Old Mentz Heritage Center Family Project

Charles Dower¹

Charles Dower married Bessie L Baker, daughter of Andrew J Baker and Mary Jane Eliott.

Family

Bessie L Baker b. 1 Jan 1891, d. 18 Jun 1909

Citations

[S13] Unknown author, Find A Grave, Bessie Dower
Maiden Name     Baker
Birth Date     1891
Death Date     1909
Cemetery     Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place     Port Byron, Cayuga County, New York, United States of America
Has Bio?     N.

Frank Colozza¹

M, b. circa 1887

Frank Colozza was born circa 1887 at Italy

.¹ He married Josephine DeBottis, daughter of Antonio DeBottis and Mary VanDetto, on 9 November 1907 at Port Byron, Cayuga, New York, USA

.¹

Family

Josephine DeBottis b. Feb 1890, d. 28 Jun 1909

Citations

[S32] Ancestry.com, New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, Josephine Debottis
Gender     Female
Marriage Date     9 Nov 1907
Marriage Place     Pt Byron, New York, USA
Spouse     Frank Colozza
Certificate Number     26802.

Deborah Cowell¹

F, d. 24 May 1884

Deborah Cowell was born at 30 Jul 1801, Coxsackie, Greene, New York, USA

.¹ She married Augustus Rodman Brooks. Deborah Cowell died on 24 May 1884 at Weedsport, Cayuga, New York, USA

.¹

Family

Augustus Rodman Brooks b. 1800, d. 29 Jan 1880

Children

Alfred Brooks+ b. 7 Feb 1824, d. 18 Mar 1900
Sarah A Brooks+ b. 15 Aug 1836, d. 20 Sep 1909
Deborah Jane Brooks+ b. Dec 1840, d. 16 Oct 1901

Citations

[S13] Unknown author, Find A Grave, Deborah Brooks
Maiden Name     Cowell
Gender     Female
Birth Date     30 Jul 1801
Birth Place     Coxsackie, Greene County, New York, United States of America
Death Date     24 May 1884
Death Place     Weedsport, Cayuga County, New York, United States of America
Cemetery     Weedsport Rural Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place     Weedsport, Cayuga County, New York, United States of America
Has Bio?     N
Father
Amos Cowell
Mother
Elizabeth Cowell
Spouse
Augustus Rodman Brooks
Children
Aaron Thadeus Brooks
Lucinda M. Catlin
Sarah A. Watson
Deborah Jane Gutchess
Alfred Brooks
Augustus Cowell Brooks
URL
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31714789/deborah-brooks

Sarah H Watson¹

F, b. 6 January 1855, d. 29 November 1885

Father*

Richard P Watson¹ b. Sep 1833, d. 17 Feb 1912

Mother*

Sarah A Brooks¹ b. 15 Aug 1836, d. 20 Sep 1909

Sarah H Watson was born on 6 January 1855 at Huron, Wayne, New York, USA

.¹ She died on 29 November 1885 at Port Byron, Cayuga, New York, USA

, at age 30.¹

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Sarah H. Watson
Death Date     29 Nov 1885
Death Place     Port Byron, New York, USA
Certificate Number     27308.

James Watson¹

James Watson married Almira Lane.

Family

Almira Lane

Child

Richard P Watson+ b. Sep 1833, d. 17 Feb 1912

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Richard B Watson
Death Date     18 Feb 1912
Death Place     Port Byron, New York, USA
Certificate Number     5979.

Almira Lane¹

Almira Lane married James Watson.

Family

James Watson

Child

Richard P Watson+ b. Sep 1833, d. 17 Feb 1912

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Richard B Watson
Death Date     18 Feb 1912
Death Place     Port Byron, New York, USA
Certificate Number     5979.

