LEWIS CEMETERY

SCOFIELD, Amasa. b. Apr. 27, 1803. d. June 23, 1836. bd. Lot 47. s/o Stephen and Rua (__________) Scofield.

SCOFIELD, Arad. d. 1844. s/o William Seely and Lois (Ingham) Scofield.

SCOFIELD, Armenia. b. July 10, 1811 Greenfield, Saratoga County, N.Y. d. Oct. 27, 1828 struck by lightning and killed at work in the attic of her father’s home in Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 17/4/0. bd. Lot 31. d/o William Seely and Lois (Ingham) Scofield.

SCOFIELD, Armenia. b. July 8, 1850 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Oct. 7, 1862 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 12 years. bd. Lot 46. d/o Seth and Rua Elizabeth (Scofield) Scofield.

SCOFIELD. Catharine. b. Dec. 13, 1819 Greenfield, Saratoga County, N.Y. d. Apr. 19, 1836 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 16/4/0. bd. Lot 31. d/o William Seely and Lois (Ingham) Scofield.

SCOFIELD, Clarissa Esther. b. Dec. 10, 1828. d. Aug. 4. 1830. Age 1/8/0. bd. Lot 47. d/o Delman and Hannah (Benedict) Scofield.

SCOFIELD, Cornelia. b. 1827. d. July 9, 1848. Age 21/5/21. bd. Lot 53. d/o Smith and Ruth (Brackett) Scofield.

SCOFIELD, Nicodemas "Demas" Scofield. b. Apr. 22, 1791. d. Apr. 25, 1877. Age 86 years. bd. Lot 47. s/o Stephen and Rua (__________) Scofield. md. Jan. 18, 1821 in his 30th year - Hannah Benedict.

SCOFIELD, Hannah (Benedict). b. Jan. 19, 1797. d. Jan. 27, 1881. Age 84 years. bd. Lot 47.

Children of Nicodemas "Demas" and Hannah (Benedict) Scofield included:

1. Harriet Alice Scofield. b. Sept. 7, 1823. d. Nov. 14, 1883 town of Kiantone, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 60 years. bd. Dewitttville Cemetery. md. - Harry Wilson Ingerson. bd. Dewittville Cemetery.

2. Rua Elizabeth Scofield. b. Oct. 13, 1825. d. Feb. 13, 1861 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 46. md - Seth Scofield. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 46.

3. Clarissa Esther Scofield. b. Dec. 10, 1828. d. Aug. 4, 1830. Age 1/8/0. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 47.

4. John Benedict Scofield. b. May 11, 1835. d. Oct. 6, 1836. Age 1/5/0. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 47.

5. Ira Benedict Scofield. b. Aug. 23, 1837. d. May 8, 1844. Age 6/9/0. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 47.

DAR accepted Nicodemas "Demas" as s/o William and Mary Scofield. All other research indicated "Demas" as s/o Stephen and Rua (__________) Scofield.

SCOFIELD, Ira Benedict. b. Aug. 23, 1837. d, May 8, 1844. Age 6/9/0. bd. Lot 47. s/o Nicodemas "Demas" and Hannah (Benedict) Scofield.

SCOFIELD, John Benedict. b. May 11, 1835. d. Oct. 6, 1836. Age 1/5/0. bd. Lot 47. s/o Nicodemas, "Demas" and Hannah (Benedict) Scofield.

SCOFIELD, John. b. Mar. 29, 1827 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Aug. 24, 1827 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 5 months. bd. Lot 31. s/o William Seely and Lois (Ingham) Scofield.

SCOFIELD, Ray. b. Nov. 20, 1830 Ellery. d. Jan. 1, 1870. Age 39/1/10. bd. Lot 24. s/o William Seely and Lois (Ingham) Scofield. md. Dec. 5, 1843 in Ellery - Desire Brown.

SCOFIELD, Desire. b. Mar. 7, 1823. d. Sept. 24, 1905. d/o Benjamin and Sarah (Coffin) Brown. w/o Ray Scofield. Desire md 2nd - James Barnes. Desire md. 3rd - Levi Hoag Jr.

Genealogy - published in an 1888 newspaper that was presented at the third Scofield gathering on Aug. 15, 1888.......Ray married Desire Brown, Dec. 5, 1849. They have no children.......

SCOFIELD, Polly. b. Apr. 17, 1794 Saratoga County, N.Y. d. Oct. 29, 1864. Age 70/6/12. d/o William and Hannah (Abbott) Scofield. md. - Elias Clark. b. July 23, 1792 Saratoga County, N.Y.

SCOFIELD, Royal. b. 1817. d. 1894. inscription on back of Smith Scofield’s marker. bd. Lot 53. s/o Smith and Ruth (Brackett) Scofield.

SCOFIELD, Seth. b. Mar. 3, 1823 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Sept. 10, 1887 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Lot 46. s/o William Seely and Lois (Ingham) Scofield. md. 1st - Jan 25, 1844 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. - Rue Elizabeth (Scofield). d/o Demas and Hannah (Benedict) Scofield. md. 2nd - 1863 - Sophronia (Waterman) Ingerson. b. Aug. 15, 1827. d. Apr. 21, 1900. bd. Dewittville Cemetery. d/o Zodoc G. and Amanda (Putnam) Waterman. Sophronia widow of Calvin Ingerson. Seth Scofield was born, lived (with the single exception of one year) and died on the farm of sixty acres owned by him in the town of Ellery. He was a member of the Christian church at Dewittville, a member of the grange, and the Royal Templers of Temperance. He was a Democrat in politics.

