Seward Cory and Sumner Cory

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

SEWARD EDSON CORY
1st of 2 children of Adah Melissah Chamberlin & Edson Leroy Cory
Born: Aug 3, 1886, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York
Died: Sep 17, 1939 (age 53), Brighton, Monroe Co., New York; tuberculosis of lungs
Buried: Nov 13, 1939, Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York
Occupation: Assembler (telephone manufacturing), machinist, toolmaker, leather bag maker
Never married, no children

SUMNER ALLEN CORY
2nd of 2 children of Adah Melissah Chamberlin & Edson Leroy Cory
Born: Jan 3, 1890, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York
Died: Jan 19, 1897 (age 7 yrs, 16 days), Rochester, Monroe Co., New York; meningitis colitis
Buried: Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York

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Timeline and Records

Aug 3, 1886: Birth of Seward Edson Cory, 1st of 2 children of Adah Melissah Chamberlin & Edson Leroy Cory, in Rochester, Monroe Co. New York

Aug 3, 1886: New York Birth Index:
Name: Cory
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1886
Birth Place: Rochester, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 25415

Jun 3, 1890: Birth of Sumner Allen Cory, 2nd of 2 children of Adah Melissah Chamberlin & Edson Leroy Cory, in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York

Jun 19, 1897: Death of Sumner Allen Cory, (age 7 yrs, 16 days), the 2nd of 2 children of Adah Melissah Chamberlin & Edson Leroy Cory, in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York; meningitis colitis

Jun 19, 1897: New York Death Index:
Name: Sumner A. Cory
Death Date: 19 Jun 1897
Death Place: Rochester, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 25410

Jun 19, 1897, Union & Advertiser, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 11):
DIED.
CORY—In this city, Saturday, June 19, 1897, Sumner Allen, youngest son of Edson L. and Adah M. Cory, aged 7 years and 16 days.
—Funeral from the house 180 Bartlett street, this (Monday) afternoon at 2 o’clock.

Jun 21, 1897: Burial of Sumner Allen Cory in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York

Jun 12, 1900: Federal Census for Rochester City (Ward 11), Monroe Co., New York:
Cory, Edson L.: Head, born Sep 1859, age 40, 1st married 18 yrs, married, born Wisconsin, father born New York, mother born New York, bookkeeper, rents home
Ada M.: Wife, born Feb 1862, age 38, 1st married 18 yrs, married, 2 children born, 1 child living, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York
Seward E.: son, born Aug 1886, age 13, single, born New York, father born Wisconsin, mother born New York, attending school
Note: Transcribed record is listed under Coy. Ada was born Feb 1858 and Edson was born Sep 1858

Jan 1, 1905: State Census for Rochester, Monroe Co., New York:
Name: Seward E Cory
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birth Place: United States
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Year: 1905
Residence: Rochester Ward 06, Monroe, New York, USA
Relationship to Head: Son
Household Members:
Edson L Cory: head, age 46, born U.S., bookkeeper
Adah M Cory: wife, age 46, born U.S., housework
Seward E Cory: son, age 18, born U.S., at school
Grace Chamberlain: sister-in-law, born U.S., age 52, nurse

Apr 22, 1910: Federal Census for Rochester City (Ward 6), Monroe Co., New York:
Cory, Edson L.: Head, age 51, married 1 time, married 28 years, born Wisconsin, father born Vermont, mother born New York, accountant for stamping unk, owns home
Adah M.: Wife, age 52, married 1 time, married 28 years, 2 children born, 1 child living, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York
Seward E.: son, age 23, single, born New York, father born Wisconsin, mother born New York, assembler, telephone mfg
Chamberlin, Grace E.: sister-in-law, age 56, single, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York
Note: Transcribed record is listed under Covy; their 2nd child, Sumner, died Jun 19, 1897

1910: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 230):
Cory Edson L. bookkeeper 176 Anderson av h 7 Norwood
Cory Seward E telephone maker b 7 Norwood

Cory house at 7 Norwood Street (home built in 1883) in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York:

Apr 22, 1910: Federal Census for Rochester City, Monroe Co., New York:
Cory, Edson L.: Head, age 51, married 1 time, married 28 years, born Wisconsin, father born Vermont, mother born New York, accountant, owns
Adah M.: Wife, age 52, married 1 time, married 28 years, 2 children born, 1 child living, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York
Seward E.: son, age 23, single, born New York, father born Wisconsin, mother born New York, assembler, telephone mfg
Chamberlin, Grace E.: sister-in-law, age 56, single, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York
Note: Transcribed record is listed under Covy; their 2nd child, Sumner, died Jun 19, 1897

