Susan Hillery’s last will and testament written October 10, 1893 Mentions the following individuals: Her son-in-law Sam Smith and his wife, her adopted daughter Mary Smith and her adopted son John Williams The living children of Sam and Mary Sm...
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Susan S Hillery in the New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, Ancestry.com.
“Mrs. Martha J. Smith Spencer, wife of Frank A. Spencer, who died at about 2:30 p.m. yesterday, was born in Richmond, Va., in 1863. She was married in New York city in 1887, and with her family came to Ithaca in 1892. She was the mother of four ch...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 23, 2026 18:59
“Mrs. Spencer’s Funeral,” Ithaca Daily News, December 12, 1903, 1.
Manning’s Ithaca Directory, January 1930 H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY
501 W State St Ithaca (as of 1920) 505 W State St Ithaca (as of 1899) 107 W State St Ithaca
"He [Charles Otis Wilson] was a life member of American Legion Post, a life member of the Musicians Union, a life member of Disabled American Veterans, and a member of Henry Garnet Lodge F. & A.M. A veteran of World War I, he served as adjuta...
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"Tax Consultant is Dead at 77," Ithaca Journal, March 13, 1973, 5.
North Side Pharmacy, Lee N Daniels proprietor, 507 N Cayuga St
Submitted by Eve Snyder on February 16, 2026 20:09
Manning’s Ithaca Directory, March 1949 H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY
507 N Cayuga St Ithaca (as of 1899) 107 N Cayuga St Ithaca (as of 1888)
“Domonico (Mamo) Colleyacme, 75, of 302 Park Place died there Monday, March 9, 1964. He was a retired employe of Ward Construction Co., member of the Italian Mutual Aid Society, Order Sons of Italy. He is survived by husband wife, Mrs. Genevieve ...
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“Deaths, Funerals: Domonico (Mamo) Colleyacme,” Ithaca Journal, March 10, 1964, 2.
“The next case called was No. 6, on the preferred calendar, which counsel said properly belonged to the motion calendar. It was an appeal from an order dismissing a writ of habeaus corpus in the case of the people vs. Willard Van Houter, applt. ...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on October 22, 2026 19:55
“General Term Cases,” The Times-Union [Rochester, New York], March 27, 1884, page 2
“Mr. Ben Morse, who after a long residence in Ithaca, left here eleven years ago, is in town today. Mr. Morse is now located at Trumansburg, where he represents a life insurance company.”
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“Purely Personal,” Ithaca Daily Journal, January 2, 1892, 3, accessed, July 3, 2026, https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=idj18920102-01.1.3
"The first recorded [Roman Catholic] Mass was said in the Maloney home which probably was located at 611-613 W Green St., very possibly the little house now standing at 613 W. Green St."
Submitted by Eve Snyder on June 18, 2026 23:10
"First Religious Service Held in a Hayloft," Ithaca Journal, May 22, 1965, 65.
"Mrs. Sarah A. Graves, 44, died suddenly on Monday afternoon, July 4, at the Gamma Alpha fraternity house, 116 Oak Avenue, where she was employed. She leaves her husband, Jess; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Small of Ithaca, and Mrs, Mary E. Reddick of ...
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Obituary of Sarah A. Graves, Ithaca Journal, July 5, 1927, 5.
"Smith G. Griffin, 56, of 918 Danby Rd. died unexpectedly this morning Monday, Dec. 5, 1955 after a heart attack while at work at the Adding Machine Division of National Cash Co., where he was processing supervisor. He had been employed at the...
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"Smith Griffin Dead at 56," Ithaca Journal, December 5, 1955, 2.
“The death of Mr. Ben Morse occurred at the house of his eldest son, Everett, in Trumansburg, at 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon. Mr. Morse had been in failing health for a considerable time, and only recently had been taken to his son’s home in th...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on July 03, 2026 21:49
“Death of Mr. Ben Morse,” Ithaca Daily Journal, March 7, 1902, 3, https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=idj19020307-01.1.3
"Mrs. Jones was born June 25, 1904 in College Park, Georgia daughter of the late Hamp & Lucy Battle Thomas. She had been a resident of Ithaca area from the early 1920s to 1942 when she moved to Inwood, Long Island, N.Y. ...She was a past member o...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 13, 2026 18:02
Obituary of Jennie T. Jones, Ithaca Journal, April 19, 1991, 4.
“Mrs. Gussie Seals Reed, 39, wife of Fred C. Reed, died this morning at her home, 440 North Titus avenue, after an illness of three years. Besides her husband she leaves her mother, Mrs. Julia Seals; two sisters, Mrs. George Butler of Dundee and...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 15, 2026 16:24
“Deaths and Funerals: Mrs. Fred C. Reed, Ithaca Journal, May 18, 1918, 7.
"James Scott, 65, 311 S. Plain St., died Saturday, August. 28, 1948, at his home following a long illness. He was a member of St. James AME Zion Church and the National Association of Advancement of Colored People. He is survived by his wife...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on May 25, 2026 17:15
"Deaths, Funerals: James Scott," Ithaca Journal, August 30, 1948, 7.
"J. Henry Rucker, 56, of 602 W. Court St. died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 26, 1966, at Clara Dickson Hall where he had been head chef since the building was constructed.... Mr. Rucker came to Ithaca in 1931 and for a time worked as a cook for...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 13, 2026 15:51
Obituary of J. Henry Rucker, Ithaca Journal, January 27, 1966, 7.
“Died, in this village, on Sunday July 10, of cancer of the stomach, Mary, wife of John R. Harmston, aged 46 years. By the death of Mrs. Harmston Trumansburg loses one of its most prominent and well-known citizens. For years this lady has been...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on July 18, 2026 20:30
“Local Histories,” Free Press (Trumansburg, NY), July 16, 1892, 1.
“…Frank D. Woodford was born in Danby, October 14, 1847, at the family home. He entered Cornell University in 1868 in the science course and left in 1871. He became a school teacher and was principal for a number of years of the Setauket Union Sch...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 16, 2026 18:06
“Striken While Taking a Drive: Frank D. Woodford Dies Suddenly From Apoplectic Shock,” Ithaca Daily Journal, April 29, 1903, 3, accessed March 16, ...