Notes:

Batavia NY Progressive Batavian - 7/6/1877

ANOTHER PIONEER GONE. -Mr Nason
Blood, one of the early pioneers of the county,
died at Linden on Thursday morning
last, aged 80 years. An interesting sketch
of his life will be found elsewhere.

ALSO

Same date and paper

BLOOD.-In Bethany, June 8th 1877, Nason
Blood, Esq., aged 80 years 7 months and 4
days.
Mr. Blood was born In Haverhill, ???? county,
N H., Nov. 4th, 1796. In Sept. 1811, his father
and mother with a family of 8 children
left the " Granite Hills," of N. H. to seek their
fortunes In the then far off and remote wilderness
country of Western New York. A heavy
lumber wagon covered with sole, leather was
the " Palace oar " In which they rode, and two
yoke of well shod heavy oxen the engine
which propelled their weary voyage of twenty-
seven days. They arrived In Alexander,
Oct 8th, 1811, all well, hale and hearty. Feb.
28th, 1825, the subject of this notice married
Miss Rhode Everest, of Bethany, who died
June 8th, 1840. Oct. 1st, 1840, he married Mrs.
Eunice West widow of Hiram West, of Bethany,
who survives him. He has been a resident
of Bethany 55 years and of the county
38 years. He was an interested member of
the Pioneer Association of this county, and
regretted exceedingly not being able to attend
Its last meeting. He was the eldest of 9
children and t he l a s t to depart this life.
In the war of 1812, commonly called the
" Last war," although a mere youth he volun.
teered and was accepted as a substitute for
Peter Putnam, of Bethany, who was drafted.
He was In only one action-the Captain of the
company seeing him write his name one day
compelled him afterwards to act as clerk of
the company, which situation he often said
he accepted not very reluctantly. He was a
fine scholar, a splendid penman,and thorough
business man, and w a s called to all various
offices of trust In his town and county ; the
duties of which he discharged with neatness,
correctness and dispatch.
His funeral waa held at the Baptist church
at Bethany Center, o n Saturday, June, 30th, at
1 o'clock P. M. Rev. B. Hunt of Alexander,
preached an eloquent and Interesting discourse
founded on Paul's second Epistle to
the Corinthians, 5th chapter and first verse.
Thus one b y one are the Pioneer Landmarks
of Genesse sorely being removed,

Nason married KNOWLTON, Eunice on 1 Oct 1840 in New York. Eunice was born about 1813 in New York; died on 19 Jan 1884 in Bethany, Genesee County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nason married EVEREST, Rhode on 28 Feb 1825 in New York. Rhode died on 8 Jun 1840 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Attica NY News - 9/29/1910

On Sunday morning about 9 o'clock
Oscar W. Blood, a well known resident
of Bethany was found dead by
his son Charles at his home a mile
east of Linden.
Mr. Blood's wife was away from
home at the time, visiting friends in
Middleport, and during her absence
he had been taking his meals with
his son Charles, who resides across
the street. When last seen alone
on Saturday evening Mr. Blood appeared
in his usual health and made
no complaint of feeling ill.
At 9 o'clock Sunday morning Chas.
Blood's little daughter went over to
see her grandfather, but returned in
a few minutes saying she could not
get in the house. Charles Blood then
went over and falling to get any response
forced his way into the house.
He found his father lying dead in the
doorway of his sleeping room.
Coroner Ryan of Oakfield was summoned.
He determined that death
was caused by apoplexy and that Mr.
Blood undoubtedly was stricken soon
after he retired on Saturday evening
and arising fell dead after talcing
a few steps.
Mr. Blood was born in 1843 in the
house where he died and where he
always had lived. He was a son of
Nason Blood, a Bethany pioneer, and
vas the last survivor of a family of
five. He was married to Miss Mary
Fastland of Bethany on May 9, 1867,
and besides his wife and son Charles
he is survived by two sons, Waller
of Batavia and Monroe of Warsaw
ind three daughters, Mrs. Eunice E.
Carson of Batavia, Mrs. Jessie Kidder
of Alexander and Miss Mary J.
Blood of Rochester. He also leaves
ten grandchildren. Mr. Biuod was
held in the highest esteem by a large
circle of friends. He was a charter
member and past master of the Bethany
grange and had been assessor
and held several other town offices.
The funeral was held from the
house on Tuesday afternoon at two
o'clock, and was conducted by the
Rev. Harry M. Wright, pastor of the
Batavia Universalist church.

