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Niagara Gazette

GA8PORT - Mrs, Minnie
McCollum, 85, of Slayton
Settlement Road, died Sunday
(March 14, 1965) in Mount
View Hospital. She was the
widow of A. D, McCollum,
prominent breeder of Holstein
cattle, who died last
April. .
Mrs. McCollum was; born
In the Town of Lewiston Aug.
27, 1879, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Austin. She
lived In the Lewlston urea
until 23 yeirs ago, when she
moved to the Gssport area.
Survivors Include a daughter,
Mrs, Thelma Schul, San-
born; three ions, A. Jerauld,
Ransomvllle, M e l v i l l e C,
Lockport, and Kenneth D.
McCollum, Gasport; a foster
daughter, Viola Pidgeon, Ni-
agara Falls; 19 grandchildren
and 13 great-grandchildren.

Minnie married MCCOLLUM, Abraham Day on 9 Dec 1903 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Abraham (son of MCCOLLUM, Abram M and SANBORN, Almyra S) was born on 11 Sep 1875 in Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Apr 1964 in Gasport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 12/10/1953

Recalling a heavy snow storm on their wedding day 50
years ago, Mr. and Mrs. A. Day McCollum of the Slayton Settlement
Road celebrated their 50th wedding annivenary
day at their home.
A. Day McCollum of the Balm-
er Road, Youngstown. and Minnie
M. Autin oi Dickersonville Road.
Ransomville. were united in Mar*
riage Dec. 9. 1903 at the M. E.
parsonage at North Ridge. After
a short wedding trip, the couple
resided on the McCollum farm on
the Balmer Road.
They lived on thai farm, which
was a part of the original Holland
Land Grant and was in the family
for five generations, until the
government purchased It as part'
of the tract of land acquired for
a government project in 1942. At
that time they purchased a farm
on the Slayton settlement Road,
where they now reside.
PROGRESSIVE FARMER
Besides being a progressive
dairy farmer, Mr. McCollum was
for many years a member of the
Ransomville Grange, Ransomville
Men's Club. director of the
L. F., president of the Dairymen's
League Local and member
of the Farm Bureau.
He was one of the first tanners
to practice conservation of soil In
his area, and has a modern farm
fully equipped and stocked with
100 head of registered holstein
Fresian cattle. Which is a partnership
with his youngest son, Kenneth
Day McCollum. who owns a
farm nearby.
15 GRANDCHILDREN
The couple have two other sons.
A Jerald McCollum of Ransomville
and Melville C. McCollum of
the Upper Mountain Road, and a
daughter,, Mrs. Roy M. Schul of
Cambria Road,, Sanborn. They al-
so have 15 grandchildren.
A recetion for relatives and
friends was held in the evening
with refreshments served from a
table covered with a lace cloth
and centered by a hree-tiered an-
niversary cake. Mrs.. Lester Rob-
zein and Miss Edith Pearson
poured.
The couple received many gifts.
The bigget thrill of the evening
for Mr.. and Mrs. McCollum was
a long distance call from their
eldest grandson, J. Grant McCol-
lum,, who i serving with the U.S.
Navy and is stationed at Havana,
Cuba.

1. MCCOLLUM, Abraham Jerauld was born about 1905 in New York; died on 1 Nov 1967 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY.
2. MCCOLLUM, Melville C was born about 1908 in New York; and died.
3. MCCOLLUM, Kenneth Day was born about 1911 in New York; and died.
4. MCCOLLUM, Thelma Jane was born on 6 Jul 1914 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 30 Jul 1993 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.