1911: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 237):
Cory Edson L. bookkeeper 176 Anderson av h 7 Norwood
Cory Seward E telephone maker b 7 Norwood

1912: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 241):
Cory Edson L. bookkeeper 176 Anderson av h 7 Norwood
Cory Seward E telephone maker b 7 Norwood

1913: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 251):
Cory Edson L. bookkeeper 176 Anderson av
Cory Seward E telephone maker b 7 Norwood

1914: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 260):
Cory Edson L. bookkeeper 176 Anderson av h 7 Norwood
Cory Seward E telephone maker b 7 Norwood

1915: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 266):
Cory Edson L bookkeeper 176 Anderson av h 7 Norwood
Cory Seward E remd from city

1917: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 353):
Cory Edson L (Adah) bookkeeper 176 Anderson av h 7 Norwood
Cory Seward machinist, 203 State h 7 Norwood

1918: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 291):
Cory Edson L (Adah) bookkeeper, 176 Anderson av h 7 Norwood
Cory Seward E machinist h 108 Weldon

Sep 12, 1918: WWI Draft Registration Card, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York:
NAME: Seward E. Cory
PERMANENT ADDRESS: 108 Weldon st, Rochester, N.Y.
AGE: 30
DATE OF BIRTH: Aug 3, 1886
WHERE WERE YOU BORN: Rochester, N.Y. U.S.A.
PRESENT OCCUPATION: Machinist 7
EMPLOYER’S NAME: Rochester Tool & Die Co.
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: 203 State st
ANY DEPENDENTS: None
MARRIED OR SINGLE: Single
RACE: Caucasian
MILITARY EXPERIENCE? No
DO YOU CLAIM AN EXEMPTION FROM DRAFT?: No

1919: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co. New York (pg 297):
Cory Edson L (Adah) bookkpr, 176 Anderson av h 7 Norwood
Cory Seward E machinist bds Norwood

Jan 6/7, 1920: Federal Census for Rochester City (Ward 6), Monroe Co., New York:
Cory, Edson L.: Head, owns, age 62, married, born Wisconsin, father born Wisconsin, mother born New York, bookkeeper, stamping works
Ada M.: Wife, age 62, married, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York
Seward E.: son, age 32, single, born New York, father born Wisconsin, mother born New York, machinist, instrument mkr
Note: Seward was indexed as Leward

1920: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 300):
Cory Edson L (Adah) bookkpr, 176 Anderson av h 7 Norwood
Cory Seward E machinist bds 7 Norwood

1921: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 307):
Cory Edson L (Adah) bookkpr, 176 Anderson av h 7 Norwood
Cory Seward E machinist bds 7 Norwood

1922: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 344):
Cory Edson L (Adah) bookkpr, 176 Anderson av h 7 Norwood
Cory Seward E machst res 7 Norwood

1923: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 333):
Cory Edson L (Adah) bookkpr, 176 Anderson av h 7 Norwood
Cory Seward E machst res 7 Norwood

1924: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 345):
Corwin Edson L (Adah) bookkpr, 176 Anderson
Corwin Seward E machst res 7 Norwood

1925: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 668):
Cory Edson L (Adah) bookkpr, 176 Anderson av h 7 Norwood
Cory Seward E machst res 7 Norwood

1925: State Census for Rochester City (Ward 6), Monroe Co., New York:
Name: Adah Corey (Cory)
Gender: Female
Color or Race: White
Age: 67
Birth Date: abt 1858
Birth Place: USA
Residence Date: 1925
House Number: 7
Residence Place: Rochester Ward 06, Monroe
Relationship: Wife
Household Members:
Name Age
E Edison Corey: Head, age 67 (Leroy Edson Cory)
Adah Corey: wife, age 67
Senard Corey: son, age 35 (Seward Cory)

1926: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 674):
Cory Edson L (Adah) bookkeeper h 7 Norwood
Cory Seward E machinist res 7 Norwood

Jan 4, 1927: Death of Edson Leroy Cory (age 68), father of brothers Seward Edson Cory and Sumner Allen Cory in Rochester City, Monroe Co., New York, of myocarditis and arteriosclerosis.
Note: Myocarditis is an inflamed condition of the muscular walls of the heart; arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is a chronic disease in which thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls result in impaired blood circulation.

