James W.Ingalls, born: 2 Aug. 1927, died: 9 April, 1977

James Ingalls

Ilion - James Ingalls, 49, of 11 West North St., formerly of Herkimer, died Saturday in Mohawk Valley General Hospital.

He was born Aug. 2, 1927 in Leonardsville, the son of Wallace and Aletha Edick Ingalls. He attended public schools there.

He had seved with the United States Army. He had been employed by MDS in the loading department for about 8 years. He had previously been employed by the Bendix Corporation, Utica, for 15 years.

He had been a resident of Ilion for one year, moving there from Herkimer.

He is survived by one daughter. Mrs. Everett (Karen) Pashley; one son, Edwin, both of Richfield Springs; one sister ,Mrs. Grace Naber, Sauquoit, and several nieces and nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday from the Applegate Funeral Home with Robert Green, minister for Jehovah's Witnesses officiating. Burial will be later this spring in Edmeston Union Cemetery.

Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 tomorrow at the funeral home.

Contributed by Peggy McSwain

Mrs. E. M. (Ellen Dingman) Irons obit 3/27/1903 Oneonta Daily Star, Oneonta, NY

This community was greatly shocked last Friday morning, says the Farmer's Hartwick reporter, to hear of the death of Mrs. E.M. Irons of this place, which occurred the night before, on March 26 from cerebral hemorrhage. She had been about her usual household duties during the day, but about 5:30 p.m. she was taken suddenly ill, and expired at the hour above stated. Ellen Dingman Irons was born in the town of Milford, March 17, 1846, but has lived in this town most of her life and was well and favorably known.

She is survived by her husband, E.M. Irons, three sons, Asa H., E. Sterling, and M. Elvin, also one daughter, Florence, besides one brother Marcena Dingman of South Columbia and six sisters. The funeral was largely attended at her late home, on the west side, Sunday forenoon, the Rev. A.D. Finch officiating.

Contributed by Judy Morgan

Emmet Melvin Irons obit 6/22/1922 Oneonta Daily Star, Oneonta, NY

Emmet Melvin Irons, a lifelong resident of Hartwick and one of the few remaining Civil War veterans, died Saturday at his home in Hartwick. He had been in failing health for a number of years due to old age, but his last illness came four weeks ago. He was born in Hartwick Aug 9, 1841 to Asa and Abigail (Roberts) Irons. He enlisted in the Civil War on Aug 9, 1841 and served till the close of the war. On Jan. 2, 1866 he married his childhood sweetheart Ella Dingman. All their married life was spent in Hartwick, his wife passing away 19 years ago.

Mr. Irons had 6 children, only 3 survive: Asa H. Irons of Canasatota, E. Sterling Irons of Bridgewater, and M. Elvin Irons of Hartwick. He also leaves 13 grandchildren, 1 brother Elliott, and 1 sister Mrs. Sarah Sprague, Hartwick. The funeral will be held at the Christian Church Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock with J.A. Dillon officiating. Burial in Fly Creek Cemetery.

Contributed by Judy Morgan

Helen Jackson

Mrs. Helen Louise Baldwin Jackson, 81, of The Meadows and formerly of Oneonta, died Friday, May 27, 1988, in Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown.

She was born Oct. 13, 1906, in Westville, the daughter of Jay and Mary (Johnson) Baldwin. She was first married to Charles Lee Austin on Oct. 9, 1923. He died Oct. 18, 1969, and in 1985 she was married to Charles Jackson in The Meadows. He died in 1987.

She was a nurse in Franklin Roosevelt VA Hospital in Mount Rose, N.Y., for 26 years, retiring in 1970, at which time she returned to Oneonta.

A daughter, Mrs. Clifford (Laura) Short of Hemlock Road, Oneonta, survives. Also surviving are three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews and cousins.

A private memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family.

There will be no calling hours.

Arrangements are by the Lewis-Hurley Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta.

