Notes:

Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 12/17/1951

Mrs. Eva Belknap, widow of
Melvin Belknap, died Sunday
morning at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. John O'Brien, RD, Skaneateles,
where she had made her
home for several years.
Born in the town of Conquest,
she had lived in this section nearly
30 years. In 1921 she moved here
, from Savannah.
She is survived by four daughters,
Mrs. Morris Burghduff of
Savannah, Mrs. Mylisa Dreythaler
of Auburn, Mrs. Herbert Coggen
of RD, Skaneateles. and Mrs.
O'Brien; six sons, Emmett Belknap,
Syracuse. Roland Belknap,
Cayuga, Keith Belknap. RD, Skaneateles,
Dorsell Belknap, Auburn,
Roscoe Belknap, RD, Skaneateles,
and Paul Belknap. RD, Skaneateles;
eight grandsons, 13 granddaughters,
11 great-grandchildren,
an one brother, Clarence Cartner
of Savannah.
Services will be held at 1 p. m.
Tuesday at the residence of her
daughter. Mrs. John O'Brien. The
Rev. Stanley P. Jones, pastor of
Owasco Reformed Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Spring
Lake Cemetery, Conquest.
Friends may call at the home of
Mrs. John O'Brien Monday afternoon
and evening at their convenience.

Family/Spouse: BELKNAP, Melvin P. Melvin (son of BELKNAP, Levi P and Adeline) was born in Apr 1865 in New York; died on 23 May 1934 in Savannah, Wayne County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emmet married RAVEN, Laura about Jun 1914 in Weedsport, Cayuga County, NY. Laura (daughter of RAVEN, Edward) was born on 29 Apr 1897 in New York; died in Nov 1972 in Brewerton, Onondaga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Geneva NY Daily Times - 12/15/1972

SENECA FALLS - Mrs. Ruth E.
Burghduff, 79, of 253 Fall St., died late
Thursday at the Seneca Falls Hospital
following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday in the Sanderson Funeral Home.
The Rev. William R. Knox, pastor of
First Presbyterian Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Spring Lake
Cemetery.
She was the widow of Morris J. Burghduff.
Friends may call at the Sanderson
Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. today
and from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
Born in Tyre, May 29, 1893, the
daughter of Mervin and Eva Gartner
Belknap, she was a nurse last employed
at Ft. Plain Nursing Home, Ft. Plain.
She returned to Seneca Falls in 1965. She
was a member of First Presbyterian
Church and Westminster fellowship, the
Sunflower Twig of the Big C Anna
Brown Guild of the Seneca Falls
Hospital, and Seneca Grange No. 44.
Survivors are one son, Ray A. Donselarr
of Savannah; two daughters,
Mrs. Frank (Isabell) Vest of Ft. Plain,
and Mrs. Earl (Freda) Warner of
Albuquerque, N.M.; five brothers,
Emmett Belknap of Syracuse; Keith of
Owasco; Dorsell of Auburn; Roscoe and
Paul, both of Skaneateles; three sisters,
Mrs. Mylisa Dreythaer and Mrs.
Madeline O'Brien, bom of Owasco, and
Mrs. Addie Coggens, Skaneateles; five
grandchildren; one great-grandchild,
and several nieces and nephews.

Family/Spouse: BURGHDUFF, Morris J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 4/4/1941

Catholic Church rites and military
honors marked the funeral
services for Clarence Belknap,
World War veteran who served
oversees in the U. S. aerial service,
which were held at 8:30
o'clock Friday morning, 328
North Fulton Street, and at 9
o'clock at Holy Family Church. A
requiem high Mass was sung by
Rev. John J. Heely with Rev.
Dean John A. Conway and
Rev. William E. Davie in the sanctuary.
The funeral was largely
attended and there many Mass
cards and flowers. Burial was in
St Joseph's Cemetery, where services
were conducted by Dean
Conway and Father Healy:
The funeral cortege stopped at
Memorial City Hall, while "Old
Wheeler" tolled a tribute. Taps
at the grave were sounded by
Buglar Francis Mastropletro. The
casket was draped with the American
flag. Bearers were James
Bannon, James Gillooly, Michael
Ryan, Patrick Hennessey, Andrew
Shapley and Joseph Myers.

