Russell married WINTERS, Viola on 20 Aug 1938 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Viola (daughter of WINTERS, Robert Heinrich and NEUMANN, Wilhelmine Carolina) was born on 20 Dec 1910 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 Aug 2004 in Greensboro, Guilford County, NC; was buried in St Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Bergholtz, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 8/23/1938

Weddings
Hewitt-Winters
A very pretty wedding-took place
Saturday afternoon. August 20, at 4
o'clock, when Miss Viola Ruth Winters,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
H. Winters, of Sixteenth street,
became the bride of Russell Wlllard
Hewitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Hewitt, of Military road. The ceremony
took place at St. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran church, the Rev.
G. H. Ziemer officiating. The church
was adorned with large baskets of
gladioli and palms.
The bride, who was given in marriage
by he father, was lovely in a
floor length white silk marquisette
gown made with small round collar
and puffed sleeves. The fitted band
around the waist, collar and full
skirt were appllqued with a white
silk leaf design. She wore a large
white straw hat with long white
streamers and carried a colonial
bouquet of white gardenias, roses
and lilles-of-the-valley.
The bride was attended by her
sister, Mrs. Leonard R. Parsons, as
matron of honor, attired in floorlength
peach silk marquisette with
shirred square neckline, puffed
sleeves and full skirt. She wore a
large natural leghorn hat with powder
blue streamers and matching
blue slippers and carried a colonial
bouquet of Talisman roses and blue
larkspur.
The groom was attended by Leon-
ard R. Parsons as best man and the
ushers were Oscar Neumann and
Robert Robertson.
The bride's mother was gowned in
navy blue lace. With it she wore a
navy blue felt hat. navy accessories
and a corsage of pink roses and blue
larkspar.
The bridegroom's mother was attired
in a black velvet dress with
matching hat and accessories. Her
corsage consisted of yellow roses and
gypsophila.
After the ceremony a dinner and
reception were held at the Prospect
House. The bridal table, set with 33
covers, was decorated with a wedding
cake, candelabra with white
tapers and vases of snapdragons.
Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt left on a trip
to Canada and will stay at Winde-
mere House, Lake Rosseau, Uskoka
region. the bride wore a dark blue
gabardine suit with a white net
blouse, a miniature navy blue felt
hat and white accessories.
Before her marriage, Mrs. Hewitt
was feted at a bathroom shower
given by Mrs. Leonard r. Parsons
and a variety shower given by Mrs.
Roy Hewitt. A picnic supper party
was given by Mr. and Mrs. William
P. Read in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
Hewitt.

1. HEWITT, Robert Russell was born on 3 Sep 1946 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Mar 2016 in Greensboro, Guilford County, NC.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/16/1968

Roy Hewitt, descendant of
earlysettlers of Niagara County'
and a former member of the
New York State Assembly* died
Sunday (Dec 15, 1968) in Memorial
Hospital.
Mr. Hewitt, who was 88, resided
at 5927 Military Road.
He operated a. farm for 50
years in Military Road. Mr,
Hewitt's great-grandparents suffered
the loss of their home during
the War of 1812 when it was
burned by hostile Indians. Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Hewitt escaped
to Batavia but later returned to
build a home in Lewiston Road.
The Hewitt, family's Niagara
County heritage dates back to
the turn of the 19th century
when Joseph moved here from
Connecticut .
Roy Hewitt's engagement in
politics came easily' since his
forefathers were, instrumental
in the formation of the political
structure of Niagara County.
He was supervisor of the
Town of Lewiston from 1924 to
1939. He served.three terms in
the State Assembly in what was
then known as the 2nd Niagara
County Assembly District.
Mr. Hewitt was a member of
Niagara River Lodge, F&AM,
for -65 years and Sacarissa
Lodge, IOOF, for 60 years.
H£ was also a member of the
Royal Arch-Masons and Knights
Templar.
Mr. Hewitt and his wife,
Edna, who survives him, were
members of the Pierce Avenue
Presbyterian Church for 49
years. The couple celebrated
soonsortheir
65th wedding anniversary
May 11 of this year.
Mr. Hewitt is also survived by
two sons, Russell Hewitt, this
city, and J. Paul Hewitt of Lewiston,
chairman of the Niagara
County Board of Supervisors;
four daughters, Mrs. Arthur
(Doris) Shrubsall and Mrs.
Norma Stagg, this city; .Mrs.
Howard (Ruth) Davidson, Falls
Church, Va., and Mrs. Kenneth
(Grace) Potten, Lewiston. Four
grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren
also,; survive.
Another daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth
Robertson, predeceased
him.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at
Pierce. Avenue Presbyterian
Church with the Rev. Roger
Purdy officiating. Burial will
be in North Ridge Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Cornell
and Daggett Funeral Home
today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday
from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Niagara River Lodge will hold
a memorial service Tuesday at
7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.