Estelle Carris¹

F, b. April 1856, d. 15 October 1909

Father*

James Carris¹ b. 26 Feb 1809, d. 27 Feb 1887

Mother*

Pamelia Smith¹ b. Dec 1816, d. 10 Jul 1904

Estelle Carris was born in April 1856 at Savannah, Wayne, New York, USA

.^1,2 She married Horace Whitney Smith, son of Willis G Smith and Almira Whitney, in 1877.^3,2 Estelle Carris died on 15 October 1909 at Port Byron, Cayuga, New York, USA

, at age 53.¹

Family

Horace Whitney Smith b. 1 Jan 1852, d. 26 May 1929

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Estella C Smith
Death Date     15 Oct 1909
Death Place     Port Byron, New York, USA
Certificate Number     47567.
[S26] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Estelle C Smith
Age     44
Birth Date     Apr 1856
Birthplace     New York, USA
Home in 1900     Springport, Cayuga, New York
Sheet Number     7
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation     185
Family Number     191
Race     White
Gender     Female
Relation to Head of House     Wife
Marital Status     Married
Spouse's Name     Horace Smith
Marriage Year     1877
Years Married     23
Father's Birthplace     New York, USA
Mother's Birthplace     New York, USA
Mother: number of living children     2
Mother: How many children     2
Can Read     Yes
Can Write     Yes
Can Speak English     Yes
Neighbors     View others on page
Household members
Name     Age
Horace Smith     48
Estelle C Smith     44
Raymond W Smith     20
Fredric C Smith     14.
[S13] Unknown author, Find A Grave, Horace Whitney Smith
Gender     Male
Birth Date     1 Jan 1852
Death Date     26 May 1929
Cemetery     Maple Grove Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place     Jordan, Onondaga County, New York, United States of America
Has Bio?     Y
Father
Willis Gaylord Smith
Mother
Almira Smith
Spouse
Estelle Smith
Children
Raymond Whitney Smith
URL
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66320067/…

Horace Whitney Smith¹

M, b. 1 January 1852, d. 26 May 1929

Father*

Willis G Smith

Mother*

Almira Whitney

Horace Whitney Smith was born on 1 January 1852 at Otisco, Onondaga, New York, USA

.^1,2 He married Estelle Carris, daughter of James Carris and Pamelia Smith, in 1877.^1,3 Horace Whitney Smith married Mabel Gutchess, daughter of Oscar Gutchess and Ella Augusta Dickinson, on 20 December 1914 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA

.⁴ Horace Whitney Smith died on 26 May 1929 at Port Byron, Cayuga, New York, USA

, at age 77.^1,2

Family 1

Estelle Carris b. Apr 1856, d. 15 Oct 1909

Family 2

Mabel Gutchess b. 13 May 1874

Citations

[S13] Unknown author, Find A Grave, Horace Whitney Smith
Gender     Male
Birth Date     1 Jan 1852
Death Date     26 May 1929
Cemetery     Maple Grove Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place     Jordan, Onondaga County, New York, United States of America
Has Bio?     Y
Father
Willis Gaylord Smith
Mother
Almira Smith
Spouse
Estelle Smith
Children
Raymond Whitney Smith
URL
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66320067/…
[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Horace W. Smith
Death Date     26 May 1929
Death Place     Port Byron, New York, USA
Certificate Number     34930.
[S26] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Estelle C Smith
Age     44
Birth Date     Apr 1856
Birthplace     New York, USA
Home in 1900     Springport, Cayuga, New York
Sheet Number     7
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation     185
Family Number     191
Race     White
Gender     Female
Relation to Head of House     Wife
Marital Status     Married
Spouse's Name     Horace Smith
Marriage Year     1877
Years Married     23
Father's Birthplace     New York, USA
Mother's Birthplace     New York, USA
Mother: number of living children     2
Mother: How many children     2
Can Read     Yes
Can Write     Yes
Can Speak English     Yes
Neighbors     View others on page
Household members
Name     Age
Horace Smith     48
Estelle C Smith     44
Raymond W Smith     20
Fredric C Smith     14.
[S32] Ancestry.com, New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, Horace ?? Smith
Gender     Male
Marriage Date     20 Dec 1914
Marriage Place     Mentz, New York, USA
Spouse     Mabel D Gutchess
Certificate Number     33617.

William Sheldon¹

William Sheldon married Mary L (?)

Family

Mary L (?)

Child

Mary Sheldon+ b. 1861, d. 10 Nov 1898

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Mary L. Bennett
Death Date     10 Nov 1898
Death Place     Mentz, New York, USA
Certificate Number     41848.

Mary L (?)¹

Mary L (?) married William Sheldon.

Family

William Sheldon

Child

Mary Sheldon+ b. 1861, d. 10 Nov 1898

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Mary L. Bennett
Death Date     10 Nov 1898
Death Place     Mentz, New York, USA
Certificate Number     41848.

