Edwin Morey WATERBURY
Birth:
26 Sep 1884
Geneseo, Livingston, New York
Death:
29 Dec 1952
Oswego, Oswego, New York
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16 Jul 1921
Binghamton, Broome, New York
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MARRIAGE: Marriage Certificate His parents removed to Johnson, VT when he was 10 years old, and he accompanied them, continuing his education in the Johnson public schools. In the summer of 1897 the family removed to Corning, NY. While attending the Corning Free Academy from which he was graduated in 1903, he took an active interest in the athletic and literary life of the school, working simultaneously during the latter part of his course at this institution as a reporter on the staff of the Corning Evening Leader. He was one of the founders and first editor-in-chief of the Corning Free Academy 'Stator," then a monthly which was still flourishing as a school quarterly twenty-five years later. He was for four years a member of the foot-ball 'leven of the school, manager of base ball and track athletics and president of the athletic association of the school. In the fall of 1903 he entered the Mercersburg, PA, Academy to continue his studies in preparation for college. There he played football until he met with an injury. He was one of the editors of the Mercersburg "Karux," the school annual, and a contributor to the Mercersburg Literary Magazine and to the Mercersburg "News." He was a member of the Washington Irving Literary Society and belonged to other student organizations and received various minor school honors. He was a member of the class day committee upon his graduation from the institution in 1904 and as an Honor student gave one of the student orations at the annual commencement of the institution in that year. For the next fifteen months following his graduation from Mercersburg in 1904 he was city editor of the Corning, NY, "Evening Leader." In the fall of 1902 he entered Williams College at Williamstown, MA, where he completed the Freshman year, and then in the fall of 1906 entered Yale College at New Haven, CT, as a member of the class of 1910. There he completed the four year course in three years terminating his studies in June, 1909, but not electing to receive his degree until June, 1910, when he returned to receive the degree of Bachelor of Arts with his class. At Yale he was a member and officer of the Yale Masonic Club, a member and officer of the Mercersburg Club, the Spanish Club, a charter member of the Yale Chapter of Acacia and a member and officer of Alpha Chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity. The stress of earning funds with which to continue his college work and his desire to complete the course in a shorter period than was usually required, prevented his participation in many extra-curricular activities towards which he had a natural inclination. Returning to Corning, NY, in June 1909, he became city editor of the Corning "Evening Leader" a position in which he continued until September, 1922. While a resident of Corning he served from 1912 to 1922 as a clerk of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the city. He was a member and officer of the Corning Chamber of Commerce. He served as a director of Corning Chapter of the Red Cross, and as a member of various committees in connection with the Liberty Loan "drives," which accompanied the "World War." He was a member and executive secretary of a Steuben County Committee, which raised funds for prizes and conducted a Juvenile Pig Raising Club in the county as a war-time food measure. He also promoted a wartime garden movement. He was for six years secretary-treasurer of Corning Club, a charter member of Corning Country Club and of the Corning Rotary Club organized in 1920. He was a member of Painted Post Lodge, 117, F. & A.M., of Corning. He was a member a member of Corning Automobile Club. He was for several years prior to 1922 a director and secretary-treasurer of the Corning-Blossburg Coal Corporation. He was vice-president and director of the Steuben Coal & Supply Company from 1919 to 1922, this concern operating three coal yards and doing a large business in gasoline and karosene distribution and dealing in automobiles and trucks. He was a trustee of the First Baptist Church of Corning and had served as president of the Men's Club of the church, although he was not a member of this church. While contin Resided in Oswego at 48 Moncalm Street, their residence facing Montcalm Park maintained by the DAR to mark the site of Fort George which Montcalm captured from the English at Oswego in 1756. They also have a summer home at Ramona Beach on Lake Ontario, 22 miles east of Oswego. BIOGRAPHY: His parents removed to Johnson, VT when he was 10 years old, and he accompanied them, continuing his education in the Johnson public schools. In the summer of 1897 