Henry Driesbach

Henry married Maria Catherine Hecker on 30 Mar 1784. Maria was born on 20 Oct 1763 in Pennsylvania; died on 20 Nov 1837 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in South Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: George Kanouse. George was born in ca 1778 in Pennsylvania; died on 29 Dec 1855 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Heckman. John was born about 1785. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hannah Zerfass. Hannah (daughter of Abraham Zerfass and Hannah Knause) was born on 11 Feb 1807 in Pennsylvania; died on 27 Jun 1869 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in South Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Amelia. Amelia was born in May 1792; died on 17 Apr 1820 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in South Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Henry Driesbach, Sr., was one of the pioneers and one of the advance guard of those emigrants who, turning their backs to the home of their youth and the comforts and luxuries of the older States, moved to a country covered with forests to make it the home of civilization, and to displace the wigwam of the Indian for the school-house, the church, and the comfortable dwelling. They were conquerors, not by sword and musket, but by proper and rugged tools moved by stalwart arms, strong native intelligence and by the immutable truths of the Bible and that religion which teaches an intelligent an heartfelt devotion to the God of their fathers. No one among their number is more worthy a place in this History of Livingston County than Henry Driesbach, Sr., for he was one whose strong arm, brave heart, and unwearied industry aided in making her foremost among the agricultural counties of the State. It is with peculiar pleasure that we record the name of such men on the pages of this History. He was born in Pennsylvania, April 3, 1790. In the year 1806 he removed to Sparta with his father's family. When old enough he purchased a piece of land containing seventy acres.

One day a land agent called at his father's and proposed to sell Henry this piece of land . He replied that he had no money with which to purchase it. The agent informed him that he would trust him for it and give him all the time needed in which to pay, provided he pay the cost of making out the contracts which was $1.50. This was another poser to the young man for he saw no means by which to raise the required sum. But his mother came to the rescue and said, "Henry, if you really wish to take up that land I'll pay for the contract." Accordingly she paid the agent the money, papers were made out and Henry became the possessor of the seventy acres of land.

At this time the land was valued at ten shillings per acre, and here was a debt of $87.50 for Henry to pay. Soon the sound of his ax began to resound through the forest. In short time he made a small clearing and then commenced building him a house, working at it at odd times until he enclosed it and finished off one room. This done, like Jacob of old, he looked around for a wife, a companion who would share with him the comforts of his home. He soon found one in the person of Lydia, daughter of Harmon Hartman, of Dansville, whom he married in 1819. She was in every sense of the word worthy of her husband, and their life was a happy one.

He used to relate in a pleasing manner how ardently he struggled to pay for his first seventy acres of land. The land office from which he purchased was at Geneva, fifty or more miles distant for his home, and nothing but a foot path marked by blazed trees to guide him there. He says, "I remember on one occasion when there was ten dollars due the office, by the hardest kind of scarping I got the money together and with a gun on my shoulder, I started on foot for Geneva. In due time reaching there, I paid my money an started for home." "In those days deer and bears were plenty in the country and often, too, a panther was to be seen prowling about. I saw but little game until nearly home and then espied a noble deer some rods for me. I raised my gun, fired, and the deer giving one jump dropped dead. With my hunting knife I skinned it, cut out the hind quarters, strung them over my shoulders and marched home with my venison." This took place near what is now called Reeds Corners. Another time, when on his way home, as he reached a dense part of the forest, he heard a strange noise which came from a large tree.

Looking up he saw a huge panther glaring down at him. Bringing his gun to bear on the frightful beast he fired. The bullet entered its throat just under its mouth, inflicting a fatal wound. The panther fell to the ground, snapping his teeth at him in the most ferocious manner. He fired again and this time the ball entered his brain, causing instant death, Mr. D. sold the skin for eight dollars, thereby receiving nearly enouh to pay the next installment on his contract.

At length having paid for his seventy acres he gradually took up land and paid for it till many years before his death he owned six hundred acres of land, the most valuable in the county. Mr. Driesbach was successful as a mechanic as well as an excellent farmer. At an early age he united with the Lutheran Reformed Church at Dansville, and during the remainder of his life was a devoted and prayerful member of that church. He was always a Democrat but never troubled others with his politics. He died at the advanced age of eighty-two, honored and respected by all who knew him. Although he had gone to his final rest, his widow still lived in the very house to which her husband took her when a bride. Mr. and Mrs. Driesbach were the parents of eight children, four of whom died in childhood.
(History of Livingston County, by James H. Smith, 1881)

Henry married Lydia Hartman in 1819. Lydia (daughter of Harmon H. Hartman and Maria Catherina Weaver) was born on 22 Jul 1799 in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; was christened on 15 Sep 1799 in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 19 Oct 1885 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Micheal married Nancy Covert about 1824. Nancy was born on 14 May 1802; died on 03 Apr 1838; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Dansville, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Micheal married Maria Patchin about 1840. Maria was born on 08 Aug 1798; died on 04 May 1890; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Dansville, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Henry married Vienna Zerfass about 1838. Vienna (daughter of Abraham Zerfass and Hannah Knause) was born on 14 Jul 1818 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 28 Mar 1882 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Polly married George Zerfass on 12 Apr 1838. George (son of Abraham Zerfass and Hannah Knause) was born on 28 Jan 1805 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania; died on 19 Jan 1882 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Sarah Shafer in 1850. Sarah (daughter of Jacob Shafer and Anna Wilkinson) was born in 1833 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 1 Jan 1878 in Salt River Twp, Shelby County, Missouri; was buried in Shelbyville Masonic Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DAR member through Adam Zerfass (#18048)

Catherine married Lester Bradner Hammond in Oct 1869. Lester (son of Morgan Hammond and Polly Stout) was born on 10 Oct 1832 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died in Aug 1900 in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Bernice P. Gregory on 25 Jun 1863. Bernice was born in 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sabina Adelia Johns. Sabina (daughter of George H. Johns and Susan Ann Rau) was born on 28 May 1846 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died in 1911 in Livingston County, New York; was buried in South Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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DREISBACH, Monroe A. – Monroe A. Dreisbach died at Duluth, Minnesota from a shock on February 25 at the home of his son, Carl Dreisbach. Deceased was 67 years old and he was a resident of Westfield for 14 years. He was a member of Jemison Lodge, I.O.O.F. of Westfield, and a member of the Rodgersville Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, of South Dansville, N.Y. Mr. Dreisbach was a graduate of Mount Union College of Alliance, Ohio, and received the degrees of A.B. and LL.D. In his young manhood he practiced law in Nevada and was District Attorney of Carson City, Nevada. He was affected by a sunstroke that undermined his health to such an extent that he was obliged to quit the practice of law and he devoted the remaining years of his life to agricultural pursuits. He was a man of broad education and was familiar with six different languages besides history and science. He was an active Odd Fellow and had many warm friends in that order as well as throughout the town. He is survived by one son with whom he was living at the time of his death. He also has twelve grandchildren.
(Free Press. Wellsboro Agitator 5 March 1919)

MONROE A. DRIESBACH, son of Peter and Hannah (Zerfars) Driesbach, is a native of New York State, born in the town of Sparta, Livingston County, April 18, 1845. His parents were of German descent, but the date of the arrival of his ancestors in America takes us back before the days of the American Revolution.
His grandfather, Henry Driesbach, emigrated from Pennsylvania in 1804, and settled in the wilds of New York, in what in now called Genesee Valley, purchasing a large tract of land, some of which still remains in the possession of his descendants. Both the father and grandfather of the subject of this sketch, fought in the defense of their country, one, in the Revolution, for American Independence, and the other, in the war of 1812, and was in the memorable battle of Lundy's Lane. Monroe, our present subject, was brought up on a farm, as the "best man," his mother being a widow for many years. After reaching his majority, he, to satisfy his ambition for learning entered Alliance College, afterward transferred to Mount Vernon College in Ohio, from which he graduated. He then entered the Albany Law School, and graduated with high honors. He was married September 23, 1874, to Helen A. McNair, at Danville, New York. Mr. Driesbach was in the employ of Messrs. A. W. Cootes & Co., Alliance, Ohio, manufacturers of farming implements, as book-keeper, until his departure for Nevada in the spring of 1877. He was elected District Attorney of Ormsby County, Nevada, in 1878. Mr. Driesbach is a resident of Carson City, and is a man much respected by his fellow-townsmen.
(Thompson and West 1881 History of Nevada, page 544 (this is also where the illustration is from))

The (modern day) Carson city DA's office election history for 1878 shows Monroe defeated Trenmor Coffin (also on page 544 of T&W) as a Citizen's Party candidate. Trenmor ran as a Republican. Monroe received 534 votes to Trenmor's 435. Trenmor later became a well known politician in NV. Monroe did not run for reelection in 1880. Republican Horace Bartine was elected over Democrat N. Soderberg. - Clyde Underwood

Monroe and his wife Helen Ann separated while they were in Nevada. Helen Ann returned to NY. Monroe stayed in NV. Their young son Clarence died in 1883 and Helen Ann died in 1884. Their children Carl and Margaret were raised by Helen Ann's brother Hugh McNair and his wife Ida. Note that the obit says Monroe is buried in South Sparta, but he does not appear to be indexed in fag's index for South Sparta - Clyde Underwood

