Obituaries (January 29)

Seth Arthur Hollenbeck
January 5, 1857 - May 1, 1912

Wednesday morning, about three o'clock, occurred the death of Seth Arthur Hollenbeck, at his home two miles above this village [Greene, Chenango Co.,, NY].  His health has been very poor for over two years.  He was born January 5, 1857 at the Old Stone House, where he has lived all his life, and has been a prosperous farmer, a good neighbor and useful citizen.  He is survived by three brothers, Frank, Riley and Delos.  The funeral will be held Friday at one o'clock at the residence and the interment will be in Sylvan Lawn Cemetery [Greene, NY].

Chester Shaw

1888 - 1912

The funeral of Chester Shaw was held Friday at the home of his father, A.L. Shaw.  He had been in poor health for the past two years, but his death was a shock and bereavement to all his friends.  He was born in this place [Coventryville, Chenango Co., NY] in 1888 and always resided here with the exception of a few years.  He is survived by his father and mother, and two brothers, Harry and Charlie of Oneonta.

Harold Burlison
September 16, 1891 - May 25, 1944

South Edmeston [Otsego Co., NY]:  News reached here of the death Wednesday of Harold Burlison of Edmeston at the hospital in Cooperstown [Otsego Co., NY] where he had been a patient for a few weeks.  He was a former employee here in the Kraft plant until failing health this spring forced him to give up work.  He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lester Burlison of Edmeston where his father conducted a hardware store, now succeeded by a brother Ralph. Surviving are his wife and son, the brother mentioned and a brother, Leland, of Johnson City and other relatives and friends.  Several from here attended the funeral services Sunday afternoon.  Ed Bice and Mr. Scriber from here were two of the bearers.

Charles E. Bartoo

died March 2, 1912

Charles E. Bartoo a native of Brisbin [Chenango Co., NY], died suddenly in Syracuse [Onondaga Co., NY], Saturday night last.  On returning home from making a call shortly before 10 o'clock he complained of feeling ill and asked for a doctor   His sister, Miss Irene Bartoo, helped him to his room and then called Dr. C.E. McClary.  Mr. Bartoo lived only a few minutes after the arrival of the physician.  Heart disease was given as the cause of death.  He was one of the oldest members of Typographical Union no. 55 of Syracuse, and had been employed on the Syracuse Journal for 39 years, having learned the printer's trade in the office of the Chenango Democrat, a paper at one time published in this village. Deceased was the son of the late Hiram Bartoo of Brisbin.  He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Sarah Bartoo, who is seriously ill, and his sister, Irene.  His age was 61 years.  Funeral services were held in Syracuse at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The body was sent to Brisbin Wednesday for burial.

Daniel Burr

1848 - 1926

From the Pomona, Calif, Progress, of Nov. 29th, the following article is clipped, concerning the death of a former resident of this locality:  Daniel Burr, 78, one of the pioneers in the deciduous fruit industry, died Sunday evening at 7:35 at his home, 681 Illinois street, after an illness of only a few days.  Mr Burr had been a resident of California since 1888, and was one of the first to set out deciduous orchards in the San Josquin Valley. For several years he operated a fruit packing house in San Francisco.  He came to Pomona 12 years ago from Alameda county.  He had traced his family history back to one of the three Burr brothers, who came to America in 1630, and whose descendants, notably Aaron Burr, are famous in United States history.  The three brothers, from whom the history of the Burr family in America is traced, settled one in Connecticut, one in New Jersey and One in Virginia, and each left descendants who figured in the stirring early days of the nation.  A Daniel Burr, from whom the deceased was descended, an uncle of Aaron Burr, fought all through the Revolution. Ever since this Daniel Burr, the first son of the first son has borne the name of Daniel.  Henry Ward Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Louisa M. Alcott each had one parent from the Burr family.

The deceased is survived by his wife, to whom he had been married for nearly 60 years; three sons, Daniel, Jr., Berkeley, Calif.; Fred G. and Homer L. of Pomona; one daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Larsen. Chino; 10 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.  He also has two sister, Miss Uranie C. Burr and Mrs. Homer Lewis, Pomona.  Funeral services will be held from the Todd & Reeves chapel tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.  The Rev. Floyd Beckwith, pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate.  Interment will be made in Pomona cemetery.  Daniel Burr's father built the MacKellar brick farm house.  His mother was Serena Steere.  His wife was Martha Gage, daughter of Nelson and Irena Gage.  He lived here when a boy and until about 1881 or 1882 when he moved to Delaware.