Climena married BLACKLEY, Clarence R on 22 Jun 1940 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Clarence (son of BLACKLEY, Alvin J and BENSON, Marie C) was born on 8 May 1916 in New York; died on 28 Nov 1994 in Prosser, Benton County, WA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1/23/1940

Parker Brong of Minard street
announces the engagement of his
daughter, Climena, to Clarence
Blackley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Blackley of Ontario street.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/25/1940

Miss Climena Brong, daughter of
Parker Brong of Mlnard street, and
Clarence Blackley were united In
marriage Saturday afternoon at 5
o'clock in St Peter's Evangelical
church, the Rev. Herbert Selgner
performing the ceremony.
Miss Mary Brong, sister of the
bride, and James Blackley, brother
of the bridegroom, were the only
attendants.
Mr. and Mrs. Blackley win make
their home at 78 Ontario street.

1. BLACKLEY, Sharon Rae
2. BLACKLEY, Marilyn Jean

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 4/10/1950

LOCKPORT. April 10-Services
for Parker P. Brong, 65. brother of
former Assemblyman Karl S. Brong,
will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock
at the Kennedy Funeral home, 122
Walnut street. Burial will be in Cold
Spring cemetery.
Mr. Brong who died Saturday at
Lockport City hospital, following a
brief illness, was the son of the late
Daniel E. and Mary E. Brong. The
father formerly served the State of
New York as a deputy attorney gen-
eral. He was a prominent Lockport
attorney.
The son was educated in the pub-
lic schools. He participated in track
athletics and was an ardent hunter
fisherman. For 23 years he was em-
ployed by the Harrison Radiator
Division,, General Motors corpora-
tion.
Surviving, besides his brother, are
four daughters, Mrs.. David Knox,
Lockport; Mrs. H.. Oliver Pels, Ben-
ton Harbor, Mich.; Mrs.. William
Nicholson, Lockport, and Mrs. Clar-
ence Blackley, Barkey, and two sons,
Karl H. Brong, Lockport and Rea
G. Brong, Barker.

Parker married WENTWORTH, Nora K about 1908. Nora was born about 1886 in New York; died on 16 Aug 1936 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 8/17/1936

Nora C. Brong died August 16,
1936 at the Buffalo General hospital.
She is survived by her husband,
Parker P., three sens, Daniel E., Karl
H. and Rea G.. four daughters, Mrs.
David Knox, Rhea L . Mary E. and
Climina J., also her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank H. Fogal. Funeral from
the Kennedy Funeral Home, Wednesday,
August 19, 1936 at 8:30
o'clock. Interment will be in Cold
Springs cemetery.

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/30/1914

News was received yesterday of the
sudden death In Portland, Oregon, of
Hon. Daniel E. Brong, prominent Niagara
county lawyer and deputy attorney
general under Hughes' administration
at Albany. He leaves a wife pnd
two sons.
Mr. Brong was for many years one
of the most prominent attorneys of Niagara
County and a leading power in
the Republican party organization. He
was one of the best known and able
campaign orators in the county and
was always in demand in campaign
lime. He was once district attorney
ot Niagara county.
His home, until he recently removed
to the west, was on Walnut street,
ockport, where he had long been In
practice of the law. He was celebrated
as a criminal lawyer. He was senior
member of the former law firm of
Brong & JeMefy, at Lockport, until the
death of Elwood D. Jeffery a few
years ago.

Daniel married PARKER, Mary E about 1883. Mary (daughter of PARKER, Christopher C and MCCOLLUM, Abagail B) was born in Dec 1857 in New York; died on 28 Aug 1927 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 8/29/1927

LOCKPORT, Aug. 29.-Mrs. Mary
E. Brong, 69 years old. widow of Daniel
E. Brong, a well known resident of
this city, where she lived during her
entire life, died suddenly, yesterday
morning at her home 156 Elmwood
avenue, of heart disease.
The deceased was a member of the
Universalists church, the D. A. K
and the Bay View Reading club here.
She Is survived by two sons, Karl S.
and Parker P. Brong. both of this city.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday
at 2:30 p. m. from the home. Burial
will be In Cold Springs cemetery.

Paul + Mary Ann. Mary was born in May 1826 in PA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buffalo NY Evening News - 8/12/1902

LOCKPORT, Aug. 12- (Special)-Christopher
C. Parker, father of Mrs, Brong.
wife of ex-District Attorney Daniel E.
Brong, died Sunday night, at the age of 102
years. Mr. Parker was one of the c o u n t ys
oldest residents, and at one time was a
prominent merchant. He was born at
Whiting, Vermont, In 1810, and came to
t h i s county, setting at Olcott, in 1835,
He clerked In a store there for a few
months and then started In business for
himself In 1841 he sold out and came to
irf«»kport, opening a store In this clty.
On Walnut street h e built a fine residence,
then the best In that part of the clty In
In 1840 he married Miss Mary McKnlght
of the town of Newfane, and to them were
born two children. Robert M. Parker of
Lockport. and the late Sarah Coon of
Cleveland. In 1884 Mr. Parker married
Abagail B. MeCollum, The child of this
marrlagr was Mrs, D. E, Brong. The
only surviving brother Is John B , Parker
of Defiance. Ohio, for 47 years Mr Parker
lived In Niagara county, and he
played a conspicuous part In Its commercial
development

Christopher married MCCOLLUM, Abagail B in 1864. Abagail and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]