Monroe married Helen Ann McNair on 23 Sep 1874. Helen was born on 1 Aug 1847 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 22 Oct 1884 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elias Driesbach, was a son of Henry and Lydia Driesbach, and we are sure that in saying he is a worthy son of his highly respected parents, we but utter a truth that is his due. Like his father he is a farmer and no better cultivator of the soil is found in the town of Sparta. Besides this he is one of the largest land owners in that town. His homestead farm where he resides consists of one hundred and thirty-nine acres. It is beautifully situated on elevated land above the magnificent valley of the Canaseraga, which lies in all its beauty in full view of his homestead, stretching far away to the north, until lost in the valley of the Genesee. No finer view than this is found in Western New York. Elias D., was born at Sparta, Feb. 17, 1822. In his youth he was subjected to the trials and hardships incident to a life in a new country, and therefore had few advantages for gaining an education. But he made the best use of those he did have, and obtained a competent common school education-all that was necessary to rank him among the intelligent, successful farmers around him. It is not saying too much that he possesses in a large degree, native sagacity, judgment and discernment. He is a man of much practical ability, order and promptness. His honor and integrity have never been questioned or doubted and his word has always been regarded as good as his bond-which is, beyond the shadow of a doubt, good. In his dealings with men he is upright and just, demanding what is his due, and giving to others their whole due to the last farthing. Until he was twenty-three years of age he lived with his father, and much of his labor was devoted to assisting him on his farm. January 16, 1845, he married Susannah, daughter of Joseph Kidd, of Dansville. She, though now an invalid, is all that a wife and mother should be, kind, affectionate and exemplary. Thus far six children have been born to them, named as follows, Susan Catharine, Lydia Ann, Mary, Rosy, Joseph and Emma. Mr.Driesbach settled on the farm where he now resides, soon after his marriage. He has been very fortunate in his business relations. By successful negotiations and far-sighted enterprise, he has accumulated quite a large fortune. Among his property he owns five hundred and ninety-four acres of valuable land, one hundred and forty acres of which are situated in the town of Springwater and the remainder in Sparta, including the old homestead of seventy acres, purchased by his father. Mr. Driesbach is a member of the Lutheran Reformed church, of Dansville, having united with that congregation many years ago. The old church, which still stands, was erected in 1826, and his father was very active in building it and sustaining the congregation. Mr. Driesbach has, since uniting with the church, been a consistent, influential, devoted, and exemplary member. In politics, like his father, he is a Democrat, strong in the faith of the fathers of that party. While firm in his principles, he still accords the same right to his political opponents, believing in everyone's thinking for himself, and would not, if he could, control any person in his political or religious rights or belief. It is just to Mr. Driesbach to state that in his business relations, in his family and as a citizen, his life and career is certainly an honor to his town and county, and that the pages of this history could not properly be filled without a fair, impartial, and just biography of him.
(History of Livingston County, New York, 1881, by James H. Smith the following biography is written)

1860 census Sparta, Elias Driesbach, ae.39, farming, real estate value $6,950, personal proprety value $2,000. 1870 census for Elias Driesbach, ae.47, reported the value of his real estate as $23,230 and his personal property as $2,770.

Elias married Susanah Kidd on 16 Jan 1845. Susanah (daughter of Joseph Kidd and Catherine Vogle) was born on 13 Dec 1823 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died in 1888 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1860 Henry was living in Sparta with Emmeline Osborn(ae.38), Andrew
Osborn(ae.13), Benjamin Miller(ae.24), and Samuel Barker(ae.20).
Henry was the head of the household and had a farm with a real estate
value of $10,000 and his personal property value was $1,865.
From the History of Livingston County, New York, 1881, by James H.
Smith the following biography is written.
"Henry Driesbach, Jr., was another son of Henry Driesbach, Sr., whose
biography appears in the pages of this work. He was a farmer, and in
the truest sense realized and appreciated the duties, trials and
embarrassments of all agricultural life. It is said by those in
the great book of human nature that all men are born with natural
proclivities for certain business occupations or science. Hence, one
man is a chemist, another an anatomist, another an astronomer, some
are intuitively mechanics and some musicians. Conceding this to be
true, then, we unhesitatingly say that Henry Driesbach was intuitively
a farmer. To him the farm was as natural as the native heath of the
McGregors to Roderick Dhu.
One of the distinguishing features of Livingston county is the
success of its farmers in raising stock. Into this Mr. Driesbach
entered enthusiastically. His judgment in this department was second
to no man's in the county young as he was during the active period
of his business life.
He was born at Sparta, Livingston county, May 9, 1824. He lived
with his father until he was twenty-eight years old. Having attained
that age he decided to commence business for himself. Being of an
independent, self-reliant turn of mind, and determined to be indebted
to no one for whatever success awaited him, he declined to ask his
father for any pecuniary assistance. Trusting to his own intelligence
and business capacity, he purchased on his own account the farm
just north of the village of Dansville called the "Shepard farm."
Without a dollar in the world he entered into speculation. His
self-reliance gave him success, and within a comparatively brief
period of time he stocked his farm, paid for it and brought it to a
very high state of cultivation. As an evidence of his perseverance we
relate the following:
A portion of his farm extended to the bottom of the Canaseraga, and
was accordingly so damp and boggy that it was a common thing to see
cattle almost hopelessly mired in the bogs.
Mr. Driesbach conceived the idea of draining those lands. He
accordingly commenced a system of drainage by underground cause ways
with such success that he soon made the lands perfectly dry, fertile
and productive. Henry Driesbach was a man of uncommon good sense,
thoughtful, candid, honest and direct. He had no platitudes. One
always knew exactly how to take him, and if he gae his word he carried
it out to the letter, as of to the time, place, and everything. He
was a man of very few words, but when he spoke it was to the point.
He was retiring but firm in his convictions, to an extent little
removed from stubbornness. In the midst of activity and usefulness he
was seized by an incurable malady which ended his days while he was in
the prime of manhood, and in the midst of his financial success and
usefulness, he died October 28, 1868, aged 45 years. His knowledge of
the value of farming land was almost unequalled an assessor of the
town of Sparta for a considerable period of time. In politics he was
a Democrat, honest and true to his convictions, but modest and
unassuming in declaring them. He early united with the Lutheran
Reformed Church at Dansville and was in every sense a worthy,
consistent Christian man, observant of all duties and ordinance of the
Church such was Henry Driesbach, Jr., in every sense a man who
commanded the respect and esteem of all who knew him."

Catherine married William Hartman on 25 Apr 1850 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York. William (son of John Hartman and Mary Longnecker) was born on 30 Jan 1820 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 12 Apr 1890 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married Lieutenant John H. Galbraith on 9 Feb 1854 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York. John (son of Patrick Galbraith and Elizabeth) was born on 08 May 1826 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 23 Feb 1880 in Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frederick married Esther Wood on 16 Mar 1869. Esther was born on 12 Feb 1840; died on 26 Apr 1916; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Dansville, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Eunice Faulkner on 24 Dec 1862. Eunice (daughter of William Faulkner and Sarah J. Kilbury) was born on 03 Oct 1844; died on 20 Oct 1922; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Dansville, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susan married Franklyn Dieter on 1 Apr 1899. Franklyn (son of George Dieter and Polly Schlagle) was born on 6 Aug 1841 in Moore, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; died on 1 Nov 1910 in Burns, Allegany County, New York; was buried in Canaseraga Cemetery, Burns, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married Almer D. Mariman about 1870. Almer was born on 17 Mar 1843 in Monroe County, New York; died on 23 Jul 1931 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James Mooney. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rosa married David Martin Hughes on 27 Jan 1880. David (son of James Hughes and Sophia Elizabeth Lander) was born on 27 Jan 1856 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 25 Nov 1924 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dansville -- Joseph Driesbach, 73, died at the Dansville General Hospital Saturday. He is survived by three sons, Henry, George, and Elias; two daughters, Mrs. Maud Moshier of Rochester and Mrs. Blanche Morgan of St. Louis; one sister, Mrs. Rosa Hughes of Dansville. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon. Interment was made in Greenmount Cemetery.
(Genesee County Express, Thursday, July 28, 1932)

Joseph married Ida Adella Hartman on 1 Feb 1881 in Dansville, Steuben County, New York. Ida (daughter of Corporal Josiah Hamilton Hartman and Clarissa Ann Whiting) was born in May 1858 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died in 1928 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emma married John Fiske Robson on 22 Dec 1881 in Avon, Livingston County, New York. John (son of John Robson and Hannah Barwise) was born on 20 Nov 1852 in Saint John, New Brunswick; died on 13 Jan 1922 in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William H. Hartman, one of the later generation of agriculturists of Livingston County, native and to the manner born, who form an important element in the maintenance of its prosperity, and who are helping greatly to extend its wealth, is a resident of Dansville, where he is actively engaged as a farmer and nurseryman. William was educated at the district school and Dansville Seminary, acquiring a substantial knowledge of various branches of study, and after leaving school turned his attention to the pursuit of agriculture. He remained on the paternal homestead until thirty years of age, and then moved to his present farm, which was formerly a portion of his father's estate, and comprises three hundred and fifty acres of rich and productive land. Here he is profitably engaged in general farming, in connection carrying on an extensive nursery. The spacious house which he occupies is of brick, and was erected in 1827. In 1893, Mr. Hartman repaired and refitted the dwelling, sparing neither pains nor expense in remodeling and furnishing it, and is now the owner of one of the finest and most comfortable country seats in the county. Mr. Hartman, who worthily represents on of the oldest and most honored families of the county, is a true, courteous gentlemen, considerate and genial in his intercourse with others and general favorite among his associates. In political views he coincides with the principles of the Democratic party, and religiously is an attendant, with his family, of the Presbyterian church.
(Biographical Reviews of Livingston County, 1895)

