Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 1

 

 1. Merritt S. Ives -1[1] was born in 1828 in Vermont[2, 3]. He died on Nov 23, 1895 in at 7 p.m., Albion, Orleans, NY[2].

 Notes for Merritt S. Ives: General Notes:

 In the Gaines, Orleans County, NY 1850 Census, he lived with Johnson (age 44 and born in VT) ad Lavina Brown and their family, was 22 years old and a  farmer.   

In an effort trying to locate Merritt's parents, I found the following History of Wallingford, Vermont:

 History of Wallingford, VT by Walter Thorpe

 p.35

 In the town records there is a list of "Freemen's names as they were entered in December 1778, among

 whom were

 p.36

 Reuben Ives

Jonah Ives

Jotham Ives

Amos Ives

 Amos Ives lived where M. Ballou resides. Jotham Ives home was just south of Mr. Russell Sherman's. Abraham Ives kept the first store and tavern and was located near the Meachem place. He was a man of great energy and character and held the office of Captain of the militia, Justice of the Peace and also High Sheriff for the County, 1781-1785. His establish-

 p.37

 

ment was not on a very large scale as he had only one room for store and tavern and a bedroom. According to an ancient source "he subsequently built a house where he kept his store and tavern, and had it painted and papered and was pretty smart." Mr. Ives one time started to go up to Mr. Richmond's, now the Ballou place, to carry home an iron wedge. When about half-way he encountered a huge panther, which, with glaring eyes stood a few feet distant in the path before him. He decided to stand his ground and hurled his wedge with all his strength at the panther's head. It gave a terrible scream and darted off into the forest, leaving the worthy Captain in undisputed possession.

 In selling the tract of land now known as Mendon, he opened the sale at midnight of the day advertised, in the interests of certain Rutland men, the said land being purchased by Jonathan Parker, hence, Parkerstown. Ives fearing prosecution for his

 p.38                           History of Wallingford, Vermont.

 irregularity, resigned his office, sold his property to Samuel Hull and left the state. A good deal of information regarding the early days of the town has been given by Mrs. Melinda Chatterton. She was born in Cheshire, Conn, 1772 and was 7 yrs old when she came with her father Nathaniel Ives to settle in Wallingford.  When the Congregational Church was organized, her father, Nathaniel Ives, became the first Deacon. The house where they first lived was near the spot now occupied by Mr. George Sabin. It was a log cabin, and had no chimney, no hearth and no door until some time after they moved into it. For a door they used to hang up a coverlet until it became convenient to get one. Their nearest neighbors on the south was Mr. Benjamin Bradley and family (where Mr. Hopkins lives) On the north there was none nearer than the Meachem place where Abraham Ives lived.


 

 

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p.39

 Mrs. Abraham Ives and Mrs Abram Jackson had each a calico dress that was very much admired. They cost $15.00 a piece.

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 Merritt Ives was living in Middletown with Nathaniel and Polly (Crocker) Clift and their 12 children on 8/3/1850. He must have moved between 8/3 and 10/10/1850 according to the census.

 I found in the 1850 census that Merritt was living with Johnson (b. 1806, d. 4/4/1891 in Gaines) and Lavina (Whitemarsh) Brown and Merritt's future bride (who appears to be 8 years his senior), Lucretia Brown, was living with Alanson (buried in the County Home Burial Ground in Albion b. 1817, d. 6/10/1894) and Luthera Buck.

 Merritt's will mentions Martha, his wife and Olive Leavens and Harriet Fuller. The Orleans County Surrogate Court file # is 14-177.

 Orleans Republican, Wednesday, November 27, 1895: "Merritt Ives Missing. Merritt Ives, residing on West Bank street, left his house Saturday night to go to his barn and has not since been seen. As his premises border on the canal, and he was partially blind, it is feared he fell into the canal and was drowned. The family came here from Waterport, where a son still resides. The canal was dragged Monday and Tuesday but the body was not found."

 The Orleans American, Thursday, November 28, 1895:  "Man Missing.  Merrit Ives, a resident on

West Bank street, about sixty-five years of age, addicted to drink, disappeared Saturday afternoon last and has not since been seen. When last heard from he was going towards his home on West Bank street, in an intoxicated condition. It is supposed he went to the canal and got in accidentally, probably. Ives has or had, a wife, one son who is postmaster at Waterport in this county, and two daughters."

 The Orleans Republican, Wednesday, December 4, 1895: "Still Missing. Merritt Ives, who disappeared on the night of Nov. 23d, is still unaccounted for. Some people believe that he wandered away in a fit of intoxication, to which he was subject; while others feel sure that his body is in the canal. The canal has been dragged without yielding up his corpse."

 Orleans Republican, December 11, 1895: "Merritt Ives is still numbered with the missing. Is this to be another Bamber case?"

 ~~Transcripts from A History of The Town of Yates in Orleans County, NY 1822-1976

 pg. 86 "Chapter V Yates Business Activity".. p. 91 "Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Ives,...having become experts in the mysteries of dressmaking, are deservedly popular."

 pg. 132 tells us that Mrs. Ives rented a pew on the left of center isle at the First Methodist Church. This information was taken for the above titled book from the "A History of the Lyndonville First Methodist Church" compiled by The Woman's Society of Christian Service 1817.

 pg. 270 "Pearl Platten b. 1884, third child of Mary Mehitable PLUMMER (dau of Abel and Sophia SARGENT PLUMMER.


 

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 ~~From Orleans County Directory - 1869

 pg. 155 - "Gaines - Ives, Merrit S., (Waterport), T.15, R.2, lot 40 40, farmer leases 100."

 ~~From "Out of the Past" by Cary Lattin, former Orleans County Historian~~

 Orleans is a small Western New York county with a population of 36,837, situated on the southern shore of Lake Ontario. Its area of 24x17 miles is generally flat with elevations ranging from 247 to 737 feet above sea level. About two-thirds of the area is developed farmland, but 200 years ago it was a swampy wilderness where ”Indians came only for hunting and fishing.” To them, the area was known as ”thesick country”and early settlers were plagued by fever and ague. Archaeologists have discovered numerous Indian campsites but only one permanent fortification, which was probably destroyed about 1650.

 Many early explorers by-passed this area, traveling by boat on Lake Ontario from Oswego to Niagara, it was not until 1804 that the first permanent settlers came here to purchase land from the Holland Land Company. After 1809, settlement along the Ridge Road (Route 104) was fairly rapid, however, in 1813, when the Village of Lewiston in Niagara County was burned by the British, many of the pioneers fled, apprehensive that the enemy would raid this territory. They soon returned, however, and development of the area continued.

 By an Act of the Legislature passed November 12, 1824, Orleans County was separated from Genesee County and became a separate entity on January 1, 1826. Historians are not sure how or for whom the county was named. They do know that the name was evidently chosen as a compromise between two opposing factions. One suggested the name Jackson and the other wanted Adams for John Quincy Adams, the President. No one is quite sure whether Orleans is in honor of Andrew Jackson spectacular defeat of the British in New Orleans or whether the name honors the French Duc d”Orleans.  The first courthouse (and jail) built in 1827 was replaced by the present Greek Revival Court House in 1858. This edifice is architecturally one of the outstanding courthouses in the state.

 By the time the Erie Canal was completed in 1825, most of the land had been sold to home seekers. The Canal more than any other factor contributed to settlement of this area by providing cheap transportation which aided the local economy. Wheat brought $1.50 per bushel and at one time the area was known as the ”breadbasket of the world”before the western plains were developed. Since the soil and climate here are conducive to the culture of fruit, vegetables, grain and livestock, ambitious farmers became prosperous and affluent. Sturdy, beautiful homes were built and most of the unique cobblestone houses erected in the 1840”sare still standing, a source of pride to the owner.

