of Sparta, Mrs. John Sample of Ossian and Mrs. Jesse Carney of Springwater. Mrs. Johns was for a number of years a resident of this village and moved to Rochester with family about 1880, where Mr. Johns engaged in the drug business. Funeral will be held Saturday at one o'clock from Miss Kiehle's residence on Ossian Street.
(Dansville Express, Dansville NY, Thursday, January 14, 1904)

Mary married George W. Johns about 1850. George (son of David Johns and Jane) was born in 1829 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died in 1904 in Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DEATH OF MRS. ZERFASS.
Born in Sparta and sha had lived there all Her Life.
Mrs. Julia A. Zerfass, one of the very older residents of the town of Sparta, died at the home of her son Byron A. Zerfass below Cumminsville, early Monday morning, aged nearly 80 years. She was the widow of Henry Zerfass who died in 1895. She was born on the M. Magin farm May 26, 1832, her father and mother Conrad Hamsher and Julia Hughes Hamsher having come into the town from Pennsylvania early in the last century. She was married to Mr. Zerfass fifty-three years ago and had lived in Sparta all her life. She had been sick for more than two years and on the 20th of January 1911 she fell and broke her hip, and she never left her bed after that. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran church. Her near surviving relatives are her son Byron A. Zerfass and her sister Mrs. John Sample of Ossian. She was a good woman, and her end was full of peace. Funeral services will be held from the house at three o'clock this afternoon, Rev. M. R. Heilig to officiate.
(Dansville Express, Dansville NY, Thursday, May 9, 1912)

Julia married Henry Zerfass about 1858 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York. Henry (son of Abraham Zerfass and Hannah Knause) was born on 26 May 1826; died on 1 Sep 1894 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

MRS. CATHERIN E CARNEY.
Died Thursday and Buried in Carney Hollow Cemetery Sunday
Mrs. Catherine Carney, wife of Jesse Carney of Carney Hollow in the town of Springwater, died at her home last Thursday morning at the age of 73 years and a few months. She was born in town of Sparta, on the farm now owned by James A. Shafer, December 29, 1837, her father who was Conrad Hamsher who married Judith Hughes, then owning the place. Fifty years ago she married Jesse Carney, an enterprising farmer, and they had always lived in the near vicinity. Her death was the first in the family in half a century. Some few years ago she had a severe stroke of paralysis which left her in a precarious condition, but from it she partially recovered, only to be stricken again and again. She was a noble woman, cheerful in disposition, and a helpmeet to her husband who must feel sorely distressed by his bereavement. She is survived by her husband and two sons and two daughters.
Bert and Floyd Carney and Mrs. John E. Rowe of Carney Hollow, and Mrs. Harry Hall of Him rods, besides two sisters Mrs. Julia Zerfass of Sparta and Mrs. John Sample of Ossian. The funeral was held at the house on Sunday and it was attended by many friends, the Rev. Rider of the Evangelical church at Wayland officiating, and she was buried in the Carney Hollow Cemetery.
(Dansville Express, April 21, 1910)

Catherine married Jesse Carney on 17 May 1860. Jesse (son of Joseph Carney and Frances Roberts) was born in 1836; died in 1913; was buried in Pleasant Valley West Cemetery, Springwater, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Carney Hollow.
Erhart Hamsher died at his home in Carney Hollow, Thursday afternoon of inflammation of the bowels. He had been working hard the week previous and it is thought he strained himself. Mr. Hamsher was a son of Conrad Hamsher, one of the old residents of Sparta, and he leaves a wife but no children. Funeral services were held Sunday.

In Memory of Erhart Hamsher

Gone from our home has the father so dear;
Gone, and has left us so lonely here,
While the absent form and vacant chair -
Tell of the sorrow so hard to bear.

Swiftly and sudden the messenger came,
Less than a week of anguish and pain,
Patient and calm the suffering he bore,
Oh! can't it be we shall see him no more?

Down where the waves of the river roll high,
Sadly, and softly, we whispered goodbye,
Over the stream that was darker than night,
Quickly we saw him go out of sight.

Over the stream came the boatman so pale,
Came with a boat and snowy white sail;
Swiftly he bore him over the foam,
Gone has the dear on, gone from our home.

Ne'er to return in his sociable way,
Much we shall miss the kind words he would say.
Lonely and sad is the home that he left.
Ties have been sundered and hearts are bereft.

Soon will the shadows of earth life be passed,
Sorrow and sighing be over at last;
Soon we shall meet in the mansions of day.
Go where our dear ones will ne'er fade away.