Out on the Ocean, Boundless and Wide --- Wm. H. Hartman of this town and Hon. H. R. Hartman of Paige, North Dakota, have gone to the West Indies to be absent a month. They will find the climate very nice down there. They sailed from New York yesterday on a fine steamer and will stop at the island of St.Thomas and other places, and return via of Bermuda.
(Dansville Express, 25 Jan 1923)

William married Ella Charlotte Green on 26 Oct 1881 in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York. Ella (daughter of Calvin Green and Mary A.) was born on 13 Nov 1856 in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died in 1929; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lydia was single, living on Elizabeth Street with her mother in 1900.

Notes:

Emma received her early education at the Dansville Seminary and was graduated from Vassar College, Poughkeepsie in the class of 1880. She returned to Vassar after her graduation as a member of the faculty for one year, as assistant to the Professor of Music. Except for summers, Emma spent more than twenty years in New York with her son and daughter and had lived in Dansville continuously for the past twenty years, where she was taken an active interest in managing the farm, formerly owned by her parents. She was the last surviving charter member of the of the Dansville's Red Cross Chapter No.1, organized August 22, 1881 under the leadership of Clara Barton. Emma's children donated her house on Elizabeth Street to the Red Cross.
(Genesee Country Express and Advertiser Dansville, New York Thursday, 07 July 1949)

Emma married Frederick William Noyes in 1882. Frederick (son of Daniel W. Noyes) was born on 7 Jun 1852 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 30 Jan 1914 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

May have married a Mr. Roberts.

Lydia married John A. Culbertson on 9 Jun 1877. John (son of John Culbertson and Nancy Boner) was born on 8 Jun 1843 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 7 Oct 1914 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in South Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jennie Harrington. Jennie (daughter of Oscar Harrington and Katherine Moose) was born in 1864 in Livingston County, New York; died in 1942 in Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lucie I.. Lucie was born in 1866; died in 1894; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Bradley Carney. John (son of William G. Carney and Eliza G. Bradley) was born in 1864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married William E. Kiehle on 15 Dec 1898 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York. William (son of Edward W. Kiehle and Mary J. Gregg) was born on 24 May 1871; died on 03 Apr 1959 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Inducted in the Dansville Area Historical Society
Hall of Fall in 1988

"If anyone has ever adhered to the adage, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,” Frederick Driesbach was that person. For nearly a quarter of a century, he tried, tried, and tried again to establish a hospital in Dansville. His first two attempts met with little success, but his third attempt finally took hold, and it was in large part due to his dedication and doggedness that Dansville has been home to a hospital building for nearly a century.

A distant relative of two other Hall of Famers, Daniel Faulkner and William Perine, he was born in South Dansville and educated at the Dansville Seminary (the building was erected in 1860 to accomodate the village’s first high-school-level educational facility). He later went to Geneseo Normal and thence to Columbia University, where he earned his medical degree in 1889. In 1890 he married Laura Bastian (who died in 1918, Then, in 1920 he married for a second time to Irene Leahy).

Upon obtaining his degree he began practicing in Dansville, initially in partnership with Dr. James Crisfield; later he would establish an office in his own home at 100 Main Street. From the outset, it was clear he was a man with an eye toward the future – he was the first physician in town to own an X-ray machine. In 1890, 25-year-old Driesbach and George L. Ahlers of Pittsburgh converted the now-vacant Seminary building into the Dansville Medical & Surgical Hospital. They served as medical supervisors with other physicians on the staff. For a while it prospered or at least got by, but financial difficulties eventually mounted and overwhelmed the facitity, and it closed in 1903. Dr. Driesbach returned to his Main Street practice, taking his X-ray machine with him, but he was not ready to give up on his idea entirely.

In 1905 another stab at a hospital was launched in the same building, this time to function primarily a hospital for epileptics. Christened Glenwood Hospital, it would fail after just two years, only to be rededicated in 1908 as a cancer research hospital, with the support of Buffalo’s Dr. Roswell Park. Frederick Driesbach was on the staff, as were Benjamin Andrews, James C. Dorr, and Charles V. Patchin. Much to Driesbach’s disappointment, it went belly up after only a year. (Years later, The Seminary building would become the King’s Daughters Home.)

The turning point came in 1913, in an unlikely place; a restaurant and inn. In 1911 the Colonial Inn was opened in the former Bradner family mansion by Elizabeth Swartz, a former employee at the Jackson Health Resort. She let rooms for both permanent tenants and visiting tourists and provided meals for both tenants and the general public. In 1913 Dr. Driesbach approached Swartz with a request: that a portion of the Inn be converted into a surgical facility and some recovery rooms. This unlikely collaboration proved surprisingly successful, a least for a while, but by1920, it looked as if things were about to go under yet again.

This time, however, Dr. Driesbach refused to give up, and with the help of Dansville Breeze editor Baynard Knapp and nurseryman William J. Maloney omong others, $100,000 was raised to purchase the entire building and transform it into Dansville General Hospital. Driesbach would serve as medical chief of staff, with Swartz heading the dietary department. Over the next half-century, the hospital (rechristened Dansville Memorial Hospital in 1948) would prosper and expand, until replaced by Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital in 1973.

In addition, Frederick Driesbach served as Livingston County Coroner from 1899 to his death in 1947. He was the first president of the Dansville Automobile Association, formed in 1915, and he served one term as Village Trustee (1899)."

Books: Fred R. Driesbach, M.D., Dansville Hospital pioneer, Author William D. Conklin in 1973

Family/Spouse: Cora Bastian. Cora was born in 1866; died in 1918; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frederick married Irene Leahy on 4 Oct 1919 in Steuben County, New York. Irene (daughter of Michael Leahy and Mary Powers) was born in 1878; died in 1950; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Clara, wife of Charles Whiteman, died at the family residence on Clover Hill, on Friday, Feb. 28, 1902, aged 25 years and 25 days. She was the daughter of Almer Merriman [Mariman] and Lydia Driesbach. She was born and brought up in this place and her untimely death has cast a deep gloom over the entire community. And to make it still more sad she leaves an infant son only one week old. The funeral service was held at the Carney Hollow church on Monday at 11 o’clock, Rev. L.M. Dice, pastor of that church officiating; interment in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Besides her husband she leaves three children, the oldest a girl of 6 years, and two sons, her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Almer Merriman [Mariman], and one brother, Lester of Dansville, and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Hamsher of Wayland and Mrs. Fred Dilk of Conesus, besides a large circle of friends, schoolmates and acquaintances to mourn her loss. The family have the sympathy of the entire community in their great bereavement.
(Dansville Breeze, Thursday, March 6, 1902)

Family/Spouse: Charles Whiteman. Charles was born in 1873 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York; died in Apr 1950 in Springwater, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Pleasant Valley West Cemetery, Springwater, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A funeral service was conducted Friday in Wayland for Mrs. Lydia D. Hamsher, 96, of 19 So. Lackawanna St., Wayland, who died Tuesday (Nov. 25, 1975) in her home following a long illness. A native of Springwater, she had been a lifelong resident of the Wayland area and was the widow of Frank Hamsher. Mrs. Hamsher was the last surviving member of the Wayland Rebekah Lodge. She was a 50-year member of the Royal Neighbors of America and received a pin denoting a half-century of service in 1962. She was a member of the Wayland United Methodist Church and the Big Sisters Class of that church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Marion Banhouter of Wayland, and several nieces and nephews. Burial was in Wayland Village Cemetery.
(GCE, December 4, 1975, p18)

Lydia married Frank Erhart Hamsher on 25 Jan 1899 (St. Paul's United Lutheran Church) in Dansville, Livingston County, New York. Frank (son of Erhart Daniel Hamsher and Mary Hartz) was born in 1877; died in 1958; was buried in Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emma married Fayette Fenno Barratt in 1908. Fayette was born on 22 Mar 1883; died in 1957; was buried in Leicester Cemetery, Leicester, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lester married Luella Flora Smith on 9 Oct 1929 in Livingston County, New York. Luella (daughter of Scott H. Smith and Cora E. Wagner) was born on 24 Sep 1904 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 20 Feb 1942 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susan married Fenwick Kirk Traxler about 1900. Fenwick (son of Frederick Kuhn Traxler and Sarah Alphretta Tucker) was born on 16 Jul 1890 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 4 Feb 1949 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Lulu Belle Wambold about 1907. Lulu (daughter of Edward E. Wambold and Alida P. Roberts) was born in Sep 1889 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 27 May 1949 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mabel married Vernon E. Jessup about 1910. Vernon was born in 1895; died in 1968 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Claude married Alta Mae Traxler on 25 Oct 1917 in Livingston County, New York. Alta (daughter of Frederick Kuhn Traxler and Sarah Alphretta Tucker) was born on 21 May 1894 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 22 Aug 1967 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Maude may have married a Mr. Mosher.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1 May 1918; World War I (US) US Army 158 Dep Brig Discharged 1 Jan 1919

