MRS. MINA TYLER. 42, IS BURIED AT MOONEY GULF
Adams. Dec. 6. - Mrs. Mina Tyler, 42, died Dec. 1 at the home of her adopted mother, Mrs. Eva Cooper. In the town of Lorraine after and illness of about a week.
She was one of twin daughters born on Feb. 22, 1886. to the late Walter and Elizabeth Parker Smith. She was taken when but a few days old to the home of her Aunt, Mrs. Eva Cooper, and until her marriage had made her home there.
On Dec. 18, 1901 she married Frank Tyler and had lived the most of her life in Jefferson county, with the exception of a few years in Oswego county. On Nov. 1. they moved to the home of Mrs. Cooper intending to make their futer home with her. To them four children were born, Kenneth, wo died about three years ago. Owen Wilda who died in infancy, and Mrs. Jennie Wood.
The funeral services were held at the home of her mother, Mrs. Eva Cooper on Monday afternoon and burial was at Mooney Gulf cemetery. Rev. F. J. Fullon of Lorraine had charge of the services.
Those surviving are her husband, Frank Tyler, her adopted mother, Mrs. Eva Cooper, and a son Owen of Mooney Gulf; a daughter, Mrs. Chauncey Wood, and a little grandson, Ralph Wood of Ellisburg; four brothers, Henry of ellisburg. Clarence of Camden. Franklyn Smith of Utica and Daniel Cooper of Iowa, and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Curtis of Pierrepont Manor and Mrs. Nellie Van Valkenburg besides several neices and nephews.
Utica papers please copy.
Watertown Daily Times
December 4, 192?
FRANKLIN W. SMITH, 73, AREA SPORTSMAN
Franklin W. Smith, 73, of 918 Lenox Ave., died Dec. 30, 1957 in St. Luke's Memorial
Hospital Center after a brief illness. Mr. Smith was born in Lorraine, Feb.
7, 1884, a son of Walter and Elizabeth Smith. In June 1912 he married Louise
Scholl. She died in February 1922. In September, 1925, he married Grace Cook,
who died in 1936. He was employed by the New York Central Railroad, Utica Knitting
Co., and retired eight years ago from the American Woolen Co. He was a member
of the Dryer Memorial Methodist Church; Mens Club; Protestant Shuffleboard League
of Utica; Glenfield Fish & Game Club; and was a 50-year member of Sons of
Union Veterans, having served as commander and was senior vice commander at
the time of his death. Surviving are two daughters, Miss Helen J. Smith, New
York, former principal of Main St. School, Yorkville, and Whitesboro Elementary
school; Miss Betty L. Smith, Utica; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Curtis, Ellenburg
[ellisburg]; Miss Nellie Van Valkenberg, Syracuse, a brother, Clarence Smith,
Camden; several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be at 2 Thursday from the Chapel of the John S. Fiedel Funeral Home, Court at York Sts. with the Rev. Sterling Wetherwell, pastor of Dryer Memorial Methodist Church officiating, Burial will be in Glenside Cemetery, New York Mills.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 tonight and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 tomorrow.
Utica, Tuesday. Dec. 31, 1957
Mrs Littlefield, Belleville, Dies
Passes away at her home, aged 78
Resided at the Maples
Was widely known and a Generaous giver toward new belleville academy which recently was completed.
(special to the times)
Belleville. June 8—Mrs. Laura Hungerford Littlefleld. 78, a well known
resident of this community, died at 7 this morning at her home,
The Maples, one mile from Belleville. She had been in ill health for some time.
Mrs. Littlefleld was the daughter of the late Philo and Caroline Davis Hungerford. and a sister of the late Pitt Davis. She was born Sept. 1847 at Rural Hill and was married to the late Colonel Calvin Littlefield in 1879. One daughter Ruth was born in ? and died in ?. Since the death of her husband and her brother, Amasa had resided with her and for the past nine years they had spent their winters in Bermuda and California.
Mrs. Littlefield was a generaous giver and subscirbed liberally to the new Belleville academy which recently was completed.
She was surrived by twin brothers Anson and Amasa. both of this place; two neices, Miss Hazel Hungerford and Miss Florence Chapmen of Belleville and one nephew Walter of New Jersey.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
watertown daily times
Monday, Afternoon, June 1, 1925
Jefferson County Journal Adams, New York 1910
—Little Margaret Curtis, daughter of Erskine and Minnie Smith Curtis,
died Monday, Aug. 8, at the home of her parents, near this village, aged 2 years
and 4 months. She will be greatly missed in the home, as she had been nearly
a helpless invalid all her short life, and so required almost constant care.
