"Bessie was born July 16, 1900 in Spencer, NY to Edmund and Julia Stevens VanWoret [VanWoert]. She taught school for many years in area country schools and with the Ithaca City School District. She was a graduate of Cortland Teachers College. Bess...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on October 14, 2024 14:25
Obituary of Bessie Davenport, Ithaca Journal, February 8, 1993, 4.
“Captain William Jarvis, 81, builder of the first gigs used by the famous Cornell crews in 1874, and for 49 years leading boatman of Ithaca, died at his home, 108 Elston place…. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Sydney Tuttle, Miss Florence...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on October 14, 2024 15:12
“Captain Jarvis, Noted Boatman, Is Dead at 81,” Ithaca Journal-News, May 21, 1923, 5.
East Hill Historic District, National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form, 1986, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322491
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44093356/bessie-may-williams
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Street Directory for Town of Caroline, Compiled by Ralph Denman, Century System Rural House Numbering, May 1957. HistoryForge transcription
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Street Directory for Town of Caroline, Compiled by Ralph Denman, Century System Rural House Numbering, May 1957. HistoryForge transcription.
518 Valley Rd Caroline (as of 1957) 518 Brooktondale Rd Caroline
Name of Individual or Firm: Lawrence Hatry Spouse/Family Relation: # of Children Under 21: Business or Occupation: Chief Crop or Specialty: Property: Owned 29 acres Rural Delivery Route/Post Office: Slaterville Springs 1914 AA Road Designatio...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on December 10, 2024 23:57
American Agriculturist Farm Directory of Yates, Schuyler, Tompkins and Seneca Counties New York, New York: Orange Judd Company, 1914 HistoryForge t...
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133318491/elma-ling
Directory of the Village of Ithaca, 1869-70 Ithaca Journal Office, Ithaca, NY
Street Directory for Town of Caroline, Compiled by Ralph Denman, Century System Rural House Numbering, May 1957. HistoryForge transcription.
535 Valley Rd Caroline (as of 1957) 535 Brooktondale Rd Caroline
1927 Ithaca Directory
114 W Falls St Ithaca (as of 1927) 108 W Falls St Ithaca (as of 1899)
1954 Ithaca Directory
"A heart attack Wednesday night brought death to Willis G. Besemer, 80, life-long resident of the settlement bearing his name. He was the only station agent who ever served at Besemer Station of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Mr. Besemer became ill l...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on October 15, 2024 16:37
"Death Takes Veteran Station Agent," Ithaca Journal, December 31, 1936, 3.
East Hill Historic District, National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form, 1986, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322491
Name of Individual: BK Crispell Compass System Address: 9SE Ithaca 14M Current Address: even # Harford Rd Post Office/Rural Delivery Route: Farm Type/Residence: General Farm Owned or Rented: Owned
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 03, 2025 00:41
Tompkins County, N.Y. Rural Index & "Compass System" Map, Ithaca, N.Y.: Rural Directories, Inc., 1937; HistoryForge transcription Digitized version...