Elias married Ethel Weekley about 1918 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. Ethel was born in 1900; died on 6 Mar 1950 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Magdelen Caroline Marx on 23 May 1906 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. Magdelen was born on 13 Aug 1884 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 18 Jan 1935 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emma married Oren E. Pettibone on 25 Oct 1911 in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York. Oren (son of Samuel Daniel Pettibone and Fanny B. Purdy) was born on 19 Jul 1887 in Rushville, Sheridan County, Nebraska; died on 27 Mar 1963 in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Florence married Vernon Gifford Wheat on 7 Jul 1914 in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York. Vernon was born on 14 Apr 1888 in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York; died on 30 May 1961 in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Herbert married Allie M. Smith after 1920. Allie (daughter of Samuel J. Smith and Nancy Weber) was born in Dec 1889 in Groveland, Livingston County, New York; died on 01 Jul 1969 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Rural Cemetery, Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nicholas Noyes Dies; Civic, Cultural Leader

Nicholas H. Noyes, 94, 5625 Sunset Lane, a philanthropist and a member of the board of directors of Eli Lilly & Co. since 1913, died Saturday at home. Mr. Noyes was chairman of the company’s Finance Committee, a position to which he was elected when he retired in 1948. Born Aug. 8, 1883 at Dansville, N.Y., he attended Lawrenceville (N.J.) School and was a graduate of Cornell University. During his college career he became interested in publishing while serving as business manager of the Cornell Daily Sun. Following graduation in 1906, he moved to New York City, where he worked for McClure’s Magazine and the Crowell Publishing Company. He was credited with creating the “Win a Pony” contest to stimulate sales of Crowell publications. During a visit to Indianapolis he met Marguerite Lilly, a niece of Col. Eli Lilly, founder of the Lilly firm. They were married in 1908, and Mr. Noyes left Crowell two years later and moved to Indianapolis, where he joined the Lilly company. He began as a clerk and accountant and in 1912 was named assistant treasurer. In 1913 he became purchasing agent. Because of the difficulty in obtaining paper boxes in 1919, Mr. Noyes recommended that the company buy the Bee Hive Paper Box Company, now a part of Creative Packaging Company, a Lilly division. He negotiated the purchase and was elected the new company’s first president. He relinquished that post in 1947. In 1932 he was elected secretary and treasurer of Eli Lilly & Co. and in 1937 became vice-president and treasurer. Active in many civic, cultural and philanthropic projects, Mr. Noyes was an honorary governor of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. He was one of 25 distinguished Hoosiers inducted into the Indiana Academy in 1971. The academy honors persons who have made significant contributions to the state in public service, higher education, arts, science, literature and general culture. A large portion of the money used for construction of the $4.5-million Children’s Pavilion at Methodist Hospital was donated by Mr. Noyes. He had served on the hospital’s board of directors.

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In 1971, a $5.6-million hospital at Mr. Noyes’ birthplace at Dansville was named Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital. Its second floor was designated a memorial to his parents and paternal and maternal grandparents. The following year, Earlham College at Richmond named the center building of its new $3.65-million science complex the Noyes Science Hall, recognizing a major gift from Mr. Noyes to the Earlham endowment fund. The Noyes estate on Sunset Lane was deeded to Butler University in 1956. In 1960, Butler presented him with an honorary doctor of laws degree. Mr. Noyes was a member of the board of directors of Lilly Endowment Inc. from the time of its incorporation in 1937 until 1976. He was one of the reorganizers of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce in 1938 and served as its president and member of its executive committee until 1947. During World War II, he was president of the Indianapolis Council of the Navy League, which had the largest membership of any Navy League council in the United States. Long active in alumni affairs of Cornell University, he was president of the national Cornell Alumni Association in 1919 and 1920. In 1933 he was elected a trustee of the university and in 1956 became trustee emeritus. He had served as a member of the executive committee and on the investment committee of the university’s board of trustees. An executive vice-chairman of the successful Cornell campaign to raise $15 million in 1949-50, Mr. Noyes served as a presidential councillor in 1966, an honor that has been accorded only 15 alumni in the history of Cornell. He was a recipient of the Cornell Engineering Medal for distinguished leadership and service to the university. In 1963, he and the late Mrs. Noyes, in conjunction with Mr. and Mrs. Spencer T. Olin of East Alton, Ill., donated a world-famous collection of books relating to Lavoisier to the university. Lavoisier was the 18th-century French scientist known as the founder of modern chemistry. Mr. Noyes gave the university $300,000 in 1964 to endow a professorship in engineering and a year later began a Cornell scholarship program for Indiana high school graduates. The scholarships are in memory of the Noyes’ late son, Nicholas H. Noyes Jr. Mr. Noyes’ largest contribution was made in 1965, when he gave $3 million to the university for professorships, to supplement salaries of faculty members and to support intercollegiate athletics. A $1-million gift from him was received by Cornell in 1969. He was a member of the Business Council, an honorary member of the Speech Rehabilitation Institute at New York City and national director of the Boys’ Clubs of America. He was a former member of the board of managers of the Memorial Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases at New York City and a director from 1933 to 1963 of Indiana Bell Telephone Company. In 1953, Mr. Noyes was one of nine Hoosiers selected to participate in an 83-man advisory committee on international trade for the United States Senate Banking and Currency Committee. He was a former director of the old Fletcher Trust Company of Indianapolis and past campaign chairman of the Indianapolis Community Fund. A director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago from 1933 to 1951, he was a former president of the executive committee of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association. He was a member of Second Presbyterian Church, of which he had been a trustee. On Dec. 6, 1976, Mr. Noyes was honored at New York City for his more than 30 years of service in helping raise money for Boys’ Clubs of America. He received the “Annual Herbert J. Kempner Distinguished Service Award” at the national board’s annual meeting. The award is named in honor of the former U.S. ambassador to Brazil who gave 34 years of service to the Boys’ Club organization. Mr. Noyes served with more than 250 business executives, lawyers, doctors and university and government officials across the country who contribute their skills, influence and support on behalf of the National Boys’ Club organization. Lilly Board Chairman Richard D. Wood said:
“Mr. Noyes had a long and distinguished career with the company and provided wise counsel on financial matters for more than half a century. His advice, support and friendship will be missed.” Survivors include his daughter, Janet. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Milner Chapel of Second Presbyterian Church, with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. Friends may call in Flanner and Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity.
(The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Monday, December 26, 1977)

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Nicholas was living in Indianapolis,Ind at the time of his mother's death in 1949, he was treasurer of the Eli Lily Pharmaceutical firm.

Inducted into the Dansville Area Historical Society Hall of Fame in 1995...

"Sometime around the year 1900, a pair of teenage brothers were spotted in a sheep’s pasture on the outskirts of Dansville, trying to knock little balls into flowerpots with sticks…a game they picked up in college, but which was still largely unfamiliar to most ordinary folks. Within months, the local papers had taken note of the growing popularity of the game, and the owners of the Jackson Sanatorium, who saw the value to their patients of this not-overly-taxing outdoor activity, rushed in to take over what would soon be given the name “Brae Burn.”

The boys were the Noyes brothers, Jansen and Nicholas, and no one could have imagined that, three-quarters of a century later, one of the lads who had introduced golf to Dansville would see his name on a mllion-dollar hospital, just a wedge shot away from the sheep’s pasture in question.

The Noyes’ family had been one of Dansville’s most elite families practically from the day that Daniel W. Noyes (Nicholas’ grandfather) arrived in town in 1849 to launch his law practice. Nicholas, born in Dansville in 1883, graduated from Cornell in 1906, married Marguerite Lilly in 1908, and joined the Eli Lilly pharmaceutical company in 1910, headquartered in Indianapolis, where he and his wife would live for most of their lives. He quickly rose in the company’s ranks, becoming vice-president and director in 1913.

In addition to Eli Lilly, Noyes would become president of the Paper Package Company (1919-1947) and director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1933-1951). Noyes would become one of the wealthiest people ever to have been born in Dansville; in his later years, he would be enormously generous with his money. Both his own Alma mater, Cornell, and that of his wife, Vassar, would receive generous contributions. A residence hall on the Vassar campus would be named after Nicholas’ mother, Emma Hartman Noyes.

Nor was his hometown overlooked. He contributed generously to the Dansville Public Library, giving a memorial fund named after his father, Frederick W. Noyes. (Frederick was one of the key figures in the library’s early history.) In 1949, he and his siblings donated the old family residence on Elizabeth Street to the Dansville Red Cross as a headquarters, in memory of their mother Emma Hartman.