(Dansville Express, Dansville NY, Thursday, July 23, 1891)

Erhart married Mary Hartz about 1860. Mary (daughter of Christian Hartz and Margaret Schwingle) was born in Jun 1839 in Springwater, Livingston County, New York; died in 1917; was buried in Pleasant Valley West Cemetery, Springwater, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Wesley Hamsher. John (son of Henry Hamsher and Rebecca Artman) was born on 12 Mar 1844 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 2 Oct 1917 in Bolivar, Allegany County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married John Wesley Sample about 1873. John (son of John Sample, Jr. and Lavina Weidman) was born on 26 Dec 1844 in New York; died on 23 Jul 1913 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Philip Traxler. Philip (son of Peter Traxler and Elizabeth Kuhn) was born on 20 Feb 1828 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 02 Jan 1907 in Nunda, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Normal, McLean County in 1874

Catherine married Henry Van Dorn before 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Charles P. Dean. Charles was born in 1841. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1881 John was living in Nunda as a farmer with 82 acres. It is
said that he later moved to Nebraska.

John married Ellen Egan in 1868 in Nunda, Livingston County, New York. Ellen was born in 1846 in Livingston County, New York; died on 10 Oct 1882 in Nunda, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Nunda, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Laborer, living with Hannah's brother, Abram Hartman's family, in 1850 in Sparta,NY

..death record of his son Henry, 1932, states his father was "Nathaniel Fish" and mother "Hannah Hartman"

Died:
1860 Census Mortality Schedule states that Nathaniel Fish died of 'Spasms' (aged 29 years, farm laborer, married).

Nathaniel married Hannah Ellen Hartman in 1854 in New York. Hannah (daughter of Henry Hartman and Elizabeth Zerfass) was born on 7 Jul 1834 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 13 Feb 1911 in Arenac County, Michigan; was buried in Clayton Cemetery, Maple Ridge, Arenac County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Valentine married Catherine Bale on 24 Sep 1853 in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Catherine (daughter of Nicholas Bale and Elizabeth Hamsher) was born on 01 Jul 1832 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 05 Aug 1866 in Lima Twp, Washtenaw County, Michigan; was buried in Lima Center Cemetery, Lima, Washtenaw County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married James C. Fish in 1852. James was born in Apr 1831 in New York; died on 21 Aug 1919 in Walworth County, South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Peter A. Cornbau. Peter was born on 19 Aug 1836; died on 5 Jan 1916 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married John Mason Howe about 1877. John was born in Apr 1846 in Ontario; died in 1918 in Sanford, Midland County, Michigan; was buried in Jerome Township Cemetery, Sanford, Midland County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Death of James M. Hamsher
James M Hamsher died at the home of Geo. Cornbau on Morse Street, where he had lived the past winter, on Sunday. He was born in Sparta in 1853, his parents being Daniel Hamsher and his mother Harriet Hughes before her marriage, and he had lived for several years in the town of West Sparta. He was a farmer. His wife died in 1899, and he is survived only by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Cornbau of this village and Mrs. John Howe of Sanford, Michigan. Funeral services were held at the house Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Alex Berg of St. Paul's United Lutheran church officiating, and he was buried in Greenmount cemetery.
(Dansville Express, Dansville NY, Thursday, April 19, 1917)

James married Sarah M. Harris on 14 May 1891 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York. Sarah was born in Sep 1844 in St. Lawrence County, New York; died on 30 Jul 1902 in Woodville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203881736/amariah-steffy

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dansville, March 29 - James Steffy, an employee of the Dansville & Mount Morris branch of the Erle railroad, was instantly killed about 9 o'clock this morning near the D. & M. station. He was riding on a car filled with ashes that was being taken to Groveland for filling in earth carried away by the recent flood. While the train was in motion a pocket became loose and Mr. Steffy fell through to the track. Aside from a few bruises about the face, he was not cut. Mr. Steffy was about 65 years old leaves his wife, seven grown up children; six sons and a daughter.
(The Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester NY, Saturday, March 30, 1918)

Family/Spouse: Frances Barnes. Frances was born in 1853; died on 10 May 1933 in Tyrone, Schuyler County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Apparently Henry Pickard died between 1872 and 1875 and the three oldest children were then raised by Elizabeth's parents, giving them the name Hartman.
In the 1875 census of Ossian, Elizabeth Pickard and the three children, with the surnames Pickard were living with Abraham and Mary Hartman. I(Andrew) would assume a short time after the 1875 census Abraham, his wife, daughter and
three grandchildren removed to South Dansville. (At the time of this update, I had been unable to obtain the 1880 census of Steuben County to further prove this). April 1998, I have found this family in the 1880 census living in Burns,Allegany Co.,NY; all seems normal, except living next door to the Hartman's and Peasley's is the Elias Kiehle's family and their boarder, Henry Pickard!! So apparently, Elizabeth Hartman and Henry Pickard got divorced about 1875 as the 1880 census shows Allen Peasley, as Abraham Hartmans son-in-law.

