Notes:

Buffalo NY Evening News - 1/16/1924

LOCKPORT. Jan 16-Funeral services for
Joseph Bewley, 84 years old, father of form-
er Assemblyman William Bewley. of Detroit.
Mieh., will be held tomorrow afternoon at
the late residenee. 490 Market street, where
he died yesterday after a long illness. Mr.
Bewley waa bom in England and came to
this country when 25 years old, locating in
Lockport. He was a wheelright and pat-
ternmaker by occupation. In fraternal cir-
cles he was an Odd Fellow. For several
years he served as vestryman of Christ epis-
copal church.
Mr. Bewley leaves one daughter, Mrs. C.
Irving Fisher of New York city, and four
sons, William of Detroit, Mich., Richard,
Henry and George C Bewley of this city.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1/15/1924

Joseph Bewley. 84 y e a r s old.
well known resident of t his city,
died this morning a t his home. No.
499 Market street, after an illness
of several weeks.
Br on In Wavertown, Cumber-
land, England, February 21. 1840.
Mr. B e w l e y spent his y o u t h there.
At t h e a g e o f 25 h e c a m e t o America,
remaining here one year,
when he returned home. On'December
31. 1867. h e married and
one year later returned t o Amer-
ica,, m a k i n g his home at He. 18
Dayton atreet, where h e lived for
many years.
A wheelrlght and patternmaker
by trade, Mr. Bewley was a life
member of t h e A m a l g a m a t e d S o
ciety of Engineers, Wheelwrights,
and Patternmakers of Carlisle,
England. ln fraternal circles he
was a life member of t h e H e a r t of
Oak Lodge. I. O. O. F.. o f Wigton.
England. He was a member of
t h e Christ Episcopal church, serving
aa vestryman under t h e Rev.
Dr. W i l l i am P. Faber. now Bishop
of Montana.
Mr. B e w l e y leaves one daughter,
Mrs. C. Irving Fisher of New
York; four sons. Richard. Henry
and George C. a l l o f Lockport and
former Assemblyman William, of
Detroit, Mich., also o n e brother,
Richard Bewley of Brythe. Ont.
The funeral will be h e l d at t h e
home, No. 490 Market street,
Thursday afternoon. a t 9 o'clock
Burial will be in Glenwood cemetery.

Joseph married HOWE, Mary on 31 Dec 1867 in England. Mary was born in Oct 1839 in England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 3/27/1965

FISHER - Margaret Bewley
Fisher passed away Saturday,
March 20, 1965. She leaves several
nieces and nephews. Burial
Office will be held at Christ
Episcopal Church, Monday
morning, March 29th at eleven
o'clock. Interment in
Cemetery. Flowers
declined. Memorials
sent to the Christ
Church Building Fund

Margaret married FISHER, Chester Irving Dr on 5 Jan 1918 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Chester was born about 1847 in Canton, Norfolk County, MA; died on 26 Apr 1924 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 3/8/1929

