Harriet Titus
Utica Saturday Globe, April 1905
Harriet Titus
1821 - 1905
Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]: Mrs. Harriet Titus passed away at her home Friday night, April 14, aged 84. Mrs. Titus was born in the town of North Norwich in 1821, and she had always lived in the same neighborhood where she was born In 1840 she was married to Solomon Titus. She is survived by one son, Walter Titus, and two grandsons, Raymond V. Titus and H. Jay Titus. When 14 years old Mrs. Titus became a member of the Baptist church of this place. She had been very faithful in the church affairs for the last 70 years. Rev. I.C. Barber, a former pastor at Sherburne, officiated at the funeral. Music was rendered by a quartet composed of Cyrus Owen, Mrs. Maggie Pike, Mrs. Blackman and John Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Titus wish to express their sincere thanks to their friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted them with helping deeds and words of comfort in their sad bereavement. A kind and earnest Christian life has ended, a life not given to ostentation but one of quiet, Godly deeds which cheered and blessed all who came within their influence.
Betsy (Balcom) Lyon
Bainbridge Republican, April 19, 1873
Died in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 12th inst., Betsy, wife of Chas. Lyon, aged 85 years. Mr. Chas. Lyon was born in 1784, and came from Westchester Co. in company with three brothers, all of whom settled on adjoining farms in the western part of this town in the year 1805. He was married to Miss Betsy Balcom (the deceased) in 1809, and commenced housekeeping on the farm where she died. Mr. and Mrs. Lyon were among the first white settlers in this locality. They have lived to witness great changes. Where stood the primeval forest, when with united fortunes they first set out on life's journey, well tilled fields now greet the eye, homes of comfort and luxury dot the landscape, villages have spring up, the busy hum of industry may be heard, and railroads and telegraphs have marked their course along the route of the lonely trail to the distant mill or settlement. It's a sad thought that these old people are passing away, and with them the unwritten history of the early settlement of this rich and fertile country. We look upon them with a feeling of reverence akin to that which we cherish for the battle scarred veteran--for it is by their toil, their deprivations and their sacrifices in developing the country that we inherit our beautiful, happy homes, and the blessings which on every hand surround us. Let it be our kindest care that their last days be made peaceful and happy--Saturday Review.
Mary (Gilbert) Lyon
Bainbridge Republican, August 12, 1920
Her many friends learn with sincere sorrow of the sudden death of Mrs. Frank Lyon of Chicago, which occurred about three weeks ago. Mrs. Lyon was the daughter of Don A. and Amelia Gilbert, and was born in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] and lived here until after her marriage to Mr. Lyon. She was a graduate of the Bainbridge academy, and a faithful, devoted member of the Presbyterian church while a resident of this village. Mr. Lyon was in business here as a merchant tailor, going from this place to Binghamton and thence to Chicago. Besides the husband to miss her loving presence, are two daughters and one son: her mother, Mrs. Amelia Gilbert of Albany, and five brothers: Mr. Frank B. Gilbert, deputy commissioner of education for New York state, of Albany, Alonzo of Wilkesbarre, Maurice, Arthur, and the Rev. Charles Gilbert of New York. Many school friends and associates of her early life still live in Bainbridge and vicinity and remember Mrs. Lyon as a loyal, sympathetic friend, and speak of her with respect and affection. Mrs. Lyon was actively interested in church and social affairs, a devoted wife and mother, and will be greatly missed at home, at church and in many circles by true friends who sympathize with the relatives in their great bereavement.
Antoinette Lyon
Afton Enterprise, April 23, 1931
Mrs. Horace Lyon who has been ill for some time, passed away at her home in West Bainbridge [Chenango Co, NY], Monday. The funeral was held from the home, at 2:00 p.m. today.
Afton Enterprise, April 30, 1931
This community [North Afton] was deeply saddened by the death of Mrs. Antoinette Lyon, wife of H.D. Lyon of Newton Hollow, on Monday April 20th. Mrs. Lyon had been an active member of our church for several years having been a teacher in the Sunday school. She was admitted as a member at the same time her husband joined. Whenever she was able she was always at her post as teacher although she lived some distance from the church. Surely we will miss her.
Hudson H. Lyon
Bainbridge News, August 17, 1950
Hudson H. Lyon, a life long citizen of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], died at the local hospital Thursday evening. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon Aug. 13 from the Fisher parlors. His pastor, the Reverend Walter I. Eaton, conducted the service and paid a beautiful tribute to the character and Christian faith of the oldest member of the Presbyterian church. On Nov. 28, 1902 Mr. Lyon married Jeanette C. Gladstone who died Dec. 14, 1939. He leaves no immediate family but a number of cousins. He was born Feb. 1, 1857, the son of Horace and Mary M. (Doolittle) Lyon, his grandfather Charles Lyon was one of four pioneer brothers who settled in West Bainbridge about 1803. The brothers were sons of Israel Lyon who with his father of the same name were patriots of the Revolution in Westchester County. Thomas Lyon, the first of line, came to America in the middle of the seventeenth century. Through his mother's ancestry, Mr. Lyon was connected with the Stoddards and Winthrops of colonial Massachusetts. From early youth he prepared himself for teaching and continued in that work for many years. he taught in his own district and in various other schools of Chenango and Delaware counties and for a time in the state of Connecticut. The statements of men and women who were his pupils show that he gave his best efforts to this work, that he was an inspiration to many people and that he is remembered with the greatest respect and affection. When with the lapse of the years the time came that his father was no longer able to work, Hudson returned home to manage the farm. Still a student, he took great interest in the general economic situation. Wishing to help in the improvement of the dairy industry, he watched the growth of farmers' organizations and was a frequent contributor to local newspapers and to agricultural journals. In particular, he was a good friend and writer for Mr. Collingwood, who was for a considerable time editor of the Rural New Yorker. Mr. Lyon was also a careful and tireless investigator of local history. From available records, correspondence, conversations and his own memory, he wrote a detailed History of the Presbyterian Church in Bainbridge. This existing only in manuscript form is one of the treasures of the Free library in our town. Besides that completed work he collected original data illustrating the translation of our township from an agricultural to a mainly industrialized community. He made special studies of prominent men of the last century and secured authentic family records. This material when finally placed in the public library, should be of real interest to students through the years to come.
Death Notices
Chenango Telegraph, December 10, 1874
Died in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 1, after a long and painful illness, Spardon Lyon, aged 62 years.
Oxford Times, May 9, 1877
LYON: In West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] Apr. 25th, Mr. Joel Lyon, aged 51 years.
Bainbridge Republican, January 16, 1880
LYON: In this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] Wednesday, Jan. 14th, 1880, Mrs. Lois Lyon, aged 65 years.
Oxford Times, July 1, 1890
LYON: In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], June 23, Briggs Lyon, aged 94 years.
Oxford Times, November 3, 1891
LYON: In West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], October 24, Israel Lyon aged 82 years.
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