Death of Mra. Peasley.
Mrs. Elisabeth Peasley died at her home east of the Lackawanna depot In this town late Monday night at the age of 66 years. She had been ill several months and during the latter part of November she was obliged to give up. She was born on Sandy Hill, the daughter of Abram Hartman, and she was married to Allen Peasley thirty-seven years ago. She had always lived in this vicinity. She is survived by her husband and by three daughters and two sons, Mrs. Milton Holbrook, Mrs. Elizabeth Maynard, Mrs. Ephraim Holbrook, Arthur Peasley and Abram Hartman. The remains were brought to the borne of Milton Holbrook on Main street and funeral services will be held from that place Friday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. Mr. Heilig officiating, the deceased being s member of St. Paul's English Lutheran church and she will be buried in Greenmount.
(Dansville Express, Thursday December 25, 1913)

Elizabeth married Henry C. Pickard about 1864. Henry (son of William Pickard and Charlotte Monsfield) was born in 1841 in Livingston County, New York; died after 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Joseph Allen Peasley about 1876 in Michigan. Joseph (son of John Peasley and Mary Guernsey) was born in 1852 in Brookland, Potter County, Pennsylvania; died after 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1900 census of Abraham and Mary Hartman in Dansville, children born "2" living "1" AND Hamsher genealogy names the daughters as Elizabeth and Agnes.

Family/Spouse: Emma Ruth McNett. Emma (daughter of Alexander McNett and Mary H.) was born on 20 Nov 1867 in Almond, Allegany County, New York; died on 23 Oct 1953 in Port Allegany, McKean County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Port Allegany, McKean County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Funeral Rites Today For John Hamsher
Funeral sendees for John Bernard Hamsher, 70, who died Wednesday night April 7, 1913 in his home in South Main St., after a long illness, will be held in the home at 2:30 p. m. to-day. The Rev. Charles A. Williams, pastor of First Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery. Mr. Hamsher was born in Sparta and had lived all of his life in this vicinity. Surviving are his widow, Maude; two daughters, Mrs. Howard Robards and Mrs. Winfield Fowler, both of Dansville; one son Raymond Hamsher, Dansville; two step-daughters, Mrs. Minnie Gardner and Mrs. Helen Salinger, both of Rochester; one step-son, Arthur Muck of Bath and two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Steffy and Mrs. Bert Caton, both of Dansville, and six grandchildren.
(Dansville Breeze, Saturday, April 10, 1943)

Family/Spouse: Mary M. Holbrook. Mary (daughter of James Martin Holbrook and Julia Elizabeth Sterner) was born on 3 Feb 1876 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 10 Jan 1930 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Abbie E. Phillips on 27 Feb 1930 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York. Abbie was born on 26 Mar 1876 in Greenwood, Steuben County, New York; died on 2 Oct 1935; was buried in Heritage Hill Cemetery, Arkport, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Maude Naylon about 1940. Maude was born in 1873 in Avon, Livingston County, New York; died in 1953 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Eri Gee in 1889. Eri (son of Thomas Miles Gee and Betsey Lucinda Mead) was born on 26 Jul 1868 in Lawrenceville, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; died on 6 Nov 1949 in Horseheads, Chemung County, New York; was buried in Townsend-Erwin Cemetery Erwin, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married George Byron Steffy in 1901. George (son of James Andrew Steffy and Frances Barnes) was born on 8 May 1875 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 19 Aug 1937 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dansville Breeze
Dansville, Livingston County, New York.
April 19, 1960

Mrs. Lydia Caton Dead at 84, Funeral Service Held Yesterday

A funeral service was conducted in the Chamberlin Funeral Home yesterday afternoon for Mrs. Lydia Caton who died in her home at 71 Perine St. Thursday (Apr. 14, 1960).

Mrs. Caton, 84, was the widow of Bert Caton. She was born in Allegany County and had resided in Dansville for the past 42 years.

Surviving are a son, Bert Caton Jr. of Dansville; a daughter, Mrs. Charles Perry of Dansville, a step-daughter, Mrs. Charles Nichols of Rochester; 18 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

The Rev. Bertram M. Croop, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiated and burial was is Kidd Cemetery, Dansville.

Lydia married Birdsall Burtis Caton in ca 1884. Birdsall (son of James Caton and Hannah Swarts) was born in 1866 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 18 May 1959 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Pleasant Valley West Cemetery, Springwater, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mr. Welch. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Libbie McCartney. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Zora B. Custer. Zora was born in 1841; died on 19 Feb 1924; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 9 Aug 1862, Sparta, Livingston County, New York; American Civil War (North) 1st NY Dragoon Regt. Co.B Promoted to Corporal 3 Sep 1862 Promoted to Sergeant 1 Aug 1863 Battles of Deserted House, Suffolk, Manassas, Todd's Tavern. Instantly killed in the battle of Todd's Tavern

Notes:

In 1864 he went to Oil Creek, PA and was engaged in repairing wells. In March 1865, he entered the employ of the Old Columbia Oil Co. and has since been continuously with the company, working the first two years at carpentering, then foremn for 7 years. In August, 1873, he went to Butler County and was there until 1880, developing in that oil field. In Augst 1880, he went to Duke Center, remained 2 years, and then located at Bolivar where he now resides. In August 1893, he was appointed general superintendent of this company's oil operations. Mr. Hamsher is a member of the lodge of F & A.M. of Oil City. (Allegany County and its People,1896) p.970

Family/Spouse: Lydia Ann Hamsher. Lydia (daughter of Conrad Hamsher and Judith Hughes) was born on 31 Dec 1843 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 26 May 1926 in Ossian, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Jennie Mary Milholland on 19 Apr 1870 in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York. Jennie (daughter of Peter Milholland and Ralinda McMaster) was born in Mar 1845 in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 14 Sep 1927 in Bolivar, Allegany County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Charles Canfield. Charles was born on 12 Jan 1837 in Ossian, Livingston County, New York; died in 1870 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; was buried in Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Erhardt Rowe in ca 1878. Erhardt (son of Joseph Rowe and Christiann Geiger) was born in Jul 1851 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York; died on 16 Mar 1918 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Lavenia J. Brady in 1875. Lavenia was born in 1848 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died on 9 Feb 1892 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 20 Sep 1861, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; American Civil War (North) 13th New York Regiment, Co.G Died of disease at Washington, DC.

Family/Spouse: James Edwards. James was born in 1840; died in 1911. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 7 Oct 1861, Dansville, Livingston County, New York; American Civil War (North) 13th New York Infantry Regt., Co.G Received a disability discharge at Elmira, NY - 18 Dec 1862 Battles: 2nd Bull Run, Antietam

Notes:

Edward, at 20 he was a blacksmith appentice in the Henry Shafer family. Edward was in the Civil War, he later lived in West Sparta.

Edward married Mary J. Gregg about 1865. Mary was born on 02 Feb 1837; died in 1916; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary M. Booth. Mary was born in 1842; died in 1875; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Dansville, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary Elizabeth McWhorter. Mary (daughter of John McWhorter and Mrs) was born in 1845; died in 1916; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Dansville, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living in Nunda in 1880.

Family/Spouse: John McDonald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Florette McGray. Florette was born in 1855; died in 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married James Monroe Stevenson in 1858. James was born est 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 11 Aug 1862 - 4 Dec 1862; American Civil War (North) 88th Indiana Infantry, Co.I Battle of Perryville, Kentucky

Lewis married Nellie about 1870. Nellie was born on 20 Sep 1842 in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SUFFERED STROKE AT DINNER TABLE
Mrs. Sophronia Hamsher died at the home of her cousin, Mrs. J. F. Deitzel, last week Thursday night, at 9 o'clock, aged 63 years. Deceased was born in Scottsburg and was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William and Elizabeth Hamsher, and her entire life, with the exception of a few years in the west, has been spent in this section where for many years she taught school, and has many relatives and acquaintances in this place and Dansville. Last October she engaged as housekeeper for Mr. and Mrs. George Stannarius and remained with them until about three weeks ago when she left on account of illness, having been taken with grippe a week previous. She visited Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Curtis, relatives, and last Thursday morning went to Mrs. J. F. Deitzel's. At the dinner table she was stricken with paralysis and grew gradually worse until a severe shock in the evening caused her death. She was a Christian woman and esteemed by all who knew her, and the suddenness of her death deeply moved her relatives and friends, as she was in her usual health prior to being taken sick with the grippe. A short prayer service was held at the home of Mrs. Deitzel on Monday morning at eight o'clock and the remains were removed to the English Lutheran church at Dansville, where services were held. Interment was at Sparta Center, beside her father and mother. Two brothers survive: Fred, of Detroit, Mich.; and Elmer, of Rochester.
(The Wayland Register, Friday, March 11, 1910)

Notes:

Elmer moved to Stillwater,Minn.

Notes:

Fred was a druggest in Detroit in 1909. Also resided in St.Paul Minn.

Family/Spouse: Anna Pierson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1902 moved from Yuma to McCook, Nebraska

Family/Spouse: Rose E. Traxler. Rose (daughter of Philip Traxler and Christiann Hamsher) was born on 19 Jun 1854 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 13 Feb 1933 in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California; was buried in Yuma Cemetery, Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Byron married Edna Hungerford in Dec 1881. Edna was born in 1856; died in 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lamartin W. Chasey. Lamartin was born in 1852; died in 1916; was buried in West Sparta Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Frances' cemetery inscription reads, "adopted daughter of E. and S.E.
Hartman"

Notes:

In Dansville, Oct.5, Eliza L., adopted daughter of Edmund and Susan L. Hartman, aged 1 years, 11 months and 27 days.
(Dansville Advertiser, Dansville, New York, Thursday, October 8, 1863)