 In 1837, Medina sandstone was discovered in Oak Orchard Creek near Medina and quarrying became an important industry. At one time around the turn of the century, forty-eight quarries were in operation employing 1200 men with a payroll of $3000 a day. This stone was shipped all over the eastern United States to be used for paving, curbing, construction of churches, and other public and private buildings.

 Dry-houses and cooper shops sprang up in many locations following the growth of the fruit-raising industry that produced fruit of excellent quality and flavor. Eventually, however, the dry-houses gave way to canning factories and the quick-freeze process of preserving foods. Only one dry-house remains in operation today. Twenty years ago there were six large processing plants packing beans, peas, corn and thousands of tons of tomatoes in a single day. In addition to fruit-raising, Orleans mucklands resulting from the drainage of swamps in the southern area have produced millions of dollars worth of lettuce, carrots, potatoes, spinach and onions.

 

 

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  The passing years and the advent of the machine age have wrought many changes in our local economy. The first large industry to bow to change was the quarry business. It became more feasible to use cement than to hire stone cutters. This competition led to the closing of the quarries. At the present time one quarry is still in operation. It is highly mechanized and its modern equipment turns out cut stone in far greater quantities than the early stone cutters ever dreamed possible. Two food-processing plants remain in the county today. Labor problems plagued some plants, leading to their closing, while others were owned by large companies who found it more expedient to consolidate their holdings or move to areas where longer growing seasons and resultant higher yields make the canning and freezing process cheaper. Since the closing of the canning factories, the tomato acreage has declined and fruit farmers find it necessary to haul their crops greater distances to the processor. As recently as thirty years ago, Medina alone could boast of five foundries, but with the exception of one, these also have closed down. One furniture factory remains. Fisher Price and Bernz-o-matic are new to the area. In Albion, Bayex, Inc., a Canadian firm, has recently constructed a plant for the manufacture of fiberglass and polyester industrial fabrics.

 Agriculture, which grosses a yearly $23 million, has always been the largest business in the county, but it too has undergone many changes. It has become highly specialized with ever increasing farm acreages, (i.e. larger farms and fewer farmers). The small farmer who produced his own milk, meat, eggs, poultry and fruit is no more. Three or four poultry plants have been built in the county where care is mechanized to the point that one man can operate a whole unit. One such building houses 42,000 chickens. Mechanization has also had its effect on the harvesting of fruit. Much handwork has been eliminated by machines that shake the fruit from trees. Most cherries and many apples are harvested in this manner. Dairying has decreased somewhat, but beef cattle are still being raised extensively. Horse farming is a recent industry to make the scene in this county. One of the largest Standard bred breeding farms in the state is located in the county. Mares from Russia, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, and other countries have been brought here for breeding. Several smaller operations also exist.

 Many ethnic groups make up the population of the county. Irish laborers came to help dig the Erie Canal. English stone cutters were imported to do the Canal stone work. Italian and Polish immigrants arrived to work in the quarries. During World War II, a farm shortage necessitated the importation of labor from Jamaica. The following year, laborers were brought up from the south and gradually many of them remained as permanent residents, along with some natives of Puerto Rice. Even with the influx of immigrants through the years, the population has remained almost static, having increased only 6,000 in a hundred years. Because it is a predominately agricultural area, no large cities have developed. There are four villages, the largest of which has a population of approximately 6,400.

 Public transportation has undergone considerable change during the past century. Passenger trains ran daily through the County from 1852-1957 and a trolley crossed the area about every half hour (6 A.M. to midnight) from 1909 to April 30, 1931. These railroads offered residents excellent means of travel. Today, almost every family owns at least one automobile, and the only public transportation facility is a bus line.

 The Indian paths and trails of the early settlers have given way to 740 miles of good roads that help to transport nearly 10,000 school children to five excellent central schools. Two well-staffed, well-equipped hospitals serve the area: Medina Memorial and Arnold Gregory in Albion, the only all-electric hospital in the state.

 The Lake Ontario shore is fringed with cottages and year-around homes in contrast to woodlands and occasional farmsteads of early settlers. A super parkway built by the state parallels the shore to bring vacationers to a 275-unit trailer park.

 

 

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Even the processes of birth and death have undergone change. Practically all babies are now born in hospitals instead of in the home. Doctors rarely make house calls. Patients who are able, visit the doctor’s office, the hospital emergency room, or are hospitalized for the duration of the illness. Elderly people living alone can avail themselves of ”mealson wheels.” This program makes it possible to obtain a hot meal and, if desired, a cold lunch at minimal cost, delivered daily by volunteers. For those who are no longer able to care for themselves and whose families are unable or unwilling to care for them, there are nursing homes.

 Since 1930 few bodies have been prepared in the home for burial. Funeral homes have been established for this purpose. These facilities also provide a space for the funeral as well as rooms for the family of the deceased to receive friends and relatives.

 Since the 1940”smany new homes as well as multiple dwellings have been built in the county. The cost of labor has eliminated architectural details in contrast to the often-elegant structures of by-gone days. These homes have been built for ease in care, maintenance and for convenience. Most are heated automatically with oil, gas, or electricity. Gone are the wood or coal-burning kitchen ranges and parlor stoves. Many county homeowners possess automatic washers and driers for laundry, automatic dishwashers, and food freezers.

 CHANGE is the word that expresses most aptly what has happened to this small county during the past 150 years. Whether for better or worse, its inhabitants are attempting to keep abreast of these changing times. Its men have given their lives in the nation's wars; some have become nationally famous. Its government has tried to make this a good place to live. Its leaders, concerned with ecology and population growth, are planning for the future, and the inhabitants are proud of these endeavors.

  

Lucretia Brown[1] was born in Mar 1819 in Vermont[3]. She died on Feb 17, 1876.

 Notes for Lucretia Brown:

 General Notes:

 

I found in the 1850 Orleans census that Merritt was living with Johnson and Lavina Brown and Merritt's future bride (who appears to be 8 years his senior), Lucretia Brown, was living with Alanson and Luthera Buck. Luthera Buck was born in the same month and year as Lucretia. Could Luthera be her twin?

 Merritt S. Ives and Lucretia Brown were married before 1855 in Orleans County, NY. They had the following children:

 2.         i. Harriet L. Ives[1] was born on Jul 27, 1853. She married Andrew Fuller on Jan 01, 1875 in Gaines, Orleans County, NY. She died on Sep 11, 1904 in Carlton, Orleans, NY.

 3.         ii. Olive L. Ives[4, 5] was born in Jun 1860 in Carlton, Orleans, NY[1]. She married Nathan G. Leavens on Feb 04, 1885 in Barre, Orleans, NY. She died on Feb 14, 1928 in Orleans County Hospital, Albion, Orleans, NY.  

4.         iii. Albert Merritt Ives[1] was born on Oct 21, 1863 in Eagle Harbor, Orleans, NY. He married Estella Adelphia Bromley on Jan 04, 1888. He died on May 29, 1946 in 4:20 p.m., Albion, Orleans, NY by falling down the cellar stairs.

 

Martha A. ?.

 Merritt S. Ives and Martha A. ? married. They had no children


 

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 2.        Harriet L. Ives-2 (Merritt S.-1)[1] was born on Jul 27, 1853. She died on Sep 11, 1904 in Carlton, Orleans, NY.

 Andrew Fuller son of David Fuller and Joan Sebring[1] was born on Apr 12, 1853[6]. He died on Nov 24, 1910 in Carlton, Orleans, NY[7, 8].

 Notes for Andrew Fuller: General Notes:

 

ANDREW FULLER (12 Apr 1853 - 24 Nov 1910)

 Newspaper: Medina Daily Journal, Fri., Nov. 25, 1910 Surnames: FULLER, MATSON, PLATTEN.