Inquiry about another Roy Hewitt:


Subj: Re: Roy Hewitt
Date: 9/19/99 10:18:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: gramse@frontiernet.net (Claude Gramse)
To: Charsoos@aol.com

All we know is he was married to Ruby Nicks (G Aunt). She had only one
husband. Not sure of him. He was born 17Apr1906 and died Oct 1969 in
Florida. She was born 1905 to feb 1998. They had no children. His SSAN is
094-07-4714. Hers is 262-46-8913.
Any info you have on him would be helpful for possible future reference.
Also any tree info.
Thanks for being so kind in droping me a line.
Claude Gramse

Roy married SUTHERLAND, Edna J on 17 May 1903 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Edna was born in 1880 in New York; died in 1977; was buried in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 5/12/1953

Hewitts Celebrate 50th Anniversary;
Both Are Descendants of Early Settlers
Members of two of the oldest families which settled in this area,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hewitt, Military road, Lewiston, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary on Sunday with an open house at their
home.
Attractively attired in a floor-length gown of dusty pink, chiffon
and Chantilly lace, Mr. ansi Mrs. Hewitt received more than 250
guests at the observance.
The first town meeting of Cambria
in 1808, which then embraced
all of Western New York was held
at the home of Mr. Joseph Hewitt,
great grandfather of Mr. Hewitt.
The pioneer served as the first
supervisor in 1808 and 1809' and
for two additional terms several
years later. During the War of
1812, the Hewitt family was burned
out by the Indians. Mr. Roy. Hewitt
served as supervisor for the Town
of Lewiston for six years and for
five years was a member of the
New York State Assembly from the
Second assembly district of Niagara
county.
Mrs. Hewitt is the former Miss
Edna J. Sutherland, whose great
grandparents settled on the Upper
Mountain road in 1814. The original
house still .stands near Military
road. She formerly was a teacher
in the Wilson and Lewiston schools.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Hewitt was decorated for the celebration
with golden roses, chrysanthemums,
gladioli and spring
flowers. Mrs. John Diez, Wilson,
and Mrs, Alan Hewitt, Lewiston,
presided at the lace covered table
enhanced with candelabra and a
centerpiece of yellow roses and
snapdragons with blue iris.
Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt are the
parents of Mrs. Robert Robertson.
Mrs. Kenneth Potter, Mrs. Paul
Sticker. Mr. J. Paul Hewitt and
Mrs. Howard Davidson, all of
Lewiston, and Mr. Russell Hewitt
and Mrs. A. E. Shrubsall, of this
city. They have four grandchildren,
Miss Sharon Strieker. Mr. William
Barney, Mr. Robert Hewitt and
Miss Linda Davidson. Among outof-
town guests were those from
Washington, D. C, Angola and
Welland, Ont.

James married CLEGHORN, Ida about 1873. Ida was born in 1849 in New York; died in 1945; was buried in Riverdale Cemetery, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY - Section 1. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]