John married BELKNAP, Madeline on 4 Apr 1923 in Owasco, Cayuga County, NY. Madeline (daughter of BELKNAP, Melvin P and CARTNER, Eva A) was born about 1905 in Montezuma, NY; died on 27 May 1999 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marcellus NY Weekly Observer - 6/2/1999

Madeline Belknap O'Brien, 94,
of Village Landing Skaneateles
died May 27 at Community General
Hospital, Syracuse.
Born in Montezuma she had
lived most of her life in Owasco
and over 10 years in Skaneateles.
She was a member of the Altar
and Rosary Society at St. Ann's
Church in Owasco and was a communicant
of St. Mary's of the Lake
Church in Skaneateles.
Her husband John died in 1964.
Surviving are three sons,
Frederick and Thomas O'Brien of
Moravia, and Michael Sierzega of
Skaneateles; four daughters, Esther
Brock of Skaneateles, Mary Jean
Norton of Manheim, Pa., Elizabeth
Edmunds of Auburn, and Barbara
Poisson of Holmes Beach, Ha.; two
foster daughters, Ruth Adams of
Ontario and Linda Phoenix of
Pompano Beach, Fla.; a sister
Addie Coggen of Skaneateles; 26
grandchildren and several greatgrandchildren
and great-greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services were held May
31 at the Robert D. Gray Funeral
Home Skaneateles and at St.
Mary's of the Lake Church,
Skaneateles.
Burial will be in St. Joseph's
Cemetery, Fleming.
Contributions may be made to
Skaneateles Ambulance Volunteer
Emergency Service.

Notes:

Lyons NY Republican - 4/13/1923

Mrs. Alanson Douglas and Mrs.
Morris Burghduff are entertaining
Mr. and Mrs. John O'Brian of Owas-
coe who were married, April 4th at
Owasco. Mrs O'Brian was formerly
Miss Madeline Belknap and is a sis-
ter of Mrs. Burghduff.

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Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 5/24/1934

Melvin P. Belknap. 69. a well
known resident of Montezuma,
died Wednesday morning at the
home of his daughter, Mrs Morris
Burgduff, in Savannah.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eva
Cartner Belkap; seven sons, Emmett,
Clarence, Roland, Keith.
Dorsell, Roscoe and Paul, all of
Auburn; four daughters, Mrs.
Morris Burghduff of Savannah;
Mrs. Louis Dreythaler of Fort
Plain, Mrs. John O'Brien of Owasco
and Mrs. Herbert Coogans of
Skaneateles Falls.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon
at the home of the daughter,
Mrs. Burghduff, in Savannah. Interment
will be in Spring Lake
Cemetery.

Melvin + CARTNER, Eva A. Eva was born in Mar 1870 in Conquest, Cayuga County, NY; died on 16 Dec 1951 in Skaneateles, Onondaga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 12/17/1951

Mrs. Eva Belknap, widow of
Melvin Belknap, died Sunday
morning at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. John O'Brien, RD, Skaneateles,
where she had made her
home for several years.
Born in the town of Conquest,
she had lived in this section nearly
30 years. In 1921 she moved here
, from Savannah.
She is survived by four daughters,
Mrs. Morris Burghduff of
Savannah, Mrs. Mylisa Dreythaler
of Auburn, Mrs. Herbert Coggen
of RD, Skaneateles. and Mrs.
O'Brien; six sons, Emmett Belknap,
Syracuse. Roland Belknap,
Cayuga, Keith Belknap. RD, Skaneateles,
Dorsell Belknap, Auburn,
Roscoe Belknap, RD, Skaneateles,
and Paul Belknap. RD, Skaneateles;
eight grandsons, 13 granddaughters,
11 great-grandchildren,
an one brother, Clarence Cartner
of Savannah.
Services will be held at 1 p. m.
Tuesday at the residence of her
daughter. Mrs. John O'Brien. The
Rev. Stanley P. Jones, pastor of
Owasco Reformed Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Spring
Lake Cemetery, Conquest.
Friends may call at the home of
Mrs. John O'Brien Monday afternoon
and evening at their convenience.

Levi + Adeline. Adeline was born about 1844 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]