SCOFIELD, Rue Elizabeth (Scofield). b. Oct. 3 or 5, 1825. d. Feb. 13, 1861 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Lot 46. d/o Nichodemas "Demas" and Hannah (Benedict) Scofield. 1st w/o - Seth Scofield.

Children of Seth and Rue Elizabeth (Scofield) Scofield included:

1. Harriet Scofield. b. Feb. 28, 1845 Ellery, Chautauqua County N.Y. d. Apr. 7, 1925. md. Feb. 27, 1862 -Benjamin Franklin Beach. d. Oct. 30, 1864. For a few years after their marriage they lived in Chautauqua County, NY and for a year or two in Crawford County, Pa. In the spring of 1869 they moved to Blaustown, Iowa and in 1870 to Kansas where they followed farming as an occupation then going to Strong City. Their children: Anna E. Beach born May 6, 1864; Frank Irving Beach born Nov. 16, 1867 and died Aug. 26, 1916; Seth William Beach born Nov. 18, 1869; Minnie A. Beach born Oct. 1, 1873.

2. Frank E. Scofield. b. June 8, 1848 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Sept. 6, 1926 Whittier, Calif. bd. Mt. Olive Cemetery at Whittier, Calif. md. 1st - Lizzie Crecraft. md. 2nd - Anna Taylor. He followed the occupation of farming; a portion of the time in Iowa and Kansas and finally removed to Whittier, Calif. in 1905. Child of Frank and Lizzie Crecraft Scofield was: Rue, born July 16, 1870; no children by second marriage.

3. Armenia Scofield.. b. July 8, 1850 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Oct. 7, 1862 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 46.

4. Dr. Earl A. Scofield. b. Aug. 21, 1854 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y., at farm (more recently the former Colby Estate location). d. June 24, 1912 Bemus Point, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. June 27, 1912 Bemus Point Cemetery Lot 265 G - 4.. md. Mar. 24, 1875 Ellery - Sylvia Leonora Brown. Their children: Irving Scofield born May 20, 1876. died Mar. 3, 1887; Bessie Scofield born May 31, 1879; Bernice Scofield born Aug. 4, 1881; Georgia born Dec. 25, 1884. Dr. Scofield educated in the common schools of Ellery and State Normal School at Fredonia. Taught in common schools for a couple years, then taking up occupation of farming, then purchased and operated a cheese factory at West Ellery for number years. In 1885 he began studying medicine with his brother, Era W. Scofield at Gerry, N.Y. Graduating from University of Buffalo in March, 1887 after which he located for the practice of his profession in Bemus Point where he practiced until his death. Brothers of Earl : Dr. E. M. Scofield, 1912 of Jamestown; Frank E. Scofield, 1912 of Whittier, Calif; sisters: Harriet E. Scofield married to Benjamin Franklin Beach, 1912 of Strong City, Kan. and Laura A. Scofield married to Ray S. Wilcox, 1912 of Gerry. Their children: Irving Scofield born May 20, 1876. died Mar. 3, 1887; Bessie Scofield born May 31, 1879; Bernice Scofield born Aug. 4, 1881; Georgia born Dec. 25, 1884.

5. Dr. Era M. Scofield ( in Scofield genealogy he is Erie M.) b. Dec. 23, 1856 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Dec. 25, 1930 Lakewood Road, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 74 years. bd. Lake View Cemetery Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y. md. 1st May 13, 1874 - Louise M. Brownell. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. 2nd. Apr. 30, 1907 - Bessie Brown who d. May 2, 1910. md. 3nd Sept. 16, 1911- Letitran Dufton who d. Jan. 23, 1925. Child of Era and Louise Brownell Scofield was: Ellia Nelson Scofield born Jan. 26, 1878. Child of Era and Lettis Dufton Scofield was: Era Dufton Scofield born Apr. 13, 1915.

 

 

 

6. Laura Ann Scofield. b. Jan. 28, 1861 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y.. d. Oct. 16, 1926. Age 65/2/6. bd. Pine Hill Cemetery, Falconer, Chautauqua County, N.Y. md. Oct. 21, 1880 - Ray S. Wilcox, s/o Joseph and Melvina (Scofield) Wilcox. - a farmer of Ellery - 3 years after marriage they moved to Gerry, N.Y. Their children: Grace M. Wilcox born Oct. 25, 1881; Austin R. Wilcox born Mar. 19, 1883; Ruth B. Wilcox born Feb. 26, 1886; Harriet Wilcox born June 15, 1888; Edna M. Wilcox born May 2, 1891; Morris B. Wilcox born Dec. 9, 1894; Ernest L. Wilcox born Nov. 25, 1898; Mary E. Wilcox born July 5, 1902. Laura a twin to Mary Jane Scofield.

7. Mary Jane Scofield. b. Jan. 28, 1861 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Oct. 16, 1892. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery on Scofield Lot. md. - James M. Little. They had no children. Mary Jane a twin to Laura Ann Scofield.

Clipping from a 1887 newspaper: MEMORIAL: Seth Scofield of Ellery died - in Ellery, N.Y. Sept. 10, 1887, aged 64 years 7 months and 7 days. Deceased leaves a widow and six children by a former marriage to mourn his loss, Harriet E. Beach of Cottonwood Falls, Kas., Frank E., Dr. E. A. and E. M. Scofield, Mrs. Laura A. Wilcox of Gerry and Mary J. Scofield of Bemus Point.

OUR FATHER

Beneath the sod he is sleeping,

.....His troubles are all passed;

And his angelic spirit has reached

.....That heavenly home at last.

The family tie is broken,

.....Our father he is dead;

May God permit his blessing,

.....To rest upon our heads.

