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Buffalo NY Evening News

MIDDLEPORT. July 1 Mrs Anna
M. Brownell died Saturday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. William E. Eaton,,
West Somerset. She is survived by five
children. Mrs. George ' Shorten. Gasport.
Mrs. William Eaton. West Somerset.
Herbert Brownell, Lockport. Roy
Brownell. Gasport. and Elmer Brownell
of Buffalo, a sister. Mrs. Retta Ingersoll.
of the Quaker road, and two brothers.
John Mayne. Buffalo, and Dr H
H. Mayne. Lockport. The funeral will
be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Standard time, from the home ofMr.
and Mrs.. Eaton with burial in Hart-
land Central cemetery.

Family/Spouse: BROWNELL, Jesse M. Jesse was born on 30 Apr 1840 in New York; died on 12 Apr 1891 in Town of Hartland, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 10/31/1967

Mrs. Flora Shorten, a Gasport
resident until moving to
Woodhull, about two years ago,
died Monday (Oct. 30, 1967) in
Corning.
Mrs. Shorten, 90, was born
Flora Brownell, March 23, 1877,
and had lived most of her life
on Quaker Road in Gasport.
She had been a member of the
Quaker Road Methodist Church
and its women's society for
many years.
Her husband, George Shorten,
died about 18 years ago.
Surviving Mrs. Shorten a re
one daughter, Mrs. Luella Taft
of Woodhull; three sons, Cecil
of Barker, Carl of Middleport,
and Burt of Lockport.
She also leaves nine grandchildren,
20 great - grandchildren
and one brother, Roy
Brownell of Gasport.
Friends may call at the Hood
Funeral Home In Barker from 2
to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. where services
will be held Thursday at
2 p.m.
Burial will be In Hartland
Central Cemetery

Flora married SHORTEN, George R about 1904. George was born about 1880 in New York; died on 23 Feb 1951 in Medina, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 2/15/1956

Appleton couple's trip to Florida was cut short
by tragedy Tuesday afternoon when a head-on collision
in Virginia Instantly killed Mrs. Lena B. Eaton, 77, and
injured her husband, former owner of a Lockport con-
struction firm; their niece; and a Genev couple riding
in the other car.
The injured, all admitted to the
University of Virginia Hospital at
Charlottesville, Va., and their injuries
and conditions are:
William B. Eaton, 75, of the
Hosmer Road, fractured leg, fractured
nose and facial lacerations,
in satisfactory condition.
Mrs. Marion Hetherly. 61, of
Buffalo, niece of the Eatons, multiple
abrasions, condition satisfactory.
Melvln E. Price, 37, Geneva,
fractured right leg, condition satisfactory.
Mrs. Ellen Price, 36. fractured
right hip, condition fair.
The fatal accident occurred on
U. S. Route 15, ten miles south of
Culpeper, a county-seat town in
northern Virginia. According to
reports from Virginia state police,
who were still investigating the
mishap today, the Eaton car waa
traveling south on the four-lane
macadam highway. The Genevans'
car, driven by Mr. Price
and traveling north, swerved into
the path of the Eaton's machine.
DRIVER LOST CONTROL
Mr. Price told troopers that he
lost control of his vehicle. He
said he was not trying to pass a
truck in front of his car. The
road was dry at the time of the
accident.
Two sons of the Appleton couple,
Harold H. of Lockport and
Jesse B. of Newfane, are in Charlottesville
today, having left Toesday
evening when they heard of
the accident.
It is believed that the Prices
were returning north after a vacation
in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Eaton had customarily
visited Florida during the
winter since Mr. Eaton retired
about five years ago from active
affiliation with the W. B. Eaton
Construction Co
FORMER TEACHER
Mrs. Eaton, a native of Niagara
County, was a school teacher
before her marriage. The former
Lena Brownell, she and Mr. Eat*
on were married Sept 3, 1902.
She was a member of the West
Somerset Baptist Church and of
the Logos League Sunday School
Class.
Besides Harold and Jesse, she
is survived by three others sons,
W. Ralph of Newfane; Donald B.
and Arthur T., both of Appleton;
two daughters, Mrs. Donald Truesdell,
Appleton, and Mrs. William
Wilson, Newfane; several brothers
and sisters; and 21 grandchil-
dren.
Funeral arrangements were in-
complete today.

Lena married EATON, William B on 3 Sep 1902. William (son of EATON, Bennett and TENNEY, Theresa) was born on 9 Sep 1880 in Town of Somerset, Niagara County, NY; died on 2 Jun 1970 in Town of Appleton, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1/12/1959

BROWNELL - Herbert, Orange-
port Rd., Gasport, N.Y. passed
away Jan. 11, 1959 at Lockport
Memorial Hospital. He is sur-
vived by his wife,, Ella; one son,
Archie Brownell of Gasport; one
sister, Mrs. Flora Shorten of
Gasport; two brothers, Roy of
Gasport and Elmer of Hollywood,
Fla; two grandchildre and
three great - grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Bream
Funeral Home,, Main St,, Gas-
port on Monday and Tuesday be-
tween 2 and 4 and 7 and 9 p.m.
where funeral will be held on
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1959 at 2 p.m.
Interment will be in Hartland
Central Cemetery.