Jan 5, 1927: Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, Monroe Co. New York (pg 24):
Edson L. Cory died yesterday at his home, No. 7 Norwood street. He leaves his wife, Adah M. Cory; a son, Seward E. Cory, of this city, and a brother, Allen Cory, of Pentwater, Michigan. He was a member of Frankford Lodge of Foresters. The body was removed to No. 137 Cady street.

Jan 6, 1927: Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 16):
Deaths
CORY—Entered into rest on Tuesday of this week, Edson L. Cory at his home, No. 7 Norwood street, aged 68 years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Adah Cory, and one son, Seward E. Cory, all of this city; one brother, Allen Cory, of Pentwater, Mich. He was a member of Frankfort No. 579 I.O.O.F., who will assist at the funeral service.
—Funeral service on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at Barton Coates, No. 137 Cady street. Interment in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Jan 7, 1927: Burial of Edson Leroy Cory in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (unmarked grave)

1927: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 626):
Cory Adah widow Edson died Jan 24, 1927
Cory Seward E machinist res 7 Norwood
Note: the record lists the death date of Edson Cory

Nov 1, 1927: Death of Adah Melissa (Chamberlin) Cory (age 69), mother of brothers Seward Edson Cory and Sumner Allen Cory, at the Genesee Hospital in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, of lobar pneumonia and chronic myocarditis.
Note: Pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung; commonly due to streptococcal infection; myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle.

Nov 2, 1927: Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 28):
Mrs. Adah M. Cory died yesterday at the Genesee hospital. She leaves a son, Seward E. Cory, of Rochester, and a sister, Miss Grace Chamberlain, of Fairport. The body was removed to No. 137 Cady street.

Nov 3, 1927: Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 24):
Deaths
CORY—Entered into rest on Tuesday Nov 1, 1927, at Genesee Hospital Mrs. Adah M. Cory. She leaves one son, Seward E. Cory, of this city; also a sister, Miss Grace Chamberlain, of Fairport.
—Funeral services on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Interment in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Nov 4, 1927: Burial of Adah Melissa (Chamberlin) Cory in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, alongside her husband (unmarked grave)

Nov 11, 1927: Regarding the Estate of Adah M. Cory:
STATE OF NEW YORK,
SURROGATE’S COURT: MONROE COUNTY.
In the Matter of the Administration of the Estate
– of –
ADAH M. CORY,
Deceased.

STATE OF NEW YORK, }
County of Monroe, } SS.
City of Rochester. }
SEWARD E. CORY, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he is the son of the above named deceased and is the only child and heir-at-law and next-of-kin of said deceased; that deponent’s father is deceased and that there are no children or any deceased brother or sister of deponent and that deponent is entitled to the entire estate of the said Adah M. Cory, deceased; that the funeral expenses are less than Three hundred dollars ($300.00), doctor’s bill approximately Fifteen dollars (15.00), and coal bill amounting to Five dollars ($5.00); and that these debts are the only debts of said decedent known to deponent.
Deponent further says that said decedent was not engaged in any business whereby she might have contracted outstanding debts.
THEREFORE, deponent prays this Court that the amount of his bond be fixed at a sum not exceeding Five hundred dollars ($500.00–), pursuant to Section 121 Surrogate’s Court Act.
Sworn to before me this 11th }
day of November, 1927. } Seward E. Cory
James R. Martin
Notary Public

Attached to the above document:
REAL PROPERTY ASSESSED VALUE MARKET VALUE
House and lot at No. 7 Norwood Street 3,200.00 4,500.00
Rochester, N.Y.

PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUATION
As per Inventory filed in Monroe County Surrogate’s Office 189.05
Cash in Bank (Rochester Trust & Safe Deposit Co.) 2,282.49
Rochester Gas & Electric Stock 6% preferred 2,200.00
Total $4,571.54

1928: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 631):
Cory Adah widow Edson died Nov 1, 1927
Cory Seward E machinist res 7 Norwood
Note: the record lists the death date of Ada (Chamberlin) Cory

1929: Rochester City Directory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York (pg 634):
Cory, Seward E machinist h 7 Norwood

Apr 12, 1930: Federal Census for Rochester City, Monroe Co., New York:
Cory, Seward E.: head, owns, value of real estate $3800, age 43, married, married at age 21, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York, toolmaker in machine shop
Note: Census record states in error that Seward E. Cory is married

Sep 17, 1939: Death of Seward Edson Cory (age 53), 1st of 2 children of Adah Melissa Chamberlin and Edson Leroy Cory, in Brighton, Monroe Co., New York, of tuberculosis of lungs. Seward died in the Iola Sanitarium in Brighton, a suburb of Rochester, New York.
Note: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is transmitted through inhalation and is characterized by cough, fever, shortness of breath, weight loss, and the appearance of inflammatory substances and tubercles in the lungs. Tuberculosis is highly contagious and can spread to other parts of the body, especially in people with weakened immune systems. Although the incidence of the disease has declined since the introduction of antibiotic treatment in the 1950s, it is still a major public health problem throughout the world, especially in Asia and Africa.
Source: The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

The Iola Sanitarium opened in 1910. It was believed “bed rest, continuous exposure to fresh air, sunlight, low temperatures, and a plentiful diet could cure or at least arrest the dreaded disease.” It was once known as consumption, and also called the White Plague—due to the pale complexion of its victims.

Sep 17, 1939: New York Death Index:
Name: Seward Cory
Death Date: 17 Sep 1939
Death Place: Brighton, New York
Certificate Number: 54075

Oct 26, 1939: Letter from Olive M. Cory to C.T. Taggart regarding the estate of Seward Cory:
Pentwater, Michigan
October 26, 1939
Mr. Claude Taggert:
Your letter of October 20, 1939 received. We have filled in the blanks to the best of our ability.
As to Mrs. E.L. Cory, perhaps I should say Mr. and Mrs. Cory were first cousins. Their common relatives are the Surdams, some of whom are living around Rochester. The Chamberlain family lived in or near Wyoming, Wyoming County. Other relatives there are the Hodge family.
Mrs. Cory had one brother Finley (?) Chamberlain, and three sisters Mrs. Adelaide Kinney and Mrs. Irene Kinney of Williamston, Michigan and Miss Grace Chamberlain of Rochester and later of the Baptist Home at Fairmont. Mrs. Irene Kinney died about 1902 leaving one daughter.
Mrs. Adelaide Kinney and Miss Grace died during the early months of 1936. Mrs. Adelaide Kinne had one son, Bert. He and the husband and child of Irene removed to some western state, Nebraska or Oregon. Finley Chamberlain also went west. We never knew whether he married or not.
There are a couple of matters which we think should be mentioned at this time. One is that Mr. Edson remarked in the presence of witnesses that he intended that his brother should receive whatever, if any, of his property when he was through with it. (Mr. Edson Cory was a cripple and his brother made extra effort to provide him with an education.) As Mr. Cory died unexpectedly, before the time he imagined he would be taken, it isn’t likely he made any provisions.
Shortly before her death Mrs. Cory wrote that she had a number of keepsakes and family relics that she meant to turn over to the nieces. Afterward Seward wrote that he wished to keep the things for a while. One article was a hand woven bed spread. There was a collection of pictures, snapshots mostly. If these articles are still at hand, Miss Henrietta Cory will pay the cost of packing and shipping. If it is necessary to sell the bed spread she is willing to buy it and pay a fair price.
If there is any other information we can give we will be glad to do so.
Respectfully,
Olive M. Cory
Note: Olive M. and Henrietta Cory are the daughters of Allen Ethan Cory & Ida Jane Mott, and the nieces of Edson Cory

Nov 13, 1939: Burial of Seward Edson Cory. According to Mt. Hope interment records, Seward E. Cory is buried nearly eight weeks after his death in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York. There is no headstone at the site of his interment; plot 032 (buried to the right of the Goebel marker).
 

