Douglas + SCHUL, Julie Ann. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roy + MCCOLLUM, Thelma Jane. Thelma (daughter of MCCOLLUM, Abraham Day and AUSTIN, Minnie M) was born on 6 Jul 1914 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 30 Jul 1993 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hey, Char,

It was great hearing from a Lauer almost--sister-in-law! :-)

I checked my McCollum file and I found Thelma's obituary. I'll transcribe it for you.

Thelma J. Schul
Cake judge, decorator for more than 25 years

SANBORN--Thelma J. (McCollum) Schul, 79, of Cambria Road died Friday (July 30, 1993) in Lockport Memorial Hospital.

She was born in Youngstown on July 6,1914, the daughter of Abrahm [Abram] Day and Minnie M. (Austin) McCollum, both now deceased.

For more than 25 years, Mrs. Schul was a professional cake decorator, instructor and judge at many international cake shows.

She is survived by her busband, Roy H. Schul of Sanborn; two sons, William D. [Day] Fedder and Carl E. Schul, both of Sanborn; four daughters, Joanne [or Joan] R. [Ruth] [Fedder] Brewer of Lowell, Ind., Judith K. [Kay] [Fedder] Heppner of North Tonawanda, Jeanne [Jeanne M. Fedder] of Rome, Ga, and Julie Ann Schul-Bliven of Lockport; 13 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephes.

She was the mother of Mary Jan Fedder, and sister of the late A. J. Melville and Kenneth McCollum.

Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Rhoney Funeral Home, 5983 Hoover Road, where services will be conducted at a time to be announced. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Pendleton.

Note: I also have the obituary on her second husband Roy H. Schul in 1966. I'm certain that was a typo and was meant to be 1996 in that it said he was the widower of Thelm J. McCollum, who died on July 30, 1993.

Note: I don't have information on the date of Thelma's marriage to Patrick Fedder. However their first(?) child William Day Fedder was born Feb. 20, 1930.

I'm copying Mary with this message and when both of you receive it, let me know of your connections to the McCollum family. Yes Mary I'm certain that the Town of Porter families descend from Scotland; however as hard as I tried, we can't find a definite connection. The farthest back we could go is to Joseph McCollum, born February 24, 1785 in either NJ or PA. Probably NJ.

I have Thelma's pedigree in my genealogy database and I'll send it to both of you if you wish.

This is pretty cool, isn't it?? :-)
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Charles married ALLES, Elisabeth Sophia on 21 Feb 1925 in Elmwood, Ontario, Canada. Elisabeth (daughter of ALLES, Heinrich and DAMM, Margareta C) was born on 7 Jan 1892 in Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Jan 1972 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 1/27/1952

SCHUL-In thls city. January 25. 1952

Elisabeth Schul. ago 60 of 1837 On

tario Ave. Wife of Charles J. Schul

mother of Roy H.. Elden O. of this

city and Mrs. Margaret Pope. of

Heightstown. New Jersey sister, of

George and Charles Alles. Mrs. Fred

Bates. Mrs. Henry Sachs. Mrs. John

Schlorff. all ot Canada. Also survived

by three grandchildren. Funeral ser

vices from Otto Redanz Funeral

Home. Michigan Ave. and 10th St

Tuesday at 2 P.m. and 3:30 from St,

Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church.

Cleveland Ave. and 18th St. Reverend

Leonhard L. Ludwlg officiating. ln

terment in Bergholz.

