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Niagara Gazette - 3/26/1956

LOCKPORT - A former city
resident who-had lived for the last
14 years at Alden w ith his daugh-
ter, wife of State Sen. John H.
Cooke, died there Sunday (March
25, 1956) after a long illness.
Ralph B. Anson. 75, a retired,
employe of the Railway Express
Agency Inc., died at the home of
his daughter. He was born here
Nov. 27. 1880. After attending
public 'schools here, he began working
for Plaster News Co. and later
became a messenger for the express
firm. He was transferred to Rochester
and last worked in the Buffalo
office.
He was a member of Lockport
Lodge No. 73, F & AM.
His wife. the former Eleanor
Payne, died in 1940. In addition
to Mrs. Cooke, he is survived by
another daughter. Mrs. Oscar Div-
erall. Wilmington. Del., and four
grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 2
p.m. Thursday at the Prudden &
Kandt Funeral Home here by
the Rev. Darrell J. Westlake. pastor
of Plymouth Congregational
Church. Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.

Ralph married PAYNE, Eleanor Marion on 15 Feb 1908 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Eleanor (daughter of PAYNE, Douglas and RIPSON, Clara) was born about 1885 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Mar 1940 in Kenmore, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 2/14/1908

City Clerk E. S. Bennett of Lockport
yesterday issued marriage license
No. 4 to Ralph B. Anson Of
Rochester and Miss Eleanor Marion
Payne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Payne. The wedding will
take place Saturday

1. ANSON, Virginia was born on 12 Feb 1909 in New York; died on 23 Nov 1999 in Wilmington, New Castle County, DE.
2. ANSON, Eleanor Jean was born on 12 Feb 1915 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.

Samuel married DANIELS, Harriett about 1873. Harriett was born in Feb 1842 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]