Narratives

John Sherman “Jack” Brooks DoB: 1885 PoB: Caroline, Tompkins County, New York Died: 9 Apr 1955, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

Submitted by Caroline Arms on June 10, 2026 23:53

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162575132/john_sherman_brooks]

John S Brooks

Inge Kjaer Jennings DoB: 29 Jul 1908 Died: 6 Feb 1999 Buried: Gulf Cemetery, Santa Rosa Beach, Walton County, Florida

Submitted by Caroline Arms on July 14, 2025 13:54

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/284252092/inge-jennings]

Inge K Jennings

Elizabeth Mildred Bruster Brooks DoB: 1889 PoB: Waverly, Tioga County, New York Died: 22 Feb 1957, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

Submitted by Caroline Arms on June 10, 2026 23:44

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162575167/elizabeth_mildred-brooks]

Elizabeth M Brooks

Sarah M Pratt DoB: 20 Apr 1915 Died: 11 Apr 1986 Buried: West Ridgeway Cemetery, Medina, Orleans County, New York

Submitted by Caroline Arms on June 13, 2026 02:34

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80274132/sarah-m-pratt]

Sarah Pratt

Clara L Slocum Force DoB: 1860 PoB: New York Died: 1943 Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

Submitted by Caroline Arms on May 14, 2026 20:59

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166301752/clara-l-force]

Clara Force

Janet Whipple Rice Sturgis DoB: 26 May 1910 PoB: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Died: 28 Jul 2000, Pinellas County, Florida Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Submitted by Caroline Arms on March 21, 2026 15:29

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83381725/janet_whipple-sturgis]

Janet Sturgis

Adda Henrietta Boots McCurdy DoB: May 1881 PoB: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Died: 1976, New York Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

Submitted by Caroline Arms on April 19, 2026 14:46

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162935320/adda_henrietta-mccurdy]

Adda H McCurdy

Burt C Updike DoB: 1879 Died: 9 Sep 1919 Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

Submitted by Caroline Arms on June 21, 2025 12:18

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189537369/burt_c-updik]

Burt C Updike

11 S Tioga St The Weekly Ithacan Will H. Stephens, Photographer

Submitted by Eve Snyder on May 17, 2025 23:31

Norton & Hanford’s Ithaca City Directory 1898-99 Ithaca, NY

111 S Tioga St Ithaca (as of 1899) 11 S Tioga St Ithaca

Ethel E Updike DoB: 1882 Died: 19 Apr 1949 Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

Submitted by Caroline Arms on June 21, 2025 12:14

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189537382/ethel-e-updike]

Ethel E Updyke

James Henry Peck DoB: 1847 Died: 11 Dec 1916, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York Buried: Lake View Cemetery Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

Submitted by Caroline Arms on June 21, 2025 12:05

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187623492/james_henry-peck]

James Peck

Ella M Peck DoB: 1851 Died: 18 Jul 1942 Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

Submitted by Caroline Arms on June 21, 2025 11:59

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189511905/ella-m-pec]

Ella M Peck

Margaret Faye Watterson Guthrie DoB: 1883 PoB: Pennsylvania Died: 11 Oct 1962, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

Submitted by Caroline Arms on April 19, 2026 19:27

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162539734/margaret_faye-guthrie]

Faye W Guthrie

Evan Herbert Sheldon DoB: 23 May 1909 PoB: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Died: 30 May 1999, Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico Burial Details Unknown

Submitted by Caroline Arms on September 15, 2025 00:31

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Evan H Sheldon

Mary M. McCurdy Jaffurs DoB: 1 Jul 1921 PoB: Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York Died: 26 Feb 2005, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Buried: Jefferson Memorial Cemetery, Pleasant Hills, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Submitted by Caroline Arms on April 19, 2026 15:42

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59028585/mary_m-jaffurs]

Mary McCurdy

7 S Tioga St Brock & Coon

Submitted by Eve Snyder on May 17, 2025 23:04

Norton & Hanford’s Ithaca City Directory 1898-99 Ithaca, NY

107 S Tioga St Ithaca (as of 1899) 7 S Tioga St Ithaca

Clarence McCurdy DoB: 23 Apr 1878 PoB: Mercer County, Pennsylvania Died: 10 Dec 1973, New York Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York Note:  Name on gravestone is "J. Clarence"

Submitted by Caroline Arms on April 19, 2026 15:03

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John C McCurdy

Hesper Mildred Frost Purdy DoB: 29 Jul 1910 Died: 12 Apr 2002 Buried: Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida

Submitted by Caroline Arms on November 05, 2025 23:36

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80222295/hesper_mildred-purdy]

Hesper F Purdy

Carl K Pratt DoB: 11 Jan 1909 Died: 13 Nov 1988 Buried: West Ridgeway Cemetery, Medina, Orleans County, New York

Submitted by Caroline Arms on June 13, 2026 02:40

• Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80274174/carl-k-pratt]

Carl K Pratt

David Campbell, painter, 88 Utica St

Submitted by Eve Snyder on October 28, 2025 02:59

Ithaca General and Business Directory, 1878 Norton & Conklin, Publishers, Ithaca, NY

502 Utica St Ithaca (as of 1899) 88 Utica St Ithaca (as of 1878) 84 Utica St Ithaca