ALSO

Auburn NY Free Press - 4/3/1941

BELKNAP - In Auburn. N. Y..
Tuesday night, April 1, at his
home, 128 North Fulton Street,
Clarence Joseph Belknap, husband
of Agnes Belknap, aged 47
years. Funeral will be held from
his home on Friday morning at
8:30 with services at Holy Family
Church at 9 o'clock. Burial
will be made in St. Joseph's
cemetery.

Clarence married WARREN, Agnes on 3 Mar 1919 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. Agnes was born on 1 Oct 1890 in New York; died in Mar 1987 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marcellus NY Weekly Observer - 4/6/1983

Mylisa Belknap Dreythaler of
2899 Rt. 20, Marcellus, died
Thursday, March 31 in Auburn
Memorial Hospital.
A native of Savannah, Mrs.
Dreythaler lived most of her life
in Auburn. She was a retired
employee of Welch Allyn in
Skaneateles.
Surviving are a daughter,
Lois M. Foster of Marcellus; a
brother, Dorsell Belknap of
Canastota; two sisters,
Madeline O'Brien and Addie
Coggen, both of Skaneateles;
three grandchildren, Michael
Foster of Venice Center, Cindy
Farrell of Auburn, and Sandra
Foster of Marcellus; and several
nieces and nephews.
Services were held Monday,
April 4 at Robert D. Gray Funeral
Home, Skaneateles, the
Rev. George McCracken officiated.
Burial was in Soule
Cemetery, Sennett.
Contributions may be made to
the Marcellus Ambulance
Corps.

Family/Spouse: DREYTHALER, Louis H. Louis (son of DREYTHALER, Henry J and LOVELL, Nellie Josephine) was born about 1901 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY; died on 12 Feb 1959 in Harrisville, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Geneva NY Daily Times - 9/5/1967

SENECA FALLS - Funeral
services for Roland Belknap, 66,
of the Demont Colony, Rt. 89,
who died Saturday in Taylor-
Brown Memorial Hospital after
an illness of several months will
be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the
Sanderson Funeral Home.
The Rev. LeRoy C. Hertzog,
pastor of First Presbyterian
Church, will officiate. Burial
will be in Pine Hill Cemetery,
Throop.
Friends may call at the fu-
neral home today from 2 t o 4
and 7 to 9 p.m.
Mr. Belknap was born in Waterloo
Feb. 22, 1901, the son of
Melvin P. and Eva Cartner
Belknap. He was a lifelong resident
of this area. He was a
farmer and also drove school
bus for tbe Seneca Falls Central
School District for several
years until forced to retire due
to ill health.
He is survived by five stepsons,
Wayne Learo of Cayuga,
Donald Learo of Weedsport, Alvin
Learo of Savannah, Robert
Learo of Cayuga and Herald
Learo of Auburn; four stepdaughters.
Mrs. Stewart Van-
Wie of Weedsport, Mrs, Anita J.
Densley of Auburn, Mrs. Wesley
Larsen of Cayuga and Mrs. William
Withers of Seneca Falls;
five brothers, Emmett Belknap
of Syracuse, Keith of Skaneatles.
Dorsell of Syracuse, Roscoe and
Paul, both of Skaneateles; four
sisters. Mrs. Ruth Burghduff of
Fort Plain; Mrs. Mylisa Dreythaler.
Mrs, Madeline O'Brien.
and Mrs. T. Herbert Coggen, all
of Skaneateles.

