From Seneca Observer and Union - Died John C. Boice, age 83 years, in Covert NY October 14, 1858

From Waterloo Observer; Died, David Brooks, age 84 years, formerly of Ovid NY; in Northville, MI., May 30, 1878.

From Ovid Independent 11 May 1881

In the Coshun district, town of Ovid, on the 9th inst., John Brooks died,, aged 80 years, 11 months, 23 days. Mr. Brooks was born in this town, and for about sixty years had resided in the neighborhood where he died. He seemed to have no particular disease, his death resulting from the infirmities of old age. Eight children survive him, five sons and three daughters.

Entered into rest, Sunday morning, June 7th, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Litle of Buckbee's Corners, Mrs. Mary Wood, aged 70 years, relict of the late John Wood. Funeral Wednesday at 12 p.m. from the residence of Mrs. John Litle and 1 p.m. from the Presbyterian church, Chili.

From Ovid Bee: Married F. S. Boice of Ovid, N. Y. to Maria Genung of Lodi, Feb 6, 1853.

From Ovid Bee: Married in Ulysses on Feb. 4th, 1838 by Marvin Smith, Esq., Cornelius Boice of Lodi and Miss Eliza J. Burlew of Ulysses.

Hiram Brooks, Livery, Piqua. Mr. Brooks is a native of Western New York; came to Miami Co. in 1837, and located in Piqua in 1840; in 1846, he bought out his brother James, who was engaged in the livery business here, and has successfully conducted the business ever since, having remained in the same locality. Built his present commodious buildings and gradually increased his stock and conveniences to the present very creditable standing; he is one of the few livery men who have stuck to one place, and is now in very comfortable circumstances; his residence, on the comer of Wayne and Water streets, is a handsome property. He married, in 1843, Miss Catherine A., daughter of William Atkinson. They have six children; four sons and two daughters; T. D., a physician at Conroy; W. C., a livery man at Van Wert; James E., a telegraph operator, now at Cambridge City, Ind.; Geo. A., a member of the bar at Piqua; Hattie A., now Mrs. Nate C. Perry, of Troy, and Nettie E.

Mrs. Thomas Beadle, Lyons oldest resident and one of our most generally loved women, died Monday morning about 7 o'clock after twelve days of extreme suffering with a broken hip sustained in a fall when she tripped over a rug in her parlor. Her age was against her and little hope was (illegible) from the time of the accident that she would be able to withstand the  injury. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon with interment at Rural Cemetery. Rev. W. G. Huff of Canton, Pennsylvania, officiated. John W. Rodenback sang her favorite hymns, Mrs. Beadle having requested it. The bearers were Smith Goewey, John Cole, Samuel Wright, William Facer, Horace Westcott and Edward Hill.

Mrs. Lavina Hall Clarke Beadle was born in Lyons on November 26, 1821. Her birthplace was a log house in the western end of the town near where the Van Wickle residence now stands. With the exception of about a year, she had always lived in Lyons. In 1844 she was married to Silas Wells Belding who afterwards distinguished himself as a soldier in the Civil War. He was a lieutenant of Co. C 111th New York Volunteers and was killed in battle at the South Side railroad near Petersburg, just a few days before Richmond fell. That was the last battle his regiment had a part in. From this union there were seven children, three of whom died in infancy. The fourth, Cornelia, wife of Theodore Hill, dying in 1902. The others are Mrs. Alice L. Crosby of St. Louis, Mo.; who is the mother of Alice L. Wice of Port Byron, and she the mother of three children, and one grandchild. Next comes Judge Henry W. Belding of Webster Groves, Mo., the father of five children: Mrs. G. Franklin Ryder of Lyons, and Mrs. Ray (illegible) of East Rochester. So then Mrs. Belding had seven children, ten grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Twenty years after the death of Lieutenant Belding, she married Thomas Beadle who died in 1895. Mrs. Beadle was for nearly eighty years connected with the Methodist Sunday school which she joined at an early age. She was the oldest member of that congregation in Lyons. A few years ago the Sunday school presented her with a gold pin in commemoration of her long service and she has always prized the gift highly. It went into the grave with her.

From Ovid Bee - Lewis Brooks of Avon NY married Augusta Johnson, daughter of William T. Johnson of Romulus NY 16 October 1850.

From Ovid Bee - Died - Augusta B. Brooks, age 20 years, wife of wife of Morgan L. and daughter of William T. Johnson of Romulus NY, in Avon NY April 15, 1852.