Susan married George S. Cole on 31 Dec 1868 in Sandusky County, Ohio. George was born on 8 Dec 1840 in Perry County, Ohio; died on 3 Dec 1929 in Ballville, Sandusky County, Ohio; was buried in McGormley Cemetery, Ballville Twp, Sandusky County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Martha Harris. Martha was born on 31 May 1855; died on 26 May 1940; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Nettie Cleveland on 17 Sep 1878 in Sandusky County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Flora Krest on 22 Feb 1899 in Drake County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Lillian May Meyer on 10 May 1894 in Sandusky County, Ohio. Lillian was born in Dec 1875 in Stark County, Ohio; died on 8 Dec 1966 in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio; was buried in McGormley Cemetery, Ballville Twp, Sandusky County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lester married Nellie May Smith on 4 Mar 1896 in Ohio. Nellie was born on 11 Nov 1874 in Sandusky County, Ohio; died on 29 Jun 1943 in Ballville, Sandusky County, Ohio; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Red Cross Worker Dies
DANSVILLE, Nov. 2 (AP). Miss Mary B. Hartman, a charter member of the Clara Barton Chapter 1, American Red Cross, died yesterday at her home here. She was 93. The chapter, named for the founder of the Red Cross movement in the United States was the first organized In this country.
(The Niagara Falls Gazette, Nov 2, 1948)

MISS MART B. HARTMAN Miss Mary B. Hartman, 93, one of the oldest residents of North Dansville township and one of the few surviving charter members of Clara Barton Chapter No. 1, American Red Cross, died at her home on North Main street, Monday afternoon, November 1, 1948. Miss Hartman, daughter of the late George Hartman and Caroline Hamsher Hartman, was born September 11, 1855 in the house which is now the Reed Nursing Home. She had the distinction of having resided in but two houses during her entire lifetime, the home in which she was born and the home where she resided at the time of her death. Born of sturdy pioneer parents, Miss Hartman inherited their qualities of energy, initiative, and foresight. She had enjoyed good health until about a week ago when she sustained injuries in a fall which confined her to her bed and resulted in her death.
During her girlhood, Miss Hartman attended select schools in this village. She was a life-long member of St. Paul's United Lutheran Church, served as organist of the Church for some years and was a charter member of the Loyal Hearts Circle of King's Daughters and a former president of the organization. Following fifty years of service with the group several years ago, she was presented with a cross and chain as a token of appreciation for her years of faithful service. A charter member of Clara Barton Chapter No. 1, American Red Cross, Miss Hartman was thoroughly familiar with the work of the organization since it was formed and followed with interest its activities down through the years. Prior to the organizing of the Chapter she often attended lectures given by Miss Barton and she vividly recalled talking with the Chapter's founder, and often related interesting Information regarding Miss Barton to friends and acquaintances. On September 11 of this year Miss Hartman was given a surprise birthday anniversary party and on this occasion she and her friends enjoyed in reminiscing. Those who gathered at her home remarked on her alertness, keen mind and ability to vividly recall events of many years past. Miss Hartman is survived by six cousins, Mrs. Emma Hartman Noyes, Mrs. Sophie LaRouette and Glenn Hamsher, all of Dansville, Mrs. Blanche Hartman of New York City, Mrs. Maud Gibson of Buffalo and Herbert Hamsher of East Rochester. Funeral services will be held from Grover & Wood Funeral Home this Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Scheel of Cohocton officiating. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery. The bearers will be: David C. Kidd, Arthur Sterner, Fred Sahrle, Raymond Sahrle, Gordon H. Sick and Harold Fisher.
(Genesee Country Express and Advertiser, Thursday November 4, 1948)

Notes:

Frank received his education in the Dansville Seminary and afterward completed a course in Eastman Business College at Poughkeepsie,NY. On his return to Dansville he became associated with his father in the nursery business and since 1885 has continued in this field of activity, with which he connected with for over forty years. He combined an expert knowledge of business with administrative ability and now utilizes about fifty acres for the growing of fine fruit trees for the wholesale trade. He also served as president of the Livingston Land Company of Buffalo, and his business interests were extensive and important. He was a member of the New York State Nurserymen's Association and the American Association of Nurserymen. Frank was also a member of the Episcopal church, of which he had been vestryman for more than twenty years, and his political support was given to the democratic party. He was a member of the Union Hose Company No.1, for a number of years and served as trustee, vice president and president of the organization. He was broad-minded, progressive, and public-spirited and measures up to the highest standards in every relation of life. Frank and his wife, Hortense, never had any children.