Oh! how we miss our father

.....No human tongue can tell;

We long to leave this sinful world,

....And go to heaven to dwell.

He has joined members of the family,

.....Who have passed on before;

They have crossed o’er Jordan,

.....Where parting is no more.

A sister and a mother

.....From life’s troubles and cares are o’er,

They have entered that peaceful home,

.....And will wait and watch on the other shore.

We hope to join our father,

.....When life’s troubles are all o’er;

And pray that each member of the family

.....May safely reach that shore.

SCOFIELD, Smith. b. Aug. 12, 1791. d. Nov. 4, 1863 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 72/2/24. bd. Lot 53. s/o William and Hannah (Abbott) Scofield. md. 1815 - Ruth Bracket. Smith Scofield was a farmer and cabinet maker.

SCOFIELD, Ruth (Bracket). b. 1793. d. Sept. 9, 1864. Age 72/8/27. bd. Lot 53. w/o Seth Scofield.

Children of Smith and Ruth (Bracket) Scofield included:

1. Royal Scofield. b. 1817. d. 1894. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 53. His tombstone inscription was on the back of his father’s (Smith Scofield) stone.

2. Melvin Scofield.

3. Cornelia Scofield. b. 1827. d. July 9, 1848. Age 21/5/21. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 53.

4. William R. Scofield. b. 1837. d. 1914. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 53. md. Laura Wilcox.

Genealogy - published in an 1888 newspaper that was presented at the third Scofield gathering on Aug. 15, 1888.....Smith married Ruth Brackett in 1815, to them were born four children, Royal, Melvina, Cornelia and William R......

SCOFIELD, William. b. May 15, 1764 Stamford, Conn. d. Sept. 26, 1851 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 87/4/11. bd. Lot 31. s/o Josiah and Mary (Smith) Scofield. md. 1st - Patty Seely. b. Feb. 8, 1765 Pound Ridge, Westchester County, N.Y. d. Dec. 7, 1789. bd. Probably at Pound Ridge, Westchester County, N.Y. md. 2nd. Nov. 21, 1790 - Hannah Abbott.

SCOFIELD, Hannah (Abbott). b. Feb. 1, 1765. d. Apr. 28, 1840 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Lot 31. 2nd w/o - William Scofield.

Children of William and Patty (Seely) Scofield included:

1. William Seely Scofield. b. Nov. 3, 1787 Pound Ridge, Westchester County, N.Y. d. Nov. 22, 1871 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Lewis Cemetery. md. - Lois Ingham.

2. Martha "Patty" Scofield. b. Nov. 16, 1789 Poundridge, Westchester County, N.Y. bd. Dewittville Cemetery. md. - Abijah Clark. (brother of Elias Clark).

Children of William and Hannah (Abbott) Scofield included:

3. Smith Scofield. b. Aug. 12, 1791. d. Nov. 4, 1863 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 53. md. - Ruth Brackett. bd. Lewis Cemetery.

4. Polly Scofield. b. Apr. 17, 1794 Saratoga County, N.Y. d. Oct. 29, 1864. Age 70/6/12. bd. Lewis Cemetery. md. Elias Clark (brother of Abijah Clark). Elias Clark was a farmer and justice of the peace for many years in the town of Ellery.

William Scofield spent his early life at Pound Ridge, Westchester County, N.Y. He then removed to Saratoga County, N.Y. and then to Chautauqua County, N.Y. He came to Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. about 1820.

He enlisted 1780 at Fairfield County, Conn. remaining until close of Revolutionary War. He served under Capt. Hanford Hoyt’s Co., and Col John Mead’s Regt., Conn. Militia.

His father, Josiah Scofield also served in the Revolution.

Genealogy - published in an 1888 newspaper that was presented at the third Scofield gathering on Aug. 15, 1888.....Of this seventh generation of children Josiah is the next one I wish to speak of, and he was one of the ten children of Nathaniel and cousin to Ebenezer. He was born June 26, 1721, and married Mary Smith, Feb. 3, 1737. To them were born ten children. Tamison was born May 10, 1708 and died Jan. 14, 1777; Henry, born Mar. 28, 1769; Sarah born Mar. 25, 1762; William born May 15, 1764; Phebe born Feb. 9, 1767; Mary born Aug. 2, 1769; Lydia born Sept. 14, 1771; Josiah born Feb. 2, 1774; Tamison born Apr. 25, 1778; Ezra born Feb. 4, 1781.

William Scofield of this family married Patty Seely, Aug. 2, 1786. To them were born two children - William born Nov. 3, 1787 and Patty born Nov. 16, 1789. Patty, wife of William, died Dec. 7, 1789, and William again married Hannah Abbott, Nov. 21, 1790. To them were born two children - Smith born Aug. 17, 1791 and Polly born April 16, 1794.

SCOFIELD, William Seely. b. Nov. 3, 1787 Pound Ridge, Westchester County, N.Y. d. Nov. 22, 1871 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Lot 31. s/o William and 1st wife Patty (Seely) Scofield. md. Sept. 27, 1810 Greenfield, Westchester County, N.Y. - Lois Ingham.

SCOFIELD, Lois (Ingham). b. Nov. 6, 1791 Greenfield, Saratoga County, N.Y. d. Jan. 18, 1863 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Lot 31. d/o Benjamin Ingham. w/o William Seely Scofield.

Children of William Seely and Lois (Ingham) Scofield included:

1. Armenia Scofield. b. July 10, 1811 Greenfield, Saratoga County, N.Y. d. Oct. 27, 1828 struck by lightning and killed at work in the attic of her father’s home in Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 17/4/0. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 31.