Contributed by Robert Baldwin

Willard Jenks

Willard S. Jenks, who died Thursday of last week at his home on the Plains, Oneonta loses one of its best known and most progressive and intelligent farmers. The deceased was a native of Otego, having been born on a farm on the Ostdawa creek seventy-one years ago. He resided upon the homestead until 1868, when he removed to Oneonta. He is survived by his wife, one son, A. C. Jenks of Laurens, and a daughter, Miss Jessie Jenks.

The funeral which was held Sunday at the home, was largely attended. The services were conducted by Rev. L. L. Greene of the Chapin Memorial church.

[The Oneonta Herald, Thursday, December 15, 1898]

Contributed by Lori Driver

The Otsego Farmer

October 1, 1970

Ernest M. Jewell

Ernest M. Jewell, aged 83, of Westville, died Friday, September 25, at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, following a brief illness.

Mr. Jewell was born December 21, 1886, in Milford, the son of Melvern and Grace (GANO) Jewell. He married Edith Westcott on November 29, 1911, in New York City. He was a farmer in Westville.

He was a member of the Cherry Valley Lodge 334, F&AM; a former member and past master of Westville Grange, a member of Westville Methodist Church, the Dairymen’s League and the Otsego County Extension Service.

Surviving are his wife; three sons, Howard R., of Westville, Dean M. of San Antonio, Tex. And Clark W. Jewell of Westville; three sisters, Mrs. Ethel L. Ottaway of Cooperstown, RD, Mrs. Clymena Alexander of Franklin and Mrs. Helen P. Webb of Cooperstown; one brother, Harold Jewell of Cooperstown; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.M. Tuesday from the Tilapaugh Funeral Home, Milford, with the Rev. Harold J. Saxton, Pastor of the Cooperstown United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Westville Cemetery.

Contributed by Michele Culletto

Report of the Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan, Vol. 3, 1881 - Washtenaw Co., MI

Wm. A. Jones (a member of this society), died about the 21st of March, 1879, in the township of Dexter, Washtenaw County. Mr. Jones was born in New Lisbon, Otsego County, N.Y., October 2, 1811, and removed with his parents from Monroe County, New York, in the spring of 1833 to Michigan, and during the summer following settled upon the farm on which he died, in Dexter township, Washtenaw County. At the age of twenty five years he married Elizabeth Skidmore and soon after succeeded to the title of the farm where the labors incident to pioneer life, together with that of raising a family, were such as to occupy the time of himself and wife until the death of the latter, which occurred in 1858. About the years 1843 of '44 he was elected supervisor of the township - an office which he held for thirteen years, and nine years in succession. He was once elected State senator, and was seldom free from the duties of some township office until failing health obliged him to resign. Mr. Jones had a great love for reading, together with a remarkably retentive memory, which enabled him to acquire a fund of general information possessed by few. Only a few hours before his death he sat in his chair and read his favorite paper, the Free Press, - a paper he had taken every year since its first publication in 1834. He could also give from memory the names of the opposing candidates for president of the United States, and those for governors of Michigan and State of New York from the foundation of government to the time of his death; also the several platforms of the political parties for the same time. His health gradually declined until during the last two years of his life, when he suffered at times intensely, the disease that terminated in his death was consumption.

Contributed by: Ed Colburn

Ella Joslyn obit The Daily Star, Oneonta, NY, Thursday, June 19, 1975

Cooperstown-----------Mrs Ella M. Joslyn, 93, a lifelong resident of the Cooperstown area, died Wed., June 18 at Woodside Hall, Cooperstown where she had resided for two years. Mrs Joslyn was born Oct 6, 1881, at Westville, a daughter of Menzo and Almira (Baldwin) Wilber. She was married to Myron Joslyn on Oct 12, 1904. He died July 11, 1908. Mrs Joslyn was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Cooperstown, and a member of the WSCS.

She is survived by one grandniece, Mrs Harold (Edna) McManus, Fly Creek, and two grandnephews; Leslie Holiday, Cooperstown and G. Wilber Holiday, Cooperstown. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 21, at the Tillapaugh Funeral Home, Cooperstown, with the Rev. Harold J. Saxton, retired Methodist clergyman, officiating. Burial will be in Westville Cemetery. Friends may call Friday at their convenience.

Contributed by Judy Morgan