The Past and Present of Shiawassee County, Michigan  - The Michigan Historical Publishing Association, Lansing, Michigan

David E. Brooks first saw the light of day in Ovid township, Seneca county, New York, March 10, 1830. At the age of twenty-two years he embarked on his own business career, resolved to make for himself a place in the world, and, if possible, collect a little money in an honorable way. With this laudable purpose in view it was not strange that his attention should be turned toward California when the gold excitement broke out in that state. So he crossed the isthmus of Panama in going and coming, and was fairly successful. He conducted a general store for one year while there, chiefly handling provisions. After an absence of four years he returned to New York state and there bought fifty-three acres of land, in Romulus township, Seneca county. This farm was mostly improved and he lived on it until 1870, when he sold it and turned his face toward Michigan. He landed in Owosso township, where he bought eighty acres of cleared land, on section 23. This he sold the same year and purchased sixty acres on section 22, upon which he now lives. Fifty acres of this was wild. A small house and barn were on the place. There are only six acres of this now unimproved. The house has been rebuilt and barns and other buildings added. When Mr. Brooks first located in the township it was no uncommon thing to see wild turkeys in his yard, and one night when returning home he encountered a lynx.

October 18, 1854, Mr. Brooks married Rebecca Johnson, who was born in Romulus township, Seneca county, New York, March 30, 1834. In October, 1904, they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Brooks' father, Joseph Johnson, was born in Romulus township, Seneca county, New York, July 10, 1799, and died at Geneva, that state, October 19, 1881. Mr. Johnson's wife was Clarica Hogarth, who was born in Ovid township, Seneca county, New York, May 17, 1804, and who died January 22, 1883.

Mrs. Brooks was sixth in a family of thirteen, as follows: Minerva, was born March 25, 1822, and lives in Interlaken, New York, married De Witt Vorus and had two children, Electa and Augusta. Bradner was born March 30, 1827 and died July 11, 1868; married Elizabeth Knowles and had one son, Scott. Emily was born August 23, 1828, died March 30, 1869, married John R. Stone, and had six children-Carleton, Laura, Emma, Minnie, Guy and Roy. Demott was born April 15, 1830, and died September 28, 1837. Andrew was born October 18, 1832, went to California when gold was first discovered there and has not been heard from since. Hogarth was born February 11, 1836 and died February 24, 1841. Susan was born February 2, 1838 and lives in Seneca county, New York; married Archibald Banker and had two children, both dead. Carleton was born December 12, 1839, and died October 26, 1841. Cordelia was born March 15, 1841, and lives in Geneva, New York; married John Markell and had two children-Eleanora and Grace. Joseph, Jr., was born June 19, 1842, and died October 19, 1881. James P. was born August 6, 1844, and died April 25, 1845. James J. was born October 3, 1845, and died December 25, 1864.

Mr. Brook's father was born and died on the same farm. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks had eight sons, three of whom are living. Erastus was born September 21, 1856, and died February 2, 1857; Erastus D. was born December 12, 1858, and lives on a farm in Owosso township; he married Susan Cramer, and they have four children - George Le Roy, born January 5, 1891; Harold G., born in May, 1894; Mary E., born in June, 1897; and Ashley T., born October 2,1899. Elmer, born March 21, 1850, died March 19, 1893. He first married Eva Bigelow, who died within the next two weeks; his second wife was Mary Williams, who likewise died in a short time after marriage. Andrew H. was born October 5, 1863, and died December 7, 1899. He married Jennie Bradley and they had four children, Iva Pearl, born March 18, 1887 and three who died at birth. James was born December 25, 1868, and lives in Montana being a farmer. He married Ida Tucker, of that state, and they have four children,Eva B., born in January, 1898; David Leo, born in July, 1894; James E., born in July, 1902, and Rebecca, born in June, 1904. William and Willis, twins, were born August 16, 1870, the former dying in 1870, and the latter in 1873. Leo. D. was born March 18, 1877, is married and lives in Montana.

Mrs. Brooks' father was a Presbyterian and Republican, and Mr. Brooks' father was a Democrat and member of the Dutch Reformed church. The ancestors of Mr. Brooks were Irish on his father's side and German on his mother's side. The ancestors of Mrs. Brooks came from Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are members of the Congregational church. He is a Democrat, but is independent in his choice of men for office. He was justice of the peace for one term. Mrs. Brooks' brother James enlisted in the Thirty-fourth New York Infantry and served in the civil war. He died in the hospital at Norfolk, Virginia.