 Albion, Nov. 24. - Andrew FULLER, a well-known Carlton farmer, died at his home on the Gaines road at Clark's Mills, in the town of Carlton, today, aged 57 years. Mr. FULLER was born in Carlton April 12, 1853, and had been a life-long resident of the locality where he died. His death was caused by Bright's disease.

 The deceased was a former assessor of the town of Carlton and a former overseer of the poor of that town, having served several terms in both offices. In politics he was a Republican.

 Mr. Fuller leaves his wife (Hattie IVES), two daughters, Mrs. Irving [Francis L.] MATSON, of Brockport, and Mrs. P. [Pearl] S. PLATTEN, of Lyndonville, and two brothers, George and Olin FULLER, both of Carlton.

 (Burial: Fuller Cemetery, aka Old Carlton Cemetery, Orleans Co., NY, Son of David Fuller & Joan)

 

 Andrew Fuller and Harriet L. Ives were married on Jan 01, 1875 in Gaines, Orleans County, NY. They had the following children:

 

i.          Elsie J. Fuller[1] was born on Jan 24, 1869. She died on Feb 05, 1870 in Carlton, Orleans, NY.

 

5.         ii. Frances L. Fuller[9, 10] was born in Mar 1877 in Carlton, Orleans County, NY. She died on Dec 24, 1965 in Albion, Orleans, NY.

 

6.         iii.    Pearl E. Fuller[10]  was born in Jun 1887 in Prob. Orleans County, NY.

 

3.        Olive L. Ives-2 (Merritt S.-1)[4, 5] was born in Jun 1860 in Carlton, Orleans, NY[1]. She died on Feb 14, 1928 in Orleans County Hospital, Albion, Orleans, NY.

 

Nathan G. Leavens son of Samuel Bowen Leavens and Mary Crandall[1, 9, 11] was born on Sep 10, 1858 in Niagara County, NY. He died on Apr 13, 1934 in New Jersey.

 

Nathan G. Leavens and Olive L. Ives were married on Feb 04, 1885 in Barre, Orleans, NY. They had the following children:


 

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7.         i. Everett M. Leavens[12, 13] was born on Nov 24, 1886 in NY. He died in Mar 1970 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas, FL.

 

ii.        Living Leavens[14].

  

 

Generation 2

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4.        Albert Merritt Ives-2 (Merritt S.-1)[1] was born on Oct 21, 1863 in Eagle Harbor, Orleans, NY. He died on May 29, 1946 in 4:20 p.m., Albion, Orleans, NY by falling down the cellar stairs.

 

Notes for Albert Merritt Ives: General Notes:

 

Albert Ives recalls that he was one of the few people who had 2 cars - one used for going to church and sporting around; the other used for every day.

 

Listed in Orleans County, New York Directory, 1894

 

In addition to owning 90 acres in Waterford (aka Carlton), he also owned property in Albion as of 1901 and sold it to the Williams family in 1908.

 

The Orleans American newspaper "...Week's Interview" by J. Vint Laughland (after 1935 and before 1946)

 

Some men I have met in my brief span of life have given me the impression that some inner force beyond their control was driving them forward unrelentingly towards one or more definite objectives.

 

I imagine that in my younger days, other folk got the same impression about myself, but that is no longer true as I have for some years past realized that the most important thing in life is not to own things, like property, or money or power over others, but rather to own oneself, and not be owned by others.

 

It was therefore quite congenial for me to chat with a man, on Sunday afternoon, who has apparently never been much under the control of inner driving whether for good or ill, but who has more or less taken life as it came.

 

I called at the Ives farm by appointment and found Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ives enjoying the Sunday quiet of their home.

 

Bert, as he is known among his friends, unfolded his story without difficulty.

 

He was born at Eagle Harbor, on October 21st 1862. His father was Merritt Ives, a farmer. His mother was formerly Lucretia Brown and it was on the Brown homestead of 200 acres that Bert first saw the light of day.

 

When he was about 7 years old, the family moved to Kenyonville where Ives Sr. had bought a farm and there at Kenyonville, Bert received the only schooling he ever had, except, of course, the schooling of life itself, which is the real school after all, for which our educational institutions are only a preparation.

 


 

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Generation 2 (Con’t)

 

 

The apparent carefree attitude of Bert Ives is probably due in part to his teacher, Will Shelley. Bert told me that Shelley would light his pipe, lean back on his chair, rest his feet on the stove guard, and in this unconventional and easy going manner, would impart education to his pupils.

 

Of his schoolmates, Bert remembers especially, Ruth Blanchard, later Mrs. Ruth Williams, wife of Attorney Williams; Rose Aldridge, later Mrs. Rose Woods; Perry and Colonel Stowell, George Rudd and Hattie Rudd.

 

When Bert was about 14 he left school and went to work on his father's farm for about a year, when his mother died, then went to live with his aunt Susan Starkweather. After working on the Starkweather farm for about a year, he went to Rochester and worked for H. A. Warner, who made and sold the Warner Safe Kidney Cure.

 

I asked Bert if he had ever taken any of his own medicine, and he assured me he did not and would not since he knew the contents of said composition.

 

"Another fellow, John Todd and I" he continued, "stood all day, day by day beside great big tanks filled with Hemlock water and bucha leaves, stirring and stirring and stirring this concoction. I worked there only that winter, then came home to Eagle Harbor. David Cole kept a boat store that catered to canal freighters, selling hay, oats and wood, fuel for the mule, and fuel for the boats. I worked there that summer, then came to Waterport. That was in 1885. For three years, I worked for Charles Babbitt, who owned a grocery store in Waterport, and who now lives on West State Street in Albion. In 1888 I married Estella Bromley, whose father owned and operated the Waterport foundry by that name, making agricultural implements.

 

I went to work in the foundry, griding plow points at $1.50 a day and worked there several years. In the meantime, we had bought a little home on Maple Avenue in Wateprort, sold it after two years, then bought Mrs. Anderson's place. We lived in the Anderson place for five or six years.

 

While working at the foundry I was appointed postmaster under Cleveland's second administration. Mrs. Ives attended to the post office during the day, as assistant postmaster, and I took over in the evening after working all day at the foundry."

 

At the end of his four year term Bert built a dry house with five kilns near Wateprort station, and operated it for nearly ten years. While operating the dry house, he bought a farm at Kenyonville which he later sold to Attorney Ben Williams. After the dry house was completely destroyed by fire, the family moved to their present farm, opposite Carlton Cemetery. I omitted to tell you that there were three Ives children, Eunice, Roy and Esther. Eunice and Roy have since passed away. Esther is now Mrs. Fred Hill.

 

For nine years the Ives family lived on their present farm, then built a bungalow at Waterport, and Mr. and Mrs. Ives lived there 25 years while Roy carried on the farm.

 

After Roy's death seven years ago, his wife carried on the farm for four years. For a short while Bert tried to supervise the farm from Waterport but found it unsatisfactory, so 18 months ago he sold the bungalow, and he and Mrs. Ives moved back to the farm.

 


 

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They are quite content on the farm, but occasionally get lonesome. Their life is brightened by frequent visits from their three granddaughters, the children of Mrs. Fred Hill of Lyndonville, and their parents, and letters from their other grandchildren, Lieut. Donald Newton, of the U. S. forces in Africa; Lieut. Clare Newton of the Air Force in Florida; and Caroline and Albert, Roy's children who live with their mother in Phelps, N.Y.

 

They are also very proud of their great-grandchildren, Valerie, daughter of Donald, and Robert, son of Clare.

 

Mr. and Mrs. Ives have been good to their children, but only insofar as they have been able to help them make a living for themselves. Their philosophy as parents appears to be: "Every parent should help the children to make their living, but should not help them to live without working for a living." That seems to me to be sound philosophy.