HARTMAN—Frank M. Hartman, 73, veteran nurseryman and director of the Dansville Citizens' Bank & Trust Co., died Thursday at the Dansville Hospital following a major operation. He had been engaged in the nursery business for 50 years and for 20 years he had been a vestryman of St. Peter's Memorial Episcopal Church, as well as having had a prominent part in various other organizations and in the community life of Dansville. The Hartman family has resided in Dansville for more than a century, his great-grandfather, Harmon Hartman, a native of Northumberland County, Pa., having been one of the earliest settlers in that section, arriving there in 1807. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Hortense Pauline Armstrong; a sister, Mary, and a brother, Albert of Dansville.
(The Picket Line Post, Friday March 30, 1933)

Frank married Hortense P. Armstrong on 01 Oct 1903. Hortense (daughter of Colonel Frederick Wolcott Armstrong and Harriette C. Bedlow) was born in 1861 in New York; died on 17 Feb 1937 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Albert married May Bunnell about 1897. May (daughter of Asael Othell Bunnell) was born in Feb 1864; died on 13 Apr 1935 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Helen Gansvoort Grant. Helen (daughter of Colonel Timothy Banker Grant and Caroline A. Smith) was born in Aug 1857 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 17 Jul 1933 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Robert J. Kelsey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dansville Breeze
Tuesday, June 15, 1948

Winfield Scott Oberdorf

The death, of Winfield Scott Oberdorf, 87, on Friday afternoon, June 11, brought to a close a colorful and varied career. Funeral services were held at the residence on Seward Street Monday at 2:00 p.m. the Rev. Robert McKee officiating. Burial was made in Greenmount Cemetery.
A native of Dansville son, Mr. Oberdorf was the son of the late Peter John Oberdorf and Susannah B. Hamsher Oberdorf. His maternal grandfather, Bernard Hamsher, was an early settler of Sparta. Peter Oberdorf was an honored veteran of the Civil War and was prominent in musical circles here and in Rochester.
At an early age Mr. Oberdorf gained wide recognition as an influential civic and social leader and as a political speaker, starting his campaign speaking in 1888 in the interests of Benjamin Harrison. He was a gifted orator, and one year (1893) he declined 15 invitations to deliver Memorial Day addresses, having accepted an invitation to speak in Utica. Many Dansvillians will remember the force and fire of his after-dinner speeches in this area.
Becomes a Printer
Mr. Oberdorf's career included a wide range of pursuits and occupations. When 14, he entered the office of the Dansville Advertiser where he learned the printer's trade. He then entered Geneseo State Normal School and after graduation became editor of the Livingston Republican newspaper in Geneseo, a sheet which then had the largest circulation in the county.
Two years later, co-partnership interest in the Dansville Advertiser was tendered him by Editor A.O. Bunnell. From this time until a few years before his death, Mr. Oberdorf was prominent in the business, civic, political, fraternal and patriotic affairs of this community.
In 1897, his connection with the Advertiser terminated because of poor health. Following a return of health, he was appointed agent of the Estate of John Hyland, E.T. Scovill (residuary legatee under the Will of Mr. Hyland). Much of the successful defense in connection with the celebrated $10,000 Hyland-Clark note case was due to his efforts. After the death of Mr. Scovill, Mr. Oberdorf became executor of his Will and at completion of these duties again became Agent of the Estate holding the position until 1943.
Mr. Oberdorf served as Stamp Clerk for Livingston County and for many years was a Director of the Dansville Board of Trade. In 1927, he was appointed a member of the Village Planning Commission when it was instituted and was instrumental in the adoption of zoning for Dansville. As a member of the Union Hose Company, he served as secretary, foreman, and finally as Chief Engineer of the entire Fire Department.
Active in Masonry
Oldest Dansville Mason in point of service, Mr. Oberdorf was also a Past Grand of the IOOF. He was raised a Mason in Pheonix Lodge No. 115, May 4, 1889 and in Royal Arch Masonry in 1920. He served as Master of the Lodge for five years and as Trustee for nine years --1925 to 1933.
He arranged and directed a services of 14 annual George Washington community observances for the Masons (1921-1934). These programs attracted state-wide attention. Masonic offices held by Mr. Oberdorf include: assistant Grand Lecturer, 1926-27; District Deputy Grand Master 1927-28; member of Grand Lodge Committee on Charters for five years.
As member of the Sons of Veterans, he was one of five delegates representing New York State at the National Encampment in Minnesota in 1891. The following June he was elected without opposition to the post of Commander of all Camps in New York State. During his term of office, the State organization reached a membership never before attained and at the National Encampment of 1893, the Gold Cross of the Order was conferred upon him for mertiorious service.
Uniting with the Presbyterian Church of Dansville February 4, 1877 his membership continued for 71 years until his death, one of the longest periods of any living member. For a time he was active as a teacher in the Church Sunday School, and in April, 1929, he was installed an Elder.
In September, 1899, he was united in marriage to Katherine Angell Hall, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis G. Hall of Dansville, who passed away November 6, 1946. Mr. Oberdorf is now survived by their two daughters, Susannah Hall Oberdorf, who is now Mrs. Hobart R. Avery of Batavia, and Nancy Angell Oberdorf, who is now Mrs. Raymond F. Beckwith of Rutherford, New Jersey, Other survivors are three grandchildren, Rodney and Peter Beckwith, and Katherine Linda Avery.
A conscientious and industrious worker, Mr. Oberdorf carved for himself a worthy place among the prominent citizens of this village.