To Richard Bewley. Lockport-born
and Lockport-ralsed, with foresight
to see into the future, and confidence
enough In his home town to
invest heavily in it, Lockport owes
the existence of the building which
today rises, a little more than a year
after, from the ashes of the Hodge
gejaaf and Merchant's Oargling
oil Building.
Acclaimed by many at the time
as one of the greatest eetestrophes
ever visited upon the city, Mr. Bewley
had no such thoughts concerning
the devastation wrought by the
memorable fire of February 25, 1928.
Ta his vision it wss not a catas
trophe, except in that it caused ir-
reparable losses to some, but rather
an opportunity to build for a greater
and better Lockport.
Had Vision
But let Mr. Bewley tell the story
of that inspiration in his own words.
"A year ago," he says, "as I stood
and watched the fire which burned
the Hodge Building and Merchant's
Garling OIl Building, the thought
came to me that Lockport was in
need of a modern, up-to-date office
building,, and I made up my mind
that that was what I would do. I
will leave it to the public to decide
how far I have succeeded."
That he has succeeded in providing
Just what he vlsioned when he
stood that Saturday afternoon in
February a year ago and watched
the flames eat up what had been
one of the city's largest office and
store buildings, is beyond question.
The Bewley building of 1928, when
completed, win stand as a monument
to his genius, faith and ability,
as one of the most modern office
and store structures in any
city, any where. It is modern in
every respect, fireproof throughout,
and a vast credit to ths city.
Richard Bewley was born in Lockport
on May 14. 1878. He was a native
of "Lowertown" from whence
came some of the most distinguished
citizens of Lockport, men who in
later years were to make the name
of their home town to be remember-
ed through their own efforts, as Mr.
Bewley has done.
Re acquired his early education at
the old Clinton Street School. That
fundamental knowledge which he
was taught there was to be the basis
and the foundation for the practical
education which has made him a
self-made man.
Left School Early.
Re tamed to his first mercantile
ventuer at the early age of twelve
yean, when the majority of boys
are giving their thoughts only to
marbles, kites and tops, and obtained
a position, at the munificent salary-
of three dollars a week, in the
store of Fred B. Bute.
At the age of nineteen, he purchased
the grocery business of P. H.
Carrier at 398 Market street, which
he conducted successfully for twelve
years.
The year 1898 marked two import-
ant milestones in his life. The first
was his marriage to Frances M
Stegman, and the second his pur-
chase of what at that time was
known as the Peterson farm on Lake
avenue. Six children were born of
his marriage, four sons and two
daughters, of which Mr. Bewley
speaks with pride.
His purchase of the Peterson farm
was followed by the location there,
at the intersection of Lake Avenue
anl the Old Niagara Road, of the
Lockport Canning Company. A few
years later he established the Lyndonville
Canning Company, and the
Bewley Brothers Canning Company
at Middleport.
"Boost Home Town."
Mr. Bewley had visions, has always
had visions of a greater Lockport,
expanding as time goes on.
With this vision in mind he and his
brother. George C. Bewley, formed,
in 1913, the Bewley Realty and
Building Corporation. Its purpose
was to provide a greater Lockport
with better homes, and for this purpose
the tract which afterward became
Bewley Parkway was purchased
and developed.
There are many other milestones
in Mr. Bewley's life, a life crowded
with achievement, and a purposeful
life, but they would make a book. He
to essentially a self-made man, winning
his Way to prosperity by his
steady, untiring energy. Industry and
fidelity of purpose, rather than by
accident of birth or favoritism of
fortune. His motto has been "Keep
plugging away, get results, and boost
your home town."

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/18/1946

Richard Bewley died September
17, 1946. He is survived by his wife
Elmore W.,, four sons and two
daughters George R., Charles c.,
Joseph G., Francis D., Mrs. Arthur
Brown of Lockport and Mrs. Herman
Smith of Newfane. He is also sur-
vived by two brothers and one sis-
ter george C., William and Mrs. C.
Irving Fisher of Lockport. Friends
will be receive at the home on
Lake Avenue until 11 o'clock Fri-
day morning September 20, 1946.
The remains will be removed to
Christ Church to lie in state until
2 P.M. at which time funeral serv-
ices will be held.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/18/1946