 

Of one thing I am sure viz; that Bert Ives would never risk leaving a fortune to his children to spoil their lives, and I am not sure that he would be bothered enough to make one. There is some virtue in making life as pleasant as possible for oneself and for others. Bert makes no high ethical claims for himself but he feels that the fates have been good to him especially in the happy circumstances of having Estella Bromley as his wife and companion.

 

~~Taken from Landmarks of Orleans County, p. 653:

 

Waterport- This is the largest business place in Carlton, is pleasantly situated at the junction of Otter and Oak Orchard Creeks and contains a post office, two general stores, a hardware store, a drug store, a notion store, one hotel and livery, a jewelry shop, two blacksmiths, a meat market, a harness shop, one copperage, a foundry and agricultural implement manufactory, a warehouse and coal yard, one grist mill, a saw mill, one church, a union school (of which Prof. A. W. Behrend is principle), a physician, and a population of about 250. The present postmaster, Albert M. Ives, was appointed September 11, 1893: he succeeded R.W. Harris"...

 

~~Taken from Landmarks of Orleans County, p. 363 - (I'm not sure this is our A. M. Ives, since Albert M. Ives died in 1946 instead of 1889. )

 

The Ives Paper Pail Company - In 1875 the Ives and Hubbard Pail Company was organized with a captial stock of twenty thousand dollars. A. M. Ives, L. J. Ives, F. M. Ives and E. Hubbard were the owners of this stock. A manufactory was erected on the east side of Shelby street, a short distance north from Pearl street, and operations were commenced in the same year. The power for running the machinery was transmitted by cable from the Bignall works. Straw pulp was at first used, but in 1887 wood fiber was added. The daily capacity of the factory is eighty dozen pails, and about forty hands are required to operate it. A. M. Ives was the president of this company. In 1877 it was changed to a private firm, known as the Ives Paper Pail Company. In 1889 A. M. Ives died, and afterward L. J. and F. M. Ives purchased the interest of Mr. Hubbard. Since then it has been operated by a company, but at present is not in operation.

 

Estella Adelphia Bromley daughter of Daniel D. Bromley and Adelphia J. Warren[1, 15, 16] was born on Apr 09, 1869 in Carlton, Orleans, NY[17]. She died on Feb 07, 1958 in Gaines, Orleans, NY.

 

Notes for Estella Adelphia Bromley:

 

General Notes:

 

Listed in Orleans County, New York Directory, 1894


 

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In the Orleans Republican, January 14, 1920 edition, it states: "The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. A. M. IVES Friday afternoon from 2 until 4 o'clock. It will be a prayer and thanksgiving service”.Installatio of officers was held at Grange Saturday afternoon."

 

Albert Merritt Ives and Estella Adelphia Bromley were married on Jan 04, 1888. They had the following children:

 

8. i. Eunice L. Ives[18, 19] was born in Apr 1889[20]. She died on Mar 05, 1932 in Monroe County, NY.

 

 

9.         ii. Roy Burt Ives[1] was born on Mar 03, 1892[21]. He married Margaret M. Taft on Aug 18, 1920 in Honeoye Falls, NY. He died on Jul 30, 1935 in Carlton, Orleans, NY.

 

10.       iii. Esther A. Ives[19, 22] was born in Sep 1897 in Carlton, Orleans, NY[23]. She married Fred Willis Hill on Mar 31, 1923. She died on Dec 15, 1960 in Medina Hospital, Yates, Orleans, NY.

 

 

Albert Merritt Ives and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

 

8. i. Eunice L. Ives[18, 19] was born in Apr 1889[20]. She died on Mar 05, 1932 in Monroe County, NY.

 

9.         ii. Roy Burt Ives[1] was born on Mar 03, 1892[21]. He married Margaret M. Taft on Aug 18, 1920 in Honeoye Falls, NY. He died on Jul 30, 1935 in Carlton, Orleans, NY.

 

10.      iii. Esther A. Ives[19, 22] was born in Sep 1897 in Carlton, Orleans, NY[23]. She married Fred Willis Hill on Mar 31, 1923. She died on Dec 15, 1960 in Medina Hospital, Yates, Orleans, NY.

 

Generation 3

 

5. Frances L. Fuller-3 (Harriet L.-2, Merritt S.-1)[9, 10] was born in Mar 1877 in Carlton, Orleans County, NY. She died on Dec 24, 1965 in Albion, Orleans, NY.

 

Irving Matson[24]  was born on Jan 08, 1874. He died on Aug 30, 1951 in Monroe County, NY.

 

Irving Matson and Frances L. Fuller married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Matson[18].

 

ii.        Irving Vernon Matson Jr.. He died in 1908.


 

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6.        Pearl E. Fuller-3 (Harriet L.-2, Merritt S.-1)[10]  was born in Jun 1887 in Prob. Orleans County, NY.

 

Perle Dwight Platten son of Thomas L. Platten and Mary Mehitable Plummer[24] was born on Mar 16, 1884 in Yates, Orleans, NY. He died in Feb 1963 in Prob. FL.

 

Perle Dwight Platten and Pearl E. Fuller married. They had the following children:

 

11.      i. Thomas Kedric Platten[18] was born on Feb 22, 1908 in Yates, Orleans, NY. He died in Nov 1982 in Batavia, Genesee, NY. He married Alberta Stringham on Sep 27.

 

12.      ii. Viola H. Platten[18] was born on Apr 21, 1909 in Yates, Orleans, NY. She died on Apr 27, 1991[12].

 

13.      iii. Tremaine Andrew Platten[18] was born on Mar 13, 1911 in Yates, Orleans, NY. He died on Apr 07, 1994 in East Bethany, Genesee, NY[12].

 

7.        Everett M. Leavens-3 (Olive L.-2, Merritt S.-1)[12, 13] was born on Nov 24, 1886 in NY. He died in Mar 1970 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas, FL.

 

Minnie Fletcher was born about 1890.

 

Everett M. Leavens and Minnie Fletcher married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Leavens[25].  

 

8.        Eunice L. Ives-3 (Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[18, 19] was born in Apr 1889[20]. She died on Mar 05, 1932 in Monroe County, NY.

 

Herman C. Newton son of George Lincoln Newton and Mary Experience Beeman was born on May 29, 1889[12]. He died in Jan 1968[12].

 

Herman C. Newton and Eunice L. Ives married. They had the following children:

 

14.      i. Donald Albert Newton[18] was born on Jun 07, 1911 in Carlton, Orleans County, NY[12]. He died on Oct 08, 1996 in Tustin, Orange, CA[12, 26].

 

15.      ii. Clair Lincoln Newton[18] was born on Aug 30, 1914 in Carlton, Orleans County, NY[27]. He married Dorothy Louise Wullenweber on Nov 12, 1943 in Tilton Chapel, Ft. Dix, NJ. He died on Aug 19, 1944 in WW II, killed when his plane went down in Burma[28].

 

9.        Roy Burt Ives-3 (Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[1] was born on Mar 03, 1892[21]. He died on Jul 30, 1935 in Carlton, Orleans, NY.

 

Notes for Roy Burt Ives: General Notes:

 

In the Orleans Republican, January 14, 1920 edition, it states: "Roy IVES who has a position in Buffalo spent Sunday with his parents."

 


 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 3 (con't)

 

 

Surrogate Court file #8-1160

 

There was 90 acres of land in Carlton which Roy deeded to Albert on December 4, 1919. At the time, Roy was not married. On October 21, 1940, Estella deeded this property to her daughter Esther Hill. At the time Esther was living on N. Main Street in Lyndonville, which was 5 years after Roy died.

 

Margaret was living on the farm teaching school and raising Carolyn and Albert.

 

Margaret M. Taft daughter of Harry Edward Taft and Katherine Arnold[29, 30] was born on Oct 16, 1897 in East Bloomfield, Ontario, NY[31]. She died on Jul 27, 1973 in Phelps, Ontario, NY.  Margaret taught the 6th grade for over 30 years.