Family/Spouse: JETTY, Pearl. Pearl was born in Throop, Cayuga County, NY; died on 3 Jun 1960 in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: CLARK, Ruth. Ruth (daughter of CLARK, Arthur) was born about 1901 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marcellus NY Weekly Observer - 10/24/1973

KEITH BELKNAP. 70. of
North Road, Owasco, died
October 19 at Auburn Memorial
Hospital.
Born in South Butler, Mr.
Belknap resided in the Owasco
area most of his life. He was a
member of the Skaneateles Rod
and Gun Club.
Surviving are three brothers,
Dorsell of Auburn, Roscoe and
Paul, both of Skaneateles; three
sisters, Mrs. Mylisa Dreythaler
and Mrs. Madeline O'Brien, both
of Owasco, and Mrs. Addie
Coggen of Skaneateles.
Services were held October 23
at the Bernie J. O'Neill and Son
Funeral Home, Skaneateles, the
Rev. Gordon J. Webster officiating.
Burial was in Souie
Cemetery, Sennett.
Contributions may be made to
the Owasco Fire Department.

Notes:

Marcellus NY Weekly Observer - 6/2/1999

Madeline Belknap O'Brien, 94,
of Village Landing Skaneateles
died May 27 at Community General
Hospital, Syracuse.
Born in Montezuma she had
lived most of her life in Owasco
and over 10 years in Skaneateles.
She was a member of the Altar
and Rosary Society at St. Ann's
Church in Owasco and was a communicant
of St. Mary's of the Lake
Church in Skaneateles.
Her husband John died in 1964.
Surviving are three sons,
Frederick and Thomas O'Brien of
Moravia, and Michael Sierzega of
Skaneateles; four daughters, Esther
Brock of Skaneateles, Mary Jean
Norton of Manheim, Pa., Elizabeth
Edmunds of Auburn, and Barbara
Poisson of Holmes Beach, Ha.; two
foster daughters, Ruth Adams of
Ontario and Linda Phoenix of
Pompano Beach, Fla.; a sister
Addie Coggen of Skaneateles; 26
grandchildren and several greatgrandchildren
and great-greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services were held May
31 at the Robert D. Gray Funeral
Home Skaneateles and at St.
Mary's of the Lake Church,
Skaneateles.
Burial will be in St. Joseph's
Cemetery, Fleming.
Contributions may be made to
Skaneateles Ambulance Volunteer
Emergency Service.

Madeline married O'BRIEN, John on 4 Apr 1923 in Owasco, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Marcellus NY Weekly Observer - 8/22/1990

Services for Dorsell Belknap,
83, of Denton Md. formerly of
the Auburn-Skaneateles area,
who died Saturday, August 18
in Denton, were Wednesday
morning, August 22 at the
Robert D. Gray Funeral Home,
Skaneateles, the Rev. Martha
Fisher officiating. Burial was
in Soule Cemetery, Sennett.
Born in Montezuma, Mr.
Belknap had lived in the
Auburn-Skaneateles area until
moving to Maryland three years
ago. He was a retired truck
driver for the Mead Container
Co. in Syracuse.
His wife, Gertrude, died in
1966:
Surviving are a son, Herbert
D. Belknap of Denton; two sisters,
Madelaine O'Brien and
Addie Coggen, both of Skaneateles;
three grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Contributions may be made
to SAVES.

Family/Spouse: SPURR, Gertrude I. Gertrude was born on 8 Jun 1910 in New York; died on 30 Jun 1986 in Canastota, Madison County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Addie married COGGEN, Thomas Henry Herbert on 3 Apr 1929 in Skaneateles, Onondaga County, NY. Thomas was born about 1894 in Bristol, England; died on 18 Nov 1968 in Skaneateles, Onondaga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser

Mr. Roscoe R. Belknap,
70, of 1416 East Genesee
Street Road, Skaneateles,
died Sunday evening, Feb-
ruary 7, 1982, in Auburn
Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Conquest
and had resided in
Skaneateles most of his life.
He was a retired foreman
for Stauffer Chemical
Company in Skaneateles.
He is survived by: his
wife, Mrs. Evelyn Clark
Belknap; a son, James R.
Belknap of Marcellus; two
daughters, Mrs. Frances
(Kay) Rice of Marcellus and
Mrs. Eleanor B. Babcock of
Nashville, Tenn.; a brother,
Dorsel Belknap of
Melbourne Beach, Fla.;
three sisters, Mylissa
Dreythaler of Marcellus,
Mrs. Madeline O'Brien and
Mrs. Addie Coggen both of
Skaneateles; seven
grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Thursday at
the Robert d. Gray Funeral
Home, Skaneateles. Rev.
Dr. Stephen A. Kish will
officiate.
Friends may call Wed-
nesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. at the funeral home, 49
Jordan Street.
Contributions may be
made to the Alzheimers
Disease foundation or to
S.A.V.E.S., Inc.

Family/Spouse: CLARK, Evelyn. Evelyn (daughter of CLARK, Albert R and HARSE, Louise) was born on 31 Dec 1912 in Skaneateles, Onondaga County, NY; died on 2 Jun 1984 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Skaneateles NY Free Press - 4/5/1981

Paul T.Belknap, 66, of 4485
Old State Rd., Skaneatetes,
died Monday, March 30 at
home.
He was born in Savannah,
Wayne County, and had lived
in Skaneateles most of his life.
He was retired from the Town
of Niles highway department:
Mr. Betoap was a member
of the Skaneateles Red and
Gun Club, and a former.
member of the New Hope
Volunteer Fire Dept. .
Surviving are his wife,
Marion E. Famoly Belknap; a
son, Paul J. Belknap of Port
Byron; a daughter, Carol A.
Dudden, 3703 Highland Ave.,
Skaneateles; two brothers';
Dorset Belknap of West
Melbourne, Fla. and Rosco
Belknap of Skaneateles; three
sisters, Mylissa Drythaler and
Madeline O'Brien of Owasco
and Addie Coggen of
S k a n e a t e l e s , six
grandchildren and several
nieces.
Services were Friday, April 3
at the Robert D. Gray Funeral
Home, the Rev. Dr.Stephen A.
Kish officiating, with burial in
Owasco Rural Cemetery. ;
Contributions may be made
to SA.V.E;S., Owasco No. 2
Fire Dept. or the New Hope
FireDept.

Paul married FAMOLY, Marion E about Mar 1939 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. Marion (daughter of FAMOLY, John) was born on 23 Jun 1918 in New York; died on 26 Feb 2002 in Skaneateles, Onondaga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: LOCKWOOD, Raymond E. Raymond (son of LOCKWOOD, Howard and MADIGAN, Cora) was born about 1912 in Savannah, Wayne County, NY; died on 15 Apr 1985 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: WARNER, Earl. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: VEST, Frank. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married COONAN, Mary Elizabeth on 25 Jun 1947 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married SHAW, Edward K about 19 Jul 1945 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Herbert married MOORE, Catherine Joyce on 28 Mar 1956 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MCKEON, John. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: CHAMBERLIN, Fred. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married BENDER, Philip M [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married RICE, Clare Eugene [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marcellus NY Weekly Observer - 4/12/2006

