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Grace Gardner
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Grace Gardner was born in May 1884 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York; died on 23 Feb 1911 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York; was buried in Ephratah Rural Cemetery, Ephratah, Fulton County, New York. Notes:
Mrs. Claude Monk.
Grace, wife of Claude Monk, died at her home, three miles west of Johnstown, Thursday afternoon, aged 26 years, after a brief illness of lung trouble. The surviving relatives are her husband, two children, her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Gardiner of Johnstown, two sisters, Mrs. William Abel, of Keck Center, and Mrs. Orlando Wemple, of Johnstown, and one brother Edward Gardiner, of the town of Johnstown. The funeral will be held at the home Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock. The interment will be made in the Ephratah cemetery.
(Amsterdam Evening Recorder, Friday, February 24, 1911)
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125483125/grace-gardnerFamily/Spouse: Claude Monk. Claude was born on 10 Apr 1883; died on 1 May 1951; was buried in Ferndale Cemetery, Johnstown, Fulton County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Merrill Edward Monk
was born on 1 Aug 1905 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York; died on 4 Jun 1973 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gloversville, Fulton County, New York. - 3. Velma E. Monk
was born in 1910 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York; died on 21 Jan 1912 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York; was buried in Ephratah Rural Cemetery, Ephratah, Fulton County, New York.
- 2. Merrill Edward Monk
Generation: 2
2. Merrill Edward Monk
(1.Grace1) was born on 1 Aug 1905 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York; died on 4 Jun 1973 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gloversville, Fulton County, New York. Notes:
Merrill Monk - Merrill Monk, 67, a former Glove Cities resident who moved to St. Petersburg, Fla., five years ago, died Monday at a St. Petersburg hospital after an illness of 14 weeks. Mr. Monk had been employed by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation in Gloversville for 48 years retiring as supervisory sales representative Oct. 1, 1968, after which be and his family moved to St. Petersburg. He was born Aug. 1, 1905, in Johnstown, son of Claude and Grace Monk. He had resided most of his life in Gloversville at 41 Saratoga Boulevard. Mr. Monk began working for the power company as a bookkeeper July 1, 1925, and worked most of his years with the company in its sales department. He was made supervisory sales representative in 1965. He served with the Army Engineers during World War II, discharged with the rank of captain. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and of the Elks Lodge. He was a member of the Twenty-Five Club of the power company. Survivors , besides his wife, the former Doris Holman, include his stepmother, Mrs. Claude Monk of Broadalbin. Wednesday, June 6, 1973 Leader-Herald, Gloversville Johnstown N Y
Merrill E. Monk - A service for Merrill E. Monk was held at 11 this morning at the Walrath and Bushouer Funeral Home. Rev. David J. Olson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiated. Bearers were Edward Connolly, Atty. Roger Haviland, Harold Wessell. W. E. Borst, Richard Ford, John Kicinski, Charles Miller and Douglas Smith. Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Saturday, June 9, 1973 - Leader-Herald, Gloversville-Johnstown, NYMerrill married Doris L. Holman on 24 Nov 1945 in Gloversville, Fulton County, New York. Doris was born on 16 Sep 1903; died on 3 Jan 1977; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gloversville, Fulton County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Velma E. Monk
(1.Grace1) was born in 1910 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York; died on 21 Jan 1912 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York; was buried in Ephratah Rural Cemetery, Ephratah, Fulton County, New York.