John D Young¹

John D Young married Mary E Piscicney.

Family

Mary E Piscicney

Child

Martha Delphene Young+ b. 21 Mar 1853, d. 12 Sep 1910

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Martha Dalphene Harndee.

Mary E Piscicney¹

Mary E Piscicney married John D Young.

Family

John D Young

Child

Martha Delphene Young+ b. 21 Mar 1853, d. 12 Sep 1910

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Martha Dalphene Harndee.

John Moran¹

John Moran was born at Ireland

.¹ He married Mary Quinn.

Family

Mary Quinn

Child

Margaret Moran b. Jun 1872, d. 3 Oct 1910

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Margaret Shotz
Death Date     3 Oct 1910
Death Place     Port Byron, New York, USA
Certificate Number     50420.

Mary Quinn¹

Mary Quinn married John Moran. Mary Quinn was born at Ireland

.¹

Family

John Moran

Child

Margaret Moran b. Jun 1872, d. 3 Oct 1910

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Margaret Shotz
Death Date     3 Oct 1910
Death Place     Port Byron, New York, USA
Certificate Number     50420.

Carmi B Joslyn¹

M, b. September 1835, d. 8 July 1911

Father*

Willard Joslin b. 15 Aug 1812, d. 6 Dec 1865

Mother*

Susan Williams

Carmi B Joslyn was born in September 1835 at New York, USA

.¹ He died on 8 July 1911 at Port Byron, Cayuga, New York, USA

, at age 75.¹

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Carmi B Joslin
Death Date     8 Jul 1911
Death Place     Port Byron, New York, USA
Certificate Number     32338.

Sarah (?)¹

F, b. circa 1846

Sarah (?) was born circa 1846 at New York, USA

.¹

Citations

[S20] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, Sarah Joslin
Age     34
Birth Date     Abt 1846
Birthplace     New York
Home in 1880     Cato, Cayuga, New York, USA
Dwelling Number     75
Race     White
Gender     Female
Relation to Head of House     Wife
Marital Status     Married
Spouse's Name     Willard Joslin
Father's Birthplace     New York
Mother's Birthplace     New York
Occupation     Housekeeper
Neighbors     View others on page
Household members
Name     Age
Willard Joslin     39
Sarah Joslin     34
Mary L. Joslin     15
William Joslin     12.

Willard Joslin^1,2

M, b. 15 August 1812, d. 6 December 1865

Willard Joslin married Susan Williams. Willard Joslin was born on 15 August 1812 at New York, USA

.¹ He died on 6 December 1865 at age 53.¹

Family

Susan Williams

Child

Carmi B Joslyn b. Sep 1835, d. 8 Jul 1911

Citations

[S13] Unknown author, Find A Grave, Willard Joslin Jr
Gender     Male
Birth Date     15 Aug 1812
Birth Place     Broadalbin, Fulton County, New York, United States of America
Death Date     6 Dec 1865
Death Place     Vienna, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
Cemetery     McConnellsville Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place     McConnellsville, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
Has Bio?     Y
Spouse
Susama Joslin
Children
Dyantha Eloise Alcott
URL
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228812983/…
[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Carmi B Joslin
Death Date     8 Jul 1911
Death Place     Port Byron, New York, USA
Certificate Number     32338.

Susan Williams¹

Susan Williams married Willard Joslin. Susan Williams was born at New York, USA

.¹

Family

Willard Joslin b. 15 Aug 1812, d. 6 Dec 1865

Child

Carmi B Joslyn b. Sep 1835, d. 8 Jul 1911

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Carmi B Joslin
Death Date     8 Jul 1911
Death Place     Port Byron, New York, USA
Certificate Number     32338.

Mary Alice Horton¹

F, b. 14 March 1874, d. 14 July 1911

Father*

Frank Horton

Mother*

Alice Knox

Mary Alice Horton was born on 14 March 1874 at New York, USA

.¹ She married Loyal A Houghtaling, son of Augustus Houghtaling and Rachael Elmina Paddock, on 17 December 1902 at Port Byron, Cayuga, New York, USA

.^1,2 Mary Alice Horton died on 14 July 1911 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA

, at age 37.¹

Family

Loyal A Houghtaling b. 20 Nov 1871, d. 21 Aug 1944

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Mary A Houghtaling
Death Date     14 Jul 1911
Death Place     Mentz, New York, USA
Certificate Number     32340.
[S32] Ancestry.com, New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, Mary A. Horton
Gender     Female
Marriage Date     17 Dec 1902
Marriage Place     Pt. Byron, New York, USA
Spouse     Loyal A. Houghtaling
Certificate Number     26236.

