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"CARMAN - Elmira Star-Gazette, Sept.18, 1976: "Florence C.
Guise, age 84, of 826 Walnut St., Elmira, NY, died Saturday,
Sept.18. She is survived by her husband George Nelson Guise;
daughter Mrs. Walter (Mary Ellen) Pratt of Reading Center,
N.Y.; sisters, Mrs. Albert (Mabel) Rolfe of Vicksburg, Miss.;
Mrs. William (Winifred) Murphey and Mrs. John (Dorothy)
Fisher, both of Elmira; a brother William Carman of
Odessa, NY; 7 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren.
She was a member of the North Presbyterian Church. Funeral
services at the MacPherson Funeral Home with Rev. James
Collea officiating. Burial at Woodlawn Cemetery."
Note: She was the daughter of Stephen and Alice Carman,
sister to my paternal grandmother Leta Carman Crandell.
Nancy Long (glong555(a)aol.com)
CARMAN - Elmira Star-Gazette, June 25, 1942: "Stephen A.
Carman of 828 Walnut St. died of a heart seizure at 4 pm
Wednesday, June 24, 1942. He was an employee of the Eclipse
for 21 years and was a member of North Presbyterian Church.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Alice Howe Carman; five daughters,
Mrs. Harry Crandell, Mrs. Albert Rolfe, Mrs. George N. Guise,
Mrs. William J. Murphey, and Mrs. John Fisher, all of Elmira;
a son, William F. of Horseheads; a sister, Mrs. Nellie M.
Mills of Elmira; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
The body was removed to the Hagerman Funeral Home and Thursday
evening will be taken to the family home where the funeral will
be held Saturday at 2 pm. The Rev. W. H. Willits will officiate.
Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery."
Note: He was the son of William Carman and Hannah Davis who
settled in Elmira shortly after their marriage in Binghamton in
Nov.1864. Stephen was named after his grandfather.
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CARMAN - Elmira Advertiser, March 24, 1891: "Mrs. Mary Green died
at the residence of her husband, 511 W. 2nd St., yesterday morning.
Besides her husband, she leaves an infant son. The funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The interment will be at
Woodlawn Cemetery."
Note: Mary Jane Carman, wife of Foster M. Green and mother of
Henry, died of peritonitis of one week duration at age 23. She
was the sister of Stephen and daughter of William. Her grave is
marked with two memorials. An oblelisk stone which gives her
full birth and death dates and a headstone which is also
inscribed with the years 1868-1891. Nancy Long (glong555(a)aol.com)
CARMAN - Elmira Advertiser, August 20, 1906: "William Henry
Carman died Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock at his home, 1207
Grand Central Ave. The deceased was born in Dutchess County and
was 75 years of age. He was a carriage maker by occupation and
for five years conducted a business on South Main St. He was a
charter member of Hedding Church, a charter member of Southern
Tier Lodge, and also of the encampment.
The deceased is survivied by his wife, one daughter Mrs. Edward B.
Mills and one son Stephen A. Carman, all of this city. The funeral
will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the late home
and burial will be private in Woodlawn."
Note: William Carman lived in Ulster County as a child, moved
as a teenager to Binghamton, settled in Elmira after his marriage
in Nov.1864. He was a executor of his father Stephen's will in 1893,
still contested by his brother Cornelius when William died in 1906!
The records are a genealogical goldmine! Nancy Long (glong555(a)aol.com)
CARMAN - Elmira Star-Gazette, Aug.3, 1956: "Mrs. Nellie M. Mills,
died Thursday, August 2, 1956 at the home of Miss Ruth Warner, 823
Farnham St. with whom she resided. She was a member of the Hedding
Methodist Church and an officer of its Philathea Class.
She was survived by nieces, Mrs. Mabel C. Rolfe, Mrs. George N.
Guise, Mrs. William J. Murphey, Mrs. John L. Fisher, all of Elmira;
and nephew, William Carman of Odessa. Body at Ballard Funeral Home,
Elmira Heights, where friends may call tonight from 7 to 9, and
Saturday and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral arrangements
later."
Note: Nellie Carman Mills, daughter of William and Hannah Carman,
was the wife of Edward B. Mills, was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Nancy Long (glong555(a)aol.com) "