Some Samuel Smith Stock

In my last blog I wrote about Samuel P Smith & Mary E Earing who had 3 children – Bertha, Chester & Sylvia.  We know that Chester died young but his 2 sisters went on to marry and have families of their own.

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Bertha Margaret Smith was born in 1876 and married William H Smith in 1898 – they had 3 children – Marville, Harold & Marie.

Albany Times Union, Sun, 1 Dec 1946
Smith - November 29th, 1946, Bertha Margaret, widow of William Henry smith at the home of her daughter, Mrs Kenneth Sebast of Gifford Church Road, Rotterdam, also mother of Mrs Joseph Gritech of Menands and Harold S Smith of Albany, Shaker Road. Funeral service Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from her late residence, Albany-Shaker Road. Relatives and friends are invited. The home will be open Sunday evening from 7-9 o'clock. Interment Castleton, NY.Time Union, Sun, 21 Aug 1938
William H Smith - Funeral services for William H Smith, 75, who died Thursday, were held at his residence on the Shaker Road, Loudonville, yesterday with the Rev David C Davies, Menands, officiating. Born in Castleton, Mr Smith was a former druggist in that place for many years. He attended the Dutch Reformed Church there. Burial was in Castleton Cemetery. Survivors include the widow, Bertha M Smith; three children, Mrs Joseph Gritech, Menands; Harold S Smith, Shaker Road; and Mrs Kenneth J Sebast, Schenectady; also five grandchildren, Russell and Virginia Gritech, June and Alice Joy Smith, and James Kenneth Sebast.

Schenectady Gazette, Wed, 8 Oct 1969
K J Sebast Dies; at GE 27 Years
Kenneth J Sebast, 57, of Old State Road, a buyer in the wire mill department of the General Electric Co, died yesterday at St Clare's Hospital after a long illness. A native of Schenectady, Mr Sebast was employed at GE 27 years and was a member of the company Quarter Century Club. Mr Sebast was a member of the Princetown Reformed Church, Noah Lodge F and A M of Altamont and the Gifford Grange. Survivors include his widow, Mrs Marie E Smith Sebast; a son, James K Sebast of Middle Grove; a daughter, Mrs Barbara E Ogden of Woodstock; his parents, Mr and Mrs George Sebast, of Schenectady; and a brother, Earl Sebast also of Schenectady. Several nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral service will be held at the Princetown Reformed Church at 1030 am Friday. The Rev Harold Irish, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Memory's Garden. The Bond Funeral Home will be open after 7 pm tomorrow. Memorial contributions may be made to the memorial fund of the Princetown Reformed Church

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Sylvia Jane Smith was born in 1881 and married Lester Henry Elwood in 1902 and also had 3 children – Bertha, Florence & Evelyn.

courtesy of Charla Carter - Find A Grave

Schenectady Gazette, Tues, 3 Jan 1961
Slyvia Elwood Dies at 79 in Gloversville
Gloversille - Mrs Sylvia J Elwood, 79, of 24 Maple Avenue, widow of Lester Elwood, died early yesterday at the Grand Haven Nursing Home, where she was admitted Saturday. A native of East Fine, she had been a Gloversville resident for the past 41 years. She was a member of the North Main Street Methodist Church and its Guiding Star class.  Survivors are three daughters, Mrs Albertus Cornell and Miss Evelyn Elwood of Gloversville, and Mrs Colvin Jennings of Amsterdam; a sister Miss Marguerite Jennings of Castleton-on-the-Hudson; six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 1 pm Thursday at the Clarence Brown Funeral Home. Rev Winston Saunders of the North Main Street Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will be in St Johnsville Cemetery in the spring.

courtesy of Charla Carter - Find A Grave

Amsterdam Evening Recorder, Wed 31 Oct 1951
Lester H Elwood, 70, of 24 Maple Avenue, Gloversville, died yesterday afternoon at his home following an illness of two months. He was born September 12, 1881, in the Town of Minden, a son of H Lansing and Martha Flanders Elwood. He resided to Gloversville for 23 years. The survivors are his wife, Mrs Sylvia Elwood; three daughters, Mrs Albertus Cornell, Gloversville, Mrs Colvin Jennings, Amsterdam, and Miss Evelyn Elwood, Gloversville; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one niece. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Clarence Brown Funeral Home, 301 North Main Street, Gloversville. Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery, St Johnsville. 

The Leader Herald, Mon, 26 Jun 1961

North Main Street Church

Mrs Bertha M Cornell, 58, of 12 Eagle Street, died at 915 last night at her home. She was born in St Johnsville, Nov 17, 1902, and had lived in Gloversville for the past 43 years. She was a member of the North Main Street Methodist Church. She is survived by two sons, John and David Cornell, both of Gloversville; one daughter, Miss Jean Cornell, Gloversville; two sisters, Miss Evelyn Elwood, Gloversville, and Mrs Colvin Jennings, Amsterdam; one grandson, several nieces and nephews.

The Leader Herald, Wed, 13 Apr 1960
Albertus Cornell, 66, died at [3] yesterday afternoon at his home, 8 Helwig Street. He had been in poor health for the last year. Born in Gloversville Dec 7 1893, he had always lived here. Mr Cornell was a leather worker by occupation, and was a member of North Main street Methodist Church. Survivors are his wife, Mrs Bertha Cornell; two sons, John L Cornell and David A Cornell; one daughter, Miss Jean Cornell; one sister, Mrs Fred DeMagistris, all of Gloversville; also nieces and nephews.