Schaffer, Henry E.

Rome Sentinel
March 8, 1913

Henry E. Schaffer is dead at his home in Rochester. He was formerly a resident of Rome and was a partner with the late N. B. Foot in the wholesale grocery business, the firm name being Foot, Schaffer & Co.

Schaffer, Lydia Morse

Rome Sentinel
February 19, 1885

A telegram received in Rome to-day announces the death at Rochester this morning of Mrs. H. C. Shaffer, formerly of Rome, aged about 60 years. The deceased was a sister of Silas C. Morse of Ava, and Mrs. John Williams of Stokes. During the residence of the family in Rome they lived for a time in the house now owned and occupied by F. H. Thomas at the corner of Court and George Streets. Mr. Shaffer was in company with N. B. Foot in the grocery trade. The family left Rome and went to Rochester some eighteen years ago. The funeral will take place at the family residence in Rochester on Saturday at 2:30.

Shaver, George H.

Rome Sentinel
November 18, 1963

G.H.Shaver Passes Away
Vernon - George H. Shaver, 76, of Vernon, RD1, a Republican supervisor for the Town of Westmoreland from 1959 to 1961, died Saturday in St. Lukes Memorial Hospital Center, Utica. The son of Henry and Rosa Houser Shaver, he was born April 9, 1887 in West Branch, and was a 40 year employee of Revere Copper and Brass Inc., Rome, retiring in 1952 as superintendent of the company's cast shop. A past chief of the Oneida County Volunteer Firemen's Assn., he was fire commissioner of the Town of Westmoreland. He was member of the Fort Stanwix Hose Co., Rome, and a past chief of the Lairdsville Volunteer Fire Department. Mr. Shaver was also member of the Vernon Masonic Lodge, Ziyara Temple, Shriners and the Rome Elks Lodge. He leaves his wife, the former Frances Walters whom he married in 1910 in Oriskany; three daughters, Mrs. Welcome (Doris) Ferguson, Clinton; Mrs. Phillip (Marjorie_ Mair, Clark Mills, and Mrs. Ernest (Jean) Beach, West Branch; a sister, Mrs. Clarence (Pearl) Dingman, Rome, a brother, Otis Shaver, Las Vegas, Nev., four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 10:30 tomorrow at the Owens Funeral Home, Clinton. Friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9pm.

Shaver, Henry

Rome Sentinel
December 26, 1902

West Branch, December 26 - Henry Shaver, who died recently in this village, was born in 1842 in Turin, Lewis County. When 6 years of age he came to West Branch with his parents and settled on the farm where he lived the greter portion of his life and where he passed away. In the year 1883 he was united in marriage to Miss Rose Houser. Three children were born to them. He was well known throughout the community as a farmer and a man of sterling worth. There survive his wife and three children, Pearl E., George H., and Otis E., all of this place, and two sisters, Mrs. D.T.Williams and Mrs. George W. Smith, and one aunt, Mrs. O. C. Myers of Stokes.

Shaver, Jacob

Rome Sentinel
March 21, 1896

Jacob Shaver, who resides near West Branch, died Sunday, aged 85 years. He was one of the oldest residents of the town of Lee, and was a descendant of the Mohawk Dutch stock. He was highly esteemed. He leaves a son, Henry Shaver, also of Lee.

Shaver, John W.

Rome Sentinel
March 9, 1898

Deansboro: March 9, - John W. Shaver died on Monday, March 7, at the home of his son, Charles H., at Deansboro. The chief cause of his death was old age. Mr. Shaver was born in Dutchess county, Nov. 29, 1813, and when 11 years old, moved with his parents to Lewis county, where he lived till a young man. He then went to the town of Lee, where most of his life was passed. He was twice married. His first wife was Miss Daniels, and in 1849 he was married to Miss Mary Bronson of Lee. He experienced religion when a young man and lived a devoted, earnest, Christian life, for many years holding the offices of class leader and steward in the M. E. Church, Lee Center. Two sons, Robert D. Shaver of Garden City, Minn, by his first marriage, and Charles H. of Deansboro, with whom he has made his home for 25 years, one brother, H. E. Shaffer of Rochester, and one sister, Mrs. Oliver Meyers of Stokes, survive. The funeral services will be held in the M. E. Church, Lee Center, on Thursday at 2:30 pm. Rev. J. R. Decker officiating. Interment will be made in the Evergreen Cemetery, Lee.

