Notes:

Lowville NY Journal Republican - 5/28/1903

Christopher Ammon died last Sunday
at the home of his son, George Ammon,
in West Leyden. The deceased was born
in Germany 69 years ago, but had re
sided in West Leyden the past 85 years,
where he was engaged in farming . Two
sons survive, George Ammon, of West
Leyden, and Henry Ammon, of Lee
Center, and three daughters; Mrs. Charles
Burg, of Vernon Center; Mrs. Henry
Schmoker, of West Leyden, and Mrs
Philip Shankenbury, of Rome.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married BRIGGS, Eva about 1887. Eva (daughter of BRIGGS, George and Catherine) was born in Dec 1867 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY; died on 26 Aug 1927 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Utica NY Daily Press - 8/6/1934

Rome-Mrs. Kate Shankenbury.
311 Elm Street, has received Word
of the death of her brother, Henry
Ammon, Washington, Tuesday at
West Point in the home ot his
daughter, Mrs. Marlon Buck.
Hs was born in Weat Leyden in
1864 and also resided in Lee Center
and Taberg. The body will be
taken to West Leyden for burial.
He married Miss Mary Beha, West
Leyden, who died June 22, 1932. He
went to Washington 20 years ago.
where he had since lived. While
living in Taberg he conducted a
meat market.
Two daughters survive, Miss
Ethel Ammon. Washington. Mrs.
Buck. West Point: a sister,. Mrs.
Shankenbury. Rome, a brother,
George Ammon. West Leyden:
several nieces and nephews In West
Leyden, Rome and Watertown.

Henry married BEHA, Mary A on 22 Jan 1889 in Mohawk Hill, Lewis County, NY. Mary (daughter of BEHA, Matthew and WILBERT, Mary Anna) was born on 17 May 1860 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY; died on 22 Jun 1932 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Utica Daily Press - 12/10/1932

BURG-On Thursday, .December 8,
1932. at Vernon. N. Y., Frances
Ammon, wife of Charles Burg. In her
65th year.
Funeral services will be held privately
frcm her late home at Vernon.
N. Y . on Sunday at 3 p. m Friends
may call at their convenience. Inter-
ment in Bronson Cemetery, Vernon
Center

Frances married BURG, Charles in 1889. Charles was born about 1863 in Mohawk Hill, Lewis County, NY; died on 17 Jan 1944 in Vernon Center, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married SCHMOKER, Henry on 18 Feb 1886 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY. Henry (son of SCHMOKER, John and Marie) was born about 1864 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY; died on 29 Dec 1944 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SHANKENBURY, Phiip. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Boonville NY Herald - 10/1/1959

West Leyden - Eugene Ammon
71. former Town of Lewis super-.
visor. died Saturday. Sept 24. 1959
at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital
Center, Utica, after a three weeks
illness.
He was born Sept. 17, 1887 in
West Leyden, son of George and
Eva Briggs Ammon. He spent his
entire life in this area.
He married Loretta Smith Nov.
11, 1919 at Ava, the Rev. Charles
Bowman officiating. Mr. Ammon
has resided at the familiy farm at
West Leyden since 1928.
Mr Ammon was active in the Democratic Party and served as
supervisor for the Town of Lewis
eight years and peace justice and
assessor many years. He was a
member of the West Leyden Cen-
tral School Board several terms.
He also operated a barber shop at
the Schmoker store barn.
He was a member of the Reform-
ed Church and its board, the West
Leyden Fire Deprtment, past mas-
ter of the West Leyden Grange
and past president of the West Ley-
den Producers cooperative.
Besides his wife, he leaves three
daughters, Mrs. Walter Zimmer,
Westernville; Mrs. Percy Freder-
ick, Boonville; Mrs. Edward Dutch,
West Leyden; a son, Charles E.
West Leyden, 30 grandchildren; a
brother, ???? of Watertown;
three sisters, Mrs. Mary Canfield,
and Mrs. Carlton Stockwell, both of
Watertown, Mrs. Alice Jones at
home; several nieces and nephews.
The funeral was at 7 Wednesday
from the Trainor Funeral Home,
183 Schuyler St.,, Boonville, the
Rev. Irving F. Beal, pastor of the
Boonville Presbyterian Church, of-
ficiating. Burial was in West Leyden
Cemetery.

