Notes:

Watertown NY Daily Times - 7/2/1914

Clayton. July 21.-The second
drowning of the year occurred at this
place yesterday afternoon when Francis,
the eight-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Stephen Pelow, in some manner
fell Into the St. Lawrence.
On Sunday afternoon he was at the
New York Central wharf where the
accident occurred and again yesterday
afternoon he was seen there at about
2. W. G. Hodkln of New York, who Is
a visitor at this resort, went down to
the wharf about 3 to fish and fished
for about an hour with little luck.
Then he felt something heavy hooked
on his line and pulling up was startled
to see the body of a small boy. When
he attempted to bring the body from
the water, however, the line broke and
it dropped again to the bottom.
Station Master Cole was notified of
the discovery and he secured a set of
grappling hooks and after one unsuccessful
attempt succeeded in raising
the body, which was recognised as
that of the Pelow child. Doctors were
immediately called and attempts at resuscitation
was made, but the body
had been too long in the water for the
efforts to be successful. Health Officer
H. J. Frame was notified and gave
permission to have the body removed
to the undertaking establishment of
A. A. Barnhart * Son.
The father of the boy Is chief engineer
of the steamer Nipplgon, sailin
g on the Great Lakes, and could not
be notified until today, when it is expected
he will reach Detroit Besides
the parents there are two brothers
and two sisters surviving. Funeral arrangements
have not yet been completed.

Stephen married BRABANT, Addie on 12 Jan 1901 in Watertown, Jefferson County, NY. Addie (daughter of BRABANT, Leander and Clophia) was born in Jun 1877 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Watertown NY Daily Times - 1/15/1901

Oo Tuesday morning at S t Mary a
church occurred tbe marriage of one
of Clayton's highly respected young
ladies. Miss Ada Brabant to Stephen
Pelow, Jr. Tbe happy couple left for
a short wedding tour. They have
many friends here.

Leander + Clophia. Clophia was born in Apr 1833 in Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]