1. | WITMER, Martha E was born on 22 Feb 1858 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Jun 1932 in Rochester, Monroe County, NY; was buried in Riverdale Cemetery, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. Notes:
Niagara Gazette
Mrs. Martha E. Pletcher, widow of
Franklin Pletcher, of this city, died at
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon In Rochester.
The funeral will be held from
the Cornell and Daggett funeral chapel,
Main street, at 2:30 p. m. Saturday.
Burial will be In Rlverdale cemetery.
Mrs. Pletcher was born In the old
Wltmer homestead on the Lockport
road, four miles east of this city. She
was the daughter of Joseph and. Catherine
Wltmer, pioneer residents of Niagara
county. She had lived In Niagara
county for over 60 years and was well
known and highly respected. She was
most active In the affairs of the Church
of Christ, Niagara avenue and Tenth
street, and was also an ardent member
of the Willard W. C. T. U. She was
honored a few years ago by being made
a life member of the national W. C. T.
U.
For the past ten years years. Pletcher
has ben living with hef daughter and
family In Rochester. Her death follow-
ed a lingering Illness of four years,
which she bore with great patience and
Christian fortitude. She is survived by
her daughter, Mrs. Charles Eshelman,
of Rochester; a slater, Mrs. A. R, Laur,
of this city; and four grandchildren,
Carl W. Dorothy and Russell Eshelmah,
of Rochester, and Mrs. John I. Ormond,
of Baltimore
Martha married PLETCHER, Franklin on 2 Oct 1879 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Franklin (son of PLETCHER, Daniel and CHAPMAN, Lavina) was born on 25 Sep 1849 in New York; died between 1920 and 1947 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried in Riverdale Cemetery, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. PLETCHER, Edith Maria was born on 1 Jul 1881 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 22 Feb 1977 in Beechwood Nursing Home, Getzville, Erie County, NY.
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