Eleanor Louise Belknap
Babcock, 66, of St. Augustine,
Fla. and Skaneateles Lake,
died Feb. 26,2006 after a seven
year battle with ovarian cancer.
She was born in
Skaneateles and was a graduate
of the Skaneateles School
System and Syracuse University
College of Fine Arts.
Eleanor married and moved
to Nashville, Tenn. in 1960. She
retired as a secretary and treasurer
of Babcock and Williams
and Royal Elm Properties.
Eleanor, beginning in 1992,
lived part time in St. Augustine
to be closer to her grandchildren.
She was an active gardener,
boater, and wonderful grandmother
who loved to travel the
world.
She was a member of the
Hermitage Rachel Jackson
Garden Club, Las Adelfas Garden
Club of St. Augustine, Antique
and Classic Boat Society,
Antique Boat Museum, and
Donelson Presbyterian
Church where she was an El-
der.
She is survived by her husband,
Donald E. Babcock; son,
Brook K. Babcock (Kit); granddaughter,
Hannah of Nashville,
Tenn.; daughter, Tina Miles
(Charlie); grandchildren, Gene
and Jennifer of St. Augustine;
sister, Kay Rice (Gene) of
Marcellus; one niece and four
nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Evelyn and
Roscoe Belknap, and brother,
Jimmy Belknap.
A memorial service was held
at Donelson Presbyterian
Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to Suncoast Sea
Bird Sanctuary, 18328 Gulf
Blvd., Indian Shores, FL 33785
or the Northeast Florida Community
Hospice, 525 SR 16,
Suite 112, St. Augustine/FL
32084.
Arrangements were by
Craig Funeral Home and Crematory,
1475 Old Dixie Highway,
St. Augustine, FL 32084.

Eleanor married BABCOCK, Donald E on 10 Sep 1960 in Skaneateles, Onondaga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marcellus NY Weekly Observer - 12/16/1987

James R. Belknap, 44, of 2353
Rt. 20, Marcellus, died December
9.
Mr. Belknap was a graduate of
Skaneateles High School. He
was a 22-year employee of General
Motors. He was an avid
golfer.
Surviving are his wife, Irene
Miller Belknap; a daughter,
Donna, and two sons, Timothy
and Michael, all at home; two
sisters, Kay Rice of Marcellus
and Eleanor Babcock of
Nashville, Tenn.; and several
aunts, uncles, nieces and
nephews.
Services were December 12 at
the Ryan Funeral Home, Marcellus,
the Rev. Stephen Hluchy
officiating. Burial was in Soule
Cemetery, Auburn.
Contributions may be made to
the American Cancer Society.

Family/Spouse: MILLER, Irene F. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Paul married BECKER, Norma Elaine [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marcellus NY Weekly Observer - 1/28/2004

Caro Belknap Dudden, 61, of
Highland Ave., Skaneateles, died
Jan. 20, 2004. Born in Rome, she
was a graduate of Moravia High
School.
Surviving are her husband,
Arthur Thomas Dudden; two
daughters, Jodie (Dennis) Morgan
of Owasco and Jane (Mike) Murphy
of Sennett; two sons, John
(Kathleen) Dudden of Skaneateles
and Jeffrey (Stephanie) Dudden of
Weedsport; brother, Paul Belknap
of Montezuma; grandchildren,
XAlex'arid Nick Morgan, Staci, Jordan
and Kayla Dudden and Kyle
Murphy; niece, Sherry and
nephew, Bryan.
Services will be private.
. Contributions may be made to
Hospice of Central New York, 900
Seventh North St., Liverpool, NY
13088.
Arrangements are by the Robert
D. Gray Funeral Home,
Skaneateles.

Family/Spouse: DUDDEN, Arthur Thomas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 12/16/1942

Melvin Douglas Belknap, infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Belknap
of Owasco. died at the Auburn
City Hospital Wednesday.
Funeral srevices were held Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the funeral home of E A. Heifck
& Son. 17-1/2 Franklin Street.
Burial was in the family lot in
St. Mary's Cemetery In Skaneateles.
Besides the parents the
Infant is survived by one brother,
Paul John Belknap, and one sister.
Caro Ann Belknap, both of
Owasco, and tbe maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Fam-

Family/Spouse: VAN DYKE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carolyn married BILINSKI, Casmir Stephen [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BRAUNIG, David Paul. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BODINE, David G. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Janet married HELINSKI, Edward Daniel [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Aaron married WOOD, Victoria Lynne on 17 Oct 1987 in Atlanta, Dekalb County, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eric married LAIRD, Carolyn Jeanne [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: MILES, Charles. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donna married NOLAN, Scott D [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MORGAN, Dennis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: MURPHY, Michael. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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