Oscar married EASTLAND, Mary L on 9 May 1867 in Bethany, Genesee County, NY. Mary was born on 12 Sep 1845 in Bethany, Genesee County, NY; died on 26 Nov 1924 in Attica, Wyoming County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eunice married CARSON, Theodore on 7 Jan 1897. Theodore was born about 1863 in Geneseo, Livingston County, NY; died on 20 Oct 1906 in Batavia, Genesee County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Attica NY News - 5/3/1956

Mrs. Jessie Blood Kidder, 85,
died at her home, Broadway Rd.
Alexander, at 8:25 p. m. April 30,
1956.
Mrs. Kidder was born in* Beth
any, N. Y., May 13, 1870, daughter
of the late Oscar and Mary East
land Blood. She was married to
the late Earl Kidder. She was a
member of the Alexander Meth
odist Church, the Willing Work
ers Society of the church, Gold
Sheaf of Tonawanda Valley
Grange and a charter member of
the Home Bureau.
Surviving Mrs. Kidder are three
daughters, Mrs. James Erwin of
Novi, Mich., and Mrs. Edward
Heidenreich and Mrs. Lyle Brown
both of Alexander: one son, Lee
S. Kidder of Royal Oak, Mich.,
eleven grandchildren and twenty
great grandchildren; also one" sis
ter, Miss Mary J. Blood of Roch
ester.
Funeral services were held at
2 p. m.. Thursday from the Reding
Funeral home with Rev. Keith
Dewey officiating and burial in
Alexander Cemetery.

Jessie married KIDDER, Earl on 20 Feb 1895 in Bethany, Genesee County, NY. Earl (son of KIDDER, Oel and PERRY, Josephine) was born on 4 Jan 1871 in Alexander, Genesee County, NY; died on 21 Oct 1943 in Alexander, Genesee County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rochester NY Democrat Chronicle - 12/2/1948

Batavia*-Charles R. Blood, 75,
former vicepresident of the First
National Bank and former Town
of Bethany supervisor, died at 9:25
a. m. yesterday (Dec. 1. 1948) in
his home at Morganvllle. Death
followed a year's Illness.
Surviving are his wife, Lillie Ford
Blood; a daughter, Mrs. Pierson C
Fleming, Morgamrille; a brother,
Monroe T., Warsaw; two sisters.
Miss Mary J. Blood, Rochester, and
Mrs. Earl Kidder, Alexander.
Funeral servces will be In the
Morganville Congregational Church
at 3:30 p. m. tomorrow. Friends
may call at the Fleming home until
noon tomorrow.

Charles married FORD, Lillian C about 1900. Lillian was born in Jul 1878 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rochester NY Democrat Chronicle - 12/26/1948

Batavia - Funeral of Walter
Blood, 76, Galloway Rd. farmer,
will be in the Bohm Mortuary at
2 p. m. tomorrow. He died Friday
(Dec. 24, 1948) in his home after
being in failing health for 2 years.
Surviving are three sons, Floyd.
Elba; Burton, LeRoy, and Horace,
Galloway Rd.; two daughters, Mrs.
Ethel Beechler, Alexander and Mrs.
Donald Morse, Batavia; 24 grandchildren,
and 12 great-grandchildren.