Family/Spouse: Katherine Hall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BERNA HAMSHER DROWNED IN ELMIRA
A LACKAWANNA ENGINEER AND A PROMINENT MASON
The acquaintances of Bernard W. Hamsher will be greatly pained to learn that he was drowned in Newtown Creek in Elmire at four o'clock Monday afternoon. In company with his family and four or five of his neighbor women and their children he had gone to the creek, which was only a third of a mile from his residence on the east side of the city, where they hoped to find relief from the oppressive heat. Shortly after they reached the spot the women and children began to wade in the creek and Mr. Hamsher who was the only man in the party, told his wife he would go farther up the stream and wade. After being absent half an hour and nothing having been heard from him, his wife became alarmed and started up the stream to look for him, but he was no where in sight. She called to her friends and as they came up, they were joined by two or three man who had been attracted by the noise, to whom Mrs. Hamsher stated that she feared her husband had fallen into the creek. In a moment more his hat and shoes were found on the bank and then the party realized the gravity of the situation and one of the men dove into the stream and found the body and brought it to the surface. The men at once made heroic efforts to revive the drowned man, and in a very few moments the coroner was on the spot and lent his aid in attempting to bring back life, but the efforts were without avail and he was finally obliged to give up, and he pronounced it an accidental death after hearing the particulars from those present. No one saw Mr. Hamsher go into the water, and it is only surmised that he was wading in the shallow water and not knowing the condition he stepped off a ledge into water fifteen feet deep, where he was found, and being unable to swim he was overcome by the suddenness of the plunge or was seized with cramps and was unable to help himself. It was thought the body was in the water half an hour and that it did not rise after going down. The body was taken to Smith's morgue and prepared for burial and then removed to his late home.
Mr. Hamsher was the oldest son of Jonas G. Hamsher of this town, his mother who died in 1896 being Cornelia Woodruff. His great-grandfather Daniel Hamsher was one of the first settlers in Sparta and his grandfather Bernard Hamsher was a resident of that town for about eighty years. The deceased was born near Byersvllle in West Sparta thirty-nine years ago and he worked on the home farm until his mother's death when he went into the employ of the Lackawanna Railroad company as a fireman, a position he filled so faithfully that he was made an engineer five years ago and given important duty. He was one of the company's most trusted employees and none stood higher in the estimation of his fellow employes on the road than he. Among these men there is extreme sorrow at his sudden and tragic death. Mr. Hamsher was expecting to remove to Groveland Station soon to take a pusher engine and last Saturday he came up to secure a bouse for his family, intending to go to work on Tuesday and bring his family later. He was a member of Phoenix lodge No. 115, F. and A. M., and of Dansville Chapter No. 91, R. A. M., of this village, and of the Elmira Grotto, and also a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. A few years ago, he married Miss Theresa Orr of Binghamton who with a son Francis and daughter Anita survive him; and he also leaves his father, a sister Mrs. Fred LaRouette of Sparta, three brothers Herbert G. Hamsher, Glenn Hamsher and Gates Hamsher of this town, besides many other near relatives.
The remains will come to the Dansville station on the Lackawanna at 3:27 this afternoon, accompanied by his wife and a delegation of Masons and members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and with relatives and members of Phoenix lodge will be escorted to the Sparta Center burying ground where Interment will be made by the side of his mother, the Masonic burial service to be used at the grave.
(The Dansville Express, Thursday, July 13, 1911)

Bernard married Theresa Agnes Orr on 30 Dec 1903 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York. Theresa was born on 7 Jul 1878 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York; died on 2 Sep 1953 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York; was buried in Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Yorkville, Oneida County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A funeral service was conducted in the Chamberlin Funeral Home Sunday for Mrs. Sophie C. LaRouette who died in the Dunham Nursing Home Friday (Dec. 7, 1962).

Mrs. LaRoutte, 88, had been in ill health for the past three years.

She was born in West Sparta and had resided in that area her entire lifetime. She served as tax collector for that township for 3 years until her retirement in 1959.

Surviving are two brothers, Glenn Hamsher of Dansville and G. Herbert Hamsher of East Rochester.

