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Niagara Gazette - 10/8/1966

Thomas Alliss, 83,, of 1137
North Ave., died Friday (Oct.
7. 1966) at Mount St. Mary's
Hospital after a lengthy illness.
He was a native of Niagara
Fallfl and had lived at the North
Avenue address for more than
50 years until being taken ill.
He was a civil engineer for
the city from 1920 until he retired
in 1953.
He was, the husband of Mary
Alliss, who died in 1942.
He was the father of William
E. Alliss, who died in April
1966.
Surviving are three sisters
Miss Sarah Alliss, Mrs. George
(Maude) Schreiner and Mrs.
Alexander (Grace) Haseley, all
of this city.
Funeral services will be held
at the Rhoney Funeral Home
Monday at 11:30 a.m., with the
Rev. John E. Wickenden, Epiphany
Episcopal Church, officiating.
Friends may call at the
funeral home from 2 to 5 and
7 to 9 p,m. beginning today.
Burial will be in Gate of
Heaven Cemetery.

Thomas married BROOKS, Mary Jenette on 21 Oct 1911 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Mary (daughter of BROOKS, James Edgar and Mary) was born in Mar 1888 in New York; died on 28 Jan 1942 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/21/1911

A quiet, but pretty wedding was solemnized
this, morning at 9 o'clock, in
St. Mary's parsonage, when Miss Mary
Jenette Brooks, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Edgar Brooks, was united
in marriage to Mr. Thomas Alliss. jr.,
of this city. The marriage ceremony
was performed by the Reverend Felix
Scullln. Miss Alice Brooks, the bride's
sister, was the maid of honor, and Mr
M. Alliss. the bridegroom's brother act-
ed as best man. Following the cere-
mony a wedding breakfast -was given
at the home of the bride's parents in
Seventh street, to the relatives and a
few Immediate friends

1. ALLISS, William E died in Apr 1966.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 6/26/1920

Thomas Allis, 76 years old, a resi-
d e n t o f Niagara Falls for 50 years
and a veteran of the Civil war Is
dead at his home, No. 1132 South
avenue. Mr. Alliss was born in To-
ronto. Ont., and came to this country
with his parents when he was'only
five years old, When the Civil war
broke out he enlisted for service
with the Union army and participa-
ted In many of the important engage-
ments of the war.
Mr. Allls was employed for 25
years by the International Railway
and after leaving that company
worked for the Erie railroad com-
pany. For over ten years he was sta-
tioned at the Cleveland avenue'
crossing of the Erie as flagman but
was compelled to give up the position
about a year ago because of ill
health. He leaves four daughters
Mrs John Conneliv, Mrs. Albert
Hasley Mrs Maude Cook and Miss
Sadie Alliss all of this city and three
sons Thomas and William 'of this
city and Charles of St. Paul. Minn.
Funeral services for Mr. Alliss will
be held Monday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock at his home. The Rev. Da-
vld Henry Weeks of the Lplphany
Episcopal church will officiate. Bur-
will be In Rlverdale cemetery

Thomas married SMITH, Elisabeth about 1867. Elisabeth was born in Jun 1850 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]