Shaver, Rosa Houser

Rome Sentinel
July 10, 1950

Mrs. Rosa Houser Shaver, 90, of 713 W. Bloomfield St., died yesterday in Rome Hospital. A resident of Rome for 45 years, she was born May 14, 1860, in West Branch, daughter of Jeremiah and Catherine Butch Houser. She married Henry Shaver June 4, 1883 in Lee Center by the Rev. Simpson, then pastor of the Methodist Church. Mr.Shaver died Dec. 21, 1902 in West Branch. Surviving are one daughter Mrs. Clarence Dingman, Rome, with whom she made her home, two sons, George H., Vernon, and Otis , Phoenix, Arizona, a sister, Mrs. Joseph Durr, Utica, a brother, Mr. Augusta Houser.

Shaver, Susannah Lindsley

Rome Sentinel
November 5, 1890

Lee Centre, Nov. 5 - Mrs. Susannah Shaver, aged 72, wife of Jacob Shaver, died at her home near West Branch on Oct. 31, after only a few days illness with typhoid pneumonia. She leaves a husband, one son, Henry Shaver of West Branch, and three daughters, Mrs. Daniel Williams of Utica, Mrs.Judson Daniels and Mrs. George Smith of West Branch; also three brothers, James Lindsley of West Branch, Oliver Lindsley of Montague and Jarvis Lindsley of Leyden, and four sisters, Mrs. Emily Munson of Rochester, Minnesota, Miss Melissa Hill of Houseville, Lewis County, and Mrs. Mary Shepherd of Chicago. The deceased was a devoted wife and mother, and will be greatly missed by a large circle of friends. It is the first time the family circle has been broken, and the friends have the sympathy of the entire community. The funeral was held at the house on Monday at eleven o'clock, Rev. H. A. Harriss of Rome officiating, assisted by Rev. B.Jones of West Branch.

Shaver, Zachariah

Rome Sentinel
April 30, 1872

Lee Center Notes: The funeral of Mr. Zachariah Shaver is attended today at this place. He died Sunday at 5 o'clock pm, age 81 years 7 mos.

Smith, George W.

Rome Sentinel
June 20, 1918

Death of George W. Smith
Lee Center - June 20 - George W. Smith, aged 67, a well known and highly respected resident of this place, died at his home here at 5 o'clock this morning following a five year period of ill health. He was born in Trenton and was the son of the late John H. Smith and Martha Herbeck. When he wa nine years old he removed to a point between Point Rock and Taberg, where he resided until last fall, when failing health caused him to give up farm work. In 1885 in Lee he was married to Miss Melissa Shaver, who survives. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Marion E. Bushnell of Lee Center and three brothers, D. C., Frank H. and Jerome B. Smith, all of Rome. He was a farmer by occupation and was very successful in that line of work. He was a quiet and unassuming man and he had many friends who will regret to learn of his death.

Smith, Melissa Shaver

Rome Sentinel
July 23, 1936

Mrs. Melissa M. Smith, 83, died late yesterday afternoon at the home of her niece, Mrs. Clarence Dingman, 713 W.Bloomfield St. She had been ill only 10 days. She was born in the town of Lee on August 28, 1852, daughter of the late Jacob and Susanna Lindsley Shaver. On Sept. 16, 1885, she became the bride of George W. Smith, who died in 1918. Mrs. Smith moved from Lee about 15 years ago and made her home alternately with Mrs. Dingman and her nephews, George Shaver, R. D. 2, Vernon, and Otis Shaver, 716 Kent St., this city. She attended Calvery M. E. Church here. Mrs. Dingman and the two nephews are the only survivors.

Somers, Charles F.