 

Notes for Margaret M. Taft: General Notes:

 

Herald Newspaper clipping: "RAINBOW WEDDING -- Eight Bridesmaids Take Part in Ceremony That United Mr. Roy B. Ives and Miss Margaret M. Taft.

 

By special dispatch to The Herald.

 

Honeoye Falls,Aug. 18 -- A very pretty rainbow wedding took place in the Congregational Church at West Bloomfield at 5 o'clock this afternoon when Miss Margaret May Taft, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Taft, was married to Mr. Ray [Roy} Bromley Ives of Waterport, N.Y. The ceremony was performed by Rev. D. J. Torrens of East Bloomfield, using the double ring service.

 

The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, was attended by Miss Helen Welch of Holcomb as maid of honor, and eight bridesmaids, Misses Louise and Marion Taft, sisters of the birde; Miss Mary O'Connell of Hornell, Miss Sybil Boughton of Holcomb, Miss Bernice Tyalor and Miss Clara Adams, both of East Bloomfield; Miss Margaret Pope of Holcomb and Miss Esther Ives [sister-in-law] of Waterport.

 

The flower children were little Miss Mary Conklin Arnold and Master Horace Arnold, who carried baskets of snap dragon. Mr. Lewis Hardenbrook of Rochester acted as best man and the ushers were J. Donald Sims of Batavia, Elmer Wood and Claude Mason of East Bloomfield and Ray J. Mann of Waterport.

 

The bride wore a gown of white crepe meteor and her veil, arranged fan fashion, was caught with orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of white roses and sweet peas. Miss Welch was gowned in light blue charmeuse and carried an arm bouquet of pink roses. The bridesmaids' dresses were of organdy in all the rainbow colors and they wore corsage bouquets of old-fashioned garden flowers which harmonized with their custumes.

 

The church was beautifully decorated with wood ferns and hydrangeas. A reception of about 100 guests at the home of the bride followed the church ceremony and a bountiful wedding supper was served on the spacious lawn by Cateress Mrs. Raymond Webb. Flowers and ferns adorned the bride's table, where eighteen were seated, also the tables for the remaining guests.

 

The groom's gift to his bride was a lavalliere of platinum set with a diamond and pearl. The bride's gift to her maid's were vanity cases and to the maid of honor a vanity bag. The groom presented to his best man a gold pencil and to his ushers silver match boxes. Guests were present from Buffalo, Rochester, Hornell, Akron, NY; Waterport, Albion and East Bloomfield. After a motor trip to the Adirondacks Mr. and Mrs. Ives will be at home at 35 Caroline Street, Albion, where the groom is engaged in the automobile business. Prenuptial events included an afternoon party at the home of Miss Clara Adams in East Bloomfield."

 


 

 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 3 (con't)

 

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Albert Ives recalls that after his father died, May Fisk and her daughter Royitta lived with them and helped his mother out on the farm since his Mom was teaching school, running the farm and raising 2 children. The 1930 census proves that May (age 44) and Royitta (age 12) lived with them in 1930 (before Roy died), along with Thomas Root (age 65) who was a widower.

 

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Margaret sold the house at 42 Church Street, Phelps in 1967 to Gary Adams. She then rented from Gary and is where she died. She bought a home in Florida at 1111 South Shore Dr., Tavares, Lake County, FL on Mach 30, 1972 and resided there from October - April every year.

 

 

Obituary:

 

Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Adams, 75, of 42 Church St., who died at her home Friday (July 27, 1973) were at 11 a.m. Monday at the Eacker Funeral Home of Phelps.

 

The Rev. K. Glen Fleming, pastor of the United Presbyterian Church of Phelps, officiated and burial was in the West Bloomfield Cemetery.

 

Formerly of Waterport, Mrs. Adams was a resident of Phelps for 31 years. She was the widow of Fred Adams. A former school teacher, she retired from the Phelps Central School District after 22 years and was head resident at William Smith College and Ryder College, Trenton, N.J.

 

Mrs. Adams was a member of the United Presbyterian Church and United Presbyterian Women, the Phelps Business and Professional Women's Club, and a member of the Retired Teachers Association.

 

She is survived by a son, Albert Ives of Clarence and six grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Davis, died three years ago.

 

Roy Burt Ives and Margaret M. Taft were married on Aug 18, 1920 in Honeoye Falls, NY. They had the following children:

 

16.      i. Carolyn Taft Ives was born on Oct 04, 1923 in Waterport, Orleans, NY. She married Charles William Davis on Nov 30, 1946 in Phelps, Ontario, NY. She died on Feb 11, 1969 in Trenton, Mercer, NJ.

 

17.      ii.     Living Ives.

 

10.     Esther A. Ives-3 (Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[19, 22] was born in Sep 1897 in Carlton, Orleans, NY[23]. She died on Dec 15, 1960 in Medina Hospital, Yates, Orleans, NY.

 

Notes for Esther A. Ives: General Notes:

 

Esther inherited the 90 acres of land where her brother, Roy, and his wife, Margaret lived, after Roy's untimely death.

 

Fred Willis Hill son of Elmer George Hill and Ida Rose Currier[1, 22, 32] was born on Aug 11, 1893 in Illinois. He died on Oct 31, 1971 in Albion, Orleans, NY.

 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 3 (con't)

 

 

Notes for Fred Willis Hill:

 

 

General Notes:

 

Fred Hill was small in stature. Albert Ives tells the story that his father-in-law bought him a brand new truck which was refrigerated in order to deliver milk. The milk were in large containers that Fred was hardly able to lift.

 

Jessica Hill tells us that her dad had 2 trucks. In or about 1937 or 38 he needed only one more run to make payment on the truck but it was repossessed. He suffered a nervous breakdown as a result and for a time, they received welfare. Her dad's dream was always to farm. He was angry when his wife inherited the Ives farm. The farm had deteriorated beyond bringing back. There was no barn or tools to work the farm. Some time around 1945, Jessica's family moved to the farm with her grandparents living in the front part of the house. It was not a good thing for anyone. Jessica isn't sure how the farm was passed on. Her grandparents moved to a house in Waterport and her family rented a house in the Bridges.

 

Per the Surrogate record, Clarice, his second wife, and he entered into a verbal antenuptial agreement. Clarice refused to join accounts. Fred's gross estate was $10,457.

 

Fred Willis Hill and Esther A. Ives were married on Mar 31, 1923. They had the following children:

 

18.      i.      Norma Hill[33]  was born on Jun 19, 1930. She died on Jul 11, 1960 in Medina, NY[33].

 

19.      ii.     Living Hill[33, 34].

 

20.      iii.    Living Hill[33].

 

 

Generation 4

 

11.     Thomas Kedric Platten-4 (Pearl E.-3, Harriet L.-2, Merritt S.-1)[18] was born on Feb 22, 1908 in Yates, Orleans, NY. He died in Nov 1982 in Batavia, Genesee, NY.

 

Alberta Stringham was born on Sep 27, 1909. She died on Mar 16, 1999 in Batavia, Genesee,

 

NY[12].

 

Thomas Kedric Platten and Alberta Stringham were married on Sep 27. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Platten.

 

ii.        Living Platten.

 

iii.       Living Platten.

 

iv.       Living Platten.


 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 4 (con’t)

 

 

12.     Viola H. Platten-4 (Pearl E.-3, Harriet L.-2, Merritt S.-1)[18] was born on Apr 21, 1909 in Yates, Orleans, NY. She died on Apr 27, 1991[12].

 

Ransford Wright was born on Jun 29, 1911[12]. He died in Mar 1981 in Batavia, Genesee, NY. Ransford Wright and Viola H. Platten married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Wright.