2. Smith W. Scofield. b. Mar. 26, 1813 Greenfield, Saratoga County, N.Y. d. May 21, 1887 Saratoga County, N.Y. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md.- Eliza Brown. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. He was a prominent and prosperous farmer in the town of Ellery. and an ardent Democrat. Their children: Laura Ann Scofield, b. Nov. 1, 1836 and d. May 7. 1924; Lois Scofield; Charles S. Scofield, b. Sept. 19, 1847; Eugene E. Scofield, b. Nov. 20, 1851 and d. April 28, 1922.

3. Laura Ann Scofield. b. Apr. 4, 1816 Greenfield, Saratoga County, N.Y. d. Mar. 23, 1840 Elba, Genesee County, N.Y. bd. Friends Burying Grounds, Elba, Genesee County, N.Y. md. Sept. 22, 1836 - Jonathan Aldrich. They had no children.

4. Patty Seely Scofield. b. Mar. 17, 1818 Greenfield, Saratoga County, N.Y. d. Sept. 8, 1905 Dewittville, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Dewittville Cemetery. md. June 20, 18__ - Barnabus "Barney" C. Brownell. b. Dec. 29, 1815. d. Feb. 9, 1893. He was a prominent farmer and large dealer in wool and dairy products. Their children: Mary Jane Brownell. b. Sept. 23, 1843. died unmarried May. 2, 1868; Thankful Brownell. b. Apr. 12, 1846. md. - Fernando Owen.; Florence Brownell. b. Nov. 8, 1851. d. in Fla.; Alice Brownell. b. May 2, 1859. md. - Ernest Hawley.

5. Catherine Scofield. b. Dec. 13, 1819 Greenfield, Saratoga County, N.Y. d. Apr. 29, 1836 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 16/4/0. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 31.

Never married.

6. Seth Scofield. b. Mar. 3, 1823 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Sept. 10, 1887 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 46. md. 1st - Rua Elizabeth Scofield. md. 2nd. - Sephronia Waterman Ingerson (widow of Calvin Ingerson.)

7. Mary Scofield. b. July 13, 1825 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. May 31, 1877 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 51/1/29. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Oct. 28, 1847 - Charles Brown. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. They had one son, William Brown who died in boyhood and daughter, Mary Scofield Brown who died May 31, 1877 in Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y.

8. John Scofield. b. Mar. 29, 1827 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Aug. 24, 1827. Age 5 months. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 31.

9. Emeline Scofield. b. Aug. 25, 1828 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Mar. 23, 1890 Townville, Pa. bd. Townville, Pa. md. Mar. 26, 1845 - George Rodney Hoyt. b. Aug. 17, 1820, the son of a prominent farmer and mechanic of the town of Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Soon after their marriage they removed to Townville, Crawford County, Pa., where he became interested in oil production and was also a prosperous farmer. Their children: Armenie Scofield Hoyt. b. May 15, 1846. d. Nov. 1922; Florence A. Hoyt b. Mar. 4, 1848. d. Feb. 20, 1849; George E. Hoyt. b. Sept. 15, 1849. d. Oct. 21, 1849; Alice M. Hoyt. b. Oct. 15, 1850. d. June 20, 1851; Frederick Burtis Hoyt. b. Dec. 4, 1852; Marian C. Hoyt. b. Jan. 3, 1855; Charles E. Hoyt. b. June 30, 1858. d. July 6. 1858.

10. Ray Scofield. b. Nov. 20, 1830 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Jan. 1, 1870. Age 39/1/10. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 24. md. Dec. 5, 1849 - Desire Brown. No children. Ray Scofield with three others, built the steamer "Jamestown" (the first of that name) on Chautauqua Lake. He was her first Captain.

11. Marian Scofield. b. Mar. 25, 1833. d. Jan. 26, 1902. bd. probably Crawford County, Pa. md. Aug. 7, 1851 - James William Turner. They later removed to Crawford County, Pa. James in addition to being a farmer was for many years a cooper employing several men and making barrels for oil, when they were made by hand. Their children: Riley George Turner. b. July 19, 1852; Lois E. Turner. b. Dec. 18, 1854; Myrtie Roena Turner. b. Jan. 13, 1869.

12. Arad Scofield. d. 1844 as an infant. bd. Lewis Cemetery.

Genealogy - published in an 1888 newspaper that was presented at the third Scofield gathering on Aug. 15, 1881.....William Scofield of this family married "Liza" Ingham, Sept. 27, 1810 and they had twelve children: Amelia, Smith W., Laura A., Patty, Catharine, Seth, Mary, John, Emeline, Ray, Marian and an infant not named.....

William Seely Scofield settled in town of Ellery about 1819-20. He followed the occupation of farming and hotel keeping, both of which proved highly remunerative. During the War of 1812 he served as first sergeant for three months at Sackett’s Harbor, under the command of Captain Lewis Scott. He was a Univeraslist in his religious views, and an ardent supporter of the Democratic party. He served as postmaster of Ellery for many years.

The William Seely Scofield Tavern was located across the road and north of the J. Frank Warner house in Ellery. Ed Waterman and others lived here many years. It was replaced by the Bainbridge Colby house. This tavern was for many years the most important link between Fluvanna and Dewittville and Hartfield. Stage drivers changed horses here on regular daily trips from Jamestown to Mayville and return. This gave each double span of stage horses a round trip of half the distance between Jamestown and Mayville.

SCOFIELD, William R b. 1837. d. 1914. bd. Lot 53 s/o Smith and Ruth (Brackett) Scofield. md. - Laura Wilcox. Did not have any children. William R. Scofield was called "Billy Ray" and operated a tavern at the site of the property that became Bainbridge Colby’s, in later years, at Bemus Point, Chautauqua County, N.Y.