A member of one of Lookport's
oldeat and best known families.
Richard C. Bewley, 71, owner of the
Bewley Building, and brother of
State Senator William Bewley died
early Tuesday evening at his home
in Lake Avenue of a heart attack.
Although he had been under a doctor's
care he visited the Bewley
Building on Monday.
Born May 14, 1875, in East Lockport,
the fourth son of Joseph and
Mary Bewley, he was educated in
the obi Clinton Street School.
At the age of 12 years Mr. Bewley
obtained his first job as a
three-dollar-a-week clerk In the
store of Fred E. Hule. Seven years
later, when only 19, he purchased
the grocery business of F. H. Carrier.
296 Market St., which he conducted
successfully for 12 years.
FOUNDED CANNERY
About 1900 Mr. Bewley founded
the Lockport Canning Company at
Lake Avenue and the Old Niagara
Road. A few years later he established
the Lyndonvilie Canning
Company and became associated
In the establishment of the Bewley
Brothers Canning Company, Middleport.
Of late years Mr. Bewley had retired
from active participation in
the canning business to devote full
time to the operation of the Bewley
Building, a four-story business and
office building at Main and Market
Streets which he erected in 1929.
He took a great pride in this structure
which occupies the site of the
former Hodge and Merchant's Gargling
Oil Buildings that were destroyed
In one of Lockport's biggest
fires.
A lifelong member of Christ Episcopal
Church, Mr. Bewley served as
vestryman for many years. He was
treasurer of the, Odd Fellows
Temple Association, having served
as a trustee since 1928. He was a
member of Constellation Lodge, 184
IOOF, and Lockport Lodge 4L
BPOE.
Since ISM Mr. Bewley had lived
in Lake Avenue, just north of the
city limits on the former Peterson
farm. The Bewley Canning Company
plant was built on a part of
this farm.
LEAVES SIX CHILDREN
The same year he bought the
farm, Mr. Bewley was married to
Frances M. Stegman. To them six
children were born. Mrs. Bewley
died in 1999 and later Mr. Bewley
married Elmore Wicker who survives
him.
Besides his wife and brother, Mr.
Bewley leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Herman Smith, Newfane and Mrs.
Arthur Brown, Lockport; four sons,
George R. Charles O, Joseph H.
and Francis D. Bewley, another
brother, George C. Bewley, and a
slater, Mrs. C. Irving Fisher, all of
Lockport.
The body will be at the home In
Lake Avenue until Friday noon
when it will be taken to Christ
Church to lie in state until the funeral
services at 2 o'clock. The Rev.
John S. Carrie will officiate. Assisted
by the former rector, the
Rev. H. Irvine Lynds. Burial will be
in Cold Springs Cemetery.

Richard married STEGMAN, Francis Marie about 1898 in New York. Francis (daughter of STEGMAN, George and Frances Roseitha) was born in Jul 1876 in New York; died on 22 May 1929 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married WICKER, E Elmore about Apr 1937 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. E (daughter of WICKER, Fred and WOODWARD, Berenice) was born about 1895 in New York; died on 6 Apr 1951 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/25/1945

Henry Bewley of Chestnut Rd
passed away this Wednesday morn-
ing July 25, 1945. He is'survived' by
his sister Mrs. C. Irving Fisher and
three brothers Richard, William,
and George C. Bewley. also several
nephews and nieces all of Lockport.
His remains will repose at the
Kennedy Funeral Home, 122 Wal-
nut St. until 12 A. M. Friday, July
27 when he will be taken to Christ
Episcopal Church, where services
will be held at 2 P. M. interment
will be in Glenwood Cemetery.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/25/1945

Ill for the past four months.
Henry Bewley, 68, prominent Chestnut
Ridge Road farmer and brother
of State Senator William Bewley,
died at 3 o'clock this morning.
Mr. Bewley, fifth son of the late
Joseph and Mary Bewley, was
born Jan. 17. 1877, at 32 Dayton
St.. and spent his youth in East
Lockport. He was educated in the
Lockport Public school.
For many years Mr. Bewley operated
a farm at Orangeport.
Twenty-five years ago he moved to
the present farm in Chestnut
Ridge. His wife died several years
ago.
Surviving are one sister, Mrs. C.
Irving Fisher, and three brothers,
Senator Bewley, Richard and
George C. Bewley. all of Lockport.
There are many nephews and
nieces.
The body is at the Kennedy
Funeral Home, 133 Walnut St
where it will remain until 12 Noon
on Friday when it will be taken
to Christ Episcopal Church, of
which Mr. Bewley was a lifelong
member. Services will be held in
the church at 3 o'clock Friday
afternoon. Burial will be made in
Glenwood Cemetery.
The bearers will be Wayne Ranney.
and five nephews, George R
Charles. Joseph, Francis and
George William Bewley all of
Lockport.