But Noyes’ most noteworthy contribution came in 1970 as Dansville was attempting to raise money for a new hospital building to replace the woefully overcrowded hospital on Main Street, He and Foster Wheeler both contributed $100,000 to the project. That date, they were the largest charitable contributions in Dansville history. His reaction on learning that the hospital would be named after him was (in a letter to attorney Helen Pratt): “I appreciate very greatly the thought of naming the hospital with my name, although I would much prefer that it not be identified just that way.”

Nicholas Noyes died in 1977 at the age of 94. And he never lost his love of golf."

Nicholas married Marguerite Lilly on 18 Nov 1908 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Marguerite (daughter of Evan Frost Lilly and Rosalie Belle Lilly) was born on 1 Mar 1884 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 17 May 1973 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of his Uncle William Hartman death in 1946, Frederick was
a member of the firm of Hemphill, Noyes & Co., Investment Brokers, New
York City.

Notes:

of NYC.

Family/Spouse: Ida C. Tenney. Ida (daughter of Silas W. Tenney and Nettie C.) was born on 21 Jan 1880 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 18 Mar 1952 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Fred was living in 1932 on the Old Henry Hartman farm, just north ofthe Lackawanna Depot in Sparta. The old house burned "some yearsago." It was one of the old landmarks of Sparta.(According to Lloyd Moose in 1932)

Fred Culbertson Dies, Widely-Known Mason

A longtime area farmer and leading fraternal order figure, Fred Culbertson of the Groveland Rd., died in Dansville Memorial Hospital yesterday (May 18, 1966) following a short illness. He was 85.
Mr. Culbertson was born in Sparta and lived in this area his entire life. He was a retired farmer.
Mr. Culbertson was a 55-year member of Phoenix Lodge 115 F.&.A.M. and was affiliated with Kate J. Jackson Court of Amaranth of which he was a past patron, Deborah Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star and the Dansville Grange. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are four sons, Clarence, Howard and Charles of Dansville and Oliver of Geneseo; 16 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Chamberlin Funeral Home where a service will be conducted Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Robert McKee will officiate. Interment will be in Greenmount Cemetery
(Genesee Country Express, Dansville, Livingston County, New York, Thursday, May 19, 1966)

Family/Spouse: Mary Oliver. Mary was born in Dec 1876 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 1 May 1965 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A funeral service was conducted Saturday in the Baird-Hindle Funeral Home in Dansville for Mrs. Ethel Traxler, 80, of McNeal Rd., Town of Sparta, who died Thursday (Aug. 19, 1971) in Dansville Memorial Hospital.

Born in Springwater, she lived in the Dansville area all her life. She was the widow of Seward F. Traxler.

She was a member of Deborah Chapter 354, Order of Eastern Star; Kate J. Jackson Court of Amaranth; St. Paul's Lutheran Church; and the Dansville Grange.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Harold A. Kreiley of Sparta and Mrs. R.J. Ratcliffe of Buffalo; a son, Donald V. of Dansville; three sisters, Mrs. Harold O'Donald of Medina, Mrs. Jack Fielder of Dansville and Mrs. Leon Struble of Conesus; and 11 grandchildren.

Burial was in Greenmount Cemetery. (GCE, August 26, 1971, p11)

Family/Spouse: Seward Frederick Traxler. Seward (son of Frederick Kuhn Traxler and Sarah Alphretta Tucker) was born on 01 Oct 1887 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 05 Sep 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Leon Struble. Leon was born on 12 Aug 1886; died in Dec 1968 in Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William G. Carney of the Groveland Rd. died yesterday (June 19, 1967) in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. He was 71.

Born in Sparta, he was a lifetime resident of this area. Mr. Carney was a retired farmer and a member of the Sparta First Church of Groveland, the Scottsburg Grange and the Phoenix Lodge 115 F&AM.

During his long farming career, Mr. Carney developed a large herd of prize-winning dairy cattle and several times had been cited by national organizations for the milk-production records compiled by his cows.

Surviving are his wife, Florence; a son, Francis of Dansville; a daughter, Mrs. Judy DeLavergne, of Dansville; a step-son, Bruce Acomb of Dansville; a step-daughter, Mrs. Janice Woycheck of Martinez, Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. Ethel Traxler, Mrs. John Fielder, both of Dansville, Mrs. Leon Strueble of Englewood, Fla., and Mrs. Eloise O?Donnell of Medina; 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be conducted in the Chamberlin Funeral Home this afternoon at 2 o?clock. The Rev. Harold Giffin will officiate.

Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery. (DB, June 20, 1967, p1)

Family/Spouse: Florence Julia Banker. Florence (daughter of Daniel Banker and Ida C. Kennedy) was born on 07 May 1898 in Watkins Glen, Schuyler County, New York; died on 16 Oct 1991 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Leola Salter. Leola was born in 1889; died on 29 Jun 1979 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Springwater, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth graduated Dansville High and Geneseo Normal. For over work
while in college she had a nervous breakdown ending in epilepsy. She
had been in a state hospital for more than 40 years.

Notes:

Charles graduated Dansville High School; Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY. He worked for the US Goverment in defense in Rochester,NY. He had many jobs in their local Methodist Church and in the Confernce. He was on the Board of the Rochester Methodist Home until his retirement in 1971. He and Gertrude retired to Florida
winters where they lived near DeLand in a mobile home. in the sumers - until 1985. In 1973 they traveled nine months through the United States with their travel trailer. In 1969 they took a 3 week trip to Wozi, Liberia at Christmas time. Their son was in the Peace Corps in Wozi at the time. In 1975 they visited a former exchange student in Norway. Charles hobbies are golf, reading, gardening and travel.
DELAND, Fla./DANSVILLE - Charles E. Kiehle, 94, a resident of the Florida Lutheran Retirement Center, died in his sleep Friday (June 17, 2005) at the Health Center at Florida Lutheran.
Mr. Kiehle was born in Dansville Jan. 29, 1911, the son of the late William and Anna (Galbraith) Kiehle. He graduated from Dansville High School, then entered Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1932 with a degree in electrical engineering.
On June 22, 1935, he was married to Gertrude Griffing Kiehle and they made their first home in Dansville. They later moved to Rochester, where Mr. Kiehle was employed as a civilian employee of the Navy Department as a quality control engineer. Upon retirement, they moved to Deland, while still spending summers in the Dansville area. Mr. Kiehle enjoyed gardening and golf, playing regularly until he was almost 90. Their marriage covered over 58 years and four children, until Mrs. Kiehle's death in 1993.
On May 6, 1995, Mr. Kiehle married Alice Lilly, a fellow resident of the retirement center in Deland. Besides his wife of 10 years, Alice, he leaves his daughters, Dr. Janet Allen of Anchorage, Alaska, Marcia Cunningham of London, England, and Myrna (Lincoln) Janus of Evanston, Ill.; a son, James (Janis) Kiehle of Brattleboro, Vt.; 11
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
A memorial service took place at the Florida Lutheran Retirement Center June 28. A committal service will take place graveside in Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta, at 10 a.m. Aug. 18. Interment will be next to Gertrude following the service. Arrangements are by the Hindle Funeral Home Inc., 271 Main St., Dansville.
Friends who wish may make memorial contributions to the Florida Lutheran Retirement Center, 450 N. MacDonald Ave., Deland, FL 32724 or your local Alzheimer's Association.

Charles married Gertrude G. Griffing on 22 Jun 1935 in Newark, Wayne County, New York. Gertrude (daughter of Frank Edwin Griffing and Jane Elizabeth Morrow) was born on 20 Aug 1909; died on 14 Apr 1993 in DeLand, Volusia County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hannah worked 15 years at King's Daughters Home before her marriage.
About 1958 she fell down the front outdoor steps and broke her neck.
She was in Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester for 7 weeks. She
cans alot of garden items and crochets as a hobby.