Email from Julie Bushnell to Catherine Sevenau:
I went to Mt. Hope Cemetery and talked with the lady in the office. She said the only reason she has ever heard that someone was not buried right away was because there was no money for the burial, so the person would be placed in a vault until the money appeared. Even that is strange to me as there are many who die penniless and yet are buried in “public” spaces at the cemeteries. I asked if it could have had anything to do with Seward having TB, but she said it would have been just the opposite: they wouldn’t have wanted to keep his body “out” and would have wanted him in the ground as soon as possible. She looked up anything there was about his burial and there were no notes about anything out of the ordinary or that he had died two months previous to the interment. Julie

Jul 18, 2008: Note from Julie Bushnell, a researcher in Monroe Co., New York:
Email from Julie Bushnell to Catherine Sevenau:
Dear Catherine,
Not one of the four Cory’s has a headstone! Adah and Edson are buried side by side in one section, Seward is buried alone in another, and Sumner is buried in a public space, nowhere near his parents or brother. I found the place where Adah and Edson are and took a picture of the ground; did the same for Seward, but no chance of even finding where Sumner lies. There was just nothing to provide a clue except the section letter—the section being mostly empty space with no markers.
Til later, Julie

Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York
Mount Hope Cemetery was formally dedicated on Oct 3, 1838 on 40 acres of ground purchased from Silas Andrus. Today it covers almost 200 acres and has over a third of a million permanent residents including many of Rochester’s most prominent pioneers, inventors, politicians and industrialists. It is one of America’s oldest active municipal burial grounds, continuing to grow at a rate of 200-300 burials per year. It is a geologically diverse site with dramatic natural features formed during the post-Ice Age melt, and is a haven for wildlife which is demonstrated most dramatically in early Fall when it turns into a natural rookery and the trees are dark with the roosting birds.
Source: www.findagrave.com: Find a Grave: Mount Hope Cemetery

Oct 26, 1939: Letter from Olive M. Cory to C.T. Taggart regarding the estate of Seward Cory:
Pentwater, Michigan
October 26, 1939
Mr. Claude Taggert:
Your letter of October 20, 1939 received. We have filled in the blanks to the best of our ability.
As to Mrs. E.L. Cory, perhaps I should say Mr. and Mrs. Cory were first cousins. Their common relatives are the Surdams, some of whom are living around Rochester. The Chamberlain family lived in or near Wyoming, Wyoming County. Other relatives there are the Hodge family.
Mrs. Cory had one brother Finley (?) Chamberlain, and three sisters Mrs. Adelaide Kinney and Mrs. Irene Kinney of Williamston, Michigan and Miss Grace Chamberlain of Rochester and later of the Baptist Home at Fairmont. Mrs. Irene Kinney died about 1902 leaving one daughter.
Mrs. Adelaide Kinney and Miss Grace died during the early months of 1936. Mrs. Adelaide Kinne had one son, Bert. He and the husband and child of Irene removed to some western state, Nebraska or Oregon. Finley Chamberlain also went west. We never knew whether he married or not.
There are a couple of matters which we think should be mentioned at this time. One is that Mr. Edson remarked in the presence of witnesses that he intended that his brother should receive whatever, if any, of his property when he was through with it. (Mr. Edson Cory was a cripple and his brother made extra effort to provide him with an education.) As Mr. Cory died unexpectedly, before the time he imagined he would be taken, it isn’t likely he made any provisions.
Shortly before her death Mrs. Cory wrote that she had a number of keepsakes and family relics that she meant to turn over to the nieces. Afterward Seward wrote that he wished to keep the things for a while. One article was a hand woven bed spread. There was a collection of pictures, snapshots mostly. If these articles are still at hand, Miss Henrietta Cory will pay the cost of packing and shipping. If it is necessary to sell the bed spread she is willing to buy it and pay a fair price.
If there is any other information we can give we will be glad to do so.
Respectfully,
Olive M. Cory
Note: Olive M. and Henrietta Cory are the daughters of Allen Ethan Cory & Ida Jane Mott, and the nieces of Edson Cory

Jan 5, 1940: Letter from Alta Cory (Beach) Tillman to Clarence Smith regarding the estate of Seward Cory:
Box- 567 Midwest, Wyoming, November 7, 1939.
Mr. Clarence A Smith,
Pittsburg, New York,
Dear Sir:
I have received Citation from Surrogate’s Court, County of Monroe, New York, to appear Dec. 7th, 1939 at the said Court and show cause why a certain petition entered in the said Court by yourself as administrator of the estate of Seward E. Cory deceased should not be allowed.
I am the daughter of Byron Beach and Olive Beach (nee Olive Cory). Olive Cory (deceased) was a sister to Edson L Cory. Seward E Cory was my first cousin.
As an heir at law of Seward E Cory I would like to have some information concerning his estate.
Would you please give me a description of the property to be sold; the assessed valuation of same; a statement of liabilities of the estate; the reason why, in your opinion, this property is unproductive, and a copy of the petition which you have filed in the above stated Court?
Mrs. Alta C. Tillman
Mrs. Alta Cory (Beach) Tillman