Eugene married SMITH, Loretta C on 11 Nov 1919 in Ava, Lewis County, NY. Loretta (daughter of SMITH, George and SMITH, Kathryn) was born on 25 Mar 1895 in Utica, Oneida County, NY; died on 10 Apr 1967 in Utica, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: JONES, Edward. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: STOCKWELL, Carlton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Freda married CANFIELD, H Harry on 28 Sep 1914 in Boonville, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Watertown NY Daily Times - 1/4/1968

H. Howard Ammon, 69, a
retired linotype operator,
was suddenly stricken with
a heart attack while operat
ing a snowblower at his
home, 180 Ward, street, and
died, apparently instantly,
about 1:15 Wednesday afternoon.
He was pronounced
dead upon arrival by ambu
lance at the House of the
Good Samaritan about 1:35.
Mr. Ammon had just started
operating the snow removing
machine in the driveway
at the back of the home,
then turned the blower over
to a neighbor, Emery J. Len
no, 178 Ward street, to do
another errand, but collapsed
in the snow. He had been afflicted
with a heart condition.
Surviving him are a daughter,
Mrs. Robert J. (Patricia
I.) Denum, Hialeah, Fla.; a
grandson, Michael, of Hialeah;
and three sisters, Mrs.
Alice K. Jones, Rome, Mrs.
Freda M. Canfield, 180 Ward
street, with whom he lived,
and Mrs. J. Carlton /(Rose I.)
Stockwell, Sackets Harbor
road.
A brother, Eugene Ammon
of West Leyden, died in a
Utica hospital Sept. 26, 1959
at the age of 72.
Mr. Ammon was born at
West Leyden Feb. 3, 1898, a
son of George C. and Eva
Briggs Ammon. His mother
died Aug. 26, .1927 and his
father on Aug. 11, 1938.
Mr. Ammon spent the
early part of his life at West
Leyden, where he attended
school. He came to Water-
town as a young man and
learned the printing trade in
the shop of his brother-in-
law, the late H. Harry Can-
field, who operated a trade
composition b u s i n e s s at
Printing House Place, the location
of the Hungerford-Holbrook
company.
He remained in employ of
his brother-in-Jaw for jmanV;
years, retiring about 'i960.
Mr. 'Canfield,:' who retired
when he^Vsold: "the. toisliiiss
to Robert J. Briggs i n 1959,
died Jan. 19, 1960.
Mr. Ammon married Miss
Agnes S. Whalen of this city,
a native of Canada, on April
3,1929. She died here March
29, 1962, at the age of 58.

H married WHALEN, Agnes S on 3 Apr 1929. Agnes was born about 1904; died on 29 Mar 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rose married STOCKWELL, J Carlton on 31 Dec 1927 in Adams Center, Jefferson County, NY. J was born on 22 Jul 1893; died in Oct 1968 in Watertown, Jefferson County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marion married BUCK, Robert about Feb 1927. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Boonville NY Herald - 1978

Mrs. Edna May Kime a
well-known West Leyden Mer-
chant, passed away at Rome
Hospital after a long illness on
Thursday, September 28.
She was born at West
Leyden, the daughter of Henry
ana1 Anna Ammon Schmoker.
Her entire life was spent at
West Leyden. After graduating
from the West Leyden
School she attended the Teachers
Training Class in Boonville.
Mrs. Kime, a talented
musician, studied Piano and
Voice, and taught Piano and
Voice at her home.
She assisted her Father in the
operation of the Schmoker
General Store, and the Post
Office located in the Store at
West Leyden. "After Henry
Schmoker's death in 1944, she
continued to operate the store
until entering the hospital last
April.
Mrs. Kime was afflicted with
Multiple Sclerosis, and was an
invalid for many years. In
spite of-her "affliction, she
carried on the operation of her
store for many years from a
wheel chair. She was the West
Leyden Correspondent for the
Boonville Herald and the
Rome Sentinel.
Mrs. Kime was Church
organist'and soloist for both
the West Leyden Reformed
.and the StA Mary's Churches
until her health prevented her
from playing the organ.
-In recognition" of her many
years of service to the community
of West Leyden, the
residents of the area held an
Edna Kime Day in May of
1973. The reception was
attended by people from far
and wide at the West Leyden
Community Fire Hall. The
Ladies Auxiliary sponsored
this event. She had chaired
innumerable drives for charitable
organizations. Among
them being the Heart Association.
In addition tolhe churches,
she was a life member of
Salma Chapter O.E.S. of
Boonville.
She was united in marriage
with Stuart T. Kime on June
15, 1919 at West Leyden. Mr
Kime died on March 27, 1952.
Surviving are several cous-
ins.
Funeral services were held
from the Trainor Funeral
Home in Boonville at 1:30
p.m. on Sunday October"TT
The Rev. Lynn Joosten, Pastor
of the West Leyden Reformed
Church, officiated.
Interment was made in West
Leyden Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Ralph Rauscher, Douglas
Rauscher, Francis Hoffert,
Robert Nellenback, Alex
Trainor, and' Joseph Stinebrickner

