Obituaries (June 6)

John P. Davis

Utica Saturday Globe, February 1914

 

 

John P. Davis

1839 - 1914

John P. Davis, a prominent and influential citizen of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], died suddenly at  his home there about noon on Wednesday.  During the morning he had been up and around apparently as well as usual until stricken with angina pectoris and passed away without recovering consciousness.  Mr. Davis was born July 1, 1839, in the town of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], where he afterwards became a school teacher and later a farmer and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him.  On June 16, 1863, he married Almeda M. Buckley, of Oxford, and in 1893 they took up their residence in Oxford.  Mr. Davis was an enthusiastic Republican and took an active interest in the political affairs of the day.  Oxford had honored him in many ways as village president, trustee, assessor and street commissioner.  For 30 years he had represented the weather bureau in his district, keeping tab on the temperature three times daily and reporting the record and sending bulletins on the crops to Cornell University statistical station.  He was a member of the Universalist Church.  Besides his widow, Mr. Davis leaves a daughter, Mrs. S.H. Mead, of Oxford, and two sons, Edward E. Davis, of Norwich, and Charles Davis, of Chattanooga, Tenn.

 

Martha C. Anderson

1881 -1942

Mrs. Martha C. Anderson, wife of Dan E. Anderson of the Chenango Lake road, died in the Chase Memorial Hospital at New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] Thursday afternoon at 1:45, aged 60 years.  Mrs. Anderson's death is attributed to injuries she suffered in an automobile accident about four weeks ago near Binghamton when the Anderson automobile figured in a collision with a bus.  Mrs. Anderson sustained an injury to her head and is believed to have received internal injuries.  Mrs. Anderson was born in Owego [Tioga Co., NY] Sept. 20, 1881.  She was united in marriage with Mr Anderson Sept. 22, 1927, in New York city.  She is survived by her husband, four stepchildren, Laverne Anderson of South New Berlin, Miss Olive Anderson of Castle Point and Richard and Donald Anderson of the Chenango Lake road. Two brothers and two sisters also survive.  Mrs. Anderson was a member of the Baptist church at South New Berlin and the Victor Rebeckah lodge at South New Berlin.  Funeral services are to be held at the Breese Funeral Home at 2:30 Sunday afternoon.  Burial will be made in Mt. Hope [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].  Rev. Clinton Skinner will officiate.

James H. Arnold

1859 - 1938

James H. Arnold died at the family home at Sherburne Quarter July 22, 1936, at 5:10 a.m. after a lingering illness.  Funeral services were  held at the William Breese Funeral Home in Norwich on July 25 at 1:30 p.m.  He is survived by his wife, Lillian Wilson Arnold, and two sons, James E. of Sherburne and Harry R. of Norwich, also one brother, B.F. Arnold of town of Plymouth and one sister, Mrs. Mirvil Snow of East Norwich; three grandchildren, James H. Arnold Jr., Winifred E. Arnold and Elizabeth J. Arnold, all of Norwich, also several nephews and nieces and cousins, and one aged aunt.  He was married to Miss Mary E. Yager of Albany on Sept. 6, 1880 and lived some time in Sidney, his native home town, then moved to Norwich while the children were quite young, where he worked for the O.&W. for some time.  Then he engaged in farming.  They had three children, Winnie E., who died in June 1900, two sons, James E. and Harry R. Arnold, who survive him.  In September 1914 his wife, Mary E., passed away at the family home in Dark Hollow and on March 23, 1925, he married again, Mrs. Lillian H. Wilson, formerly of Norwich. They made their home in Dark Hollow until August 30, 1926, when he and his son James E. sold out and located in the town of Sherburne, on a small farm where he died.

Death Notices

Chenango Union, April 1, 1875

 

JONES:  In Croton, Delaware Co., March 24, Jennie [Jones], wife of Rev. J. Jones of Afton, aged 25 years.

COMSTOCK:  In Earlville [Madison Co., NY], March 18, Fannie [Comstock] wife of B.L. Comstock and a sister of Dr. W.H. Stuart of Norwich.  Aged 28 years.

LEONARD:  In Union City, Mich. March 14, Mr. Joseph B. Leonard of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], aged 84.

DUNN:  In New Hartford [Oneida Co., NY], March 23, Mr. Patrick Dunn, formerly of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY].

TREMAIN:  In Sioux Valley, D.T. [Dakota Territory] Feb. 28, 1875, Lottie [Tremain], wife of Dr. J. Tremain, formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], aged 51 years.

WILLEY:  In Atchison, Kan. March 4, Mr. Nelson Willey, formerly of Guilford [=Chenango Co., NY], aged 64 years.