Obituaries (October 3)

Israel P. Jacobs
25 May 1839 - 9 July 1912

JACOBS: At his late home, No. 21 Sherwood St., Auburn, N.Y., early Tuesday morning, July 9, 1912, Israel P. Jacobs, aged 73 years, 1 month, 13 days.  [Auburn Semi-Weekly Journal, July 12, 1912]

Israel P. Jacobs died at his home in Auburn [Cayuga Co., NY] July 9, at the age of 73 years.  Mr. Jacobs, who was born in South Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], was the son of the late James H. Jacobs, a prominent resident of the town.  He was a machinist and for a number of years was connected with the E.B. Clapp & Co. of Auburn.  He is survived by a daughter, Miss Ethel Jacobs of Auburn; one brother, James Jacobs of South Oxford; two sisters, Miss Zeruah Jacobs, also of South Oxford, and Mrs. W.J. Race of Greene. The body was taken to Greene Thursday where interment was made in Sylvan Lawn cemetery.

Murtelo W. Hoffman

22 February 1834 - 6 July 1912

Shortly after 5 o'clock last Friday afternoon lightning struck and killed Murtelo W. Hoffman, aged 78 years, while working in a potato patch above St. Joseph's cemetery in this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY].  Mr. Hoffman was working on a patch of land he had purchased of the estate of Arvine S. Lewis and was busily engaged in putting paris green on potatoes when the storm came up and evidently he wished to finish the job before leaving the field. At the time the bolt descended it was not raining and the sun was still shining.  John Cary and son Robert were watching Mr. Hoffman from a distance and saw the bolt descend straight from high in the sky and fell the unfortunate man.  They immediately ran to his assistance, as did others in the neighborhood, but death had been instantaneous.  The bolt struck Mr. Hoffman on top of the head a little to the left of the center.  His beard was burned on the left side of his face and the [-?-] his breast.  His felt hat was found in pieces and his shirt was torn around the collar and the shoulder. There were no marks below the hips.  A mark on the left side of the skull may have been caused in falling.  Coroner Morse and Dr. Johnson were immediately summoned.  Mr. Hoffman was a native of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] and was born February 22, 1834.  Lucy Hilliard of McDonough, his wife, whom he married December 18, 1861, died June 6, 1908.  His occupation was that of a farmer and for a number of years he occupied a farm on the McCall road and at the death of Mrs. Hoffman he moved into the village and resided with his daughter, Mrs. Frank VanTassel.  He was a quiet and unassuming man, industrious and had the good will of all.  The surviving children of Mr. Hoffman are:  Clarence M. Hoffman of this village, Albert D. Hoffman of Norwich, William A. Hoffman of Albany, Mrs. Frank D. Van Tassel of -?- and Mrs. George E. -?-.  The funeral was largely attended Monday afternoon by relatives, friends and neighbors.  Rev. R.A. Gates officiated and burial was in Riverview cemetery [Oxford, NY].

Pansy Page Robinson

Bainbridge Press,  February 15, 1940

Mrs. Pansy Page Robinson passed away at the home of her son, Carl Robinson of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Sunday.  Funeral services were held at Colwell Bros. funeral home Wednesday and burial was made in Riverview cemetery, Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].  Mrs. Robinson lived for many years on the Turner farm on East Hill, Oxford now owned by Frank Hofmann.  She leaves four children, Evelyn of Norwich, Dorothy of Utica and Carl and Archie of Bainbridge, also six grandchildren.

Carrie Porter

Bainbridge Press, February 29, 1940

Mrs. Carrie Porter died on the morning of February 21 after a brief illness.  She has been a resident of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] since 1917, and her friends here are many.  Those who visited her knew her for her happy spirit, her thoughtful mind, and her busy hands.  For a lady 88 years old she had a remarkable range of interests.  Her sewing and knitting has helped and gladdened many, while her plants and flowers were enjoyed by all who came to see her. The funeral services were held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Earl Jones, where Mrs. Porter has lived, on last Saturday afternoon.  Rev. Lewis Johnson conducted the services, reading a few of the poems that Mrs. Porter had clipped from papers placed in her Bible.  Miss Dolores Lloyd sang one of the old church hymns that Mrs. Porter had loved so much. The committal service was held in the chapel at the Bainbridge cemetery.  Mrs. Carrie Porter was born July 11, 1851, near Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]./  In 1868 she married Charles Porter.  She lived near Chenango Forks until 1917 when she moved to Bainbridge.  She is survived by six children: Mrs. V.E. Cook of Binghamton, Mrs. Alex Smith of Deposit, and Mrs. W.N. Sherwood, Mrs. W.S. Porter, Frank Porter and Mrs. E.D. Jones, all of Bainbridge, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Deaths in Bainbridge in 1940

Bainbridge News & Republican, January 2, 1941

Town of Bainbridge
Elsie Lyon, 79, Bainbridge, R.D. 1, Jan. 22.
Pansy E. Robinson, 50, Bainbridge, R.D. 3, Feb. 11.  (obit above)
Carrie E. Porter, 88, Bainbridge, R.D. 3, Feb. 21.  (obit above)
Martha V. Christian, 80, Bainbridge, R.D. 1, April 19.
James  H. Latimer, 72, Afton R.D. April 25.
LaVerne E. Payne, 56, Bainbridge R.D. 1, April 29.
Elin E. Wilcox, 76, Bainbridge R.D. 2, July 22.
Elizabeth J. Brayman, 56, Bainbridge R.D. 1, Sept. 21.
Ruth Margaret Thompson, 45, Bainbridge, R.D. 3, Nov. 22.
Leonard D. Lord, 60, Bainbridge, R.D. 2, Dec. 11.
Warren  Newton Sherwood, 68, Dec. 21.

Village of Bainbridge
Helen Maria Cartledge, 84, Jan. 1.
Ida Sprague, 76, Jan. 27.
Gale Ann Dawson, 4 mos, Sidney, Feb. 14.
Ruby Irene Neidlinger, 47, Mar. 4.
Addie E. Church, 74, Mar. 28.
Cynthia Clymens Demick Flint, 86, May 9.
Margaret Brennan Beach, 63, May 18.
Carrie B. Lyon Parker, 65, May 28.
Charles Franklin Stafford, 5, June 17.
Henry Thomas Hill, 80, Rochester, June 23.
Pearl Lavina Smith, 43, July 10.
John W. Jones, 47, July 10.
Alice Hattie Smith, 67, July 14.
Adah Lurina Parsons, 82, July 27.
Myrtle Ireland, 69, July 31.
Elizabeth Collins, 68, Sept. 6
Barbara Mae DeBevoise, 3 days, Masonville, Sept. 9.
Reuben F. Smith, 76, Sept. 12.
Charles W. Ireland, 71, Sept. 16.
Stephen T. Winsor, 51, Unadilla, Sept. 30.
Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, 75, Deposit, Oct. 22.
Jane W. Andrews, 87, Nov. 19.
Thomas A. Alverson, 79, Nov. 25.
Harriet May Petley, 58, Dec. 4.
Merritt A. Parsons, 83, Dec. 12.
Ray LeSuer, 44, Afton, Dec. 16.
Warren N. Sherwood, 68, Dec. 21.
Eugene B. Levee, 69, Dec. 25.