Hannah married Mark Ira Lawrence on 06 Nov 1943 in East Avon, Livingston County, New York. Mark (son of John Lawrence and Emma) was born on 12 Oct 1900 in Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marian L. VanHouter, 88, of S. Lackawanna Street in Wayland died unexpectedly Monday (Dec. 3, 1990) in Noyes Memorial Hospital. She was born in the Town of Groveland on June 24, 1902, a daughter of Frank and Lydia Merriman Hamsher. She was married to Lee VanHouter on June 25, 1925. He predeceased her. Mrs. VanHouter was a resident of Wayland most of her life and was a member of the Wayland United Methodist Church and the Big Sisters and Ladies Aid units of the church. She also was a 70-year member of Rebekah Lodge 498 in Wayland. She was a retired employee of Wayland Central School having been the cafeteria manager for 33 years. Surviving are cousins Mrs. Frances Hynes, Mrs. Joyce Slicker, Mrs. Doris Girard, all of Dansville; Mrs. Virginia Boylan of Canaseraga; Mrs. Alice Moore and Mrs. Catherine Mattice, both of Wayland. A service will be conducted today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. in the Walter E. Baird and Sons Funeral Home of Wayland with the Rev. Alan Jones officiating. Burial will be in Village Cemetery, Wayland. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gunlocke Library in Wayland.
(GCE, December 6, 1990, p4)

Marian married Lee VanHouter on 25 Jun 1925. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Fay Lester Barratt, 55, of Jones Bridge Road, Leicester, died unexpectedly in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw Friday (Aug 28,1964). He was born Sept 13, 1909 in Elyria, Ohio, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fenno Fay Barratt. He had been engaged in farming in Hamlin for a few years before coming to Leicester. He had been on the present farm for the past 35 years. He is survived by his widow, Virginia Wilkins Barratt, and a son, Fay Lester, both of Leicester and an aunt, Mrs John W. Morris of Avon and several cousins. Friends may call at W. S. Rector and Son Funeral Chapel, 111 Main St., Geneseo, today from 2-4 and 7-9pm. A service will be held Sunday afternoon. Burial will be in Leicester Cemetery. A funeral service for Mr. Barratt will be held at 2:30 pm tomorrow at Rector's Funeral Chapel, Geneseo, with the Rev. Richard Buterbaugh of Leicester Presbyterian Church officiating.
(Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, 29 Aug 1964, Saturday, page 2)

Family/Spouse: Virginia Lou Wilkins. Virginia (daughter of Fred A. Wilkins and Bertha Babcock) was born on 22 Mar 1929 in Nunda, Livingston County, New York; died on 7 Jul 2002 in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Leicester Cemetery, Leicester, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Donald Smith. Donald was born on 23 Feb 1908; died on 27 Sep 1994 in Pinellas County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Bernard Martin Burns. Bernard was born on 3 Feb 1909; died in Aug 1972 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Michael J. Tobin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DANSVILLE - Edward Hughes, 87, of Kidd Road, passed away early
Saturday morning (Oct. 7, 2006) at Noyes Memorial Hospital in
Dansville after a short illness.
He was born on the family farm in the Town of North Dansville April 1,
1919, a son of the late James E. and Lulu Wamblold Hughes. His dear
companion of 34 years, Rita M. Barnhart, predeceased him Jan. 3, 1997.
He also was predeceased by siblings Frances Smith, Mildred Tobin and
Rosa Burns.
Ed operated a dairy farm on Kidd Road, in the Town of North Dansville
for many years. He also was a retired welder from Foster Wheeler
Energy Corp. of Dansville. He was a member of the former Dansville
Grange. He was a good neighbor and friend to many.
He is survived by two sons, Ronald (Linda Cox) DeMun, of Wayland, and
John P. (Beverly) Barnhart, of Dansville; one daughter, Kathy (Mike
Delaney) Button, of Greenwood; his grandchildren, Chris (Tina) Cox,
Michael (Susan) Cox, Mandy (David) DeMun, all of Wayland, Chris
(Heather Stanton) Barnhart, of Groveland, Jennifer Barnhart, Amber
Barnhart, both of Dansville, Jeremy (Elizabeth) Button, of Rochester,
Elvin (Linda Randall) Button, Jr., of Naples, Jason (Stephanie Sabins)
Button, of Wayland, and Beverly Button, of Mount Morris; nieces and
nephews, Marie and Martin Tobin and William Burns, all of Florida; and
one cousin, Ruth Mooney, of Rochester.
Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Monday at the Hindle Funeral Home,
Inc., 271 Main St., Dansville, where services will take place 11 a.m.
Tuesday. Interment will be in Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville.
Friends may make contributions to the Livingston County Hospice, 2
County Campus, Mt. Morris, NY 14510.
Published: Saturday, October 7, 2006 8:17 PM CDT "The Evening Tribune"
- Hornell,NY

Notes:

Dorothy M. Gilman was born July 27, 1917 in Lamine, Missouri, a daughter of Elias and Ethel (Weekly) Driesbach. She married Lewis Gilman Sr. on June 23, 1934 in Dansville. Mrs. Gilman was a member of the Theodore Van Tassell American Legion Post Women's Auxiliary in Wayland.
Mrs. Gilman died Saturday, June 10, 1995 in Mt. Morris after a long illness. She was 77. She was survived by her husband of 60 years, Lewis; a daughter and son-in-law of Mt. Morris; three sons and daughters-in-law of Dansville and Wayland; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three brothers, Joseph and Fred Driesbach, both of Dansville, and Carl Driesbach of Delaware; a sister, Josephine Bilby of Oklahoma; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Burial was in the Village Cemetery, Wayland.
(Genesee Country Express, June 15, 1995)

Family/Spouse: Lewis J. Gilman. Lewis (son of Bert Douglas Gilman and Alice R. Stout) was born on 30 Dec 1912 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York; died on 10 May 2007 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: Rosemary Colon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ida may have married a Mr. Engel.

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

Family/Spouse: Mary Jane Sullivan. Mary was born on 11 Jul 1930 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; died on 8 Feb 2008 in Newark, New Castle County, Delaware; was buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Fred R. Driesbach, 65, of McWhorter Rd., Dansville, died unexpectedly
Sunday, March 3, 1996 at the Wyoming County Community Hospital in
Warsaw.
Prior to his retirement in 1992, he had been a Class A welder
fabricator at the Foster Wheeler Corp. for 40 years. Fred was a member
of the Foster Wheeler Twenty-Five Year Club and a member of the
Dansville Fish and Game Club.
Mr. Driesbach was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed skeet shooting,
hunting, fishing and golf.

Fred married Beatrice France on 25 Jun 1955 in Canaseraga, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Pine Plains Register Herald - Thursday, April 29, 1982
John P. Robson, 75, of Butts Hollow Road, died April 14, at Sharon Hospital, Sharon, Conn. Mr. Robson, a resident of this community for 25 years, was the superintendent of buildings at the former Bennett College in Millbrook for 26 years until his retirement in January 1972. He was formerly employed as an engineer at Hartford Steam Boiler Co. in Hartford, Conn.
He has served as a zoning administrator for the Town of Amenia since 1973. He was a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Poughkeepsie.
Born October 11, 1906, in Dansville (Livingston County), he was the son of Charles J. and Helena Marx Robson.
In 1924 he graduated from New York University in New York City with a degree in electrical engineering and business administration.
On April 21, 1930 in Dansville, he married the former Areita Steffy, who survives. In addition to his wife, Mr. Robson is survived by a son, John F. Robson of New York City; a daughter, Jean R. Hamsher of Kingston; a sister, Mrs. Lambert Bassett of Austin, Texas; a brother, Charles Robson of Marble Falls, Texas and two grandsons.
Services were Saturday at the funeral home with Rev. Helmut T. Dietrich officiating. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville.
Memorial donations may be made to the Amenia Rescue Squad, the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Poughkeepsie or the Amenia Day Nursey.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23656351/john_peter-robson

John married Areita Vesta Steffy on 21 Apr 1930 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. Areita (daughter of Augustus Steffy and Ida E. Whiteman) was born on 11 Oct 1906 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 18 Sep 1992 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frederick married Evelyn A. Lamont about 1950. Evelyn was born in Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York; died on 22 Jul 1983 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Charles lived much of his life in Houston, Texas (1938 - 1975) retiring to Marble Falls, Texas until 1988 when he and my mother (Anne Rand Robson) came to live with me in Portland, OR.(Cheryl--2002)

Charles married Anne Rand on 28 Aug 1937 in Hamilton, Madison County, New York. Anne was born in Albany, Albany County, New York; died on 30 Apr 1995 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marion married Lambert Waldo Bassett on 22 Jul 1943 in Salina, Onondaga County, New York. Lambert was born on 26 Mar 1904 in Painted Post, Steuben County, New York; died on 9 Oct 1995 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Elizabeth Noonan about 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Russell married Erna Ruth Kley on 28 Nov 1936 in Staten Island, New York City, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Doris married Richard Cameron Eaton on 15 Jul 1944 in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York. Richard was born on 12 Mar 1922 in Tonawanda, Erie County, New York; died on 21 Dec 2004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ellsworth married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Florence married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

N. H. NOYES JR. BURNS TO DEATH
Eli Lilly Co. Official’s Son Asleep While Fire Rages In Boathouse.

Nicholas H. Noyes Jr., 28-year-old son of the vice-president and treasurer of Eli Lilly & Co., was burned to death early yesterday while he slept in a boathouse at the family’s summer home at Les Cheneaux, Mich.
Friends here learned of Mr. Noyes’s death in telegrams received by Eli Lilly and Lyman S. Ayres. Cause of the fire was not revealed in the information.
Unaware that Mr. Noyes was sleeping in the apartment above the boathouse, the family butler saved two speedboats by pushing them from their berths. Mr. Noyes was spending the night in the boathouse apartment because of the large number of guests at the family cottage.
A verdict of accidental death was returned by Coroner George Davis.