 

 

13.     Tremaine Andrew Platten-4 (Pearl E.-3, Harriet L.-2, Merritt S.-1)[18] was born on Mar 13, 1911 in Yates, Orleans, NY. He died on Apr 07, 1994 in East Bethany, Genesee, NY[12].

 

Marion Dorman was born on Dec 31, 1912 in Genesee County, NY. She died in Feb 1987. Tremaine Andrew Platten and Marion Dorman married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Platten.

 

ii.        Living Platten.

 

iii.       Living Platten.

 

 

14.     Donald Albert Newton-4 (Eunice L.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[18] was born on Jun 07, 1911 in Carlton, Orleans County, NY[12]. He died on Oct 08, 1996 in Tustin, Orange, CA[12, 26].

 

Eileen.

 

Donald Albert Newton and Eileen married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Valerie Newton.

 

Carol Shafer.

 

Donald Albert Newton and Carol Shafer married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Wayne Clair Newton.

 

ii.        Deborah Newton.


 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 4 (con't)

 

 

15.     Clair Lincoln Newton-4 (Eunice L.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[18] was born on Aug 30, 1914 in Carlton, Orleans County, NY[27]. He died on Aug 19, 1944 in WW II, killed when his plane went down in Burma[28].

 

Notes for Clair Lincoln Newton: General Notes:

 

Claire was listed as missing in action and presumed dead when the plane he was flying crashed in Burma during World War II. It is believed that Claire's brother, Donald, was flying right behind Claire's plane. Claire's name is on the War Memorial in Rochester, NY.

 

Fred Hill got both Claire and Don's wives jobs at Lyndonville Cannon Company It is also thought to be true that Don's wife met her second husband there.

 

Dorothy Louise Wullenweber was born on Mar 30, 1916. She died on Jul 09, 1998.

 

Notes for Dorothy Louise Wullenweber: General Notes:

 

At Ft. Dix, NJ She was an Army Nurse and was subsequently assigned to a US Army hospital at RAF Malvern Wells, England - where they saw each other for the last time on her 28th birthday - 30 March 1944 - when he was en route taking an aircraft to Burma. She reported to Claire Newton Saxon that because she had been conceived in England, he nicknamed her "duchess" when she told him by letter that she was pregnant - he somehow "knew" she would be a girl.

 

Clair Lincoln Newton and Dorothy Louise Wullenweber were married on Nov 12, 1943 in Tilton Chapel, Ft. Dix, NJ. They had the following children:

 

21.      i. Living Newton. Living Knox.

Clair Lincoln Newton and Living Knox married. They had the following children:

 

i.      Robert Charles Newton

 

 

 

16.     Carolyn Taft Ives-4 (Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1) was born on Oct 04, 1923 in Waterport, Orleans, NY. She died on Feb 11, 1969 in Trenton, Mercer, NJ.

 

Notes for Carolyn Taft Ives: General Notes:

 

Davis - Ives Wedding

 

"The Phelps Presbyterian Church was the scene of a wedding on Saturday, November 30th [1946], at

 

3  o'clock, when Miss Carolyn Taft Ives, daughter of Mrs. Fred Adams of 42 Church Street, Phelps became the bride of Charles W. Davis, son of Mrs. Charles Grosse of 117 S. Olden Ave., Trenton, N.J. The vows were received by the pastor Rev. Charles H. Dayton, before the altar decorated with white candlbra and Autumn colored chrysanthemums and palms.

 


 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 4 (con't)

 

 

Mrs. John C. Stroup played the Lohengrin's wedding march. The bride was given in marriage by her grandfather, Harry E. Taft of West Bloomfield. Her gown was of white nylon-marquisette and she carried a bouquet of white roses. Her bridesmaid was Margaret G. Stroup of Phelps who wore light blue crepe and carried a pink rose bouquet. Little Patricia Merithew was flower girl, her dress was of pink taffeta and she carried a pink and white nosegay.

 

The best man was James A. Robb of Trenton, N. J. and the ushers were Albert R. Ives, brother of the bride and Frederick F. Jewell of Phelps.

 

The bride's mother chose black for her gown and the groom's mother a grey pin-striped coat suit. Both wore red carnation corsage.

 

A reception for 125 guests was held in the Service Building following the ceremony. The tables being decorated with yellow and white chrysanthemums. Guests were present from Trenton, N.J., Seaside, N.J., Huntington, Pa., Waterport, Albion, Rochester, West and East Bloomfield and Portland, Maine.

 

The bride is a graduate of Phelps High and attended Keuka College for three years and then finished her degree in secretarial science, Riders College, Trenton, N.J. where she completed her course in Nov. The groom attended Heinbach's Business School at Trenton, N.J.

 

The groom received his discharge on July 31, 1945 after serving as a platoon Sgt. in the 13th Inf. in combat in Normandy, France, Belgium and Germany. He entered the service in Sept. 16, 1940. He is a member of the V.F.W. holding offices as adjutant of the City of Trenton Post 491 and Service Officer of the Mercer County District of New Jersey.

 

The bride wore a brown suit with brown accessories for her traveling costume, after a honeymoon trip to New York City. The young couple will be at home at 242 Mercer St., Trenton, N.J. The groom is Sergent Major on permanent duty with the National Guard Bureau of New Jersey.

 

Charles William Davis son of Charles Drury Davis and Delia M. Townsend[31, 31] was born on Nov 24, 1911 in Trenton, Mercer, NJ. He died on Apr 17, 1969 in U.S. Walton Army Hospital, Ft. Dix, NJ.

 

Notes for Charles William Davis: General Notes:

 

Charles enlisted in the U. S. Army on June 9, 1941 at Ft. Dix, NJ. Prior to World War II, he served in the New Jersey National Guard for 9 years, 10 months, 6 days. During World War II, he served at Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and was awarded the American Defense Service Medal,

European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, Occupation Medal Japan, Korean Service Medal, 4 battle stars, UN service ribbon, Combat Infantry Badge, American theater ribbon, Army of Occupation Medal - Germany and Japan, World War II Victory Medal. He was honorably discharged on July 31, 1945 as a 1st Sgt. and was in charge of all administrative duties in an ordinance company of 200 men. Kept records on enlisted men. Advised men on personal needs. Checked correspondence pertaining to men. Charles also served during the Korean Crisis.

 

Charles' last active duty tour was at Ft. McClellan, Alabama which is where he was located when his wife, Carolyn, suddenly died at the age of 46. He also did a tour of duty at Fort Bliss near El Paso, Texas. He loved history. He built a tool shed in the backyard along with a small fish pond. He also turned a 1 car garage into a family room complete with a fireplace (I believe he had some help with the fireplace), built in loveseat, and a built in TV.

 


 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 4 (con't)

 

 

Charles William Davis and Carolyn Taft Ives were married on Nov 30, 1946 in Phelps, Ontario, NY. They had the following children:

 

23.       i.      Lynn Carol Davis[31] (Living) was born on July 3, 1947 in Trenton, Mercer, NJ.  In 2012, she resides in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

 

ii.        Charles William Davis Jr.[31] was born on Jun 08, 1953 in Trenton, Mercer, NJ. He died on Jan 29, 1995 in Hobe Sound, Martin, FL, Cert. #14225.

 

Notes for Charles William Davis Jr.: General Notes:

 

Judith Ives Zielinski shared the following at Chuck's funeral service:

 

Charles W. Davis

 

Chuck, Chuckie, Chas., Revis, C.W., Charlie

Chuck was born in 1953 and was raised in Hamilton Square, N.J. by Carolyn Ives of Phelps, N.Y. and Charles W. Davis, Sr. of Trenton, N.J. At the age of 3 he was diagnosed with severe curvature of the spine (Scoliosis) caused by Neurofibramatosis. He spent most of his childhood in and out of hospitals to correct the curvature. But this is not what Chuck would want us to talk about today because this is not what Chuck's life was about. Even as a child, Chuck's life was about determination. He was an example of strength and good cheer to everyone around him.