Henry married KING, Viola M about 1899 in New York. Viola (daughter of KING, John and Mary) was born in Apr 1870 in New York; died on 22 Jul 1939 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/15/1931

Former Assemblyman William
Bewley of this city is the subject
of another of the sketches prepared
by H. Katherine Smith, and published
regularly in tine Buffalo
Courier-Express. Mr. Bewleys story
appeared in yesterday's Issue of the
Buffalo newspaper, and was a s follows:
, °
It's as easy for a man to make
good in a small city as In a large
one." declared William Bewley. Mr.
Bewley has passed only three years
away from his home town of lockport.
His first Job was on t h e old
Peterson farm of that communly,
where his working day began with
the delivery of milk at 5 in the
morning and ended long after sunset.
Each position after that was;
a step upward, and now he Is treas-
urer of Bewley Brothers' cannery,
treasurer of Bewley Trueadale Con-
struction company, president of the
Market Street Garage Corporation,
and director of the Niagara County
Trust company.
-Mr Bewley, son of the late
Joseph Bewley, was born In 1878.
He attended the Lockport schools,
and following his graduation from
high school, took a business course.
Prefectng business experience to
farm work. Mr. Bewley left the
Peterson farm to Join the American
Express company, with which he
was associated for ten years. For
a time, he was cashier of the Lock-
port agency, and was subsequently
In charge of the Olean oftlce. He
had been In Olean only a abort time
when his brothers organized the
Lockport Canning company. Joining
them In this project, Mr. Bewley
supervised the building ot the
cannery, and managed It until he
and his brothers' purchased the
Mlddleport cannery, of which he
became treasurer. From 1913 to
1919 and again from 1928 to 1939
Mr. Bewley represented the Lockport
district in the State assembly.
Enjoyed Experience.
T h a t is great experience,'' he
reminisced. "It affords the type of
broadening contacts considered so
Important a factor In a college education.
It gives one a chance to
observe some of the nation's leaders
at the commencement of their
careers. During my first six years
in the legislature, I could actually
see Al Smith develop In forcefulness
and assurance. Although Mr. Smith
and I represented opposing political
parties, I was Impressed with bis
soclalablllty and unfailing readiness
to assist new members by explaining
to them technicalities of procedure.
But far more valuable than
the personal recollections Is the
knowledge of law and the confidence
In lawmakers that one gains
in a governing body such as t h e
State assembly.''
"In 1918, the Mlddleport eannery
was sold; and the following year,
Mr. Bewley accepted a position with
the General Motors Corporation.
For three years, be traveled
throughout the United States engaged
In field work In connection
with the system of employes'
bonuses. In 1923, he returned to
his old home town and repurchased
the Mlddleport cannery, of which
he Is treasurer and manager.
"His home is* the first house
to be erected in the Carlisle Oardens
development, opened by his
brother, Richard Bewley.
" *We Bewleys,' he said, *have always
believed In helping each other.
As soon as one of us got a start, he
would do what he could for the
rest. As a young man, my brothers'
confidence In me and readiness to
help me meant a great deal. Indeed,
I think that whatever we have
achieved has been done, not aa Individuals,
but as a family.'
"Mr. Bewley married Miss Blanche
L. Clark of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
They are the parents of a son,
Robert, seven years old.
In Welfare Week.
"Golf was formerly Mr. Bewley'
chief hobby; but for the past few
years, welfare work has claimed
the hours he used to pass on the
golf course. As chairman of the
widows' allowance committee of the
county welfare organization, he
visits in person a number of the
mothers who are given pensions in
order to keep their children in
home environment. Many an af-
ternoon he passes driving into the
rural sections of the county for the
purpose of interviewing the widows
and ascertaining the extent of each
one's need.
"'°No work has ever given me
greater satisfaction,' Mr. Bewley
commented, 'and the Joy upraised
by children and mothers when they
are told that they will not be separated
because of their poverty la
ample reward for all the time I
have given to it'
"Formerly, Mr. Bewley was active
In the Preventorium, an organization
for the prevention of tuberculosis,
which was taken over last summer
by the County Health association.
"Motoring and swimming are
among the recreations Mr. Bewley
and his wife and son enjoy together
From their home they can see Lake
Ontario, and many a summer after-
noon when Mr. Bewley returns from
the cannery, they finish the day
with a dip in its refreshing water
and a picnic on its wooded shore.
"A firm believer in the old admonition,
'See America first,' Mr.
Bewley has visited vrtualry all of
the places of Interest in the United
states, having made twelve trips to
the pacific coast. A steadfast Republican,
he reads with avidity on
subjects of political significance.
He has represented his district In
the college of presidential electors
and while in the assembly, he was
chairman for several years of the
labor and Industry committees. He
made the ecqualntance of such outstanding
labor leaders as James
Lynch and Samuel Gompers; and It
Is his opinion that such men as
these are sincere in their convictions,
reasonable in their demands
and ready to enter upon agreements
in a 'give and take* spirit.
Watches A ration.
"Mr. Bewley follows with interest
the developments in aviation. He
has flown only once, accompanied
by his wife and son.
" 1 want Bob to have a college
education,' he remarked in conclusion.
1 didn't have one, of
course, but people are taking life
easier now than In my young manhood.
They don't start out and
shift for themselves as we did 90
years ago, and a boy needs the experience
of college to put him on
his own.'
"Mr. Bewley Is a member of t he
board of directors of the Lockport
Y. M. C. A. and a promoter of both
the Boy and Girl Scout organizations.
His affiliations Include the
Lockport Rotary, the Niagara Country
club and the Lockport Board
of Commerce."