Funeral Rites Tomorrow.
Mr. Noyes had been at the summer home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas H. Noyes Sr., since early in August. Guests at the summer home included a brother, Evan Noyes; a sister, Mrs. Frederic M. Ayres Jr., and her husband.
Members of the family are expected to return to Indianapolis today. Funeral services will be at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon in the family home, 5625 Sunset Lane, with the Rev. Thomas White, supply pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery.
Mr. Noyes was connected with the sales office of Eli Lilly & Co. and until early in the summer had been doing sales work for the company in St. Louis, Mo.
Born in the old Noyes family home in the 1300 block of North Delaware Street, Mr. Noyes attended Park School here and Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, N.J. He was active in several clubs, including Woodstock Club, the Indianapolis Country Club and the Indianapolis Dramatic Club.
(The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, September 02, 1939, page 3)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13166155/nicholas-hartmann-noyes

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1941; World War II (US) US Navy Lieutenant

Notes:

Graduated Cornell University and Harvard Business School before entering the Navy during the World War II. He died of pneumonia in Kansas, having moved there 18 months prior.

Evan married Clara Avery Rideout on 3 Jan 1942 in San Francisco County, California. Clara was born on 16 Mar 1915 in Sausalito, Marin County, California; died on 15 Apr 2005 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried in Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Marin County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elmer P. Zollweg. Elmer was born on 14 Oct 1906; died on 12 Sep 1990; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Rush, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1935 - 1967; World War II US Air Force

Notes:

Allman T. 'Cubby' Culbertson died at the age of 85 in San Antonio, Texas, on Tuesday, December 10, 1996. He was born in Dansville, New York, on May 16, 1911, the son of John and Ida Tenney Culbertson. He was a retired Brigadier General, USAF, having served a distinguished 32-year career. General Culbertson began his military career in 1935 when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He earned his 'wings' as a commissioned officer in 1937. He served in W.W. II as Deputy Commander of the 44th Bomb Group and 95th Bomb Wing and participated in the initial heavy bomber attack on Berlin. Following the war, the General served in senior command and staff jobs at various Air Force research and development centers, leading ultimately to his being appointed Commander, Rome Air Development Center, in 1964. He retired in 1967, having logged over 6000 hours as a pilot of over 100 different types of aircraft. His service decorations included the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. Cubby retired With his family to Lakeway (Austin), Texas, where he served the local community for 20 years as trustee and President of the Lakeway Civic Corporation, street superintendent, and organizer and president of the Lakeway homeowner's association. For his many years dedicated service, Cubby was named the 'Outstanding Citizen' of Lakeway in 1985. In retirement, he went back to school and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree at St. Edwards University. He was also named a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International, and was an active member of the Daedalians, Air Force Association, OX-5 Aviation Pioneers, and the Air Force Historical Society. General Culbertson was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian church, having served as a Deacon and Ruling Elder. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Annie Laurie; their two sons, Eugene and Robert; and three grandchildren. A memorial service was held Thursday, December 12, 1996 at the Covenant Presbyterian Church in San Antonio, Texas. ('Obituary.' GCE 2 Jan 1997, p4)

Allman married Annie Laurie Stallcup in Sep 1939. Annie (daughter of Rusk Stallcup and Anna Marie Cheeseman) was born on 23 Jun 1919 in Frierson, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; died on 16 May 2014 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Oliver A. Culbertson, 84, of Valley Road in Ossian died Sunday (Sept.
11, 1988) in Noyes Memorial Hospital following a long illness.
Born in Dansville, Mar. 27, 1904, a son of Fred and Mary Oliver
Culbertson, prior to retirement in 1970, he owned and operated
Culbertson farm in Geneseo for many years. He was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church of Geneseo and was a former master of
Dansville Grange.
Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Dorothy Acomb Culbertson; three
daughters, Maryann Bonner of Ossian, Judy Ward of Geneva and Dorothy
Woodman of Lima; four sons, Edward and Daniel of Lima; Victor of
Rochester and Richard of Florida; two brothers, Howard and Charles of
Dansville; 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; nieces and
nephews.
A service was conducted Wednesday morning in the Chamberlin Funeral
Home of Dansville with the Rev. James Bender officiating. Burial was
in Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ossian Fire Department or
Camp Good Days and Special Times. (GCE, September 15, 1988, p14)

Oliver married Dorothy Acomb about 1927. Dorothy (daughter of Frederick Acomb and Carrie Stone) was born on 26 Apr 1903; died on 2 Nov 1993. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clarence married Eleanor Lanphear on 26 Jun 1930. Eleanor (daughter of George Lanphear and Harriet Shaw) was born on 12 Jun 1906 in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 14 Nov 1992 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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F. Howard Culbertson, 82, of Harter Road in Sparta, died Wednesday
(Jan. 20, 1993) at the Livingston County Health Related Facility in
Mt. Morris.
Prior to his retirement he had owned and operated the Culbertson Farm
and Nursery since 1933. He was a 50-year member of the Dansville
Presbyterian Church, a member of the Phoenix Lodge 115 of Dansville, a
Royal Patron of the Amaranth, a scout leader for the Dansville Cub
Scout Pack 40 and a Town of Sparta Assessor.
Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Conklin of Dansville and Carol
Jean Gottschall of Rochester; a son, James of Sparta; a brother,
Charles of Dansville; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two brothers, Oliver
and Clarence.
Arrangements were by Chamberlin Funeral Home Inc., in Dansville where
a Masonic service was Friday and the funeral Saturday with the Rev.
David Hotchkiss officiating. Burial was in Greenmount Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dansville Ambulance. (GCE,
January 28, 1993, p4)

Frederick married Ruby Folts on 25 May 1933 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Ruby (daughter of Arthur H. Folts and Georgia Green) was born on 25 May 1914 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York; died on 17 Jan 2001 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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DANSVILLE - Charles H. Culbertson, 89, passed away peacefully Tuesday
(July 13, 2004) at the Livingston County Skilled Nursing Facility in
Geneseo.
Charles was born Dec. 21, 1914, in Dansville, a son of Fred and Mary
(Oliver) Culbertson. He was the husband of Viola Culbertson; she
predeceased him on May 18, 2002. Charles owned and operated the Fred
Culbertson Dairy Farm until he retired in 1979. In addition to his
wife, Charles was also predeceased by three brothers, Oliver
Culbertson, Clarence Culbertson and Howard Culbertson; a
granddaughter, Joan Culbertson; and a son-in-law, Richard Shutt.
Charles was a member of the Dansville Presbyterian Church, serving as
an elder and participating on many committees. He was also a member of
the Phoenix Masonic Lodge F & AM #115, a Royal Arch Mason of
Dansville, the Dansville Grange, the Court of Amaranth and the Deborah
Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. He enjoyed gardening, but most of all
he loved spending time with his family and friends.
He is survived by his children, Robert (Faye) Culbertson of Arkansas,
Harold "Cubby" (Judy) Culbertson and Irene Shutt, all of Dansville;
and Margaret (Leonard) Bourgoine of Wayland; 12 grandchildren, 24
great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Ada Rumsey of Bath, Alvira
Lockwood of Castile and Lois Munger of Florida; brother-in-law, Edward
(Arline) Lockwood of Geneseo; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends may call 7-9 p.m. Sunday, July 18, at the Chamberlin-Baird
Funeral Home, 73 Main St., Dansville, where a Masonic service and an
Amaranth service will be held starting at 6:15 p.m. Funeral services
will be held 10 a.m. Monday, July 19, at the Dansville Presbyterian
Church. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville.
Contributions may be made to the Dansville Presbyterian Church,
Central Park, Dansville, N.Y.; the Masonic Brotherhood, c/o Dansville
Masonic Lodge, 68 Elizabeth St., Dansville, N.Y. 14437, in memory of
Charles H. Culbertson

Charles married Viola Thompson on 17 Mar 1940 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York. Viola (daughter of Luke Irwin Thompson and Irene) was born on 13 Aug 1915 in Canaseraga, Allegany County, New York; died on 18 May 2002 in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A memorial service for Neva Ratcliffe was conducted Sunday in Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville, Rev. David Hotchkiss officiated.
Mrs. Ratcliffe was a native of Dansville but had lived most of her life in Buffalo.

She is survived by two daughters, Doris Ratcliffe and Norma Parker, and a son, John Ratcliffe. Her sister, Inez Kreiley and brother, Donald Traxler, live in Dansville. (GCE, October 2, 1986, p4)

Family/Spouse: Roland J. Ratcliffe. Roland was born in 1903; died on 30 Oct 1969 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Inez Mae Kreiley, 91, passed away peacefully Sunday (Sept. 27, 2009) at the Livingston County Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation in Mt. Morris.
Inez was born Dec. 16, 1917 in the Town of Sparta, a daughter of Seward and Ethel (Carney) Traxler. Inez married Harold A. Kreiley on May 3, 1939 in Shinglehouse, Pa.; he predeceased her on Sept. 18, 1992. Inez was a cook for Noyes Memorial Hospital and the Kings Daughters Home in Dansville for many years. In addition to her parents and husband, she was also predeceased by a son, William Kreiley, and a sister, Neva Radcliff.
She enjoyed cooking, sewing and gardening, but most of all she loved spending time with her family.
Inez is survived by her children, Glenn A. (Clara) Kreiley of Dansville, and Barbara Kreiley of Gaithersburg, Md.; two granddaughters, Kim (Perry) VanDunk and Becky (Robert) Johnson, all of Dansville; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Donald (Wilma) Traxler of Dansville; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
There will be no prior calling. A graveside memorial service will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday at Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Scottsburg United Methodist Church, 7331 State Rte. 256, Scottsburg, N.Y. 14545 or Kings Daughters & Sons Home, 26 Health St., Dansville, N.Y. 14437. Those who wish to light a memory candle for Inez may do so at www.bairdfuneralhomes.com.