While missing their little one as they must, her parents may well rejoice in
the thought that she is now well and safe and happy, forever free from all pain
or any ill. Memorial services were held at the home on the Wednesday following
her death at 11 a. m. Neighbors and relatives gave help and brought flowers;
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Shelmidine sang comforting hymns and Rev. C. N. Thomas spoke
words of truth and sympathy to the mourning ones. Burial at Roberts Corners.
Mrs. Maria N. Williams.
Adams, Dec. 5.— Mrs. Maria N. Williams passed away Sunday at tbe home
of her granddaughter, Mrs. Frank Williams, at Spring street. She was 71 years
of age, and was a well-known resident of Ellisburg. She is survived by two grandchildren,
Mrs. Frank Williams and Byron D. Littlefield of this place. The funeral services
will be held from the Williams home at 1pm Wednesday, Rev. S. S. Davis officiating.
Interment will be at Ellisburg.
Watertown Times Dec 6, 1912
Jefferson County Journal, August 11, 1913
PARKER REUNION.
The Annual Gathering Attended.
The fifteenth annual reunion of the Parker families was held Aug. 5 at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Willice Parker and their son-in-law, Byron
Littlefield, on the Pierrepont Manor road south of Adams. The Parkers commenced
to arrive with the first train, continuing throughout the morning.
About 200 arrived from the north on the 9:11 train, making it necessary to
add an extra coach to the train at Watertown to accommodate
the large number bound for Adams to attend the reunion. Each member of the family
wore an identification card with their name and address, thus making it easy
to identify each other.
Those arriving from out of town were met at the station by the reception committee,
consisting of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Bartlett of Adams, D. D.
French of Felts Mills, R. C. Parker and Willice Parker of Adams Center, and
conducted to the place of meeting by numerous rigs and automobiles.
When the visiting Parkers arrived at the Parker home they were met by the house reception committee, Mrs. Edward Parker of Brownvllle, Miss Minnie French, Felts Mills; Winfield Parker, Cape Vincent; C. W. Simonds of Pittsburg and Alfred Reed of Lafargeville.
The address of welcome was delivered by Willice Parker, the host, and was responded to by Mrs. K. M. Graham of Theresa. Mrs. Annette Harwtck of Jacksonville, Fla., told of her recollections of the Parkers. Mrs. Minnie French of Felts Mills told of the old Parker eighborhood at West Theresa. Winfield S. Parker of CapeVincent told a number of Parker anecdotes.
The remainder of the forenoon was spent In all joining in a general social
time and talking over events that had happened since.their last family gathering,
and getting acquainted with new ones that were present at this meeting, after
which all adjourned to the tables set with everything good to eat, prepared
by the wives of the Parkers. During the serving of the dinner music was furnished
by the Parker family orchestra, composed of William Oatman, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Hunt, Alano Harrington, Frank Oatman, E. A. Cooley and R. D. Loveland.
Mrs. Clara Hunt-Howard, prema-donna of international fame, assisted by her husband,
rendered choice vocal selections, which were very loudly applauded.
After dinner, which was served to nearly two hundred of the tribe of Parker,
the company adjourned to the shade of the lawn near the house,
where prizes were awarded to the couple present who had been married the longest,
this prize going to Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Hunt, of Barnes Corners, they having
been married 56 years. The oldest member of the Parker family was found to be
Mrs. Jane Van Olinder of Chicago, who is 87 years of age and made the trip from
Chicago to attend the reunion and see some of the relatives she had not seen
for years. The prize for the youngest member of the Parker family was awarded
to Louis Littlefield, aged 5 months. The couple coming the
farthest to attend the reunion was Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Smith of Ft. Bidwell,
Cal.
James Parker of Cape Vincent was chosen president for the year 1910; vice-president, Mrs. Ella Graham of Theresa; Ernest G. Cook, secretary, was re-elected and Miss Martha Parker of Adams Center was chosen treasurer.
Letters received from relatives in California, Florida and other parts of The Union were read, expressing regret that they were unable to attend. Tuere were present relatives from Florida and several of the western states, who came east to spend the day with their relatives, and a most enjoyable day was had by all.