Almyra married MCCOLLUM, Abram M in 1869 in New York. Abram (son of MCCOLLUM, Abram Howe and ZITTLE, Susanna) was born on 29 Oct 1842 in Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/22/1964

GASPORT - An organizer of
the dairyman's League Co-operative
here, A. Day McCollum,
88, of the Slayton Settlement
Road, died Tuesday (April 21.
1964) at his home after a long
Illness.
The son of the late Abram and
Almyra Sanborn McCollum, he
was bom in the Town of Porter
Sept. 11. 1875.
He operated a farm on the
Balmer Road in Youngstown
where five generations of the
McCollum family had farmed
until the TNT plant came into
Model City in 1942 to buy up
the farm.
He subsequently moved to the
Slayton Settlement farm where
he continued breeding purebred
holsteins, a portion of his farming
career that took up 45 years.
Mr. McCollum married Minnie
Austin Dec. 9, 1903. Besides
activity in the Co-operative
movement, he was a charter
member of the Niagara
County Farm Bureau, and a
member of the Niagara County
Extension Service.
Surviving besides his widow
are a daughter, Mrs. Roy H.
Schul of Sanborn; three sons, A
Jerald McCollum of Ransomville,
Melville C. McCollum of
Lockport and Kenneth D. McCollum
in Gasport; a brother,
I. Lee McCollum of Lockport;
19 grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the
Bream Funeral Home, M a in
Street, Gasport, Wednesday
and Thursday from 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m., where funeral services
will be held on Friday, with
the Rev. Hugh S. Tigner officiating.
Burial will be in North
Ridge Cemetery.

Abraham married AUSTIN, Minnie M on 9 Dec 1903 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Minnie (daughter of AUSTIN, Edward) was born on 27 Aug 1879 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 Mar 1965 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Israel married Annie about 1899 in New York. Annie was born about 1879 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette

RANSOMVILLE - A. Jerald McCollum. 62, a lifelong
resident of the -Town of Porter, died Wednesday
(Nov. 1, 1967) in Ransomville General Hospital where
he had been a patient tour weeks. He resided at 3569
Ransomville Road.
Mr. McCollum was a con-
rtruction worker and a mem-
ber of Ransomville Methodist
Church. He was the son of the
late A. D. and Minnie Austin
McCollum. who resided .in
Balmer Road.
Surviving are his wife. Beat-
rice, tax collector for the Town
of Porter; a daughter. Mrs.
A. (Twila) Move, Chicago; two
sons. CPO J. G. McCollum and
Richard D. McCollum. both of
Ransomville; two brothers, Melville
McCollum. Lockport: and
Kenneth McCollum,, Gasport; a
sister, Ms Roy Schul, San-
born; a foster sister, Mrs Ken-
neth Pidgeon,, Niagara Falls;
and two grandchildren.
The Rev. H. R. Goodrich,, of
the Weston Avenue Free Metho-
dist Church, Niagara Falls, will
officate at services Saturday at
2 p.m. at the Hardison Funeral
Home here. Burial will be in
North Ridge Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 9
p.m.. today and from 2 to 5 and
7 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Abraham married BRADT, Beatrice on 21 Jun 1924 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Beatrice (daughter of BRADT, Leonard D and Julia) was born on 3 Sep 1905 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Mar 1968 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ROBINSON, Marion. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WHITT, Doris E. Doris and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hey, Char,

It was great hearing from a Lauer almost--sister-in-law! :-)

I checked my McCollum file and I found Thelma's obituary. I'll transcribe it for you.

Thelma J. Schul
Cake judge, decorator for more than 25 years

SANBORN--Thelma J. (McCollum) Schul, 79, of Cambria Road died Friday (July 30, 1993) in Lockport Memorial Hospital.

She was born in Youngstown on July 6,1914, the daughter of Abrahm [Abram] Day and Minnie M. (Austin) McCollum, both now deceased.

For more than 25 years, Mrs. Schul was a professional cake decorator, instructor and judge at many international cake shows.

She is survived by her busband, Roy H. Schul of Sanborn; two sons, William D. [Day] Fedder and Carl E. Schul, both of Sanborn; four daughters, Joanne [or Joan] R. [Ruth] [Fedder] Brewer of Lowell, Ind., Judith K. [Kay] [Fedder] Heppner of North Tonawanda, Jeanne [Jeanne M. Fedder] of Rome, Ga, and Julie Ann Schul-Bliven of Lockport; 13 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephes.

She was the mother of Mary Jan Fedder, and sister of the late A. J. Melville and Kenneth McCollum.

Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Rhoney Funeral Home, 5983 Hoover Road, where services will be conducted at a time to be announced. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Pendleton.

Note: I also have the obituary on her second husband Roy H. Schul in 1966. I'm certain that was a typo and was meant to be 1996 in that it said he was the widower of Thelm J. McCollum, who died on July 30, 1993.

Note: I don't have information on the date of Thelma's marriage to Patrick Fedder. However their first(?) child William Day Fedder was born Feb. 20, 1930.

I'm copying Mary with this message and when both of you receive it, let me know of your connections to the McCollum family. Yes Mary I'm certain that the Town of Porter families descend from Scotland; however as hard as I tried, we can't find a definite connection. The farthest back we could go is to Joseph McCollum, born February 24, 1785 in either NJ or PA. Probably NJ.

I have Thelma's pedigree in my genealogy database and I'll send it to both of you if you wish.