the family removed to Corning, NY. BIOGRAPHY: While attending the Corning Free Academy from which he was graduated in 1903, he took an active interest in the athletic and literary life of the school, working simultaneously during the latter part of his course at this institution as a reporter on the staff of the Corning Evening Leader. He was one of the founders and first editor-in-chief of the Corning Free Academy 'Stator," then a monthly which was still flourishing as a school quarterly twenty-five years later. He was for four years a member of the foot-ball 'leven of the school, manager of base ball and track athletics and president of the athletic association of the school. BIOGRAPHY: In the fall of 1903 he entered the Mercersburg, PA, Academy to continue his studies in preparation for college. There he played football until he met with an injury. He was one of the editors of the Mercersburg "Karux," the school annual, and a contributor to the Mercersburg Literary Magazine and to the Mercersburg "News." He was a member of the Washington Irving Literary Society and belonged to other student organizations and received various minor school honors. He was a member of the class day committee upon his graduation from the institution in 1904 and as an Honor student upon his graduation from the institution in 1904 and as an Honor student gave one of the student orations at the annual commencement of the institution in that year. BIOGRAPHY: For the next fifteen months following his graduation from Mercersburg in 1904 he was city editor of the Corning, NY, "Evening Leader." In the fall of 1902 he entered Williams College at Williamstown, MA, where he completed the Freshman year, and then in the fall of 1906 entered Yale College at New Haven, CT, as a member of the class of 1910. There he completed the four year course in three years terminating his studies in June, 1909, but not electing to receive his degree until June, 1910, when he returned to receive the degree of Bachelor of Arts with his class. At Yale he was a member and officer of the Yale Masonic Club, a member and officer of the Mercersburg Club, the Spanish Club, a charter member of the Yale Chapter of Acacia and a member and officer of Alpha Chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity. The stress of earning funds with which to continue his college work and his desire to complete the course in a shorter period than was usually required, prevented his participation in many extra-curricular activities towards which he had a natural inclination. BIOGRAPHY: Returning to Corning, NY, in June 1909, he became city editor of the Corning "Evening Leader" a position in which he continued until September, 1922. While a resident of Corning he served from 1912 to 1922 as a clerk of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the city. He was a member and officer of the Corning Chamber of Commerce. He served as a director of Corning Chapter of the Red Cross, and as a member of various committees in connection with the Liberty Loan "drives," which accompanied the "World War." He was a member and executive secretary of a Steuben County Committee, which raised funds for prizes and conducted a Juvenile Pig Raising Club in the county as a war-time food measure. He also promoted a wartime garden movement. He was for six years secretary-treasurer of Corning Club, a charter member of Corning Country Club and of the Corning Rotary Club organized in 1920. He was a member of Painted Post Lodge, 117, F. & A.M., of Corning. He was a member a member of Corning Automobile Club. He was for several years prior to 1922 a director and secretary-treasurer of the Corning-Blossburg Coal Corporation. He was vice-president and director of the Steuben Coal & Supply Company from 1919 to 1922, this concern operating three coal yards and doing a large business in gasoline and karosene distribution and dealing in automobiles and trucks. BIOGRAPHY: He was a trustee of the First Baptist Church of Corning and had served as president of the Men's Club of the church, although he was not a member of this church. While contin Resided in Oswego at 48 Moncalm Street, their residence facing Montcalm Park maintained by the DAR to mark the site of Fort George which Montcalm captured from the English at Oswego in 1756. They also have a summer home at Ramona Beach on Lake Ontario, 22 miles east of Oswego. His parents removed to Johnson, VT when he was 10 years old, and he accompanied them, continuing his education in the Johnson public schools. In the summer of 1897 the family removed to Corning, NY. While attending the Corning Free Academy from which he was graduated in 1903, he took an active interest in the athletic and literary life of the school, working simultaneously during the latter part of his course at this institution as a reporter on the staff of the Corning Evening Leader. He was one of the