Jan 5, 1940: Letter from Irwin Elliott Kinne to C.T. Taggart regarding the estate of Seward Cory:
Chicago Ill, Jan 5 -1940
Claude T. Taggart
538 Powers Bldg
Rochester N.Y.
Dear Sir.
I received your letter and I am sorry as I can not give you the information you want, but I am sending you the address of a Grace E. Chamberlain in Highland Park Mich who can give you the information you want.
I wrote to my Aunt in Williamston Mich to go over to see my second cousin Clark Chamberlain and he told her to have you write to his sister and that she has made a study of the Chamberlains.
I can’t help you any more than I have so I will close wishing you the best of luck.
P.S.
Bert Kinne is Mrs. Adelaide Kinnes son. He lives in Spokane Washington but that is as far as I know. I do not know his address.
The person you are to write to is:
Grace E. Chamberlain
166 East Grand Ave.
Highland Park Mich
P.S. Would you let us know of we were of any help to you.
Mr. Irwin E. Kinne
2902 Woodard St
Chicago, Ill

Jan 8, 1940: Letter from Harrison Adelbert Kinne to C. Taggart regarding the estate of Seward Cory:
Spokane 1/8—40
Mr. Claude T. Taggart
Rochester N.Y.
Dear Sir
Yours of Dec 27th duly received and am glad to give you any information I can, but I know very little of my mothers family. I never saw any of her brothers family except Uncle Finleys daughter Adah Whittaker. She brot her husband here to this city to his folks to die of cancer, and I saw her a few times only. That was many years ago and do not know the whereabouts of any of the children. Perhaps you can get in touch (with) Finley Chamberlains of Long Beach California and get their address of him. There is one cousin you have not mentioned. That is Irwin Kinne son of Irene Kinne. His address is or was 3119 N Kinball Ave, Chicago.
My name is Harrison Adelbert Kinne. Am afraid this (is) not as much information as you expected but it is all I have.
Trusting this will help and if I can be of any help in the future will be glad to do so.
Sincerely yours
H.A. Kinne

Jan 29, 1940: Letter from Grace E. Chamberlain to C.T. Taggart regarding the estate of Seward Cory:
#166 Grand Ave., East Highland Park, Mich.
Jan. 29th, 1940
Dear Mr. Taggart:–
I am sorry that I have not been able to answer fully your letter relative to the children of Finlay Chamberlain. This was a branch of the family I had not interested myself in, to date, thinking I could incorporate in my genealogy after I had disposed of the earlier generations. I never thought of it as being difficult, since it is so recent.
Finlay Chamberlain’s sister, Addie, only died two or three years ago. I saw her often, and she gave me such data concerning the earlier generations. I never asked her just when her brother died, but have the impression it was a number of years ago.
His family for years lived in Fruita, Colorado. I presumed they must have died there, but vital records do not show it, as you will note from the inclosed. I presume Finlay and his wife followed their children elsewhere. The son Fred Chamberlain, moved from Fruita, Colo. to Long Beach, Calif. I have written to try and locate him there. He, of course, would know about his brothers and sisters, and as I am quite anxious to have the data myself, I am hoping I can assist you in locating him. I suggested the pension bureau, as I know he was a soldier of the civil war, and enlisted here in Michigan, when he was really to young. He was a first cousin of my father, and while I never saw him (Finlay) father had corresponded with him, and spoke of him frequently.
You speak of the wife of Finlay Chamberlain, as Emily Bennett. My records show that she was one Emily Hoy. I thought it was Hoyt, but I have the family bible record of Harrison Chamberlain, father of Finlay, and of Finlay it states:
Finley born Sept. 22, 1845
Finley married Emily Hoy Aug 23rd, 1871, by the Rev. Father Gunther.
I trust I hear favorably from Long Beach, and will pass the information along to you. When the Washington cousin was in Michigan for his mother’s funeral, two or three years ago, he told me he thought some of Finlay’s family lived in that section too, but apparently he does not know them.
Yours truly
Grace E. Chamberlain