Frank Horton¹

Frank Horton was born at New York, USA

.¹ He married Alice Knox.

Family

Alice Knox

Child

Mary Alice Horton b. 14 Mar 1874, d. 14 Jul 1911

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Mary A Houghtaling
Death Date     14 Jul 1911
Death Place     Mentz, New York, USA
Certificate Number     32340.

Alice Knox

Alice Knox married Frank Horton.

Family

Frank Horton

Child

Mary Alice Horton b. 14 Mar 1874, d. 14 Jul 1911

John Hogan¹

John Hogan was born at Ireland

.¹ He married Ellen McCaw.

Family

Ellen McCaw

Child

Mary Hogan+ b. 10 Oct 1829, d. 15 May 1918

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Mary McNamara
Death Date     15 May 1918
Death Place     Mentz, New York, USA
Certificate Number     31621.

Ellen McCaw¹

Ellen McCaw married John Hogan. Ellen McCaw was born at Ireland

.¹

Family

John Hogan

Child

Mary Hogan+ b. 10 Oct 1829, d. 15 May 1918

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Mary McNamara
Death Date     15 May 1918
Death Place     Mentz, New York, USA
Certificate Number     31621.

Patrick McNamara¹

Patrick McNamara was born at Ireland

.¹ He married Mary McNamara.

Family

Mary McNamara

Child

Patrick McNamara+ b. 5 Jan 1825, d. 5 Oct 1911

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Patrick Mc Namara
Death Date     5 Oct 1911
Death Place     Mentz, New York, USA
Certificate Number     55572.

Mary McNamara¹

Mary McNamara married Patrick McNamara. Mary McNamara was born at Ireland

.¹

Family

Patrick McNamara

Child

Patrick McNamara+ b. 5 Jan 1825, d. 5 Oct 1911

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Patrick Mc Namara
Death Date     5 Oct 1911
Death Place     Mentz, New York, USA
Certificate Number     55572.

Valentine Pike¹

Valentine Pike was born at New York, USA

.¹ He married Sarah L Castle.

Family

Sarah L Castle

Child

Sarah J Pike+ b. Jul 1845, d. 20 Jan 1912

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Sarah L Kibby
Death Date     20 Jan 1912
Death Place     Port Byron, New York, USA
Certificate Number     458.

Sarah L Castle¹

Sarah L Castle married Valentine Pike. Sarah L Castle was born at New York, USA

.¹

Family

Valentine Pike

Child

Sarah J Pike+ b. Jul 1845, d. 20 Jan 1912

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Sarah L Kibby
Death Date     20 Jan 1912
Death Place     Port Byron, New York, USA
Certificate Number     458.

Elton L Shetler¹

M, b. circa 1869, d. 14 March 1912

Father*

Andrew J Shetler¹ b. Dec 1834, d. 17 Feb 1907

Mother*

Jane Love¹ b. 21 Nov 1840, d. 26 Oct 1920

Elton L Shetler was born circa 1869 at Port Byron, Cayuga, New York, USA

.¹ He died on 14 March 1912 at Port Byron, Cayuga, New York, USA

.¹

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Ellen L Shetler
Death Date     14 Mar 1912
Death Place     Port Byron, New York, USA
Certificate Number     11202.

Catherine Madden¹

F, b. 30 October 1857, d. 16 September 1913

Father*

Daniel Madden¹ b. c 1825, d. 4 Apr 1881

Mother*

Frances Glennon¹ b. c 1827, d. 31 Jul 1903

Catherine Madden was born on 30 October 1857 at New York, USA

.¹ She died on 16 September 1913 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA

, at age 55.¹

Citations

[S569] Unknown author, New York Death Indexes, Url: Ancestry.com, Catherine E Madden
Death Date     16 Sep 1913
Death Place     Mentz, New York, USA
Certificate Number     41655.