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 11/6/1953

LOCKPORT, Nov. 6 - A former
state senator and assemblyman,
William Bewley. 75, of Chestnut
Ridge Rd., Carlisle Gardens, died
unexpectedly at 5:10 a.m. today in
Lockport City Hospital of a heart
attack.
Mr. Bewley suffered a fainting
spell at his home about*5 o'clock
last evening when he fell and cut
his head.
He managed to get to the
telephone and called his nephew,
George W. Bewley, 1 Ambleside
Dr., who hurried to his home.
A physician and the fire de-
partment emergency squad were
called. An inhalator was used and
later Mr. Bewley was taken to
the hospital.
Mrs. Bewley, the former.Blanche
Clark, was visiting relatives in
Grand Rapids, Mich., when notified
of her husband's serious illness by
her son, Robert:W. Bewley, .Lock-.
port, by telephone. She returned
by plane early today in time to be
with other relatives at her husband's
bedside when be peacefully passed
away.
Served 18 Years
For more than half a century
Mr. Bewley was prominent in the
civic, business and political life of
the community and New York
State. He was in the Legislature
for 18 years and was in the canning
business for more than 30 years
serving Company's plant in Middleport
and renamed it the. Bewley
Canning Co. They sold the plant
in 1917.
Mr. Bewley re - purchased the
Middleport Canning Co. in 1925
and operated it until 1946 when
he sold out to the Monmouth Packing
Co., Asbury Park, N.J.
Lifelong Republican
While engaged in the canning
business Mr. Bewley still found
time to engage in politics-. A life-
Jong Republican, he was elected
to the Assembly.in the fall of 1913
from the First Niagara Assembly
District. He served as assemblyman
from 1914 through 1919 and
again in 1927-28. While in the
Assembly.he served on the Labor
Committee, one of the most impor-
tant in the lower house.
After ten years as a private citi-
zen Mr. Bewley returned to the
Legislature in 1938. This time as
state senator from the former 52nd
District, comprising Niagara and
Orleans counties.
He was elected to the Senate for
five successive two-year terms.
In 1939 Mr. Bewley served as
chairman of the Motor Vehicles
Committee of the Senate. The fol-
lowing year he became chairman of
the Taxation and Retrechment
Committee, serving in that capacity
until he was appointed chairman of
the high-ranking Banking Commit-
tee in 1947.
It was while chairman of the Tax-
ation and Retrenchment Committee
that Mr. Bewley headed the Tem-
porary State Commission on Assess-
ment and Review, which after sev-
eral years of study and many public
hearings throughout the state, draft-
ed construction legislation for the
clarification of the assessment pro-
cedure in the state.
Aided Child Welfare
During his years in the Senate,
Mr. Bewley introduced nearly 500
bills, of which about 100 were approved
and enacted into law.
Besides service as a legislator, Mr.
Bewley also served in a non-salaried
capacity as a member of the Niagara
County Board of Child Welfare.
He was appointed a member
in 1927. Two years later he became
chairman and serv.cd in that
capacity until the board's functions
wee absorbed by the Niagara Coun-
ty Welfare Department. In 1936
he was elected president of the New
York State Association of Boards
of Child Welfare.
For five years in the early 20s,
Mr. Bewley was traveling repre-
sentative for General Motors
Corp., assisting in administration
of the employe bonus system.
He was a lifelong member of
Christ Episcopal Church in Lower-
town and in previous years had
been affiliated with the Masons,
Shriners and other fraternal or-
ganizations.
He was married to Mrs. Bewley
in November, 1922, in Detroit.
Besides his widow and son, Robert
W. Bewley,- hs is survived by his
brother, George C Bewley, and
his sister, Mrs. C. Irwin Fisher,
Lockport, who was the former
Margaret Bewley. There are four
grandchildren.
Services will be held Monday at
2 p.m. at the family home. The
Rev. John S. Carrie, rector of
Christ Episcopal Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Cold
Spring Cemetery.