Jan 29, 1940: Letter from Grace E. Chamberlain to an Eva & Edward regarding the death of Seward Cory:
Sunday
Dear Eva & Edward:-
I found your letter when I got home, about an hour ago. We were with Frank’s cousins and just couldn’t get into your section of the country, and as they are following us home, I had to hurry to get here and ‘clean up’ for their arrival.
Too bad about Seward Edson Cory. Yes, I know his mother was a sister to Addie and Grace, and Irene. They had only the brother Finlay, and I have listed the names of his children on a separate slip, so that you could give it to the Atty. if you wish. You have the name of Addie’s son- H.A. Kinne. I will have my brother mail you direct the name of Irene’s son in Chicago, and perhaps a letter to the Postmaster at Long Beach, Cal. will yield some trace of the sons of Finlay. I think it is Fred who is there.
Sorry about Fred. C. Wish you would tell Lovina to mail me his obituary if she has one.
Things are about the same with us. Frank isn’t any too well. Has to be careful about his heart.
I know Rochester is beautiful, and I am glad you are so well situated. We shall hope to see you. I am writing this hurriedly, to pass on what information I have.
Love, and write sometime. I suppose Graham is in high school by now!
Grace

Feb 8, 1940: Letter from C.T. Taggart to Fred L. Chamberlin regarding the estate of Seward Cory:
February 8th-40
3243
Estate of SEWARD E. CORY, decd.

Mr. Fred L. Chamberlain,
343 East Gage Avenue
Los Angeles, California.
My dear Mr. Chamberlain-
Seward E. Cory died in the City of Rochester, New York, on the 17th day of September, 1939, and Mr. Clarence A. Smith was appointed administrator of his estate, and I am acting as his attorney.
Mr. Seward E. Cory never married and left him surviving no father, mother, sister, brother, wife or children, so his estate will go to the nearest relative of his father and mother.
His father, Edson L. Cory died in this City of Rochester, New York, on the 4th day of January, 1927 but all his estate was in the joint name of himself and his wife, Adah M. Cory and she inherited his estate.
His mother, Adah M. Cory died in this City of Rochester, New York, without a will and all of her estate went to her son, Seward E. Cory. The mother died on the 1st day of November, 1927.
In searching for the next of kin of the father, Edson L. Cory, I found that there is a surviving brother, Allen Cory of Pentwater, Michigan. Mr. Edson L. Cory had a brother by the name of Melvin B. Cory who died in 1868; a sister by the name of Olive Cory Beach who died at Clayton, Michigan on the 10th day of March, 1896 and her husband Byron Beach died there in the year 1918 and they had the following children, Louise Hudson of Clayton, Michigan and Mrs. Alto Tillman of Midwest, Wyoming. Under our law this share will go to the surviving brother, Allen Cory.
In searching for the next of kin of the mother, I found that Adah M. Cory, nee Chamberlain also spelt Chamberlin, left a brother by the name of Finley Chamberlain or Chamberlin. I had to go to Washington to the Veteran’s Bureau to obtain information relative to him and I found that he died in Rifle, Colorado on August 9th, 1905, and left him surviving a widow by the name of Emma or Emily Chamberlin and that she died in the City of Los Angeles, California on the 18th day of August, 1938, from the residence 343 East Gage Street, Los Angeles, California. I went to the Rundal Library at Rochester where they have a directory of the City of Los Angeles, California and found your name at that address, hence my letter to you.
I will need the names and addresses of the children of Finley Chamberlin and Emma or Emily Chamberlin of which you are one. Would you kindly fill out the enclosed chart with this information as I need the names of their husbands and wives.
A sister of your father was Mrs. Adelaide Kinne, of Williamston, Michigan who died in 1936, and the name of her husband was George Kinne, and they have one son by the name of Elliott Erwin Kinne of 2902 Woodward Street, Chicago, Illinois.
A sister of your father was Miss Grace Chamberlain who died in the Baptist Home at Fairport, Monroe County, New York, in May 1936. She never married.
I would appreciate your help in the matter as there is a small lot in Rochester, New York which we are selling and it is necessary to have a probate of heirship and in the petition, I must set forth the names and addresses of your mothers, brothers and sister and their ages.
Thanking you for your courtesy, I am,
Very truly yours,
OTT/AP
C.T. Taggart