Herbert married HOSMER, Ella M on 14 Mar 1906 in Town of Hartland, Niagara County, NY. Ella (daughter of HOSMER, Cameron and SHORTEN, Carrie) was born on 3 May 1884 in Town of Ridgeway, Orleans County, NY; died on 13 Sep 1964 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/28/1971

G A S P O R T - Roy H.
Brownell, 85, formerly of 2994
Quaker Road, a retired farmer
and carpenter, died this morning.
He was_ in the Hilltop
Nursing Home for the past two
years..
Mr. Brownell was born in the
Town of Hartland, Jan. 16, 1886,
a son of Jesse and Anna
(Mayne) Brownell.
He had owned and operated
a small farm on Quaker Road
for many years. He worked as
a carpenter for the William R.
Eaton Construction Co at the
same time.
Mr. Brownell belonged to the
Hartland United Methodist
Church, and was a member of
the Gasport F&AM.
His wife, Mrs. Lillian
Brownell, and a daughter, Mrs.
Eleanor Torrey, have been
dead several years.
Friends may call at the Hood
Funeral Home, Barker, from 7
to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and from
2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wed-
nesday. Funeral services are
scheduled there at 2 p.m.
Thursday with the Rev. Glenn
Bucher officiating. Burial will
be in Hartland Central
Cemetery.
Contribution may be made to
the Hartland United Methodist
Church.

Roy married CLARE, Lillian about 1916. Lillian (daughter of CLARE, Thomas and STRONG, Adeline) was born on 8 May 1887 in Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Jul 1969 in Gasport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo NY Courier Express - 1/24/1965

BROWNELL-Eimer M., In Hollywood,
Fla., Jan. 21, 1965, husband of Grace
Eaton Brownell; father of Clifford E.
Brownell; brother of Roy Brownell,
Mrs. Flora Shorten, both of Gasport,
N.Y., the late Herbert Brownell of
Gasport and Mrs. Lena Eaton of Appleton,
N.Y, Calls may be made at the
teck, Lockwood and Clark Funeral
Heme. 2775 Main St. Sunday where
funeral services will be heW Monday
afternoon at 1 o'clock. Mr. Brownell
was a member of Highland Lodge No.
835 F. & A.M. Interment In Hartland
Central Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: EATON, Grace. Grace was born on 21 Jun 1892 in New York; died in Nov 1977 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport N Y Daily Journal - 4/16/1891

At t h e i r home in Hartand, on Sunday,
April 12th, a t 7 p. m . , Willard S . , i n f a n t son
of Jesse a n d A n n a Brownell, aged 4 m o n t hs
and 4 d a y a Less than an hour later, Jesse
M. Brownell ( t h e father) passed f r om t h i s to
the l i f e beyond, a g e d 50 years, 11 months
a n d 13 days.
UNREADABLE PARAGRAPH
Impressive t w o - f o l d funeral services were
held at the Friends church o n t h e afternoon
of Tuesday.

Family/Spouse: TAFT, Sirrell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: TRUESDALE, Donald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Archie married CHASE, Florence L on 28 Dec 1927 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Florence (daughter of CHASE, George A and WADSLEY, Elizabeth Ann) was born on 9 Mar 1908 in New York; died on 27 Aug 1972 in Webster, Sumter County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/23/1971

CASTILE - Mrs. Eleanor
Brownell Torrey, 48, of East
Lake Road, a music teacher
formerly of Gasport, died
Thursday after an illness of six
years
The Perry Kiwanis Club gave
Mrs. Torrey its Award of the
Year in 1970. She retired that
year after teaching for 21 years
in the Perry Central School
District.
Her husband Charles Torrey
survives her, with her father,
Roy H. Brownell, and an aunt,
Mrs. Belle Clare, both of
Gasport, and an uncle, George
Clare of Buffalo.
Mrs. Torrey was born in
Gasport, Aug. 26, 1922, and was
graduated from Barker High
School in 1938. Fredonia Normal
School gave her a bachelor of
Science degree in 1942 and she
later received a Master of Arts
Degree from Geneseo State
College.
Mrs. Torrey taught in Pennsylvania
for two years and in
L e t c h w o r t h Central School
District for three years before
teaching in the Perry district.
She was a member of the
New York State Teachers
Association and president of the
Wyoming County Teachers
Association.
She served as organist at the
Perry United Methodist Church
Friends may call at the
Harmon Funeral Home, Mam
St., Castile from 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m. today and Saturday.
Services will be in the funeral
home at 2 p.m. Sunday. The
Rev. Clyde Embling will officiate,
assisted by the Rev.
George Manning.

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

Clifford married SPURR, Evelyn Beulah on 24 Dec 1936 in Snyder, Erie County, NY. Evelyn (daughter of Beulah M) was born about 1918 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barbara married BRANCH, Cameron A on 27 Jun 1953 in Webster, Sumter County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dolores married NANKEY, Raymond Nelson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DENOYER, Donald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: YOUNG, Terry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]