William married CLARK, Blanche L in Nov 1922 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI. Blanche was born on 15 Feb 1881 in MI; died in Jun 1976 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married DICKSON, Helena M on 24 Apr 1902 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Helena was born about 1872 in New York; died on 20 Aug 1921 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 11/3/1960

LOCKPORT-A prominent
Lockport contractor and real
estate developer,' George C.
Bewley, 80,, of 590 East Ave.,
died today (Nov. 3, 1960) at
the Nob Hill Nursing Home.
Mr. Bewley, born in Lockport
Sept. 30, 1880, was son
of the late Joseph and Mary
-Howe-Bewley.-He-was-well
known as builder of the Bewley
Building and for development
of fashionable Carlisle
Gardens, a Town of Lockport
residential area.
Mr. Bewley started in the
canning business with three
hrothers in 1907 when . they
formed the Lockport Canning
Co. in 1916, Mr. Bewley began
real estate development.
He entered the construction
business in 1919 and built the
first bituminous paving material
plant in this area in 1932.
He was also president of the
Lockport Stone Co., suppliers
of crushed stone.
Mr. Bewley built the Bewley
building for his/brother,
the late Richard Bewley, for
whom it was named. He was
also-brother of the late State
Sen, William Bewley.
Mr. Bewley's wife, the former
Ida Winters, died in 1954.
He was a former member of
the Lockport Board of Education,
"former warden in the
Christ Episcopal Church and
former member of the
of directors. He retired
in 1951.
Survivors i n c l u d e two
daughters, Mrs. James. B. Culvertson
and Miss Margaret A.
Bewley, both of Lockport; a
son, George W. Bewley, Lockport;
a sister, Mrs. C. Irving
Fisher. L o c k p o r t ; and six
grandchidlren.
Friends may call today and
Friday at the home of George
W. Bewley. 1 A m b l e s i de
Drive. Burial office will be
held at C h r i s t Episcopal
Church at 11 a.m. Saturday.
The. Rt. Rev. Lauriston L.
Scafe. bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese, of Western New
York, will officiate. Burial
will be in Glenwood Cemetery.

George married WINTERS, Ira G about 1913. Ira (daughter of WINTERS, Charles C and BEWLEY, Ida Fredericka) was born in Jul 1889 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died in Jul 1954 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/13/1950

A gross estate of $48,550.50 was
left by Dorothy Bewley Smith, Newfane,
who died Jury 7, 1949. according
to a State Tax Appraisal filed
In the Surrogate's Office. Mrs
Smith was a daughter of the late
Richard Bewley.
Deductions for funeral, administration
and other expenses reduced
the net taxable estate to $44,585.75
A state tax of $266.60 was paid
The beneficiaries are the husband,
Herman W. Smith. and a daughter,
Dorothy Jean Smith. Newfane

Margaret married SMITH, Herman W on 21 Apr 1925 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 10/31/1963