SHEARMAN, Harry. b. Aug. 8, 1880. d. Aug. 23, 1880. Age 15 days. s/o Henry C. and Addie R. (Carpenter) Shearman. Henry C. and Addie R. (Carpenter) Shearman are bd. at the Bemus Point Cemetery.

SOULE, George Frederick. b. July 26, 1839 (or 1841 in family Bible) Danby, Thompkins County, N.Y. d. Nov. 1, 1908. Fluvanna, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 67. bd. Lot 63, Ezra Haner Lot. Fifth s/o Robert and Mary (Pratt) Soule. md. Oct. 30, 1861 Ellery Center, Chautauqua County, N.Y. by Elder Varnum - Hannah H. Haner.

SOULE, Hannah H. (Haner). b. Mar. 14, 1843. d. Apr. 14, 1918 Fluvanna, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 75. bd Lot 63. d/o Ezra and Nancy (Brownell) Haner - came early to Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. from Rensselaer County, N.Y.

Children of George Frederick and Hannah H. (Haner) Soule included:

1. Frederick La France "Fay" Soule. b. Oct. 30, 1862 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. May 1, 1947 Syracuse, N.Y. Age 84/6/1. Body prepared and shipped from Syracuse to Bemus Point. bd. May 4, 1947 Fluvanna Cemetery, Lot 244. md. Dec. 24, 1885 - Serena "Rena" Furlow. bd. Fluvanna Cemetery.

2. Lowelden H. Soule. b. May 1, 1865 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Jan. 7, 1891.

3. Nancy Mary Soule. b. Dec. 22, 1869 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Jan. 4, 1876. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 63 on her grandfather, Ezra Haner’s Lot.

4. George Frederick Soule. b. Jan. 23, 1873 Warren County, Pa. d. Jan. 25, 1873.

5. Leighton Alli Soule. b. July 18, 1877 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Sept. 3, 1950. Age 73. bd. Sept. 7, 1950 Fluvanna Cemetery, Lot 38 Section 10. md. July 28, 1907 - Berdessa Lovella Sampson at her home. bd. Fluvanna Cemetery. After graduation from Ellington Academy he taught school at Ellington, Painted Post, Fluvanna and Ridgway, Pa Soon after his marriage he accepted a position as Boy’s Director in the Y.M.C.A. at Painfield, N.J. After returning to Ellery he taught school for several years and finally bought a 400 acre farm near Randolph, where his later years were spent.

6. Lynn G. Soule. b. Aug. 29, 1879 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Sept. 5, 1948 at his home. Age 69. bd. Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y. md. 1903 - Clara Penhollow. He married again in 1914. At time of his death he had been retired four years, had been a carpenter since his youth and for several years he was a carpenter-contractor. Prior to retirement had been employed as a carpenter in the Chautauqua County Highway Dept.

7. Leon Luther Soule. b. Apr. 18, 1882 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. July 17, 1955. Age 73. bd. Pine Hill Cemetery, Falconer, Chautauqua County, N.Y. md. - Mary E. Race. bd. Pine Hill Cemetery, Falconer, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Leon Luther Soule was a carpenter by trade. Funeral services for Leon L. Soule, 73, of 164 Avalon Boulevard, W.E., who died Sunday, July 17, 1955, were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday from the Falconer Funeral Home. Rev, W. George Thornton, pastor of the First Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in Pine Hill Cemetery, Falconer. Bearers were Oliver Ellison, Raymond Soule, Leo Soule, Phillip Carlson, Austin Race and Walter Lindstrom. Attending from away were Austin Race, Essexville, Mich.; Mrs. Arnold Schulteman, Lansing, Mich.; Leo J. Soule, Chicago, Ill.; Fay Soule, Syracuse; Mrs. Frank Vought, Miami, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Al Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. Dunkin, Erie, Pa.

George Frederick Soule went to Chautauqua County in 1859; went to South Port, near Elmira, to live in 1862. In 1867 the family went to California, a booming town in Missouri, but in consequence of the disagreeable climate returned within a year. In 1872 they removed to Spring Creek, Pa., but returned to Jamestown, where he continued to reside till his death as a farmer. He was connected with Post Sturdivant, Grand Army of the Republic, Kennedy, N.Y. and was a member of the local grange.

George Frederick Soule a descendant of George and Mary (Beckett) Soule who came to America on the Mayflower.

From the Jamestown Evening Journal, Thursday, Oct. 31, 1907: George Frederick Soule died this morning, aged 68.

His funeral notice a few days later states: ....the remains were taken to West Ellery and interred in the family lot in the Lewis Cemetery.

According to his pension file on the National Archives, he was born in Danby, Thompkins County, N.Y. July 26, 1839, son of Robert and Mary (Pratt) Soule.

He served as a PVT in Co. C., 141 N.Y. Vol. Inf. 1861-1863

SOULE, Nancy Mary. b. Dec. 22, 1869 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Jan. 4, 1876. bd. Lot 63 on her grandfather Ezra Haner’s lot. d/o George Frederick and Hannah H. (Haner) Soule.

STARR, Amasi Ives. b. Feb. 24, 1839 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Aug. 25, 1897. s/o O. L. and Loraine (Loomis) Star. md. Aug. 31, 1876 - Huldah Eunice Brownell. 9/1/1897: The funeral of Amisa Ives Starr was held from the family residence Friday at 1 p.m., Rev. D. C. Loucks officiating. Vocal music was rendered by Mrs. Henry Sherman, Miss Louise Cheney, C. H. Young and Henry Ames, accompanied by Miss Myrtle Young. Burial was in Lewis Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Brownell of Tekaman, Neb,., and Charles Henry Brownell of Washington Court House, Ohio, were present.

