Family/Spouse: TONAUS, George. George was born on 5 May 1929; died on 5 Feb 2007 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. TONAUS, Joseph Richard
2. TONAUS, Steve
3. TONAUS, Robin Louise
4. TONAUS, Pamela Jean
5. TONAUS, George

Lorelle + TRYON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 3/5/1951

YOUNGSTOWN, March 5-
Charles F. Balcom, 68, died suddenly
of a heart attack at his home at Ft.
Niagara beach. The Youngstown
Volunteer Fire company first aid
crew was called but Mr. Balcom
failed to respond to treatment.
He was born in the Town of Porter
and operated farms in this area
until his retirement several years
ago. Last summer his home, in the
C'tek road near Tower's Corners,
v.as burned to the ground and a
new home, under construction, is
nearly completed Mr. Balcom is
a former member of Fort Niagara
Lodge. IOOF.
He is survived by his wife, Daisy
Balcom: three daughters, Mrs. Henry
F. Myers. Belgium: Mrs. Elwin Stol-
zenberg. Burt, and Mrs. James Brosman.
this village; six sons. Lorelle,
Ransomville; Russell. Barker: Virgil.
Rochester, Charles and Loren,
both of this village, and Paul, at
home: 14 grandchildren and three
sisters. Mrs. Farl Myers. Miss Libby
Hotchkin and Mrs Burt Langdon,
all of Ransomville.
Funeral services will be held Wed-
nesday at 2 p.m. at the Hardison
Funeral home, Ransomville. The
Rev. A.C. French, of St. John's
Episcopal church, will officiate. In-
terment will be in Oakland Rural
cemetery.

Charles married VAN LUVEN, Daisy M about 1907. Daisy (daughter of VAN LUVEN, Mathias and Marietta E) was born on 4 Jul 1887 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Jul 1970 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 7/2/1970

BARKER-Mrs. Daisy M. Balcom,
82, of 7878 Haight Road,
died Wednesday (July 1, 1970)
at Ransomville General Hospital
after a long illness.
A former resident of the Creek
Road, Youngstown, Mrs. Balcom
was born July 4, 1887, in
Lewiston, daughter of Mathias
and Marietta Van Luven. She
was the widow of the late
Charles Balcom.
She was a member of the Rebekah
Lodge No. 459 of Lewiston,
the Lewiston-Porter Golden
Age Club and the Fillmore United
Methodist Church.
She is Survived by six sons,
Lorelle Balcom, Ransomville;
Russell and Paul Balcom of
Barker; Virgil Balcom of Rochester,
and Charles, and Loren
Balcom of Youngstown; three
daughters, Mrs. Lila Myers,
Youngstown; Mrs. Grace Stolzenberg
of Burt, and Mrs. Nor-
man Brasnan, Niagara Falls;
34 grandchildren and 30 greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Hardison
Funeral Home, Ransomville,
with the Rev. Frank Mac-
Laughlin of the United Methodist
Church officiating. Burial
will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 9
p.m. todya and 2 to 5 and 7 to 9
p.m. Friday.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/19/1939

RANSOMVILLE, Oct. 19-Elton L.
Tryon, one of the most widely known
residents of Niagara county, died
from a heart attack at his home
here yesterday afternoon. He was
64 years old and had been In the
bartering and cigar business here for
the last 40 years.
Mr. Tryon "was a grandson of
Thomas Tryon. one of Ransomville's
first settlers, who came here from
Connecticut more than a century
ago. He had lived in Ransomville
all his life and was a leader in business
and fraternal affairs throughout
the county. He was the first
president of the Ransomville Volunteer
Fire department and a member
of the Exempt Firemen and local
lodges of Eagles. Orioles. Moose and
Modern Woodmen of the World.
He was a lifelong Democrat and
had served as constable and deputy
town clerk in the Town or Porter.
He is survived by three daughters,
Mrs. Otto Prigge and Mrs. Bernard
Guirey, of-Niagara Falls, and Mrs
Lorelle Balcom, of Ransomville, and
three grandchildren. Robert and
Jack Prigge and Marilyn Balcom.
Funeral services will be held at his
late residence, Estes place, at 2:30
pjn. Saturday, with the Rev. Ernest
A. Sergel officiating. Burial will be
in North Ridge cemetery.

Elton + KAY, Edith Pearl. Edith (daughter of KAY, George E and BUTLER, Sarah L) was born in 1885; died on 6 May 1927 in Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Loren + Sarah. Sarah was born about 1850 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mathias + Marietta E. Marietta died on 25 Jun 1927. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 7/11/1927

On the estate of Mary Van Luven
of the Town of Porter, who died June
25, letters testamentary were issued
to Charles E. Balcom. All of the
real estate, given in the petition as
$1,500, is left to the husband, Mathlas
Van Luven. The personal property Is
valued at $25. Frances Parker, a
daughter, Is left $160 and several articles
of furniture: Daisy Balcom another
daughter, receives furniture,
furnishings and $100; and all of the
real estate goes to a son, Levi Van
Luven at the death of his father.
Another son, Henry, is left one dollar
In the will.

William + WILLS, Mary Adelaide. Mary was born in 1853; died in 1925. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George + BUTLER, Sarah L. Sarah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]