A Lockport businessman,
George R. Bewley, 62, of 440
Locust St. died unexpectedly
Wednesday evening (Oct. 30,
1963) of a heart ailment. Mr.
Bewley was owner and manager
of the Lockport Canning Co.
Born July 19, 1901, he was the
son of Richard and Frances
Stegman Bewley, Lake Avenue,
Town of Lockport. He was educated
in Lockport schools and
was a graduate of Rochester
Business Institute. He also at
tended Cornell University.
After his education he owned
and operated a 60-acre fruit and
poultry farm on Wheeler Road,
Gasport. In 1927 he joined his
father in operating the Lockport
Canning Co., along with his
brother, Francis Bewley. He became
sole owner and manager
in 1940.
Mr. Bewley contributed many
innovations and improvements
to the art of food processing for
which he received national recognition.
His company canned
tomatoes and tomato juice.
It also packaged ball bearings
in cans for the U. S. Air Force.
Mr. Bewley had started rebuilding
the food processing
building which was destroyed
by fire Sept. 19.
He was a member of Christ
Episcopal Church and a former
vestryman. He was a charter
member of the Niagara County
Farm Extension Service. He
also held membership in the following
organizations: United
Lodge 98, IOOF, Lockport area
Chamber of Commerce, New
York State Canners and Freezers
Assn. and National Canners
Assn. He was a former member
of the Lockport Industrial Club.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Helen M. Bewley; two daughters,
Mrs. Marcus R. Enos and
Mrs. Douglas A. 'McIntosh both
of Lockport; five grandchildren;
three brothers and one sister,
Charles C. Bewley of Lockport
Francis and Joseph Bewley of
California and Mrs. Mildred
Brown of Arizona.
The family will be present at
Prudden and Kandt Funeral
Home, 243 Genesee St., from 2
to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. but
friends may call at their convenience.
The Rev. Robert W.
Orvis, rector of Christ Episcopal
Church, will conduct the funeral
service at the funeral
home at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial
will be in Cold Spring Cemetery

George married COULTER, Helen Mildred on 12 Aug 1924 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Helen (daughter of COULTER, Willis E) was born on 2 Apr 1902 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 12 Jun 1965 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Journal - 9/18/1903

Robert Howe, infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Bewley of Lake avenue,
died Sept. 18, 1903, aged nine months.
Funeral services at the house Sun-
day, Sept. 20, a t 2:30 p. m.

Notes:

Buffalo NY Courier Express - 9/7/1930

AT THE AGE of 22, Charles C.
"^ Bewley, president of Charles Bewley
Realtors, Inc., is among the outstanding
realtors of Lockport. He is
considered one of the most promising
younger business men In his home
town.
Mr. Bewley was born in Lockport
where he has always resided. He received
his education at the public
schools there, and Rochester Business
Institute of which he is a graduate.
On his return to Lockport he complied
with the desire of his father,
Richard Bewley, that he become a
farmer. But one year on the farm
was enough for the enterprising Mr.
Bewley. He wasn't meant to be a
farmer, and he knew i t So in 1928,
he opened real estate and Insurance
offices. He chose the real estate as
a field for his business activities because
of his complete familiarity with
Lockport and its vicinity and his interest
in the development of the
locality that always has been his
home.
In both his real estate and insurance
business, Mr. Bewley derives
great enjoyment from his contacts
with his customers. Another phase
of his work in which he is intensely
Interested is the remodeling of some-of
Lockport's fine old houses into apartments.
Mr. Bewley also Is secretary and
general manager of the Bewley Holding
Corporation. \b0
Boating and tennis are his favorite
sports. His speedboat is his hobby;
and he finds great exhilaration in
racing on the Niagara River.
The restfulness of a broad expanse
of water combined with the thrilling
speed and sudden turns of the boat
render speedboating irresistibly fascinating,
in Mr. Bewley/s opinion. He
enjoys every aspect of boating even
to repairing the motor. Being endowed
with a natural mechanical
bent, he can make* all necessary repairs.
He sometimes passes hours
tinkering with the engine of his boat;
but if, when he has finished, the
motor Is "ship shape," he considers
the time well spent.
Tennis long has been among his
recreations; for there is a tennis court
at his father's home And Mr. Bewley
literally grew up playing the game.
Before he took up boating, aviation
was his hobby; and he began
a course of instruction in piloting.
At present, his speedboat offers him
thrills enough; but it is probable that
he soon will pilot his own plane.
Hunting and fishing also are among
Mr. Bewley's pastimes. He thoroughly
enjoys the woods, and twice every
year, he goes to the Adirondacks in
quest of bass and deer. Several fine
Eair of antlers attest his skill as a
unter.
Mr. Bewley is a member of the
Olcott Yacht Club. He resides at the
Bewley home on Lakewood avenue,
Lockport.

