Randall married ROSE, Pamela J [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stanley married HETHERLEY, Bessie Leone on 25 Sep 1937 in Town of Hartland, Niagara County, NY. Bessie (daughter of HETHERLY, George L) was born on 17 Feb 1915; died on 1 Apr 1995 in Barker, Town of Somerset, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 9/14/1937

Mr. and Mrs. George L. Hetherly
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Bessie Leone, to Stanley
N. Atwater, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Atwater, of Barker. The
marriage will take place in the near
future.

ALSO

Medina NY Daily Register Journal - 10/29/1987

One hundred relatives and-friends
recently gathered at County Line
U.M. Church dining room to
celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Atwater, Lower Lake Road, Barker.
Mr. Atwater and the former Leone
Hetherley were married Sept. 25,
1937 at North Hartland M.E. Church
by the Rev. William Young, pastor
of Somerset M.E. Church. Their
attendants were Mina Richards,
sister of the bride, and Roger
Gaskill, cousin of the groom.
The reception and buffet "dinner
was hosted by their six children, Mr.
and Mrs. John (Lana) Potter of
Ripley; Mrs. Joseph * (Barbara)
Kowal, Carson City, Nevada; Mr.
and Mrs. Norman (Emily) Atwater,
Barker; Mr. and Mrs. Richard.
(Susan) Atwater, Barker; Mr. and
Mrs. William (Barbara) Atwater,
Webster; and Mr. and Mrs. Randall
(Pamela) Atwater, Barker.
The couple has 14 grandchildren,
all present at the celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. Atwater and famity
have recently received the
Agricultural Society Farm Award,
their land having been in the family
since their ancestors, Levi and Mary
Atwater came to Somerset in the
1850's.
The couple are active members of
the Barker Senior Citizens, the
Somerset Historical Society and
County Line U.M. Church.
Out of state, guests were present
from Florida, Washington, Virginia
and Nevada.

George married MARTIN, Adah about 1913. Adah (daughter of MARTIN, Ezra T and COATES, Cora) was born about 1892 in New York; died on 20 Jun 1945 in Barker, Town of Somerset, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 6/22/1945

BARKER, N. Y., June 22.-Puneral
services for Mrs. Adah Atwater,
53, wife of George Atwater, Lower
Lake road, who died Wednesday
night after only a few hours illness,
will be held at the family home tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
Rev. Marcum B. May will officiate.
Interment will be In Hartland Central
cemetery.
Mrs. Atwater was stricken Wednesday
afternoon in the Methodist
church parlars at Somerset, with a
cerebral hemorrhage shortlv after
closing a meeting of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service, at
which she had preside*. A doctor
and ambulance were called and she
was taken to her home, where she
-passed-away-at-10-o'clock that
night.
Besides her husband, she Is sur
vived by three sons, Stanley, of
Barker, Corporal Elwood Atwater,
ln the Medical Corps of the Army
of Occupation, somewhere In Germany,
and Melvln, at home; three
granddaughters; two sisters. Mrs.
Grace Gasklll. of Millers. N. Y. and
Miss Clara Martin, of Newark, N.
Y.
Mrs. Atwater was the daughter
of the late Ezra and Cora Coates
Martin and had resided all her life
in the Town of Somerset She was
a member of the Somerset Union
Methodist church, the Somerset
Woman's Society of Christian Service,
Somerset Orange. Millers
Home bureau and Townsend Chapter.
Order of the Eastern Star.

Notes:

Medina NY Tribune - 5/25/1899

Somerset and County Line were
afflicted with three fatalities last week,
namely : The funeral of a Mr. Leo at
Barker village on the 16th inst, an
obscure person about 70 years of age,
of whom little is known. Funeral ser
vices over the remains of the late Mrs.
Nellist, of the same place, were observed
on Wednesday, the 17th inst., at
her late home. Deceased was born in
Somerset 54 years ago and was the
daughter of the late Aaron Coleman.
She is survived by her husband,
George M. Nellist; also by two children.
her mother and several brothers
and sisters. Funeral services were
also observed on the same day over the
remains of the late Stephen Atwater in
the M. K. Church at Somerset. Deceased
was born forty-two years ago
ou the same farm where he died on
the lake shore. He is survived by his
wife and three children; also by one
brother, William I.. Atwater and four
sisters.

Stephen + Henrietta. Henrietta was born about 1862 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 4/13/1936

BARKER. April 13 -The funeral of
Ezra. T. Martin. 84. was held at 2 30
o'clock this afternoon at the home of
his daughter. Mrs. George Atwater. of
Lower Lake road The Rev William
Partington, pastor of Somerset Union
Methodist Episcopal church, officiated.
Burial was In Somerset cemetery. Mr
Martin passed away Friday at the
Lockport City hospital where he underwent
an operation Tor the imputation
of his foot last Wednesday.
Mr. Martin operated a blacksmith
shop at Somerset for many years and
later took up farming He was bom
at Clarendale. N. Y. Since the death
of his wife, he has been making his
home with his daughter.
He is survived by three daughters.
Mrs. George Atwater. Barker. Mrs
Donald Gaskill. of Millers, and Miss
Clara Martin and six grandchildren.

Ezra + COATES, Cora. Cora (daughter of COATES, Thomas and Jane) died on 5 Jul 1933 in Town of Somerset, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 7/7/1933

BARKER, July 7.-The death of
Mrs. Cora Martin, 71. wife of Ezra T.
Martin, occurred Wednesday at her
home, Somerset, following a prolonged
illness. Funeral services will be
held this afternoon at the home, with
the Rev. Ernest F. Scott. pastor Somerset
Methodist Episcopal church, officiating.
Burial will be In Somerset
cemetery.
Mrs. Martin, a life-long resident of
this town, was the last of a family
of five, the daughter of Thomas and
Jane Coates. pioneer residents. Until
prevented by physical infirmities, Mrs.
Martin was always active in church
organizations. She was organist of
Somerset M. E. church for many
years, treasurer of the Ladies' Aid
society and a member of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society, Somerset
Grange and Somerset Academic association.
She is survived by her husband and
three daughters. Mrs. George Atwater,
Barker. Mrs. Donald Gaskill, Millers,
and Clara, at home, and six grandchildren.