STARR, Huldah Eunice (Brownell) NOT BURIED IN LEWIS CEMETERY. b. Nov. 28, 1844 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. ca 1917. bd. Dewittville Cemetery. d/o David and Thankful (Brownell) Brownell. The death of Mrs. Huldah Brownell Starr occurred at the family home in Lakewood, about midnight Saturday night. Mrs. Starr had been in her usual health, and went to bed at a little before midnight. It was just a few minutes later when Miss Starr heard an unusual noise in her mother’s room, and went there hastily, to find that her heart had stopped beating, and her breathing had ceased. A physician, hastily summoned, pronounced death instantaneous from a heart collapse. Mrs. Starr was in her 73d year, having been born Nov. 28, 1844. She was one of the eight children of David and Thankful Brownell, pioneer residents of Ellery township. One sister alone survives of this family, Mrs. Hattie Mason, now residing in Los Angeles, Cal. She was married in 1876 to Amasa I. Starr of Ellery, and resided in that township, most of her life at Starr Farm, on Chautauqua Lake, until her husband’s death, 20 years ago. She has resided for a time in this city and at Washington Court House, Ohio, but for the past six years at Lakewood. She is survived by one son, Oliver Starr, now residing in Olympia, Wash. and two daughters, Mrs. Elsie Juntgen, who was at St. Petersburg, Fla. and Miss Mabel Starr, living at Lakewood. Mrs. Juntgen is on her way north to attend the funeral. Two grandchildren, Ernest Starr of Dewittville and Walter Juntgen, Jr., also survive, and a large number of nephews and nieces. Mrs. Starr had been active in social affairs in Lakewood, interested in all good works, and a kind and helpful neighbor and friend whose unexpected death is most sincerely regretted.

The funeral of Mrs. Huldah Brownell Starr was held from the home at Lakewood at 11 o’clock this morning, Rev. A. B. Phillips of Lakewood M. E. church, officiating. A quartet composed of Fritz Lindstrom, Leon C. Hitchcock, Ernest Robinson and Arthur Howarth, sang three selections, nearer to Thee, Oh To Be Over Yonder and Sleep On Beloved Sleep and Take Thy Rest. The bearers were James Russell, A. M. Loomis, Niles Nichols, Ben Gardner, Walter Juntgen and Eugene Young. The attendance of relatives and friends was very large and there was a profusion of floral tributes. The remains were taken to Dewittville for interment in the family lot there. Those present from away were Dr. G. M. Lewis of Buffalo, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Loomis of Ashville, Mrs. Lucy Brownell of Washington, O., Mrs. Alice Hawley, Mrs. Thankful Owen, Addie Owen and Mrs. Ellen Flanders of Dewittville; Mrs. C. A. Weaver of Maple Springs; J. F. Warner of Bay View; Mrs. Anna Frisbee, Mrs. Anna Cheney, Mrs. Arthur Mallory, Mrs. Julia Pickard, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Young, Harry Lewis of Bemus Point, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Loomis of Westfield, and Miss Henrietta B. Freeman of Los Angeles.

Children of Amasi Ives and Huldah Eunice (Brownell) Starr included.

1. Oliver D. Starr. b. Jan. 31, 1879. d. Mar. 20, ca. 1944. md Edith (__________) Undated newspaper clipping: Newport Oregon - Oliver D. Starr, 65, died enroute to Corvallia on March 20. When the car neared Blodgett, his companion and the driver of the car, Ernest Wilkison, noticed there was something wrong and stopped and tried to call medical aid but it was too late. Mr. Starr was born in Jamestown, N.Y., Jan. 31, 1879 and had lived in Newport 19 years. He was a cabinet maker by trade. Survivors are the widow Edith, and a son Ernest, of Rochester, N.Y.; and two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Nichols, Wennatchee, Wash.; and Mrs. Andrew Wolfe, St. Petersburg, Fla.

2. Elsie Mae Starr. md. - Walter W. Juntgen Jr. on Dec. 27, 1913. A very simple and quiet wedding took place this afternoon at 4 o’clock when Miss Eslie M. Starr of Lakewood became the bride of Walter W. Juntgen of Paris, Ill. The full ring service was used and the officiating clergyman was Rev. W. E. Bartlett of the M. E. church, Lakewood. Only the immediate members of the family were present with the exception of the bride’s aunt Mrs. Julia Brownell of Dewittville. The bride wore an imported gown of white chiffon and lace trimmed with pearls and carried American Beauty roses. Mrs. Juntgen has been for the past five years associated with her sister in Starr’s Art Needlewook Shop. Mr. and Mrs. Juntgen left on the 5 o’clock traction car for New York and Florida, expecting to remain in Florida this winter.

3. Mabel R. Starr. b. Sept. 7, 1881 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Mar. 23, 1961 Everett, Wash. md. - Miles C. Nichols on June 9, 1917 Lakewood, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Miles C. Nichols of this city (Jamestown) and Miss Mabel Starr of Lakewood were married Saturday evening at the bride’s home, Rev. Dr. Gardner S. Eldridge of the First Methodist Episcopal church officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols will go at once to Joplin, Mo., where the former will manage a large manufacturing plant. Mrs. Nichols is the highly esteemed proprietor of Starr’s Art Shop of this city.