Feb 10, 1940: Letter from the War Department to C.T. Taggart regarding the estate of Seward Cory:
WAR DEPARTMENT
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL’S OFFICE
WASHINGTON
IN REPLY A.G. 201
REFER TO Chamberlin, Finley February 10, 1940.
(1-16-40)OR

Mr. C.T. Taggart,
538 Powers Building,
Rochester, New York.
Dear Sir:
This is in reply to your letter of January 16, 1940, requesting information as to the date and place of death of Finley Chamberlin, alleged to have served with the 9th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Civil War.
The records of this office show one Finley Chamberlin, also found as Finley Chamberlain, was enrolled August 15, 1861, at Brighton, Michigan, and was mustered into the service of the United States October
15, 1861, at Detroit, Michigan; was assigned to Company I, 9th Regiment Michigan Infantry, as a private, and was honorably discharged and muster(ed)-out December 6, 1863. He reenlisted December 7, 1863, as a Veteran Volunteer in the same organization and was honorably discharged and mustered out September 26, 1865, as a sergeant, at Jackson, Michigan.
No record has been found of the date or place of death of this soldier. He is shown to have entered the service at Brighton, Michigan, and no later address has been found. For information concerning pensions the Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C., should be addressed.
Very truly yours,
E.S. Adams
Major General,
The Adjutant General
By gs

Feb 10, 1940: Letter from Fred Chamberlin to C.T. Taggart regarding the estate of Seward Cory:
Los Angeles Calif
Feb 10 – 40
Mr. C.T. Taggart
Dear Sir
My mother Emily Chamberlin is very much alive and lives here with me. Altho she is nearly 90 years old, you can check up on that at the Pension Department at Wash. D.C. as she gets a Civil War Veterans Pension, at this address.
343 E. Gage Ave
Los Angeles, Calif.
Respect.
Fred L. Chamberlin

Feb 13, 1940: Letter from C.T. Taggart to Grace E. Chamberlain regarding the estate of Seward Cory:
February 13-40.
3243
Estate of SEWARD E. CORY, decd.

Miss Grace E. Chamberlin,
#166 Grand Avenue, East,
Highland Park, Michigan.
My dear Miss Chamberlin:-
I have been to Washington on the estate and had a visit with the Veteran’s Bureau on the records of Finley Chamberlin.
Finley Chamberlin died on the 9th day of August, 1905 at Rifle, Colorado. He is buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Rifle, Colorado.
His wife Emily is alive and living with a son, Fred Chamberlin at 343 East Gage Avenue, Los Angeles California.
The son Fred L. Chamberlin is living at # 343 East Gage Avenue, California. The name of his wife is Alice Chamberlin and she departed this life on the 15th day of August, 1929.
Adah Chamberlin Whitaker lives in Baker, Oregon and was married to Edward Whitaker and he departed this life on the 15th day of June, 1914.
Mary Chamberlin Rosborough lives at Morton, Washington, and she married Herbert Rosborough. He is alive and lives at that address.
Nellie Chamberlin Chatfield lives at Chico, California and married Charles Chatfield and his address is unknown.
Willard Chamberlin lives at Cornwallis, Oregon, and the name of his wife is Frieda and he is alive and living at this address.
I am going through a probate of heirship and am sending waivers to all parties so that I can prove the genealogy, under our law but the nearest relatives of the father or mother takes and it seems that Allen Cory, the brother of Edson Cory will take.
Very truly yours,
CTT/AP.
C.T. Taggart

Feb 25, 1940: Letter from Fred Chamberlin to C.T. Taggart regarding the estate of Seward Cory:
Los Angeles Calif
Feb 25 – 40
Mr. C.T. Taggart
Dear Sir
I guess you are wondering why I haven’t ans your last letter. My mother was taken sick and passed away on the 18th so of course with her sickness & death I have had no time to think of letter. Our Lawyer here has advised me not to sign the papers as he says we are the closest heirs to the estate of Sward E. Cory. Anyway he is going to investigate by getting in touch with some Attorney & the judge in Rochester so I think it advisable for me to hold the papers until I see what he finds out & anyway my brother will be in Rochester in May or June & he will look into it himself. I will return your money if I don’t sign the papers as requested.
Resp.
F.L. Chamberlin

2020. Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau.

Note: The cemetery and headstones pictures are from Find A Grave and are the property of those who photographed them.

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