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Niagara Gazette - 3/19/1960

ESSLIE—Doctor Warren E. Esslie of
Cleveland, Ohio. March 18, 1960, In
Cleveland. Husband of Kittie Wells
Esslie. Father of Mrs. Eugene c.
Rust of Northfleld, Ohio. Brother of
Mrs. William R. Lewis, and Arthur
L. Esslie, both of Niagara Falls, New
York. He is also survived by two
grandchilldren, Linda and Randell Rust
and several nelces and nephews.
Friends may call Sunday after T2
noon at the John 0. Rath Funeral
Home, Morgan and WilHams Streets
in Tonawanda. Services will be held
Monday at 2:00 P-m. Interment In
Elmlawn Cemetery, Tonawanda.

Dr. W. e. Esslie,
Cleveland, Dies
Dr. Warren E. Esslie, a
native of this city, died in
Cleveland Ohio, F r i d a y
March 18, 1960) after a brief
illness
Dr. Esslie, who left this
city in 1912 to start a dentistry
practice in Cleveland, is
survived by a brother and
sister here, Arthur L. Esslie
and Mrs. William R. Lewis.
Also surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Kittie Wells Esslie; a
daughter, Mrs. Eugene C.
Rust, Northfield, Ohio; two
grandchildren and s e v e r al
nieces and nephews.
Dr. Esslie was an engineer
with the Niagara Falls Power
Co. prior to taking up dentistry,
and was a member,, of
a pioneer Niagara Falls family.
He retired from dentistry
two years ago.
Friends may call after noon
Sunday at the Roth Funeral
Home, C i t y of Tonawanda,
where funeral services will
be held Monday at 2 p.m. with
the Rev. Donald L. Gardner
officiating. Interment will be
in Elmlawn Cemetery.

Warren married WELLS, Kittie Selena on 17 Sep 1912 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. Kittie (daughter of WELLS, Seymour and Sarah) was born about 1886 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 11 Apr 1967 in Bedford, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 9/19/1912

A beautiful wedding was solemnized
last Tuesday at 8 o'clock at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Wells,
of No. 174 East Niagara street. Tonawanda.
when their daughter. Kittie Selena
was united in marriage to Dr.
Warren Ernest Esslie of Cleveland. O.
The Reverend F r a n k A. Higgins. pastor
of t h e First Church of Christ, officiated.
The bride was beautifully
gowned in white marquisette over
white satin with l a c e ' g a r n i t u r e , and a
white Juliet cap of. old lace. She'car-
ried bride roses and hor only ornament
was a diamond and pearl pendant, the
gift of t h e bridegrom. Miss Ella Zeller
of Buffalo, who was maid of honor,
wore white embroidered bastiste over
pink silk and -arried an- a rm bouquet
of pink roses. Miss Winifred Wells,
sister of the bride, and Miss Mildred
MacLachlan were the bridesmaids.
They were gowned alike In white embroidered
batiste over salmon pink
satin with Juliet caps of white lace
and carried arm bouquets of pink
satin with Juliet caps of white lace
and carried gem bouquets of pink ast-
ers. Four little girls, Anna Fell, Louise
Zeller of Buffalo, Irene Lewis and
Marjorie Lewis of this city were the
ribbon-bearers, who were all dressed
in white and preceded the bridal par-
ty forming an aisle for their entrance.
Mr. Arthur Esslie, of this city, brother
of the bridegroom, was the best man,
and Mr. Esslie Kraft of Buffalo was
the groomsman. After the ceremony,
the wedding dinner was served at
tables decorated in pink and white.
Covers were laid for sixteen at the
bridge's table which was centered with
a mound of pink and white asters and
pink candelabra. Favors were pink
baskets and hand-painted place cards.
Among the guests from this city were:
Mrs. Caroline Esslie, Mr. Arthur Ess-
lie, Miss Rose Esslie, Mr. and Mrs.
William Lewis and daughters, Mar-
jorie and Irene, the Misses Mary and
Elizabeth Wilson, Miss K. Irene Black,
Miss Martha McGahey.

1. ESSLIE

Notes:

Esslie, Adam, deceased, was born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, April 23, 1831, and educated in the common schools of his native town. In 1854 he immigrated to America, settling at Niagara Falls, N. Y., where he took up the calling of farmer, and in 1868 bought fifty acres of fertile land in the town of Niagara, and established the present Esslie homestead farm. He was an industrious and highly respected farmer and esteemed by all his fellow citizens, and was deeply mourned upon his passing away, November 12, 1888. Since his decease Mrs. Esslie has continued to reside at the farm near the historic Schiosser's dock, a typical country home. Mrs. Esslie has reared a family of eleven children, six sons and five daughters, all of whom are still living. During the land boom in 1891 she sold half of her farm (twenty-four acres) at eight hundred and fifty dollars an acre, for which her husband had paid but eighty dollars an acre. Mrs. Esslie lives a quiet, retiring life, much esteemed by her neighbors and friends. Adam Esslie was married in January, 1861, to Caroline Stricker, a daughter of George Stricker of Niagara Falls. Mr. Esslie and family were members of the Lutheran church. In politics he was a Democrat.




From:
Landmarks of Niagara County, NY
Edited by William Pool
D. Mason & Company, Publishers, 1897

Adam + STRICKER, Caroline. Caroline (daughter of STRICKER, George A and Caroline) was born on 18 Sep 1845 in New York; died on 25 Jun 1927 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 6/25/1927

Mrs. Caroline Esslie, 81, was
Lifelong Resident of the count;
Resided Here 76 Years

Mrs. Caroline E Esslie, one of the old-
est native born residents of Niagara
county, died at 4 o'clock this morn-
ing at her home. 8 c Street. She was
81 years old and was born in the old
Sweet Home settlement, which was
located between La Salle and North
Tonawanda. Moving to this city
when a child. Mrs. Esslie spent more
than 76 years of her life in Niagara
Falls.
One of the best known and most
highly respected residents of the com-
munity, Mrs. Esslie for many years
controlled large property interests in
the Buffalo avenue and River road
sections. She was a sister of Mrs.
Louise Ellenbaun and the late John
C. Stricker, Adam Esslie, her hus-
band, died several years ago. They
had .eleven children, six of whom sur-
vive. They are: Miss Rose Esslie
and Mrs. Williiam Lewis, this city;
Mrs. Edward g. Zeller, Buffalo;
George Esslle and Arthur Esslie, this
city; and Dr. Warren E. Esslie, Cleve-
land.
During her long residence in Nia-
gara Falls, Mrs. Esslie was a member
of the Zion Lutheran church. Fun-
oral services will be conducted at the
home Monday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. The Rev. Herman Brezing,
pastor of Zion Lutheran church, will
officiate. Burial will be in the fam-
ily plot In Oakwood cemetery.

George + Caroline. Caroline was born on 21 Aug 1818 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 27 Jul 1894 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]