 

Chuck's first love was baseball from day one. While Chuck was limited for 15 years by needing to wear a body brace or body cast, nothing stopped him from always trying. He started out as a water boy for a Little League team and stayed with it until he convinced everyone he could play. In high school he was the manager of the varsity team. And even as an adult, he made every attempt to qualify for umpire's school here in Florida. Sports meant everything to him, and not just as a spectator. He loved to bowl. As a teenager, he broke one of the fusions on his spine while playing "backyard" football with the guys. He's known by many for his imagination on the golf course. But he always beat the odds.

 

Chuck's parents always encouraged him to try, even though it was sometimes heartbreaking for them to stand by and watch. This thirst for a "normal" life was the motivation of Chuck's entire life and everything he did was done with 110% heart. His unselfish love for others was beyond compare.

 

Chuck loved the Philadelphia Phillies more than anything. He watched many games from his hospital bed at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. He was a fan through thick and thin. No one dared to bad mouth the Phillies in Chuck's presence. He would never reconcile a bank statement but he could spit out Phillies stats back to the beginning of the organization.

 

He was also a loyal Buffalo Bills fan. He went to live with his family in Buffalo in 1969 after the death of both parents and carried the Buffalo sports teams in his heart always. By the way, I'm sure Chuck was smiling as San Francisco stomped San Diego on the day of the Super Bowl, the day Chuck went to his heavenly home.

 

When Chuck became an uncle to Debbie and Kevin, he was as happy as any father. He loved these two children as if they were his own. Debbie and Kevin were blessed immensely to have an uncle they could go to with any and all concerns and joys.


 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 4 (con't)

 

 

Chuck was a humble man. Many of you probably realize that his main pride in the last few years was his business, Mr. Gutter Cutter. He took pride in his success and in his outstanding ability to sell and "wheel and deal." The business gave him a sense of accomplishment that can only come from that feeling of self-pride. Everyone he dealt with from suppliers that he knew for years to customers he only dealt with for a day or two was left with a lasting impression of a great guy that was small in stature but mighty in heart. Chuck seldom realized the impact he had on so many peoples lives. He expressed concern during his short illness that he left no mark on this world. Well Chuck, we're all here today for the express purpose of showing you that just knowing you left a lasting mark on each and every one of our lives. Chuck, you did leave your mark on this world for each one of us here is better for knowing you and we will always carry a little bit of you with us wherever we go and whatever we do.

 

Some of you probably don't realize that Chuck's parents were told by doctors that they did not expect Chuck to live past the age of 19. Well, just as he lived, so he died. He persevered and got an extra 22 wonderful years of life and enjoyed every one of those days to the fullest.

 

 

Living Ives-4 (Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1).

 

Doris M. Taylor daughter of Arthur Edward Taylor and Elizabeth Jones[31, 35] was born on Aug 21, 1921 in Clifton Springs, Ontario, NY. She died on Sep 25, 2009 in Clarence, Erie County, NY[36].

 

Living Ives and Doris M. Taylor married. They had the following children:

 

24.      i. Judith Lee Ives was born on Jan 29, 1948 in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Monroe, NY. She married James Zielinski on Jun 28, 1969 in Clarence, NY. She died on Mar 17, 1996 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

25.      ii.     Living Ives.

 

26.      iii.    Living Ives.

 

 

27.   iv.    Living Ives.

 

Living Azzolina daughter of Thomas J. Azzolina and Elizabeth.

 

28.      Living Ives and Living Azzolina married.

 

18.     Norma Hill-4 (Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[33] was born on Jun 19, 1930. She died on Jul 11, 1960 in Medina, NY[33].

 

Notes for Norma Hill: General Notes:

 

Killed in a car accident driven by her husband who was drunk.

 


 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 4 (con't)

 

 

 

Living Andrews son of Herbert Andrews and Frances E. ?[33].

 

Living Andrews and Norma Hill married. They had the following children:

 

30.      i.      Living Andrews[33].

 

19.     Living Hill-4 (Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[33, 34].

 

Robert Burton Matson son of David Matson and Helen Chase[33, 34] was born on May 27, 1928 in N. Tonawanda, Erie, NY. He died on Nov 18, 1995 in Albion, Orleans, NY.

 

Robert Burton Matson and Living Hill married. They had the following children:

 

31.      i.      Living Matson[34].

 

32.      ii.     Living Matson[34].

 

33.      iii.    Living Matson[34].

 

34.      iv.    Living Matson[34].

 

 

20.     Living Hill-4 (Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[33].

 

Charles R. Culmo son of Vincent Culmo and Mamie Mininchi[33] was born on May 14, 1939 in Buffalo, Erie, NY. He died on Mar 20, 1999 in Medina Memorial Hospital, Medina, Orleans, NY[37].

 

Charles R. Culmo and Living Hill married. They had the following children:

 

35.      i.      Living Culmo[38].

 

36.      ii.     Living Culmo[38].

 

 

37.      iii.    Living Culmo[38].

 

38.      iv.    Living Culmo[38].

 

Richard Jones[39]. He died in Jan 2007 in Rockwood, Tennessee.

 

Richard Jones and Living Hill married. They had no children.

 

 


 

 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 5

 

 

21.      Living Newton-5 (Clair Lincoln-4, Eunice L.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1). Vernon Parker Saxon was born on Aug 07, 1945. He died on Apr 27, 1997. Vernon Parker Saxon and Living Newton married. They had the following children:

39.      i.      Living Saxon.

 

40.      ii.     Living Saxon.

 

22.      Robert Charles Newton-5 (Clair Lincoln-4, Eunice L.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1).

 

Barbara.

 

Robert Charles Newton and Barbara married. They had the following children:

 

i.      Robert Clair Newton.

 

Ilene ?.

 

Robert Charles Newton and Ilene ? married. They had the following children:

 

i.      Robert Clair Newton.

 

23.     Lynn Carol Davis-5 (Carolyn Taft-4, Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[31] was born on July 3, 1947 in Trenton, Mercer County, Ohio.  In 2012 she resided in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Robert B. Moss son of Living Moss and Living Fraser[31].

Robert B. Moss and Lynn Carol Davis married on May 15, 1971 in Clarence Center, Erie County, NY. They had the following children:

 

41.      i.      Living Moss[31].

 

42.      ii.     Living Moss[31].

 

Michael O. Hammond son of Howard Adelbert Hammond and Kathleen Wilma Saxton.

 

Michael O. Hammond and Lynn Carol Davis married February 24, 1990 in Strongsville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. They had no children.

 


 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 5

 

 

24.     Judith Lee Ives-5 (Albert Roy-4, Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1) was born on Jan 29, 1948 in St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Monroe, NY. She died on Mar 17, 1996 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

James Zielinski was born on Jul 02 in Clarence Center, NY.

 

James Zielinski and Judith Lee Ives were married on Jun 28, 1969 in Clarence, NY. They had the following children:

 

43.      i.      Living Zielinski.

 

ii.        Jason Zielinski was born on Mar 29, 1979. He died on Aug 27, 2000 in Clarence Center, NY.

 

25.     Living Ives-5 (Albert Roy-4, Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1).

 

Denise.

 

Living Ives and Denise married. They had no children.

 

Julie.

 

Living Ives and Julie married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Taylor Imogene Ives was born on Nov 12.

 

ii.        David William Ives was born on Apr 18.

 

 

26.      Living Ives-5 (Albert Roy-4, Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1). Living Giehrl daughter of Living Giehrl and Living ???.

Living Ives and Living Giehrl married. They had the following children:

 

44.      i.      Living Ives.

 

45.      ii.     Living Ives.

 

iii.       Living Ives.

 

iv.       Living Ives.