We learn by the INDEPENDENT that Mr. Isaac Runyan is dead. He taught us for four years. It was a time of pleasure and of profit. Could our simple praise add one bud to the rosette of praise that will spring up in Seneca, then we would be happy. There exists between teacher and pupil a veneration that cannot die. We mourn his death. A thousand recollections rush in upon the memory, and each convene to prove that Mr. Runyan as a teacher was indeed the scholar's friend. If virtur is rewarded, Mr. Runyan rests in Heaven.

From Ovid Bee 14 July 1849:  Married John Graves to Maria Brooks, both of Ovid, by Rev. D. Taylor.

Mrs. Matilda Brooks, 91 years old, died last evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah B. Seymour, 7 McMaster Street. She had been ill for a long time. She was a life member of the Interlaken N. Y. Baptist Church. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Sarah B. Seymour, Miss Mary E. Brooks of Auburn; Mrs. A. W. Harris of Lisbon, O.; a son, Arthur H. Brooks of Romulus; nine grandchildren, three of whom live in Auburn. They are H. Randolph Seymour, Francis H. Seymour and Mrs. C. B. Osterhout. Funeral will be held tomorrow with services at the Interlaken Baptist Church. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery, Interlaken.

Mrs. Minerva Denniston died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. J. Williams, at Romulus, on Monday.

Emily Wood was born in Chili, Monroe county, N.Y., January 24, 1824, and died at LaFayette, Illinois, April 18, 1898. She was married to Charles B. Howell, Oct. 1, 1844. To them were born six children, four of whom survive her. Her husband died August 4, 1860. In 1876, she was again married, to Dr. J. H. Nichols, of LaFayette; he departed this life October 26, 1888. She united with the Presbyterian church in Chili when a young lady, remained a member of that church until 1866, when she removed from New York to Galva, Illinois, and united with the Congregational church. In 1867 she removed to LaFayette, and again united with the Congregational church, in which she held a membership until they disbanded. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. A. Francis, of the Toulon Congregational church, at 2 o'clock Tuesday, April 19, and the remains were laid to rest in our cemetery.

Died, at Iliff, Colorado, Oct. 26th, Dr. J. H. Nichols of LaFayette, Ill. The deceased was born in New Jersey, Dec. 18th, 1818. When a boy, he entered commercial life in Sparta, New York. In 1839, he removed to Connersville, Indiana, and came to this place in 1840, and took a course in Tolsbury College. He next taught school in Rising Sun, West Tennessee, and studied under Dr. Lamb until he entered the Ohio Medical College in 1843. In the winter of 1844-5, he graduated from this institution, and in the spring of 1850, located at LaFayette, Ill. He was married at Connersville, Indiana, in 1848, to Miss Louisa Woodcock, who died in 1874. Their children are Luella Butler, wife of G. H. Butler, and Albert H. Nichols. In 1878, he married Mrs. Emily Howell, of LaFayette, Ill., who still survives him, and together with the two children above named, and one sister, Mrs. J. Martin, mourns his loss. He was buried by the Masonic Lodge, on Tuesday, Oct. 30th, 1888. The bereaved relatives and friends have the sympathy of the entire neighborhood.

Hudson S. Wood died at his home, one-half mile east of this village, at 11:30 on Saturday evening, the cause of death being Bright's disease with complications. Mr. Wood was born in Chili, Monroe county, February 17, 1843. He was united in marriage with Miss Caroline Goodwin of Clifton on September 16, 1875, and they lived on a farm in Chili until ten years ago, when they purchased the Richmond Crofoot farm. Mr. and Mrs. Wood were prominent members of the Chili Grange, and after coming here, they joined the Pavilion Grange. Mr. Wood had held the office of worthy master in both organizations. Twenty-five years ago he joined the Presbyterian church at Chili, and after taking up residence in this township, he united with the Pavilion Baptist church. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. H. W. Plucker; one grandson, Edward Plucker,of Pavilion; one sister, Mrs. Mary Stottle of Rochester; and two brothers, Wallace J. Wood of Elliott, Ill., and John Wood of Michigan. Funeral services were held from his late residence at 2:30 o'clock on Tuesday, Rev. B. Edward Williams of the Baptist church officiating.

Mr. Noah Stottle, father of Joseph C. Stottle, died at his home in Rochester Sunday morning at five o'clock. The funeral was held from his late residence Tuesday afternoon at half past two o'clock.