Rome Sentinel
November 22, 1940

Charles F. Somers, 86, a native of Lee Center and a resident of Rome about 25 years, died at Rome Hopsital yesterday. He had been ill four weeks. Mr. Somers was the son of the late Thomas and Sally Shaver Somers. He operated a farm until he moved to Rome about 25 years ago. For years he was employed by Rome Wire Company before his retirement. He was a member of Calvary Methodist Church.

Mr. Somers was married twice. His first wife, the former Bell Wilkinson, Lee Center, died in 1909. He then married the former Kate Long, Waterville, who passed away in 1931.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. E. Luther Evans, Seneca Falls, a granddaughter, three nephews and a niece.

Somers, Katherine Hoffman Long

Rome Sentinel
(no date except 1932)

Mrs. Charles Somers, 74, a resident of this city for the past 15 years, died at 9:30 o'clock this morning at her home at 405 Expense Street. Mrs. Somers, who had been confined to her bed for four weeks, suffered a shock a week ago Sunday. She was born in Baden, Germany, May 15, 1857, a daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Hoffman. She came to this country with her parents at the age of 12 and since that time had made her home in this vicinity. Mrs. Somers was twice married. Her first husband, the late George Long, whom she married 55 years ago, died in 1902. Twenty-two years ago she married Charles Somers of Lee, sho survives. Also surviving are a son, Jess Long of Waterville, a grandson, George Long of Utica, and a great-granddaughter, Miss Irene Houd of Waterville. She also leaves a sister, Mrs. Hannah Perkins of Clark Mills and a brother, John Hoffman of Cicero, Ill. Mrs. Somers was a member of Calvary M. E. Church here.

Somers, M. Isabelle Wilkinson

Rome Sentinel
October 29, 1909

After making careful preparations for the taking of her own life, Mrs. Charles Somers, of 533 West Embargo street, yesterday morning cut her throat with her husband's razor, severing the windpipe and the jugular vein. Hardly 10 minutes had elapsed since her husband had seen her alive and when she was found by him dead. Mr. Somers with his team, had been employed about a month on the new Rome & Osceola Railroad. As he went to the barn yesterday morning to feed and water his horses, carrying out a pail of water, he saw his wife at the same time go out into the shed. On returning to the house for another pail of water and to get his dinner pail, he called his wife, but there was no response, and then he looked for her and found her dead. The Open razor by her side told the story. Mr. Somers said that his wife had appeared to be very nervous and melancholy the past two months, and this was also noticed by some of the relatives. A few days ago the deceased woman told her husband of things in the house, and where they were located, articles that he did not know were in the house. Mrs. Somers had done up all her mornings work yesterday, had washed the dishes and put them away and made up the beds. Her best black dress she had laid over the back of a chair, evidently with the desire that she be laid way in it. A charitable, kind and Christian woman, and an attendant at the First M. E. Church, her sad ending is a deep blow to her devoted husband and many loving friends. Mr. Somers had kept his razor in hiding of late, but the other day after shaving he left it on the shelf where his wife found it. He said that he had been afraid that she might take her own life. Born in the town of lee, Mrs. Somers was a daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Albert Wilkinson. She was married in Lee 34 years ago, and with her husband lived on a farm there till eight years ago, when they moved into the city. Mr. Somers had since personally looked after his farming interests. Surviving besides the husband are one daughter, Mrs. Luther Evans of Oswego, formerly of Rome, and three brothers, Phrenette Wilkinson of Lee, Edward of Whiteside, Iowa, and Thomas Wilkinson of Seneca, near Auburn. Mrs. Evans arrived from Oswego yesterday afternoon.

Somers, Sally Ann Shaver

Rome Sentinel
Jan. 12, 1888

Lee Centre Notes: Mrs. Sarah Somers died yesterday afternoon. The funeral will occur from the M. E.Church on Saturday.

Somers, Thomas

Rome Sentinel
March 14, 1871

Lee Notes - March 9, 1871 Mr. Thomas Somers, also an old resident, died early this morning, after an illness of several weeks. He was the father of a large and respectable family and, as far as I know, had not an enemy. he was a sober, industrious and good citizen, and leaves a wife and large family of children, and a large circle of relatives and friends who sympathize with the afflicted.