BALCOM, Ella A

1878 - 1956  (77 years)

• Name	BALCOM, Ella A
  Birth	18 May 1878	Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Feb 1956	Ransomville, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I85266	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	BALCOM, Loren,   b. Abt 1844, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah,   b. Abt 1850, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F28312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MYERS, H Earl,   b. 11 Mar 1882, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY d. 31 Mar 1961, Lockport, Niagara County, NY (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	4 Sep 1905	Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY
  Notes	Niagara Gazette - 8/22/1955 RANSOMVILLE, Aug. 22 — A golden wedding celebration in honor 'of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Myers will be held at Legion Hall, Ransomville, Sept. 3 between the hours of 4 to 7.. Expected at the open house affair is Howard Myers, Bond Lake, one of the attendants if the wedding, and Mrs, Charles Balcom Sr., YoungstownV. Mr. and Mrs. Myers were married at the. Methodist .parsonage, Youngstown, with the ; Rev. G. Thompson Watts officiating on Sept, 4, 1905. Attendants- were Mr. Myers' brother, Howard, arid Mrs. Myers' sister, Edith Balcom. Mrs. Myers was born in the Town of Lewiston, daughter of Loren and Sarah Balcom. Mr. Myers is a native of the Town of Porter, son of Henry H. and Eliza Myers. Farming was his life work unitl 1929 when he took a position in the Highway Department of the 'Town of Porter from which he retired in 1943, Mrs. Myers, a devout Methodist, held the post of-trustee in the Wesleyan Methodist Church and is now a member of the Free Methodist Church. - They have two sons, both residing, in Ransomville, Elric and Loren, also a. daughter, Sarah Nelson, North-Tonawanda. There was also a daughter, Doris, who died in 1919 at the age of 13, a son Paul, an accident victim in 1925, Martin, who died in an 'industrial accident, and William, killed in Italy in 1944 during World War II. Mr. and Mrs. Myers have six grandchildren, all residing in Ransomville. Avoid arguments is our best advice," Mr. and Mrs. Myers said when asked for their formula for along and happy marriage.
  Children	1. MYERS, Doris,   b. Abt 1906, Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY d. 1919, Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 13 years)   2. MYERS, Loren P,   b. Abt 1910, New York d. Yes, date unknown   3. MYERS, Elric H,   b. Abt 1911, New York d. Yes, date unknown   4. MYERS, William E,   b. Abt 1913, New York d. 1944, Italy (Age ~ 31 years)   5. MYERS, Sarah A,   b. Abt 1920, New York   6. MYERS, Martin M,   b. Abt 1921, New York   7. MYERS, Paul   d. 1925
  Family ID	F28313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Niagara Gazette - 2/17/1956 RANSOMVILLE, Feb. 17-Mrs. Ella Myers, 77,'wife of Earl Myers, 77, of Youngstown-Lockport Rd., died yesterday (Feb. 16, 1956) at home a f t e r a long illness. Mrs. Myers was born May 18, 1878, in the Town of Lewiston, the daughter of Loren and Sarah Balcom. She was married Sept. 4,1905 and is survived by a daughter, Mrs. S a r a h .Vincent Nelson, North Tonawanda, and two sons. Loren and Elric Myers, both of Ransomville. She also is survived by six grandchildren. Mrs. Myers was a member of the Free Methodist Church at the lime of her death and was, in for- mer years,'a trustee of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Ransomville. Services will he conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Gentle Funeral Home and at 2:30 p.m. at the Free Methodist Church by the Rev. (Balance cut-off)