founders and first editor-in-chief of the Corning Free Academy 'Stator," then a monthly which was still flourishing as a school quarterly twenty-five years later. He was for four years a member of the foot-ball 'leven of the school, manager of base ball and track athletics and president of the athletic association of the school. In the fall of 1903 he entered the Mercersburg, PA, Academy to continue his studies in preparation for college. There he played football until he met with an injury. He was one of the editors of the Mercersburg "Karux," the school annual, and a contributor to the Mercersburg Literary Magazine and to the Mercersburg "News." He was a member of the Washington Irving Literary Society and belonged to other student organizations and received various minor school honors. He was a member of the class day committee upon his graduation from the institution in 1904 and as an Honor student gave one of the student orations at the annual commencement of the institution in that year. For the next fifteen months following his graduation from Mercersburg in 1904 he was city editor of the Corning, NY, "Evening Leader." In the fall of 1902 he entered Williams College at Williamstown, MA, where he completed the Freshman year, and then in the fall of 1906 entered Yale College at New Haven, CT, as a member of the class of 1910. There he completed the four year course in three years terminating his studies in June, 1909, but not electing to receive his degree until June, 1910, when he returned to receive the degree of Bachelor of Arts with his class. At Yale he was a member and officer of the Yale Masonic Club, a member and officer of the Mercersburg Club, the Spanish Club, a charter member of the Yale Chapter of Acacia and a member and officer of Alpha Chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity. The stress of earning funds with which to continue his college work and his desire to complete the course in a shorter period than was usually required, prevented his participation in many extra-curricular activities towards which he had a natural inclination. Returning to Corning, NY, in June 1909, he became city editor of the Corning "Evening Leader" a position in which he continued until September, 1922. While a resident of Corning he served from 1912 to 1922 as a clerk of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the city. He was a member and officer of the Corning Chamber of Commerce. He served as a director of Corning Chapter of the Red Cross, and as a member of various committees in connection with the Liberty Loan "drives," which accompanied the "World War." He was a member and executive secretary of a Steuben County Committee, which raised funds for prizes and conducted a Juvenile Pig Raising Club in the county as a war-time food measure. He also promoted a wartime garden movement. He was for six years secretary-treasurer of Corning Club, a charter member of Corning Country Club and of the Corning Rotary Club organized in 1920. He was a member of Painted Post Lodge, 117, F. & A.M., of Corning. He was a member a member of Corning Automobile Club. He was for several years prior to 1922 a director and secretary-treasurer of the Corning-Blossburg Coal Corporation. He was vice-president and director of the Steuben Coal & Supply Company from 1919 to 1922, this concern operating three coal yards and doing a large business in gasoline and karosene distribution and dealing in automobiles and trucks. He was a trustee of the First Baptist Church of Corning and had served as president of the Men's Club of the church, although he was not a member of this church. While contin Resided in
Marie L. JENKINS
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14 Sep 1889
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
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BIRTH: Birth Certificate BIOGRAPHY: While a resident of Corning, she served as chairman of the Junior Red Cross, and was active in the Corning Musical Art Society and the Corning Woman's Club. In Oswego she is a member of the Woman's City Club, the Oswego Historical Society and of the Winter Club (literary) of which she is secretary, of the Grace Presbyterian Church, the Westminister Club and the Oswego Hospital organization. She is a member of the Auxiliary Board for the Home for the Homeless.
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Edwin Morey Waterbury - Marie L. Jenkins
Edwin Morey Waterbury
was born at Geneseo, Livingston, New York 26 Sep 1884.
His parents were Reuben Addison Waterbury and Frances Amelia Butts.
He married Marie L. Jenkins 16 Jul 1921 at Binghamton, Broome, New York . Marie L. Jenkins was born at Des Moines, Polk, Iowa 14 Sep 1889 daughter of James William Jenkins and Elizabeth Edwards .
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Edwin Morey Waterbury died 29 Dec 1952 at Oswego, Oswego, New York .