 

46.      v.     Living Ives.

 

Living Ruth.

 

Living Ives and Living Ruth married. They had no children.

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 5 (con't)

 

 

27.     Living Ives-5 (Albert Roy-4, Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1).

 

Living Tull.

 

Living Ives and Living Tull married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Ives.

 

28.     Living Ives-5 (Albert Roy-4, Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1).

 

Kristina Ziebold.

 

Living Ives and Kristina Ziebold married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Ives.

 

ii.        Living Ives.

 

29.     Living Ives-5 (Albert Roy-4, Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1).

 

Jim Richardson.

 

Jim Richardson and Living Ives married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Richardson.  

 

30.     Living Andrews-5 (Norma-4, Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[33].

 

?   Dargush.

 

?  Dargush and Living Andrews married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Dargush.

 

ii.        Living Dargush.

 

31.      Living Matson-5 (Jessica Louise-4, Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[34].

 

Living Restivo.

 

Living Restivo and Living Matson married. They had the following children:

 

47.      i.      Living Restivo[34].

 

48.      ii.     Living Restivo[34].

 

49.      iii.    Living Restivo[34].

 


 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 5 (con't)

 

 

32.      Living Matson-5 (Jessica Louise-4, Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[34].

 

Living Anongos.

 

Living Matson and Living Anongos married. They had the following children:

 

i.           Living Matson[34].

 

ii.        Living Matson[34].

 

iii.       Living Matson[34]. Living Boyce.

Living Matson and Living Boyce married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Matson[34].

 

ii.        Living Matson[34].

 

iii.       Living Matson[34].

 

33.      Living Matson-5 (Jessica Louise-4, Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[34].

 

Living DeLong.

 

Living Matson and Living DeLong married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Matson[34].

 

ii.        Living Matson[34].

 

34.      Living Matson-5 (Jessica Louise-4, Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[34].

 

Living Marshall.

 

Living Matson and Living Marshall married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Matson[34].

 

ii.        Living Matson[34].

 

iii.       Living Matson[34].


 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 5 (con't)

 

 

35.      Living Culmo-5 (Dorothy-4, Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[38]. Living Culmo and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Culmo.

 

ii.        Living Culmo.

 

36.     Living Culmo-5 (Dorothy-4, Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[38].

 

Renee[40].

 

Living Culmo and Renee married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Culmo[40].

 

ii.        Living Culmo[40].

 

37.     Living Culmo-5 (Dorothy-4, Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[38]. Living Heather daughter of Living Pierson[41].

Living Culmo and Living Heather married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Culmo[40].  

 

38.     Living Culmo-5 (Dorothy-4, Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[38].

 

Christopher John[40].

 

Christopher John and Living Culmo married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living John[40].

Generation 6

 

39.      Living Saxon-6 (Claire Lyn-5, Clair Lincoln-4, Eunice L.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1).

 

Living O'Quest.

 

Living O'Quest and Living Saxon married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living O'Quest.


 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 6 (con't)

 

 

40.      Living Saxon-6 (Claire Lyn-5, Clair Lincoln-4, Eunice L.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1).

 

Living Dennis.

 

Living Saxon and Living Dennis married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Saxon.

 

41.      Living Moss-6 (Lynn Carol-5, Carolyn Taft-4, Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[31].

 

Living Caspary.

 

Living Caspary and Living Moss married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Caspary[31].

 

Living Potter son of Donald Allen Potter and Living Ebert.

 

 

 

42.     Living Moss-6 (Lynn Carol-5, Carolyn Taft-4, Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[31]. Living Emping daughter of Robert Zimmer and Living Emping.

Living Moss and Living Emping were in a relationship. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Moss.  

 

43.      Living Zielinski-6 (Judith Lee-5, Albert Roy-4, Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1).

 

Living Barnes.

 

Living Zielinski and Living Barnes married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Zielinski.

 

44.     Living Ives-6 (Daniel Arthur-5, Albert Roy-4, Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1).

 

Living Szmara.

 

Living Szmara and Living Ives married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Ives.

 

ii.        Living Ives.

 

iii.       Living Ives.


 

Descendants of Merritt S. Ives

Generation 6 (con't)

 

 

45.     Living Ives-6 (Daniel Arthur-5, Albert Roy-4, Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1).

 

Living Marchetti.

 

Living Ives and Living Marchetti married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Ives.

 

ii.        Living Ives.

 

46.     Living Ives-6 (Daniel Arthur-5, Albert Roy-4, Roy Burt-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1).

 

Living Evans.

 

 

Living Evans and Living Ives married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Evans.

 

ii.        Living Evans.

 

iii.       Living Evans.

 

47.      Living Restivo-6 (Deborah Susan-5, Jessica Louise-4, Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[34].

 

Living Folson.

 

Living Restivo and Living Folson married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Restinvo[34].

 

48.      Living Restivo-6 (Deborah Susan-5, Jessica Louise-4, Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[34].

 

Living Pettit.

 

Living Pettit and Living Restivo married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Pettit[34].

 

ii.        Living Pettit[34].

 

 

49.      Living Restivo-6 (Deborah Susan-5, Jessica Louise-4, Esther A.-3, Albert Merritt-2, Merritt S.-1)[34].

Living Muoio.

 

Living Restivo and Living Muoio married. They had the following children:

 

i.          Living Restivo.

 

ii.        Living Restivo.


 

 

Sources

 

 

1        Carlton Cemetery, Waterport, Orleans, NY.

 

2        Death Certificate, certified true copy.

 

3        1865 NY Census, 247 D-2.

 

4        1875 NY Census, 247 D-2.

 

5        1900 Federal Census, New York, Orleans County, Page 124, Line 14.

 

6        Obituary, Medina Daily Journal, Friday, Nov. 25, 1910.

 

7        Surrogate Record, #21-287.

 

8        Medina Daily Journal, Orleans County NY Obits, GENWEB.

 

9        1880 National Census.

 

10       1892 NY Census.

 

11       1900 Federal Census, New York, Orleans County, Page 124, Line 13.

 

12       Social Security Death Index.

13    1900 Federal Census, New York, Orleans County, Page 124, Line 15.

 

14    1900 Federal Census, New York, Orleans County, Page 124, Line 16.

 

15    1880 Federal Census, New York, Orleans, Carlton, District 144, p. 20.

 

16    Will, Daniel D. Bromley.

 

17    Landmarks of Orleans County, 1894.

 

18    1915 NY State Census.

 

19    1900 Federal Census, 270 D-2.

 

20    1900 Federal Census, New York, Orleans County, Page 102, Line 59.

 

21    1900 Federal Census, New York, Orleans County, Page 102, Line 60.

 

22    1930 Federal Census, E.D. 11, Carlton, Orleans County, NY, Sheet 3B.

 

23    1900 Federal Census, New York, Orleans County, Page 102, Line 61.

 

24    Obituary, Andrew Fuller.

 

25    Birth Record, Gaines, Orleans, NY.

 

26    Death Record.

 

27    Personal knowledge, Claire Newton Saxon.

 

28    Personal knowledge, Marilyn Nelson.

 

29    1900 Federal Census, New York, Ontario County, Roll 1139 Book 1, Page 245, Line 32.

 

30    Tombstone.

 

31    Personal knowledge of Lynn Carol Davis.

 

32    1900 Federal Census.

 

33    Surrogate Record, Fred Hill.

 

34    Personal knowledge, Jessica Hill.

 

35    Will, Arthur E. Taylor dated April 17, 1953.

 

36    Death Index.

 

37    Surrogate Record.

 

38    Surrogate Record, Charles R. Culmo.

 

39    Personal knowledge, Marilyn Wright.

 

40    Personal knowledge, Dorothy Hill.

 

41    Merry Anne Pierson, Pierson3.GED, Date of Import: 25 May 2005.

 

 

Prepared By:  Lynn Hammond

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