David married MARTIN, Fanny on 1 Jan 1839 in Clarence, Erie County, NY. Fanny (daughter of MARTIN, David and FRICK, Veronica) was born on 9 Jul 1815 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA; died on 4 Mar 1904 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried in WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MCCAULEY, William A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At any rate this is Christian's obit

Niagara Falls Gazette, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
April 7, 1932, P 12:8

RANSOMVILLE, April 7-Mrs. Frank Canfield Sr., received word last week of the
death of her brother Christian Witmer who died in Highland, CA. He
was a Civil War veteran serving in the 10th New York Cavalry in the same
company with Mr. Alexander Irish of this town. Mr. Witmer was in his 91st
year.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 4/4/1932

Word has just been received here of
the death of Christian Martin Witmer,
which occurred at his home in High-
land, Calif on Mar. 21. Mr. Witmer
was a native of the town of Niagara
and a Civil War veteran. He was a
son of the late David Witmer and
Fanny Martin Witmer and was born
Apr. 29. 1841, in the old Witmer
Road on the south side of the.
Lockport road, just east of the Tus-
arora road.
During the early part of the Civil
Was, Christian Martin Witmer enlisted
in the 10th New York Cavalry regi-
ment and served to the end of the war
as a bugler. It was said of him that
bore a charmed life for, although
a horse was shot from under him
in three different engagements, the
the battle of Gettysburg, he es
caped unharmed.
Upon his return to the Niagara dls
trict after the war he managed the
Witmer homestead farm for some years
and then moved with his family to
Redlands, Calif., and finally to High-
lands, Calif. His wife and a daughter
died several years ago. Mr. Witmer is
survived by a widowed daughter, Mrs.
Marie Slack, Highland. Calif. He had
many relatives and friends in this lo-
cation. A cousin, Christian Frick Wit-
mer, Willlamsville, N. Y., also survives.
He was 92 years old and also a Civil
Service veteran.

Christian married SCHENCK, Matilda K in 1868. Matilda (daughter of SCHENCK, George and KENDIG, Matilda) was born in Nov 1837 in New York; and died; was buried in CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Esther married CRABTREE, John C in 1869. John was born in Sep 1846 in IL; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LIsted on stone as daughter with no name.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 11/12/1940

RANSOMVILLE. - Mrs. Sarah
Witmer Canfleld, 92 years old, a
lifelong resident of Niagara county,
died at the home of her son, David
Canfleld. on the Youngs town-Wilson
road, yesterday afternoon, after a
long Illness.
Mrs. Canfleld. widow, of Frank H.
Canfleld, was a native of the Town
of Niagara and had lived in the
Town of Porter for more than 60
years. She was a member of the
Porter Center Methodist church.
Surviving her are three sons. Witmer,
Frank and David Canfleld,. all
of the Town of Porter, and 12 grandchildren.
Funeral serevlces will be held at
the home of her son, David, at 2:30
p. m. tomorrow, with the Rev. John
A. Mann, of the Ransomville Methodist
church, officiating. Burial will
be in Hoeraer cemetery.

Sarah married CANFIELD, Franklin H about 1873. Franklin (son of CANFIELD, James Keener and SPICKERMAN, Hannah) was born in 1850 in Niagara County, NY; died in 1922; was buried in Hosmer Cemtery, Porter, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: LAMPKIN, Robert F. Robert was born in 1844; died on 18 Aug 1882; was buried in Riverdale Cemetery, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harriet married SCHENCK, Joseph David in Sep 1871. Joseph was born in Apr 1843 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Matilda married WISSLER, Henry R on 14 Feb 1902 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY. Henry (son of WISSLER, Jonathan and Elizabeth) was born in Nov 1860 in OH; died on 29 Jul 1918 in CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SLACK, William E. William was born about 1861 in VT; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Witmer married FOWLER, Gertrude Ann on 13 Feb 1902 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. Gertrude (daughter of FOWLER, William M B and CLARK, Loretta A) was born in 1876 in NY; died on 2 Sep 1952; was buried on 4 Sep 1952 in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clarence married MOSS, Celia Anna about 1917. Celia (daughter of MOSS, Isaac B and KNAPP, Jane Ellen) was born about 1871 in Niagara County, NY; died on 13 Sep 1954 in Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; was buried on 17 Sep 1954 in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 7/28/1956

RANSOMVILLE - Funeral Sevices
will be conducted at 2:30 p.m.
Monday at the home of Frank J.
Canfield, 77, of Brayley Rd., who
died Thursday (July 26, 1956) at
Millard Filmore Hospital, Buffalo,
after a short illness. .
Mr. Canfield, a farmer and
pioneer resident of the Town of
Porter, was born Nov. 15, 1878, at
Youngstown, the son of Frank H.
and Sarah Canfield. He married
the former Jessie Hamblin, Wilson,
who survives him.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by a daughter, Mrs. Howard
Baker, and four sons, Donald,
James, Carl' and Douglas. Two
brothers, Witmer and David Canfield
and 12 grandchildren, all of
Ransomville, also survive.
Services will be conducted by the
Rev. Clarence F.French. Interment
will be in North Ridge Cemetery.