Edna married KIME, Stuart T on 15 Jun 1919 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY. Stuart died on 27 Mar 1952. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married PERRY, Edna on 1 Aug 1964 in Rome, Oneida County, NY. Edna (daughter of PERRY, Edward S and SMITH, Francis) was born on 10 Apr 1932 in Rome, Oneida County, NY; died on 14 Dec 1978 in Rome, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Boonville NY Herald - 11/4/1992

FLOYD Marte (Tootie)
Ammon LaPlante Zimmer.
71. a resident of Steams
Road, who lived In Rome
until October 1 and a for-.
mer resident of West
Leyden. died at St Luke's
Memorial Hospital. New
Hartford, on Monday.
October 26. 1992.
Born In Ava on February
6. 1921. Mrs. Zimmer
was a daughter of Eugene
and Loretta Smith.
Ammon. She. graduated
from West Leyden Central
School and from the
Newcomb Beauty Aca-
demy at Watertown. Her
first husband, Joseph
LaPlante, whom she mar-
ried in Boonville on April
15, 1941, died on April 2,
1947. She married Walter
W. Zimmer on May 16,
1952 in Halsteadt, Pa. Mr.
Zimmer died on May 12,
1969. Before retiring in
1990, Mrs. Zimmer was
the owner of Rome
Reweavers. She was a
member of West Leyden
Dutch Reformed Church.
Survivors include five
daughters, Mrs. Gary
(Joanne) Langley and Mrs.
Daniel (Bethany)
Schwerteger, both of
Floyd, Mrs. Lester (Carol)
Fallon, Holland Patent,
Mrs. Dale (Sharon) Grems
of Steuben, and Mary
Adams of Parker, Ariz. two
sons and a daughter in
law, James LaPlante, West
Leyden and Joseph and
Glenda LaPlante, West
Covina, Calif; 20 grand-
children; three great
grandchildren; on esister,
Mrs. Percy (Shirley)
Fredericks, Boonville; one
brother, Charles Ammon,
West Leyden and many
nieces and nephews. She
was predeceased by a
sister, Bethany Dutch.
Services were held on
Wednesday, October 28 at
1:30 p.m. at the Trainor
Funeral Home, Boonville.
Interment was made in St.
Mary's Cemetery, West
Leyden. Mrs. Beverly
Gallney commissioned
lay minister, officiated.

Marie married ZIMMER, Walter W on 18 May 1952 in Halstedt, PA. Walter (son of ZIMMER, Walter W and WEMPLE, Vera A) was born on 29 Aug 1918 in Talvottville, New York; died in May 1969 in Boonville, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie married LAPIANTE, Joseph on 15 Apr 1941 in Boonville, Oneida County, NY. Joseph died on 2 Apr 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Boonville NY Herald - 11/2/1994

BOONVILLE - Shirley
Ammon Frederick, 72, of
West Street, a retired meat
cutter at the Acme Market
in Boonville, died on
Wednesday, October 26,
1994 at her home.
She was born in Ava on
August 14, 1922, a
daughter of eugene and
Loretta Smith Ammon.
She grew up in West
Leyden and graduated
from West Leyden High
School. She and her sister,
Marie, operated a beauty
shop in Boonville for
several years before she
was employed at Griffiss
Air Base in Rome. for
many years she was
employed at the Acme
Grocery market in
Boonville, in the meat
department, until the store
burned in 1970.
Shirley was united in
marriage with Percy
Frederick in January 1946.
Mrs. Frederick was a
member of the West
Leyden Dutch Reformed
Church, the Harland J.
Hennessey Post VFW
Ladies Auxiliary, a life
member and secretary of
the Lost Trail Snowmo-
vile cub, and a life
member and secretary of
the Constableville Fish &
Game Club.
Besides her husband,
surviving re one son,
Ronald C. Frederick,
Pompano Beach, Fla.; four
daughters, Mrs. Garrett
(Phyllis) Roseboom, Boon-
ville, Lynda Frederick,
Oriskany, Mrs. Jeanne
Maya, Richmond, Va. and
Mrs. James (Vicki)
VerSchneider, Forestpost;
six grandchildren, one
great-granddaughter; and
one brother, Chrles
ammon of West Leyden.
She was predeceased by
sisters, Bethany (Betty)
Dutch in 1985 and by
Marie LaPlante Zimmer in
1992.
Grace side funeral
services were held on
Saturday, October 29.
1994 at 1 p.m. at Boonville
Cemetery. There were no
calling hours. Arrange-
ments were entrusted to
the Trainor Funeral Home,
Inc., Boonville.

Shirley married FREDERICK, Percy in Jan 1946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bethany married DUTCH, Edward W on 17 Jan 1945 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY. Edward (son of DUCKNOWSKI, Frank and ZMITROVITCH, Victoria) was born on 12 May 1922 in Philadelphia, Delaware County, PA; died on 15 Feb 1985 in New Hartford, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DENUM, Robert J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]