Waterloo, Jan. 30 - Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Brooks of Romulus were surprised Wednesday evening at their home by 55 friends on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. Among the guests present were three who were present at the wedding ceremony at Hayts Corner on Jan. 28, 1880. A piece of wedding cake which was cut on that occasion was preserved by Mrs. Brooks and occupied a place of honor at her table last night. The three children of the couple who arranged the party were Mrs. Mary A. Beaver, Mrs. David Treadwell and John Brooks, all of Romulus.

John Dennison, 80, of 38 East Genesee, died at a local nursing home Sunday morning, after an illness of several weeks. He was born in Romulus, but had lived in the city for the past 31 years. He was in the employ of the Bowen Products Corporation for many years before retiring several years ago. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. LeGrand BarBell; Mrs. Oliver Tyler and Mrs. Francis Nash, all of this city; two sons, Howard J. Dennison of Rochester, and Carl Dennison of this city; six grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Harry Williams and Mrs. Susan Graves of Ovid; Mrs. George Everett of Rochester, and Mrs. Carrie O'Connor of St. Petersburg, Fla; one half-brother, Edward Simpson of Potowaski, Mich., and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home of E. A. Heieck & Son Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Robert Stansfield, pastor of the Second Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot in Union Cemetery, Ovid.

Funeral services for Mrs. John Denniston, 63, who died Sunday morning after a two months illness, were held from her home, 11 John street. Rev. William Chamberlain, pastor of Trinity Church, and Rev. Ralph Hinney of Ovid officiated. Burial was made in Ovid Union Cemetery. Besides her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Eva Coogan, Mrs. Dudley Cronkright and Mrs. John Grace, all of Auburn; four sons, Howard Denniston of Rochester and Daniel, Carl and Gordon Denniston of Auburn.

Interlaken - Mrs. Carrie D. O'Connor, 92, widow of David C. O'Connor, died Friday at her home following a long illness. Funeral service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Hurlbut Funeral Home in Interlaken. The Rev. Edward M. Miller of the First Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Interlaken. Born in the town of Romulus, Mrs. O'Connor lived her entire life in Seneca County. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Interlaken. Mrs. O'Connor is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Updike and Mrs. Ethel Krane, both of Interlaken; six grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Ovid, N. Y. - Mrs. Grace D. Williams, 78, wife of Harry J. Williams, president of the First National Bank of Ovid,died at her home on N. Main St. Thursday after a long illness. She was born in the Town of Romulus, the daughter of Daniel Dennison and Minerva Brooks Dennison and had lived in Ovid area for 38 years. Funeral services will be conducted from the Coryell Funeral Home at Ovid at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Allen L. Barrett of the Ovid Federated Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Union Cemetery. Survivors, besides her husband, are two daughters, Mrs. H. Gay Excell, Ovid; and Mrs. Alfred Trafelet of Willard; a sister, Mrs. Carrie O'Connor, Interlaken; a brother, Edgar Simpson of Pontiac, Mich.; four grandchildren and five-greatgrandchildren.

Ovid, N. Y. - Harry J. Williams, 84, of N. Main St., president of the First National Bank of Ovid, and president of the Ovid Central School Board of Education, died Monday at the Between the Lakes Nursing Home in Interlaken, where he was taken last Thursday. He had been ill for several months. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday from the Coryell Funeral Home in Ovid. Interment will be at Union Cemetery. Mr. Williams was born in England and came to this country when a small boy. He operated a fruit farm in Kendaia, Seneca County, until 1917 when he moved to Ovid and became manager of the Ovid Telephone Company. He was also lineman and acted as secretary and treasurer for the company until it was purchased by the present Trumansburg Telephone Company in 1944. He was a member of Kendaia Baptist Church where held office as deacon and trustee. He was also president and superintendent of Kendaia Baptist Cemetery Association until the Seneca Ordnance Depot, Romulus, purchased the church property. Mr. Williams is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Alfred Trafelet, and Mrs. Henry Excell, both of Ovid; a sister, Miss Sara Williams of Geneva; two brothers, Frank S. Williams of Romulus and Albert Williams of Phillipsburg, N. J.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

Ovid, N. Y. - Final rites for Mrs. Pearl Denniston, retired pensioner of Willard State Hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the John D. Covert Funeral Home, Ovid. The Rev. Richmond Hutchings, priest in charge of Christ Episcopal Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Ovid. Mrs. Denniston died last night in Elliott Hall, Willard, after a long illness. She was born at Fairhaven, the daughter of John and Edith Howland, and was the widow of Charles Denniston. She had lived most of her life in Hayts Corners and Ovid. She retired in 1833 from Willard State Hospital. Survivors are several nieces and nephews.