March 1961: Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Mabel Starr Nichols on Thursday (March 23, 1961) in Everett, Wash. She was the widow of Miles C. Nichols, who died in 1955, and at one time operated Starr’s Art Shop in Jamestown. A daughter of Amasi and Huldah Brownell Starr, she was born in Ellery, Sept. 7, 1881 and had resided in Everett 36 years. Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Ruth Dinwiddle, Everett; two sons, Don S. Nichols, Eugene, Ore., and Hugo Nichols, Everett; one sister, Mrs. Elsie Juntgen, Wilmington, N.C.; and nine grandchildren. Funeral services were held today in Everett. (Mrs. Nichols buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Washington).

STEARNS. Caroline Ethel "Carrie" (Manley). b. Sept. 12, 1887 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Feb. 13, 1920 Manley Homestead NW of Ellery Center, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 32/5/1. bd. near back fence. d/o William Ezra and Amanda L. (Haner) Manley. Granddaughter of Ezra Haner. md. Feb. 12, 1913 Jamestown Chautauqua County, N.Y., - Steward Leroy Stearns. b. July 7, 1887 Busti, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Apr. 11, 1957 Chautauqua County Farm at Dewittville, N.Y. bd. 1957 Bemus Point Cemetery. s/o Henry Clay and Joanna Helen (Frank) Stearns. Obit of Mrs. Carrie Manley Stearns: Maple Springs: Feb. 20 - Mrs. Carrie Manley Stearns, wife of Steward Stearns, died at the family home in Ellery, Friday evening, February 13th of pneumonia, superinduced by the influenza at the age of 32 years. Besides the husband, Steward Stearns, she is survived by five small children, all of whom were sick with the influenza. Mrs. Stearns was the daughter of the late William and Amanda Haner Manley and had spent practically all her life in Ellery. The burial took place Sunday in the Lewis Cemetery in the Haner plot where lie the remains of grandmother, father and sister. B. G. Haskin had charge of the burial service. On account of the fierce blizzard raging at the time only one relative was present, William Aldrich, a cousin, who with several men had worked in and about the cemetery nearly all day. The family have the sympathy of the entire community.

Obit of Steward Leroy Stearns. NOT BURIED IN LEWIS CEMETERY. Steward Stearns, 69, of Sinclairville, died in Dewittville at 12:25 a.m. Friday. He is survived by a son, Norman Stearns of Milwaukee, Ore.; three daughters, Mrs. William Fletcher of Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Joseph Wiltsie of Denver, Col., and Mrs. Isabelle Lawson of Warren, Pa.; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Evans Funeral Home, Bemus Point. Rev. Norman McLean of Bemus Point Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery

According to son, Norman Stearns, there was a blizzard when his mother died (February 13, 1920). Norman was eight years old. They were snowed in. All had recently been through the flu epidemic. His mother had hereditary trend towards diabetes. She died of pneumonia. The consensus around town was that she was too worn down from having too many children.

Children of Steward Leroy and Caroline Ethel "Carrie" (Manley) Stearns included.

1. Norman Frank Stearns. b. Dec. 25, 1913 Manley Homestead, NW of Ellery Center, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Feb. 2, 1999. Canby, Oregon. bd. Scappose, Oregon. md. 1st - Mary Jane Sample. md. 2nd 1962 - Neva Sammons.

2. Inez Stearns. b. Feb. 3, 1915 Manley Homestead, NW of Ellery Center, Chautauqua County, N.Y. md. Apr. 11, 1936 Omaha, Nebraska - William Fletcher.

3. Isabel Stearns. b. Feb. 11, 1916 Manley Homestead, NW of Ellery Center, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. May 1, 1976. bd. Pine Grove Cemetery, Pine Grove Townshiip, Russell, Pa. md. 1st - Barney Englehart. md. 2nd. - John Lawson. md. 3rd - Rod McKinsey .

4. Henry Clayton "Cricket" Stearns. b. Aug. 1917 Ellery Center, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Mar. 28, 1943 Belleview Rd., Ellery Center, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 25. bd. 1943 Bemus Point Cemetery. md. abt 1941 - Elsie Elizabeth Warner. Funeral services for Henry Clayton Stearns, 25, of 1120-B Lacoma Road, Erie, Pa. who died almost instantly Sunday afternoon when he was thrown from his newly-purchased motorcycle as it skidded on a gravel road near Ellery Center, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Ellery Center Church. The Rev. Constant Johnson will officiate. Burial will be at Bemus Point. Coroner Samuel T. Bowers today said he had issued a verdict of accidental death. He said Stearns had received a skull fracture in the fall from the motorcycle he had purchased Saturday from Edward C. Sidelinger, 3532 Wesley Avenue, Wesleyville, Pa. Shortly before the accident the young man had taken his wife, Mrs. Elsie Warner Stearns, to visit her parents in Ellery Center. A girl leaving the Ellery Center Church at the time of the mishap told Deputy Sheriff Gust Nelson of Bemus Point, that she had seen the motorcycle skid on the gravel road and then turn over, throwing the rider into the air. After taking his wife to the home of her parents, not far from the scene of the accident Stearns had left to visit a friend about a mile away. He had almost reached the highway on the Belleview road when the accident occurred in front of the Louie Hallberg home. The machine hit a bump and then skidded on the loose gravel, Coroner Bowers believed. Stearns, who had been employed at the General Electric Company plant in Erie for two years, was scheduled to enter the Army soon. He had lived previously in the Bemus Point vicinity. He was a graduate of Bemus Point High School in the Class of 1935. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Elsie Warner Stearns; his father, Steward L. Stearns, Frewsburg; a brother, Norman Stearns, Portland, Ore.; three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Wiltsie, Frewsburg, Mrs. William Fletcher, Denver, Colo., Mrs. Ingelehert, Greenbelt, Md. The body will be taken to the Haskin and Evans Funeral Home at Bemus Point until the funeral.