Charles married WALKER, Marion M on 28 Oct 1931 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Marion (daughter of WALKER, Norman) was born on 24 May 1911; died in Jan 1993 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married STOCKTON, Jane on 8 Aug 1932 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY, and was divorced on 27 Mar 1945 in Washoe County, NV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Francis married JEX, Helen G on 20 Jun 1937 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Helen (daughter of JEX, Frederick) was born on 25 Jun 1911; died on 13 Aug 2004 in Blue Jay, San Bernardino County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mildred married BROWN, Arthur B on 10 Jul 1937 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Arthur was born on 27 Oct 1910 in New York; died in Sep 1979 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married MECKLE, Shirley A on 16 Aug 1947 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Shirley (daughter of MECKLE, Charles J) was born on 28 Jun 1923; died on 6 Apr 2009 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married CULBERTSON, James B on 16 Sep 1944 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

George married MIMKEN, Janet Elizabeth on 27 Nov 1948 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Janet (daughter of MIMKEN, Nicholas Herman) was born about 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 2/9/1929

Josephine Agnes Bewley, threeyear-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George C. Bewley, 590 East avenue,
died this morning in the City Hospital
The child was stricken with
appendicitis and was operated on
last Tuesday. Besides her parents,
she leaves two sisters and one
brother, Mary, Margaret and George
William Bewley. Funeral services
will be held Monday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock at Christ church. Burial
will be in Glenwood cemetery.

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

Donna married ENOS, Marcus Robert on 7 Jun 1952 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Marcus (son of ENOS, Clare Stuart) was born on 16 Feb 1928; died on 15 Aug 2005 in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary of Carol McIntosh

Carol B. McIntosh of Lockport, NY passed away peacefully on Friday December 7, 2018 in Niagara Hospice House. Born December 17, 1933 in Lockport, she was the daughter of George and Helen Coulter Bewley. Carol graduated from Lockport Senior High School and Cornell University. In 1956, she married Douglas McIntosh, a surveyor and the entrepreneurial founder of MAC’s Antique Auto Parts founded in 1978. Carol worked as a Home Economics teacher at Lockport High School and later worked with her husband at MAC’s Antique Auto Parts. In 1989, she passed the Florida Condo Manager Exam and became the assistant manager of Errol By the Sea Condominium in New Smyrna Beach, FL. Years after Doug’s passing in 1999, she met Edgar Wright, who became her longtime companion until he passed away in 2017.
 
Carol was accomplished at knitting, sewing, cooking and crafts. She also loved playing Bingo, shuffle board, joining in sing-alongs and ballroom dancing. She was a meticulous and gracious hostess and entertained friends and family often. She was active in her church and community and was a dedicated longtime member of both PEO and Lockport College Women’s Club. Her family remembers her as a kind, loving, giving and supportive mother, mother-in-law and grandmother who encouraged all of them to pursue their goals and happiness in life.
 
Predeceased by her husband, Douglas A. McIntosh and sister, Donna Enos, Carol is survived by her three sons Robert A. (Heidi), Randall A. (Carol) and Richard A. (Andrea Solar) McIntosh; six grandchildren, Robert, Jr., Sarah, Carlee, Eric, Margaret and Katherine. Also several nieces and nephews.
 
Friends may call on Wednesday 4:00 – 7:00 PM at LANGE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 186 East Ave. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 11:00 AM at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 75 East Ave. Interment in Cold Springs Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Niagara Hospice, Inc. or the charity of your choice. Condolences may be offered to the family at langefuneralhomeinc.com.

Carol married MCINTOSH, Douglas A on 14 Jul 1956 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Linda married CRUSE, Clarence A on 18 Dec 1971 in San Diego, San Diego County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: PURSER, Donna Marie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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