Obituaries (March 9)

Catherine Mudge

Utica Saturday Globe, April 1910

 

 

Catherine Mudge

 

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Norwich friends were pained to learn of the death of Catherine Mudge, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Mudge, formerly of Norwich, which occurred at her home in Lestershire [Broome Co., NY] Sunday afternoon last, at the age of 19.  Deceased had been ill for some months, and for nearly three months had been receiving treatment at a hospital but without avail.  She is survived by her mother, two sisters, Mrs. Bernice Banks, of Lestershire, and Mrs. Charles Vincent, of Norwich, and one brother, Duane, of Lestershire.  Beautiful floral offerings at the funeral on Wednesday attest the esteem of a large circle of friends.

 

Ellen Louisa (Nichols) Robb

Norwich Sun, January 29, 1926

Ellen L. Robb, widow of the late John Robb, died at her home Thursday morning after an illness of about three weeks.  She was born in North Afton [Chenango County, nY], daughter of Samuel G. and Harriet Nichols.  Here she spent her younger days.  Some years after her marriage, the family moved to Norwich during Mr. Robb's term as sheriff, after which they returned to a farm in North Afton.  A few years later they again moved to Norwich making this their home for the past 35 years.  The deceased had not been well for the past two months but did not surrender until failing strength compelled her to do so.  She was always happy and contented in her home, always willing to sacrifice her own strength for the sake of her family's welfare.  She was quiet and uncomplaining, a true, tried, and loving mother, living and exemplifying the life of a Christian mother.  It is in her own home where she will be most sadly missed for where she was, there was home to her immediate family.  Surviving to hold her memory dear and sacred and to sorrowfully  mourn her loss are two daughters, Hattie and Lillie, and four sons, Ira, of Binghamton, John, of Middletown, and Arthur and James of Norwich.  Besides these she leaves one brother, George Nichols of Bainbridge, and several grandchildren and one great grandchild.  The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the family home, 26 Mitchell street, the Rev. L.D. Palmer officiating.  Burial will be made in the family plot in Mt. Hope cemetery [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY]. 

 

Maleck Nichols

October, 1910

Maleck A. Nichols Dead:  Death Claims Another of Our Old Pioneers.  Was Aged Nearly 89 Years and had been a Resident of Horse Run about 64 Years:  Maleck A. Nichols, one of the pioneer settlers of the Horse Run Valley north of Shinglehouse [PA], passed to his reward on the evening of October 4, 1910, after a very brief illness of acute indigestion, of which he had had a number of attacks.  He had nearly reached the age of 89 years and has always been in fairly good health, and just the day before he died he was out in the yard and to the barn.  Maleck A. Nichols was born at Bainbridge, N.Y. [Chenango Co.], January 2, 1822.  His father and three brothers originally came from Vermont and settled in and about Bainbridge and raised quite large families.  Maleck received his education in the common schools, finishing at the Academy and afterwards teaching several years.  In the year 1846 he was united in marriage to Miss Cordelia Perry, a sister of L.P. Perry.  In 1846 the young couple came to Potter County [PA] and settled and cleared up the farm on which he died.  At that time that section was a wilderness.  He and his brother George Nichols, conducted a saw mill for a number of years, but the greater part of his life was spent in farming.  His wife died in April 1895 and in November of the same year he married Mrs. Eliza Rundle, a widow who died in September 1909.  He has since resided with his daughter, Mrs. Charles Allen, who with her husband have given him every care possible.  The deceased was a fine old man, a good neighbor, husband and father, always pleasant and agreeable, with a good word for all.  He was a staunch old republican, and always out to vote.  For about twenty-five years he was a member of the M.E. church.  He was the last of his family.  He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jasper Slade of Little Genesee, and Mrs. Charles Allen of Horse Run, and two sons, Francis P. Nichols of Shinglehouse and Maurice L. Nichols of Corning, N.Y.  The funeral was held at the house Thursday afternoon, Elder G.P. Kenyon officiating.  Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Nichols and Mrs. C.R. Nichols sang some of his favorite hymns.  The body was laid at rest in Maple Grove cemetery in Shinglehouse.  The pall bearers were all relatives of the deceased;  Francis, Maurice, Alonzo and Frank A. Nichols, Jasper Slade and Charles Allen. [Nichols Family Records, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT]

George Emory Aylesworth

Bainbridge Republican, June 4, 1908

George Emory Aylesworth died at the home of his daughter Mrs. Herman Davenport, on Front street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] Wednesday morning of this week from cancer.  Mr. Aylesworth had been a sufferer for the past twelve years, but did not give up until the last few months.  He was 68 years old and had been a resident of Bainbridge all his life being born in West Bainbridge on the farm he later owned and was the son of Thomas Aylesworth.  He was a prosperous farmer and about twenty-five years ago he built a home on Front street in this village and came here to reside.  He retained his farm and alternated between the two places in making his home for the past few years.  Mr. Aylesworth was a conservative and respected citizen and one of the pioneers in Bainbridge life.  His wife died two years ago.  He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Herman Davenport of Bainbridge, Mrs. Florence Riley of Oneonta, and two sons Will J. Aylesworth of Bainbridge and Edward Aylesworth of Oneonta.  The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Davenport, Rev. G.E. VanWoert, officiating.  Burial in Green Lawn cemetery [Bainbridge, NY].

Lydia (Aylesworth) Johnson

Afton Enterprise, January 14, 1915

Lydia Aylesworth Johnson was born in Chenango county, New York, October 4, 1818.  She was the daughter of Thomas Aylesworth.  Lydia Aylesworth was married to Welcome Johnson in 1838.  Six children were born to them, three daughters and three sons.  They lived in various parts of the state of New York.  In 1865 they moved from Elmira, N.Y. to Washington, D.C.  After some years' residence in that city they moved to Annapolis, Maryland.  They resided there for a few months and then returned to their old [home] at Bainbridge, N.Y., where they stayed three years.  They emigrated to Coming [Corning] Kansas, where Welcome Johnson died in 1894.  From the time of her husband's death Mrs. Johnson made her home with her son and his wife, J.W. and Betsey Johnson, and came to Glendale with them, arriving here Dec. 24, 1906.  She died Dec. 29, 1914, at the age of 96 years, 2 months and 25 days.  For eight years and five days she has been a resident of this city, Glendale, Oregon and valley, and in those years she has wielded a sacred influence over all who have known her.  She was a woman of high and holy Christian character, and was ready at all times to give a reason for the hope she had, and to tell that she had "anchored that hope within the vale."  During the revival meetings in this city two months ago, an afternoon meeting was held in the Johnson home on account that Grandma Johnson was not able to attend at the church.  Besides a number of church members and neighbors there were present Pastor J.K. Howard, Rev. Dr. Knott and Rev. David Oastler.  Grandma Johnson stood up and gave one of the grandest testimonials of her Christian experience ever heard by any of those who were present.  She is gone, but her works of righteousness and her example will live on from shore to shore of America.  In every place she has made her home, her pure life has left an impression for good and for God.