Inez married Harold Arthur Kreiley on 03 May 1939 in Shinglehouse, Potter County, Pennsylvania. Harold (son of Arthur Raymond Kreiley and Clara Schleyer) was born on 06 Sep 1918 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 18 Sep 1992 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: Charles Clifford DeLavergne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Francis C. Carney, age 83 of Depot Rd., in Dansville, died Friday, November 20, 1998, at Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville after a short illness.
He was born in Canadice on November 10, 1915, the son of William and Leola Salter Carney and was a graduate of Dansville High School.

Fran was a self employed farmer for 40 years. He worked as a custodian for Dansville Central School for 15 years retiring in 1980. He was a member of the Sparta Center United Methodist Church.

He was married to Helen Kiehle in Dansville on June 30, 1937. They had celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary this past June.

Surviving in addition to his wife, Helen are four daughters, Jane (Warren) Corbin of Charleston, SC, Jean (Lyle) Bassage of Walworth, Ann (John L.) Davis of San Antonio, TX, Mary Elnicky of Rochester, a son William (Susan) Carney of Big Flats, and a half sister Judy Clancy of Wayland. Twelve grandchildren Jeffery Corbin, Stacie Webster, Kara Bishop, Dawn Kittleson, Denise Bickert, Kelly Eirirch, Eric Davis , John Robert, Christopher and Sarah Elnicky, Jonathan and Elizabeth Carney, two great grandchildren Andrew and Rebecca Kittleson

Friends may call Today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at the Hindle Funeral Home, 271 Main St., Dansville, where services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM. Interment will be in Greenmount Cemetery in Dansville at the convenience of the family.

Memorial contributions in Fran's name may be made to the Sparta Center United Methodist Church, 8455 Sparta Center Rd. or the Dansville Ambulance Fund PO Box 235, both of Dansville, NY 14437.

Francis married Helen L. Kiehle on 30 Jun 1937 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York. Helen (daughter of Herbert B. Kiehle and Sarah Kidd) was born on 11 Jan 1914 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 29 Mar 2010 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Notes:

Norman, "a big man and tall one." In 1985 he was working at
Gunlocke's in Wayland.
DANSVILLE - Norman Lawrence, 51, passed away Easter Sunday (March 27,
2005) at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester.
He was born in Rochester on July 26, 1953, a son of the late Mark and
Hannah Kiehle Lawrence. On Dec. 31, 1983, he was married to the former
Sharon Zigenfus, who survives.
Norm was the shipping clerk for Gunlockes of Wayland, with over 31
years of service. He was a member of the Oddfellows of Hornell, the
Loyal Order of the Moose of Dansville, the Dansville Hook & Ladder
Fire Company and scoutmaster of Troop 58 of Wayland since 1988.
Surviving in addition to his wife, Sharon, are his sons, Brian
(Rebecca) of Livonia and Jeremy of Montour Falls; one sister-in-law,
Jean Lawrence; and five grandchildren.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at the
Hindle Funeral Home, Inc., 271 Main St., Dansville. An Oddfellow
service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday. Services will be held at 10
a.m. Friday, April 1, at the United Methodist Church, Dansville, with
Rev. Jamie Stevens officiating. Interment will be at the convenience
of the family.
Contributions may be made to Boy Scouts of America, the United
Methodist Church or the charity of one's choice.

Norman married Bonnie Havens on 5 Aug 1972 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York, and was divorced about 1975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Norman married Sharon Hardy on 31 Dec 1983. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

Notes:

Died at Strong Memorial hospital at Rochester, NY, less than two weeks after suffering an incapacitating stroke. Survived by a sister, Nancy (Gilman) Christiano, a brother, Walter Gilman and nieces and nephews. Founding member of the Trailer Rats youth group as a teenager. Fondly known as JR, Junior, Lukie and Gooner. JR was a passionate devotee of blues and rock & roll music as well as a dedicated sports fan. "He was a graduate of Wayland Central School. He worked at the Wayland-Cohocton Central School. He formerly worked at Gunlocke Co. for 39 years. He also had a landscaping business in Wayland. In addition to his parents, "JR" was also predeceased by his brother, Richard "Rick" "Finger" Gilman and his brother-in-law, Joseph Christiano. He was an avid sports fan. He was a former umpire for Wayland Little League, he managed a girls softball team, he loved to golf, and hunt, especially deer and he was a NY Yankee fan, a Syracuse Orange fan and a Buffalo Bills fan, where he was a season ticket holder." (Dec. 16, 2019, Baird Funeral Home website)

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

Family/Spouse: Joseph Didas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jean married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lives in Dansville,NY

Notes:

Bernard J. 'Bunny' Robson, 41, of Leonard Street, Dansville died
Wednesday (June 10, 1992).
Born September 30, 1950, he was the son of Frederick and Evelyn Lamont
Sr. He was married on June 22, 1974 to the former Mary L. Kinney, who
survives.
He owned and operated the Robson Siding and Roofing Business of
Dansville.
He was a 1968 graduate of Dansville Central High School and of St.
John Fisher College in Rochester, where he earned a teaching degree in
math and physics and played on the basketball team. He had been a
coach for the Dansville Little League and the Junior High School
basketball team. He was a member of the Dansville Rod and Gun Club and
the Men's Golf Association and a past member of the Dansville Village
Planning Board, Men's Softball League and the Loyal Order of the
Moose.
In 1991, he was awarded the Alcoa Showcase Award of merit and in 1992
the Vinyl Siding Institute Award of Distinction.
Survivors include two sons, Brad and Dave; two brothers, Frank of
Dansville and Frederick Jr. of Traveres, Fla.; several aunts, uncles,
cousins, nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were by the Chamberlin Funeral Home, Inc. A service was
Saturday at St. Mary's Church with the Rev. Andrew Teuschel
officiating. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bernie Robson Scholarship
Fund or the Dansville Ambulance. (GCE, June 18, 1992, p4)

Bernard married Mary L. Kinney on 22 Jun 1974 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

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

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Notes:

Eugene "Gene" Culbertson, 67, died at 3:13 pm, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, from an internal infection at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. Services will be held at 10 am, Thursday, Aug. 21, at Torrey Lake Ranch, Dubois, Wyoming. Gene was born Nov. 23, 1946, in Kansas City, Missouri, and was a resident of San Antonio, Texas. He recently retired as director and founder of the Lamb's Ministry, specializing in helping the homeless and mentally ill find place in the community. He is survived by his wife, Linn Culbertson; brother, Robert Culbertson; son, Stanton Culbertson; daughter-in-law, Noel Culbertson and granddaughters, Torrey and Emma Culbertson. He is preceded in death by his parents Allman and Annie Culbertson. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Gene to the Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat; 4801 N. Highway 67, Sedalia, CO 80135 Services are under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home.
Published in The Boulder Daily Camera on Aug. 21, 2014

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of Ossian,NY

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

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of Geneva,NY

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of Lima,NY

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of Lima,NY

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of LeRoy,NY

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of Tampa,FLA

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of Dansville

Family/Spouse: William B. Mitchell. William (son of Marshall Mitchell and Joyce Kenney) was born in 1926 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 12 Sep 1973; was buried in West Sparta Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Frederick Culbertson, 53, of West Sparta died Tuesday (Oct. 14, 1986)
in West Sparta.
Born Dec. 28, 1932, in Webster, he was a life resident of the West
Sparta-Dansville area and had owned and operated a farm in West
Sparta.
Surviving are his wife, Betty Culbertson; two sons, Gerald of Dade
City, Fla., and Jeffery of West Sparta; two daughters, Ann of
Bradford, Pa., and Cheryl of Hamburg; his mother, Eleanor Culbertson
of Dansville; a sister, Barbara Mitchell of Dansville; nieces and
nephews.
A memorial service was conducted Friday afternoon in the Dansville
United Methodist Church with the Rev. Calvin Sheasley officiating.
Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery, West Sparta, with arrangements by the
Chamberlin Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dansville Ambulance Fund or
the Mt. Morris Ambulance Fund. (GCE, October 23, 1986, p4)

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

Family/Spouse: Donald Conklin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Frank Gottschall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Richard Shutt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Leonard Burgoine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A last rite was conducted Monday in the Chamberlin Funeral Home here for William Bradford DeLavergne, 20, of the Groveland Rd., who died Saturday (Nov. 3, 1979) in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester.
He was a native and lifelong resident of Dansville. He worked in partnership with his parents on the Gaeney Farm. He was a member of the Union Hose Fire Co. and was active on its Competition Team.

Surviving are his parents, Charles (Bud) and Judith DeLavergne; a brother, Berry H. at home; a sister, Julia Anne of Chicago, Ill.; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Florence Carney of Dansville and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Martha DeLavergne of Almond; an aunt, Mrs. Herman Brown of Hornell.

Burial was in Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Union Hose Competition Team in care of Gary Welch. (GCE, November 8, 1979, p12)

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