The Rev. C. Dalton Scott, pastor of St. Peter?s Episcopal Church officiated. Burial was in Union Cemetery, Scottsburg. (DB, December 11, 1962, p1)

Family/Spouse: Fred LaRouette. Fred was buried in Union/Scottsburg Cemetery, Conesus, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Maude Burton. Maude was born in ca 1885; died on 17 Oct 1961; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Penfield, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A longtime Dansville village Police Justice, Glenn C. Hamsher of 60 Main St., Dansville, died Friday (May 10, 1974) in Noyes Memorial Hospital. He was 91.

Mr. Hamsher was born in Sparta and was a lifelong resident of the Dansville area. He was head of the First Aid Department at Foster Wheeler Corp. here from 1912 until 1964.

He was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church and served as vestryman for 65 years. He was a warden emeritus at the time of his death.

He was a member of Phoenix Masonic Lodge 115 for more than 50 years and was a past High Priest of Royal Arch Masons. He was a charter member of the Foster Wheeler 25-Year Club and was a member of the Fearless Hook and Ladder Fire Co. for more than 50 years. He served as police justice for the village for 14 years.

Mr. Hamsher was also active in Republican politics and served as a Sparta elections board chairman for many years.

Surviving are his wife, Naomie; three sons, Dr. Robert D. Hamsher of Dansville, John W. of Columbus, Ohio, and Charles B. of Deluth, Minn.; a brother, G. Herbert of East Rochester; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A Masonic service was conducted Sunday evening in the Chamberlin Funeral Home. A funeral service was held in St. Peter's Church Monday. Burial was in Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville. (GCE, May 16, 1974, p9)

Family/Spouse: Katherine Emma Layer. Katherine was born in 1880; died in 1955; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Glenn married Naomi Abbott in 1957. Naomi was born in ca 1899 in Baltimore, Maryland; died on 2 Aug 1974 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Cedar Hills Cemetery, Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 19 Jul 1917; World War I US Marine Corps

Notes:

Gates Hamsher, of Dansville was killed last Friday morning about five o'clock while working in the Carso paper mill. In some way his hand caught in the rollers and was drawn into them. Mr. Hamsher was a soldier being one of the first to enlist from Dansville and served until after the end of the war. One of the sad things connected with it is that he leaves a father who was eighty-nine years old the day his son was killed the two living together and altho there three other children, Mr Hamsher insists on living alone. Mr. Jonas Hamsher, the father is a brother of the late Martin Hamsher.
(Canaseraga Times, Friday, October 8, 1920)

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

Albert married Nettie M. Fish on 28 Nov 1889 in St.Johns, Clinton County, Michigan. Nettie (daughter of Charles W. Fish and Matilda Fish) was born in 1873 in Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Rosa Phelps on 03 Nov 1891 in St.Johns, Clinton County, Michigan. Rosa (daughter of James E. Phelps and Esther McCurdy) was born in 1874 in St.Johns, Clinton County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susan married William H. Sample on 30 Aug 1863. William (son of John Sample, Jr. and Lavina Weidman) was born on 18 Sep 1841 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 19 Mar 1908 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martin married Anna Elizabeth Whiting on 25 Dec 1873. Anna (daughter of Lyman S. Whiting and Maria) was born on 24 Jun 1852 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 12 Nov 1918 in Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John had one leg and went on cruches. John and Mary had no children.

John married Mary Elizabeth Bailor on 19 Jun 1877 in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York. Mary (daughter of William Bailor and Margretta Zerfass) was born in 1851 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 8 Oct 1912 in Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Emma was living with her brother Martin in 1870, "keeping house" at the time Martin was unmarried, also in the household was their brother Joseph.

Mrs. Emma Haynes, wife of David G. Haynes of Sandy Hill, died Sunday morning after an illness of three months of intense suffering from a cancer. She was made aware some time ago that she could not get well and her preparations for the departure were complete and full. She was an earnest Christian, a devoted mother and a much-loved neighbor, and her loss is no only felt by the family but by the entire community in which she resided. She was the daughter of Henry Hartman of Sandy Hill and married Mr. Haynes thirty-five years ago. She leaves her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Menzo Williams of Oak Hill and Mrs. Fred Weiermiller of Rogersvillle, two sons Lloyd Haynes and Clarence Haynes; and also, the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Wm Sample, Martin B. Hartman, Mrs. Chris Wagner, of Sparta, Mrs. N.C. Fries, John H. Hartman of Dansville; Clarence Hartman, Joseph Hartman of Sandy Hill; Mrs. Frank Eveland of Rogersville and Lewis Hartman of West Sparta. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, conducted by Rev. J.A. Watson of Rogersville, burial at Green Lawn cemetery of Sandy Hill.
(Dansville Express, Thursday, August 10, 1905)

Died:
Breast Cancer

Buried:
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Judith married David Gray Haynes on 9 Feb 1871 in Dansville, Steuben County, New York. David (son of Camos Haynes and Mary Gray) was born on 12 Apr 1845 in Dansville, Steuben County, New York; died on 17 Mar 1917 in Dansville, Steuben County, New York; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Dansville, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]