Jonas S. Hamsher

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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He was the son of Bernard and Theresa Orr Hamsher.
He came to Utica as a child. He worked for the Utica newspapers since 1920.
During World War II, he served with the Army Air Corps.
In 1927, he married the former Arlene A. Peterson of Missouri. They had a son, Francis Bernard Hamsher. They subsequently divorced.
In 1943, he married the former Margaret Murray of Denver, CO, in St. Louis, MO.
Besides his wife, he leaves a son, Bernard Francis Hamsher, Buffalo; a sister, Mrs. Leroy (Anita) Nicknish, Utica

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

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• Military Service: Abt 1942; World War II (US) US Army Air Corps

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DOVER, DEL - Robert D. Hamsher, DDS, 92, formerly of Dansville, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000 at the Capitol Nursing Center in Dover, Del. as a result of natural causes.
Born in Dansville, he was the son of the late Glenn and Katherine Layer Hamsher. Dr. Hamsher was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps where he served as a captain in the Dental Officers Corps. While stationed in Air Supply at Langley Air Force Base, he established the first dental clinic at Dover Air Force Base.

Upon his discharge from active duty, he moved back to Dansville where he was active in community and professional affairs. He was a long time member of the vestry at St. Peter's Episcopal Church and was a founder and charter member of the Dansville Area Historical Society. He was a life member of Daniel Goho Post #87 of The American Legion, a past president of the Livingston County Dental Association and a past president of the Dansville Board of Trade.

Dr. Hamsher moved to Dover, Del. in 1996. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife Viola Jones Hamsher in 1979 and his daughter Joanne Hamsher Gilbert in April 2000. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and John Dobbins and son-in-law Dr. Arthur Gilbert, all of Dover, and one grandson, Robert Gilbert of Washington State.

Graveside services, overseen by Chamberlin Funeral Home of Dansville, will take place Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000 at 11 a.m. in the Union Cemetery, Scottsburg, N.Y. (GCE, November 16, 2000, p4)

Family/Spouse: Viola Jones. Viola was born in 1914 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York; died on 27 Mar 1979 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Union/Scottsburg Cemetery, Conesus, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John W. Hamsher of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Dansville, died Sunday (Jan. 10, 1993) at Park Medical Center.
He retired from Rockwell International and was a member of the Management Club of the Athletic Board of Bishop Hartley High School and Christ the King Church.

Survivors include his wife, Eleanor of Columbus; daughters, Mary Moroney and Michele Hamsher; sons, Richard and Patrick Moroney; a brother, Dr. Robert Hamsher of Dansville; brothers-in-law, Robert and John Seifert.

Arrangements were by the Egan-Ryan Funeral Home where a service was Monday. Burial was at St. Joseph's Cemetery there.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. (GCE, January 21, 1993, p4)

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

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• Military Service: Abt 1942; World War II (US) US Army Air Force
• Military Service: Abt 1951; Korean War (US) US Air Force

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Charles B. Hamsher, 77, of Hermantown, Minn. died Tuesday (June 23, 1992) in St. Mary's Medical Center.
Born in Dansville, he was a 1934 graduate of Dansville High School. He had been a resident of Hermantown since 1968.

Hamsher managed various officers clubs and base exchanges for the U.S. Government, retiring from the Duluth Air Base in 1969. He was an employee of Montgomery Ward Company for five years. He was also a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War II and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was an active member of Pike Lakes Presbyterian Church where he was involved in the Men's Group and was a former member of the Session. Hamsher was also a member of the Reserve Officer Association and had been an active volunteer at Nopeming Nursing Home.

He was predeceased by his wife Leila in 1989.

Survivors include three sons, David of Dallas, Texas, Dennis of Hermantown and Douglas of Milwaukee, Wis.; two brothers, Dr. Robert Hamsher of Dansville and John of Columbus, Ohio; seven grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery in Dansville. (GCE, July 2, 1992, p4)

Charles married Leila May Young in 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland. Leila (daughter of Young and Naomi Abbott) was born in 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland; died on 24 Aug 1989 in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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HAMSHER - F. Bernard Attorney at Law; July 5, 1931-April 19, 2009; Licensed in New York and Florida; died Sunday in his home in Williamsville, NY; he was 77; He is survived by his wife, Diana (Ritz) Hamsher of 55 years. He was the beloved son of the late Arlene Peterson and Francis B. Hamsher and step-son of the late Allen Scott; a devoted father to Barbara (David) Maxey, Bernard S. (Debra) Hamsher, Bradley J. (Leslie) Hamsher and Rebecca Clare; also grandfather to Elizabeth, Victoria, Alexandria, Teressa, Gabriella, Ian, Cassandra and Katrina and loving brother-in-law of Linda and Thomas de la Reguera.
(Buffalo News from Apr 23 to Apr 24, 2009)

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DOVER, DEL. - Joann Hamsher Gilbert, 64, of Dover, Delaware died of cancer April 20, 2000 in Bayhealth/Kent General Hospital in Dover.
Mrs. Gilbert was born in Waverly, N.Y. on Oct. 16, 1935, the daughter of Dr. Robert D. Hamsher of Dover and the late Viola J. Hamsher. She was a 1953 graduate of Dansville High School.

In 1997, she retired from Capital School District where she had been a guidance counselor for many years. Prior to coming to Delaware in 1968, she taught in several schools in Western New York. She had also been an adjunct professor for Wilmington College since 1994. She graduated from the University of Buffalo with a BA in 1961 and later received a masters of education in elementary and secondary school counseling from Wilmington College. She also served on the faculty senate for Wilmington College.

Mrs. Gilbert enjoyed college teaching, golf RV'ing and gardening. She will best be remembered for her friendliness, joviality and willingness to assist others. She was always reaching out to help people.

Mrs. Gilbert was a member of Christ Church in Dover, a member of the National Board of Certified Counselors since 1984, was formerly a member of the Rotary Club of Harrington, Del. and in March of this year was made a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow.

In additional to her father, she is survived by her husband of 22 years, Dr. Arthur R. Gilbert; a son, Robert of Union Gap, Washington; a sister, Sandra H. Dobbins (John) of Dover; an aunt, Audrey (Albert) Rood of Binghamton, N.Y.; a mother-in-law, Annette Ricard of Sanford Maine; two sisters-in-law, Vivian (Tim) Shirley and Angela (Richard) West, both of Sanford, Maine; and several nieces, nephews and cousins in New York and Maine. She was also very fond of her two AFS daughters, Barbara Trull and her fiance Oliver Voigt from Mainz, Germany and Susanne Gaglick and her husband Markus from Hanover, Germany.

Services were at Christ Church in Dover. Friends called at Ambruso Funeral Chapel, South State St., Dover. Burial was in Dover.

Instead of flowers the family suggests contributions to Wilmington College, Joann H. Gilbert Memorial Fund, 320 Dupont Highway, New Castle, Delaware 19720. (GCE, April 27, 2000, p4)

Joanne married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Contact Info: doughamsher@prodigy.net