5. Joanna Ethel Stearns Brooks. (also known as Ethel, Anna Ethel) b. Feb. 16, 1919 Manley Homestead, NW of Ellery Center, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Feb. 2, 2000 1545 Texas Ave., Grand Junction, Co. bd. May 28, 2000 Lone Tree Cemetery, Telluride, SanMiguel County, Colorado. md. June 6, 1936 Frewsburg - Joseph Milo Wiltsie. Joanna E. Wiltsie, age 80, of Grand Junction died Wednesday, February 2, 2000 at her home. A memorial service will be held Monday at 4 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church with Dr. John Bruington officiating. Cremation has taken place. Mrs. Wiltsie was born February 16, 1919 in Ellery Center, New York to Steward and Carrie Ethel Stearns and was later adopted on November 2, 1921 by Ray and Hazel Eldridge Brooks. She spent her childhood in Frewsburg, New York and married Joseph M. Wiltsie on June 6, 1936 in the Baptist Parsonage in Frewsburg, New York. They lived in Frewsburg until 1943 to 1974 and Zapata, Texas from 1974 to 1983. She then moved to Grand Junction in 1983. Mrs. Wiltsie was a homemaker, a member of the North Presbyterian Church in Denver and has been supported by the First Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction. She belonged to the Ladies Society of Locomotive Fireman and Enginemen. She enjoyed reading, puzzles, visiting with friends, listening to church services on tape, and especially her poodle companions. Survivors include her daughters, Joy M. (Richard M.) Swerdfeger and Patricia J. (James R.) Osborn of Grand Junction; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sisters, Inez Fletcher of Port Charlotte Florida and Norma Rengarts of Sebring, Florida. She was preceded in death by her husband; a daughter, Sue J. Fletcher; a sister, Isabel McKinsey; and brothers Norman and Clayton Stearns. Arrangements are under the direction of Callahan-Edfast Mortuary.

When Caroline Ethel "Carrie" Manley Stearns died the children had a very difficult time. At first, the Grandmother (Steward’s mother) was taking care of the children, except for Annie (Joanna). She was being "tossed" around Frewsburg to various people until adopted by Ray and Hazel Brooks. A neighbor of the Brooks, Mrs. Fisk, told Joanna (years later) that she cried and cried the first three days she was with Hazel and Ray.

Steward’s sister, Inez Winters, came from Mason City, Iowa and took Grandmother and "Little Inez" to Iowa. Inez has no memory of her mother’s death. The Grandmother Stearns died in Iowa.

Norman and Clayton "Cricket" lived with their father and were raised by the neighbors, the town, and according to Norman, "We raised ourselves." Someone in the town nicknamed Norman "Grasshopper" and Clayton "Cricket." The name "Cricket" stayed with Clayton all his life.

Some cousins took Isabel, but she kept running away. Eventually the Grant Putnam family adopted her.

SUMNER, Caroline C. b. 1828. d. Feb. 27, 1842. Age 14. bd. Lot 25. d/o Darius and Desire (Marsh) Sumner.

SUMNER, Darius. b. Mar. 7, 1786 Bethlehem. d. June 16, 1845. Age 59 years. bd. Lot 25. s/o Daniel and Lucy (Cook) Sumner. md. Desire Marsh of Lafayette, N.Y.

SUMNER, Desire (Marsh). b. 1788. d. June 29, 1851. Age 63/11/0. bd. Lot 25. w/o Darius Sumner.

Children of Darius and Desire (Marsh) Sumner included:

1. Eliza Sumner. b. 1811. d. Mar. 8, 1830. Age 19 years. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 25.

2. Emily Sumner. b. 1813. d. Apr. 30, 1825. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 25.

3. William M. Sumner. b. 1815. d. Oct. 30, 1881. Age 66 years. bd. Lewis Cemetery. md. - Jane Hoyt. bd. Lewis Cemetery.

4. Thomas N. Sumner. b. 1820. d. July 28, 1844. Age 24 years. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 25.

5. Mary Sumner. b. 1823. d. Dec. 29, 1825. Age 2/5/0. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 25.

6. Caroline C. Sumner. b. 1828. d. Feb. 27, 1842. Age 14. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 25.

SUMNER, Eliza. b. 1811. d. Mar. 8, 1830. Age 19 years. d/o Darius and Desire (Marsh) Sumner. bd. Lot 25.

SUMNER, Emily. b. 1813. d. Apr. 30, 1825. Age 12 years. bd. Lot 25. d/o Darius and Desire (Marsh) Sumner. (Emily is the oldest burial on record in the Lewis Cemetery).

SUMNER, Mary. b. 1823. d. Dec. 29, 1848. Age 2/5/0. bd. Lot 25. d/o Darius and Desire (Marsh) Sumner.

SUMNER, Thomas N. b. 1820. d. June 28, 1844. Age 24 years. bd. Lot 25. s/o Darius and Desire (Marsh) Sumner.

SUMNER, William M. b. 1815. d. Oct. 30, 1881. Age 66 years. bd. Lot 25. s/o Darius and Desire (Marsh) Sumner. md. June 13, 1849 at Chautauqua, N.Y. - Jane Hoyt.

SUMNER, Jane (Hoyt). b. Aug. 16, 1818 Ellery, Chautauqua county, N.Y. d. Apr. 26, 1886 town of Chautauqua. Age 67 years. bd. Lot 25. d/o Minot and Sarah (Green) Hoyt. w/o William M. Sumner.

William and Jane (Hoyt) Sumner did not have any children that grew up.