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Clyde NY Herald - Abt 1914

LEAVES ESTATE
OF FIREARMS
Owned 100 Rifles and 75 Re-
. volvers When He Died
A STATION AGENT'S MANIA
Widow of Pierson E. Tooker, Tries to
Realize on High Powdered Guns
—All in Perfect Condition,
Oiled and Polished.
BatavLa.—Attorney William E. Webster
of Batavia, has been engaged by
the widow to close the estate of Pierson
E. Tooker, formerly of Batavia
and before his death station agent at
Long wood. Tooker was 54 years old
and besides his wife, is survived by
eight children. The chie/ trouble
will be to realize on Mr. Tooker's
estate, which is all personal property,
in the shape of high-powered rifles
and revolvers, of which he had 175
at the time of his death. There are
75 revolvers. There are modern rifles
that will kill. at a distance of over
a mile and fine 44 caliber Colt revolvers.
It is estimated that the arms
are worth over $2,000. while Tooker
left his family almost penniless.
Tooker bad a mania for collecting
firearms. All were kept In perfec;
condition, oiled and polished and a
record kept In a book of the condition
of the arms. He was once arrested
on suspicion that he had stolen the
large supply of new firearms and, after
the case against him was dropped,
he brought suit for defamation of
character and was awarded a verdict
of $1,500. Too_ker was an expert
telegrapher and before going to Longwood
had been station agent at North
Le Roy.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 5/12/1905

Friend^ of HersoH E. Tooker,
a Former Resident,
Will Be Surprised to
Learn of His Arrest on
Serious Charge.
A former resident of this city. Pierson
E. Tooker, familiarly known here as
"Birdie" Tooker, has been engaged In
car robbery operations on a large scale
at Longwood near Corfu. Tooker was
placed under arrest on Tuesday afler
noon on a charge, of robbing the cars
of the New. York Central railroad.
Enough miscellaneous material was
found on ;his farm to stock a department
store. The railroad detectives
searched the Tooker premises and
found cases of stationery, boots and
shoes, a large number of rifles, shot
guns and revolvers, perfumery, soaps
and a large amount of miscellaneous
merchandise. There was also found a
number of car seals and a Sealer and
the railway officials are of the opinion
that Tooker broke open the cars ami
after taking what suited his fancy resealed,
the cars again.
Tooker is. 45 years old and was born
in this city, living at the corrner ot
Fairfield Avenue and Tenth Street the
greater part of his life, He was a telegraph
operator and for a time worked
In the employment of the Michigan
Central railroad on the Canadian side
of the river. He was also employed as
an operator at the Falls Street station
of the New York Central railroad: As
near as can he ascertained. he removed
from this city about ten years ago. He
has been in the employment of the
New York C e n t r a l a t Longwood for the
past six years. His friends in this city
will be greatly surprised to learn ot his
thievng proclivities.

Pierson married PINNEO, Minnie E about 1891. Minnie (daughter of PINNEO, Charles E) was born in Nov 1869 in Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Luella married HOSFORD, Harvey on 8 May 1911 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Morris married Julia about 1914. Julia was born on 8 Mar 1898 in Canada; died in Jul 1977 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 11/5/1930

TOOKER-Died, in this city. Nov. 4th, Asel
Tooker aged 31 years, beloved husband
of Claribell father of Gertrude, Betty.
Alice; son of Mrs. Minnie Tooker; brother
of Mrs. H. Hosford and Mrs. H. Taylor,
both of Savannah, N. Y.. Mrs. A. Lynch.
Mrs. William Hannah. Morris and Elliott
of this city. Funeral services will be held
Irom the nome. 236 Seventy-first street.
Friday at 2 o'clock. Rev. G. Hoyer officiating.
Burial in Riverdale cemetery.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 11/5/1930

Asel M. Tooker, 31 years old, a member
of the city fire department for the
past 18 months, died yesterday In Memorial
hospital following an illness of
three months. Funeral services will be
held at the family home, 236 Seventyfirst
street, at 2 p. m. Friday with the
Rev. G. P. Hoyer conducting. Burial
to be in Riverdale cemetery.
Mr; Tooker was a World war veteran
and had spent most of his life in
into city, He is survived by hla wife,
Mrs. Claribel Ward Tooker, whom he
married June 13, 1928; three daughters
by a former marriage, Marie Gertrude,
ten years old; Anna Isabel, six
years old; Alice, four years old, all of
thla -city; four sisters, Mrs. Lulu Hartford
and Mrs. Caroline Taylor, both of
Savannah, N. Y., and Mrs, Phoebe
Lynch and Mrs. Alice Hannah, both of
tel» city; two brothers, Morris E. and
Elliott Tooker, both of thla city; and
his mother, Mrs. Minnie Tooker, this
city.
Many friends of the Tooker family
today extended heartfelt sympathy to
Mr. Tooker's mother as his death Is the
sixth to her family In tho past four
years, her father, Carl C, Pinneo, having
died but six weeks ago at hie home
on the Canadian side.

Asel married Anna about 1918. Anna was born about 1899 in Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Asel married WARD, Claribel M on 16 Jul 1929 in Bergholtz, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Claribel (daughter of WARD, James H and KOHL, Martha M) was born on 11 Jun 1897 in New York; died on 31 Oct 1998 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 1/2/1932

T O O K E R - l n this city In Memorial Hospital
J a n . 1st. 1932. Elliott D. Tooker, age 21
years, beloved hus-band of Rose, father
of Melvin and Gerald, son of Mrs. Minnie
Tooker. brother ol Mrs. Arthur Lynch, this
city, Mrs. Harvey Hosfoid. Mrs. Harold
Taylor of Savannah. N. V., Mrs. John W.
Hannah, Morris B Tooker of this city.
F'uneral services will be held from 625
Ashland Ave. Monday st 2 o'clock. Interment
In Riverdale cemetery.

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

Family/Spouse: TAYLOR, Harold. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HANNAH, John W. John was born about 1903 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BECHTEL, Marjorie Ellen. Marjorie (daughter of BECHTEL, Charles and BICKLER, Susan M) was born about 1931 in New York; died on 19 Jul 2016 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Barbara married SHAFER, Peter Orville [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married DAVIS, Gordon Wesley [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WARDROP, Margaret. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jeffrey married STEINBORN, Nicole [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]