Frank married HAMBLIN, Jessie M on 5 Jun 1911. Jessie was born on 30 Jun 1887 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Dec 1958 in Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; was buried on 28 Dec 1958 in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 1/5/1972

DAVID G. CANFIELD
YOUNGSTOWN - David G.
Canfield, 91, of 1783
-Youngstown-Wilson Road, died
Wednesday (Jan. 5,1972) at the
Ransomville General Hospital
where he was a patient for one
year.
A lifelong resident of the
Town of Porter, he was born in
1880, the son of Frank and
Sarah Canfield. He operated a °
farm at his home.
Mr. Canfield was a member
of the former Porter Center
Methodist Church.'
His wife, Kittie Clapsattle
Canfield, died in 1954.
Surviving are four sons,
Kenneth, Rex and Clarence
Canfield, all of this village, and
Arthur Canfield of Wilson; five
grandsons and one grand-son.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m. Friday at Hardison
Funeral Home, Ransomville,
with the Rev. Edward
Deighton of the Dickersonville
Methodist Church officiating.
Burial will be in Oakland
Rural Cemetery here.
Friends may call at the
funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m.
tonight and from 2 to 5 and 7 to
9 p.m. Thursday.

David married CLAPSADDLE, Kittie Lou before 1908. Kittie (daughter of CLAPSADDLE, Christopher and SMITH, Frances Eliza) was born on 15 Jan 1887 in Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 Sep 1954 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried in Oakland Rural Cemetery or Hosmer Cemetery, Youngstown, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married 4/16/1914 but person unknown. Then divorced.

David married SHIRE, Madeline in 1908 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Frances about 1926. Frances was born about 1902 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DIEZ, Barbara May. Barbara (daughter of DIEZ, Frederick B and PARKS, Grace M) was born in 1908 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Sep 1985 in Mt St Mary's Hospital, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; was buried in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Iva married HOCHADEL, Leonard on 24 May 1947. Leonard (son of HOCHADEL, John and HELM, Magdalena) was born on 29 Nov 1917 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY; died on 20 May 2002 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; was buried on 24 May 2002 in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donald married GOODMAN, Marjorie B on 24 May 1941. Marjorie (daughter of GOODMAN, Linus F and TINLIN, Mary M) was born on 7 Feb 1915 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 11 Feb 1999 in Wesley-on-East H C Fac, Rochester, Monroe County, NY; was buried in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married BUTTERY, Loretta Louise on 3 Mar 1951. Loretta (daughter of BUTTERY, Frank H and NICKERSON, Grace A E) was born on 15 Jul 1929 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Jun 2010 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buffalo News - 6/18/08
baker - Dorothy (nee Canfield)Of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY, formerly of Balmer Rd., Ransomville, June 14, 2008, age 91, wife of the late Howard Red Baker; mother of Ann (James) Samplinski, Katherine (J. Anthony) Collard, Paul (Sharon) Baker and Emily (Christopher) Lotz; grandmother of Theresa Pitts, Richard (Michelle) and Stephen (Amy) Samplinski, Sarah (Kenneth) English, Robert Collard, Brett (Kara) Baker, Elizabeth and Nicole Baker, Jennifer (Andrew) Kush, Melissa Lotz and Shannon (Ryan) Khlar; great-grandmother of Dalton and Drew Pitts, Joseph and Amanda Samplinski, Trevor, Grace, Mitchell and Savannah Samplinski and Tyler Baker; sister of Douglas (Shirley) Canfield and the late Donald (late arjorie) Canfield, James, Lewis and Carl Canfield; sister-in-law of Isabel Canfield and Grace Baker. Friends may call from the HARDISON FUNERAL HOMES, INC., 3648 Ransomville Rd., Ransomville, Friday from 5-8 PM. Services will be Saturday, June 21 at 10 AM from the funeral home. Memorials to the Ransomville Fire Co. Ambulance Fund or the Ransomville United Methodist Church