This is pretty cool, isn't it?? :-)
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Family/Spouse: SCHUL, Roy H. Roy (son of SCHUL, Charles John and ALLES, Elisabeth Sophia) was born on 3 Nov 1925 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 31 Mar 1996 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thelma married FEDDER, Henry Patrick on 28 Nov 1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: MORE, Alexander. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

J married HERBERT, Barbara [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

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

Family/Spouse: WICKHAM, Richard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

George W. McCollum, of the Town of Cambria, NY, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, in Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport, NY. He was born in Niagara Falls, NY, on August 27, 1937, the son of the late Melville C. and Marion [Robinson] McCollum.

Mr. McCollum graduated from Wilson High School and served with the US Navy Seabees. He was a operating engineer with 56 years of service with the Operating Engineer Local 463 in Ransomville, NY and served as president for 20 years, before retiring in 1996 as business manager of the local. He was a member of the the Island X-8 Tonawanda Seabees and was involved in the construction of the Seabee Monument on River Road. He also enjoyed restoring antique tractors, farming and construction.

Mr. McCollum was the husband of the late Annette M. (Upton) McCollum. He is survived by one son Paul (Shelley) McCollum, one daughter Lynne (Bryan) Mueller both of Sanborn, two grandchildren Thomas and Diane McCollum, two brothers Arthur Day (Irene) McCollum and Lauren Zane (Beverly) McCollum, two sisters and Marilyn Joy Cupido and Elizabeth Gay (Richard) Wickham, also many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Melville C. McCollum, III.

The family will be present at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, SANBORN, NY, on Sunday from 1-5 PM and on Monday from 10-11:00 AM, where funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, with the Rev. William T. Lowery, Jr. , of Ransomville Free Methodist Church officiating, followed by Military Honors.

Interment in Glenwood Cemetery, Lockport, NY.

Family/Spouse: UPTON, Annette M. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary of Joan M. Buri-Shaffer

Joan M. Buri-Shaffer passed away peacefully at home February 14, 2022 after a short but courageous battle with Glioblastoma. Born January 26, 1941 in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of Kenneth D. and Doris E. (Whitt) McCollum. Joan grew up on the McCollum family dairy farm and remained proud of her connection to farming and her family her entire life. First and foremost, she was a wife, mother, and homemaker who lovingly took care of her family. She was a graduate of the Royalton-Hartland High School Class of 1959 and worked for Davison Road Optical from the 1980s until 2001. She was a longtime active member of First Presbyterian Church in Lockport where she was an Elder and Deacon, played in the bell choir, made peanut brittle, and volunteered with Meals on Wheels through Lockport Presbyterian Home. She enjoyed traveling, hiking and taking long walks, gardening, cross-country skiing, knitting, reading, and especially spending time with her grandchildren.
Joan was predeceased by first husband, Douglas C. Buri. She is survived by their children Susan (Thomas) Blechinger, Anne (Jeffrey) Kolbe, Mark (Carolyn) Buri; grandchildren Andrew Blechinger, Emmy Kolbe, Alyssa Kolbe, Joshua Buri, Matthew Buri, and Meghan Buri.
Joan is also survived by her husband of 21 years, Glenn W. Shaffer, Sr and by his children Glenn (Debra) Shaffer Jr, son-in-law Michael Guzzetta, Barbara (David) Lange, Thomas (Debbra Hogue) Shaffer, Robert (Shauna Seifert) Shaffer; grandchildren Byron Shaffer, Glenn Shaffer III, Brett Shaffer, Andrew (Amanda) Lange, Danielle (Kurt) Preisach, Christine (Brandon) Forbes, Justin Hogue, Janelle Hogue, Ashley Seifert; and ten great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by step-daughter Judy Shaffer-Guzzetta.
In addition, Joan is survived by brother Gary (Susanne) McCollum, brothers-in-law Arden Patterson and David Parker as well as many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by sisters Nancy Patterson and Sandra Parker.
All are invited to a memorial service to be celebrated at 2:00PM on February 27, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church, 21 Church Street, Lockport, NY. Memorials may be made to the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center or to the Newfane Public Library.  Visit pruddenandkandt.com.

Family/Spouse: BURI, Douglas C. Douglas and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joan married SHAFFER, Glenn W Sr in 2001. Glenn (son of SHAFFER, Glenn H and PETERS, Dorothy) was born on 25 Feb 1931 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Apr 2024 in Lake Wylie, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

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

Family/Spouse: ELKINS, Randell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carl married PIETROCARLO, Tina [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BLIVEN, Douglas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William D. Fedder, 70, of the Town of Cambria, NY, died Monday, November 9, 2009, in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, NY, following a short illness. He was born in Niagara Falls, NY on February 20, 1939, the son of Thelma and Henry Fedder, and step-son of Roy Schul, where he attended local schools.Bill was a graduate of Wilson High School in the Class of 1957. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator for over 40 years through the IUOE, Local #463, prior to retiring in 1999. He enjoyed gardening, bird watching, motor sports and was a ham radio operator.He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, the former Penelope A. Barr; three sons, Patrick of Town of Cambria, Andrew of Fairfax, VA, and Jason (Melissa) of Town of Cambria; sisters and brother, Joanne (Richard) Brewer, Judith Heppner, Jeanne Schul, Carl (Tina) Schul, Julie (Douglas) Bliven; and grandfather to Evangeline, Thor and "Special Papa" to Joseph William. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.The family will be present Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, Sanborn, 5893 Hoover Road, where funeral services will be held on Thursday at 11 AM. Burial will be in the Budd Road Cemetery, Town of Cambria, NY.Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com for guest register.

William married BARR, Penelope Anne on 24 Jul 1965 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Penelope (daughter of BARR, Adam Leroy and Agnes I) was born on 17 Jul 1942 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 11 Apr 2024 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joanne married BREWER, Richard Eugene [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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