Obituaries (April 20)

William T. Morse

Utica Saturday Globe, December 1901

 

 

William T. Morse

1818 - 1901

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  The venerable William T. Morse, one of the oldest residents of Chenango county, died at his home in the settlement of White Store in the town of Norwich on Christmas day at the advanced age of 83.  He had been a resident of the county for more than three-quarters of a century, coming here from the place of his birth, Spencer, Worcester county, Mass., in the fall of 1824, when but 6 years old.  He was born April 21, 1818.  His father, Stephen Morse, brought his family and household goods overland from Massachusetts by way of Albany and Binghamton. The mother and children were drawn in a carriage by one horse.  A team drew the household goods and the father walked most of the way.  They settled first in Guilford on the farm now owned by Henry White.  Eight or nine years later they moved to White Store, where Mr. Morse had since lived. About 1840 he purchased the farm which is now occupied by his son and namesake.  Mr. Morse had a remarkable memory and was one of very few residents who could recall the circumstances of the hanging of Dennison which he witnessed March 19, 1833.  He had a large collection of family relics, a description of which with an account of his life appeared in the Globe of March 17, 1900.  Until about a year ago, when his health began to fail, he was hale and hearty and his physical powers were remarkably well preserved, except that he was very deaf.  He prided himself on always having been a Republican and having voted for Harrison in 1840.  For a dozen years or more he was one of the road commissioners of the town of Norwich during the period that there were three of these officials in the town.  Mr. Morse was the last member of his father's family.  Just one year before the day of his death, on Christmas, 1899, his only remaining brother, Edwin, disappeared from his home near Holmesville and the most diligent search failed to find any trace of him until more than three months afterwards on April 8, 1900.  His remains were discovered beside a fence within 20 rods of his own door, death being due to natural causes.  William Morse was the father of six children, two of whom died in infancy.  Mrs. Morse died about12 years ago. Four sons survive, William, with whom deceased made his home; Arvin, who lives on a farm in the town of Butternuts; Alah, a farmer in Holmesville, and Stanford G., of this village. The funeral will be held at 1 tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon, burial being made at White Store [Chenango Co., NY].

 

Curtis E. Winsor

Oxford Review-Times, July 8, 1948

Curtis E. Winsor died at 7:45 Saturday morning at his home past south of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].  Born in Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], March 30, 1865, he was the son of the late Zenas and Amelia A. Gibbs Winsor.  On September 8, 1897 he was united in marriage with Jesse M. Davis. The resided in North Guilford until 1906 when they moved to Norwich and vicinity. They moved to their present residence in Oxford, four years ago.  Mr. Winsor was a member of the Calvary Baptist church of Norwich and was an honorary deacon of that church.  He is survived by his wife and three cousins.  Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Breese Funeral home with Rev. Glen Wilson, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church officiating.  Burial was in the family plot in Mt. Hope Cemetery [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].

 

Death Notices

Chenango Union, March 2, 1864

 

BROWN:  At the residence of his father, Coddington B. Brown, Esq., in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], February 29th, of diphtheria, Mr. William F. Brown, aged 37 years.  Funeral this afternoon (Wednesday) at 3 o'clock.

 

WINSOR:  In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 23d, Mr. George Winsor, aged 54 years.

 

WALKER:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], January 17th, Mr. James Walker, aged 76 years. 

 

WALKER:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 19th, Frances A. [Walker], wife of Daniel Walker, aged 31 years. 

 

FREEMAN:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 21st, Betsy W. [Freeman], wife of Henry W. Freeman, in the 28th year of her age.

 

WILLIAMS:  In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 16th, Marshall D. Williams, aged 11 years and 7 months.

 

KING:  At Fort Schuyler, Feb. 17th, Mr. Almon King, of Lincklaen, a soldier recently enlisted for the 157th Reg. N.Y.S.V., aged 18 years.

 

LUCE:  At the residence of her son-in-law, Riley Bush, in Nineveh, Broome Co., Feb. 23d, Mrs. Susan Luce, aged 72 years.

 

STILES:  Jane M. [Stiles], daughter and only child of Otis B. and Louisa A Stiles, died Feb. 16th, 1864, after a short illness of pneumonia, aged 2 years, 5 months and 2 days.  Janie was an amiable child, too pure and tender for the storms of earth. Although her stay upon earth was so short, she was endeared to a large circle of friends.

This little bud, so young and fair,

Called home by early doom,

Just came to show how sweet a flower

In Paradise could bloom.

 

The little form we loved so well,

Grew like the marble, cold and white;

But round her lips there lay a smile,

After the spirit took its flight

W.S., Norwich, Feb. 26, 1864