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/22/1964

GASPORT - An organizer of
the dairyman's League Co-operative
here, A. Day McCollum,
88, of the Slayton Settlement
Road, died Tuesday (April 21.
1964) at his home after a long
Illness.
The son of the late Abram and
Almyra Sanborn McCollum, he
was bom in the Town of Porter
Sept. 11. 1875.
He operated a farm on the
Balmer Road in Youngstown
where five generations of the
McCollum family had farmed
until the TNT plant came into
Model City in 1942 to buy up
the farm.
He subsequently moved to the
Slayton Settlement farm where
he continued breeding purebred
holsteins, a portion of his farming
career that took up 45 years.
Mr. McCollum married Minnie
Austin Dec. 9, 1903. Besides
activity in the Co-operative
movement, he was a charter
member of the Niagara
County Farm Bureau, and a
member of the Niagara County
Extension Service.
Surviving besides his widow
are a daughter, Mrs. Roy H.
Schul of Sanborn; three sons, A
Jerald McCollum of Ransomville,
Melville C. McCollum of
Lockport and Kenneth D. McCollum
in Gasport; a brother,
I. Lee McCollum of Lockport;
19 grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the
Bream Funeral Home, M a in
Street, Gasport, Wednesday
and Thursday from 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m., where funeral services
will be held on Friday, with
the Rev. Hugh S. Tigner officiating.
Burial will be in North
Ridge Cemetery.

Abraham married AUSTIN, Minnie M on 9 Dec 1903 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Minnie (daughter of AUSTIN, Edward) was born on 27 Aug 1879 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 Mar 1965 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette

GA8PORT - Mrs, Minnie
McCollum, 85, of Slayton
Settlement Road, died Sunday
(March 14, 1965) in Mount
View Hospital. She was the
widow of A. D, McCollum,
prominent breeder of Holstein
cattle, who died last
April. .
Mrs. McCollum was; born
In the Town of Lewiston Aug.
27, 1879, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Austin. She
lived In the Lewlston urea
until 23 yeirs ago, when she
moved to the Gssport area.
Survivors Include a daughter,
Mrs, Thelma Schul, San-
born; three ions, A. Jerauld,
Ransomvllle, M e l v i l l e C,
Lockport, and Kenneth D.
McCollum, Gasport; a foster
daughter, Viola Pidgeon, Ni-
agara Falls; 19 grandchildren
and 13 great-grandchildren.

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 12/10/1953

Recalling a heavy snow storm on their wedding day 50
years ago, Mr. and Mrs. A. Day McCollum of the Slayton Settlement
Road celebrated their 50th wedding annivenary
day at their home.
A. Day McCollum of the Balm-
er Road, Youngstown. and Minnie
M. Autin oi Dickersonville Road.
Ransomville. were united in Mar*
riage Dec. 9. 1903 at the M. E.
parsonage at North Ridge. After
a short wedding trip, the couple
resided on the McCollum farm on
the Balmer Road.
They lived on thai farm, which
was a part of the original Holland
Land Grant and was in the family
for five generations, until the
government purchased It as part'
of the tract of land acquired for
a government project in 1942. At
that time they purchased a farm
on the Slayton settlement Road,
where they now reside.
PROGRESSIVE FARMER
Besides being a progressive
dairy farmer, Mr. McCollum was
for many years a member of the
Ransomville Grange, Ransomville
Men's Club. director of the
L. F., president of the Dairymen's
League Local and member
of the Farm Bureau.
He was one of the first tanners
to practice conservation of soil In
his area, and has a modern farm
fully equipped and stocked with
100 head of registered holstein
Fresian cattle. Which is a partnership
with his youngest son, Kenneth
Day McCollum. who owns a
farm nearby.
15 GRANDCHILDREN
The couple have two other sons.
A Jerald McCollum of Ransomville
and Melville C. McCollum of
the Upper Mountain Road, and a
daughter,, Mrs. Roy M. Schul of
Cambria Road,, Sanborn. They al-
so have 15 grandchildren.
A recetion for relatives and
friends was held in the evening
with refreshments served from a
table covered with a lace cloth
and centered by a hree-tiered an-
niversary cake. Mrs.. Lester Rob-
zein and Miss Edith Pearson
poured.
The couple received many gifts.
The bigget thrill of the evening
for Mr.. and Mrs. McCollum was
a long distance call from their
eldest grandson, J. Grant McCol-
lum,, who i serving with the U.S.
Navy and is stationed at Havana,
Cuba.