“Departed this life Sunday evening, December 10, 1882, of a complication of diseases, Henry Williams, at the mature age of about three score and ten years. The deceased was born in slavery near Fredericksburg, Va., and continued in bondage unt...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on May 31, 2026 00:02
“Memorial Notice: Henry Williams,” Trumansburg Sentinel, December 20, 1882, 3.
“Mrs. Dorsey died at Willard, Aug. 31, 1886, aged 66 years, 11 months and 11 days. She was born in the town of Caroline of this county, her parents having been brought from Virginia as slaves by the Dr. Speed family, and Mrs. Dorsey herself havi...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on May 31, 2026 01:35
“Memorial Notice: Nancy M. Dorsey,” Trumansburg Free Press, September 11, 1886, 3.
"William Tyler, for many years steward of the City Club, and one of the best liked colored residents here, died last night of consumption, at Saranac, in the Adirondacks. When tidings came to his brother, John H. Tyler, the ice-cream maker, 10...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on September 21, 2025 00:52
"William Tyler, Former Steward of City Club, Dies in the Adirondacks," Ithaca Daily Journal, May 19, 1905, 3.
"William G. Johnson died this morning at six o'clock at his late home, "The Nook." He had been ailing since January 19 last when he was injured by a sleigh. He spent last evening at the residence of his sister, Mrs. J. B. Sprague and left for hi...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on July 09, 2026 17:35
Obituary of Williamn G. Johnson, Ithaca Daily News, March 4, 1897, np, Fultonhistory.org
"State of New-York--Tompkins County Surrogate Court, March 5, 1866 To the County Judge of the County of Tompkins The petition of George McChain General Guardian of Ellen E Thomas + other children of Thomas H. Thomas deceased Respectfully Represe...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on June 07, 2026 01:45
"Estate of Thomas H. Thomas, Petition for Adm." Thomas H Thomas, New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, Ancestry.com
“Ithaca, N. Y.- -Frank A. Spencer, 63 years old, once a world famous jockey, and for the past 14 years head groom at the State Veterinary College at Cornell University, died at Ithaca Memorial Hospital from pneumonia on April 6. He had been a...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on July 22, 2024 18:06
"Frank Spencer, Famous Jockey, Dies at Ithaca: Made Two Trips Around World Riding for Foxhall Keane," New York Age (New York, NY), April 23, 1927, ...
"...Mrs. Helen A. Henry, aged seventy-two years, died Saturday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lucy I. Suzey of 119 Cleveland avenue. She leaves three sisters, Mrs. Lucy I. Suzey of Ithaca, Mrs. Maria Maxfield and Mrs. Anna E. King of Penn Yan. ...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on June 13, 2026 20:40
"Aged Ithacans Are Buried on Sunday," Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY), April 30, 1912, 2.
"Ithaca-Sylvester Thomas Suzey died at his home 119 Wheat street, of general debility. The deceased was 73 years of age and was commonly known as 'vet.' He was a veteran of the Civiil War, having joined the Company B, Eighth Regiment, U.S. colored...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on June 10, 2026 00:12
Obituary of Sylvester Thomas Suzey, Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY), January 15, 1908, 5.
“Davage G. Browne, 67, of 112 Cleveland Ave., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 1972, at Tompkins County Hospital, after a long illness. He was the son of Mrs. Nellie DeEtta Browne and the late Marshall G. Browne. He was a past deacon of St. James AME Zi...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 19, 2026 02:26
Obituary of Davage G. Browne, Ithaca Journal, December 4, 1972, 5.
“Mrs. Bessie L. Jones, 83, of 132 Cleveland Ave., died Thursday, Aug. 24, 1972 at her home. Mrs. Jones was the widow of the late Allen B. Jones. She was a member of the A.M.E. Zion Church and the Cic Club. She is survived by two sons, Herman J...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 19, 2026 02:38
Obituary of Mrs. Bessie L. Jones, Ithaca Journal, August 24, 1972, 4.
“Peter Webb, 72, died of pneumonia at 10:30 this morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lemuel Vam Dyke in Caroline. He had been employed in Ithaca for some time. Surviving are his sister, Mrs. Van Dyke; and two nieces, Mrs. Bradford Bailor a...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on June 15, 2026 01:03
Obituary of [Simon] Peter Webb, Ithaca Journal, January 30, 1932, 5.
“The death of Miss Belle Cowdrey, which occurred about 1 o'clock Sunday morning at her residence on East State street, marked the conclusion of a life story as unusual and as interesting as any to be found in fiction. Miss Cowdrey was believed b...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on June 16, 2026 17:50
“Death Claims One of Ithaca’s Oldest Citizens,” Ithaca Journal, February 27, 1922, 5.
"Col. William H. Lester died last Wednesday morning following a stroke of paralysis at his home at Ithaca, aged 75 years. The funeral was held Friday afternoon, with prayer at the house followed by services at the A.M.E. Zion church. Rev. Farley...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 16, 2026 00:50
"Col. William H. Lester: Died Suddenly Last Wednesday at His Home in Ithaca," Dryden Herald, February 19, 1913, 1.
"Henry Johnson, 70, of 415 North Albany street, who was one of the three surviving colored members of Sydney Post, G.A.R., of this city, died yesterday afternoon at the City Hospital. Born in Norfolk, Va., he enlisted as a private in Company I...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on September 26, 2025 18:26
Obituary of Henry Johnson, Ithaca Journal, March 21, 1918, 7.
Ithaca Directory 1921 H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY
"A lifelong resident of Ithaca, Mrs. Spaulding operated the first beauty parlor here. She was a member and trustee of St. James AME Zion Church. She was affiliated with the Willing Workers Club of the church, and was a member of the Women’s Club ...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on June 17, 2026 01:03
Obituary of Mrs. Ora Ann Spaulding, Ithaca Journal, April 28, 1944, 5.
"Mrs. Lovisa F. Cook, 86, widow of Henry H. Cook, died at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at her home, 100 Cleveland avenue. The funeral will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the residence and internment will be made in Lake View Cemete...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on June 17, 2026 11:15
Obituary for Lovisa F Cook, Ithaca Journal, July 5, 1924, 5.