Niagara Gazette - 6/18/08
(Lewiston) - Dorothy C. Baker, age 91, formerly of Balmer Rd., in Ransomville, died Saturday, June 14, 2008 in Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston, after a brief illness.Dorothy was born February 15, 1917 in the Town of Porter, the daughter of the late Frank and Jessie (Hamblin) Canfield and was a lifelong resident until 2005, when she moved to Lewiston. She was a graduate of Wilson High School and the Kelly Business School in Niagara Falls. On October 19, 1940 she married Howard “Red” L. Baker. Dorothy had worked as a secretary to loan officers in the Power City Trust Bank for six years and in 1942 she joined her husband to develop the Baker Farms business in Ransomville, and become the office manager.She was a lifelong active member of the Ransomville United Methodist Church. Dorothy was an avid reader and enjoyed quilting, crocheting and embroidering.Her husband predeceased her on November 12, 1997. She is survived by her children, Ann (James) Samplinski of Grand Island, Erie County, NY, Katherine (J. Anthony) Collard of Youngstown, Paul (Sharon) Baker of Lewiston and Emily (Christopher) Lotz of Danville, CA; her grandchildren, Theresa Pitts, Richard (Michelle) and Stephen (Amy) Samplinski, Sarah (Kenneth) English, Robert Collard, Brett (Kara) Baker, Elizabeth and Nicole Baker, Jennifer (Andrew) Kush, Melissa Lotz and Shannon (Ryan) Khlar; her great-grandchildren, Dalton and Drew Pitts, Joseph, Amanda, Trevor, Grace, Mitchell and Savannah Samplinski and Tyler Baker; a brother, Douglas (Shirley) Canfield of Ransomville; and two sisters-in- law, Isabel Canfield and Grace Baker, both of Ransomville. She was predeceased by four brothers, Donald (the late Marjorie) Canfield, James, Lewis, and Carl Canfield.Friends may call at HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, 3648 Ransomville Rd., Ransomville, on Friday from 5-8 PM. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 21st at 10:00 AM in the funeral home, with the Rev. Les Drayer officiating. Burial will be private in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria. Memorials may be made to the Ransomville Vol. Fire Co. Ambulance Fund, PO Box 239, Ransomville, NY 14131 or to the Ransomville United Methodist Church, 2573 Youngstown-Lockport Rd., Ransomville, NY 14131.

Dorothy married BAKER, Howard Lester on 19 Oct 1940. Howard (son of BAKER, Elbert LaBeaum and WOLFE, Emily Jane) was born on 1 Sep 1914 in Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; died on 12 Nov 1997 in Mt St Mary's Hospital, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; was buried on 15 Nov 1997 in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carl married BROWN, IsabelBacon Memorial Presbyterian Church, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Isabel was born on 17 Apr 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

July 30, 2013
Douglas Canfield

Niagara Gazette

LEWISTON — Douglas Canfield, age 85, of Ransomville, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 in Mount St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston.

Doug was born May 9, 1928 in the Town of Porter, NY, the son of the late Frank and Jessie (Hamblin) Canfield and was a 1945 graduate of Wilson High School. He established the Douglas Canfield Farm in Ransomville and had operated it continually until his untimely death. Besides being a milk producer, he took his fruits and vegetables to the Buffalo, Niagara Falls and North Tonawanda markets. Doug was a member of the Niagara County Milk Producers Co-Op, a member of the Welch's National Grape Co-Op since 1957, the Niagara County Farm Bureau, the Cornell Cooperative Extension, and served on the Town of Porter Planning Board. He attended the Ransomville United Methodist Church. He enjoyed square dancing and family functions.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley (Sanger) Canfield, whom he married October 25, 1952; his children, Frank Canfield of Ransomville, Kim (John) Coney of Youngstown, and Kirk (Mary) Canfield of Wilson; his grandchildren, Kyle, Greg, Marc and Caleb Canfield, Colleen (Christopher) Brown, Joshua (Kim) and Aaron (Melissa) Coney, Matthew and Paul Canfield; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by four brothers, Louis, Donald, Carl and James Canfield; and a sister, Dorothy Baker.

H married SANGER, Shirley Marie [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married DIEZ, Leola W on 29 Aug 1925. Leola (daughter of DIEZ, Albert and JEDDO, Florence E) was born in 1909; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arthur married SCHOULTZ, Eleanor M on 15 Jun 1940. Eleanor (daughter of SCHOULTZ, Frederick and MUDGE, Edith) was born on 25 Apr 1919 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Sep 2013 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rex married ROSE, Jane Elizabeth on 17 Jun 1944. Jane (daughter of ROSE, Frank W and WHITTAKER, Corabelle) was born on 18 Feb 1917 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Mar 2002 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; was buried on 27 Mar 2002 in Oakland Rural Cemetery or Hosmer Cemetery, Youngstown, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clarence married LEFFLER, Patricia A [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WESSELS, Carman R. Carman (son of WESSELS, Norris and RALEIGH, Mattie, son of RALEIGH, Pearl) was born on 8 Jun 1909 in Brockport, Monroe County, NY; died on 17 Nov 1963 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]