Walter married Lucy M about 1894. Lucy was born in Apr 1874 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Walter married CATHERINE about 1908. was born about 1871 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Warsaw NY Wyoming County Times - 1/12/1950

Monroe T Blood, of 43 Washington
street .Warsaw, passed away
suddenly Monday morning,
January 9th at 2:30 a. m. He had
been employed by the Erie Railroad
as telegraph operator and. at
the time of his retirement in
March 1948 was chief train dis-
patcher. He was born in Linden
on September 9, 1880, the son of
Oscar M. and Mary Eastland
Blood and in 1904 he married Beu-
lah Monroe who survive him. He
also leaves a daughter, Mrs. John
Wheeler of Springfield, Ohio, and
two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Kidder of
Alexander and Miss Mary J Blood
of Rochester. The funeral was
held at the Weeks Funeral Home
on Wednesday, January 11th at 3
p.m. with the burial in the War-
saw cemetery. The Rev. Thomas
E. Asbury, pastor of the United
church, of which he was a mem-
ber, officiated. Mr. Blood was also
a member of the Order of Tele-
graphers. He had lived in Warsaw
forty-five years and three months.

Monroe married Beulah in 1904. Beulah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Holley NY Standard - 6/6/1940

Mrs. George Strasenburgh
Mrs. Marion E. Carson Strasen-
burgh of Morton, formerly of Ba-
tavia, died on Wednesday, May 29,
1940 at the Park Avenue Hospital
in Rochester, where she had been
confined for seven weeks.
Mrs. Strasenburgh was born at
Bethany on December 20, 1902, a
daughter of Theodore and Eunice
Blood Carson. She resided in Batavia
until 1920 when she moved to
Rochester and later to Morton. She
was married to George Strasen-
burgh in February, 1935.
Surviving Mrs. Strasenburgh, be-
sides her husband and mother, are
an infant son, sidney George; a
brother, Charles W. Carson of Roch-
ester, formerly boys secretary of
the Batavia Y.M.C.A. and several
uncles, aunts and cousins.
Funeral services for Mrs. Strasen-
burgh were held at the Morton Bap-
tist Church Friday afternoon. The
Rev. A. Gillies officiated. Interment
was in the Morton Cemetery.

Marian married STRASENBURGH, George in Feb 1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ERWIN, James. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: BROWN, Lyle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Myra married FLEMING, Pierson C on 17 Dec 1921 in Linden, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ethel married BEECHLER, Claude Elton on 23 Nov 1915 in Bennington Center, NY. Claude was born on 23 Mar 1893; died in Oct 1972 in East Bethany, Genesee County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Floyd married Leora about 1923. Leora was born on 10 Nov 1899 in New York; died in Sep 1984 in Batavia, Genesee County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mildred married MORSE, Donald W about 1926. Donald was born about 1903 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Batvaia NY Times - 8/1936

Harold F. Blood, 34, died late
T h u r s d a y in the home of his p a r e n t s,
Mr. a n d Mrs. W. S. Blood.of the Gal-
l o w a y road.
S u r v i v i n g besides his p a r e n t s are
h i s widow, M r s . M a r j o r i e K i n g Blood;
a son, Lloyd; two s i s t e r s , Mrs. Claude
B e e c h l e r and Mrs. Donald Morse of
B a t a v i a , and four b r o t h e r s . Floyd of
B e r g e n , L a v e r n e of New Mexico and
B u r t o n and Horace of Batavia.
F u n e r a l s e r v i c e s were in the home of
hi s p a r e n t s Sunday.

Harold married KING, Marjorie M on 17 May 1922 in East Pembroke, Genesee County, NY. Marjorie (daughter of KING, Pansy) was born on 22 Apr 1901 in New York; died on 15 Jul 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Burton married PANGRAZIO, Catherine on 28 Jan 1933 in Rochester, Monroe County, NY. Catherine was born on 6 Jun 1909 in New York; died on 29 Apr 1999 in Le Roy, Genesee County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Horace married MCCARTHY, Helen Marie on 3 Dec 1943 in Shelby, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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