Obituaries (March 18)

Cyrus Ransford Brown

Utica Saturday Globe, August 1910

 

 

Cyrus Ransford Brown

1832 - 1910

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Cyrus Ransford Brown died at his home on Henry street on Wednesday afternoon of last week, aged about 78 years.  The funeral services were held on Friday afternoon from the residence, Rev. Spencer J. Ford, of New York city, officiating, assisted by Rev. Ira W. Bingham, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church.  Mr. Brown was born September 3, 1832, on a farm northeast of this village.  He was one of seven children, two of whom, Mrs. Fannie Young, widow of Russell A. Young, and Alonzo Brown, are surviving.  He is also survived by his daughter, Mrs. D.C. Pike, with whom he made his home since the death eight years ago of his wife, Emily Sage Brown, to whom he was married March 15, 1853.  In 1856 both he and his wife united with the First Baptist Church, Rev. Lyman Wright then being pastor.  Upon the organization of the Calvary Baptist Church he became a member there.  Failing health compelled Mr. Brown to retire from active work about a year and a half ago, previous to which, excepting two years when he was engaged in the monument business in Chicago, his entire business life had been spent in the sale of musical instruments and teaching vocal music.  His voice retained its qualities of rare sweetness and purity to a remarkable degree.  He was a member of the old Norwich Glee Club, famous throughout this section three or four decades ago. At different periods he had conducted choirs in each of five Protestant churches in Norwich and also in the Catholic Church.

 

Mrs. Charles F. Pratt

Chenango Union, July 11, 1907

The funeral of Mrs. Charles F. Pratt was held from her home Friday, July 5, and burial was made in the Episcopal cemetery.  Mrs. Pratt had been ill but a few days, though she had been in poor health for some time.  She was an estimable lady with a host of friends in the community, and a member of the Congregational church  She is survived by a son, Charles W. Pratt, of Livingston, Montana, and a daughter, Mrs. B.H. Simmons, of this village.  [Note:  Buried Christ Church Cemetery, Sherburne, Chenango Co., NY]

 

Adeline Button, Mrs. Frank Turk, John Corbin

Chenango Union, July 11, 1907

There have been three deaths, on three consecutive days, in this little village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], this week.  The first was on Sunday, when Mrs. Adeline Button passed away.  The second was the sudden death of Mrs. Turk, the relict of the late Frank Turk of this place. The third was the death of Mr. John Corbin, which occurred on Tuesday evening at 10 o'clock.  The funeral services of Mrs. Button took place at one o'clock today at the home of her niece, Mrs. John Mosher, the Rev. J.A. Hansen officiating.  interment was in the Lower Genegantslet cemetery.  The funeral services of Mrs. Turk will be held at five o'clock tomorrow, Thursday p.m.  The funeral services of John Corbin will be held at his late residence at two o'clock on Friday afternoon, and will be in charge of the Masonic Lodge of which he was a member.

 

Note:  Joanna M. Turk, wife of Frank V. Turk, buried in Sylvan Lawn Cemetery, Greene, NY;  John T. Corbin, 1868 - 1907, buried in Sylvan Lawn Cemetery.

 

Rev. C.B. Parsons

Chenango Union, July 11, 1907

Rev. C.B. Parsons, pastor of the Baptist church at Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], died at the home of his son, James S. Parsons of Earlville [Madison Co., NY], July 3.  Mr. Parsons had just been granted a vacation and on July1 went to his son's home.  He had suffered for some time with acute stomach trouble.  He was well and favorably known in this section.  He had served the Oxford church here for 15 years.  Mr. Parsons was born in Shelby, Orleans county, in 1841, and was graduated from Rochester University and Rochester Theological seminary.  He had served several large churches in western  New York, among which were Dunkirk and Genesee, and came to Oxford form the latter place in 1892.

 

William Sweenberg

Chenango Union, July 11, 1907

William Sweenberg, for many years a merchant tailor in Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], died at his home on Friday, aged 61 years.  Funeral services were held on Sunday, Rev. W.D. Benton officiating.  Burial was in charge of Norwich lodge, of which deceased had been a member for more than 30 years.  Mr. Sweenberg was born at Hanover, Germany, sixty-one years ago, and came to this country in 1870, locating at Cherry Valley.  In 1871 he removed to Norwich, which place has since been his home.  He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, having been made a member while a resident of Cherry Valley.  He followed the trade of tailor, and was one of the best of workmen.  Recently he had opened a shop of his own in this village, and was establishing a fine business when stricken with congestion of the brain less than a week ago.  His death was unexpected and came as a great shock to his friends and family.  His wife, whom he married at Cherry Valley, and three daughters and one son, all of this village, survive him.